\n \n (j)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for democracy programs in countries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds.\n \n \n \n \n (k)\n \n \n Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds shall be made available for the activities described in section 1243 of\n \n Public Law 112–239\n \n , following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.\n \n \n \n \n \n multi-year pledges\n \n \n \n \n 7033.\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget justification;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge.\n \n \n \n \n \n special provisions\n \n \n \n \n 7034.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Victims of war, displaced children, and displaced burmese\n \n \n Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Reconstituting civilian police authority\n \n \n In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n World food program\n \n \n Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That for the purposes of this subsection the term\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Directives and authorities\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n 22 U.S.C. 4501–4508\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading\n \n Public Law 95–426\n \n (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2656d\n \n ), including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Partner Vetting\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS pilot program for possible expansion:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113–195 and House Report 113–499:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Contingencies\n \n \n During fiscal year 2015, the President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.\n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n International child abductions\n \n \n The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Reports Repealed\n \n \n Section 304(f) of\n \n Public Law 107–173\n \n ; section 2104 of\n \n Public Law 109–13\n \n ; and subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (\n \n Public Law 110–252\n \n ), are hereby repealed.\n \n \n \n \n (j)\n \n \n Transfers for Extraordinary Protection\n \n \n The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred.\n \n \n \n \n (k)\n \n \n Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations\n \n \n The Secretary of State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (\n \n Public Law 110–457\n \n ):\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the Secretary should consider the following as\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the sending states to provide compensation directly to victims:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary of each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder which meets one or more of the items in the first proviso of this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n (l)\n \n \n Extension of authorities\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)\n \n ) shall be applied by substituting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)\n \n ) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The authority contained in section 1115(d) of\n \n Public Law 111–32\n \n shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 4064(g)\n \n ) shall be applied by substituting\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2733(a)\n \n ) shall be applied by substituting\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)\n \n ) shall be applied by substituting\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (\n \n Public Law 111–32\n \n ; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under\n \n section 5304\n \n of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia.\n \n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (\n \n Public Law 101–167\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In section 599D (\n \n 8 U.S.C. 1157\n \n note)—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n in subsection (b)(3), by striking\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n in subsection (e), by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n in section 599E (\n \n 8 U.S.C. 1255\n \n note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of\n \n Public Law 111–212\n \n shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.\n \n \n \n \n \n (m)\n \n \n Crowd control items\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing democratic transition.\n \n \n \n \n (n)\n \n \n Department of state working capital fund\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities and in the amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the component’s purpose and authorities:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of each service.\n \n \n \n \n (o)\n \n \n Security force accountability assistance\n \n \n The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details and sources of funding:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, prosecute, and punish security force personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including by providing:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n technical assistance in support of such investigations and prosecutions;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation on human rights and the rule of law;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n assistance to strengthen the internal accountability mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to bring such personnel to justice; and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor and document gross violations.\n \n \n \n \n \n (p)\n \n \n Humanitarian assistance\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback.\n \n \n \n \n (q)\n \n \n HIV/AIDS Working capital fund\n \n \n Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (\n \n Public Law 108–477\n \n ) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (\n \n Public Law 108–477\n \n ) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund.\n \n \n \n \n (r)\n \n \n Loan guarantees and enterprise funds\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of division I of\n \n Public Law 112–74\n \n shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2025.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n (s)\n \n \n Report on executive salaries\n \n \n Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the report shall include the information specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n \n \n \n \n (t)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term\n \n appropriate congressional committees\n \n shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term\n \n funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs\n \n shall mean funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Arab league boycott of israel\n \n \n \n \n 7035.\n \n \n It is the sense of the Congress that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n all Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.\n \n \n \n \n \n Palestinian statehood\n \n \n \n \n 7036.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Limitation on assistance\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the governing entity of a new Palestinian state—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n termination of all claims or states of belligerency;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Sense of congress\n \n \n It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Waiver\n \n \n The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Exemption\n \n \n The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act (\n \n \n \n \n \n Restrictions concerning the palestinian authority\n \n \n \n \n 7037.\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under titles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That as has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions.\n \n \n \n Prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation\n \n \n \n \n \n 7038.\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.\n \n \n \n assistance for the west bank and gaza\n \n \n \n \n \n 7039.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Oversight\n \n \n For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Vetting\n \n \n Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Prohibition\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Audits\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of\n \n Public Law 109–13\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n Limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority\n \n \n \n \n 7040.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Prohibition of funds\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Waiver\n \n \n The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Period of application of waiver\n \n \n Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Report\n \n \n Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Certification\n \n \n If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (\n \n Public Law 109–446\n \n ) with respect to this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Middle east and north africa\n \n \n \n \n 7041.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Egypt\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Economic support fund\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds may also be made available for democracy programs:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such funds shall be made available for a demonstration project to combat hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis from sources other than the United States Government.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this subsection, funds made available under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement market-based economic reforms.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, shall be considered a conviction for purposes of United States law or for any activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Foreign military financing program\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing any defense articles withheld from delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans to restructure military assistance for Egypt, including cash flow financing.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Prior year funds\n \n \n Funds appropriated under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Security exemptions\n \n \n Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs in Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Fiscal year 2015 funds\n \n \n Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n has held free and fair parliamentary elections;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n is implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n is implementing reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society organizations and the media to function without interference;\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n is taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and religious minorities;\n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n is providing detainees with due process of law;\n \n \n \n \n (vi)\n \n \n is conducting credible investigations and prosecutions of the use of excessive force by security forces; and\n \n \n \n \n (vii)\n \n \n has released American citizens who the Secretary of State determines to be political prisoners and dismissed charges against them; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n not less than 180 days after a certification and report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n The Secretary of State may provide assistance, notwithstanding the certification requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, if the Secretary, after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such Committees that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to provide such assistance:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such report, which may be in classified form if necessary, shall contain a detailed justification and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) cannot be met.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Iran\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of\n \n Public Law 112–74\n \n shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in division F of\n \n Public Law 111–117\n \n shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and any extension of or successor to that agreement:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the report shall include the information required in House Report 113–499 and Senate Report 113–195, and may be submitted in classified form if necessary.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Iraq\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s religious and ethnic minority populations.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for construction of a permanent United States consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement has been entered into by the Governments of the United States and Iraq.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States Government to address the plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Jordan\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Lebanon\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n Public Law 107–228\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n In addition to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That funds may not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2015:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Libya\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for the purpose of protecting United States Government personnel or facilities.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Any notification required for assistance for Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a detailed justification for such assistance, and a description of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit receiving such assistance.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The limitation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of division K of\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Libya:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and control of assistance for Libya.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the number of claims against Libya filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the Department of State’s referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution Act,\n \n Public Law 110–301\n \n and Executive Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the amount of remaining balances of funds received by the United States, and held by the United States Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 27, 2013 referral; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n the process by which the claims are to be adjudicated.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Morocco\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Western Sahara:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Syria\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n establish governance in Syria that is representative, inclusive, and accountable;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n expand the role of women in negotiations to end the violence and in any political transition in Syria;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n develop and implement political processes that are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition through cross-border programs;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n develop civil society and an independent media in Syria;\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n promote economic development in Syria;\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n document, investigate, and prosecute human rights violations in Syria, including through transitional justice programs and support for nongovernmental organizations;\n \n \n \n \n (H)\n \n \n counter extremist ideologies; and\n \n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n assist Syrian refugees whose education has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher education requirements at regional academic institutions.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each significant instance in which assistance provided pursuant to the authority of this subsection has been compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the Department of State’s response.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n West bank and gaza\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Report on assistance\n \n \n Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n advance Middle East peace;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n improve security in the region;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n promote a private sector economy; or\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n address urgent humanitarian needs.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Limitations\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians.\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of\n \n Public Law 100–204\n \n if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act, obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians.\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification and report pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the President may waive section 1003 of\n \n Public Law 100–204\n \n if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of\n \n Public Law 100–204\n \n under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may be exercised.\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Reduction\n \n \n The Secretary of State shall reduce the amount of assistance made available by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority.\n \n \n \n \n \n (j)\n \n \n Yemen\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n africa\n \n \n \n \n 7042.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Central african republic\n \n \n Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Counterterrorism programs\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than $24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Crisis Response\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Ethiopia\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Ethiopian military and police forces shall not be made available until the Secretary of State—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is implementing policies to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n protect judicial independence; freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; the right of political opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists to operate without harassment or interference; and due process of law; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n permit access for human rights and humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the types and amounts of United States training and equipment proposed to be provided to the Ethiopian military and police, including steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance made available under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n not be used to support activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n support initiatives of local communities to improve their livelihoods; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n be subject to prior consultation with affected populations.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against financing for any activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in Ethiopia.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Expanded international military education and training\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the limitation included in this paragraph shall not apply to courses that support training in maritime security.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Lord's resistance army\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (\n \n Public Law 111–172\n \n ), including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Nigeria\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made available for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and in consultation with the Government of Nigeria.\n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Programs in africa\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States in areas of trade, investment, development, health, and security.\n \n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Somalia\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of law and government institutions, support civil society organizations involved in peace building, and support other development priorities including education and employment opportunities.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for Somalia, notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n , following consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n (j)\n \n \n South Sudan\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n be prioritized for programs that respond to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based violence;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities, and enhance local governance;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n be used to advance democracy, including support for civil society, independent media, and other means to strengthen the rule of law;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n support the transparent and sustainable management of natural resources by assisting the Government of South Sudan in conducting regular audits of financial accounts, including revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure of such audits; and\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to civilian authorities.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is taking steps to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n provide access for humanitarian organizations;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n end the use of child soldiers;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n support a cessation of hostilities agreement;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of oil and gas; and\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian authority.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n humanitarian assistance;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n assistance to directly support South Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and mutual arrangements related to the CPA.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (k)\n \n \n Sudan\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n humanitarian assistance;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (l)\n \n \n Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other Contraband\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to improve border controls to prevent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other contraband out of the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief efforts, to support the training and deployment of members of the Rwandan military in international peacekeeping operations, or to conduct operations against the Lord's Resistance Army.\n \n \n \n \n \n (m)\n \n \n Zimbabwe\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural resources.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n East Asia and the Pacific\n \n \n \n \n 7043.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Asia rebalancing initiative\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Asia maritime security\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of such funds on a country-by-country basis and on the specific regional strategic objectives supported by such funds:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such funds may only be made available for programs for naval forces, coast guards, or other governmental maritime entities and nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate, directly engaged in maritime security issues, and shall be coordinated with other United States Government activities that seek to strengthen maritime security in such region.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n In addition to the consultation requirement in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to increase cooperation on maritime security issues with countries in the Asia region, including a description of specific regional strategic objectives served by such funds:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, and cost estimates for implementation on an annual, country-by-country and regional basis.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for equipment or training for the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act may be made available by the Secretary of State for the participation by the United States in the Information Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Regional alliances and partnerships\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for programs to strengthen regional alliances and partnerships among governments in the Asia region should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That prior to the obligation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that such regional alliance or partnership is in the national security interest of the United States, and that the program or programs supporting such alliance serve specific strategic objectives, including a description of such objectives and an explanation of how such programs are coordinated with other United States Government programs to rebalance policy toward Asia.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Economic growth and trade\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for bilateral economic growth programs in the Asia region shall also be made available to increase United States trade in such region, and for assistance for capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act shall be made available to increase United States trade in the Asia region above amounts made available for such purposes in prior fiscal years.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Operations and assistance calculations\n \n \n Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the funds provided for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative for operations and assistance for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2011:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such report shall include total amounts made available for such Initiative for each fiscal year, and shall specify the increased amounts for operations and assistance for the Asia region to support such Initiative.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Public diplomacy\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such Initiative shall include the participation of representatives of democratic political parties and human rights organizations.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing a clear and comprehensive narrative on United States foreign policy for the Asia region, including a description of steps taken to disseminate such narrative among such agencies.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the programs that are attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative, including the costs of such programs.\n \n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Democracy and human rights\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made available to promote and protect democracy and human rights in the Asia region, including for political parties, civil society, and organizations and individuals seeking to advance transparency, accountability, and the rule of law:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds shall also be made available, through an open and competitive process, to nongovernmental networks and alliances that seek to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the Asia region:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds should be made available on a grant or cooperative agreement basis.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds are in addition to amounts made available for programs inside Tibet in subsection (g)(2) of this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Conflict resolution\n \n \n Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes.\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n For purposes of this subsection, the Asia region means countries and territories in Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans bordering those countries and territories.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Burma\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including against Rohingyas and other minority groups:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such funds may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n may not be made available for budget support for the Government of Burma;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n shall be provided to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support for such organizations;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n shall be made available for community-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n shall be made available for parliamentary strengthening programs; and\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n shall be made available for ethnic and religious reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin crises.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Burma shall be made available for the implementation of the democracy and human rights strategy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n :\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in Burma:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States and other international donors to protect human rights and address conflict in Rakhine State.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made available for assistance for the central Government of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, to include participation of citizens as voters and candidates:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State may waive the requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the democratic development of Burma, including a detailed justification for such waiver.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position established by section 7 of\n \n Public Law 110–286\n \n shall remain vacant following the expiration of the current term.\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Section 3(3) of\n \n Public Law 112–192\n \n (October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The amendment made in subparagraph (A) shall only take effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2015 that the Government of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Cambodia\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for democracy and human rights programs:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds shall not include the costs associated with a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL, and should include programs that seek to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n strengthen Cambodian civil society;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n promote transparent and accountable parliamentary and electoral processes;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n provide access to justice for political prisoners and individuals whose land has been confiscated through extra-legal means;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of minority groups in Cambodia;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n support research and documentation on the Khmer Rouge genocide, including in a regional context; and\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n support efforts to educate the people of Cambodia on such genocide.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available for a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal until the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees on whether—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n international donors, in cooperation with the Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate of costs and a timeline associated with the winding down of such tribunal;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the workings of the tribunal are free of interference by the Government of Cambodia; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n the Government of Cambodia is making financial contributions to such tribunal in a manner consistent with its pledges.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n The Secretary of State shall consult with international donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a plan to reimburse the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the work of such tribunal:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the steps taken to develop such plan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n North Korea\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds made available under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n People's Republic of China\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the\n \n Foreign Assistance Act of 1961\n \n shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter the influence of the People’s Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy required by section 7043(e)(3) of division K of\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n , following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Philippines\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Tibet\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Vietnam\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n South and Central Asia\n \n \n \n \n 7044.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Afghanistan\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Operations and reports\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the limitations in this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to protect such facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States personnel.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Assistance\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n may not be used to support any program, project, or activity that—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n does not have regular oversight by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, to include site visits;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n involves any individual or organization that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt practices; or\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n initiates new major infrastructure;\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n shall only be made available for programs that the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined by the United States Chief of Mission;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n shall be prioritized for programs that promote women's economic and political empowerment, strengthen and protect the rights of women and girls, and to implement the United States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n shall be implemented in accordance with all applicable audit policies of the Department of State and USAID.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Notification and certification requirement\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals and civil society;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n implementing the necessary policies and procedures to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Waiver\n \n \n The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (3) has not been met.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Rule of law programs\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of law programs:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating Director, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall be consulted on the uses of all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of law programs in Afghanistan.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Funding reduction\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghanistan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the transport of property of the United States Government (including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghanistan.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Endowment to empower women and girls\n \n \n Funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Authorities\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n for reconciliation programs and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities for former combatants who have renounced violence against the Government of Afghanistan in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of\n \n Public Law 112–74\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of\n \n Public Law 112–74\n \n shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n Afghanistan regional transition\n \n \n Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for programs in Central and South Asia relating to a transition in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan linkages within the region:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (\n \n Public Law 101–179\n \n ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (\n \n Public Law 102–511\n \n ):\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n \n \n Base rights\n \n \n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Bangladesh\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Nepal\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, or for training to participate in international peacekeeping missions.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Pakistan\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Certification Requirement\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Waiver\n \n \n The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (1) has not been met.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Assistance\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n 19 U.S.C. 2467(6)\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Scholarships for women\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The additional scholarships available pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with other scholarship eligibility criteria already established by USAID.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of scholarship recipients.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships available under such Program should be awarded to Pakistani women.\n \n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Reports\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, and expected results regarding combating poverty and furthering development in Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of\n \n Public Law 111–73\n \n , as appropriate:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan.\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report required by paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which such projects achieve such objectives.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Sri Lanka\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and maritime surveillance.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n If the Secretary makes the certification required in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State makes the certification to the Committees on Appropriations required in paragraph (1).\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Regional programs\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n \n western hemisphere\n \n \n \n \n 7045.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Central american migration prevention and response\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Strategy\n \n \n Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees a strategy to address the key factors in the countries in Central America contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such strategy shall include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and objectives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available to implement such strategy, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Border security\n \n \n The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for greater border security for the countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly the southern border of Mexico:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That funds shall be made available by this Act to assist such countries to improve border security.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Economic and social development\n \n \n The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social development programs, with a focus on communities that are major contributors of unaccompanied migrants and where there is significant gang activity.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Judicial and law enforcement reform\n \n \n The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police reform and capacity building programs, with a focus on strengthening judicial independence and community policing.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Trafficking in persons\n \n \n The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human trafficking in Central America, including through the use of forensic technology:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That funds in this Act shall be made available to support a multi-faceted approach to combat human trafficking in Guatemala.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Repatriation and reintegration\n \n \n The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe repatriation and reintegration of minors into families or family-like settings:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That funds shall be made available to support repatriation facilities for the processing of undocumented migrants returning from the United States.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy required by paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on progress toward achieving the goals and objectives contained in such strategy and an updated spend plan, as appropriate:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such report shall specify the amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to this section by country and the steps taken by the government of each country to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n improve border security;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, including to increase penalties for human smuggling;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United States immigration laws; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n cooperate with United States Federal agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Suspension of assistance\n \n \n The Secretary of State shall suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this subsection for assistance for the government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is not taking the steps specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (7).\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Colombia\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division I of\n \n Public Law 112–74\n \n shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Colombian national police for aerial drug eradication programs may not be used for the aerial spraying of chemical herbicides unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the herbicides do not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans, including pregnant women and children, or the environment, including endemic species:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That any complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial spraying shall be thoroughly investigated and evaluated, and fair compensation paid in a timely manner for meritorious claims:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Limitation\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Cuba\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Guatemala\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Haiti\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n is selecting judges in a transparent manner and respecting the independence of the judiciary;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for government institutions.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.\n \n ) for the Coast Guard.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Honduras\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, respect for the rule of law within the army and police, and to combat human trafficking.\n \n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Mexico\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, and respect for the rule of law within the army and police.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico Section of the IBWC and the Government of Mexico to establish mechanisms to improve the transparency of data on, and predictability of, the water deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or eliminate the water deficits owed to the United States in the current 5-year cycle by the end of such cycle:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such report shall include a projection of the balance of the water delivery deficit at the end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated impact to the United States of a negative delivery balance.\n \n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Aircraft operations and maintenance\n \n \n To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country.\n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Trade Capacity\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n \n prohibition of payments to united nations members\n \n \n \n \n 7046.\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.\n \n \n \n War crimes tribunals\n \n \n \n \n \n 7047.\n \n \n If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the\n \n Foreign Assistance Act of 1961\n \n of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof:\n \n \n Provided,\n \n \n That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c):\n \n \n Provided further,\n \n \n That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n UNITED NATIONS\n \n \n \n \n \n 7048.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Transparency and accountability\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the heading\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n legal burdens of proof;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (\n \n 50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)\n \n ), supports international terrorism.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n United nations human rights council\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights Council only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is in the national interest of the United States:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n United Nations Relief and Works Agency\n \n \n The Secretary of State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 45 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n United Nations Capital Master Plan\n \n \n None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Waiver\n \n \n The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Report\n \n \n Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n community-based police assistance\n \n \n \n \n 7049.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Authority\n \n \n Funds made available by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Notification\n \n \n Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n prohibition on promotion of tobacco\n \n \n \n \n 7050.\n \n \n None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.\n \n \n \n international conferences\n \n \n \n \n \n 7051.\n \n \n None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That for purposes of this section the term\n \n international conference\n \n shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.\n \n \n \n aircraft transfer and coordination\n \n \n \n \n \n 7052.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Transfer Authority\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Property Disposal\n \n \n The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Aircraft Coordination\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That funds received by the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Department's Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the transportation of personnel.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments\n \n \n \n \n 7053.\n \n \n The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F of\n \n Public Law 111–117\n \n shall apply to this Act:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the date\n \n \n \n landmines and cluster munitions\n \n \n \n \n \n 7054.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Landmines\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Cluster Munitions\n \n \n No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n prohibition on publicity or propaganda\n \n \n \n \n 7055.\n \n \n No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of\n \n Public Law 96–533\n \n .\n \n \n \n limitation on residence expenses\n \n \n \n \n \n 7056.\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year.\n \n \n \n United states agency for international development management\n \n \n \n \n (including transfer of funds)\n \n \n \n \n \n 7057.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Authority\n \n \n Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Restrictions\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not exceed 175.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Conditions\n \n \n The authority of subsection (a) should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Program Account Charged\n \n \n The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which such individual's responsibilities primarily relate:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Foreign Service Limited Extensions\n \n \n Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Disaster Surge Capacity\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Personal Services Contractors\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act (\n \n Public Law 83–480\n \n ), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (\n \n Public Law 83–480\n \n ), may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.\n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Small Business\n \n \n In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business.\n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments\n \n \n Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of\n \n Public Law 111–117\n \n may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.\n \n \n \n \n (j)\n \n \n Local sustainable development\n \n \n Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the USAID Administrator shall submit to such committees a plan, including a timeline and resources required by fiscal year, to incorporate the following components into USAID Foreign Service training, assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local sustainable development principles to USAID assistance programs:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates sustainable development, and which includes the option of extending such assignments;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n sufficient foreign language training;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n expertise in one or more program areas;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers primary responsibility for developing relationships with, and building the capacity of, local nongovernmental and governmental entities, and supporting grants to and cooperative agreements with such entities to design and implement small-scale, sustainable programs, projects, and activities across all development sectors;\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n incentives, including training, compensation, and career development opportunities including promotions, to encourage such officers to carry out their responsibilities; and\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and assignments of relevant locally employed staff are fully integrated with the work of such officers.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n global health activities\n \n \n \n \n 7058.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading\n \n 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.\n \n ), as amended:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Global Fund\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public Web site;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the Global Fund is providing sufficient resources to maintain an independent OIG that—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n compiles regular, publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and Local Fund Agents;\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n the Global Fund maintains an effective whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from retaliation, including confidential procedures for reporting possible misconduct or irregularities; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n the Global Fund is implementing the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 21, 2011.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The withholding required by this subsection shall not be in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any other provision contained in this or any other Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks\n \n \n If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds made available under title III of this Act may be made available to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n gender equality\n \n \n \n \n 7059.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Gender Equality\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Women’s leadership\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Gender-Based violence\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict settings.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Department of State and United States Agency for International Development gender programs shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Women, Peace, and Security\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n \n SECTOR ALLOCATIONS\n \n \n \n \n 7060.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Education\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Basic education\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any provision of\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each country where USAID provides basic education assistance and such report shall also include details on the types of contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of such assistance:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the Administrator shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter until the unobligated and unexpended balances for such assistance are less than the amount made available by this paragraph for basic education assistance:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the initial report shall also include a detailed plan, timeline, and the current status of assistance for basic education.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n USAID shall ensure that programs supported with funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are integrated, as appropriate, with health, agriculture, governance, and economic and social development activities to address the broader needs of target populations:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That USAID shall work to achieve quality universal basic education by—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations working in developing countries to provide children with a quality basic education, including through strengthening host country educational systems; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n promoting basic education as the foundation for comprehensive community development programs.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under title III for basic education, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to multilateral partnerships that support education.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Higher education\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in Africa, including $17,500,000 for human and institutional capacity development partnerships between higher education institutions in Africa and the United States.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n For purposes of funds appropriated under title III of this Act, the term\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Countering violent extremism\n \n \n Funds appropriated by titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made available for programs to reduce support for foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and rehabilitation programs in prisons; job training and social reintegration for former supporters of FTOs; law enforcement training programs; and capacity building for civil society organizations to combat radicalization in local communities:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That for purposes of this subsection the term\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to counter violent extremism, including a description of the objectives of such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry out such strategy, and multi-year cost estimates.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Environment Programs\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for environment programs.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Clean energy\n \n \n The limitation in section 7081(b) of division F of\n \n Public Law 111–117\n \n shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the proviso contained in such section shall not apply.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Adaptation and mitigation\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for United States contributions to multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support adaptation and mitigation programs only in accordance with the directives under this subsection in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs and, in addition, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available to protect biodiversity, and shall not be used to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That of the funds made available for the Central African Regional Program for the Environment and other tropical forest programs in the Congo Basin, not less than $17,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS):\n \n \n Provided further,\n \n \n That funds made available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for programs in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned directly to the DOI:\n \n \n Provided further,\n \n \n That such funds shall be made available to support other international conservation programs of the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest Service, and programs to protect great apes and other endangered species.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Authority\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the provisions of this subsection and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Extraction of natural resources\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of\n \n Public Law 110–246\n \n and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial institutions and post on the Department of the Treasury’s Web site that it is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of the country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by section 1504 of\n \n Public Law 111–203\n \n , and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered for—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n accurately accounting for and public disclosure of payments to the host government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources;\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and public disclosure of the findings of such audits; and\n \n \n \n \n (III)\n \n \n public disclosure of such documents as Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary or that would create competitive disadvantage.\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution and the United States representatives to all forest-related multilateral financing mechanisms and processes to vote against any financing to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution that it is the policy of the United States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution to support the construction of any large dam, only in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall designate sufficient personnel with the technical expertise to fulfill the agency’s responsibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 of title XIII of the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, as amended, including the ability for personnel with such expertise from other relevant United States Government agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, which may be on a non-reimbursable basis, to provide additional technical support and specific subject matter reviews as part of USAID’s Title XIII analytical, investigative, and reporting responsibilities:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the responsibilities of such personnel shall include, but not be limited to—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n conducting independent, technical, and thorough reviews of proposed multilateral development bank (MDB) projects at the technical assessment/feasibility stage prior to the drafting of environmental impact assessments;\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n conducting reviews, and coordinating and compiling the analyses by other relevant United States Government agencies with technical expertise of environmental impact assessments in support of the project review process, to assist in fulfilling USAID’s responsibilities under section 1303(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act, as amended; and\n \n \n \n \n (III)\n \n \n ongoing monitoring of MDB projects reviewed pursuant to USAID’s Title XIII reporting responsibilities to determine the degree of incorporation and effectiveness of United States Government recommendations and the adequacy of safeguard policies.\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Transfer of funds\n \n \n Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer $29,907,000 of funds appropriated under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That prior to exercising such transfer authority the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n Continuation of prior law\n \n \n Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of\n \n Public Law 111–117\n \n shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Food security and agricultural development\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food security and agricultural development programs, of which $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future Collaborative Research Innovation Lab:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law to address food shortages, and for a United States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause the United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds contributed to such Program.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Microenterprise and microfinance\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Reconciliation programs\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds:\n \n \n Provided further,\n \n \n That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Trafficking in persons\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Water and sanitation\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (\n \n Public Law 109–121\n \n ), of which not less than $145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia.\n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Notification requirements\n \n \n Authorized deviations from funding levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n \n Uzbekistan\n \n \n \n \n 7061.\n \n \n The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of\n \n Public Law 111–8\n \n ) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act, except that the Secretary of State may waive the application of section 7076(a) for a period of not more than 6 months and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the waiver is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain access to and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver includes an assessment of progress, if any, by the Government of Uzbekistan in meeting the requirements in section 7076(a):\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, on all United States Government assistance provided to the Government of Uzbekistan and expenditures made in support of the Northern Distribution Network in Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months, including any credible information that such assistance or expenditures are being diverted for corrupt purposes:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That information provided in the assessment and report required by the previous provisos shall be unclassified but may be accompanied by a classified annex and such annex shall indicate the basis for such classification:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That for purposes of the application of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term\n \n \n \n arms trade treaty\n \n \n \n \n \n 7062.\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.\n \n \n \n UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND\n \n \n \n \n \n 7063.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Contribution\n \n \n Of the funds made available under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Availability of funds\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Prohibition on use of funds in china\n \n \n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Conditions on availability of funds\n \n \n Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n UNFPA does not fund abortions.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Report to congress and dollar-for-Dollar withholding of funds\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n requests for documents\n \n \n \n \n 7064.\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International Development.\n \n \n \n INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS\n \n \n \n \n \n 7065.\n \n \n Funds appropriated under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds.\n \n \n \n Prohibition on use of torture\n \n \n \n \n \n 7066.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n extradition\n \n \n \n \n 7067.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interests of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n commercial leasing of defense articles\n \n \n \n \n 7068.\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.\n \n \n \n Independent States of the Former Soviet Union\n \n \n \n \n \n 7069.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That prior to executing the authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national interest of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n Public Law 101–179\n \n ) and section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (\n \n Public Law 102–511\n \n ) and may be used to carry out the provisions of those Acts:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such assistance and related programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n \n Public Law 101–179\n \n ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (\n \n Public Law 102–511\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of\n \n Public Law 104–201\n \n or non-proliferation assistance;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2421\n \n );\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.\n \n );\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; or\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n humanitarian assistance.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n russia\n \n \n \n \n 7070.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities; or\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That such transfer authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of division K of\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of\n \n Public Law 113–76\n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n international monetary fund\n \n \n \n \n 7071.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of\n \n Public Law 111–117\n \n shall apply to this Act.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require that the IMF implements and enforces policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n legal burdens of proof;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Public posting of reports\n \n \n \n \n 7072.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of such agency any report required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such agency that to do so is in the national interest.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the public posting of such report would compromise national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days.\n \n \n \n \n \n Overseas private investment corporation\n \n \n \n \n 7073.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Whenever the President determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the\n \n Foreign Assistance Act of 1961\n \n , up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that account:\n \n \n Provided,\n \n \n That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation:\n \n \n Provided further,\n \n \n That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section:\n \n \n Provided further,\n \n \n That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015.\n \n \n \n \n \n special defense acquisition fund\n \n \n \n \n 7074.\n \n \n Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:\n \n \n Provided,\n \n \n That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.\n \n \n \n enterprise funds\n \n \n \n \n \n 7075.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees.\n \n \n \n \n \n budget documents\n \n \n \n \n 7076.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Operating Plans\n \n \n Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels and the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/justification:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That operating plans for funds for such department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or III and title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating plans for, and integrated information on, enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations funds:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding specified in this Act or in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Spend Plans\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act, for—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the Central American Regional Security Initiative, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n democracy programs and each sector enumerated in section 7060 of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Spending Report\n \n \n Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available during fiscal year 2014 under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Notifications\n \n \n The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Congressional budget justifications\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The congressional budget justifications for Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall include in the congressional budget justification a detailed justification for multi-year availability for any funds requested under the headings\n \n \n \n \n \n \n use of funds in contravention of this act\n \n \n \n \n 7077.\n \n \n If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program and policy.\n \n \n \n GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM\n \n \n \n \n \n 7078.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2015 under the headings\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the United States:\n \n \n Provided further\n \n \n , That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including from the private sector.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n coordinated with other democracy, governance, and broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of\n \n Public Law 112–158\n \n ;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists; and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the United States Government’s technological advantage over such censorship techniques:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of such audit.\n \n \n \n \n \n Disability programs\n \n \n \n \n 7079.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical support.\n \n \n \n \n \n small grants program\n \n \n \n \n 7080.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n A Small Grants Program (SGP) shall be established within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide small grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and agreements of not more than $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the SGP established pursuant to this section shall replace the function served previously by the Development Grants Program established under section 674 of division J, of\n \n Public Law 110–161\n \n , which is hereby abolished.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Eligibility\n \n \n Grants from the SGP shall only be made to eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Proposals\n \n \n Grants made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be provided through—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals; or\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n an open and competitive process.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Funding\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for the SGP within USAID’s Local Sustainability Office of the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment to carry out this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Other than to meet the requirements of this section, funds made available to carry out this section may not be allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such funds may be attributed to any such specifically designated funding level after the award of funds under this section, if applicable.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funds made available under this section shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Management\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall issue guidance to implement this section:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such guidance shall include the requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures required by paragraph (1), such selected mission may be allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year program:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That such allocations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section may be used by USAID for administrative and oversight expenses associated with managing relationships with entities under the SGP.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Report\n \n \n Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the Administrator shall submit a report to such committees describing the guidance to implement the SGP.\n \n \n \n \n \n prohibition on first-class travel\n \n \n \n \n 7081.\n \n \n None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.\n \n \n \n Reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba\n \n \n \n \n \n 7082.\n \n \n Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will be made available for assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement.\n \n \n \n Authority for replenishments\n \n \n \n \n \n 7083.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n The Asian Development Bank Act,\n \n Public Law 89–369\n \n , as amended (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.\n \n ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:\n \n \n \n \n 35.\n \n \n Tenth Replenishment\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $359,600,000 to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n The International Development Association Act,\n \n Public Law 86–565\n \n , as amended (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.\n \n ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:\n \n \n \n \n 28.\n \n \n Seventeenth Replenishment\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n \n \n \n \n \n 29.\n \n \n Multilateral Debt Relief\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $565,020,000 to the International Development Association for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n In this section, the term\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n The African Development Fund Act,\n \n Public Law 94–302\n \n , as amended (\n \n 22 U.S.C. 290g et seq.\n \n ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:\n \n \n \n \n 223.\n \n \n Thirteenth Replenishment\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $585,000,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n \n \n \n \n \n 224.\n \n \n Multilateral Debt Relief\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the thirteenth replenishment of resources of the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n In this section, the term\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n RESCISSION OF FUNDS\n \n \n \n \n 7084.\n \n \n Of the unexpended balances available under the heading\n \n \n \n MODIFICATIONS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACT OF 2000\n \n \n \n \n \n 7085.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund\n \n \n Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of\n \n Public Law 106–554\n \n and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2452\n \n note) is amended to read as follows:\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Excess funds\n \n \n During each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of the amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph (1), shall be made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary of State, for grants to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Administrative provisions\n \n \n Section 209(a) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of\n \n Public Law 106–554\n \n and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2452\n \n note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Grants authorized\n \n \n The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of\n \n Public Law 106–554\n \n and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;\n \n 22 U.S.C. 2452\n \n note) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n 211.\n \n \n ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Grants authorized\n \n \n The Secretary of State is authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be used to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Application\n \n \n In order to receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Minimum standards\n \n \n As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall ensure that the independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam described in subsection (a)—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n achieves standards comparable to those required for accreditation in the United States;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and research programs in a broad range of fields, including public policy, management, and engineering; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n establishes a policy of academic freedom and prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical views.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Annual report\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that summarizes the activities carried out under this section during such fiscal year.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n In this subsection, the term\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n impact on jobs in the united states\n \n \n \n \n 7086.\n \n \n None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to provide—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the United States for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United States;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n assistance for any program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that country:\n \n \n Provided\n \n \n , That the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate with the level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n any assistance to an entity outside the United States if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the modification proposed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States on December 12, 2013,\n \n \n \n when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n <enum>\n VIII\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Overseas Contingency Operations\n </header>\n <appropriations-major id=\"H8A4FE9DF31E042E69C340FE935D73F0F\">\n <header>\n Department of State\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H71A9268F83B443DCBB2AAA5879A6BB3F\">\n <header>\n Administration of foreign affairs\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H7134E284F5794891B8D2E3619A195FEA\">\n <header>\n Diplomatic and consular programs\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HB719DFB4B33E4914AC713F58D5B05A36\">\n <header>\n (including transfer of funds)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n </quote>\n , $1,350,803,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HDB77CE5898E44DE291B1C1D911BE686F\">\n <header>\n CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Conflict Stabilization Operations\n </quote>\n , $15,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HEA12DEA5F9C242EAA87838CA8FADDF93\">\n <header>\n Office of inspector general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Office of Inspector General\n </quote>\n , $56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2014:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H677E2D6F8FD14724A7D9C41FCF758FAA\">\n <header>\n Embassy security, construction, and maintenance\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance\n </quote>\n , $260,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"HB5EB4492CF224EB1A3D7A1AF4325457C\">\n <header>\n International organizations\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HEC50D1F790884ECC9A649F7E0B8E4CA0\">\n <header>\n contributions to international organizations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Contributions to International Organizations\n </quote>\n , $74,400,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"H980F4305854F48C48EEF124FB980A730\">\n <header>\n Related agency\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H33BD278DF41B4495BB8A5252FC891F4C\">\n <header>\n Broadcasting board of governors\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H38BE1C6DF61A44A8ADA87830A0D11BD5\">\n <header>\n International broadcasting operations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n International Broadcasting Operations\n </quote>\n , $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"H0AEF10662E2A41EAB5732945C59E5898\">\n <header>\n United states agency for international development\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H09D8D69A84AC4A999826C05B2B3EBD1F\">\n <header>\n Funds appropriated to the president\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HA81BBBB9599242C1B2DDF1429C3FA91F\">\n <header>\n Operating expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Operating Expenses\n </quote>\n , $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"HA8E915ACAD2D48FB87414C2422BFD9B1\">\n <header>\n Bilateral Economic Assistance\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"HA2AD5863CA3D48BCB6B1EBB64F0FF5B1\">\n <header>\n Funds Appropriated to the President\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HDA5D51A691E447EE98135E0AC50A6EE5\">\n <header>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </quote>\n , $1,335,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HB120DEE12F3C4E3183DCC3D4D20E82ED\">\n <header>\n Transition initiatives\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Transition Initiatives\n </quote>\n , $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H56939F64797B4F569C6FFA1BCB80312E\">\n <header>\n Complex crises fund\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Complex Crises Fund\n </quote>\n , $30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H386DE911BF5D4683AE53C16F2A23EFE9\">\n <header>\n Economic support fund\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HCF1F6ECB4A934EAA9BA973AB31675AC6\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Economic Support Fund\n </quote>\n , $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H0142A34941504CA18BD1F5613F56EE79\">\n <header>\n Department of State\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HC52BD1A1F8104BBFBBC68FA6D3FE0EC0\">\n <header>\n Migration and refugee assistance\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Migration and Refugee Assistance\n </quote>\n , $2,127,114,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"H4AC68D8FC0B34F3DAAC780A324DCCCDC\">\n <header>\n International security assistance\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"HC3E0A1C1DDFA4C5793D33DBB8E5BB07D\">\n <header>\n Department of state\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HE7F7594653144917831F525D47805A6E\">\n <header>\n International narcotics control and law enforcement\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n </quote>\n , $443,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HCFCE8B18C4304F288DC127F03E11BD0E\">\n <header>\n Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs\n </quote>\n , $99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H0B8437F0C6B7431C80DDDDDEE3E69413\">\n <header>\n peacekeeping operations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Peacekeeping Operations\n </quote>\n , $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other peacekeeping requirements, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the total amount of United States contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping operation shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso under the heading\n <quote>\n Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities\n </quote>\n in title I of this Act.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H4B0FF0F2EB2A4D68A58416134D72B2CB\">\n <header>\n Funds appropriated to the president\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H3EE603EDC58B4654A5ED0A22DBB9F44E\">\n <header>\n Foreign military financing program\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n </quote>\n , $866,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"HDAE48C323E394EC1BB710E9F49F60637\">\n <header>\n general provisions\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H2D179B1C3BC941D694CBE6AF0CF27A25\">\n <header>\n additional appropriations\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <section id=\"H94D0B6F49DFA4583AECA537A703BCA86\">\n <enum>\n 8001.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015.\n </text>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HD5102091A45F41D7ADE116F9D79351D6\">\n <header>\n extension of authorities and conditions\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCAA391D108FD40FE9F8E883F7483A5AF\">\n <enum>\n 8002.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts.\n </text>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HFE7577E3BF144C529DC224C68B06E423\">\n <header>\n transfer and additional authority\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H0BFEF320ACEB407BBD78ABFE698E49A7\">\n <enum>\n 8003.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H47AFCC8CE1064A2AA73D22F4DD343781\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings\n <quote>\n Transition Initiatives\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n Complex Crises Fund\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n Economic Support Fund\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n Peacekeeping Operations\n </quote>\n , and\n <quote>\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n </quote>\n may be transferred to, and merged with—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HC5382C463FDE4CBD899BFB98FB613FAF\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n funds appropriated by this title under such headings; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H6540D5793B4D40A79BE5D963F6C5A258\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n funds appropriated by this title under the headings\n <quote>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </quote>\n and\n <quote>\n Migration and Refugee Assistance\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H505B7D8D87C64C8EB5E988F0C61EAF39\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated under the headings\n <quote>\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n Peacekeeping Operations\n </quote>\n , and\n <quote>\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n </quote>\n by this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading\n <quote>\n Global Security Contingency Fund\n </quote>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not later than 15 days prior to making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on a country basis, including the implementation plan and timeline for each proposed use of such funds.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H16A27072C386445E828C5C3B8DA3CAEF\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated contingencies.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H5EE72533A6E649D0A99681B9B1625535\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Of the funds made available in this title under the heading “Bilateral Economic Assistance”, up to $380,000,000 may be made available to support international peacekeeping requirements only if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the Committees on Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to support such requirements above the amounts provided under the heading\n <quote>\n Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities\n </quote>\n in title I of this Act and under the heading\n <quote>\n Peacekeeping Operations\n </quote>\n in this title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such funds may only be made available for the purposes described in the determination and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with the terms and conditions under the heading\n <quote>\n Peacekeeping Operations\n </quote>\n in this title.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HB5ECD3D5D1A64CD3A5E63C2CCDC44B23\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law, including section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n \n \n <enum>\n IX\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS\n </header>\n <appropriations-major id=\"H1584F8A8755B4BBB853F831729315D4C\">\n <header>\n DEPARTMENT OF STATE\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H5D561BACCECC4B29A04A0B2E62481708\">\n <header>\n Administration of Foreign Affairs\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HC5C7CC53B416494B8A876115F75C72F0\">\n <header>\n DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n </quote>\n , $36,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"HCDADAEDEE0374250944F69D85DE1BC8F\">\n <header>\n UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"HE895D925E518410089AD282BB97EA230\">\n <header>\n Funds Appropriated to the President\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HA973272CC0FB4B8B9F09DE7F8A08ADE3\">\n <header>\n OPERATING EXPENSES\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Operating Expenses\n </quote>\n , $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HCD97482914D34EF18CCF2D8A454ED5A8\">\n <header>\n OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Office of Inspector General\n </quote>\n , $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities funded by this title and administered by the United States Agency for International Development:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"H4155733F9E994041B8973C3C84604441\">\n <header>\n BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H1172B5ECD96F4316A3F80B66227D01A2\">\n <header>\n Funds Appropriated to the President\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H66715DA3D9D548E1A36669420FEC929B\">\n <header>\n GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Global Health Programs\n </quote>\n , $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HE91D511F249F40D896752ACC6BD7895A\">\n <header>\n INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </quote>\n , $1,436,273,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HF54016DAC6AF46F1A10C4E475D1255B5\">\n <header>\n ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Economic Support Fund\n </quote>\n , $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from such outbreak:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"HDCEA27EAFA73406A8FBDDC0856029F4D\">\n <header>\n INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H68A808A9EF38422C84E8AB6886C04EB3\">\n <header>\n Department of State\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HF04D90A534D54091BDDCAC63FEB1BC19\">\n <header>\n NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount for\n <quote>\n Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs\n </quote>\n , $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola virus disease outbreak response efforts:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-major id=\"H818D2647E37A47138305402DE312817E\">\n <header>\n GENERAL PROVISIONS\n </header>\n </appropriations-major>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H8F32AC4E5AD34DA89B1F36C101BD5DA2\">\n <header>\n TRANSFER AUTHORITY\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <section id=\"HAB990A6B6FDF4273B658984CF26FDA86\">\n <enum>\n 9001.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HC0CE749E5A3C4CDCB2398C86C74F6803\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings\n <quote>\n Global Health Programs\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </quote>\n , and\n <quote>\n Economic Support Fund\n </quote>\n may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings and under the headings\n <quote>\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs\n </quote>\n , and\n <quote>\n Peacekeeping Operations\n </quote>\n in this Act to carry out the purposes of this title:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority provided by this subsection.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H6D8D6C28D1144509BFE2F5AB4357DC12\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading\n <quote>\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n </quote>\n , up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading\n <quote>\n Repatriation Loans Program Account\n </quote>\n in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the cost of direct loans, which may remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such costs, including cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such funds are available to subsidize an additional amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H1424EA3D132141B3BD931528D7C56446\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading\n <quote>\n Global Health Programs\n </quote>\n , up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading\n <quote>\n International Organizations and Programs\n </quote>\n to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HED8A8237C63D4E2A9E8519D32B43F0E6\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading\n <quote>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </quote>\n , up to $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings\n <quote>\n International Organizations and Programs\n </quote>\n and\n <quote>\n Contributions to International Organizations\n </quote>\n to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no such funds that are made available for a United States contribution to the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may be obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an assessment for such mission has been received and reviewed by the Department of State.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H9676ED6893CF4451BC09DADDFA6AB29E\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The transfer authorities of this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H951031686DEA484CBB925CAE67A7A8F0\">\n <enum>\n (f)\n </enum>\n <text>\n No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HBDF42C4ACD6A4FAF9FAAEAB76F6FDC76\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such headings:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to subsection (f) of this section.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HF314A1241E6840D489030A1B9FC29B56\">\n <header>\n REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <section id=\"H79821808C3A54F4199830CDAC8D45AF1\">\n <enum>\n 9002.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds appropriated by this title under the headings\n <quote>\n Global Health Programs\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </quote>\n , and\n <quote>\n Economic Support Fund\n </quote>\n may be used to reimburse accounts administered by the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak prior to the enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HD4D9F9B6EB304E9BB3359CC39A9BF30A\">\n <header>\n NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H20F5D7AF8DFE443CAD21C43FDFD6DDF0\">\n <enum>\n 9003.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, notifies the appropriate congressional committees in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under the heading\n <quote>\n International Disaster Assistance\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HF760EE71E341415DA5EF451BCCB9F8CA\">\n <header>\n REPORTING REQUIREMENT\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HC9430FD1BD9C4ADE8EC94DD993D2F4AD\">\n <enum>\n 9004.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a country and project basis, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such report shall be updated and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been fully expended, and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in the previous reports have changed, and obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis.\n </text>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HF287D5565EAA4EF884D946A3DC107B62\">\n <header>\n COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H2D8E7F33A1F149899B5A41F7021D9E8C\">\n <enum>\n 9005.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading\n <quote>\n Economic Support Fund\n </quote>\n , up to $500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller General of the United States, and shall remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported and reimbursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds appropriated by this title:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.\n </text>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H72AD7EA899CF482E9719A88D52934B33\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n This division may be cited as the\n <quote>\n <short-title>\n Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015\n </short-title>\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n \n \n \n \n K\n \n \n Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015\n \n \n <enum>\n I\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Department of transportation\n </header>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H5123B447B222456B8E9B750664D0BB04\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Office of the secretary\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HBF25A698F8F94FAFA38E4FD6671F9A59\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Salaries and expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $12,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,414,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/107/71\">\n Public Law 107–71\n </external-xref>\n , there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H6928CC7A20F64D4C86E58C36356508A5\">\n <header>\n Research and technology\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HE43946AC5541452B968097098AFF2184\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n National Infrastructure Investments\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public transportation projects eligible under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/53\">\n chapter 53\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/23/6\">\n chapter 6\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/40/31\">\n chapter 31\n </external-xref>\n of title 40, United States Code:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure Investments program.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H769D7265E1A64BB18D12AF300DF4F6AF\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Financial management capital\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H6C39029ECB0A428C8D6CB6821355BF0A\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Cyber security initiatives\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to wide area network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls and identity management, testing and assessment of information technology against business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls on network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H9D345A75A0064D8C95A9B40C7936A095\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Office of civil rights\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,600,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H59D03F266FEF4DE8995CAB75C168250E\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Transportation planning, research, and development\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H69057E0B520A4A3D9AABACB3A5C83852\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $6,000,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H0A51C1B607BB4428B08F2894031D0E32\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Working capital fund\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HE974694757A74E539894AA86B2B8B030\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Minority business resource center program\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000.\n </text>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $592,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H8A45856F5F1C400689060686D92BC8A6\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Minority business outreach\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/332\">\n 49 U.S.C. 332\n </external-xref>\n , these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H66CA53F952F2471DA34D848DA6B987A8\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Payments to air carriers\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H48CA693ED4F443E0927320169D3EA010\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (airport and airway trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under sub\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/41732\">\n section 41732(b)(3)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost share:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under sub\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/41742\">\n section 41742(b)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/45303\">\n section 45303\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H40E9D47346EF49AFA85101A52B19A7F2\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB00F78B588C14D18AB19AB6A7BBA4903\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 101.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H028F71E91A2F4F7988CC826357565A2A\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 102.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H858EF6A8567C4CB094B0C759A5ABF1D7\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 103.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/31/3324\">\n section 3324\n </external-xref>\n of title 31, United States Code, in addition to authority provided by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/327\">\n section 327\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 3049 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/59\">\n Public Law 109–59\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Department shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance under the contract.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD3FA204A4A14412EBA053F9AD52597C1\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 104.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.\n </text>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H33CEF49DD7C744C39023B905DEB7282A\">\n <header>\n Federal aviation administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H94844F0ACDF94F7F9FD904C18B22A684\">\n <header>\n Operations\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H8B9E3AE1330348CA93A3B24F2F38C43F\">\n <header>\n (airport and airway trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/95\">\n Public Law 112–95\n </external-xref>\n , $9,740,700,000 of which $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/108/176\">\n Public Law 108–176\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the Congress:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 shall be for the contract tower program, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the contract tower cost share program:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a job announcement for air traffic control specialists that renders ineligible by reason of age any applicant who had been included in the air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15, 2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HCA05CEBAE61441CD9F7187AFFE9CF2BF\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Facilities and equipment\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HDB7DF7AAE97F436EB9431D16901E4A50\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (airport and airway trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of\n <added-phrase reported-display-style=\"italic\"/>\n national airspace systems\n <added-phrase reported-display-style=\"italic\"/>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such report has not been submitted to Congress.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HC98507564ECA46ADBD6005446400B005\">\n <header>\n Research, engineering, and development\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H1ED5BC6A0D0C4331A1457EE754B18C4B\">\n <header>\n (airport and airway trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H398EAB1B807D4D3988E27200C93898FC\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Grants-in-aid for airports\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H539FAAEA05E04632A667142DB3181057\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (liquidation of contract authorization)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H7E55A1DC288E49C5B8CE9C5CA9AC656A\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (limitation on obligations)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB7E1E2B3B1BC4486A45F7EDE32CF0582\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (airport and airway trust fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HE8B9A81BF95D4147842748013C7A116C\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including transfer of funds)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HC6DA0DA4D80741F7B8275FD72A4FD256\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including rescission)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/475\">\n chapter 475\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/41743\">\n section 41743\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/44706\">\n section 44706\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/47117\">\n section 47117(g)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/47109\">\n section 47109(a)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to\n <quote>\n Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses\n </quote>\n to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H53E47C35FA5B4AB5BF42AC131F7E1AC0\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (Rescission)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and prior years under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/48112\">\n section 48112\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances are permanently rescinded.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H55C6F153AC85466A893B25CB71B807C7\">\n <header>\n Administrative provisions—federal aviation administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCBEBAD7ADD374FEFA259CA07DC6BE988\">\n <enum>\n 110.\n </enum>\n <text>\n None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2015.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCA3919FF9BDF49C29D91F84DD57AC58C\">\n <enum>\n 111.\n </enum>\n <text>\n None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on\n <quote>\n below-market\n </quote>\n rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H9B08B964CE244BDDB9159F61BDB10FF7\">\n <enum>\n 112.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/41742\">\n 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1)\n </external-xref>\n from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H0C17432F575A4913A9CBEF43105805BF\">\n <enum>\n 113.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Amounts collected under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/40113\">\n section 40113(e)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes of such appropriation.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF9F11068DE524EA79490FAEEE3C7A41A\">\n <enum>\n 114.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sub\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/5546\">\n section 5546(a)\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF5970A7096984333BEE706FF453FCC7B\">\n <enum>\n 115.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF307B90E08BD44BA8084254C51F9DE75\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 116.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/47114\">\n 49 U.S.C. 47114(c)\n </external-xref>\n , if the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H28C5CEBB24854D1D9013D13B11A49797\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 117.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of Transportation.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H461754B921C54226A0B8BF1FFDFDC888\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 118.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Subparagraph (D) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/47124\">\n section 47124(b)(3)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking\n <quote>\n benefit.\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 20 percent.\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H4E75D7D17B784BBD83A86A9EFBD1D314\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 119.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner's or operator’s aircraft registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that is made available to the public, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HCC629126CBAB4568A0FF038A54414E92\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 119A.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8201FB1988474841AA75C9732121E684\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 119B.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/44721\">\n section 44721\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H3356BF5C2C3D4CDCBA888E574ED0F4DA\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 119C.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H79D60B7BC2D742FB94DAFF0CD2FA9CA5\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 119D.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H270BB927898B41C0BD7CAA40E7622960\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 119E.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 916 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/95\">\n Public Law 112–95\n </external-xref>\n is amended by striking\n <quote>\n Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n Joint Advanced Materials and Structures\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HCD0CB46C380942CE93DDAA19BAC4AE64\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 119F.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Sub\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/47109\">\n section 47109(c)(2)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding before the period\n <quote>\n , except that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s share shall be an average of the Government share applicable to any project in each of the States\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HC60B00A63A4748A0B625AB5329D90CA0\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Federal highway administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HCB9B1A387D9147D0A598BC50875B8EA1\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Limitation on administrative expenses\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H92D136B6F73248E6AFEA116359315E23\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (Highway Trust Fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H7DF3590E5A334B5591D79810115EB513\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including transfer of funds)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/104\">\n section 104\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H4771B4A7A9094E4DA9D19884C515E0E4\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Federal-aid highways\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HCF61BBF9B36A488A81A4CE52BA288D3F\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (limitation on obligations)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H92F86C8F4FE04E6DB5B6C0AD835F6AF4\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (highway trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Funds available for the implementation or execution of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/608\">\n section 608\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HDBB6598005C04A7B97A7B1D5A028E71B\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (Liquidation of contract authorization)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H8FDCB834BFE14F9C9B45535B4E8BFC88\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (Highway Trust Fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB9D9A2433DAF453488649FB6E1740E10\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HB86DD8FD4478443D86F2B3FD34F2281C\">\n <header>\n Administrative provisions—federal highway administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H883D3F24046D4D11ACFC956F02E3E689\">\n <enum>\n 120.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HCB452125A33E4DE683FBC936879B853B\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Transportation shall—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H6934BF3E82264317829A8A965E105C64\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD360B37E8FB44850ABB8923BBD9A5594\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/104\">\n section 104(a)\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCA1822867CDA40CC8B221CDDD6418656\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HB7FA71467CE641AFBBD11D8B34ED1D9F\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD9A20C7236594DAC9B9359B8B4546824\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/202\">\n 202\n </external-xref>\n or\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/204\">\n 204\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code); and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD52BA88CE45F4BA2A746D77AA7F42C5C\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5C045F90DBFB4EE2872B7063FD26EEBE\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n determine the proportion that—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE2772D9CF1664F75943C4E034CF6A8BC\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H3D89A4A1D4E4495E833E2F1852CFF63F\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/119\">\n section 119\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H95312F50A84B44DEBCA2AB5232743C63\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H6E5CF30D427B404CA8162BC767BAC1EB\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H3EE7F6F7D5074ED28364CE3F5396B21B\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H6A83FEA38C324BEAAD79C12DCE96640A\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/119\">\n section 119\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H30CF3D6C86FE4F169FE4AB65578560E3\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5A063522F6914CF88761415B991E061B\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H578CF573F53F4C9BBECB69D61112C312\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Exceptions From Obligation Limitation\n </header>\n <text>\n The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations under or for—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HF4DF2AC4DBF44E389CF8CCC668B4DE35\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/125\">\n section 125\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE6A222DC2FC34238A04299119A1578AC\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/144\">\n 23 U.S.C. 144\n </external-xref>\n note; 92 Stat. 2714);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HDFE922E27D7840A491CAC70440CE459C\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H00398DF780464D3EAA8FB6E97BD076C2\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5337BBA7247E41038B89CDB148882154\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H192946918ED1412C85F1B30056F9C340\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H92B20A8D04764C28B26AC725758E5D59\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/157\">\n section 157\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H866206AEF440450A9ECE6532EBCE23BB\">\n <enum>\n (8)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/105\">\n section 105\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H828AE0FFE2EB45898932E69E14507347\">\n <enum>\n (9)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H267C0D793E7F483E825F5FDA189B5B60\">\n <enum>\n (10)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/105\">\n section 105\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H284464E7A5A642CDB9FB39EC793B88FA\">\n <enum>\n (11)\n </enum>\n <text>\n section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/118\">\n 23 U.S.C. 118\n </external-xref>\n note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H994A3124822F4FCD9FA928AE8DABCD9F\">\n <enum>\n (12)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/119\">\n section 119\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE3A839ADE87A4EEDB5D50B42A04350F7\">\n <enum>\n (13)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/119\">\n section 119\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HD6D04DBA9E6A44E285079CCD562CE305\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority\n </header>\n <text>\n Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HCAD1AE44BA0849CD8C16D21BEB3C2D1D\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H535652C4D344402187E6B95AB75135F2\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n ) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H19B2B1AE4F2C4BFC81D083FE23D39BF7\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H78D7124DD57D4391966243969A825B98\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H83CE6C06F0A24606A7A86B2D218D387F\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/23/5\">\n chapter 5\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HBF240AE6861F4B32A5BE19F1FAAC3848\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H6C5BC89724A546EEA2AF51F4AFAB48BF\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Exception\n </header>\n <text>\n Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H70816321D9414B21B03F043C3CEBBA74\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB145FAA02B8F4C1EBA12912A355CE8F4\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H85890A939673404F937C04F98E0371AF\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H6A0B946BF90C476DBC680ABCFEAAAD68\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/202\">\n section 202\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code) that—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H260C387DEA0D4ADFB9F319F1E25C3641\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways programs; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H1C4CD8BC924543A992B4CD53A0F294EF\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/204\">\n section 204\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H008BD1DD92E343FC840B550F629D9F9B\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Ratio\n </header>\n <text>\n Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H6C87CCF5FF894D1EA67E30DE075BEAFA\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Availability\n </header>\n <text>\n Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/133\">\n section 133(b)\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H2BA3E74C9D244D68891787A74C50C2FD\">\n <enum>\n 121.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/31/3302\">\n 31 U.S.C. 3302\n </external-xref>\n , funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/63\">\n chapter 63\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H48D9FC1D5A374C449218D2F547DE2D0E\">\n <enum>\n 122.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H452561488A5F45478777B84BAB0F16DA\">\n <enum>\n 123.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HEA430CCC42214281BF085F8109DA0CB7\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In General\n </header>\n <text>\n Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H6C539442E80544CD8A4AD61A300AE606\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H0C9EC49AD43044EF8BEAF6BD8754EC71\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n is constructed with Federal assistance provided under title 23, United States Code; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE0BE3F89B161487F8A34F30B014DB105\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H356F8CFF25FD485C9F6EDF478E7D78F1\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Exceptions\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"HBD0CFF70E8574595BF285D303B6DDB82\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Number of toll lanes\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Subsection (a) shall not apply to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as were in existence prior to that date.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H2FD3A0AF193646AEB3A83EE32A2C7368\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n High-occupancy vehicle lanes\n </header>\n <text>\n A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll, if—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H398548FB30784B56BEA2BEFAD508C71F\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority; or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC9F6FCDF6CE64B1D8A4C3646B869C2AE\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H97080C71C93144ABAB005116011A892A\">\n <enum>\n 124.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/603\">\n 603\n </external-xref>\n and\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/604\">\n 604\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2D0995497A514A8CA464D7656E872D2C\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 125.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/127\">\n Section 127\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H30CC21B9EDB744B8A9F42F381733EA82\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H6DB09D99DE294D908F1A98B05DCB1B26\">\n <enum>\n (j)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Operation of vehicles on certain other Wisconsin highways\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n If any segment of the United States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a).\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H8CC86B9D572548C0A7877A3DCDE13948\">\n <enum>\n (k)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Operation of vehicles on certain Mississippi highways\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n If any segment of United States Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit established under this section may apply to that segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that could have legally operated on that segment before such designation.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HC1E7A77D9CDC4948AF82A75AA53B9A4C\">\n <enum>\n (l)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Operation of vehicles on certain kentucky highways\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"HA68C3597C562438684516F8B768C7EF3\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n If any segment of highway described in paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H18D385CD201D4558B28E53781E779DCA\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Description of highway segments\n </header>\n <text>\n The highway segments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE7D0C8F63B214717B403F45B5E7B2979\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the Interstate Route 24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC20A00020EA946C1B88DA48106F8E936\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (to be designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky from the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to near milepost 77, and on new alignment to an interchange on the Audubon Parkway, if the segment is designated as part of the Interstate System.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HA794C953DC264EEBA417F93AFE77D72D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Federal motor carrier safety administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H4713346C974E43938754E1BC96D9FE2A\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Motor carrier safety operations and programs\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H75F9DF79794B4A6C90AAA010E9D985D0\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (liquidation of contract authorization)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HFF2B4BB06B9F4F0A97984905BE1BC42F\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (limitation on obligations)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H511900C6C15B448CA1B21B907B29BD03\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (highway trust fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H1F4168B108774035B0C1DC89C041D0F4\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/31104\">\n section 31104(i)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/59\">\n Public Law 109–59\n </external-xref>\n , as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , $271,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds available for implementation, execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $271,000,000 for\n <quote>\n Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs\n </quote>\n for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for the research and technology program, and of which $34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for information management:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out section 4134 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/59\">\n Public Law 109–59\n </external-xref>\n , as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , of which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year unobligated contract authority provided in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , or other appropriations or authorization acts:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of unobligated contract authority provided in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , or other appropriations or authorization acts for\n <quote>\n Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs\n </quote>\n , $6,700,000 shall be made available for enforcement and investigation activities related to the safe transportation of energy products, information management and technology needs related to the monitoring of high-risk carriers and carriers operating under consent agreements, and the Capital Improvement Plan for border facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000 shall be made available to administer the study required under section 133 of this Act, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall complete final regulatory action on the implementation of 49 United States Code 31137 no later than June 1, 2015.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H51DCDE917C92425A9DB7136C5B859806\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Motor carrier safety grants\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H757048A9C60D4B74A0860B271A2884B8\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (liquidation of contract authorization)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB26827A44BBB404CAB11FCD39F37D175\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (limitation on obligations)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H7052095668984BBDB54EB6669224403B\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (highway trust fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H022A0438706A414A8FDEBA49ACECB49D\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/59\">\n Public Law 109–59\n </external-xref>\n , as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , $313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for\n <quote>\n Motor Carrier Safety Grants\n </quote>\n ; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver's license program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for performance and registration information system management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement grants:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That, of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HEBDC0A06EE294993A9F7321B67271662\">\n <header>\n Administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF1CB4EBD3CE24EB4956B139711711CEC\">\n <enum>\n 130.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/107/87\">\n Public Law 107–87\n </external-xref>\n and section 6901 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/28\">\n Public Law 110–28\n </external-xref>\n .\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H1844A517967E4D6D945D17B8E884AA1E\">\n <enum>\n 131.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD9FEB0185D124ACAAF8B844400E8C61E\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 132.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of commercial learner's permits to individuals under eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H4E71FAAC8EDE4766800DBC1028D21820\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 133.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HEA1FD3F33AA94FFDA868A9021443D45B\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Temporary Suspension of Enforcement\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce sections\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/395\">\n 395.3(c)\n </external-xref>\n and\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/395\">\n 395.3(d)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such sections shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act until the later of September 30, 2015, or upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary under this section. The restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in effect during this period.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H771616EAFA5B479889D164B706D4342A\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Public Notification\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a Notice in the Federal Register and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website announcing that the provisions in the rule referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and the restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H91927ED55E1B43B39D978CCF858DE21B\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions in sections\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/395\">\n 395.3(c)\n </external-xref>\n and\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/395\">\n 395.3(d)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle drivers. The study required under this subsection shall—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H091B8867E71046CD93019083BDE9CD1D\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue between the following two groups of commercial motor vehicle drivers, each large enough to produce statistically significant results:\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H26B8B7D5E80B4A81BD13380E8E2DFB43\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under such provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H37F47E27ECA3478883A27EB45F301350\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under the provisions in effect on June 30, 2013.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H0BBA6DD7A4334F1393E8047B2F907C67\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and assess safety critical events (crashes, near crashes and crash-relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the commercial motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of this section from a statistically significant sample of drivers comprised of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, regional and short-haul operations in various sectors of the industry, including flat-bed, refrigerated, tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD2B46B73A48F4BDDB1C97D4AD61D4394\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n assess drivers’ safety critical events, fatigue and levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes by using both electronic and captured record of duty status, including the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph watches and cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that record or measure safety critical events and driver alertness;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6DE97DA761AF434EA743A59159C2E493\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n utilize data from electronic logging devices, consistent to the extent practicable, with the anticipated requirements for such devices in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/31137\">\n section 31137(b)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, from motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of such data under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/31137\">\n section 31137(e)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H323B49D398164891A7FE485D5E7E3A53\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n include the development of an initial study plan and final report, each of which shall be subject to an independent peer review by a panel of individuals with relevant medical and scientific expertise.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD80CEDCE4DB74A638119008F7F4F80D4\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Review\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Prior to the study required under this subsection commencing and within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan outlining the scope and methodology for the study to the Department of Transportation Inspector General.\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5B76936229A04CA7907C49B09CB15DC1\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of Inspector General shall review and report whether it includes—\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H23217E2BA485471390FFC8E826A1B0E9\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a sufficient number of participating drivers to produce statistically significant results consistent with subsection (c)(2);\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2DCA5734BDF2492EA100EAE9C7908554\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the use of reliable technologies to assess the operational, safety and fatigue components of the study to produce consistent and valid results;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6616811645F54092B097D9F0FAC0E370\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n appropriate performance measures to properly evaluate the study outcomes; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1FADA6BDEC9843729638ECC1F050CD31\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n an appropriate selection of the independent review panel under subsection (c)(5).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1F0DABF9EF8340948118B30CA07DC09E\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Office of Inspector General shall report its findings, conclusions and any recommendations to the Secretary and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of receipt of the plan.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD5CB65DF44E14B97823E260AD623D6BE\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Reporting Requirements\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary shall submit a final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the Department’s recommendations on whether the provisions in effect on July 1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector General within 210 days of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report required in subsection (d)(2).\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H18A1536C02D14FFA9C5FDC201FD1F040\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s findings and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the study’s compliance with the requirements outlined under subsection (c).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HDB5B5A644D7D4A4D8F91DC3A4444D69E\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and make the report publically available on its website.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H0BC508974F354704970DE8030A620006\">\n <enum>\n (f)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Certification\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of Transportation shall certify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector General's findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of this section that the Secretary has met the requirements as described in section (c) and (d).\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HEBFBCC0568444157A2D26EAEC788EC48\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Paperwork reduction act exception\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The study and the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject to section\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/44/3506\">\n 3506\n </external-xref>\n or\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/44/3507\">\n 3507\n </external-xref>\n of title 44, United States Code.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HDEEA0BFC7B324A1796E5A05322D1833C\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 134.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under the heading\n <quote>\n Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs\n </quote>\n may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate.\n </text>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H63395FC4D99B4291877F081D8675D14D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n National highway traffic safety administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H1EE744242A8E4174AB86D2D0A02E2652\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Operations and research\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H84214BA5F9C2428BAFA7FC935D544962\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Operations and research\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H047F12B17ED54952A8677718573D626A\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (liquidation of contract authorization)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H23093801B8E6447BA53B91F0F7F25406\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (limitation on obligations)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HA1630132AA364A9C9E1C66541D1B8152\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (highway trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/403\">\n 23 U.S.C. 403\n </external-xref>\n , and\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/303\">\n chapter 303\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/303\">\n chapter 303\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That within the $133,500,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provisions of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/403\">\n 23 U.S.C. 403\n </external-xref>\n , and\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/303\">\n chapter 303\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HA77AA607200640E5A9B3AC11E35CAA75\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Highway traffic safety grants\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HC7DB9ADF54C545A1803099B81F2ABD52\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (liquidation of contract authorization)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H77F4D61728C0499E8FD2502152DD40B8\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (limitation on obligations)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H88CE2160754F4134A8A2D31A6187B81C\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (highway trust fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H3FA3929CBFEC46A3806EBEBE1BDE1BDD\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/59\">\n Public Law 109–59\n </external-xref>\n , as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , and section 31101(a)(6) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , to remain available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/59\">\n Public Law 109–59\n </external-xref>\n , as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , and section 31101(a)(6) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , of which $235,000,000 shall be for\n <quote>\n Highway Safety Programs\n </quote>\n under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/402\">\n 23 U.S.C. 402\n </external-xref>\n ; $272,000,000 shall be for\n <quote>\n National Priority Safety Programs\n </quote>\n under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/405\">\n 23 U.S.C. 405\n </external-xref>\n ; $29,000,000 shall be for\n <quote>\n High Visibility Enforcement Program\n </quote>\n under section 2009 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/59\">\n Public Law 109–59\n </external-xref>\n , as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n ; $25,500,000 shall be for\n <quote>\n Administrative Expenses\n </quote>\n under section 31101(a)(6) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for\n <quote>\n National Priority Safety Programs\n </quote>\n under 23 U.S.C. 405 for\n <quote>\n Impaired Driving Countermeasures\n </quote>\n (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That with respect to the\n <quote>\n Transfers\n </quote>\n provision under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/405\">\n 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G)\n </external-xref>\n , any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/405\">\n 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G)\n </external-xref>\n within 60 days.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HFF36F66547584400853BC2C1D1D1F74E\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8C2ABD8A2445403491BA1A461A0FD5FC\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 140.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount limited for\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/402\">\n section 402\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H0EFC39B4E26C4132A98D4AD677743198\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 141.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF87B396709564557B8ED7AC8C3F08CF8\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 142.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/23/404\">\n section 404\n </external-xref>\n of title 23, United States Code.\n </text>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HCAF17D0D10804F2ABDE8557DABF3E3E6\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Federal railroad administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HD79942AE36FD49889BCDA5645F681DDE\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Safety and operations\n <added-phrase reported-display-style=\"italic\"/>\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H76669C55996140D182C8B1462A098646\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Railroad research and development\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $39,100,000, to remain available until expended.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB0C34C588D4E4FF7AC98D0FCE74F8141\">\n <header>\n Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/94/210\">\n Public Law 94–210\n </external-xref>\n ), as amended, such authority to exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total principal amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program to projects in a single state to exceed $5,600,000,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HB8057BBB16FC46F28734A615C5F5FBD4\">\n <header>\n Operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts based on the Secretary's assessment of the Corporation's seasonal cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/432\">\n Public Law 110–432\n </external-xref>\n ), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/55\">\n Public Law 112–55\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a State and the State participates in the setting of fares.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H4F40B5C7239347E88110F56B0CA475DE\">\n <header>\n Capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger corporation\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/432\">\n Public Law 110–432\n </external-xref>\n ), $1,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should the funds provided under the heading\n <quote>\n Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation\n </quote>\n be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year 2015:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/432\">\n Public Law 110–432\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's fiscal year 2015 business plan:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/432\">\n Public Law 110–432\n </external-xref>\n , the Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/432\">\n Public Law 110–432\n </external-xref>\n , including the amendments made by section 212 to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/24905\">\n section 24905\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HE3348B808CC94C999BB89A92AD342724\">\n <header>\n Administrative provisions—federal railroad administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H20D4E5BB2ACE489986348324FB789A74\">\n <enum>\n 150.\n </enum>\n <text>\n The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H9B0AE1824E69493795F03404F36F82B9\">\n <enum>\n 151.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount to be determined by the Secretary.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H7F2A23BC3B6E474BA4753A6CC9DA0685\">\n <enum>\n 152.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds provided to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2014 and the three prior calendar years:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three prior calendar years.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H9A42C5DDB5614E268B887D034C260A59\">\n <enum>\n 153.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made available until expended for the Secretary to make grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail routes that transport energy products.\n </text>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H503EB0B114A148D986DEE4F52E6EF436\">\n <header>\n Federal transit administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HAE41A0B5195943B1A7EDEB7CE2550BD2\">\n <header>\n Administrative expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration's programs authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/53\">\n chapter 53\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H131C8AFBE8B94232A42423174879FB8D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Transit formula grants\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HF7277E924F7C4D499EF05F7E94618F84\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (liquidation of contract authorization)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H6DD9406A507C4CE39F78C9C71523CA01\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (limitation on obligations)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H858E6E8B1D0347E9891632046FDAF0F0\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (highway trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5305\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5305\n </external-xref>\n , 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , and section 20005(b) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5305\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5305\n </external-xref>\n , 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , and section 20005(b) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/141\">\n Public Law 112–141\n </external-xref>\n , shall not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HF36DCFA6DEB9472689A03DC2AFFE766C\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Transit research\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H28EC00A108AA44E38880BE356A6BDE4D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Technical Assistance and Training\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for activities authorized under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5322\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5322(a)\n </external-xref>\n , (b) and (e).\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB3D48F25B9834D59BDC6EB1822376435\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Capital investment grants\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H92E577C7EB724717B7E3CE6F7CECD07E\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (Including Rescission of Funds)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses to carry out\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5309\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5309\n </external-xref>\n , $2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That when distributing funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first fully fund those projects covered by a full funding grant agreement, then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is less than 40 percent, and then distribute the remaining funds so as to protect as much as possible the projects’ budgets and schedules:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the unobligated amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H814E5618DECE442BABADF68D4F7A7203\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/432\">\n Public Law 110–432\n </external-xref>\n , $150,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making significant progress in eliminating the material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and minor control deficiencies identified in the most recent Financial Management Oversight Review:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/432\">\n Public Law 110–432\n </external-xref>\n (112 Stat. 4968).\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H724FBD834C0B4D7C8349A78222677F5C\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Administrative provisions—federal transit administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H26F10CA115064D48A40975DF431C56D6\">\n <enum>\n 160.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5338\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5338\n </external-xref>\n , previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC684C041EAEC43BC8AE4DDB6EE8578C1\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 161.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading\n <quote>\n Fixed Guideway Capital Investment\n </quote>\n of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H00C2FE60599A4336BDFBEFF7C2E85BE8\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 162.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/49/53\">\n chapter 53\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC5154998858A43989D2F61345D1AC89E\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 163.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from said part.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5D3B2E3E7C52437991EEA27E230BAA80\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 164.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of applying the project justification and local financial commitment criteria of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5309\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5309(d)\n </external-xref>\n to a New Starts project, the Secretary may consider the costs and ridership of any connected project in an instance in which private parties are making significant financial contributions to the construction of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may consider the significant financial contributions of private parties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal share of net capital project costs for the New Starts project.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H3909EEA8FC074B19A147FB24BD4CA32C\">\n <enum>\n 165.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF02DB7DACE754F9C9106CF8646DFDD79\">\n <enum>\n 166.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCACB3401149A43229C449DB9394DD8AB\">\n <enum>\n 167.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In developing guidance implementing\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5309\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5309(i)\n </external-xref>\n Program of Interrelated Projects, the Secretary shall consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small Starts Projects, including streetcars.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H602EEF6299074C28BC40B5C6C8DEB3C4\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 168.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary bus and bus facilities program under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5309\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5309\n </external-xref>\n , $27,989,839 shall be used for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded under the heading\n <quote>\n Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants\n </quote>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That all such projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts, Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the Capital Investment Grants Program:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act for\n <quote>\n Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H3692131B49D54A94BDF9EC0AC16C0593\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Saint lawrence seaway development corporation\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal year.\n </text>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HDBD6D4BC14034951A881555B0DC6CC0F\">\n <header>\n Operations and maintenance\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HFF5C2D954E644662BAFF03BFC2EB33DA\">\n <header>\n (harbor maintenance trust fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/99/662\">\n Public Law 99–662\n </external-xref>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H43DE79CB4ADC432BAAED0A3BF1592816\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Maritime administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H268474F968694B338DA58E87B3058A54\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Maritime security program\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain available until expended.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HE324C668CA0E42C8863DED27381E9C67\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Operations and training\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H97B1BD3549D443FA9BA4F80C43AD9661\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under the previous proviso:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That 50 percent of the funding made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That not later than January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to Congress the biennial survey and report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/417\">\n Public Law 110–417\n </external-xref>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H72A9C8688FF54555AB07C969CEBCC54E\">\n <header>\n Ship disposal\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H96F3447B64DB48288CAF9656498B5BEA\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HBA57E4E0DDA448278F7206350A9FE969\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including transfer of funds)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid to the appropriations for\n <quote>\n Maritime Administration–Operations and Training\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HAF3E0F9BF2F64EF180351291DED6CD81\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Administrative provisions—maritime administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF9C4959B65314291B091E396724001D5\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 170.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H8EE12B2F3BB34BC7A0CC34EE8A1189BF\">\n <enum>\n 171.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/106/398\">\n Public Law 106–398\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration's authority to award contracts at least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/16/5405\">\n 16 U.S.C. 5405(c)\n </external-xref>\n , section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.\n </text>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HA9234BAD07DD4BCD8BEE0C8DB1951CBC\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H0E0DF98844004C14B6E72C3E8104C927\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Operational expenses\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H411077B79E804321953E043647F55A13\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including transfer of funds)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $22,225,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $1,500,000 shall be transferred to\n <quote>\n Pipeline Safety\n </quote>\n in order to fund\n <quote>\n Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities\n </quote>\n as authorized under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/60130\">\n section 60130\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H043EE76D31CE4FD795E0123FAB9CE027\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Hazardous materials safety\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That up to $800,000 in fees collected under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5108\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5108(g)\n </external-xref>\n shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB5790F6D631D46B287DC57E87AE2ACBF\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Pipeline safety\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HF117C0D439FE4F5E8A6864B54CEF8BA6\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (pipeline safety fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HFAD3D8DF0E104D069ED8E4C280C7F988\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (oil spill liability trust fund)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H4949E8A3CFE84891BD6E8C6E3FDBC0FD\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (pipeline safety design review fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/60107\">\n 49 U.S.C. 60107\n </external-xref>\n , and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of which $19,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund as authorized in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/60117\">\n 49 U.S.C. 60117(n)\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the One-Call state grant program.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H3E723DA2DB4946F7A60C7EB614DFE648\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Emergency preparedness grants\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H7D448EF50D7540C1BB83F35B4C4A6304\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (emergency preparedness fund)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses to carryout\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5128\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5128(b)\n </external-xref>\n , $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5116\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5116\n </external-xref>\n , not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 from amounts made available by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5116\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)\n </external-xref>\n , and 5128(b) and (c):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5116\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4)\n </external-xref>\n , not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay administrative costs:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds made available by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5116\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)\n </external-xref>\n , 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5128\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5128(b)\n </external-xref>\n and (c) and the current year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through an electronic format:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/5116\">\n 49 U.S.C. 5116(b)\n </external-xref>\n and (j).\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H9B42CFFF88BC4940B7803541FBB0C5F3\">\n <header>\n Office of inspector general\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H78544645ACFA4447B1763027C3523967\">\n <header>\n Salaries and expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-appendix\" parsable-cite=\"usc-appendix/5/3\">\n 5 U.S.C. App. 3\n </external-xref>\n ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/1001\">\n 18 U.S.C. 1001\n </external-xref>\n ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the funds made available under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/49/41712\">\n section 41712\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That hereafter funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"HD5A93EB1E5DB49B0B18E7A48CEF50973\">\n <header>\n Surface transportation board\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HB08E96F312B74B659306A6430BBBAEAA\">\n <header>\n Salaries and expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/3109\">\n 5 U.S.C. 3109\n </external-xref>\n , $31,375,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than $30,125,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"HDD5EB11F64C841078A88AB17733011F5\">\n <header>\n General provisions—Department of transportation\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HEA357C5831194D97B4FA131DC7E9C624\">\n <enum>\n 180.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/5901\">\n 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H4D2CF6B508F441518D800638DE700522\">\n <enum>\n 181.\n </enum>\n <text>\n Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/3109\">\n 5 U.S.C. 3109\n </external-xref>\n , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HD179947343F244048DE77A0764ACDE26\">\n <enum>\n 182.\n </enum>\n <text>\n None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HEB0E9429BDE94B568325A81084D0A5D6\">\n <enum>\n 183.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H9248732E001D48E4A947831BB8FC5D93\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/2725\">\n 18 U.S.C. 2725(3)\n </external-xref>\n ) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/2725\">\n 18 U.S.C. 2725(1)\n </external-xref>\n , except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HCEE6567923F248A5B6363A855C0F9502\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HEF2B3FEAA80B454CB926EAD923056BFA\">\n <enum>\n 184.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's\n <quote>\n Federal-Aid Highways\n </quote>\n account, the Federal Transit Administration's\n <quote>\n Technical Assistance and Training\n </quote>\n account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's\n <quote>\n Safety and Operations\n </quote>\n account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H4BF79F1F2D29416CA70BF5620860B059\">\n <enum>\n 185.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the department or its modal administrations from:\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H37E6C38D806440078CFED845EB52B7DD\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief program;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H2870E42B157C470689BA39DCFFE7DA39\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HEB710B951F7D42979A65106E0FF90F91\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any program of the Federal Railroad Administration;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HF8378F5E06F54D2382E9A511110223B9\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5F52C58874474F7DA583B0763E96760A\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any program of the Maritime Administration; or\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HA89392ED60BB4E0D96E0B857142A4366\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any funding provided under the headings\n <quote>\n National Infrastructure Investments\n </quote>\n in this Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any\n <quote>\n quick release\n </quote>\n of funds from the emergency relief program:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H79B7C29014394A24A5C48972EAB540DF\">\n <enum>\n 186.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H2CA676DD840946118095A18605D729D1\">\n <enum>\n 187.\n </enum>\n <text>\n Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H6B79B18C486B4CA3A00C7E3DE03CD6B6\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HAC913BE9057648E98AE828F543E882D6\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H34D5C9C1EB8F44B489142A316947B1DA\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are available:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall be available for the purposes and period associated with the account so credited; or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H658C0AFBFFA541FCAD99284B6372B6F4\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for purposes of this section, the term\n <quote>\n improper payments\n </quote>\n has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/107/300\">\n Public Law 107–300\n </external-xref>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H0F6ED4A885D64B1AB4CABBAC4AF81F50\">\n <enum>\n 188.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H13541F3A958B4FEBBB294BD1DE749872\">\n <enum>\n 189.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/28/1914\">\n section 1914\n </external-xref>\n of title 28, United States Code.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H32924D65F1A84DE1A353A980EAC7576D\">\n <enum>\n 190.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or administrations.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HB3D0486814C346CCB3DFA79AA0131D68\">\n <enum>\n 191.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/7905\">\n section 7905\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.\n </text>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H2146F8D106BE460E8CC32FDE5CE68EC2\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n This title may be cited as the\n <quote>\n Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n \n \n <enum>\n II\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Department of housing and urban development\n </header>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H3AB8E1B4B5774E458E58051DED8A5F31\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Management and administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HBA16AC448D6D4F50979C1241FB6D9997\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Executive offices\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,500,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HC4E73809AA4241C884ED1598E72C1F93\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Administrative support offices\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/5901\">\n 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902\n </external-xref>\n ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing mission area:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H4AD7680959B14643826EBDCF78558E8D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Program office salaries and expenses\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H64036AEBC7D54E4ABFC289B9526AF291\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Public and indian housing\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H58126AFE9C7D4BACB6B5D0D9F3264AF4\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Community planning and development\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB2C4258A9E374514BDC69EB456429954\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Housing\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H4EC1E2A439554ED492AE2E48395F22A8\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Policy development and research\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HEB9A7EC6EEAC49BC9AD7BE111DAD856E\">\n <header>\n Fair housing and equal opportunity\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H241C015AFE014142B5D87B252A00D57A\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H5D589CD9F239415FAA8CF3147F2BFAA9\">\n <header>\n Public and indian housing\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HBCEFA80821884EE8BD80765A761851A2\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Tenant-based rental assistance\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HADBA9464413746A586F580D1713793BF\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ) (\n <quote>\n the Act\n </quote>\n herein), not otherwise provided for, $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8874C35E87164C749ABFAD0FF4431DD7\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n $17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That in determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations under this heading for public housing agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public housing agencies' contract renewal needs:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2015:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2015 MTW funding allocation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That up to $120,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers that were issued but not leased prior to the end of such calendar year; and (5) for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD0E8249C265A458AA548E8EA6D9B3AA9\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/106/569\">\n Public Law 106–569\n </external-xref>\n , as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (3) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such tenant protection assistance made available under the previous proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)\n </external-xref>\n ):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, including, but not limited to, requirements for defining eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the enactment of this Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families and for disaster assistance made available under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/110/329\">\n Public Law 110–329\n </external-xref>\n ;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC39D1C78143A4E06A6E5D42B2242BEB1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/105/276\">\n Public Law 105–276\n </external-xref>\n ):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous proviso:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H219433FDBA174EBAB6114CF3FA27F989\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n $83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/8013\">\n 42 U.S.C. 8013\n </external-xref>\n ), including necessary administrative expenses:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8C96DB27133F4108BA0483489DA101C2\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this paragraph for a rental assistance and supportive housing demonstration program for Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such demonstration program shall be modeled after, with necessary and appropriate adjustments for Native American grant recipients and veterans, the rental assistance and supportive housing program funded under this paragraph, including administration in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and overall implementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts for rental assistance and associated administrative costs shall be made available by grants to recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That funds shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days of enactment of this Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such rental assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the first and second provisos under this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made available for this demonstration, as appropriate:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall coordinate with block grant recipients and any other appropriate tribal organizations on the design of such demonstration and shall ensure the effective delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive assistance under this demonstration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance provided under this demonstration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB76A5257B1FE446E9F7A512D73551E65\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HFEC418CB329D450CA8CCE9F7E2026ED7\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Housing certificate fund\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H45D0F93876AC4B9A85E09949933230B3\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including rescissions)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading\n <quote>\n Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing\n </quote>\n and the heading\n <quote>\n Project-Based Rental Assistance\n </quote>\n , for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H28807F1D5ADC4880A3E80A746D3380A2\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Public housing capital fund\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H2193609AF72A48A9BF9B116D47D36B4D\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437g\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437g\n </external-xref>\n ) (the\n <quote>\n Act\n </quote>\n ) $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such section:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term\n <term>\n obligate\n </term>\n means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That up to $5,000,000 shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $23,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/5121\">\n 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ) occurring in fiscal year 2015:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amount made available under the previous proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437z-6\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437z–6\n </external-xref>\n ) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/25/4101\">\n 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the funding provided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to support the services element of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary program for residents:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H91D962EA96824950851D74C71AF8C9D9\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Public housing operating fund\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HD7331D0C322A4C828513CF0C074B700D\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437g\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)\n </external-xref>\n ), $4,440,000,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HA529C4312E9242F4B53A5A608E8D7BA8\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Choice neighborhoods initiative\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437v\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437v\n </external-xref>\n ), unless otherwise specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That the use of funds made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal or private funds:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That grantees may include local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and nonprofits:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437x\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437x\n </external-xref>\n ), and grants under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That of the amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing authorities:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to assist communities in developing comprehensive strategies for implementing this program or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with community notice and input:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, and performance metrics:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the heading\n <quote>\n Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)\n </quote>\n in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HBEE148E02F044996A2ED7B7DF9E8116C\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Family self-sufficiency\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may carry out a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers for homeless youth under the Family Unification Program authorized under section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ) (\n <quote>\n the Act\n </quote>\n herein) with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program authorized under section 23 of the Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such a demonstration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any public housing agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers and an established Family Self-Sufficiency program may participate in such demonstration provided that they can demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public child welfare agency or agencies to serve the target population; (2) capacity to serve the target population; (3) the success of the agency’s existing Family Self-Sufficiency program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors established by the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on whether the demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HD3B6A0C9D370493F85C80E31A80D54F3\">\n <header>\n Native american housing block grants\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/25/4111\">\n 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ), $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the funds made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/25/4212\">\n 25 U.S.C. 4212\n </external-xref>\n ):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H8AB1C2ADBB5842AFAF7AF17E206D3087\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Native hawaiian housing block grant\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/25/4111\">\n 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ), $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H44FC303298A94F02829FDD77BFEB6081\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Indian housing loan guarantee fund program account\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1715z-13a\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a\n </external-xref>\n ), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H21F0F9AAF4064557ADCC6E74028790EC\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1715z-13b\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b\n </external-xref>\n ) and for such costs for loans used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H8D4EB773A8844974B34F884870CC8517\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Community planning and development\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HD104EEC0939B4BFB8BDAEAD04FB74F28\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/12901\">\n 42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ), $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HC13AD218C80C42E69AFA79CF94F85B52\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Community development fund\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HA38ACFD8FDDE40F5AACE4629E20B6CC1\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise specified:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the\n <quote>\n Act\n </quote>\n herein) (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/5301\">\n 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (\n <quote>\n EDI\n </quote>\n ) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/5307\">\n 42 U.S.C. 5307\n </external-xref>\n ):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amounts made available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one national competition to Native American tribes with the greatest need.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H4B0133B1735446C9BE4507186905BD48\">\n <header>\n Community development loan guarantees program account\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H95F4B760CA7C45FFB94F40204E28ECE2\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/5308\">\n 42 U.S.C. 5308\n </external-xref>\n ), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $500,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HBE1F39BEF5DC43DE970927B69B1F9262\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Home investment partnerships program\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HBF0645A5C57941C682314A746CB13E04\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That notwithstanding the amount made available under this heading, the threshold reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That the requirements under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such requirements applicable pursuant to the\n <quote>\n Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013\n </quote>\n , shall not apply to any project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the Final Rule titled\n <quote>\n Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards\n </quote>\n which became effective on such date:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H235A633CE01547028EEE4D08635084A4\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $35,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/9816\">\n 42 U.S.C. 9816\n </external-xref>\n note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity building activities:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving high need rural communities.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H57C78489B73C491EA0DE0585E4FB48FD\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Homeless assistance grants\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB06DD31152CB454C96268491D1E63ACB\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the continuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of care program shall remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such emergency solutions grants program:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance programs:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That all funds awarded for supportive services under the continuum of care program and the rural housing stability assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the continuum of care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements, performance measures, and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That with respect to funds provided under this heading for the continuum of care program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent housing rental assistance may be administered by private nonprofit organizations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HE41CFC37261944F9AD6D153A4F5B9934\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Housing programs\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H71DD970E34EC4D259EA0AEB7D8BF3F66\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Project-based rental assistance\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HD70CC4C7F8BE4648B76B3B4BCEF270D2\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ) (\n <quote>\n the Act\n </quote>\n ), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/11401\">\n 42 U.S.C. 11401\n </external-xref>\n ), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this paragraph:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437(f)\n </external-xref>\n :\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also use such amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1715z-1\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)\n </external-xref>\n ); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1701s\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1701s\n </external-xref>\n ); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1715z-1\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)\n </external-xref>\n ); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1701q\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1701q\n </external-xref>\n ); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/8013\">\n 42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)\n </external-xref>\n ); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/86/372\">\n Public Law 86–372\n </external-xref>\n ; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/86/372\">\n Public Law 86–372\n </external-xref>\n ; 73 Stat. 667):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading\n <quote>\n Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing\n </quote>\n , or the heading\n <quote>\n Housing Certificate Fund\n </quote>\n , may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H22C79C91FAD44D56B47D2E25E84F5FF7\">\n <header>\n Housing for the elderly\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the amount provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, up to $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018, for purposes under this heading, and shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such purposes.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H1787846164454C6C9D09A58DB3E200B6\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Housing for persons with disabilities\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H6EFB639BD6DC4D939B0F38209E2840A8\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/8013\">\n 42 U.S.C. 8013\n </external-xref>\n ), for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/86/372\">\n Public Law 86–372\n </external-xref>\n ; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading may be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H9041D0EBB7E14F7E9F9684DD0651D46F\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Housing counseling assistance\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That grants made available from amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB04076C895C4407581495D0B53AD1609\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Rental housing assistance\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1701s\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1701s\n </external-xref>\n ) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1715z-1\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1\n </external-xref>\n ) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such amount, together with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of law.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small id=\"HCE034EA56E6D4E0098F6B559B1D07608\">\n <header>\n Payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/5401\">\n 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ), up to $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees from any program participant:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HC7DFA701F33C4467B07B38753A84AC8B\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Federal housing administration\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H3BEABBFB071742CD8070E11D50F00401\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Mutual mortgage insurance program account\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That during fiscal year 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $20,000,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H11126CB0D03D4411B5EDF97B2A0473A1\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n General and special risk program account\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H2D3B8F7879CD4925846407BE5F296AC9\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including rescission)\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of\n <added-phrase reported-display-style=\"italic\"/>\n single family\n <added-phrase reported-display-style=\"italic\"/>\n real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That $10,000,000 previously provided under this heading is hereby permanently rescinded.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HE49CBCB13E7B4D4EB25AE83A99B3F08F\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Government national mortgage association\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HEF390AC5B11F4BC18520D052C24DDF9D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1721\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1721(g)\n </external-xref>\n ), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That $23,000,000 shall be available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government National Mortgage Association:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H41D2BE1CE2554941893212860E84851B\">\n <header>\n Policy development and research\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H6E8297B2B0624D13880CE4365DFD0D35\">\n <header>\n Research and technology\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1701z-1\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical assistance:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies for research projects:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/109/282\">\n Public Law 109–282\n </external-xref>\n , 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further,\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H1A9E6F41826947A88F4F67386E159229\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Fair housing and equal opportunity\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HB1AC540A37124E7A85ECC49BA7DDE9D7\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Fair housing activities\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $40,100,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That notwithstanding\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/31/3302\">\n 31 U.S.C. 3302\n </external-xref>\n , the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H8549398158F8400C9A28C62335FA7746\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H494F59ECEAA64BA49637BD1C0356B826\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Lead hazard reduction\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That up to $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n ,\n </proviso>\n That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/4321\">\n 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ) and other provisions of the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That of the total amount made available under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That each recipient of funds provided under the third proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts made available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H897429CB42294A31AECD825003A6760F\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Information Technology fund\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H01629F30E5294AD3ACABB9CAC1592987\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific information systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition to any other information technology purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H3337E2631DCB477799520587F2A8F500\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Office of inspector general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.\n </text>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H201400E06F884D3087BEA6D6F44BB0EE\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n General provisions—Department of housing and urban development\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H54CCB67D43254074BE05428EE9F7E90F\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including transfer of funds)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H8BCD613B88C64BAAB0E317FBCE9FD286\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (including rescissions)\n </header>\n </appropriations-small>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HA109559B3B4F4626BEE9B66634144A08\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 201.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437\n </external-xref>\n note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HBB6A4F92CD81476D9D0C5E49AB1C6390\">\n <enum>\n 202.\n </enum>\n <text>\n None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H5C69D9A5E1AC48D088363300618DAE24\">\n <enum>\n 203.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Sections 203 and 209 of division C of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/55\">\n Public Law 112–55\n </external-xref>\n (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall be applied by substituting\n <quote>\n fiscal year 2015\n </quote>\n for\n <quote>\n fiscal year 2011\n </quote>\n and for\n <quote>\n fiscal year 2012\n </quote>\n each place such terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of statistical areas established by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/44/3504\">\n 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3)\n </external-xref>\n ,\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/31/1104\">\n 31 U.S.C. 1104(d)\n </external-xref>\n , and Executive Order No. 10253.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H4EA19B72463346DD991F1CB1D948CF6F\">\n <enum>\n 204.\n </enum>\n <text>\n Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/3545\">\n 42 U.S.C. 3545\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H46BFA63B19314C878B562F397AF1D8EB\">\n <enum>\n 205.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1811-1\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1811–1\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H8D8401AB4B7C440AA087F6096C8FC883\">\n <enum>\n 206.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H65273511D4664B6D922F5264734B5A5F\">\n <enum>\n 207.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HFB2D825B947549F7A537BD72D7B1B60A\">\n <enum>\n 208.\n </enum>\n <text>\n The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H3908EC5340754070BD9BFA89EBE17009\">\n <enum>\n 209.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The President's formal budget request for fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7A8B53BD5BD84734A2B4CC3CE2F465C9\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 210.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory board of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H26C6F6872C2D4B38A5376EC0D30AEBA6\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 211.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No funds provided under this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/2/661\">\n 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC10D1088322946AD94E50103CF652468\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 212.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H53C48EDBC5CC48CDB0405ACE90C54420\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HAC8784401F6147FDB94F5FB84782D054\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Phased Transfers\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H3C6DB28D976F4CD69873AD2DB213CA53\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H950EE6D1ADBC4EABB961532BFAE21206\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Number and bedroom size of Units\n </header>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H36B434718FBD42D3B6CFE241A5F78A09\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For occupied units in the transferring project: the number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H441BBED160B446ECA67F4F1FF0D47096\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For unoccupied units in the transferring project: the Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H341ABA9E1A3A4D3DB029EFA362C05C63\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H51A0701F2166425F861BA156FCD3B678\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H15ECDD1586984CC2849CE70B5D676E9B\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6E322AA1F1E64CB79AF8B2BED0C22210\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HBAEA31C5FEBB4C7C81D9F331008D7E1B\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC9D39BA562354796A245881122CE9C10\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2FD7F8C5E8C34A7394429D41A8753DEE\">\n <enum>\n (8)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HBDF147D3380A4A7D8D8EEA544E251ECD\">\n <enum>\n (9)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H573512C0FB714F6796ED1CAE2B359B17\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this section—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8304B6D0B56D4AF7B9448983F373B061\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the terms\n <quote>\n low-income\n </quote>\n and\n <quote>\n very low-income\n </quote>\n shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7EFAE4233EBA47F5891D544A31E4A776\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the term\n <quote>\n multifamily housing project\n </quote>\n means housing that meets one of the following conditions—\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB709FD8BFE10486E86787AFD20D6850F\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HCD8298AB387D4E37A2D0421144C25763\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H50170CC358F54B9DB0D1FCB5F2332DDC\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5D43A69109BD44DFB52385F05C52CD63\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H69D64A6F36A24B48930E1C9B2D9903D2\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD3D663DB72B848AD9E3259067D73110F\">\n <enum>\n (F)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H019B3D6437D7432F8010B6BFE8683B13\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the term\n <quote>\n project-based assistance\n </quote>\n means—\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HAB4FD8913ADF45E7A2546EF28F95A02E\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF0C312B08833406F8D973F10AA8F9DCE\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983);\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1C3BB465E8204A5CAB78C39A5EE81DDB\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H959E8EF92B47476CB2952E01E943776A\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6C0D5C0A4DBF42D0BDA144B55092A5B7\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB26DADC0C77A41A3A2081ED4590E4AB2\">\n <enum>\n (F)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HBACC0E39671C4472946D963EB07E1063\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the term\n <quote>\n receiving project or projects\n </quote>\n means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5B11BA3EAD01466D9AD713F35A230C21\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the term\n <quote>\n transferring project\n </quote>\n means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HE463AB6769824F278894F0C9E188DEF3\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the term\n <quote>\n Secretary\n </quote>\n means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7C2D416EC9C046BA885449B6F21C22E9\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Public Notice and Research Report\n </header>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H0847EA813CD54249B1BE00C9BE98B801\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 30 days before the effective date of such notice.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H87EB001D3650432EA960AD1E66FA02E4\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected properties.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H0C5228372D1E4D0CA8CAB071B6F10395\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 213.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HAB155C94472242F0809A8FD2BE1DCA43\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f\n </external-xref>\n ) to any individual who—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H72E4B3AD824040ED9CCCAB748383F9AD\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/20/1002\">\n 20 U.S.C. 1002\n </external-xref>\n ));\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HA46A3FE0AA114860AF09C9951E266976\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is under 24 years of age;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H163571B15BE64883A7BE788CCB627522\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is not a veteran;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HEDAFC33CFB05481DBAFE05E2724D6CFB\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is unmarried;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2BC3B8F3881341D1A4102D75A44B3B2F\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n does not have a dependent child;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5F13B12B364141819170A607C7872F48\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437a\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)\n </external-xref>\n ) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1F3C7B0A040944A2A776CE6585C4BC67\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H23E7F7256F844BF98A0865C91C9AC998\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f\n </external-xref>\n ), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/20/1001\">\n 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ), from private sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/20/1002\">\n 20 U.S.C. 1002\n </external-xref>\n )), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HEAE84C00E20C4902928548C1EC2CD456\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 214.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The funds made available for Native Alaskans under the heading\n <quote>\n Native American Housing Block Grants\n </quote>\n in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H54C27A3471AB4F8599346F0B8CC96A1C\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 215.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/12/1715z-20\">\n 12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)\n </external-xref>\n ), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until September 30, 2015, insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD4BBBB82BA5E40D49E1C065A31022B1A\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 216.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (\n <quote>\n MAHRAA\n </quote>\n ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF9D368B867F441CFB4FFC88B7B03BD67\">\n <enum>\n 217.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The commitment authority funded by fees as provided under the heading\n <quote>\n Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account\n </quote>\n may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5117073F27624F759194551176AD2F43\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 218.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1ED01505673346A19F47BE7CFDC28E94\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 219.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437g\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)\n </external-xref>\n and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437g\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1)\n </external-xref>\n , (2)):\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H6C0C1B631A504E7BB71E2A6BFBD35665\">\n <enum>\n 220.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts\n <quote>\n Executive Offices\n </quote>\n and\n <quote>\n Administrative Support Offices,\n </quote>\n as well as each account receiving appropriations for\n <quote>\n Program Office Salaries and Expenses\n </quote>\n ,\n <quote>\n Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account\n </quote>\n , and\n <quote>\n Office of Inspector General\n </quote>\n within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9DED3950707B4C7AB97F20BA2E6AE1EC\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 221.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based housing, including the number of all project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project-based units, all project-based units that have opted out or have otherwise been eliminated, and the reasons these units opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project-based units.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HFEEDBA94922244F6B53DC4DD4400E309\">\n <enum>\n 222.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HFBAF4D9678344252A729E36D6ACA3D80\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 223.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation must be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. The annual budget submissions for program offices and Office of General Counsel personnel funding must include program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item request.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5002468DACCE421DAEBD4D20AE0757CD\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 224.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any office funded under the heading\n <quote>\n Administrative Support Offices\n </quote>\n to any other office funded under such heading:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no appropriation for any office funded under the heading\n <quote>\n Administrative Support Offices\n </quote>\n shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any account funded under the general heading\n <quote>\n Program Office Salaries and Expenses\n </quote>\n to any other account funded under such heading:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That no appropriation for any account funded under the general heading\n <quote>\n Program Office Salaries and Expenses\n </quote>\n shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries and expenses between any office funded under the heading\n <quote>\n Administrative Support Offices\n </quote>\n and any account funded under the general heading\n <quote>\n Program Office Salaries and Expenses\n </quote>\n , but only with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H894DD6D265984AD295F3AB8E33031987\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 225.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be considered a\n <quote>\n program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development\n </quote>\n under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HB4322562BF0A4DCABDDD288557ACCDEF\">\n <enum>\n 226.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H6BE05D0675E4460D84F507D1EA44F432\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take the required actions under subsection (b) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract for similar project-based assistance:\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H531E55CFF65245ACA3026C97A1C7B920\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score of 30 or less; or\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H78A9A492B3A64C7193204DA91EBA6A00\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and:\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9688FC13BD544615B279482D10A0999C\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that all deficiencies have been corrected; or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H68CEE248F7CF44B5BEEEFCDF84600BFB\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC inspections.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subsection\">\n Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f\n </external-xref>\n ), but do not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)\n </external-xref>\n ) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437g\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437g\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </continuation-text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H298A66D431AA499AA30F89AC1282F1F6\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The Secretary shall take the following required actions as authorized under subsection (a)—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H1A21BF77A6D74D5589A3DCDFBFBECBF7\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H9CED922D3C174CA9AD18900ED520F85C\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following actions, and provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and the parties specified above:\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H20C498719CF24F1BA2F27E5C0D12D79F\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n impose civil money penalties;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCDF5E023053742F0BC5B1602C3BFFDFE\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD378AA0621E9450CBB3D810012A3202F\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures, which will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is offered; or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HF65EBE22F0134256A54BDF55AA785192\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text>\n seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H12CA1BC8A3034026BF60685AF55B1AFA\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (\n <quote>\n MAHRAA\n </quote>\n ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecutive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report shall include:\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H7314439DDD044FD688310543EA1EFD98\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such conditions multiple times; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H3701CA373D394D71817722F90B7E768F\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H19766D7A273043ECA50DB220A6B6D31C\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 227.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2015.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HA85604C3DBD843CEAD14BBAAF639D9B6\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 228.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6044E8CDDBC04C40877821D25CE5A4A0\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 229.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437v\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437v\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H31FFF694AC9746B4B229A427824A31A2\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subsection (m)(1), by striking\n <quote>\n fiscal year\n </quote>\n and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n fiscal year 2015.\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF0EA8B5294E34186869E589394AB9562\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subsection (o), by striking\n <quote>\n September\n </quote>\n and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n September 30, 2015.\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6638D79CDA074B84865EFDA2D1C23A49\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 230.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9AD6B8BC35564F3BA042345ACED85C19\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 231.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Of the amounts made available for salaries and expenses under all accounts under this title (except for the Office of Inspector General account), a total of up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available in the\n <quote>\n Information Technology Fund\n </quote>\n account under this title.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8DCFEEF2516F46378ACB793D24730001\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 232.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f\n </external-xref>\n note) is amended by striking\n <quote>\n October 1, 2015\n </quote>\n each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof\n <quote>\n October 1, 2017\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H38B7D32BB77D4B6C9A6C03C604B93432\">\n <enum>\n 233.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HAF9873C5A94E44F082A2902FB00A7F43\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 234.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The language under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/112/55\">\n Public Law 112–55\n </external-xref>\n ), is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H345ADC835F9E4989A82A7C4AB8C6857D\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by striking\n <quote>\n (except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act)\n </quote>\n in both places it appears;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HBCC00CD144454FB6B199A52CEE98DA82\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the second proviso, by striking\n <quote>\n 2015\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n 2018\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8BFA3387B07C43079C8D658EF615629E\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the third proviso, after\n <quote>\n associated with such conversion\n </quote>\n , by inserting\n <quote>\n in excess of amounts made available under this heading\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2B002041112342E5963ECE0F91696B63\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the fourth proviso, by striking\n <quote>\n 60,000\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n 185,000\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HA90171844DA54ED9B91D8B315D098C8A\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the penultimate proviso, by—\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H058954948CAE4F93A423ECCCB9D0ED1C\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n striking\n <quote>\n for fiscal years 2012 through December 31, 2014\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD5C1E30C589B4CD1925C558CBDBB3B29\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n striking\n <quote>\n and agreement of the administering public housing agency\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HE9019479A85F4D46831E59F31869E89E\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n inserting\n <quote>\n a long-term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a term of no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an operating cost factor established by the Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437f\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437f\n </external-xref>\n note), or, subject to agreement of the administering public housing agency, to assistance under\n </quote>\n following\n <quote>\n vouchers to assistance under\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB424785906874FA0BD14AF0D80A28451\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by inserting the following provisos before the final proviso:\n <quote>\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts made available under the heading\n <quote>\n Rental Housing Assistance\n </quote>\n during the period of conversion under the previous proviso, which may extend beyond fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all timely applications, shall be available for project-based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the previous proviso:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That amounts, including contract authority, recaptured from contracts following a conversion under the previous two provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended for such conversions:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under the heading\n <quote>\n Rental Housing Assistance\n </quote>\n , amounts made available for tenant protection vouchers under the heading\n <quote>\n Tenant-Based Rental Assistance\n </quote>\n and specifically associated with any such conversions, and amounts made available under the previous proviso as needed to the account under the\n <quote>\n Project-Based Rental Assistance\n </quote>\n heading to facilitate conversion under the three previous provisos and any increase in cost for\n <quote>\n Project-Based Rental Assistance\n </quote>\n associated with such conversion shall be equal to amounts so transferred:\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H3F419A2BF0714199B702C051A8BABAB3\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the final proviso, by—\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HEA2102C27AD047F09FDE6E345DB749C4\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n striking\n <quote>\n with respect to the previous proviso\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n with respect to the previous four provisos\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H3B5C5ABC9C7448B9BB84097A04E90F2E\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n striking\n <quote>\n impact of the previous proviso\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013 conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HA8AB8B60C4D04B0A98275CE261AABEFF\">\n <enum>\n 235.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing Administration program may be used to implement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H1DBBDD7E629147EAAA3036824C96F02C\">\n <enum>\n 236.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a state.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF14F4FA623AB4B1C9AE4159081FA8BCA\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 237.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading “Brownfields Redevelopment” are hereby permanently rescinded:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading\n <quote>\n Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing\n </quote>\n are hereby permanently rescinded:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby permanently rescinded.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF4B7594B097A432CBBEA165B07B09F0E\">\n <enum>\n 238.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/1437a\">\n 42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)\n </external-xref>\n ), as amended by section 210 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/113/76\">\n Public Law 113–76\n </external-xref>\n ; 128 Stat. 625), is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H3C08710D8B4A4CC6B03BCDAFFA4FB494\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n which shall not be lower\n </quote>\n in the matter preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end of subclause (I) and inserting the following: ‘‘which—\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5C25F3CCB0E441988D35715F5557B704\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subclause id=\"H8F55B2909A224BD782844E334F0AC080\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall not be lower than 80 percent of—\n </text>\n <item id=\"H189E53EFF9A2439EBF4E24A23FFAA159\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the applicable fair market rental established under section 8(c) of this Act; or\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H98A3DE8030A340978DA46499D87539E1\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text>\n at the discretion of the Secretary, such other applicable fair market rental established by the Secretary that the Secretary determines more accurately reflects local market conditions and is based on an applicable market area that is geographically smaller than the applicable market area used for purposes of the applicable fair market rental under section 8(c);\n </text>\n </item>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subclause\">\n except that a public housing agency may apply to the Secretary for exception allowing for a flat rental amount for a property that is lower than the amount otherwise determined pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant such exception if the Secretary determines that the fair market rental for the applicable market area pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) does not reflect the market value of the property and the proposed lower flat rental amount is based on a market analysis of the applicable market and complies with subclause (II) and\n </continuation-text>\n </subclause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H10953078D5064DFC823E50FB11ADAB4C\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subclause (II), by inserting\n <quote>\n shall\n </quote>\n before\n <quote>\n be designed\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H67E5A51962224B339B99414E31855007\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in the matter after and below subclause (II), by striking\n <quote>\n Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 2014, with the requirement of this clause, except that if\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n If\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HC5160857CC9C44F1B9FB78C6508366D6\">\n <enum>\n 239.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require the relocation, or to carry out any required relocation, of any asset management positions of the Office of Multifamily Housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HECB47BB9D9034562AC37BA367307D82F\">\n <enum>\n 240.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/5302\">\n 42 U.S.C. 5302\n </external-xref>\n )) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/5306\">\n 42 U.S.C. 5306\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H2EAEBE8BA6D34657B6C32CDC02729826\">\n <enum>\n 241.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following:\n <quote>\n Exhausting all reasonable possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee shall include a good faith consideration of loan modification as well as meeting standards for servicing loans in default, as determined by the Secretary.\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HECCBCEDEB4334272AF0303743157559B\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n This title may be cited as the\n <quote>\n Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n \n \n <enum>\n III\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Related agencies\n </header>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"HF343853E95CA4D24AFF6E9AF10D4933F\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Access board\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"HEA7E7524933F47FAA5E8DC5AC5208BBA\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Salaries and expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $7,548,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H6FD78B70EEF04F5DA1624A19C6A8FAB9\">\n <header>\n Federal maritime commission\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H89C1D98F4AE44C9FACB83C22C3AD2525\">\n <header>\n Salaries and expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/46/307\">\n 46 U.S.C. 307\n </external-xref>\n ), including services as authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/3109\">\n 5 U.S.C. 3109\n </external-xref>\n ; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/31/1343\">\n 31 U.S.C. 1343(b)\n </external-xref>\n ; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/5901\">\n 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902\n </external-xref>\n , $25,660,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H5BDE32692FD8450191043B48774A8A9C\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n National railroad passenger corporation\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H11C94ED288C6431B95ED5D9BB0DDB8D0\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Office of Inspector General\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H036CA071FCCD4366AA1FBB739227023E\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n salaries and expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,999,000:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-appendix\" parsable-cite=\"usc-appendix/5/3\">\n 5 U.S.C. App. 3\n </external-xref>\n ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/1001\">\n 18 U.S.C. 1001\n </external-xref>\n ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That concurrent with the President's budget request for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format and substance to those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H71FB62F108A440D793E23E1C853D2CE2\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n National transportation safety board\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H81AB23EDD6024891B261F4E317F2B94D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Salaries and expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/3109\">\n 5 U.S.C. 3109\n </external-xref>\n , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/5901\">\n 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902\n </external-xref>\n ), $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease.\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate id=\"H72FD4B427D904ACF85AC9F324A6745DF\">\n <header>\n Neighborhood reinvestment corporation\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small id=\"H1CB30257FF7D4EAF830655D332413578\">\n <header>\n Payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/8101\">\n 42 U.S.C. 8101–8107\n </external-xref>\n ), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing program:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms and conditions:\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HC19AE5A64A6F48339E94BC7484E948D5\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (\n <quote>\n NRC\n </quote>\n ) shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved by HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H4B80A1547432425BA60D420121F6D051\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction payments.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE2D93C0387224259BE18A39BF66B3AE5\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower's financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy by all interested parties.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HA89889067D854C1688FC888176450287\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of any procedures or activities that could be construed as a conflict of interest or have the appearance of impropriety.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HB5198AF2864B4ECABD440222F3764028\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HEC9DE06A0BD84029981D27396C3ABC01\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to build the mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate in NRC training shall pay market rates for such training.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H333F9D3508364D7BAE3069E3285427B2\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under this section.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE45D56233CD34D3AB58D9AF5E3341F2E\">\n <enum>\n (8)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities program.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HD6FDD64605A5497C906DE89049E44933\">\n <enum>\n (9)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as determined by the NRC.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H524749B7138E44CAA5BCBB6DD6A4A9FC\">\n <enum>\n (10)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </appropriations-small>\n <appropriations-intermediate commented=\"no\" id=\"H5D90DBF20E81438BA5D095C4D0164B62\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n United states interagency council on homelessness\n </header>\n </appropriations-intermediate>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H2E85799E5C264C388001BBF4EC9DF40D\">\n <header display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Operating expenses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/3109\">\n section 3109\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/11319\">\n 42 U.S.C. 11319\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by striking\n <quote>\n October 1, 2016\n </quote>\n in section 209 and inserting\n <quote>\n October 1, 2017\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n \n \n <enum>\n IV\n </enum>\n <header display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n General provisions—this act\n </header>\n <section id=\"H644932F1B2B1432797C7FEA1B135FDEC\">\n <enum>\n 401.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7A6008A387994D2EB6E21D02488E5E71\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 402.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HFEEB8225DF654C03B28B11C0C8A00F83\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 403.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/3109\">\n section 3109\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD52265A912074DCE9F4BC0BB7F105A46\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 404.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HDD412B78C3DA40498E5D655504042261\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1643981B76CA4935B7CC4993CD88578B\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2E0ABFB8AD3A4881AD1D5C4FCEA9D4C4\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HDF21F9FCECCE400C82507A373E972E04\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7B4599C0000E486A95F556E042569402\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or\n <quote>\n new age\n </quote>\n belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H384832D7A7164DBB9C87490D4AA38A34\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HBCBD09A1B1524456926D5548F459EEFC\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB5D44638E0B546FC9E3A4451EF43349B\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 405.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8A6A657F7F924D07878F6BF2F079C9A0\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n creates a new program;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H3EEA782F889748F0AFFF07ECF02934FA\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n eliminates a program, project, or activity;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB5CAE84CE3B848DC91405C99565879F6\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2BB3594F7233408EB33BAEB231AEC895\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC1C1EB12A82F458191EB15E28E9DEE87\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H289E3C1732034394BEBCA51AA3247A28\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HCDAC7C35367449C1815B97CC701B0001\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the report shall include:\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6E2A930CFAB645B39D166F8639B2B204\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H60659B9759814F3A8A344005CD1D14B0\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H389F1F1457CB4A1AB9219B6B6D047A77\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n an identification of items of special congressional interest:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HAB79F01E2B7646FC91F2D775D37AA177\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 406.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7780DB9690CA449AB87789247AFB21F9\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 407.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided further\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownsfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"public-law\" parsable-cite=\"pl/107/118\">\n Public Law 107–118\n </external-xref>\n ) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H61B80C86CDB2490483EDE44383863DFC\">\n <enum>\n 408.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n All Federal agencies and departments that are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole-source contracts by no later than July 30, 2015. Such report shall include the contractor, the amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole-source contract.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCAAC5897D42C4C1F9C522A920CC2153E\">\n <enum>\n 409.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HA6B604E86AE54FA9A66ED74F0DCF1454\">\n <enum>\n 410.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H010CE3E6BC954F57A7101665587330D7\">\n <enum>\n 411.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the\n <quote>\n Buy American Act\n </quote>\n ).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H42A39AD8D0614BA983E4FB65F8DB5819\">\n <enum>\n 412.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/41/10a-10c\">\n 41 U.S.C. 10a–10c\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD68CE39D6C814DDB808CE9C2820E8BC9\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 413.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/41/301-10\">\n 301–10.122\n </external-xref>\n and\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/41/301-10\">\n 301–10.123\n </external-xref>\n of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HB6C4B4EB9F3F46A897C9791FF4D66312\">\n <enum>\n 414.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H9DFF04A0D8214306A82E93C31F10031C\">\n <enum>\n 415.\n </enum>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H58A22931DC7D4B4BBF3428D790E1AE8B\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HE8297FD9005B4A2FBCC6F9FC563F0671\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H60ABA30DDDB44E6A90668D8DFEF7F2CD\">\n <enum>\n 416.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HC079B3186DD9458883C99403E044AB0E\">\n <enum>\n 417.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HC8E0C9A76B634203BBB117BACB3192A6\">\n <enum>\n 418.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"regulation\" parsable-cite=\"cfr/49/18.36\">\n section 18.36(c)(2)\n </external-xref>\n of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H66B70EC13684468099D51DC19760D6DC\">\n <enum>\n 419.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HE8D85F1F8B5847FCB15A09D49E6EED57\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 420.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HCA591095B9F7443D8519585D5673159C\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 421.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n All agencies and departments funded by the Act shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal year a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of vehicles owned, leased, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HBEE9F17C7738441BB483AB22E7893B67\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 422.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest:\n <proviso>\n <italic>\n Provided\n </italic>\n </proviso>\n , That for purposes of this section the term\n <quote>\n international conference\n </quote>\n shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF62B07CBC21E40619FD88A589DB605EC\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 423.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committee in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.\n </text>\n <subsection id=\"HFB10B862A3704D2E9832E2DCAB5D5874\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H709DDB60594C49DC8FD8236C23F88508\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the public posting of the report compromises national security; or\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HA3D8F76B53AA4CE4967AFAD89402A224\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the report contains proprietary information.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H3A500FB64DE943739EF93AD711404FC0\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD5E1829BCD1041DAB21E5B8129B4456B\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 424.\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any Federal agency or department that is funded under this Act shall respond to any recommendation made to such agency or department by the Government Accountability Office in a timely manner.\n </text>\n <appropriations-small commented=\"no\" id=\"H160080AE40494EA6B7380DA5DFB18F1D\">\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n This division may be cited as the\n <quote>\n <short-title>\n Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015\n </short-title>\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </appropriations-small>\n </section>\n \n \n \n \n L\n \n \n Further continuing appropriations, 2015\n \n \n \n 101.\n \n \n The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (\n \n Public Law 113–164\n \n ) is amended by—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n striking\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n adding after section 149 the following new sections:\n \n \n \n \n 150.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Amounts made available by section 101 for\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n 151.\n \n \n The Department of Homeland Security shall continue preparations to award the construction contract for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 2015.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 102.\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n \n Section 44302(f)\n \n of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n \n Section 44303(b)\n \n of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n \n Section 44310(a)\n \n of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n \n M\n \n \n Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014\n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This division may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Sense of Congress\n \n \n It is the sense of Congress that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n American expatriate health insurance companies should be permitted to compete on a level playing field in the global marketplace;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the global competitiveness of American companies should be encouraged; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n in implementing the health insurance provider fee under section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (\n \n Public Law 111–148\n \n ;\n \n 26 U.S.C. 4001\n \n note prec.) and other provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (\n \n Public Law 111–152\n \n ), the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of Labor should continue to recognize the unique and multinational features of expatriate health plans and the United States companies that operate such plans and the competitive pressures of such plans and companies.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Treatment of expatriate health plans under ACA\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of (including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (\n \n Public Law 111–148\n \n ) and of title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (\n \n Public Law 111–152\n \n ) shall not apply with respect to—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n expatriate health plans;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n employers with respect to such plans, solely in their capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to coverage offered by such issuers under such plans.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Minimum essential coverage and reporting requirements\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n For the purpose of\n \n section 5000A(f)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the definition of minimum essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by reference:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) of this section shall be treated as an eligible employer sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of this section shall be treated as a plan in the individual market under section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subparagraph shall apply solely for the purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Exception\n \n \n Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to\n \n section 6055\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H of such Code), except that statements furnished to individuals may be provided through electronic media and the primary insured shall be deemed to have consented to receive the statements under such sections in electronic form, unless the individual explicitly refuses such consent. Notwithstanding subsection (a),\n \n section 4980I\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall continue to apply with respect to applicable employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in such section) of a qualified expatriate described in section 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than transferred) to work in the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Qualified expatriates, spouses, and dependents not United States health risk\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n For purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (\n \n 26 U.S.C. 4001\n \n note prec.), for calendar years after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any spouse, dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the plan) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a United States health risk.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Special rule\n \n \n Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance issuer shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such issuer under such section for each such year (determined without regard to this paragraph) as—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, less the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, bears to\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In this section:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Expatriate health insurance issuer\n \n \n The term\n \n expatriate health insurance issuer\n \n means a health insurance issuer that issues expatriate health plans.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Expatriate health plan\n \n \n The term\n \n expatriate health plan\n \n means a group health plan, health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan, or health insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, dependents, and other individuals enrolled in the plan) that meets each of the following standards:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Substantially all of the primary enrollees in such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates with respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the previous sentence, an individual shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the individual is not a national of the United States and the individual resides in the country of which the individual is a citizen.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Substantially all of the benefits provided under the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits described in\n \n section 9832(c)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n The plan or coverage provides coverage for inpatient hospital services, outpatient facility services, physician services, and emergency services (comparable to such emergency services coverage described in and offered under\n \n section 8903(1)\n \n of title 5, United States Code for plan year 2009)—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(A), both in the United States and in the country or countries from which the individual was transferred or assigned (accounting for flexibility needed with existing coverage), and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate (after taking into account the barriers and prohibitions to providing health care services in the countries as designated);\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries in which the individual is present in connection with the individual’s employment, and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; or\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C), in the country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate.\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the benefits provided by the expatriate health plan satisfy a standard at least actuarially equivalent to the level provided for in\n \n section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n If the plan or coverage provides dependent coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such dependent coverage available for adult children until the adult child turns 26 years of age, unless such individual is the child of a child receiving dependent coverage.\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n The plan or coverage—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n is issued by an expatriate health plan issuer, or administered by an administrator, that together with any other person in the expatriate health plan issuer's or administrator’s controlled group (as described in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the regulations promulgated thereunder)), has licenses to sell insurance in more than two countries, and, with respect to such plan, coverage, or company in the controlled group—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n maintains network provider agreements that provide for direct claims payments, directly or through third party contracts, with health care providers in eight or more countries;\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n maintains call centers, directly or through third party contracts, in three or more countries and accepts calls from customers in eight or more languages;\n \n \n \n \n (III)\n \n \n processes (in the aggregate together with other plans or coverage it issues or administers) at least $1,000,000 in claims in foreign currency equivalents each year;\n \n \n \n \n (IV)\n \n \n makes available (directly or through third party contracts) global evacuation/repatriation coverage; and\n \n \n \n \n (V)\n \n \n maintains legal and compliance resources in three or more countries; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n offers reimbursements for items or services under such plan or coverage in the local currency in eight or more countries.\n \n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.\n \n ),\n \n chapter 100\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.\n \n ), which would otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or issuer, if not for the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Qualified expatriate\n \n \n The term\n \n qualified expatriate\n \n means a primary insured, or individual otherwise described in subparagraph (C)—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or expertise is of a type that has caused his or her employer to transfer or assign him or her to the United States for a specific and temporary purpose or assignment tied to his or her employment; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n in connection with such transfer or assignment, is reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to require access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries, and is offered other multinational benefits on a periodic basis (such as tax equalization, compensation for cross border moving expenses, or compensation to enable the expatriate to return to their home country);\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n who is working outside of the United States for a period of at least 180 days in a consecutive 12-month period that overlaps with the plan year; or\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n who is a member of a group of similarly situated individuals—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n that is formed for the purpose of traveling or relocating internationally in service of one or more of the purposes listed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similarly situated organizations or groups (such as students or religious missionaries);\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n that is not formed primarily for the sale of health insurance coverage; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, determines requires access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n United States\n \n \n The term\n \n United States\n \n means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Miscellaneous terms\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Group health plan; health insurance coverage; health insurance issuer; plan sponsor\n \n \n The terms\n \n group health plan\n \n ,\n \n health insurance coverage\n \n ,\n \n health insurance issuer\n \n , and\n \n plan sponsor\n \n have the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Transfer\n \n \n The term\n \n transfer\n \n means an employer has transferred an employee to perform services for a branch of the same employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or subsidiary thereof.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Regulations\n \n \n The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act, including such rules as may be necessary to prevent inappropriate expansion of the application of the exclusions under this Act from applicable laws and regulations, and to amend existing annual reporting requirements or procedures to include applicable qualified expatriate health insurers’ total number of expatriate plan enrollees.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Effective date\n \n \n Unless otherwise specified, this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2015.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n N\n \n \n Other Matters\n \n \n \n 101.\n \n \n Separate Contribution Limits for Contributions Made to National Parties To Support Presidential Nominating Conventions, National Party Headquarters Buildings, and Recounts\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Separate limits\n \n \n Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (\n \n 52 U.S.C. 30116(a)\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n An account described in this paragraph is any of the following accounts:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (other than a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses, except that the aggregate amount of expenditures the national committee of a political party may make from such account may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any single convention.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses (including expenses for obligations incurred during the 2-year period which ends on the date of the enactment of this paragraph).\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used to defray expenses incurred with respect to the preparation for and the conduct of election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Conforming amendment relating to determination of coordinated expenditure limitations\n \n \n Section 315(d) of such Act (\n \n 52 U.S.C. 30116(d)\n \n ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection shall not apply to expenditures made from any of the accounts described in subsection (a)(9).\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds that are solicited, received, transferred, or spent on or after the date of the enactment of this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n 102.\n \n \n Modification of Treatment of Certain Health Organizations\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Paragraph (5) of\n \n section 833(c)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Effective date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.\n \n \n \n \n \n 103.\n \n \n Budgetary Effects\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards\n \n \n The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards\n \n \n The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Classification of budgetary effects\n \n \n Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be estimated—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n O\n \n \n Multiemployer Pension Reform\n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This division may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Table of Contents\n \n \n The table of contents for this division is as follows:\n \n \n \n Sec. 1. Short title.\n \n \n Sec. 2. Table of Contents.\n \n \n Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules\n \n \n Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006\n \n \n Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.\n \n \n Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.\n \n \n Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.\n \n \n Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required.\n \n \n Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage.\n \n \n Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods.\n \n \n Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining.\n \n \n Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.\n \n \n Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes.\n \n \n Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans.\n \n \n Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.\n \n \n Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions\n \n \n Sec. 121. Mergers.\n \n \n Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.\n \n \n Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation\n \n \n Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.\n \n \n Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans\n \n \n Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.\n \n \n \n \n <enum>\n I\n </enum>\n <header>\n Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules\n </header>\n <subtitle id=\"H97DDA0881CD24AE681D28A6C2DB94232\">\n <enum>\n A\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006\n </header>\n <section id=\"H2B0BE015DFFB49CE99A08A60BED95B7B\">\n <enum>\n 101.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H9E78A0B80B724718A69AE0FA13F14BEA\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Subtitle C of title II of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/412\">\n 26 U.S.C. 412\n </external-xref>\n note) is repealed.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H46A4682401C6473289BCA71E6084C7A1\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendments\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H4DF8F575F9834E8E8E6A56CFAC6D0B4E\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1084\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1084\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H95DAF2D633B94BCCB2D17E88496DB71B\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendment to Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/431\">\n Section 431(d)(1)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (C).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H76095A70401F4243BE7574186F52F57E\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 102.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Election to be in critical status\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H21C720FCDB25456ABFEB080BEA23C305\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H91ABF32325AE418886368D7346FF8540\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H4D158F8EFB8F4502AC17B456DE1BEC43\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H9BDD48D63738476B9089A16E0FE78C0A\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Election to be in critical status\n </header>\n <text>\n Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB7F7EB754944460FB3C9F33030E5D7DB\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC2DE9B1BAB1747B98452F4F8D368A4A9\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H812E01F41E7449CFB7F21B2F0CAAC9CC\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H3B7AAEA1F7AD42709992278A4A1A7CF9\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Annual certification\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9689734A7A864E68B3C10D52CD7E6832\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by striking\n <quote>\n , and\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD356BC159DEC4E8A893A484E2CCCCCE3\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Actuarial projections\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(b)(3)(B) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HC2636C306718403A980DBC88A77242FB\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (i), by striking\n <quote>\n In making the determinations\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H9195D222467F42138D750FC29E6CCDCC\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB26F6257A19346FA99C9F5EBA46ED4F9\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"H0316C38108D141018408DCB712B1B19F\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H859C569912254604B99E2C0B43DFEEBD\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H1720E5565188494EAE622A9E1D812C31\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Of election to be in critical status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H94BF3521375D4349A6302AF7DA9117E0\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting after\n <quote>\n for a plan year\n </quote>\n the following:\n <quote>\n or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4)\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HA0DB791591864A89910B80A6FDB6710C\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n <quote>\n In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulations or other guidance.\n </quote>\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H01F3D136245F402A94B6677875260521\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD912FD366AFA4DF7806B75D5D47132AB\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"H2E1A0665568348A781D2101C4962C06A\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H19E9BDD3546F494499E7E90441B0516D\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H7D02635809374B29A2F03EE92709C4FA\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(b)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HE41383F56523442EB65787750C6866BF\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H572A032557F14B71A163746C4A6DFEF6\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Election to be in critical status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5EC08111CEB5487D8C02E7392A301D9B\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H389E497873B249119F8AC0B67C5A4C5C\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB868FBFC327F487FAE2E50E6CB4CFEEB\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H8131A3E763794164AA2E1C747ECA8298\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Annual certification\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H76E63F6DC6424E58AED6253E1C77F87F\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking\n <quote>\n , and\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H84F6339C78C449219DF177B52DED6C9A\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Actuarial projections\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 432(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H6A048A0BCAE44B95BCC153F8DD8B2E61\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (i), by striking\n <quote>\n In making the determinations\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H75E94F41F508456DBAE2E2FC677474A0\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2BC7E2AAC6B3406ABAB3825F104CB3FF\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"H401A6E8DC4F74C89A1CC620F3799139E\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HBDB98328617A4B94BE06FDBFEFF32152\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H27610583D98E449DB5D6138503ACEC9A\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Of election to be in critical status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H1B1C1B7959AD439D924D2134A2C4025C\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting after\n <quote>\n for a plan year\n </quote>\n the following:\n <quote>\n or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4)\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HC8E96C1A1BB8492FBF8D6BAC2A799E5A\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n <quote>\n In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations or other guidance.\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC719EDD90CFC488595B0A51B11ADE4E5\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC396A332FAB14B459F40BE5E7B0F3E44\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"H01C80220B18644B5ADD5C4335ED4B02A\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HA5B5ABBEF4E642DB9D1AC177EFA7C43F\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H6899B14EEA8341EAB433C8DE09BA628F\">\n <enum>\n 103.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H4C3383B350034A18826A73556ED41BD9\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(4)(B)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HA7FA1748D35640ED9B5FCFACACDC04ED\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H54FC604E9E1D4195956A76F6EDDAE774\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Emergence\n </header>\n <clause id=\"HEBC3DFA680E542E0B5E282AC4A34FEBF\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HD9C8493D92734E1B81F2B8A43AB3E9CF\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7248181856DA45E4991E43D4AB90DEBA\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(2) or section 304 (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006); and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H49DE1BCBDC9E4F0CB3378273B9E0B082\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HB731CA9893D5436087A2114B44894074\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Plans with certain amortization extensions\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"HADB5BC58127A4478B06F01DC9EEC20ED\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special emergence rule\n </header>\n <text>\n Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—\n </text>\n <item id=\"H73B46959ED7C4D188AEEA9C182F463FA\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1); and\n </text>\n </item>\n <item commented=\"no\" id=\"H73C666D2D2F24731A949391C80BA152F\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years,\n </text>\n </item>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subclause\">\n regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year.\n </continuation-text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H87F540536C9F4C6F8661E0ED00F8914E\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Reentry into critical status\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless—\n </text>\n <item id=\"H303082ABADF3417DB8C21FC5ABAF39EC\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d); or\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H63A500F1A7784F0AAD67710E3790A235\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HAE53BD001B74495C98CA05C06811F693\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(e)(4)(B)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HE53FE807CDD34E58B3D497819D221DF3\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H13BF9E4EEA8F4F939B74AFB9BFE9F0A0\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Emergence\n </header>\n <clause id=\"HF2399010839B4597A21C93E046855EBA\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H36C8C341E49E4A1A800CDFB7FF675874\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H667C7B2DACC04CF5A1C353DF1B4F8537\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(2) or section 412(e) (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006), and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H461D1D05D00D4B32A62A2192972BA74B\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HB6EA05D5BD0042CAA0FBD7DC009BD0F0\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Plans with certain amortization extensions\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"H5C290CB4A5E84C17891F941AC2FF57E8\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special emergence rule\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—\n </text>\n <item id=\"HF1C440CA4ABB49258A6C8E279977678B\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1), and\n </text>\n </item>\n <item commented=\"no\" id=\"HCBB5C595E0654A8EBE4E6851CAAAA1AF\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years,\n </text>\n </item>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subclause\">\n regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year.\n </continuation-text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HD228139D8C2B4C1EAC0E6935C55F0FDF\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Reentry into critical status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless—\n </text>\n <item id=\"H9BEAB943F0AA4836B5FE55259E69230D\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d), or\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"HBB8368AFF22A42E6981F9F8CBEC4A43E\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H21F90ABF55A84C5BA673C55A467832CA\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HBB1233BCFF5848D3AEB79DE5B79FDBD6\">\n <enum>\n 104.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H411FDC10DAB2424385D7B5B554D2090C\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"HE7D9B08A204B47CB8BD4C12AEC8D1CB3\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)\n </external-xref>\n ), as amended by section 102, is further amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H7029A6FD56A74E789A08166CD4DED741\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (1), by striking\n <quote>\n the plan is not in critical status for the plan year\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5),\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H1606C7D059B344D1B14205E8E648FA9B\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HB19A051C121C40A5A15A701BD0CA3427\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H606BF2AF81384D32ACA141301716529E\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan is described in this paragraph if—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HDC6F2303FEFF4D3A86E46C536A568A88\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H2699767F276C457E90D0A65E24B4E7A4\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H60DB47ED85DD494A81540CCD87C3A93D\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H8834E0D4E5FA414D97B686377651D756\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H77ADD0EBB0144020A06FDA3ED2BBDD5F\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting after clause (ii) the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H587C905B694A497AA36E36DEC9AFB6EE\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"H452859C3BCD344CBB8334748DD813428\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H4BFA9330CFC64F73AAE3F66018EE2FE8\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking\n <quote>\n clause (ii)\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n clauses (ii) and (iii)\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HC4DEFCE64312442EA2561124EFF77160\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendment\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by inserting after\n <quote>\n endangered status for a plan year\n </quote>\n the following:\n <quote>\n , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5),\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H273F49D2B97C449788E68A8B7176DF52\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"HCEDCBDC1AB344949803C54B4A2E1298D\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(b)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HF0AB72DB24E64C7A85066DC1BD3A9765\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (1), by striking\n <quote>\n the plan is not in critical status for the plan year\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5),\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H54EEF9C9C5234FCDA3F0982EE09C6BA3\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HAEF1098084194D80B188385DD17C3782\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H3C687A9DAB75485EAE8EAF736331888D\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan is described in this paragraph if—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H199F5CEFC91B48FC8FBD9FCB23DEDFC9\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H6CB5F86083AB4BEB934BE3083D0873F3\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HB9F92114B5FE451C80E1D85F310DABBB\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5924FD49B446461D8CFC20283E727F6B\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HBF308B3FAE094BAD96C3B2E28D28AD59\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting after clause (ii) the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H555155D138E548CFA9520B2324ADB499\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"HD0453B373E804C43BA8587E71675DA83\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HF304127AD828419885FCCEAD21C01BFA\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking\n <quote>\n clause (ii)\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n clauses (ii) and (iii)\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H91E8497259B54B32A030C59A884E809A\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendment\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting after\n <quote>\n endangered status for a plan year\n </quote>\n the following:\n <quote>\n , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5),\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H65CEFC6E27A44AD696470F177BCF8DCD\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H81C4DBEEB8904F318434C347EF842E33\">\n <enum>\n 105.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H5A84D6FD38EF4D29A3FE934810738AF0\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(c)(3)(A)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H0791C6937650480F957B99EAAB989AA9\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (i)(I), by striking\n <quote>\n of such period\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3)\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H7537DFF29B024FA49DD19E084EF2D34D\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (ii), by striking\n <quote>\n any plan year\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n the last plan year\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H93AF2264CDF94EA19098AA94C4251546\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendment to Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(c)(3)(A)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H5C92D8E10CB540459E94388F967469D8\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (i)(I), by striking\n <quote>\n of such period\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3)\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H79FA1D00694646B5A712D9BBD11904E5\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (ii), by striking\n <quote>\n any plan year\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n the last plan year\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7AA2E8B1258F441498B2A8E0933EB52B\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H1C59A632EA224B3E9CFB2784D93310F8\">\n <enum>\n 106.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H75FCA5149ADC46C4BA40F21506A5C2C9\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(d)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H94083A511D4C49F1AD1BF7B96F747E2B\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H3DD69D63D9544C5DA521034CE91BB25C\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H0CBDBD17988F428DAC8358E038EBB61A\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H218FAA7F90AF4980868E14A7A238FBD6\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD5FDC7C8B68044A4A42DED1929B68A79\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rules for benefit increases\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H0391A46920DE41A6B6DAE15BCDA7E908\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special Rules for Plan Adoption Period\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H05CC4E2D2D8F478D837260ECFEBADFB4\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H42FF9F2E692A4B68A5B853EE5FF954D5\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants,\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HDB66064DFEF149FFAF64BA76943F13A6\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H1091BE2727FA4610B38FC177680FAA59\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB2A8F357B5EC4976B80B991077F8F2B1\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/26/1\">\n chapter 1\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H7238F7F2B0FA43DF910EDA5D9234CD0A\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(d)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H87ECBAB5765C49CF82CA026387C46A65\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H78B9C61101354EB1A94C521429A6312D\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H9E30F8953A5B40C0A344054DDC597292\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD71A0133CAF9480090C721C90AEE9265\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE516671D38F341908A383704BAE3B44B\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rules for benefit increases\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HF8E45FA672014E50BB97E39BF595394B\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rules for plan adoption period\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H22479D1F730D46CFB871070A5F8CCBCA\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H17F806BBC7F54A83A04E0D3F5892436C\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants,\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H384AF43CCD8F457BA4BFBFB17FB5B864\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H125BD7735D78469EB3D751987C0F6F9B\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5F11014CF41644D1A48F4F5C4B3BFCDD\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply with other applicable law.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5935637E6B6A43429C83E4C7FFB0A6E3\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H5A7DED52EFF64020908C5EEB1346A850\">\n <enum>\n 107.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"HE98E221D359C47C3996837522F573198\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HA181CD04F2544B6DAC3DD4BD5607D08B\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H6BD244BD94FC4EED9CEBA31448C98D58\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H2B7ADD341587425FB1667F5BB856BD71\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"HECDB4E79B25D4A18875388CB210650B7\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Initial Contribution Schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H9F696E5F701B4F278D437B8E8F2123D3\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H68EB2E6B30154674BEC7A09A993E3696\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,\n </text>\n </clause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subparagraph\">\n the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).\n </continuation-text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HF15C45D021C34359B68835FDAB7CB5EB\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Subsequent Contribution Schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HAAC5082D7E1D4BD29508B55C64F3E040\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H02179FCF0933429F99D4D2D7F34DAA4D\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,\n </text>\n </clause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subparagraph\">\n then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).\n </continuation-text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9D27B6EFD4104349A8E9F2A7651FCAE7\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Date of implementation\n </header>\n <text>\n The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HFB300AABBFBD419FA3C0BA0324C1FCF2\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Failure to make scheduled contributions\n </header>\n <text>\n Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this paragraph shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ,\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H3DBD59D4938B4030B7CFBF3E641E5C53\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HC0A8B26CA48C460C9AD84279F0F313E8\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H1E7A31D77913410582883A7D877F8CC1\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H947E63A9EF2B4D07BAE0752CE530CC41\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Initial Contribution Schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H9B8A648203CC4EBA924AC86871BCB618\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H307B8DF518004C278C374FAF372CE01A\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i),\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"clause\">\n the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).\n </continuation-text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H2A2E08D5F20746B89195442FECF214D3\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Subsequent Contribution Schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H447519AD0FF74F08A6EDC4A9B46F6D5B\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H35773A87078A4CE6A6C9686828D558EE\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"clause\">\n then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).\n </continuation-text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H1899D66435E24FF08543796D19392084\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Date of implementation\n </header>\n <text>\n The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (i) or (ii) expires.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H2BC6DFCE85E849B890341228B9B07DDC\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Failure to make scheduled contributions\n </header>\n <text>\n Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this subsection shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H60A7969B925D4B0FB3D81BAEBD10B065\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HF4502F5DE748456094AE2E59DE549433\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H2E82FD931DEF4D659A14DB57B96F30AF\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H98F9A6A359F8427EBB710F3DD01885F2\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H2D03DD5626004DC2868561A36F65213D\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Initial contribution schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H27979830AA214CD5983923795F45C682\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H240F2AE0746344E1A585E5E141A610A1\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,\n </text>\n </clause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subparagraph\">\n the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).\n </continuation-text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H7FE3BFD3C48C4130901166CC9783388A\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Subsequent contribution schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H6B44FB05F1844AA09E577492D34DD386\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H6B175FCC624544A898F5ED54908C68B5\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,\n </text>\n </clause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subparagraph\">\n then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).\n </continuation-text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE5B28AB9469D43C2BC9FC122507EEA73\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Date of implementation\n </header>\n <text>\n The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n , and\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H03027B9F40C9485EA561EC9E7FA52651\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HAB32126AC5D747CD93674C6C433B9D5E\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H576A04CF2E924F15B885C777E1B3A47C\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan\n </header>\n <clause id=\"HC41E30007BEA45A6823C44BBA6341415\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Initial contribution schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H90C7034B65744726BB2E72EF10A47EF6\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HE69342561EFD41F58235AD0171F8ACEC\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i),\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"clause\">\n the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).\n </continuation-text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H5B715FA9381C4CD99273DEFEB7260B3F\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Subsequent Contribution Schedule\n </header>\n <text>\n If—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H1BB35CAE451B4967827E10A61B184CD8\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HC7B5D24CD10848DC8808C4BFC196AB66\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"clause\">\n then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).\n </continuation-text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H54269028C38842E0A6D7516DC9D19809\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Date of implementation\n </header>\n <text>\n The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (ii) or (iii) expires.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H34A4F9D49B22480293190F59F6F5486D\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HB407F4B3B40F4E2289D08A4A0F000C31\">\n <enum>\n 108.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"HAFA369084CFE4C72A82FB8A574B43D87\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"HF077D213CF8747A6A9F7DE26AFC8CDDB\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1421\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1421\n </external-xref>\n ; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H66FA48057CA44C1E98F69D744E56B9D9\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Modification of insolvency rules\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 4245 of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1426\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1426\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H31ABCCCEE2BB41EA9AAED1AFB1AB97BC\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by striking\n <quote>\n reorganization\n </quote>\n each place it appears and inserting\n <quote>\n critical status, as described in subsection 305(b)(2),\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" id=\"HBB28C071BF2D4682B6635772FD14CBCD\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (c)(2)—\n </text>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"H40813357210041F8B9E09E95FEB5D76D\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n The suspension\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n (A) The suspension\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H7EEE309F8BB546E1B521C5749F81CFE1\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n (within the meaning of section 4241(b)(6))\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"H5C2A00F4E19C4E8988F3BA9BCAFF6F87\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H35A689A2FB954EA9AFD9C65F9F708A24\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H933DB6B41840425687B9A47723905AD1\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of this paragraph—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HFB72C64A4A784B9A8C124C26F07B37F2\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the term\n <term>\n person in pay status\n </term>\n means—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H780D032D8DB24286B7D54A148CB949D4\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H66AC15E789E64CB9B6FD6A889FF8FF14\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HA9AA05EA9A204304B2DCE69076939A30\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the base plan year for any plan year is—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H3334C70A618D4E2887D5FEC5E2CBB069\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H16FDF320D99642A3843D75482E2ADCDF\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HA6D69E1D05DB4B099BF1311AB8B3CB78\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HEBD4599AC2634A5182A97AC0900048A5\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H69EFE51FE93D4B79978D2FF16C50C039\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H18896A5A728F4A1091149AEAF616D44A\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H95A94B29BF9B48D398F713F8046057EE\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subsection (d)—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H638A47A1167846A4BC1DED8C69327476\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (1), by striking\n <quote>\n (determined in accordance with section 4243(3)(B)(ii))\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H907E8622CC844E8494E300F150590DAC\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HDC13D685573444D784836E22AD6DC9B6\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H1EF92ADEA81E409E9810877EFC374082\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC66E8EC6FEF84B09808579841F1E1AFC\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subsection (e)(1)—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H1B99E5662A1341CF84D397CEEFFD6F36\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subparagraph (A), by striking\n <quote>\n the corporation, the parties described in section 4242(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n the parties described in section 101(f)(1)\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H066D72909F524D0EABAA10F58CEF853B\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subparagraph (B), by striking\n <quote>\n section 4242(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n section 101(f)(1)\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" id=\"H34486BFF7A4E4D6AB5C0F7871F5D0A82\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H41D07A8A34EA45FCB3D04F943E9DDFE7\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection commented=\"no\" id=\"HB37F9469ADB5472BB5F9F8013BF3B0D0\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 305(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HF5CC4E7B89054B739C6411A6FA8A96EB\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendments\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD6976489324E4F20B4307B0A604D2EA7\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Definition of reorganization index\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 4001(a) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1301\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1301(a)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by striking paragraph (9).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HFDD2ADE53A564F1E87D4F65892C4EC19\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Minimum funding standards\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 304(a) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1084\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1084(a)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF58BC86942D3462FA52A9F5BF3F39525\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H120503EA52B747F095F5D48BFADBA7CA\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of section 302, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H59843EC730884169A4FFBE260CE514EB\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Modification of part heading\n </header>\n <text>\n Part 3 of subtitle D of title IV of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1421\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by striking the heading and inserting\n <quote>\n <header-in-text level=\"part\" style=\"OLC\">\n Insolvent Plans\n </header-in-text>\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC01F29AE528648949E8C525C582E85FD\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendment to table of contents\n </header>\n <text>\n The table of contents in section 1 of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1001\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1001\n </external-xref>\n note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4241 through 4244A.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HEB529C2D4979490EB2BCADB0DB6F6CE6\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H1FD6044BC1254A2F9A6B4AE1DA8AF88D\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H220C89A73ADA450DAB7EA880DB7EC770\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Modification of insolvency rules\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 418E of such Code is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCDEF7BC239BC47B6AB3BC94524CC62EF\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by striking\n <quote>\n reorganization\n </quote>\n each place it appears and inserting\n <quote>\n critical status, as described in subsection 432(b)(2),\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8E4F3AA3C4E24C79966B16A53577C9FA\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (c)(2)—\n </text>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"HD28003B33594450FB7896FD0A4DE4057\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n The suspension\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n (A) The suspension\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9A6923A8D9DC4D6692D75C12447529CB\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n (within the meaning of section 418(b)(6))\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"H66FDE0CD6F51401699B2CB7BF3136324\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H89451EA2305D4B6CBF6D3B9A87EAA3C3\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"HAC2BE0FB58EC4E1D94875D6A70B394A8\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of this paragraph—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H3162A73830304C40A7918FEA4BFA8E02\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the term\n <term>\n person in pay status\n </term>\n means—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HFCE67E40BDB14344BB21A378C422A22F\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HC8B465B73B834E908B80B46F7D1DFA0D\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H5C840D6B6D7A4F2E9CD11A4A9A95145F\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the base plan year for any plan year is—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HDA6CB9DCBAB5471FBF3B9A6477694511\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H4730E039835A4873ABB5AF6EFF3D3859\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H683CE3DEE0734655BB64871275146165\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HFF25AEC700804D56A933FA5C5374C693\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H16FC85B54093465DA2C0B50CC188E4ED\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HFE046EFD24F64DF98B20F8DF7907CF1C\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD80CF659212B48A69D1437C1AE5324D2\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subsection (d)—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H1A346589F90E4284B03A24C9677D076F\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (1), by striking\n <quote>\n (determined in accordance with section 418B(3)(B)(ii))\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HF9011FAFA6C8419AA57F36822EA24786\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HE25D29658EAB4943A75680F28FB61EEE\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H3CDC3BEF989B4AABBCF0D0EF5BC51F1B\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9DCACFDC3C8940C591B16086EDF7660F\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subsection (e)(1)—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HE7F1C6853E594627B83B9094CF2D503A\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subparagraph (A), by striking\n <quote>\n the corporation, the parties described in section 418A(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n the parties described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H555FEC74B8FA4C068943CBCFBB084BDC\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subparagraph (B), by striking\n <quote>\n section 418A(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" id=\"HC61B1ACD0D794B68A396689ACDE07621\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD919013C69E542C2B28492B61BBC55F5\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection commented=\"no\" id=\"H33059E2618C74D02A930324C34F803B0\">\n <enum>\n (h)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 432(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5570045D415F42F18AE5524111C73FB6\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendments\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCA27EA24BB224C909642EE1902E3007D\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Minimum funding standards\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/431\">\n Section 431(a)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H893E7A4DE6C44ABF861E7AFF31A228F9\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H30C6933F5C13423889A40B157BF18576\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of section 412, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H0D736172C0E349479BE6EABEFA946973\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Modification of subpart heading\n </header>\n <text>\n Subpart C of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting\n <quote>\n <header-in-text level=\"part\" style=\"OLC\">\n Insolvent Plans\n </header-in-text>\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HEA7D765A847E436F9E48126C8012940C\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendment to table of contents\n </header>\n <text>\n The table of contents for such subpart C is amended by striking the items relating to sections 418 through 418D.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB66B04B9711D4090B8FCCC067B96994B\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming amendment to table of subparts\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting\n <quote>\n <header-in-text level=\"part\" style=\"OLC\">\n Insolvent Plans\n </header-in-text>\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H30985F47110741A88A5F7307957FAA12\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCB296542672D45C597EE7803AD62710F\">\n <enum>\n 109.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H4BD0F42C2E0D4E1988D922990DF56BED\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" id=\"H25A82FD5D94547CDBCE8A8B53FF00487\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9);\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HFB144BCA099042DEB55AF5A2339763D7\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (f)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD09B27033BA74E1FA45D3390469DFD26\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" id=\"H91A981C5F2454844B25085D2CA86B4C2\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking\n <quote>\n During the rehabilitation plan adoption period—\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan—\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H18F9710DD8A24B18B9B6C9CB5E5A6216\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H553EA8D01EF64D14A5430D1EB503C12B\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting after subsection (f) the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H1C7B091A0C2A4DE88656D4AC4E0A7E7B\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"HAB035E61370741428EF66E772872547B\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H7E900D5EE256459FBDC8E056A4B4116C\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit reduction\n </header>\n <text>\n Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H0C97A5E34A3E49C587B2861F7DFEC8E1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Surcharges\n </header>\n <text>\n Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H239BBFC2ACCF4347A5F069A9085DAC9C\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9A33CE1314794C6B97B7B4C8EA903F63\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H64096026FCD54539921A33482AFB42FB\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rules\n </header>\n <text>\n For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H6A54F6B9B66E4C61B7CF5C6C0A1338B3\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Emergence from endangered or critical status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H850B8A5A612F4E11804087D3FB63D0B7\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Simplified calculations\n </header>\n <text>\n The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HF5B08AFF961D4101B150E64F6912B4CA\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Internal Revenue Code\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H936BA83526B049CA809547318B398705\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9),\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H317E8BD432D8443E8EDEA7783A2DE11F\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (f)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph commented=\"no\" id=\"H6DFEEAC376F547378BDE51B7ADA0F002\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H23F2416C73B04BBEA1C0768344771EB8\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), striking\n <quote>\n During the rehabilitation plan adoption period—\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan—\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8AE7B4AEBCF148B19FF99309E2FBFB8F\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HF02BE59F04514676B6AED2AA8FDED3F1\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting after subsection (f) the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H5177771C98B4479181122C0FD6DBA4B6\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H2AD2F187458248BB9B4EC933E4C8F6AE\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H6FF26A9DA8D24502BFA29234541187CD\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit reduction\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H51CC1FAEB2D942F685F76D2C125093AC\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Surcharges\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H3ECD0C789044465EACCB88C747B38FC1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H7FC19C73ACF14E1F861791CE6702BD82\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of such Act and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H50CD32FC16844249A0B85ED9CC3FC733\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rules\n </header>\n <text>\n For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HD75C1AE7D39742B590CEE26490DB38A5\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Emergence from endangered or critical status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H870D1DE10A9248AD8B99B3112066BA57\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Simplified calculations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c) of such Act.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HAD73814488CC48418AD3BFE6254DCEB2\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the contribution rate or other required contribution increases that go into effect during plan years beginning after December 31, 2014 and to surcharges the obligation for which accrue on or after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H803C1AD043224CA792F699AF0AE972C7\">\n <enum>\n 110.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H212118A6422B4F939F1BAD75EAE9A013\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1322a\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1322a(c)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H9F3C24472BD04594851FFFF00DD45789\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HFECD41EDD3B742308B58620871B66ABA\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined in section 205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a participant under a multiemployer plan which becomes insolvent under section 4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is terminated, such annuity shall not be treated as forfeitable solely because the participant has not died as of the date on which the plan became so insolvent or the termination date.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H2E39005A7E4C4DC5A6BE6196E3661B01\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Retroactive Application\n </header>\n <text>\n The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to multiemployer plan benefit payments becoming payable on or after January 1, 1985, except that the amendment shall not apply in any case where the surviving spouse has died before the date of the enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HDD853CC59DD1459DAA577D28FB860B55\" section-type=\"subsequent-section\">\n <enum>\n 111.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"HEDDF787330D54CC0B9B1D8CCB41499A9\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1021\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H262161C5AF294F44B1A2F9DB754B5917\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H715B06E07DA54D128514BEEA54B3BD48\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Each administrator of a defined benefit plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written request, furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan a copy of—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H25184AB9EF4A43CFB64A9E97094A4827\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the current plan document (including any amendments thereto),\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H6DFABD0D35EC4BC3AB75A6CC301C2645\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the latest summary plan description of the plan,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H2435526FD6564C1793036F4F3E8FC78E\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the current trust agreement (including any amendments thereto), or any other instrument or agreement under which the plan is established or operated,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC4C701E4154B4F2988C2D14E6559DA59\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the case of a request by an employer, any participation agreement with respect to the plan for such employer that relates to the employer’s plan participation during the current or any of the 5 immediately preceding plan years,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H4D917C86B4FD438CB5AE3BB44A58FB3A\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the annual report filed under section 104 for any plan year,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H713A2641964F4180A6743B31D0123B02\">\n <enum>\n (F)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan funding notice provided under subsection (f) for any plan year,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5C710BFF2F4845C295CFC56F59624466\">\n <enum>\n (G)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any periodic actuarial report (including any sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan year which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5FEA5F17A0E64AF9A4F82FFA1079C76A\">\n <enum>\n (H)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual financial report prepared for the plan by any plan investment manager or advisor or other fiduciary which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H4D403BDEBC1145029863C2EC2CE9369A\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n audited financial statements of the plan for any plan year,\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB9EABA9386AA444480FEBBCC6714A37D\">\n <enum>\n (J)\n </enum>\n <text>\n any application filed with the Secretary of the Treasury requesting an extension under section 304(d) of this Act or\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/431\">\n section 431(d)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the determination of such Secretary pursuant to such application, and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H7918AE81A30248AE9196433A82B9ABFD\">\n <enum>\n (K)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the case of a plan which was in critical or endangered status under section 305 for a plan year, the latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and the contribution schedules applicable with respect to such funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (other than a contribution schedule applicable to a specific employer).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H3EE3F810326A4A2AB0DC85E9718E6C7A\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitations on disclosure\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 101(k)(3) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1021\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(3)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and inserting the following:\n <quote>\n In no case shall a participant, beneficiary, employee representative, or employer be entitled under this subsection to receive more than one copy of any document described in paragraph (1) during any one 12-month period, or, in the case of any document described in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) of paragraph (1), a copy of any such document that as of the date on which the request is received by the administrator, has been in the administrator’s possession for 6 years or more. If the administrator provides a copy of a document described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the administrator shall be considered as having met any obligation the administrator may have under any other provision of this title to furnish a copy of the same document to such person upon request.\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HECACD74F30B2459CB4344E2ACEFBEA25\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Retention of records\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 107 of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1027\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1027\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HA9F8D86DF9564B79A93A0CCAFD43FBA6\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n <quote>\n (including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k))\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n file any report\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H04283B9CEB2443518664B9DB5CA5BA27\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n <quote>\n a copy of such report and\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n shall maintain\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H2F2000B025904036BD107C0659AB3ECC\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Civil enforcement\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 502(a) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1132\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1132(a)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H0EE3090FD15545818C515944461F061A\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (9), by striking\n <quote>\n or\n </quote>\n at the end;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H51132F8A75D346FFB9C3EEEDD0574E20\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n ; or\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HF05E621CA5B94779AD5C8A65E53AB4EB\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H499CD089E3BB452D9B189AC05E8F1C90\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H87BA1A5E680D4B559A50BE3F066429FA\">\n <enum>\n (11)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case of an employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to obtain appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such violation or (ii) to enforce such subsection.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HEB3E2485C3EF4BE897E0B6963210DFDE\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n </subtitle>\n <subtitle id=\"H832D5A0DF8DC4A5DA4F975B7CC3E8DD0\">\n <enum>\n B\n </enum>\n <header>\n Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions\n </header>\n <section id=\"H970B6CD42CA34159A8383ED951FC8186\">\n <enum>\n 121.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Mergers\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H59F053323A3D4416A10B76A543EA28BB\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n PBGC assistance for multiemployer plan mergers\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 4231 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1411\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1411\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H33CC6C060A3245E592CF106D75BF6E98\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H97B1F83690A94D2ABAF2E02473DAEFB1\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Facilitated mergers\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H62D5D34CFB9E4FC392A27E87EFA39DBF\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n When requested to do so by the plan sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or more multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the transaction is in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of at least one of the plans and is not reasonably expected to be adverse to the overall interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of the plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical assistance, mediation, communication with stakeholders, and support with related requests to other government agencies.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HF2EF020236EF4CFBACC3B0708F81EB63\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Financial assistance\n </header>\n <text>\n In order to facilitate a merger which it determines is necessary to enable one or more of the plans involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the corporation may provide financial assistance (within the meaning of section 4261) to the merged plan if—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HA25F6E8A1548497492D8AF94E126ADE2\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n one or more of the multiemployer plans participating in the merger is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4));\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE5A1AABE170B49759E8181992C8A4186\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the corporation reasonably expects that—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H2C75F02CAB824897B0D05661B55280A6\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n such financial assistance will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plans involved; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HFA0D0581A41145929D922D6886FDBEC1\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n such financial assistance is necessary for the merged plan to become or remain solvent;\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD9632187593D40CCAC84E0DDAD2004F8\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the corporation certifies that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans will not be impaired by such financial assistance; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H0C6C2BB7BF1B486BA4377910FF5D681C\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text>\n such financial assistance is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"paragraph\">\n Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial assistance, the corporation shall provide notice of such financial assistance to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.\n </continuation-text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H9A08C4C9BD7B4BA6A885F406F88AF7CC\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H1A3CE8E90E88467499153465067D5741\">\n <enum>\n 122.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H869B8FCA7FB34F9896DCADD27B8DF29D\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H67E2BD5173D64EE6B0A6EA0D3DFB12BA\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1413\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1413\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF245D9ED83BE4690A3A29B38B1B327A2\" style=\"OLC\">\n <section id=\"HEF0F1C79F2584DF0B22EF0772767F8C6\">\n <enum>\n 4233.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"HAACCEF07EB8E4F36805B24F052323F45\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H8B4C833F07F048D6B90874A762A49A4B\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for a partition of the plan, the corporation may order a partition of the plan in accordance with this section. The corporation shall make a determination regarding the application not later than 270 days after the date such application was filed (or, if later, the date such application was completed) in accordance with regulations promulgated by the corporation.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HCBBF8E1F0D9B41189D13E8E11516B884\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Not later than 30 days after submitting an application for partition of a plan under paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the plan shall notify the participants and beneficiaries of such application, in the form and manner prescribed by regulations issued by the corporation.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HB05A326DAB0348D5ACCF8DE41C7B9310\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiemployer plan if—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H750680A7AECE4F4FA9F300F11C47F10B\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4));\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H72491529160940589547A57C2359487F\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the corporation determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking concurrently with an application for partition) all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency, including the maximum benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9), if applicable;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H7532E559770848E5B3C43E79E73D5143\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the corporation reasonably expects that—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HDBF045F7A496483D8819A8C0CF1D12BF\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a partition of the plan will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plan; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HF5395DA920DB4FBA9ADCAED59FF219DD\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a partition of the plan is necessary for the plan to remain solvent;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H4183CDDC8EED4C889432F68525DCA6BC\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the corporation certifies to Congress that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans (including any liabilities associated with multiemployer plans that are insolvent or that are projected to become insolvent within 10 years) will not be impaired by such partition; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE35B0529872740D4A2EBC5EC273980E8\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the cost to the corporation arising from such partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" id=\"H45701FF9BEBA42B49127F86F2AC52641\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The corporation's partition order shall provide for a transfer to the plan referenced in subsection (d)(1) of the minimum amount of the plan’s liabilities necessary for the plan to remain solvent.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HC0F4EB3B69D9486BAE7E252D81775FD9\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H69D2E7D305224BF398160F3327C1A002\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The plan created by the partition order is a successor plan to which section 4022A applies.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H18F1CFD1360C4319BC4BDC01CF0F64A6\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan prior to the partition and the administrator of such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the administrator, respectively, of the plan created by the partition order.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H39FB2885DDA145E79421FC220CE5A2F5\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that was partitioned within ten years following the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 with respect to both the plan that was partitioned and the plan created by the partition order. If the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that was partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the partition order).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H6CE136AC669746A2B80B023559998BA9\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HF2B3D95522C349F0AE12514EC54EBB24\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For each participant or beneficiary of the plan whose benefit was transferred to the plan created by the partition order pursuant to a partition, the plan that was partitioned shall pay a monthly benefit to such participant or beneficiary for each month in which such benefit is in pay status following the effective date of such partition in an amount equal to the excess of—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCE5A1B2CD3F546D789104CDA966C9791\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the monthly benefit that would be paid to such participant or beneficiary for such month under the terms of the plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the effective date of such partition) if the partition had not occurred, over\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H080B10C253234DA19A5EEE775F4F1969\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the monthly benefit for such participant or beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H05EC989DD03E4DFA9F8AF763063B2430\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In any case in which a plan provides a benefit improvement (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi)) that takes effect after the effective date of the partition, the plan shall pay to the corporation for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date, an annual amount equal to the lesser of—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE0489D727C714AAA81E4A734FC7924BE\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the total value of the increase in benefit payments for such year that is attributable to the benefit improvement, or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H656EB2F229DD4AEE9F4E58DF63F418C4\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the total benefit payments from the plan created by the partition for such year.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"paragraph\">\n Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition to, any other premium imposed by the corporation under this title.\n </continuation-text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HBDFD863B3754434396D23EA7431D878F\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums imposed by the corporation under this title with respect to participants whose benefits were transferred to the plan created by the partition order for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H54BB0231D769499F8C401988FA737D0E\">\n <enum>\n (f)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the corporation shall provide notice of such order to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and any affected participants or beneficiaries.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1709951AD43D40288132042C7630A0FD\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n </subtitle>\n <subtitle id=\"HF36EA11C8AD34540BA593E949F7438D7\">\n <enum>\n C\n </enum>\n <header>\n Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation\n </header>\n <section id=\"HD9D8E6CB5EB446E0BC6D565B4F6F6662\">\n <enum>\n 131.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Premium increases for multiemployer plans\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H154AFD3478EC4CD8A8790FC029F68B7C\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Increase in premium rate for multiemployer plans\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1306\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H4DEC189B90704B74994FB0A02C141970\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subparagraph (A)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9DE4B81B24F7413288617F8A54F5008A\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (iv), by striking\n <quote>\n or\n </quote>\n at the end;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H151F7FCCE0F847D18EACB87352ADCB7D\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in clause (v)—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H8ACEB45A35C74EEDB9E052913DF012AD\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n <quote>\n and before January 1, 2015,\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n December 31, 2012,\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HDF4D81E6B4C84C44BB8234D1C4C0C4AE\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n , or\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H0104C14C82CD469AB8FE0381B73FC5C5\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HDC5D376C288D420A9D7E6EA56590FEC3\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"H0A9ED7A452784C1CB1B95588C58B8093\" indent=\"up2\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each individual who is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan year.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ; and\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5C6271A94D9045FE90C9C11AED3514B9\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H5FFAEDAFDCDB4BE8B1042B5FE73943D0\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H185D2D6EBFBA489CBBA13530E66AD0DF\" indent=\"up2\">\n <enum>\n (M)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal to the greater of—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HBB2C1DAA05324BBE8C1B11A1AC0B5E59\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount by the ratio of—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HBF787B896B5F4A01AA70351A9AED53C6\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for the first of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year in which such plan year begins, to\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HABDE7C532EB04A42AC8850F41767D80C\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2013; and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HDE70AC40470645D0AC08B1DBCF54C954\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the preceding calendar year.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <continuation-text continuation-text-level=\"subparagraph\">\n If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $1, such product shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.\n </continuation-text>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HE74CA669DBDA484094769918B0795C3B\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Treatment of certain funds\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 4005(b)(3) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1305\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1305(b)(3)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H247024FE3C804C54950A457D83112999\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n Whenever\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n (A) Whenever\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H6257001EB7E64FED90A98212FBDCB2E9\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HA69109D99B4F4719A196728A116DFF1D\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6EAFFC95C5B047589D0EBAE586C3E1EE\" indent=\"up2\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H604CAB7481FF474FB8153D6AFADB4D09\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the amounts of premiums received under section 4006 with respect to the fund to be used for basic benefits under section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be placed in a noninterest-bearing account within such fund in the following amounts:\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HD5C65548982640D99743A491400BFA1E\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H11B330502212447D9DB31C162D3EFB17\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H734F52869DF5479785723EACC8864679\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H1B1A143065AD4474982A21C3A815104A\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H2E4CAF9B2FD14820853D6461CA03EC63\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HAAC7F98083AE40478DB42FFCB76A8464\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n premiums received in fiscal years specified in subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be allocated in order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the amount specified and second to any other accounts within such fund; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H5EFF182B617E4D5B8188147C5EA61AF8\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n financial assistance, as provided under section 4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the noninterest-bearing and other accounts within the fund.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HFFB61F26B7704A03A9EAE94D58996709\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Report\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In addition to any other report required by section 4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall submit to Congress a report that includes—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H575B0A1B8CBA4C04B5E3D7AB96036D80\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under the amendment made by subsection (a) are sufficient for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its projected mean stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the ten- and twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including an explanation of the assumptions underlying this analysis; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H87795A7A8B9B49428D5A15425E973D21\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the premium levels are insufficient to meet such obligations (or are in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such obligations), a proposed schedule of revised premiums sufficient to meet (but not exceed) such obligations.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8C40B4A206254BAC8444D417891FCA1F\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n </subtitle>\n \n \n <enum>\n II\n </enum>\n <header>\n Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans\n </header>\n <section id=\"H571D580D93974832B7F49C12456042EE\">\n <enum>\n 201.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H4728A8CFF03849D5A5B905706EC0C752\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H79A00FF73E3F4DF983D9F0CB533166FF\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n General rule for plan in critical and declining status\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(a)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5166DA2C22094C37BD7F30E9BF840FE2\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (1)(B), by striking\n <quote>\n and\n </quote>\n at the end;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H809BDB07EC2B4EA69F5585653F127464\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n , and\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H45CAA9DD92D04582A12AE5C1BD62F8B2\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H920479C06D17413785993F9CF01D1584\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HBC6588AC7E29469A8057B6A8BBFE8F4A\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n if the plan is in critical and declining status—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H0D61A93FF0DF4D78920942CA85C11758\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HEA9160B375BC43929A3241DAE7E55121\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H77D369B433D64710B0BA98DA0E86D4DB\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Critical and declining status defined\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)\n </external-xref>\n ), as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1029DE7A26F54400A4543C3FC5AC9F06\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HDBBF13B597BE46AABCEDFDECF39B76EE\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Critical and declining status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HB6B42346CC474E32A808ECECE6C89441\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Annual certification\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H44A3B467BFA94FEF8CBFBE942DCC0067\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n and whether\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n , whether\n </quote>\n , and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H063DD632ABFC4661B50908C51EBFF164\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n <quote>\n , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year\n </quote>\n before\n <quote>\n , and\n </quote>\n at the end.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6149E276A6A54EA78FEF63889F8B3999\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Annual funding notices\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1021\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC668A50B1345452B83A4F02CCADE4D15\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCDB4456032CD45AE86C4A80BCB286F8B\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting after clause (v) the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H300D40785379417396F304B09815A7D2\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"HDD63465EFECE4A939C47A8F8E5A60661\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in the case of a multiemployer plan, whether the plan was in critical and declining status under section 305 for such plan year and, if so—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H2E50C4AD01A643F3BED1929A8B7097C3\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the projected date of insolvency;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H8CD343A5CF2D47539E98A8C5B042E121\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a clear statement that such insolvency may result in benefit reductions; and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HCEF0FA26BB9F461CBDC54FD6324E0A44\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a statement describing whether the plan sponsor has taken legally permitted actions to prevent insolvency.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HBAEF588E477B4114A1B0C0C2A2916C5D\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Projections of assets and liabilities\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H89B193B9B4EC43C4AD909263D7FDA577\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"HB9F58E08A60F4DD7BABA007E9FC34EDE\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Projections of critical and declining status\n </header>\n <text>\n In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H167997999E764702A63FA0F2335D24FC\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H824CD609665E4C15A50335AFBA4E6F67\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H018400342C324ECAA6F1EB23BDC50017\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)\n </external-xref>\n ) (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HC35976BF7037447CA1FA9255920B8A4C\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HBE2ADC8FA50E4E8BB4A7D352EB8D97FE\">\n <enum>\n (9)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status\n </header>\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H56661E0DC3BA4A2DA1776F88381970EF\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding section 204(g) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H91297A16346F4F71B5337FF7458A4E1B\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Suspension of benefits\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H738524DB66B843328F2D016919A8E428\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Suspension of benefits defined\n </header>\n <text>\n For purposes of this subsection, the term\n <quote>\n suspension of benefits\n </quote>\n means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H208A95CA797C4982B427C98403575957\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Length of suspensions\n </header>\n <text>\n Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H3064CC036E7C4F6790CA576D42661D44\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n No liability\n </header>\n <text>\n The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H16F228EA1B1C44E08F4B6DB1E77CA451\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Applicability\n </header>\n <text>\n For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"HBB7C4405A37E440D9B7FF1E158311F24\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Retiree representative\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"HA980A74FAA4444DCA47194C8C99CDF14\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H09BA250CE7264949A25C1EC75B4D2911\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Reasonable expenses from plan\n </header>\n <text>\n The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H4EEF79803610400D86CDD86A3D134007\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule relating to fiduciary status\n </header>\n <text>\n Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 404(a). The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB587BB7DEF614CF4BC78CC759C54AE5A\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conditions for suspensions\n </header>\n <text>\n The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met:\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H377B9B08F3A840B2A34988F4DDCBDC66\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"HD0A8506911DC431A83DF615AD9C67A89\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following:\n </text>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H18A9626E3CB54D84B727204313A6CF9C\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Current and past contribution levels.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H433EE0B6C4A341FCABD5C9EAD4F9A09B\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H46588C1533E34F17B24146AEEE0B928B\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H8FDAAD9915D5444DA4A0648D3EF9A1C1\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H08F4D79BBCDB44D0BD8CC6B03505B7D9\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H6316C6C0CE514000A6EB00C9D0AEE335\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H6FF81232AE2E49DBB45709368F3AC655\">\n <enum>\n (VII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"HA813C29707EF4B47B8AD52DEC2100F0C\">\n <enum>\n (VIII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H163041362E8345D58F163667262DB9F2\">\n <enum>\n (IX)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"HF1D5439973674CBBBF88C6E308B711EC\">\n <enum>\n (X)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H66A87B60A3B04D55BA7AAD9169DEA1F5\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitations on suspensions\n </header>\n <text>\n Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations:\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H80DD59E157AD44FCA300210054301F35\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A on the date of the suspension.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H03968E562E204BFDB577F517781C86AE\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <subclause display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H567260CF0A894EA0BB163916D71FEAE4\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HAE479BB2240A4FA4847BCD9C033DAEF4\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H765AB014C333415E87695AE42116B9E8\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—\n </text>\n <item id=\"H8D201795470547BFA72D7E6B574D0EDE\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"HE2CC7A4834F6483FAC70ACFD85037277\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text>\n 60 months.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H1C67F23EE49E40D6BB7E88F0B5F48CA5\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HD95A2E12730D4F27937E9A8FD6F84FAB\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HED11821CEEC44A36A933872DC05AA324\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H2715588C0BE144E7A2F79FF5F012A55F\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following:\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H32D0443E6BB149A383DA878EE0C4251D\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Age and life expectancy.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H697D475C87FF4BC3895D9F0975BCD514\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Length of time in pay status.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H3655F841608C47B497E723C58123B256\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Amount of benefit.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HEF01264A42E94D139DADF58977D759CB\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H73CFAD6BCB2B441980C2376867DCCA42\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H759F546EB7D84CD6BAFF8A2AA39515ED\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HE4B2D8E03A3B4774A6CA1FD0CD9F51D9\">\n <enum>\n (VII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n History of benefit increases and reductions.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H18E3E6AC80944076AAB4FFE144CEB700\">\n <enum>\n (VIII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Years to retirement for active employees.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HCE20B069AA2D4B6F824F26EC2F5B8912\">\n <enum>\n (IX)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HD5A02ADD7CCA4330BAD1000EBCD0496B\">\n <enum>\n (X)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H9FDDD9EB4F39482499894A70D735DB94\">\n <enum>\n (XI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H699DCA07F1E6437AB972220A21AD33CE\">\n <enum>\n (vii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall—\n </text>\n <subclause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1B497F91668D467299810C4312693163\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H58CBF99AE7174634897971625416A78D\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H69B5229425C04B4A8113D8A2793444BE\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the\n <short-title>\n Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014\n </short-title>\n —\n </text>\n <item id=\"H98937E6301314BE69CDD49377E3410D6\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, and\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H831BD525D25E43DA9AF97B8DEE85940A\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9416D719422944B3A37F1CB47805D84F\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit improvements\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H597A9549788543BF9CF45952FFEB73BC\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HF9D3AA5A7D2E47AE8B6B6734B96EA539\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HC60F4CB4EAF54BD982AE4D015C7819BE\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 4245.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H96F6F99602A9417BB06261EDBDAF4BA9\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Equitable Distribution of Benefit Improvements\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"H9DBED44FC35A4FC1AA626D517ACCC987\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitation\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HD8E2C8DC057547CCB0DEFDA0981B672B\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Equitable distribution of benefits\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HEEA1C9C468ED4CCEAFC3D9D933BF5AC6\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status\n </header>\n <text>\n The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi).\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HEB6F888D67E24F3A93DF165628E88B52\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule for certain benefit increases\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HB29FA2CFBBA2471287E571185E73D0BB\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H3985661AE0AA4B8680310FF480EAA8FC\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H4B74AD34D13E4B34B9122A7D6D0EE3B5\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Additional limitations\n </header>\n <text>\n Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HC05790AD670F40938427C52A6D0CF9EA\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Definition of benefit improvement\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this subparagraph, the term\n <quote>\n benefit improvement\n </quote>\n means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9D8063A0FBEA4788A7BD844381B04257\">\n <enum>\n (F)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice requirements\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H0A65BEDFF5974D28B8A0218029C66DC6\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HBE4B25AFC04F461796F8AA576F2F55EB\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H3A30180BED754F5BB318BD314460BF6A\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a)) under the plan, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HD42A38C4939F49C9B7534AF84B722B12\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H96D91534A6A24EF4A59CAE2982E289AD\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Content of notice\n </header>\n <text>\n The notice under clause (i) shall contain—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H93F0B98B7D144644B56C1D1F85AB49B8\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H36F632105D0A4F208542228966B13346\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H67E0AC3266074CB9AD3DB2DA2E79EEFF\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7D9125206635418795FEAED0AF8FCEEF\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H4F5A8BAFCD104DB689FA7354E70331E9\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HAC926A80D906493086544E0220B02FF2\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HBED0D4C6B08045C69838A884289A2B02\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Form and manner\n </header>\n <text>\n Any notice under clause (i)—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H14F6F50DD6874BB19A7FC7C205D4D56E\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HD779D2A621F94FF2A3E2CA6A76DF26ED\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HD6AD4703323545849A644435899E03CD\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HB99FBF5B82814EF4AF61547F4E101603\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Other notice requirement\n </header>\n <text>\n Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 204(h).\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HF2EB72B2568B4B4AA14537E606C49641\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Model notice\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H7F514FF24F464A568C8DAC03A4ED5E0D\">\n <enum>\n (G)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H4C5195B813004E8EB1034F7642FCD1AA\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H995C91ED246042AC9627EB3ACD54FEE6\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Solicitation of comments\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Secretary of the Treasury.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H5523DA374F884032B7A29EF9CAB3C6D9\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Required action; deemed approval\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury of an application shall be treated as a final agency action for purposes of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/704\">\n section 704\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H03F4CCEC835B4F9AB8978DA842FD0F7A\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Agency review\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HAB396FD8AD854FA299803D683FE95FCE\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H2F39749F2B0E4664A8490800CD2DD186\">\n <enum>\n (H)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Participant ratification process\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H3A8A72BC6ED24490B4062DE5118E6439\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H69F819AAB19C4BCCA89A934460733899\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Administration of vote\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H85205C6FCD094730B92A3AA7B56C675B\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Ballots\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following:\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H3EC5DEC34F7048F69C9A98C8E4031CCC\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H116B34B799DE4BE3A2D44FD296DBBF22\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii).\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HB66B06F9BEF344E0A0DC17DABB5CA4E4\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7F6276D99AB14E60A6DF2A851E29BE8E\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HE9159C9067A4489D9246AED469172940\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HAF89A15A8BAC4E9AACFCABE1692B5960\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H5F4A4CC31DCD4F66BD1FC2AD8E46633C\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Communication by plan sponsor\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HEAACE3AE950A40359C36E0D911EEBF39\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Systemically important plans\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"H7DEBC0C177964A1EA47036D9DE3C2C09\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote—\n </text>\n <item id=\"HAA02C3E2B1D3425F807534362883F1F0\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H439602B9A159401A966F8517480D4456\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 under such modification).\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H6A9AF7ACCC844F4C85103893B4F84FF1\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Recommendations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HEE0D9A19C32A40248650E8C46461B209\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Systemically important plan defined\n </header>\n <item id=\"HAF0FB34CF85C46FA88527F23B3D5C5BA\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented.\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H5838EF6DE9734C6CA6FACFE9CBBCF1E7\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Indexing\n </header>\n <text>\n For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H747B3952D9F94BF6B9842354C268E3A1\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Final authorization to suspend\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)).\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HBE3A8E2B63294EC39AA01A94F2542EE1\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Judicial review\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H184B511B322F4A3C83F2068CB1BD8CA0\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Denial of application\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H337C28F2D4A64EEB89E5B09F0D32800D\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Approval of suspension of benefits\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"H64D8F4A0D2684AA88FDAC8FEA32786F4\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Timing of action\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi).\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H41AD5A969F1F4C7C94FE5AFC45049B48\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Standards of review\n </header>\n <item id=\"HA4564913DDB94A5D82CC3E608717B7C0\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/706\">\n section 706\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code.\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"HBEB47872B9674B2B9DEE9A7163DBB5BD\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Temporary injunction\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HB93636BEF4044EE78B6C717C145B94D4\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Restricted cause of action\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H3325DD0CEB7B445CBAF50FFE7C6E9A2D\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitation on action to suspend benefits\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H79B0919F321442BD85077DC4D3B7C1CA\">\n <enum>\n (J)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule for emergence from critical status\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HAA19EDA513FC42A4873D6BE17B5E86EF\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H3F2CF53F59F94949BE0524A549403C9F\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 4245.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" id=\"H1A004175EBF249C5B750F1D97909EF4E\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Rules relating to withdrawal liability\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"H0C11A8B7F66D4D31A2AD16EC1EE1A289\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit suspensions disregarded\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 305(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting\n <quote>\n or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status,\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H4B00E87A9F7A4EBCA9BC5D836DD69DA3\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal liability claims\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 4219(d) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1399\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1399(d)\n </external-xref>\n ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n or to any arrangement relating to withdrawal liability involving the plan.\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H0AC1993645CC4086A79D29D5693014E5\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Civil actions\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1303\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1303\n </external-xref>\n )(f)(1)) is amended by inserting\n <quote>\n plan sponsor,\n </quote>\n before\n <quote>\n fiduciary\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE7BA7927C37343CDA8BA5CE82700FE2B\">\n <enum>\n (8)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Guidance\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 305(e)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1085\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)\n </external-xref>\n ).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H9D5827C9EFBB43FE83A7BE0C5D0C740C\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H0762CC1A8CB742DA89607C5C8371FF64\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n General rule for plan in critical and declining status\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(a)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5F88BFE463884605B5C77B4DA037163B\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (1)(B), by striking\n <quote>\n and\n </quote>\n at the end;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HA74B8A8F46A949139CAB859D9CC13D0A\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n , and\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H312BD9B9EFFC4093B1DB7C48909919F3\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H5AF6E65927CB47B5A45CAED6CCDCCCAE\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HB18250277EF540B4AB3F0006A88536A0\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n if the plan is in critical and declining status—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HED1CD48A2B394FACB1615A1AC5DE1B4B\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC8DB81277F364019AB47A1FA23AA005F\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HCE05E6EB9C644CC7BD5A0591D178FF36\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Critical and declining status defined\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(b)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HAEB629A5029B46F2B7D9ED8DEC47CF72\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HF052A9F417D54F29B66097C24A39755E\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Critical and declining status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HD52E5B4AD1C64D7B8D31B94FA0C18B12\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Annual certification\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H3815A963AD2A48CEBB60AD2329E2341E\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n and whether\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n , whether\n </quote>\n , and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H7A5E4B6C9E5541FB83207DE89570F4CD\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n <quote>\n , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year\n </quote>\n before\n <quote>\n , and\n </quote>\n at the end.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H50AE07ED952C499089AE632FC81EA6DD\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Projections of assets and liabilities\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(b)(3)(B)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H5CDC04F9958E4A24BC3D4EEB3FA66F91\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"HCD13F57C5E40422F82559FD7215CC7A7\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Projections of Critical and Declining Status\n </header>\n <text>\n In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H5565ED2A58934F3A954E974C6ECAD200\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H3407759C9720409F829B3F32BFBF1CD6\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H79DF145579F042AA8981A61C05D752C2\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(e)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HA330726DC25C4FBCAF3EE2DC75449D89\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HEBDEFA8418674496890D7F02EBE7C41A\">\n <enum>\n (9)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status\n </header>\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H80A9EF65A4BF40FC967ED3BF2C5DAC76\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H31356D910D524EBA91F24DC9961A74E3\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Suspension of benefits\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H46DE800628234611B3C43DBCCF8CC00C\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Suspension of benefits defined\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this subsection, the term\n <quote>\n suspension of benefits\n </quote>\n means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H97A5E96C35D24A4180D3D80518CA736E\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Length of suspensions\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H67D042DEB7474C53879A021A1343E036\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n No liability\n </header>\n <text>\n The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H6252EDCDF05649D79DD98DBC8C28A2EA\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Applicability\n </header>\n <text>\n For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"H9FBBBC4D56D14F89ACFCF933A6BD953B\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Retiree representative\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"HF7123E3346284F698CE65A0B462466D1\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H38A2DCCCC75E476AB3A777C3B3CC6580\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Reasonable expenses from plan\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H1CE4122DC11C4C83BFBEF1F3B9BF6984\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule relating to fiduciary status\n </header>\n <text>\n Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 4975. The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF5C669DB48FC4F47A3D872F95AB86425\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conditions for suspensions\n </header>\n <text>\n The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met:\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HCAFD30226C3040998D4081350C0B4318\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 418E, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause commented=\"no\" id=\"HB483CB9BC0B84E218B34815A76073C0C\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following:\n </text>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"HF86089B59E5246A389EB5462C2D5A5ED\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Current and past contribution levels.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H3BF02D526FCC4C19AF3041A59F2862AD\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H4822C5D5A98A48D58404D883EF6F29D1\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H64FE5A37784745B68F97D48A0A6F556D\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"HAF6155B208E94228B43711E82E8814B5\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H2236767F9DDF4F29ABABC56D8B00E6D8\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H960C97208A8C46289CC3DA588604B716\">\n <enum>\n (VII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"HAFE5D27A8995441DA6D82DD4DBD72801\">\n <enum>\n (VIII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H2CB973451C9B4803B6A00D4E538ED22D\">\n <enum>\n (IX)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause commented=\"no\" id=\"H09F087CFACE5441DBB8D92684D08024E\">\n <enum>\n (X)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD37B855D8EC747C180D99DBB19A0100E\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitations on suspensions\n </header>\n <text>\n Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations:\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H0DFD480CAE424C708E60706DB4AD040F\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on the date of the suspension.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H26803D4A4E2A42F182763738CCE641DA\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <subclause display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H5B213EF698554C17ADE24CEFD4D37253\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HA3E7D6E715D74748BD2D20E5533F5468\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H2CD143B725A540D0863915939F9080D7\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—\n </text>\n <item id=\"HD01F4BE244404CD8A8ECBEA07DF8E30B\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"HC50A10B3DBD542CE8106AEF6AE9390C9\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text>\n 60 months.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H2983B486F6B44344AED297FFA5E3F192\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HCF20AAE0C61344C5BB5292C671ADC24A\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H75EC018FBEAC4B3C9909DE473E621778\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H09760A04A17B4705A8399C43C4943C31\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following:\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H6F35E6BA595E42B3A892D059A9E52CC7\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Age and life expectancy.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H867AE8E3D1E44676985EEA9B252BF6F7\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Length of time in pay status.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H13B293790DDF48278069CDEE0A1F45E2\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Amount of benefit.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H5F2456C5E5674C758191FA3EDE6CA34F\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H6FBC1D283E004341916C1EDB613EB4E0\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HE9BD5B5CC09D4A75BCA2D589523E58C7\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HAD1E0E3561F744868F4A8ABB58074BE0\">\n <enum>\n (VII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n History of benefit increases and reductions.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HCF42AA5B0BAC49C491BA07337EB22D94\">\n <enum>\n (VIII)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Years to retirement for active employees.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H5149C9F0B32E4CBFA388302002DF0713\">\n <enum>\n (IX)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7F03C3F224CB4404A3E582F833E9B4E7\">\n <enum>\n (X)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7C0AD35AC32943438EB4DA014BFE13E9\">\n <enum>\n (XI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H95258433DCCA48058EE8951ADB391972\">\n <enum>\n (vii)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall—\n </text>\n <subclause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H565CF63CF4E049B89198FA631B374A81\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or an agreement with the plan,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HF46561AB2C834B00B911153FA3073791\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HF29768FB086943BE95C015D595336E82\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the\n <short-title>\n Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014\n </short-title>\n —\n </text>\n <item id=\"HDDC9414197094AC18031E091CDC80A3B\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of such Act or an agreement with the plan, and\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H6C6390C0829D48A6B04B92530EC3F72B\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H68806ADEA17F45AE9DD861C29C46835D\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Benefit improvements\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H6879D6BBAB4B48B79C2628B8270F7D31\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H2E213FB456D54CF694CC7859D6614D6B\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H2875651B9B904C3BB3D9A43E674CD1C0\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 418E.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H9C5718963AF64434AF57FF44B005FC0C\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Equitable distribution of benefit improvements\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"HE0FB0943578A46E383DF94B9C6FDF817\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitation\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H184D8578957A4E5D853F548DCAC1F3E3\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Equitable distribution of benefits\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H6DDAF3865A274151998556DAEDFDBAE3\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi).\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H3F39EBEFFD4B444FA908EC0C7631FDA2\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule for certain benefit increases\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H80A24DBFBB964E009820ECD466C86BEC\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HFA758EB088BC4483A99C140B7D171616\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H652E08C9ACEB41C4ACE1567F9C7C707A\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Additional limitations\n </header>\n <text>\n Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HA354221AB618438197231C1FDB5E0B4E\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Definition of benefit improvement\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this subparagraph, the term\n <quote>\n benefit improvement\n </quote>\n means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H80554C87E7CD4F23B6A6EBFCA68EBCF3\">\n <enum>\n (F)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Notice requirements\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H2BC730DAB12949EF88D2327134FFAE5A\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H8F3CC353FD2C4705A8482F55048594BD\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H0551AC5110454FA5A9F7AEE89DF5BFD6\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) under the plan, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HF595EFF8D7484D2DBE36F07A4289A0C1\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H5EBA18B0134E4E29A1FE67E1846EA011\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Content of notice\n </header>\n <text>\n The notice under clause (i) shall contain—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H00E10532D8D6437A9C06EEAB852FD48C\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HFB71EEBE4F5F478283E76F7B0BA61098\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H07310B6B5F2946FD9AA9C35B65A24BA6\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HC7160A22503F474CA87D807924F373EE\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HF55D6505E5974A81B3A581D843DCCBEA\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H98CECBC0F0E54C74ACF03FBB566F3A6C\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H63B936A0074746248999DFFA727D9672\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Form and manner\n </header>\n <text>\n Any notice under clause (i)—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H2F6D669E21514CED9B9079EE04D4AB60\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law,\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H1345F675A8444FE79923872900747840\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HF1AC3F0932A54320BDB5242B1DED5B1C\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HDF4527793843477CBC02FA24C5DE580E\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Other notice requirement\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 4980F.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H3D525167582A40E985ED8FB07C6A35FB\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Model notice\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H1867B26A6D4742E984BCC8599088F56C\">\n <enum>\n (G)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H931FD70017F046A29D2D55E6BAAEF058\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury shall approve, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H18D3CB7E2B864C9C82356A002315ED52\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Solicitation of comments\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Department of the Treasury.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HF7BFB80157C9443281CFB93979B31DC1\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Required action; deemed approval\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of an application shall be treated as final agency action for purposes of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/704\">\n section 704\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H94244FEE3E16478E8FA79770B2C89ACA\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Agency review\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HC5E7BF89AF7E40379AA8F69BA27623A7\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H16BE6084EA1B467DA4D600FE358EA5EA\">\n <enum>\n (H)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Participant ratification process\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H599E37C6E9A04F04B02B1E9595254AD8\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H3A5EBB9F05FD43BF970DB655FCA52A88\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Administration of vote\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H4F7F1C2FF79E407691EE676A46A8E42E\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Ballots\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following:\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"HAE51FC9355D845D48872CBBA31E40331\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H50F29C83A67E4038BAE86282530E0A01\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii).\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H8EA97A6FC07A42F699F9412033774DAA\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7B0A113EC9A74CF88627765B30F0632B\">\n <enum>\n (IV)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H632486B90FEF481BB00DC7D5818D16BF\">\n <enum>\n (V)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7A004FF08D36447FA243ADC10E98E544\">\n <enum>\n (VI)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H7C7A80CE0E734B3F9D18ACEA48F42E34\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Communication by plan sponsor\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6C520A187C394F4080B6F1E1523759D6\">\n <enum>\n (v)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Systemically important plans\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"H5CA14053B676470AB24CA34B56C0CAEE\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote—\n </text>\n <item id=\"H3F319ED7A8FE404483581E60E23BD875\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H44B6A76E645D4FABA580C6552AE6C175\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 under such modification).\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H8E6D15D40C1C487BAD127B2ABFB32F84\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Recommendations\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H80EE2B3CABAC4A889DCC40F22A4D8A35\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Systemically important plan defined\n </header>\n <item id=\"HF240842BC3B54493868F75BAFFCF388C\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented.\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"HB70283CAA1CC4232961C0BB6F09BE465\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Indexing\n </header>\n <text>\n For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H632E3E5B4744449BBA9B58869A54B334\">\n <enum>\n (vi)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Final authorization to suspend\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)).\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC97D690D4A78418F96BAC139D1B1DB73\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Judicial review\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H3B9735BEA6234AB1B219130DA1DFDBC6\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Denial of application\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H3AB2F68B67F848A6B7BB30173BAEAF11\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Approval of suspension of benefits\n </header>\n <subclause id=\"H0C446A9C69734AB8937C3A94C47CC801\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Timing of action\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi).\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H7999A763F624471FBEFDF9E38941C1BD\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Standards of review\n </header>\n <item id=\"HD70B0FECD5B3491D87C55B92A81447FD\">\n <enum>\n (aa)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In general\n </header>\n <text>\n A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/5/706\">\n section 706\n </external-xref>\n of title 5, United States Code.\n </text>\n </item>\n <item id=\"H1E54C3C5919B43EAA01845DF1F160569\">\n <enum>\n (bb)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Temporary injunction\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case.\n </text>\n </item>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HDA175B73E4C043859D683CBB32AE98F1\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Restricted cause of action\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HCA83FA3B54AA4B149099856CAC6AB512\">\n <enum>\n (iv)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitation on action to suspend benefits\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H38D79A1E00214EDBB66F87825FCD4861\">\n <enum>\n (J)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Special rule for emergence from critical status\n </header>\n <text>\n A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HFFC7FD1805A64DAFA3F279A969B2C3BA\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HC6AE3DC019814E24A4934198520452C4\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 418E.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H0EF8402E22D74D7AA1EED433E5270D2B\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Rule relating to withdrawal liability\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n Section 432(g)(1)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting\n <quote>\n , or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status,\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H19D966CAF79D49D984E0DA3BB871D6C5\">\n <enum>\n (7)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Guidance\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/432\">\n section 432(e)(9)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H70ED94A8C5CF471AA8744A410DF33DDD\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective date\n </header>\n <text>\n The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n \n \n \n \n P\n \n \n Other Retirement-Related Modifications\n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Substantial cessation of operations\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 1362\n \n ) is amended to read as follows:\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Treatment of substantial cessation of operations\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n General rule\n \n \n Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at a facility in any location, the employer shall be treated with respect to any single employer plan established and maintained by the employer covering participants at such facility as if the employer were a substantial employer under a plan under which more than one employer makes contributions and the provisions of sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall apply.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Substantial cessation of operations\n \n \n For purposes of this subsection:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n The term\n \n substantial cessation of operations\n \n means a permanent cessation of operations at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of a number of eligible employees at the facility equivalent to more than 15 percent of the number of all eligible employees of the employer, determined immediately before the earlier of—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the date of the employer's decision to implement such cessation, or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n in the case of a workforce reduction which includes 1 or more eligible employees described in paragraph (6)(B), the earliest date on which any such eligible employee was separated from employment.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Workforce reduction\n \n \n Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the term\n \n workforce reduction\n \n means the number of eligible employees at a facility who are separated from employment by reason of the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Relocation of workforce\n \n \n An eligible employee separated from employment at a facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if, within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the employer, at the same or another facility located in the United States, by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Dispositions\n \n \n If, whether by reason of a sale or other disposition of the assets or stock of a contributing sponsor (or any member of the same controlled group as such a sponsor) of the plan relating to operations at a facility or otherwise, an employer (the\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n an eligible employee separated from employment with the transferor employer at the facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the transferee employer by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States; and\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n in the case of an eligible employee who is a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n an eligible employee who continues to be employed at the facility by the transferee employer shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n the eligible employee is not a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, or\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n in any other case, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Exemption for plans with limited underfunding\n \n \n Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single employer plan if, for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n there were fewer than 100 participants with accrued benefits under the plan as of the valuation date of the plan for the plan year (as determined under section 303(g)(2)); or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year was 90 percent or greater.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Election to make additional contributions to satisfy liability\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n An employer may elect to satisfy the employer's liability with respect to a plan by reason of paragraph (1) by making additional contributions to the plan in the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each plan year in the 7-plan-year period beginning with the plan year in which the cessation occurred. Any such additional contribution for a plan year shall be in addition to any minimum required contribution under section 303 for such plan year and shall be paid not later than the earlier of—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the due date for the minimum required contribution for such year under section 303(j); or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n in the case of the first such contribution, the date that is 1 year after the date on which the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred, and in the case of subsequent contributions, the same date in each succeeding year.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Amount determined\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Except as provided in clause (iii), the amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to each plan year in the 7-plan-year period is the product of—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n \n 1/7\n \n of the unfunded vested benefits determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date of the plan (as determined under section 303(g)(2)) for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred; and\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n the reduction fraction.\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n Reduction fraction\n \n \n For purposes of clause (i), the reduction fraction of a single employer plan is equal to—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n the number of participants with accrued benefits in the plan who were included in computing the workforce reduction under paragraph (2)(B) as a result of the cessation of operations at the facility; divided by\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n the number of eligible employees of the employer who are participants with accrued benefits in the plan, determined as of the same date the determination under paragraph (2)(A) is made.\n \n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n Limitation\n \n \n The additional contribution under this subparagraph for any plan year shall not exceed the excess, if any, of—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n 25 percent of the difference between the market value of the assets of the plan and the funding target of the plan for the preceding plan year; over\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n the minimum required contribution under section 303 for the plan year.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Permitted cessation of annual installments when plan becomes sufficiently funded\n \n \n An employer's obligation to make additional contributions under this paragraph shall not apply to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the first plan year (beginning on or after the first day of the plan year in which the cessation occurs) for which the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90 percent or greater, or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n any plan year following such first plan year.\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Coordination with funding waivers\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n If the Secretary of the Treasury issues a funding waiver under section 302(c) with respect to the plan for a plan year in the 7-plan-year period under subparagraph (A), the additional contribution with respect to such plan year shall be permanently waived.\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n Notice\n \n \n An employer maintaining a plan with respect to which such a funding waiver has been issued or a request for such a funding waiver is pending shall provide notice to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and at such time as the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide, of a cessation of operations to which paragraph (1) applies.\n \n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n Enforcement\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Notice\n \n \n An employer making the election under this paragraph shall provide notice to the Corporation, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Corporation, of—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n such election, not later than 30 days after the earlier of the date the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred;\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n the payment of each additional contribution, not later than 10 days after such payment;\n \n \n \n \n (III)\n \n \n any failure to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period, not later than 10 days after the due date for such payment;\n \n \n \n \n (IV)\n \n \n the waiver under subparagraph (D)(i) of the obligation to make an additional contribution for any year, not later than 30 days after the funding waiver described in such subparagraph is granted; and\n \n \n \n \n (V)\n \n \n the cessation of any obligation to make additional contributions under subparagraph (C), not later than 10 days after the due date for payment of the additional contribution for the first plan year to which such cessation applies.\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n Acceleration of liability to the plan for failure to pay\n \n \n If an employer fails to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period by the due date for such payment, the employer shall, as of such date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to the balance which remains unpaid as of such date of the aggregate amount of additional contributions required to be paid by the employer during such 7-year-plan period. The Corporation may waive or settle the liability described in the preceding sentence, at the discretion of the Corporation.\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n Civil action\n \n \n The Corporation may bring a civil action in the district courts of the United States in accordance with section 4003(e) to compel an employer making such election to pay the additional contributions required under this paragraph.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n For purposes of this subsection:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Eligible employee\n \n \n The term\n \n eligible employee\n \n means an employee who is eligible to participate in an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2)) established and maintained by the employer.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Funding target\n \n \n The term\n \n funding target\n \n means, with respect to any plan year, the funding target as determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for purposes of determining the premium paid to the Corporation under section 4007 for the plan year.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Market value\n \n \n The market value of the assets of a plan shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of section 4006(a)(3)(E).\n \n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Special rules\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Change in operation of certain facilities and property\n \n \n For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a qualified lodging facility (as defined in\n \n section 856(d)(9)(D)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if such operations are continued by an eligible independent contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of such Code) pursuant to an agreement with the employer.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Aggregation of prior separations\n \n \n The workforce reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to any cessation of operations shall be determined by taking into account any separation from employment of any eligible employee at the facility (other than a separation which is not taken into account as workforce reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2)) which—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n is related to the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility, and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n occurs during the 3-year period preceding such cessation.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n No addition to prefunding balance\n \n \n For purposes of section 303(f)(6)(B) and\n \n section 430(f)(6)(B)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any additional contribution made under paragraph (4) shall be treated in the same manner as a contribution an employer is required to make in order to avoid a benefit reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of\n \n section 436\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year.\n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Effective date\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n The amendment made by this section shall apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Transition rule\n \n \n An employer that had a cessation of operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as in effect before the amendment made by this section), but did not enter into an arrangement with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to satisfy the requirements of such subsection (as so in effect) before such date of enactment, shall be permitted to make the election under section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in effect after the amendment made by this section) as if such cessation had occurred on such date of enactment. Such election shall be made not later than 30 days after such Corporation issues, on or after such date of the enactment, a final administrative determination that a substantial cessation of operations has occurred.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Direction to the Corporation\n \n \n The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement, administrative, or other action pursuant to section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or in connection with an agreement settling liability arising under such section, that is inconsistent with the amendment made by this section, without regard to whether the action relates to a cessation or other event that occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless such action is in connection with a settlement agreement that is in place before June 1, 2014. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not initiate a new enforcement action with respect to section 4062(e) of such Act that is inconsistent with its enforcement policy in effect on June 1, 2014.\n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Clarification of the normal retirement age\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n \n \n Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 1054\n \n ) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (k)\n \n \n Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Notwithstanding section 3(24), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this title, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Applicable plan\n \n \n For purposes of this subsection—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n The term\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n an age otherwise permitted under section 3(24), or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan.\n \n \n \n A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Expanded application\n \n \n Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Limitation on expanded application\n \n \n A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986\n \n \n \n Section 411\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this subchapter, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Applicable plan\n \n \n For purposes of this subsection—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n The term\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n an age otherwise permitted under subsection (a)(8), or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan.\n \n \n \n A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Expanded application\n \n \n Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Limitation on expanded application\n \n \n A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the date of enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1)\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code,\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n with employees in at least 40 States, and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Aggregation rules\n \n \n Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2)\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n \n Section 414(y)(1)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code,\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n with employees in at least 40 States, and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Aggregation rules\n \n \n \n Section 414(y)(2)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 401\n \n note).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Q\n \n \n Budgetary effects\n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Budgetary Effects\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards\n \n \n The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards\n \n \n The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Classification of budgetary effects\n \n \n Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be estimated—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker of the House of Representatives.\n \n \n \n \n Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.\n \n \n \n\n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 83 AN ACT Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. Sec. 6. Availability of funds. Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences. Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation. Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas. Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act. Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes. Division A—Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Agricultural Programs Title II—Conservation Programs Title III—Rural Development Programs Title IV—Domestic Food Programs Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration Title VII—General Provisions Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division B—Commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of Commerce Title II—Department of Justice Title III—Science Title IV—Related Agencies Title V—General Provisions Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 Division C—Department of Defense appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Military Personnel Title II—Operation and Maintenance Title III—Procurement Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Title V—Revolving and Management Funds Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs Title VII—Related Agencies Title VIII—General Provisions Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division D—Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil Title II—Department of the Interior Title III—Department of Energy Title IV—Independent Agencies Title V—General Provisions Division E—Financial services and general government appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of the Treasury Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Title III—The Judiciary Title IV—District of Columbia Title V—Independent Agencies Title VI—General Provisions—This Act Title VII—General Provisions—Government-Wide Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia Division F—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of the Interior Title II—Environmental Protection Agency Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—General Provisions Division G—Departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of Labor Title II—Department of Health and Human Services Title III—Department of Education Title IV—Related Agencies Title V—General Provisions Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division H—Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Legislative Branch Title II—General Provisions Division I—Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of Defense Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations Title V—General Provisions Division J—Department of State, Foreign operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of State and Related Agency Title II—United States Agency for International Development Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance Title IV—International Security Assistance Title V—Multilateral Assistance Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance Title VII—General Provisions Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division K—Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of Transportation Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—General Provisions—This Act Division L—Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015 Division M—Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 Division N—Other Matters Division O—Multiemployer Pension Reform Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of Contents. Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage. Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes. Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans. Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions Sec. 121. Mergers. Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. Division P—Other Retirement-Related Modifications Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations. Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age. Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children. Division Q—Budgetary effects Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects. 3. References Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. 4. Explanatory Statement The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 5. Statement of appropriations The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 6. Availability of funds (a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2015 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year. 8. Adjustments to compensation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely associated states The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States; (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. (g) Approval of secretary required The energy action plan shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the energy action plan. 10. Amendments to the consolidated natural resources act Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) and inserting December 31, 2019 ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection and inserting ending on December 31, 2019 ; (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). 11. Payments in lieu of taxes (a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, $372,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior. (b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in addition to amounts made available for payments in lieu of taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. A Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Production, Processing and Marketing Office of the Secretary (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: Provided , That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further , That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further , That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further , That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency. Executive operations Office of the chief economist For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155. national appeals division For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, $13,317,000. Office of budget and program analysis For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $9,392,000. Office of the chief information officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the Department. Office of the chief financial officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $6,028,000. Office of the assistant secretary for civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000. Office of civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000. Agriculture buildings and facilities (including transfers of funds) For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 , including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121 , for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain available until expended, for buildings operations and maintenance expenses: Provided , That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior or current year rental payments for such agency or office. Hazardous materials management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ), $3,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98 . Office of the general counsel For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $44,383,000. Office of ethics For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000. Office of the under secretary for research, education, and economics For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, $898,000. Economic research service For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $85,373,000. National agricultural statistics service For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided , That amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f). Agricultural research service Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,132,625,000: Provided , That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further , That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further , That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 ( 21 U.S.C. 113a ): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided further , That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided further , That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of Agricultural Research Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not more than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease for one or more additional 20-year periods. Buildings and facilities For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to remain available until expended. National institute of food and agriculture Research and education activities For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further , That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority. Native american institutions endowment fund For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 ( 7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. Extension activities For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further , That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act ( 7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents. Integrated activities For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $898,000. Animal and plant health inspection service Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4085 ), $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds ( contingency fund ) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended ( 15 U.S.C. 1831 ); of which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: Provided , That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further , That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further , That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services. Buildings and facilities For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250 , and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a , $3,175,000, to remain available until expended. Agricultural marketing service Marketing services For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $81,192,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law ( 31 U.S.C. 9701 ). Limitation on administrative expenses Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided , That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. Funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32) (including transfers of funds) Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c ), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. Payments to states and possessions For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1623(b) ), $1,235,000. Grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: Provided , That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. Office of the under secretary for food safety For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $816,000. Food safety and inspection service For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 ( 7 U.S.C. 1766 ), $1,016,474,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 138f ): Provided , That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2015 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further , That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79 : Provided further , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000. Farm service agency Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,200,180,000: Provided , That not more than 50 percent of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been submitted to the Government Accountability Office: Provided further , That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further , That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further , That funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations. State mediation grants For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended ( 7 U.S.C. 5101–5106 ), $3,404,000. Grassroots source water protection program For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2 ), $5,526,000, to remain available until expended. Dairy indemnity program (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 ( Public Law 106–387 , 114 Stat. 1549A–12). Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership ( 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq. ) and operating ( 7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq. ) loans, emergency loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq. ), Indian tribe land acquisition loans ( 25 U.S.C. 488 ), boll weevil loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1989 ), guaranteed conservation loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq. ), and Indian highly fractionated land loans ( 25 U.S.C. 488 ) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided , That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans. For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to remain available until expended. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses . Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. Risk management agency salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,829,000: Provided , That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i) . Corporations The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. Federal crop insurance corporation fund For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1516 ), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. Commodity credit corporation fund Reimbursement for net realized losses (including transfers of funds) For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 ( 15 U.S.C. 713a–11 ): Provided , That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714i ) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business. Hazardous waste management (limitation on expenses) For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9607(g) ), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6961 ). II Conservation programs Office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000. Natural resources conservation service Conservation operations For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 ( 7 U.S.C. 428a ); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $846,428,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further , That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities. Watershed rehabilitation program Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided. III Rural development programs Office of the under secretary for rural development For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $898,000. Rural development salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $224,201,000: Provided , That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission area: Provided further , That any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business–Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. Rural housing service Rural housing insurance fund program account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans. For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $9,800,000: Provided , That to support the loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: Provided further , That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490q ) shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2015. In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided , That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this account. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $415,100,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Rental assistance program For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided , That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: Provided further , That rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within the 12-month contract period: Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further , That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further , That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act. Multi-family housing revitalization program account For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further , That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further , That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further , That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers: Provided further , That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading. Mutual and self-help housing grants For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490c ), $27,500,000, to remain available until expended. Rural housing assistance grants For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474 , and 1490m, $32,239,000, to remain available until expended. Rural community facilities program account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans. For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended. For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided further , That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided further , That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: Provided further , That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided further , That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression ( Public Law 106–387 ), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the State rural development offices: Provided further , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further , That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. Rural business—Cooperative service Rural business program account (including transfers of funds) For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $74,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority ( 7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq. ) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided further , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided further , That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading. Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (including transfer of funds) For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account ( 7 U.S.C. 1936b ), $18,889,000. For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account ( 7 U.S.C. 1936b ), of which $531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460 ): Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Rural economic development loans program account (including rescission of funds) For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $33,077,000. Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be obligated and $179,000,000 are rescinded. Rural cooperative development grants For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932 ), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided , That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 ( 7 U.S.C. 1632a ). Rural energy for america program For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107 ), $1,350,000: Provided , That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Rural utilities service Rural water and waste disposal program account (including transfers of funds) For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $464,857,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act: Provided , That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): Provided further , That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 : Provided further , That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance programs: Provided further , That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided further , That not to exceed $15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further , That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ): Provided further , That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided further , That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. Rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account (including transfer of funds) The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: Provided , That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $24,077,000. For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq. , $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further , That funding provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section. For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa. IV Domestic Food Programs Office of the under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000. Food and Nutrition Service Child nutrition programs (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ), except sections 17 and 21; $21,300,170,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–246 ), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: Provided , That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ): Provided further , That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Provided further , That of the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–80 ). Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic) For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ), $6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10) ), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used for management information systems, and $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and activities: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided further , That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further , That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. Supplemental nutrition assistance program For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ), $81,837,570,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided , That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided further , That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: Provided further , That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), and a study of the removal of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ) shall be available until expended: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for employment and training pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), shall remain available through September 30, 2018: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Commodity assistance program For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–188 ); and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $278,501,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven additional States that have plans approved by the Department for the commodity supplemental food program but are not currently participating: Provided , That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036(a) ), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. Nutrition programs administration For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, $150,824,000: Provided , That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171 , as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246 . V Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Foreign Agricultural Service salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 ( 7 U.S.C. 1766 ), $181,423,000: Provided , That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs ( 7 U.S.C. 1737 ) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for International Development: Provided further , That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended. Food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program account (including rescission and transfer of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses : Provided , That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. food for peace title ii grants For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available under this heading shall be used to provide not less than the minimum level of funding required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2) ) to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title II of such Act. mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 1736o–1 ), $191,626,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein. Commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account (including transfers of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses , and of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses . VI Related agency and food and drug administration Department of health and human services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 107–188 ; $4,443,356,000: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, $798,000,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $312,116,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but credited for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2015 limitations: Provided further , That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2015 shall not be included in amounts under this heading: Provided further , That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated: (1) $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: Provided further , That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided further , That any transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379dd(n) ) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading for other activities: Provided further , That of the amounts that are made available under this heading for other activities , and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided further , That funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b , export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381 , priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31 , outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62 , prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3) , and third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1) , shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended. Buildings and facilities For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain available until expended. Independent agency Farm credit administration Limitation on administrative expenses Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided , That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships: Provided further , That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. VII GENERAL PROVISIONS (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided , That notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator: Provided further , That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department's National Finance Center without written notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 719 of this Act: Provided further , That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement and implementation of a financial management plan, information technology, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided further , That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided further , That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects up to $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 707. Funds made available under section 1240I and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1524(b) ) in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act. 709. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded. 710. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses: Provided , That except as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses. 711. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to participants. 712. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 713. In the case of each program established or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation— (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated with the implementation of the program, without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714i ); and (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in such section. 714. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 715. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each award: Provided , That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3310 ), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ). 716. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the following: (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1) ) in excess of $73,000,000. (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa–8) in excess of $1,347,000,000: Provided , That this limitation shall apply only to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B) ). (3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g ) in excess of 7,741,000 acres. (4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8111 ) in excess of $23,000,000 in new obligational authority. (5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8103 ) in excess of $30,000,000. 717. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 , until October 1, 2015: Provided further , That $122,000,000 made available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 : Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 ( Public Law 74–320 , 7 U.S.C. 612c , as amended), or for any surplus removal activities or price support activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided further , That of the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 , $203,000,000 are rescinded. 718. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 ( 7 U.S.C. 2257 ) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 ( 7 U.S.C. 2263 ), that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority. (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority. (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for— (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is less; (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; or (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request; unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes. (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section. 720. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5) ), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee questions or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process. 722. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 723. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. 724. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ). 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246 . 726. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 112–55 . 727. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 728. Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. ) may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes. 729. The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agreements with current intermediary organizations and not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements that increase the number of participating intermediary organizations to not less than 10. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase the effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such loans. 730. For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: Provided , That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance. 731. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, as proposed to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by such proposed rule: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, enforce, or to take regulatory action other than rescission or repeal based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions or criteria specified in such sections: Provided further , That sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) are hereby indefinitely declared null and void and shall have no force under the laws, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date). 732. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 2235a ; Public Law 107–76 ) shall be available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided , That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 733. For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 113–79 shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes of 7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n) . 734. Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the Food and Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January 2013 entitled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation and Labeling’’: Provided , That if the Food and Drug Administration fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be made available for obligation to the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation for the purpose of assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and illegal sales of controlled substances. 735. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 307(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 ( Public Law 105–277 ; 112 Stat. 2681–640) in excess of $4,000,000. 736. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure processed poultry products imported into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ), the Child and Adult Food Care Program under section 17 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766 ), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761 ), or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ). 737. In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310 , there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1301–1311 ). 738. (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands and properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas that are under the supervision or control of the Secretary. (b) Terms Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary deems advisable— (1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof; or (2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide. (c) Definition In this section, the term Jefferson Labs campus means the lands and properties of the National Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory. (d) Agreement regarding jefferson county technology research and commercialization center (1) In general The Secretary may hereafter enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such State or a public or private entity with respect to the establishment or operation of a technology research and commercialization center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jefferson Labs campus. (2) Receipt and expenditure of funds Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain funds from such entity and use such funds, in addition to such other funds as are made available by this act or future acts for the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds received from such entity shall be deemed to be appropriated for such purposes and shall remain available until expended. (3) Purposes (A) In general Funds described by paragraph (2) shall be available to defray— (i) the costs of creating, upgrading, and maintaining connections between such center and roads, communications facilities, and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs campus; and (ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and new constructions of roads, communications facilities, and utilities on such campus as may be necessary for such agreement. (B) Other acts For purposes of this and any subsequent Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research shall be deemed to include the purposes listed in subparagraph (A). 739. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2015, an amount of funds made available in title III as follows: (a) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Business Program Account, and Rural Housing Assistance Grants the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year funds were obligated under the heading. 740. In response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to protect public health. 741. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 679a ) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 471 ). 742. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Nonrecurring expenses fund (the Fund): Provided , That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Agriculture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further , That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for facilities infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the operation of the Department of Agriculture, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds. 743. There is hereby appropriated for the “Emergency Watershed Protection Program”, $78,581,000, to remain available until expended; for the Emergency Forestry Restoration Program , $3,203,000, to remain available until expended; and for the Emergency Conservation Program , $9,216,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds under this section are for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ), and are designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 744. Of the funding provided in section 743 of division A of Public Law 113–76 , not more than $75,000 may be used for administrative purposes, including a modification to an existing contract to allow reimbursement for travel and other administrative purposes. 745. Of the unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000 are rescinded. 746. The unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded. 747. Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) ) is amended by striking section 514 and inserting a commodity promotion law . 748. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended, ( 7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1) ), $8,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 749. Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of such section: Provided , That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 750. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel— (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 603 ); (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127 ); or (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 751. For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through school year 2015–2016, with respect to the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) or the school breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ) and final regulations published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow States to grant an exemption from the whole grain requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable amount of time, to requests for an exemption: Provided , That school food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, in procuring specific whole grain products which are acceptable to the students and compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements: Provided further , That school food authorities shall comply with the applicable grain component or standard with respect to the school lunch or school breakfast program that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014. 752. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement any regulations under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ), the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–296 ), or any other law that would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) until the latest scientific research establishes the reduction is beneficial for children. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude or restrict, the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables (except for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) (in this section referred to as the program ). (b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State agency shall carry out the program in a manner consistent with subsection (a). (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C) ) the next regular review of the supplemental foods available under this program, including a review of the nutrient value of all vegetables. (d) If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vegetable be eligible for purchase under the program, none of the funds made available under this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility of that variety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars, fats, or oils) from being purchased under the program, and subsection (a) shall continue to be effective. (e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any vegetable shall not be available for purchase under the program, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) shall expire upon the publication of the regularly scheduled review. (f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available all scientific research and data used to make the final recommendations and explain the results of the review by submitting a report containing such information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (g) Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the review which shall include an audit of the scientific research and data used to conduct the review. VIII EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus domestically and internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines, including the review, regulations, post market surveillance of vaccines and therapies, and administrative activities, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That of the amounts provided, $4,800,000 is for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; $2,400,000 is for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health; $400,000 is for the Office of the Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; $500,000 is for the Office of Regulatory Affairs; and $15,000,000 is for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative. This division may be cited as the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . B Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Operations and Administration For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $472,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided , That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities: Provided further , That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities. Bureau of Industry and Security Operations and Administration For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b) ); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $102,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further , That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments. Economic development administration Economic development assistance programs For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3721 ), for grants authorized by section 27 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722 ) of such Act, and for grants, $213,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States; of which $4,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees under such section 26; and of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27: Provided , That the costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds for loan guarantees under such section 26 are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $70,000,000. Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $37,000,000: Provided , That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. Minority Business Development Agency Minority Business Development For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or private organizations, $30,000,000. Economic and Statistical Analysis Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Bureau of the Census Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $248,000,000: Provided , That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further , That the Bureau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014. Periodic Censuses and Programs For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the Census. National Telecommunications and Information Administration Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d) , the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended. Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for the administration of all open grants until their expiration. United states patent and trademark office Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further , That any amount received in excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses account: Provided further , That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2015 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That in fiscal year 2015 from the amounts made available for Salaries and Expenses for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Provided further , That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements, where applicable: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ( Public Law 112–29 ): Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO. National institute of standards and technology Scientific and technical research and services For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund : Provided , That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program participants. Industrial technology services For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $138,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $8,100,000 shall be for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia. Construction of Research Facilities For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e ), $50,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. National oceanic and atmospheric administration Operations, research, and facilities (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for cooperative enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That in addition, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries , which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks: Provided further , That of the $3,333,398,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,202,398,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $116,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That the total amount available for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate services administrative support costs shall not exceed $220,300,000: Provided further , That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act ( 10 U.S.C. 55 ), such sums as may be necessary. Procurement, acquisition and construction For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, except that funds provided for construction of facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided , That of the $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further , That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: Provided further , That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. Fishermen's Contingency Fund For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95–372 , not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. Fisheries finance program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, $56,000,000: Provided , That the Secretary of Commerce shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth and shall produce an annual report on related incentive strategies, implementation plans and program results: Provided further , That within amounts provided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses and communities with information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State, and local government programs. renovation and modernization For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of Department of Commerce facilities, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000. General Provisions—Department of Commerce 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 ( 15 U.S.C. 1514 ), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324 , may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ). 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6 , are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 108. The Department of Commerce shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department of Commerce, including the purpose of such travel. 109. The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document. 110. To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided , That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities and shall remain available until September 30, 2016 for such purposes: Provided further , That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 111. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 ( 33 U.S.C. 883a et seq. ). This title may be cited as the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of Justice General Administration Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended. Justice Information Sharing Technology For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided further , That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. Administrative Review and Appeals (Including Transfer of Funds) For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the Immigration Examinations Fee account. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $88,577,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. United States Parole Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $13,308,000. Legal Activities Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10305 ) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Provided further , That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended. In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Salaries and expenses, antitrust division For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.C. 18a ), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $62,246,000. Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,960,000,000: Provided , That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a United States Attorney-led task force on human trafficking. United States Trustee System Fund For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0. Salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,326,000. Fees and Expenses of Witnesses For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses. Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $12,250,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Assets Forfeiture Fund For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. United States Marshals Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended. construction For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $9,800,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Prisoner Detention (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, $495,307,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if the following were inserted after the final period: The Attorney General shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2015 for necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code. : Provided further , That any use of such unobligated balances shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: Provided further , That any unobligated balances available from funds appropriated under the heading General Administration, Detention Trustee shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under this heading. National Security Division Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Interagency Law Enforcement interagency crime and drug enforcement For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $507,194,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation. Federal Bureau of Investigation Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of which not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National Gang Intelligence Center, and of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That up to $1,000,000 shall be for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the recommendations related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were proposed in the report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. construction For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $110,000,000, to remain available until expended. Drug Enforcement Administration Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments. Federal Prison System Salaries and Expenses (Including Transfer of Funds) For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000: Provided , That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided further , That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further , That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided further , That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities. Buildings and Facilities For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to construction of new facilities, and of which not less than $81,000,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair: Provided , That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation. Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. State and Local Law Enforcement Activities Office on Violence Against Women violence against women prevention and prosecution programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq. ) ( the 1968 Act ); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ) ( the 1994 Act ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–21 ); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ) ( the 1974 Act ); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ) ( the 2000 Act ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further , That of the amount provided— (1) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act; (2) $26,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to Research, Evaluation and Statistics for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; (4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence: Provided , That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program: Provided further , That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further , That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program; (5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative; (6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act; (7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; (8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act; (9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; (10) $4,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act; (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided , That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program; (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act; (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act; (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided , That such funds may be transferred to Research, Evaluation and Statistics for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; and (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women. Office of Justice Programs research, evaluation and statistics For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( the 1974 Act ); the Missing Children's Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq. ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–21 ); the Justice for All Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–405 ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ); the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–473 ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ) ( the 2002 Act ); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided , That beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall include statistics relating to honor violence; (2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act; (3) $30,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act; and (4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support Scientific Area Committees. state and local law enforcement assistance For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ) ( the 1994 Act ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Justice for All Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–405 ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–164 ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ) ( the 2002 Act ); the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–403 ); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–473 ); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–416 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other programs, $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows— (1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by the National Institute of Justice for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making, $3,000,000 is for competitive grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks, $750,000 is for the purposes described in the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (section 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program, and $2,500,000 is for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense; (2) $185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5) ): Provided , That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local detention facilities; (3) $42,250,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386 , for programs authorized under Public Law 109–164 , or programs authorized under Public Law 113–4 ; (4) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; (5) $8,500,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–416 ); (6) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act; (7) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108–405 , and for grants for wrongful conviction review; (8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403 ; (9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110–315 ; (10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities; (11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence; (12) $22,250,000 for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided , That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and evaluation programs; (13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website; (14) $5,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence; (15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); (16) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act; (17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which— (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities, including the purposes authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–546 ) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): Provided , That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes described in the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program ( Public Law 108–405 , section 303); (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program ( Public Law 108–405 , section 412); and (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, including as authorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405 ; (18) $41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based sexual assault response reform; (19) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act; (20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; (21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ), without regard to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and strategies, and $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy: Provided , That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model; (22) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program; (23) $11,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products; (24) $13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local government, and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–79 ); (25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety; (26) $27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, of which not less than $750,000 is for a task force on Federal corrections; (27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a research project on the effectiveness of the model; (28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for supplemental victims' services and other victim-related programs and initiatives, including research and statistics, and for tribal assistance for victims of violence; and (29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made available in this paragraph: Provided , That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public sector safety service. juvenile justice programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( the 1974 Act ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Missing Children's Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq. ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–21 ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other juvenile justice programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows— (1) $55,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process: Provided , That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities; (2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; (3) $15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program; (B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence education, prevention and intervention, and related activities; (C) $6,000,000 shall be for community-based violence prevention initiatives, including for public health approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and (D) $1,000,000 shall be for grants and technical assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention; (4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; (5) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ) shall not apply for purposes of this Act); (6) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; (7) $500,000 for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated parents; and (8) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system: Provided , That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Provided further , That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided further , That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs. Public Safety Officer Benefits For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to Public Safety Officer Benefits from available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Community Oriented Policing Services community oriented policing services programs For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ), $208,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading— (1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act; (2) $180,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd ) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: Provided , That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c) ), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $33,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine activities: Provided further , That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701; (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided , That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; (4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided , That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration; and (5) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to support regional anti-gang task forces. General provisions—Department of justice 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided , That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided , That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 206. The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 28 U.S.C. 599B ) without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered. 207. None of the funds made available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs. 209. None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United States Code. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this title under the headings Research, Evaluation and Statistics , State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance , and Juvenile Justice Programs — (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the following programs, waive the following requirements: (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1) ), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such part. (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part. (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797q–3 ), the requirements under section 2904 of such part. (4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3) ), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 13709(a) ) shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act. 216. None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management system. (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. (c) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by this Act in the first proviso under the heading United States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Detention , not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. (d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund in fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for payments associated with joint law enforcement operations as authorized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United States Code. (e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the planned distribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement operations funding during fiscal year 2015. (f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall sunset on September 30, 2015. 218. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny the Inspector General of the Department of Justice timely access to all records, documents, and other materials in the custody or possession of the Department or to prevent or impede the Inspector General’s access to such records, documents and other materials, unless in accordance with an express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language of the Inspector General Act, as amended. The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within five calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 219. Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76 . This title may be cited as the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Science Office of science and technology policy For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq. ), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,555,000. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the formulation and development costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further , That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104: Provided further , That $100,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey. Aeronautics For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Space Technology For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space research and technology development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. exploration For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of exploration research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not less than $1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further , That not less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have an upper stage and other core elements developed simultaneously: Provided further , That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle development and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground systems: Provided further , That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5 year budget profile and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level (JCL) and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP–C) for the Space Launch System and with the future KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further , That in complying with the preceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and funding projections that conform to the KDP–C management agreement for development completion of the Space Launch System by December 2017, and the management agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon completing KDP–C: Provided further , That in no case shall the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle be less than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural Requirements 7120.5E: Provided further , That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in addition to funds provided for these programs under the Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration heading: Provided further , That $805,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activities: Provided further , That $306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and development. space operations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space operations research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities, including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,827,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. education For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College program. Safety, Security and Mission Services For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, space operations and education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. construction and environmental compliance and restoration For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided , That of the $429,100,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $419,100,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further , That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed $9,584,100: Provided further , That each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. (transfer of funds) The unexpired balances of a previous account, for activities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be transferred to the new account established in this Act that provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be merged with the funds in the newly established account, but shall be available under the same terms, conditions and period of time as previously appropriated. National Science Foundation Research and Related Activities For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), and Public Law 86–209 ( 42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq. ); services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: Provided , That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further , That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69 . major research equipment and facilities construction For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to remain available until expended. education and human resources For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and engineering education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not less than $60,890,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7030 of Public Law 110–69 . Agency Operations and Award Management For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard services; $325,000,000: Provided , That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal year: Provided further , That of the amount provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not more than $27,370,000 shall remain available until expended. Office of the National Science Board For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1863 ) and Public Law 86–209 ( 42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq. ), $4,370,000: Provided , That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Administrative Provision Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. This title may be cited as the Science Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV Related Agencies Commission on Civil Rights Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 ( 42 U.S.C. 1975a ). Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 ( Public Law 110–233 ), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–325 ), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–2 ), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to $30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, $364,500,000: Provided , That the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided further , That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission. International Trade Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain available until expended. Legal Services Corporation Payment to the Legal Services Corporation For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $4,350,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $18,500,000 is for management and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided , That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2996(d) ): Provided further , That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided further , That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. Administrative Provision—Legal Services Corporation None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119 , and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respectively. Marine Mammal Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ), $3,340,000. Office of the United States Trade Representative Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. State Justice Institute Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 ( 42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq. ) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. V General provisions (including rescissions) 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Justice) funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of Justice funded by this Act. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) (1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions. (2) The term promotional items has the meaning given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3). 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of obligation. (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: Provided , That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 ( 42 U.S.C. 10601 ) in any fiscal year in excess of $2,361,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided , That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes. 511. None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code; and (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes. (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract. (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems unless the agency has— (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal Government; (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks; (2) determined that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the United States; and (3) reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles. (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license— (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and (2) does not permit the export without a license of— (A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or (C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination. (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen. (d) The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States origin curios or relics firearms, parts, or ammunition. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of— (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement; (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement; or (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. (rescissions) 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts— (1) Departmental Management, Franchise Fund , $2,906,000; and (2) Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs , $5,000,000. (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts— (1) Working Capital Fund , $99,000,000; (2) Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications , $2,000,000; (3) Detention Trustee , $23,000,000; (4) Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund , $193,000,000; (5) Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities , $10,000,000; (6) Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division , $6,000,000; (7) Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys , $9,000,000; (8) United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention , $188,000,000; (9) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and Expenses , $3,200,000; (10) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs , $16,000,000; (11) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs , $82,500,000; and (12) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services , $40,000,000. (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 525. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless such conference is a law enforcement training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States. 527. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States— (1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws; (2) to avoid agreements that— (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies; or (B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and (3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access barriers. 528. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 530. To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are Energy Star qualified or have the Federal Energy Management Program designation. 531. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance plan and performance and accountability reports the following: (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. (2) The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United States. (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has certified— (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and (2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights. (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and timing. 533. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if— (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed importation are met; and (2) no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes. 534. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 535. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 536. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 537. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery may be used for grant guidelines or requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers. 538. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 539. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 ( Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research ) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 540. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to relinquish the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration during fiscal year 2015 with respect to Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on September 30, 2015. 541. (a) In general During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq. ), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering such provisions, section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting $16,000,000 for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015 for $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2007 . (b) Termination During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2271 note), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering that section, subsection (b) of that section shall be applied and administered as if paragraph (1) read as follows: (1) Assistance for firms (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after December 31, 2015. (B) Exception Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2015, may be provided— (i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and (ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance. . VI Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 601. Short title This title may be cited as the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 . 602. Board of directors Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking promotion and marketing and inserting promotion or marketing ; and (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: At least 5 members of the board shall have experience working in United States multinational entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be audit committee financial experts (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 ( 15 U.S.C. 7265 )). All members of the board shall be a current or former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or have held an equivalent management position. ; and (2) in clause (x), by striking intercity passenger railroad business and inserting land or sea passenger transportation sector . 603. Annual report to Congress Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific countries and populations; (H) (i) a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s combination of media channels employed in meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign; (ii) the ratio in which such channels are used; and (iii) a justification for the use and ratio of such channels; and . 604. Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 80 percent and inserting 70 percent ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (E) Maintenance of an in-kind contributions policy The Corporation shall maintain an in-kind contributions policy. (F) Formalized procedures for in-kind contributions policy Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Corporation, shall establish formal, publicly available procedures specifying time frames and conditions for— (i) making and agreeing to revisions of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions policy; and (ii) addressing and resolving disagreements between the Corporation and its partners, including the Secretary of Commerce, regarding the in-kind contributions policy. (G) Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services The Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation under subparagraph (B). . 605. Extension of Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (a) In general The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking all States and the District of Columbia and inserting all States and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia, ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 2015 and inserting 2020 ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 and inserting each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020 . (b) Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund fee Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2015 and inserting September 30, 2020 . 606. Accountability; procurement requirements The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; (2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that it follows subsection (d); (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $500,000 ; and (4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the following: (f) Accountability (1) Performance plans and measures Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 , the Corporation shall— (A) establish performance metrics including, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for measuring— (i) the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the Corporation, including its progress in achieving the long-term goals of increased traveler visits to and spending in the United States; (ii) whether increases in visitation and spending have occurred in response to external influences, such as economic conditions or exchange rates, rather than in response to the efforts of the Corporation; and (iii) any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States; and (B) conduct periodic program evaluations in response to the data resulting from measurements under subparagraph (A). (2) GAO accountability Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in such report. (g) Procurement requirements The Corporation shall— (1) establish a competitive procurement process; and (2) certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process. . 607. Repeal of assessment authority The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this Act). VII Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 701. Short title This title may be cited as the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 . 702. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the economy, or 1/8 of United States Gross Domestic Product. (2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector. (3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing. (4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063. (5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 8th largest economy in the world. (6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, driving more innovation than any other sector. 703. Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 271 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and (2) by inserting after section 33 ( 15 U.S.C. 278r ) the following: 34. Network for manufacturing innovation (a) Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation program (1) In general The Secretary shall establish within the Institute a program to be known as the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the Program ). (2) Purposes of program The purposes of the Program are— (A) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the United States; (B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology; (C) to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities; (D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that enable these technologies; (E) to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; (F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing challenges; (G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding; and (H) to create and preserve jobs. (3) Support The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by supporting— (A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established under subsection (b); and (B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing innovation. (4) Director The Secretary shall carry out the Program through the Director. (b) Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation (1) In general As part of the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing innovation. (2) Designation The network established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (referred to in this section as the Network ). (c) Centers for manufacturing innovation (1) In general For purposes of this section, a center for manufacturing innovation is a center that— (A) has been established by a person or group of persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding industrial production and jobs in the United States; (B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics; (C) as determined by the Secretary, has the potential— (i) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing, including key advanced manufacturing technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics; (ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing production capacity in the United States; or (iii) to enable the commercial application of new technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; and (D) includes active participation among representatives from multiple industrial entities, research universities, community colleges, and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include industry-led consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. (2) Activities Activities of a center for manufacturing innovation may include the following: (A) Research, development, and demonstration projects, including proof-of-concept development and prototyping, to reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies and improvements in existing technologies, processes, products, and research and development of materials to solve precompetitive industrial problems with economic or national security implications. (B) Development and implementation of education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs. (C) Development of innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction of new technologies into supply chains. (D) Outreach and engagement with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, including women and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition to large manufacturing enterprises. (E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in consultation with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, considers consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (3) Additional centers for manufacturing innovation (A) In general The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law or executive actions, or under pending interagency review for such recognition as of the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not receive any financial assistance under subsection (d). (B) Network participation A manufacturing center that is substantially similar to those established under this subsection but that does not receive financial assistance under subsection (d) may, upon request of the center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing innovation by the Secretary for purposes of participation in the Network. (d) Financial assistance to establish and support centers for manufacturing innovation (1) In general In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or group of persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. (2) Application A person or group of persons seeking financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as the anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support during the period for which the center could be eligible for continued Federal financial assistance under this section. (3) Open process In soliciting applications for financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure an open process that will allow for the consideration of all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of technology area. (4) Selection (A) Competitive, merit review In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors. (B) Participation in process (i) In general No political appointee may participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a conflict of interest policy that ensures public transparency and accountability, and requires full disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest on the parts of individuals that participate in the merit selection process. (ii) Definition For purposes of this subparagraph, the term political appointee means any individual who— (I) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule); (II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or (III) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (C) Performance measurement, transparency, and accountability For each award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (i) make publicly available at the time of the award a description of the bases for the award, including an explanation of the relative merits of the winning applicant as compared to other applications received, if applicable; and (ii) develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to assess the effectiveness of the activities funded. (D) Collaboration In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting through the National Program Office established under subsection (f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing. (E) Considerations In selecting a person who submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following: (i) The potential of the center for manufacturing innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the likelihood of economic impact, including the creation or preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus areas of the center for manufacturing innovation. (ii) The commitment of continued financial support, advice, participation, and other contributions from non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding. (iii) Whether the financial support provided to the center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal sources significantly exceeds the requested Federal financial assistance. (iv) How the center for manufacturing innovation will increase the non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing research in the United States. (v) How the center for manufacturing innovation will engage with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, to improve the capacity of such enterprises to commercialize new processes and technologies. (vi) How the center for manufacturing innovation will carry out educational and workforce activities that meet industrial needs related to the predominant focus areas of the center. (vii) How the center for manufacturing innovation will advance economic competitiveness and generate substantial benefits to the Nation that extend beyond the direct return to participants in the Program. (viii) Whether the predominant focus of the center for manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing that has not already been commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by another entity. (ix) How the center for manufacturing innovation will strengthen and leverage the assets of a region. (x) How the center for manufacturing will encourage the education and training of veterans and individuals with disabilities. (5) Limitations on awards (A) In general No award of financial assistance may be made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary first awards financial assistance to that center under that paragraph. (B) Matching funds and preferences The total Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing innovation, including the financial assistance under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 50 percent of the total funding of the center in that year, except that the Secretary may make an exception in the case of large capital facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted preference to applicants seeking less than the maximum Federal share of funds allowed under this paragraph. (C) Funding decrease The amount of financial assistance provided to a center of manufacturing innovation under paragraph (1) shall decrease after the second year of funding for the center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which financial assistance is provided, unless the Secretary determines that— (i) the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals and metrics under this section; (ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered the center’s anticipated funding; and (iii) the center can identify future non-Federal funding sources that would warrant a temporary exemption from the limitations established in this subparagraph. (e) Funding (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. (2) Authority (A) NIST Industrial Technical Services account To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial Technical Services. (B) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for the Department of Energy. (f) National program office (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish, within the Institute, the National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the National Program Office ), which shall oversee and carry out the Program. (2) Functions The functions of the National Program Office are— (A) to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program; (B) to enter into memorandums of understanding with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); (C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , and update not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the Program; (D) to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program with programs and activities of other Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing; (E) to establish a clearinghouse of public information related to the activities of the Program; and (F) to act as a convener of the Network. (3) Recommendations In developing and updating the strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and advice from a wide range of stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community colleges, and other relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing basis. (4) Report to congress Upon completion, the Secretary shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. (5) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership The Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program reach small and medium-sized entities. (6) Detailees Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the National Program Office without reimbursement. Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (g) Reporting and auditing (1) Annual reports to the secretary (A) In general The Secretary shall require each recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the finances and performance of the center for manufacturing innovation for which such assistance was awarded. (B) Elements Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and (ii) consistent with the metrics-based performance measures developed and implemented by the Secretary under this section, a description of the performance of the center for manufacturing innovation with respect to— (I) its goals, plans, financial support, and accomplishments; and (II) how the center for manufacturing innovation has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (2) Annual reports to congress (A) In general Not less frequently than once each year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the performance of the Program during the most recent 1-year period. (B) Elements Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report— (i) a summary and assessment of the reports received by the Secretary under paragraph (1); (ii) an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary under the Program, including any temporary exemptions granted from the requirements of subsection (d)(5)(C); (iii) an assessment of the participation in, and contributions to, the Network by any centers for manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance under subsection (d)(1); and (iv) an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (3) Assessments by gao (A) Assessments Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an assessment of the operation of the Program during the most recent 2-year period. (B) Final assessment Not later than December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final report regarding the overall success of the Program. (C) Elements Each assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered by the report— (i) a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the Program; (ii) an assessment of the extent to which the Program has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); (iii) such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to improve the Program; and (iv) an assessment as to whether any prior recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller General have been implemented or adopted. (h) Additional authorities (1) Appointment of personnel and contracts The Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program, including support for research and development activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation. (2) Transfer of funds Of amounts available under the authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments of financial assistance made prior to the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 . (3) Authority of other agencies In the event that the Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept such funds to award and administer, under the same conditions and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of financial assistance awards under this section. (4) Use of resources In furtherance of the purposes of the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such covered entity. (5) Acceptance of resources In addition to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the Secretary under this section and such funds may only be obligated to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts. (6) Covered entity For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United States, State, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession of the United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, or international organization, or any public or private entity or individual. (i) Patents Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing centers for manufacturing innovation. . 704. National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 6622 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: In furtherance of the Committee’s work, the Committee shall consult with the National Economic Council. ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c). ; and (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing (1) In general The President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2). (2) Development The Committee shall develop, and update as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development. (3) Contents The strategic plan described in paragraph (2) shall— (A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including research and development objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the objectives; (B) describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of why specific objectives were not met; (C) specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan; (D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer of research and development results into new manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security; (E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; (F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and implementing new products and processes; (G) analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, including— (i) technology transfer and commercialization activities; (ii) the adequacy of the national security industrial base; (iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce; (iv) export opportunities and trade policies; (v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices; (vi) emerging technologies and markets; (vii) advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and (viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of competing nations; and (H) elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions. (4) Updates Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection. (5) Requirement to consider strategy in the budget In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include information regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year. (6) AMP steering committee input The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this subsection. . 705. Regional innovation program Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722 ) is amended to read as follows: 27. Regional innovation program (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters. (b) Cluster grants (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the formation and development of regional innovation clusters. (2) Permissible activities Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by the Secretary, including the following: (A) Feasibility studies. (B) Planning activities. (C) Technical assistance. (D) Developing or strengthening communication and collaboration between and among participants of a regional innovation cluster. (E) Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster. (F) Facilitating market development of products and services developed by a regional innovation cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization activities. (G) Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions. (H) Interacting with the public and State and local governments to meet the goals of the cluster. (3) Eligible recipient defined In this subsection, the term eligible recipient means— (A) a State; (B) an Indian tribe; (C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; (D) an entity that— (i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and (ii) has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or (E) a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). (4) Application (A) In general An eligible recipient shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (B) Components The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a description of— (i) whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders; (ii) how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation by all types of entities that might benefit from participation, including newly formed entities and those rival existing participants; (iii) the extent to which the regional innovation cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and have a positive impact on regional economic growth and development; (iv) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute to, a well-trained workforce; (v) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting additional funds from non-Federal sources; and (vi) the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to sustain activities once grant funds under this subsection have been expended. (C) Special consideration The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade. (5) Special consideration The Secretary shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards. (6) Cost share The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this subsection. (7) Outreach to rural communities The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage those entities to participate in regional innovation cluster activities under this subsection. (8) Funding The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this subsection. (c) Regional innovation research and information program (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information program— (A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on best practices for regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be maximized through such strategies; (B) to provide technical assistance, including through the development of technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters); (C) to support the development of relevant metrics and measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and (D) to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States, including data on— (i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation clusters; (ii) the regional domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation clusters; and (iii) supply chain product and service flows within and between regional innovation clusters. (2) Research grants The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals of the program established under this subsection. (3) Dissemination of information Data and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. (4) Regional innovation grant program The Secretary shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under subsection (b) into the program established under this subsection. (d) Interagency coordination (1) In general To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or other Federal agencies. (2) Collaboration (A) In general The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies. (B) Small businesses The Secretary shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the needs and challenges of small businesses. (e) Evaluation (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program established under subsection (a). (2) Requirements The evaluation shall include— (A) whether the program is achieving its goals; (B) any recommendations for how the program may be improved; and (C) a recommendation as to whether the program should be continued or terminated. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Regional innovation cluster The term regional innovation cluster means a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that— (A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector and its related sectors; (B) have active channels for business transactions and communication; (C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and (D) leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs. (2) State The term State means one of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. (g) Funding (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. (2) Authority To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for economic development assistance programs. . This division may be cited as the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . C Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 I Military personnel Military personnel, army For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,116,129,000. Military personnel, navy For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,453,200,000. Military personnel, marine corps For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $12,828,931,000. Military personnel, air force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,376,462,000. Reserve personnel, army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,317,859,000. Reserve personnel, navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,835,924,000. Reserve personnel, marine corps For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $660,424,000. Reserve personnel, air force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,653,148,000. National guard personnel, army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $7,643,832,000. National guard personnel, air force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,118,709,000. II operation and maintenance Operation and maintenance, army For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $31,961,920,000: Provided , That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000: Provided , That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and maintenance, marine corps For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $5,610,063,000. Operation and maintenance, air force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $34,539,965,000: Provided , That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and maintenance, defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $30,824,752,000: Provided , That not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further , That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D) : Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further , That $8,881,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Operation and maintenance, army reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $2,513,393,000. Operation and maintenance, navy reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,021,200,000. Operation and maintenance, marine corps reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $270,846,000. Operation and maintenance, air force reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,026,342,000. Operation and maintenance, army national guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,175,951,000. Operation and maintenance, air national guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000. United states court of appeals for the armed forces For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,723,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes. Environmental restoration, army (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, navy (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, air force (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, formerly used defense sites (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $103,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Cooperative threat reduction account For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with appropriate authorization by the Department of Defense and Department of State, to countries outside of the former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons components, and weapons technology and expertise, and for defense and military contacts, $365,108,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Department of defense acquisition workforce development fund For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $83,034,000. III PROCUREMENT Aircraft procurement, army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $5,216,225,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Missile procurement, army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,208,692,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,722,136,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,015,477,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Other Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,747,523,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Aircraft procurement, navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $14,758,035,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Weapons procurement, navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,137,257,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, navy and marine corps For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $674,100,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Shipbuilding and conversion, navy For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000; Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000; Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,301,825,000; CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000; DDG–1000 Program, $419,532,000; DDG–51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000; DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000; Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000; LPD–17, $1,000,000,000; LHA Replacement, $29,093,000; Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000; Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000; Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000; Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000; LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $40,485,000; and For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $474,629,000. Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $991,285,000. In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided , That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2019, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards. Other procurement, navy For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,846,558,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement, marine corps For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $935,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Missile procurement, air force For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $4,629,662,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, air force For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Other procurement, air force For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $16,781,266,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,429,303,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Defense production act purchases For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2078 , 2091, 2092, and 2093), $51,638,000, to remain available until expended. IV RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, development, test and evaluation, army For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $6,675,565,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. Research, development, test and evaluation, navy For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. Research, development, test and evaluation, air force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,225,889,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds made available in this paragraph, $225,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to full-scale production: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer. Operational test and evaluation, defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. V revolving and management funds Defense working capital funds For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,649,468,000. National Defense Sealift Fund For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 1744 ), and for the necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $485,012,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided further , That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future: Provided further , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. VI other department of defense programs Defense health program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $32,069,772,000; of which $30,030,650,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $14,718,018,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $308,413,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,730,709,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading for operation and maintenance, procurement, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Interagency Program Office, the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, and the Defense Medical Information Exchange, not more than 25 percent may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Government Accountability Office and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and such Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that describes: (1) the status of the final request for proposal for DHMSM and how the program office used comments received from industry from draft requests for proposal to refine the final request for proposal; (2) any changes to the deployment timeline, including benchmarks, for full operating capability; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate for full operating capability and the total life cycle cost of the project; (4) an assurance that the acquisition strategy will comply with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government; (5) the status of the effort to achieve interoperability between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the scope, cost, schedule, mapping to health data standards, and performance benchmarks of the interoperable record; and (6) the progress toward developing, implementing, and fielding the interoperable electronic health record throughout the two Departments’ medical facilities. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521 ), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of which $196,128,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $52,102,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,016,000 for activities on military installations and $31,086,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to assist State and local governments; $10,227,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $3,225,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; and $595,913,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $575,808,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense (including transfer of funds) For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $950,687,000, of which $669,631,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $105,591,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; and $175,465,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program: Provided , That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. Office of the inspector general For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $311,830,000, of which $309,430,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation. Support for international sporting competitions For logistical and security support for international sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel related allowances only for members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active duty in connection with providing such support), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. VII related agencies Central intelligence agency retirement and disability system fund For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000. Intelligence community management account For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $507,600,000. VIII general provisions 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided , That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further , That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided , That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (transfer of funds) 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided further , That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015: Provided further , That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act. (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided , That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the report shall include— (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided , That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further , That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense appropriation and the Operation and Maintenance appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided , That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: Provided further , That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further , That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract— (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year; (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract; (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided , That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99–239 : Provided further , That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2015, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2016. (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget available with respect to such Laboratories. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: Provided , That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further , That this section applies only to active components of the Army. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protégé Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided , That for the purpose of this section, the term manufactured shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further , That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: Provided further , That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. (including transfer of funds) 8017. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $175,000,000, for an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further , That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further , That a matching share, as outlined by the Department of Defense in the guidelines published in the September 9, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is required to be provided by the local education authority or the State in which the school is located: Provided further , That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section. 8018. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable, unsuitable, or unsafe for further use. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 ( 25 U.S.C. 1544 ): Provided , That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 ( 25 U.S.C. 1544 ) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. 8021. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. 8022. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided , That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— (1) $27,400,000 shall be available from Operation and Maintenance, Air Force to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs; (2) $10,400,000 shall be available from Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ; and (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from Other Procurement, Air Force for vehicle procurement. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities. (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided , That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during fiscal year 2015 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2015, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided , That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further , That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2016 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $40,000,000. 8025. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided , That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further , That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 8026. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional defense committees means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 8027. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: Provided , That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further , That Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section. 8028. (a) (1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country. (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2015. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) For purposes of this section, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 8029. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary. (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b). (d) In this section, the term Indian tribe means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–454 ; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a–1 ). 8031. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000. 8032. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement. (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2016 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. 8033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3093 ) shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 8034. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. 8035. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide , not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. 8036. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a Made in America inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion. 8037. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines— (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work; (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support: Provided , That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense. 8038. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used— (1) to establish a field operating agency; or (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department. (c) This section does not apply to— (1) field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program; (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless— (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function; (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of— (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or (B) $10,000,000; and (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by— (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. (b) (1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that— (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act ( section 8503 of title 41, United States Code); (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) ), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15) ). (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities. (RESCISSIONS) 8040. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $18,242,000; Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army , 2013/2015, $5,000,000; Other Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $97,000,000; Aircraft Procurement, Navy , 2013/2015, $47,200,000; Procurement, Marine Corps , 2013/2015, $40,217,000; Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , 2013/2015, $64,600,000; Missile Procurement, Air Force , 2013/2015, $13,800,000; Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $30,000,000; Other Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $213,998,000; Aircraft Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $196,622,000; Weapons Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $63,400,000; Other Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $1,505,000; Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , 2014/2016, $83,400,000; Missile Procurement, Air Force , 2014/2016, $157,209,000; Procurement, Defense-Wide , 2014/2016, $12,100,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Army , 2014/2015, $5,000,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force , 2014/2015, $37,000,000; and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy , 2014/2015, $141,727,000. 8041. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 8042. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. 8043. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided , That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures. 8044. Of the amounts appropriated for Working Capital Fund, Army , $225,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 8046. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further , That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of commercial items , as defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 8047. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided , That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. 8048. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget. 8050. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year and hereafter may be obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. (b) This section applies to— (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation. (c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies— (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met; and (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement. 8051. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when— (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8052. During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. 8053. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if— (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account; (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101–510 , as amended ( 31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided , That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided further , That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account. 8054. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. 8055. Using funds made available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided , That in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks area, such agreements will include the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat to the United States Defense installations: Provided further , That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions are included for the consideration of United States coal as an energy source. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8056. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide”, $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program, and $5,709,000 shall be for support of high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements and activities, including the training and funding of personnel: Provided , That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further , That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 8057. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: Provided , That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further , That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. 8058. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country. (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a). (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404. 8059. (a) In general (1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any training, equipment, or other assistance for a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of Defense has credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights. (2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a unit of a foreign security force full consideration is given to any credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by such unit. (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that the government of such country has taken all necessary corrective steps, or if the equipment or other assistance is necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other humanitarian or national security emergencies. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary of Defense determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances. (d) Procedures The Secretary of Defense shall establish, and periodically update, procedures to ensure that any information in the possession of the Department of Defense about gross violations of human rights by units of foreign security forces is shared on a timely basis with the Department of State. (e) Report Not more than 15 days after the application of any exception under subsection (b) or the exercise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— (1) in the case of an exception under subsection (b), providing notice of the use of the exception and stating the grounds for the exception; and (2) in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), describing the information relating to the gross violation of human rights; the extraordinary circumstances that necessitate the waiver; the purpose and duration of the training, equipment, or other assistance; and the United States forces and the foreign security force unit involved. (f) Definition For purposes of this section the term appropriate congressional committees means the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Appropriations. 8060. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business. 8061. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so. 8062. The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 8063. During the current fiscal year and hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or services previously provided to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis: Provided , That this restriction shall not apply if the department is authorized by law to provide support to such department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the requested support pursuant to such authority: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. 8064. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code, a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 8065. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of armor penetrator , armor piercing (AP) , armor piercing incendiary (API) , or armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T) , except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State. 8066. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis. 8067. In specifying the amounts requested for the Department of the Army for Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the budget of the President submitted to Congress shall request such amounts in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army appropriation, and shall not request such amounts in the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation. 8068. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located: Provided , That in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located: Provided further , That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State: Provided further , That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Army , $106,189,900 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided further , That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further , That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify— (1) the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account; (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request; (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed. (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3). (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence. (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies; (2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees. (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or affect the application of section 1627 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to the amounts made available by this Act. (including transfer of funds) 8071. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $200,000,000 from funds available under Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide may be transferred to the Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund : Provided , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to the Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund , notify the congressional defense committees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed justification, execution plan, and timeline for each proposed project. 8072. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 8073. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community: Provided , That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States. (including transfer of funds) 8074. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings Procurement, Defense-Wide and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided , That of this amount, $350,972,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $137,934,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures; $74,707,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture; and $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further , That funds made available under this provision for production of missiles and missile components may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8075. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , $991,285,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided , That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further , That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to: (1) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2008/2015: Carrier Replacement Program $663,000,000; (2) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2009/2015: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $54,096,000; (3) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2010/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $65,771,000; (4) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $35,345,000; (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $63,373,000; (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $41,700,000; (7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $9,340,000; (8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program $54,000,000; (9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,620,000; and (10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,040,000. 8076. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3094 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8077. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 8078. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: Provided , That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: Provided further , That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further , That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years. 8079. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 8080. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $386,268,000. 8081. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided , That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season. 8082. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided , That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333. 8083. (a) At the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under section 12302(a) of title 10, United States Code, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will be mobilized. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a national security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements of the Armed Forces. 8084. Of the amounts appropriated for Missile Procurement, Air Force , $125,000,000 shall be available for the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission: Provided , That competitions shall be open to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided further , That competitions shall consider bids from two or more certified providers: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such providers may compete any certified launch vehicle in their inventory. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8085. The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law: Provided , That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $16,000,000 under the authority provided by this section: Provided further , That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is received sooner: Provided further , That any funds transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of availability as when originally appropriated: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. 8086. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army. (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles. 8087. Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Navy may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces: Provided , That funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses: Provided further , That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law. 8088. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 8089. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation. 8090. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the report shall include— (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. 8091. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure or realign Army Contracting Command–New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command–New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 8092. None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ; 119 Stat. 3456), or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–457 ; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1 ), unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8093. Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities: Provided , That funds transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the Office of Management and Budget must approve any transfers made under this provision. 8094. (a) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024(d) ) that— (1) creates a new start effort; (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more; (3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024(d) ) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. 8095. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. 8096. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional intelligence committees means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 8097. The Department of Defense shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and any named successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other operation designated and identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of section 127a of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 Contingency Operations , Annex 1, dated September 2005. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8098. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for Operation and Maintenance, Army , Operation and Maintenance, Navy , and Operation and Maintenance, Air Force may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8099. Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code. 8100. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a covered subcontractor is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States. (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded. (including transfer of funds) 8102. From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $146,857,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111–84 : Provided , That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of Public Law 110–417 : Provided further , That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 8103. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive employees than are specified in the classified annex. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and hereafter may be obligated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such retired officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor form concerning public financial disclosure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) to the Office of Government Ethics. 8105. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 8106. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, relating to limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation. 8107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take beneficial occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the BRAC 133 project: Provided , That this limitation may be waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90-day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Virginia Department of Transportation agree on the number of additional parking spaces that may be made available to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number of additional parking spaces to be made available. 8108. The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly the numbers of civilian personnel end strength by appropriation account for each and every appropriation account used to finance Federal civilian personnel salaries to the congressional defense committees within 15 days after the end of each fiscal quarter. (including transfer of funds) 8109. Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015. (including transfer of funds) 8110. There is appropriated $540,000,000 for the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund , to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund to appropriations for operation and maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and procurement, only for the purposes of operating, sustaining, equipping and modernizing the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers CG–63, CG–64, CG–65, CG–66, CG–67, CG–68, CG–69, CG–70, CG–71, CG–72, CG–73, and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships LSD–41, LSD–42, and LSD–46: Provided further , That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which they are transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making any transfer from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund , notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of such transfer: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer and obligate funds from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund for modernization of not more than two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers as detailed above in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That no more than six Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers shall be in a phased modernization at any time: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall contract for the required modernization equipment in the year prior to inducting a Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization: Provided further , That the prohibition in section 2244a(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the use of any funds transferred pursuant to this section. 8111. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of a military department in contravention of the provisions of section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to adopt any new camouflage pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or camouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms for use by an Armed Force. 8112. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 8113. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. 8114. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. 8115. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 1590 or 1591 of title 18, United States Code, or in contravention of the requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104(g) or (h)). 8116. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ). 8117. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 8118. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge: (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver. 8119. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 8120. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by the United States Government for the direct personal benefit of the President of Afghanistan. 8121. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary of Defense, or by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country. (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if— (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be friendly to the United States; (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the Foreign Claims Act ); and (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy. (c) Nature of payments Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death. (d) Amount of payments If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. (e) Legal advice Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable Department of Defense regulations. (f) Written record A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (g) Report The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program. (h) Limitation Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide any new authority to the Secretary of Defense. 8122. None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 8123. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public Web site in a searchable format. 8124. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to cancel the avionics modernization program of record for C–130 aircraft: Provided , That the Secretary of the Air Force may proceed with a reduced scope program to address safety and airspace compliance requirements, using funds provided in this bill and previous funds appropriated for the avionics modernization program of record, consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8125. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to reduce the force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, below the force structure at such Air Force Base as of October 1, 2013, except in accordance with section 1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8126. None of the Operation and Maintenance funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 41106 of title 49, United States Code. 8127. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside of the United States: Provided , That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding. 8128. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. (including transfer of funds) 8129. Of the amounts appropriated for Operation and Maintenance, Navy , up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1105 ). (Including transfer of funds) 8130. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act for basic allowance for housing for military personnel, including active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $88,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to military personnel accounts: Provided , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 8131. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to divest E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft, or disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft: Provided , That not later than 90 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing a detailed explanation of how the Secretary will meet the priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands related to airborne warning and control with a fleet of fewer than 31 E–3 aircraft. 8132. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 8133. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer or divest AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to the active Army in fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of the AH–64 Apache aircraft and ensure the training of the crews of such aircraft during fiscal year 2015, including the allocation of funds for operation and maintenance and personnel connected with such aircraft: Provided further , That this section shall continue in effect through the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8134. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such support: Provided , That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under such section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver. 8135. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to assess whether the justification and approval requirements under section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 2405) have, inconsistent with the intent of Congress— (1) negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department of Defense greater than $20,000,000; (2) discouraged agencies from awarding contracts greater than $20,000,000 to covered entities; and (3) been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented. (b) The Comptroller General shall analyze and report to the congressional defense committees on the sufficiency of the Department’s report in addressing the requirements; review the extent to which section 811 has negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department, discouraged agencies from awarding contracts, or been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented. 8136. The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate a facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to be named after Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition of his significant public service achievements. 8137. None of the funds in this Act may be used to require that seafood procured for the Department of Defense from sustainably managed fisheries in the United States, as determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be required to additionally meet sustainability certification criteria prescribed by third-party nongovernmental organizations. 8138. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to— (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with the information paper of the Department of the Army titled Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria , dated January 27, 2014. 8139. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to retire, divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC–10 fleet during fiscal year 2015. 8140. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ), including for the introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 8141. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, any A–10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft. IX Overseas contingency operations Military Personnel Military Personnel, Army For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Army , $3,259,970,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Navy , $332,166,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Marine Corps , $403,311,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Air Force , $728,334,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Army For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Army , $24,990,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Navy , $13,953,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps , $5,069,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Air Force , $19,175,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Army For an additional amount for National Guard Personnel, Army , $174,778,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for National Guard Personnel, Air Force , $4,894,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army , $18,108,656,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy , $6,253,819,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps , $1,850,984,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force , $10,076,383,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $6,211,025,000: Provided , That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq: Provided further , That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That these funds may be used to reimburse the government of Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to maintain the ability of the Jordanian armed forces to maintain security along the border between Jordan and Syria, upon 15 days prior written notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts reimbursed and the nature of the expenses to be reimbursed: Provided further , That not to exceed $15,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further , That the authority in the preceding proviso may only be used for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve , $41,532,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve , $45,876,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve , $10,540,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve , $77,794,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard , $77,661,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard , $22,600,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund For the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund , $4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further , That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further , That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further , That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided further , That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security personnel for the 2015 parliamentary elections: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Iraq Train and Equip Fund For the Iraq Train and Equip Fund , $1,618,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment to military and other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security forces, with a national security mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq, and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided further , That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further , That not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after (1) the Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees, describing the plan for the provision of such training and assistance and the forces designated to receive such assistance, and (2) the President submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees on how assistance provided under this heading supports a larger regional strategy: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that an amount equal to not less than 40 percent of the amount provided under this heading has been contributed by other countries and entities for the purposes for which funds are provided under this heading, of which at least 50 percent shall have been contributed or provided by the Government of Iraq: Provided further , That the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the national security objectives of the United States will be compromised by the application of the limitation to such assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days in advance of the exemption taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary’s determination and a description of the assistance to be exempted from the application of such limitation: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That the term appropriate congressional committees under this heading means the congressional defense committees , the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further , That amounts made available under this heading are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (including transfer of funds) For the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund , $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and subject to the same authorities and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That the funds available under this heading are available for transfer only to the extent that the Secretary of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appropriate vetting standards and procedures established elsewhere in this Act for any recipient of training, equipment, or other assistance: Provided further , That the amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. European Reassurance Initiative (including transfer of funds) For the European Reassurance Initiative , $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided , That such funds shall be available under the authority provided to the Department of Defense by any other provision of law, for programs, activities, and assistance to provide support to the Governments of Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, including the provision of training, equipment, and logistical supplies, support, and services, and the payment of incremental expenses of the Armed Forces associated with prepositioning additional equipment and undertaking additional or extended deployments in such countries and adjacent waters: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to transferring amounts from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further , That upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes herein, such amounts may be transferred back to the appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as originally appropriated: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement Aircraft Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Army , $196,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Missile Procurement, Army , $32,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For an additional amount for “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Army , $140,905,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Army , $773,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Navy , $243,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Weapons Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Weapons Procurement, Navy , $66,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps , $154,519,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Navy , $123,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Procurement, Marine Corps , $65,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , $481,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Missile Procurement, Air Force , $136,189,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force , $219,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Air Force , $3,607,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Procurement, Defense-Wide , $250,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,200,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army , $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy , $36,020,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force , $14,706,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $174,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Revolving and Management Funds Defense Working Capital Funds For an additional amount for Defense Working Capital Funds , $91,350,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Department of Defense Programs Defense Health Program For an additional amount for Defense Health Program , $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense For an additional amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense , $205,000,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund (including transfer of funds) For the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund , $444,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Inspector General For an additional amount for the Office of the Inspector General , $10,623,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015. (including transfer of funds) 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $3,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided , That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further , That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided , That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house Government costs. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 9005. Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Army may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided , That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided further , That, not later than 30 days after the end of each month, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees monthly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan: Provided further , That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following: (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out. (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project. (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows: (1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq. (3) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 9008. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984): (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code. (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277 ; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–148 ). 9009. None of the funds provided for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided , That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided , That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000. 9011. From funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Air Force , up to $140,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support United States Government transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life support, transportation and personal security, and facilities renovation and construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq: Provided , That to the extent authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities that may be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional environment to address capability gaps, integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage and integrate defense-related institutions: Provided further , That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for transitioning any such training activities that they determine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to existing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ): Provided further , That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing a detailed justification and timeline for the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site where such operations and activities will be conducted during fiscal year 2015. 9012. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide for payments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence and due process of law; (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in paragraph (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national security interest to do so: Provided , That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Provided further , That such report may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (rescissions) 9013. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided , That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Other Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $8,200,000; Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $464,000,000; and Afghanistan Security Forces Fund , 2014/2015, $764,380,000. 9014. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 9015. In addition to the amounts appropriated in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to conduct surface and subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan: Provided , That such funds shall be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for use by its armed forces: Provided further , That within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written plan to mitigate the threat of unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including a detailed spend plan: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees written progress reports every 180 days after the submission of the initial plan, until such funds are fully expended: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 9016. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, sustainment and stipends, to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups or individuals for the following purposes: defending the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by the Syrian opposition; protecting the United States, its friends and allies, and the Syrian people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria: Provided , That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for activities authorized by this section: Provided further , That the Secretary may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry out activities as authorized by this section and shall be credited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except that any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be available for obligation until a reprogramming action is submitted to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the President and the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the reporting requirements in section 149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 ( Public Law 113–164 ): Provided further , That the term appropriately vetted as used in this section shall be construed to mean, at a minimum, assessments of possible recipients for associations with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, other al-Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias supporting the Governments of Syria or Iran; and for commitment to the rule of law and a peaceful and democratic Syria: Provided further , That none of the funds used pursuant to this authority shall be used for the procurement or transfer of man portable air defense systems: Provided further , That nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for the introduction of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution: Provided further , That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That the authority to provide assistance under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2015. 9017. None of the funds in this Act may be made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. (including transfer of funds) 9018. In addition to amounts appropriated in title II or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to the operation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and reserve) for purposes of improving military readiness: Provided , That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. X Ebola Response and Preparedness Procurement Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Procurement, Defense-Wide , $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for expenses related to the Ebola outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to developing technologies that are relevant to the Ebola outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. This division may be cited as the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 . D Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Corps of engineers—civil Department of the army Corps of engineers—civil The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Investigations For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the new study starts will consist of seven studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and three studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Provided further , That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Construction For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303 ; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided , That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, four new construction starts during fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the new construction starts will consist of three projects where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and one project where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Provided further , That for new construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable but no later than August 31, 2015: Provided further , That no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the selected new start and the impacts on other projects: Provided further , That the Secretary may not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Mississippi river and tributaries For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Operation and maintenance For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected: Provided , That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities. Regulatory program For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Formerly utilized sites remedial action program For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy program, $101,500,000, to remain available until expended. Flood control and coastal emergencies For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to remain available until expended. Expenses For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: Provided , That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: Provided further , That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. Office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3) , $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. General provisions—corps of engineers—civil (including transfer and rescission of funds) 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (6) Investigations For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided , That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: Provided further , That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (7) Construction For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided , That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: Provided further , That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided further , That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (8) Operation and maintenance Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Provided , That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further , That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided further , That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further , That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation; (9) Mississippi river and tributaries The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account respectively; and (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. (b) De Minimis Reprogrammings In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. (c) Continuing Authorities Program Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program. (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include: (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and (3) An identification of items of special congressional interest. 102. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects. 104. Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ( 16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 110 Stat. 3761–3762; 113 Stat. 375–376; 121 Stat. 1203) is amended by striking $25,000,000 and inserting $43,400,000 . 105. The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), including the determination and designation of new starts. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–114 ). 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used within the borders of the State of Louisiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the Southwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any district of the Corps within such divisions to implement or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the Modified Charleston Method . 108. (a) Of the funds made available in prior appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the headings Corps of Engineers—Civil, Department of the Army that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, including amounts specified in law for particular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is rescinded. (b) None of the funds under subsection (a) may be rescinded from amounts that the Congress designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 109. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the terms fill material or discharge of fill material for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ). 110. The limited reevaluation report initiated in fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navigation project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the project as authorized under section 201 of Public Law 99–662 (110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal share of the cost as in the design agreement executed on August 14, 2012. 111. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 , et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A) ,(C)). 112. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw the interpretive rule, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A), signed on March 25, 2014. II Department of the interior Central utah project Central utah project completion account For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses. Bureau of reclamation The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation: Water and related resources (including transfers of funds) For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided , That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further , That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided further , That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed: Provided further , That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. Central valley project restoration fund For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000 , to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575 , to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575 : Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order. California bay-delta restoration (including transfers of funds) For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: Provided , That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further , That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. Policy and administration For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2016, $58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided , That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses. Bureau of reclamation loan program account (including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $500,000 is hereby rescinded. Administrative provision Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. General provisions—department of the interior 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or (B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; or (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category. (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity. (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan and the SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan described in the report entitled Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995 , prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(e) ) is amended by striking $200,000,000 and inserting $300,000,000 . 204. Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2017 . 205. Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 210 of Public Law 111–85 , is amended by striking 2015 each place it appears and inserting 2016 . 206. (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as authorized by the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 ), to address the effects of historic drought conditions. (b) Administration Pilot projects under this section are authorized to be funded through— (1) grants by the Secretary to public entities that use water from the Colorado River Basin for municipal purposes for projects that are implemented by 1 or more non-Federal entities; or (2) grants or other appropriate financial agreements to provide additional funds for renewing or implementing water conservation agreements that are in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Limitations (1) Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established by section 5 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act ( 43 U.S.C. 620d ) and the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund established by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1543 ) shall not be used to carry out this section; and (2) the authority to fund these pilot projects through grants shall terminate on September 30, 2018. (d) Report and Recommendation Not later than September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects described in subsection (a) and a recommendation to Congress whether the activities undertaken by the pilot projects should be continued. III Department of energy Energy programs Energy efficiency and renewable energy (including transfer and rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,936,999,858, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $160,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That , of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2061 , et seq.): Provided further , That $13,064,858 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded, of which $145,204 is from Public Law 111–8 and $696,654 is from Public Law 111–85 : Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Electricity delivery and energy reliability For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $147,306,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $27,606,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Nuclear energy (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That, of the amount made available under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $10,000: Provided further , That, of the funds made available under this heading in prior years, $80,000,000 of unobligated balances is hereby rescinded, including up to $18,000,000 from funds provided for program direction activities: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Fossil energy research and development For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( Public Law 95–91 ), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs ( 30 U.S.C. 3 , 1602, and 1603), $571,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $119,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $19,950,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities. Elk hills school lands fund For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the United States and the State of California on October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104–106 , $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California for the State Teachers' Retirement Fund, of which $15,579,815 shall be derived from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund. Strategic petroleum reserve For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Northeast home heating oil reserve (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $7,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $6,000,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Energy information administration For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $117,000,000, to remain available until expended. Non-Defense environmental cleanup For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $246,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funding made available under this heading may be made available for 15–D–410 Fort St. Vrain Facility Improvements Project. Uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Science For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including two buses, $5,071,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $183,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That no funding may be made available for United States cash contributions to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project until its governing Council implements the recommendations of the Third Biennial International Organization Management Assessment Report: Provided further , That the Secretary of Energy may waive this requirement upon submission to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a determination that the Council is making satisfactory progress towards implementation of such recommendations. Advanced research projects agency—energy For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act ( Public Law 110–69 ), as amended, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Title 17 innovative technology loan guarantee program Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided , That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $17,000,000: Provided further , That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available until appropriated: Provided further , That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing loan program For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Clean coal technology (Including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. Departmental administration For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), $245,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act ( 31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq. ): Provided , That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: Provided further , That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $119,171,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238 , notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $125,971,000: Provided further , That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis: Provided further , That of the funds made available for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, the Secretary may obligate only $26,000,000 until the report required under section 315(f) of this Act has been submitted to Congress. Office of the inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $40,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Atomic energy defense activities National nuclear security administration Weapons activities (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, $8,231,770,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $97,118,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $45,113,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Defense nuclear nonproliferation (Including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,641,369,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided by this Act for Project 99–D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may be made available only for construction and program support activities for such Project: Provided further , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $24,731,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Naval reactors (Including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,238,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $41,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Federal salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Expenses (previously the Office of the Administrator) in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000. Environmental and other defense activities Defense environmental cleanup (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one sport utility vehicle, one heavy duty truck, two ambulances, and one ladder fire truck for replacement only, $5,010,830,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That $10,830,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning For an additional amount for atomic energy of defense environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning activities, $463,000,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account which shall be transferred to the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund . Other defense activities For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $249,378,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Power marketing administration Bonneville power administration fund Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454 , are approved for the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, in addition, for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations may be made. Operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), as applied to the southeastern power area, $7,220,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $46,240,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), up to $34,840,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $11,400,000: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $53,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 ( 42 U.S.C. 7152 ), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $304,402,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $296,321,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 392a ), up to $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $85,291,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further , That , notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That , for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided , That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $4,499,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000: Provided further , That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: Provided further , That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers. Federal energy regulatory commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, $304,389,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the offices of the Commissioners: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. General provisions—department of energy (including transfer and rescissions of funds) 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress. (b) (1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used to— (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation; (C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); or (D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B). (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter. (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is made. (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading Department of Energy—Energy Programs , enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award; or (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on the availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 days in advance. (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the Final Bill column in the Department of Energy table included under the heading Title III—Department of Energy in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (e) The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming which would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act. (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity; (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act; or (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act. (g) (1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security. (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 302. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 303. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 304. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 305. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision. 306. (a) Secretarial determinations In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, any determination (including a determination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary of Energy under section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 Stat. 1321–335), as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar years subsequent to such determination. (b) Congressional notification In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 days prior to the provision of uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the following— (1) the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the provision of uranium; (2) the amount of uranium to be provided; (3) an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of the gross fair market value of the uranium on the expected date of the provision of the uranium; (4) the expected date of the provision of the uranium; (5) the recipient of the uranium; (6) the value the Secretary of Energy expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any adjustments to the gross fair market value of the uranium; and (7) whether the uranium to be provided is encumbered by any restriction on use under an international agreement or otherwise. 307. Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Science may be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award. 308. In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall include— (1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3; (2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered; (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; (4) identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative; (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations are hereby rescinded from the following accounts of the Department of Energy in the specified amounts: (1) Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy , $9,740,000. (2) Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability , $331,000. (3) Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy , $121,000. (4) Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Research and Development , $10,413,000. (5) Energy Programs—Science , $3,262,000. (6) Energy Programs—Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy , $18,000. (7) Energy Programs—Departmental Administration , $928,000. (8) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities , $6,298,000. (9) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation , $1,390,000. (10) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Naval Reactors , $160,000. (11) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Office of the Administrator , $413,000. (12) Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Defense Environmental Cleanup , $9,983,000. (13) Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Other Defense Activities , $551,000. (14) Power Marketing Administrations—Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration , $1,632,000. (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 310. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act under the heading Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation may be made available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation. (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in the national security interests of the United States. This waiver authority may not be delegated. (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified form if necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver. 311. Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for laboratory directed research and development, no individual program, project, or activity funded by this or any subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be charged more than the statutory maximum authorized for such activities: Provided , That this section shall take effect not earlier than October 1, 2015. 312. (a) Domestic uranium enrichment None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act or that may be available to the Department of Energy may be used for the construction of centrifuges for the production of enriched uranium for national security needs in fiscal year 2015. (b) The Department shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than April 30, 2015 that includes: (1) an accounting of the current and future availability of low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched uranium, and tritium to meet defense needs; and (2) a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options available to supply enriched uranium for defense purposes, including a preliminary cost and schedule estimate to build a national security train. 313. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used— (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or (2) to implement or enforce the standards established by the tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B) ) with respect to BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps. 314. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B) ) and all public notice and comment requirements under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, that are applicable to carrying out such section. 315. (a) Notification of strategic petroleum reserve drawdown None of the funds made available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made available in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used to conduct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such exchange, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) (1) Content of notification The notification required under subsection (a) shall include at a minimum— (A) The justification for the drawdown or exchange, including— (i) a specific description of any obligation under international energy agreements; and (ii) in the case of a test drawdown, the specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be tested; (B) the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the drawdown or exchange; (C) the number of barrels of petroleum products proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged; (D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve site or sites from which the petroleum products are proposed to be withdrawn; (E) a good faith estimate of the expected proceeds from the sale of the petroleum products; (F) an estimate of the total inventories of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the anticipated drawdown; (G) a detailed plan for disposition of the proceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; and (H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of the same or a different petroleum product. (2) Timing of notification The Secretary shall provide the notification required under subsection (a)— (A) in the case of an exchange or a drawdown, as soon as practicable after the exchange or drawdown has occurred; and (B) in the case of a test drawdown, not later than 30 days prior to a test drawdown. (c) Post-sale notification In addition to reporting requirements under other provisions of law, the Secretary shall, upon the execution of all contract awards associated with a competitive sale of petroleum products, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the actual value of the proceeds from the sale. (d) (1) New regional reserves The Secretary may not establish any new regional petroleum product reserve— (A) unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an annual budget submission and approved by the Congress in an appropriations Act; or (B) until 90 days after notification of, and approval by, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) The budget request or notification shall include— (A) the justification for the new reserve; (B) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources; (C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including the conditions upon which the products may be released; (D) the location of the reserve; and (E) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve. (e) Report on refined petroleum products Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed plan for operation of the refined petroleum products reserve, including funding sources and the conditions upon which refined petroleum products may be released. (f) Report on strategic petroleum reserve expansion (1) The Secretary, through the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act the report required in Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 617) regarding the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (2) The report required in paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the impacts of Northeast Regional Refined Petroleum Product Reserve on the domestic petroleum market. IV Independent agencies Appalachian regional commission For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704 , and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. Defense nuclear facilities safety board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–456 , section 1441, $28,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Delta regional authority Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. Denali commission For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided , That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105–277 ), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities. Northern border regional commission For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code. Southeast crescent regional commission For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until expended. Nuclear regulatory commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c) ), the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided further , That the Commission may reprogram, not earlier than 30 days after notification of and approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to an additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, and other support costs of the Office of the Commission: Provided further , That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $117,858,000: Provided further , That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in areas relevant to their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,972,000: Provided further , That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee revenues: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nuclear waste technical review board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203 , section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016. General provisions—independent agencies 401. The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the other members of the Commission, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins performing functions under the authority of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, or after a member of the Commission who is delegated emergency functions under subsection (b) of that section begins performing those functions. Such notification shall include an explanation of the circumstances warranting the exercise of such authority. The Chairman shall report to the Committees, not less frequently than once each week, on the actions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of the Commission, under such authority, until the authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees not later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall submit the report required by section 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted to the Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. 402. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information. 403. (a) Securing radiological material No later than 2 years from enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that evaluates the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 and determines whether such requirements are adequate to protect high-risk radiological material. Such evaluation shall consider inspection results and event reports from the first two years of implementation of the requirements in 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC licensees. (b) No later than 2 years after the completion of the NRC evaluation required in subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office, with assistance from an independent group of security experts, shall provide a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC and Agreement State licensees and recommendations to further strengthen radiological security. 404. For this fiscal year, and each fiscal year hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a Congressional Budget Justification and a detailed annual report. V General provisions 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality. (b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality. (c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each authority. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations). This division may be cited as the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . E Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 I DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Departmental Offices salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities, $210,000,000: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading— (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses; (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and (3) not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for— (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program; (B) information technology modernization requirements; (C) in an amount not less than $9,500,000, the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; and (D) in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, the development and implementation of programs within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative agreements. Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $112,500,000: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,000,000 is available for administrative expenses; and (2) $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, is available for secure space requirements: Provided further , That the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for terrorism and financial intelligence activities under the heading Department of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses shall be transferred to, and merged with, this account. Department-Wide systems and capital investments programs (including transfer of funds) For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support or Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization . Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $35,351,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 ( 33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Treasury inspector general for tax administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; $158,210,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–343 ), $34,234,000. Financial crimes enforcement network salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $112,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Treasury Forfeiture Fund (rescission) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $769,000,000 are rescinded. Bureau of the Fiscal Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $348,184,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101–380 . Alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $100,000,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be for the costs of criminal enforcement activities and special law enforcement agents for targeting tobacco smuggling and other criminal diversion activities. United States Mint united states mint public enterprise fund Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided , That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2015 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed $20,000,000. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103–325 ), including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–3, $230,500,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading— (1) not less than $152,400,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(e) ) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans: Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000; (2) not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(e) ), is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and other suitable providers; (3) not less than $18,000,000 is available until September 30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award program; (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions for the purpose of offering affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed communities; (5) up to $23,100,000 is available until September 30, 2015, for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which up to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI investments in underserved areas, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and (6) during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4713a ): Provided , That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not exceed $750,000,000: Provided further , That such section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015. Internal Revenue Service taxpayer services For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less than $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided , That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework. enforcement For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ), and to provide other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. operations support For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ); and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed $315,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for research; of which not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided , That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for its major information technology investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter: Provided further , That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 2016, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major information technology systems. business systems modernization For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided , That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File information technology investments, including the purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter. administrative provisions—internal revenue service (including transfer of funds) 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 105. None of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in advance that making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of the video. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 107. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 108. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs. 109. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information). Administrative provisions—Department of the Treasury (including transfers of funds) 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 112. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses , Office of Inspector General , Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program , Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , Bureau of the Fiscal Service , and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 115. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided , That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund. 116. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 117. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 118. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 119. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses. 120. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided , That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further , That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity; (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter; (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office. (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a). 122. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund. 123. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism. This title may be cited as the Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president The white house salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105 ; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105 , which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103 ); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107 , $55,000,000. Executive Residence at the White House operating expenses For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $12,700,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105 , 109, 110, and 112–114. reimbursable expenses For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided , That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further , That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: Provided further , That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code. White House Repair and Restoration For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d) , $625,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. Council of economic advisers salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 ( 15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq. ), $4,184,000. National Security Council and Homeland Security Council salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $12,600,000. Office of Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107 , and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $111,300,000, of which not to exceed $12,006,000 shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of the information technology infrastructure within the Executive Office of the President. Office of Management and Budget Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 ( 7 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ): Provided further , That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Provided further , That the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated: Provided further , That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly. Office of national drug control policy salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–469 ); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $22,647,000: Provided , That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office. Federal drug control programs high intensity drug trafficking areas program (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $245,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( HIDTAs ), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided , That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of Public Law 106–58 , any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2013 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further , That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further , That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2015 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. Other Federal Drug Control Programs (including transfers of funds) For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–469 ), $107,150,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $93,500,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82 , as amended by Public Law 109–469 ( 21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $1,400,000 for drug court training and technical assistance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,000,000 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available as directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109–469 : Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities. Unanticipated needs For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108 , $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Information Technology Oversight and Reform (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes: Provided further , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit quarterly reports not later than 45 days after the end of each quarter to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Government Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the Office of Management and Budget's government-wide information technology reform efforts: Provided further , That such reports shall include savings identified by fiscal year, agency, and appropriation. Special assistance to the president salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106 , including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106 , which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000. Official Residence of the Vice President operating expenses (including transfer of funds) For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2) , $299,000: Provided , That advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities. Administrative provisions—Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president (including transfers of funds) 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings The White House , Executive Residence at the White House , White House Repair and Restoration , Council of Economic Advisers , National Security Council and Homeland Security Council , Office of Administration , Special Assistance to the President , and Official Residence of the Vice President , the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided , That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further , That no amount shall be transferred from Special Assistance to the President or Official Residence of the Vice President without the approval of the Vice President. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ). Such report shall include— (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of funds through fiscal year 2017, by Federal agency and by fiscal year, including— (A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel; (B) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated obligations; and (C) the specific section of such Act that requires the obligation of funds; and (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2017 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal year, including— (A) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated collections; and (B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes the collection of funds. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2015, any Executive order issued by the President shall be accompanied by a statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of the Executive order. (b) Any such statement shall include— (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order on the Federal Government; (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015; and (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government over the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015. (c) If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 2015 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that the Executive order is issued. 204. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the heading Office of National Drug Control Policy , a detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by program, project, and activity: Provided , That the reports required by this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed: Provided further , That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 205. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent. 206. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 207. The first proviso under the heading Data-Driven Innovation in division E of Public Law 113–76 is amended by striking shall and inserting may . This title may be cited as the Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2015 . III The judiciary Supreme Court of the United States salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $74,967,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court. care of the building and grounds For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $11,640,000, to remain available until expended. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit salaries and expenses For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,212,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. United States Court of International Trade salaries and expenses For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $17,807,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services Salaries and expenses For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $4,846,818,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Integrated Workplace Initiative: Provided , That the amount provided for the Integrated Workplace Initiative shall not be available for obligation until the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate showing that the estimated cost savings resulting from the Initiative will exceed the estimated amounts obligated for the Initiative. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service. In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–660 ), not to exceed $5,423,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. defender services For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A ) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1) ; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b) ; and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, $1,016,499,000, to remain available until expended. fees of jurors and commissioners For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863 ; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,191,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332. court security (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act ( Public Law 100–702 ), $513,975,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General. Administrative Office of the United States Courts salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345 , hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) , advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $84,399,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. Federal Judicial Center Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by Public Law 90–219 , $26,959,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. United States Sentencing Commission salaries and expenses For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $16,894,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. Administrative Provisions—The Judiciary (including transfer of funds) 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services and Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners , shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided , That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting Federal for executive each place it appears. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569 , and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E) . For building-specific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–650 ; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the matter following paragraph (12)— (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by striking 23 years and 6 months and inserting 24 years and 6 months ; and (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by striking 20 years and 6 months and inserting 21 years and 6 months . (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–115 ; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 21 years and 6 months and inserting 22 years and 6 months . (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act ( Public Law 107–273 ; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— (1) in the first sentence by striking 12 years and inserting 13 years ; (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by striking 11 years and 6 months and inserting 12 years and 6 months ; and (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by striking 10 years and inserting 11 years . 307. Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting Bakersfield, after shall be held at . 308. Section 3155 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by deleting the words and the Director ; and (2) in the first sentence, by inserting at the end and shall ensure that case file, statistical, and other information concerning the work of pretrial services is provided to the Director . This title may be cited as the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV District of columbia Federal Funds federal payment for resident tuition support For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further , That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further , That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further , That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further , That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor. federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $12,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions. federal payment to the district of columbia courts For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $245,110,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $116,443,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $71,155,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $43,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided , That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further , That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading: Provided further , That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts. federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies. federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $234,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of which up to $9,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which $60,845,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further , That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants successfully meeting terms of supervision: Provided further , That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of the following: space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs; equipment, supplies, and vocational training services necessary to sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their dependent children; and programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants meeting terms of supervision: Provided further , That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection: Provided further , That the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis. federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $41,231,000, of which $1,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for relocation of satellite offices: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, and in addition to the authority provided by the District of Columbia Code Section 2–1607(b), upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service: Provided further, That, notwithstanding District of Columbia Code section 2–1603(d), for the purpose of any action brought against the Board of the Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, the trustees shall be deemed to be employees of the Public Defender Service. Federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided , That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia. Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $270,000. federal payment for school improvement For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112–10 ): Provided , That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act. Federal Payment for the District of Columbia National Guard For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $435,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program. federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000. District of Columbia Funds Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia ( General Fund ) for programs and activities set forth under the heading District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses and at the rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2015 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further , That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further , That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further , That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2015, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. This title may be cited as the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2015 . V Independent agencies Administrative Conference of the United States Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq. , $3,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (including Transfers of Funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for the purchase of information technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector General: Provided , That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts provided herein may be moved between the amount for salaries and expenses and the amount for the purchase of information technology subject to reprogramming procedures under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Consumer product safety commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376 , purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $123,000,000. Election assistance commission salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–252 ), $10,000,000, of which $1,900,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Federal communications commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $339,844,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of which not less than $300,000 shall be available for consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and entities related to Hawaiian Home Lands: Provided further, That $339,844,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934 , shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further , That any offsetting collections received in excess of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further , That remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2014, shall not be available for obligation: Provided further , That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B) , proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not exceed $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,090,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. Administrative provisions—federal communications commission 501. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking December 31, 2015 , each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2016 . 502. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments. Federal deposit insurance corporation office of the inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund. Federal Election Commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $67,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses. Federal Labor Relations Authority Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $25,548,000: Provided , That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5703 ) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , funds received from fees charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences. Federal trade commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $293,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $100,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.C. 18a ), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. ), shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $179,000,000: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831t ). General Services Administration real property activities federal buildings fund limitations on availability of revenue (including transfers of funds) Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,238,310,000, of which— (1) $509,670,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services) of additional projects at— (A) California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of Entry, $98,062,000; (B) California, San Diego, San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, $216,828,000; (C) District of Columbia, Washington, DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $144,000,000; (D) National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus, $35,000,000; and (E) New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, $15,780,000: Provided , That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount; (2) $818,160,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including associated design and construction services, of which— (A) $306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations; (B) $390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and (C) $121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of which— (i) $5,000,000 is for Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Measures; (ii) $26,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety; (iii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; and (iv) $70,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities: Provided , That consolidation projects result in reduced annual rent paid by the tenant agency: Provided further , That no consolidation project exceed $20,000,000 in costs: Provided further , That consolidation projects are approved by each of the committees specified in section 3307(a) of title 40, United States Code: Provided further , That preference is given to consolidation projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130 usable square feet or less per person for office space: Provided further , That the obligation of funds under this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken, including estimated savings, has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further , That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for Repairs and Alterations may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided further , That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the heading Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; (3) $5,666,348,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and (4) $2,244,132,000 for building operations to remain available until expended, of which $1,122,727,000 is for building services, and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available under this paragraph for building operations may be transferred between and merged with such appropriations upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfers: Provided further , That section 508 of this title shall not apply with respect to funds made available under this heading for building operations: Provided further , That the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a) , has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further , That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056 , shall be available from such revenues and collections: Provided further , That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) , in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts. general activities government-wide policy For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; $58,000,000. operating expenses (including transfer of funds) For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and communications; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; $61,049,000, of which $26,328,000 is for Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is for the Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $8,992,000 is for the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals: Provided further , That not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under this heading for Office of the Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfer. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further , That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. allowances and office staff for former presidents For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 ( 3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138 , $3,250,000. Federal Citizen Services Fund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604 ; and for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; $53,294,000, of which $14,135,000 shall be available for electronic government projects, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided , That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further , That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed $90,000,000: Provided further , That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That any appropriations provided to the Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated as of September 30, 2014, may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further , That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. Administrative Provisions—General Services Administration (including transfer of funds) 510. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 511. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided , That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 512. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2016 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 ( Public Law 92–313 ). 514. From funds made available under the heading Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue , claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 515. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307 , the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution. 516. With respect to each project funded under the heading “Major Repairs and Alterations” or “Judiciary Capital Security Program”, and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the heading Federal Citizen Services Fund , the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 517. Any consolidation of the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation must result in a full consolidation. Harry S Truman scholarship foundation Salaries and expenses For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642 , $750,000, to remain available until expended. Merit Systems Protection Board Salaries and Expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( 5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $42,740,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, together with not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board. Morris K. udall and stewart L. udall foundation Morris k. udall and stewart L. Udall trust fund (including transfer of funds) For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–289 ); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568 ( 20 U.S.C. 5604(7) ): Provided , That of the total amount made available under this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Environmental dispute resolution fund For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to remain available until expended. National archives and records administration operating expenses For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $365,000,000. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409 , 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,130,000. repairs and restoration For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended. national historical publications and records commission grants program For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504 , $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Credit Union Administration community development revolving loan fund For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812 , 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions. Office of Government Ethics salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $15,420,000. Office of personnel management Salaries and expenses (including transfer of trust funds) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended ( 41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. )), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition $118,425,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: Provided , That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further , That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further , That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, accept donations of money, property, and personal services: Provided further , That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission. Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses (including transfer of trust funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,384,000, and in addition, not to exceed $21,340,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General: Provided , That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Office of Special Counsel salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 ( Public Law 95–454 ), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–12 ) as amended by Public Law 107–304 , the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–199 ), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–353 ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $22,939,000. Postal regulatory commission Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ( Public Law 109–435 ), $14,700,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ee ), $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), and to develop and test information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to enhance transparency of and detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal spending, and to develop and use information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure of funds as described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–2 ), which shall be administered under the terms and conditions of the accountability authorities of title XV of Public Law 111–5 , $18,000,000. Securities and Exchange Commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $9,239,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not less than $56,613,000 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis: Provided , That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ee ) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: Provided further , That not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account: Provided further , That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. Selective Service System salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,500,000: Provided , That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341 , whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States. Small Business Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $257,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: Provided , That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act : Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447 , during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657d ). Entrepreneurial Development Programs For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That $115,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal year 2016 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided further , That $22,300,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4) ) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan program: Provided further , That $17,400,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 111–240 . office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $19,400,000. Office of Advocacy For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 ( 15 U.S.C. 634a et seq. ) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 ( 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ), $9,120,000, to remain available until expended. Business loans program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( Public Law 85–699 ), $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $18,750,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $147,726,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. Disaster Loans Program Account (including transfers of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. administrative provisions—small business administration (including transfer of funds) 520. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 521. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18) ) with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 7(a)(31) of such Act that is made to a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )) that is 51 percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or more individuals who is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) or the spouse of a veteran. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern described in subsection (a) or any other borrower. United states postal service Payment to the postal service fund For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2015: Provided , That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided further , That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $243,883,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ( Public Law 109–435 ). United states tax court Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $51,300,000: Provided , That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. VI General provisions—this act (Including rescission) 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ). 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request— (1) any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues. 618. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor. (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency. (b) For purposes of this section, the term Executive agency covered by this Act means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law: (1) Compensation of the President ( 3 U.S.C. 102 ). (2) Payments to— (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 377(o) ); (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 376(c) ); and (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 178(l) ). (3) Payment of Government contributions— (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ( 5 U.S.C. 8348 ). (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act. 620. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–204 ) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 2014, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563. 622. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions: (1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform. (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change. (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy. (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs. 623. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review processes for background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are being conducted by that contractor. 624. Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of Public Law 105–277 ; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) are amended by striking November 1, 2014 and inserting October 1, 2015 . 625. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology. (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials. 626. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States Code. 627. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously incorporated in the United States. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. In instances where there is not an appropriate alternative fueled vehicle commercially available for a particular light duty vehicle class, an exception is granted as to not impede agency missions. 629. From the unobligated balances available in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ), $25,000,000 are rescinded. 630. Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 8305 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking insured depository institution and inserting covered depository institution ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Covered depository institution The term covered depository institution means— (A) an insured depository institution, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 ); and (B) a United States uninsured branch or agency of a foreign bank. ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the heading for such subsection, by striking insured and inserting covered ; (B) by striking an insured and inserting a covered ; (C) by striking such insured and inserting such covered ; and (D) by striking or savings and loan holding company and inserting savings and loan holding company, or foreign banking organization (as such term is defined under Regulation K of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 211.21(o))) ; (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Only bona fide hedging and traditional bank activities permitted (1) In general The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any covered depository institution that limits its swap and security-based swap activities to the following: (A) Hedging and other similar risk mitigation activities Hedging and other similar risk mitigating activities directly related to the covered depository institution's activities. (B) Non-structured finance swap activities Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps other than a structured finance swap. (C) Certain structured finance swap activities Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps that are structured finance swaps, if— (i) such structured finance swaps are undertaken for hedging or risk management purposes; or (ii) each asset-backed security underlying such structured finance swaps is of a credit quality and of a type or category with respect to which the prudential regulators have jointly adopted rules authorizing swap or security-based swap activity by covered depository institutions. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Structured finance swap The term structured finance swap means a swap or security-based swap based on an asset-backed security (or group or index primarily comprised of asset-backed securities). (B) Asset-backed security The term asset-backed security has the meaning given such term under section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ). ; (4) in subsection (e), by striking an insured and inserting a covered ; and (5) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking an insured depository and inserting a covered depository ; and (B) by striking the insured depository each place such term appears and inserting the covered depository . VII General provisions—government-wide Departments, Agencies, and Corporations (including transfer of funds) 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2015 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 )) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with sub section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $13,631: Provided , That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on emerging motor vehicle technology, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B) ; (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided , That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided further , That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary: Provided further , That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further , That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided further , That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: Provided further , That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes: (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order. (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs. (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: Provided , That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term office shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012). 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) )). 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1). 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress. 719. (a) In this section, the term agency — (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105 ; and (2) includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission. (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2) , has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the performance of official duties. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided , That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives): Provided further , That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further , That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy during fiscal year 2015 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided , That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount provided: Provided , That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals' Internet Use None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency— (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site. (b) Exceptions The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons; (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information; (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site. (c) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) The term regulatory means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law. (2) The term supervisory means examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with— (1) any of the following religious plans: (A) Personal Care's HMO; and (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section. 733. (a) In General None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 395(b) ) or any subsidiary of such an entity. (b) Waivers (1) In general Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (2) Report to congress Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress. (c) Exception This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract. 734. During fiscal year 2015, for each employee who— (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer: (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office. (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1). (b) In this section, each of the terms contribution , expenditure , independent expenditure , electioneering communication , candidate , election , and Federal office has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ). 736. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 737. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of— (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and (ii) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2014, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2014, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection. (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2014. (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect. (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided , That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as Rest of United States pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2014. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any other provision of law. (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position under a political appointment. (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ) or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by— (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule; or (2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule. (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them. (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law. (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this section. (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ) is not subject to this section. (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position with higher-level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000. (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period— (1) a description of its purpose; (2) the number of participants attending; (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including— (A) the cost of any food or beverages; (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and (D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and (4) a description of the contracting procedures used including— (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference. (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending such conference. (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract. (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012. 740. None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act. 741. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled Competitive Area published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). 742. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 746. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Government Accountability Office, and other stakeholders shall develop— (1) criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a stabilized, effective system of internal control over financial reporting, whereby the agency would qualify for a consolidated Department level audit for obtaining a financial statement audit opinion, rather than an agency level audit; and (2) recommendations on how to improve current financial reporting requirements to increase government transparency, in conjunction with the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–101 ), and better meet the needs of all stakeholders. 747. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling. : Provided , That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a). 748. During fiscal year 2015, on the date that a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203 , the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such requests. 749. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administration has solicited and considered input from Governors, mayors, and other stakeholders. 750. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII. VIII General provisions—district of columbia (including transfers of funds) 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted; (5) re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2015. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this section, the term official duties does not include travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, except in the case of— (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a conscience clause which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. (b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2015 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1–204.42). 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further , That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2016, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available— (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is in effect; or (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2016. (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act. (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 for which this section applies to such project or activity. (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)— (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV. This division may be cited as the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 . F Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Management of lands and resources For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 ( 16 U.S.C. 3150(a) ), $970,016,000, to remain available until expended; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2015 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred. In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and , in addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579 , including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. Oregon and California grant lands For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 ( 43 U.S.C. 1181(f) ). Range improvements For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751 ), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act ( 43 U.S.C. 315(b) , 315(m)) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 185 ), to remain available until expended: Provided , That, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 ( 43 U.S.C. 1735(a) ), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1735(c) ), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided further , That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands. Miscellaneous trust funds In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 ( 43 U.S.C. 1737 ), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1721(b) ), to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided , That notwithstanding Public Law 90–620 ( 44 U.S.C. 501 ), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further , That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products. United states fish and wildlife service Resource management For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) for species that are not indigenous to the United States. Construction For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain available until expended. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs. Cooperative endangered species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535 ), $50,095,000, to remain available until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of which $27,400,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. National wildlife refuge fund For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 715s ), $13,228,000. North American wetlands conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq. ), $34,145,000, to remain available until expended. Neotropical migratory bird conservation For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. ), $3,660,000, to remain available until expended. Multinational species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq. ), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 ( 16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq. ), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq. ), $9,061,000, to remain available until expended. State and tribal wildlife grants For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount provided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further , That $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further , That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the total population of all such States: Provided further , That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further , That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided further , That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further , That any amount apportioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2016, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2017, in the manner provided herein. Administrative provisions The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided , That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501 , the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further , That the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided further , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the heading United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended. National park service Operation of the national park system For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,275,773,000, of which $9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and previous Appropriations Acts are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95–348 and section 204 of Public Law 93–486 , as amended by section 1(3) of Public Law 100–355 . National recreation and preservation For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $63,117,000. Historic preservation fund For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. ), $56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2016. Construction For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, including modifications authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 ( 16 U.S.C. 410r-8 ), $138,339,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Provided further , That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232–18. Land and water conservation fund (rescission) The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l –10a) is rescinded. Land acquisition and state assistance For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which $48,117,000 is for the State assistance program and of which $8,986,000 shall be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ). Centennial challenge For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 ( 16 U.S.C. 1f ) relating to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided , That not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit. Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of Public Law 105–391 , franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–432 ), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs. United states geological survey Surveys, investigations, and research For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31 , 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program ( 30 U.S.C. 641 ); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries ( 30 U.S.C. 3 , 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1) ) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,045,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which $53,337,189 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided , That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided further , That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities. Administrative provisions From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided , That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101 , for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes. Bureau of ocean energy management Ocean energy management For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided , That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $72,422,000: Provided further , That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities. Bureau of safety and environmental enforcement Offshore safety and environmental enforcement For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which $66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $58,579,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided , That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $66,147,000. For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act: Provided , That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ), including the review of applications for permits to drill. Oil spill research For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement Regulation and technology For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 , $122,713,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–87 ( 30 U.S.C. 1257 ), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That fees assessed and collected by the Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $122,713,000. Abandoned mine reclamation fund For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 , $27,399,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That pursuant to Public Law 97–365 , the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further , That funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further , That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further , That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. Administrative provision In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, with funds available for the Technical Innovation and Professional Services program in this or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title for computer hardware, software and other technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory and reclamation programs. Bureau of indian affairs and bureau of indian education Operation of indian programs (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 ( 25 U.S.C. 13 ), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ), the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2001–2019 ), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ), $2,429,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided , That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided further , That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided further , That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq. ) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2008 ), not to exceed $62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2014 for the operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 within and only from such amounts made available for administrative cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs of initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume operation on or after July 1, 2014, of Bureau-funded schools: Provided further , That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2016, may be transferred during fiscal year 2017 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account: Provided further , That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2017: Provided further , That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel. Construction (including transfer of funds) For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87–483 , $128,876,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further , That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the Bureau: Provided further , That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under Public Law 100–297 , the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirements: Provided further , That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Provided further , That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b) , with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities: Provided further , That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f) : Provided further , That any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e) : Provided further , That in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction: Provided further , That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to remain available until expended. Indian guaranteed loan program account For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $100,496,183. Administrative provisions The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations. Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15 , the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–413 ). In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future appropriations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq. , shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska. No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2021 )), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113 , if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301 , the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula. Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances: Provided , That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further , That the term satellite school means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects. Departmental offices Office of the Secretary departmental operations For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $265,263,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $12,000,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. Administrative provisions For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 ( 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 ) may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided , That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100: Provided further , That the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual county by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpayments to that county: Provided further , That the amount needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid from any reductions for overpayments to other counties and the amount necessary to cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to individual counties. Insular affairs Assistance to territories For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 , $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 shall remain available until expended for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law ( 48 U.S.C. 1661(c) ); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law ( Public Law 94–241 ; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided , That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134 : Provided further , That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further , That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170c ). Compact of free association For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public Law 108–188 . Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Public Law 104–134 , that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further , That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities. Office of the solicitor Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $50,047,000. Office of the special trustee for American indians Federal trust programs (including transfer of funds) For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: Provided , That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs account; the Office of the Solicitor, Salaries and Expenses account; and the Office of the Secretary, Departmental Operations account: Provided further , That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder: Provided further , That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further , That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose: Provided further , That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant. Department-Wide programs Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $804,779,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided , That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further , That of the funds provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, of which $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes activities: Provided further , That of the funds provided $18,035,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further , That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation: Provided further , That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d , sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq. , protection of United States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, and for training and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further , That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further , That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps ( Public Law 109–154 ), or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further , That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further , That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency response actions: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States and international organizations. Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts are only available for transfer to the Wildland Fire Management account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748a ). Central hazardous materials fund For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended. Natural resource damage assessment and restoration Natural resource damage assessment fund To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ), and Public Law 101–337 ( 16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq. ), $7,767,000, to remain available until expended. Working capital fund For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $57,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, local and tribal government employees for training services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to Public Law 93–638 : Provided further , That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment or professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further , That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further , That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law. Administrative provision There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property: Provided , That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft. General provisions, Department of the Interior (Including Transfers of Funds) Emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided , That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further , That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible. Emergency transfer authority—department-wide 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 ( 7 U.S.C. 7717(b) ); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public Law 95–87 ; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided , That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided further , That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for wildland fire operations and FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further , That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided further , That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. Authorized use of funds 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. Authorized use of funds, indian trust management 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose. redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2015. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. ellis, governors, and liberty islands 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable. Outer Continental Shelf Inspection Fees 107. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c) . (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines; (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. Oil and gas leasing internet program 108. (a) Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A) ), the Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority to implement an oil and gas leasing Internet program, under which the Secretary may conduct lease sales through methods other than oral bidding. (b) The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective for fiscal year 2015 until the date of the enactment of a provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1) ) to authorize onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement reorganization 109. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines for division F in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ( 41 U.S.C. 254c ) (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (d) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. Mass Marking of Salmonids 111. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California Railroad Company’s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within the scope of the Right of Way. (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to any proposal to store water underground for the purpose of export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar authorization on the Mojave National Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities associated with such right-of-way or similar approval. Republic of Palau 113. (a) In General Subject to subsection (c), the United States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2015 grants in amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau ( 48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in this section as the Compact ). (b) Programmatic Assistance Subject to subsection (c), the United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. (c) Limitations on Assistance (1) In general The grants and programmatic assistance provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009. (2) Trust fund If the Government of Palau withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of Palau. Exhaustion of administrative review 114. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended by section 122 of division G of Public Law 113–76 (128 Stat. 314), is further amended by striking through 2015, in the first sentence and inserting through 2016, . Wild lands funding prohibition 115. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010: Provided , That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary's authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712). Bureau of indian education operated schools 116. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2017 . REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 117. Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 ( Public Law 111–88 ) is amended in the text under the heading ‘‘FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS 118. Section 4 of Public Law 91–357 ( 16 U.S.C. 18j ), as amended, is further amended by striking $3,500,000 and inserting $5,000,000 . CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Heritage areas 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 105–355 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 by substituting 2015 for 2014 . (b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106–291 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $11,000,000 . Ratification of payments 121. All payments made to school districts under the first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, chapter 417; 16 U.S.C. 40a ), during the period beginning in fiscal year 1976 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act are ratified and approved, notwithstanding the payments made under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code to the units of general local government. Sage-Grouse 122. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 )— (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ); (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; (3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or (4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse ( Centrocercus minimus ). II Environmental protection agency Science and technology For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds included under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. Environmental Programs and Management For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further , That of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading for Information Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of funds made available for the Immediate Office of the Administrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall be withheld from obligation until reports detailed in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds provided under this heading for Operations and Administration for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be withheld from obligation until such reports are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Hazardous waste electronic manifest system fund For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6939g ), including the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,674,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Buildings and facilities For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $42,317,000, to remain available until expended. Hazardous substance superfund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) ( 42 U.S.C. 9611 ) $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2014, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be paid to the Office of Inspector General appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the Science and Technology appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016. Leaking underground storage tank trust fund program For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided , That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage tanks. Inland oil spill programs For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended. State and tribal assistance grants For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $1,448,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $906,896,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided , That for fiscal year 2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Clean Water Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission; Provided , That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure; (3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided , That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 ) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq. ) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in regional hub communities; (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided , That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA; (5) $30,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory statement accompanying this Act; and (7) $1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104–134 , and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs. Administrative provisions—environmental protection agency (including transfer and rescission of funds) For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance agreements. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 112–177 , the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012. Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2) ), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–8 ) for fiscal year 2015. The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading Environmental Programs and Management to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. The fourth paragraph under the heading Administrative Provisions in title II of Public Law 109–54 is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2020 . For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading Environmental Programs and Management for fiscal year 2015 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program. From unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities funded through the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. III Related agencies Department of agriculture Forest service Forest and rangeland research For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, $70,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program. State and private forestry For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $232,653,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of which $53,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. National forest system (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, $1,494,330,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f) : Provided further , That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further , That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4: Provided further , That of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds appropriated in this fiscal year or in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Capital improvement and maintenance (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $360,374,000, to remain available until expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: Provided further , That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 ( 16 U.S.C. 501 ) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated: Provided further , That of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to the National Forest System to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. Acquisition of lands for national forests special acts For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived from forest receipts. Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, ( 16 U.S.C. 484a ), to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 460 l –516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586 ; Public Law 76–589 , 76–591; and Public Law 78–310 ). Range betterment fund For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579 , to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b) , $45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ), $2,500,000, to remain available until expended. Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,333,298,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further , That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be available for the Forest Service in support of fire science research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including all Forest Service authorities for the use of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture agreements, and cooperative agreements: Provided further , That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research: Provided further , That funds provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: Provided further , That of the funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, ( 16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq. ), $78,000,000 is for State fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2106 ): Provided further , That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the National Forest System , and Forest and Rangeland Research accounts to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: Provided further , That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, and such aircraft shall be suitable for contractor operation over the terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of National Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided further , That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further , That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities implement a community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further , That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393 , title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry appropriation: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further , That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: Provided further , That funds designated for wildfire suppression, including funds transferred from the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs: Provided further , That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the National Forest System to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts are only available for transfer to the Wildland Fire Management account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748a ). Administrative provisions—forest service (including transfers of funds) Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225 , and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a ; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 558a , 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c) . Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings Wildland Fire Management and FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund will be obligated within 30 days: Provided , That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands. None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 ( 7 U.S.C. 2257 ), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 ( 7 U.S.C. 7772 ), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–107 ( 7 U.S.C. 8316(b) ). None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International Technology Service. Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82 , as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109–154 . Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses. Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593 , of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided , That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided further , That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: Provided further , That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244 , up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided , That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further , That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663 . Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2) ). Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers. An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq. ) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Department of health and human services Indian health service Indian health services For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,182,147,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided , That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 ), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That , $914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That , of the funds provided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further , That the amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1 ) and shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of the Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c) ), funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts made available within this account for the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initiative and for the domestic violence prevention initiative shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further , That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further , That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1613 ) shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided further , That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638 , such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 , et seq.): Provided further , That the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account. Indian health facilities For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2004a ), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000 to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be located: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further , That not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the Indian Health Services account may be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the Indian Health Service and the General Services Administration: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal buildings. administrative provisions—Indian health service Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided , That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2651–2653 ) shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121 , the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638 : Provided further , That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 ), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided further , That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided further , That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance: Provided further , That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. National institutes of health National institute of environmental health sciences For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9660(a) ) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $77,349,000. Agency for toxic substances and disease registry Toxic substances and environmental public health For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers: Provided further , That in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. Other related agencies Executive office of the president Council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. Chemical safety and hazard investigation board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 , and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376 , $11,000,000: Provided , That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. Office of navajo and hopi indian relocation Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531 , $7,341,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories: Provided further , That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such household: Provided further , That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: Provided further , That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-10: Provided further , That $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Institute of American indian and alaska native culture and arts development Payment to the institute For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Smithsonian institution Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $675,343,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $47,522,000 for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers: Provided , That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations. Facilities capital For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and of which $24,010,000 shall be for construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. National gallery of art Salaries and expenses For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended. Repair, restoration and renovation of buildings For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. John F. kennedy center for the performing arts Operations and maintenance For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $22,000,000. Capital repair and restoration For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $10,800,000, to remain available until expended. Woodrow wilson international center for scholars Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $10,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. National foundation on the arts and the humanities National endowment for the arts Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended. National endowment for the humanities Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which $135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided , That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. Administrative provisions None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further , That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. Commission of fine arts Salaries and expenses For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under Chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000: Provided , That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation: Provided further , That the Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation's Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study or education. National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–190 ( 20 U.S.C. 956a ), $2,000,000. Advisory council on historic preservation Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ( Public Law 89–665 ), $6,204,000. National capital planning commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $7,948,000: Provided , That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of world capitals. United states holocaust memorial museum Holocaust memorial museum For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by Public Law 106–292 ( 36 U.S.C. 2301–2310 ), $52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the Museum's equipment replacement program; and of which $1,900,000 for the Museum's repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, including the costs of construction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. IV General provisions (including transfers of funds) Restriction on use of funds 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. Obligation of appropriations 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. Disclosure of administrative expenses 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval. Mining applications 404. (a) Limitation of Funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 35 , 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 42 ) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. (c) Report On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 ( Public Law 104–208 ). (d) Mineral Examinations In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors. Contract support costs, prior year limitation 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in committee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54, 109–289, division B and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289 , as amended by Public Laws 110–5 and 110–28), Public Laws 110–92, 110–116, 110–137, 110–149, 110–161, 110–329, 111–6, 111–8, 111–88, 112–10, 112–74, and 113–6 for payments for contract support costs associated with self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such purposes, except that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or annual funding agreements. Contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 limitation 406. Amounts provided under the headings Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs and Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 ( Public Law 113–76 ) are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service for activities funded by the fiscal year 2014 appropriation: Provided, That such amounts provided by that Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years. Contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 limitation 407. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2015 under the headings Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services and Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2015 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years. Forest management plans 408. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A) ) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. ) or any other law: Provided , That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. Prohibition within national monuments 409. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument. Limitation on takings 410. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. Timber sale requirements 411. No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. Prohibition on no-bid contracts 412. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; or (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act ( Public Law 93–638 , 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) ); or (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Posting of reports 413. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. National endowment for the arts grant guidelines 414. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts— (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship. (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services. (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs and/or projects. National endowment for the arts program priorities 415. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations. (b) In this section: (1) The term underserved population means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation. (2) The term poverty line means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) )) applicable to a family of the size involved. (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965— (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education. Arts Indemnity Limitations 416. Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act ( 20 U.S.C. 974 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking $10,000,000,000 and inserting $15,000,000,000 ; and (B) by striking $5,000,000,000 and inserting $7,500,000,000 ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking $1,200,000,000 and inserting $1,800,000,000 ; and (B) by striking $750,000,000 and inserting $1,000,000,000 . Status of balances of appropriations 417. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity. Report on use of climate change funds 418. Not later than 120 days after the date on which the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and international, for climate change programs, projects, and activities in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the President's Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each climate change program, project, and activity listed in the report. Prohibition on use of funds 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq. ) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production. Greenhouse gas reporting restrictions 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. American battlefield protection program grants 421. Section 7301(c) of Public Law 111–11 ( 16 U.S.C. 469k–1(c) ) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2021 . Recreation Fee 422. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 ) is amended by striking 10 years after December 8, 2004 and inserting on September 30, 2016 . Modification of authorities 423. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2014 and inserting September 30, 2015 . (b) For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction in division E of Public Law 112–74 shall not be in effect. USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 424. (a) (1) None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. (2) In this section, the term iron and steel products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the Administrator ) finds that— (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements. (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section. (f) This section does not apply with respect to a project if a State agency approves the engineering plans and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Funding Prohibition 425. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) or any other law. This division may be cited as the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . G Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of Labor Employment and training administration Training and employment services (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as WIOA ), the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 1992 ( WANTO Act ), $3,139,706,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: (1) for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as follows: (A) $776,736,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (B) $831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (C) $1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $155,530,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investment activities shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs; (2) for federally administered programs, $429,520,000 as follows: (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further , That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA and section 170(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (referred to in this Act as WIA ), of the funds provided under this subparagraph, and the funds available from the appropriation under this subparagraph under the authority of the WIA in Public Law 113–76 , the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as Secretary ) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA; (B) $46,082,000 for Native American programs, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for employment and training services), $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and $494,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services; (D) $994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (E) $79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (3) for national activities, $86,078,000, as follows: (A) $82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; and (B) $4,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Job Corps (including transfer of funds) To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: (1) $1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment: Provided , That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Provided further , That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2016: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, including expenses under the authority of the WIA, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015: Provided , That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further , That an entity operating a Job Corps center that is ranked among the top 5 percent of all Job Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement System for program year 2013 shall be eligible to compete in any selection process to operate such center that is carried out during the period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015. Community service employment for older americans To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as OAA ), $434,371,000, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. Federal unemployment benefits and allowances For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 , and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) and section 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, $710,600,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2015. State unemployment insurance and employment service operations For authorized administrative expenses, $81,566,000, together with not to exceed $3,495,584,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund ( the Trust Fund ), of which: (1) $2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to address the misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523 , and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under sections 231(a) and 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015, except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017, or, if the automation acquisition is being carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2020, and for expenditure through September 30, 2021, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations, to conduct in-person assessments and reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals, and to address misclassification of workers shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015 and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced by the States through September 30, 2015 shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015: Provided , That funds provided under this heading for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 for automation acquisitions that are being carried out by consortia of States shall be available for expenditure by the States for six fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the funds were obligated to the States; (2) $12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system; (3) $642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and (6) $60,153,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment ( AWIU ) for fiscal year 2015 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,957,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act : Provided further , That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System: Provided further , That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further , That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other States under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–87: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in the consortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request: Provided further , That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a , for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for such purposes. In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, which shall be available for Federal obligations through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017. Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act , and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509 , and to the Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016. Program administration For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,577,000, together with not to exceed $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Employee benefits security administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $181,000,000. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pension benefit guaranty corporation fund The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ( Corporation ) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104 , as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2015, for the Corporation: Provided , That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2015 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $415,394,000: Provided further , That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2015, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2016, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further , That obligations in excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Wage and Hour Division Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $227,500,000. Office of Labor-Management Standards Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $39,129,000. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $106,476,000. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $110,823,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Special benefits (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81 ; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading Civilian War Benefits in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, $210,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided , That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further , That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further , That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2015: Provided further , That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, $60,334,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows: (1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $19,499,000; (2) For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000; (3) For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $16,482,000; (4) For program integrity, $1,385,000; and (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 81 , or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe. Special benefits for disabled coal miners For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275 , $77,262,000, to remain available until expended. For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $56,406,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. Black lung disability trust fund (including transfer of funds) Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the Fund ), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2015 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $33,321,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Salaries and Expenses ; not to exceed $30,403,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses ; not to exceed $327,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Office of Inspector General ; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury. Occupational safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the Act ), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a , to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further , That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred ( DART ) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found; (3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers; (4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards; (5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and (6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act: Provided further , That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further , That $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants. Mine safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $375,887,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than $8,441,000 for state assistance grants: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities: Provided further , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further , That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization: Provided further , That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster. Bureau of labor statistics Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $527,212,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Office of disability employment policy Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $38,500,000. Departmental management Salaries and expenses (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $337,621,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided , That $64,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2015: Provided further , That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided further , That not more than $58,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs: Provided further , That $8,040,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer: Provided further , That the funds available to the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the workforce. Veterans employment and training Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which: (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local veterans' employment representatives under section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015 and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: Provided , That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members; (2) $14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144 ; (3) $39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: Provided , That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made. In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2015, to provide services under such section: Provided further , That services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness. IT modernization For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $15,394,000. Office of inspector general For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $76,000,000, together with not to exceed $5,590,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. General provisions 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. (transfer of funds) 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 104. None of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals over the age of 16 who are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training: Provided , That the preceding limitation shall not apply to funding provided pursuant to solicitations for grant applications issued prior to January 15, 2014. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Employment and Training Administration shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs involved including Employment and Training Administration programs. (Including Transfer of Funds) 106. Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by Federal employees: Provided , That this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. (including transfer of funds) 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Training and Employment Services , Job Corps , Community Service Employment for Older Americans , State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations , Employee Benefits Security Administration , Office of Workers' Compensation Programs , Wage and Hour Division , Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs , Office of Labor Management Standards , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Mine Safety and Health Administration , funding made available to the Bureau of International Affairs and Women's Bureau within the Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses account, and Veterans Employment and Training . 108. (a) Flexibility with respect to the crossing of H–2B nonimmigrants working in the seafood industry (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition. (2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— (A) completes a new assessment of the local labor market by— (i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and (ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the employer’s place of employment; and (B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who— (i) applies for the job; and (ii) will be available at the time and place of need. (3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law. (b) H–2B nonimmigrants defined In this section, the term H–2B nonimmigrants means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) ). 109. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take any action in connection with any asserted liability under subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974: Provided , That this section shall cease to apply upon the enactment of any bill that amends such subsection. (Including transfer of funds) 110. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out information technology purchases and upgrades for any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management for use by the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the purchases and upgrades to be carried out and an explanation of why funds are not needed in the donor account 15 days in advance of any transfer. (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Employment and Training Administration Program Administration , funding made available for Federal administration within Job Corps , Foreign Labor Certification Program Administration , Employee Benefits Security Administration , Office of Workers' Compensation Programs , Wage and Hour Division , Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs , Office of Labor Management Standards , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Mine Safety and Health Administration , Veterans Employment and Training , Bureau of Labor Statistics , and Office of Disability Employment Policy . 111. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such section: (s) (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee— (A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts; (B) who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and (C) whose duties include any of the following: (i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; (ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates; (iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims; (iv) negotiating settlements; or (v) making recommendations regarding litigation. (2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). (3) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term major disaster means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or department; (B) the term employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and (C) the term affiliate means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another company. . (b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act. This title may be cited as the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of health and human services Health resources and services administration Primary health care For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the PHS Act ) with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,491,522,000: Provided , That no more than $100,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act, including associated administrative expenses and relevant evaluations: Provided further , That no more than $99,893,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of Public Law 104–73 and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as HHS ) pertaining to administrative claims made under such law: Provided further , That of funds provided for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, not less than $165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 as base grant adjustments, not less than $350,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 to support new access points including approved and unfunded applications from fiscal year 2014, grants to expand medical services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and vision services, and up to $150,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 for construction and capital improvement costs. Health workforce For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $751,600,000: Provided , That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further , That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under such section: Provided further , That no funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further , That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such sections. Maternal and child health For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $851,738,000: Provided , That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. Ryan white HIV/AIDS program For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2017, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act. Health care systems For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center. Rural health For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program: Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,511,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health. Family Planning For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: Provided , That amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office. Program management For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $154,000,000: Provided , That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Primary Health Care”, “Health Workforce”, “Maternal and Child Health”, “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program”, “Health Care Systems”, and “Rural Health”. Vaccine injury compensation program trust fund For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the Trust Fund ), such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act , to remain available until expended: Provided , That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary. Centers for disease control and prevention Immunization and respiratory diseases For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $573,105,000. HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,117,609,000. Emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $352,990,000: Provided , That of the funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Molecular Detection initiative. Chronic disease prevention and health promotion For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion, $747,220,000: Provided , That funds appropriated under this account may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations: Provided further , That of the funds available under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be available to continue and expand community specific extension and outreach programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available for a program consisting of three-year grants of no less than $100,000 per year to non-governmental entities, local public health offices, school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities or Indian tribes to implement evidence-based chronic disease prevention strategies: Provided further , That applicants for grants described in the previous proviso shall determine the population to be served and shall agree to work in collaboration with multi-sector partners: Provided further , That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading. Birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $131,781,000. Public Health Scientific Services For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $481,061,000. Environmental health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $166,404,000. Injury prevention and control For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $170,447,000: Provided , That of the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for an evidence-based prescription drug overdose prevention program. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health, $334,863,000. Energy employees occupational illness compensation program For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554 . Global health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $416,517,000, of which $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further , That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 137 of Public Law 113–164 . Public health preparedness and response For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,352,551,000, of which $534,343,000 shall remain available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile: Provided , That in the event the Director of the CDC activates the Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 45 days to support the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the originating center and number of days detailed: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness emergencies. Buildings and facilities For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility. CDC-wide activities and program support (including transfer of funds) For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000: Provided , That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further , That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: Provided further , That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further , That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program shall be available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading and in all other accounts of CDC, up to $1,000 per eligible employee of CDC shall be made available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts. National institutes of health National cancer institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up to $8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland. National heart, lung, and blood institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $2,997,870,000. National institute of dental and craniofacial research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $399,886,000. National institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,749,681,000. National institute of neurological disorders and stroke For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,605,205,000. National institute of allergy and infectious diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,358,841,000. National institute of general medical sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to general medical sciences, $2,371,476,000, of which $715,000,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Provided , That not less than $273,325,000 is provided for the Institutional Development Awards program. Eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to child health and human development, $1,286,571,000. National eye institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $684,191,000. National institute of environmental health sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health sciences, $667,502,000. National institute on aging For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to aging, $1,199,468,000. National institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $521,665,000. National institute on deafness and other communication disorders For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $405,302,000. National institute of nursing research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to nursing research, $140,953,000. National institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $447,408,000. National institute on drug abuse For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000. National institute of mental health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000. National human genome research institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to human genome research, $499,356,000. National institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $330,192,000. National center for complementary and integrative health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, $124,681,000: Provided , That these funds may be used to support the transition enacted in section 224 of this Act. National institute on minority health and health disparities For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $269,154,000. John e. fogarty international center For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the PHS Act ), $67,786,000. National library of medicine For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to health information communications, $336,939,000: Provided , That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (referred to in this title as NIH ). NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $635,230,000: Provided , That up to $9,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Provided further , That at least $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program. Office of the director (including transfer of funds) For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may be used to carry out section 213 of this Act: Provided , That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: Provided further , That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided further , That $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children’s Study ( NCS ) or research related to the Study's goals and mission, and any funds in excess of the estimated need shall be transferred to and merged with the accounts for the various Institutes and Centers to support activity related to the goals and objectives of the NCS: Provided further , That NIH shall submit a spend plan on the NCS's next phase to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That $533,039,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further , That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH: Provided further , That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further , That NIH shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Literacy and Standing: Provided further , That NIH shall submit to Congress an NIH-wide 5-year scientific strategic plan as outlined in sections 402(b)(3) and 402(b)(4) of the PHS Act no later than 1 year after enactment of this Act. In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 26, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. Buildings and facilities For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019. Substance abuse and mental health services administration MENTAL HEALTH For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,045,936,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $45,887,000 shall be for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a public entity to establish or operate a system of comprehensive community mental health services to children with a serious emotional disturbance, without regard to whether the public entity receives a grant under section 561(a) of such Act: Provided further , That States shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset: Provided further , That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $2,102,658,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: Provided further , That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $175,219,000. HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings Mental Health , Substance Abuse Treatment , and Substance Abuse Prevention in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $150,232,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities: Provided further , That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such purposes: Provided further , That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings Mental Health , Substance Abuse Treatment , and Substance Abuse Prevention . Agency for healthcare research and quality Healthcare research and quality For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act , part A of title XI of the Social Security Act , and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, $363,698,000: Provided , That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Centers for medicare and medicaid services Grants to states for medicaid For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act , $234,608,916,000, to remain available until expended. For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal year 2015 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $113,272,140,000, to remain available until expended. Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. Payments to health care trust funds For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248 , and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000. In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. Program management For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act , titles XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act , the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act ; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act , funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2015 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act. Health care fraud and abuse control account In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $672,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $477,120,000 shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security Act and for activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program ( CHIP ) program integrity activities, and of which $60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided , That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $361,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act. Administration for children and families Payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,438,523,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to remain available until expended. For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. Low income home energy assistance For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, $3,390,304,000: Provided , That all but $491,000,000 of this amount shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2015 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations. Refugee and entrant assistance For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( TVPA ), section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2017 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: Provided , That amounts available under this heading to carry out such section 203 and the TVPA shall also be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under those authorities: Provided further , That the limitation in section 206 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting 10 percent for 3 percent . Payments to states for the child care and development block grant For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( CCDBG Act ), $2,435,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families: Provided , That $19,357,000 shall be available for child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for a competitive grant for the operation of a national toll free referral line and Web site to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help parents access child care in their local community: Provided further , That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G of the CCDBG Act, $305,906,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities authorized under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Provided further , That $9,851,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities: Provided further , That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements. Social services block grant For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act , $1,700,000,000: Provided , That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent. Children and families services programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act , the Head Start Act , the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act , sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, part B–1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the Social Security Act ; for making payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act ( CSBG Act ), sections 473B and 477(i) of the Social Security Act , and the Assets for Independence Act; for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act , the Act of July 5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act , and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of prior year obligations made by the Administration for Children and Families under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of which $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for adoptions completed before September 30, 2015: Provided , That $8,598,095,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start Act : Provided further , That of the amount in the previous proviso, $8,073,095,000 shall be available for payments under section 640 of the Head Start Act: Provided further , That of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of such Act under the Designation Renewal System, established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act: Provided further , That amounts allocated to Head Start grantees at the discretion of the Secretary to supplement activities pursuant to the previous proviso shall not be included in the calculation of the base grant in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 640 of the Head Start Act, of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, and in addition to funds otherwise available under section 640 for such purposes, $500,000,000 shall be available through March 31, 2016 for Early Head Start programs as described in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of Head Start services to Early Head Start services as described in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, and for discretionary grants for high quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, with such funds in this Act and Public Law 113–76 not included in the calculation of the base grant for the current or any subsequent fiscal year as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act, and, notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are available to serve children under age 4: Provided further , That of the amount made available in the immediately preceding proviso, up to $10,000,000 shall be available for the Federal costs of administration and evaluation activities of the program described in such proviso: Provided further , That $710,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided further, That $36,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $6,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: Provided further , That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further , That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further , That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999: Provided further , That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations: Provided further , That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act shall not apply to amounts provided herein: Provided further , That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of administering the system: Provided further , That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System, including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the system's effectiveness. Promoting Safe and Stable Families For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the Social Security Act , $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $59,765,000. Payments for foster care and permanency For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act , $4,832,000,000. For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act , for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $2,300,000,000. For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act , for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. Administration for community living Aging and disability services programs (including transfer of funds) For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, $1,621,141,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided , That amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective: Provided further , That none of the funds provided shall be used to carry out sections 1701 and 1703 of the PHS Act (with respect to chronic disease self-management activity grants), except that such funds may be used for necessary expenses associated with administering any such grants awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such section. Office of the secretary General departmental management For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act , $448,034,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: Provided , That of this amount, $52,224,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: Provided further , That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $1,750,000 is for strengthening the Department's acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, such funds shall be available for training, recruiting, retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition workforce as defined by 41 U.S.C. 1703 , for information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness and for management solutions to improve acquisition management: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as defined by section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act) to adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering the grant: Provided further, That grants made under the authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act shall be made only to public and private entities that agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which abstinence education was provided: Provided further , That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: Provided further , That such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4). Office of medicare hearings and appeals For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, $87,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Office of the national coordinator for health information technology For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $60,367,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $71,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $38,798,000. Retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. Public health and social services emergency fund For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $848,154,000, of which $415,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: Provided , That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purpose: Provided further , That products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support emergency operations shall remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided further , That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 136 of Public Law 113–164 . For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $255,000,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $71,915,000; of which $39,906,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided , That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics. General provisions 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. 202. The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act , except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. 205. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act , such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title. (transfer of funds) 206. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (transfer of funds) 207. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (transfer of funds) 208. Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the Office of AIDS Research account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act . 209. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided , That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's enrollees): Provided further , That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2015: (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 . The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State. (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such personnel's official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service. 213. (a) Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH ( Director ) may use funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 402(b)(7) (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12). (b) Peer review In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act. 214. Funds which are available for Individual Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ( ATSDR ) may be transferred to appropriate accounts of CDC, to be available only for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided , That such funds may be used for any individual full-time equivalent employee while such employee is employed either by CDC or ATSDR. 215. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. (transfer of funds) 216. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards ( NRSA ) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act , and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research. 217. None of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control. 218. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ). (b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the following information: (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity receiving funds, the operating division or office that will administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not later than the day after the transfer is made. (2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the announcement or solicitation is issued. (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the award is made. (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period. (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall: (1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single database; (2) ensure that all information required in this section is directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and (3) ensure that all information required in this section is able to be organized by program or State. (Transfer of Funds) 219. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ) to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified under the heading Prevention and Public Health Fund in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act. (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 220. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), if— (1) funds are available and obligated— (A) for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and (B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs. (b) A contract entered into under this section: (1) shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 221. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ), and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and the 4 prior fiscal years. (b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations. (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors who: (1) Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; (3) or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts. 222. In addition to the amounts otherwise available for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Management , the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity related to the Medicare Program: Provided , That except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts within such account. 223. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 338B of such Act. 224. Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by: (1) Striking National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in each place it appears and replacing it with National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ; (2) Striking alternative medicine in each place it appears and replacing it with integrative health ; (3) Striking all references to alternative and complementary medical treatment or complementary and alternative treatment in each place either appears and inserting complementary and integrative health ; (4) Striking references to alternative medical treatment in each place it appears and inserting integrative health treatment ; and (5) Striking section 485D(c) and inserting: (c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as appropriate, study the integration of new and non-traditional approaches to health care treatment and consumption, including but not limited to non-traditional treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines. . 225. In addition to amounts provided herein, payments made for research organisms or substances, authorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH making the substance or organism available under section 301(a). Amounts credited to the account under this authority shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016. 226. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, information that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services specifically for Health Insurance Marketplaces for each fiscal year since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal year 2016. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal year— (1) the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading Health Insurance Marketplace Transparency in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act; and (2) the milestones completed for data hub functionality and implementation readiness. 227. None of the funds made available by this Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Program Management account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to risk corridors). 228. (a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2015, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2014, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority through September 30, 2015, at the level provided for such activities for fiscal year 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c). (b) In the case of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs established under section 403(b) of the Social Security Act— (1) the amount appropriated for section 403(b) of such Act shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016; (2) the requirement to reserve funds provided for in section 403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply during fiscal years 2015 and 2016; and (3) grants and payments may only be made from such Fund for fiscal year 2015 after the application of subsection (d). (c) In the case of research, evaluations, and national studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section for fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter. (d) Of the amount made available under subsection (b)(1) for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015— (1) $15,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to carry out section 413(h) of the Social Security Act; and (2) $10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to the Bureau of the Census to conduct activities using the Survey of Income and Program Participation to obtain information to enable interested parties to evaluate the impact of the amendments made by title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. (e) Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and inserting Funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used . (f) Section 414 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 614 ) is repealed. (g) Expenditures made pursuant to Public Law 113–164 for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall be charged to the appropriation provided by subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year. 229. The remaining unobligated balances of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 510(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 710(d) ) for which no application has been received by the Funding Opportunity Announcement deadline, shall be made available to States that require the implementation of each element described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of the definition of abstinence education in section 510(b)(2). The remaining unobligated balances shall be reallocated to such States that submit a valid application consistent with the original formula for this funding. 230. Hereafter, for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment, but without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Plan, as required under section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 111–375 . This title may be cited as the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Department of Education Education for the disadvantaged For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ESEA ) and section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as HEA ), $15,536,107,000, of which $4,652,762,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further , That up to $3,984,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as Secretary ) on October 1, 2014, to obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further , That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further , That $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further , That $3,294,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided further , That funds available under sections 1124, 1124A, 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide homeless children and youths with services not ordinarily provided to other students under those sections, including supporting the liaison designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act: Provided further , That $710,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 of the ESEA: Provided further , That $505,756,000 shall be available for school improvement grants under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated by the Secretary through the formula described in section 1003(g)(2) and shall be used consistent with the requirements of section 1003(g), except that State and local educational agencies may use such funds to serve any school eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I that has not made adequate yearly progress for at least 2 years or is in the State's lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency rates and, in the case of secondary schools, priority shall be given to those schools with graduation rates below 60 percent: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Secretary may permit a State educational agency to establish an award period of up to 5 years for each participating local educational agency: Provided further , That funds available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that the program will have a statistically significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study: Provided further, That funds available for school improvement grants may be used by a local educational agency to implement an alternative State-determined school improvement strategy that has been established by a State educational agency with the approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That a local educational agency that is determined to be eligible for services under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of the ESEA may modify not more than one element of a school improvement grant model: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational agency may establish a maximum subgrant size of not more than $2,000,000 for each participating school applicable to such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of the ESEA to carry out activities to build State and local educational agency capacity to implement effectively the school improvement grants program: Provided further , That $160,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities, of which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the Secretary of the Interior for such a program at schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for grants to the outlying areas for such a program, up to 5 percent may be reserved for national activities, and the remainder shall be used to award competitive grants to State educational agencies for such a program, of which a State educational agency may reserve up to 5 percent for State leadership activities, including technical assistance and training, data collection, reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant not less than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in the case of early literacy, to local educational agencies or other nonprofit providers of early childhood education that partner with a public or private nonprofit organization or agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in improving the early literacy development of children from birth through kindergarten entry and in providing professional development in early literacy, giving priority to such agencies or other entities serving greater numbers or percentages of disadvantaged children: Provided further , That the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 15 percent of the subgranted funds are used to serve children from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used to serve students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent are used to serve students in middle and high school including an equitable distribution of funds between middle and high schools: Provided further , That eligible entities receiving subgrants from State educational agencies shall use such funds for services and activities that have the characteristics of effective literacy instruction through professional development, screening and assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level and other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction and practice: Provided further , That $37,474,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. Impact aid For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the ESEA , $1,288,603,000, of which $1,151,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 8003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under section 8007(b) and be available for obligation through September 30, 2016, $66,813,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 8008: Provided , That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 8003(a) for school year 2014–2015, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status. School improvement programs For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That funds made available to carry out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body: Provided further , That funds made available to carry out part C of title VII of the ESEA shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and also may be used for construction: Provided further , That $48,445,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002: Provided further , That $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Provided further , That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these grants: Provided further , That up to 2.3 percent of the funds for subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall be reserved by the Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or principal recruitment and training or professional enhancement activities, including for civic education instruction, to national not-for-profit organizations, of which up to 8 percent may only be used for research, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance for competitive awards carried out under this proviso: Provided further , That $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of the ESEA. Indian education For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA , $123,939,000. Innovation and improvement For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, $1,102,111,000: Provided , That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for section 14007 of division A of Public Law 111–5 , and up to 5 percent of such funds may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section: Provided further , That the education facilities clearinghouse established through a competitive award process in fiscal year 2013 is authorized to collect and disseminate information on effective educational practices and the latest research regarding the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performance public facilities for early learning programs, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher education: Provided further , That $230,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one nonprofit organization to develop and implement performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools: Provided further , That such performance-based compensation systems must consider gains in student academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles: Provided further , That recipients of such grants shall demonstrate that such performance-based compensation systems are developed with the input of teachers and school leaders in the schools and local educational agencies to be served by the grant: Provided further , That recipients of such grants may use such funds to develop or improve systems and tools (which may be developed and used for the entire local educational agency or only for schools served under the grant) that would enhance the quality and success of the compensation system, such as high-quality teacher evaluations and tools to measure growth in student achievement: Provided further , That applications for such grants shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities conducted and systems developed under the grant once the grant period has expired: Provided further , That up to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach, and evaluation activities: Provided further , That $250,000,000 of the funds for part D of title V of the ESEA shall be available through December 31, 2015 for carrying out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development grants program: Provided further , That the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of HHS, shall make competitive awards to States for activities that build the capacity within the State to develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs, including comprehensive services and family engagement, for preschool-aged children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line: Provided further, That each State may subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local educational agencies and other early learning providers (including, but not limited to, Head Start programs and licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof, for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs for children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line: Provided further, That subgrantees that are local educational agencies shall form strong partnerships with early learning providers and that subgrantees that are early learning providers shall form strong partnerships with local educational agencies, in order to carry out the requirements of the subgrant: Provided further, That up to 3 percent of such funds for preschool development grants shall be available for technical assistance, evaluation, and other national activities related to such grants: Provided further , That $10,000,000 of funds available under part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for the Full-Service Community Schools program: Provided further , That of the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the Secretary shall use up to $11,000,000 to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and shall use not less than $13,000,000 for subpart 2: Provided further , That of the funds available for subpart 1 of part B of title V of the ESEA, and notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Secretary shall reserve up to $75,000,000 to make multiple awards to non-profit charter management organizations and other entities that are not for-profit entities for the replication and expansion of successful charter school models and shall reserve not less than $11,000,000 to carry out the activities described in section 5205(a), including improving quality and oversight of charter schools and providing technical assistance and grants to authorized public chartering agencies in order to increase the number of high-performing charter schools: Provided further , That funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA may be used for grants that support preschool education in charter schools: Provided further , That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a plan to monitor and hold accountable authorized public chartering agencies through such activities as providing technical assistance or establishing a professional development program, which may include evaluation, planning, training, and systems development for staff of authorized public chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such agencies in the State to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable charter schools: Provided further , That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain assurances that State law, regulations, or other policies require that: (1) each authorized charter school in the State operate under a legally binding charter or performance contract between itself and the school’s authorized public chartering agency that describes the rights and responsibilities of the school and the public chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and independent audits of the school’s financial statements that are filed with the school’s authorized public chartering agency; and demonstrate improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized public chartering agencies use increases in student academic achievement for all groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA as one of the most important factors when determining to renew or revoke a school’s charter. Safe schools and citizenship education For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the ESEA, $223,315,000: Provided , That $70,000,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence ( Project SERV ) program to provide education-related services to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis: Provided further , That $56,754,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for Promise Neighborhoods. English language acquisition For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA , $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C): Provided, That the Secretary shall use estimates of the American Community Survey child counts for the most recent 3-year period available to calculate allocations under such part: Provided further , That the Secretary shall use $14,000,000 of funds available under this paragraph for grants to all State educational agencies within States with at least one county where 50 or more unaccompanied children have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014, through the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement: Provided further , That awards to eligible State educational agencies shall be based on the State’s relative share of unaccompanied children that have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014: Provided further , That the data on unaccompanied children used by the Secretary under the two preceding provisos shall be the most recently available data from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That each eligible State educational agency that receives a grant shall award subgrants to local educational agencies in the State that have experienced a significant increase during the 2014–2015 school year, as determined by the State educational agency, compared to the average of the 2 preceding school years, in the number or percentage of immigrant children and youth enrolled in their schools: Provided further , That local educational agencies shall use those subgrants for supplemental academic and non-academic services and supports to immigrant children and youth: Provided further , That the term immigrant children and youth has the meaning given in section 3301 of the ESEA, and the terms State educational agency and local educational agency have the meanings given to them in section 9101 of the ESEA: Provided further , That each eligible State educational agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary not later than 1 year after the award a report identifying the local educational agencies that received subgrants, the State’s definition of significant increase used to award the subgrants; and such other information as the Secretary may require. Special education For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,522,358,000, of which $3,006,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2014, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2014: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States' relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States' relative populations of those children who are living in poverty: Provided further , That the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution: Provided further , That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): Provided further , That the amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That, notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further , That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further , That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1234a ): Provided further , That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Provided further , That the level of effort a local educational agency must meet under section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the IDEA, in the year after it fails to maintain effort is the level of effort that would have been required in the absence of that failure and not the LEA's reduced level of expenditures: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart. Rehabilitation services and disability research For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,709,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided , That the Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving the education and post-school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental Security Income ( SSI ) and their families that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient's economic status and self-sufficiency: Provided further , That States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, non-profit entities: Provided further, That any funds made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or insurance program: Provided further , That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control: Provided further , That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete. Special institutions for persons with disabilities American printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,931,000. National technical institute for the deaf For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $67,016,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. Gallaudet university For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $120,275,000: Provided , That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. Career, technical, and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( AEFLA ), $1,707,686,000, of which $916,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made available for integrated English literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other limited-English-proficient populations: Provided further, That of the amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall be allocated to States based on a State's absolute need as determined by calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 243. Student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA , $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016. The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2015–2016 shall be $4,860. Student aid administration For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA , and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $1,396,924,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,924,839,000: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: Provided further , That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities: Provided further , That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: Provided further , That up to 2.5 percent of the funds made available under this Act for part B of title VII of the HEA may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section. Howard university For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended. College housing and academic facilities loans program For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA , $435,000. Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $303,593,000: Provided further, That these funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 344(a) of the HEA. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000. Institute of education sciences For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $573,935,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop such systems: Provided further , That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels: Provided further , That $137,235,000 shall be for carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act. Departmental management Program administration For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $411,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff. Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $100,000,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $57,791,000. General provisions 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. (transfer of funds) 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a , under part A of title V of the ESEA. 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix) ) shall be applied by substituting 2015 for 2009 . 307. The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve funds under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of that section with respect to any ESEA program funded in this Act and without respect to the source of funds for those activities: Provided , That high-quality evaluations of ESEA programs shall be prioritized, before using funds for any other evaluation activities: Provided further , That any funds reserved under this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That not later than 10 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall submit an evaluation plan to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce which identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, how ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated, and how findings from evaluations completed under this section will be widely disseminated. 308. The Secretary of Education shall— (1) modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for the purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system; and (2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal programs under which such students may be eligible to receive assistance. 309. (a) Student Eligibility (1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended to read as follows: (d) Students who are not high school graduates (1) Student eligibility In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, the student shall meet the requirements of one of the following subparagraphs: (A) The student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway program and meets one of the following standards: (i) The student shall take an independently administered examination and shall achieve a score, specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit from the education or training being offered. Such examination shall be approved by the Secretary on the basis of compliance with such standards for development, administration, and scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations. (ii) The student shall be determined as having the ability to benefit from the education or training in accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. Any such process described or approved by a State for the purposes of this section shall be effective 6 months after the date of submission to the Secretary unless the Secretary disapproves such process. In determining whether to approve or disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into account the effectiveness of such process in enabling students without secondary school diplomas or the equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction offered by institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into account the cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and educational preparation of the populations served by the institutions. (iii) The student shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the ability to benefit from the education or training offered by the institution of higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate offered by the institution of higher education. (B) The student has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law. (2) Eligible career pathway program In this subsection, the term eligible career pathway program means a program that— (A) concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary programs; (B) provides counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career goals; (C) provides structured course sequences that— (i) are articulated and contextualized; and (ii) allow students to advance to higher levels of education and employment; (D) provides opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of completion of apprenticeship programs; (E) is organized to meet the needs of adults; (F) is aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional economy; and (G) has been developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce development, and economic development. . (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who are enrolled or who first enroll in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2014. (b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended by inserting after year and before the comma except that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B) . 310. (a) An institution of higher education that maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2015 may use the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation. (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 311. In making awards under section 402D of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, publish a notice inviting applications for new awards no later than December 18, 2014; and (2) make all awards by August 10, 2015. This title may be cited as the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV Related Agencies Committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public Law 92–28 , $5,362,000. Corporation for national and community service Operating expenses For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this title as CNCS ) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as 1973 Act ) and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as 1990 Act ), $758,349,000, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided , That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $16,038,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: Provided further , That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local community: Provided further , That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall remain available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a) : Provided further , That any funds deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act shall immediately be available for activities authorized under 198K of such Act. Payment to the National service trust (including transfer of funds) For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $209,618,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within Operating Expenses allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b) . Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $81,737,000. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,250,000. Administrative provisions 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act: (1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered qualified entities under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 ( NCPA ); and (2) Individuals described in such section shall be considered volunteers under section 3 of NCPA; and (3) State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with Public Law 92–544 . Corporation for public broadcasting For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 , an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2017, $445,000,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of CPB: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. Federal mediation and conciliation service Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service ( Service ) to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $45,666,000, including up to $400,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016 for activities authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: Provided further , That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction. Federal mine safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $16,751,000. Institute of museum and library services Office of museum and library services: grants and administration For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $227,860,000. Medicaid and CHIP payment and access commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $7,650,000. Medicare payment advisory commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act , $11,749,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. National council on disability Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 , $3,250,000. National labor relations board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: Provided , That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. Administrative provision 406. None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of voting through any electronic means in an election to determine a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining. National mediation board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $13,227,000. Occupational safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $11,639,000. Railroad retirement board Dual benefits payments account For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76 ; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits: Provided , That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year. Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76 . Limitation on administration For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board ( Board ) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund: Provided , That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted service: Provided further , That the previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013. Limitation on the office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account. Social security administration Payments to social security trust funds For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act , $16,400,000. Supplemental security income program For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603 , section 212 of Public Law 93–66 , as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216 , including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $41,232,978,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That not more than $83,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2017. For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $19,200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on administrative expenses For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $10,284,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: Provided , That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further , That, $131,000,000 may be used for the costs associated with conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act: Provided further , That the Commissioner may allocate additional funds under this paragraph above the level specified in the previous proviso for such activities but only to reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for conducting such activities and after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any such reallocation: Provided further , That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2015 not needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further , That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under the authority in the previous proviso: Provided further , That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131 , and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made. In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided , That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,123,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further , That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66 , which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2015 exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2016 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended. Office of inspector general (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed $74,521,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the Limitation on Administrative Expenses , Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. V General Provisions (transfer of funds) 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government itself. (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government. (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses ; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses . 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (c) The term health benefits coverage means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion— (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (d) (1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (2) In this subsection, the term health care entity includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for— (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g(b) ). (b) For purposes of this section, the term human embryo or embryos includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if— (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices; (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved. (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2015 that are different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying this Act, or the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2015, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social security account number that is not the claimant's number and the performance of such work under such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system established by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. (rescission) 520. Of the funds made available for performance bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act, $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 521. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. (Rescission) 522. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2015 under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148 , $10,000,000 are rescinded. 523. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 524. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall: (1) be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, and (2) involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or work, that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2014 in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting September 30, 2019 for September 30, 2018 each place it appears. (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. 525. Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) funded under this Act that has research and development expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per year shall develop a Federal research public access policy that provides for— (1) the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a machine-readable version of the author’s final peer-reviewed manuscripts that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals describing research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government; (2) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions not later than 12 months after the official date of publication; and (3) compliance with all relevant copyright laws. 526. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 527. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and (2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals. (transfer) 528. (a) This section applies to the amounts that— (1) are made available in this Act— (A) under the heading Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research in title III; or (B) under the heading PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION under the heading Departmental Management in title III; and (2) relate to functions described in subsection (b), (m)(1), or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA. (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obligated, expended, and transferred in accordance with that section 491. 529. None of the funds made available under this or any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors. VI Ebola Response and Preparedness Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support, $1,771,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally; for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or State quarantine law; and to carry out titles II, III, and XVII of the Public Health Service ( PHS ) Act with respect to domestic preparedness and global health: Provided , That no less than $10,000,000 shall be for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, emergency first responders and other workers who are at risk of exposure to Ebola through their work duties: Provided further , That $597,000,000 shall be used to support national public health institutes and global health security: Provided further , That $155,000,000 shall be to support the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program: Provided further , That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further , That such funds may be transferred by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) to other accounts of the CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided further , That the Director of the CDC shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate promptly after any transfer under the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Institutes of Health NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES For an additional amount for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally, including expenses related to carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act, $238,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Secretary PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically or internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines including the development and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That, notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the renovation and alteration of privately owned facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at the State and local level: Provided further , That sections 319C–1(h)(3) and 319C–2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That reimbursement of domestic transportation and treatment costs (other than costs paid or reimbursed by the individual's health coverage) for an individual treated in the United States for Ebola, before or after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of resources of the Secretary in implementation of a plan under section 311(c)(1) of the PHS Act ( 42 U.S.C. 243(c)(1) ), and funds made available by this title shall be available for that purpose, at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further , That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. General Provisions 601. For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and responding to Ebola domestically or internationally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use funds provided in this title— (1) for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter, renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in consultation with the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of the United States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants, direct assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries; (2) for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, but without regard to the limitations in such section on the period of service and on pay) the personal services of experts or consultants who have scientific or other professional qualifications, except that in no case shall the compensation provided to any such expert or consultant exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of compensation for Executive Level II employees; and (3) to use available resources to provide Federal assistance as necessary for repatriation notwithstanding the limitation on temporary assistance in section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act. 602. The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of the provisions in section 601. 603. A grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services with funds made available by this title may be made conditional on agreement by the awardee to comply with existing and future guidance from the Secretary regarding control of the spread of the Ebola virus. (transfer of funds) 604. Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, or the National Institutes of Health for the purposes specified in this title following consultation with the Office of Management and Budget: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer: Provided further , That, upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 206 of this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. This division may be cited as the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . H Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE Expense allowances For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $174,840. Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140 . Salaries, officers and employees For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $177,723,681 , which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations: Office of the Vice President For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248 . Office of the President Pro Tempore For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466 . Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576 . Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424 . Committee on Appropriations For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000 . Conference Committees For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000 . Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402 . Policy Committees For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, $3,385,810 . Office of the Chaplain For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886 . Office of the Secretary For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000 . Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $69,000,000 . Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,762,000 . Agency Contributions and Related Expenses For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $47,355,869. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500 . Office of Senate Legal Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,120,000. Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110 ; in all, $28,440. Contingent Expenses of the Senate Inquiries and Investigations For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 ( Public Law 96–304 ), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $508,000. Secretary of the Senate For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $128,300,499 , which shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Miscellaneous Items For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $390,000,000 of which $19,109,214 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Official Mail Costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000. Administrative Provisions Senate Stationery Procurement 1. (a) Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes ( 2 U.S.C. 6569 , 6570, 6571) are repealed. (b) The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side heading For contingent expenses, namely : under the subheading Senate , under the heading Legislative of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392; 2 U.S.C. 6572 ), is amended by striking sections, sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine, and inserting section 69 . 2. Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 ( 2 U.S.C. 6115 note) is amended by striking and the 110th Congress and inserting the 110th Congress, and the 114th Congress . House of Representatives Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,180,736,000, as follows: House Leadership Offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided , That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2015 until January 2, 2016. Members’ Representational Allowances Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $554,317,732. Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $123,903,173: Provided , That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016, except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading. Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided , That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representative and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other authorized employees, $478,986. Allowances and Expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,247. Administrative Provisions 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Regulations The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) Definition As used in this section, the term Member of the House of Representatives means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. delivery of bills and resolutions 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member requests a copy. delivery of congressional record 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). limitation on amount available to lease vehicles 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month. limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of the House of Representatives. delivery of reports of disbursements 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act ( 2 U.S.C. 5535 ) to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). delivery of daily calendar 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: Joint Economic Committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. Joint Committee on Taxation For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. For other joint items, as follows: Office of the Attending Physician For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. Office of Congressional Accessibility Services Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. CAPITOL POLICE salaries For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. general expenses For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2015 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1385 ), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses. Administrative provision EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS 1001. Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2) ) is amended by striking ‘‘the residences of covered employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered employees by the end of each fiscal year’’. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $45,700,000. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL General Administration For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000. Capitol Building For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which $9,134,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $21,222,000 shall remain available until expended. Capitol Grounds For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,973,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Senate Office Buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of which $36,488,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. House Office Buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, of which $24,824,898 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended. Capitol Power Plant For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015. Library Buildings and Grounds For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, $19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Botanic Garden For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $15,573,000, of which $5,693,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 ( 2 U.S.C. 2146 ), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. Capitol Visitor Center For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $20,844,000. Administrative Provisions 1101. No bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program. U.S. Botanic Garden administration of educational outreach and services 1102. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities, and mission. (b) (1) The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, enter into a no-cost agreement, through a contract, cooperative agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with a qualified entity to conduct, or provide support for, an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach that benefits the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden. (2) Any agreement under paragraph (1) may— (A) allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any program or class described in paragraph (1) in order to cover all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies, honoraria, or associated expenses for the program or class; and (B) subject to such terms as the Architect considers appropriate and necessary, grant temporary concessions to the qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to grant temporary concessions to another person, in connection with an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in paragraph (1), including concessions for food and merchandise sales that are specifically related to the educational mission involved. (3) Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under this subsection. (4) In this subsection, the term qualified entity means— (A) the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden; and (B) any other organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the Capitol determines shares interests complementary to the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden. (c) Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to any agreement providing for the construction or improvement of real property. (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year. scrims 1103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150 ) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided , That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program. Copyright Office salaries and expenses For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, of which not more than $27,971,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided , That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further , That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $33,582,000: Provided further , That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an International Copyright Institute in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further , That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further , That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e). Congressional Research Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 166 ) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $106,945,000: Provided , That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a ), $50,248,000: Provided , That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. Administrative Provision reimbursable and revolving fund activities 1201. (a) In General For fiscal year 2015, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000. (b) Activities The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE Congressional Publishing (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law ( section 902 of title 44, United States Code); publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,736,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further , That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis. Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents Salaries and Expenses (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $31,500,000: Provided , That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided , That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the business operations revolving fund may provide information in any format: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in the District of Columbia. Administrative Provision 1301. Redesignation of Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office (a) In general The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office. (b) References Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Publishing Office. (c) Title 44, United States Code Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Public Printer each place that term appears and inserting Director of the Government Publishing Office ; and (2) in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115, 1340, 1701, 1712, and 1914, by striking Public Printer and inserting Director of the Government Publishing Office . (d) Other references Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government Publishing Office. (e) Title 44, United States Code Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Deputy Public Printer each place that term appears and inserting Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office ; and (2) in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by striking Deputy Public Printer and inserting Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office . (f) Other references Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office. (g) Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking , who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, ; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking His and inserting The . (h) Section 302 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking , who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, ; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking He and inserting The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office ; (B) by striking perform the duties formerly required of the chief clerk, ; (C) by striking , and perform and inserting and perform ; and (D) by striking of him . (i) Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code is amended— (1) in the first sentence of section 304, by striking or his and inserting or the Director's ; (2) in section 305(a)— (A) by striking he considers and inserting the Director considers ; and (B) by striking He may not and inserting The Director of the Government Publishing Office may not ; (3) in section 306, by striking his direction and inserting the direction of the Director ; (4) in section 308— (A) in subsection (b)(1)— (i) by striking his accounts and inserting the accounts of the disbursing officer ; and (ii) by striking his name and inserting the name of the disbursing officer ; (B) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) by striking his estate and inserting the estate of the disbursing officer ; (ii) by striking to him and inserting to the deputy disbursing officer ; and (iii) by striking his service and inserting the service of the deputy disbursing officer ; and (C) in subsection (c)(1)— (i) by striking by him and inserting by such officer or employee ; (ii) by striking his discretion and inserting the discretion of the Comptroller General ; and (iii) by striking whenever he each place that terms appears and inserting whenever the Comptroller General ; (5) in section 309— (A) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking by him and inserting by the Director ; and (B) in subsection (f), by striking his or her discretion and inserting the discretion of the Comptroller General ; (6) in section 310, by striking his written request and inserting the written request of the Director ; (7) in section 311(b), by striking he justifies and inserting the Director justifies ; (8) in section 312, by striking his service and inserting the service of such officer ; and (9) in section 317, by striking his delegate and inserting a delegate of the Director . GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081(5) , (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $522,000,000: Provided , That, in addition, $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further , That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. Administrative Provision center for audit excellence 1401. (a) Center for audit excellence (1) Establishment Chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: VII Center for audit excellence 791. Center for audit excellence (a) Establishment The Comptroller General shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government Accountability Office to be known as the Center for Audit Excellence (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the Center ). (b) Purpose and activities (1) In general The Center shall build institutional auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and products and services to qualified personnel and entities of governments (including the Federal Government, State and local governments, tribal governments, and governments of foreign nations), international organizations, and other private organizations. (2) Determination of qualified personnel and entities Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiving training, technical assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1) in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish and publish. (c) Fees (1) Permitting charging of fees The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or advance basis) for the training, technical assistance, and products and services provided by the Center under this subchapter. (2) Deposit into separate account The Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) into the Center for Audit Excellence Account established under section 792. (d) Gifts of property and services The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers) to support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General determines that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability Office. (e) Sense of congress regarding personnel It is the sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in carrying out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that the operation of the Center will not detract from or impact the oversight and audit work of the Office. 792. Account (a) Establishment of separate account There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability Office the Center for Audit Excellence Account , which shall consist of the fees deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and such other amounts as may be appropriated under law. (b) Use of account Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General, in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry out this subchapter. 793. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence 791. Center for Audit Excellence. 792. Account. 793. Authorization of appropriations. (b) Approval of business plan The Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under subchapter VII of chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) until— (1) the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and (2) each such Committee approves the plan. Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 1151 ), $5,700,000: Provided , That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia. John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1105 ), $430,000. II GENERAL PROVISIONS MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2015 unless expressly so provided in this Act. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided , That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. CONSULTING SERVICES 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law. COSTS OF LBFMC 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 206. For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 207. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate. (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. This division may be cited as the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 . I Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of defense Military Construction, Army For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $528,427,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $51,127,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $1,018,772,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military Construction, Air Force For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law, $811,774,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading for military construction in the United Kingdom as identified in the table entitled Military Construction in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) may be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense completes a European Consolidation Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the findings of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in writing the requirement identified in the study for any military construction project in the United Kingdom funded in this section. Military Construction, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, $1,991,690,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $37,918,000 shall be available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this title may be used to construct a squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that includes the following: (1) A definition of Special Operations Forces-peculiar as it applies to the use of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding to meet military construction requirements for facilities that provide healthcare services or support fitness activities. (2) A description of the decision-making process used to determine whether a military construction project that provides healthcare facilities or supports fitness activities should be funded by the USSOCOM or the military services. (3) An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for this project providing a schematic of the human performance center, a listing of the planned equipment related to training and resiliency and a description of the mission-critical benefit of each item, an explanation of why the unique physical and psychological health services incorporated could not be provided by the Defense Health Agency or military services, and a planned staffing breakdown. Military construction, army national guard For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $128,920,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $17,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, air national guard For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $92,663,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, army reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, navy reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $51,528,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,123,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, air force reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. North atlantic treaty organization security investment program For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to remain available until expended. Family housing construction, army For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $78,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Family housing operation and maintenance, army For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $350,976,000. Family housing construction, navy and marine corps For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $16,412,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Family housing operation and maintenance, navy and marine corps For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $354,029,000. Family housing operation and maintenance, air force For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $327,747,000. Family housing operation and maintenance, defense-Wide For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, $61,100,000. Department of defense family housing improvement fund For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $1,662,000 , to remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. Chemical demilitarization construction, defense-Wide For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521 ), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $38,715,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Department of defense base closure account For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ), $315,085,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions 101. None of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense. 104. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made. 105. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public interest. 106. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military construction. 107. None of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided , That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available in this title which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress. 116. For military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to a military department or defense agency for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law. (including transfer of funds) 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be merged with, and to be available for the same purposes and the same time period as that account. (including transfer of funds) 119. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in Family Housing accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in Military Construction accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided , That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities: Provided further , That the transfer authority in this provision shall also be applicable to amounts appropriated for construction in Family Housing accounts in section 2002 of Public Law 112–10 . (including transfer of funds) 120. In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 3374 ) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A) . Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided , That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. (including transfer of funds) 123. During the 5-year period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense , to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred. 124. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that— (1) performs a testing mission or function that is not performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and (2) is located at a military installation at which the total number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of members of the regular and reserve components of the Army assigned to the installation. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions. 125. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 126. None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 127. For an additional amount for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps , Military Construction, Air Force , Military Construction, Army Reserve , and Military Construction, Navy Reserve , $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out construction of projects, excluding in Europe, as authorized in division B of Public Law 113–66 : Provided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading. 128. For an additional amount for Military Construction, Army , $61,000,000; Military Construction, Army National Guard , $5,000,000; and Military Construction, Army Reserve , $51,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction of certain projects as authorized in division B of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense (relating to Military Construction Authorizations): Provided further , That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading. (rescission of funds) 129. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Army , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $49,533,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 130. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 131. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Air Force , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 132. Of the unobligated balances available for NATO Security Investment Program , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 133. Of the unobligated balances made available in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 3374 ) (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are hereby rescinded. 134. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 135. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the closure or abandonment of any facility located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. II Department of veterans affairs Veterans benefits administration Compensation and pensions (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration , and Information Technology Systems for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is specifically provided as the Compensation and Pensions appropriation: Provided further , That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to Medical Care Collections Fund to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. Readjustment benefits For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,997,136,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account. Veterans insurance and indemnities For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States Code, $63,257,000, to remain available until expended. Veterans housing benefit program fund For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,881,000. Vocational rehabilitation loans program account For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,877,000. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $361,000, which may be paid to the appropriation for General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration . Native american veteran housing loan program account For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, $1,130,000. Veterans health administration Medical services For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $209,189,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014; and, in addition, $47,603,202,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided further , That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical support and compliance For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq. ), $6,144,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Medical facilities For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, $4,915,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Medical and prosthetic research For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, $588,922,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 30, 2016. National Cemetery administration For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, of which not to exceed $25,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Departmental Administration General administration (including transfer of funds) For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, $321,591,000, of which not to exceed $9,660,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration . Board of veterans appeals For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, $99,294,000, of which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. General operating expenses, veterans benefits administration For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $2,534,254,000: Provided , That expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Information technology systems (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including developmental information systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus reimbursements: Provided , That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $548,335,000 shall be for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That amounts made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each development project: Provided further , That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made available for the Information Technology Systems account for development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Provided further, That no project may be increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further , That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Office through the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology model: Provided further , That of the funds made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and changes to the VistA Evolution program plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan ), VistA 4 product roadmap ( Roadmap ), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate, dated March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate presented in the Plan, including those based on actual costs incurred; (4) a Project Management Accountability System resourced schedule for every development project within the VistA Evolution program, including a testing methodology schedule; (5) progress toward developing and implementing all levels of interoperability, including semantic interoperability, between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) a detailed governance structure for the VistA Evolution program, including the establishment of a single program director and integrator who shall have responsibility for the entire program: Provided further , That the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $126,411,000, of which $12,141,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Construction, major projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, architectural and engineering services, construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $34,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design fund, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those capital investments funded through this account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project which has not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2015, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2015; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2016: Provided further , That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above. Construction, minor projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, $495,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, along with unobligated balances of previous Construction, Minor Projects appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes. Grants for construction of state extended care facilities For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. Grants for construction of veterans cemeteries For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for Compensation and Pensions , Readjustment Benefits , and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed. (including transfer of funds) 202. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities accounts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided , That any transfers between the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further , That any transfers between the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further , That any transfers to or from the Medical Facilities account may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 203. Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for Construction, Major Projects , and Construction, Minor Projects ) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. )), unless reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the Medical Services account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 206. Appropriations available in this title for Compensation and Pensions , Readjustment Benefits , and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2014. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from Compensation and Pensions . (including transfer of funds) 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration and Information Technology Systems accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided , That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2015 that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further , That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further , That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2015 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. (including transfer of funds) 210. Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided , That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further , That amounts received shall be credited to the General Administration and Information Technology Systems accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be available to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, unless the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is received. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided , That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required: Provided further , That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received. (including transfer of funds) 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects . 214. Amounts made available under Medical Services are available— (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. (including transfer of funds) 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to Medical Services , to remain available until expended for the purposes of that account. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term rural Alaska shall mean those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1606 ), and those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1606 ), which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. (including transfer of funds) 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 218. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective Networks. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of the Veterans Health Administration. (including transfer of funds) 220. Amounts made available under the Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , Medical Facilities , General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration , General Administration , and National Cemetery Administration accounts for fiscal year 2015 may be transferred to or from the Information Technology Systems account: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 221. Of the amounts made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the Medical Facilities account for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated during the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided , That the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , Medical Facilities , Construction, Minor Projects , and Information Technology Systems , up to $259,251,213, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided , That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2015, for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities , up to $245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided , That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500). (including transfer of funds) 225. Of the amounts available in this title for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities , a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. (including rescissions of funds) 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II of division J of Public Law 113–76 , the following amounts which became available on October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services , $1,400,000,000. (2) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance , $100,000,000. (3) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities , $250,000,000. (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 2016: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services , $1,400,000,000. (2) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance , $100,000,000. (3) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities , $250,000,000. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided , That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such savings. 228. The scope of work for a project included in Construction, Major Projects may not be increased above the scope specified for that project in the original justification data provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following information from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training programs undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Quality Review Team audits: Provided , That each quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the respective quarter. 230. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming request if at any point during fiscal year 2015, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2015 expenditure plan is adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the corresponding congressional budget justification. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days has elapsed. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance , a maximum of $8,371,000 may be obligated from the Medical Services account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be obligated from the Medical Support and Compliance account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects: Provided , That funds in addition to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. (including rescission of funds) 233. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate amount of $41,000,000 from the total budget authority provided for fiscal year 2015 for discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in— (1) this Act; or (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in prior appropriation Acts. (b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission not later than 20 days following enactment of this Act. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 235. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part of a planned realignment of VA services until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report including the following elements: (1) a national realignment strategy that includes a detailed description of realignment plans within each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; (2) an explanation of the process by which those plans were developed and coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each planned realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health Administration services with contract care or other outsourced services; (4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances and transportation costs to access a VA medical facility and availability of local specialty and primary care; (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation and the methodology used to determine the buildings' condition and utilization; (6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent with requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act; and (7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings within newly identified realignment requirements: Provided , That this provision shall not apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or approved by Congress. 236. None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 237. None of the funds made available in this Act or prior Acts may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the dialysis pilot program approved by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 or to create any new dialysis capability provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in any facility that is not an initial facility under the pilot program until the later of the following dates: (1) September 30, 2015. (2) The date on which an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program has been conducted at each initial facility and has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of both Houses of Congress. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 238. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the Medical Services account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2015 in this title (except appropriations made to the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2015, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Provided , That transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further , That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further , That, upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 239. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the Board of Veterans Appeals and the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration accounts may be transferred between such accounts: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval. (Rescission of Funds) 240. Of the unobligated balances available within the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund , $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 241. Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Limitation The Secretary may carry out the pilot program under this section as follows: (1) In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, through not more than 10 regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 12 regional offices of the Department. (3) In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 15 regional offices of the Department. (4) In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, through such regional offices of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate. . 242. Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) Other exceptions With respect to furnishing care or services under this section in Alaska, the Alaska Fee Schedule of the Department of Veterans Affairs will be followed, except for when another payment agreement, including a contract or provider agreement, is in place. With respect to care or services furnished under this section in a State with an All-Payer Model Agreement under the Social Security Act that became effective on January 1, 2014, the Medicare payment rates under clause (i) shall be calculated based on the payment rates under such agreement. . 243. Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking January 1, 1957, and inserting August 1, 1953 . Advance appropriations for certain accounts of department of veterans affairs 244. (a) In general Section 117 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking medical care accounts of the Department each place it appears and inserting covered accounts of the Department ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking beginning with fiscal year 2011, ; and (B) by striking discretionary each place it appears; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account and inserting accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs account ; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, and after (1) ; (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, after (2) ; (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, after (3) ; (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; (F) by inserting before paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (E), the following new paragraphs: (1) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions. (2) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits. (3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. ; and (G) in the subsection heading, by striking Medical Care Accounts and inserting Covered Accounts of the Department ; and (4) in the section heading, by striking certain medical care accounts and inserting certain accounts . (b) Applicability Section 117 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply as follows: (1) With respect to an account described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2011. (2) With respect to an account described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as added by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with 2017. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following new item: 117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts. . (d) Conforming and technical amendments Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the first paragraph (37) and inserting the following new paragraph: (37) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs: (A) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions. (B) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits. (C) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. (D) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services. (E) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance. (F) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Facilities. ; and (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (37), as added by section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–352 ; 124 Stat. 3881), as paragraph (39). III Related agencies American battle monuments commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $74,100,000, to remain available until expended. Foreign currency fluctuations account For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. United states court of appeals for veterans claims Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $31,386,000: Provided , That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 102–229 . Department of defense—Civil Cemeterial expenses, Army Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies account. Armed forces retirement home Trust fund For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. Administrative Provision 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army , may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land available for ground burials. IV Overseas Contingency Operations Department of Defense Military Construction, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Military Construction, Defense-Wide , $46,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United States: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction For an additional amount for Military Construction, Army , Military Construction, Air Force , and Military Construction, Defense-Wide , $175,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for military construction (including planning and design) for projects associated with the European Reassurance Initiative: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for the European Reassurance Initiative military construction projects, and (2) the relevant Department of Defense Form 1391 for each project prior to the execution of that project. V General provisions 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 503. All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of E-Commerce technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 506. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 509. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 511. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 512. (a) In General None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This division may be cited as the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . J Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of State and Related Agency Department of state Administration of foreign affairs Diplomatic and consular programs For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $6,460,639,000, of which up to $650,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: (1) Human resources For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (2) Overseas programs For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,595,805,000. (3) Diplomatic policy and support For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized, $780,860,000. (4) Security programs For necessary expenses for security activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (5) Fees and payments collected In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading— (A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section; (B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and (C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities. (6) Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. (B) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service , to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized. (C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g) , for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title. (D) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $23,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife: Provided , That such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading Conflict Stabilization Operations in title I of prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. (E) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used for the preservation of religious sites unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national interest of the United States. capital investment fund For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $56,400,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ), as it relates to post inspections: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016. Educational and cultural exchange programs For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to existing educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar year 2013, including for special academic and special professional and cultural exchanges: Provided further , That any further substantive modifications to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. Representation expenses For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000. Protection of foreign missions and officials For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 292–303 ), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $822,755,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies. In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,240,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015. Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Repatriation Loans Program Account , subject to the same terms and conditions. Repatriation loans program account For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,469,136. payment to the american institute in taiwan For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ), $30,000,000. Payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. International organizations Contributions to international organizations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided further , That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including from the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further , That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided further , That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2706 ), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further , That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an international organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel procedures of the United Nations and affiliated agencies funded under this heading and, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken at each agency to eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative activities and ensure that personnel practices are transparent and merit-based. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in place measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in the mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation or other violations of human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who engage in such acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission, including prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in connection with such acts, and to make information about such cases publicly available in the country where an alleged crime occurs and on the United Nations’ Web site; and (3) the source of funds that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided further , That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to the Congress such a recommendation: Provided further , That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits: Provided further , That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided further , That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2706 ), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be available for United States assessed contributions up to the amount specified in Annex IV accompanying United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/220: Provided further , That such funds may be made available above the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 287e note) only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the national interest of the United States. International Commissions For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: International boundary and water commission, united states and mexico For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: Salaries and expenses For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $44,707,000. Construction For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. American sections, international commissions For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103–182 , $12,561,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses. International fisheries commissions For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $36,681,000: Provided , That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. related agency Broadcasting board of governors International broadcasting operations For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $726,567,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $44,025,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $17,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for representation expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further , That the authority provided by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–228 ; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015: Provided further , That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ( 22 U.S.C. 6202 ) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Provided further , That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes. Broadcasting capital improvements For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. Related programs The asia foundation For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia Foundation Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4402 ), $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. United States Institute of Peace For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall not be used for construction activities. Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 2078 ), the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. Eisenhower exchange fellowship program For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 ( 20 U.S.C. 5204–5205 ), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376 ; or for purposes which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for personal services. Israeli arab scholarship program For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act , Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 2452 ), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. East-West center To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000. national endowment for democracy For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs. other commissions commission for the preservation of america’s heritage abroad salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99–83 : Provided , That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 1303(g) of Public Law 99–83 ( 16 U.S.C. 469j ): Provided further , That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2015: Provided further , That the Commission shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority. United states commission on international religious freedom Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established in title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq. ), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, subject to authorization. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304 , $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 6911–6919 ), $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016. United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( 22 U.S.C. 7002 ), $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this heading in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act. II United states agency for international development Funds appropriated to the president Operating expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading Capital Investment Fund in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: Provided further , That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year: Provided further , That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to Operating Expenses in accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year. Capital investment fund For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development. III bilateral economic assistance funds appropriated to the president For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: Global health programs For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $2,783,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Provided , That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; and (7) family planning/reproductive health: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Provided further , That none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further , That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided further , That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further , That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided further , That in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further , That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term motivate , as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: Provided further , That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use. In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: Provided , That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–25 ), as amended, for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided further , That the amount of such contribution should be $1,350,000,000: Provided further , That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator. Development assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than $10,500,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs of the United States Agency for International Development. International disaster assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $560,000,000, to remain available until expended. Transition initiatives For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $47,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support transition to democracy and long-term development for countries in crisis: Provided , That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further , That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Provided further , That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. COMPLEX CRISES FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on such terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds. development credit authority For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act: Provided , That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further , That funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading Operating Expenses in title II of this Act: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Economic support fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,632,529,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Democracy fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, $130,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development. Department of State Migration and refugee assistance For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel. united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 2601(c) ), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. independent agencies Peace corps (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2501–2523 ), including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515 , an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further , That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: Provided further , That any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may be waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further , That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading. Millennium challenge corporation For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), $899,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Corporation): Provided further , That up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided further , That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold country program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such country has completed a country compact: Provided further , That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further , That any Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle income country or from a lower middle income country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy status in its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be available for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a candidate country: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. Inter-american foundation For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses. United States African development foundation For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–533 ), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided , That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised: Provided further , That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions. department of the treasury international affairs technical assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law. IV International security assistance Department of State International narcotics control and law enforcement For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the provision of assistance by any other United States Government department or agency which is comparable to assistance made available under this heading but which is provided under any other provision of law, shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading for counternarcotics programs should be used to support social, economic, and judicial reform programs that address the causes of illicit drug production, trafficking, addiction, and related violent crime and corruption: Provided further, That the reporting requirements contained in section 1404 of Public Law 110–252 shall apply to funds made available by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the Palestinian Authority's security strategy: Provided further, That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of that Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of establishing an aviation platform in Africa to conduct the activities described in House Report 113–499. Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided , That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused by the United States: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That such funds may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further , That funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities. Peacekeeping operations For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $144,993,000: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. funds appropriated to the president international military education and training For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. Foreign military financing program For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $5,014,109,000: Provided , That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act: Provided further , That the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor authority) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a). None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: Provided , That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided further , That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the Foreign Military Sales Financing Program in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services: Provided further , That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided further , That not more than $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. V Multilateral assistance Funds appropriated to the president International organizations and programs For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to $10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Provided , That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. International financial institutions Global environment facility For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the international development association For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, to remain available until expended. CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONs The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,928,990,899. Contribution to the clean technology fund For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Clean Technology Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $184,630,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the strategic climate fund For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Strategic Climate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the inter-american development bank For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $102,020,448, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $4,098,794,833. CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $3,378,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such payment shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. Contribution to the asian development bank For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of increase in capital stock, $106,586,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on callable capital subscriptions The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,558,048,769. Contribution to the asian development fund For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $104,977,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the african development bank For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $32,418,000, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808. Contribution to the african development fund For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the international fund for agricultural development For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. VI Export and Investment Assistance Export-Import bank of the united states Inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Program account The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used to finance exports directly by small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act): Provided further , That not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency technologies: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1(c) of Public Law 103–428 , as amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of Public Law 103–428 shall remain in effect through October 1, 2015. administrative expenses For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000: Provided , That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided further , That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015: Provided further , That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further , That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended. Receipts collected Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: Provided , That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further , That amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000, shall become available on September 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2018. Overseas private investment corporation Noncredit account The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104 , such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed $62,787,000: Provided further, That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. Program account For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017: Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain available for disbursement through 2023; funds obligated in fiscal year 2016 remain available for disbursement through 2024; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement through 2025: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account. Trade and development agency For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign governments to support local procurements funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of State: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses. VII General Provisions ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by sub chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) . UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 7002. Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year 2015 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided , That the report required by this section should specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obligated. CONSULTING SERVICES 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law. diplomatic facilities 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include office space or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005. (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps. (c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the Department of State’s contribution for this purpose. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in House Report 113–499. (e) (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, made available through Federal agency Capital Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or generated from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real property sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the New London Embassy: Provided , That the reporting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2015. (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance may be obligated for the relocation of the United States Embassy to the Holy See only if the Secretary of State reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such relocation continues to be consistent with the conditions of section 7004(e)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (f) (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance may be made available to address security vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and temporary facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing, except that the amount of funds made available for such purposes from this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of $25,000,000: Provided , That the uses of such funds should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations: Provided further , That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of all expeditionary, interim, and temporary diplomatic facilities and the number of personnel and security costs for each such facility: Provided , That the report required by this paragraph may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an expeditionary, interim, or temporary diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel. (g) Funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in titles I and VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law. Personnel actions 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency: Provided , That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS 7006. In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864 ), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section, for high risk, high threat posts: Provided , That the authority in this section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal year. prohibition against direct funding for certain countries 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided , That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. coups d’état 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'état or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d'état or decree in which the military plays a decisive role: Provided , That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: Provided further , That the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Transfer authority 7009. (a) Department of state and broadcasting board of governors (1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase the appropriation under the heading Representation Expenses . (2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. (3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. (b) Export financing transfer authorities Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Limitation on transfers between agencies (1) None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (3) Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , and Economic Support Fund shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of State. (d) Transfers Between Accounts None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. (e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds: Provided , That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits. security assistance report 7010. Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2014 under the headings International Military Education and Training , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program . Availability of funds 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act , and funds provided under the heading Development Credit Authority shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations at the beginning of each fiscal year, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United States. prohibition on taxation of united states assistance 7013. (a) prohibition on taxation None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. (b) reimbursement of foreign taxes An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the central government of such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than September 30, 2016, that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the Government of the United States. (c) de minimis exception Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). (d) reprogramming of funds Funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner. (e) determinations (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any country or entity the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations— (A) does not assess taxes on United States assistance or which has an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or (B) the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United States assistance is not subject to taxation. (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any country or entity. (f) implementation The Secretary of State shall issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section. (g) definitions As used in this section— (1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the Government of the United States and such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement; (2) the term taxes and taxation shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff. (h) Report The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies to comply with the requirements of this section. reservations of funds 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided , That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided. (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of availability: Provided , That such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. (c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided , That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. Notification requirements 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) closes or opens a mission or post; (6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus, centers, or offices; (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or (8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds: Provided , That unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations, the requirements of this subsection shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of this subsection. (b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agency or department funded under titles I and II of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agency or department funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. (c) None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , International Organizations and Programs , Trade and Development Agency , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Economic Support Fund , Democracy Fund , Peacekeeping Operations , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , Millennium Challenge Corporation , Foreign Military Financing Program , International Military Education and Training , Conflict Stabilization Operations , and Peace Corps , shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance: Provided , That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided further , That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority: Provided further , That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations, and funds made available for programs authorized by section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ) (or any successor authority), shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (e) The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided , That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further , That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. (f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided , That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles: Provided further , That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. Limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and programs 7017. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which are returned or not made available for organizations and programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this Act, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. Prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations. allocations 7019. (a) Funds provided by this Act shall be made available for programs and countries in the amounts specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (b) For the purposes of implementing this section and only with respect to the amounts for programs and countries specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in subsection (a), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. representation and entertainment expenses 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business and United States foreign policy interests and are— (1) primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch; (2) principally for meals and events of a protocol nature; (3) not for employee-only events; and (4) do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings International Military Education and Training or Foreign Military Financing Program for Informational Program activities or under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be obligated or expended to pay for— (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by titles III through VI of this Act may be available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Provided , That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided further , That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997. (2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States. (3) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national interests. (b) Bilateral Assistance (1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government which the President determines— (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; (B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or (C) is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (2) The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided , That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading Trade and Development Agency , may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 , section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( Public Law 103–236 ), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1) ). definition of program, project, and activity 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act program, project, and activity shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the following accounts: Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program , program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account; and for the development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International Development, program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as— (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development Foundation Act: Provided , That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action. commerce, trade and surplus commodities 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided , That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That this subsection shall not prohibit— (1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or (2) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States: Provided , That this subsection shall not prohibit— (1) activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United States; (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit American producers; (3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or (4) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of this Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or made available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. separate accounts 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies (1) If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall— (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government; (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth— (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and (C) establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate account. (2) Uses of local currencies As may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only— (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as— (i) project and sector assistance activities; or (ii) debt and deficit financing; or (B) for the administrative requirements of the United States Government. (3) Programming accountability USAID shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). (4) Termination of assistance programs Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States Government. (5) Reporting requirement The USAID Administrator shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the United States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country. (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers (1) In general If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle them with any other funds. (2) Applicability of other provisions of law Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159). (3) Notification At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). (4) Exemption Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. eligibility for assistance 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided , That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided further , That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. (b) Public Law 480 During fiscal year 2015, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ): Provided , That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Exception This section shall not apply— (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights. local competition 7028. (a) Requirements for exceptions to competition for local entities Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may only be made available for limited competitions through local entities if— (1) prior to the determination to limit competition to local entities, USAID has— (A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively implement, manage, and account for programs included in such competition; and (B) documented the written results of the assessment and decisions made; and (2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to local entities— (A) each successful local entity has been determined to be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; and (B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that award funding is used for its intended purposes; and (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-annual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on all awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities: Provided , That such report should be posted on the USAID Web site: Provided further , That the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000. (c) Section 7077 of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015, as amended by division K of Public Law 113–76 . International financial institutions 7029. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution adopts and implements a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective analysis: Provided , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2014. (c) None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution conducts rigorous human rights due diligence and human rights risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution: Provided , That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other violation of human rights. (e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. (f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives funds appropriated by this Act that are provided as payment to such institution: Provided , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph. (g) The Secretary of the Treasury should support efforts by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote economic cooperation and integration within the Caribbean region, consistent with the IDB’s charter and United States policy. (h) For the purposes of this Act international financial institutions shall mean the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. debt-for-development 7030. In order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 7031. (a) Limitation on direct government-to-Government assistance (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance only if— (A) each implementing agency or ministry to receive assistance has been assessed and is considered to have the systems required to manage such assistance and any identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have been addressed; and (i) the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes staff with the necessary technical, financial, and management capabilities; (ii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted competitive procurement policies and systems; (iii) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that such assistance is used for its intended purposes; (iv) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and (v) the government of the recipient country is taking steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national budget, to include income and expenditures; (B) the recipient government is in compliance with the principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act; (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or controlled by an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (D) the Government of the United States and the government of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use of such assistance, which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; and (E) the recipient government is taking steps to protect the rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no funds may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance without prior consultation with, and notification of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That such notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided further , That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals. (3) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed. (4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2016 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance. (5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2015, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that— (A) details all assistance described in subsection (a) provided during the previous 6-month period by country, funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; and (B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a reimbursable basis. (6) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country to any international financial institution: Provided , That for purposes of this subsection, the term international financial institution has the meaning given the term in section 7029(h) of this Act. (b) National Budget and Contract Transparency (1) Minimum Requirements of Fiscal Transparency The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Definition For purposes of paragraph (1), minimum requirements of fiscal transparency are requirements consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget documentation (to include receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to include bidding and concession allocation practices). (3) Determination and report For each government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make or update any determination of significant progress or no significant progress in meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly available in an annual Fiscal Transparency Report to be posted on the Department of State’s Web site: Provided , That the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by each such government to publicly disclose national budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps such government should take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided further , That the annual report shall include a detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks for measuring progress. (4) Assistance Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for programs and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency: Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further , That a description of the uses of such funds shall be included in the annual Fiscal Transparency Report required by paragraph (3). (c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights (1) (A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information have been involved in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be ineligible for entry into the United States. (B) The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate or identify officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa. (2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the United States would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: Provided , That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements. (3) The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. (4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver. (5) Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State’s Web site. (6) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential. (d) Foreign assistance web site Funds appropriated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support the provision of additional information on United States Government foreign assistance on the Department of State's foreign assistance Web site: Provided , That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request, to the Department of State. Democracy Programs 7032. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c). (b) Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation. (c) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term democracy programs means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for governance programs should be made available to support institutions and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to democracy. (e) With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human rights, and governance activities in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country: Provided , That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection. (f) Any funds made available by this Act for a business and human rights program in the People’s Republic of China shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. (g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL) and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned programs to the NED. (h) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Democracy Fund that are made available to DRL shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (i) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for democracy programs shall be made available to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa. (j) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for democracy programs in countries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015: Provided , That the Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds. (k) Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL: Provided , That such funds shall be made available for the activities described in section 1243 of Public Law 112–239 , following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. multi-year pledges 7033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— (1) previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge. special provisions 7034. (a) Victims of war, displaced children, and displaced burmese Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. (b) Reconstituting civilian police authority In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability. (c) World food program Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (d) Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Economic Support Fund , Peacekeeping Operations , International Disaster Assistance , Complex Crises Fund , and Transition Initiatives may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection: Provided further , That for the purposes of this subsection the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (e) Directives and authorities (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 ( 22 U.S.C. 4501–4508 ). (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available as a contribution to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (3) Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in title I, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95–426 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656d ), including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities. (f) Partner Vetting Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS pilot program for possible expansion: Provided further , That such report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113–195 and House Report 113–499: Provided further , That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary. (g) Contingencies During fiscal year 2015, the President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (h) International child abductions The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980: Provided , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection. (i) Reports Repealed Section 304(f) of Public Law 107–173 ; section 2104 of Public Law 109–13 ; and subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–252 ), are hereby repealed. (j) Transfers for Extraordinary Protection The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: Provided , That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred. (k) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations The Secretary of State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–457 ): Provided , That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the Secretary should consider the following as credible evidence : (1) a final court judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a current or former employee of such mission or organization (for which the time period for appeal has expired); (2) the issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecution: Provided further , That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the sending states to provide compensation directly to victims: Provided further , That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary of each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder which meets one or more of the items in the first proviso of this subsection. (l) Extension of authorities (1) Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for September 30, 2010 . (2) The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3) ) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees on Appropriations. (3) The authority contained in section 1115(d) of Public Law 111–32 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (4) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064(g) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). (5) Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2733(a) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). (6) Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in subparagraph (B). (7) (A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 ( Public Law 111–32 ; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. (8) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 ( Public Law 101–167 ) is amended— (A) In section 599D ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking and 2014 and inserting 2014, and 2015 ; and (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 2014 each place it appears and inserting 2015 ; and (B) in section 599E ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 . (9) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of Public Law 111–212 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (m) Crowd control items Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing democratic transition. (n) Department of state working capital fund Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities and in the amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget: Provided , That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided further , That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the component’s purpose and authorities: Provided further , That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of each service. (o) Security force accountability assistance The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details and sources of funding: Provided , That such report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, prosecute, and punish security force personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including by providing: (1) technical assistance in support of such investigations and prosecutions; (2) assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation on human rights and the rule of law; (3) assistance to strengthen the internal accountability mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to bring such personnel to justice; and (4) support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor and document gross violations. (p) Humanitarian assistance Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: Provided , That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback. (q) HIV/AIDS Working capital fund Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–477 ) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: Provided , That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–477 ) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund. (r) Loan guarantees and enterprise funds (1) Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided: Provided , That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. (2) Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia: Provided , That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply): Provided further , That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2025. (3) Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (s) Report on executive salaries Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation: Provided , That the report shall include the information specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (t) Definitions (1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term appropriate congressional committees shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall mean funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired. (3) Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. Arab league boycott of israel 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; (3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel; (4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and (5) the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply. Palestinian statehood 7036. (a) Limitation on assistance None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state— (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include— (A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; (C) their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; (D) freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance. (c) Waiver The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so. (d) Exemption The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act ( Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority ). Restrictions concerning the palestinian authority 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided , That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further , That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem: Provided further , That as has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions. Prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. assistance for the west bank and gaza 7039. (a) Oversight For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading Economic Support Fund for the West Bank and Gaza. (b) Vetting Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity's governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. (c) Prohibition (1) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. (d) Audits (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection: Provided , That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. (e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading Economic Support Fund , and such audit shall address— (1) the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and (2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures. (f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109–13 . Limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority 7040. (a) Prohibition of funds None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. (b) Waiver The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United States. (c) Period of application of waiver Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (d) Report Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Provided , That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. (e) Certification If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel. (f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. (3) The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–446 ) with respect to this subsection. (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided , That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government. (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. Middle east and north africa 7041. (a) Egypt (1) In general Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is— (A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. (2) Economic support fund (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs including not less than $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian students with high financial need: Provided , That such funds may also be made available for democracy programs: Provided further , That such funds shall be made available for a demonstration project to combat hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this subsection, funds made available under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made available for education and economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees: Provided , That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement market-based economic reforms. (C) (i) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold from obligation an amount that the Secretary determines to be equivalent to that expended by the United States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees, associated with democracy related trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012 . (ii) No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, shall be considered a conviction for purposes of United States law or for any activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States. (3) Foreign military financing program Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met: Provided further , That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing any defense articles withheld from delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans to restructure military assistance for Egypt, including cash flow financing. (4) Prior year funds Funds appropriated under the headings Foreign Military Financing Program and International Military Education and Training in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program shall only be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met. (5) Security exemptions Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs in Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States. (6) Fiscal year 2015 funds Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Military Education and Training , and Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for the Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows— (A) up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt— (i) has held free and fair parliamentary elections; (ii) is implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals; (iii) is implementing reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society organizations and the media to function without interference; (iv) is taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and religious minorities; (v) is providing detainees with due process of law; (vi) is conducting credible investigations and prosecutions of the use of excessive force by security forces; and (vii) has released American citizens who the Secretary of State determines to be political prisoners and dismissed charges against them; and (B) not less than 180 days after a certification and report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met. (C) The Secretary of State may provide assistance, notwithstanding the certification requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, if the Secretary, after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such Committees that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to provide such assistance: Provided , That such report, which may be in classified form if necessary, shall contain a detailed justification and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) cannot be met. (b) Iran (1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act. (2) (A) The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided , That the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be September 30, 2015 . (B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and any extension of or successor to that agreement: Provided , That the report shall include the information required in House Report 113–499 and Senate Report 113–195, and may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (c) Iraq (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s religious and ethnic minority populations. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for construction of a permanent United States consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement has been entered into by the Governments of the United States and Iraq. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States Government to address the plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq. (d) Jordan Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program , not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan. (e) Lebanon (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security and stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of Public Law 107–228 . (4) In addition to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701: Provided , That funds may not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2015: Provided further , That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. (f) Libya (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Provided , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for the purpose of protecting United States Government personnel or facilities. (2) Any notification required for assistance for Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a detailed justification for such assistance, and a description of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit receiving such assistance. (3) The limitation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Libya: Provided , That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and control of assistance for Libya. (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing— (A) the number of claims against Libya filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the Department of State’s referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution Act, Public Law 110–301 and Executive Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008; (B) the amount of remaining balances of funds received by the United States, and held by the United States Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 27, 2013 referral; and (C) the process by which the claims are to be adjudicated. (g) Morocco (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015. (h) Syria (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— (A) establish governance in Syria that is representative, inclusive, and accountable; (B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end the violence and in any political transition in Syria; (C) develop and implement political processes that are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law; (D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition through cross-border programs; (E) develop civil society and an independent media in Syria; (F) promote economic development in Syria; (G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights violations in Syria, including through transitional justice programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; (H) counter extremist ideologies; and (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher education requirements at regional academic institutions. (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each significant instance in which assistance provided pursuant to the authority of this subsection has been compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the Department of State’s response. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76 . (4) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (i) West bank and gaza (1) Report on assistance Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— (A) advance Middle East peace; (B) improve security in the region; (C) continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions; (D) promote a private sector economy; or (E) address urgent humanitarian needs. (2) Limitations (A) (i) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act— (I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or (II) the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians. (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace. (B) (i) The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act, obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians. (ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification and report pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the President may waive section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: Provided , That any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may be exercised. (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (3) Reduction The Secretary of State shall reduce the amount of assistance made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year: Provided , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority. (j) Yemen None of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. africa 7042. (a) Central african republic Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. (b) Counterterrorism programs (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than $24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, in addition to such sums that may otherwise be made available for such purposes. (c) Crisis Response Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Global Health Programs for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings Economic Support Fund and Transition Initiatives to respond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of such funds: Provided , That the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (d) Ethiopia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Ethiopian military and police forces shall not be made available until the Secretary of State— (A) certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is implementing policies to— (i) protect judicial independence; freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; the right of political opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists to operate without harassment or interference; and due process of law; and (ii) permit access for human rights and humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia; and (B) submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the types and amounts of United States training and equipment proposed to be provided to the Ethiopian military and police, including steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance made available under the heading International Military Education and Training (IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military efforts in support of international peacekeeping operations, countering regional terrorism, and border security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia shall— (A) not be used to support activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions; (B) support initiatives of local communities to improve their livelihoods; and (C) be subject to prior consultation with affected populations. (4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against financing for any activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in Ethiopia. (e) Expanded international military education and training (1) Funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training in this Act that are made available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations, expanded IMET, and professional military education: Provided , That the limitation included in this paragraph shall not apply to courses that support training in maritime security. (2) None of the funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training in this Act should be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea. (f) Lord's resistance army Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act ( Public Law 111–172 ), including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. (g) Nigeria Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made available for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and in consultation with the Government of Nigeria. (h) Programs in africa (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs and Economic Support Fund , not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States in areas of trade, investment, development, health, and security. (i) Somalia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the central government and Somali regions, and should be provided in an impartial manner that is based on need and institutional capacity: Provided , That such assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of law and government institutions, support civil society organizations involved in peace building, and support other development priorities including education and employment opportunities. (2) Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for Somalia, notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 , following consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (j) South Sudan (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should— (A) be prioritized for programs that respond to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based violence; (B) support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities, and enhance local governance; (C) be used to advance democracy, including support for civil society, independent media, and other means to strengthen the rule of law; (D) support the transparent and sustainable management of natural resources by assisting the Government of South Sudan in conducting regular audits of financial accounts, including revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure of such audits; and (E) support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to civilian authorities. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is taking steps to— (A) provide access for humanitarian organizations; (B) end the use of child soldiers; (C) support a cessation of hostilities agreement; (D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly; (E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of oil and gas; and (F) establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian authority. (3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to— (A) humanitarian assistance; (B) assistance to directly support South Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and mutual arrangements related to the CPA. (k) Sudan (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. (3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to— (A) humanitarian assistance; (B) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. (l) Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other Contraband (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease political, military and/or financial support to armed groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, or other contraband. (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to improve border controls to prevent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other contraband out of the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief efforts, to support the training and deployment of members of the Rwandan military in international peacekeeping operations, or to conduct operations against the Lord's Resistance Army. (m) Zimbabwe (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural resources. East Asia and the Pacific 7043. (a) Asia rebalancing initiative (1) Asia maritime security (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program shall be made available for activities to strengthen maritime security in the Asia region: Provided , That prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of such funds on a country-by-country basis and on the specific regional strategic objectives supported by such funds: Provided further , That such funds may only be made available for programs for naval forces, coast guards, or other governmental maritime entities and nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate, directly engaged in maritime security issues, and shall be coordinated with other United States Government activities that seek to strengthen maritime security in such region. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Military Education and Training shall be made available for activities to promote the professionalism and capabilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other governmental maritime entities directly engaged in maritime security issues in the Asia region, including to counter piracy and facilitate cooperation on disaster relief efforts. (C) In addition to the consultation requirement in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to increase cooperation on maritime security issues with countries in the Asia region, including a description of specific regional strategic objectives served by such funds: Provided , That such strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, and cost estimates for implementation on an annual, country-by-country and regional basis. (D) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for equipment or training for the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China. (E) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act may be made available by the Secretary of State for the participation by the United States in the Information Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia. (2) Regional alliances and partnerships Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for programs to strengthen regional alliances and partnerships among governments in the Asia region should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government: Provided , That prior to the obligation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that such regional alliance or partnership is in the national security interest of the United States, and that the program or programs supporting such alliance serve specific strategic objectives, including a description of such objectives and an explanation of how such programs are coordinated with other United States Government programs to rebalance policy toward Asia. (3) Economic growth and trade (A) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for bilateral economic growth programs in the Asia region shall also be made available to increase United States trade in such region, and for assistance for capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements. (B) Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act shall be made available to increase United States trade in the Asia region above amounts made available for such purposes in prior fiscal years. (4) Operations and assistance calculations Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the funds provided for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative for operations and assistance for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2011: Provided , That such report shall include total amounts made available for such Initiative for each fiscal year, and shall specify the increased amounts for operations and assistance for the Asia region to support such Initiative. (5) Public diplomacy (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs and Economic Support Fund shall be made available for exchange programs for the Asia region, including for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government: Provided , That such Initiative shall include the participation of representatives of democratic political parties and human rights organizations. (B) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing a clear and comprehensive narrative on United States foreign policy for the Asia region, including a description of steps taken to disseminate such narrative among such agencies. (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Broadcasting Operations that are made available for the Asia region shall be made available to support the narrative required in subparagraph (B), as appropriate: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the programs that are attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative, including the costs of such programs. (6) Democracy and human rights (A) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made available to promote and protect democracy and human rights in the Asia region, including for political parties, civil society, and organizations and individuals seeking to advance transparency, accountability, and the rule of law: Provided , That such funds shall also be made available, through an open and competitive process, to nongovernmental networks and alliances that seek to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the Asia region: Provided further , That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds should be made available on a grant or cooperative agreement basis. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: Provided , That such funds are in addition to amounts made available for programs inside Tibet in subsection (g)(2) of this section. (7) Conflict resolution Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes. (8) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the Asia region means countries and territories in Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans bordering those countries and territories. (b) Burma (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided , That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including against Rohingyas and other minority groups: Provided further , That such funds may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose. (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma— (A) may not be made available for budget support for the Government of Burma; (B) shall be provided to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support for such organizations; (C) shall be made available for community-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance ; (D) shall be made available for parliamentary strengthening programs; and (E) shall be made available for ethnic and religious reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin crises. (3) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Burma: Provided , That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (4) Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Burma shall be made available for the implementation of the democracy and human rights strategy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of Public Law 113–76 : Provided , That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in Burma: Provided further , That not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States and other international donors to protect human rights and address conflict in Rakhine State. (5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made available for assistance for the central Government of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, to include participation of citizens as voters and candidates: Provided , That the Secretary of State may waive the requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the democratic development of Burma, including a detailed justification for such waiver. (6) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (7) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position established by section 7 of Public Law 110–286 shall remain vacant following the expiration of the current term. (8) (A) Section 3(3) of Public Law 112–192 (October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after Public Law 112–74 the phrase and shall also include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency . (B) The amendment made in subparagraph (A) shall only take effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2015 that the Government of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections. (c) Cambodia (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for democracy and human rights programs: Provided , That such funds shall not include the costs associated with a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal: Provided further , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL, and should include programs that seek to— (A) strengthen Cambodian civil society; (B) promote transparent and accountable parliamentary and electoral processes; (C) provide access to justice for political prisoners and individuals whose land has been confiscated through extra-legal means; (D) protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of minority groups in Cambodia; (E) support research and documentation on the Khmer Rouge genocide, including in a regional context; and (F) support efforts to educate the people of Cambodia on such genocide. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Development Assistance shall be made available for basic education programs in Cambodia. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available for a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal until the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees on whether— (A) international donors, in cooperation with the Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate of costs and a timeline associated with the winding down of such tribunal; (B) the workings of the tribunal are free of interference by the Government of Cambodia; and (C) the Government of Cambodia is making financial contributions to such tribunal in a manner consistent with its pledges. (4) The Secretary of State shall consult with international donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a plan to reimburse the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the work of such tribunal: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the steps taken to develop such plan. (d) North Korea (1) Funds made available under the heading International Broadcasting Operations in title I of this Act shall be made available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for protection activities in the People’s Republic of China. (3) None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available for assistance for the government of North Korea. (e) People's Republic of China (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. (2) The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter the influence of the People’s Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy required by section 7043(e)(3) of division K of Public Law 113–76 , following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (f) Philippines Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Philippine army should only be made available in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (g) Tibet (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China. (h) Vietnam Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading Development Assistance shall be made available for health/disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated with dioxin. South and Central Asia 7044. (a) Afghanistan (1) Operations and reports (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs , Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance , and Operating Expenses that are available for the construction and renovation of United States Government facilities in Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is to accommodate Federal employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets above those notified by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those in place on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided , That the limitations in this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to protect such facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States personnel. (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses that are made available for operations in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, submits to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, an update of the report required by section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Assistance Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for Afghanistan— (A) may not be used to support any program, project, or activity that— (i) does not have regular oversight by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, to include site visits; (ii) involves any individual or organization that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt practices; or (iii) initiates new major infrastructure; (B) shall only be made available for programs that the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined by the United States Chief of Mission; (C) shall be prioritized for programs that promote women's economic and political empowerment, strengthen and protect the rights of women and girls, and to implement the United States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and (D) shall be implemented in accordance with all applicable audit policies of the Department of State and USAID. (3) Notification and certification requirement Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for the central Government of Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not be obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is— (A) implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals and civil society; (B) implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States; (C) taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan; (D) implementing the necessary policies and procedures to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and (E) reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets. (4) Waiver The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (3) has not been met. (5) Rule of law programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of law programs: Provided , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating Director, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall be consulted on the uses of all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of law programs in Afghanistan. (6) Funding reduction Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghanistan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the transport of property of the United States Government (including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghanistan. (7) Endowment to empower women and girls Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for an endowment to empower women and girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (8) Authorities (A) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available— (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and (ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities for former combatants who have renounced violence against the Government of Afghanistan in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law 112–74 . (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan. (9) Afghanistan regional transition Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for programs in Central and South Asia relating to a transition in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan linkages within the region: Provided , That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ): Provided further , That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (10) Base rights None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan. (b) Bangladesh Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to improve labor conditions by strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ organizations in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sectors. (c) Nepal (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, including providing investigators access to witnesses, documents, and other information. (2) The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, or for training to participate in international peacekeeping missions. (d) Pakistan (1) Certification Requirement None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , and Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is— (A) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (B) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (F) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (2) Waiver The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (1) has not been met. (3) Assistance (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and are subject to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs that are available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to support programs to train border and customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers. (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2467(6) ). (D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this subsection. (E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden. (4) Scholarships for women (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase the number of scholarships for women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal year 2015. (B) The additional scholarships available pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with other scholarship eligibility criteria already established by USAID. (C) Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of scholarship recipients. (D) Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships available under such Program should be awarded to Pakistani women. (5) Reports (A) (i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, and expected results regarding combating poverty and furthering development in Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance: Provided , That such benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of Public Law 111–73 , as appropriate: Provided further , That not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan. (ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report required by paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks. (B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which such projects achieve such objectives. (e) Sri Lanka (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and maritime surveillance. (3) If the Secretary makes the certification required in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all military personnel. (4) Funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training (IMET) in this Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations and expanded IMET: Provided , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security. (5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State makes the certification to the Committees on Appropriations required in paragraph (1). (f) Regional programs (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the Central Asian countries. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement that are available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia should be made available to enhance the recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in police and other security forces. western hemisphere 7045. (a) Central american migration prevention and response (1) Strategy Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees a strategy to address the key factors in the countries in Central America contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States: Provided , That such strategy shall include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and objectives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan: Provided further , That funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available to implement such strategy, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (2) Border security The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for greater border security for the countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly the southern border of Mexico: Provided , That funds shall be made available by this Act to assist such countries to improve border security. (3) Economic and social development The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social development programs, with a focus on communities that are major contributors of unaccompanied migrants and where there is significant gang activity. (4) Judicial and law enforcement reform The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police reform and capacity building programs, with a focus on strengthening judicial independence and community policing. (5) Trafficking in persons The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human trafficking in Central America, including through the use of forensic technology: Provided , That funds in this Act shall be made available to support a multi-faceted approach to combat human trafficking in Guatemala. (6) Repatriation and reintegration The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe repatriation and reintegration of minors into families or family-like settings: Provided , That funds shall be made available to support repatriation facilities for the processing of undocumented migrants returning from the United States. (7) Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy required by paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on progress toward achieving the goals and objectives contained in such strategy and an updated spend plan, as appropriate: Provided , That such report shall specify the amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to this section by country and the steps taken by the government of each country to— (A) improve border security; (B) enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, including to increase penalties for human smuggling; (C) conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United States immigration laws; and (D) cooperate with United States Federal agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States. (8) Suspension of assistance The Secretary of State shall suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this subsection for assistance for the government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is not taking the steps specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (7). (b) Colombia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: Provided , That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided further , That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Colombian national police for aerial drug eradication programs may not be used for the aerial spraying of chemical herbicides unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the herbicides do not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans, including pregnant women and children, or the environment, including endemic species: Provided further , That any complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial spraying shall be thoroughly investigated and evaluated, and fair compensation paid in a timely manner for meritorious claims: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development/institution building, local governance programs, and support for victims of the violence in Colombia. (2) Limitation Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (c) Cuba Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund should be made available for programs in Cuba. (d) Guatemala Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (e) Haiti (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti— (A) is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament; (B) is selecting judges in a transparent manner and respecting the independence of the judiciary; (C) is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and (D) is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for government institutions. (2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) for the Coast Guard. (f) Honduras (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, respect for the rule of law within the army and police, and to combat human trafficking. (g) Mexico (1) Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Mexican army and police, the Secretary of State shall report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Mexico is meeting the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, and respect for the rule of law within the army and police. (3) Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico Section of the IBWC and the Government of Mexico to establish mechanisms to improve the transparency of data on, and predictability of, the water deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or eliminate the water deficits owed to the United States in the current 5-year cycle by the end of such cycle: Provided , That such report shall include a projection of the balance of the water delivery deficit at the end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated impact to the United States of a negative delivery balance. (h) Aircraft operations and maintenance To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. (i) Trade Capacity Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. prohibition of payments to united nations members 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations. War crimes tribunals 7047. If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. UNITED NATIONS 7048. (a) Transparency and accountability Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the heading International Organizations and Programs in title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency is— (1) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and (2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (B) legal burdens of proof; (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. (b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations (1) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1) ), supports international terrorism. (2) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. (3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States. (c) United nations human rights council Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights Council only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is in the national interest of the United States: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. (d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency The Secretary of State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 45 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is— (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use; (2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes; (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions; (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement; (6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and (7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations. (e) United Nations Capital Master Plan None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York. (f) Waiver The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis. (g) Report Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided further , That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. community-based police assistance 7049. (a) Authority Funds made available by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve. (b) Notification Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. prohibition on promotion of tobacco 7050. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. international conferences 7051. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: Provided , That for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. aircraft transfer and coordination 7052. (a) Transfer Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Andean Counterdrug Initiative , and Andean Counterdrug Programs may be used for any other program and in any region, including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a deployment: Provided , That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated. (b) Property Disposal The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region: Provided , That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Aircraft Coordination (1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Provided , That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities: Provided further , That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis: Provided further , That funds received by the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Department's Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft. (2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the transportation of personnel. parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall apply to this Act: Provided , That the date September 30, 2009 in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be September 30, 2014 . landmines and cluster munitions 7054. (a) Landmines Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe. (b) Cluster Munitions No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless— (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions. prohibition on publicity or propaganda 7055. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided , That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–533 . limitation on residence expenses 7056. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year. United states agency for international development management (including transfer of funds) 7057. (a) Authority Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. (b) Restrictions (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not exceed 175. (2) The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016. (c) Conditions The authority of subsection (a) should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated. (d) Program Account Charged The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which such individual's responsibilities primarily relate: Provided , That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading Operating Expenses . (e) Foreign Service Limited Extensions Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section. (f) Disaster Surge Capacity Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) Personal Services Contractors Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided , That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided further , That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. (h) Small Business In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business. (i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of Public Law 111–117 may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. (j) Local sustainable development Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the USAID Administrator shall submit to such committees a plan, including a timeline and resources required by fiscal year, to incorporate the following components into USAID Foreign Service training, assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local sustainable development principles to USAID assistance programs: (1) a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates sustainable development, and which includes the option of extending such assignments; (2) sufficient foreign language training; (3) expertise in one or more program areas; (4) work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers primary responsibility for developing relationships with, and building the capacity of, local nongovernmental and governmental entities, and supporting grants to and cooperative agreements with such entities to design and implement small-scale, sustainable programs, projects, and activities across all development sectors; (5) incentives, including training, compensation, and career development opportunities including promotions, to encourage such officers to carry out their responsibilities; and (6) procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and assignments of relevant locally employed staff are fully integrated with the work of such officers. global health activities 7058. (a) In general Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading Global Health Programs and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq. ), as amended: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species. (b) Global Fund (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— (A) the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public Web site; (B) the Global Fund is providing sufficient resources to maintain an independent OIG that— (i) reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund; (ii) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and (iii) compiles regular, publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and Local Fund Agents; (C) the Global Fund maintains an effective whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from retaliation, including confidential procedures for reporting possible misconduct or irregularities; and (D) the Global Fund is implementing the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 21, 2011. (2) The withholding required by this subsection shall not be in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any other provision contained in this or any other Act. (c) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds made available under title III of this Act may be made available to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency: Provided , That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. gender equality 7059. (a) Gender Equality Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide. (b) Women’s leadership Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels. (c) Gender-Based violence (1) (A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict settings. (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces. (2) Department of State and United States Agency for International Development gender programs shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings. (d) Women, Peace, and Security Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 7060. (a) Education (1) Basic education (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, except for the conditions provided in this subsection: Provided , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each country where USAID provides basic education assistance and such report shall also include details on the types of contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of such assistance: Provided further , That the Administrator shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter until the unobligated and unexpended balances for such assistance are less than the amount made available by this paragraph for basic education assistance: Provided further , That the initial report shall also include a detailed plan, timeline, and the current status of assistance for basic education. (B) USAID shall ensure that programs supported with funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are integrated, as appropriate, with health, agriculture, governance, and economic and social development activities to address the broader needs of target populations: Provided , That USAID shall work to achieve quality universal basic education by— (i) assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations working in developing countries to provide children with a quality basic education, including through strengthening host country educational systems; and (ii) promoting basic education as the foundation for comprehensive community development programs. (C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under title III for basic education, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to multilateral partnerships that support education. (2) Higher education Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in Africa, including $17,500,000 for human and institutional capacity development partnerships between higher education institutions in Africa and the United States. (3) Definition For purposes of funds appropriated under title III of this Act, the term democracy programs in section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to rescue scholars, and fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa for academic professionals and university students from countries in such region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Countering violent extremism Funds appropriated by titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made available for programs to reduce support for foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and rehabilitation programs in prisons; job training and social reintegration for former supporters of FTOs; law enforcement training programs; and capacity building for civil society organizations to combat radicalization in local communities: Provided , That for purposes of this subsection the term countering violent extremism shall be defined as non-coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public support for FTOs: Provided further , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to counter violent extremism, including a description of the objectives of such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry out such strategy, and multi-year cost estimates. (c) Environment Programs (1) In general Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for environment programs. (2) Clean energy The limitation in section 7081(b) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided , That the proviso contained in such section shall not apply. (3) Adaptation and mitigation Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for United States contributions to multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support adaptation and mitigation programs only in accordance with the directives under this subsection in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (4) Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs and, in addition, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available to protect biodiversity, and shall not be used to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013: Provided , That of the funds made available for the Central African Regional Program for the Environment and other tropical forest programs in the Congo Basin, not less than $17,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Provided further, That funds made available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for programs in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned directly to the DOI: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available to support other international conservation programs of the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest Service, and programs to protect great apes and other endangered species. (5) Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking (A) Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching. (B) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States. (6) Authority Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the provisions of this subsection and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs. (7) Extraction of natural resources (A) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of Public Law 110–246 and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management. (B) (i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial institutions and post on the Department of the Treasury’s Web site that it is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of the country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by section 1504 of Public Law 111–203 , and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered for— (I) accurately accounting for and public disclosure of payments to the host government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources; (II) the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and public disclosure of the findings of such audits; and (III) public disclosure of such documents as Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary or that would create competitive disadvantage. (ii) The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (C) The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution and the United States representatives to all forest-related multilateral financing mechanisms and processes to vote against any financing to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013. (D) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution that it is the policy of the United States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution to support the construction of any large dam, only in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (E) (i) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall designate sufficient personnel with the technical expertise to fulfill the agency’s responsibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 of title XIII of the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, as amended, including the ability for personnel with such expertise from other relevant United States Government agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, which may be on a non-reimbursable basis, to provide additional technical support and specific subject matter reviews as part of USAID’s Title XIII analytical, investigative, and reporting responsibilities: Provided , That the responsibilities of such personnel shall include, but not be limited to— (I) conducting independent, technical, and thorough reviews of proposed multilateral development bank (MDB) projects at the technical assessment/feasibility stage prior to the drafting of environmental impact assessments; (II) conducting reviews, and coordinating and compiling the analyses by other relevant United States Government agencies with technical expertise of environmental impact assessments in support of the project review process, to assist in fulfilling USAID’s responsibilities under section 1303(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act, as amended; and (III) ongoing monitoring of MDB projects reviewed pursuant to USAID’s Title XIII reporting responsibilities to determine the degree of incorporation and effectiveness of United States Government recommendations and the adequacy of safeguard policies. (ii) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of this subsection. (8) Transfer of funds Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer $29,907,000 of funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund to funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Multilateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions for additional payments to trust funds enumerated under such headings: Provided , That prior to exercising such transfer authority the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations. (9) Continuation of prior law Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act. (d) Food security and agricultural development (1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food security and agricultural development programs, of which $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future Collaborative Research Innovation Lab: Provided , That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law to address food shortages, and for a United States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause the United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds contributed to such Program. (e) Microenterprise and microfinance Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women. (f) Reconciliation programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Development Assistance , not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: Provided , That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds: Provided further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government. (g) Trafficking in persons Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally. (h) Water and sanitation Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–121 ), of which not less than $145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia. (i) Notification requirements Authorized deviations from funding levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Uzbekistan 7061. The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111–8 ) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act, except that the Secretary of State may waive the application of section 7076(a) for a period of not more than 6 months and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the waiver is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain access to and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver includes an assessment of progress, if any, by the Government of Uzbekistan in meeting the requirements in section 7076(a): Provided , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, on all United States Government assistance provided to the Government of Uzbekistan and expenditures made in support of the Northern Distribution Network in Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months, including any credible information that such assistance or expenditures are being diverted for corrupt purposes: Provided further , That information provided in the assessment and report required by the previous provisos shall be unclassified but may be accompanied by a classified annex and such annex shall indicate the basis for such classification: Provided further , That for purposes of the application of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term assistance shall not include expanded international military education and training. arms trade treaty 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 7063. (a) Contribution Of the funds made available under the heading International Organizations and Programs in this Act for fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). (b) Availability of funds Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the Global Health Programs account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Prohibition on use of funds in china None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic of China. (d) Conditions on availability of funds Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless— (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. (e) Report to congress and dollar-for-Dollar withholding of funds (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China. (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. requests for documents 7064. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International Development. INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS 7065. Funds appropriated under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement in this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities: Provided , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate: Provided further , That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds. Prohibition on use of torture 7066. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. (b) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. extradition 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings International Disaster Assistance , Complex Crises Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Migration and Refugee Assistance , United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund , and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance ) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request. (b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty. (c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interests of the United States. commercial leasing of defense articles 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided , That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided further , That prior to executing the authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national interest of the United States. (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the limitation contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for assistance and related programs for the countries identified in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ) and may be used to carry out the provisions of those Acts: Provided , That such assistance and related programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ). (c) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to— (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non-proliferation assistance; (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2421 ); (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity; (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq. ); (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; or (6) humanitarian assistance. russia 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation. (b) (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea: Provided , That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for— (A) the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea; (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities; or (C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities. (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. (4) The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. (c) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund in title III to counter Russian aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program in title IV: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law: Provided further , That such transfer authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation. (e) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (f) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . international monetary fund 7071. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall apply to this Act. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require that the IMF implements and enforces policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— (1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (2) legal burdens of proof; (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. Public posting of reports 7072. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of such agency any report required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such agency that to do so is in the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of such report would compromise national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or (2) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days. Overseas private investment corporation 7073. (a) Whenever the President determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015. special defense acquisition fund 7074. Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. enterprise funds 7075. (a) None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance. (b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. (c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees. budget documents 7076. (a) Operating Plans Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: Provided , That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels and the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: Provided further , That operating plans for funds for such department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or III and title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating plans for, and integrated information on, enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations funds: Provided further , That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding specified in this Act or in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Spend Plans (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act, for— (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen; (B) the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the Central American Regional Security Initiative, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program; and (C) democracy programs and each sector enumerated in section 7060 of this Act. (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act under the headings Department of the Treasury in title III and International Financial Institutions in title V. (c) Spending Report Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available during fiscal year 2014 under the heading Development Credit Authority . (d) Notifications The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (e) Congressional budget justifications (1) The congressional budget justifications for Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016. (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall include in the congressional budget justification a detailed justification for multi-year availability for any funds requested under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses . use of funds in contravention of this act 7077. If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program and policy. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 7078. (a) Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2015 under the headings International Broadcasting Operations , Economic Support Fund , and Democracy Fund , not less than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally: Provided , That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the United States: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including from the private sector. (b) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— (1) coordinated with other democracy, governance, and broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings International Broadcasting Operations , Economic Support Fund , Democracy Fund , and Complex Crises Fund , and shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy promotion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate; (2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of Public Law 112–158 ; (3) made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques; (4) made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists; and (5) made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the United States Government’s technological advantage over such censorship techniques: Provided , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies. (c) After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes. (d) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of such audit. Disability programs 7079. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation. (b) Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical support. small grants program 7080. (a) In general A Small Grants Program (SGP) shall be established within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide small grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and agreements of not more than $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided , That the SGP established pursuant to this section shall replace the function served previously by the Development Grants Program established under section 674 of division J, of Public Law 110–161 , which is hereby abolished. (b) Eligibility Grants from the SGP shall only be made to eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (c) Proposals Grants made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be provided through— (1) unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals; or (2) an open and competitive process. (d) Funding (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for the SGP within USAID’s Local Sustainability Office of the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment to carry out this subsection. (2) Other than to meet the requirements of this section, funds made available to carry out this section may not be allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act: Provided , That such funds may be attributed to any such specifically designated funding level after the award of funds under this section, if applicable. (3) Funds made available under this section shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. (e) Management (1) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall issue guidance to implement this section: Provided , That such guidance shall include the requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures required by paragraph (1), such selected mission may be allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year program: Provided , That such allocations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (3) In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section may be used by USAID for administrative and oversight expenses associated with managing relationships with entities under the SGP. (f) Report Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the Administrator shall submit a report to such committees describing the guidance to implement the SGP. prohibition on first-class travel 7081. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. Reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba 7082. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will be made available for assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement. Authority for replenishments 7083. (a) The Asian Development Bank Act, Public Law 89–369 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 285 et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 35. Tenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $359,600,000 to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. . (b) The International Development Association Act, Public Law 86–565 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 284 et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 28. Seventeenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 29. Multilateral Debt Relief (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $565,020,000 to the International Development Association for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) In this section, the term Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled Conclusions on Development, done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005. . (c) The African Development Fund Act, Public Law 94–302 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 290g et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 223. Thirteenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $585,000,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 224. Multilateral Debt Relief (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the thirteenth replenishment of resources of the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) In this section, the term Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled Conclusions on Development, done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005. . RESCISSION OF FUNDS 7084. Of the unexpended balances available under the heading Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $30,000,000 are rescinded. MODIFICATIONS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACT OF 2000 7085. (a) Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to read as follows: (3) Excess funds During each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of the amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph (1), shall be made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary of State, for grants to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. . (b) Administrative provisions Section 209(a) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting (other than section 211) after this title . (c) Grants authorized The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (a) Grants authorized The Secretary of State is authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be used to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (b) Application In order to receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) Minimum standards As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall ensure that the independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam described in subsection (a)— (1) achieves standards comparable to those required for accreditation in the United States; (2) offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and research programs in a broad range of fields, including public policy, management, and engineering; and (3) establishes a policy of academic freedom and prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical views. (d) Annual report (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that summarizes the activities carried out under this section during such fiscal year. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. . impact on jobs in the united states 7086. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to provide— (1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the United States for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United States; (2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that country: Provided , That the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate with the level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture; (3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; (B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States on December 12, 2013, when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States. VIII Overseas Contingency Operations Department of State Administration of foreign affairs Diplomatic and consular programs (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Diplomatic and Consular Programs , $1,350,803,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS For an additional amount for Conflict Stabilization Operations , $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of inspector general For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General , $56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: Provided , That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2014: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance For an additional amount for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance , $260,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. International organizations contributions to international organizations For an additional amount for Contributions to International Organizations , $74,400,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Related agency Broadcasting board of governors International broadcasting operations For an additional amount for International Broadcasting Operations , $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. United states agency for international development Funds appropriated to the president Operating expenses For an additional amount for Operating Expenses , $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Bilateral Economic Assistance Funds Appropriated to the President International Disaster Assistance For an additional amount for International Disaster Assistance , $1,335,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Transition initiatives For an additional amount for Transition Initiatives , $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Complex crises fund For an additional amount for Complex Crises Fund , $30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Economic support fund For an additional amount for Economic Support Fund , $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Department of State Migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for Migration and Refugee Assistance , $2,127,114,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. International security assistance Department of state International narcotics control and law enforcement For an additional amount for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , $443,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs For an additional amount for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , $99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. peacekeeping operations For an additional amount for Peacekeeping Operations , $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other peacekeeping requirements, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the total amount of United States contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping operation shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso under the heading Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in title I of this Act. Funds appropriated to the president Foreign military financing program For an additional amount for Foreign Military Financing Program , $866,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. general provisions additional appropriations 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015. extension of authorities and conditions 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts. transfer and additional authority 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings Transition Initiatives , Complex Crises Fund , Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program may be transferred to, and merged with— (1) funds appropriated by this title under such headings; and (2) funds appropriated by this title under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance . (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program by this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading Global Security Contingency Fund : Provided , That not later than 15 days prior to making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on a country basis, including the implementation plan and timeline for each proposed use of such funds. (c) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated contingencies. (d) Of the funds made available in this title under the heading “Bilateral Economic Assistance”, up to $380,000,000 may be made available to support international peacekeeping requirements only if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the Committees on Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to support such requirements above the amounts provided under the heading Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in title I of this Act and under the heading Peacekeeping Operations in this title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided , That such funds may only be made available for the purposes described in the determination and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with the terms and conditions under the heading Peacekeeping Operations in this title. (e) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law, including section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title. IX EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Diplomatic and Consular Programs , $36,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Funds Appropriated to the President OPERATING EXPENSES For an additional amount for Operating Expenses , $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General , $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities funded by this title and administered by the United States Agency for International Development: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Funds Appropriated to the President GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Global Health Programs , $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE For an additional amount for International Disaster Assistance , $1,436,273,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND For an additional amount for Economic Support Fund , $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from such outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE Department of State NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola virus disease outbreak response efforts: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS TRANSFER AUTHORITY 9001. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , International Disaster Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings and under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , and Peacekeeping Operations in this Act to carry out the purposes of this title: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority provided by this subsection. (b) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading Repatriation Loans Program Account in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the cost of direct loans, which may remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That such funds are available to subsidize an additional amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335. (c) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Global Health Programs , up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading International Organizations and Programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak. (d) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading International Disaster Assistance , up to $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings International Organizations and Programs and Contributions to International Organizations to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That no such funds that are made available for a United States contribution to the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may be obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an assessment for such mission has been received and reviewed by the Department of State. (e) The transfer authorities of this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. (f) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer. (g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such headings: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to subsection (f) of this section. REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY 9002. Funds appropriated by this title under the headings Global Health Programs , International Disaster Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be used to reimburse accounts administered by the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak prior to the enactment of this Act. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 9003. Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, notifies the appropriate congressional committees in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided , That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under the heading International Disaster Assistance . REPORTING REQUIREMENT 9004. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a country and project basis, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated: Provided , That such report shall be updated and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been fully expended, and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in the previous reports have changed, and obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT 9005. Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Economic Support Fund , up to $500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller General of the United States, and shall remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported and reimbursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds appropriated by this title: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. This division may be cited as the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 . K Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of transportation Office of the secretary Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $12,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,414,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided , That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further , That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further , That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71 , there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Research and technology For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training: Provided further , That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation. National Infrastructure Investments For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region: Provided further , That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure): Provided further , That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further , That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further , That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000: Provided further , That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided further , That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further , That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Provided further , That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further , That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further , That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further , That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure Investments program. Financial management capital For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Cyber security initiatives For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to wide area network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls and identity management, testing and assessment of information technology against business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls on network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Office of civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,600,000. Transportation planning, research, and development For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $6,000,000. Working capital fund For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: Provided , That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided further , That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further , That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further , That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees. Minority business resource center program For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $592,000. Minority business outreach For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332 , these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. Payments to air carriers (airport and airway trust fund) In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided , That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further , That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under sub section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost share: Provided further , That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under sub section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further , That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. Administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation 101. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification. 102. The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 103. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59 : Provided , That the Department shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance under the contract. 104. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. Federal aviation administration Operations (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by Public Law 112–95 , $9,740,700,000 of which $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided , That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: Provided further , That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent: Provided further , That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176 : Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress: Provided further , That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 shall be for the contract tower program, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the contract tower cost share program: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a job announcement for air traffic control specialists that renders ineligible by reason of age any applicant who had been included in the air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15, 2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984. Facilities and equipment (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national airspace systems : Provided further , That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such report has not been submitted to Congress. Research, engineering, and development (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development. Grants-in-aid for airports (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (airport and airway trust fund) (including transfer of funds) (including rescission) For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program. (Rescission) Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and prior years under section 48112 of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. Administrative provisions—federal aviation administration 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2015. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided , That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on below-market rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sub section 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c) , if the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of Transportation. 118. Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking benefit. and inserting benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 20 percent. . 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner's or operator’s aircraft registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that is made available to the public, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator. 119A. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration. 119B. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642. 119C. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 119D. None of the funds in this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 119E. Section 916 of Public Law 112–95 is amended by striking Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft and inserting Joint Advanced Materials and Structures . 119F. Sub section 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding before the period , except that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s share shall be an average of the Government share applicable to any project in each of the States . Federal highway administration Limitation on administrative expenses (Highway Trust Fund) (including transfer of funds) Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code. Federal-aid highways (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) Funds available for the implementation or execution of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions of Public Law 112–141 shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further , That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further , That such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. (Liquidation of contract authorization) (Highway Trust Fund) For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions—federal highway administration 120. (a) For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways— (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts— (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year; (3) determine the proportion that— (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying— (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that— (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year. (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations under or for— (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 ( 23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714); (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119); (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998); (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (9) Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of Public Law 112–141 ) and 104 of title 23, United States Code. (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under— (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and (B) division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. (2) Exception Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall— (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that— (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways programs; and (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. (2) Ratio Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). (3) Availability Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided , That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided , That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements. 123. (a) In General Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that— (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled; (2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under title 23, United States Code; and (3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Exceptions (1) Number of toll lanes Subsection (a) shall not apply to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as were in existence prior to that date. (2) High-occupancy vehicle lanes A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll, if— (A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority; or (B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided , That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 125. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Operation of vehicles on certain other Wisconsin highways If any segment of the United States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a). (k) Operation of vehicles on certain Mississippi highways If any segment of United States Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit established under this section may apply to that segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that could have legally operated on that segment before such designation. (l) Operation of vehicles on certain kentucky highways (1) In general If any segment of highway described in paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a). (2) Description of highway segments The highway segments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: (A) Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the Interstate Route 24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange. (B) The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (to be designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky from the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to near milepost 77, and on new alignment to an interchange on the Audubon Parkway, if the segment is designated as part of the Interstate System. . Federal motor carrier safety administration Motor carrier safety operations and programs (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , $271,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for implementation, execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $271,000,000 for Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for the research and technology program, and of which $34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for information management: Provided further , That $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , of which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 112–141 , or other appropriations or authorization acts: Provided further , That of unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 112–141 , or other appropriations or authorization acts for Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs , $6,700,000 shall be made available for enforcement and investigation activities related to the safe transportation of energy products, information management and technology needs related to the monitoring of high-risk carriers and carriers operating under consent agreements, and the Capital Improvement Plan for border facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000 shall be made available to administer the study required under section 133 of this Act, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided further , That the Secretary shall complete final regulatory action on the implementation of 49 United States Code 31137 no later than June 1, 2015. Motor carrier safety grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , $313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for Motor Carrier Safety Grants ; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver's license program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for performance and registration information system management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement grants: Provided further , That, of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. Administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28 . 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 132. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of commercial learner's permits to individuals under eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011. 133. (a) Temporary Suspension of Enforcement None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such sections shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act until the later of September 30, 2015, or upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary under this section. The restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in effect during this period. (b) Public Notification As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a Notice in the Federal Register and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website announcing that the provisions in the rule referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and the restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect. (c) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions in sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle drivers. The study required under this subsection shall— (1) compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue between the following two groups of commercial motor vehicle drivers, each large enough to produce statistically significant results: (A) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under such provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and (B) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under the provisions in effect on June 30, 2013. (2) compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and assess safety critical events (crashes, near crashes and crash-relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the commercial motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of this section from a statistically significant sample of drivers comprised of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, regional and short-haul operations in various sectors of the industry, including flat-bed, refrigerated, tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable; (3) assess drivers’ safety critical events, fatigue and levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes by using both electronic and captured record of duty status, including the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph watches and cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that record or measure safety critical events and driver alertness; (4) utilize data from electronic logging devices, consistent to the extent practicable, with the anticipated requirements for such devices in section 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, from motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of such data under section 31137(e) of title 49, United States Code; and (5) include the development of an initial study plan and final report, each of which shall be subject to an independent peer review by a panel of individuals with relevant medical and scientific expertise. (d) Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Review Prior to the study required under this subsection commencing and within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan outlining the scope and methodology for the study to the Department of Transportation Inspector General. (1) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of Inspector General shall review and report whether it includes— (A) a sufficient number of participating drivers to produce statistically significant results consistent with subsection (c)(2); (B) the use of reliable technologies to assess the operational, safety and fatigue components of the study to produce consistent and valid results; (C) appropriate performance measures to properly evaluate the study outcomes; and (D) an appropriate selection of the independent review panel under subsection (c)(5). (2) The Office of Inspector General shall report its findings, conclusions and any recommendations to the Secretary and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of receipt of the plan. (e) Reporting Requirements The Secretary shall submit a final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the Department’s recommendations on whether the provisions in effect on July 1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector General within 210 days of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report required in subsection (d)(2). (1) Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s findings and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the study’s compliance with the requirements outlined under subsection (c). (2) Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and make the report publically available on its website. (f) Certification The Secretary of Transportation shall certify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector General's findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of this section that the Secretary has met the requirements as described in section (c) and (d). (g) Paperwork reduction act exception The study and the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject to section 3506 or 3507 of title 44, United States Code. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under the heading Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate. National highway traffic safety administration Operations and research For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016. Operations and research (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 , and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That within the $133,500,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years: Provided further , That $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 , and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. Highway traffic safety grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 , to remain available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 , of which $235,000,000 shall be for Highway Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 402 ; $272,000,000 shall be for National Priority Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 405 ; $29,000,000 shall be for High Visibility Enforcement Program under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 ; $25,500,000 shall be for Administrative Expenses under section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 : Provided further , That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for National Priority Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 405 for Impaired Driving Countermeasures (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States: Provided further , That with respect to the Transfers provision under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) , any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided further , That the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. Administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. Federal railroad administration Safety and operations For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended. Railroad research and development For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $39,100,000, to remain available until expended. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 ( Public Law 94–210 ), as amended, such authority to exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided , That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total principal amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program to projects in a single state to exceed $5,600,000,000. Operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts based on the Secretary's assessment of the Corporation's seasonal cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432 ), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route: Provided further, That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction: Provided further , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan: Provided further, That the Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in Public Law 112–55 : Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a State and the State participates in the setting of fares. Capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger corporation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432 ), $1,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided , That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided further , That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should the funds provided under the heading Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public Law 110–432 : Provided further , That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction: Provided further , That except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: Provided further , That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's fiscal year 2015 business plan: Provided further , That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110–432 , the Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432 , including the amendments made by section 212 to section 24905 of title 49, United States Code. Administrative provisions—federal railroad administration 150. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount to be determined by the Secretary. 152. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided , That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: Provided further , That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2014 and the three prior calendar years: Provided further , That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three prior calendar years. 153. For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made available until expended for the Secretary to make grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail routes that transport energy products. Federal transit administration Administrative expenses For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided , That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading: Provided further , That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016. Transit formula grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305 , 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141 , $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305 , 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141 , shall not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015. Transit research For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313. Technical Assistance and Training For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5322(a) , (b) and (e). Capital investment grants (Including Rescission of Funds) For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309 , $2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That when distributing funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first fully fund those projects covered by a full funding grant agreement, then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is less than 40 percent, and then distribute the remaining funds so as to protect as much as possible the projects’ budgets and schedules: Provided further , That of the unobligated amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded. Grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public Law 110–432 , $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further , That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making significant progress in eliminating the material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and minor control deficiencies identified in the most recent Financial Management Oversight Review: Provided further , That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants: Provided further , That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 4968). Administrative provisions—federal transit administration 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338 , previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading Fixed Guideway Capital Investment of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 163. The Secretary may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from said part. 164. For purposes of applying the project justification and local financial commitment criteria of 49 U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Secretary may consider the costs and ridership of any connected project in an instance in which private parties are making significant financial contributions to the construction of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may consider the significant financial contributions of private parties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal share of net capital project costs for the New Starts project. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent. 166. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. 167. In developing guidance implementing 49 U.S.C. 5309(i) Program of Interrelated Projects, the Secretary shall consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small Starts Projects, including streetcars. 168. Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary bus and bus facilities program under 49 U.S.C. 5309 , $27,989,839 shall be used for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded under the heading Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants : Provided , That all such projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts, Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the Capital Investment Grants Program: Provided further , That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act for Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants . Saint lawrence seaway development corporation The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal year. Operations and maintenance (harbor maintenance trust fund) For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662 . Maritime administration Maritime security program For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain available until expended. Operations and training For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy: Provided , That amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs: Provided further , That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Provided further , That 50 percent of the funding made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to Congress the biennial survey and report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417 . Ship disposal For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. Maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account (including transfer of funds) For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid to the appropriations for Maritime Administration–Operations and Training . Administrative provisions—maritime administration 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration: Provided , That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 171. None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Provided , That such sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398 : Provided further , That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration's authority to award contracts at least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of 16 U.S.C. 5405(c) , section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration Operational expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $22,225,000: Provided , That $1,500,000 shall be transferred to Pipeline Safety in order to fund Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities as authorized under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. Hazardous materials safety For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That up to $800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions. Pipeline safety (pipeline safety fund) (oil spill liability trust fund) (pipeline safety design review fund) For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107 , and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of which $19,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund as authorized in 49 U.S.C. 60117(n) : Provided , That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the One-Call state grant program. Emergency preparedness grants (emergency preparedness fund) For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) , $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 49 U.S.C. 5116 , not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) , and 5128(b) and (c): Provided further , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4) , not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay administrative costs: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) , 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee: Provided further , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through an electronic format: Provided further , That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(b) and (j). Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. App. 3 ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government ( 18 U.S.C. 1001 ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided further , That the funds made available under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso: Provided further , That hereafter funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until expended. Surface transportation board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $31,375,000: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than $30,125,000. General provisions—Department of transportation 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ). 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided , That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3) ) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) , except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's Federal-Aid Highways account, the Federal Transit Administration's Technical Assistance and Training account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's Safety and Operations account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the department or its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) any program of the Federal Railroad Administration; (4) any program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs; (5) any program of the Maritime Administration; or (6) any funding provided under the headings National Infrastructure Investments in this Act: Provided , That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any quick release of funds from the emergency relief program: Provided further , That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended. 187. Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and (2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Provided , That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— (A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are available: Provided further , That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall be available for the purposes and period associated with the account so credited; or (B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided further , That for purposes of this section, the term improper payments has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300 . 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 189. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or administrations. 191. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. This title may be cited as the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of housing and urban development Management and administration Executive offices For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,500,000: Provided , That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine. Administrative support offices For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided , That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing mission area: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress. Program office salaries and expenses Public and indian housing For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000. Community planning and development For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000. Housing For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs. Policy development and research For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000. Fair housing and equal opportunity For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000. Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000. Public and indian housing Tenant-based rental assistance For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act herein), not otherwise provided for, $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: Provided , That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows: (1) $17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further , That in determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations under this heading for public housing agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public housing agencies' contract renewal needs: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further , That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos: Provided further , That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2015 MTW funding allocation: Provided further , That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided further , That up to $120,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers that were issued but not leased prior to the end of such calendar year; and (5) for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding: Provided further , That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary; (2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569 , as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act: Provided , That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: Provided further , That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (3) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the Secretary: Provided further , That such tenant protection assistance made available under the previous proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(t) ): Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, including, but not limited to, requirements for defining eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further , That the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families and for disaster assistance made available under Public Law 110–329 ; (3) $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided , That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–276 ): Provided further , That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further , That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous proviso: Provided further , That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities; (4) $83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ), including necessary administrative expenses: Provided , That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading; (5) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: Provided further , That the Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this paragraph for a rental assistance and supportive housing demonstration program for Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided further , That such demonstration program shall be modeled after, with necessary and appropriate adjustments for Native American grant recipients and veterans, the rental assistance and supportive housing program funded under this paragraph, including administration in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and overall implementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act: Provided further , That amounts for rental assistance and associated administrative costs shall be made available by grants to recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.): Provided further , That funds shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That such rental assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Provided further , That the first and second provisos under this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made available for this demonstration, as appropriate: Provided further , That the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall coordinate with block grant recipients and any other appropriate tribal organizations on the design of such demonstration and shall ensure the effective delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive assistance under this demonstration: Provided further , That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance provided under this demonstration: Provided further , That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and (6) The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading. Housing certificate fund (including rescissions) Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing and the heading Project-Based Rental Assistance , for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Provided , That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further , That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. Public housing capital fund For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ) (the Act ) $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such section: Provided further , That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term obligate means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided further , That up to $5,000,000 shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities: Provided further , That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided further , That of the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $23,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) occurring in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That of the amount made available under the previous proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures: Provided further , That of the total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437z–6 ) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. ): Provided further , That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Provided further , That the funding provided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings: Provided further , That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided further , That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to support the services element of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative: Provided further , That the Secretary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary program for residents: Provided further , That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice: Provided further , That for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further , That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further , That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers: Provided further , That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Public housing operating fund For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(e) ), $4,440,000,000. Choice neighborhoods initiative For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437v ), unless otherwise specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That the use of funds made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Provided further , That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Provided further , That grantees may include local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: Provided further , That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further , That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437x ), and grants under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section: Provided further , That of the amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing authorities: Provided further , That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations: Provided further , That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: Provided further , That no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to assist communities in developing comprehensive strategies for implementing this program or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with community notice and input: Provided further , That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, and performance metrics: Provided further , That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the heading Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI) in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. Family self-sufficiency For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary: Provided further , That such procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program: Provided further , That the Secretary may carry out a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers for homeless youth under the Family Unification Program authorized under section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act herein) with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program authorized under section 23 of the Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such a demonstration: Provided further , That any public housing agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers and an established Family Self-Sufficiency program may participate in such demonstration provided that they can demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public child welfare agency or agencies to serve the target population; (2) capacity to serve the target population; (3) the success of the agency’s existing Family Self-Sufficiency program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors established by the Secretary: Provided further , That the Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on whether the demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency. Native american housing block grants For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) ( 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq. ), $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA: Provided further , That of the funds made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA ( 25 U.S.C. 4212 ): Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000: Provided further , That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act. Native hawaiian housing block grant For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq. ), $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Indian housing loan guarantee fund program account For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a ), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program. Native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b ) and for such costs for loans used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended. Community planning and development Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq. ), $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Community development fund For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise specified: Provided , That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the Act herein) ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ): Provided further , That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration: Provided further , That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative ( EDI ) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5307 ): Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one national competition to Native American tribes with the greatest need. Community development loan guarantees program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5308 ), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $500,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided , That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Home investment partnerships program For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That notwithstanding the amount made available under this heading, the threshold reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided further , That the requirements under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such requirements applicable pursuant to the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 , shall not apply to any project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the Final Rule titled Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards which became effective on such date: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided further , That $35,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity building activities: Provided further , That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving high need rural communities. Homeless assistance grants For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the continuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of care program shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such emergency solutions grants program: Provided further , That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance programs: Provided further , That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project: Provided further , That all funds awarded for supportive services under the continuum of care program and the rural housing stability assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided further , That for all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided further , That the Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the continuum of care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements, performance measures, and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible: Provided further , That with respect to funds provided under this heading for the continuum of care program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent housing rental assistance may be administered by private nonprofit organizations: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Housing programs Project-based rental assistance For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act ), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: Provided , That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11401 ), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this paragraph: Provided further , That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f) : Provided further , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also use such amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a) ); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701s ); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2) ); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701q ); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2) ); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further , That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing , or the heading Housing Certificate Fund , may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended: Provided further , That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. Housing for the elderly For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: Provided further , That amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects: Provided further , That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further , That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, up to $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018, for purposes under this heading, and shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such purposes. Housing for persons with disabilities For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ), for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects: Provided further , That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018: Provided further , That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further , That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading may be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated. Housing counseling assistance For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Provided , That grants made available from amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training: Provided further , That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations. Rental housing assistance For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701s ) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1 ) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount, together with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of law. Payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq. ), up to $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided , That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided further , That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation: Provided further , That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees from any program participant: Provided further , That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided further , That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services. Federal housing administration Mutual mortgage insurance program account New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further , That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further , That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. General and special risk program account (including rescission) New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act: Provided further , That $10,000,000 previously provided under this heading is hereby permanently rescinded. Government national mortgage association Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended ( 12 U.S.C. 1721(g) ), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That $23,000,000 shall be available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government National Mortgage Association: Provided further , That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further , That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account. Policy development and research Research and technology For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq. ), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical assistance: Provided , That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies for research projects: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project: Provided further , That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–282 , 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity. Fair housing and equal opportunity Fair housing activities For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $40,100,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training: Provided further , That no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes Lead hazard reduction For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That up to $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided further , That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) and other provisions of the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further , That of the total amount made available under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs: Provided further , That each recipient of funds provided under the third proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided further , That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided further , That amounts made available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed. Information Technology fund For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific information systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition to any other information technology purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. Office of inspector general For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office. General provisions—Department of housing and urban development (including transfer of funds) (including rescissions) 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 203. Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2011 and for fiscal year 2012 each place such terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of statistical areas established by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3) , 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) , and Executive Order No. 10253. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 ( 42 U.S.C. 3545 ). 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended ( 12 U.S.C. 1811–1 ). 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided , That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request. 209. The President's formal budget request for fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act. 210. A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory board of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 211. No funds provided under this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ). 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects. (b) Phased Transfers Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c). (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions: (1) Number and bedroom size of Units (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: the number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects. (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: the Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority. (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable. (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary. (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials. (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy. (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants. (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects. (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions. (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost. (d) For purposes of this section— (1) the terms low-income and very low-income shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted; (2) the term multifamily housing project means housing that meets one of the following conditions— (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act; (B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement; (3) the term project-based assistance means— (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983); (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act; (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (4) the term receiving project or projects means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; (5) the term transferring project means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and (6) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (e) Public Notice and Research Report (1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 30 days before the effective date of such notice. (2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected properties. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) to any individual who— (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )); (2) is under 24 years of age; (3) is not a veteran; (4) is unmarried; (5) does not have a dependent child; (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E) ) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and (7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ), from private sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children. 214. The funds made available for Native Alaskans under the heading Native American Housing Block Grants in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005. 215. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g) ), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until September 30, 2015, insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( MAHRAA ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA. 217. The commitment authority funded by fees as provided under the heading Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided , That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment. 218. Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule: Provided , That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 219. With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1) , (2)): Provided , That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 220. No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts Executive Offices and Administrative Support Offices, as well as each account receiving appropriations for Program Office Salaries and Expenses , Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account , and Office of Inspector General within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 221. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based housing, including the number of all project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project-based units, all project-based units that have opted out or have otherwise been eliminated, and the reasons these units opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project-based units. 222. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. 223. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation must be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. The annual budget submissions for program offices and Office of General Counsel personnel funding must include program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item request. 224. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices to any other office funded under such heading: Provided , That no appropriation for any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses to any other account funded under such heading: Provided further , That no appropriation for any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries and expenses between any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices and any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses , but only with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 225. The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be considered a program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching. 226. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take the required actions under subsection (b) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract for similar project-based assistance: (1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score of 30 or less; or (2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and: (A) fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that all deficiencies have been corrected; or (B) receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC inspections. Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), but do not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13) ) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ). (b) The Secretary shall take the following required actions as authorized under subsection (a)— (1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. (2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following actions, and provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and the parties specified above: (A) impose civil money penalties; (B) abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected; (C) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures, which will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is offered; or (D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies. (c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( MAHRAA ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecutive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report shall include: (1) The enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such conditions multiple times; and (2) Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties. 227. None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2015. 228. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 229. Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437v ) is amended— (1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking fiscal year and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting fiscal year 2015. ; and (2) in subsection (o), by striking September and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting September 30, 2015. . 230. None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices. 231. Of the amounts made available for salaries and expenses under all accounts under this title (except for the Office of Inspector General account), a total of up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available in the Information Technology Fund account under this title. 232. Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof October 1, 2017 . 233. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA). 234. The language under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ), is amended— (1) by striking (except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) in both places it appears; (2) in the second proviso, by striking 2015 and inserting 2018 ; (3) in the third proviso, after associated with such conversion , by inserting in excess of amounts made available under this heading ; (4) in the fourth proviso, by striking 60,000 and inserting 185,000 ; (5) in the penultimate proviso, by— (A) striking for fiscal years 2012 through December 31, 2014 ; (B) striking and agreement of the administering public housing agency ; and (C) inserting a long-term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a term of no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an operating cost factor established by the Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f note), or, subject to agreement of the administering public housing agency, to assistance under following vouchers to assistance under ; (6) by inserting the following provisos before the final proviso: Provided further , That amounts made available under the heading Rental Housing Assistance during the period of conversion under the previous proviso, which may extend beyond fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all timely applications, shall be available for project-based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the previous proviso: Provided further , That amounts, including contract authority, recaptured from contracts following a conversion under the previous two provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended for such conversions: Provided further , That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under the heading Rental Housing Assistance , amounts made available for tenant protection vouchers under the heading Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and specifically associated with any such conversions, and amounts made available under the previous proviso as needed to the account under the Project-Based Rental Assistance heading to facilitate conversion under the three previous provisos and any increase in cost for Project-Based Rental Assistance associated with such conversion shall be equal to amounts so transferred: ; and (7) in the final proviso, by— (A) striking with respect to the previous proviso and inserting with respect to the previous four provisos ; and (B) striking impact of the previous proviso and inserting impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013 conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act . 235. None of the funds made available by this Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing Administration program may be used to implement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program. 236. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a state. 237. All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading “Brownfields Redevelopment” are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided further , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby permanently rescinded. 238. Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i) ), as amended by section 210 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of Public Law 113–76 ; 128 Stat. 625), is amended— (1) by striking which shall not be lower in the matter preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end of subclause (I) and inserting the following: ‘‘which— (I) shall not be lower than 80 percent of— (aa) the applicable fair market rental established under section 8(c) of this Act; or (bb) at the discretion of the Secretary, such other applicable fair market rental established by the Secretary that the Secretary determines more accurately reflects local market conditions and is based on an applicable market area that is geographically smaller than the applicable market area used for purposes of the applicable fair market rental under section 8(c); except that a public housing agency may apply to the Secretary for exception allowing for a flat rental amount for a property that is lower than the amount otherwise determined pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant such exception if the Secretary determines that the fair market rental for the applicable market area pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) does not reflect the market value of the property and the proposed lower flat rental amount is based on a market analysis of the applicable market and complies with subclause (II) and ; (2) in subclause (II), by inserting shall before be designed ; and (3) in the matter after and below subclause (II), by striking Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 2014, with the requirement of this clause, except that if and inserting If . 239. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require the relocation, or to carry out any required relocation, of any asset management positions of the Office of Multifamily Housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 240. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 )) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5306 ). 241. Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: Exhausting all reasonable possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee shall include a good faith consideration of loan modification as well as meeting standards for servicing loans in default, as determined by the Secretary. . This title may be cited as the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Related agencies Access board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $7,548,000: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses. Federal maritime commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended ( 46 U.S.C. 307 ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 , $25,660,000: Provided , That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. National railroad passenger corporation Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,999,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. App. 3 ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government ( 18 U.S.C. 1001 ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further , That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further , That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak: Provided further , That concurrent with the President's budget request for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format and substance to those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government. National transportation safety board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ), $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. Neighborhood reinvestment corporation Payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8101–8107 ), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing program: Provided , That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms and conditions: (1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation ( NRC ) shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved by HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements. (2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction payments. (3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower's financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy by all interested parties. (4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of any procedures or activities that could be construed as a conflict of interest or have the appearance of impropriety. (5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas. (6) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to build the mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate in NRC training shall pay market rates for such training. (7) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under this section. (8) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities program. (9) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as determined by the NRC. (10) The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default. United states interagency council on homelessness Operating expenses For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2016 in section 209 and inserting October 1, 2017 . IV General provisions—this act 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That the report shall include: (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (B) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (C) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further , That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: Provided , That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities: Provided further , That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownsfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization Act ( Public Law 107–118 ) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain. 408. All Federal agencies and departments that are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole-source contracts by no later than July 30, 2015. Such report shall include the contractor, the amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole-source contract. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 410. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto. 411. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the Buy American Act ). 412. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act ( 41 U.S.C. 10a–10c ). 413. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 414. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 415. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law. 416. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey. 417. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce section 18.36(c)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes. 419. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 420. It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States. 421. All agencies and departments funded by the Act shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal year a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of vehicles owned, leased, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: Provided , That for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. 423. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committee in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if-- (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 424. Any Federal agency or department that is funded under this Act shall respond to any recommendation made to such agency or department by the Government Accountability Office in a timely manner. This division may be cited as the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . L Further continuing appropriations, 2015 101. The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 ( Public Law 113–164 ) is amended by— (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting February 27, 2015 ; (2) striking the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution in section 144 and inserting December 11, 2014 ; and (3) adding after section 149 the following new sections: 150. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for Department of Homeland Security—United States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses shall be obligated at a rate for operations necessary for Presidential candidate nominee protection. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this section. 151. The Department of Homeland Security shall continue preparations to award the construction contract for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 2015. . 102. (a) Section 44302(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . (b) Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . (c) Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . M Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 1. Short title This division may be cited as the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) American expatriate health insurance companies should be permitted to compete on a level playing field in the global marketplace; (2) the global competitiveness of American companies should be encouraged; and (3) in implementing the health insurance provider fee under section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ; 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) and other provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ), the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of Labor should continue to recognize the unique and multinational features of expatriate health plans and the United States companies that operate such plans and the competitive pressures of such plans and companies. 3. Treatment of expatriate health plans under ACA (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of (including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and of title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ) shall not apply with respect to— (1) expatriate health plans; (2) employers with respect to such plans, solely in their capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to coverage offered by such issuers under such plans. (b) Minimum essential coverage and reporting requirements (1) In general For the purpose of section 5000A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the definition of minimum essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by reference: (A) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) of this section shall be treated as an eligible employer sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code. (B) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of this section shall be treated as a plan in the individual market under section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subparagraph shall apply solely for the purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code. (2) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H of such Code), except that statements furnished to individuals may be provided through electronic media and the primary insured shall be deemed to have consented to receive the statements under such sections in electronic form, unless the individual explicitly refuses such consent. Notwithstanding subsection (a), section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall continue to apply with respect to applicable employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in such section) of a qualified expatriate described in section 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than transferred) to work in the United States. (c) Qualified expatriates, spouses, and dependents not United States health risk (1) In general For purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.), for calendar years after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any spouse, dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the plan) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a United States health risk. (2) Special rule Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance issuer shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such issuer under such section for each such year (determined without regard to this paragraph) as— (A) the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, less the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, bears to (B) the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Expatriate health insurance issuer The term expatriate health insurance issuer means a health insurance issuer that issues expatriate health plans. (2) Expatriate health plan The term expatriate health plan means a group health plan, health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan, or health insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, dependents, and other individuals enrolled in the plan) that meets each of the following standards: (A) Substantially all of the primary enrollees in such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates with respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the previous sentence, an individual shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the individual is not a national of the United States and the individual resides in the country of which the individual is a citizen. (B) Substantially all of the benefits provided under the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits described in section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (C) The plan or coverage provides coverage for inpatient hospital services, outpatient facility services, physician services, and emergency services (comparable to such emergency services coverage described in and offered under section 8903(1) of title 5, United States Code for plan year 2009)— (i) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(A), both in the United States and in the country or countries from which the individual was transferred or assigned (accounting for flexibility needed with existing coverage), and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate (after taking into account the barriers and prohibitions to providing health care services in the countries as designated); (ii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries in which the individual is present in connection with the individual’s employment, and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; or (iii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C), in the country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate. (D) The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the benefits provided by the expatriate health plan satisfy a standard at least actuarially equivalent to the level provided for in section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (E) If the plan or coverage provides dependent coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such dependent coverage available for adult children until the adult child turns 26 years of age, unless such individual is the child of a child receiving dependent coverage. (F) The plan or coverage— (i) is issued by an expatriate health plan issuer, or administered by an administrator, that together with any other person in the expatriate health plan issuer's or administrator’s controlled group (as described in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the regulations promulgated thereunder)), has licenses to sell insurance in more than two countries, and, with respect to such plan, coverage, or company in the controlled group— (I) maintains network provider agreements that provide for direct claims payments, directly or through third party contracts, with health care providers in eight or more countries; (II) maintains call centers, directly or through third party contracts, in three or more countries and accepts calls from customers in eight or more languages; (III) processes (in the aggregate together with other plans or coverage it issues or administers) at least $1,000,000 in claims in foreign currency equivalents each year; (IV) makes available (directly or through third party contracts) global evacuation/repatriation coverage; and (V) maintains legal and compliance resources in three or more countries; and (ii) offers reimbursements for items or services under such plan or coverage in the local currency in eight or more countries. (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq. ), chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq. ), which would otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or issuer, if not for the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (3) Qualified expatriate The term qualified expatriate means a primary insured, or individual otherwise described in subparagraph (C)— (A) (i) whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or expertise is of a type that has caused his or her employer to transfer or assign him or her to the United States for a specific and temporary purpose or assignment tied to his or her employment; and (ii) in connection with such transfer or assignment, is reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to require access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries, and is offered other multinational benefits on a periodic basis (such as tax equalization, compensation for cross border moving expenses, or compensation to enable the expatriate to return to their home country); (B) who is working outside of the United States for a period of at least 180 days in a consecutive 12-month period that overlaps with the plan year; or (C) who is a member of a group of similarly situated individuals— (i) that is formed for the purpose of traveling or relocating internationally in service of one or more of the purposes listed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similarly situated organizations or groups (such as students or religious missionaries); (ii) that is not formed primarily for the sale of health insurance coverage; and (iii) that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, determines requires access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries. (4) United States The term United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (5) Miscellaneous terms (A) Group health plan; health insurance coverage; health insurance issuer; plan sponsor The terms group health plan , health insurance coverage , health insurance issuer , and plan sponsor have the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 ). (B) Transfer The term transfer means an employer has transferred an employee to perform services for a branch of the same employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or subsidiary thereof. (e) Regulations The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act, including such rules as may be necessary to prevent inappropriate expansion of the application of the exclusions under this Act from applicable laws and regulations, and to amend existing annual reporting requirements or procedures to include applicable qualified expatriate health insurers’ total number of expatriate plan enrollees. (f) Effective date Unless otherwise specified, this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2015. N Other Matters 101. Separate Contribution Limits for Contributions Made to National Parties To Support Presidential Nominating Conventions, National Party Headquarters Buildings, and Recounts (a) Separate limits Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30116(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year; ; (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) An account described in this paragraph is any of the following accounts: (A) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (other than a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses, except that the aggregate amount of expenditures the national committee of a political party may make from such account may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any single convention. (B) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses (including expenses for obligations incurred during the 2-year period which ends on the date of the enactment of this paragraph). (C) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used to defray expenses incurred with respect to the preparation for and the conduct of election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to determination of coordinated expenditure limitations Section 315(d) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30116(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection shall not apply to expenditures made from any of the accounts described in subsection (a)(9). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds that are solicited, received, transferred, or spent on or after the date of the enactment of this section. 102. Modification of Treatment of Certain Health Organizations (a) In general Paragraph (5) of section 833(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking this section and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) , and (2) by inserting and for activities that improve health care quality after clinical services . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009. 103. Budgetary Effects (a) Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). (c) Classification of budgetary effects Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be estimated— (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. O Multiemployer Pension Reform 1. Short title This division may be cited as the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 . 2. Table of Contents The table of contents for this division is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of Contents. Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage. Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes. Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans. Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions Sec. 121. Mergers. Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. I Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules A Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules (a) In general Subtitle C of title II of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 ( 26 U.S.C. 412 note) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1084 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (C). (2) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 431(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (C). 102. Election to be in critical status (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Election to be in critical status Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)— (A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year, (B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and (C) a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B). . (2) Annual certification (A) In general Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking , and and inserting or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and . (B) Actuarial projections Section 305(b)(3)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B) ) is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking In making the determinations and inserting Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses. . (3) Notice (A) Of election to be in critical status Section 305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i) ) is amended— (i) by inserting after for a plan year the following: or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulations or other guidance. (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code (1) In general Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Election to be in critical status Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)— (A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year, (B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and (C) a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B). . (2) Annual certification (A) In general Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking , and and inserting or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and . (B) Actuarial projections Section 432(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking In making the determinations and inserting Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses. . (3) Notice (A) Of election to be in critical status Section 432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended— (i) by inserting after for a plan year the following: or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations or other guidance. . (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(4)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: (B) Emergence (i) In general A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (I) the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year; (II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(2) or section 304 (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006); and (III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. (ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions (I) Special emergence rule Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1); and (bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years, regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year. (II) Reentry into critical status A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless— (aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d); or (bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. . (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code Section 432(e)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (B) Emergence (i) In general A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (I) the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year, (II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(2) or section 412(e) (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006), and (III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. (ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions (I) Special emergence rule Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1), and (bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years, regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year. (II) Reentry into critical status A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless— (aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d), or (bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ), as amended by section 102, is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and inserting the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5), ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule A plan is described in this paragraph if— (A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and (B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year. . (2) Notice Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph. . (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii) and (iii) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by inserting after endangered status for a plan year the following: , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5), . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and inserting the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5), ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule A plan is described in this paragraph if— (A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and (B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year. . (2) Notice Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended— (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph. . (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii) and (iii) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting after endangered status for a plan year the following: , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5), . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(c)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking of such period and inserting of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3) ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking any plan year and inserting the last plan year . (b) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 432(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking of such period and inserting of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3) ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking any plan year and inserting the last plan year . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods (1) Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan (A) In general A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan. (B) Special rules for benefit increases A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan. (2) Special Rules for Plan Adoption Period During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan— (A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for— (i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants, (ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or (iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and (B) no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law. . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code Section 432(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods (1) Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan (A) In general A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan. (B) Special rules for benefit increases A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan. (2) Special rules for plan adoption period During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan— (A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for— (i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants, (ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or (iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and (B) no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply with other applicable law. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan (A) Initial Contribution Schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and (ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (B) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and (ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (C) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires. (D) Failure to make scheduled contributions Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this paragraph shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such. , (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan (i) Initial Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and (II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (ii) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and (II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (iii) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (i) or (ii) expires. (iv) Failure to make scheduled contributions Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this subsection shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such. . (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan (A) Initial contribution schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and (ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (B) Subsequent contribution schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and (ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (C) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires. , and (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan (i) Initial contribution schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and (II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (ii) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and (II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (iii) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (ii) or (iii) expires. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1421 ; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed. (2) Modification of insolvency rules Section 4245 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1426 ) is amended— (A) by striking reorganization each place it appears and inserting critical status, as described in subsection 305(b)(2), ; (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by striking The suspension and inserting (A) The suspension ; (ii) by striking (within the meaning of section 4241(b)(6)) ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) the term person in pay status means— (I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and (II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan. (ii) the base plan year for any plan year is— (I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or (II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year. (iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement— (I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and (II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year. (iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements. ; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking (determined in accordance with section 4243(3)(B)(ii)) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. ; (D) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the corporation, the parties described in section 4242(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting the parties described in section 101(f)(1) ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 4242(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting section 101(f)(1) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (g) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 305(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Definition of reorganization index Section 4001(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1301(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (9). (B) Minimum funding standards Section 304(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1084(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) In general For purposes of section 302, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years. . (C) Modification of part heading Part 3 of subtitle D of title IV of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq. ) is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (D) Conforming amendment to table of contents The table of contents in section 1 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4241 through 4244A. (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (1) In general Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed. (2) Modification of insolvency rules Section 418E of such Code is amended— (A) by striking reorganization each place it appears and inserting critical status, as described in subsection 432(b)(2), ; (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by striking The suspension and inserting (A) The suspension ; (ii) by striking (within the meaning of section 418(b)(6)) ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) the term person in pay status means— (I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and (II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan. (ii) the base plan year for any plan year is— (I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or (II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year. (iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement— (I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and (II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year. (iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements. ; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking (determined in accordance with section 418B(3)(B)(ii)) ; (ii) by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. ; (D) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the corporation, the parties described in section 418A(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting the parties described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 418A(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (h) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 432(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Minimum funding standards Section 431(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) In general For purposes of section 412, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years. . (B) Modification of subpart heading Subpart C of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (C) Conforming amendment to table of contents The table of contents for such subpart C is amended by striking the items relating to sections 418 through 418D. (D) Conforming amendment to table of subparts The table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9); (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (B) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking During the rehabilitation plan adoption period— and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan— ; (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination (1) Benefit reduction Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201. (2) Surcharges Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5). (3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (A) In general Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5). (B) Special rules For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B). (4) Emergence from endangered or critical status In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status. (5) Simplified calculations The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c). . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9), (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (B) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), striking During the rehabilitation plan adoption period— and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan— ; (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination (1) Benefit reduction Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (2) Surcharges Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act. (3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (A) In general Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of such Act and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act. (B) Special rules For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B). (4) Emergence from endangered or critical status In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status. (5) Simplified calculations The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c) of such Act. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the contribution rate or other required contribution increases that go into effect during plan years beginning after December 31, 2014 and to surcharges the obligation for which accrue on or after December 31, 2014. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans (a) In general Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1322a(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined in section 205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a participant under a multiemployer plan which becomes insolvent under section 4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is terminated, such annuity shall not be treated as forfeitable solely because the participant has not died as of the date on which the plan became so insolvent or the termination date. . (b) Retroactive Application The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to multiemployer plan benefit payments becoming payable on or after January 1, 1985, except that the amendment shall not apply in any case where the surviving spouse has died before the date of the enactment of this Act. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information (a) In general Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) In general Each administrator of a defined benefit plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written request, furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan a copy of— (A) the current plan document (including any amendments thereto), (B) the latest summary plan description of the plan, (C) the current trust agreement (including any amendments thereto), or any other instrument or agreement under which the plan is established or operated, (D) in the case of a request by an employer, any participation agreement with respect to the plan for such employer that relates to the employer’s plan participation during the current or any of the 5 immediately preceding plan years, (E) the annual report filed under section 104 for any plan year, (F) the plan funding notice provided under subsection (f) for any plan year, (G) any periodic actuarial report (including any sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan year which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days, (H) any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual financial report prepared for the plan by any plan investment manager or advisor or other fiduciary which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days, (I) audited financial statements of the plan for any plan year, (J) any application filed with the Secretary of the Treasury requesting an extension under section 304(d) of this Act or section 431(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the determination of such Secretary pursuant to such application, and (K) in the case of a plan which was in critical or endangered status under section 305 for a plan year, the latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and the contribution schedules applicable with respect to such funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (other than a contribution schedule applicable to a specific employer). . (b) Limitations on disclosure Section 101(k)(3) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(3) ) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and inserting the following: In no case shall a participant, beneficiary, employee representative, or employer be entitled under this subsection to receive more than one copy of any document described in paragraph (1) during any one 12-month period, or, in the case of any document described in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) of paragraph (1), a copy of any such document that as of the date on which the request is received by the administrator, has been in the administrator’s possession for 6 years or more. If the administrator provides a copy of a document described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the administrator shall be considered as having met any obligation the administrator may have under any other provision of this title to furnish a copy of the same document to such person upon request. . (c) Retention of records Section 107 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1027 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k)) after file any report ; and (2) by inserting a copy of such report and after shall maintain . (d) Civil enforcement Section 502(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1132(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (9), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (11) in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case of an employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to obtain appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such violation or (ii) to enforce such subsection. . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. B Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions 121. Mergers (a) PBGC assistance for multiemployer plan mergers Section 4231 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1411 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Facilitated mergers (1) In general When requested to do so by the plan sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or more multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the transaction is in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of at least one of the plans and is not reasonably expected to be adverse to the overall interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of the plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical assistance, mediation, communication with stakeholders, and support with related requests to other government agencies. (2) Financial assistance In order to facilitate a merger which it determines is necessary to enable one or more of the plans involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the corporation may provide financial assistance (within the meaning of section 4261) to the merged plan if— (A) one or more of the multiemployer plans participating in the merger is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4)); (B) the corporation reasonably expects that— (i) such financial assistance will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plans involved; and (ii) such financial assistance is necessary for the merged plan to become or remain solvent; (C) the corporation certifies that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans will not be impaired by such financial assistance; and (D) such financial assistance is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans. Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial assistance, the corporation shall provide notice of such financial assistance to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans (a) In general (1) In general Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1413 ) is amended to read as follows: 4233. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans (a) (1) Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for a partition of the plan, the corporation may order a partition of the plan in accordance with this section. The corporation shall make a determination regarding the application not later than 270 days after the date such application was filed (or, if later, the date such application was completed) in accordance with regulations promulgated by the corporation. (2) Not later than 30 days after submitting an application for partition of a plan under paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the plan shall notify the participants and beneficiaries of such application, in the form and manner prescribed by regulations issued by the corporation. (b) For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiemployer plan if— (1) the plan is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4)); (2) the corporation determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking concurrently with an application for partition) all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency, including the maximum benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9), if applicable; (3) the corporation reasonably expects that— (A) a partition of the plan will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plan; and (B) a partition of the plan is necessary for the plan to remain solvent; (4) the corporation certifies to Congress that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans (including any liabilities associated with multiemployer plans that are insolvent or that are projected to become insolvent within 10 years) will not be impaired by such partition; and (5) the cost to the corporation arising from such partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans. (c) The corporation's partition order shall provide for a transfer to the plan referenced in subsection (d)(1) of the minimum amount of the plan’s liabilities necessary for the plan to remain solvent. (d) (1) The plan created by the partition order is a successor plan to which section 4022A applies. (2) The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan prior to the partition and the administrator of such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the administrator, respectively, of the plan created by the partition order. (3) In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that was partitioned within ten years following the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 with respect to both the plan that was partitioned and the plan created by the partition order. If the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that was partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the partition order). (e) (1) For each participant or beneficiary of the plan whose benefit was transferred to the plan created by the partition order pursuant to a partition, the plan that was partitioned shall pay a monthly benefit to such participant or beneficiary for each month in which such benefit is in pay status following the effective date of such partition in an amount equal to the excess of— (A) the monthly benefit that would be paid to such participant or beneficiary for such month under the terms of the plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the effective date of such partition) if the partition had not occurred, over (B) the monthly benefit for such participant or beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A. (2) In any case in which a plan provides a benefit improvement (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi)) that takes effect after the effective date of the partition, the plan shall pay to the corporation for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date, an annual amount equal to the lesser of— (A) the total value of the increase in benefit payments for such year that is attributable to the benefit improvement, or (B) the total benefit payments from the plan created by the partition for such year. Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition to, any other premium imposed by the corporation under this title. (3) The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums imposed by the corporation under this title with respect to participants whose benefits were transferred to the plan created by the partition order for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date. (f) Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the corporation shall provide notice of such order to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and any affected participants or beneficiaries. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. C Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans (a) Increase in premium rate for multiemployer plans Section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (iv), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (v)— (i) by inserting and before January 1, 2015, after December 31, 2012, ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each individual who is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan year. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (M) For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal to the greater of— (i) the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount by the ratio of— (I) the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for the first of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year in which such plan year begins, to (II) the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2013; and (ii) such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the preceding calendar year. If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $1, such product shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. . (b) Treatment of certain funds Section 4005(b)(3) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1305(b)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking Whenever and inserting (A) Whenever ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)— (i) the amounts of premiums received under section 4006 with respect to the fund to be used for basic benefits under section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be placed in a noninterest-bearing account within such fund in the following amounts: (I) for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000; (II) for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000; (III) for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000; (IV) for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and (V) for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000; (ii) premiums received in fiscal years specified in subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be allocated in order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the amount specified and second to any other accounts within such fund; and (iii) financial assistance, as provided under section 4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the noninterest-bearing and other accounts within the fund. . (c) Report In addition to any other report required by section 4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under the amendment made by subsection (a) are sufficient for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its projected mean stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the ten- and twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including an explanation of the assumptions underlying this analysis; and (2) if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the premium levels are insufficient to meet such obligations (or are in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such obligations), a proposed schedule of revised premiums sufficient to meet (but not exceed) such obligations. (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. II Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining status Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(a) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) if the plan is in critical and declining status— (A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and (B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9). . (2) Critical and declining status defined Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ), as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Critical and declining status For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent). . (3) Annual certification Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended— (A) by striking and whether and inserting , whether , and (B) by inserting , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year before , and at the end. (4) Annual funding notices Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, whether the plan was in critical and declining status under section 305 for such plan year and, if so— (I) the projected date of insolvency; (II) a clear statement that such insolvency may result in benefit reductions; and (III) a statement describing whether the plan sponsor has taken legally permitted actions to prevent insolvency. . (5) Projections of assets and liabilities Section 305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections of critical and declining status In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that— (I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and (II) the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect. . (6) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status Section 305(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e) ) (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status (A) In general Notwithstanding section 204(g) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate. (B) Suspension of benefits (i) Suspension of benefits defined For purposes of this subsection, the term suspension of benefits means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits. (ii) Length of suspensions Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms. (iii) No liability The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph. (iv) Applicability For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants. (v) Retiree representative (I) In general In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process. (II) Reasonable expenses from plan The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status. (III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 404(a). The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee. (C) Conditions for suspensions The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met: (i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely. (ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following: (I) Current and past contribution levels. (II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals). (III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits. (IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection. (V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants. (VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally. (VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers. (VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan. (IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels. (X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers. (D) Limitations on suspensions Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A on the date of the suspension. (ii) (I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause; (III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— (aa) the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by (bb) 60 months. (iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph. (iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency. (v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition. (vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following: (I) Age and life expectancy. (II) Length of time in pay status. (III) Amount of benefit. (IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement. (V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit. (VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases. (VII) History of benefit increases and reductions. (VIII) Years to retirement for active employees. (IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits. (X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status. (XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability. (vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall— (I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, (II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and (III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 — (aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, and (bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan. (E) Benefit improvements (i) In general The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless— (I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and (II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 4245. (ii) Equitable Distribution of Benefit Improvements (I) Limitation The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined. (II) Equitable distribution of benefits The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended. (iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi). (iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which— (I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or (II) is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (v) Additional limitations Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan. (vi) Definition of benefit improvement For purposes of this subparagraph, the term benefit improvement means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan. (F) Notice requirements (i) In general No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to— (I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts, (II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a)) under the plan, and (III) each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer. (ii) Content of notice The notice under clause (i) shall contain— (I) sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary, (II) a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions, (III) a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted, (IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries, (V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and (VI) information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate. (iii) Form and manner Any notice under clause (i)— (I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law, (II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and (III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided. (iv) Other notice requirement Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 204(h). (v) Model notice The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (G) Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor (i) In general The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F). (ii) Solicitation of comments Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Secretary of the Treasury. (iii) Required action; deemed approval The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury of an application shall be treated as a final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Agency review In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause. (v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous. (H) Participant ratification process (i) In general No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension. (ii) Administration of vote Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph. (iii) Ballots The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following: (I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension. (II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii). (III) A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor. (IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect. (V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension. (VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency. (iv) Communication by plan sponsor It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means. (v) Systemically important plans (I) In general Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote— (aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or (bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 under such modification). (II) Recommendations Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension. (III) Systemically important plan defined (aa) In general For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented. (bb) Indexing For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000. (vi) Final authorization to suspend In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)). (I) Judicial review (i) Denial of application An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial. (ii) Approval of suspension of benefits (I) Timing of action An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi). (II) Standards of review (aa) In general A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code. (bb) Temporary injunction A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case. (iii) Restricted cause of action A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title. (iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action. (J) Special rule for emergence from critical status A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as— (i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and (ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 4245. . (7) Rules relating to withdrawal liability (A) Benefit suspensions disregarded Section 305(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status, after benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) . (B) Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal liability claims Section 4219(d) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1399(d) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting or to any arrangement relating to withdrawal liability involving the plan. . (C) Civil actions Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1303 )(f)(1)) is amended by inserting plan sponsor, before fiduciary . (8) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 305(e)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9) ). (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining status Section 432(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) if the plan is in critical and declining status— (A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and (B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9). . (2) Critical and declining status defined Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Critical and declining status For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent). . (3) Annual certification Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by striking and whether and inserting , whether , and (B) by inserting , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year before , and at the end. (4) Projections of assets and liabilities Section 432(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections of Critical and Declining Status In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that— (I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and (II) the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect. . (5) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status Section 432(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status (A) In general Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate. (B) Suspension of benefits (i) Suspension of benefits defined For purposes of this subsection, the term suspension of benefits means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits. (ii) Length of suspensions Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms. (iii) No liability The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph. (iv) Applicability For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants. (v) Retiree representative (I) In general In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process. (II) Reasonable expenses from plan The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status. (III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 4975. The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee. (C) Conditions for suspensions The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met: (i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 418E, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely. (ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following: (I) Current and past contribution levels. (II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals). (III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits. (IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection. (V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants. (VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally. (VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers. (VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan. (IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels. (X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers. (D) Limitations on suspensions Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on the date of the suspension. (ii) (I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause; (III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— (aa) the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by (bb) 60 months. (iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph. (iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency. (v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition. (vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following: (I) Age and life expectancy. (II) Length of time in pay status. (III) Amount of benefit. (IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement. (V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit. (VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases. (VII) History of benefit increases and reductions. (VIII) Years to retirement for active employees. (IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits. (X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status. (XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability. (vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall— (I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or an agreement with the plan, (II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and (III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 — (aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of such Act or an agreement with the plan, and (bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan. (E) Benefit improvements (i) In general The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless— (I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and (II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 418E. (ii) Equitable distribution of benefit improvements (I) Limitation The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined. (II) Equitable distribution of benefits The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended. (iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi). (iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which— (I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or (II) is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (v) Additional limitations Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan. (vi) Definition of benefit improvement For purposes of this subparagraph, the term benefit improvement means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan. (F) Notice requirements (i) In general No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to— (I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts, (II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) under the plan, and (III) each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer. (ii) Content of notice The notice under clause (i) shall contain— (I) sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary, (II) a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions, (III) a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted, (IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries, (V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and (VI) information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate. (iii) Form and manner Any notice under clause (i)— (I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law, (II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and (III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided. (iv) Other notice requirement Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 4980F. (v) Model notice The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (G) Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor (i) In general The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury shall approve, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F). (ii) Solicitation of comments Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Department of the Treasury. (iii) Required action; deemed approval The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of an application shall be treated as final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Agency review In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause. (v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous. (H) Participant ratification process (i) In general No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension. (ii) Administration of vote Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph. (iii) Ballots The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following: (I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension. (II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii). (III) A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor. (IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect. (V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension. (VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency. (iv) Communication by plan sponsor It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means. (v) Systemically important plans (I) In general Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote— (aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or (bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 under such modification). (II) Recommendations Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension. (III) Systemically important plan defined (aa) In general For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented. (bb) Indexing For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000. (vi) Final authorization to suspend In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)). (I) Judicial review (i) Denial of application An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial. (ii) Approval of suspension of benefits (I) Timing of action An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi). (II) Standards of review (aa) In general A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code. (bb) Temporary injunction A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case. (iii) Restricted cause of action A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title. (iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action. (J) Special rule for emergence from critical status A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as— (i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and (ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 418E. . (6) Rule relating to withdrawal liability Section 432(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting , or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status, after benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) . (7) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 432(e)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. P Other Retirement-Related Modifications 1. Substantial cessation of operations (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1362 ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Treatment of substantial cessation of operations (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at a facility in any location, the employer shall be treated with respect to any single employer plan established and maintained by the employer covering participants at such facility as if the employer were a substantial employer under a plan under which more than one employer makes contributions and the provisions of sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall apply. (2) Substantial cessation of operations For purposes of this subsection: (A) In general The term substantial cessation of operations means a permanent cessation of operations at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of a number of eligible employees at the facility equivalent to more than 15 percent of the number of all eligible employees of the employer, determined immediately before the earlier of— (i) the date of the employer's decision to implement such cessation, or (ii) in the case of a workforce reduction which includes 1 or more eligible employees described in paragraph (6)(B), the earliest date on which any such eligible employee was separated from employment. (B) Workforce reduction Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the term workforce reduction means the number of eligible employees at a facility who are separated from employment by reason of the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility. (C) Relocation of workforce An eligible employee separated from employment at a facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if, within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the employer, at the same or another facility located in the United States, by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States. (D) Dispositions If, whether by reason of a sale or other disposition of the assets or stock of a contributing sponsor (or any member of the same controlled group as such a sponsor) of the plan relating to operations at a facility or otherwise, an employer (the transferee employer ) other than the employer which experiences the substantial cessation of operations (the transferor employer ) conducts any portion of such operations, then— (i) an eligible employee separated from employment with the transferor employer at the facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if— (I) within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the transferee employer by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States; and (II) in the case of an eligible employee who is a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer; and (ii) an eligible employee who continues to be employed at the facility by the transferee employer shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if— (I) the eligible employee is not a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, or (II) in any other case, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer. (3) Exemption for plans with limited underfunding Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single employer plan if, for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred— (A) there were fewer than 100 participants with accrued benefits under the plan as of the valuation date of the plan for the plan year (as determined under section 303(g)(2)); or (B) the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year was 90 percent or greater. (4) Election to make additional contributions to satisfy liability (A) In general An employer may elect to satisfy the employer's liability with respect to a plan by reason of paragraph (1) by making additional contributions to the plan in the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each plan year in the 7-plan-year period beginning with the plan year in which the cessation occurred. Any such additional contribution for a plan year shall be in addition to any minimum required contribution under section 303 for such plan year and shall be paid not later than the earlier of— (i) the due date for the minimum required contribution for such year under section 303(j); or (ii) in the case of the first such contribution, the date that is 1 year after the date on which the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred, and in the case of subsequent contributions, the same date in each succeeding year. (B) Amount determined (i) In general Except as provided in clause (iii), the amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to each plan year in the 7-plan-year period is the product of— (I) 1/7 of the unfunded vested benefits determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date of the plan (as determined under section 303(g)(2)) for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred; and (II) the reduction fraction. (ii) Reduction fraction For purposes of clause (i), the reduction fraction of a single employer plan is equal to— (I) the number of participants with accrued benefits in the plan who were included in computing the workforce reduction under paragraph (2)(B) as a result of the cessation of operations at the facility; divided by (II) the number of eligible employees of the employer who are participants with accrued benefits in the plan, determined as of the same date the determination under paragraph (2)(A) is made. (iii) Limitation The additional contribution under this subparagraph for any plan year shall not exceed the excess, if any, of— (I) 25 percent of the difference between the market value of the assets of the plan and the funding target of the plan for the preceding plan year; over (II) the minimum required contribution under section 303 for the plan year. (C) Permitted cessation of annual installments when plan becomes sufficiently funded An employer's obligation to make additional contributions under this paragraph shall not apply to— (i) the first plan year (beginning on or after the first day of the plan year in which the cessation occurs) for which the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90 percent or greater, or (ii) any plan year following such first plan year. (D) Coordination with funding waivers (i) In general If the Secretary of the Treasury issues a funding waiver under section 302(c) with respect to the plan for a plan year in the 7-plan-year period under subparagraph (A), the additional contribution with respect to such plan year shall be permanently waived. (ii) Notice An employer maintaining a plan with respect to which such a funding waiver has been issued or a request for such a funding waiver is pending shall provide notice to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and at such time as the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide, of a cessation of operations to which paragraph (1) applies. (E) Enforcement (i) Notice An employer making the election under this paragraph shall provide notice to the Corporation, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Corporation, of— (I) such election, not later than 30 days after the earlier of the date the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred; (II) the payment of each additional contribution, not later than 10 days after such payment; (III) any failure to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period, not later than 10 days after the due date for such payment; (IV) the waiver under subparagraph (D)(i) of the obligation to make an additional contribution for any year, not later than 30 days after the funding waiver described in such subparagraph is granted; and (V) the cessation of any obligation to make additional contributions under subparagraph (C), not later than 10 days after the due date for payment of the additional contribution for the first plan year to which such cessation applies. (ii) Acceleration of liability to the plan for failure to pay If an employer fails to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period by the due date for such payment, the employer shall, as of such date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to the balance which remains unpaid as of such date of the aggregate amount of additional contributions required to be paid by the employer during such 7-year-plan period. The Corporation may waive or settle the liability described in the preceding sentence, at the discretion of the Corporation. (iii) Civil action The Corporation may bring a civil action in the district courts of the United States in accordance with section 4003(e) to compel an employer making such election to pay the additional contributions required under this paragraph. (5) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Eligible employee The term eligible employee means an employee who is eligible to participate in an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2)) established and maintained by the employer. (B) Funding target The term funding target means, with respect to any plan year, the funding target as determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for purposes of determining the premium paid to the Corporation under section 4007 for the plan year. (C) Market value The market value of the assets of a plan shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of section 4006(a)(3)(E). (6) Special rules (A) Change in operation of certain facilities and property For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a qualified lodging facility (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if such operations are continued by an eligible independent contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of such Code) pursuant to an agreement with the employer. (B) Aggregation of prior separations The workforce reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to any cessation of operations shall be determined by taking into account any separation from employment of any eligible employee at the facility (other than a separation which is not taken into account as workforce reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2)) which— (i) is related to the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility, and (ii) occurs during the 3-year period preceding such cessation. (C) No addition to prefunding balance For purposes of section 303(f)(6)(B) and section 430(f)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any additional contribution made under paragraph (4) shall be treated in the same manner as a contribution an employer is required to make in order to avoid a benefit reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by this section shall apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Transition rule An employer that had a cessation of operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as in effect before the amendment made by this section), but did not enter into an arrangement with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to satisfy the requirements of such subsection (as so in effect) before such date of enactment, shall be permitted to make the election under section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in effect after the amendment made by this section) as if such cessation had occurred on such date of enactment. Such election shall be made not later than 30 days after such Corporation issues, on or after such date of the enactment, a final administrative determination that a substantial cessation of operations has occurred. (c) Direction to the Corporation The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement, administrative, or other action pursuant to section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or in connection with an agreement settling liability arising under such section, that is inconsistent with the amendment made by this section, without regard to whether the action relates to a cessation or other event that occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless such action is in connection with a settlement agreement that is in place before June 1, 2014. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not initiate a new enforcement action with respect to section 4062(e) of such Act that is inconsistent with its enforcement policy in effect on June 1, 2014. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age (a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1054 ) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection: (k) Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (1) In general Notwithstanding section 3(24), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this title, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2). (2) Applicable plan For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term applicable plan means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of— (i) an age otherwise permitted under section 3(24), or (ii) the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan. A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer. (B) Expanded application Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees. (C) Limitation on expanded application A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who— (i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or (ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date. . (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this subchapter, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2). (2) Applicable plan For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term applicable plan means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of— (i) an age otherwise permitted under subsection (a)(8), or (ii) the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan. A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer. (B) Expanded application Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees. (C) Limitation on expanded application A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who— (i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or (ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children (a) Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1) ) is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code, (ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, (iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children. . (2) Aggregation rules Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2) ) is amended by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) . (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 414(y)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code, (ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, (iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children. . (2) Aggregation rules Section 414(y)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act ( 29 U.S.C. 401 note). Q Budgetary effects 1. Budgetary Effects (a) Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). (c) Classification of budgetary effects Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be estimated— (1) for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.\n\nSpeaker of the House of Representatives. 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and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n to assist each of\n\t\t\t the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such\n\t\t\t plan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Participation of\n\t\t\t regional utility organizations\n \n \n In establishing the team, the\n\t\t\t Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Energy action\n\t\t\t plan\n \n \n In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan\n\t\t\t shall include—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n recommendations,\n\t\t\t based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n reduce reliance\n\t\t\t and expenditures on imported fossil fuels;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n develop\n\t\t\t indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n improve\n\t\t\t performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and\n\t\t\t prioritization of specific projects;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n benchmarks for\n\t\t\t measuring progress toward implementation.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Reports to\n\t\t\t Secretary\n \n \n Not later than 1 year after the date on which the\n\t\t\t Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit\n\t\t\t to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and\n\t\t\t in implementing the energy action plan.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Annual reports\n\t\t\t to Congress\n \n \n Not later than 30 days after the date on which the\n\t\t\t Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the\n\t\t\t Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of\n\t\t\t the report of the team.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 83 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Faleomavaega , Mr. Sablan , and Ms. Bordallo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fossil fuels; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team."}}},{"rowIdx":536,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-83-rds-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-83"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":83,"string":"83"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"rds"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/2/hr/BILLS-113hr83rds.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr83rds.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-06 23:36:02.072"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 83 : To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In this section:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Comprehensive energy plan\n \n \n The term\n \n comprehensive energy plan\n \n means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section\n\t\t\t 604 of the Act entitled\n \n 48 U.S.C. 1492\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Energy action plan\n \n \n The term\n \n energy action plan\n \n means the plan required by subsection (d).\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Freely Associated States\n \n \n The term\n \n Freely Associated States\n \n means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic\n\t\t\t of Palau.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Insular areas\n \n \n The term\n \n insular areas\n \n means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto\n\t\t\t Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Secretary\n \n \n The term\n \n Secretary\n \n means the Secretary of the Interior.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Team\n \n \n The term\n \n team\n \n means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b).\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a\n\t\t\t team of technical, policy, and financial experts—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and\n\t\t\t environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated\n\t\t\t States; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action\n\t\t\t plan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Participation of regional utility organizations\n \n \n In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Energy action plans\n \n \n In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n promote access to affordable, reliable energy;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of\n\t\t\t specific projects;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Reports to Secretary\n \n \n Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually\n\t\t\t thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing\n\t\t\t progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy\n\t\t\t action plans.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Annual reports to Congress\n \n \n Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the\n\t\t\t team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate\n\t\t\t committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Funding\n \n \n No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section,\n\t\t\t and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available\n\t\t\t for such purpose.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2014.\n \n \n Karen L. Haas,\n \n \n Clerk\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 83 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 16, 2014 Received AN ACT To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plans In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) promote access to affordable, reliable energy; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plans. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. (g) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.\n\nPassed the House of Representatives September 15, 2014. Karen L. 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and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Participation of regional utility organizations\n \n \n In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Energy action plan\n \n \n In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fossil fuels;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of\n\t\t\t specific projects;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Reports to Secretary\n \n \n Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually\n\t\t\t thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing\n\t\t\t progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy\n\t\t\t action plan.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Annual reports to Congress\n \n \n Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the\n\t\t\t team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate\n\t\t\t committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In this section:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Comprehensive energy plan\n \n \n The term\n \n comprehensive energy plan\n \n means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section\n\t\t\t 604 of the Act entitled\n \n 48 U.S.C. 1492\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Energy action plan\n \n \n The term\n \n energy action plan\n \n means the plan required by subsection (d).\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Freely Associated States\n \n \n The term\n \n Freely Associated States\n \n means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic\n\t\t\t of Palau.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Insular areas\n \n \n The term\n \n insular areas\n \n means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto\n\t\t\t Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Secretary\n \n \n The term\n \n Secretary\n \n means the Secretary of the Interior.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Team\n \n \n The term\n \n team\n \n means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b).\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a\n\t\t\t team of technical, policy, and financial experts—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and\n\t\t\t environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated\n\t\t\t States; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action\n\t\t\t plan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Participation of regional utility organizations\n \n \n In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Energy action plans\n \n \n In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n promote access to affordable, reliable energy;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of\n\t\t\t specific projects;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Reports to Secretary\n \n \n Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually\n\t\t\t thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing\n\t\t\t progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy\n\t\t\t action plans.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Annual reports to Congress\n \n \n Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the\n\t\t\t team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate\n\t\t\t committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.\n \n \n \n \n \n Amend the title so as to read:\n \n \n \n June 19, 2014\n \n \n Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,\n\t\t\t and ordered to be printed\n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"IB Union Calendar No. 359 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 83 [Report No. 113–483] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Faleomavaega , Mr. Sablan , and Ms. Bordallo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 19, 2014 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fossil fuels; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.\n\n1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plans In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) promote access to affordable, reliable energy; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plans. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.\n\nAmend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. .\n\nJune 19, 2014 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed"}}},{"rowIdx":538,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-84-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-84"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":84,"string":"84"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr84ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr84ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:22.025"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 84 IH: Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Transportation\n\t\t\t security administration ombudsman office\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Subchapter II of\n \n chapter 449\n \n of title 49, United States\n\t\t\t Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n \n \n \n \n 44946.\n \n \n Ombudsman\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n There\n\t\t\t\tis established an Office of the Ombudsman in the Transportation Security\n\t\t\t\tAdministration.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Ombudsman\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The Office shall be under the direction of the Ombudsman\n\t\t\t\tof the Transportation Security Administration, who shall be appointed by the\n\t\t\t\tChief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of\n\t\t\t\tthe Secretary of Homeland Security.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Qualifications\n \n \n An\n\t\t\t\tindividual appointed as the Ombudsman must have expertise in—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n labor and employment relations with Federal agencies; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n dispute\n\t\t\t\tresolution.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Notification of\n\t\t\t\tAppointment and removal\n \n \n The Chief Human Capital Officer of the\n\t\t\t\tDepartment of Homeland Security shall notify the appropriate congressional\n\t\t\t\tcommittees within 30 days after the effective date of any of the following\n\t\t\t\tactions:\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n The appointment of\n\t\t\t\tan individual as Ombudsman.\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n The reappointment\n\t\t\t\tas Ombudsman of an individual who is serving as Ombudsman.\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n The removal of\n\t\t\t\tan individual from the position of Ombudsman.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Ensuring\n\t\t\t\tindependence of Ombudsman\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The Ombudsman shall report—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n to\n\t\t\t\tthe Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n to the Chief\n\t\t\t\tHuman Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to\n\t\t\t\tany dispute between the Ombudsman and the Administrator of Transportation\n\t\t\t\tSecurity Administration over matters involving the execution of the Ombudsman’s\n\t\t\t\tduties as set forth in subsection (b).\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Inspector\n\t\t\t\tgeneral’s authority to conduct investigations not affected\n \n \n Nothing in this section shall prohibit the\n\t\t\t\tInspector General of the Department of Homeland Security from initiating,\n\t\t\t\tcarrying out, or completing any investigation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duties\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t\tOmbudsman shall—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n conduct outreach\n\t\t\t\tto Transportation Security Administration employees, including publicizing a\n\t\t\t\ttoll-free telephone number to report complaints;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n evaluate each\n\t\t\t\tcomplainant’s claim objectively;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n provide\n\t\t\t\tinformation, advice, and assistance to complainants and, as appropriate,\n\t\t\t\tinitiate informal, impartial fact-finding and inquiries, on complaints or on\n\t\t\t\tthe Ombudsman’s own initiative;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n inform each\n\t\t\t\tcomplainant—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n when the Ombudsman\n\t\t\t\tdecides against conducting a fact-finding inquiry into the complaint;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n on the status of\n\t\t\t\tthe Ombudsman’s fact-finding inquiry to the complainant, on a regular basis if\n\t\t\t\trequested by the complainant; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n of the Ombudsman’s\n\t\t\t\trecommendations and information, as appropriate, for the complainant to\n\t\t\t\tformally complain to the appropriate authority;\n \n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n work with the\n\t\t\t\tAdministrator of the Transportation Security Administration to address issues\n\t\t\t\tidentified through fact-finding and inquiries;\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n maintain\n\t\t\t\tconfidential any matter related to complaints and inquiries, including the\n\t\t\t\tidentities of the complainants and witnesses; and\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n submit an annual\n\t\t\t\treport to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with\n\t\t\t\tsubsection (c).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Annual\n\t\t\t\treport\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The Ombudsman shall report no later than September 30\n\t\t\t\teach year to the appropriate congressional committees on the actions taken by\n\t\t\t\tthe Office of the Ombudsman over the preceding year and the objectives of those\n\t\t\t\tactions.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Contents\n \n \n Each\n\t\t\t\tsuch report shall, for the period covered by the report, include—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n statistical\n\t\t\t\tinformation, by region, on the volume of complaints received, general nature of\n\t\t\t\tcomplaints, general information on complainants, and the percentage of\n\t\t\t\tcomplaints that resulted in a fact-finding inquiry;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n a summary of problems encountered by\n\t\t\t\tcomplainants, including information on the most pervasive or serious types of\n\t\t\t\tproblems encountered by complainants;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n policy\n\t\t\t\trecommendations that the Office of the Ombudsman made to the Administrator of\n\t\t\t\tthe Transportation Security Administration;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n an inventory of\n\t\t\t\tthe items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action has been\n\t\t\t\ttaken, and the result of such action;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n an inventory of\n\t\t\t\tthe items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action remains to be\n\t\t\t\tcompleted; and\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n such other\n\t\t\t\tinformation as the Ombudsman considers relevant.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Report to be\n\t\t\t\tsubmitted directly\n \n \n Each report under this subsection shall be\n\t\t\t\tprovided directly to the committees described in paragraph (1) without any\n\t\t\t\tprior comment or amendment by the Administrator of the Transportation Security\n\t\t\t\tAdministration. However, the Ombudsman shall seek comment from the\n\t\t\t\tAdministrator to be submitted by the Ombudsman together with the annual\n\t\t\t\treport.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Other\n\t\t\t\treports\n \n \n Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude\n\t\t\t\tthe Ombudsman from issuing other reports on the activities of the Office of the\n\t\t\t\tOmbudsman.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Contact\n\t\t\t\tinformation\n \n \n The Administrator\n\t\t\t\tof the Transportation Security Administration shall make publically available\n\t\t\t\ton the Internet site of the Administration information about the Office of the\n\t\t\t\tOmbudsman, including regarding how to contact the Office.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Appropriate\n\t\t\t\tcongressional committee defined\n \n \n In this section the term\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is\n\t\t\t amended by adding at the end the items relating to subchapter II the following\n\t\t\t new item:\n \n \n \n \n 44946. Ombudsman.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t Appropriations\n \n \n There is\n\t\t\t authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016\n\t\t\t $575,000 for implementing\n \n section 44946\n \n of title 49, United States Code, as\n\t\t\t amended by this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 84 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013 . 2. Transportation security administration ombudsman office (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 44946. Ombudsman (a) In general (1) Establishment There is established an Office of the Ombudsman in the Transportation Security Administration. (2) Ombudsman (A) In general The Office shall be under the direction of the Ombudsman of the Transportation Security Administration, who shall be appointed by the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of the Secretary of Homeland Security. (B) Qualifications An individual appointed as the Ombudsman must have expertise in— (i) labor and employment relations with Federal agencies; and (ii) dispute resolution. (C) Notification of Appointment and removal The Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall notify the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days after the effective date of any of the following actions: (i) The appointment of an individual as Ombudsman. (ii) The reappointment as Ombudsman of an individual who is serving as Ombudsman. (iii) The removal of an individual from the position of Ombudsman. (3) Ensuring independence of Ombudsman (A) In general The Ombudsman shall report— (i) to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; and (ii) to the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to any dispute between the Ombudsman and the Administrator of Transportation Security Administration over matters involving the execution of the Ombudsman’s duties as set forth in subsection (b). (B) Inspector general’s authority to conduct investigations not affected Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security from initiating, carrying out, or completing any investigation. (b) Duties The Ombudsman shall— (1) conduct outreach to Transportation Security Administration employees, including publicizing a toll-free telephone number to report complaints; (2) evaluate each complainant’s claim objectively; (3) provide information, advice, and assistance to complainants and, as appropriate, initiate informal, impartial fact-finding and inquiries, on complaints or on the Ombudsman’s own initiative; (4) inform each complainant— (A) when the Ombudsman decides against conducting a fact-finding inquiry into the complaint; (B) on the status of the Ombudsman’s fact-finding inquiry to the complainant, on a regular basis if requested by the complainant; and (C) of the Ombudsman’s recommendations and information, as appropriate, for the complainant to formally complain to the appropriate authority; (5) work with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to address issues identified through fact-finding and inquiries; (6) maintain confidential any matter related to complaints and inquiries, including the identities of the complainants and witnesses; and (7) submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with subsection (c). (c) Annual report (1) In general The Ombudsman shall report no later than September 30 each year to the appropriate congressional committees on the actions taken by the Office of the Ombudsman over the preceding year and the objectives of those actions. (2) Contents Each such report shall, for the period covered by the report, include— (A) statistical information, by region, on the volume of complaints received, general nature of complaints, general information on complainants, and the percentage of complaints that resulted in a fact-finding inquiry; (B) a summary of problems encountered by complainants, including information on the most pervasive or serious types of problems encountered by complainants; (C) policy recommendations that the Office of the Ombudsman made to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; (D) an inventory of the items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action has been taken, and the result of such action; (E) an inventory of the items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action remains to be completed; and (F) such other information as the Ombudsman considers relevant. (3) Report to be submitted directly Each report under this subsection shall be provided directly to the committees described in paragraph (1) without any prior comment or amendment by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. However, the Ombudsman shall seek comment from the Administrator to be submitted by the Ombudsman together with the annual report. (4) Other reports Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the Ombudsman from issuing other reports on the activities of the Office of the Ombudsman. (d) Contact information The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall make publically available on the Internet site of the Administration information about the Office of the Ombudsman, including regarding how to contact the Office. (e) Appropriate congressional committee defined In this section the term appropriate congressional committee means the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, over the matter concerned. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the items relating to subchapter II the following new item: 44946. Ombudsman. . (c) Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016 $575,000 for implementing section 44946 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this section."}}},{"rowIdx":539,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-85-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-85"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":85,"string":"85"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr85ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr85ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:22.169"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 85 IH: To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Chief financial officer of\n\t\t\t the virgin islands\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Appointment of\n\t\t\t chief financial officer\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the\n\t\t\t Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature\n\t\t\t of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after\n\t\t\t receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from\n\t\t\t such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis until the Legislature\n\t\t\t consents to a Chief Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Acting chief\n\t\t\t financial officer\n \n \n If a Chief Financial Officer has not been\n\t\t\t appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment\n\t\t\t of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by\n\t\t\t majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section\n\t\t\t 2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In\n\t\t\t either case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity\n\t\t\t for 180 consecutive days, without further action the Acting Chief Financial\n\t\t\t Officer shall become the Chief Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duties of chief\n\t\t\t financial officer\n \n \n The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall\n\t\t\t include the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Develop and report\n\t\t\t on the financial status of the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than\n\t\t\t 6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be\n\t\t\t available to the public.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Each year prepare and certify spending\n\t\t\t limits of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all revenues of the\n\t\t\t territory without regard to sources, and whether or not the annual budget is\n\t\t\t balanced.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Revise and update\n\t\t\t standards for financial management, including inventory and contracting, for\n\t\t\t the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in\n\t\t\t conjunction with the agency head.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Documents\n\t\t\t provided\n \n \n The heads of each department of the Government of the\n\t\t\t Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the\n\t\t\t Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of\n\t\t\t that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his\n\t\t\t or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Conditions\n\t\t\t related to chief financial officer\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Term\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Removal\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer\n\t\t\t appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Replacement\n \n \n If\n\t\t\t the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due\n\t\t\t to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall\n\t\t\t be selected in accordance with subsection (a).\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Salary\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the\n\t\t\t Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the\n\t\t\t highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or\n\t\t\t semiautonomous agency.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Referendum\n \n \n As part of the closest regularly scheduled,\n\t\t\t islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth\n\t\t\t year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of\n\t\t\t Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of\n\t\t\t the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a\n\t\t\t permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands.\n\t\t\t The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the\n\t\t\t Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of\n\t\t\t the ballots cast.\n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Establishment of\n\t\t\t commission\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n There\n\t\t\t is established a commission to be known as the\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duty of\n\t\t\t commission\n \n \n The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not\n\t\t\t less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management\n\t\t\t of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of\n\t\t\t financial management in governmental or business entities and must have\n\t\t\t experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial\n\t\t\t management systems.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Membership\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Number and\n\t\t\t appointment\n \n \n The Commission shall be composed of 8 members\n\t\t\t appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\t\t\t Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or\n\t\t\t financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n 1 individual, who\n\t\t\t is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the\n\t\t\t Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix.\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n 1 individual, who\n\t\t\t is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature\n\t\t\t of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (H)\n \n \n 1 individual appointed by the President of\n\t\t\t AARP Virgin islands.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Terms\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Each member shall be appointed for the life of the\n\t\t\t Commission.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Vacancies\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original\n\t\t\t appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed\n\t\t\t for the remainder of that term.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Basic\n\t\t\t pay\n \n \n Members shall serve without pay.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Quorum\n \n \n Five\n\t\t\t members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Chairperson\n \n \n The Chairperson of the Commission shall be\n\t\t\t the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or\n\t\t\t the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio\n\t\t\t member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Meetings\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet\n\t\t\t for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed\n\t\t\t under this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Government\n\t\t\t employment\n \n \n Members may not be current government employees,\n\t\t\t except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C).\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Report;\n\t\t\t recommendations\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural\n\t\t\t Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and\n\t\t\t Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting.\n\t\t\t The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for\n\t\t\t nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Termination\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n For the purposes of this Act, the following\n\t\t\t definitions apply:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Chief financial\n\t\t\t officer\n \n \n In sections 1 and 2, the term\n \n Chief Financial\n\t\t\t Officer\n \n means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial\n\t\t\t Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 1(a).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Commission\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n Commission\n \n means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer\n\t\t\t Search Commission established pursuant to section 2.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Governor\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n Governor\n \n means the Governor of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Removal for\n\t\t\t cause\n \n \n The term\n \n removal for cause\n \n means removal based\n\t\t\t upon misconduct, failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that a\n\t\t\t reasonable person would find grounds for discharge.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 85 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Chief financial officer of the virgin islands (a) Appointment of chief financial officer (1) In general The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial Officer. (2) Acting chief financial officer If a Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section 2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In either case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity for 180 consecutive days, without further action the Acting Chief Financial Officer shall become the Chief Financial Officer. (b) Duties of chief financial officer The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall include the following: (1) Develop and report on the financial status of the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than 6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be available to the public. (2) Each year prepare and certify spending limits of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all revenues of the territory without regard to sources, and whether or not the annual budget is balanced. (3) Revise and update standards for financial management, including inventory and contracting, for the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in conjunction with the agency head. (c) Documents provided The heads of each department of the Government of the Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer. (d) Conditions related to chief financial officer (1) Term The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. (2) Removal The Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (3) Replacement If the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall be selected in accordance with subsection (a). (4) Salary The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or semiautonomous agency. (e) Referendum As part of the closest regularly scheduled, islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of the ballots cast. 2. Establishment of commission (a) Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission . (b) Duty of commission The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of financial management in governmental or business entities and must have experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial management systems. (c) Membership (1) Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of 8 members appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows: (A) 1 individual appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (B) 1 individual appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (C) 1 individual, who is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands. (D) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John. (E) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix. (F) 1 individual appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands. (G) 1 individual, who is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (H) 1 individual appointed by the President of AARP Virgin islands. (2) Terms (A) In general Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (B) Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. (3) Basic pay Members shall serve without pay. (4) Quorum Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. (5) Chairperson The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie. (6) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed under this subsection. (7) Government employment Members may not be current government employees, except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C). (d) Report; recommendations The Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting. The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. (e) Termination The Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief Financial Officer. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Chief financial officer In sections 1 and 2, the term Chief Financial Officer means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 1(a). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission established pursuant to section 2. (3) Governor The term Governor means the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (4) Removal for cause The term removal for cause means removal based upon misconduct, failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that a reasonable person would find grounds for discharge."}}},{"rowIdx":540,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-85-rh-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-85"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":85,"string":"85"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"rh"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr85rh.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr85rh.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-07 10:21:03.081"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 85 RH: To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Chief financial officer of\n\t\t\t the virgin islands\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Appointment of\n\t\t\t chief financial officer\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the\n\t\t\t Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature\n\t\t\t of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after\n\t\t\t receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from\n\t\t\t such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis until the Legislature\n\t\t\t consents to a Chief Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Acting chief\n\t\t\t financial officer\n \n \n If a Chief Financial Officer has not been\n\t\t\t appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment\n\t\t\t of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by\n\t\t\t majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section\n\t\t\t 2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In\n\t\t\t either case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity\n\t\t\t for 180 consecutive days, without further action the Acting Chief Financial\n\t\t\t Officer shall become the Chief Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duties of chief\n\t\t\t financial officer\n \n \n The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall\n\t\t\t include the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Develop and report\n\t\t\t on the financial status of the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than\n\t\t\t 6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be\n\t\t\t available to the public.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Each year prepare and certify spending\n\t\t\t limits of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all revenues of the\n\t\t\t territory without regard to sources, and whether or not the annual budget is\n\t\t\t balanced.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Revise and update\n\t\t\t standards for financial management, including inventory and contracting, for\n\t\t\t the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in\n\t\t\t conjunction with the agency head.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Documents\n\t\t\t provided\n \n \n The heads of each department of the Government of the\n\t\t\t Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the\n\t\t\t Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of\n\t\t\t that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his\n\t\t\t or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Conditions\n\t\t\t related to chief financial officer\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Term\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Removal\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer\n\t\t\t appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Replacement\n \n \n If\n\t\t\t the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due\n\t\t\t to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall\n\t\t\t be selected in accordance with subsection (a).\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Salary\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the\n\t\t\t Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the\n\t\t\t highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or\n\t\t\t semiautonomous agency.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Referendum\n \n \n As part of the closest regularly scheduled,\n\t\t\t islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth\n\t\t\t year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of\n\t\t\t Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of\n\t\t\t the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a\n\t\t\t permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands.\n\t\t\t The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the\n\t\t\t Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of\n\t\t\t the ballots cast.\n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Establishment of\n\t\t\t commission\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n There\n\t\t\t is established a commission to be known as the\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duty of\n\t\t\t commission\n \n \n The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not\n\t\t\t less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management\n\t\t\t of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of\n\t\t\t financial management in governmental or business entities and must have\n\t\t\t experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial\n\t\t\t management systems.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Membership\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Number and\n\t\t\t appointment\n \n \n The Commission shall be composed of 8 members\n\t\t\t appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\t\t\t Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or\n\t\t\t financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n 1 individual, who\n\t\t\t is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the\n\t\t\t Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix.\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n 1 individual\n\t\t\t appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n 1 individual, who\n\t\t\t is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature\n\t\t\t of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (H)\n \n \n 1 individual appointed by the President of\n\t\t\t AARP Virgin islands.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Terms\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Each member shall be appointed for the life of the\n\t\t\t Commission.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Vacancies\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original\n\t\t\t appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed\n\t\t\t for the remainder of that term.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Basic\n\t\t\t pay\n \n \n Members shall serve without pay.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Quorum\n \n \n Five\n\t\t\t members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Chairperson\n \n \n The Chairperson of the Commission shall be\n\t\t\t the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or\n\t\t\t the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio\n\t\t\t member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Meetings\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet\n\t\t\t for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed\n\t\t\t under this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Government\n\t\t\t employment\n \n \n Members may not be current government employees,\n\t\t\t except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C).\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Report;\n\t\t\t recommendations\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural\n\t\t\t Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and\n\t\t\t Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting.\n\t\t\t The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for\n\t\t\t nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Termination\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n For the purposes of this Act, the following\n\t\t\t definitions apply:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Chief financial\n\t\t\t officer\n \n \n In sections 1 and 2, the term\n \n Chief Financial\n\t\t\t Officer\n \n means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial\n\t\t\t Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 1(a).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Commission\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n Commission\n \n means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer\n\t\t\t Search Commission established pursuant to section 2.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Governor\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n Governor\n \n means the Governor of the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Removal for\n\t\t\t cause\n \n \n The term\n \n removal for cause\n \n means removal based\n\t\t\t upon misconduct, failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that a\n\t\t\t reasonable person would find grounds for discharge.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n June 17, 2013\n \n \n Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State\n\t\t of the Union and ordered to be printed\n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"IB Union Calendar No. 78 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 85 [Report No. 113–110] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources June 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Chief financial officer of the virgin islands (a) Appointment of chief financial officer (1) In general The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial Officer. (2) Acting chief financial officer If a Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section 2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In either case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity for 180 consecutive days, without further action the Acting Chief Financial Officer shall become the Chief Financial Officer. (b) Duties of chief financial officer The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall include the following: (1) Develop and report on the financial status of the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than 6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be available to the public. (2) Each year prepare and certify spending limits of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all revenues of the territory without regard to sources, and whether or not the annual budget is balanced. (3) Revise and update standards for financial management, including inventory and contracting, for the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in conjunction with the agency head. (c) Documents provided The heads of each department of the Government of the Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer. (d) Conditions related to chief financial officer (1) Term The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. (2) Removal The Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (3) Replacement If the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall be selected in accordance with subsection (a). (4) Salary The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or semiautonomous agency. (e) Referendum As part of the closest regularly scheduled, islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of the ballots cast. 2. Establishment of commission (a) Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission . (b) Duty of commission The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of financial management in governmental or business entities and must have experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial management systems. (c) Membership (1) Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of 8 members appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows: (A) 1 individual appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (B) 1 individual appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (C) 1 individual, who is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands. (D) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John. (E) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix. (F) 1 individual appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands. (G) 1 individual, who is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (H) 1 individual appointed by the President of AARP Virgin islands. (2) Terms (A) In general Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (B) Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. (3) Basic pay Members shall serve without pay. (4) Quorum Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. (5) Chairperson The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie. (6) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed under this subsection. (7) Government employment Members may not be current government employees, except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C). (d) Report; recommendations The Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting. The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. (e) Termination The Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief Financial Officer. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Chief financial officer In sections 1 and 2, the term Chief Financial Officer means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 1(a). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission established pursuant to section 2. (3) Governor The term Governor means the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (4) Removal for cause The term removal for cause means removal based upon misconduct, failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that a reasonable person would find grounds for discharge.\n\nJune 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed"}}},{"rowIdx":541,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-86-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-86"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":86,"string":"86"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr86ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr86ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.669"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 86 IH: Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Department of Homeland\n\t\t\t Security Cybersecurity training programs and equipment\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the\n\t\t\t Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, shall establish, in conjunction with the\n\t\t\t National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of\n\t\t\t higher education (and consortia thereof) for—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the establishment\n\t\t\t or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the establishment\n\t\t\t or expansion (or both) of associate degree programs in cybersecurity;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n the purchase of\n\t\t\t equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional\n\t\t\t development programs or degree programs.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Roles\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Department of\n\t\t\t Homeland Security\n \n \n The Secretary, acting through the Assistant\n\t\t\t Secretary and in consultation with the Director of the National Science\n\t\t\t Foundation, shall establish the goals for the program established under this\n\t\t\t section and the criteria for awarding grants.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n National Science\n\t\t\t Foundation\n \n \n The Director of the National Science Foundation shall\n\t\t\t operate the program established under this section consistent with the goals\n\t\t\t and criteria established under paragraph (1), including soliciting applicants,\n\t\t\t reviewing applications, and making and administering awards. The Director may\n\t\t\t consult with the Assistant Secretary in selecting awardees.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Funding\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Secretary shall transfer to the National Science Foundation the funds necessary\n\t\t\t to carry out this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Awards\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Peer\n\t\t\t review\n \n \n All awards under this section shall be provided on a\n\t\t\t competitive, merit-reviewed basis.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Focus\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t making awards under this section, the Director shall, to the extent\n\t\t\t practicable, ensure geographic diversity and the participation of women and\n\t\t\t underrepresented minorities.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Preference\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t making awards under this section, the Director—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n shall give\n\t\t\t preference to applications submitted by consortia of institutions, to encourage\n\t\t\t as many students and professionals as possible to benefit from the program\n\t\t\t established under this section; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n shall give preference to any application\n\t\t\t submitted by a consortium of institutions that includes at least one\n\t\t\t institution that is eligible to receive funds under title III or V of the\n\t\t\t Higher Education Act of 1965.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Institution of\n\t\t\t higher education defined\n \n \n In this section the term\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There is authorized to be appropriated to the\n\t\t\t Secretary for carrying out this section $3,700,000 for each of fiscal years\n\t\t\t 2012 and 2013.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n E-Security Fellows\n\t\t\t Program\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Establishment of\n\t\t\t program\n \n \n Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of\n\t\t\t 2002 (\n \n 6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.\n \n ) is amended by adding at the end the\n\t\t\t following:\n \n \n \n \n 226.\n \n \n E-Security\n\t\t\t\tFellows Program\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The Secretary shall establish a fellowship program in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with this section for the purpose of bringing State, local, tribal,\n\t\t\t\tand private sector officials to participate in the work of the National\n\t\t\t\tCybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with the Department’s stated\n\t\t\t\tcybersecurity missions and capabilities, including but not limited to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n enhancing Federal,\n\t\t\t\tState, local, and tribal government cybersecurity;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n developing\n\t\t\t\tpartnerships with other Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments,\n\t\t\t\tand the private sector;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n improving and\n\t\t\t\tenhancing public/private information sharing involving cyber attacks, threats,\n\t\t\t\tand vulnerabilities;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n providing and\n\t\t\t\tcoordinating incident response and recovery planning efforts; and\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n fostering training\n\t\t\t\tand certification.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Program\n\t\t\t\tname\n \n \n The program under this section shall be known as the\n\t\t\t\tE-Security Fellows Program.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Eligibility\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\torder to be eligible for selection as a fellow under the program, an individual\n\t\t\t\tmust—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n have\n\t\t\t\tcybersecurity-related responsibilities; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n be eligible to\n\t\t\t\tpossess an appropriate national security clearance.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Limitations\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t\tSecretary—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n may conduct up to\n\t\t\t\t2 iterations of the program each year, each of which shall be 180 days in\n\t\t\t\tduration; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n shall ensure that\n\t\t\t\tthe number of fellows selected for each iteration does not impede the\n\t\t\t\tactivities of the Division.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Condition\n \n \n As\n\t\t\t\ta condition of selecting an individual as a fellow under the program, the\n\t\t\t\tSecretary shall require that the individual’s employer agree to continue to pay\n\t\t\t\tthe individual’s salary and benefits during the period of the\n\t\t\t\tfellowship.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Stipend\n \n \n During\n\t\t\t\tthe period of the fellowship of an individual under the program, the Secretary\n\t\t\t\tshall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the individual\n\t\t\t\ta stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable living expenses during the\n\t\t\t\tperiod of the\n\t\t\t\tfellowship.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is\n\t\t\t amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the\n\t\t\t following:\n \n \n \n \n Sec. 226. E-Security Fellows\n\t\t\t\tProgram.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 86 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 . 2. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity training programs and equipment (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, shall establish, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher education (and consortia thereof) for— (1) the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs; (2) the establishment or expansion (or both) of associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and (3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development programs or degree programs. (b) Roles (1) Department of Homeland Security The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary and in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall establish the goals for the program established under this section and the criteria for awarding grants. (2) National Science Foundation The Director of the National Science Foundation shall operate the program established under this section consistent with the goals and criteria established under paragraph (1), including soliciting applicants, reviewing applications, and making and administering awards. The Director may consult with the Assistant Secretary in selecting awardees. (3) Funding The Secretary shall transfer to the National Science Foundation the funds necessary to carry out this section. (c) Awards (1) Peer review All awards under this section shall be provided on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. (2) Focus In making awards under this section, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, ensure geographic diversity and the participation of women and underrepresented minorities. (3) Preference In making awards under this section, the Director— (A) shall give preference to applications submitted by consortia of institutions, to encourage as many students and professionals as possible to benefit from the program established under this section; and (B) shall give preference to any application submitted by a consortium of institutions that includes at least one institution that is eligible to receive funds under title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (d) Institution of higher education defined In this section the term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $3,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. 3. E-Security Fellows Program (a) Establishment of program Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 121 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 226. E-Security Fellows Program (a) Establishment (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a fellowship program in accordance with this section for the purpose of bringing State, local, tribal, and private sector officials to participate in the work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with the Department’s stated cybersecurity missions and capabilities, including but not limited to— (A) enhancing Federal, State, local, and tribal government cybersecurity; (B) developing partnerships with other Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector; (C) improving and enhancing public/private information sharing involving cyber attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities; (D) providing and coordinating incident response and recovery planning efforts; and (E) fostering training and certification. (2) Program name The program under this section shall be known as the E-Security Fellows Program. (b) Eligibility In order to be eligible for selection as a fellow under the program, an individual must— (1) have cybersecurity-related responsibilities; and (2) be eligible to possess an appropriate national security clearance. (c) Limitations The Secretary— (1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the program each year, each of which shall be 180 days in duration; and (2) shall ensure that the number of fellows selected for each iteration does not impede the activities of the Division. (d) Condition As a condition of selecting an individual as a fellow under the program, the Secretary shall require that the individual’s employer agree to continue to pay the individual’s salary and benefits during the period of the fellowship. (e) Stipend During the period of the fellowship of an individual under the program, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the individual a stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable living expenses during the period of the fellowship. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: Sec. 226. E-Security Fellows Program. ."}}},{"rowIdx":542,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-87-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-87"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":87,"string":"87"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr87ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr87ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.985"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 87 IH: Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In this Act:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Historic\n\t\t\t site\n \n \n The term\n \n historic site\n \n means the Castle Nugent\n\t\t\t National Historic Site established in section 3.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Secretary\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n Secretary\n \n means the Secretary of the Interior.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Castle Nugent\n\t\t\t National Historic Site\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n There\n\t\t\t is established as a unit of the National Park System the Castle Nugent National\n\t\t\t Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to\n\t\t\t preserve, protect, and interpret, for the benefit of present and future\n\t\t\t generations, a Caribbean cultural landscape that spans more than 300 years of\n\t\t\t agricultural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove forests,\n\t\t\t endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive barrier coral reef system,\n\t\t\t and other outstanding natural features.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Boundaries\n \n \n The historic site consists of the\n\t\t\t approximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys Hill and Laprey Valley\n\t\t\t to the Caribbean Sea and from Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with\n\t\t\t associated submerged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as generally\n\t\t\t depicted on the map titled\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Map\n\t\t\t availability\n \n \n The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on\n\t\t\t file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the\n\t\t\t National Park Service, Department of the Interior.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Acquisition of\n\t\t\t land\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary is\n\t\t\t authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of the\n\t\t\t historic site by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or\n\t\t\t exchange.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n U.S. Virgin\n\t\t\t Island lands\n \n \n The Secretary is\n\t\t\t authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands owned by the U.S. Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands or any political subdivision thereof only by donation or\n\t\t\t exchange.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Administration\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Secretary shall administer the historic site in\n\t\t\t accordance with this Act and with laws generally applicable to units of the\n\t\t\t National Park System, including—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the National Park\n\t\t\t Service Organic Act (39 Stat. 535;\n \n 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.\n \n ); and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the Act of August\n\t\t\t 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666;\n \n 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Shared\n\t\t\t resources\n \n \n To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary shall\n\t\t\t use the resources of other sites administered by the National Park Service on\n\t\t\t the Island of St. Croix to administer the historic site.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Continued\n\t\t\t use\n \n \n In order to maintain an important feature of the cultural\n\t\t\t landscape of the historic site, the Secretary may lease to the University of\n\t\t\t the Virgin Islands certain lands within the boundary of the historic site for\n\t\t\t the purpose of continuing the university’s operation breeding Senepol cattle, a\n\t\t\t breed developed on St. Croix. A lease under this subsection shall contain such\n\t\t\t terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, including those\n\t\t\t necessary to protect the values of the historic site.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Management\n\t\t\t plan\n \n \n Not later than three years after funds are made available\n\t\t\t for this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for\n\t\t\t the historic site.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 87 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2013 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Historic site The term historic site means the Castle Nugent National Historic Site established in section 3. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Castle Nugent National Historic Site (a) Establishment There is established as a unit of the National Park System the Castle Nugent National Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to preserve, protect, and interpret, for the benefit of present and future generations, a Caribbean cultural landscape that spans more than 300 years of agricultural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove forests, endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive barrier coral reef system, and other outstanding natural features. (b) Boundaries The historic site consists of the approximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys Hill and Laprey Valley to the Caribbean Sea and from Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with associated submerged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as generally depicted on the map titled Castle Nugent National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Map , numbered T22/100,447, and dated October 2009. (c) Map availability The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (d) Acquisition of land (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of the historic site by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (2) U.S. Virgin Island lands The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any political subdivision thereof only by donation or exchange. 4. Administration (a) In general The Secretary shall administer the historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (1) the National Park Service Organic Act (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); and (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ). (b) Shared resources To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary shall use the resources of other sites administered by the National Park Service on the Island of St. Croix to administer the historic site. (c) Continued use In order to maintain an important feature of the cultural landscape of the historic site, the Secretary may lease to the University of the Virgin Islands certain lands within the boundary of the historic site for the purpose of continuing the university’s operation breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. Croix. A lease under this subsection shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, including those necessary to protect the values of the historic site. (d) Management plan Not later than three years after funds are made available for this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site."}}},{"rowIdx":543,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-88-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-88"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":88,"string":"88"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr88ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr88ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.549"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 88 IH: No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings; sense\n\t\t\t of Congress\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n Congress finds the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In recent years it\n\t\t\t has become clear that programs funded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice\n\t\t\t Assistance Grant program (referred to in this Act as the\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Numerous\n\t\t\t Government Accountability Office reports have found that the Department of\n\t\t\t Justice has inadequately monitored grants provided under the Byrne grants\n\t\t\t program. A 2001 General Accounting Office report found that one-third of the\n\t\t\t grants did not contain required monitoring plans. Seventy percent of files on\n\t\t\t such grants did not contain required progress reports. Forty-one percent of\n\t\t\t such files did not contain financial reports covering the full grant period. A\n\t\t\t 2002 report by the Heritage Foundation reported that\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t 2002 report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas identified 17 recent\n\t\t\t scandals involving antidrug task forces in Texas that receive funds under the\n\t\t\t Byrne grants program. Such scandals include cases of the falsification of\n\t\t\t government records, witness tampering, fabricating evidence, false\n\t\t\t imprisonment, stealing drugs from evidence lockers, selling drugs to children,\n\t\t\t large-scale racial profiling, sexual harassment, and other abuses of official\n\t\t\t capacity. Recent scandals in other States include the misuse of millions of\n\t\t\t dollars in Byrne grants program money in Kentucky and Massachusetts, wrongful\n\t\t\t convictions based on police perjury in Missouri, and negotiations with drug\n\t\t\t offenders to drop or lower their charges in exchange for money or vehicles in\n\t\t\t Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and\n\t\t\t Wisconsin.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n The most\n\t\t\t well-known Byrne-funded task force scandal occurred in Tulia, Texas, where\n\t\t\t dozens of African-American residents (totaling over 16 percent of the town’s\n\t\t\t African-American population) were arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced to\n\t\t\t decades in prison, based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of one\n\t\t\t undercover officer whose background included past allegations of misconduct,\n\t\t\t sexual harassment, unpaid debts, and habitual use of a racial epithet. The\n\t\t\t undercover officer was allowed to work alone, and not required to provide\n\t\t\t audiotapes, video surveillance, or eyewitnesses to corroborate his allegations.\n\t\t\t Despite the lack of physical evidence or corroboration, the charges were\n\t\t\t vigorously prosecuted. After the first few trials resulted in convictions and\n\t\t\t lengthy sentences, many defendants accepted plea bargains. Suspicions regarding\n\t\t\t the legitimacy of the charges eventually arose after two of the accused\n\t\t\t defendants were able to produce convincing alibi evidence to prove that they\n\t\t\t were out of State or at work at the time of the alleged drug purchases. Texas\n\t\t\t Governor Rick Perry eventually pardoned the Tulia defendants (after four years\n\t\t\t of imprisonment), but these kinds of scandals continue to plague Byrne grant\n\t\t\t program spending.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t case arose in a Federal court in Waco, Texas, concerning the wrongful arrests\n\t\t\t of 28 African-Americans out of 4,500 other residents of Hearne, Texas. In\n\t\t\t November 2000, these individuals were arrested on charges of possession or\n\t\t\t distribution of crack cocaine, and they subsequently filed a case against the\n\t\t\t county government. On May 11, 2005, a magistrate judge found sufficient\n\t\t\t evidence that a Byrne-funded antidrug task force had routinely targeted\n\t\t\t African-Americans to hold the county liable for the harm suffered by the\n\t\t\t plaintiffs. Plaintiffs in that lawsuit alleged that for the past 15 years,\n\t\t\t based on the uncorroborated tales of informants, task force members annually\n\t\t\t raided the African-American community in eastern Hearne to arrest the residents\n\t\t\t identified by the confidential informants, resulting in the arrest and\n\t\t\t prosecution of innocent citizens without cause. On the eve of trial the\n\t\t\t counties involved in the Hearne task force scandal settled the case, agreeing\n\t\t\t to pay financial damages to the plaintiffs.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Scandals related\n\t\t\t to the Byrne grants program have grown so prolific that the Texas legislature\n\t\t\t has passed several reforms in response to them, including outlawing racial\n\t\t\t profiling and changing Texas law to prohibit drug offense convictions based\n\t\t\t solely on the word of an undercover informant. The Criminal Jurisprudence\n\t\t\t Committee of the Texas House of Representatives issued a report in 2004\n\t\t\t recommending that all of the State’s federally funded antidrug task forces be\n\t\t\t abolished because they are inherently prone to corruption. The Committee\n\t\t\t reported,\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Texas’s\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n During floor\n\t\t\t debate, conservative Texas legislators pointed out that Mosaic law requires\n\t\t\t corroboration:\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n Texas’s\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n \n \n Many regional\n\t\t\t antidrug task forces receive up to 75 percent of their funding from the Byrne\n\t\t\t grant program. As such, the United States Government is accountable for\n\t\t\t corruption and civil rights abuses inherent in their operation.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Sense of\n\t\t\t Congress\n \n \n It is the sense of Congress that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n grants under the\n\t\t\t Byrne grants program should be prohibited for States that do not exercise\n\t\t\t effective control over antidrug task forces;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n at a minimum, no\n\t\t\t State that fails to prohibit criminal convictions based solely on the testimony\n\t\t\t of a law enforcement officer or informants should receive a grant under such\n\t\t\t program; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n corroborative\n\t\t\t evidence, such as video or audio tapes, drugs, and money, should always be\n\t\t\t required for such criminal convictions to be sustained.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Limitation on\n\t\t\t receipt of Byrne grant funds and other Department of Justice law enforcement\n\t\t\t assistance\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Limitation\n \n \n For\n\t\t\t any fiscal year, a State shall not receive any amount that would otherwise be\n\t\t\t allocated to that State under section 505(a) of the\n \n Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of\n\t\t\t 1968\n \n (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 3755(a)\n \n ), or any amount from any other law\n\t\t\t enforcement assistance program of the Department of Justice, unless the\n\t\t\t State—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n does not fund any\n\t\t\t antidrug task forces for that fiscal year; or\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n has in effect\n\t\t\t throughout the State laws that ensure—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n a person is not\n\t\t\t convicted of a drug offense unless the fact that a drug offense was committed,\n\t\t\t and the fact that the person committed that offense, are each supported by\n\t\t\t evidence other than the eyewitness testimony of a law enforcement officer or an\n\t\t\t individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n a law enforcement\n\t\t\t officer does not participate in an antidrug task force unless the honesty and\n\t\t\t integrity of that officer is evaluated and found to be at an appropriately high\n\t\t\t level.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Regulations\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out subsection\n\t\t\t (a).\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Reallocation\n \n \n Amounts\n\t\t\t not allocated by reason of subsection (a) shall be reallocated to States not\n\t\t\t disqualified by failure to comply with such subsection.\n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Collection of\n\t\t\t data\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t General\n \n \n A State that receives Federal funds pursuant to\n\t\t\t eligibility under section 3(a)(2), with respect to a fiscal year, shall collect\n\t\t\t data, for the most recent year for which funds were allocated to such State,\n\t\t\t with respect to the—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n racial\n\t\t\t distribution of charges made during that year;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n nature of the\n\t\t\t criminal law specified in the charges made; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n city or law\n\t\t\t enforcement jurisdiction in which the charges were made.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Report\n \n \n As\n\t\t\t a condition of receiving Federal funds pursuant to section 3(a)(2), a State\n\t\t\t shall submit to Congress the data collected under subsection (a) by not later\n\t\t\t than the date that is 180 days prior to the date on which such funds are\n\t\t\t awarded for a fiscal year.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 88 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In recent years it has become clear that programs funded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program (referred to in this Act as the Byrne grants program ) have perpetuated racial disparities, corruption in law enforcement, and the commission of civil rights abuses across the country. This is especially the case when it comes to the program’s funding of hundreds of regional antidrug task forces because the grants for these antidrug task forces have been dispensed to State governments with very little Federal oversight and have been prone to misuse and corruption. (2) Numerous Government Accountability Office reports have found that the Department of Justice has inadequately monitored grants provided under the Byrne grants program. A 2001 General Accounting Office report found that one-third of the grants did not contain required monitoring plans. Seventy percent of files on such grants did not contain required progress reports. Forty-one percent of such files did not contain financial reports covering the full grant period. A 2002 report by the Heritage Foundation reported that there is virtually no evidence that the Byrne grants program has been successful in reducing crime and that the program lacks adequate measures of performance . (3) A 2002 report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas identified 17 recent scandals involving antidrug task forces in Texas that receive funds under the Byrne grants program. Such scandals include cases of the falsification of government records, witness tampering, fabricating evidence, false imprisonment, stealing drugs from evidence lockers, selling drugs to children, large-scale racial profiling, sexual harassment, and other abuses of official capacity. Recent scandals in other States include the misuse of millions of dollars in Byrne grants program money in Kentucky and Massachusetts, wrongful convictions based on police perjury in Missouri, and negotiations with drug offenders to drop or lower their charges in exchange for money or vehicles in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin. (4) The most well-known Byrne-funded task force scandal occurred in Tulia, Texas, where dozens of African-American residents (totaling over 16 percent of the town’s African-American population) were arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced to decades in prison, based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of one undercover officer whose background included past allegations of misconduct, sexual harassment, unpaid debts, and habitual use of a racial epithet. The undercover officer was allowed to work alone, and not required to provide audiotapes, video surveillance, or eyewitnesses to corroborate his allegations. Despite the lack of physical evidence or corroboration, the charges were vigorously prosecuted. After the first few trials resulted in convictions and lengthy sentences, many defendants accepted plea bargains. Suspicions regarding the legitimacy of the charges eventually arose after two of the accused defendants were able to produce convincing alibi evidence to prove that they were out of State or at work at the time of the alleged drug purchases. Texas Governor Rick Perry eventually pardoned the Tulia defendants (after four years of imprisonment), but these kinds of scandals continue to plague Byrne grant program spending. (5) A case arose in a Federal court in Waco, Texas, concerning the wrongful arrests of 28 African-Americans out of 4,500 other residents of Hearne, Texas. In November 2000, these individuals were arrested on charges of possession or distribution of crack cocaine, and they subsequently filed a case against the county government. On May 11, 2005, a magistrate judge found sufficient evidence that a Byrne-funded antidrug task force had routinely targeted African-Americans to hold the county liable for the harm suffered by the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs in that lawsuit alleged that for the past 15 years, based on the uncorroborated tales of informants, task force members annually raided the African-American community in eastern Hearne to arrest the residents identified by the confidential informants, resulting in the arrest and prosecution of innocent citizens without cause. On the eve of trial the counties involved in the Hearne task force scandal settled the case, agreeing to pay financial damages to the plaintiffs. (6) Scandals related to the Byrne grants program have grown so prolific that the Texas legislature has passed several reforms in response to them, including outlawing racial profiling and changing Texas law to prohibit drug offense convictions based solely on the word of an undercover informant. The Criminal Jurisprudence Committee of the Texas House of Representatives issued a report in 2004 recommending that all of the State’s federally funded antidrug task forces be abolished because they are inherently prone to corruption. The Committee reported, Continuing to sanction task force operations as stand-alone law enforcement entities—with widespread authority to operate at will across multiple jurisdictional lines—should not continue. The current approach violates practically every sound principle of police oversight and accountability applicable to narcotics interdiction. The Texas legislature passed a law that ends the ability of a narcotics task force to operate as an entity with no clear accountability. The legislation transfers authority for multicounty drug task forces to the Department of Public Safety and channels one-quarter of asset forfeiture proceeds received by the task forces to a special fund to support drug abuse prevention programs, drug treatment, and other programs designed to reduce drug use in the county where the assets are seized. (7) Texas’s corroboration law was passed thanks to a coalition of Christian conservatives and civil rights activists. As one Texas preacher related, requiring corroboration puts a protective hedge around the ninth commandment, You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. As long as people bear false witness against their neighbors, this Biblical law will not be outdated. (8) During floor debate, conservative Texas legislators pointed out that Mosaic law requires corroboration: One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. Deuteronomy 19:15. Jesus concurred with the corroboration rule: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone. … But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Matthew 18:15–16. (9) Texas’s corroboration law had an immediate positive impact. Once prosecutors needed more than just the word of one person to convict someone of a drug offense they began scrutinizing law enforcement tactics. This new scrutiny led to the uncovering of massive corruption and civil rights abuse by the Dallas police force. In what became known nationally as the Sheetrock scandal, Dallas police officers and undercover informants were found to have set up dozens of innocent people, mostly Mexican immigrants, by planting fake drugs on them consisting of chalk-like material used in Sheetrock and other brands of wallboard. The revelations led to the dismissal of over 40 cases (although some of those arrested were already deported). In April 2005, a former Dallas narcotics detective was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the scheme. Charges against others are pending. (10) Many regional antidrug task forces receive up to 75 percent of their funding from the Byrne grant program. As such, the United States Government is accountable for corruption and civil rights abuses inherent in their operation. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) grants under the Byrne grants program should be prohibited for States that do not exercise effective control over antidrug task forces; (2) at a minimum, no State that fails to prohibit criminal convictions based solely on the testimony of a law enforcement officer or informants should receive a grant under such program; and (3) corroborative evidence, such as video or audio tapes, drugs, and money, should always be required for such criminal convictions to be sustained. 3. Limitation on receipt of Byrne grant funds and other Department of Justice law enforcement assistance (a) Limitation For any fiscal year, a State shall not receive any amount that would otherwise be allocated to that State under section 505(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755(a) ), or any amount from any other law enforcement assistance program of the Department of Justice, unless the State— (1) does not fund any antidrug task forces for that fiscal year; or (2) has in effect throughout the State laws that ensure— (A) a person is not convicted of a drug offense unless the fact that a drug offense was committed, and the fact that the person committed that offense, are each supported by evidence other than the eyewitness testimony of a law enforcement officer or an individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer; and (B) a law enforcement officer does not participate in an antidrug task force unless the honesty and integrity of that officer is evaluated and found to be at an appropriately high level. (b) Regulations The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out subsection (a). (c) Reallocation Amounts not allocated by reason of subsection (a) shall be reallocated to States not disqualified by failure to comply with such subsection. 4. Collection of data (a) In General A State that receives Federal funds pursuant to eligibility under section 3(a)(2), with respect to a fiscal year, shall collect data, for the most recent year for which funds were allocated to such State, with respect to the— (1) racial distribution of charges made during that year; (2) nature of the criminal law specified in the charges made; and (3) city or law enforcement jurisdiction in which the charges were made. (b) Report As a condition of receiving Federal funds pursuant to section 3(a)(2), a State shall submit to Congress the data collected under subsection (a) by not later than the date that is 180 days prior to the date on which such funds are awarded for a fiscal year."}}},{"rowIdx":544,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-89-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-89"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":89,"string":"89"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr89ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr89ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.801"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 89 IH: To establish the St. Croix National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n St. Croix National Heritage\n\t\t\t Area\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t this section:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Heritage\n\t\t\t area\n \n \n The term\n \n Heritage Area\n \n means the St. Croix\n\t\t\t National Heritage Area established by subsection (b)(1).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Local\n\t\t\t coordinating entity\n \n \n The term\n \n local coordinating\n\t\t\t entity\n \n means the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area\n\t\t\t designated by subsection (b)(4).\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Management\n\t\t\t plan\n \n \n The term\n \n management plan\n \n means the management\n\t\t\t plan for the Heritage Area required under subsection (d).\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Map\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n map\n \n means the map entitled\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Secretary\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n Secretary\n \n means the Secretary of the Interior.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n State\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n State\n \n means St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n St. Croix\n\t\t\t National Heritage Area\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Establishment\n \n \n There\n\t\t\t is established in the State the St. Croix National Heritage Area.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Conceptual\n\t\t\t boundaries\n \n \n The Heritage Area shall consist of the entire\n\t\t\t island.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Map\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t map of the Heritage Area shall be—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n included in the\n\t\t\t management plan; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n on file and\n\t\t\t available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park\n\t\t\t Service.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Local\n\t\t\t coordinating entity\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall\n\t\t\t be known as St. Croix United for Community, Culture, Environment, and Economic\n\t\t\t Development (SUCCEED) Inc.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Membership\n\t\t\t requirements\n \n \n Membership in SUCCEED, Inc. shall be open to a broad\n\t\t\t cross-section of public, private, and non-governmental sectors including\n\t\t\t businesses, individuals, agencies, and organizations that were involved in the\n\t\t\t planning and development of the Heritage Area prior to the enactment of this\n\t\t\t Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Administration\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Authorities\n \n \n For\n\t\t\t purposes of carrying out the management plan, the Secretary, acting through the\n\t\t\t local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available under this section\n\t\t\t to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n make grants to the\n\t\t\t State or a political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and\n\t\t\t other persons;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n enter into\n\t\t\t cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to, the State or a\n\t\t\t political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other\n\t\t\t interested parties;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n hire and\n\t\t\t compensate staff, which shall include individuals with expertise in natural,\n\t\t\t cultural, and historical resources protection, and heritage programming;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n obtain money or\n\t\t\t services from any source including any that are provided under any other\n\t\t\t Federal law or program;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n contract for goods\n\t\t\t or services; and\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n undertake to be a\n\t\t\t catalyst for any other activity that furthers the Heritage Area and is\n\t\t\t consistent with the approved management plan.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Duties\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t local coordinating entity shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n in accordance with\n\t\t\t subsection (d), prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area to\n\t\t\t the Secretary;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n assist units of\n\t\t\t local government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations\n\t\t\t in carrying out the approved management plan by—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n carrying out\n\t\t\t programs and projects that recognize, protect, and enhance important resource\n\t\t\t values in the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n establishing and\n\t\t\t maintaining interpretive exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n developing\n\t\t\t recreational and educational opportunities in the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n increasing public\n\t\t\t awareness of, and appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and cultural\n\t\t\t resources of the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n protecting and\n\t\t\t restoring historic sites and buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent\n\t\t\t with Heritage Area themes;\n \n \n \n \n (vi)\n \n \n ensuring that\n\t\t\t clear, consistent, and appropriate signs identifying points of public access,\n\t\t\t and sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage Area; and\n \n \n \n \n (vii)\n \n \n promoting a wide\n\t\t\t range of partnerships among governments, organizations, and individuals to\n\t\t\t further the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n consider the\n\t\t\t interests of diverse units of government, businesses, organizations, and\n\t\t\t individuals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of the\n\t\t\t management plan;\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n conduct meetings\n\t\t\t open to the public at least semiannually regarding the development and\n\t\t\t implementation of the management plan;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n for any year that\n\t\t\t Federal funds have been received under this section—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n submit an annual\n\t\t\t report to the Secretary that describes the activities, expenses, and income of\n\t\t\t the local coordinating entity (including grants to any other entities during\n\t\t\t the year that the report is made);\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n make available to\n\t\t\t the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of the funds\n\t\t\t and any matching funds; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n require, with\n\t\t\t respect to all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other\n\t\t\t organizations, that the organizations receiving the funds make available to the\n\t\t\t Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of the funds;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n encourage by\n\t\t\t appropriate means economic viability that is consistent with the Heritage\n\t\t\t Area.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Prohibition on\n\t\t\t the acquisition of real property\n \n \n The local coordinating entity\n\t\t\t shall not use Federal funds made available under this section to acquire real\n\t\t\t property or any interest in real property.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Cost-sharing\n\t\t\t requirement\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t Appropriations\n \n \n Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to\n\t\t\t be appropriated to carry out this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal\n\t\t\t year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Cost-sharing\n\t\t\t Requirement\n \n \n The Federal share of the total cost of any activity\n\t\t\t under this Act shall be not more than 50 percent; the non-Federal contribution\n\t\t\t may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly\n\t\t\t valued.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Management\n\t\t\t plan\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of\n\t\t\t this Act, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for\n\t\t\t approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Requirements\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t management plan shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n incorporate an\n\t\t\t integrated and cooperative approach for the protection, enhancement, and\n\t\t\t interpretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, and recreational\n\t\t\t resources of the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n take into\n\t\t\t consideration State and local plans;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n include—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n an\n\t\t\t inventory of—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n the resources\n\t\t\t located in the core area described in subsection (b)(2); and\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n any other\n\t\t\t property in the core area that—\n \n - \n
\n (aa)\n \n \n is\n\t\t\t related to the themes of the Heritage Area; and\n \n \n - \n
\n (bb)\n \n \n should be\n\t\t\t preserved, restored, managed, or maintained because of the significance of the\n\t\t\t property;\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n describe\n\t\t\t comprehensive policies, goals, strategies and recommendations for telling the\n\t\t\t story of the heritage of the area covered by the designation and encouraging\n\t\t\t long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding,\n\t\t\t management, and development;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t description of actions that governments, private organizations, and individuals\n\t\t\t have agreed to take to protect the natural, historical and cultural resources\n\t\t\t of the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t program of implementation for the management plan by the local coordinating\n\t\t\t entity that includes a description of—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n actions to\n\t\t\t facilitate ongoing collaboration among partners to promote plans for resource\n\t\t\t protection, restoration, and construction; and\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n specific\n\t\t\t commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating\n\t\t\t entity or any government, organization, or individual for the first 5 years of\n\t\t\t operation;\n \n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t identification of sources of funding for carrying out the management\n\t\t\t plan;\n \n \n \n \n (vi)\n \n \n analysis and\n\t\t\t recommendations for means by which local, State, and Federal programs, may best\n\t\t\t be coordinated to carry out this section; and\n \n \n \n \n (vii)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t business plan that describes the role, operation, financing, and functions of\n\t\t\t the local coordinating entity and of each of the major activities contained in\n\t\t\t the management plan and provides adequate assurances that the local\n\t\t\t coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial and other resources\n\t\t\t necessary to implement the management plan for the National Heritage Area;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n recommend policies\n\t\t\t and strategies for resource management that consider and detail the application\n\t\t\t of appropriate land and water management techniques, including the development\n\t\t\t of intergovernmental and interagency cooperative agreements to protect the\n\t\t\t natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources\n\t\t\t of the Heritage Area.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Deadline\n \n \n If\n\t\t\t a proposed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date that\n\t\t\t is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating\n\t\t\t entity shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under this section\n\t\t\t until the date that the Secretary receives and approves the management\n\t\t\t plan.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Approval or\n\t\t\t disapproval of management plan\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the\n\t\t\t management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the\n\t\t\t State, shall approve or disapprove the management plan.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Criteria for\n\t\t\t approval\n \n \n In determining whether to approve the management plan,\n\t\t\t the Secretary shall consider whether—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t local coordinating entity is representative of the diverse interests of the\n\t\t\t Heritage Area, including governments, natural and historic resource protection\n\t\t\t organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and recreational\n\t\t\t organizations;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t local coordinating entity has afforded adequate opportunity, including public\n\t\t\t hearings, for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the\n\t\t\t management plan; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n the resource\n\t\t\t protection and interpretation strategies contained in the management plan, if\n\t\t\t implemented, would adequately protect the natural, historical, and cultural\n\t\t\t resources of the Heritage Area.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Action following\n\t\t\t disapproval\n \n \n If the Secretary disapproves the management plan\n\t\t\t under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n advise the local\n\t\t\t coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n make\n\t\t\t recommendations for revisions to the management plan; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n not later than\n\t\t\t 180 days after the receipt of any proposed revision of the management plan from\n\t\t\t the local coordinating entity, approve or disapprove the proposed\n\t\t\t revision.\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Amendments\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment\n\t\t\t to the management plan that the Secretary determines make a substantial change\n\t\t\t to the management plan.\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n Use of\n\t\t\t funds\n \n \n The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds\n\t\t\t authorized by this section to carry out any amendments to the management plan\n\t\t\t until the Secretary has approved the amendments.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Relationship to\n\t\t\t other federal agencies\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Nothing in this section affects the authority of a\n\t\t\t Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other\n\t\t\t law.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Consultation and\n\t\t\t coordination\n \n \n The head of any Federal agency planning to conduct\n\t\t\t activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to\n\t\t\t consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local\n\t\t\t coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Other federal\n\t\t\t agencies\n \n \n Nothing in this section—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n modifies, alters,\n\t\t\t or amends any law or regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal\n\t\t\t land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n limits the\n\t\t\t discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan\n\t\t\t within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n modifies, alters,\n\t\t\t or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a\n\t\t\t Federal agency.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Private property\n\t\t\t and regulatory protections\n \n \n Nothing in this section—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n abridges the\n\t\t\t rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right\n\t\t\t to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity\n\t\t\t conducted within the Heritage Area;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n requires any\n\t\t\t property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State, or\n\t\t\t local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify public\n\t\t\t access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, State,\n\t\t\t or local law;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n alters any duly\n\t\t\t adopted land use regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory\n\t\t\t authority of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys any land use or\n\t\t\t other regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n authorizes or\n\t\t\t implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights;\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n diminishes the\n\t\t\t authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of\n\t\t\t fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n creates any\n\t\t\t liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private\n\t\t\t property owner with respect to any person injured on the private\n\t\t\t property.\n \n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Evaluation;\n\t\t\t report\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority\n\t\t\t for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary\n\t\t\t shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n conduct an\n\t\t\t evaluation of the accomplishments of the Heritage Area; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n prepare a report\n\t\t\t in accordance with paragraph (3).\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Evaluation\n \n \n An\n\t\t\t evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n assess the\n\t\t\t progress of the local coordinating entity with respect to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n accomplishing the\n\t\t\t purposes of this section for the Heritage Area; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n achieving the\n\t\t\t goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the Heritage\n\t\t\t Area;\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n analyze the\n\t\t\t Federal, State, local, and private investments in the Heritage Area to\n\t\t\t determine the leverage and impact of the investments; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n review the\n\t\t\t management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the Heritage\n\t\t\t Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for sustainability of\n\t\t\t the Heritage Area.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Report\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Based on the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A),\n\t\t\t the Secretary shall prepare a report that includes recommendations for the\n\t\t\t future role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage\n\t\t\t Area.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Required\n\t\t\t analysis\n \n \n If the report prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends\n\t\t\t that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall\n\t\t\t include an analysis of—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n ways\n\t\t\t in which Federal funding for the Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t appropriate time period necessary to achieve the recommended reduction or\n\t\t\t elimination.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Submission to\n\t\t\t congress\n \n \n On completion of the report, the Secretary shall submit\n\t\t\t the report to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There is authorized to be appropriated to carry\n\t\t\t out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made\n\t\t\t available for any fiscal year.\n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Termination of\n\t\t\t authority\n \n \n The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance\n\t\t\t under this section terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of\n\t\t\t enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 89 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Faleomavaega , and Ms. Bordallo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the St. Croix National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.\n\n1. St. Croix National Heritage Area (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Heritage area The term Heritage Area means the St. Croix National Heritage Area established by subsection (b)(1). (2) Local coordinating entity The term local coordinating entity means the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated by subsection (b)(4). (3) Management plan The term management plan means the management plan for the Heritage Area required under subsection (d). (4) Map The term map means the map entitled Proposed St. Croix National Heritage Area and dated ________. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) State The term State means St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. (b) St. Croix National Heritage Area (1) Establishment There is established in the State the St. Croix National Heritage Area. (2) Conceptual boundaries The Heritage Area shall consist of the entire island. (3) Map A map of the Heritage Area shall be— (A) included in the management plan; and (B) on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (4) Local coordinating entity (A) In general The local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall be known as St. Croix United for Community, Culture, Environment, and Economic Development (SUCCEED) Inc. (B) Membership requirements Membership in SUCCEED, Inc. shall be open to a broad cross-section of public, private, and non-governmental sectors including businesses, individuals, agencies, and organizations that were involved in the planning and development of the Heritage Area prior to the enactment of this Act. (c) Administration (1) Authorities For purposes of carrying out the management plan, the Secretary, acting through the local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available under this section to— (A) make grants to the State or a political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; (B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to, the State or a political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; (C) hire and compensate staff, which shall include individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and historical resources protection, and heritage programming; (D) obtain money or services from any source including any that are provided under any other Federal law or program; (E) contract for goods or services; and (F) undertake to be a catalyst for any other activity that furthers the Heritage Area and is consistent with the approved management plan. (2) Duties The local coordinating entity shall— (A) in accordance with subsection (d), prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary; (B) assist units of local government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the approved management plan by— (i) carrying out programs and projects that recognize, protect, and enhance important resource values in the Heritage Area; (ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area; (iii) developing recreational and educational opportunities in the Heritage Area; (iv) increasing public awareness of, and appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; (v) protecting and restoring historic sites and buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with Heritage Area themes; (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appropriate signs identifying points of public access, and sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage Area; and (vii) promoting a wide range of partnerships among governments, organizations, and individuals to further the Heritage Area; (C) consider the interests of diverse units of government, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of the management plan; (D) conduct meetings open to the public at least semiannually regarding the development and implementation of the management plan; (E) for any year that Federal funds have been received under this section— (i) submit an annual report to the Secretary that describes the activities, expenses, and income of the local coordinating entity (including grants to any other entities during the year that the report is made); (ii) make available to the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and (iii) require, with respect to all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the organizations receiving the funds make available to the Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of the funds; and (F) encourage by appropriate means economic viability that is consistent with the Heritage Area. (3) Prohibition on the acquisition of real property The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds made available under this section to acquire real property or any interest in real property. (4) Cost-sharing requirement (A) Authorization of Appropriations Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended. (B) Cost-sharing Requirement The Federal share of the total cost of any activity under this Act shall be not more than 50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly valued. (d) Management plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area. (2) Requirements The management plan shall— (A) incorporate an integrated and cooperative approach for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; (B) take into consideration State and local plans; (C) include— (i) an inventory of— (I) the resources located in the core area described in subsection (b)(2); and (II) any other property in the core area that— (aa) is related to the themes of the Heritage Area; and (bb) should be preserved, restored, managed, or maintained because of the significance of the property; (ii) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies and recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the area covered by the designation and encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development; (iii) a description of actions that governments, private organizations, and individuals have agreed to take to protect the natural, historical and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; (iv) a program of implementation for the management plan by the local coordinating entity that includes a description of— (I) actions to facilitate ongoing collaboration among partners to promote plans for resource protection, restoration, and construction; and (II) specific commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating entity or any government, organization, or individual for the first 5 years of operation; (v) the identification of sources of funding for carrying out the management plan; (vi) analysis and recommendations for means by which local, State, and Federal programs, may best be coordinated to carry out this section; and (vii) a business plan that describes the role, operation, financing, and functions of the local coordinating entity and of each of the major activities contained in the management plan and provides adequate assurances that the local coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial and other resources necessary to implement the management plan for the National Heritage Area; and (D) recommend policies and strategies for resource management that consider and detail the application of appropriate land and water management techniques, including the development of intergovernmental and interagency cooperative agreements to protect the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area. (3) Deadline If a proposed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under this section until the date that the Secretary receives and approves the management plan. (4) Approval or disapproval of management plan (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the management plan. (B) Criteria for approval In determining whether to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether— (i) the local coordinating entity is representative of the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including governments, natural and historic resource protection organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and recreational organizations; (ii) the local coordinating entity has afforded adequate opportunity, including public hearings, for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the management plan; and (iii) the resource protection and interpretation strategies contained in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately protect the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area. (C) Action following disapproval If the Secretary disapproves the management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— (i) advise the local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; (ii) make recommendations for revisions to the management plan; and (iii) not later than 180 days after the receipt of any proposed revision of the management plan from the local coordinating entity, approve or disapprove the proposed revision. (D) Amendments (i) In general The Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment to the management plan that the Secretary determines make a substantial change to the management plan. (ii) Use of funds The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this section to carry out any amendments to the management plan until the Secretary has approved the amendments. (e) Relationship to other federal agencies (1) In general Nothing in this section affects the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other law. (2) Consultation and coordination The head of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable. (3) Other federal agencies Nothing in this section— (A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; (B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or (C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. (f) Private property and regulatory protections Nothing in this section— (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the Heritage Area; (2) requires any property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify public access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, State, or local law; (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity; (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights; (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any person injured on the private property. (g) Evaluation; report (1) In general Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— (A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the Heritage Area; and (B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph (3). (2) Evaluation An evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall— (A) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with respect to— (i) accomplishing the purposes of this section for the Heritage Area; and (ii) achieving the goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the Heritage Area; (B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage and impact of the investments; and (C) review the management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for sustainability of the Heritage Area. (3) Report (A) In general Based on the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a report that includes recommendations for the future role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage Area. (B) Required analysis If the report prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall include an analysis of— (i) ways in which Federal funding for the Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and (ii) the appropriate time period necessary to achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. (C) Submission to congress On completion of the report, the Secretary shall submit the report to— (i) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (h) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. (i) Termination of authority The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this section terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act."}}},{"rowIdx":545,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-90-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-90"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":90,"string":"90"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr90ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr90ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.415"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 90 IH: David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n Congress finds that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the incidence of\n\t\t\t violence motivated by the actual or perceived race, color, national origin,\n\t\t\t religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim poses a\n\t\t\t serious national problem;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n such violence\n\t\t\t disrupts the tranquility and safety of communities and is deeply\n\t\t\t divisive;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n existing Federal\n\t\t\t law is inadequate to address this problem;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n such violence\n\t\t\t affects interstate commerce in many ways, including—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n by impeding the\n\t\t\t movement of members of targeted groups and forcing such members to move across\n\t\t\t State lines to escape the incidence or risk of such violence; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n by preventing\n\t\t\t members of targeted groups from purchasing goods and services, obtaining or\n\t\t\t sustaining employment or participating in other commercial activity;\n \n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n perpetrators cross\n\t\t\t State lines to commit such violence;\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n instrumentalities\n\t\t\t of interstate commerce are used to facilitate the commission of such\n\t\t\t violence;\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n such violence is\n\t\t\t committed using articles that have traveled in interstate commerce;\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n violence motivated\n\t\t\t by bias that is a relic of slavery can constitute badges and incidents of\n\t\t\t slavery;\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n although many\n\t\t\t local jurisdictions have attempted to respond to the challenges posed by such\n\t\t\t violence, the problem is sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in\n\t\t\t scope to warrant Federal intervention to assist such jurisdictions; and\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n \n \n many States have\n\t\t\t no laws addressing violence based on the actual or perceived race, color,\n\t\t\t national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability, of the\n\t\t\t victim, while other States have laws that provide only limited\n\t\t\t protection.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Definition of\n\t\t\t hate crime\n \n \n In this Act, the\n\t\t\t term\n \n hate crime\n \n has the same meaning as in section 280003(a) of\n\t\t\t the\n \n Violent Crime Control and Law\n\t\t\t Enforcement Act of 1994\n \n (\n \n 28 U.S.C. 994\n \n note).\n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Prohibition of\n\t\t\t certain acts of violence\n \n \n \n Section 245\n \n of title 18, United States Code,\n\t\t\t is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t subsection (b) the following:\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Whoever, whether or not\n\t\t\t\tacting under color of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or,\n\t\t\t\tthrough the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause\n\t\t\t\tbodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived race, color,\n\t\t\t\treligion, or national origin of any person—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n shall be imprisoned not more than 10\n\t\t\t\tyears, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n shall be imprisoned for any term of\n\t\t\t\tyears or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both if—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n death results from the acts\n\t\t\t\tcommitted in violation of this paragraph; or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the acts committed in violation of\n\t\t\t\tthis paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual\n\t\t\t\tabuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to\n\t\t\t\tkill.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Whoever, whether or not\n\t\t\t\tacting under color of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B),\n\t\t\t\twillfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a\n\t\t\t\tfirearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person,\n\t\t\t\tbecause of the actual or perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, or\n\t\t\t\tdisability of any person—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n shall be imprisoned not more than 10\n\t\t\t\tyears, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n shall be imprisoned for any term of\n\t\t\t\tyears or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both, if—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n death results from the acts\n\t\t\t\tcommitted in violation of this paragraph; or\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n the acts committed in violation of\n\t\t\t\tthis paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual\n\t\t\t\tabuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to\n\t\t\t\tkill.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n For purposes of subparagraph (A), the\n\t\t\t\tcircumstances described in this subparagraph are that—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n in connection with the offense, the\n\t\t\t\tdefendant or the victim travels in interstate or foreign commerce, uses a\n\t\t\t\tfacility or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, or engages in\n\t\t\t\tany activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the offense is in or affects\n\t\t\t\tinterstate or foreign\n\t\t\t\tcommerce.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5.\n \n \n Duties of Federal\n\t\t\t sentencing commission\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Amendment of\n\t\t\t Federal sentencing guidelines\n \n \n Pursuant to its authority under\n \n section 994\n \n of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing\n\t\t\t Commission shall study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit\n\t\t\t hate crimes and shall, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines\n\t\t\t to provide sentencing enhancements (in addition to the sentencing enhancement\n\t\t\t provided for the use of a minor during the commission of an offense) for adult\n\t\t\t defendants who recruit juveniles to assist in the commission of hate\n\t\t\t crimes.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Consistency with\n\t\t\t other guidelines\n \n \n In carrying out this section, the United States\n\t\t\t Sentencing Commission shall—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n ensure that there\n\t\t\t is reasonable consistency with other Federal sentencing guidelines; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n avoid duplicative\n\t\t\t punishments for substantially the same offense.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 6.\n \n \n Grant\n\t\t\t program\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Authority To\n\t\t\t make grants\n \n \n The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice\n\t\t\t and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall make grants, in\n\t\t\t accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe, to\n\t\t\t State and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by\n\t\t\t juveniles.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There are authorized to be appropriated such sums\n\t\t\t as may be necessary to carry out this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n 7.\n \n \n Authorization for\n\t\t\t additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement\n \n \n There are authorized to be appropriated to\n\t\t\t the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, including the\n\t\t\t Community Relations Service, for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 such sums as\n\t\t\t are necessary to increase the number of personnel to prevent and respond to\n\t\t\t alleged violations of\n \n section 245\n \n of title 18, United States Code (as amended\n\t\t\t by this Act).\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 90 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2013 or David’s Law . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim poses a serious national problem; (2) such violence disrupts the tranquility and safety of communities and is deeply divisive; (3) existing Federal law is inadequate to address this problem; (4) such violence affects interstate commerce in many ways, including— (A) by impeding the movement of members of targeted groups and forcing such members to move across State lines to escape the incidence or risk of such violence; and (B) by preventing members of targeted groups from purchasing goods and services, obtaining or sustaining employment or participating in other commercial activity; (5) perpetrators cross State lines to commit such violence; (6) instrumentalities of interstate commerce are used to facilitate the commission of such violence; (7) such violence is committed using articles that have traveled in interstate commerce; (8) violence motivated by bias that is a relic of slavery can constitute badges and incidents of slavery; (9) although many local jurisdictions have attempted to respond to the challenges posed by such violence, the problem is sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in scope to warrant Federal intervention to assist such jurisdictions; and (10) many States have no laws addressing violence based on the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability, of the victim, while other States have laws that provide only limited protection. 3. Definition of hate crime In this Act, the term hate crime has the same meaning as in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 28 U.S.C. 994 note). 4. Prohibition of certain acts of violence Section 245 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) (1) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person— (A) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and (B) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both if— (i) death results from the acts committed in violation of this paragraph; or (ii) the acts committed in violation of this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill. (2) (A) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B), willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person— (i) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and (ii) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both, if— (I) death results from the acts committed in violation of this paragraph; or (II) the acts committed in violation of this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the circumstances described in this subparagraph are that— (i) in connection with the offense, the defendant or the victim travels in interstate or foreign commerce, uses a facility or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, or engages in any activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or (ii) the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. . 5. Duties of Federal sentencing commission (a) Amendment of Federal sentencing guidelines Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and shall, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements (in addition to the sentencing enhancement provided for the use of a minor during the commission of an offense) for adult defendants who recruit juveniles to assist in the commission of hate crimes. (b) Consistency with other guidelines In carrying out this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall— (1) ensure that there is reasonable consistency with other Federal sentencing guidelines; and (2) avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the same offense. 6. Grant program (a) Authority To make grants The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall make grants, in accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe, to State and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 7. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, including the Community Relations Service, for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 such sums as are necessary to increase the number of personnel to prevent and respond to alleged violations of section 245 of title 18, United States Code (as amended by this Act)."}}},{"rowIdx":546,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-91-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-91"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":91,"string":"91"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr91ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr91ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.304"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 91 IH: To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Extension of the Supplemental\n\t\t\t Security Income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and\n\t\t\t American Samoa\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 1301(a)(1)) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t amendments\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Section 303(b) of\n\t\t\t the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Sections 3(a)(2),\n\t\t\t 1003(a)(2), 1403(a)(2), and 1603(a)(2) of such Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 303(a)(2)\n \n ,\n\t\t\t 1203(a)(2), 1353(a)(2), and 1383 note) are each amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Section 1614(e) of\n\t\t\t such Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 1382c(e)\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the\n\t\t\t 1st day of the 3rd calendar month that begins after the date of the enactment\n\t\t\t of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 91 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Ms. Bordallo , and Mr. Faleomavaega ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.\n\n1. Extension of the Supplemental Security Income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (a) In general Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by striking , the Virgin Islands, and Guam each place such term appears; and (2) by striking title IV and inserting titles IV and XVI (as in effect pursuant to such amendment after December 31, 1973) . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 303(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking , Guam, and the Virgin Islands . (2) Sections 3(a)(2), 1003(a)(2), 1403(a)(2), and 1603(a)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 303(a)(2) , 1203(a)(2), 1353(a)(2), and 1383 note) are each amended by striking , the Virgin Islands, and Guam . (3) Section 1614(e) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(e) ) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia and inserting , the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 3rd calendar month that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act."}}},{"rowIdx":547,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-92-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-92"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":92,"string":"92"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr92ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr92ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.201"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 92 IH: Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n High energy costs\n\t\t\t assistance\n \n \n Section 19 of the\n\t\t\t Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (\n \n 7 U.S.C. 918a\n \n ) is amended by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n High Energy Cost\n\t\t\t\tGrant to the Water and Power Authority of the United States Virgin\n\t\t\t\tIslands\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The Secretary, acting through the Rural Utilities\n\t\t\t\tService, shall make a grant in an amount equal to $100,000,000 to the Water and\n\t\t\t\tPower Authority of the United States Virgin Islands under subection (a)(1) if\n\t\t\t\tthat entity applies for, and is eligible for, such a grant.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Appropriation\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n Out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not\n\t\t\t\totherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2013 such sums\n\t\t\t\tas may be necessary for the grant provided for in paragraph (1), in addition to\n\t\t\t\tany other appropriated funds that may be used for the grant.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Availability\n \n \n Amounts\n\t\t\t\tmade available under subparagraph (A) shall remain available through fiscal\n\t\t\t\tyear 2015.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Territories\n\t\t\t\tincluded\n \n \n In this section, the\n\t\t\t\tterm\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Economic\n\t\t\t adjustment assistance\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Secretary of\n\t\t\t Commerce is authorized to make grants under section 209 of the Public Works and\n\t\t\t Economic Development Act of 1965 (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 3199\n \n ) to the Virgin Islands Water\n\t\t\t and Power Authority for programs and activities to convert base power\n\t\t\t production in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas or\n\t\t\t liquefied petroleum gas.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There is\n\t\t\t authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a total of $15,000,000\n\t\t\t for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.\n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Low-Income Home\n\t\t\t Energy Assistance Program\n \n \n With\n\t\t\t respect to fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the percentage described in section\n\t\t\t 2605(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 300 percent when applied to households\n\t\t\t located in the Virgin Islands.\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 92 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce , Transportation and Infrastructure , Financial Services , and Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide energy crisis relief to residents of the Virgin Islands.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act . 2. High energy costs assistance Section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) High Energy Cost Grant to the Water and Power Authority of the United States Virgin Islands (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Rural Utilities Service, shall make a grant in an amount equal to $100,000,000 to the Water and Power Authority of the United States Virgin Islands under subection (a)(1) if that entity applies for, and is eligible for, such a grant. (2) Appropriation (A) In general Out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be necessary for the grant provided for in paragraph (1), in addition to any other appropriated funds that may be used for the grant. (B) Availability Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) shall remain available through fiscal year 2015. (d) Territories included In this section, the term State includes Territory. . 3. Economic adjustment assistance (a) In general The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make grants under section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3199 ) to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for programs and activities to convert base power production in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a total of $15,000,000 for fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 4. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program With respect to fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the percentage described in section 2605(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 300 percent when applied to households located in the Virgin Islands."}}},{"rowIdx":548,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-93-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-93"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":93,"string":"93"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr93ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr93ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:20.087"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 93 IH: Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Restrictions on\n\t\t\t the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal\n\t\t\t in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has\n\t\t\t been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice,\n\t\t\t to transfer business inventory firearms\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Restrictions\n \n \n \n Section 922\n \n of title 18, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (aa)\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n It shall be unlawful for\n\t\t\t\ta person who has been notified by the Attorney General that the Attorney\n\t\t\t\tGeneral has made a determination to revoke a license issued to the person under\n\t\t\t\tthis chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or to deny an\n\t\t\t\tapplication of the person to renew such a license, to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n transfer a business inventory\n\t\t\t\tfirearm of the person—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n into\n\t\t\t\ta personal collection of the person; or\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n to an employee of the person, or to an\n\t\t\t\tindividual described in section 923(d)(1)(B) with respect to the person;\n\t\t\t\tor\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n receive a firearm that was a business\n\t\t\t\tinventory firearm of the person as of the date the person received the\n\t\t\t\tnotice.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with\n\t\t\t\trespect to a license revocation or denial determination that is\n\t\t\t\trescinded.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n It shall be unlawful for\n\t\t\t\ta person, on or after the effective date of the revocation of a license issued\n\t\t\t\tto the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms,\n\t\t\t\tor (in the case that the application of the person to renew such a license is\n\t\t\t\tdenied) on or after the date the license expires, to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n engage in conduct prohibited by\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (1); or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n transfer to any other person (except\n\t\t\t\ta person licensed under this chapter or a Federal, State, or local law\n\t\t\t\tenforcement agency) a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the\n\t\t\t\tperson as of the effective date or expiration date, as the case may be.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with\n\t\t\t\trespect to a license revocation or denial determination that is\n\t\t\t\treversed.\n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Business\n\t\t\t inventory defined\n \n \n Section 921(a) of such title is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (36)\n \n \n Business inventory\n\t\t\t\tfirearm\n \n \n The term\n \n business inventory firearm\n \n means, with respect to a person, a\n\t\t\t\tfirearm required by law to be recorded in the acquisition and disposition logs\n\t\t\t\tof any firearms business of the\n\t\t\t\tperson.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n Section 923(c) of such title is amended in the 2nd\n\t\t\t sentence by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Penalties\n \n \n Section\n\t\t\t 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa)\n\t\t\t\tshall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year (or, if the\n\t\t\t\tviolation was willful, 5 years), or\n\t\t\t\tboth.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Requirement that\n\t\t\t license revocation or application denial notice include text of law prohibiting\n\t\t\t dealing in firearms without a Federal firearms license and restricting transfer\n\t\t\t of firearms after receipt of official license revocation or renewal application\n\t\t\t denial notice\n \n \n Section 923(f)(1) of such title is amended in the\n\t\t\t last sentence by inserting\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 93 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act . 2. Restrictions on the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms (a) Restrictions Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (aa) (1) (A) It shall be unlawful for a person who has been notified by the Attorney General that the Attorney General has made a determination to revoke a license issued to the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or to deny an application of the person to renew such a license, to— (i) transfer a business inventory firearm of the person— (I) into a personal collection of the person; or (II) to an employee of the person, or to an individual described in section 923(d)(1)(B) with respect to the person; or (ii) receive a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the person as of the date the person received the notice. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is rescinded. (2) (A) It shall be unlawful for a person, on or after the effective date of the revocation of a license issued to the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or (in the case that the application of the person to renew such a license is denied) on or after the date the license expires, to— (i) engage in conduct prohibited by paragraph (1); or (ii) transfer to any other person (except a person licensed under this chapter or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency) a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the person as of the effective date or expiration date, as the case may be. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is reversed. . (b) Business inventory defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) Business inventory firearm The term business inventory firearm means, with respect to a person, a firearm required by law to be recorded in the acquisition and disposition logs of any firearms business of the person. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 923(c) of such title is amended in the 2nd sentence by inserting section 922(aa) and to after subject only to . (d) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year (or, if the violation was willful, 5 years), or both. . (e) Requirement that license revocation or application denial notice include text of law prohibiting dealing in firearms without a Federal firearms license and restricting transfer of firearms after receipt of official license revocation or renewal application denial notice Section 923(f)(1) of such title is amended in the last sentence by inserting , and shall set forth the provisions of Federal law and regulation which prohibit a person not licensed under this chapter from engaging in the business of dealing in firearms or are relevant in determining whether a person is doing so, and the provisions of section 922(aa) before the period."}}},{"rowIdx":549,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-94-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-94"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":94,"string":"94"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr94ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr94ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:19.316"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 94 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Prohibiting use of\n\t\t\t presidential election campaign funds for party conventions\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n \n Chapter 95\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is\n\t\t\t amended by striking section 9008.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is\n\t\t\t amended by striking the item relating to section 9008.\n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t amendments\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Availability of\n\t\t\t payments to candidates\n \n \n The third sentence of section 9006(c) of\n\t\t\t the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Reports by\n\t\t\t Federal election commission\n \n \n Section 9009(a) of such Code is\n\t\t\t amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by adding\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by striking\n\t\t\t paragraphs (4), (5), and (6).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Penalties\n \n \n Section\n\t\t\t 9012 of such Code is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in subsection\n\t\t\t (a)(1), by striking the second sentence; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in subsection (c),\n\t\t\t by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph\n\t\t\t (2).\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Availability of\n\t\t\t payments from presidential primary matching payment account\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by\n\t\t\t this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 31,\n\t\t\t 2012.\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 94 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.\n\n1. Prohibiting use of presidential election campaign funds for party conventions (a) In general Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 9008. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 9008. 2. Conforming amendments (a) Availability of payments to candidates The third sentence of section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking , section 9008(b)(3), . (b) Reports by Federal election commission Section 9009(a) of such Code is amended— (1) by adding and at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking ; and at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (c) Penalties Section 9012 of such Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second sentence; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (d) Availability of payments from presidential primary matching payment account The second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking and for payments under section 9008(b)(3) . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2012."}}},{"rowIdx":550,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-94-rh-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-94"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":94,"string":"94"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"rh"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr94rh.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr94rh.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-07 06:28:03.365"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 94 RH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-12-12\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Prohibiting use of presidential election campaign funds for party conventions\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n \n Chapter 95\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 9008.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Clerical amendment\n \n \n The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 9008.\n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Conforming amendments\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Availability of payments to candidates\n \n \n The third sentence of\n \n section 9006(c)\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Reports by Federal election commission\n \n \n Section 9009(a) of such Code is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by adding\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Penalties\n \n \n Section 9012 of such Code is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second sentence; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Availability of payments from presidential primary matching payment account\n \n \n The second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Effective date\n \n \n The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2012.\n \n \n \n \n \n December 12, 2013\n \n \n Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed\n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"IB Union Calendar No. 210 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 94 [Report No. 113–291] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration December 12, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kline and Mr. Loebsack December 12, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.\n\n1. Prohibiting use of presidential election campaign funds for party conventions (a) In general Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 9008. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 9008. 2. Conforming amendments (a) Availability of payments to candidates The third sentence of section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking , section 9008(b)(3), . (b) Reports by Federal election commission Section 9009(a) of such Code is amended— (1) by adding and at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking ; and at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (c) Penalties Section 9012 of such Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second sentence; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (d) Availability of payments from presidential primary matching payment account The second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking and for payments under section 9008(b)(3) . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2012.\n\nDecember 12, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed"}}},{"rowIdx":551,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-95-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-95"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":95,"string":"95"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr95ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr95ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:19.208"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 95 IH: To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Termination of taxpayer\n\t\t\t financing of presidential election campaigns\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Termination of\n\t\t\t designation of income tax payments\n \n \n Section 6096 of the Internal\n\t\t\t Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new\n\t\t\t subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Termination\n \n \n This\n\t\t\t\tsection shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,\n\t\t\t\t2011.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Termination of\n\t\t\t fund and account\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Termination of\n\t\t\t presidential election campaign fund\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following new section:\n \n \n \n \n 9014.\n \n \n Termination\n \n \n The provisions of this chapter shall not\n\t\t\t\tapply with respect to any presidential election (or any presidential nominating\n\t\t\t\tconvention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any\n\t\t\t\tcandidate in such an\n\t\t\t\telection.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Transfer of\n\t\t\t excess funds to general fund\n \n \n Section 9006 of such Code is amended\n\t\t\t by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Transfer of\n\t\t\t\tfunds remaining after termination\n \n \n The Secretary shall transfer\n\t\t\t\tall amounts in the fund after the date of the enactment of this section to the\n\t\t\t\tgeneral fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the\n\t\t\t\tdeficit.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Termination of\n\t\t\t account\n \n \n Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following new section:\n \n \n \n \n 9043.\n \n \n Termination\n \n \n The provisions of this chapter shall not\n\t\t\t\tapply to any candidate with respect to any presidential election after the date\n\t\t\t\tof the enactment of this\n\t\t\t\tsection.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendments\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The table of\n\t\t\t sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following new item:\n \n \n \n \n Sec. 9014.\n\t\t\t\tTermination.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The table of\n\t\t\t sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following new item:\n \n \n \n \n Sec. 9043.\n\t\t\t\tTermination.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 95 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.\n\n1. Termination of taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (a) Termination of designation of income tax payments Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Termination This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011. . (b) Termination of fund and account (1) Termination of presidential election campaign fund (A) In general Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9014. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any presidential election (or any presidential nominating convention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any candidate in such an election. . (B) Transfer of excess funds to general fund Section 9006 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Transfer of funds remaining after termination The Secretary shall transfer all amounts in the fund after the date of the enactment of this section to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the deficit. . (2) Termination of account Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9043. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any candidate with respect to any presidential election after the date of the enactment of this section. . (c) Clerical amendments (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9014. Termination. . (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9043. Termination. ."}}},{"rowIdx":552,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-96-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-96"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":96,"string":"96"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr96ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr96ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:19.099"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 96 IH: Cameras in the Courtroom Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Amendment to\n\t\t\t title 28\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n \n Chapter 45\n \n of title 28, United States Code, is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n 678.\n \n \n Televising\n\t\t\t\tSupreme Court proceedings\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t\tSupreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the\n\t\t\t\tCourt unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that\n\t\t\t\tallowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the\n\t\t\t\tdue process rights of one or more of the parties before the\n\t\t\t\tCourt.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The chapter analysis for\n \n chapter 45\n \n of title 28, United\n\t\t\t States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n 678. Televising Supreme Court\n\t\t\t\tproceedings.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 96 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Poe of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cameras in the Courtroom Act . 2. Amendment to title 28 (a) In general Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of one or more of the parties before the Court. . (b) Clerical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings. ."}}},{"rowIdx":553,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-97-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-97"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":97,"string":"97"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr97ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr97ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:18.076"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 97 IH: Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Incentives for\n\t\t\t States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite\n\t\t\t voting at the polls and simplify voter registration\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Purposes\n \n \n The purposes of this section are to—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n provide incentives\n\t\t\t for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite\n\t\t\t voting at the polls; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n provide incentives\n\t\t\t for States to simplify voter registration.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Reservation of\n\t\t\t funds\n \n \n From the amount made available to carry out this section\n\t\t\t for a fiscal year, the Attorney General may reserve not more than 10 percent of\n\t\t\t such amount to carry out activities related to—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n technical\n\t\t\t assistance; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n outreach and\n\t\t\t dissemination.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Program\n\t\t\t authorized\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n From the amounts made\n\t\t\t available under subsection (h) for a fiscal year and not reserved under\n\t\t\t subsection (b), the Attorney General shall award grants, on a competitive\n\t\t\t basis, to States in accordance with subsection (d)(2)\n \n ,\n \n to enable the States to carry out the purposes of this\n\t\t\t section.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Number of\n\t\t\t grants\n \n \n A State may not receive more than 1 grant under this\n\t\t\t section per grant period.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Duration of\n\t\t\t grants\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n A grant under this\n\t\t\t section shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 years.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Continuation of\n\t\t\t grants\n \n \n A State that is awarded a grant under this section shall\n\t\t\t not receive grant funds under this section for the second or any subsequent\n\t\t\t year of the grant unless the State demonstrates to the Attorney General, at\n\t\t\t such time and in such manner as determined by the Attorney General, that the\n\t\t\t State is—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n making progress in\n\t\t\t implementing the plan under subsection (d)(1)(C) at a rate that the Attorney\n\t\t\t General determines will result in the State fully implementing such plan during\n\t\t\t the remainder of the grant period; or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n making progress\n\t\t\t against the performance measures set forth in subsection (e) at a rate that the\n\t\t\t Attorney General determines will result in the State reaching its targets and\n\t\t\t achieving the objectives of the grant during the remainder of the grant\n\t\t\t period.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Applications\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Applications\n \n \n Each\n\t\t\t State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an\n\t\t\t application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and\n\t\t\t containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. At\n\t\t\t a minimum, each such application shall include—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n documentation of\n\t\t\t the applicant’s record, as applicable—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t providing various voter registration opportunities;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t providing early voting;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t providing absentee voting;\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t providing assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary\n\t\t\t language;\n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t providing assistance to voters with disabilities;\n \n \n \n \n (vi)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t providing effective access to voting for members of the armed services;\n \n \n \n \n (vii)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t providing formal training of election officials;\n \n \n \n \n (viii)\n \n \n in auditing or\n\t\t\t otherwise documenting waiting times at polling stations;\n \n \n \n \n (ix)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t allocating polling locations, equipment, and staff to match population\n\t\t\t distribution;\n \n \n \n \n (x)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t responding to voting irregularities and concerns raised at polling\n\t\t\t stations;\n \n \n \n \n (xi)\n \n \n in\n\t\t\t creating and adhering to contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or\n\t\t\t other disaster; and\n \n \n \n \n (xii)\n \n \n with respect to\n\t\t\t any other performance measure described in subsection (e) that is not included\n\t\t\t in clauses (i) through (xi);\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n evidence of\n\t\t\t conditions of innovation and reform that the applicant has established and the\n\t\t\t applicant's proposed plan for implementing additional conditions for innovation\n\t\t\t and reform, including—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n a description of\n\t\t\t how the applicant has identified and eliminated ineffective practices in the\n\t\t\t past and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n a description of\n\t\t\t how the applicant has identified and promoted effective practices in the past\n\t\t\t and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n steps the\n\t\t\t applicant has taken and will take to eliminate statutory, regulatory,\n\t\t\t procedural, or other barriers and to facilitate the full implementation of the\n\t\t\t proposed plan under this subparagraph;\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n a comprehensive\n\t\t\t and coherent plan for using funds under this section, and other Federal, State,\n\t\t\t and local funds, to improve the applicant’s performance on the measures\n\t\t\t described in subsection (e), consistent with criteria set forth by the Attorney\n\t\t\t General, including how the applicant will, if applicable—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n provide flexible\n\t\t\t registration opportunities, including online and same-day registration and\n\t\t\t registration updating;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n provide early\n\t\t\t voting, at a minimum of 9 of the 10 calendar days preceding an election, at\n\t\t\t sufficient and flexible hours;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n provide absentee\n\t\t\t voting, including no-excuse absentee voting;\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n provide\n\t\t\t assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary language;\n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n provide assistance\n\t\t\t to voters with disabilities, including visual impairment;\n \n \n \n \n (vi)\n \n \n provide effective\n\t\t\t access to voting for members of the armed services;\n \n \n \n \n (vii)\n \n \n provide formal\n\t\t\t training of election officials, including State and county administrators and\n\t\t\t volunteers;\n \n \n \n \n (viii)\n \n \n audit and\n\t\t\t reduce waiting times at polling stations;\n \n \n \n \n (ix)\n \n \n allocate polling\n\t\t\t locations, equipment, and staff to match population distribution;\n \n \n \n \n (x)\n \n \n respond to any\n\t\t\t reports of voting irregularities or concerns raised at the polling\n\t\t\t station;\n \n \n \n \n (xi)\n \n \n create\n\t\t\t contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or other disaster;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (xii)\n \n \n improve the wait\n\t\t\t times at the persistently poorest performing polling stations within the\n\t\t\t jurisdiction of the applicant;\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n evidence of\n\t\t\t collaboration between the State, local election officials, and other\n\t\t\t stakeholders, in developing the plan described in subparagraph (C), including\n\t\t\t evidence of the commitment and capacity to implement the plan;\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n the applicant’s\n\t\t\t annual performance measures and targets, consistent with the requirements of\n\t\t\t subsection (e); and\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n a description of\n\t\t\t the applicant’s plan to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of\n\t\t\t activities carried out with funds under this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Criteria for\n\t\t\t evaluating applications\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Award\n\t\t\t basis\n \n \n The Attorney General shall award grants under this section\n\t\t\t on a competitive basis, based on the quality of the applications submitted\n\t\t\t under paragraph (1), including—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n each\n\t\t\t applicant’s record in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A);\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n each applicant’s\n\t\t\t record of, and commitment to, establishing conditions for innovation and\n\t\t\t reform, as described in paragraph (1)(B);\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n the quality and\n\t\t\t likelihood of success of each applicant’s plan described in paragraph (1)(C) in\n\t\t\t showing improvement in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A), including each\n\t\t\t applicant’s capacity to implement the plan and evidence of collaboration as\n\t\t\t described in paragraph (1)(D); and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n each applicant’s\n\t\t\t evaluation plan as described in paragraph (1)(F).\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Explanation\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Attorney General shall publish an explanation of how the application review\n\t\t\t process under this paragraph will ensure an equitable and objective evaluation\n\t\t\t based on the criteria described in subparagraph (A).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Performance\n\t\t\t measures\n \n \n Each State receiving\n\t\t\t a grant under this section shall establish performance measures and targets,\n\t\t\t approved by the Attorney General, for the programs and activities carried out\n\t\t\t under this section. These measures shall, at a minimum, track the State’s\n\t\t\t progress—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in implementing\n\t\t\t its plan described in subsection (d)(1)(C);\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in expediting\n\t\t\t voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n on any other\n\t\t\t measures identified by the Attorney General.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Uses of\n\t\t\t funds\n \n \n Each State that\n\t\t\t receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for any purpose\n\t\t\t included in the State's plan under subsection (d)(1)(C).\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Reporting\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney\n\t\t\t General, at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may require,\n\t\t\t an annual report including—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n data on the\n\t\t\t State’s progress in achieving the targets for the performance measures\n\t\t\t established under subsection (e);\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t description of the challenges the State has faced in implementing its program\n\t\t\t and how it has addressed or plans to address those challenges; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n findings from the\n\t\t\t evaluation plan as described in subsection (d)(1)(F).\n \n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n State\n\t\t\t defined\n \n \n In this section, the term\n \n State\n \n means each\n\t\t\t of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto\n\t\t\t Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the\n\t\t\t Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There are\n\t\t\t authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this\n\t\t\t section.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 97 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Langevin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act or the FAST Voting Act . 2. Incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration (a) Purposes The purposes of this section are to— (1) provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls; and (2) provide incentives for States to simplify voter registration. (b) Reservation of funds From the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Attorney General may reserve not more than 10 percent of such amount to carry out activities related to— (1) technical assistance; and (2) outreach and dissemination. (c) Program authorized (1) In general From the amounts made available under subsection (h) for a fiscal year and not reserved under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States in accordance with subsection (d)(2) , to enable the States to carry out the purposes of this section. (2) Number of grants A State may not receive more than 1 grant under this section per grant period. (3) Duration of grants (A) In general A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 years. (B) Continuation of grants A State that is awarded a grant under this section shall not receive grant funds under this section for the second or any subsequent year of the grant unless the State demonstrates to the Attorney General, at such time and in such manner as determined by the Attorney General, that the State is— (i) making progress in implementing the plan under subsection (d)(1)(C) at a rate that the Attorney General determines will result in the State fully implementing such plan during the remainder of the grant period; or (ii) making progress against the performance measures set forth in subsection (e) at a rate that the Attorney General determines will result in the State reaching its targets and achieving the objectives of the grant during the remainder of the grant period. (d) Applications (1) Applications Each State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. At a minimum, each such application shall include— (A) documentation of the applicant’s record, as applicable— (i) in providing various voter registration opportunities; (ii) in providing early voting; (iii) in providing absentee voting; (iv) in providing assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary language; (v) in providing assistance to voters with disabilities; (vi) in providing effective access to voting for members of the armed services; (vii) in providing formal training of election officials; (viii) in auditing or otherwise documenting waiting times at polling stations; (ix) in allocating polling locations, equipment, and staff to match population distribution; (x) in responding to voting irregularities and concerns raised at polling stations; (xi) in creating and adhering to contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or other disaster; and (xii) with respect to any other performance measure described in subsection (e) that is not included in clauses (i) through (xi); (B) evidence of conditions of innovation and reform that the applicant has established and the applicant's proposed plan for implementing additional conditions for innovation and reform, including— (i) a description of how the applicant has identified and eliminated ineffective practices in the past and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future; (ii) a description of how the applicant has identified and promoted effective practices in the past and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future; and (iii) steps the applicant has taken and will take to eliminate statutory, regulatory, procedural, or other barriers and to facilitate the full implementation of the proposed plan under this subparagraph; (C) a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds under this section, and other Federal, State, and local funds, to improve the applicant’s performance on the measures described in subsection (e), consistent with criteria set forth by the Attorney General, including how the applicant will, if applicable— (i) provide flexible registration opportunities, including online and same-day registration and registration updating; (ii) provide early voting, at a minimum of 9 of the 10 calendar days preceding an election, at sufficient and flexible hours; (iii) provide absentee voting, including no-excuse absentee voting; (iv) provide assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary language; (v) provide assistance to voters with disabilities, including visual impairment; (vi) provide effective access to voting for members of the armed services; (vii) provide formal training of election officials, including State and county administrators and volunteers; (viii) audit and reduce waiting times at polling stations; (ix) allocate polling locations, equipment, and staff to match population distribution; (x) respond to any reports of voting irregularities or concerns raised at the polling station; (xi) create contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or other disaster; and (xii) improve the wait times at the persistently poorest performing polling stations within the jurisdiction of the applicant; (D) evidence of collaboration between the State, local election officials, and other stakeholders, in developing the plan described in subparagraph (C), including evidence of the commitment and capacity to implement the plan; (E) the applicant’s annual performance measures and targets, consistent with the requirements of subsection (e); and (F) a description of the applicant’s plan to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of activities carried out with funds under this section. (2) Criteria for evaluating applications (A) Award basis The Attorney General shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis, based on the quality of the applications submitted under paragraph (1), including— (i) each applicant’s record in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A); (ii) each applicant’s record of, and commitment to, establishing conditions for innovation and reform, as described in paragraph (1)(B); (iii) the quality and likelihood of success of each applicant’s plan described in paragraph (1)(C) in showing improvement in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A), including each applicant’s capacity to implement the plan and evidence of collaboration as described in paragraph (1)(D); and (iv) each applicant’s evaluation plan as described in paragraph (1)(F). (B) Explanation The Attorney General shall publish an explanation of how the application review process under this paragraph will ensure an equitable and objective evaluation based on the criteria described in subparagraph (A). (e) Performance measures Each State receiving a grant under this section shall establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, for the programs and activities carried out under this section. These measures shall, at a minimum, track the State’s progress— (1) in implementing its plan described in subsection (d)(1)(C); (2) in expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable; and (3) on any other measures identified by the Attorney General. (f) Uses of funds Each State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for any purpose included in the State's plan under subsection (d)(1)(C). (g) Reporting A State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General, at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may require, an annual report including— (1) data on the State’s progress in achieving the targets for the performance measures established under subsection (e); (2) a description of the challenges the State has faced in implementing its program and how it has addressed or plans to address those challenges; and (3) findings from the evaluation plan as described in subsection (d)(1)(F). (h) State defined In this section, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section."}}},{"rowIdx":554,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-98-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-98"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":98,"string":"98"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr98ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr98ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:17.852"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 98 IH: John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n The Congress makes the following\n\t\t\t findings:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In 1921, Greenwood (a community in Tulsa,\n\t\t\t Oklahoma) was one of the most prosperous African-American communities in the\n\t\t\t United States. Serving over 8,000 residents, Greenwood's commercial district\n\t\t\t was known nationally as the\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n On the evening of\n\t\t\t May 31, 1921, the African-American Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma was\n\t\t\t ravaged by a White mob. By the conclusion of the riot at midday, June 1,\n\t\t\t virtually every building in a 42-square-block area of the community—homes,\n\t\t\t schools, churches, and businesses—was burned to the ground and thousands were\n\t\t\t left homeless. Over 1,200 homes were destroyed. Every church, school, and\n\t\t\t business in Greenwood was set on fire. Approximately 8,000 African-Americans\n\t\t\t were left homeless and penniless. Unable to rebuild, thousands of residents\n\t\t\t spent the winter of 1921–1922 in tents.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Credible evidence\n\t\t\t supports the belief that up to 300 African-Americans were killed during the\n\t\t\t riot. As many victims were buried in unmarked graves, an exact accounting is\n\t\t\t impossible.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n In the wake of the\n\t\t\t White mob destruction of the Greenwood District, a State-convened grand jury\n\t\t\t officially placed responsibility for the violence on the African-American\n\t\t\t community, exonerating Whites of all responsibility. Neither the State nor the\n\t\t\t city undertook any investigations or prosecutions, and documents relating to\n\t\t\t the riot vanished from State archives. Ultimately, no convictions were obtained\n\t\t\t for the incidents of murder, arson, or larceny connected with the riot.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n None of the more\n\t\t\t than 100 contemporaneously filed lawsuits by residents and property owners in\n\t\t\t Greenwood were successful in recovering damages from insurance companies to\n\t\t\t assist in the reconstruction of the community. After the city attempted to\n\t\t\t block their redevelopment efforts, victims were forced to rebuild with their\n\t\t\t own resources or abandon the community.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n State and local\n\t\t\t governments suppressed or ignored issues and claims arising from the 1921 riot,\n\t\t\t effectively excising it from collective memory, until the Oklahoma Legislature\n\t\t\t created a commission to study the event in 1997. The commission's February 28,\n\t\t\t 2001, report uncovered new information and detailed, for the first time, the\n\t\t\t extent of involvement by the State and city government in prosecuting and\n\t\t\t erasing evidence of the riot (Okla. Stat. Tit. 74 Section 8000.1 (West\n\t\t\t 2005)).\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n The documentation\n\t\t\t assembled by the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Commission provides strong evidence that\n\t\t\t some local municipal and county officials failed to take actions to calm or\n\t\t\t contain the situation once violence erupted and, in some cases, became\n\t\t\t participants in the subsequent violence, and even deputized and armed many\n\t\t\t Whites who were part of a mob that killed, looted, and burned down the\n\t\t\t Greenwood area.\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Based on new\n\t\t\t information contained in the report, the Greenwood claimants filed suit,\n\t\t\t pursuant to the laws codified in sections 1981, 1983, and 1985 of title 42 of\n\t\t\t the United States Code and the 14th Amendment, seeking damages for the injuries\n\t\t\t sustained in the riot as a result of the government's involvement. Their claims\n\t\t\t were dismissed as time barred by the court, and so were not determined on the\n\t\t\t merits (382 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir. 2004), rehrg en banc denied (with dissent),\n\t\t\t 391 F.3d 1155 (10th Cir. 2004), cert denied Alexander v. State of Oklahoma, 544\n\t\t\t U.S. 1044 (2005)).\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Cause of\n\t\t\t action\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Every person who, in\n\t\t\t connection with the Tulsa, Oklahoma race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted\n\t\t\t under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the\n\t\t\t State of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the\n\t\t\t deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the\n\t\t\t deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil\n\t\t\t action for redress.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t this section, the term\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Limitation on\n\t\t\t commencement of action\n \n \n A civil action under this section may not\n\t\t\t be commenced later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this\n\t\t\t Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 98 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot of 1921.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Findings The Congress makes the following findings: (1) In 1921, Greenwood (a community in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was one of the most prosperous African-American communities in the United States. Serving over 8,000 residents, Greenwood's commercial district was known nationally as the Negro Wall Street . The community boasted two newspapers, over a dozen churches, and hundreds of African-American-owned businesses. (2) On the evening of May 31, 1921, the African-American Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma was ravaged by a White mob. By the conclusion of the riot at midday, June 1, virtually every building in a 42-square-block area of the community—homes, schools, churches, and businesses—was burned to the ground and thousands were left homeless. Over 1,200 homes were destroyed. Every church, school, and business in Greenwood was set on fire. Approximately 8,000 African-Americans were left homeless and penniless. Unable to rebuild, thousands of residents spent the winter of 1921–1922 in tents. (3) Credible evidence supports the belief that up to 300 African-Americans were killed during the riot. As many victims were buried in unmarked graves, an exact accounting is impossible. (4) In the wake of the White mob destruction of the Greenwood District, a State-convened grand jury officially placed responsibility for the violence on the African-American community, exonerating Whites of all responsibility. Neither the State nor the city undertook any investigations or prosecutions, and documents relating to the riot vanished from State archives. Ultimately, no convictions were obtained for the incidents of murder, arson, or larceny connected with the riot. (5) None of the more than 100 contemporaneously filed lawsuits by residents and property owners in Greenwood were successful in recovering damages from insurance companies to assist in the reconstruction of the community. After the city attempted to block their redevelopment efforts, victims were forced to rebuild with their own resources or abandon the community. (6) State and local governments suppressed or ignored issues and claims arising from the 1921 riot, effectively excising it from collective memory, until the Oklahoma Legislature created a commission to study the event in 1997. The commission's February 28, 2001, report uncovered new information and detailed, for the first time, the extent of involvement by the State and city government in prosecuting and erasing evidence of the riot (Okla. Stat. Tit. 74 Section 8000.1 (West 2005)). (7) The documentation assembled by the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Commission provides strong evidence that some local municipal and county officials failed to take actions to calm or contain the situation once violence erupted and, in some cases, became participants in the subsequent violence, and even deputized and armed many Whites who were part of a mob that killed, looted, and burned down the Greenwood area. (8) Based on new information contained in the report, the Greenwood claimants filed suit, pursuant to the laws codified in sections 1981, 1983, and 1985 of title 42 of the United States Code and the 14th Amendment, seeking damages for the injuries sustained in the riot as a result of the government's involvement. Their claims were dismissed as time barred by the court, and so were not determined on the merits (382 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir. 2004), rehrg en banc denied (with dissent), 391 F.3d 1155 (10th Cir. 2004), cert denied Alexander v. State of Oklahoma, 544 U.S. 1044 (2005)). 3. Cause of action (a) In general Every person who, in connection with the Tulsa, Oklahoma race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the State of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil action for redress. (b) Definition In this section, the term person includes the State of Oklahoma. (c) Limitation on commencement of action A civil action under this section may not be commenced later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act."}}},{"rowIdx":555,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-99-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-99"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":99,"string":"99"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr99ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr99ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:41:17.959"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 99 IH: Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Prohibition of\n\t\t\t anticompetitive activities\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other provision of law,\n\t\t\t nothing in the Act of March 9, 1945 (\n \n 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.\n \n , commonly known as\n\t\t\t the\n \n 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91\n \n )) or issuers of medical malpractice insurance to engage in\n\t\t\t any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with\n\t\t\t the conduct of the business of providing health insurance coverage (as defined\n\t\t\t in such section) or coverage for medical malpractice claims or actions.\n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Restoring the\n\t\t\t application of antitrust laws to health sector insurers\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Amendment to\n\t\t\t McCarran-Ferguson Act\n \n \n Section 3 of the Act of March 9, 1945 (15\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 1013), commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act, is amended by adding\n\t\t\t at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Nothing contained in this Act shall modify,\n\t\t\t\timpair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to\n\t\t\t\tthe business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the\n\t\t\t\tterm\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Related\n\t\t\t Provision\n \n \n For purposes of section 5 of the Federal Trade\n\t\t\t Commission Act (\n \n 15 U.S.C. 45\n \n ) to the extent such section applies to unfair\n\t\t\t methods of competition, section 3(c) of the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall apply\n\t\t\t with respect to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such\n\t\t\t business is carried on for profit, notwithstanding the definition of\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 99 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit anticompetitive activities and to provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to the antitrust laws of the United States, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition of anticompetitive activities Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in the Act of March 9, 1945 ( 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq. , commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act ), shall be construed to permit health insurance issuers (as defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 )) or issuers of medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing health insurance coverage (as defined in such section) or coverage for medical malpractice claims or actions. 3. Restoring the application of antitrust laws to health sector insurers (a) Amendment to McCarran-Ferguson Act Section 3 of the Act of March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1013), commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Nothing contained in this Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term antitrust laws has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition. . (b) Related Provision For purposes of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) to the extent such section applies to unfair methods of competition, section 3(c) of the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall apply with respect to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit, notwithstanding the definition of Corporation contained in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act."}}},{"rowIdx":556,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-100-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-100"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":100,"string":"100"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr100ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr100ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:06.102"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 100 IH: Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title; table of\n\t\t\t contents\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Short\n\t\t\t title\n \n \n This Act may be cited\n\t\t\t as the\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Table of\n\t\t\t contents\n \n \n The table of\n\t\t\t contents of this Act is as follows:\n \n \n \n Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\n \n \n Sec. 2. Findings.\n \n \n Title I—Improving Recoveries for Employees and Retirees\n \n \n Sec. 101. Increased wage priority.\n \n \n Sec. 102. Claim for stock value losses in defined contribution\n\t\t\t\tplans.\n \n \n Sec. 103. Priority for severance pay.\n \n \n Sec. 104. Financial returns for employees and\n\t\t\t\tretirees.\n \n \n Sec. 105. Priority for WARN Act damages.\n \n \n Title II—Reducing Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses\n \n \n Sec. 201. Rejection of collective bargaining\n\t\t\t\tagreements.\n \n \n Sec. 202. Payment of insurance benefits to retired\n\t\t\t\temployees.\n \n \n Sec. 203. Protection of employee benefits in a sale of\n\t\t\t\tassets.\n \n \n Sec. 204. Claim for pension losses.\n \n \n Sec. 205. Payments by secured lender.\n \n \n Sec. 206. Preservation of jobs and benefits.\n \n \n Sec. 207. Termination of exclusivity.\n \n \n Title III—Restricting Executive Compensation Programs\n \n \n Sec. 301. Executive compensation upon exit from\n\t\t\t\tbankruptcy.\n \n \n Sec. 302. Limitations on executive compensation\n\t\t\t\tenhancements.\n \n \n Sec. 303. Assumption of executive benefit plans.\n \n \n Sec. 304. Recovery of executive compensation.\n \n \n Sec. 305. Preferential compensation transfer.\n \n \n Title IV—Other Provisions\n \n \n Sec. 401. Union proof of claim.\n \n \n Sec. 402. Exception from automatic stay.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n The Congress finds the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Business\n\t\t\t bankruptcies have increased sharply in recent years and remain at high levels.\n\t\t\t These bankruptcies include several of the largest business bankruptcy filings\n\t\t\t in history. As the use of bankruptcy has expanded, job preservation and\n\t\t\t retirement security are placed at greater risk.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Laws enacted to\n\t\t\t improve recoveries for employees and retirees and limit their losses in\n\t\t\t bankruptcy cases have not kept pace with the increasing and broader use of\n\t\t\t bankruptcy by businesses in all sectors of the economy. However, while\n\t\t\t protections for employees and retirees in bankruptcy cases have eroded,\n\t\t\t management compensation plans devised for those in charge of troubled\n\t\t\t businesses have become more prevalent and are escaping adequate\n\t\t\t scrutiny.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Changes in the law\n\t\t\t regarding these matters are urgently needed as bankruptcy is used to address\n\t\t\t increasingly more complex and diverse conditions affecting troubled businesses\n\t\t\t and industries.\n \n \n \n \n <enum>\n I\n </enum>\n <header>\n Improving\n\t\t\t Recoveries for Employees and Retirees\n </header>\n <section id=\"H3D3EE18AAA124A1189257116FD23DA11\">\n <enum>\n 101.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Increased wage\n\t\t\t priority\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 507(a) of\n\t\t\t title 11, United States Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HF85889A209FD49F9B1227543AD5089B0\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in paragraph (4)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB5FD0D219CE842549115CA6819DB71B5\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n $10,000\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n $20,000\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H509E7EEC952E486FA3C176B6683B66EC\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n within 180 days\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5DDB6BA1C1124ADE8AA0091ECA198BC5\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n <quote>\n or the date of the cessation of the debtor’s business, whichever occurs\n\t\t\t first,\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H08F093E91C944EC6B7E3B4B044D24774\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph\n\t\t\t (5)(A), by striking—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HEE255854B06D4E6598986B59B4F03480\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <quote>\n within 180\n\t\t\t days\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD2BE41618CE64EEA9076C55BA5CFAD59\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n <quote>\n or the date\n\t\t\t of the cessation of the debtor’s business, whichever occurs first\n </quote>\n ;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H95841591E94044B0AE81DE366A256A3C\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (5),\n\t\t\t by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HAC703AF61809463785CED80D1371CF4D\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H19E9F1FDF73B41F2811F6B776BBC3AA2\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n for each such\n\t\t\t\tplan, to the extent of the number of employees covered by each such plan,\n\t\t\t\tmultiplied by\n\t\t\t\t$20,000.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H3D04F93A96D244CFBF8E91C0BB355C7B\">\n <enum>\n 102.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Claim for stock\n\t\t\t value losses in defined contribution plans\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/101\">\n Section 101(5)\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HBABC08DEDAF1480988A155533027A0D8\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subparagraph\n\t\t\t (A), by striking\n <quote>\n or\n </quote>\n at the end;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H8A4927ADC023449DA099FA6192F1394C\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subparagraph\n\t\t\t (B), by inserting\n <quote>\n or\n </quote>\n after the semicolon; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HABA7F80F5D6F464293DF3BF04D5B74AA\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9A6A1BF6D38C4BABB8953197ADFC5F77\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"HE66ED0BB81814A4499EB7433E65BF5A2\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n right or interest in equity securities of\n\t\t\t\tthe debtor, or an affiliate of the debtor, held in a defined contribution plan\n\t\t\t\t(within the meaning of section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security\n\t\t\t\tAct of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1002\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1002(34)\n </external-xref>\n )) for the benefit of an individual who is not\n\t\t\t\tan insider, a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly\n\t\t\t\tcompensated employees of the debtor (if one or more are not insiders), if such\n\t\t\t\tsecurities were attributable to either employer contributions by the debtor or\n\t\t\t\tan affiliate of the debtor, or elective deferrals (within the meaning of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/26/402\">\n section 402(g)\n </external-xref>\n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and any earnings thereon,\n\t\t\t\tif an employer or plan sponsor who has commenced a case under this title has\n\t\t\t\tcommitted fraud with respect to such plan or has otherwise breached a duty to\n\t\t\t\tthe participant that has proximately caused the loss of\n\t\t\t\tvalue.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H0344E8EE7F88464795390B5DD85FD84D\">\n <enum>\n 103.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Priority for\n\t\t\t severance pay\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 503(b)\n\t\t\t of title 11, United States Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H0031BB7E4AA14B13B2655713D3B9256A\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (8),\n\t\t\t by striking\n <quote>\n and\n </quote>\n at the end;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5FBD8A29CFA040A7BB36520C6E34389F\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (9),\n\t\t\t by striking the period and inserting\n <quote>\n ; and\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE2D8F7785FB449C2AF7ACCFCAF646D52\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HF97C222FF6134297960897A2B1F6833D\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H81C24571CEE642E7881D0FA997CE7353\">\n <enum>\n (10)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n severance pay owed to employees of the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor (other than to an insider, other senior management, or a consultant\n\t\t\t\tretained to provide services to the debtor), under a plan, program, or policy\n\t\t\t\tgenerally applicable to employees of the debtor (but not under an individual\n\t\t\t\tcontract of employment), or owed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement,\n\t\t\t\tfor layoff or termination on or after the date of the filing of the petition,\n\t\t\t\twhich pay shall be deemed earned in full upon such layoff or termination of\n\t\t\t\temployment.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H09B157C1BFE246E386EDD30D9556F948\">\n <enum>\n 104.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Financial\n\t\t\t returns for employees and retirees\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/1129\">\n Section 1129(a)\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H6991A78D0B3D4D848870A851ACBD55F8\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"HAF9836DB1B354C6FAE50234F2C198BB7\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H29C7BB8542D04CDFB28F4996C0AA2EFC\">\n <enum>\n (17)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The plan provides\n\t\t\t\tfor recovery of damages payable for the rejection of a collective bargaining\n\t\t\t\tagreement, or for other financial returns as negotiated by the debtor and the\n\t\t\t\tauthorized representative under section 1113 (to the extent that such returns\n\t\t\t\tare paid under, rather than outside of, a\n\t\t\t\tplan).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n\t\t\t\tand\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HB932687927F24D28AE67DFC44C81140C\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n\t\t\t paragraph (13) and inserting the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HD917065D4EB249ABB71531FB078CB8FD\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H85549E2965C64922819F2F1DCCBE5FB1\">\n <enum>\n (13)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n With respect to retiree benefits, as that\n\t\t\t\tterm is defined in section 1114(a), the plan—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HDA28EF0DBE004147AD27F74EA750B3C7\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n provides for the\n\t\t\t\tcontinuation after its effective date of payment of all retiree benefits at the\n\t\t\t\tlevel established pursuant to subsection (e)(1)(B) or (g) of section 1114 at\n\t\t\t\tany time before the date of confirmation of the plan, for the duration of the\n\t\t\t\tperiod for which the debtor has obligated itself to provide such benefits, or\n\t\t\t\tif no modifications are made before confirmation of the plan, the continuation\n\t\t\t\tof all such retiree benefits maintained or established in whole or in part by\n\t\t\t\tthe debtor before the date of the filing of the petition; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9ADE686CA6CA468EA7FB6D1AA890C431\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n provides for\n\t\t\t\trecovery of claims arising from the modification of retiree benefits or for\n\t\t\t\tother financial returns, as negotiated by the debtor and the authorized\n\t\t\t\trepresentative (to the extent that such returns are paid under, rather than\n\t\t\t\toutside of, a\n\t\t\t\tplan).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H074D2A3A5061401D8BC4B47EBBF46558\">\n <enum>\n 105.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Priority for\n\t\t\t WARN Act damages\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section\n\t\t\t 503(b)(1)(A)(ii) of title 11, United States Code is amended to read as\n\t\t\t follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H334E6D861097451BB6FBF5AF55A34624\" style=\"OLC\">\n <clause id=\"HFF4E03E196E44366814DED74598E99B1\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n wages and\n\t\t\t\tbenefits awarded pursuant to a judicial proceeding or a proceeding of the\n\t\t\t\tNational Labor Relations Board as back pay or damages attributable to any\n\t\t\t\tperiod of time occurring after the date of commencement of the case under this\n\t\t\t\ttitle, as a result of a violation of Federal or State law by the debtor,\n\t\t\t\twithout regard to the time of the occurrence of unlawful conduct on which the\n\t\t\t\taward is based or to whether any services were rendered on or after the\n\t\t\t\tcommencement of the case, including an award by a court under section 2901 of\n\t\t\t\ttitle 29, United States Code, of up to 60 days’ pay and benefits following a\n\t\t\t\tlayoff that occurred or commenced at a time when such award period includes a\n\t\t\t\tperiod on or after the commencement of the case, if the court determines that\n\t\t\t\tpayment of wages and benefits by reason of the operation of this clause will\n\t\t\t\tnot substantially increase the probability of layoff or termination of current\n\t\t\t\temployees or of nonpayment of domestic support obligations during the case\n\t\t\t\tunder this\n\t\t\t\ttitle.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n \n \n <enum>\n II\n </enum>\n <header>\n Reducing\n\t\t\t Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses\n </header>\n <section id=\"H21C353DD30644C088AF6E73DC6ACA003\">\n <enum>\n 201.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Rejection of\n\t\t\t collective bargaining agreements\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/1113\">\n Section 1113\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and inserting the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HA370686D2E4B43FAA1F1AA62D7B52B2F\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H1D63FAFC7C8D4AF2BFC370E59A5C4BFF\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The debtor in\n\t\t\t\tpossession, or the trustee if one has been appointed under this chapter, other\n\t\t\t\tthan a trustee in a case covered by subchapter IV of this chapter and by title\n\t\t\t\tI of the Railway Labor Act, may reject a collective bargaining agreement only\n\t\t\t\tin accordance with this section. Hereinafter in this section, a reference to\n\t\t\t\tthe trustee includes a reference to the debtor in possession.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H414026F96B004485BD8160C1F642D720\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text>\n No provision of\n\t\t\t\tthis title shall be construed to permit the trustee to unilaterally terminate\n\t\t\t\tor alter any provision of a collective bargaining agreement before complying\n\t\t\t\twith this section. The trustee shall timely pay all monetary obligations\n\t\t\t\tarising under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Any such\n\t\t\t\tpayment required to be made before a plan confirmed under section 1129 is\n\t\t\t\teffective has the status of an allowed administrative expense under section\n\t\t\t\t503.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H401D8D3B5BCD43C8AF2FC364217B47F0\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H0CC8886FAFAC45A79FA3428C2E0D947E\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n If the trustee seeks\n\t\t\t\tmodification of a collective bargaining agreement, then the trustee shall\n\t\t\t\tprovide notice to the labor organization representing the employees covered by\n\t\t\t\tthe agreement that modifications are being proposed under this section, and\n\t\t\t\tshall promptly provide an initial proposal for modifications to the agreement.\n\t\t\t\tThereafter, the trustee shall confer in good faith with the labor organization,\n\t\t\t\tat reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of\n\t\t\t\tthe case, in attempting to reach mutually acceptable modifications of such\n\t\t\t\tagreement.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H90EC4BB4C3F84E85AD23560F627B8DAA\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The initial proposal and subsequent\n\t\t\t\tproposals by the trustee for modification of a collective bargaining agreement\n\t\t\t\tshall be based upon a business plan for the reorganization of the debtor, and\n\t\t\t\tshall reflect the most complete and reliable information available. The trustee\n\t\t\t\tshall provide to the labor organization all information that is relevant for\n\t\t\t\tnegotiations. The court may enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure\n\t\t\t\tof information if disclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with\n\t\t\t\trespect to its competitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the labor\n\t\t\t\torganization to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and any application for\n\t\t\t\trejection of the agreement or for interim relief pursuant to this\n\t\t\t\tsection.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H9FC1320D1CBE4D7785FC9DD6A2FC45B4\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n In consideration of Federal policy\n\t\t\t\tencouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in\n\t\t\t\trecognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the\n\t\t\t\tagreement, modifications proposed by the trustee—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H8247696119CF4BFA9671376DBF46858A\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall be proposed only as part of a\n\t\t\t\tprogram of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the\n\t\t\t\treorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel\n\t\t\t\tcosts;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9EA1848F949F44AA832D54CA22AF8838\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall be limited to modifications\n\t\t\t\tdesigned to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the\n\t\t\t\temployees covered by the agreement (taking into consideration any labor cost\n\t\t\t\tsavings negotiated within the 12-month period before the filing of the\n\t\t\t\tpetition), and shall be not more than the minimum savings essential to permit\n\t\t\t\tthe debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of\n\t\t\t\treorganization is not likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for\n\t\t\t\tfurther financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor) in the short-term; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H29E61BF4E8A14FDD81043590033E1187\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall not be disproportionate or\n\t\t\t\toverly burden the employees covered by the agreement, either in the amount of\n\t\t\t\tthe cost savings sought from such employees or the nature of the\n\t\t\t\tmodifications.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H7F1093CA056B455F98BD29CEE28683F7\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HE97F473A145E471EAB057AAE9808DE29\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n If, after a period of\n\t\t\t\tnegotiations, the trustee and the labor organization have not reached an\n\t\t\t\tagreement over mutually satisfactory modifications, and further negotiations\n\t\t\t\tare not likely to produce mutually satisfactory modifications, the trustee may\n\t\t\t\tfile a motion seeking rejection of the collective bargaining agreement after\n\t\t\t\tnotice and a hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be\n\t\t\t\theld before the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which\n\t\t\t\tnotice of the hearing is provided to the labor organization representing the\n\t\t\t\temployees covered by the agreement. Only the debtor and the labor organization\n\t\t\t\tmay appear and be heard at such hearing. An application for rejection shall\n\t\t\t\tseek rejection effective upon the entry of an order granting the relief.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H42F19A0DDA594C96B9B267CAD1951CB7\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n In consideration of Federal policy\n\t\t\t\tencouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in\n\t\t\t\trecognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the\n\t\t\t\tagreement, the court may grant a motion seeking rejection of a collective\n\t\t\t\tbargaining agreement only if, based on clear and convincing evidence—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD0360ED444B34D60AE187DDF9EE8B049\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the court finds that the trustee has\n\t\t\t\tcomplied with the requirements of subsection (c);\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H2CCC218705704C82A55D6A62B7261606\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the court has considered alternative\n\t\t\t\tproposals by the labor organization and has concluded that such proposals do\n\t\t\t\tnot meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c);\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H885D007BFF29414AB0C5A1D31679E0CA\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the court finds that further\n\t\t\t\tnegotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the\n\t\t\t\tlabor organization are not likely to produce an agreement;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD43AF1BC55A0488F9B650E1A1D43747C\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the court finds that implementation of\n\t\t\t\tthe trustee’s proposal shall not—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HD5462B7EEBE64147BF34EA633194ECD6\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n cause a material diminution in the\n\t\t\t\tpurchasing power of the employees covered by the agreement;\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H21C7E259D13A4A61878C939CC4399D5E\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n adversely affect the ability of\n\t\t\t\tthe debtor to retain an experienced and qualified workforce; or\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HC78884DCF66B4A6FA08C763BB2A7A5C4\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n impair the debtor’s labor\n\t\t\t\trelations such that the ability to achieve a feasible reorganization would be\n\t\t\t\tcompromised; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H90100A362B4544BAA2A349FED85571C3\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the court concludes that rejection of the\n\t\t\t\tagreement and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential\n\t\t\t\tto permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of\n\t\t\t\treorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for\n\t\t\t\tfurther financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor) in the short term.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H422150D4F551448580200C1814832504\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n If the trustee has implemented a\n\t\t\t\tprogram of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders,\n\t\t\t\tsenior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or\n\t\t\t\tconsultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a\n\t\t\t\tprogram was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the\n\t\t\t\tpetition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the\n\t\t\t\trequirements of subsection (c)(3)(C).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H878B8EE3A7CA43AA9A004D2EDBBC5F27\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n In no case shall the court enter an\n\t\t\t\torder rejecting a collective bargaining agreement that would result in\n\t\t\t\tmodifications to a level lower than the level proposed by the trustee in the\n\t\t\t\tproposal found by the court to have complied with the requirements of this\n\t\t\t\tsection.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H83213A89299042849D6883FC18CFB705\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n At any time after the date on which\n\t\t\t\tan order rejecting a collective bargaining agreement is entered, or in the case\n\t\t\t\tof an agreement entered into between the trustee and the labor organization\n\t\t\t\tproviding mutually satisfactory modifications, at any time after such agreement\n\t\t\t\thas been entered into, the labor organization may apply to the court for an\n\t\t\t\torder seeking an increase in the level of wages or benefits, or relief from\n\t\t\t\tworking conditions, based upon changed circumstances. The court shall grant the\n\t\t\t\trequest only if the increase or other relief is not inconsistent with the\n\t\t\t\tstandard set forth in paragraph (2)(E).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HDA32D7357AB24766961BACE068FCE069\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <text>\n During a period in\n\t\t\t\twhich a collective bargaining agreement at issue under this section continues\n\t\t\t\tin effect, and if essential to the continuation of the debtor’s business or in\n\t\t\t\torder to avoid irreparable damage to the estate, the court, after notice and a\n\t\t\t\thearing, may authorize the trustee to implement interim changes in the terms,\n\t\t\t\tconditions, wages, benefits, or work rules provided by the collective\n\t\t\t\tbargaining agreement. Any hearing under this subsection shall be scheduled in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with the needs of the trustee. The implementation of such interim\n\t\t\t\tchanges shall not render the application for rejection moot.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H267511F7405B4760A4E2B3D8B3DD7475\">\n <enum>\n (f)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Rejection of a\n\t\t\t\tcollective bargaining agreement constitutes a breach of the agreement, and\n\t\t\t\tshall be effective no earlier than the entry of an order granting such relief.\n\t\t\t\tNotwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of determining and allowing\n\t\t\t\ta claim arising from the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement,\n\t\t\t\trejection shall be treated as rejection of an executory contract under section\n\t\t\t\t365(g) and shall be allowed or disallowed in accordance with section 502(g)(1).\n\t\t\t\tNo claim for rejection damages shall be limited by section 502(b)(7). Economic\n\t\t\t\tself-help by a labor organization shall be permitted upon a court order\n\t\t\t\tgranting a motion to reject a collective bargaining agreement under subsection\n\t\t\t\t(d) or pursuant to subsection (e), and no provision of this title or of any\n\t\t\t\tother provision of Federal or State law may be construed to the\n\t\t\t\tcontrary.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H2F526A0156494DD783F82E539D3D0DDD\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The trustee shall\n\t\t\t\tprovide for the reasonable fees and costs incurred by a labor organization\n\t\t\t\tunder this section, upon request and after notice and a hearing.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HB5BBFB73693F4B4D80394A1EDEA81113\">\n <enum>\n (h)\n </enum>\n <text>\n A collective\n\t\t\t\tbargaining agreement that is assumed shall be assumed in accordance with\n\t\t\t\tsection\n\t\t\t\t365.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H5D9396CA363D4C4CBF31CE2C03F31CBB\">\n <enum>\n 202.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Payment of\n\t\t\t insurance benefits to retired employees\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/1114\">\n Section 1114\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H1B40134440B94DB9891776777B5B3593\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (a),\n\t\t\t by inserting\n <quote>\n , whether or not the debtor asserts a right to unilaterally\n\t\t\t modify such payments under such plan, fund, or program\n </quote>\n before the\n\t\t\t period at the end;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H3B9566F91B1D42F99D1DB8FE662050BD\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection\n\t\t\t (b)(2), by inserting after\n <quote>\n section\n </quote>\n the following:\n <quote>\n , and a\n\t\t\t labor organization serving as the authorized representative under subsection\n\t\t\t (c)(1),\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H450E75730706405382889F0114141250\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (f),\n\t\t\t by striking\n <quote>\n (f)\n </quote>\n and all that follows through paragraph (2) and\n\t\t\t inserting the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H7023F346EB6C4C9EBD763283EFAB3799\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H6E2B6FF630984715A0847CAB10DE6B21\">\n <enum>\n (f)\n </enum>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H0564817D06924136A08926510BC0B8E1\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n If a trustee seeks\n\t\t\t\tmodification of retiree benefits, then the trustee shall provide a notice to\n\t\t\t\tthe authorized representative that modifications are being proposed pursuant to\n\t\t\t\tthis section, and shall promptly provide an initial proposal. Thereafter, the\n\t\t\t\ttrustee shall confer in good faith with the authorized representative at\n\t\t\t\treasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of the\n\t\t\t\tcase in attempting to reach mutually satisfactory modifications.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H552FFA7F9417494EB6D799EDFFC963A7\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The initial proposal and subsequent\n\t\t\t\tproposals by the trustee shall be based upon a business plan for the\n\t\t\t\treorganization of the debtor and shall reflect the most complete and reliable\n\t\t\t\tinformation available. The trustee shall provide to the authorized\n\t\t\t\trepresentative all information that is relevant for the negotiations. The court\n\t\t\t\tmay enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure of information if\n\t\t\t\tdisclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with respect to its\n\t\t\t\tcompetitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the authorized\n\t\t\t\trepresentative to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and an application pursuant\n\t\t\t\tto subsection (g) or (h).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H8472DF47099E47FEB3D53CF41AD75C1D\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Modifications proposed by the\n\t\t\t\ttrustee—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HA8037E10B2CB4D61972893C6304B6006\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall be proposed only as part of a\n\t\t\t\tprogram of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the\n\t\t\t\treorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel\n\t\t\t\tcosts;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H87BB0CF9E2C54496ABF373C23954E2F9\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n shall be limited to modifications that are\n\t\t\t\tdesigned to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the\n\t\t\t\tretiree group represented by the authorized representative (taking into\n\t\t\t\tconsideration any cost savings implemented within the 12-month period before\n\t\t\t\tthe date of filing of the petition with respect to the retiree group), and\n\t\t\t\tshall be no more than the minimum savings essential to permit the debtor to\n\t\t\t\texit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not\n\t\t\t\tlikely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for further financial\n\t\t\t\treorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short\n\t\t\t\tterm; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HB71834B530734CBB96DE7F919BA08E47\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall not be disproportionate or\n\t\t\t\toverly burden the retiree group, either in the amount of the cost savings\n\t\t\t\tsought from such group or the nature of the\n\t\t\t\tmodifications.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE3739FDCE4854B7D8B72557CEFD2E761\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in subsection (g)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H17EE775EBD2641AE8C355BB3EF6E2AA9\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by striking\n <quote>\n (g)\n </quote>\n and all that\n\t\t\t follows through the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H532600338C9841FEACF15A1A1A074189\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"HD3BC2DCFE37E489F9B206F41E2B57337\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HA6CBAC287D554DE884C00CA8E3E89128\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n If, after a period of negotiations, the\n\t\t\t\ttrustee and the authorized representative have not reached agreement over\n\t\t\t\tmutually satisfactory modifications and further negotiations are not likely to\n\t\t\t\tproduce mutually satisfactory modifications, then the trustee may file a motion\n\t\t\t\tseeking modifications in the payment of retiree benefits after notice and a\n\t\t\t\thearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be held before\n\t\t\t\tthe expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which notice of\n\t\t\t\tthe hearing is provided to the authorized representative. Only the debtor and\n\t\t\t\tthe authorized representative may appear and be heard at such hearing.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HF6C30569830C44CD8098D53AF1D4DB20\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The court may grant a motion to\n\t\t\t\tmodify the payment of retiree benefits only if, based on clear and convincing\n\t\t\t\tevidence—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H79BDB45D8AB04CA49CA80A955676E1DE\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the court finds that the trustee has\n\t\t\t\tcomplied with the requirements of subsection (f);\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H17D9633A5A8B40BE9A7022857A2553B2\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the court has considered alternative\n\t\t\t\tproposals by the authorized representative and has determined that such\n\t\t\t\tproposals do not meet the requirements of subsection (f)(3)(B);\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCFED6EEB87DA46928101227781AB05CA\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the court finds that further\n\t\t\t\tnegotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the\n\t\t\t\tauthorized representative are not likely to produce a mutually satisfactory\n\t\t\t\tagreement;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H6FEED7650099474187EEC905D67D00C9\">\n <enum>\n (D)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the court finds that implementation of the\n\t\t\t\tproposal shall not cause irreparable harm to the affected retirees; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H89F836BC99124584B6FA610BD515AA32\">\n <enum>\n (E)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n the court concludes that an order granting\n\t\t\t\tthe motion and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential\n\t\t\t\tto permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of\n\t\t\t\treorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for\n\t\t\t\tfurther financial reorganization, of the debtor (or a successor to the debtor)\n\t\t\t\tin the short term.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE4244CAFA7EC496CA547FF29398EA3AB\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n If a trustee has implemented a\n\t\t\t\tprogram of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders,\n\t\t\t\tsenior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or\n\t\t\t\tconsultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a\n\t\t\t\tprogram was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the\n\t\t\t\tpetition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the\n\t\t\t\trequirements of subparagraph (f)(3)(C).\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n\t\t\t\tand\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HBA0146C2460E4CB8A743D939C6E6A914\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n\t\t\t “except that in no case” and inserting the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H61461C420B2C497F9989EA97C1C72EDD\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H4CE61C31056547F69289A1820D612F4E\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n In no\n\t\t\t\tcase\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n\t\t\t\tand\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H59BAAE64138B417C8BFA4069F976661D\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by striking\n\t\t\t subsection (k) and redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and\n\t\t\t (l), respectively.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H4B2049F49F894EE3B58A85AFCFFAF339\">\n <enum>\n 203.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Protection of\n\t\t\t employee benefits in a sale of assets\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/363\">\n Section 363(b)\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC9BEE59145BC4494A3945C336DA59425\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H3842CCF5FC6E415AB79550E84989AD68\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n In approving a sale under this subsection,\n\t\t\t\tthe court shall consider the extent to which a bidder has offered to maintain\n\t\t\t\texisting jobs, preserve terms and conditions of employment, and assume or match\n\t\t\t\tpension and retiree health benefit obligations in determining whether an offer\n\t\t\t\tconstitutes the highest or best offer for such\n\t\t\t\tproperty.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H31BF051FB30C435F978023FA38840FE6\">\n <enum>\n 204.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Claim for\n\t\t\t pension losses\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 502 of\n\t\t\t title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6EB6A4B2370F4E2484E05F64E5230D9F\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H4BAD23A70DA647E8AC9B64A363939407\">\n <enum>\n (l)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The court shall\n\t\t\t\tallow a claim asserted by an active or retired participant, or by a labor\n\t\t\t\torganization representing such participants, in a defined benefit plan\n\t\t\t\tterminated under section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income\n\t\t\t\tSecurity Act of 1974, for any shortfall in pension benefits accrued as of the\n\t\t\t\teffective date of the termination of such pension plan as a result of the\n\t\t\t\ttermination of the plan and limitations upon the payment of benefits imposed\n\t\t\t\tpursuant to section 4022 of such Act, notwithstanding any claim asserted and\n\t\t\t\tcollected by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to such\n\t\t\t\ttermination.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H4A87555A546C44489A0A8772B1CD15F8\">\n <enum>\n (m)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The court shall\n\t\t\t\tallow a claim of a kind described in section 101(5)(C) by an active or retired\n\t\t\t\tparticipant in a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 3(34)\n\t\t\t\tof the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/29/1002\">\n 29 U.S.C. 1002(34)\n </external-xref>\n )),\n\t\t\t\tor by a labor organization representing such participants. The amount of such\n\t\t\t\tclaim shall be measured by the market value of the stock at the time of\n\t\t\t\tcontribution to, or purchase by, the plan and the value as of the commencement\n\t\t\t\tof the\n\t\t\t\tcase.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" id=\"H6408C93BD900445E9978CD8F016BDB59\">\n <enum>\n 205.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Payments by\n\t\t\t secured lender\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 506(c)\n\t\t\t of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n <quote>\n If employees have not received wages, accrued vacation, severance, or\n\t\t\t other benefits owed under the policies and practices of the debtor, or pursuant\n\t\t\t to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, for services rendered on and\n\t\t\t after the date of the commencement of the case, then such unpaid obligations\n\t\t\t shall be deemed necessary costs and expenses of preserving, or disposing of,\n\t\t\t property securing an allowed secured claim and shall be recovered even if the\n\t\t\t trustee has otherwise waived the provisions of this subsection under an\n\t\t\t agreement with the holder of the allowed secured claim or a successor or\n\t\t\t predecessor in interest.\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H79743A81EC974BC4AB07FB1A73A741D2\">\n <enum>\n 206.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Preservation of\n\t\t\t jobs and benefits\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Title 11,\n\t\t\t United States Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HB7F22FE231BB4F4DACC0D446150B65FD\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n\t\t\t before section 1101 the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HC360A6E5CECF41EDB2D42E1259BA3D46\" style=\"OLC\">\n <section id=\"H15069005216C429AB4B35912E57C844E\">\n <enum>\n 1100.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Statement of\n\t\t\t\tpurpose\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n A debtor commencing a\n\t\t\t\tcase under this chapter shall have as its principal purpose the reorganization\n\t\t\t\tof its business to preserve going concern value to the maximum extent possible\n\t\t\t\tthrough the productive use of its assets and the preservation of jobs that will\n\t\t\t\tsustain productive economic\n\t\t\t\tactivity.\n </text>\n </section>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H07280E1C6A754FA8B5C54A4C42B23B9C\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in section\n\t\t\t 1129(a), as amended by section 104, by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2DF06E0EE09142DE8054B3AD3E874CA2\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HB3918069D66B446BB47B04BAE4928F1C\">\n <enum>\n (18)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The debtor has demonstrated that the\n\t\t\t\treorganization preserves going concern value to the maximum extent possible\n\t\t\t\tthrough the productive use of the debtor’s assets and preserves jobs that\n\t\t\t\tsustain productive economic activity.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HEFD6069D98FD4DDAA405447DCF3F0E40\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n in section 1129(c), by striking the last\n\t\t\t sentence and inserting the following: “If the requirements of subsections (a)\n\t\t\t and (b) are met with respect to more than 1 plan, the court shall, in\n\t\t\t determining which plan to confirm—\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H36BEEEBDCAEB4FD7ACA75247454494E6\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"HCEB86C8493444C458F90FDB3C7C37BAE\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n consider the\n\t\t\t\textent to which each plan would preserve going concern value through the\n\t\t\t\tproductive use of the debtor’s assets and the preservation of jobs that sustain\n\t\t\t\tproductive economic activity; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H97C9881A9E474113A85288A7CB016280\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n confirm the plan\n\t\t\t\tthat better serves such interests.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level=\"subsection\">\n A plan\n\t\t\t\tthat incorporates the terms of a settlement with a labor organization\n\t\t\t\trepresenting employees of the debtor shall presumptively constitute the plan\n\t\t\t\tthat satisfies this subsection.\n </quoted-block-continuation-text>\n <after-quoted-block>\n ;\n\t\t\t\tand\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HCA080980CA694C27A43A783D1140310D\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in the table of\n\t\t\t sections for chapter 11, by inserting the following before the item relating to\n\t\t\t section 1101:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H3E9FA6CE6CD145288ECBC86D7928B408\" style=\"USC\">\n <toc regeneration=\"no-regeneration\">\n <toc-entry level=\"section\">\n 1100. Statement of\n\t\t\t\tpurpose.\n </toc-entry>\n </toc>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HE34CD560BBCB474F8BB2EF919E7CC2D3\">\n <enum>\n 207.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Termination of\n\t\t\t exclusivity\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 1121(d) of\n\t\t\t title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H481854E366AE48AD91F536E5A92A77DB\" style=\"traditional\">\n <paragraph id=\"H31BEFDC8D61D4204B0BAEBA5E43FD0FD\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n For purposes of this subsection, cause for\n\t\t\t\treducing the 120-day period or the 180-day period includes the\n\t\t\t\tfollowing:\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD0822424F66F4211B6128C641D7F41B3\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The filing of a motion pursuant to\n\t\t\t\tsection 1113 seeking rejection of a collective bargaining agreement if a plan\n\t\t\t\tbased upon an alternative proposal by the labor organization is reasonably\n\t\t\t\tlikely to be confirmed within a reasonable time.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H667FA539EA474597BF3553177C4E0694\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The proposed filing of a plan by a\n\t\t\t\tproponent other than the debtor, which incorporates the terms of a settlement\n\t\t\t\twith a labor organization if such plan is reasonably likely to be confirmed\n\t\t\t\twithin a reasonable\n\t\t\t\ttime.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n \n \n <enum>\n III\n </enum>\n <header>\n Restricting\n\t\t\t Executive Compensation Programs\n </header>\n <section id=\"HA870A531BAA04F00B70CE0450D352BC7\">\n <enum>\n 301.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Executive\n\t\t\t compensation upon exit from bankruptcy\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/1129\">\n Section 1129(a)\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HA2A78D9F12D5481F835E1584796AEC50\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (4),\n\t\t\t by adding at the end the following: “Except for compensation subject to review\n\t\t\t under paragraph (5), payments or other distributions under the plan to or for\n\t\t\t the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, and any of the 20 next most\n\t\t\t highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor,\n\t\t\t shall not be approved except as part of a program of payments or distributions\n\t\t\t generally applicable to employees of the debtor, and only to the extent that\n\t\t\t the court determines that such payments are not excessive or disproportionate\n\t\t\t compared to distributions to the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce.”; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H6A6D090D067E41399D86800F6E42C371\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph\n\t\t\t (5)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H175BE647D89D40D082867DE89C42D371\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subparagraph\n\t\t\t (A)(ii), by striking\n <quote>\n and\n </quote>\n at the end; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE8ECCD74F60841C19348F388AE335579\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subparagraph\n\t\t\t (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H5E2A80D4178B4B2881985BF4902EDC6F\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H8EF06B94BB284584980E4C8FE82E3FE9\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the compensation\n\t\t\t\tdisclosed pursuant to subparagraph (B) has been approved by, or is subject to\n\t\t\t\tthe approval of, the court as reasonable when compared to individuals holding\n\t\t\t\tcomparable positions at comparable companies in the same industry and not\n\t\t\t\tdisproportionate in light of economic concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement\n\t\t\t\tworkforce during the\n\t\t\t\tcase.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H1A0144A69F914A6780A222DE7887A71F\">\n <enum>\n 302.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitations on\n\t\t\t executive compensation enhancements\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/503\">\n Section 503(c)\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H09F4C6A980CF4CE0863B52B6CB58BC96\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph\n\t\t\t (1)—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H5FD3C4762AEC43A7A092B13929284727\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n <quote>\n , a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly\n\t\t\t compensated employees or consultants\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n an\n\t\t\t insider\n </quote>\n ;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H98B20300184B45D88A23B38C89206750\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n <quote>\n or for the payment of performance or incentive compensation, or a bonus\n\t\t\t of any kind, or other financial returns designed to replace or enhance\n\t\t\t incentive, stock, or other compensation in effect before the date of the\n\t\t\t commencement of the case,\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n remain with the debtor’s\n\t\t\t business,\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H525A7DF110C948B1AEAD65C6246F5FE3\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by inserting\n\t\t\t “clear and convincing” before “evidence in the record”; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H7795953951664C2C9E242DFC1D413D62\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by amending\n\t\t\t paragraph (3) to read as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block id=\"H305C58EAD1954843A73EF525C4F780C0\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H842B1B50F2774C00B99B546662B4465C\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n other transfers or\n\t\t\t\tobligations, to or for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers,\n\t\t\t\tmanagers, or consultants providing services to the debtor, in the absence of a\n\t\t\t\tfinding by the court, based upon clear and convincing evidence, and without\n\t\t\t\tdeference to the debtor’s request for such payments, that such transfers or\n\t\t\t\tobligations are essential to the survival of the debtor’s business or (in the\n\t\t\t\tcase of a liquidation of some or all of the debtor’s assets) essential to the\n\t\t\t\torderly liquidation and maximization of value of the assets of the debtor, in\n\t\t\t\teither case, because of the essential nature of the services provided, and then\n\t\t\t\tonly to the extent that the court finds such transfers or obligations are\n\t\t\t\treasonable compared to individuals holding comparable positions at comparable\n\t\t\t\tcompanies in the same industry and not disproportionate in light of economic\n\t\t\t\tconcessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce during the\n\t\t\t\tcase.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF2B2D7E469EC42968ED0A3AB983E5445\">\n <enum>\n 303.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Assumption of\n\t\t\t executive benefit plans\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/11/365\">\n Section 365\n </external-xref>\n of title 11, United States Code,\n\t\t\t is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HA07DA15023E44EEBA4EE3F02FD94E774\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in subsection (a),\n\t\t\t by striking\n <quote>\n and (d)\n </quote>\n and inserting\n <quote>\n (d), (q), and\n\t\t\t (r)\n </quote>\n ; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H1F9B0028D4FF4997A6C7EF6DBDEE96F2\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9D71784B15424C6F801D24D31B837CE2\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"H84729E5B06B140A09185CDD7CD142F62\">\n <enum>\n (q)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n No deferred compensation arrangement for\n\t\t\t\tthe benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, or any of the 20 next most\n\t\t\t\thighly compensated employees of the debtor shall be assumed if a defined\n\t\t\t\tbenefit plan for employees of the debtor has been terminated pursuant to\n\t\t\t\tsection 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, on\n\t\t\t\tor after the date of the commencement of the case or within 180 days before the\n\t\t\t\tdate of the commencement of the case.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HC6D783BF12FD47D18815C083B96DC518\">\n <enum>\n (r)\n </enum>\n <text>\n No plan, fund,\n\t\t\t\tprogram, or contract to provide retiree benefits for insiders, senior executive\n\t\t\t\tofficers, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor\n\t\t\t\tshall be assumed if the debtor has obtained relief under subsection (g) or (h)\n\t\t\t\tof section 1114 to impose reductions in retiree benefits or under subsection\n\t\t\t\t(d) or (e) of section 1113 to impose reductions in the health benefits of\n\t\t\t\tactive employees of the debtor, or reduced or eliminated health benefits for\n\t\t\t\tactive or retired employees within 180 days before the date of the commencement\n\t\t\t\tof the\n\t\t\t\tcase.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H1AA8E38A586A450897C615893F11CF4A\">\n <enum>\n 304.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Recovery of\n\t\t\t executive compensation\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Title\n\t\t\t 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 562 the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H8A37BB007B0045CD8DE5DAB431F72D54\" style=\"OLC\">\n <section id=\"HB7CB84E218014603AD2E6C4CFFE3290F\">\n <enum>\n 563.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Recovery of\n\t\t\t\texecutive compensation\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H9B1637FD428146BFBEF548A79ED0FD1C\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <text>\n If a debtor has\n\t\t\t\tobtained relief under subsection (d) of section 1113, or subsection (g) of\n\t\t\t\tsection 1114, by which the debtor reduces the cost of its obligations under a\n\t\t\t\tcollective bargaining agreement or a plan, fund, or program for retiree\n\t\t\t\tbenefits as defined in section 1114(a), the court, in granting relief, shall\n\t\t\t\tdetermine the percentage diminution in the value of the obligations when\n\t\t\t\tcompared to the debtor’s obligations under the collective bargaining agreement,\n\t\t\t\tor with respect to retiree benefits, as of the date of the commencement of the\n\t\t\t\tcase under this title before granting such relief. In making its determination,\n\t\t\t\tthe court shall include reductions in benefits, if any, as a result of the\n\t\t\t\ttermination pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income\n\t\t\t\tSecurity Act of 1974, of a defined benefit plan administered by the debtor, or\n\t\t\t\tfor which the debtor is a contributing employer, effective at any time on or\n\t\t\t\tafter 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this title.\n\t\t\t\tThe court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or payable under\n\t\t\t\tsuch Act as a result of any such termination.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H6830233BE0DA45B5B3B99793E84ABC0F\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <text>\n If a defined\n\t\t\t\tbenefit pension plan administered by the debtor, or for which the debtor is a\n\t\t\t\tcontributing employer, has been terminated pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of\n\t\t\t\tthe Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, effective at any time on\n\t\t\t\tor after 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this\n\t\t\t\ttitle, but a debtor has not obtained relief under subsection (d) of section\n\t\t\t\t1113, or subsection (g) of section 1114, then the court, upon motion of a party\n\t\t\t\tin interest, shall determine the percentage diminution in the value of benefit\n\t\t\t\tobligations when compared to the total benefit liabilities before such\n\t\t\t\ttermination. The court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or\n\t\t\t\tpayable under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974\n\t\t\t\tas a result of any such termination.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H87264B75F710442688287DBA9378AEAB\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <text>\n Upon the\n\t\t\t\tdetermination of the percentage diminution in value under subsection (a) or\n\t\t\t\t(b), the estate shall have a claim for the return of the same percentage of the\n\t\t\t\tcompensation paid, directly or indirectly (including any transfer to a\n\t\t\t\tself-settled trust or similar device, or to a nonqualified deferred\n\t\t\t\tcompensation plan under section 409A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of\n\t\t\t\t1986) to any officer of the debtor serving as member of the board of directors\n\t\t\t\tof the debtor within the year before the date of the commencement of the case,\n\t\t\t\tand any individual serving as chairman or lead director of the board of\n\t\t\t\tdirectors at the time of the granting of relief under section 1113 or 1114 or,\n\t\t\t\tif no such relief has been granted, the termination of the defined benefit\n\t\t\t\tplan.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HDA7F0411196744B28863CF993CEF6FBE\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The trustee or a\n\t\t\t\tcommittee appointed pursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover\n\t\t\t\tsuch claims, except that if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an\n\t\t\t\taction to recover such claim by the first date set for the hearing on the\n\t\t\t\tconfirmation of plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to the\n\t\t\t\tcourt for authority to recover such claim for the benefit of the estate. The\n\t\t\t\tcosts of recovery shall be borne by the estate.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HFC3C4EADB43A4FDEBB2D3E68D454375B\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The court shall\n\t\t\t\tnot award postpetition compensation under section 503(c) or otherwise to any\n\t\t\t\tperson subject to subsection (c) if there is a reasonable likelihood that such\n\t\t\t\tcompensation is intended to reimburse or replace compensation recovered by the\n\t\t\t\testate under this\n\t\t\t\tsection.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HF05EE9D1CFAE4BFCBB2794BCA5666BB1\">\n <enum>\n 305.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Preferential\n\t\t\t compensation transfer\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section\n\t\t\t 547 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H6A3EAC8B22834E0AA5E6B2FE0C1920F0\" style=\"USC\">\n <subsection id=\"H192AEFD1D70943F4B81D5E8DED3AAF88\">\n <enum>\n (j)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n The trustee may avoid a transfer to or for\n\t\t\t\tthe benefit of an insider (including an obligation incurred for the benefit of\n\t\t\t\tan insider under an employment contract) made in anticipation of bankruptcy, or\n\t\t\t\ta transfer made in anticipation of bankruptcy to a consultant who is formerly\n\t\t\t\tan insider and who is retained to provide services to an entity that becomes a\n\t\t\t\tdebtor (including an obligation under a contract to provide services to such\n\t\t\t\tentity or to a debtor) made or incurred on or within 1 year before the filing\n\t\t\t\tof the petition. No provision of subsection (c) shall constitute a defense\n\t\t\t\tagainst the recovery of such transfer. The trustee or a committee appointed\n\t\t\t\tpursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover such transfer,\n\t\t\t\texcept that, if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an action to\n\t\t\t\trecover such transfer by the time of the commencement of a hearing on the\n\t\t\t\tconfirmation of a plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to\n\t\t\t\tthe court for authority to recover the claims for the benefit of the estate.\n\t\t\t\tThe costs of recovery shall be borne by the\n\t\t\t\testate.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n \n \n <enum>\n IV\n </enum>\n <header>\n Other\n\t\t\t Provisions\n </header>\n <section id=\"H41C448AA1DA846AE998FC3049C1418A7\">\n <enum>\n 401.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Union proof of\n\t\t\t claim\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 501(a) of title\n\t\t\t 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting\n <quote>\n , including a labor\n\t\t\t organization,\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n A creditor\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </section>\n <section commented=\"no\" id=\"HD48F06E3CF664B41985E5199FA975728\">\n <enum>\n 402.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Exception from\n\t\t\t automatic stay\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 362(b)\n\t\t\t of title 11, United States Code, is amended—\n </text>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" id=\"HCB29DF56D49E427696D60B7BF133FF1C\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (27),\n\t\t\t by striking\n <quote>\n and\n </quote>\n at the end;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" id=\"HC066BF4B53A24D329263BCCD43C335FE\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in paragraph (28),\n\t\t\t by striking the period at the end and inserting\n <quote>\n ; and\n </quote>\n ;\n\t\t\t and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" id=\"HD5D76CDD8D2C4432818F94625280089B\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9EB1A57433B24551971F970DB8B17A02\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph commented=\"no\" id=\"HABD6F8DD6051481F94A23E97CD47F533\">\n <enum>\n (29)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n of the commencement or continuation of a\n\t\t\t\tgrievance, arbitration, or similar dispute resolution proceeding established by\n\t\t\t\ta collective bargaining agreement that was or could have been commenced against\n\t\t\t\tthe debtor before the filing of a case under this title, or the payment or\n\t\t\t\tenforcement of an award or settlement under such\n\t\t\t\tproceeding.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </paragraph>\n </section>\n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 100 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Cohen , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Watt , Mr. George Miller of California , and Ms. Jackson Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies.\n\n1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Title I—Improving Recoveries for Employees and Retirees Sec. 101. Increased wage priority. Sec. 102. Claim for stock value losses in defined contribution plans. Sec. 103. Priority for severance pay. Sec. 104. Financial returns for employees and retirees. Sec. 105. Priority for WARN Act damages. Title II—Reducing Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses Sec. 201. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements. Sec. 202. Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees. Sec. 203. Protection of employee benefits in a sale of assets. Sec. 204. Claim for pension losses. Sec. 205. Payments by secured lender. Sec. 206. Preservation of jobs and benefits. Sec. 207. Termination of exclusivity. Title III—Restricting Executive Compensation Programs Sec. 301. Executive compensation upon exit from bankruptcy. Sec. 302. Limitations on executive compensation enhancements. Sec. 303. Assumption of executive benefit plans. Sec. 304. Recovery of executive compensation. Sec. 305. Preferential compensation transfer. Title IV—Other Provisions Sec. 401. Union proof of claim. Sec. 402. Exception from automatic stay. 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Business bankruptcies have increased sharply in recent years and remain at high levels. These bankruptcies include several of the largest business bankruptcy filings in history. As the use of bankruptcy has expanded, job preservation and retirement security are placed at greater risk. (2) Laws enacted to improve recoveries for employees and retirees and limit their losses in bankruptcy cases have not kept pace with the increasing and broader use of bankruptcy by businesses in all sectors of the economy. However, while protections for employees and retirees in bankruptcy cases have eroded, management compensation plans devised for those in charge of troubled businesses have become more prevalent and are escaping adequate scrutiny. (3) Changes in the law regarding these matters are urgently needed as bankruptcy is used to address increasingly more complex and diverse conditions affecting troubled businesses and industries. I Improving Recoveries for Employees and Retirees 101. Increased wage priority Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking $10,000 and inserting $20,000 ; (B) by striking within 180 days ; and (C) by striking or the date of the cessation of the debtor’s business, whichever occurs first, ; (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking— (A) within 180 days ; and (B) or the date of the cessation of the debtor’s business, whichever occurs first ; and (3) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) for each such plan, to the extent of the number of employees covered by each such plan, multiplied by $20,000. . 102. Claim for stock value losses in defined contribution plans Section 101(5) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) right or interest in equity securities of the debtor, or an affiliate of the debtor, held in a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(34) )) for the benefit of an individual who is not an insider, a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor (if one or more are not insiders), if such securities were attributable to either employer contributions by the debtor or an affiliate of the debtor, or elective deferrals (within the meaning of section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and any earnings thereon, if an employer or plan sponsor who has commenced a case under this title has committed fraud with respect to such plan or has otherwise breached a duty to the participant that has proximately caused the loss of value. . 103. Priority for severance pay Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) severance pay owed to employees of the debtor (other than to an insider, other senior management, or a consultant retained to provide services to the debtor), under a plan, program, or policy generally applicable to employees of the debtor (but not under an individual contract of employment), or owed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, for layoff or termination on or after the date of the filing of the petition, which pay shall be deemed earned in full upon such layoff or termination of employment. . 104. Financial returns for employees and retirees Section 1129(a) of title 11, United States Code is amended— (1) by adding at the end the following: (17) The plan provides for recovery of damages payable for the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement, or for other financial returns as negotiated by the debtor and the authorized representative under section 1113 (to the extent that such returns are paid under, rather than outside of, a plan). ; and (2) by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following: (13) With respect to retiree benefits, as that term is defined in section 1114(a), the plan— (A) provides for the continuation after its effective date of payment of all retiree benefits at the level established pursuant to subsection (e)(1)(B) or (g) of section 1114 at any time before the date of confirmation of the plan, for the duration of the period for which the debtor has obligated itself to provide such benefits, or if no modifications are made before confirmation of the plan, the continuation of all such retiree benefits maintained or established in whole or in part by the debtor before the date of the filing of the petition; and (B) provides for recovery of claims arising from the modification of retiree benefits or for other financial returns, as negotiated by the debtor and the authorized representative (to the extent that such returns are paid under, rather than outside of, a plan). . 105. Priority for WARN Act damages Section 503(b)(1)(A)(ii) of title 11, United States Code is amended to read as follows: (ii) wages and benefits awarded pursuant to a judicial proceeding or a proceeding of the National Labor Relations Board as back pay or damages attributable to any period of time occurring after the date of commencement of the case under this title, as a result of a violation of Federal or State law by the debtor, without regard to the time of the occurrence of unlawful conduct on which the award is based or to whether any services were rendered on or after the commencement of the case, including an award by a court under section 2901 of title 29, United States Code, of up to 60 days’ pay and benefits following a layoff that occurred or commenced at a time when such award period includes a period on or after the commencement of the case, if the court determines that payment of wages and benefits by reason of the operation of this clause will not substantially increase the probability of layoff or termination of current employees or of nonpayment of domestic support obligations during the case under this title. . II Reducing Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses 201. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements Section 1113 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and inserting the following: (a) The debtor in possession, or the trustee if one has been appointed under this chapter, other than a trustee in a case covered by subchapter IV of this chapter and by title I of the Railway Labor Act, may reject a collective bargaining agreement only in accordance with this section. Hereinafter in this section, a reference to the trustee includes a reference to the debtor in possession. (b) No provision of this title shall be construed to permit the trustee to unilaterally terminate or alter any provision of a collective bargaining agreement before complying with this section. The trustee shall timely pay all monetary obligations arising under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Any such payment required to be made before a plan confirmed under section 1129 is effective has the status of an allowed administrative expense under section 503. (c) (1) If the trustee seeks modification of a collective bargaining agreement, then the trustee shall provide notice to the labor organization representing the employees covered by the agreement that modifications are being proposed under this section, and shall promptly provide an initial proposal for modifications to the agreement. Thereafter, the trustee shall confer in good faith with the labor organization, at reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of the case, in attempting to reach mutually acceptable modifications of such agreement. (2) The initial proposal and subsequent proposals by the trustee for modification of a collective bargaining agreement shall be based upon a business plan for the reorganization of the debtor, and shall reflect the most complete and reliable information available. The trustee shall provide to the labor organization all information that is relevant for negotiations. The court may enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure of information if disclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with respect to its competitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the labor organization to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and any application for rejection of the agreement or for interim relief pursuant to this section. (3) In consideration of Federal policy encouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the agreement, modifications proposed by the trustee— (A) shall be proposed only as part of a program of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the reorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel costs; (B) shall be limited to modifications designed to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the employees covered by the agreement (taking into consideration any labor cost savings negotiated within the 12-month period before the filing of the petition), and shall be not more than the minimum savings essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short-term; and (C) shall not be disproportionate or overly burden the employees covered by the agreement, either in the amount of the cost savings sought from such employees or the nature of the modifications. (d) (1) If, after a period of negotiations, the trustee and the labor organization have not reached an agreement over mutually satisfactory modifications, and further negotiations are not likely to produce mutually satisfactory modifications, the trustee may file a motion seeking rejection of the collective bargaining agreement after notice and a hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be held before the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which notice of the hearing is provided to the labor organization representing the employees covered by the agreement. Only the debtor and the labor organization may appear and be heard at such hearing. An application for rejection shall seek rejection effective upon the entry of an order granting the relief. (2) In consideration of Federal policy encouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the agreement, the court may grant a motion seeking rejection of a collective bargaining agreement only if, based on clear and convincing evidence— (A) the court finds that the trustee has complied with the requirements of subsection (c); (B) the court has considered alternative proposals by the labor organization and has concluded that such proposals do not meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c); (C) the court finds that further negotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the labor organization are not likely to produce an agreement; (D) the court finds that implementation of the trustee’s proposal shall not— (i) cause a material diminution in the purchasing power of the employees covered by the agreement; (ii) adversely affect the ability of the debtor to retain an experienced and qualified workforce; or (iii) impair the debtor’s labor relations such that the ability to achieve a feasible reorganization would be compromised; and (E) the court concludes that rejection of the agreement and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short term. (3) If the trustee has implemented a program of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders, senior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a program was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the petition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(3)(C). (4) In no case shall the court enter an order rejecting a collective bargaining agreement that would result in modifications to a level lower than the level proposed by the trustee in the proposal found by the court to have complied with the requirements of this section. (5) At any time after the date on which an order rejecting a collective bargaining agreement is entered, or in the case of an agreement entered into between the trustee and the labor organization providing mutually satisfactory modifications, at any time after such agreement has been entered into, the labor organization may apply to the court for an order seeking an increase in the level of wages or benefits, or relief from working conditions, based upon changed circumstances. The court shall grant the request only if the increase or other relief is not inconsistent with the standard set forth in paragraph (2)(E). (e) During a period in which a collective bargaining agreement at issue under this section continues in effect, and if essential to the continuation of the debtor’s business or in order to avoid irreparable damage to the estate, the court, after notice and a hearing, may authorize the trustee to implement interim changes in the terms, conditions, wages, benefits, or work rules provided by the collective bargaining agreement. Any hearing under this subsection shall be scheduled in accordance with the needs of the trustee. The implementation of such interim changes shall not render the application for rejection moot. (f) Rejection of a collective bargaining agreement constitutes a breach of the agreement, and shall be effective no earlier than the entry of an order granting such relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of determining and allowing a claim arising from the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement, rejection shall be treated as rejection of an executory contract under section 365(g) and shall be allowed or disallowed in accordance with section 502(g)(1). No claim for rejection damages shall be limited by section 502(b)(7). Economic self-help by a labor organization shall be permitted upon a court order granting a motion to reject a collective bargaining agreement under subsection (d) or pursuant to subsection (e), and no provision of this title or of any other provision of Federal or State law may be construed to the contrary. (g) The trustee shall provide for the reasonable fees and costs incurred by a labor organization under this section, upon request and after notice and a hearing. (h) A collective bargaining agreement that is assumed shall be assumed in accordance with section 365. . 202. Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees Section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting , whether or not the debtor asserts a right to unilaterally modify such payments under such plan, fund, or program before the period at the end; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after section the following: , and a labor organization serving as the authorized representative under subsection (c)(1), ; (3) in subsection (f), by striking (f) and all that follows through paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (f) (1) If a trustee seeks modification of retiree benefits, then the trustee shall provide a notice to the authorized representative that modifications are being proposed pursuant to this section, and shall promptly provide an initial proposal. Thereafter, the trustee shall confer in good faith with the authorized representative at reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of the case in attempting to reach mutually satisfactory modifications. (2) The initial proposal and subsequent proposals by the trustee shall be based upon a business plan for the reorganization of the debtor and shall reflect the most complete and reliable information available. The trustee shall provide to the authorized representative all information that is relevant for the negotiations. The court may enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure of information if disclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with respect to its competitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the authorized representative to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and an application pursuant to subsection (g) or (h). (3) Modifications proposed by the trustee— (A) shall be proposed only as part of a program of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the reorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel costs; (B) shall be limited to modifications that are designed to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the retiree group represented by the authorized representative (taking into consideration any cost savings implemented within the 12-month period before the date of filing of the petition with respect to the retiree group), and shall be no more than the minimum savings essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short term; and (C) shall not be disproportionate or overly burden the retiree group, either in the amount of the cost savings sought from such group or the nature of the modifications. ; (4) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking (g) and all that follows through the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (g) (1) If, after a period of negotiations, the trustee and the authorized representative have not reached agreement over mutually satisfactory modifications and further negotiations are not likely to produce mutually satisfactory modifications, then the trustee may file a motion seeking modifications in the payment of retiree benefits after notice and a hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be held before the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which notice of the hearing is provided to the authorized representative. Only the debtor and the authorized representative may appear and be heard at such hearing. (2) The court may grant a motion to modify the payment of retiree benefits only if, based on clear and convincing evidence— (A) the court finds that the trustee has complied with the requirements of subsection (f); (B) the court has considered alternative proposals by the authorized representative and has determined that such proposals do not meet the requirements of subsection (f)(3)(B); (C) the court finds that further negotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the authorized representative are not likely to produce a mutually satisfactory agreement; (D) the court finds that implementation of the proposal shall not cause irreparable harm to the affected retirees; and (E) the court concludes that an order granting the motion and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or a successor to the debtor) in the short term. (3) If a trustee has implemented a program of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders, senior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a program was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the petition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (f)(3)(C). ; and (B) by striking “except that in no case” and inserting the following: (4) In no case ; and (5) by striking subsection (k) and redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively. 203. Protection of employee benefits in a sale of assets Section 363(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) In approving a sale under this subsection, the court shall consider the extent to which a bidder has offered to maintain existing jobs, preserve terms and conditions of employment, and assume or match pension and retiree health benefit obligations in determining whether an offer constitutes the highest or best offer for such property. . 204. Claim for pension losses Section 502 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) The court shall allow a claim asserted by an active or retired participant, or by a labor organization representing such participants, in a defined benefit plan terminated under section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, for any shortfall in pension benefits accrued as of the effective date of the termination of such pension plan as a result of the termination of the plan and limitations upon the payment of benefits imposed pursuant to section 4022 of such Act, notwithstanding any claim asserted and collected by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to such termination. (m) The court shall allow a claim of a kind described in section 101(5)(C) by an active or retired participant in a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(34) )), or by a labor organization representing such participants. The amount of such claim shall be measured by the market value of the stock at the time of contribution to, or purchase by, the plan and the value as of the commencement of the case. . 205. Payments by secured lender Section 506(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: If employees have not received wages, accrued vacation, severance, or other benefits owed under the policies and practices of the debtor, or pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, for services rendered on and after the date of the commencement of the case, then such unpaid obligations shall be deemed necessary costs and expenses of preserving, or disposing of, property securing an allowed secured claim and shall be recovered even if the trustee has otherwise waived the provisions of this subsection under an agreement with the holder of the allowed secured claim or a successor or predecessor in interest. . 206. Preservation of jobs and benefits Title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting before section 1101 the following: 1100. Statement of purpose A debtor commencing a case under this chapter shall have as its principal purpose the reorganization of its business to preserve going concern value to the maximum extent possible through the productive use of its assets and the preservation of jobs that will sustain productive economic activity. ; (2) in section 1129(a), as amended by section 104, by adding at the end the following: (18) The debtor has demonstrated that the reorganization preserves going concern value to the maximum extent possible through the productive use of the debtor’s assets and preserves jobs that sustain productive economic activity. ; (3) in section 1129(c), by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: “If the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) are met with respect to more than 1 plan, the court shall, in determining which plan to confirm— (1) consider the extent to which each plan would preserve going concern value through the productive use of the debtor’s assets and the preservation of jobs that sustain productive economic activity; and (2) confirm the plan that better serves such interests. A plan that incorporates the terms of a settlement with a labor organization representing employees of the debtor shall presumptively constitute the plan that satisfies this subsection. ; and (4) in the table of sections for chapter 11, by inserting the following before the item relating to section 1101: 1100. Statement of purpose. . 207. Termination of exclusivity Section 1121(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) For purposes of this subsection, cause for reducing the 120-day period or the 180-day period includes the following: (A) The filing of a motion pursuant to section 1113 seeking rejection of a collective bargaining agreement if a plan based upon an alternative proposal by the labor organization is reasonably likely to be confirmed within a reasonable time. (B) The proposed filing of a plan by a proponent other than the debtor, which incorporates the terms of a settlement with a labor organization if such plan is reasonably likely to be confirmed within a reasonable time. . III Restricting Executive Compensation Programs 301. Executive compensation upon exit from bankruptcy Section 1129(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: “Except for compensation subject to review under paragraph (5), payments or other distributions under the plan to or for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, and any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor, shall not be approved except as part of a program of payments or distributions generally applicable to employees of the debtor, and only to the extent that the court determines that such payments are not excessive or disproportionate compared to distributions to the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce.”; and (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and at the end; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and (C) the compensation disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (B) has been approved by, or is subject to the approval of, the court as reasonable when compared to individuals holding comparable positions at comparable companies in the same industry and not disproportionate in light of economic concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce during the case. . 302. Limitations on executive compensation enhancements Section 503(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting , a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants after an insider ; (B) by inserting or for the payment of performance or incentive compensation, or a bonus of any kind, or other financial returns designed to replace or enhance incentive, stock, or other compensation in effect before the date of the commencement of the case, after remain with the debtor’s business, ; and (C) by inserting “clear and convincing” before “evidence in the record”; and (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) other transfers or obligations, to or for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, managers, or consultants providing services to the debtor, in the absence of a finding by the court, based upon clear and convincing evidence, and without deference to the debtor’s request for such payments, that such transfers or obligations are essential to the survival of the debtor’s business or (in the case of a liquidation of some or all of the debtor’s assets) essential to the orderly liquidation and maximization of value of the assets of the debtor, in either case, because of the essential nature of the services provided, and then only to the extent that the court finds such transfers or obligations are reasonable compared to individuals holding comparable positions at comparable companies in the same industry and not disproportionate in light of economic concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce during the case. . 303. Assumption of executive benefit plans Section 365 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and (d) and inserting (d), (q), and (r) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (q) No deferred compensation arrangement for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor shall be assumed if a defined benefit plan for employees of the debtor has been terminated pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, on or after the date of the commencement of the case or within 180 days before the date of the commencement of the case. (r) No plan, fund, program, or contract to provide retiree benefits for insiders, senior executive officers, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor shall be assumed if the debtor has obtained relief under subsection (g) or (h) of section 1114 to impose reductions in retiree benefits or under subsection (d) or (e) of section 1113 to impose reductions in the health benefits of active employees of the debtor, or reduced or eliminated health benefits for active or retired employees within 180 days before the date of the commencement of the case. . 304. Recovery of executive compensation Title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 562 the following: 563. Recovery of executive compensation (a) If a debtor has obtained relief under subsection (d) of section 1113, or subsection (g) of section 1114, by which the debtor reduces the cost of its obligations under a collective bargaining agreement or a plan, fund, or program for retiree benefits as defined in section 1114(a), the court, in granting relief, shall determine the percentage diminution in the value of the obligations when compared to the debtor’s obligations under the collective bargaining agreement, or with respect to retiree benefits, as of the date of the commencement of the case under this title before granting such relief. In making its determination, the court shall include reductions in benefits, if any, as a result of the termination pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, of a defined benefit plan administered by the debtor, or for which the debtor is a contributing employer, effective at any time on or after 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this title. The court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or payable under such Act as a result of any such termination. (b) If a defined benefit pension plan administered by the debtor, or for which the debtor is a contributing employer, has been terminated pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, effective at any time on or after 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this title, but a debtor has not obtained relief under subsection (d) of section 1113, or subsection (g) of section 1114, then the court, upon motion of a party in interest, shall determine the percentage diminution in the value of benefit obligations when compared to the total benefit liabilities before such termination. The court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or payable under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as a result of any such termination. (c) Upon the determination of the percentage diminution in value under subsection (a) or (b), the estate shall have a claim for the return of the same percentage of the compensation paid, directly or indirectly (including any transfer to a self-settled trust or similar device, or to a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under section 409A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to any officer of the debtor serving as member of the board of directors of the debtor within the year before the date of the commencement of the case, and any individual serving as chairman or lead director of the board of directors at the time of the granting of relief under section 1113 or 1114 or, if no such relief has been granted, the termination of the defined benefit plan. (d) The trustee or a committee appointed pursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover such claims, except that if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an action to recover such claim by the first date set for the hearing on the confirmation of plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to the court for authority to recover such claim for the benefit of the estate. The costs of recovery shall be borne by the estate. (e) The court shall not award postpetition compensation under section 503(c) or otherwise to any person subject to subsection (c) if there is a reasonable likelihood that such compensation is intended to reimburse or replace compensation recovered by the estate under this section. . 305. Preferential compensation transfer Section 547 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) The trustee may avoid a transfer to or for the benefit of an insider (including an obligation incurred for the benefit of an insider under an employment contract) made in anticipation of bankruptcy, or a transfer made in anticipation of bankruptcy to a consultant who is formerly an insider and who is retained to provide services to an entity that becomes a debtor (including an obligation under a contract to provide services to such entity or to a debtor) made or incurred on or within 1 year before the filing of the petition. No provision of subsection (c) shall constitute a defense against the recovery of such transfer. The trustee or a committee appointed pursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover such transfer, except that, if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an action to recover such transfer by the time of the commencement of a hearing on the confirmation of a plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to the court for authority to recover the claims for the benefit of the estate. The costs of recovery shall be borne by the estate. . IV Other Provisions 401. Union proof of claim Section 501(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting , including a labor organization, after A creditor . 402. Exception from automatic stay Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (27), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (29) of the commencement or continuation of a grievance, arbitration, or similar dispute resolution proceeding established by a collective bargaining agreement that was or could have been commenced against the debtor before the filing of a case under this title, or the payment or enforcement of an award or settlement under such proceeding. ."}}},{"rowIdx":557,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-101-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-101"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":101,"string":"101"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr101ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr101ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:05.267"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 101 IH: Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n \n Section 101\n \n of title 11, United States Code,\n\t\t\t is amended by inserting after paragraph (43) the following (and make such\n\t\t\t technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):\n \n \n \n \n (43A)\n \n \n The term\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n reduces the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor’s payment (including principal and interest, and payments for real\n\t\t\t\testate taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance premium, homeowners'\n\t\t\t\tassociation dues, ground rent, and special assessments) on a loan secured by a\n\t\t\t\tsenior security interest in the principal residence of the debtor, to a\n\t\t\t\tpercentage of the debtor’s income in accordance with such guidelines, without\n\t\t\t\tany period of negative amortization or under which the aggregate amount of the\n\t\t\t\tregular periodic payments would not fully amortize the outstanding principal\n\t\t\t\tamount of such loan;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n requires no fees\n\t\t\t\tor charges to be paid by the debtor in order to obtain such modification;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n permits the debtor\n\t\t\t\tto continue to make payments under the modification agreement notwithstanding\n\t\t\t\tthe filing of a case under this title, as if such case had not been\n\t\t\t\tfiled.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Eligibility for\n\t\t\t relief\n \n \n Section 109 of title\n\t\t\t 11, United States Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end of subsection (e) the following:\n \n \n \n For\n\t\t\t purposes of this subsection, the computation of debts shall not include the\n\t\t\t secured or unsecured portions of—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n debts secured by the debtor’s principal\n\t\t\t\tresidence if the value of such residence as of the date of the order for relief\n\t\t\t\tunder chapter 13 is less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent,\n\t\t\t\tliquidated, secured debts specified in this subsection; or\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n debts secured or formerly secured by what\n\t\t\t\twas the debtor’s principal residence that was sold in foreclosure or that the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor surrendered to the creditor if the value of such real property as of the\n\t\t\t\tdate of the order for relief under chapter 13 was less than the applicable\n\t\t\t\tmaximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts specified in this\n\t\t\t\tsubsection.\n \n \n \n ,\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end of subsection (h) the following:\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Notwithstanding the 180-day period\n\t\t\t\tspecified in paragraph (1), with respect to a debtor in a case under chapter 13\n\t\t\t\twho submits to the court a certification that the debtor has received notice\n\t\t\t\tthat the holder of a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence may\n\t\t\t\tcommence a foreclosure on the debtor's principal residence, the requirements of\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (1) shall be considered to be satisfied if the debtor satisfies such\n\t\t\t\trequirements not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on\n\t\t\t\tthe date of the filing of the\n\t\t\t\tpetition.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Prohibiting\n\t\t\t claims arising from violations of the Truth in Lending Act\n \n \n \n Section 502(b)\n \n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in paragraph (8)\n\t\t\t by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in paragraph (9)\n\t\t\t by striking the period at the end and inserting\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n \n \n the claim for a loan secured by a security\n\t\t\t\tinterest in the debtor’s principal residence is subject to a remedy for\n\t\t\t\trescission under the Truth in Lending Act notwithstanding the prior entry of a\n\t\t\t\tforeclosure judgment, except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed\n\t\t\t\tto modify, impair, or supersede any other right of the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5.\n \n \n Authority to modify\n\t\t\t certain mortgages\n \n \n Section 1322\n\t\t\t of title 11, United States Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in subsection\n\t\t\t (b)—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t paragraph (11) as paragraph (12),\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n in paragraph (10)\n\t\t\t by striking\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t paragraph (10) the following:\n \n \n \n \n (11)\n \n \n notwithstanding paragraph (2), with respect\n\t\t\t\tto a claim for a loan originated before the effective date of this paragraph\n\t\t\t\tand secured by a security interest in the debtor’s principal residence that is\n\t\t\t\tthe subject of a notice that a foreclosure may be commenced with respect to\n\t\t\t\tsuch loan, modify the rights of the holder of such claim (and the rights of the\n\t\t\t\tholder of any claim secured by a subordinate security interest in such\n\t\t\t\tresidence)—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n by providing for payment of the amount of\n\t\t\t\tthe allowed secured claim as determined under section 506(a)(1);\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n if any applicable rate of interest is\n\t\t\t\tadjustable under the terms of such loan by prohibiting, reducing, or delaying\n\t\t\t\tadjustments to such rate of interest applicable on and after the date of filing\n\t\t\t\tof the plan;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n by modifying the\n\t\t\t\tterms and conditions of such loan—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n to extend the\n\t\t\t\trepayment period for a period that is no longer than the longer of 40 years\n\t\t\t\t(reduced by the period for which such loan has been outstanding) or the\n\t\t\t\tremaining term of such loan, beginning on the date of the order for relief\n\t\t\t\tunder this chapter; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n to provide for the payment of interest\n\t\t\t\taccruing after the date of the order for relief under this chapter at a fixed\n\t\t\t\tannual rate equal to the currently applicable average prime offer rate as of\n\t\t\t\tthe date of the order for relief under this chapter, corresponding to the\n\t\t\t\trepayment term determined under the preceding paragraph, as published by the\n\t\t\t\tFederal Financial Institutions Examination Council in its table entitled\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n by providing for\n\t\t\t\tpayments of such modified loan directly to the holder of the claim or, at the\n\t\t\t\tdiscretion of the court, through the trustee during the term of the plan;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n ,\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n A claim may be reduced under subsection\n\t\t\t\t(b)(11)(A) only on the condition that if the debtor sells the principal\n\t\t\t\tresidence securing such claim, before completing all payments under the plan\n\t\t\t\t(or, if applicable, before receiving a discharge under section 1328(b)) and\n\t\t\t\treceives net proceeds from the sale of such residence, then the debtor agrees\n\t\t\t\tto pay to such holder not later than 15 days after receiving such\n\t\t\t\tproceeds—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n if such residence is sold in the 1st year\n\t\t\t\toccurring after the effective date of the plan, 90 percent of the amount of the\n\t\t\t\tdifference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally\n\t\t\t\tdetermined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but\n\t\t\t\tnot to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if\n\t\t\t\tsuch claim had not been reduced under such subsection;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n if such residence is sold in the 2d year\n\t\t\t\toccurring after the effective date of the plan, 70 percent of the amount of the\n\t\t\t\tdifference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally\n\t\t\t\tdetermined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but\n\t\t\t\tnot to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if\n\t\t\t\tsuch claim had not been reduced under such subsection;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n if such residence is sold in the 3d year\n\t\t\t\toccurring after the effective date of the plan, 50 percent of the amount of the\n\t\t\t\tdifference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally\n\t\t\t\tdetermined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but\n\t\t\t\tnot to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if\n\t\t\t\tsuch claim had not been reduced under such subsection;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n if such residence is sold in the 4th year\n\t\t\t\toccurring after the effective date of the plan, 30 percent of the amount of the\n\t\t\t\tdifference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally\n\t\t\t\tdetermined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but\n\t\t\t\tnot to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if\n\t\t\t\tsuch claim had not been reduced under such subsection; and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n if such residence is sold in the 5th year\n\t\t\t\toccurring after the effective date of the plan, 10 percent of the amount of the\n\t\t\t\tdifference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally\n\t\t\t\tdetermined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but\n\t\t\t\tnot to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if\n\t\t\t\tsuch claim had not been reduced under such subsection.\n \n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n With respect to a\n\t\t\t\tclaim of the kind described in subsection (b)(11), the plan may not contain a\n\t\t\t\tmodification under the authority of subsection (b)(11)—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in a case\n\t\t\t\tcommenced under this chapter after the expiration of the 30-day period\n\t\t\t\tbeginning on the effective date of this subsection, unless—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the debtor\n\t\t\t\tcertifies that the debtor—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n not less than 30\n\t\t\t\tdays before the commencement of the case, contacted the holder of such claim\n\t\t\t\t(or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) regarding\n\t\t\t\tmodification of the loan that is the subject of such claim;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n provided the holder of the claim (or the\n\t\t\t\tentity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) a written statement of the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor’s current income, expenses, and debt substantially conforming with the\n\t\t\t\tschedules required under section 521(a) or such other form as is promulgated by\n\t\t\t\tthe Judicial Conference of the United States for such purpose; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n considered any qualified loan modification\n\t\t\t\toffered to the debtor by the holder of the claim (or the entity collecting\n\t\t\t\tpayments on behalf of such holder); or\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n a foreclosure sale\n\t\t\t\tis scheduled to occur on a date in the 30-day period beginning on the date of\n\t\t\t\tcase is commenced; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in any other case\n\t\t\t\tpending under this chapter, unless the debtor certifies that the debtor\n\t\t\t\tattempted to contact the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting\n\t\t\t\tpayments on behalf of such holder) regarding modification of the loan that is\n\t\t\t\tthe subject of such claim, before—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n filing a plan\n\t\t\t\tunder section 1321 that contains a modification under the authority of\n\t\t\t\tsubsection (b)(11); or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n modifying a plan\n\t\t\t\tunder section 1323 or 1329 to contain a modification under the authority of\n\t\t\t\tsubsection (b)(11).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n In determining the holder’s allowed secured\n\t\t\t\tclaim under section 506(a)(1) for purposes of subsection (b)(11)(A), the value\n\t\t\t\tof the debtor’s principal residence shall be the fair market value of such\n\t\t\t\tresidence on the date such value is determined and, if the issue of value is\n\t\t\t\tcontested, the court shall determine such value in accordance with the\n\t\t\t\tappraisal rules used by the Federal Housing\n\t\t\t\tAdministration.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 6.\n \n \n Combating excessive\n\t\t\t fees\n \n \n Section 1322(c) of title\n\t\t\t 11, United States Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in paragraph (1) by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in paragraph (2)\n\t\t\t by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n the debtor, the debtor’s property, and\n\t\t\t\tproperty of the estate are not liable for a fee, cost, or charge that is\n\t\t\t\tincurred while the case is pending and arises from a debt that is secured by\n\t\t\t\tthe debtor’s principal residence except to the extent that—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the holder of the\n\t\t\t\tclaim for such debt files with the court and serves on the trustee, the debtor,\n\t\t\t\tand the debtor’s attorney (annually or, in order to permit filing consistent\n\t\t\t\twith clause (ii), at such more frequent periodicity as the court determines\n\t\t\t\tnecessary) notice of such fee, cost, or charge before the earlier of—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n 1\n\t\t\t\tyear after such fee, cost, or charge is incurred; or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n 60 days before\n\t\t\t\tthe closing of the case; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n such fee, cost, or\n\t\t\t\tcharge—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n is\n\t\t\t\tlawful under applicable nonbankruptcy law, reasonable, and provided for in the\n\t\t\t\tapplicable security agreement; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n is secured by\n\t\t\t\tproperty the value of which is greater than the amount of such claim, including\n\t\t\t\tsuch fee, cost, or charge;\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n the failure of a party to give notice\n\t\t\t\tdescribed in paragraph (3) shall be deemed a waiver of any claim for fees,\n\t\t\t\tcosts, or charges described in paragraph (3) for all purposes, and any attempt\n\t\t\t\tto collect such fees, costs, or charges shall constitute a violation of section\n\t\t\t\t524(a)(2) or, if the violation occurs before the date of discharge, of section\n\t\t\t\t362(a); and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n a plan may provide\n\t\t\t\tfor the waiver of any prepayment penalty on a claim secured by the debtor’s\n\t\t\t\tprincipal\n\t\t\t\tresidence.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 7.\n \n \n Confirmation of\n\t\t\t plan\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n \n Section 1325(a)\n \n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in the matter\n\t\t\t preceding paragraph (1) strike\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in paragraph\n\t\t\t (5)—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n in subparagraph\n\t\t\t (B)(iii)(I) by inserting\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n in paragraph (8)\n\t\t\t by striking\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n in paragraph (9)\n\t\t\t by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t paragraph (9) the following:\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n \n \n notwithstanding subclause (I) of paragraph\n\t\t\t\t(5)(B)(i), whenever the plan modifies a claim in accordance with section\n\t\t\t\t1322(b)(11), the holder of a claim whose rights are modified pursuant to\n\t\t\t\tsection 1322(b)(11) shall retain the lien until the later of—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the payment of\n\t\t\t\tsuch holder’s allowed secured claim; or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n completion of all\n\t\t\t\tpayments under the plan (or, if applicable, receipt of a discharge under\n\t\t\t\tsection 1328(b)); and\n \n \n \n \n \n (11)\n \n \n whenever the plan modifies a claim in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with section 1322(b)(11), the court finds that such modification is\n\t\t\t\tin good faith (Lack of good faith exists if the debtor has no need for relief\n\t\t\t\tunder this paragraph because the debtor can pay all of his or her debts and any\n\t\t\t\tfuture payment increases on such debts without difficulty for the foreseeable\n\t\t\t\tfuture, including the positive amortization of mortgage debt. In determining\n\t\t\t\twhether a reduction of the principal amount of the loan resulting from a\n\t\t\t\tmodification made under the authority of section 1322(b)(11) is made in good\n\t\t\t\tfaith, the court shall consider whether the holder of such claim (or the entity\n\t\t\t\tcollecting payments on behalf of such holder) has offered to the debtor a\n\t\t\t\tqualified loan modification that would enable the debtor to pay such debts and\n\t\t\t\tsuch loan without reducing such principal amount.) and does not find that the\n\t\t\t\tdebtor has been convicted of obtaining by actual fraud the extension, renewal,\n\t\t\t\tor refinancing of credit that gives rise to a modified\n\t\t\t\tclaim.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Section 1325 of\n\t\t\t title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following\n\t\t\t (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Notwithstanding section 1322(b)(11)(C)(ii),\n\t\t\t\tthe court, on request of the debtor or the holder of a claim secured by a\n\t\t\t\tsenior security interest in the debtor’s principal residence, may confirm a\n\t\t\t\tplan proposing a reduction in the interest rate on the loan secured by such\n\t\t\t\tsecurity interest and that does not reduce the principal, provided the total\n\t\t\t\tmonthly mortgage payment is reduced to a percentage of the debtor's income in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner\n\t\t\t\tAffordability and Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, if, taking into\n\t\t\t\taccount the debtor's financial situation, after allowance of expenses that\n\t\t\t\twould be permitted for a debtor under this chapter subject to paragraph (3) of\n\t\t\t\tsubsection (b), regardless of whether the debtor is otherwise subject to such\n\t\t\t\tparagraph, and taking into account additional debts and fees that are to be\n\t\t\t\tpaid in this chapter and thereafter, the debtor would be able to prevent\n\t\t\t\tforeclosure and pay a fully amortizing 30-year loan at such reduced interest\n\t\t\t\trate without such reduction in\n\t\t\t\tprincipal.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 8.\n \n \n Discharge\n \n \n \n Section 1328(a)\n \n of title 11, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in paragraph (1)\n\t\t\t by inserting\n \n \n \n \n \n 9.\n \n \n Standing trustee\n\t\t\t fees\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Amendment to\n\t\t\t title 28\n \n \n Section\n\t\t\t 586(e)(1)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n 4\n\t\t\t\tpercent with respect to payments received under\n \n section 1322(b)(11)\n \n of title 11\n\t\t\t\tby the individual as a result of the operation of section 1322(b)(11)(D) of\n\t\t\t\ttitle 11, unless the bankruptcy court waives all fees with respect to such\n\t\t\t\tpayments based on a determination that such individual has income less than 150\n\t\t\t\tpercent of the income official poverty line (as defined by the Office of\n\t\t\t\tManagement and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2)\n\t\t\t\tof the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of the\n\t\t\t\tsize involved and payment of such fees would render the debtor’s plan\n\t\t\t\tinfeasible.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t provision\n \n \n The amendments made\n\t\t\t by this section shall apply to any trustee to whom the provisions of section\n\t\t\t 302(d)(3) of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer\n\t\t\t Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (\n \n Public Law 99–554\n \n ; 100 Stat. 3121) apply.\n \n \n \n \n \n 10.\n \n \n Effective date;\n\t\t\t application of amendments\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle and the\n\t\t\t amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date of the enactment\n\t\t\t of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Application of\n\t\t\t amendments\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made\n\t\t\t by this subtitle shall apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of\n\t\t\t the United States Code before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this\n\t\t\t Act.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Limitation\n \n \n Paragraph\n\t\t\t (1) shall not apply with respect to cases closed under title 11 of the United\n\t\t\t States Code as of the date of the enactment of this Act that are neither\n\t\t\t pending on appeal in, nor appealable to, any court of the United States.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11.\n \n \n GAO\n\t\t\t study\n \n \n The Comptroller General\n\t\t\t shall carry out a study, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the\n\t\t\t House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, not\n\t\t\t later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act a report\n\t\t\t containing—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the results of\n\t\t\t such study of—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the number of\n\t\t\t debtors who filed, during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the\n\t\t\t enactment of this Act, cases under\n \n chapter 13\n \n of title 11 of the United States\n\t\t\t Code for the purpose of restructuring their principal residence\n\t\t\t mortgages,\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the number of\n\t\t\t mortgages restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle that\n\t\t\t subsequently resulted in default and foreclosure,\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n a comparison\n\t\t\t between the effectiveness of mortgages restructured under programs outside of\n\t\t\t bankruptcy, such as Hope Now and Help for Homeowners, and mortgages\n\t\t\t restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle,\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n the number of\n\t\t\t cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured\n\t\t\t under the amendments made by this subtitle that were appealed,\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n the number of\n\t\t\t cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured\n\t\t\t under the amendments made by the subtitle that were overturned on appeal,\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n the number of\n\t\t\t bankruptcy judges disciplined as a result of actions taken to restructure\n\t\t\t mortgages under the amendments made by this subtitle, and\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t recommendation as to whether such amendments should be amended to include a\n\t\t\t sunset clause.\n \n \n \n \n \n 12.\n \n \n Report to\n\t\t\t Congress\n \n \n Not later than 18\n\t\t\t months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General, in\n\t\t\t consultation with the Federal Housing Administration, shall submit to the\n\t\t\t Congress, a report containing—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t comprehensive review of the effects of the amendments made by this subtitle on\n\t\t\t bankruptcy court,\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t survey of whether the program should limit the types of homeowners eligible for\n\t\t\t the program, and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t recommendation on whether such amendments should remain in effect.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Cohen , Mr. Nadler , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , and Ms. Jackson Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2013 . 2. Definition Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (43) the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): (43A) The term qualified loan modification means a loan modification agreement made in accordance with the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, that— (A) reduces the debtor’s payment (including principal and interest, and payments for real estate taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance premium, homeowners' association dues, ground rent, and special assessments) on a loan secured by a senior security interest in the principal residence of the debtor, to a percentage of the debtor’s income in accordance with such guidelines, without any period of negative amortization or under which the aggregate amount of the regular periodic payments would not fully amortize the outstanding principal amount of such loan; (B) requires no fees or charges to be paid by the debtor in order to obtain such modification; and (C) permits the debtor to continue to make payments under the modification agreement notwithstanding the filing of a case under this title, as if such case had not been filed. . 3. Eligibility for relief Section 109 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following: For purposes of this subsection, the computation of debts shall not include the secured or unsecured portions of— (1) debts secured by the debtor’s principal residence if the value of such residence as of the date of the order for relief under chapter 13 is less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts specified in this subsection; or (2) debts secured or formerly secured by what was the debtor’s principal residence that was sold in foreclosure or that the debtor surrendered to the creditor if the value of such real property as of the date of the order for relief under chapter 13 was less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts specified in this subsection. , and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (h) the following: (5) Notwithstanding the 180-day period specified in paragraph (1), with respect to a debtor in a case under chapter 13 who submits to the court a certification that the debtor has received notice that the holder of a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence may commence a foreclosure on the debtor's principal residence, the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be considered to be satisfied if the debtor satisfies such requirements not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the filing of the petition. . 4. Prohibiting claims arising from violations of the Truth in Lending Act Section 502(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by striking or at the end, (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) the claim for a loan secured by a security interest in the debtor’s principal residence is subject to a remedy for rescission under the Truth in Lending Act notwithstanding the prior entry of a foreclosure judgment, except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede any other right of the debtor. . 5. Authority to modify certain mortgages Section 1322 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12), (B) in paragraph (10) by striking and at the end, and (C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) notwithstanding paragraph (2), with respect to a claim for a loan originated before the effective date of this paragraph and secured by a security interest in the debtor’s principal residence that is the subject of a notice that a foreclosure may be commenced with respect to such loan, modify the rights of the holder of such claim (and the rights of the holder of any claim secured by a subordinate security interest in such residence)— (A) by providing for payment of the amount of the allowed secured claim as determined under section 506(a)(1); (B) if any applicable rate of interest is adjustable under the terms of such loan by prohibiting, reducing, or delaying adjustments to such rate of interest applicable on and after the date of filing of the plan; (C) by modifying the terms and conditions of such loan— (i) to extend the repayment period for a period that is no longer than the longer of 40 years (reduced by the period for which such loan has been outstanding) or the remaining term of such loan, beginning on the date of the order for relief under this chapter; and (ii) to provide for the payment of interest accruing after the date of the order for relief under this chapter at a fixed annual rate equal to the currently applicable average prime offer rate as of the date of the order for relief under this chapter, corresponding to the repayment term determined under the preceding paragraph, as published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council in its table entitled Average Prime Offer Rates—Fixed , plus a reasonable premium for risk; and (D) by providing for payments of such modified loan directly to the holder of the claim or, at the discretion of the court, through the trustee during the term of the plan; and , and (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) A claim may be reduced under subsection (b)(11)(A) only on the condition that if the debtor sells the principal residence securing such claim, before completing all payments under the plan (or, if applicable, before receiving a discharge under section 1328(b)) and receives net proceeds from the sale of such residence, then the debtor agrees to pay to such holder not later than 15 days after receiving such proceeds— (1) if such residence is sold in the 1st year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 90 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; (2) if such residence is sold in the 2d year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 70 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; (3) if such residence is sold in the 3d year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 50 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; (4) if such residence is sold in the 4th year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 30 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; and (5) if such residence is sold in the 5th year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 10 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection. (h) With respect to a claim of the kind described in subsection (b)(11), the plan may not contain a modification under the authority of subsection (b)(11)— (1) in a case commenced under this chapter after the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the effective date of this subsection, unless— (A) the debtor certifies that the debtor— (i) not less than 30 days before the commencement of the case, contacted the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) regarding modification of the loan that is the subject of such claim; (ii) provided the holder of the claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) a written statement of the debtor’s current income, expenses, and debt substantially conforming with the schedules required under section 521(a) or such other form as is promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States for such purpose; and (iii) considered any qualified loan modification offered to the debtor by the holder of the claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder); or (B) a foreclosure sale is scheduled to occur on a date in the 30-day period beginning on the date of case is commenced; and (2) in any other case pending under this chapter, unless the debtor certifies that the debtor attempted to contact the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) regarding modification of the loan that is the subject of such claim, before— (A) filing a plan under section 1321 that contains a modification under the authority of subsection (b)(11); or (B) modifying a plan under section 1323 or 1329 to contain a modification under the authority of subsection (b)(11). (i) In determining the holder’s allowed secured claim under section 506(a)(1) for purposes of subsection (b)(11)(A), the value of the debtor’s principal residence shall be the fair market value of such residence on the date such value is determined and, if the issue of value is contested, the court shall determine such value in accordance with the appraisal rules used by the Federal Housing Administration. . 6. Combating excessive fees Section 1322(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking and at the end, (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) the debtor, the debtor’s property, and property of the estate are not liable for a fee, cost, or charge that is incurred while the case is pending and arises from a debt that is secured by the debtor’s principal residence except to the extent that— (A) the holder of the claim for such debt files with the court and serves on the trustee, the debtor, and the debtor’s attorney (annually or, in order to permit filing consistent with clause (ii), at such more frequent periodicity as the court determines necessary) notice of such fee, cost, or charge before the earlier of— (i) 1 year after such fee, cost, or charge is incurred; or (ii) 60 days before the closing of the case; and (B) such fee, cost, or charge— (i) is lawful under applicable nonbankruptcy law, reasonable, and provided for in the applicable security agreement; and (ii) is secured by property the value of which is greater than the amount of such claim, including such fee, cost, or charge; (4) the failure of a party to give notice described in paragraph (3) shall be deemed a waiver of any claim for fees, costs, or charges described in paragraph (3) for all purposes, and any attempt to collect such fees, costs, or charges shall constitute a violation of section 524(a)(2) or, if the violation occurs before the date of discharge, of section 362(a); and (5) a plan may provide for the waiver of any prepayment penalty on a claim secured by the debtor’s principal residence. . 7. Confirmation of plan (a) Section 1325(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) strike subsection (b) and insert subsections (b) and (d) , (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) by inserting except as otherwise provided in section 1322(b)(11), after (5) , and (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(I) by inserting (including payments of a claim modified under section 1322(b)(11)) after payments the first place it appears, (3) in paragraph (8) by striking and at the end, (4) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and (5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) notwithstanding subclause (I) of paragraph (5)(B)(i), whenever the plan modifies a claim in accordance with section 1322(b)(11), the holder of a claim whose rights are modified pursuant to section 1322(b)(11) shall retain the lien until the later of— (A) the payment of such holder’s allowed secured claim; or (B) completion of all payments under the plan (or, if applicable, receipt of a discharge under section 1328(b)); and (11) whenever the plan modifies a claim in accordance with section 1322(b)(11), the court finds that such modification is in good faith (Lack of good faith exists if the debtor has no need for relief under this paragraph because the debtor can pay all of his or her debts and any future payment increases on such debts without difficulty for the foreseeable future, including the positive amortization of mortgage debt. In determining whether a reduction of the principal amount of the loan resulting from a modification made under the authority of section 1322(b)(11) is made in good faith, the court shall consider whether the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) has offered to the debtor a qualified loan modification that would enable the debtor to pay such debts and such loan without reducing such principal amount.) and does not find that the debtor has been convicted of obtaining by actual fraud the extension, renewal, or refinancing of credit that gives rise to a modified claim. . (b) Section 1325 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): (d) Notwithstanding section 1322(b)(11)(C)(ii), the court, on request of the debtor or the holder of a claim secured by a senior security interest in the debtor’s principal residence, may confirm a plan proposing a reduction in the interest rate on the loan secured by such security interest and that does not reduce the principal, provided the total monthly mortgage payment is reduced to a percentage of the debtor's income in accordance with the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, if, taking into account the debtor's financial situation, after allowance of expenses that would be permitted for a debtor under this chapter subject to paragraph (3) of subsection (b), regardless of whether the debtor is otherwise subject to such paragraph, and taking into account additional debts and fees that are to be paid in this chapter and thereafter, the debtor would be able to prevent foreclosure and pay a fully amortizing 30-year loan at such reduced interest rate without such reduction in principal. . 8. Discharge Section 1328(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (other than payments to holders of claims whose rights are modified under section 1322(b)(11)) after paid , and (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting or, to the extent of the unpaid portion of an allowed secured claim, provided for in section 1322(b)(11) after 1322(b)(5) . 9. Standing trustee fees (a) Amendment to title 28 Section 586(e)(1)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (I) except as provided in subparagraph (II) after (i) , (2) by striking or at the end and inserting and , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) 4 percent with respect to payments received under section 1322(b)(11) of title 11 by the individual as a result of the operation of section 1322(b)(11)(D) of title 11, unless the bankruptcy court waives all fees with respect to such payments based on a determination that such individual has income less than 150 percent of the income official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of the size involved and payment of such fees would render the debtor’s plan infeasible. . (b) Conforming provision The amendments made by this section shall apply to any trustee to whom the provisions of section 302(d)(3) of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–554 ; 100 Stat. 3121) apply. 10. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this subtitle shall apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Limitation Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to cases closed under title 11 of the United States Code as of the date of the enactment of this Act that are neither pending on appeal in, nor appealable to, any court of the United States. 11. GAO study The Comptroller General shall carry out a study, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act a report containing— (1) the results of such study of— (A) the number of debtors who filed, during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, cases under chapter 13 of title 11 of the United States Code for the purpose of restructuring their principal residence mortgages, (B) the number of mortgages restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle that subsequently resulted in default and foreclosure, (C) a comparison between the effectiveness of mortgages restructured under programs outside of bankruptcy, such as Hope Now and Help for Homeowners, and mortgages restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle, (D) the number of cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle that were appealed, (E) the number of cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured under the amendments made by the subtitle that were overturned on appeal, and (F) the number of bankruptcy judges disciplined as a result of actions taken to restructure mortgages under the amendments made by this subtitle, and (2) a recommendation as to whether such amendments should be amended to include a sunset clause. 12. Report to Congress Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Federal Housing Administration, shall submit to the Congress, a report containing— (1) a comprehensive review of the effects of the amendments made by this subtitle on bankruptcy court, (2) a survey of whether the program should limit the types of homeowners eligible for the program, and (3) a recommendation on whether such amendments should remain in effect."}}},{"rowIdx":558,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-102-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-102"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":102,"string":"102"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr102ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr102ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:05.151"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 102 IH: Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Requirement that\n\t\t\t States follow certain procedures in placing a child removed from the custody of\n\t\t\t his or her parents\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 471(a)(29) of\n\t\t\t the Social Security Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(29)\n \n ) is amended to read as\n\t\t\t follows:\n \n \n \n \n (29)\n \n \n provides that—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n within 30 days\n\t\t\t\tafter the removal of a child from the custody of the parent or parents of the\n\t\t\t\tchild, the State shall exercise due diligence to identify and provide notice to\n\t\t\t\tall adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child (including any\n\t\t\t\tother adult relatives suggested by the parents), subject to exceptions due to\n\t\t\t\tfamily or domestic violence, that—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n specifies that the\n\t\t\t\tchild has been or is being removed from the custody of the parent or parents of\n\t\t\t\tthe child;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n explains the\n\t\t\t\toptions the relative has under Federal, State, and local law to participate in\n\t\t\t\tthe care and placement of the child, including any options that may be lost by\n\t\t\t\tfailing to respond to the notice;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n describes the\n\t\t\t\trequirements under paragraph (10) of this subsection to become a foster family\n\t\t\t\thome and the additional services and supports that are available for children\n\t\t\t\tplaced in such a home; and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n if the State has\n\t\t\t\telected the option to make kinship guardianship assistance payments under\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (28) of this subsection, describes how the relative guardian of the\n\t\t\t\tchild may subsequently enter into an agreement with the State under section\n\t\t\t\t473(d) to receive the payments;\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n within 90 days after the State makes a\n\t\t\t\tplacement decision with respect to the child, the State shall provide notice of\n\t\t\t\tthe decision and the reasons therefor to each parent of the child, each\n\t\t\t\trelative who has expressed to the State an interest in caring for the child,\n\t\t\t\tthe guardian, and the guardian ad litem for the child, the attorney for the\n\t\t\t\tchild, the attorney for each parent of the child, the child (if the child is\n\t\t\t\table to express an opinion regarding placement), and the prosecutor involved;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n the State shall\n\t\t\t\testablish procedures to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n allow a person who\n\t\t\t\treceives a notice pursuant to subparagraph (B) to request, in writing, within 5\n\t\t\t\tdays after receipt of the notice, documentation of the reasons for the decision\n\t\t\t\tinvolved;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n allow the\n\t\t\t\tattorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n require the\n\t\t\t\tcourt to—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n commence such a\n\t\t\t\treview within 7 days after receipt of a petition made pursuant to clause (ii);\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n conduct such a\n\t\t\t\treview on the\n\t\t\t\trecord;\n \n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The amendment made by\n\t\t\t subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year\n\t\t\t beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to\n\t\t\t payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar\n\t\t\t quarters beginning on or after such date.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Delay permitted\n\t\t\t if state legislation required\n \n \n If the Secretary of Health and\n\t\t\t Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation\n\t\t\t appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan approved under part\n\t\t\t E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements\n\t\t\t imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the plan shall not be regarded\n\t\t\t as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the\n\t\t\t 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State\n\t\t\t legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For\n\t\t\t purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative\n\t\t\t session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of\n\t\t\t the State legislature.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 102 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers (for himself and Mr. Peters of Michigan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Requirement that States follow certain procedures in placing a child removed from the custody of his or her parents (a) In general Section 471(a)(29) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(29) ) is amended to read as follows: (29) provides that— (A) within 30 days after the removal of a child from the custody of the parent or parents of the child, the State shall exercise due diligence to identify and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child (including any other adult relatives suggested by the parents), subject to exceptions due to family or domestic violence, that— (i) specifies that the child has been or is being removed from the custody of the parent or parents of the child; (ii) explains the options the relative has under Federal, State, and local law to participate in the care and placement of the child, including any options that may be lost by failing to respond to the notice; (iii) describes the requirements under paragraph (10) of this subsection to become a foster family home and the additional services and supports that are available for children placed in such a home; and (iv) if the State has elected the option to make kinship guardianship assistance payments under paragraph (28) of this subsection, describes how the relative guardian of the child may subsequently enter into an agreement with the State under section 473(d) to receive the payments; (B) within 90 days after the State makes a placement decision with respect to the child, the State shall provide notice of the decision and the reasons therefor to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed to the State an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and the guardian ad litem for the child, the attorney for the child, the attorney for each parent of the child, the child (if the child is able to express an opinion regarding placement), and the prosecutor involved; and (C) the State shall establish procedures to— (i) allow a person who receives a notice pursuant to subparagraph (B) to request, in writing, within 5 days after receipt of the notice, documentation of the reasons for the decision involved; (ii) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision; and (iii) require the court to— (I) commence such a review within 7 days after receipt of a petition made pursuant to clause (ii); and (II) conduct such a review on the record; . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required If the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan approved under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature."}}},{"rowIdx":559,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-103-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-103"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":103,"string":"103"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr103ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr103ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:05.010"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 103 IH: Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n The Congress finds that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Congress has been granted exclusive\n\t\t\t authority for the collecting and appropriating of revenue in Article I of the\n\t\t\t Constitution.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Any increase in\n\t\t\t the public debt limit is necessary in response to obligations and reduced\n\t\t\t revenue authorized by Congress.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Stability and\n\t\t\t predictability in the full faith and credit of the United States are critical\n\t\t\t to economic security.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n World markets are\n\t\t\t sensitive to the fiscal affairs of the United States given its role as a global\n\t\t\t leader and its status as the wealthiest nation.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Change in public\n\t\t\t debt limit when Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces\n\t\t\t revenues\n \n \n Subsection (b) of\n \n section 3101\n \n of title 31, United States Code, is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n For purposes of\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the applicable\n\t\t\t\tamount after the enactment of any Act of Congress that provides budget\n\t\t\t\tauthority (as defined in section 3(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974\n\t\t\t\t(\n \n 2 U.S.C. 622(2)\n \n )) or reduces revenues and shall publish such amount in the\n\t\t\t\tFederal Register.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n For purposes of subparagraph (B), the\n\t\t\t\tterm\n \n applicable amount\n \n means the amount determined by the\n\t\t\t\tSecretary of the Treasury to be required to meet existing\n\t\t\t\tcommitments.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Fattah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide authority to increase the debt limit when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of 2013 . 2. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) Congress has been granted exclusive authority for the collecting and appropriating of revenue in Article I of the Constitution. (2) Any increase in the public debt limit is necessary in response to obligations and reduced revenue authorized by Congress. (3) Stability and predictability in the full faith and credit of the United States are critical to economic security. (4) World markets are sensitive to the fiscal affairs of the United States given its role as a global leader and its status as the wealthiest nation. 3. Change in public debt limit when Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The face amount and inserting (1) The face amount ; (2) by inserting (increased or decreased, as necessary, by the applicable amount) after $14,294,000,000,000 ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the applicable amount after the enactment of any Act of Congress that provides budget authority (as defined in section 3(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 622(2) )) or reduces revenues and shall publish such amount in the Federal Register. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term applicable amount means the amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be required to meet existing commitments. ."}}},{"rowIdx":560,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-104-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-104"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":104,"string":"104"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr104ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr104ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:04.057"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 104 IH: Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Recognition of\n\t\t\t Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocation of the United States Embassy\n\t\t\t to Jerusalem\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Policy\n \n \n It\n\t\t\t is the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided\n\t\t\t capital of the State of Israel, both de jure and de facto.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Sense of\n\t\t\t Congress\n \n \n It is the sense of Congress that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Jerusalem must\n\t\t\t remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious\n\t\t\t group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n every citizen of\n\t\t\t Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of\n\t\t\t Jerusalem;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n the President and\n\t\t\t the Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States\n\t\t\t policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of\n\t\t\t Israel;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n the President\n\t\t\t should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of\n\t\t\t 1995 (\n \n Public Law 104–5\n \n ) and begin the process of relocating the United States\n\t\t\t Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n United States\n\t\t\t officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on\n\t\t\t this subject.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Removal of\n\t\t\t waiver authority\n \n \n The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law\n\t\t\t 104–45) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking\n\t\t\t section 7; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t section 8 as section 7.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Identification\n\t\t\t of Jerusalem on Government documents\n \n \n Notwithstanding any other\n\t\t\t provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which\n\t\t\t lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the\n\t\t\t capital of Israel.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Timetable\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Statement of\n\t\t\t policy\n \n \n It is the policy of the United States that the United\n\t\t\t States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem as soon as\n\t\t\t possible, but not later than January 1, 2015.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Opening\n\t\t\t determination\n \n \n Not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated\n\t\t\t to the Department of State for fiscal year 2013 for\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Fiscal years\n\t\t\t 2013 and 2014 funding\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Fiscal year\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n \n Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Fiscal year\n\t\t\t 2014\n \n \n Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for\n \n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t this section, the term\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 104 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Garrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013 . 2. Recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem (a) Policy It is the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel, both de jure and de facto. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967; (2) every citizen of Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of Jerusalem; (3) the President and the Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel; (4) the President should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–5 ) and begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and (5) United States officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on this subject. (c) Removal of waiver authority The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–45) is amended— (1) by striking section 7; and (2) by redesignating section 8 as section 7. (d) Identification of Jerusalem on Government documents Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (e) Timetable (1) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem as soon as possible, but not later than January 1, 2015. (2) Opening determination Not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal year 2013 for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad may be obligated until the Secretary of State determines and reports to Congress that the United States Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. (f) Fiscal years 2013 and 2014 funding (1) Fiscal year 2013 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad for the Department of State for fiscal year 2013, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of Jerusalem. (2) Fiscal year 2014 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad for the Department of State for fiscal year 2014, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of Jerusalem. (g) Definition In this section, the term United States Embassy means the offices of the United States diplomatic mission and the residence of the United States chief of mission."}}},{"rowIdx":561,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-105-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-105"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":105,"string":"105"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr105ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr105ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:03.899"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 105 IH: Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Repeal of\n\t\t\t individual health insurance mandate\n \n \n Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code\n\t\t\t of 1986, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is amended\n\t\t\t by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Termination\n \n \n This\n\t\t\t\tsection shall not apply with respect to any month beginning after the date of\n\t\t\t\tthe enactment of this\n\t\t\t\tsubsection.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 105 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Garrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act . 2. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any month beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection. ."}}},{"rowIdx":562,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-106-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-106"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":106,"string":"106"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr106ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr106ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:04.184"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 106 IH: Congressional Budget Accountability Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Requiring amounts\n\t\t\t remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit\n\t\t\t reduction or to reduce the federal debt\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t General\n \n \n Notwithstanding any\n\t\t\t other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational\n\t\t\t Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain\n\t\t\t after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be\n\t\t\t deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the\n\t\t\t case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such\n\t\t\t amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the\n\t\t\t Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Regulations\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Committee on House Administration shall promulgate such regulations as may be\n\t\t\t necessary to carry out this section.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t Date\n \n \n This section shall apply\n\t\t\t with respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 106 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Posey , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Nugent , Mrs. Black , and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require any amounts remaining in a Member’s Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Budget Accountability Act . 2. Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt (a) In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Regulations The Committee on House Administration shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. (c) Effective Date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year."}}},{"rowIdx":563,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-107-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-107"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":107,"string":"107"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr107ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr107ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:02.699"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 107 IH: Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Repeal of certain\n\t\t\t provisions relating to official time\n \n \n \n Section 7131\n \n of title 5, United States Code,\n\t\t\t is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking\n\t\t\t subsections (a) and (c);\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t subsections (b) and (d) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n in subsection (b)\n\t\t\t (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 107 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Jones , Mr. Ross , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Kingston , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Carter , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , and Mr. Chaffetz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of certain provisions relating to official time Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (d) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking Except as provided in the preceding subsections of this section— and inserting Except as provided in subsection (a)— ."}}},{"rowIdx":564,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-108-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-108"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":108,"string":"108"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr108ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr108ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:02.475"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 108 IH: Member Pay Freeze Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Amendments to the\n\t\t\t Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 601(a)(2) of\n\t\t\t the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (\n \n 2 U.S.C. 31(2)\n \n ) is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n An adjustment in rates of pay may be made\n\t\t\t\tunder this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate outlays of the United\n\t\t\t\tStates during the last completed fiscal year did not exceed the aggregate\n\t\t\t\treceipts of the United States during such fiscal year, as determined by the\n\t\t\t\tCongressional Budget\n\t\t\t\tOffice.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Technical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by\n\t\t\t this Act shall apply with respect to any adjustment which, but for this Act,\n\t\t\t would otherwise become effective on or after January 1, 2013.\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 108 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceed receipts of the United States.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Member Pay Freeze Act . 2. Amendments to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (a) In general Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate outlays of the United States during the last completed fiscal year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office. . (b) Technical amendment Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), and inserting Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any adjustment which, but for this Act, would otherwise become effective on or after January 1, 2013."}}},{"rowIdx":565,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-109-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-109"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":109,"string":"109"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr109ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr109ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:02.069"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 109 IH: Enumerated Powers Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Specification of\n\t\t\t constitutional authority for enactment of law\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Constitutional\n\t\t\t authority for this Act\n \n \n This Act is enacted pursuant to the power\n\t\t\t granted Congress under article I, section 8, clause 18, of the United States\n\t\t\t Constitution and the power granted to each House of Congress under article I,\n\t\t\t section 5, clause 2, of the United States Constitution.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Constitutional\n\t\t\t authority statement required\n \n \n \n Chapter 2\n \n of title 1, United States\n\t\t\t Code, is amended by inserting after section 102 the following new\n\t\t\t section:\n \n \n \n \n 102a.\n \n \n Constitutional\n\t\t\t\tauthority clause\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Each Act of Congress shall contain a\n\t\t\t\tconcise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for\n\t\t\t\tthe enactment of each portion of that Act. The failure to comply with this\n\t\t\t\tsection shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress. The\n\t\t\t\tavailability of this point of order does not affect any other available\n\t\t\t\trelief.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n The provisions of\n\t\t\t\tthis section are enacted by the Congress—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n as an exercise of\n\t\t\t\tthe rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate,\n\t\t\t\trespectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each\n\t\t\t\tHouse, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and\n\t\t\t\tsuch rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are\n\t\t\t\tinconsistent therewith; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n with full\n\t\t\t\trecognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules\n\t\t\t\t(so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the\n\t\t\t\tsame extent as in the case of any other rule of such\n\t\t\t\tHouse.\n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of\n\t\t\t title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to\n\t\t\t section 102 the following new item:\n \n \n \n \n 102a. Constitutional authority\n\t\t\t\tclause.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 109 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Posey , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Wittman , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enumerated Powers Act . 2. Specification of constitutional authority for enactment of law (a) Constitutional authority for this Act This Act is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congress under article I, section 8, clause 18, of the United States Constitution and the power granted to each House of Congress under article I, section 5, clause 2, of the United States Constitution. (b) Constitutional authority statement required Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 102 the following new section: 102a. Constitutional authority clause (a) Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. The failure to comply with this section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress. The availability of this point of order does not affect any other available relief. (b) The provisions of this section are enacted by the Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 102 the following new item: 102a. 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R. 110 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Hanabusa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.\n\n1. Determinations by the Secretary of the Army (a) In general Upon the written application of any person who is a national of the Philippine Islands, the Secretary of the Army shall determine whether such person performed any military service in the Philippine Islands in aid of the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II which qualifies such person to receive any military, veterans', or other benefits under the laws of the United States. (b) Information To be considered In making a determination for the purpose of subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider all information and evidence (relating to service referred to in subsection (a)) that is available to the Secretary, including information and evidence submitted by the applicant, if any. 2. Certificate of service (a) Issuance of certificate of service The Secretary of the Army shall issue a certificate of service to each person determined by the Secretary to have performed military service described in section 1(a). (b) Effect of certificate of service A certificate of service issued to any person under subsection (a) shall, for the purpose of any law of the United States, conclusively establish the period, nature, and character of the military service described in the certificate. 3. Applications by survivors An application submitted by a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a deceased person described in section 1(a) shall be treated as an application submitted by such person. 4. Limitation period The Secretary of the Army may not consider for the purpose of this Act any application received by the Secretary more than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 5. Prospective application of determinations by the Secretary of the Army No benefits shall accrue to any person for any period before the date of the enactment of this Act as a result of the enactment of this Act. 6. Regulations The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe regulations to carry out sections 1, 3, and 4. 7. Responsibilities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Any entitlement of a person to receive veterans' benefits by reason of this Act shall be administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 8. Definition In this Act, the term World War II means the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946."}}},{"rowIdx":567,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-111-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-111"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":111,"string":"111"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr111ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr111ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:02.195"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 111 IH: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n Congress makes the following\n\t\t\t findings:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n President Franklin\n\t\t\t Delano Roosevelt issued an order commissioning around 250,000 troops from the\n\t\t\t Philippines into active service for the United States during World War\n\t\t\t II.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The United States\n\t\t\t War Department immediately formed the United States Armed Forces in the Far\n\t\t\t East (USAFFE). The unit was made up of the United States-Philippine Military\n\t\t\t Forces of the Commonwealth Army, Guerrilla Units, New Philippine Scout.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The Filipino\n\t\t\t Infantry Regiment, was mostly composed of first-generation immigrants living\n\t\t\t along the Pacific Coast, who volunteered after the Japanese attack on Pearl\n\t\t\t Harbor in 1941, later many second-generation Filipino-American soldiers joined\n\t\t\t the Regiment from Hawaii.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n The Philippine\n\t\t\t Scout units and the New Philippine Scouts were directly recruited by the United\n\t\t\t States Army for the war effort.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Under extremely\n\t\t\t severe occupation policies imposed by the Japanese, it was the anti-Japanese\n\t\t\t resistance movement that drew more and more Filipinos to its side and through\n\t\t\t 1943 many of these anti-Japanese guerrillas recovered or newly established\n\t\t\t liaisons with the United States Army Command of the Southwest Pacific Area and\n\t\t\t placed themselves under the command of General Douglas MacArthur.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n These Filipino\n\t\t\t soldiers responded to President Roosevelt’s call-to-arms and later fought under\n\t\t\t the American flag during World War II.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n After the Japanese\n\t\t\t invasion in December 1941, Filipino and American troops literally shared the\n\t\t\t same fate at Bataan, Corregidor, and the\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Many made the\n\t\t\t ultimate sacrifice as both soldiers in the United States Armed Forces in the\n\t\t\t Far East and as guerilla fighters during the Imperial Japanese occupation of\n\t\t\t the Philippines.\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n These troops had\n\t\t\t served under the expectation that they would be treated as United States\n\t\t\t military servicemembers.\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n \n \n The Rescission\n\t\t\t Act of 1946 later passed, which stated that Filipino forces would not be deemed\n\t\t\t to have been active military.\n \n \n \n \n (11)\n \n \n Congress\n\t\t\t recognizes the courage and bravery of the Filipino and Filipino American\n\t\t\t servicemen and servicewomen who have fought alongside and in the United States\n\t\t\t Armed Forces.\n \n \n \n \n (12)\n \n \n The United States\n\t\t\t remains forever indebted to the bravery, valor, and dedication to country these\n\t\t\t men displayed.\n \n \n \n \n (13)\n \n \n Their commitment\n\t\t\t and sacrifice demonstrates a highly uncommon and commendable sense of\n\t\t\t patriotism and honor.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Congressional\n\t\t\t Gold Medal\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Award\n\t\t\t authorized\n \n \n The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the\n\t\t\t President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the\n\t\t\t award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design\n\t\t\t to the Filipino Veterans of World War II, collectively in recognition of their\n\t\t\t dedicated service during World War II.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Design and\n\t\t\t striking\n \n \n For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection\n\t\t\t (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Smithsonian\n\t\t\t institution\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the\n\t\t\t Filipino Veterans of World War II under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be\n\t\t\t given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate\n\t\t\t and made available for research.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Sense of\n\t\t\t Congress\n \n \n It is the sense of\n\t\t\t Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received\n\t\t\t under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other\n\t\t\t appropriate locations associated with the Filipino Veterans of World War\n\t\t\t II.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Duplicate\n\t\t\t medals\n \n \n Under such regulations\n\t\t\t as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in\n\t\t\t bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover\n\t\t\t the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,\n\t\t\t and overhead expenses.\n \n \n \n \n 5.\n \n \n Status of\n\t\t\t medals\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n National\n\t\t\t medals\n \n \n Medals struck pursuant\n\t\t\t to this Act are national medals for purposes of\n \n chapter 51\n \n of title 31, United\n\t\t\t States Code.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Numismatic\n\t\t\t items\n \n \n For purposes of section\n\t\t\t 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be\n\t\t\t considered to be numismatic items.\n \n \n \n \n \n 6.\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations; proceeds of sale\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There is authorized to be charged against the\n\t\t\t United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to exceed $30,000 to\n\t\t\t pay for the cost of the medal authorized under section 3.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Proceeds of the\n\t\t\t sale\n \n \n Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals\n\t\t\t under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise\n\t\t\t Fund.\n \n \n \n \n \n 7.\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n For purposes of this Act, the term\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in an active-duty\n\t\t\t status under the command of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East;\n\t\t\t or\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n within the\n\t\t\t Philippine Army, the Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerrilla units, at any\n\t\t\t time during the period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 31,\n\t\t\t 1946.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 111 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Hanabusa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To award a Congressional gold medal, collectively, to the Filipino Veterans of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued an order commissioning around 250,000 troops from the Philippines into active service for the United States during World War II. (2) The United States War Department immediately formed the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). The unit was made up of the United States-Philippine Military Forces of the Commonwealth Army, Guerrilla Units, New Philippine Scout. (3) The Filipino Infantry Regiment, was mostly composed of first-generation immigrants living along the Pacific Coast, who volunteered after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, later many second-generation Filipino-American soldiers joined the Regiment from Hawaii. (4) The Philippine Scout units and the New Philippine Scouts were directly recruited by the United States Army for the war effort. (5) Under extremely severe occupation policies imposed by the Japanese, it was the anti-Japanese resistance movement that drew more and more Filipinos to its side and through 1943 many of these anti-Japanese guerrillas recovered or newly established liaisons with the United States Army Command of the Southwest Pacific Area and placed themselves under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. (6) These Filipino soldiers responded to President Roosevelt’s call-to-arms and later fought under the American flag during World War II. (7) After the Japanese invasion in December 1941, Filipino and American troops literally shared the same fate at Bataan, Corregidor, and the Death March . (8) Many made the ultimate sacrifice as both soldiers in the United States Armed Forces in the Far East and as guerilla fighters during the Imperial Japanese occupation of the Philippines. (9) These troops had served under the expectation that they would be treated as United States military servicemembers. (10) The Rescission Act of 1946 later passed, which stated that Filipino forces would not be deemed to have been active military. (11) Congress recognizes the courage and bravery of the Filipino and Filipino American servicemen and servicewomen who have fought alongside and in the United States Armed Forces. (12) The United States remains forever indebted to the bravery, valor, and dedication to country these men displayed. (13) Their commitment and sacrifice demonstrates a highly uncommon and commendable sense of patriotism and honor. 3. Congressional Gold Medal (a) Award authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the Filipino Veterans of World War II, collectively in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (b) Design and striking For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian institution (1) In general Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the Filipino Veterans of World War II under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate and made available for research. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Filipino Veterans of World War II. 4. Duplicate medals Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 5. Status of medals (a) National medals Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic items For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 6. Authorization of appropriations; proceeds of sale (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medal authorized under section 3. (b) Proceeds of the sale Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 7. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term Filipino Veterans of World War II shall apply to anyone who served honorably— (1) in an active-duty status under the command of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East; or (2) within the Philippine Army, the Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerrilla units, at any time during the period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 31, 1946."}}},{"rowIdx":568,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-112-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-112"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":112,"string":"112"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr112ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr112ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:00.774"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 112 IH: Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In this Act:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n ESEA\n\t\t\t Definitions\n \n \n The terms\n \n elementary school\n \n ,\n \n local\n\t\t\t educational agency\n \n ,\n \n secondary school\n \n ,\n \n Secretary\n \n , and\n \n State educational agency\n \n have the\n\t\t\t meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary\n\t\t\t Education Act of 1965 (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 7801\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Aligned\n\t\t\t statewide education longitudinal data systems\n \n \n The term\n \n aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems\n \n means one or\n\t\t\t more statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of\n\t\t\t individual students, including such students' early childhood, elementary\n\t\t\t school, secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Eligible Local\n\t\t\t Entity\n \n \n The term\n \n eligible local entity\n \n means—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n a high-need local\n\t\t\t educational agency;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n a consortium of\n\t\t\t high-need local educational agencies; or\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n a high-need local\n\t\t\t educational agency or a consortium of high-need local educational agencies and\n\t\t\t an external partner.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Eligible State\n\t\t\t entity\n \n \n The term\n \n eligible State entity\n \n means a State\n\t\t\t educational agency, which may partner with another public State agency, such as\n\t\t\t a State higher education agency, an early childhood agency, a State workforce\n\t\t\t agency, or a multi-agency State group (such as a preschool through grade 20\n\t\t\t (P–20) council).\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n External\n\t\t\t partner\n \n \n The term\n \n external partner\n \n means an entity,\n\t\t\t such as a nonprofit organization, community-based organization, local education\n\t\t\t fund, service organization, educational service agency, or institution of\n\t\t\t postsecondary education, that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in\n\t\t\t providing targeted support (such as data analysis, professional development, or\n\t\t\t the provision of non-academic support and integrated student services) to local\n\t\t\t educational agencies, schools, or students that leads to improved teaching,\n\t\t\t learning, and outcomes for students, including students who are failing to make\n\t\t\t sufficient progress to graduate in the standard number of years or students who\n\t\t\t have dropped out of secondary school.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n High-Need local\n\t\t\t educational agency\n \n \n The term\n \n high-need local educational\n\t\t\t agency\n \n means a local educational agency—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n that serves not\n\t\t\t less than 10,000 children who are from families with incomes below the poverty\n\t\t\t line; or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n for which not less\n\t\t\t than 20 percent of the children served by such agency are from families with\n\t\t\t incomes below the poverty line.\n \n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Poverty\n\t\t\t Line\n \n \n The term\n \n poverty line\n \n means the poverty line\n\t\t\t (as defined and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the\n\t\t\t Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of the size\n\t\t\t involved.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Improving the use\n\t\t\t of statewide longitudinal data systems\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Grants\n\t\t\t authorized\n \n \n From the funds\n\t\t\t appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award\n\t\t\t grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible State entities to enable such\n\t\t\t eligible State entities to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education\n\t\t\t data to improve student outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duration\n \n \n Each\n\t\t\t grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5\n\t\t\t years.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Applications\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Contents of\n\t\t\t Application\n \n \n Each eligible State entity that desires to receive a\n\t\t\t grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such\n\t\t\t time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may\n\t\t\t reasonably require. Such application shall include the following:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n A list of State\n\t\t\t agencies whose cooperation will be necessary for the implementation of the\n\t\t\t grant program, and an assurance of support from—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n each such\n\t\t\t agency;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the chief State\n\t\t\t school officer;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n the Governor of\n\t\t\t the State; and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n any other entity\n\t\t\t that will comprise the eligible State entity.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n A description of\n\t\t\t the State's status relating to each priority activity described in subsection\n\t\t\t (e)(2), including—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n a demonstration\n\t\t\t that the State has implemented the priority activity;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n a demonstration\n\t\t\t that the State has, at the time of the application, received funding from\n\t\t\t another source and made plans for the implementation of the priority activity;\n\t\t\t or\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n a statement that\n\t\t\t the State has not, at the time of the application, implemented, or received\n\t\t\t funds to implement, the priority activity.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n For each priority\n\t\t\t activity whose status is categorized under subparagraph (B)(iii), a description\n\t\t\t of how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds under this section to\n\t\t\t carry out such activity.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n A description of\n\t\t\t how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds to carry out the\n\t\t\t permissible activities described in subsection (e)(3), if the eligible State\n\t\t\t entity—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n categorizes the\n\t\t\t status of many of the priority activities described in subsection (e)(2) under\n\t\t\t clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B); and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n anticipates the\n\t\t\t possibility of having remaining grant funds after ensuring implementation of\n\t\t\t each priority activity described under subsection (e)(2).\n \n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n A description of\n\t\t\t how activities funded under the grant program will—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n support the\n\t\t\t State's policy and reform goals;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n support alignment\n\t\t\t between State and local data systems; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n support\n\t\t\t coordination with, or alignment or advancement of, related activities that are\n\t\t\t funded through other Federal programs, including such programs under section\n\t\t\t 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 9607\n \n ), the\n\t\t\t American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (\n \n Public Law 111–5\n \n ), the Race to\n\t\t\t the Top fund under section 14006 of such Act, including the Race to the Top\n\t\t\t Early Learning Challenge fund under sections 14005, 14006, and 14013 of such\n\t\t\t Act (as amended by, and subject to the requirements of, section 1832 of the\n\t\t\t Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (\n \n Public Law 112–10\n \n )), and the\n\t\t\t Workforce Data Quality Initiative under section 171(c)(2) of the Workforce\n\t\t\t Investment Act of 1998 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 2916(c)(2)\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n A budget that\n\t\t\t details how grant funds and other funding resources, including State and\n\t\t\t Federal funding, will be used to carry out the proposed activities.\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n An assurance of\n\t\t\t the State’s long-term financial commitment to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n implementing and\n\t\t\t supporting aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n maintaining such\n\t\t\t systems after the end of the grant program.\n \n \n \n \n \n (H)\n \n \n A description of\n\t\t\t the indicators that the eligible State entity will use to determine—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n if\n\t\t\t grant funds are being used effectively; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t impact of grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student\n\t\t\t outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n Any other\n\t\t\t information that the Secretary may reasonably require.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Form of\n\t\t\t Application\n \n \n In establishing the application described under this\n\t\t\t subsection, the Secretary shall, where practicable, require each eligible State\n\t\t\t entity to provide a demonstration of the capabilities of any system that the\n\t\t\t eligible State entity is, at the time of the application, using to track data,\n\t\t\t in lieu of a description of such capabilities.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Awarding of\n\t\t\t grants\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t General\n \n \n In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary\n\t\t\t shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n use a peer review\n\t\t\t process, as described in paragraph (2);\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n select\n\t\t\t applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and\n\t\t\t reliability;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n promote\n\t\t\t multi-state collaboration; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n ensure that\n\t\t\t applications protect student and educator privacy, including through compliance\n\t\t\t with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including\n\t\t\t section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Peer Review\n\t\t\t Process\n \n \n The Secretary shall award grants under this section\n\t\t\t through a peer review process that, to the extent practicable, includes—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n educators;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n users and\n\t\t\t consumers of statewide longitudinal data systems, including representatives of\n\t\t\t State educational agencies;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n individuals with\n\t\t\t demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or\n\t\t\t implementation; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n representatives of\n\t\t\t business and the workforce.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Competitive\n\t\t\t priorities\n \n \n In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary\n\t\t\t may give priority to eligible State entities that—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n propose to\n\t\t\t coordinate efforts with other State educational agencies;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n propose to\n\t\t\t coordinate efforts with local educational agencies; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n fulfill other\n\t\t\t criteria relating to the purposes of this section, as determined by the\n\t\t\t Secretary.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Uses of\n\t\t\t funds\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t General\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Requirement\n\t\t\t relating to priority activities\n \n \n Each eligible State entity shall\n\t\t\t use grant funds to carry out the priority activities described in paragraph\n\t\t\t (2), before such entity may use any remaining funds to carry out the\n\t\t\t permissible activities described in paragraph (3).\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Exception\n \n \n An\n\t\t\t eligible State entity is deemed to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) if\n\t\t\t such entity demonstrates that the State has funding for, and has in place, or\n\t\t\t has developed and is implementing a plan that will result in the existence of,\n\t\t\t aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems and related activities\n\t\t\t that meet the requirements of paragraph (2).\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Priority\n\t\t\t activities\n \n \n An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this\n\t\t\t section shall use grant funds to carry out the following activities:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Implementing\n\t\t\t aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems that include the\n\t\t\t following:\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n With respect to\n\t\t\t preschool through grade 12 education and postsecondary education—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n a unique statewide\n\t\t\t student identifier that does not permit a student to be individually identified\n\t\t\t by users of the system;\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n student-level\n\t\t\t enrollment, demographic, and program participation information;\n \n \n \n \n (III)\n \n \n student-level\n\t\t\t information about the points at which students exit, transfer in, transfer out,\n\t\t\t drop out, or complete P–16 education programs;\n \n \n \n \n (IV)\n \n \n the capacity to\n\t\t\t communicate with higher education data systems; and\n \n \n \n \n (V)\n \n \n a State data audit\n\t\t\t system assessing data quality, validity, and reliability.\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n With respect to\n\t\t\t preschool through grade 12 education—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n yearly test\n\t\t\t records of individual students with respect to State assessments under section\n\t\t\t 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 6311(b)(3));\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n information on\n\t\t\t students not tested by grade and subject;\n \n \n \n \n (III)\n \n \n a teacher\n\t\t\t identifier system with the ability to match teachers to students;\n \n \n \n \n (IV)\n \n \n student-level\n\t\t\t transcript information, including information on courses completed and grades\n\t\t\t earned; and\n \n \n \n \n (V)\n \n \n student-level\n\t\t\t college readiness test scores.\n \n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n With respect to\n\t\t\t postsecondary education, data that provide—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n information\n\t\t\t regarding the extent to which students transition successfully from secondary\n\t\t\t school to postsecondary education, including whether students enroll in\n\t\t\t remedial coursework; and\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n other information\n\t\t\t determined necessary to address alignment and adequate preparation for success\n\t\t\t in postsecondary education.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Establishing\n\t\t\t inter- and intra-agency governance strategies that define policies and\n\t\t\t procedures for the collection, access, and use of education data.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Establishing and\n\t\t\t implementing comprehensive policies and procedures to protect the privacy,\n\t\t\t security, and confidentiality of student and educator data, including—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n justifying that\n\t\t\t data being collected, stored, and shared are necessary, useful, accurate, and\n\t\t\t valid;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n limiting access\n\t\t\t to personally identifiable information to necessary and appropriate\n\t\t\t individuals;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n protecting\n\t\t\t shared data from inappropriate use;\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n implementing a\n\t\t\t data security framework (including regular and comprehensive training and\n\t\t\t professional development) for the use, dissemination, storage, and maintenance\n\t\t\t of data;\n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n providing parental\n\t\t\t and public notice about data collection, information about data policies, and\n\t\t\t information relating to the accessibility and use of data;\n \n \n \n \n (vi)\n \n \n ensuring\n\t\t\t compliance with the requirements of Federal, State and local privacy laws,\n\t\t\t including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known\n\t\t\t as the\n \n \n \n \n (vii)\n \n \n aligning data\n\t\t\t policies and procedures with best practices for data stewardship, including\n\t\t\t best practices identified by the Secretary.\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Establishing the\n\t\t\t capacity to link education data with workforce data.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n Enabling the\n\t\t\t matching of the teacher identifier described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(III) with\n\t\t\t information about certification or licensure and teacher preparation programs,\n\t\t\t including the development of linkages with pre-service programs that enable the\n\t\t\t matching of teacher certification and preparation programs to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the postsecondary\n\t\t\t institutions at which teachers received their training;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n job\n\t\t\t placement;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n retention rates;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n teacher impact on\n\t\t\t student academic achievement.\n \n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n Enabling\n\t\t\t standardization of education data through the use of openly developed common\n\t\t\t education data standards.\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n Providing the\n\t\t\t State with the ability to meet Federal reporting requirements, including\n\t\t\t reporting requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965\n\t\t\t (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.\n \n ), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009\n\t\t\t (\n \n Public Law 111–5\n \n ), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of\n\t\t\t 2006 (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.\n \n ), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education\n\t\t\t Act (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Permissible\n\t\t\t activities\n \n \n An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this\n\t\t\t section may use remaining grant funds, after ensuring the implementation of the\n\t\t\t priority activities described in paragraph (2), to carry out activities\n\t\t\t that—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n expand the ability\n\t\t\t of aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems to align data that\n\t\t\t covers the time a student enters preschool through the time that such student\n\t\t\t graduates from secondary school or an institution of postsecondary education,\n\t\t\t and enters and spends time in the workforce;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n improve\n\t\t\t opportunities to access, analyze, communicate about, and use data from aligned\n\t\t\t statewide education longitudinal data systems; or\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n build the capacity\n\t\t\t of teachers, school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners,\n\t\t\t and the public to use longitudinal data for effective decisionmaking.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Supplement not\n\t\t\t supplant\n \n \n Funds made available under this section shall be used to\n\t\t\t supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing\n\t\t\t integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems linking early\n\t\t\t childhood, elementary school, secondary school, postsecondary, or workforce\n\t\t\t data.\n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Improving local\n\t\t\t use of data to improve student outcomes\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Grants\n\t\t\t authorized\n \n \n From the funds\n\t\t\t appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award\n\t\t\t grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local entities to enable educators\n\t\t\t to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education data to improve student\n\t\t\t outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duration\n \n \n Each\n\t\t\t grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5\n\t\t\t years.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Applications\n \n \n Each\n\t\t\t eligible local entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall\n\t\t\t submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and\n\t\t\t containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such\n\t\t\t application shall include the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t memorandum of understanding between the State educational agency and the\n\t\t\t eligible local entity, which shall include—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n a description of\n\t\t\t the State educational agency’s level of participation in the grant;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n an assurance that\n\t\t\t the State educational agency agrees to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n provide the\n\t\t\t eligible local entity with—\n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n appropriate access\n\t\t\t to student data from State data systems; and\n \n \n \n \n (II)\n \n \n cooperation in\n\t\t\t efforts to align local educational agency data with data from State data\n\t\t\t systems; and\n \n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n provide training\n\t\t\t to the eligible local entity to address the use of data collection software,\n\t\t\t privacy policies, Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444\n\t\t\t of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the\n \n 20 U.S.C. 1232g\n \n )), data\n\t\t\t integrity issues, reporting, planning, and processes;\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n a description of\n\t\t\t the State educational agency's strategy for the dissemination of information\n\t\t\t about the successes and challenges of the grant activities under this section;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n a description of\n\t\t\t how the State will fund the activities described in subparagraph (B), including\n\t\t\t information about any grant funds that the eligible local entity will give to\n\t\t\t the State educational agency to carry out the activities described in such\n\t\t\t subparagraph.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t description of how the local educational agencies that are part of the eligible\n\t\t\t local entity, and any educators working for such agencies, submit data to,\n\t\t\t access, and use existing statewide education longitudinal data systems, at the\n\t\t\t time of the application.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t description of the data systems used by the eligible local entity at the time\n\t\t\t of the application.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t description of how activities funded under the grant will improve local access\n\t\t\t to, and use of, data that is, at the time of the application, provided by data\n\t\t\t systems at the local and State level.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t description of how the eligible local entity will use funds received under this\n\t\t\t section to carry out the proposed activities in order to improve teaching,\n\t\t\t learning, and student outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t mechanism for soliciting the feedback of educators, school leaders, parents,\n\t\t\t and external partners in developing, revising, and implementing plans and\n\t\t\t activities under this section.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t description of how the eligible local entity will align the use of funds under\n\t\t\t this section with the technology plan of each local educational agency served\n\t\t\t under the grant.\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t description of the indicators that the eligible local entity will use to\n\t\t\t determine—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n if grant funds are\n\t\t\t being used effectively; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the impact of\n\t\t\t grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n Such other\n\t\t\t information as the Secretary may reasonably require.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Awarding of\n\t\t\t Grants\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary\n\t\t\t shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n use a peer review\n\t\t\t process, as described in paragraph (2);\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n select\n\t\t\t applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and reliability;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n protect student\n\t\t\t and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and\n\t\t\t local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions\n\t\t\t Act (commonly known as the\n \n 20 U.S.C. 1232g\n \n )).\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Peer Review\n\t\t\t Process\n \n \n In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary\n\t\t\t shall, to the extent practicable, use a peer review process that—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n ensures technical\n\t\t\t quality, validity, and reliability;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n ensures that\n\t\t\t applications protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the\n\t\t\t requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444\n\t\t\t of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family\n\t\t\t Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 1232g\n \n )); and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n includes—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n educators;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n users and\n\t\t\t consumers of a local educational data systems;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n individuals with\n\t\t\t demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or\n\t\t\t implementation; and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n representatives\n\t\t\t of business and the workforce.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Considerations\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest\n\t\t\t extent possible, that grants are awarded to eligible local entities that are\n\t\t\t diverse in terms of geography, size, and location within an urban, rural, or\n\t\t\t suburban area.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Uses of\n\t\t\t Funds\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Required Uses of\n\t\t\t Funds\n \n \n An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this\n\t\t\t section shall use grant funds to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for\n\t\t\t using data to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. Such plan shall\n\t\t\t include strategies designed to—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n provide teachers,\n\t\t\t school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners, and the\n\t\t\t public with access to student education data in a way that ensures the quality\n\t\t\t and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and\n\t\t\t educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of\n\t\t\t Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General\n\t\t\t Education Provisions Act (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 1232g\n \n ));\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n regularly analyze\n\t\t\t and share appropriate student data with educators, counselors, school staff,\n\t\t\t parents, students, and external partners in a way that ensures the quality and\n\t\t\t integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator\n\t\t\t privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State,\n\t\t\t and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education\n\t\t\t Provisions Act (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 1232g\n \n ));\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n improve the\n\t\t\t ability of school leaders to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n use\n\t\t\t student data to guide school improvement efforts; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n support classroom\n\t\t\t use of data through high-quality training and professional development;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n improve the\n\t\t\t ability of teachers to effectively use student data through on-going,\n\t\t\t sustainable, and high-quality professional development activities in order to\n\t\t\t ensure that educators have the capacity to—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n analyze data and\n\t\t\t monitor academic outcomes;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n modify\n\t\t\t instructional activities as needed; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n differentiate\n\t\t\t student instructions.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Allowable Uses\n\t\t\t of Funds\n \n \n An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this\n\t\t\t section may use grant funds to carry out any of the following\n\t\t\t activities:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Supplementing\n\t\t\t statewide longitudinal data systems existing at the time of the application by\n\t\t\t improving local data systems through—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the\n\t\t\t collection of local data elements that support decisionmaking about school\n\t\t\t improvement;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n enhancing the\n\t\t\t ability of educators to manage, analyze, disaggregate, or report student,\n\t\t\t teacher, and school data; or\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n standardization\n\t\t\t through use of openly developed common education data standards.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Using new\n\t\t\t assessment tools that provide timely data to educators, which can be used to\n\t\t\t identify the learning needs of individual students and guide appropriate,\n\t\t\t personalized instructional interventions.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Using external\n\t\t\t partners, central office staff, or data specialists in order to build educator\n\t\t\t capacity to effectively use data to improve teaching and learning.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Analyzing and\n\t\t\t disseminating best practices, strategies, and approaches regarding pedagogical\n\t\t\t advancement that will leverage the local educational agency’s or State\n\t\t\t educational agency’s data system to enhance teaching and learning, including\n\t\t\t opportunities for individualized instruction.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n Analyzing data and\n\t\t\t realigning existing resources to maximize impact on student achievement,\n\t\t\t including the use of early warning data to target resources.\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n Coordinating\n\t\t\t activities with other local agencies providing services to students.\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n Coordinating\n\t\t\t activities with educator preparation programs in order to build educators'\n\t\t\t capacity to use data.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 5.\n \n \n National\n\t\t\t activities to support effective data use\n \n \n From the funds appropriated under section 8\n\t\t\t for a fiscal year, the Secretary may carry out the following national\n\t\t\t activities:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Providing\n\t\t\t technical and policy assistance to grantees and non-grantees in order to\n\t\t\t facilitate implementation, and improve the quality of, student longitudinal\n\t\t\t data systems, including technical assistance to ensure the protection of\n\t\t\t personally identifiable information.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Identifying or\n\t\t\t promoting activities that improve data coordination, quality, and use at the\n\t\t\t national, State, and local levels (including activities that improve the\n\t\t\t coordination, quality, and use of education data for Indian tribes, tribal\n\t\t\t organizations, and schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian\n\t\t\t Education).\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Implementing\n\t\t\t innovative strategies to advance the use of data.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Conducting\n\t\t\t research on emerging trends and challenges relating to the collection and use\n\t\t\t of education data.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Awarding prizes\n\t\t\t (consistent with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act\n\t\t\t of 1980 (\n \n 15 U.S.C. 3719\n \n )).\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Providing funding\n\t\t\t to support the innovative use of data for pilot programs, in order to identify\n\t\t\t and promote models of effective data use in emerging areas.\n \n \n \n \n \n 6.\n \n \n Report\n \n \n Not later than 3 years after the Secretary\n\t\t\t awards a grant under this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall\n\t\t\t make publicly available a report on the implementation, actual costs, and\n\t\t\t effectiveness of the activities carried out through grants under this Act,\n\t\t\t including efforts to protect student and educator privacy.\n \n \n \n \n 7.\n \n \n Transparency\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Reporting\n\t\t\t Requirements\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t General\n \n \n Not later than 1 year\n\t\t\t after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly\n\t\t\t available a comprehensive and searchable description of all reporting\n\t\t\t requirements of the Department that apply to State educational agencies, local\n\t\t\t educational agencies, or schools. Such description shall include, for each\n\t\t\t reporting requirement, the following information:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n The definition of\n\t\t\t the required data element or indicator.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The purpose of the\n\t\t\t particular data collection.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n The legislative or\n\t\t\t regulatory source of the reporting requirement.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n The level of data\n\t\t\t (such as the State educational agency, local educational agency, institution of\n\t\t\t postsecondary education, or school).\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n The mechanism of\n\t\t\t data collection.\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n Information about\n\t\t\t whether data relating to the reporting requirement is publicly\n\t\t\t available.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Updates\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Secretary shall update the description required under subsection (a)\n\t\t\t annually.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Assurance\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Secretary shall ensure that if a new reporting requirement becomes effective,\n\t\t\t or if a reporting requirement is changed, on or after the date of enactment of\n\t\t\t this Act, each State shall have not less than 90 days to comply with such\n\t\t\t requirement.\n \n \n \n \n \n 8.\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t Appropriations\n \n \n There are\n\t\t\t authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for fiscal\n\t\t\t year 2012 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal\n\t\t\t year.\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 112 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act of 2013 or the METRICS Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) ESEA Definitions The terms elementary school , local educational agency , secondary school , Secretary , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (2) Aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems The term aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems means one or more statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of individual students, including such students' early childhood, elementary school, secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data. (3) Eligible Local Entity The term eligible local entity means— (A) a high-need local educational agency; (B) a consortium of high-need local educational agencies; or (C) a high-need local educational agency or a consortium of high-need local educational agencies and an external partner. (4) Eligible State entity The term eligible State entity means a State educational agency, which may partner with another public State agency, such as a State higher education agency, an early childhood agency, a State workforce agency, or a multi-agency State group (such as a preschool through grade 20 (P–20) council). (5) External partner The term external partner means an entity, such as a nonprofit organization, community-based organization, local education fund, service organization, educational service agency, or institution of postsecondary education, that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in providing targeted support (such as data analysis, professional development, or the provision of non-academic support and integrated student services) to local educational agencies, schools, or students that leads to improved teaching, learning, and outcomes for students, including students who are failing to make sufficient progress to graduate in the standard number of years or students who have dropped out of secondary school. (6) High-Need local educational agency The term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency— (A) that serves not less than 10,000 children who are from families with incomes below the poverty line; or (B) for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by such agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line. (7) Poverty Line The term poverty line means the poverty line (as defined and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of the size involved. 3. Improving the use of statewide longitudinal data systems (a) Grants authorized From the funds appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible State entities to enable such eligible State entities to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education data to improve student outcomes. (b) Duration Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. (c) Applications (1) Contents of Application Each eligible State entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application shall include the following: (A) A list of State agencies whose cooperation will be necessary for the implementation of the grant program, and an assurance of support from— (i) each such agency; (ii) the chief State school officer; (iii) the Governor of the State; and (iv) any other entity that will comprise the eligible State entity. (B) A description of the State's status relating to each priority activity described in subsection (e)(2), including— (i) a demonstration that the State has implemented the priority activity; (ii) a demonstration that the State has, at the time of the application, received funding from another source and made plans for the implementation of the priority activity; or (iii) a statement that the State has not, at the time of the application, implemented, or received funds to implement, the priority activity. (C) For each priority activity whose status is categorized under subparagraph (B)(iii), a description of how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds under this section to carry out such activity. (D) A description of how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds to carry out the permissible activities described in subsection (e)(3), if the eligible State entity— (i) categorizes the status of many of the priority activities described in subsection (e)(2) under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B); and (ii) anticipates the possibility of having remaining grant funds after ensuring implementation of each priority activity described under subsection (e)(2). (E) A description of how activities funded under the grant program will— (i) support the State's policy and reform goals; (ii) support alignment between State and local data systems; and (iii) support coordination with, or alignment or advancement of, related activities that are funded through other Federal programs, including such programs under section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9607 ), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), the Race to the Top fund under section 14006 of such Act, including the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge fund under sections 14005, 14006, and 14013 of such Act (as amended by, and subject to the requirements of, section 1832 of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( Public Law 112–10 )), and the Workforce Data Quality Initiative under section 171(c)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2916(c)(2) ). (F) A budget that details how grant funds and other funding resources, including State and Federal funding, will be used to carry out the proposed activities. (G) An assurance of the State’s long-term financial commitment to— (i) implementing and supporting aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; and (ii) maintaining such systems after the end of the grant program. (H) A description of the indicators that the eligible State entity will use to determine— (i) if grant funds are being used effectively; and (ii) the impact of grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student outcomes. (I) Any other information that the Secretary may reasonably require. (2) Form of Application In establishing the application described under this subsection, the Secretary shall, where practicable, require each eligible State entity to provide a demonstration of the capabilities of any system that the eligible State entity is, at the time of the application, using to track data, in lieu of a description of such capabilities. (d) Awarding of grants (1) In General In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— (A) use a peer review process, as described in paragraph (2); (B) select applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and reliability; (C) promote multi-state collaboration; and (D) ensure that applications protect student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) (20 U.S.C. 1232g)). (2) Peer Review Process The Secretary shall award grants under this section through a peer review process that, to the extent practicable, includes— (A) educators; (B) users and consumers of statewide longitudinal data systems, including representatives of State educational agencies; (C) individuals with demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or implementation; and (D) representatives of business and the workforce. (3) Competitive priorities In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may give priority to eligible State entities that— (A) propose to coordinate efforts with other State educational agencies; (B) propose to coordinate efforts with local educational agencies; and (C) fulfill other criteria relating to the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary. (e) Uses of funds (1) In General (A) Requirement relating to priority activities Each eligible State entity shall use grant funds to carry out the priority activities described in paragraph (2), before such entity may use any remaining funds to carry out the permissible activities described in paragraph (3). (B) Exception An eligible State entity is deemed to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) if such entity demonstrates that the State has funding for, and has in place, or has developed and is implementing a plan that will result in the existence of, aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems and related activities that meet the requirements of paragraph (2). (2) Priority activities An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to carry out the following activities: (A) Implementing aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems that include the following: (i) With respect to preschool through grade 12 education and postsecondary education— (I) a unique statewide student identifier that does not permit a student to be individually identified by users of the system; (II) student-level enrollment, demographic, and program participation information; (III) student-level information about the points at which students exit, transfer in, transfer out, drop out, or complete P–16 education programs; (IV) the capacity to communicate with higher education data systems; and (V) a State data audit system assessing data quality, validity, and reliability. (ii) With respect to preschool through grade 12 education— (I) yearly test records of individual students with respect to State assessments under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)); (II) information on students not tested by grade and subject; (III) a teacher identifier system with the ability to match teachers to students; (IV) student-level transcript information, including information on courses completed and grades earned; and (V) student-level college readiness test scores. (iii) With respect to postsecondary education, data that provide— (I) information regarding the extent to which students transition successfully from secondary school to postsecondary education, including whether students enroll in remedial coursework; and (II) other information determined necessary to address alignment and adequate preparation for success in postsecondary education. (B) Establishing inter- and intra-agency governance strategies that define policies and procedures for the collection, access, and use of education data. (C) Establishing and implementing comprehensive policies and procedures to protect the privacy, security, and confidentiality of student and educator data, including— (i) justifying that data being collected, stored, and shared are necessary, useful, accurate, and valid; (ii) limiting access to personally identifiable information to necessary and appropriate individuals; (iii) protecting shared data from inappropriate use; (iv) implementing a data security framework (including regular and comprehensive training and professional development) for the use, dissemination, storage, and maintenance of data; (v) providing parental and public notice about data collection, information about data policies, and information relating to the accessibility and use of data; (vi) ensuring compliance with the requirements of Federal, State and local privacy laws, including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) (20 U.S.C. 1232g); and (vii) aligning data policies and procedures with best practices for data stewardship, including best practices identified by the Secretary. (D) Establishing the capacity to link education data with workforce data. (E) Enabling the matching of the teacher identifier described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(III) with information about certification or licensure and teacher preparation programs, including the development of linkages with pre-service programs that enable the matching of teacher certification and preparation programs to— (i) the postsecondary institutions at which teachers received their training; (ii) job placement; (iii) retention rates; and (iv) teacher impact on student academic achievement. (F) Enabling standardization of education data through the use of openly developed common education data standards. (G) Providing the State with the ability to meet Federal reporting requirements, including reporting requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. ), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. ). (3) Permissible activities An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this section may use remaining grant funds, after ensuring the implementation of the priority activities described in paragraph (2), to carry out activities that— (A) expand the ability of aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems to align data that covers the time a student enters preschool through the time that such student graduates from secondary school or an institution of postsecondary education, and enters and spends time in the workforce; (B) improve opportunities to access, analyze, communicate about, and use data from aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; or (C) build the capacity of teachers, school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners, and the public to use longitudinal data for effective decisionmaking. (f) Supplement not supplant Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems linking early childhood, elementary school, secondary school, postsecondary, or workforce data. 4. Improving local use of data to improve student outcomes (a) Grants authorized From the funds appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local entities to enable educators to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education data to improve student outcomes. (b) Duration Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. (c) Applications Each eligible local entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application shall include the following: (1) A memorandum of understanding between the State educational agency and the eligible local entity, which shall include— (A) a description of the State educational agency’s level of participation in the grant; (B) an assurance that the State educational agency agrees to— (i) provide the eligible local entity with— (I) appropriate access to student data from State data systems; and (II) cooperation in efforts to align local educational agency data with data from State data systems; and (ii) provide training to the eligible local entity to address the use of data collection software, privacy policies, Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )), data integrity issues, reporting, planning, and processes; (C) a description of the State educational agency's strategy for the dissemination of information about the successes and challenges of the grant activities under this section; and (D) a description of how the State will fund the activities described in subparagraph (B), including information about any grant funds that the eligible local entity will give to the State educational agency to carry out the activities described in such subparagraph. (2) A description of how the local educational agencies that are part of the eligible local entity, and any educators working for such agencies, submit data to, access, and use existing statewide education longitudinal data systems, at the time of the application. (3) A description of the data systems used by the eligible local entity at the time of the application. (4) A description of how activities funded under the grant will improve local access to, and use of, data that is, at the time of the application, provided by data systems at the local and State level. (5) A description of how the eligible local entity will use funds received under this section to carry out the proposed activities in order to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. (6) A mechanism for soliciting the feedback of educators, school leaders, parents, and external partners in developing, revising, and implementing plans and activities under this section. (7) A description of how the eligible local entity will align the use of funds under this section with the technology plan of each local educational agency served under the grant. (8) A description of the indicators that the eligible local entity will use to determine— (A) if grant funds are being used effectively; and (B) the impact of grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student outcomes. (9) Such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (d) Awarding of Grants (1) In general In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— (A) use a peer review process, as described in paragraph (2); (B) select applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and reliability; and (C) protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )). (2) Peer Review Process In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, use a peer review process that— (A) ensures technical quality, validity, and reliability; (B) ensures that applications protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); and (C) includes— (i) educators; (ii) users and consumers of a local educational data systems; (iii) individuals with demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or implementation; and (iv) representatives of business and the workforce. (3) Considerations In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that grants are awarded to eligible local entities that are diverse in terms of geography, size, and location within an urban, rural, or suburban area. (e) Uses of Funds (1) Required Uses of Funds An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for using data to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. Such plan shall include strategies designed to— (A) provide teachers, school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners, and the public with access to student education data in a way that ensures the quality and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); (B) regularly analyze and share appropriate student data with educators, counselors, school staff, parents, students, and external partners in a way that ensures the quality and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); (C) improve the ability of school leaders to— (i) use student data to guide school improvement efforts; and (ii) support classroom use of data through high-quality training and professional development; and (D) improve the ability of teachers to effectively use student data through on-going, sustainable, and high-quality professional development activities in order to ensure that educators have the capacity to— (i) analyze data and monitor academic outcomes; (ii) modify instructional activities as needed; and (iii) differentiate student instructions. (2) Allowable Uses of Funds An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this section may use grant funds to carry out any of the following activities: (A) Supplementing statewide longitudinal data systems existing at the time of the application by improving local data systems through— (i) the collection of local data elements that support decisionmaking about school improvement; (ii) enhancing the ability of educators to manage, analyze, disaggregate, or report student, teacher, and school data; or (iii) standardization through use of openly developed common education data standards. (B) Using new assessment tools that provide timely data to educators, which can be used to identify the learning needs of individual students and guide appropriate, personalized instructional interventions. (C) Using external partners, central office staff, or data specialists in order to build educator capacity to effectively use data to improve teaching and learning. (D) Analyzing and disseminating best practices, strategies, and approaches regarding pedagogical advancement that will leverage the local educational agency’s or State educational agency’s data system to enhance teaching and learning, including opportunities for individualized instruction. (E) Analyzing data and realigning existing resources to maximize impact on student achievement, including the use of early warning data to target resources. (F) Coordinating activities with other local agencies providing services to students. (G) Coordinating activities with educator preparation programs in order to build educators' capacity to use data. 5. National activities to support effective data use From the funds appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary may carry out the following national activities: (1) Providing technical and policy assistance to grantees and non-grantees in order to facilitate implementation, and improve the quality of, student longitudinal data systems, including technical assistance to ensure the protection of personally identifiable information. (2) Identifying or promoting activities that improve data coordination, quality, and use at the national, State, and local levels (including activities that improve the coordination, quality, and use of education data for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education). (3) Implementing innovative strategies to advance the use of data. (4) Conducting research on emerging trends and challenges relating to the collection and use of education data. (5) Awarding prizes (consistent with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 )). (6) Providing funding to support the innovative use of data for pilot programs, in order to identify and promote models of effective data use in emerging areas. 6. Report Not later than 3 years after the Secretary awards a grant under this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available a report on the implementation, actual costs, and effectiveness of the activities carried out through grants under this Act, including efforts to protect student and educator privacy. 7. Transparency (a) Reporting Requirements (1) In General Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly available a comprehensive and searchable description of all reporting requirements of the Department that apply to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or schools. Such description shall include, for each reporting requirement, the following information: (A) The definition of the required data element or indicator. (B) The purpose of the particular data collection. (C) The legislative or regulatory source of the reporting requirement. (D) The level of data (such as the State educational agency, local educational agency, institution of postsecondary education, or school). (E) The mechanism of data collection. (F) Information about whether data relating to the reporting requirement is publicly available. (2) Updates The Secretary shall update the description required under subsection (a) annually. (b) Assurance The Secretary shall ensure that if a new reporting requirement becomes effective, or if a reporting requirement is changed, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, each State shall have not less than 90 days to comply with such requirement. 8. Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year."}}},{"rowIdx":569,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-113-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-113"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr113ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr113ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:00.644"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 113 IH: Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n State workforce\n\t\t\t investment boards\n \n \n Section\n\t\t\t 111(b)(1)(C)(v) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 2821(b)(1)(C)(v)) is amended by inserting\n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n State\n\t\t\t plan\n \n \n Section 112(b)(8)(A) of\n\t\t\t the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 2822(b)(8)(A)\n \n ) is\n\t\t\t amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in clause (ix), by\n\t\t\t striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (xi)\n \n \n employment, training, and literacy services\n\t\t\t\tcarried out by public libraries;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Local workforce\n\t\t\t investment board\n \n \n Section\n\t\t\t 117(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 2832(b)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n 5.\n \n \n Local\n\t\t\t plan\n \n \n Section 118(b)(2) of the\n\t\t\t Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 2833(b)(2)\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t paragraph (5) the following:\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n a description of how the local board will\n\t\t\t\tcoordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the local area with\n\t\t\t\temployment, training, and literacy services carried out by public\n\t\t\t\tlibraries;\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 6.\n \n \n Identification of\n\t\t\t eligible providers of training services\n \n \n Section 121(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce\n\t\t\t Investment Act of 1998 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 2842(b)(2)(B)\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in clause (iv), by\n\t\t\t striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t clause (v) as clause (vi); and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t clause (iv) the following:\n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n employment, training, and literacy services\n\t\t\t\tcarried out by public libraries;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 7.\n \n \n Use of funds for\n\t\t\t employment and training activities\n \n \n Section 134(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the Workforce\n\t\t\t Investment Act of 1998 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(3)(B)(ii)\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n 8.\n \n \n Demonstration,\n\t\t\t pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects\n \n \n Section 171(b)(1) of the Workforce\n\t\t\t Investment Act of 1998 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 2916(b)(1)\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t subparagraphs (B) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) through (I), respectively;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t subparagraph (A) the following:\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the establishment\n\t\t\t\tof employment resource centers in public libraries to provide unemployed and\n\t\t\t\tunderemployed individuals access to workforce activities and information\n\t\t\t\trelated to training services and employment opportunities which may\n\t\t\t\tinclude—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n resume\n\t\t\t\tdevelopment, job bank Web searches, and workshops on career information;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n literacy\n\t\t\t\tservices; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n acquisition of\n\t\t\t\tdatabase licenses to improve access to career certification, licensing practice\n\t\t\t\ttests, and workforce skills\n\t\t\t\timprovement;\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 113 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act or the WILL Act . 2. State workforce investment boards Section 111(b)(1)(C)(v) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2821(b)(1)(C)(v)) is amended by inserting , public libraries, after community colleges . 3. State plan Section 112(b)(8)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2822(b)(8)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ix), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (xi) employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries; and . 4. Local workforce investment board Section 117(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832(b)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking individuals with disabilities and and inserting public libraries, individuals with disabilities, and . 5. Local plan Section 118(b)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2833(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) a description of how the local board will coordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the local area with employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries; . 6. Identification of eligible providers of training services Section 121(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2842(b)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and (3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: (v) employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries; and . 7. Use of funds for employment and training activities Section 134(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(3)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking and private nonprofit service providers, and inserting private nonprofit service providers, and other appropriate entities, such as public libraries, . 8. Demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects Section 171(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2916(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) through (I), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) the establishment of employment resource centers in public libraries to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals access to workforce activities and information related to training services and employment opportunities which may include— (i) resume development, job bank Web searches, and workshops on career information; (ii) literacy services; and (iii) acquisition of database licenses to improve access to career certification, licensing practice tests, and workforce skills improvement; ."}}},{"rowIdx":570,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-114-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-114"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":114,"string":"114"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr114ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr114ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:00.279"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 114 IH: Online Job Training Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Online workforce\n\t\t\t training programs\n \n \n Section 171\n\t\t\t of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (\n \n 29 U.S.C. 2916\n \n ) is amended by adding\n\t\t\t at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Online workforce\n\t\t\t\ttraining program\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n National Online\n\t\t\t\tWorkforce Training Grants\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n From the amount\n\t\t\t\tappropriated under subparagraph (G), the Secretary shall award National Online\n\t\t\t\tWorkforce Training Grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to enable\n\t\t\t\tsuch entities to carry out workforce training programs using distance-learning\n\t\t\t\ttechnologies, such as the Internet. An entity may leverage such grant with\n\t\t\t\tother Federal, State, local, and private resources, in order to expand the\n\t\t\t\tparticipation of businesses, employees, and other individuals in such training\n\t\t\t\tprograms.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Eligible entity\n\t\t\t\tdefined\n \n \n For purposes of this\n\t\t\t\tsubsection, the term\n \n eligible entity\n \n means an educational\n\t\t\t\tinstitution, community-based organization, nonprofit organization, State board\n\t\t\t\tor local board, or unit of general local government, that provides online\n\t\t\t\tworkforce training.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Priority\n \n \n Priority\n\t\t\t\tin awarding grants under this paragraph shall be given to eligible entities\n\t\t\t\tthat—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n have demonstrated\n\t\t\t\texperience in implementing and operating online workforce training and\n\t\t\t\teducation programs;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n have demonstrated\n\t\t\t\texperience coordinating activities, where appropriate, with the workforce\n\t\t\t\tinvestment system; and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n conduct training\n\t\t\t\tfor occupations with national or local shortages.\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Data\n\t\t\t\tcollection\n \n \n Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this\n\t\t\t\tparagraph shall collect and report information on—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the number of\n\t\t\t\tparticipants in the workforce training program funded under this\n\t\t\t\tparagraph;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the services\n\t\t\t\treceived by the participants;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n program\n\t\t\t\tcompletion rates;\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n factors\n\t\t\t\tdetermined as significantly interfering with program participation or\n\t\t\t\tcompletion;\n \n \n \n \n (v)\n \n \n the rate of job\n\t\t\t\tplacement; and\n \n \n \n \n (vi)\n \n \n other information\n\t\t\t\tas determined as needed by the Secretary.\n \n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n Outreach\n \n \n Each\n\t\t\t\teligible entity receiving a grant under this paragraph shall conduct outreach\n\t\t\t\tactivities to disseminate information to workforce investment boards, local\n\t\t\t\tgovernments, educational institutions, and other workforce training\n\t\t\t\torganizations about—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n the workforce training program funded under\n\t\t\t\tthis paragraph; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n the results of\n\t\t\t\tsuch, and the best practices with respect to workforce training identified as a\n\t\t\t\tresult of, program.\n \n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n Performance\n\t\t\t\tlevels\n \n \n The Secretary shall establish indicators of performance\n\t\t\t\tthat will be used to evaluate the performance of eligible entities under this\n\t\t\t\tparagraph in carrying out the activities required under this paragraph. Prior\n\t\t\t\tto awarding a grant under this paragraph to an eligible entity, the Secretary\n\t\t\t\tshall negotiate and reach agreement with the entity regarding the levels of\n\t\t\t\tperformance expected to be achieved by the entity on the indicators of\n\t\t\t\tperformance.\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t\tappropriations\n \n \n There are authorized to be appropriated to the\n\t\t\t\tSecretary to carry out this paragraph $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through\n\t\t\t\t2024.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Online training\n\t\t\t\tprogram clearinghouse\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Description of\n\t\t\t\tgrant\n \n \n From the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (D), the\n\t\t\t\tSecretary shall award one grant to an eligible postsecondary educational\n\t\t\t\tinstitution to provide the services described in this paragraph.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Eligibility\n \n \n To\n\t\t\t\tbe eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, a postsecondary\n\t\t\t\teducational institution shall—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n have demonstrated\n\t\t\t\tthe ability to disseminate research on best practices for implementing\n\t\t\t\tworkforce investment programs; and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n be a national\n\t\t\t\tleader in producing cutting-edge research on technology related to workforce\n\t\t\t\tinvestment systems under subtitle B.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Services\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t\tpostsecondary educational institution that receives a grant under this\n\t\t\t\tparagraph shall use such grant—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n to\n\t\t\t\tprovide technical assistance to entities that receive grants under paragraph\n\t\t\t\t(1);\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n to collect and\n\t\t\t\tnationally disseminate the data gathered by entities that receive grants under\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (1); and\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n to disseminate best practices identified by\n\t\t\t\tthe Secretary.\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t\tappropriations\n \n \n There are authorized to be appropriated to the\n\t\t\t\tSecretary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through\n\t\t\t\t2024.\n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To encourage online workforce training.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Online Job Training Act of 2013 . 2. Online workforce training programs Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2916 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Online workforce training program (1) National Online Workforce Training Grants (A) In general From the amount appropriated under subparagraph (G), the Secretary shall award National Online Workforce Training Grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. An entity may leverage such grant with other Federal, State, local, and private resources, in order to expand the participation of businesses, employees, and other individuals in such training programs. (B) Eligible entity defined For purposes of this subsection, the term eligible entity means an educational institution, community-based organization, nonprofit organization, State board or local board, or unit of general local government, that provides online workforce training. (C) Priority Priority in awarding grants under this paragraph shall be given to eligible entities that— (i) have demonstrated experience in implementing and operating online workforce training and education programs; (ii) have demonstrated experience coordinating activities, where appropriate, with the workforce investment system; and (iii) conduct training for occupations with national or local shortages. (D) Data collection Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this paragraph shall collect and report information on— (i) the number of participants in the workforce training program funded under this paragraph; (ii) the services received by the participants; (iii) program completion rates; (iv) factors determined as significantly interfering with program participation or completion; (v) the rate of job placement; and (vi) other information as determined as needed by the Secretary. (E) Outreach Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this paragraph shall conduct outreach activities to disseminate information to workforce investment boards, local governments, educational institutions, and other workforce training organizations about— (i) the workforce training program funded under this paragraph; and (ii) the results of such, and the best practices with respect to workforce training identified as a result of, program. (F) Performance levels The Secretary shall establish indicators of performance that will be used to evaluate the performance of eligible entities under this paragraph in carrying out the activities required under this paragraph. Prior to awarding a grant under this paragraph to an eligible entity, the Secretary shall negotiate and reach agreement with the entity regarding the levels of performance expected to be achieved by the entity on the indicators of performance. (G) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 2024. (2) Online training program clearinghouse (A) Description of grant From the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall award one grant to an eligible postsecondary educational institution to provide the services described in this paragraph. (B) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, a postsecondary educational institution shall— (i) have demonstrated the ability to disseminate research on best practices for implementing workforce investment programs; and (ii) be a national leader in producing cutting-edge research on technology related to workforce investment systems under subtitle B. (C) Services The postsecondary educational institution that receives a grant under this paragraph shall use such grant— (i) to provide technical assistance to entities that receive grants under paragraph (1); (ii) to collect and nationally disseminate the data gathered by entities that receive grants under paragraph (1); and (iii) to disseminate best practices identified by the Secretary. (D) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 2024. ."}}},{"rowIdx":571,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-115-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-115"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":115,"string":"115"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr115ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr115ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:00.523"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 115 IH: School Building Enhancement Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Grant\n\t\t\t program\n \n \n The Secretary of\n\t\t\t Education may provide grants—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n to State educational agencies and local\n\t\t\t educational agencies for providing intensive technical assistance for, and\n\t\t\t assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the\n\t\t\t Department of Energy and the Energy Star for K–12 School Districts program of\n\t\t\t the Environmental Protection Agency;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n to local\n\t\t\t educational agencies that become partners through the Energy Star for K–12\n\t\t\t School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n to State\n\t\t\t educational agencies for use in the development of State-level school energy\n\t\t\t efficiency quality plans, in partnership with the Secretary of Energy,\n\t\t\t including—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n standards for\n\t\t\t school building design, construction, and renovation; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n proposals for the\n\t\t\t systematic improvement (including benchmarks and timelines) of environmental\n\t\t\t conditions in and around schools throughout the State, including—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n environmentally\n\t\t\t preferable purchasing of products for instruction and maintenance;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n increasing the\n\t\t\t use of alternative energy fuels in school buses;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n maximization of\n\t\t\t transportation choices for students, staff, and other members of the community;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n individual prescriptive efficiency\n\t\t\t improvements such as lighting improvements, roofing, high efficiency HVAC\n\t\t\t systems, and mechanical and envelope insulation.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Federal\n\t\t\t share\n \n \n The Federal share of the\n\t\t\t cost of a project or activity carried out using funds from a grant under this\n\t\t\t Act shall not exceed 90 percent.\n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Grant\n\t\t\t priority\n \n \n In providing grants\n\t\t\t under section 2(1), the Secretary of Education shall give priority to projects\n\t\t\t to provide assistance to State educational agencies and local educational\n\t\t\t agencies that have a demonstrated need for energy efficiency\n\t\t\t improvement.\n \n \n \n \n 5.\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n For purposes of this Act, the terms\n \n State educational agency\n \n and\n \n local educational agency\n \n have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and\n\t\t\t Secondary Education Act of 1965 (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 7801\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n 6.\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There are\n\t\t\t authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Education to carry out this\n\t\t\t Act such sums as may be necessary for the period encompassing fiscal years 2014\n\t\t\t through 2019.\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 115 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself, Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide for grants from the Secretary of Education to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Building Enhancement Act . 2. Grant program The Secretary of Education may provide grants— (1) to State educational agencies and local educational agencies for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy and the Energy Star for K–12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) to local educational agencies that become partners through the Energy Star for K–12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (3) to State educational agencies for use in the development of State-level school energy efficiency quality plans, in partnership with the Secretary of Energy, including— (A) standards for school building design, construction, and renovation; and (B) proposals for the systematic improvement (including benchmarks and timelines) of environmental conditions in and around schools throughout the State, including— (i) environmentally preferable purchasing of products for instruction and maintenance; (ii) increasing the use of alternative energy fuels in school buses; (iii) maximization of transportation choices for students, staff, and other members of the community; and (iv) individual prescriptive efficiency improvements such as lighting improvements, roofing, high efficiency HVAC systems, and mechanical and envelope insulation. 3. Federal share The Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out using funds from a grant under this Act shall not exceed 90 percent. 4. Grant priority In providing grants under section 2(1), the Secretary of Education shall give priority to projects to provide assistance to State educational agencies and local educational agencies that have a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement. 5. Definition For purposes of this Act, the terms State educational agency and local educational agency have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). 6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Education to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for the period encompassing fiscal years 2014 through 2019."}}},{"rowIdx":572,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-116-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-116"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":116,"string":"116"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr116ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr116ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:43:00.408"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 116 IH: Medical Checklist Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Research into\n\t\t\t medical checklist development and efficacy\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Study\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, acting through the\n\t\t\t Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, shall conduct research and a\n\t\t\t study, in accordance with the requirements of this section, regarding the\n\t\t\t development and efficacy of medical checklists.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Contents\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall conduct research and a study\n\t\t\t regarding the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Testing of\n\t\t\t different models of medical checklists to measure the effect of checklist\n\t\t\t format, length, and design for different clinical tasks on—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n adoption of\n\t\t\t checklists by health care professionals;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n time spent by\n\t\t\t health care professionals on the clinical task of interest; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n reliable\n\t\t\t completion of health care procedures.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Examination of\n\t\t\t checklist development and use in other industries, such as commercial aviation\n\t\t\t and nuclear power, and the feasibility of applying and adapting methodology\n\t\t\t developed in those industries to the health care industry in a way that would\n\t\t\t result in health care quality improvement.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Identification of\n\t\t\t organizational characteristics needed to effectively implement the use of\n\t\t\t medical checklists in health care settings.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Measurement of the\n\t\t\t effects of the use of medical checklists on patient safety and health\n\t\t\t outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Identification of\n\t\t\t health care procedures for which the development and use of medical checklists\n\t\t\t would be beneficial.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Investigation of\n\t\t\t the development, implementation, and use of available medical checklists,\n\t\t\t including checklists for safe surgery and central line insertion and\n\t\t\t maintenance, to inform further medical checklist development.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Scope\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Director shall ensure that each aspect of the research and study conducted\n\t\t\t under subsection (a) is examined across a variety of health care provider\n\t\t\t characteristics, medical procedures, patient populations, and other factors\n\t\t\t that could affect the use of medical checklists.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Dissemination\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Director shall make available to the public the results of the study conducted\n\t\t\t under subsection (a) and shall disseminate such results to patient safety\n\t\t\t organizations listed pursuant to section 924(d) of the Public Health Service\n\t\t\t Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 299b–24(d)\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There are authorized to be appropriated to carry\n\t\t\t out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014\n\t\t\t through 2017.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Coordinating\n\t\t\t medical checklists and health information technology systems\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The HIT Policy Committee in the Office of the National\n\t\t\t Coordinator for Health Information Technology (as established in section 3002\n\t\t\t of the Public Health Service Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 300jj–12\n \n )) shall develop policy\n\t\t\t recommendations regarding—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the extent to\n\t\t\t which the use of medical checklists should be incorporated into health\n\t\t\t information technology systems; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n measures to\n\t\t\t determine the effectiveness of such use.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Areas of\n\t\t\t consideration\n \n \n In making recommendations under subsection (a), the\n\t\t\t HIT Policy Committee may consider the following areas:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The ease with\n\t\t\t which medical checklists in electronic formats can be used by health care\n\t\t\t professionals.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The effect of the\n\t\t\t availability of medical checklists in electronic formats on the adoption and\n\t\t\t use of medical checklists by health care professionals.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The effect of the\n\t\t\t use of medical checklists in electronic formats on the time spent by health\n\t\t\t care professionals on medical procedures.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n The ability of the\n\t\t\t health information technology system to collect data on patient safety and\n\t\t\t health outcomes that could be analyzed to aid in the design and update of\n\t\t\t medical checklists.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n The ease with\n\t\t\t which medical checklists in electronic formats can be updated on an ongoing\n\t\t\t basis based on evidence from medical research and local experience.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n The capability of\n\t\t\t health information technology systems to collect data, where applicable,\n\t\t\t regarding the use of medical checklists by health care clinicians and\n\t\t\t providers, and any relation between that use and patient safety and health\n\t\t\t outcomes.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Institute of\n\t\t\t medicine study on further medical checklist research\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter\n\t\t\t into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of\n\t\t\t Engineering of the National Academies to conduct a study in accordance with\n\t\t\t this section.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Study\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Secretary shall ensure that the study conducted under this section—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n reviews available\n\t\t\t medical checklists and similar quality improvement techniques, data on the\n\t\t\t adoption and use of such techniques by health care professionals, and evidence\n\t\t\t of the efficacy of such techniques in relation to patient safety and health\n\t\t\t outcomes;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n identifies areas\n\t\t\t of research needed to improve medical checklists in order to increase the\n\t\t\t adoption and efficacy of medical checklists;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n analyzes\n\t\t\t organizational impediments to the adoption and use of medical\n\t\t\t checklists;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n reviews the degree\n\t\t\t to which there is sufficient evidence with which to develop new medical\n\t\t\t checklists and, if such evidence is insufficient, identifies areas requiring\n\t\t\t further study in order to develop such evidence; and\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n determines whether\n\t\t\t the availability of an increased number of medical checklists would improve\n\t\t\t patient safety and health outcomes and, if so, identifies methods for using\n\t\t\t recent medical research to develop new medical checklists.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Methodology of\n\t\t\t study\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Scope\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a)\n\t\t\t provides that the study conducted under such subsection will consider the\n\t\t\t perspectives of—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n various types of\n\t\t\t health care professionals in various types of health care settings;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n individuals\n\t\t\t conducting academic research in health care quality; and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n patients.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Consultation\n\t\t\t with relevant organizations\n \n \n The Secretary shall ensure that the\n\t\t\t agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that relevant agencies and\n\t\t\t organizations with expertise on medical checklists will be consulted during the\n\t\t\t study conducted under such subsection, including the following:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n The Agency for\n\t\t\t Healthcare Research and Quality.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The American\n\t\t\t Nurses Association.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n The Institute for\n\t\t\t Healthcare Improvement.\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n The American\n\t\t\t Hospital Association.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n The American\n\t\t\t Medical Association.\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n The World Health\n\t\t\t Organization.\n \n \n \n \n (G)\n \n \n The National\n\t\t\t Committee for Quality Assurance.\n \n \n \n \n (H)\n \n \n The Joint\n\t\t\t Commission.\n \n \n \n \n (I)\n \n \n The American\n\t\t\t Academy of Physician Assistants.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Report\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a)\n\t\t\t provides that not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this\n\t\t\t Act, a report providing the findings and recommendations made in the study\n\t\t\t conducted under such subsection will be submitted to the Secretary, the\n\t\t\t Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the\n\t\t\t Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.\n \n \n \n \n \n 5.\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In this Act, the following definitions\n\t\t\t apply:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Health care\n\t\t\t professional\n \n \n The term\n \n health care professional\n \n means\n\t\t\t an individual who provides health care services, including a physician,\n\t\t\t physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist (as those\n\t\t\t terms are defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 1395x)), and such other individuals as the Secretary of Health and Human\n\t\t\t Services determines appropriate.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Health care\n\t\t\t setting\n \n \n The term\n \n health care setting\n \n means a\n\t\t\t facility at which health care services are provided, including a hospital\n\t\t\t providing inpatient hospital services (as that term is defined in section 1861\n\t\t\t of the Social Security Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 1395x\n \n )), an ambulatory surgical center\n\t\t\t (meeting the standards specified under section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Social\n\t\t\t Security Act (\n \n 42 U.S.C. 1395k\n \n )), and such other settings as the Secretary of\n\t\t\t Health and Human Services determines appropriate.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Health care\n\t\t\t provider\n \n \n The term\n \n health care provider\n \n means a\n\t\t\t health care professional or a health care setting.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Medical\n\t\t\t checklist\n \n \n The term\n \n medical checklist\n \n means a\n\t\t\t predetermined, evidence-based, well-defined set of steps that should be\n\t\t\t completed during a designated medical clinical encounter or medical procedure,\n\t\t\t as further defined by the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and\n\t\t\t Quality in consultation with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy\n\t\t\t of Engineering of the National Academies.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself and Mrs. Capps ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To encourage the use of medical checklists through research, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Checklist Act of 2013 . 2. Research into medical checklist development and efficacy (a) Study The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, acting through the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, shall conduct research and a study, in accordance with the requirements of this section, regarding the development and efficacy of medical checklists. (b) Contents In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall conduct research and a study regarding the following: (1) Testing of different models of medical checklists to measure the effect of checklist format, length, and design for different clinical tasks on— (A) adoption of checklists by health care professionals; (B) time spent by health care professionals on the clinical task of interest; and (C) reliable completion of health care procedures. (2) Examination of checklist development and use in other industries, such as commercial aviation and nuclear power, and the feasibility of applying and adapting methodology developed in those industries to the health care industry in a way that would result in health care quality improvement. (3) Identification of organizational characteristics needed to effectively implement the use of medical checklists in health care settings. (4) Measurement of the effects of the use of medical checklists on patient safety and health outcomes. (5) Identification of health care procedures for which the development and use of medical checklists would be beneficial. (6) Investigation of the development, implementation, and use of available medical checklists, including checklists for safe surgery and central line insertion and maintenance, to inform further medical checklist development. (c) Scope The Director shall ensure that each aspect of the research and study conducted under subsection (a) is examined across a variety of health care provider characteristics, medical procedures, patient populations, and other factors that could affect the use of medical checklists. (d) Dissemination The Director shall make available to the public the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) and shall disseminate such results to patient safety organizations listed pursuant to section 924(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 299b–24(d) ). (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017. 3. Coordinating medical checklists and health information technology systems (a) In general The HIT Policy Committee in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (as established in section 3002 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300jj–12 )) shall develop policy recommendations regarding— (1) the extent to which the use of medical checklists should be incorporated into health information technology systems; and (2) measures to determine the effectiveness of such use. (b) Areas of consideration In making recommendations under subsection (a), the HIT Policy Committee may consider the following areas: (1) The ease with which medical checklists in electronic formats can be used by health care professionals. (2) The effect of the availability of medical checklists in electronic formats on the adoption and use of medical checklists by health care professionals. (3) The effect of the use of medical checklists in electronic formats on the time spent by health care professionals on medical procedures. (4) The ability of the health information technology system to collect data on patient safety and health outcomes that could be analyzed to aid in the design and update of medical checklists. (5) The ease with which medical checklists in electronic formats can be updated on an ongoing basis based on evidence from medical research and local experience. (6) The capability of health information technology systems to collect data, where applicable, regarding the use of medical checklists by health care clinicians and providers, and any relation between that use and patient safety and health outcomes. 4. Institute of medicine study on further medical checklist research (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies to conduct a study in accordance with this section. (b) Study The Secretary shall ensure that the study conducted under this section— (1) reviews available medical checklists and similar quality improvement techniques, data on the adoption and use of such techniques by health care professionals, and evidence of the efficacy of such techniques in relation to patient safety and health outcomes; (2) identifies areas of research needed to improve medical checklists in order to increase the adoption and efficacy of medical checklists; (3) analyzes organizational impediments to the adoption and use of medical checklists; (4) reviews the degree to which there is sufficient evidence with which to develop new medical checklists and, if such evidence is insufficient, identifies areas requiring further study in order to develop such evidence; and (5) determines whether the availability of an increased number of medical checklists would improve patient safety and health outcomes and, if so, identifies methods for using recent medical research to develop new medical checklists. (c) Methodology of study (1) Scope The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that the study conducted under such subsection will consider the perspectives of— (A) various types of health care professionals in various types of health care settings; (B) individuals conducting academic research in health care quality; and (C) patients. (2) Consultation with relevant organizations The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that relevant agencies and organizations with expertise on medical checklists will be consulted during the study conducted under such subsection, including the following: (A) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (B) The American Nurses Association. (C) The Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (D) The American Hospital Association. (E) The American Medical Association. (F) The World Health Organization. (G) The National Committee for Quality Assurance. (H) The Joint Commission. (I) The American Academy of Physician Assistants. (d) Report The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report providing the findings and recommendations made in the study conducted under such subsection will be submitted to the Secretary, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 5. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Health care professional The term health care professional means an individual who provides health care services, including a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)), and such other individuals as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines appropriate. (2) Health care setting The term health care setting means a facility at which health care services are provided, including a hospital providing inpatient hospital services (as that term is defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x )), an ambulatory surgical center (meeting the standards specified under section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395k )), and such other settings as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines appropriate. (3) Health care provider The term health care provider means a health care professional or a health care setting. (4) Medical checklist The term medical checklist means a predetermined, evidence-based, well-defined set of steps that should be completed during a designated medical clinical encounter or medical procedure, as further defined by the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in consultation with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies."}}},{"rowIdx":573,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-117-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-117"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":117,"string":"117"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr117ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr117ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:59.064"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 117 IH: Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Federal handgun\n\t\t\t licensing and registration system to apply in any State that does not have a\n\t\t\t handgun licensing and registration system that meets certain\n\t\t\t requirements\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Chapter 44 of title\n\t\t\t 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n 932.\n \n \n Licensing and\n\t\t\t\tregistration of handguns\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The Attorney General of\n\t\t\t\tthe United States shall establish a Federal system for the licensing and\n\t\t\t\tregistration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United\n\t\t\t\tStates, which shall include a method for easily retrieving information\n\t\t\t\tsufficient to identify—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n each resident of a State to which this\n\t\t\t\tsubsection applies who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the handgun.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n It shall be unlawful for a person to\n\t\t\t\town, possess, or control a handgun in a State to which this subsection applies\n\t\t\t\tunless the person—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n is licensed to do so by the system\n\t\t\t\testablished pursuant to paragraph (1); and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n has registered the handgun with a\n\t\t\t\tFederal, State, or local law enforcement agency.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Subsection (a)\n\t\t\t\tshall not apply in a State if there is in effect a certification by the\n\t\t\t\tAttorney General of the United States that the State has in effect a system for\n\t\t\t\tthe licensing and registration of handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in\n\t\t\t\tthe State that—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n includes a method\n\t\t\t\tfor easily retrieving information sufficient to identify—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n each resident of\n\t\t\t\tthe State who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun in the State; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the handgun;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n at a minimum,\n\t\t\t\timposes criminal penalties on any person who owns, possesses, or controls a\n\t\t\t\thandgun in the State, and who—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n has not completed\n\t\t\t\ttraining in firearms safety;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n is not licensed by\n\t\t\t\tthe State to possess a handgun; or\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n has not registered\n\t\t\t\tthe handgun with a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n A certification\n\t\t\t\tunder subsection (b) with respect to a State shall have no force or effect on\n\t\t\t\tor after the date the Attorney General finds, after an opportunity for a\n\t\t\t\thearing on the record, that the State does not have in effect the system\n\t\t\t\tdescribed in subsection (b).\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n The Attorney\n\t\t\t\tGeneral shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this\n\t\t\t\tsection.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Penalties\n \n \n Section\n\t\t\t 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Whoever knowingly violates section\n\t\t\t\t931(a)(2) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 15 years,\n\t\t\t\tor both. The court shall not suspend a sentence of imprisonment imposed under\n\t\t\t\tthis paragraph or impose a probationary sentence under this\n\t\t\t\tparagraph.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The table of sections for such chapter is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct\n\t\t\t engaged in after the 2-year period that begins with the date of the enactment\n\t\t\t of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 . 2. Federal handgun licensing and registration system to apply in any State that does not have a handgun licensing and registration system that meets certain requirements (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Licensing and registration of handguns (a) (1) The Attorney General of the United States shall establish a Federal system for the licensing and registration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United States, which shall include a method for easily retrieving information sufficient to identify— (A) each resident of a State to which this subsection applies who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun; and (B) the handgun. (2) It shall be unlawful for a person to own, possess, or control a handgun in a State to which this subsection applies unless the person— (A) is licensed to do so by the system established pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) has registered the handgun with a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in a State if there is in effect a certification by the Attorney General of the United States that the State has in effect a system for the licensing and registration of handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the State that— (1) includes a method for easily retrieving information sufficient to identify— (A) each resident of the State who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun in the State; and (B) the handgun; and (2) at a minimum, imposes criminal penalties on any person who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun in the State, and who— (A) has not completed training in firearms safety; (B) is not licensed by the State to possess a handgun; or (C) has not registered the handgun with a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency. (c) A certification under subsection (b) with respect to a State shall have no force or effect on or after the date the Attorney General finds, after an opportunity for a hearing on the record, that the State does not have in effect the system described in subsection (b). (d) The Attorney General shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. . (b) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Whoever knowingly violates section 931(a)(2) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 15 years, or both. The court shall not suspend a sentence of imprisonment imposed under this paragraph or impose a probationary sentence under this paragraph. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Licensing and registration of handguns. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 2-year period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act."}}},{"rowIdx":574,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-118-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-118"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":118,"string":"118"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr118ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr118ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:58.927"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 118 IH: National STEM Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Refundable credit\n\t\t\t for portion of tuition paid for undergraduate education of certain\n\t\t\t teachers\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t General\n \n \n Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the\n\t\t\t Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by\n\t\t\t inserting after section 36C the following new section:\n \n \n \n \n 36D.\n \n \n Tuition for\n\t\t\t\tundergraduate education of certain teachers\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tGeneral\n \n \n In the case of an individual who is an eligible teacher\n\t\t\t\tfor the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax\n\t\t\t\timposed by this subtitle an amount equal to 10 percent of qualified\n\t\t\t\tundergraduate tuition paid by such individual.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Limitations\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Dollar\n\t\t\t\tamount\n \n \n The credit allowed by this section for any taxable year\n\t\t\t\tshall not exceed $1,000.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Teachers in\n\t\t\t\thigh-needs schools districts\n \n \n In the case of one of the first 5\n\t\t\t\ttaxable years in which a teacher is an eligible teacher who teaches in an\n\t\t\t\telementary school or a secondary school (as those terms are defined in section\n\t\t\t\t9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 7801\n \n ))\n\t\t\t\treceiving funds under part A of title I of such Act (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.\n \n ),\n\t\t\t\tsubparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Credit allowed\n\t\t\t\tonly for 10 years\n \n \n No credit shall be allowed under this section\n\t\t\t\tfor any taxable year after the 10th taxable year for which credit is allowed\n\t\t\t\tunder this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Eligible\n\t\t\t\tTeacher\n \n \n For purposes of this section—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The term\n \n eligible teacher\n \n means, with\n\t\t\t\trespect to a taxable year, any individual—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n who is a full-time\n\t\t\t\tteacher, including a full-time substitute teacher, in any of grades\n\t\t\t\tkindergarten through 12th grade for the academic year ending in such taxable\n\t\t\t\tyear,\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n who teaches primarily\n\t\t\t\tmath, science, engineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades 9\n\t\t\t\tthrough 12 during such academic year, or\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n who teaches math, science,\n\t\t\t\tengineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades kindergarten\n\t\t\t\tthrough 8 during such academic year,\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n who, in the case\n\t\t\t\tthat such individual is a middle or secondary school teacher, received a\n\t\t\t\tbaccalaureate or similar degree with a major in mathematics, science,\n\t\t\t\tengineering, or technology from an institution of higher education, and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n who is highly\n\t\t\t\tqualified (as defined in section 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary\n\t\t\t\tEducation Act of 1965).\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Special rule for\n\t\t\t\tadministrative personnel\n \n \n School administrative functions shall be\n\t\t\t\ttreated as teaching courses referred to in paragraph (1)(B) if such functions\n\t\t\t\tprimarily relate to such courses or are for a school which focuses primarily on\n\t\t\t\tsuch courses.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Qualified\n\t\t\t\tUndergraduate Tuition\n \n \n For purposes of this section, the term\n \n qualified undergraduate tuition\n \n means qualified higher education\n\t\t\t\texpenses (as defined in section 529(e)(3)) for enrollment or attendance at an\n\t\t\t\tinstitution of higher education, reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2) and\n\t\t\t\tby any credit allowed by section 25A with respect to such expenses.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Institution of\n\t\t\t\tHigher Education\n \n \n The term\n \n institution of higher\n\t\t\t\teducation\n \n means an institution of higher education as defined in section\n\t\t\t\t102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (\n \n 20 U.S.C. 1002\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Regulations\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t\tSecretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out\n\t\t\t\tthe purposes of this\n\t\t\t\tsection.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t Amendments\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Paragraph (2) of\n \n section 1324(b)\n \n of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The table of\n\t\t\t sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal\n\t\t\t Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section\n\t\t\t 36C the following new item:\n \n \n \n \n Sec. 36D. Tuition for undergraduate education of certain\n\t\t\t\tteachers.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t Date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable\n\t\t\t years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act; except that only\n\t\t\t periods of being an eligible teacher (as defined in section 36D(c) of the\n\t\t\t Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) after such date shall\n\t\t\t be taken into account under section 36D(b)(3) of such Code, as so added.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Hanna , and Mr. Honda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National STEM Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act of 2013 . 2. Refundable credit for portion of tuition paid for undergraduate education of certain teachers (a) In General Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by inserting after section 36C the following new section: 36D. Tuition for undergraduate education of certain teachers (a) In General In the case of an individual who is an eligible teacher for the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to 10 percent of qualified undergraduate tuition paid by such individual. (b) Limitations (1) Dollar amount The credit allowed by this section for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000. (2) Teachers in high-needs schools districts In the case of one of the first 5 taxable years in which a teacher is an eligible teacher who teaches in an elementary school or a secondary school (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )) receiving funds under part A of title I of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting $1,500 for $1,000 . (3) Credit allowed only for 10 years No credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year after the 10th taxable year for which credit is allowed under this section. (c) Eligible Teacher For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term eligible teacher means, with respect to a taxable year, any individual— (A) who is a full-time teacher, including a full-time substitute teacher, in any of grades kindergarten through 12th grade for the academic year ending in such taxable year, (B) (i) who teaches primarily math, science, engineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades 9 through 12 during such academic year, or (ii) who teaches math, science, engineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades kindergarten through 8 during such academic year, (C) who, in the case that such individual is a middle or secondary school teacher, received a baccalaureate or similar degree with a major in mathematics, science, engineering, or technology from an institution of higher education, and (D) who is highly qualified (as defined in section 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). (2) Special rule for administrative personnel School administrative functions shall be treated as teaching courses referred to in paragraph (1)(B) if such functions primarily relate to such courses or are for a school which focuses primarily on such courses. (d) Qualified Undergraduate Tuition For purposes of this section, the term qualified undergraduate tuition means qualified higher education expenses (as defined in section 529(e)(3)) for enrollment or attendance at an institution of higher education, reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2) and by any credit allowed by section 25A with respect to such expenses. (e) Institution of Higher Education The term institution of higher education means an institution of higher education as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (f) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. . (b) Conforming Amendments (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36D, after 36B, . (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36C the following new item: Sec. 36D. Tuition for undergraduate education of certain teachers. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act; except that only periods of being an eligible teacher (as defined in section 36D(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) after such date shall be taken into account under section 36D(b)(3) of such Code, as so added."}}},{"rowIdx":575,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-119-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-119"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":119,"string":"119"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr119ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr119ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:58.801"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 119 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Permanent extension of\n\t\t\t research credit\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 41 of the\n\t\t\t Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h).\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b) of such Code is amended\n\t\t\t by striking subparagraph (D).\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts\n\t\t\t paid or incurred after December 31, 2011.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 119 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities.\n\n1. Permanent extension of research credit (a) In general Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h). (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (D). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2011."}}},{"rowIdx":576,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-120-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-120"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":120,"string":"120"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr120ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr120ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:58.586"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 120 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for research expenses for 2013 and 2014 and to allow the credit to be assigned.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Increase in research\n\t\t\t expenses taken into account for the research credit\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n \n Section 41\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is\n\t\t\t amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting\n\t\t\t after subsection (g) the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (h)\n \n \n Temporary Bonus\n\t\t\t\tfor Qualifying Research Expenses\n \n \n In the case of any taxable year beginning\n\t\t\t\tin 2013 or 2014—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n subsection (a)(1)\n\t\t\t\tshall be applied by substituting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n subsection (c)(5)(A) shall be applied by\n\t\t\t\tsubstituting\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n subsection (c)(5)(B)(ii) shall be applied\n\t\t\t\tby substituting\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Extension of\n\t\t\t credit\n \n \n Subparagraph (B) of section 41(i)(1) of such Code, as\n\t\t\t redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable\n\t\t\t years beginning after December 31, 2012.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Transferability of\n\t\t\t research credit\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 41 of the\n\t\t\t Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is amended by\n\t\t\t redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after\n\t\t\t subsection (h) the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n Credit May Be\n\t\t\t\tAssigned\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n If, for any taxable\n\t\t\t\tyear beginning in 2013 or 2014, a qualified taxpayer elects the application of\n\t\t\t\tthis subsection for such taxable year, the amount of credit determined under\n\t\t\t\tthis section for such year which would (but for this subsection) be allowable\n\t\t\t\tto the qualified taxpayer shall be allowable to the person designated by the\n\t\t\t\tqualified taxpayer. Such amount shall be determined by applying this section\n\t\t\t\tseparately from section 38 for such year. The person so designated shall be\n\t\t\t\ttreated as the taxpayer with respect to this section (other than this\n\t\t\t\tsubsection) for purposes of this title (other than this paragraph).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Treatment of\n\t\t\t\tamounts paid for assignment\n \n \n If any amount is paid to the person\n\t\t\t\twho assigns the credit determined under this section, no portion of such amount\n\t\t\t\tshall be includible in such person’s gross income.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Qualified\n\t\t\t\ttaxpayer\n \n \n The term\n \n qualified taxpayer\n \n means, with respect to any taxable year, any\n\t\t\t\tsmall business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act) if\n\t\t\t\tsuch concern employs an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days\n\t\t\t\tduring such\n\t\t\t\tyear.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by\n\t\t\t this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,\n\t\t\t 2012.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 120 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for research expenses for 2013 and 2014 and to allow the credit to be assigned.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act of 2013 . 2. Increase in research expenses taken into account for the research credit (a) In general Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) Temporary Bonus for Qualifying Research Expenses In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2013 or 2014— (1) subsection (a)(1) shall be applied by substituting 30 percent for 20 percent , (2) subsection (c)(5)(A) shall be applied by substituting 20 percent for 14 percent , and (3) subsection (c)(5)(B)(ii) shall be applied by substituting 12 percent for 6 percent . . (b) Extension of credit Subparagraph (B) of section 41(i)(1) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking December 31, 2011 and inserting December 31, 2014 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 3. Transferability of research credit (a) In general Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Credit May Be Assigned (1) In general If, for any taxable year beginning in 2013 or 2014, a qualified taxpayer elects the application of this subsection for such taxable year, the amount of credit determined under this section for such year which would (but for this subsection) be allowable to the qualified taxpayer shall be allowable to the person designated by the qualified taxpayer. Such amount shall be determined by applying this section separately from section 38 for such year. The person so designated shall be treated as the taxpayer with respect to this section (other than this subsection) for purposes of this title (other than this paragraph). (2) Treatment of amounts paid for assignment If any amount is paid to the person who assigns the credit determined under this section, no portion of such amount shall be includible in such person’s gross income. (3) Qualified taxpayer The term qualified taxpayer means, with respect to any taxable year, any small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act) if such concern employs an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days during such year. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012."}}},{"rowIdx":577,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-121-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-121"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":121,"string":"121"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr121ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr121ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:58.453"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 121 IH: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year reinstatement of the real property standard deduction and to adjust such deduction for inflation.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Reinstatement of real\n\t\t\t property standard deduction\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Extension\n \n \n Subparagraph (C) of section 63(c)(1) of the\n\t\t\t Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Adjustments for\n\t\t\t inflation\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Subparagraph (B) of section 63(c)(4) of such Code is\n\t\t\t amended—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n Subparagraph (B) of section 63(c)(7) of such Code is\n\t\t\t amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable\n\t\t\t years beginning after December 31, 2012.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 121 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year reinstatement of the real property standard deduction and to adjust such deduction for inflation.\n\n1. Reinstatement of real property standard deduction (a) Extension Subparagraph (C) of section 63(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking in 2008 or 2009 and inserting after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2018 . (b) Adjustments for inflation (1) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 63(c)(4) of such Code is amended— (A) by inserting (2013 in the case of the dollar amount contained in paragraph (7)(B)) after 1988 , (B) by striking or (5) and inserting (5), or (7)(B) , and (C) by striking and at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting , and , and by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) calendar year 2011 in the case of the dollar amount contained in paragraph (7)(B). . (2) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (B) of section 63(c)(7) of such Code is amended by striking $1,000 and inserting twice such amount . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012."}}},{"rowIdx":578,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-122-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-122"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":122,"string":"122"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr122ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr122ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:58.227"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 122 IH: Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Credit for\n\t\t\t investments in small technology innovation companies\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Subpart D of part IV\n\t\t\t of subchapter A of\n \n chapter 1\n \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following new section:\n \n \n \n \n 45S.\n \n \n High technology\n\t\t\t\tinvestment tax credit\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Allowance of\n\t\t\t\tcredit\n \n \n For purposes of\n\t\t\t\tsection 38, the high technology investment tax credit determined under this\n\t\t\t\tsection for the taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount\n\t\t\t\tpaid by the taxpayer during such year to acquire a qualified equity investment\n\t\t\t\tin a qualified high technology small business concern.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Maximum\n\t\t\t\tcredit\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The taxpayer’s credit determined under this section for\n\t\t\t\tthe taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n $100,000,\n\t\t\t\tover\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n the taxpayer’s\n\t\t\t\t(and any predecessor’s) aggregate credit determined under this section for all\n\t\t\t\tprior taxable years.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Related\n\t\t\t\tparties\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n For purposes of paragraph (1), all related persons shall\n\t\t\t\tbe treated as 1 person, and the dollar amount in paragraph (1)(A) shall be\n\t\t\t\tallocated among such persons under regulations prescribed by the\n\t\t\t\tSecretary.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Related\n\t\t\t\tpersons\n \n \n A person shall be treated as related to another person if\n\t\t\t\tthe relationship between such persons would result in the disallowance of\n\t\t\t\tlosses under section 267 or 707(b).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n For purposes of this section—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Qualified equity\n\t\t\t\tinvestment\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n The term\n \n qualified equity investment\n \n means any equity investment in a\n\t\t\t\tqualified high technology small business concern if—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n such investment is\n\t\t\t\tacquired by the taxpayer at its original issue (directly or through an\n\t\t\t\tunderwriter) solely in exchange for cash, and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n such investment\n\t\t\t\tis designated for purposes of this section by such concern.\n \n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Equity\n\t\t\t\tinvestment\n \n \n The term\n \n equity investment\n \n means—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n any stock (other\n\t\t\t\tthan nonqualified preferred stock as defined in section 351(g)(2)) in an entity\n\t\t\t\twhich is a corporation, and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n any capital\n\t\t\t\tinterest in an entity which is a partnership.\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Redemptions\n \n \n A rule similar to the rule of section\n\t\t\t\t1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Qualified high\n\t\t\t\ttechnology small business concern\n \n \n The term\n \n qualified high technology\n\t\t\t\tsmall business concern\n \n means, with respect to any taxable year, any\n\t\t\t\tsmall business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act)\n\t\t\t\tif—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n such concern\n\t\t\t\temploys an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days during such\n\t\t\t\tyear, and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n at least 50 percent of the gross\n\t\t\t\texpenditures of such entity for such year are research or experimental\n\t\t\t\texpenditures under section 174.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n National\n\t\t\t\tlimitation on amount of investments designated\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n There is a high technology investment tax credit\n\t\t\t\tlimitation for each calendar year. Such limitation is—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n $500,000,000 for\n\t\t\t\t2013,\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n $750,000,000 for\n\t\t\t\t2014 and 2015, and\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n $1,000,000,000 for\n\t\t\t\t2016 and 2017.\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Allocation of\n\t\t\t\tlimitation\n \n \n The limitation\n\t\t\t\tunder paragraph (1) shall be allocated by the Secretary among qualified high\n\t\t\t\ttechnology small business concerns selected by the Secretary.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Carryover of\n\t\t\t\tunused limitation\n \n \n If the high technology investment tax credit\n\t\t\t\tlimitation for any calendar year exceeds the aggregate amount allocated under\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (2) for such year, such limitation for the succeeding calendar year\n\t\t\t\tshall be increased by the amount of such excess. No amount may be carried under\n\t\t\t\tthe preceding sentence to any calendar year after 2023.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Certain\n\t\t\t\ttaxpayers not eligible\n \n \n No\n\t\t\t\tcredit shall be determined under this section for any equity investment in any\n\t\t\t\tqualified high technology small business concern made by any individual who, at\n\t\t\t\tthe time of the investment, is—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n an employee of\n\t\t\t\tsuch concern, or\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n a member of the\n\t\t\t\tfamily (within the meaning of section 267(c)(4)) of an employee of such\n\t\t\t\tconcern.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Basis\n\t\t\t\treduction\n \n \n The basis of any\n\t\t\t\tqualified equity investment shall be reduced by the amount of any credit\n\t\t\t\tdetermined under this section with respect to such investment. This subsection\n\t\t\t\tshall not apply for purposes of sections 1202, 1400B, and 1400F.\n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Regulations\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t\tSecretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out\n\t\t\t\tthis section, including regulations—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n which prevent the\n\t\t\t\tabuse of the purposes of this section,\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n which impose\n\t\t\t\tappropriate reporting requirements, and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n which apply the\n\t\t\t\tprovisions of this section to newly formed\n\t\t\t\tentities.\n \n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Credit made part\n\t\t\t of general business credit\n \n \n Subsection (b) of section 38 of such\n\t\t\t Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (37)\n \n \n the high technology investment tax credit\n\t\t\t\tdetermined under section\n\t\t\t\t45S.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The table of\n\t\t\t sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is\n\t\t\t amended by adding at the end the following new item:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to\n\t\t\t investments made after December 31, 2012, in taxable years ending after such\n\t\t\t date.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 122 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in high technology small business concerns.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013 . 2. Credit for investments in small technology innovation companies (a) In general Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 45S. High technology investment tax credit (a) Allowance of credit For purposes of section 38, the high technology investment tax credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount paid by the taxpayer during such year to acquire a qualified equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern. (b) Maximum credit (1) In general The taxpayer’s credit determined under this section for the taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— (A) $100,000, over (B) the taxpayer’s (and any predecessor’s) aggregate credit determined under this section for all prior taxable years. (2) Related parties (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), all related persons shall be treated as 1 person, and the dollar amount in paragraph (1)(A) shall be allocated among such persons under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (B) Related persons A person shall be treated as related to another person if the relationship between such persons would result in the disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b). (c) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified equity investment (A) In general The term qualified equity investment means any equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern if— (i) such investment is acquired by the taxpayer at its original issue (directly or through an underwriter) solely in exchange for cash, and (ii) such investment is designated for purposes of this section by such concern. (B) Equity investment The term equity investment means— (i) any stock (other than nonqualified preferred stock as defined in section 351(g)(2)) in an entity which is a corporation, and (ii) any capital interest in an entity which is a partnership. (C) Redemptions A rule similar to the rule of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this subsection. (2) Qualified high technology small business concern The term qualified high technology small business concern means, with respect to any taxable year, any small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act) if— (A) such concern employs an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days during such year, and (B) at least 50 percent of the gross expenditures of such entity for such year are research or experimental expenditures under section 174. (d) National limitation on amount of investments designated (1) In general There is a high technology investment tax credit limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation is— (A) $500,000,000 for 2013, (B) $750,000,000 for 2014 and 2015, and (C) $1,000,000,000 for 2016 and 2017. (2) Allocation of limitation The limitation under paragraph (1) shall be allocated by the Secretary among qualified high technology small business concerns selected by the Secretary. (3) Carryover of unused limitation If the high technology investment tax credit limitation for any calendar year exceeds the aggregate amount allocated under paragraph (2) for such year, such limitation for the succeeding calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such excess. No amount may be carried under the preceding sentence to any calendar year after 2023. (e) Certain taxpayers not eligible No credit shall be determined under this section for any equity investment in any qualified high technology small business concern made by any individual who, at the time of the investment, is— (1) an employee of such concern, or (2) a member of the family (within the meaning of section 267(c)(4)) of an employee of such concern. (f) Basis reduction The basis of any qualified equity investment shall be reduced by the amount of any credit determined under this section with respect to such investment. This subsection shall not apply for purposes of sections 1202, 1400B, and 1400F. (g) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section, including regulations— (1) which prevent the abuse of the purposes of this section, (2) which impose appropriate reporting requirements, and (3) which apply the provisions of this section to newly formed entities. . (b) Credit made part of general business credit Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (37) the high technology investment tax credit determined under section 45S. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 45S. High technology investment tax credit. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to investments made after December 31, 2012, in taxable years ending after such date."}}},{"rowIdx":579,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-123-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-123"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":123,"string":"123"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr123ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr123ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:58.336"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 123 IH: Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n WaterSense\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n There is established within the Environmental Protection\n\t\t\t Agency a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products,\n\t\t\t buildings and landscapes, and services in order—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n to reduce water\n\t\t\t use;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n to reduce the\n\t\t\t strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n to conserve energy\n\t\t\t used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n to preserve water\n\t\t\t resources for future generations,\n \n \n \n through\n\t\t\t voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products,\n\t\t\t buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency\n\t\t\t and performance standards.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Duties\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n promote WaterSense\n\t\t\t labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services in the market place as\n\t\t\t the preferred technologies and services for—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n reducing water\n\t\t\t use; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n ensuring product\n\t\t\t and service performance;\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n work to enhance public awareness of the\n\t\t\t WaterSense label through public outreach, education, water recycling and reuse\n\t\t\t technology research and development, and other means;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n establish and\n\t\t\t maintain performance standards so that products, buildings and landscapes, and\n\t\t\t services labeled with the WaterSense label perform as well or better than their\n\t\t\t less efficient counterparts;\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n publicize the\n\t\t\t importance of proper installation of WaterSense plumbing products by a\n\t\t\t WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist,\n\t\t\t licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and the installation, maintenance,\n\t\t\t and audit of WaterSense irrigation systems by a WaterSense-certified irrigation\n\t\t\t professional to ensure optimal performance;\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n preserve the\n\t\t\t integrity of the WaterSense label;\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n regularly review and, when appropriate,\n\t\t\t update WaterSense criteria for categories of products, buildings and\n\t\t\t landscapes, and services, at least once every four years;\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n regularly collect\n\t\t\t and make available to the public summary data on the production and relative\n\t\t\t market shares of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and\n\t\t\t services, at least annually;\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n regularly estimate\n\t\t\t and make available to the public the water and energy savings attributable to\n\t\t\t the use of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services,\n\t\t\t at least annually;\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n solicit comments from interested parties\n\t\t\t and the public prior to establishing or revising a WaterSense category,\n\t\t\t specification, installation criterion, or other criterion (or prior to\n\t\t\t effective dates for any such category, specification, installation criterion,\n\t\t\t or other criterion);\n \n \n \n \n (10)\n \n \n provide reasonable notice to interested\n\t\t\t parties and the public of any changes (including effective dates), on the\n\t\t\t adoption of a new or revised category, specification, installation criterion,\n\t\t\t or other criterion, along with—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n an explanation of\n\t\t\t changes; and\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n as appropriate,\n\t\t\t responses to comments submitted by interested parties;\n \n \n \n \n \n (11)\n \n \n provide appropriate lead time (as\n\t\t\t determined by the Administrator) prior to the applicable effective date for a\n\t\t\t new or significant revision to a category, specification, installation\n\t\t\t criterion, or other criterion, taking into account the timing requirements of\n\t\t\t the manufacturing, marketing, training, and distribution process for the\n\t\t\t specific product, building and landscape, or service category addressed;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (12)\n \n \n identify and, where appropriate, implement\n\t\t\t other voluntary approaches, such as labeling waterless devices that perform the\n\t\t\t same function as a water consuming product or encouraging reuse, reclamation,\n\t\t\t and recycling technologies, in commercial, institutional, residential,\n\t\t\t municipal, and industrial sectors to improve water efficiency or lower water\n\t\t\t use while meeting the performance standards established under paragraph\n\t\t\t (3).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There are authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000\n\t\t\t for fiscal year 2014, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $20,000,000 for fiscal\n\t\t\t year 2016, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each year thereafter,\n\t\t\t adjusted for inflation, to carry out this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Federal\n\t\t\t procurement of water efficient products\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t this section:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Agency\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n agency\n \n has the meaning given that term in section 7902(a) of\n\t\t\t title 5, United States Code.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Watersense\n\t\t\t product or service\n \n \n The term\n \n WaterSense product or\n\t\t\t service\n \n means a product or service that is rated for water efficiency\n\t\t\t under the WaterSense program.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Watersense\n\t\t\t program\n \n \n The term\n \n WaterSense program\n \n means the\n\t\t\t program established by section 2 of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n FEMP designated\n\t\t\t product\n \n \n The term\n \n FEMP designated product\n \n means a\n\t\t\t product that is designated under the Federal Energy Management Program of the\n\t\t\t Department of Energy as being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent\n\t\t\t products for efficiency.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Product and\n\t\t\t service\n \n \n The terms\n \n product\n \n and\n \n service\n \n do not include any water consuming product or service designed or procured for\n\t\t\t combat or combat-related missions. The terms also exclude products or services\n\t\t\t already covered by the Federal procurement regulations established under\n\t\t\t section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 8259b).\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Procurement of\n\t\t\t water efficient products\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Requirement\n \n \n To\n\t\t\t meet the requirements of an agency for a water consuming product or service,\n\t\t\t the head of the agency shall, except as provided in paragraph (2),\n\t\t\t procure—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n a WaterSense\n\t\t\t product or service; or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n a FEMP designated\n\t\t\t product.\n \n \n \n A WaterSense\n\t\t\t plumbing product should preferably, when possible, be installed by a\n\t\t\t WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist,\n\t\t\t licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and a WaterSense irrigation system\n\t\t\t should preferably, when possible, be installed, maintained, and audited by a\n\t\t\t WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal\n\t\t\t performance.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Exceptions\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t head of an agency is not required to procure a WaterSense product or service or\n\t\t\t FEMP designated product under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency finds in\n\t\t\t writing that—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n a WaterSense\n\t\t\t product or service or FEMP designated product is not cost-effective over the\n\t\t\t life of the product, taking current and future energy, water, and wastewater\n\t\t\t cost savings into account; or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n no WaterSense\n\t\t\t product or service or FEMP designated product is reasonably available that\n\t\t\t meets the functional requirements of the agency.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Procurement\n\t\t\t planning\n \n \n The head of an agency shall incorporate into the\n\t\t\t specifications for all procurements involving water consuming products and\n\t\t\t systems, including guide specifications, project specifications, and\n\t\t\t construction, renovation, and services contracts that include provision of\n\t\t\t water consuming products and systems, and into the factors for the evaluation\n\t\t\t of offers received for the procurement, criteria used for rating WaterSense\n\t\t\t products and services and FEMP designated products. The head of an agency shall\n\t\t\t consider, to the maximum extent practicable, additional measures for reducing\n\t\t\t agency water consumption, including water reuse, reclamation, and recycling\n\t\t\t technologies, leak detection and repair, and use of waterless products that\n\t\t\t perform similar functions to existing water-consuming products.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Listing of water\n\t\t\t efficient products in federal catalogs\n \n \n WaterSense products and\n\t\t\t services and FEMP designated products shall be clearly identified and\n\t\t\t prominently displayed in any inventory or listing of products by the General\n\t\t\t Services Administration or the Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services\n\t\t\t Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency shall supply only WaterSense\n\t\t\t products or FEMP designated products for all product categories covered by the\n\t\t\t WaterSense program or the Federal Energy Management Program, except in cases\n\t\t\t where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing that no WaterSense\n\t\t\t product or FEMP designated product is available to meet the buyer’s functional\n\t\t\t requirements, or that no WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is\n\t\t\t cost-effective for the intended application over the life of the product,\n\t\t\t taking energy, water, and wastewater cost savings into account.\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Regulations\n \n \n Not\n\t\t\t later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator\n\t\t\t of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue regulations to carry out\n\t\t\t this section.\n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Early Adopter\n\t\t\t Water Efficient Products Incentive Programs\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t this section:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Administrator\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t term\n \n Administrator\n \n means the Administrator of the Environmental\n\t\t\t Protection Agency.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Eligible\n\t\t\t entity\n \n \n The term\n \n eligible entity\n \n means a State\n\t\t\t government, local or county government, tribal government, wastewater or sewage\n\t\t\t utility, municipal water authority, energy utility, water utility, or nonprofit\n\t\t\t organization that meets the requirements of subsection (b).\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Incentive\n\t\t\t program\n \n \n The term\n \n incentive program\n \n means a program\n\t\t\t for administering financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation\n\t\t\t of residential water efficient products and services as described in subsection\n\t\t\t (b)(1).\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Residential\n\t\t\t water efficient product or service\n \n \n The term\n \n residential water efficient\n\t\t\t product or service\n \n means a product or service for a single-family or\n\t\t\t multifamily residence or its landscape that is rated for water efficiency and\n\t\t\t performance—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n by the WaterSense\n\t\t\t program; or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n by an incentive\n\t\t\t program and approved by the Administrator.\n \n \n \n Categories\n\t\t\t of water efficient products and services may include faucets, irrigation\n\t\t\t technologies and services, point-of-use water treatment devices, reuse,\n\t\t\t reclamation, and recycling technologies, toilets, and showerheads.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n State\n \n \n The term\n \n State\n \n means each of\n\t\t\t the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,\n\t\t\t the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of\n\t\t\t the Northern Mariana Islands.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Watersense\n\t\t\t program\n \n \n The term\n \n WaterSense program\n \n means the\n\t\t\t program established by section 2 of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Eligible\n\t\t\t entities\n \n \n An entity shall be eligible to receive an allocation\n\t\t\t under subsection (c) if the entity—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n establishes (or\n\t\t\t has established) an incentive program to provide rebates, vouchers, other\n\t\t\t financial incentives, or direct installs to consumers for the purchase and\n\t\t\t installation of residential water efficient products or services;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n submits an\n\t\t\t application for the allocation at such time, in such form, and containing such\n\t\t\t information as the Administrator may require; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n provides\n\t\t\t assurances satisfactory to the Administrator that the entity will use the\n\t\t\t allocation to supplement, but not supplant, funds made available to carry out\n\t\t\t the incentive program.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Amount of\n\t\t\t allocations\n \n \n For each fiscal\n\t\t\t year, the Administrator shall determine the amount to allocate to each eligible\n\t\t\t entity to carry out subsection (d) taking into consideration—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the population\n\t\t\t served by the eligible entity in the most recent calendar year for which data\n\t\t\t are available;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the targeted\n\t\t\t population of the eligible entity's incentive program, such as general\n\t\t\t households, low-income households, or first-time homeowners, and the probable\n\t\t\t effectiveness of the incentive program for that population;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n for existing\n\t\t\t programs, the effectiveness of the incentive program in encouraging the\n\t\t\t adoption of water efficient products and services; and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n any prior year's\n\t\t\t allocation to the eligible entity that remains unused.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Use of allocated\n\t\t\t funds\n \n \n Funds allocated to an entity under subsection (c) may be\n\t\t\t used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and carrying out an\n\t\t\t incentive program.\n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Fixture\n\t\t\t recycling\n \n \n Entities are encouraged to promote or implement fixture\n\t\t\t recycling programs to manage the disposal of older fixtures replaced due to the\n\t\t\t incentive program under this section.\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Issuance of\n\t\t\t rebates\n \n \n Financial incentives\n\t\t\t may be provided to consumers that meet the requirements of the incentive\n\t\t\t program. The entity may issue all financial incentives directly to consumers\n\t\t\t or, with approval of the Administrator, delegate some or all financial\n\t\t\t incentive administration to other organizations including, but not limited to,\n\t\t\t local governments, municipal water authorities, and water utilities. The amount\n\t\t\t of a financial incentive shall be determined by the entity, taking into\n\t\t\t consideration—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n the amount of the\n\t\t\t allocation to the entity under subsection (c);\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n the amount of any\n\t\t\t Federal, State, or other organization's tax or financial incentive available\n\t\t\t for the purchase of the residential water efficient product or service;\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n the amount\n\t\t\t necessary to change consumer behavior to purchase water efficient products and\n\t\t\t services; and\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n the consumer\n\t\t\t expenditures for onsite preparation, assembly, and original installation of the\n\t\t\t product.\n \n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t appropriations\n \n \n There are\n\t\t\t authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section\n\t\t\t $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015,\n\t\t\t $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and\n\t\t\t $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself and Mr. George Miller of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To encourage water efficiency.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2013 . 2. WaterSense (a) In general There is established within the Environmental Protection Agency a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services in order— (1) to reduce water use; (2) to reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; (3) to conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and (4) to preserve water resources for future generations, through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance standards. (b) Duties The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall— (1) promote WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services in the market place as the preferred technologies and services for— (A) reducing water use; and (B) ensuring product and service performance; (2) work to enhance public awareness of the WaterSense label through public outreach, education, water recycling and reuse technology research and development, and other means; (3) establish and maintain performance standards so that products, buildings and landscapes, and services labeled with the WaterSense label perform as well or better than their less efficient counterparts; (4) publicize the importance of proper installation of WaterSense plumbing products by a WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist, licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and the installation, maintenance, and audit of WaterSense irrigation systems by a WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal performance; (5) preserve the integrity of the WaterSense label; (6) regularly review and, when appropriate, update WaterSense criteria for categories of products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at least once every four years; (7) regularly collect and make available to the public summary data on the production and relative market shares of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at least annually; (8) regularly estimate and make available to the public the water and energy savings attributable to the use of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at least annually; (9) solicit comments from interested parties and the public prior to establishing or revising a WaterSense category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion (or prior to effective dates for any such category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion); (10) provide reasonable notice to interested parties and the public of any changes (including effective dates), on the adoption of a new or revised category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion, along with— (A) an explanation of changes; and (B) as appropriate, responses to comments submitted by interested parties; (11) provide appropriate lead time (as determined by the Administrator) prior to the applicable effective date for a new or significant revision to a category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion, taking into account the timing requirements of the manufacturing, marketing, training, and distribution process for the specific product, building and landscape, or service category addressed; and (12) identify and, where appropriate, implement other voluntary approaches, such as labeling waterless devices that perform the same function as a water consuming product or encouraging reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, in commercial, institutional, residential, municipal, and industrial sectors to improve water efficiency or lower water use while meeting the performance standards established under paragraph (3). (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2014, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each year thereafter, adjusted for inflation, to carry out this section. 3. Federal procurement of water efficient products (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 7902(a) of title 5, United States Code. (2) Watersense product or service The term WaterSense product or service means a product or service that is rated for water efficiency under the WaterSense program. (3) Watersense program The term WaterSense program means the program established by section 2 of this Act. (4) FEMP designated product The term FEMP designated product means a product that is designated under the Federal Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy as being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for efficiency. (5) Product and service The terms product and service do not include any water consuming product or service designed or procured for combat or combat-related missions. The terms also exclude products or services already covered by the Federal procurement regulations established under section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b). (b) Procurement of water efficient products (1) Requirement To meet the requirements of an agency for a water consuming product or service, the head of the agency shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), procure— (A) a WaterSense product or service; or (B) a FEMP designated product. A WaterSense plumbing product should preferably, when possible, be installed by a WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist, licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and a WaterSense irrigation system should preferably, when possible, be installed, maintained, and audited by a WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal performance. (2) Exceptions The head of an agency is not required to procure a WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated product under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency finds in writing that— (A) a WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated product is not cost-effective over the life of the product, taking current and future energy, water, and wastewater cost savings into account; or (B) no WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated product is reasonably available that meets the functional requirements of the agency. (3) Procurement planning The head of an agency shall incorporate into the specifications for all procurements involving water consuming products and systems, including guide specifications, project specifications, and construction, renovation, and services contracts that include provision of water consuming products and systems, and into the factors for the evaluation of offers received for the procurement, criteria used for rating WaterSense products and services and FEMP designated products. The head of an agency shall consider, to the maximum extent practicable, additional measures for reducing agency water consumption, including water reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, leak detection and repair, and use of waterless products that perform similar functions to existing water-consuming products. (c) Listing of water efficient products in federal catalogs WaterSense products and services and FEMP designated products shall be clearly identified and prominently displayed in any inventory or listing of products by the General Services Administration or the Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency shall supply only WaterSense products or FEMP designated products for all product categories covered by the WaterSense program or the Federal Energy Management Program, except in cases where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing that no WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is available to meet the buyer’s functional requirements, or that no WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is cost-effective for the intended application over the life of the product, taking energy, water, and wastewater cost savings into account. (d) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue regulations to carry out this section. 4. Early Adopter Water Efficient Products Incentive Programs (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a State government, local or county government, tribal government, wastewater or sewage utility, municipal water authority, energy utility, water utility, or nonprofit organization that meets the requirements of subsection (b). (3) Incentive program The term incentive program means a program for administering financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation of residential water efficient products and services as described in subsection (b)(1). (4) Residential water efficient product or service The term residential water efficient product or service means a product or service for a single-family or multifamily residence or its landscape that is rated for water efficiency and performance— (A) by the WaterSense program; or (B) by an incentive program and approved by the Administrator. Categories of water efficient products and services may include faucets, irrigation technologies and services, point-of-use water treatment devices, reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, toilets, and showerheads. (5) State The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (6) Watersense program The term WaterSense program means the program established by section 2 of this Act. (b) Eligible entities An entity shall be eligible to receive an allocation under subsection (c) if the entity— (1) establishes (or has established) an incentive program to provide rebates, vouchers, other financial incentives, or direct installs to consumers for the purchase and installation of residential water efficient products or services; (2) submits an application for the allocation at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Administrator may require; and (3) provides assurances satisfactory to the Administrator that the entity will use the allocation to supplement, but not supplant, funds made available to carry out the incentive program. (c) Amount of allocations For each fiscal year, the Administrator shall determine the amount to allocate to each eligible entity to carry out subsection (d) taking into consideration— (1) the population served by the eligible entity in the most recent calendar year for which data are available; (2) the targeted population of the eligible entity's incentive program, such as general households, low-income households, or first-time homeowners, and the probable effectiveness of the incentive program for that population; (3) for existing programs, the effectiveness of the incentive program in encouraging the adoption of water efficient products and services; and (4) any prior year's allocation to the eligible entity that remains unused. (d) Use of allocated funds Funds allocated to an entity under subsection (c) may be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and carrying out an incentive program. (e) Fixture recycling Entities are encouraged to promote or implement fixture recycling programs to manage the disposal of older fixtures replaced due to the incentive program under this section. (f) Issuance of rebates Financial incentives may be provided to consumers that meet the requirements of the incentive program. The entity may issue all financial incentives directly to consumers or, with approval of the Administrator, delegate some or all financial incentive administration to other organizations including, but not limited to, local governments, municipal water authorities, and water utilities. The amount of a financial incentive shall be determined by the entity, taking into consideration— (1) the amount of the allocation to the entity under subsection (c); (2) the amount of any Federal, State, or other organization's tax or financial incentive available for the purchase of the residential water efficient product or service; (3) the amount necessary to change consumer behavior to purchase water efficient products and services; and (4) the consumer expenditures for onsite preparation, assembly, and original installation of the product. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2018."}}},{"rowIdx":580,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-124-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-124"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":124,"string":"124"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr124ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr124ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:57.587"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 124 IH: To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Redesignation of the\n\t\t\t Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Redesignation of\n\t\t\t Military Department\n \n \n The military department designated as the\n\t\t\t Department of the Navy is redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine\n\t\t\t Corps.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Redesignation of\n\t\t\t Secretary and Other Statutory Offices\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Secretary\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t position of the Secretary of the Navy is redesignated as the Secretary of the\n\t\t\t Navy and Marine Corps.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Other statutory\n\t\t\t offices\n \n \n The positions of the Under Secretary of the Navy, the\n\t\t\t four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and the General Counsel of the\n\t\t\t Department of the Navy are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and\n\t\t\t Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the\n\t\t\t General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps,\n\t\t\t respectively.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Conforming\n\t\t\t amendments to title 10, United States Code\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Definition of\n \n Military Department\n \n \n \n Paragraph (8) of section 101(a)\n\t\t\t of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n The term\n \n military department\n \n means the Department of the Army, the\n\t\t\t\tDepartment of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Department of the Air\n\t\t\t\tForce.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Organization of\n\t\t\t Department\n \n \n The text of section 5011 of such title is amended to\n\t\t\t read as follows:\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Position of\n\t\t\t Secretary\n \n \n Section 5013(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Chapter\n\t\t\t Headings\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The heading of\n\t\t\t chapter 503 of such title is amended to read as follows:\n \n \n \n \n 503\n \n \n Department of\n\t\t\t\tthe Navy and Marine\n\t\t\t\tCorps\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The heading of\n\t\t\t chapter 507 of such title is amended to read as follows:\n \n \n \n \n 507\n \n \n Composition of\n\t\t\t\tthe Department of the Navy and Marine\n\t\t\t\tCorps\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Other\n\t\t\t Amendments\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Title 10, United\n\t\t\t States Code, is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Sections 5013(f),\n\t\t\t 5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 5032(a), and 5042(a) of such title are amended by\n\t\t\t striking\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The heading of section 5016 of such\n\t\t\t title, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the\n\t\t\t beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by inserting\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Other provisions\n\t\t\t of law and other references\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Title 37, United\n\t\t\t States Code\n \n \n Title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Other\n\t\t\t References\n \n \n Any reference in any law other than in title 10 or\n\t\t\t title 37, United States Code, or in any regulation, document, record, or other\n\t\t\t paper of the United States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered\n\t\t\t to be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Any such\n\t\t\t reference to an office specified in section 2(b) shall be considered to be a\n\t\t\t reference to that officer as redesignated by that section.\n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n This Act and the\n\t\t\t amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first\n\t\t\t month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this\n\t\t\t Act.\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Broun of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.\n\n1. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps (a) Redesignation of Military Department The military department designated as the Department of the Navy is redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. (b) Redesignation of Secretary and Other Statutory Offices (1) Secretary The position of the Secretary of the Navy is redesignated as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. (2) Other statutory offices The positions of the Under Secretary of the Navy, the four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, respectively. 2. Conforming amendments to title 10, United States Code (a) Definition of Military Department Paragraph (8) of section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (8) The term military department means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Department of the Air Force. . (b) Organization of Department The text of section 5011 of such title is amended to read as follows: The Department of the Navy and Marine Corps is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. . (c) Position of Secretary Section 5013(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking There is a Secretary of the Navy and inserting There is a Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps . (d) Chapter Headings (1) The heading of chapter 503 of such title is amended to read as follows: 503 Department of the Navy and Marine Corps . (2) The heading of chapter 507 of such title is amended to read as follows: 507 Composition of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps . (e) Other Amendments (1) Title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking Department of the Navy and Secretary of the Navy each place they appear other than as specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) (including in section headings, subsection captions, tables of chapters, and tables of sections) and inserting Department of the Navy and Marine Corps and Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps , respectively, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter stricken. (2) (A) Sections 5013(f), 5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 5032(a), and 5042(a) of such title are amended by striking Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and inserting Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps . (B) The heading of section 5016 of such title, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by inserting and Marine Corps after of the Navy , with the matter inserted in each case to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter amended. 3. Other provisions of law and other references (a) Title 37, United States Code Title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking Department of the Navy and Secretary of the Navy each place they appear and inserting Department of the Navy and Marine Corps and Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps , respectively. (b) Other References Any reference in any law other than in title 10 or title 37, United States Code, or in any regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered to be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Any such reference to an office specified in section 2(b) shall be considered to be a reference to that officer as redesignated by that section. 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act."}}},{"rowIdx":581,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-125-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-125"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":125,"string":"125"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr125ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr125ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:58.116"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 125 IH: Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n Congress makes the following\n\t\t\t findings:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n President Barack\n\t\t\t Obama has announced an Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement between the\n\t\t\t United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, with the goal\n\t\t\t of concluding a final agreement between the United States and Afghanistan by\n\t\t\t May 2, 2013.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The Agreement\n\t\t\t envisions commitments that directly affect the national security of the United\n\t\t\t States, including a commitment to assist Afghanistan\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The Agreement\n\t\t\t fails to make clear the future basing structure of United States forces in\n\t\t\t Afghanistan.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n The Agreement\n\t\t\t fails to specify the future mission profile of United States forces in\n\t\t\t Afghanistan, the future number of United States forces deployed to Afghanistan,\n\t\t\t and the length of deployments for United States forces in Afghanistan.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n The Agreement\n\t\t\t fails to specify the extent to which United States military personnel and\n\t\t\t government contractors will be accountable under the laws of\n\t\t\t Afghanistan.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Congress is a\n\t\t\t co-equal branch of government and as such the extension of long-term United\n\t\t\t States security commitments to Afghanistan that obligates or requires the\n\t\t\t appropriation of United States funds requires the full participation and\n\t\t\t consent of Congress.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n Under the\n\t\t\t Constitution, legislative approval of an international agreement can take the\n\t\t\t form either of approval of a treaty by two-thirds of the Senate under article\n\t\t\t II or authorization of the agreement by a simple majority of both houses of\n\t\t\t Congress under article I.\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Past presidential\n\t\t\t practice with regard to international agreements other than treaties has been\n\t\t\t regulated by Department of State guidelines that call for\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Conclusion of\n\t\t\t bilateral agreement without congressional approval\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Report on\n\t\t\t justification for denying congressional role in concluding agreement\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of\n\t\t\t this Act, the Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress\n\t\t\t an unclassified report providing the justification for the decision of the\n\t\t\t President to deny Congress its constitutionally protected role by concluding an\n\t\t\t agreement on the future of the security relationship between the United States\n\t\t\t and Afghanistan as an executive agreement.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Legal analysis\n\t\t\t of constitutional authority required\n \n \n The report required under paragraph (1)\n\t\t\t shall include a legal analysis of the constitutional powers asserted by the\n\t\t\t President in concluding that such an agreement does not require approval by\n\t\t\t Congress.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Sense of\n\t\t\t congress\n \n \n It is the sense of Congress that any bilateral agreement\n\t\t\t between the United States and Afghanistan involving\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Prohibition on\n\t\t\t use of funds To carry out certain agreements\n \n \n No funds may be\n\t\t\t authorized or appropriated to carry out any bilateral agreement between the\n\t\t\t United States and Afghanistan involving\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 125 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for congressional oversight of United States agreements with the Government of Afghanistan.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) President Barack Obama has announced an Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, with the goal of concluding a final agreement between the United States and Afghanistan by May 2, 2013. (2) The Agreement envisions commitments that directly affect the national security of the United States, including a commitment to assist Afghanistan to deter threats against its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity . (3) The Agreement fails to make clear the future basing structure of United States forces in Afghanistan. (4) The Agreement fails to specify the future mission profile of United States forces in Afghanistan, the future number of United States forces deployed to Afghanistan, and the length of deployments for United States forces in Afghanistan. (5) The Agreement fails to specify the extent to which United States military personnel and government contractors will be accountable under the laws of Afghanistan. (6) Congress is a co-equal branch of government and as such the extension of long-term United States security commitments to Afghanistan that obligates or requires the appropriation of United States funds requires the full participation and consent of Congress. (7) Under the Constitution, legislative approval of an international agreement can take the form either of approval of a treaty by two-thirds of the Senate under article II or authorization of the agreement by a simple majority of both houses of Congress under article I. (8) Past presidential practice with regard to international agreements other than treaties has been regulated by Department of State guidelines that call for due consideration of the extent to which the agreement involves commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole, whether the agreement can be given effect without the enactment of subsequent legislation by the Congress, and the preference of the Congress . 3. Conclusion of bilateral agreement without congressional approval (a) Report on justification for denying congressional role in concluding agreement (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress an unclassified report providing the justification for the decision of the President to deny Congress its constitutionally protected role by concluding an agreement on the future of the security relationship between the United States and Afghanistan as an executive agreement. (2) Legal analysis of constitutional authority required The report required under paragraph (1) shall include a legal analysis of the constitutional powers asserted by the President in concluding that such an agreement does not require approval by Congress. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that any bilateral agreement between the United States and Afghanistan involving commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole , including a Bilateral Security Agreement, that is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under Article II of the Constitution or authorized by legislation does not have the force of law. (c) Prohibition on use of funds To carry out certain agreements No funds may be authorized or appropriated to carry out any bilateral agreement between the United States and Afghanistan involving commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole , including a Bilateral Security Agreement, that is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under Article II of the Constitution or authorized by legislation passed by both houses of Congress."}}},{"rowIdx":582,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-126-eh-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-126"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":126,"string":"126"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"eh"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr126eh.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr126eh.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-07 10:55:03.398"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 126 EH: Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Agreement required\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Terms\n \n \n The agreement shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore\n \n \n During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n with the approval of the Foundation; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n No liability created\n \n \n Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2013.\n \n \n Karen L. Haas,\n \n \n Clerk.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.\n\nPassed the House of Representatives June 3, 2013. Karen L. 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(a non-profit corporation organized\n\t\t\t under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in\n\t\t\t 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for\n\t\t\t introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n with the approval of the Foundation;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n consistent with the terms of such\n\t\t\t memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the\n\t\t\t Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor\n\t\t\t management plan).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n No liability\n\t\t\t created\n \n \n Nothing in this\n\t\t\t section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any\n\t\t\t damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property\n\t\t\t located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge."}}},{"rowIdx":584,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-126-pcs-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-126"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":126,"string":"126"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"pcs"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr126pcs.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr126pcs.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-07 10:55:03.174"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 126 PCS: Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Wild horses in and\n\t\t\t around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Agreement\n\t\t\t required\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an\n\t\t\t agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established\n\t\t\t under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North\n\t\t\t Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of\n\t\t\t enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in\n\t\t\t and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Terms\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t agreement shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n allow a herd of\n\t\t\t not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around\n\t\t\t such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild\n\t\t\t horses;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n provide for\n\t\t\t cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources\n\t\t\t within the refuge are not adversely impacted;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n provide for introduction of a small number\n\t\t\t of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as\n\t\t\t is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the\n\t\t\t Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund\n\t\t\t shall pay the costs associated with—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n coordinating a\n\t\t\t periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n maintaining\n\t\t\t records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n coordinating the\n\t\t\t removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the\n\t\t\t Currituck County Outer Banks; and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n administering a\n\t\t\t viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions,\n\t\t\t contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Requirements for\n\t\t\t introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore\n \n \n During the effective period of the\n\t\t\t memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the\n\t\t\t Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized\n\t\t\t under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in\n\t\t\t 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for\n\t\t\t introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n with the approval of the Foundation;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n consistent with the terms of such\n\t\t\t memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the\n\t\t\t Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor\n\t\t\t management plan).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n No liability\n\t\t\t created\n \n \n Nothing in this\n\t\t\t section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any\n\t\t\t damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property\n\t\t\t located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Passed the House of\n\t\t\t Representatives June 3, 2013.\n \n \n Karen L. Haas,\n \n \n Clerk\n \n \n \n \n \n June 10, 2013\n \n \n Read the second time and placed on the\n\t\t calendar\n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"II Calendar No. 84 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2013 Received June 7, 2013 Read the first time June 10, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.\n\nPassed the House of Representatives June 3, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk\n\nJune 10, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar"}}},{"rowIdx":585,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-126-rh-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-126"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":126,"string":"126"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"rh"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr126rh.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr126rh.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:22:15.476"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 126 RH: Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-05-17\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Agreement required\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In general\n \n \n The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Terms\n \n \n The agreement shall—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses;\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted;\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore\n \n \n During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n with the approval of the Foundation; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan).\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n No liability created\n \n \n Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n May 17, 2013\n \n \n Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed\n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"IB Union Calendar No. 53 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 [Report No. 113–77] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.\n\nMay 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed"}}},{"rowIdx":586,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-127-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-127"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":127,"string":"127"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr127ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr127ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:56.661"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 127 IH: To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Repeal of the 1954 Johnson\n\t\t\t Amendment banning the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and\n\t\t\t exempt organizations\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Paragraph (3) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue\n\t\t\t Code of 1986 (relating to list of exempt organizations) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n \n \n The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable\n\t\t\t years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Campaign finance\n\t\t\t laws unaffected\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t amendments made by this section shall not invalidate or limit any provision of\n\t\t\t the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (\n \n 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 127 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.\n\n1. Repeal of the 1954 Johnson Amendment banning the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to list of exempt organizations) is amended by striking , and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Campaign finance laws unaffected The amendments made by this section shall not invalidate or limit any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. )."}}},{"rowIdx":587,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-128-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-128"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":128,"string":"128"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr128ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr128ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:56.439"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 128 IH: Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Allocation to\n\t\t\t political candidates of free broadcast time for political advertising\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Condition of\n\t\t\t License Renewal\n \n \n Section 309(h) of the\n \n Communications Act of 1934\n \n (47 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 309(h)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the\n\t\t\t following:\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Free Time\n\t\t\t Obligations\n \n \n Section 315 of the\n \n Communications Act of 1934\n \n (\n \n 47 U.S.C. 315\n \n ) is\n\t\t\t amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t subsection (b) the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Each licensee for a\n\t\t\t\ttelevision broadcasting station shall annually make available free broadcast\n\t\t\t\ttime for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of this\n\t\t\t\tsubsection. The Commission shall not renew the license of any licensee who\n\t\t\t\tsubstantially fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this\n\t\t\t\tsubsection, but such licensee shall not be subject to any other sanction or\n\t\t\t\tremedy for such failure or refusal.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n A licensee subject to this subsection\n\t\t\t\tshall allot free broadcast time to each qualified political candidate in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with the following standards:\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Such licensee shall allot an equal\n\t\t\t\tamount, but not less than 2 hours, of free broadcast time each even-numbered\n\t\t\t\tyear to each qualified political candidate in a statewide or national election.\n\t\t\t\tIn the case of a television station whose market does not encompass all of a\n\t\t\t\tcongressional district, such licensee may apportion to each qualified candidate\n\t\t\t\tfrom such district a fraction of such 2 hours that is equal to the fraction of\n\t\t\t\tsuch district’s population that resides within such market, as determined in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The free broadcast time allotted to\n\t\t\t\tany candidate under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of units of varying\n\t\t\t\tlengths of not more than 5 minutes nor less than 10 seconds, as determined by\n\t\t\t\tnegotiation between such organization and the licensee.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n The broadcast time allotted by any\n\t\t\t\tlicensee shall be allotted so that—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n at least one-half is broadcast\n\t\t\t\tduring the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.;\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n during any election year, at least\n\t\t\t\ttwo-thirds is broadcast during the 2 months immediately preceding election day\n\t\t\t\tand at least one-half is broadcast during the 3 weeks immediately preceding\n\t\t\t\telection day;\n \n \n \n \n (iii)\n \n \n each qualified candidate is\n\t\t\t\tallotted free broadcast time that is comparable, by time of day and day of\n\t\t\t\tweek, to the time allotted to other qualified candidates for the same office;\n\t\t\t\tand\n \n \n \n \n (iv)\n \n \n no broadcaster shall allot more\n\t\t\t\tthan 4\n \n 1/2\n \n hours per week of free broadcast time for\n\t\t\t\tpolitical advertising and, if the amount of time required to or allotted by\n\t\t\t\tthis paragraph would exceed 4\n \n 1/2\n \n hours, the time required\n\t\t\t\tto be allotted each qualified candidate shall be reduced\n\t\t\t\tproportionately.\n \n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n The broadcast time shall be used\n\t\t\t\tsolely for programming consisting of unedited segments in which the candidate\n\t\t\t\tspeaks directly to the camera.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n A candidate shall be treated as a\n\t\t\t\tqualified political candidate for purposes of paragraph (2)(A) if the\n\t\t\t\tcandidate’s party, in the most recent statewide or national election, received\n\t\t\t\tmore than 2 percent of the total number of votes.\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n A licensee allots free broadcast time\n\t\t\t\tas required by this subsection by broadcasting statements without remuneration\n\t\t\t\tor compensation in any form, whether by public or private funds, tax deduction\n\t\t\t\tor credit, or otherwise.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Nothing in this subsection, and no\n\t\t\t\tuse of free broadcast time allotted under this subsection, shall be construed\n\t\t\t\tto restrict or otherwise affect the purchase of advertising time under\n\t\t\t\tsubsection (b) of this\n\t\t\t\tsection.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Cable\n\t\t\t broadcasting of political advertising\n \n \n Section 611 of the\n \n Communications Act of 1934\n \n (47 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 531) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t subsection (f) as subsection (g); and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by inserting after\n\t\t\t subsection (e) the following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n A cable operator\n\t\t\t\tshall annually make available free cable time for political advertising in\n\t\t\t\taccordance with the requirements of regulations prescribed by the Commission.\n\t\t\t\tSuch regulations shall, to the extent practicable, require each such cable\n\t\t\t\toperator to provide such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the\n\t\t\t\tsame eligible political candidates, and subject to the same conditions as free\n\t\t\t\tbroadcast time is required to be provided by television broadcast station\n\t\t\t\tlicensees under section 315(c) of the Act. No franchise authority shall renew\n\t\t\t\tthe franchise of any cable operator that fails to comply with such regulations,\n\t\t\t\tbut such operator shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such\n\t\t\t\tfailure or\n\t\t\t\trefusal.\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 128 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 . 2. Allocation to political candidates of free broadcast time for political advertising (a) Condition of License Renewal Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(h)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ; and (4) every television broadcast station license issued under this Act shall be subject to the free broadcast time obligations imposed by section 315(c) . (b) Free Time Obligations Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 315 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) (1) Each licensee for a television broadcasting station shall annually make available free broadcast time for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. The Commission shall not renew the license of any licensee who substantially fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this subsection, but such licensee shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal. (2) A licensee subject to this subsection shall allot free broadcast time to each qualified political candidate in accordance with the following standards: (A) Such licensee shall allot an equal amount, but not less than 2 hours, of free broadcast time each even-numbered year to each qualified political candidate in a statewide or national election. In the case of a television station whose market does not encompass all of a congressional district, such licensee may apportion to each qualified candidate from such district a fraction of such 2 hours that is equal to the fraction of such district’s population that resides within such market, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission. (B) The free broadcast time allotted to any candidate under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of units of varying lengths of not more than 5 minutes nor less than 10 seconds, as determined by negotiation between such organization and the licensee. (C) The broadcast time allotted by any licensee shall be allotted so that— (i) at least one-half is broadcast during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; (ii) during any election year, at least two-thirds is broadcast during the 2 months immediately preceding election day and at least one-half is broadcast during the 3 weeks immediately preceding election day; (iii) each qualified candidate is allotted free broadcast time that is comparable, by time of day and day of week, to the time allotted to other qualified candidates for the same office; and (iv) no broadcaster shall allot more than 4 1/2 hours per week of free broadcast time for political advertising and, if the amount of time required to or allotted by this paragraph would exceed 4 1/2 hours, the time required to be allotted each qualified candidate shall be reduced proportionately. (D) The broadcast time shall be used solely for programming consisting of unedited segments in which the candidate speaks directly to the camera. (3) A candidate shall be treated as a qualified political candidate for purposes of paragraph (2)(A) if the candidate’s party, in the most recent statewide or national election, received more than 2 percent of the total number of votes. (4) A licensee allots free broadcast time as required by this subsection by broadcasting statements without remuneration or compensation in any form, whether by public or private funds, tax deduction or credit, or otherwise. (5) Nothing in this subsection, and no use of free broadcast time allotted under this subsection, shall be construed to restrict or otherwise affect the purchase of advertising time under subsection (b) of this section. . 3. Cable broadcasting of political advertising Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 531) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) A cable operator shall annually make available free cable time for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of regulations prescribed by the Commission. Such regulations shall, to the extent practicable, require each such cable operator to provide such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the same eligible political candidates, and subject to the same conditions as free broadcast time is required to be provided by television broadcast station licensees under section 315(c) of the Act. No franchise authority shall renew the franchise of any cable operator that fails to comply with such regulations, but such operator shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal. ."}}},{"rowIdx":588,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-129-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-129"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":129,"string":"129"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr129ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr129ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:56.550"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 129 IH: Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Glass-Steagall\n\t\t\t revived\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Wall between\n\t\t\t commercial banks and securities activities reestablished\n \n \n Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance\n\t\t\t Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1828\n \n ), as amended by section 615(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall\n\t\t\t Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the\n\t\t\t following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (aa)\n \n \n Limitations on\n\t\t\t\tsecurity affiliations\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Prohibition on\n\t\t\t\taffiliation between insured depository institutions and investment banks or\n\t\t\t\tsecurities firms\n \n \n An insured\n\t\t\t\tdepository institution may not be or become an affiliate of any broker or\n\t\t\t\tdealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person\n\t\t\t\tengaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or\n\t\t\t\tdistribution at wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of\n\t\t\t\tstocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Prohibition on\n\t\t\t\tofficers, directors and employees of securities firms service on boards of\n\t\t\t\tdepository institutions\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n An individual who is\n\t\t\t\tan officer, director, partner, or employee of any broker or dealer, any\n\t\t\t\tinvestment adviser, any investment company, or any other person engaged\n\t\t\t\tprincipally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution\n\t\t\t\tat wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of stocks, bonds,\n\t\t\t\tdebentures, notes, or other securities may not serve at the same time as an\n\t\t\t\tofficer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any\n\t\t\t\tinsured depository institution.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Exception\n \n \n Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with\n\t\t\t\trespect to service by any individual which is otherwise prohibited under such\n\t\t\t\tsubparagraph if the appropriate Federal banking agency determines, by\n\t\t\t\tregulation with respect to a limited number of cases, that service by such\n\t\t\t\tindividual as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated\n\t\t\t\tparty of any insured depository institution would not unduly influence the\n\t\t\t\tinvestment policies of the depository institution or the advice the institution\n\t\t\t\tprovides to customers.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Termination of\n\t\t\t\tservice\n \n \n Subject to a\n\t\t\t\tdetermination under subparagraph (B), any individual described in subparagraph\n\t\t\t\t(A) who, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to Prudent Banking Act\n\t\t\t\tof 2013, is serving as an officer, director, employee, or other\n\t\t\t\tinstitution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution shall\n\t\t\t\tterminate such service as soon as practicable after such date of enactment and\n\t\t\t\tno later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on such date.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Termination of\n\t\t\t\texisting affiliation\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Orderly\n\t\t\t\twind-down of existing affiliation\n \n \n Any affiliation of an insured depository\n\t\t\t\tinstitution with any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment\n\t\t\t\tcompany, or any other person, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to\n\t\t\t\tPrudent Banking Act of 2013, which is prohibited under paragraph (1) shall be\n\t\t\t\tterminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the\n\t\t\t\t2-year period beginning on such date of enactment.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Early\n\t\t\t\ttermination\n \n \n The appropriate\n\t\t\t\tFederal banking agency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any\n\t\t\t\ttime, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any\n\t\t\t\taffiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred\n\t\t\t\tto in such subparagraph if the agency determines, having due regard for the\n\t\t\t\tpurposes of this subsection and the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, that\n\t\t\t\tsuch action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased\n\t\t\t\tor unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices and\n\t\t\t\tis in the public interest.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Extension\n \n \n Subject to a determination under\n\t\t\t\tsubparagraph (B), an appropriate Federal banking agency may extend the 2-year\n\t\t\t\tperiod referred to in subparagraph (A) from time to time as to any particular\n\t\t\t\tinsured depository institution for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the\n\t\t\t\tjudgment of the agency, such an extension would not be detrimental to the\n\t\t\t\tpublic interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1\n\t\t\t\tyear.\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Definitions\n \n \n For\n\t\t\t\tpurposes of this subsection, the terms\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Prohibition on\n\t\t\t banking activities by securities firms clarified\n \n \n Section 21 of\n\t\t\t the Banking Act of 1933 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 378\n \n ) is amended by adding at the end the\n\t\t\t following new subsection:\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Business of\n\t\t\t\treceiving deposits\n \n \n For\n\t\t\t\tpurposes of this section, the term\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Continued\n\t\t\t applicability of ICI vs. Camp\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The Congress ratifies\n\t\t\t the interpretation of the paragraph designated the\n \n 12 U.S.C. 24\n \n , as\n\t\t\t amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments) and\n\t\t\t section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 378\n \n ) by the Supreme Court of\n\t\t\t the United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S.\n\t\t\t 617 et seq. (1971)) with regard to the permissible activities of banks and\n\t\t\t securities firms, except to the extent expressly prescribed otherwise by this\n\t\t\t section.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Applicability of\n\t\t\t reasoning\n \n \n The reasoning of\n\t\t\t the Supreme Court of the United States in the case referred to in paragraph (1)\n\t\t\t with respect to sections 20 and 32 of the Banking Act of 1933 (as in effect\n\t\t\t prior to the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) shall\n\t\t\t continue to apply to subsection (aa) of section 18 of the Federal Deposit\n\t\t\t Insurance Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) except to the extent\n\t\t\t the scope and application of such subsection as enacted exceed the scope and\n\t\t\t application of such sections 20 and 32.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Limitation on\n\t\t\t agency interpretation or judicial construction\n \n \n No appropriate Federal banking agency, by\n\t\t\t regulation, order, interpretation, or other action, and no court within the\n\t\t\t United States may construe the paragraph designated the\n \n 12 U.S.C. 24\n \n , as\n\t\t\t amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments),\n\t\t\t section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit\n\t\t\t Insurance Act more narrowly than the reasoning of the Supreme Court of the\n\t\t\t United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S. 617\n\t\t\t et seq. (1971)) as to the construction and the purposes of such\n\t\t\t provisions.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Repeal of\n\t\t\t Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act provisions\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Financial\n\t\t\t holding company\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 4 of the Bank\n\t\t\t Holding Company Act of 1956 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1843\n \n ) is amended by striking subsections\n\t\t\t (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o).\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Transition\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Orderly\n\t\t\t wind-down of existing affiliation\n \n \n In the case of a bank holding company\n\t\t\t which, pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer\n\t\t\t authorized to control or be affiliated with any entity that was permissible for\n\t\t\t a financial holding company, any affiliation by the bank holding company which\n\t\t\t is not permitted for a bank holding company shall be terminated as soon as\n\t\t\t practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period\n\t\t\t beginning on such date of enactment.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Early\n\t\t\t termination\n \n \n The Board of\n\t\t\t Governors of the Federal Reserve System, after opportunity for hearing, may\n\t\t\t terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph\n\t\t\t to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the\n\t\t\t period referred to in such subparagraph if the Board determines, having due\n\t\t\t regard to the purposes of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent\n\t\t\t undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of\n\t\t\t interest, or unsound banking practices, and is in the public interest.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Extension\n \n \n Subject to a determination under\n\t\t\t subparagraph (B), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may\n\t\t\t extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to\n\t\t\t time as to any particular bank holding company for not more than 6 months at a\n\t\t\t time, if, in the judgment of the Board, such an extension would not be\n\t\t\t detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the\n\t\t\t aggregate exceed 1 year.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Technical and\n\t\t\t conforming amendments\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act\n\t\t\t of 1956 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1841\n \n ) is amended by striking subsection (p).\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Section 5(c) of\n\t\t\t the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1844(c)\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (i)\n \n \n by striking subparagraph (E) of paragraph\n\t\t\t (2); and\n \n \n \n \n (ii)\n \n \n by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and\n\t\t\t (5).\n \n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Section 5 of the\n\t\t\t Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1844\n \n ) is amended by striking\n\t\t\t subsection (g).\n \n \n \n \n (D)\n \n \n The Federal\n\t\t\t Deposit Insurance Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.\n \n ) is amended by striking section\n\t\t\t 45.\n \n \n \n \n (E)\n \n \n The Bank Holding\n\t\t\t Company Act of 1956 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.\n \n ) is amended by striking section\n\t\t\t 10A.\n \n \n \n \n (F)\n \n \n Subtitle B of\n\t\t\t title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended by striking section 114 (12\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 1828a) and section 115 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1820a\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Financial\n\t\t\t subsidiaries repealed\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 5136A of the\n\t\t\t Revised Statutes of the United States (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 24a\n \n ) is amended to read as\n\t\t\t follows:\n \n \n \n \n 5136A.\n \n \n [repealed]\n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Transition\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n Orderly\n\t\t\t wind-down of existing affiliation\n \n \n In the case of a national bank which,\n\t\t\t pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer authorized to\n\t\t\t control or be affiliated with a financial subsidiary as of the date of the\n\t\t\t enactment of this Act, such affiliation shall be terminated as soon as\n\t\t\t practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period\n\t\t\t beginning on such date of enactment.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n Early\n\t\t\t termination\n \n \n The Comptroller\n\t\t\t of the Currency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the\n\t\t\t authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation\n\t\t\t subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such\n\t\t\t subparagraph if the Comptroller determines, having due regard for the purposes\n\t\t\t of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of\n\t\t\t resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound\n\t\t\t banking practices and is in the public interest.\n \n \n \n \n (C)\n \n \n Extension\n \n \n Subject to a determination under\n\t\t\t subparagraph (B), the Comptroller of the Currency may extend the 2-year period\n\t\t\t referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to time as to any particular\n\t\t\t national bank for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the\n\t\t\t Comptroller, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest,\n\t\t\t but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Technical and\n\t\t\t conforming amendment\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n The 20th\n\t\t\t undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 335\n \n )\n\t\t\t is amended by striking the last sentence.\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n The Federal\n\t\t\t Deposit Insurance Act is amended by striking section 46 (12 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 1831w).\n \n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Clerical\n\t\t\t amendment\n \n \n The table of sections for chapter one of title LXII of\n\t\t\t the Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by striking the item\n\t\t\t relating to section 5136A.\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Definition of\n\t\t\t broker\n \n \n Section 3(a)(4)(B) of\n\t\t\t the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (\n \n 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)(B)\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking clauses (i), (iii), (v), (vii),\n\t\t\t (x), and (xi); and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t clauses (ii), (iv), (vi), (viii), and (ix) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv),\n\t\t\t and (v), respectively.\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Definition of\n\t\t\t dealer\n \n \n Section 3(a)(5)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934\n\t\t\t (\n \n 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(5)(C)\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking clauses (i) and (iii);\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as\n\t\t\t clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Definition of\n\t\t\t identified banking product\n \n \n Subsection (a) of section 206 of the\n\t\t\t Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (\n \n 15 U.S.C. 78c\n \n note) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n in paragraph\n\t\t\t (5)(B)(ii), by striking\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by striking\n\t\t\t paragraph (6) and all that follows through the end of such subsection.\n \n \n \n \n \n (f)\n \n \n Definition of\n\t\t\t activities closely related to banking\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956\n\t\t\t (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Provision\n\t\t\t allowing for exceptions after report to the Congress\n \n \n Subsection\n\t\t\t (j) of section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 1843(j)\n \n ) is\n\t\t\t amended to read as follows:\n \n \n \n \n (j)\n \n \n Approval for\n\t\t\t\tcertain post-1970 subsection\n \n (c)(8)\n \n activities\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n \n \n Notwithstanding the\n\t\t\t\tlimitation of the January 1, 1970, approval deadline in subsection (c)(8), the\n\t\t\t\tBoard may determine an activity to be so closely related to banking as to be a\n\t\t\t\tproper incident thereto for purposes of such subsection, subject to the\n\t\t\t\trequirements of this subsection and such terms and conditions as the Board may\n\t\t\t\trequire.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n General\n\t\t\t\tstandards\n \n \n In making any\n\t\t\t\tdetermination under paragraph (1), the Board shall consider whether performance\n\t\t\t\tof the activity by a bank holding company or a subsidiary of such company can\n\t\t\t\treasonably be expected to result in a violation of section 18(aa) of the\n\t\t\t\tFederal Deposit Insurance Act, section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or the\n\t\t\t\tspirit of section 2(c) of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, and other\n\t\t\t\tpossible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, decreased\n\t\t\t\tor unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or unsound banking\n\t\t\t\tpractices.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Report and\n\t\t\t\twait\n \n \n No determination of the Board under paragraph (1) may take\n\t\t\t\teffect before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date by which\n\t\t\t\tnotice of the determination has been submitted to both Houses of the Congress\n\t\t\t\ttogether with a detailed explanation of the activities to which the\n\t\t\t\tdetermination relates and the basis for the determination, unless before the\n\t\t\t\tend of such period, such activities have been approved by an Act of\n\t\t\t\tCongress.\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (g)\n \n \n Repeal of\n\t\t\t provision relating to foreign banks filing as financial holding\n\t\t\t companies\n \n \n Section 8(c) of the International Banking Act of 1978\n\t\t\t (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 3106(c)\n \n ) is amended by striking paragraph (3).\n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Reports to the\n\t\t\t Congress\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Reports\n\t\t\t required\n \n \n Each time the Board\n\t\t\t of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, or\n\t\t\t another appropriate Federal banking agency makes a determination or an\n\t\t\t extension under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) or (3) of section\n\t\t\t 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as added by section 2(a)) or\n\t\t\t subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 3, as the\n\t\t\t case may be, the Board, Comptroller, or agency shall promptly submit a report\n\t\t\t of such determination or extension to the Congress.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Contents\n \n \n Each\n\t\t\t report submitted to the Congress under subsection (a) shall contain a detailed\n\t\t\t description of the basis for the determination or extension.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 129 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act , and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013 . 2. Glass-Steagall revived (a) Wall between commercial banks and securities activities reestablished Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1828 ), as amended by section 615(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (aa) Limitations on security affiliations (1) Prohibition on affiliation between insured depository institutions and investment banks or securities firms An insured depository institution may not be or become an affiliate of any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution at wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities. (2) Prohibition on officers, directors and employees of securities firms service on boards of depository institutions (A) In general An individual who is an officer, director, partner, or employee of any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution at wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities may not serve at the same time as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to service by any individual which is otherwise prohibited under such subparagraph if the appropriate Federal banking agency determines, by regulation with respect to a limited number of cases, that service by such individual as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution would not unduly influence the investment policies of the depository institution or the advice the institution provides to customers. (C) Termination of service Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), any individual described in subparagraph (A) who, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, is serving as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution shall terminate such service as soon as practicable after such date of enactment and no later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on such date. (3) Termination of existing affiliation (A) Orderly wind-down of existing affiliation Any affiliation of an insured depository institution with any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, which is prohibited under paragraph (1) shall be terminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. (B) Early termination The appropriate Federal banking agency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such subparagraph if the agency determines, having due regard for the purposes of this subsection and the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices and is in the public interest. (C) Extension Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), an appropriate Federal banking agency may extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) from time to time as to any particular insured depository institution for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the agency, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year. (4) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the terms broker and dealer have the same meanings as in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the terms investment adviser and investment company have the meaning given such terms under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, respectively. . (b) Prohibition on banking activities by securities firms clarified Section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933 ( 12 U.S.C. 378 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Business of receiving deposits For purposes of this section, the term business of receiving deposits includes the establishment and maintenance of any transaction account (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Reserve Act). . (c) Continued applicability of ICI vs. Camp (1) In general The Congress ratifies the interpretation of the paragraph designated the Seventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 12 U.S.C. 24 , as amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments) and section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933 ( 12 U.S.C. 378 ) by the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S. 617 et seq. (1971)) with regard to the permissible activities of banks and securities firms, except to the extent expressly prescribed otherwise by this section. (2) Applicability of reasoning The reasoning of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case referred to in paragraph (1) with respect to sections 20 and 32 of the Banking Act of 1933 (as in effect prior to the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) shall continue to apply to subsection (aa) of section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) except to the extent the scope and application of such subsection as enacted exceed the scope and application of such sections 20 and 32. (3) Limitation on agency interpretation or judicial construction No appropriate Federal banking agency, by regulation, order, interpretation, or other action, and no court within the United States may construe the paragraph designated the Seventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 12 U.S.C. 24 , as amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments), section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act more narrowly than the reasoning of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S. 617 et seq. (1971)) as to the construction and the purposes of such provisions. 3. Repeal of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act provisions (a) Financial holding company (1) In general Section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1843 ) is amended by striking subsections (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o). (2) Transition (A) Orderly wind-down of existing affiliation In the case of a bank holding company which, pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer authorized to control or be affiliated with any entity that was permissible for a financial holding company, any affiliation by the bank holding company which is not permitted for a bank holding company shall be terminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. (B) Early termination The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such subparagraph if the Board determines, having due regard to the purposes of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices, and is in the public interest. (C) Extension Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to time as to any particular bank holding company for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the Board, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year. (3) Technical and conforming amendments (A) Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 ) is amended by striking subsection (p). (B) Section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844(c) ) is amended— (i) by striking subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2); and (ii) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5). (C) Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844 ) is amended by striking subsection (g). (D) The Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq. ) is amended by striking section 45. (E) The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq. ) is amended by striking section 10A. (F) Subtitle B of title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended by striking section 114 (12 U.S.C. 1828a) and section 115 ( 12 U.S.C. 1820a ). (b) Financial subsidiaries repealed (1) In general Section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 12 U.S.C. 24a ) is amended to read as follows: 5136A. [repealed] . (2) Transition (A) Orderly wind-down of existing affiliation In the case of a national bank which, pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer authorized to control or be affiliated with a financial subsidiary as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such affiliation shall be terminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. (B) Early termination The Comptroller of the Currency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such subparagraph if the Comptroller determines, having due regard for the purposes of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices and is in the public interest. (C) Extension Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), the Comptroller of the Currency may extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to time as to any particular national bank for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the Comptroller, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year. (3) Technical and conforming amendment (A) The 20th undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 335 ) is amended by striking the last sentence. (B) The Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended by striking section 46 (12 U.S.C. 1831w). (4) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter one of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by striking the item relating to section 5136A. (c) Definition of broker Section 3(a)(4)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i), (iii), (v), (vii), (x), and (xi); and (2) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iv), (vi), (viii), and (ix) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively. (d) Definition of dealer Section 3(a)(5)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(5)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) and (iii); and (2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. (e) Definition of identified banking product Subsection (a) of section 206 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 78c note) is amended— (1) by inserting and after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (4); (2) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraph (6) and all that follows through the end of such subsection. (f) Definition of activities closely related to banking (1) In general Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8) ) is amended by striking the day before the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and inserting January 1, 1970 . (2) Provision allowing for exceptions after report to the Congress Subsection (j) of section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1843(j) ) is amended to read as follows: (j) Approval for certain post-1970 subsection (c)(8) activities (1) In general Notwithstanding the limitation of the January 1, 1970, approval deadline in subsection (c)(8), the Board may determine an activity to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto for purposes of such subsection, subject to the requirements of this subsection and such terms and conditions as the Board may require. (2) General standards In making any determination under paragraph (1), the Board shall consider whether performance of the activity by a bank holding company or a subsidiary of such company can reasonably be expected to result in a violation of section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or the spirit of section 2(c) of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, and other possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or unsound banking practices. (3) Report and wait No determination of the Board under paragraph (1) may take effect before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date by which notice of the determination has been submitted to both Houses of the Congress together with a detailed explanation of the activities to which the determination relates and the basis for the determination, unless before the end of such period, such activities have been approved by an Act of Congress. . (g) Repeal of provision relating to foreign banks filing as financial holding companies Section 8(c) of the International Banking Act of 1978 ( 12 U.S.C. 3106(c) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 4. Reports to the Congress (a) Reports required Each time the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, or another appropriate Federal banking agency makes a determination or an extension under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) or (3) of section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as added by section 2(a)) or subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 3, as the case may be, the Board, Comptroller, or agency shall promptly submit a report of such determination or extension to the Congress. (b) Contents Each report submitted to the Congress under subsection (a) shall contain a detailed description of the basis for the determination or extension."}}},{"rowIdx":589,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-130-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-130"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":130,"string":"130"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr130ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr130ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:56.216"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 130 IH: Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Amendments to\n\t\t\t Federal Reserve Act\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Reduction in\n\t\t\t length of terms\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The first sentence\n\t\t\t of the first undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act\n\t\t\t (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 241\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The 2nd sentence of the 2nd undesignated\n\t\t\t paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 242\n \n ) is amended\n\t\t\t by striking\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The ultimate\n\t\t\t sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve\n\t\t\t Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 242\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Increase in\n\t\t\t post-Service restriction\n \n \n The first sentence of the 2nd\n\t\t\t undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 242\n \n )\n\t\t\t is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Ongoing service\n\t\t\t on Board requirement for Chairman and Vice Chairman\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Chairman\n \n \n The 3rd sentence of the 2nd undesignated\n\t\t\t paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 242\n \n ) is amended\n\t\t\t by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Vice\n\t\t\t Chairman\n \n \n The 3rd sentence of\n\t\t\t the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (d)\n \n \n Limitation on\n\t\t\t continuing vacancies\n \n \n The 4th undesignated paragraph of section 10\n\t\t\t of the Federal Reserve Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 244\n \n ) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n in the ultimate\n\t\t\t sentence, by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following new sentences:\n \n \n \n \n \n (e)\n \n \n Amendments\n\t\t\t relating to federal open market committee\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Increase in\n\t\t\t federal reserve bank representation\n \n \n The 1st sentence of section 12A(a) of the\n\t\t\t Federal Reserve Act (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 263\n \n ) is amended by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Distribution of\n\t\t\t federal reserve bank membership\n \n \n Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act\n\t\t\t (\n \n 12 U.S.C. 263\n \n ) is amended by striking the 2nd sentence and inserting the\n\t\t\t following:\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 130 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Reserve Act to alter the terms and conditions applicable to members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments to Federal Reserve Act (a) Reduction in length of terms (1) The first sentence of the first undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 241 ) is amended by striking fourteen years and inserting 7 years . (2) The 2nd sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking fourteen years the 2nd place such term appears and inserting 7 years . (3) The ultimate sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking fourteen years and inserting 7 years . (b) Increase in post-Service restriction The first sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking two years and inserting 4 years . (c) Ongoing service on Board requirement for Chairman and Vice Chairman (1) Chairman The 3rd sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking 1 shall be designated and inserting a member who is currently serving on the Board and has already served at least 2 consecutive years on the Board shall be designated . (2) Vice Chairman The 3rd sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking 2 shall be designated and inserting 2 members who are currently serving on the Board and have already served at least 1 year on the Board, shall be designated . (d) Limitation on continuing vacancies The 4th undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 244 ) is amended— (1) in the ultimate sentence, by inserting , before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date such vacancy occurs, after shall be appointed ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: If, as of 30 days after the end of such 90-day period, no nomination has been made by the President, the chairperson and ranking Member of the Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate which have jurisdiction over this Act, under the rules of the respective House, the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate shall jointly create a list of 5 candidates in rank order to present to the President for consideration for the vacancy. Not later than 30 days after the transmittal of such list to the President, the President shall nominate a person, whether from such list or another person, to fill the vacancy. . (e) Amendments relating to federal open market committee (1) Increase in federal reserve bank representation The 1st sentence of section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 263 ) is amended by striking five and inserting 6 . (2) Distribution of federal reserve bank membership Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 263 ) is amended by striking the 2nd sentence and inserting the following: Such representatives shall be presidents or first vice presidents of Federal reserve banks and shall be elected annually as follows: In even numbered calendar years, from among the presidents and first vice presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Kansas City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Richmond, and St. Louis and in odd numbered calendar years from among the presidents and first vice presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Minneapolis. ."}}},{"rowIdx":590,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-131-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-131"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":131,"string":"131"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr131ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr131ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:56.112"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 131 IH: Financial Crisis Criminal Investigation Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n Congress finds the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The Federal Bureau\n\t\t\t of Investigation (FBI) has testified that\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The FBI has\n\t\t\t testified that mortgage fraud was such a major contributor to the current\n\t\t\t global financial crisis that:\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n In the late 1980s\n\t\t\t and early 1990s, the United States experienced a similar financial crisis with\n\t\t\t the collapse of the Savings and Loan institutions. Again, according to Deputy\n\t\t\t Director Pistole,\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n Fraud also played a decisive role in the\n\t\t\t Savings and Loan crisis. The FBI and Justice Department made prosecuting those\n\t\t\t elite frauds among its highest priorities. This took a massive commitment of\n\t\t\t FBI resources, but it produced the most successful prosecution of an epidemic\n\t\t\t of elite fraud in history—over 1,000\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n However, the FBI, because of its crippling\n\t\t\t personnel limitations, has been unable to assign sufficient FBI agents assigned\n\t\t\t to investigate the current global financial crisis. The FBI identified the\n\t\t\t mortgage fraud\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n Given the\n\t\t\t magnitude of the financial crisis of 2008 and the resulting losses and billions\n\t\t\t of taxpayer dollars spent to keep the financial system from collapsing, the FBI\n\t\t\t should have no less than 1,000 agents to address corporate, securities, and\n\t\t\t mortgage fraud located across the country, and, in addition, more forensic\n\t\t\t experts and Federal prosecutors to uncover the crimes committed and bring the\n\t\t\t perpetrators to justice.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n This authorization\n\t\t\t is expected to bring the FBI and prosecutorial staffing to the necessary levels\n\t\t\t to investigate complex financial crimes and prosecute those who have committed\n\t\t\t these crimes.\n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Allowable use of\n\t\t\t funds\n \n \n The funds authorized in\n\t\t\t this Act shall be used for the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n The hiring of additional employees,\n\t\t\t including the hiring of 1,000 FBI agents and, in addition, a sufficient number\n\t\t\t of forensic experts, by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in\n\t\t\t the Department of Justice to investigate corporate, securities, and mortgage\n\t\t\t fraud, and associated violations of the law relating to the United States\n\t\t\t financial markets.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n The hiring of\n\t\t\t additional employees by the Attorney General of the Department of Justice to\n\t\t\t prosecute violations of the laws relating to the United States financial\n\t\t\t markets.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The hiring of\n\t\t\t additional employees by the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission\n\t\t\t Division of Enforcement to investigate and prosecute violations of the law\n\t\t\t relating to United States financial markets.\n \n \n \n \n \n 4.\n \n \n Authorizations\n \n \n There are authorized to be appropriated to\n\t\t\t carry out this Act such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2013, fiscal year\n\t\t\t 2014, fiscal year 2015, and fiscal year 2016. Such sums shall be available\n\t\t\t until obligated.\n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the 2008 Financial Crisis, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Crisis Criminal Investigation Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has testified that today’s financial crisis dwarves the S&L crisis as financial institutions have reduced their assets by more than $1 trillion related to the current global financial crisis compared to the estimated $160 million lost during the S&L crisis. (Testimony by Mr. John Pistole, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, 2009). (2) The FBI has testified that mortgage fraud was such a major contributor to the current global financial crisis that: it would be irresponsible to neglect mortgage fraud’s impact on the U.S. housing and financial markets . (3) In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the United States experienced a similar financial crisis with the collapse of the Savings and Loan institutions. Again, according to Deputy Director Pistole, the Department of Justice (DOJ), [and more specifically the FBI], were provided a number of tools through the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) and Crime Control Act of 1990 (CCA) to combat the aforementioned crisis. As stated in Senate Bill 331 dated January 27, 2009, in the wake of the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s, a series of strike forces based in 27 cities was staffed with 1,000 FBI agents and forensic experts and dozens of Federal prosecutors . . (4) Fraud also played a decisive role in the Savings and Loan crisis. The FBI and Justice Department made prosecuting those elite frauds among its highest priorities. This took a massive commitment of FBI resources, but it produced the most successful prosecution of an epidemic of elite fraud in history—over 1,000 priority felony convictions of senior insiders, according to Professor William K. Black in his book The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One . (5) However, the FBI, because of its crippling personnel limitations, has been unable to assign sufficient FBI agents assigned to investigate the current global financial crisis. The FBI identified the mortgage fraud epidemic in congressional testimony in September 2004. It had so few white-collar crime specialists available, however, that it was able to assign only 120 special agents to mortgage fraud cases—less than one-eighth the agents it found essential to respond adequately to the huge, but far smaller, Savings and Loan crisis. (6) Given the magnitude of the financial crisis of 2008 and the resulting losses and billions of taxpayer dollars spent to keep the financial system from collapsing, the FBI should have no less than 1,000 agents to address corporate, securities, and mortgage fraud located across the country, and, in addition, more forensic experts and Federal prosecutors to uncover the crimes committed and bring the perpetrators to justice. (7) This authorization is expected to bring the FBI and prosecutorial staffing to the necessary levels to investigate complex financial crimes and prosecute those who have committed these crimes. 3. Allowable use of funds The funds authorized in this Act shall be used for the following: (1) The hiring of additional employees, including the hiring of 1,000 FBI agents and, in addition, a sufficient number of forensic experts, by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Justice to investigate corporate, securities, and mortgage fraud, and associated violations of the law relating to the United States financial markets. (2) The hiring of additional employees by the Attorney General of the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of the laws relating to the United States financial markets. (3) The hiring of additional employees by the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement to investigate and prosecute violations of the law relating to United States financial markets. 4. Authorizations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2013, fiscal year 2014, fiscal year 2015, and fiscal year 2016. Such sums shall be available until obligated."}}},{"rowIdx":591,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-132-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-132"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":132,"string":"132"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr132ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr132ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:55.631"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 132 IH: ObamaCare Repeal Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Repeal of the\n\t\t\t Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education\n\t\t\t Reconciliation Act of 2010\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Patient\n\t\t\t Protection and Affordable Care Act\n \n \n Effective as of the enactment\n\t\t\t of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (\n \n Public Law 111–148\n \n ), such\n\t\t\t Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are\n\t\t\t restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Health Care and\n\t\t\t Education Reconciliation Act of 2010\n \n \n Effective as of the\n\t\t\t enactment of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public\n\t\t\t Law 111–152), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or\n\t\t\t repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been\n\t\t\t enacted.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , Education and the Workforce , the Judiciary , Natural Resources , House Administration , Rules , and Appropriations , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ObamaCare Repeal Act . 2. Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted. (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Effective as of the enactment of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted."}}},{"rowIdx":592,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-133-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-133"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":133,"string":"133"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr133ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr133ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:55.746"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 133 IH: Citizens Protection Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Repeal of the\n\t\t\t Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 922 of title\n\t\t\t 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q).\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Related\n\t\t\t amendments\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Section 921(a) of\n\t\t\t such title is amended by striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and\n\t\t\t redesignating paragraphs (28), (29), and (32) through (35) as paragraphs (25)\n\t\t\t through (30), respectively.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Section 924(a) of\n\t\t\t such title is amended—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n in paragraph\n\t\t\t (1)(B), by striking\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n by striking\n\t\t\t paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4)\n\t\t\t through (6), respectively.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n The Gun-Free\n\t\t\t School Zones Act of 1990 (\n \n 18 U.S.C. 921\n \n note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public\n\t\t\t Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 133 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Massie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizens Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act (a) In general Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q). (b) Related amendments (1) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and redesignating paragraphs (28), (29), and (32) through (35) as paragraphs (25) through (30), respectively. (2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking (k), or (q) and inserting or (k) ; and (B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively. (3) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ( 18 U.S.C. 921 note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed."}}},{"rowIdx":593,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-134-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-134"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":134,"string":"134"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr134ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr134ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:55.128"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 134 IH: To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Elimination of automatic pay\n\t\t\t adjustments for Members of Congress\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t General\n \n \n Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative\n\t\t\t Reorganization Act of 1946 (\n \n 2 U.S.C. 31\n \n ) is repealed.\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Technical and\n\t\t\t conforming amendments\n \n \n Section 601(a)(1) of such Act is\n\t\t\t amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by striking\n \n \n \n \n \n (c)\n \n \n Effective\n\t\t\t Date\n \n \n This section shall take effect on December 31, 2014.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Matheson (for himself, Mr. Coble , Mr. McCaul , and Mr. Peters of Michigan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.\n\n1. Elimination of automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress (a) In General Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) is repealed. (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 601(a)(1) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a) ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by striking as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this subsection and inserting as from time to time adjusted by law . (c) Effective Date This section shall take effect on December 31, 2014."}}},{"rowIdx":594,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-135-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-135"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":135,"string":"135"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr135ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr135ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:54.923"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 135 IH: Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Project Modification,\n\t\t\t American and Sacramento Rivers, California\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The project for flood\n\t\t\t damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by\n\t\t\t section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law\n\t\t\t 104–303; 110 Stat. 3662), and modified by section 366 of the Water Resources\n\t\t\t Development Act of 1999 (\n \n Public Law 106–53\n \n ; 113 Stat. 319), section 129 of the\n\t\t\t Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 (\n \n Public Law 108–137\n \n ; 117\n\t\t\t Stat. 1839), and section 130 of the Energy and Water Development and Related\n\t\t\t Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Division C of\n \n Public Law 110–161\n \n ; 121 Stat.\n\t\t\t 1947), is further modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct\n\t\t\t improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and\n\t\t\t Sacramento Rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, California, substantially in\n\t\t\t accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Credit for\n\t\t\t non-Federal work\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n The non-Federal\n\t\t\t interest shall receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred\n\t\t\t by the non-Federal interest for planning, design, and construction of the\n\t\t\t project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and\n\t\t\t dredged material disposal areas for the project.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n Application of\n\t\t\t credit\n \n \n Such credit shall be applied toward the non-Federal share\n\t\t\t of—\n \n \n \n (A)\n \n \n the project;\n\t\t\t or\n \n \n \n \n (B)\n \n \n any other project\n\t\t\t for which the non-Federal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement\n\t\t\t with the Secretary.\n \n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n Limitation on\n\t\t\t statutory construction\n \n \n Nothing in this subsection may be\n\t\t\t construed to limit the ability of the non-Federal interest to pursue credit or\n\t\t\t reimbursement for work performed by the non-Federal interest in connection with\n\t\t\t the project under any other authority, rule, or procedure, including section\n\t\t\t 104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (\n \n 33 U.S.C. 2214\n \n ).\n \n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 . 2. Project Modification, American and Sacramento Rivers, California (a) In general The project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3662), and modified by section 366 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 ( Public Law 106–53 ; 113 Stat. 319), section 129 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 ( Public Law 108–137 ; 117 Stat. 1839), and section 130 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Division C of Public Law 110–161 ; 121 Stat. 1947), is further modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, California, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California , dated December 30, 2010, at an estimated total cost of $1,389,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $921,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $468,300,000. (b) Credit for non-Federal work (1) In general The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred by the non-Federal interest for planning, design, and construction of the project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas for the project. (2) Application of credit Such credit shall be applied toward the non-Federal share of— (A) the project; or (B) any other project for which the non-Federal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary. (3) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the ability of the non-Federal interest to pursue credit or reimbursement for work performed by the non-Federal interest in connection with the project under any other authority, rule, or procedure, including section 104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2214 )."}}},{"rowIdx":595,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-136-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-136"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":136,"string":"136"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr136ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr136ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:54.826"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 136 IH: Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Authorization of\n\t\t\t certain flood risk management projects\n \n \n The Secretary of the Army, acting through\n\t\t\t the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to implement any flood risk management\n\t\t\t project for which, before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of\n\t\t\t the Army has transmitted to Congress a letter that includes—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n a\n\t\t\t description of the project as recommended in a report by the Chief of Engineers\n\t\t\t that concludes that the project is technically sound, environmentally\n\t\t\t acceptable, and economically justified; and\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n notification that\n\t\t\t the Office of Management and Budget has concluded that the recommendations in\n\t\t\t the report are consistent with the policy and programs of the President.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize certain civil works projects, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 . 2. Authorization of certain flood risk management projects The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to implement any flood risk management project for which, before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army has transmitted to Congress a letter that includes— (1) a description of the project as recommended in a report by the Chief of Engineers that concludes that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified; and (2) notification that the Office of Management and Budget has concluded that the recommendations in the report are consistent with the policy and programs of the President."}}},{"rowIdx":596,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-137-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-137"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":137,"string":"137"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr137ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr137ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:55.028"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 137 IH: Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title; table of\n\t\t\t contents\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Short\n\t\t\t title\n \n \n This Act may be cited\n\t\t\t as the\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Table of\n\t\t\t contents\n \n \n The table of contents for this Act is as follows:\n \n \n \n Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.\n \n \n TITLE I—Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited\n\t\t\t\tfrom buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check\n\t\t\t\tSystem\n \n \n Sec. 101. Penalties for States that do not make data\n\t\t\t\telectronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check\n\t\t\t\tSystem.\n \n \n Sec. 102. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they\n\t\t\t\thave submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all\n\t\t\t\trecords identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal\n\t\t\t\tlaw.\n \n \n Sec. 103. Adjudicated as a mental defective; mental health\n\t\t\t\tassessment plan.\n \n \n Sec. 104. Clarification of the definition of drug abusers and\n\t\t\t\tdrug addicts who are prohibited from possessing firearms.\n \n \n TITLE II—Requiring a background check for every firearm\n\t\t\t\tsale\n \n \n Sec. 201. Purpose.\n \n \n Sec. 202. Firearms transfers.\n \n \n Sec. 203. Effective date.\n \n \n \n \n \n <enum>\n I\n </enum>\n <header>\n Ensuring that all\n\t\t\t individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the\n\t\t\t National Instant Criminal Background Check System\n </header>\n <section commented=\"no\" id=\"H14B8D35951FB4F61B18F171A9E640683\">\n <enum>\n 101.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Penalties for\n\t\t\t States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant\n\t\t\t Criminal Background Check System\n </header>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" id=\"H0C515B537178499C89A3991407AA8773\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In\n\t\t\t general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 104(b) of the\n\t\t\t NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/922\">\n 18 U.S.C. 922\n </external-xref>\n note) is amended to read\n\t\t\t as follows:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H2179B0C45E9543E78D86DA993FE4C759\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subsection id=\"HCEE1C948E4744B55B73BC599BB00AD48\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Penalties\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"HCE27AC9AE09448EB952015003BEB7501\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Discretionary\n\t\t\t\treduction\n </header>\n <text>\n During the 2-year period beginning 3 years after\n\t\t\t\tJanuary 8, 2008, the Attorney General may withhold not more than 3 percent of\n\t\t\t\tthe amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of\n\t\t\t\tthe Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/3755\">\n 42 U.S.C. 3755\n </external-xref>\n ) if the\n\t\t\t\tState provides less than 50 percent of the records required to be provided\n\t\t\t\tunder sections 102 and 103.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H98966A2A62224396B643B97E790AA4E1\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Mandatory\n\t\t\t\treductions\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"HF2D18EEEED6A40DF8238E4048888817A\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n During the 2-year\n\t\t\t\tperiod after the expiration of the period referred to in\n <internal-xref idref=\"HCE27AC9AE09448EB952015003BEB7501\" legis-path=\"(b)(1)\">\n paragraph (1)\n </internal-xref>\n , the Attorney General shall\n\t\t\t\twithhold 4 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State\n\t\t\t\tunder section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42\n\t\t\t\tU.S.C. 3755) if the State provides less than 70 percent of the records required\n\t\t\t\tto be provided under sections 102 and 103.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE32C76D6FBFA46878238DAF53391B671\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n After the\n\t\t\t\texpiration of the period referred to in\n <internal-xref idref=\"HF2D18EEEED6A40DF8238E4048888817A\" legis-path=\"(b)(2)(A)\">\n subparagraph (A)\n </internal-xref>\n , the Attorney General\n\t\t\t\tshall withhold 5 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a\n\t\t\t\tState under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of\n\t\t\t\t1968 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/42/3755\">\n 42 U.S.C. 3755\n </external-xref>\n ), if the State provides less than 90 percent of the\n\t\t\t\trecords required to be provided under sections 102 and\n\t\t\t\t103.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection commented=\"no\" id=\"H360FD94CD3924BA3A616F91857B575E2\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Reporting of\n\t\t\t State compliance\n </header>\n <text>\n Not later than 1 year after the date of\n\t\t\t enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall\n\t\t\t publish, and make available on a publicly accessible website, a report that\n\t\t\t ranks the States by the ratio of number of records submitted by each State\n\t\t\t under sections 102 and 103 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 922 note) to the estimated total number of available records of the\n\t\t\t State.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCF9752BD3A214A4CAD309115C7629E90\">\n <enum>\n 102.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Requirement\n\t\t\t that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant\n\t\t\t Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited\n\t\t\t from purchasing firearms under Federal law\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun\n\t\t\t Violence Prevention Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/922\">\n 18 U.S.C. 922\n </external-xref>\n note) is amended by adding at the end\n\t\t\t the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HDCD810698FD642FD9EBEA68B55060186\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H68F11DF60C8E4C79BA4ED621A37BC286\">\n <enum>\n (F)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Semiannual\n\t\t\t\tcertification and reporting\n </header>\n <clause id=\"H679CCF73076340F6AB6B65C142F8E360\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n </header>\n <text>\n The head of each Federal department or agency shall\n\t\t\t\tsubmit to the Attorney General a written certification indicating whether the\n\t\t\t\tdepartment or agency has provided to the Attorney General the pertinent\n\t\t\t\tinformation contained in any record of any person that the department or agency\n\t\t\t\twas in possession of during the time period addressed by the report\n\t\t\t\tdemonstrating that the person falls within a category described in subsection\n\t\t\t\t(g) or (n) of\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/922\">\n section 922\n </external-xref>\n of title 18, United States Code.\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H92824B3E49504E36A3CC489AD850DF6A\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Submission\n\t\t\t\tdates\n </header>\n <text>\n The head of a Federal department or agency shall submit a\n\t\t\t\tcertification under clause (i)—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H51D917392D7B48FB9F6988635A57B8E8\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n not later than\n\t\t\t\tJuly 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or agency\n\t\t\t\twas in possession of during the period beginning on January 1 of the year and\n\t\t\t\tending on June 30 of the year; and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H8B04002205F441BE83DCD8DBA998F55F\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n not later than\n\t\t\t\tJanuary 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or\n\t\t\t\tagency was in possession of during the period beginning on July 1 of the\n\t\t\t\tprevious year and ending on December 31 of the previous year.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H608ECAD8BA2F45849A00BC39AB66C9B5\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Contents\n </header>\n <text>\n A\n\t\t\t\tcertification required under clause (i) shall state, for the applicable\n\t\t\t\tperiod—\n </text>\n <subclause id=\"H7BD54CE360CA4051B3F3F2424EAE5467\">\n <enum>\n (I)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the number of\n\t\t\t\trecords of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell\n\t\t\t\twithin each of the categories described in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/922\">\n section 922(g)\n </external-xref>\n of title 18, United\n\t\t\t\tStates Code;\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"H1D166D1AD61F4F13A1928C33301B5D68\">\n <enum>\n (II)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the number of\n\t\t\t\trecords of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell\n\t\t\t\twithin the category described in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/922\">\n section 922(n)\n </external-xref>\n of title 18, United States\n\t\t\t\tCode; and\n </text>\n </subclause>\n <subclause id=\"HCBF513654C4A4CCFAD11D1E6621727DC\">\n <enum>\n (III)\n </enum>\n <text>\n for each\n\t\t\t\tcategory of records described in subclauses (I) and (II), the total number of\n\t\t\t\trecords of the Federal department or agency that have been provided to the\n\t\t\t\tAttorney\n\t\t\t\tGeneral.\n </text>\n </subclause>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n <section id=\"HCABE1258BA06423B8F940C599145A7CA\">\n <enum>\n 103.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Adjudicated as\n\t\t\t a mental defective\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H569E544AF5E34D7DA6A3AEE2928456C8\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In\n\t\t\t general\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n Section 921(a) of\n\t\t\t title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the\n\t\t\t following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HB92199030B2C4041BF655CA84823D287\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H2E0585179A2D4AC4B0757B27A58DBE67\">\n <enum>\n (36)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The term\n <term>\n adjudicated as a mental defective\n </term>\n shall—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H13875DFCCEE542DCBA9B1EE47580B250\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n have the meaning\n\t\t\t\tgiven the term in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"regulation\" parsable-cite=\"cfr/27/478.11\">\n section 478.11\n </external-xref>\n of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or\n\t\t\t\tany successor thereto; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HDEC487A3F028453EAD9A34917798830C\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\">\n include an order by a court, board,\n\t\t\t\tcommission, or other lawful authority that a person, in response to mental\n\t\t\t\tillness, incompetency, or marked subnormal intelligence, be compelled to\n\t\t\t\treceive services—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HB68D2FBF4B29469FBA79B0696BC1252F\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n including\n\t\t\t\tcounseling, medication, or testing to determine compliance with prescribed\n\t\t\t\tmedications; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H1607F69F84AA493EAD05D28FCFEAF135\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n not including\n\t\t\t\ttesting for use of alcohol or for abuse of any controlled substance or other\n\t\t\t\tdrug.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H770C4EF5DDFC4375977CB4A7F67FCB0D\">\n <enum>\n (37)\n </enum>\n <text>\n The term\n <term>\n committed to a mental institution\n </term>\n shall have the meaning given the\n\t\t\t\tterm in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"regulation\" parsable-cite=\"cfr/27/478.11\">\n section 478.11\n </external-xref>\n of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any\n\t\t\t\tsuccessor\n\t\t\t\tthereto.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H2F6C00B8A5244586AADBD2A9C663997B\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Limitation\n </header>\n <text>\n An\n\t\t\t individual who has been adjudicated as a mental defective before the effective\n\t\t\t date described in section 203 may not apply for relief from disability under\n\t\t\t section 101(c)(2) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922\n\t\t\t note) on the basis that the individual does not meet the requirements in\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/921\">\n section 921(a)(36)\n </external-xref>\n of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection\n\t\t\t (a).\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HDD72540ADD0D45A9BC3BA6F4028E24FA\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n NICS Improvement\n\t\t\t Amendments Act of 2007\n </header>\n <text>\n Section 3 of the NICS Improvement\n\t\t\t Amendments Act of 2007 (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/922\">\n 18 U.S.C. 922\n </external-xref>\n note) is amended by striking paragraph\n\t\t\t (2) and inserting the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H9FA9C4035D0D47588DB9EC8F02A1BC37\" style=\"OLC\">\n <paragraph id=\"H2840FCA4AC704D59A512536FE1FB33A0\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Mental health\n\t\t\t\tterms\n </header>\n <subparagraph id=\"HFB90FAEC8BDB4867A67D5E80B97C1F39\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n </header>\n <text>\n Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms\n <term>\n adjudicated as a mental defective\n </term>\n and\n <term>\n committed to a mental\n\t\t\t\tinstitution\n </term>\n shall have the meaning given the terms in section 921(a) of\n\t\t\t\ttitle 18, United States Code.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HCE5F0ED559A7470CAC892788B7906E9E\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Exception\n </header>\n <text>\n For\n\t\t\t\tpurposes of sections 102 and 103, the terms\n <term>\n adjudicated as a mental\n\t\t\t\tdefective\n </term>\n and\n <term>\n committed to a mental institution\n </term>\n shall have\n\t\t\t\tthe same meanings as on the day before the date of enactment of the\n <short-title>\n Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013\n </short-title>\n until the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of\n\t\t\t\tenactment.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H5082BD1DBBA14E7096CAD07221BA543D\">\n <enum>\n 104.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Clarification\n\t\t\t that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant\n\t\t\t Criminal Background Check System\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun\n\t\t\t Violence Protection Act (\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc\" parsable-cite=\"usc/18/922\">\n 18 U.S.C. 922\n </external-xref>\n note), as amended by section 102 of this\n\t\t\t Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H42548371199C4AAEAB366D28AC06E705\" style=\"OLC\">\n <subparagraph id=\"H4B17B72A1CF74F088FE95B46CEB3E55A\">\n <enum>\n (G)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Application to\n\t\t\t\tFederal courts\n </header>\n <text>\n In this paragraph—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HDC1338B2E5AB4435B5C227A091F79A52\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the terms\n <term>\n department or agency of the United States\n </term>\n and\n <term>\n Federal\n\t\t\t\tdepartment or agency\n </term>\n include a Federal court; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H1C59D59893DF40F3B7CE57DD26AD6E4A\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n for purposes of\n\t\t\t\tany request, submission, or notification, the Director of the Administrative\n\t\t\t\tOffice of the United States Courts shall perform the functions of the head of\n\t\t\t\tthe department or\n\t\t\t\tagency.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </section>\n \n \n <enum>\n II\n </enum>\n <header>\n Requiring a\n\t\t\t background check for every firearm sale\n </header>\n <section id=\"H6B8F42F90CB7429BA864F5CC03CE8255\">\n <enum>\n 201.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Purpose\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n The purpose of this title is to extend the\n\t\t\t Brady Law background check procedures to all sales and transfers of\n\t\t\t firearms.\n </text>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H4653FC16A8C04486952D69354E959DA5\">\n <enum>\n 202.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Firearms\n\t\t\t transfers\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"H48473ECAAC5340DE9D2E81C0776AB83F\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In\n\t\t\t general\n </header>\n <text>\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/18/44\">\n Chapter 44\n </external-xref>\n of title 18, United States Code, is amended by\n\t\t\t adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"HE040ADEAA45C4BFA88F4F9918FB157F1\" style=\"USC\">\n <section id=\"H3575077C72A646B7A96795844706F364\">\n <enum>\n 932.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Background\n\t\t\t\tchecks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons\n </header>\n <subsection id=\"HEBE8A3AEC0854751A64A8D2CB5E3D575\">\n <enum>\n (a)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Definitions\n </header>\n <text>\n In\n\t\t\t\tthis section—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H1613BE9712494E47805F91603AF3C53F\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the term\n <term>\n unlicensed transferee\n </term>\n means a person who—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H490C85A054B947E9AA8AED136564581D\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n is not licensed\n\t\t\t\tunder this chapter; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H47088D92519148FC96E80F20AAEA8B98\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n desires to\n\t\t\t\treceived a firearm from an unlicensed transferor; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H8E5C1C551B7F4CE9903A3C2C25579D5D\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the term\n <term>\n unlicensed transferor\n </term>\n means a person who—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HE9B48991EF274411B99EEBA70588417C\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n is not licensed\n\t\t\t\tunder this chapter; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HBB1017559C4E4147B78DA8F8BB5D5EC1\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n desires to\n\t\t\t\ttransfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee.\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HF4E1E593BF734B67B27CB5842AED8D5A\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Responsibilities\n\t\t\t\tof transferors other than licensees\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"HDD02DE4E41A544959D5CCA1D66EF4B2C\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n </header>\n <text>\n It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferor to\n\t\t\t\ttransfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee, unless the firearm is\n\t\t\t\ttransferred—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H12CCA65BF69D4961B80F18CCE51F0A8C\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <clause commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"HF1C77845DBBC4F9096149FBF2389FF25\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n through a licensed\n\t\t\t\tdealer under subsection (d);\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H026A994CA64D4B0EBB4265DE9883E1B1\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after inspecting a permit that\n\t\t\t\tconfirms a background check under subsection (f); or\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H87BDF7D5859E452BBF49F1B180985720\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in accordance with an exception\n\t\t\t\tdescribed in subsection (g); and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H65D2D0200C8E4FEDB5EF982DE7442143\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in accordance with\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (2).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H389C56CCDB294415A2FE1F10ECDF2A85\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Criminal\n\t\t\t\tbackground checks\n </header>\n <text>\n Except as provided in subsection (g), an\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferor—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H6095C8527394457299FDE3D0E8F2BEE6\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n subject to\n\t\t\t\tsubparagraph (B), may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee\n\t\t\t\tuntil—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H0280A18E74934FFD9422ACE382CBBF81\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the licensed\n\t\t\t\tdealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a\n\t\t\t\tnotification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H833D516C51CB4F0FBC05133534CFD99D\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check has\n\t\t\t\tbeen conducted, as described in subsection (f); and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HAD58656968B644CDA46F2B54C5F05E8B\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n may not transfer a\n\t\t\t\tfirearm to an unlicensed transferee if the licensed dealer through which the\n\t\t\t\ttransfer is made under subsection (d) makes the notification described in\n\t\t\t\tsubsection (d)(3)(B).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HE2A355AD8A7C41CD8285D529FD1EAA80\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Absence of\n\t\t\t\trecordkeeping requirements\n </header>\n <text>\n Nothing in this section shall permit\n\t\t\t\tor authorize the Attorney General to impose recordkeeping requirements on any\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferor.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HECAAD6A0A5A54C78973A78A949CDF685\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Responsibilities\n\t\t\t\tof transferees other than licensees\n </header>\n <paragraph id=\"H4034B078EE59428681DCBFA3AC8A6340\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <header>\n In\n\t\t\t\tgeneral\n </header>\n <text>\n It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferee to\n\t\t\t\treceive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor, unless the firearm is\n\t\t\t\ttransferred—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H1D9CDC447C084AD48F005DE15C4F8533\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <clause commented=\"no\" display-inline=\"yes-display-inline\" id=\"H4D796896C2D24B8B943DF729C7E624BB\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n through a licensed\n\t\t\t\tdealer under subsection (d);\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H0F13779F68CF4CF08393909B6CFEC259\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n after inspecting a permit that\n\t\t\t\tconfirms a background check in accordance with subsection (f); or\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HA30B1AD727424D3186A7B347F048257E\" indent=\"up1\">\n <enum>\n (iii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in accordance with an exception\n\t\t\t\tdescribed in subsection (g); and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H3A6712EC268D4FA58E164667E31635FE\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n in accordance with\n\t\t\t\tparagraph (2).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5A0C630FA3EE4D16B31EBC6AC9F4467D\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Criminal\n\t\t\t\tbackground checks\n </header>\n <text>\n Except as provided in subsection (f), an\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferee—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HFC3BE9A4DDD147BBB9468496F56F2017\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n subject to\n\t\t\t\tsubparagraph (B), may not receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor\n\t\t\t\tuntil—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"H08CF43B312184913A135713BA32397F1\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the licensed\n\t\t\t\tdealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a\n\t\t\t\tnotification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HD74553BDCAF847CA938D1C4E43586DA5\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check\n\t\t\t\tdescribed in subsection (f) has been conducted; and\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H9960F9B196D14F70ABB7F8FE3AB31320\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n may not receive a\n\t\t\t\tfirearm from another unlicensed transferor if the licensed dealer through which\n\t\t\t\tthe transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in\n\t\t\t\tsubsection (d)(3)(B).\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H948FED1D764843A3B7C1640B51FEEB4C\">\n <enum>\n (d)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Background\n\t\t\t\tchecks through licensed dealers\n </header>\n <text>\n A licensed dealer who agrees to\n\t\t\t\tassist in the transfer of a firearm between unlicensed transferor and an\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferee shall—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HF62491BFE0D94D888580059256910DF8\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n enter such\n\t\t\t\tinformation about the firearm as the Attorney General may require by regulation\n\t\t\t\tinto a separate bound record;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H5411D574D21E4587AEC50312D7D1474E\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n record the\n\t\t\t\ttransfer on a form specified by the Attorney General;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H0B4071AB98294082A62A6F4A3E413905\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n comply with\n\t\t\t\tsection 922(t) as if transferring the firearm from the inventory of the\n\t\t\t\tlicensed dealer to the unlicensed transferee (except that a licensed dealer\n\t\t\t\tassisting in the transfer of a firearm under this subsection shall not be\n\t\t\t\trequired to comply again with the requirements of section 922(t) in delivering\n\t\t\t\tthe firearm to the unlicensed transferee) and notify the unlicensed transferor\n\t\t\t\tand unlicensed transferee—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HD0800ADDC51744CAB2275C8727D50B3A\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n of such\n\t\t\t\tcompliance; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H1DFA941C85D44A14AB3C6625AB3FD775\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if the transfer is\n\t\t\t\tsubject to the requirements of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the\n\t\t\t\tlicensed dealer of a notification from the national instant criminal background\n\t\t\t\tcheck system that the transfer would violate section 922 or State law;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H625CF432D9E84B7B8250EBA6FC16DFF0\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n not later than 31\n\t\t\t\tdays after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney\n\t\t\t\tGeneral a report of the transfer, which—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC3F3F99BEDEB426592860FD84F07A32C\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall be on a form\n\t\t\t\tspecified by the Attorney General by regulation; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H1F218EC2C9D646DAB969B30475D24B0A\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n shall not include\n\t\t\t\tthe name of or other identifying information relating to the unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferor or unlicensed transferee;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H58ACF80A432C4C73BAE9FAD37AEED0DE\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if the licensed\n\t\t\t\tdealer assists an unlicensed transferor in transferring, at the same time or\n\t\t\t\tduring any 5 consecutive business days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any\n\t\t\t\tcombination of pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferee, in addition to the reports required under paragraph (4), prepare a\n\t\t\t\treport of the multiple transfers, which shall—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"HFF37EB4EA378434A98E2FA4AD06072BA\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n be prepared on a\n\t\t\t\tform specified by the Attorney General; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HA8995F7E302241458B94D2B8FA18860F\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n not later than the\n\t\t\t\tclose of business on the date on which the transfer requiring the report under\n\t\t\t\tthis paragraph occurs, be submitted to—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HEDD27FE2079840778547491B532EC305\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the office\n\t\t\t\tspecified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"H86108DDF8B5C41348E1BA585305C3260\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the appropriate\n\t\t\t\tState law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs;\n\t\t\t\tand\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H614E1498F58942369EDDFE4046089581\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n retain a record of\n\t\t\t\tthe transfer as part of the permanent business records of the licensed\n\t\t\t\tdealer.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H841E05CE60B4429EB462E3D23AA72D4C\">\n <enum>\n (e)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Purchase permits\n\t\t\t\tconfirming background checks\n </header>\n <text>\n An unlicensed transferor may\n\t\t\t\ttransfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the unlicensed transferor\n\t\t\t\tverifies that—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"HC3090DC588244BDCA4654256BF88E094\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferee has presented to a licensed dealer a permit or license that allows\n\t\t\t\tthe unlicensed transferee to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, and the\n\t\t\t\tlicensed dealer has verified to the unlicensed transferor that the permit or\n\t\t\t\tlicense is valid;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HC0C51D7CD2BB43BB833A811EF4687462\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the permit or\n\t\t\t\tlicense was issued not more than 5 years before the date on which the permit or\n\t\t\t\tlicense is presented under paragraph (1) by a law enforcement agency in the\n\t\t\t\tState in which the transfer is to take place;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H459A9A261CE1451DAEDD14BB13360411\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the law of the\n\t\t\t\tState provides that the permit or license is to be issued only after a law\n\t\t\t\tenforcement official has verified that neither the national instant criminal\n\t\t\t\tbackground check system nor other information indicates that possession of a\n\t\t\t\tfirearm by the unlicensed transferee would be in violation of Federal, State,\n\t\t\t\tor local law; and\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"HBF37408CBA8F462396DD216B1999DE04\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n if the permit or\n\t\t\t\tlicense does not include a photograph of the unlicensed transferee, the\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferor has examined a valid identification document (as defined\n\t\t\t\tin section 1028(d)) of the unlicensed transferee containing a photograph of the\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferee.\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H60B1F7260D0B4D549B491FBE757B809A\">\n <enum>\n (f)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Exceptions\n </header>\n <text>\n Unless\n\t\t\t\tprohibited by any other provision of law, subsections (b) and (c) shall not\n\t\t\t\tapply to any transfer of a firearm between an unlicensed transferor and\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferee, if—\n </text>\n <paragraph id=\"H174593EC97354903A357A67B9F74567B\">\n <enum>\n (1)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the transfer is a\n\t\t\t\tbona fide gift between immediate family members, including spouses, parents,\n\t\t\t\tchildren, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H4FC1046E6F864C5F8A6172D22E0B55DE\">\n <enum>\n (2)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the transfer\n\t\t\t\toccurs by operation of law, or because of the death of another person for whom\n\t\t\t\tthe unlicensed transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a\n\t\t\t\ttrustee of a trust created in a will;\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H738BAD11EB8F43D6B3D3E0B79CC29727\">\n <enum>\n (3)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the transfer is\n\t\t\t\ttemporary and occurs while in the home of the unlicensed transferee, if—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H218E4F7D98FB4C39A274A2ADFCF7FFB4\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferee is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H8D318398DD9D4AD7A191E1675577EE1F\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferee believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent\n\t\t\t\timminent death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H09FAB9482A284AA7AF0B4122FC8D19BD\">\n <enum>\n (4)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the transfer is\n\t\t\t\tapproved by the Attorney General under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue\n\t\t\t\tCode of 1986; or\n </text>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H81D32A0ACF524854AB4B5F5BBD78523D\">\n <enum>\n (5)\n </enum>\n <text>\n upon application\n\t\t\t\tof the unlicensed transferor, the Attorney General determined that compliance\n\t\t\t\twith subsection (b) is impracticable because—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H777D68C6CC994BED9956FB353A22DAE3\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the ratio of the\n\t\t\t\tnumber of law enforcement officers of the State in which the transfer is to\n\t\t\t\toccur to the number of square miles of land area of the State does not exceed\n\t\t\t\t0.0025;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H59589A11452044E99BD7222FF2787BF6\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the location at\n\t\t\t\twhich the transfer is to occur is extremely remote in relation to the chief law\n\t\t\t\tenforcement officer (as defined in section 922(s)(8)); and\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H398883F6B7E6421DBC01E1763BBC926E\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n there is an\n\t\t\t\tabsence of telecommunications facilities in the geographical area in which the\n\t\t\t\tunlicensed transferor is located; or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n <paragraph id=\"H8A3FC7B68D654E9CBE147B7D98849F19\">\n <enum>\n (6)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the transfer is a\n\t\t\t\ttemporary transfer of possession without transfer of title that takes\n\t\t\t\tplace—\n </text>\n <subparagraph id=\"H0328C1D4105C4DFF85475F2410930E9A\">\n <enum>\n (A)\n </enum>\n <text>\n at a shooting\n\t\t\t\trange located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated\n\t\t\t\torganization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in\n\t\t\t\tfirearms;\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"HC95C0F6CDABD494BA79A9AC98DFC5788\">\n <enum>\n (B)\n </enum>\n <text>\n at a target\n\t\t\t\tfirearm shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by a State\n\t\t\t\tagency or nonprofit organization; or\n </text>\n </subparagraph>\n <subparagraph id=\"H21EB5E4CEE6B4393AF7BE03094A7874A\">\n <enum>\n (C)\n </enum>\n <text>\n while hunting,\n\t\t\t\tfishing, or trapping, if—\n </text>\n <clause id=\"HA660BE894DE64EF6A62508393F89E130\">\n <enum>\n (i)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the activity is\n\t\t\t\tlegal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm;\n\t\t\t\tand\n </text>\n </clause>\n <clause id=\"HC4B26D8F46714A10B276BCAB64983A39\">\n <enum>\n (ii)\n </enum>\n <text>\n the unlicensed\n\t\t\t\ttransferee holds any required license or permit.\n </text>\n </clause>\n </subparagraph>\n </paragraph>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H2545D4C4708C4599952C4A472277E8F2\">\n <enum>\n (g)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Processing\n\t\t\t\tfees\n </header>\n <text>\n A licensed dealer that processes the transfer of a firearm\n\t\t\t\tunder this section may assess and collect a fee, in an amount not to exceed\n\t\t\t\t$15, with respect to each firearm transfer\n\t\t\t\tprocessed.\n </text>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"HD8B9A1767738494390F5EB034511E6E2\">\n <enum>\n (b)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Penalties\n </header>\n <text>\n Section\n\t\t\t 924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting\n <quote>\n or\n\t\t\t section 932\n </quote>\n after\n <quote>\n section 922\n </quote>\n .\n </text>\n </subsection>\n <subsection id=\"H78BC1D66F4E8491CA9E6A98BC4B6855C\">\n <enum>\n (c)\n </enum>\n <header>\n Conforming\n\t\t\t amendment\n </header>\n <text>\n The table of sections for\n <external-xref legal-doc=\"usc-chapter\" parsable-cite=\"usc-chapter/18/44\">\n chapter 44\n </external-xref>\n of title 18,\n\t\t\t United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n </text>\n <quoted-block display-inline=\"no-display-inline\" id=\"H4F0CB9AF1D4D41F59D885C3CCDB3AF62\" style=\"OLC\">\n <toc>\n <toc-entry bold=\"off\" level=\"section\">\n 932. Background checks for\n\t\t\t\tfirearm transfers by unlicensed\n\t\t\t\tpersons.\n </toc-entry>\n </toc>\n <after-quoted-block>\n .\n </after-quoted-block>\n </quoted-block>\n </subsection>\n </section>\n <section id=\"H93261B0556BE494DB3CD2836A51CBE0D\">\n <enum>\n 203.\n </enum>\n <header>\n Effective\n\t\t\t date\n </header>\n <text display-inline=\"no-display-inline\">\n The amendments made by\n\t\t\t this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this\n\t\t\t Act.\n </text>\n </section>\n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. McCarthy of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.\n\n1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. TITLE I—Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Sec. 101. Penalties for States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Sec. 102. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal law. Sec. 103. Adjudicated as a mental defective; mental health assessment plan. Sec. 104. Clarification of the definition of drug abusers and drug addicts who are prohibited from possessing firearms. TITLE II—Requiring a background check for every firearm sale Sec. 201. Purpose. Sec. 202. Firearms transfers. Sec. 203. Effective date. I Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System 101. Penalties for States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (a) In general Section 104(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Penalties (1) Discretionary reduction During the 2-year period beginning 3 years after January 8, 2008, the Attorney General may withhold not more than 3 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755 ) if the State provides less than 50 percent of the records required to be provided under sections 102 and 103. (2) Mandatory reductions (A) During the 2-year period after the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1) , the Attorney General shall withhold 4 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) if the State provides less than 70 percent of the records required to be provided under sections 102 and 103. (B) After the expiration of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) , the Attorney General shall withhold 5 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755 ), if the State provides less than 90 percent of the records required to be provided under sections 102 and 103. . (b) Reporting of State compliance Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall publish, and make available on a publicly accessible website, a report that ranks the States by the ratio of number of records submitted by each State under sections 102 and 103 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) to the estimated total number of available records of the State. 102. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal law Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Semiannual certification and reporting (i) In general The head of each Federal department or agency shall submit to the Attorney General a written certification indicating whether the department or agency has provided to the Attorney General the pertinent information contained in any record of any person that the department or agency was in possession of during the time period addressed by the report demonstrating that the person falls within a category described in subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code. (ii) Submission dates The head of a Federal department or agency shall submit a certification under clause (i)— (I) not later than July 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or agency was in possession of during the period beginning on January 1 of the year and ending on June 30 of the year; and (II) not later than January 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or agency was in possession of during the period beginning on July 1 of the previous year and ending on December 31 of the previous year. (iii) Contents A certification required under clause (i) shall state, for the applicable period— (I) the number of records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell within each of the categories described in section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code; (II) the number of records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell within the category described in section 922(n) of title 18, United States Code; and (III) for each category of records described in subclauses (I) and (II), the total number of records of the Federal department or agency that have been provided to the Attorney General. . 103. Adjudicated as a mental defective (a) In general Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) The term adjudicated as a mental defective shall— (A) have the meaning given the term in section 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto; and (B) include an order by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that a person, in response to mental illness, incompetency, or marked subnormal intelligence, be compelled to receive services— (i) including counseling, medication, or testing to determine compliance with prescribed medications; and (ii) not including testing for use of alcohol or for abuse of any controlled substance or other drug. (37) The term committed to a mental institution shall have the meaning given the term in section 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. . (b) Limitation An individual who has been adjudicated as a mental defective before the effective date described in section 203 may not apply for relief from disability under section 101(c)(2) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) on the basis that the individual does not meet the requirements in section 921(a)(36) of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 Section 3 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Mental health terms (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms adjudicated as a mental defective and committed to a mental institution shall have the meaning given the terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code. (B) Exception For purposes of sections 102 and 103, the terms adjudicated as a mental defective and committed to a mental institution shall have the same meanings as on the day before the date of enactment of the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 until the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. . 104. Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note), as amended by section 102 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Application to Federal courts In this paragraph— (i) the terms department or agency of the United States and Federal department or agency include a Federal court; and (ii) for purposes of any request, submission, or notification, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall perform the functions of the head of the department or agency. . II Requiring a background check for every firearm sale 201. Purpose The purpose of this title is to extend the Brady Law background check procedures to all sales and transfers of firearms. 202. Firearms transfers (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Background checks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term unlicensed transferee means a person who— (A) is not licensed under this chapter; and (B) desires to received a firearm from an unlicensed transferor; and (2) the term unlicensed transferor means a person who— (A) is not licensed under this chapter; and (B) desires to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee. (b) Responsibilities of transferors other than licensees (1) In general It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferor to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee, unless the firearm is transferred— (A) (i) through a licensed dealer under subsection (d); (ii) after inspecting a permit that confirms a background check under subsection (f); or (iii) in accordance with an exception described in subsection (g); and (B) in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Criminal background checks Except as provided in subsection (g), an unlicensed transferor— (A) subject to subparagraph (B), may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee until— (i) the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or (ii) the unlicensed transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check has been conducted, as described in subsection (f); and (B) may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes the notification described in subsection (d)(3)(B). (3) Absence of recordkeeping requirements Nothing in this section shall permit or authorize the Attorney General to impose recordkeeping requirements on any unlicensed transferor. (c) Responsibilities of transferees other than licensees (1) In general It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferee to receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor, unless the firearm is transferred— (A) (i) through a licensed dealer under subsection (d); (ii) after inspecting a permit that confirms a background check in accordance with subsection (f); or (iii) in accordance with an exception described in subsection (g); and (B) in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Criminal background checks Except as provided in subsection (f), an unlicensed transferee— (A) subject to subparagraph (B), may not receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor until— (i) the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or (ii) the unlicensed transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check described in subsection (f) has been conducted; and (B) may not receive a firearm from another unlicensed transferor if the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in subsection (d)(3)(B). (d) Background checks through licensed dealers A licensed dealer who agrees to assist in the transfer of a firearm between unlicensed transferor and an unlicensed transferee shall— (1) enter such information about the firearm as the Attorney General may require by regulation into a separate bound record; (2) record the transfer on a form specified by the Attorney General; (3) comply with section 922(t) as if transferring the firearm from the inventory of the licensed dealer to the unlicensed transferee (except that a licensed dealer assisting in the transfer of a firearm under this subsection shall not be required to comply again with the requirements of section 922(t) in delivering the firearm to the unlicensed transferee) and notify the unlicensed transferor and unlicensed transferee— (A) of such compliance; and (B) if the transfer is subject to the requirements of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the licensed dealer of a notification from the national instant criminal background check system that the transfer would violate section 922 or State law; (4) not later than 31 days after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney General a report of the transfer, which— (A) shall be on a form specified by the Attorney General by regulation; and (B) shall not include the name of or other identifying information relating to the unlicensed transferor or unlicensed transferee; (5) if the licensed dealer assists an unlicensed transferor in transferring, at the same time or during any 5 consecutive business days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any combination of pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same unlicensed transferee, in addition to the reports required under paragraph (4), prepare a report of the multiple transfers, which shall— (A) be prepared on a form specified by the Attorney General; and (B) not later than the close of business on the date on which the transfer requiring the report under this paragraph occurs, be submitted to— (i) the office specified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and (ii) the appropriate State law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs; and (6) retain a record of the transfer as part of the permanent business records of the licensed dealer. (e) Purchase permits confirming background checks An unlicensed transferor may transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the unlicensed transferor verifies that— (1) the unlicensed transferee has presented to a licensed dealer a permit or license that allows the unlicensed transferee to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, and the licensed dealer has verified to the unlicensed transferor that the permit or license is valid; (2) the permit or license was issued not more than 5 years before the date on which the permit or license is presented under paragraph (1) by a law enforcement agency in the State in which the transfer is to take place; (3) the law of the State provides that the permit or license is to be issued only after a law enforcement official has verified that neither the national instant criminal background check system nor other information indicates that possession of a firearm by the unlicensed transferee would be in violation of Federal, State, or local law; and (4) if the permit or license does not include a photograph of the unlicensed transferee, the unlicensed transferor has examined a valid identification document (as defined in section 1028(d)) of the unlicensed transferee containing a photograph of the unlicensed transferee. (f) Exceptions Unless prohibited by any other provision of law, subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to any transfer of a firearm between an unlicensed transferor and unlicensed transferee, if— (1) the transfer is a bona fide gift between immediate family members, including spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren; (2) the transfer occurs by operation of law, or because of the death of another person for whom the unlicensed transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a trustee of a trust created in a will; (3) the transfer is temporary and occurs while in the home of the unlicensed transferee, if— (A) the unlicensed transferee is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; and (B) the unlicensed transferee believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee; (4) the transfer is approved by the Attorney General under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (5) upon application of the unlicensed transferor, the Attorney General determined that compliance with subsection (b) is impracticable because— (A) the ratio of the number of law enforcement officers of the State in which the transfer is to occur to the number of square miles of land area of the State does not exceed 0.0025; (B) the location at which the transfer is to occur is extremely remote in relation to the chief law enforcement officer (as defined in section 922(s)(8)); and (C) there is an absence of telecommunications facilities in the geographical area in which the unlicensed transferor is located; or (6) the transfer is a temporary transfer of possession without transfer of title that takes place— (A) at a shooting range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in firearms; (B) at a target firearm shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by a State agency or nonprofit organization; or (C) while hunting, fishing, or trapping, if— (i) the activity is legal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm; and (ii) the unlicensed transferee holds any required license or permit. (g) Processing fees A licensed dealer that processes the transfer of a firearm under this section may assess and collect a fee, in an amount not to exceed $15, with respect to each firearm transfer processed. . (b) Penalties Section 924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting or section 932 after section 922 . (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Background checks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons. . 203. 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R. 138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act . 2. Prohibition on transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (a) Definition Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: (30) The term large capacity ammunition feeding device — (A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; but (B) does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. . (b) Prohibitions Section 922 of such title is amended by inserting after subsection (u) the following: (v) (1) (A) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device. (ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to the possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring into the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding device. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) a manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State, or a transfer to or possession by a law enforcement officer employed by such an entity for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty); (B) a transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system and security organization required by Federal law, or possession by an employee or contractor of such a licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear materials; (C) the possession, by an individual who is retired from service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device transferred to the individual by the agency upon that retirement; or (D) a manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the Attorney General. . (c) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(v) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. . (d) Identification markings Section 923(i) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: A large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of the enactment of this sentence shall be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after such date of enactment, and such other identification as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe. ."}}},{"rowIdx":598,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-139-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-139"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":139,"string":"139"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr139ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr139ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:54.531"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 139 IH: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Findings and\n\t\t\t statement of policy\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Findings\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Congress finds the following:\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n Americans cherish\n\t\t\t the continued existence of expansive, unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and\n\t\t\t wildlife found on their public lands, and feel a strong moral responsibility to\n\t\t\t protect this wilderness heritage as an enduring resource to bequeath\n\t\t\t undisturbed to future generations of Americans.\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n It is widely\n\t\t\t believed by ecologists, wildlife scientists, public land specialists, and other\n\t\t\t experts that the wilderness ecosystem centered around and dependent upon the\n\t\t\t Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, represents\n\t\t\t the very epitome of a primeval wilderness ecosystem and constitutes the\n\t\t\t greatest wilderness area and diversity of wildlife habitats of its kind in the\n\t\t\t United States.\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n President Dwight\n\t\t\t D. Eisenhower initiated protection of the wilderness values of the Arctic\n\t\t\t coastal plain in 1960 when he set aside 8,900,000 acres establishing the Arctic\n\t\t\t National Wildlife Range expressly\n \n \n \n \n (4)\n \n \n In 1980, when the\n\t\t\t Congress acted to strengthen the protective management of the\n\t\t\t Eisenhower-designated area with the enactment of the Alaska National Interest\n\t\t\t Lands Conservation Act (\n \n Public Law 96–487\n \n ), Representative Morris K. Udall led\n\t\t\t the effort to more than double the size of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge\n\t\t\t and extend statutory wilderness protection to most of the original area.\n \n \n \n \n (5)\n \n \n Before the\n\t\t\t enactment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the House of\n\t\t\t Representatives twice passed legislation that would have protected the entire\n\t\t\t Eisenhower-designated area as wilderness, including the Arctic coastal\n\t\t\t plain.\n \n \n \n \n (6)\n \n \n A\n\t\t\t majority of Americans have supported and continue to support preserving and\n\t\t\t protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the Arctic coastal\n\t\t\t plain, from any industrial development and consider oil and gas exploration and\n\t\t\t development in particular to be incompatible with the purposes for which this\n\t\t\t incomparable wilderness ecosystem has been set aside.\n \n \n \n \n (7)\n \n \n When the Arctic\n\t\t\t National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 by paragraph (2) of section\n\t\t\t 303 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (\n \n Public Law 96–487\n \n ;\n\t\t\t 94 Stat. 2390;\n \n 16 U.S.C. 668dd\n \n note), subparagraph (B)(iii) of such paragraph\n\t\t\t specifically stated that one of the purposes for which the Arctic National\n\t\t\t Wildlife Refuge is established and managed would be to provide the opportunity\n\t\t\t for continued subsistence uses by local residents, and, therefore, the lands\n\t\t\t designated as wilderness within the Refuge, including the area designated by\n\t\t\t this Act, are and will continue to be managed consistent with such\n\t\t\t subparagraph.\n \n \n \n \n (8)\n \n \n Canada has taken\n\t\t\t action to preserve those portions of the wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic\n\t\t\t that exist on its side of the international border and provides strong legal\n\t\t\t protection for the habitat of the Porcupine River caribou herd that migrates\n\t\t\t annually through both countries to calve on the Arctic coastal plain.\n \n \n \n \n (9)\n \n \n The extension of\n\t\t\t full wilderness protection for the Arctic coastal plain within the Arctic\n\t\t\t National Wildlife Refuge will still leave most of the North Slope of Alaska\n\t\t\t available for the development of energy resources, which will allow Alaska to\n\t\t\t continue to contribute significantly to meeting the energy needs of the United\n\t\t\t States without despoiling the unique Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic\n\t\t\t National Wildlife Refuge.\n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Statement of\n\t\t\t Policy\n \n \n The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the\n\t\t\t United States—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n to honor the\n\t\t\t decades of bipartisan efforts that have increasingly protected the great\n\t\t\t wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic coastal plain;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n to sustain this\n\t\t\t natural treasure for the current generation of Americans; and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n to do everything\n\t\t\t possible to protect and preserve this magnificent natural ecosystem so that it\n\t\t\t may be bequeathed in its unspoiled natural condition to future generations of\n\t\t\t Americans.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n 3.\n \n \n Designation of\n\t\t\t additional wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n Inclusion of\n\t\t\t arctic coastal plain\n \n \n In furtherance of the Wilderness Act (16\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), an area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the\n\t\t\t State of Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted\n\t\t\t on a map entitled\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Administration\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t Secretary of the Interior shall administer the area designated as wilderness by\n\t\t\t subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act as part of the wilderness\n\t\t\t area already in existence within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as of the\n\t\t\t date of the enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act . 2. Findings and statement of policy (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Americans cherish the continued existence of expansive, unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and wildlife found on their public lands, and feel a strong moral responsibility to protect this wilderness heritage as an enduring resource to bequeath undisturbed to future generations of Americans. (2) It is widely believed by ecologists, wildlife scientists, public land specialists, and other experts that the wilderness ecosystem centered around and dependent upon the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, represents the very epitome of a primeval wilderness ecosystem and constitutes the greatest wilderness area and diversity of wildlife habitats of its kind in the United States. (3) President Dwight D. Eisenhower initiated protection of the wilderness values of the Arctic coastal plain in 1960 when he set aside 8,900,000 acres establishing the Arctic National Wildlife Range expressly for the purpose of preserving unique wildlife, wilderness and recreational values . (4) In 1980, when the Congress acted to strengthen the protective management of the Eisenhower-designated area with the enactment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ), Representative Morris K. Udall led the effort to more than double the size of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and extend statutory wilderness protection to most of the original area. (5) Before the enactment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the House of Representatives twice passed legislation that would have protected the entire Eisenhower-designated area as wilderness, including the Arctic coastal plain. (6) A majority of Americans have supported and continue to support preserving and protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the Arctic coastal plain, from any industrial development and consider oil and gas exploration and development in particular to be incompatible with the purposes for which this incomparable wilderness ecosystem has been set aside. (7) When the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 by paragraph (2) of section 303 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ; 94 Stat. 2390; 16 U.S.C. 668dd note), subparagraph (B)(iii) of such paragraph specifically stated that one of the purposes for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is established and managed would be to provide the opportunity for continued subsistence uses by local residents, and, therefore, the lands designated as wilderness within the Refuge, including the area designated by this Act, are and will continue to be managed consistent with such subparagraph. (8) Canada has taken action to preserve those portions of the wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic that exist on its side of the international border and provides strong legal protection for the habitat of the Porcupine River caribou herd that migrates annually through both countries to calve on the Arctic coastal plain. (9) The extension of full wilderness protection for the Arctic coastal plain within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will still leave most of the North Slope of Alaska available for the development of energy resources, which will allow Alaska to continue to contribute significantly to meeting the energy needs of the United States without despoiling the unique Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (b) Statement of Policy The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States— (1) to honor the decades of bipartisan efforts that have increasingly protected the great wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic coastal plain; (2) to sustain this natural treasure for the current generation of Americans; and (3) to do everything possible to protect and preserve this magnificent natural ecosystem so that it may be bequeathed in its unspoiled natural condition to future generations of Americans. 3. Designation of additional wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (a) Inclusion of arctic coastal plain In furtherance of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), an area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—1002 Area Alternative E—Wilderness Designation and dated October 28, 1991, is hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The map referred to in this subsection shall be available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Administration The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the area designated as wilderness by subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act as part of the wilderness area already in existence within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as of the date of the enactment of this Act."}}},{"rowIdx":599,"cells":{"tv_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-140-ih-dtd"},"legis_id":{"kind":"string","value":"113-hr-140"},"congress_num":{"kind":"number","value":113,"string":"113"},"legis_type":{"kind":"string","value":"hr"},"legis_num":{"kind":"number","value":140,"string":"140"},"legis_version":{"kind":"string","value":"ih"},"legis_class":{"kind":"string","value":"bills"},"bulk_path":{"kind":"string","value":"data/govinfo/BILLS/113/1/hr/BILLS-113hr140ih.xml"},"file_name":{"kind":"string","value":"BILLS-113hr140ih.xml"},"lastmod":{"kind":"string","value":"2023-01-08 17:42:53.957"},"xml_type":{"kind":"string","value":"dtd"},"root_tag":{"kind":"string","value":"bill"},"tv_xml":{"kind":"string","value":"\n\n\n \n \n \n 113 HR 140 IH: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013\n \n \n U.S. House of Representatives\n \n \n 2013-01-03\n \n \n text/xml\n \n \n EN\n \n \n Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 1.\n \n \n Short title\n \n \n This Act may be cited as the\n \n \n \n \n 2.\n \n \n Citizenship at\n\t\t\t birth for certain persons born in the United States\n \n \n \n (a)\n \n \n In\n\t\t\t general\n \n \n Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 1401) is amended—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n by inserting\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n by redesignating\n\t\t\t subsections (a) through (h) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively;\n\t\t\t and\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following:\n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Definition\n \n \n Acknowledging the right of birthright\n\t\t\t\tcitizenship established by section 1 of the 14th amendment to the Constitution,\n\t\t\t\ta person born in the United States shall be considered ‘subject to the\n\t\t\t\tjurisdiction’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) if the\n\t\t\t\tperson is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is—\n \n \n \n (1)\n \n \n a citizen or\n\t\t\t\tnational of the United States;\n \n \n \n \n (2)\n \n \n an alien lawfully\n\t\t\t\tadmitted for permanent residence in the United States whose residence is in the\n\t\t\t\tUnited States; or\n \n \n \n \n (3)\n \n \n an alien\n\t\t\t\tperforming active service in the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of\n\t\t\t\ttitle 10, United States\n\t\t\t\tCode).\n \n \n \n \n .\n \n \n \n \n \n \n (b)\n \n \n Applicability\n \n \n The\n\t\t\t amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall not be construed to affect the\n\t\t\t citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of the\n\t\t\t enactment of this Act.\n \n \n \n \n \n"},"tv_txt":{"kind":"string","value":"I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 140 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Jones , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mrs. Black , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Nugent , and Mr. Barletta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.\n\n1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013 . 2. Citizenship at birth for certain persons born in the United States (a) In general Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended— (1) by inserting (a) In general.— before The following ; (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Definition Acknowledging the right of birthright citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th amendment to the Constitution, a person born in the United States shall be considered ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is— (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States whose residence is in the United States; or (3) an alien performing active service in the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code). . 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\n Complex Crises Fund\n\n , and\n
\n Transition Initiatives\n\n may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations:\n
\n foreign terrorist organization\n\n means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n may be made available as a contribution to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n
\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n\n in title I, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of\n
\n Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials\n\n unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading\n
\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n\n for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated:\n
\n credible evidence\n\n : (1) a final court judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a current or former employee of such mission or organization (for which the time period for appeal has expired); (2) the issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecution:\n
\n September 30, 2015\n\n for\n
\n September 30, 2010\n\n .\n
\n September 30, 2015\n\n for\n
\n October 1, 2010\n\n in paragraph (2).\n
\n September 30, 2015\n\n for\n
\n October 1, 2010\n\n in paragraph (2).\n
\n September 30, 2015\n\n for\n
\n October 1, 2010\n\n in subparagraph (B).\n
\n and 2014\n\n and inserting\n
\n 2014, and 2015\n\n ; and\n
\n 2014\n\n each place it appears and inserting\n
\n 2015\n\n ; and\n
\n 2014\n\n and inserting\n
\n 2015\n\n .\n
\n International Disaster Assistance\n\n and\n
\n Migration and Refugee Assistance\n\n shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply):\n
\n Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority\n\n ).\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n for the West Bank and Gaza.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity's governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and such audit shall address—\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs including not less than $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian students with high financial need:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made available for education and economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n that are available for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold from obligation an amount that the Secretary determines to be equivalent to that expended by the United States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees, associated with democracy related trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in\n
\n Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012\n\n .\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n and\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n shall only be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n ,\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n , and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n for assistance for the Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows—\n
\n September 30, 2015\n\n .\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are available for assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n , not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan.\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security and stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n for assistance for Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701:\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are available for assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to—\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act—\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, in addition to such sums that may otherwise be made available for such purposes.\n
\n Global Health Programs\n\n for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n and\n
\n Transition Initiatives\n\n to respond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of such funds:\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n (IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military efforts in support of international peacekeeping operations, countering regional terrorism, and border security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College.\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n and\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n that are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia shall—\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n in this Act that are made available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations, expanded IMET, and professional military education:\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n in this Act should be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea.\n
\n Global Health Programs\n\n and\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of division K of\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n and\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n , not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K of\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n that are made available for assistance for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the central government and Somali regions, and should be provided in an impartial manner that is based on need and institutional capacity:\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n may be made available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease political, military and/or financial support to armed groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, or other contraband.\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n shall be made available for activities to strengthen maritime security in the Asia region:\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n shall be made available for activities to promote the professionalism and capabilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other governmental maritime entities directly engaged in maritime security issues in the Asia region, including to counter piracy and facilitate cooperation on disaster relief efforts.\n
\n Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs\n\n and\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n shall be made available for exchange programs for the Asia region, including for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government:\n
\n International Broadcasting Operations\n\n that are made available for the Asia region shall be made available to support the narrative required in subparagraph (B), as appropriate:\n
\n Global Health Programs\n\n ,\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n ,\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and\n
\n Migration and Refugee Assistance\n\n shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n may be made available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law:\n
\n Migration and Refugee Assistance\n\n ;\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n may be made available for assistance for Burma:\n
\n Public Law 112–74\n\n the phrase\n
\n and shall also include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency\n\n .\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n shall be made available for basic education programs in Cambodia.\n
\n International Broadcasting Operations\n\n in title I of this Act shall be made available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea.\n
\n Migration and Refugee Assistance\n\n shall be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for protection activities in the People’s Republic of China.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n may be made available for assistance for the government of North Korea.\n
\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n\n in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action.\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are available for assistance for the Philippine army should only be made available in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n shall be made available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n shall be made available for health/disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated with dioxin.\n
\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n\n ,\n
\n Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance\n\n , and\n
\n Operating Expenses\n\n that are available for the construction and renovation of United States Government facilities in Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is to accommodate Federal employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets above those notified by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those in place on the date of enactment of this Act:\n
\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n\n and\n
\n Operating Expenses\n\n that are made available for operations in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, submits to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, an update of the report required by section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n and\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n for assistance for Afghanistan—\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n and\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n for assistance for the central Government of Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not be obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is—\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for an endowment to empower women and girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to improve labor conditions by strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ organizations in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sectors.\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n may be made available for assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, including providing investigators access to witnesses, documents, and other information.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n ,\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n , and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n for assistance for the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is—\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and are subject to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n and\n
\n Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs\n\n that are available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to support programs to train border and customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n that are made available for assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 (\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n that are made available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase the number of scholarships for women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal year 2015.\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all military personnel.\n
\n International Military Education and Training\n\n (IMET) in this Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations and expanded IMET:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the Central Asian countries.\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n that are available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia should be made available to enhance the recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in police and other security forces.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development/institution building, local governance programs, and support for victims of the violence in Colombia.\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n should be made available for programs in Cuba.\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are available for assistance for the Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n that are available for assistance for the Mexican army and police, the Secretary of State shall report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Mexico is meeting the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n and\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.\n
\n International Organizations and Programs\n\n in title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency is—\n
\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n\n ,\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n ,\n
\n Andean Counterdrug Initiative\n\n , and\n
\n Andean Counterdrug Programs\n\n may be used for any other program and in any region, including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a deployment:\n
\n September 30, 2009\n\n in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be\n
\n September 30, 2014\n\n .\n
\n Operating Expenses\n\n .\n
\n Global Health Programs\n\n and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711;\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n ,\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls.\n
\n democracy programs\n\n in section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to rescue scholars, and fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa for academic professionals and university students from countries in such region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n
\n countering violent extremism\n\n shall be defined as non-coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public support for FTOs:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n to funds appropriated by this Act under the headings\n
\n Multilateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions\n\n for additional payments to trust funds enumerated under such headings:\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n and\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n , not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war:\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n ,\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n , not less than $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally.\n
\n assistance\n\n shall not include expanded international military education and training.\n
\n International Organizations and Programs\n\n in this Act for fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).\n
\n Global Health Programs\n\n account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.\n
\n Development Assistance\n\n ,\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n in this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities:\n
\n International Disaster Assistance\n\n ,\n
\n Complex Crises Fund\n\n ,\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n ,\n
\n Migration and Refugee Assistance\n\n ,\n
\n United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund\n\n , and\n
\n Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance\n\n ) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request.\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the limitation contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for assistance and related programs for the countries identified in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (\n
\n Global Health Programs\n\n ,\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n in title III to counter Russian aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings\n
\n International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement\n\n and\n
\n Foreign Military Financing Program\n\n in title IV:\n
\n Department of the Treasury\n\n in title III and\n
\n International Financial Institutions\n\n in title V.\n
\n Development Credit Authority\n\n .\n
\n Diplomatic and Consular Programs\n\n and\n
\n Operating Expenses\n\n .\n
\n International Broadcasting Operations\n\n ,\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n , and\n
\n Democracy Fund\n\n , not less than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally:\n
\n International Broadcasting Operations\n\n ,\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n ,\n
\n Democracy Fund\n\n , and\n
\n Complex Crises Fund\n\n , and shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy promotion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;\n
\n Economic Support Fund\n\n shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation.\n
\n Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative\n\n means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled\n
\n Conclusions on Development,\n\n done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005.\n
\n Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative\n\n means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled\n
\n Conclusions on Development,\n\n done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005.\n
\n Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation\n\n from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $30,000,000 are rescinded.\n
\n (other than section 211)\n\n after\n
\n this title\n\n .\n
\n appropriate congressional committees\n\n means—\n
\n February 27, 2015\n\n ;\n
\n the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution\n\n in section 144 and inserting\n
\n December 11, 2014\n\n ; and\n
\n Department of Homeland Security—United States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses\n\n shall be obligated at a rate for operations necessary for Presidential candidate nominee protection.\n
\n the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015\n\n and inserting\n
\n December 11, 2014\n\n .\n
\n the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015\n\n and inserting\n
\n December 11, 2014\n\n .\n
\n the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015\n\n and inserting\n
\n December 11, 2014\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014\n \n
\n , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;\n\n ;\n
\n , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;\n\n ; and\n
\n this section\n\n and inserting\n
\n paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a)\n\n , and\n
\n and for activities that improve health care quality\n\n after\n
\n clinical services\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014\n \n
\n transferee employer\n\n ) other than the employer which experiences the substantial cessation of operations (the\n
\n transferor employer\n\n ) conducts any portion of such operations, then—\n
\n applicable plan\n\n means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of—\n
\n applicable plan\n\n means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of—\n
\n or\n\n at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting\n
\n ; or\n\n , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:\n
\n paragraph (1)(B)\n\n and inserting\n
\n subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)\n\n .\n
\n or\n\n at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting\n
\n ; or\n\n , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:\n
\n paragraph (1)(B)\n\n and inserting\n
\n subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)\n\n .\n
\n An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of\n\t\t\t the United States, and for other purposes\n\n , approved December 24, 1980\n\t\t\t (\n
\n An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other\n\t\t\t purposes\n\n , approved December 24, 1980 (\n
\n An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other\n\t\t\t purposes\n\n , approved December 24, 1980 (\n
\n An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other\n\t\t\t purposes\n\n , approved December 24, 1980 (\n
\n A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and\n\t\t\t financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the\n\t\t\t United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of\n\t\t\t energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable\n\t\t\t energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and\n\t\t\t for other purposes.\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Transportation Security Administration\n\t\t\t Ombudsman Act of 2013\n \n
\n appropriate congressional committee\n\n means the Committee on\n\t\t\t\tHomeland Security of the House of Representatives and any committee of the\n\t\t\t\tHouse of Representatives or the Senate having legislative jurisdiction under\n\t\t\t\tthe rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, over the\n\t\t\t\tmatter\n\t\t\t\tconcerned.\n
\n Virgin Islands Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer Search Commission\n\n .\n
\n Virgin Islands Chief\n\t\t\t Financial Officer Search Commission\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Cybersecurity Education Enhancement\n\t\t\t Act of 2013\n \n
\n institution of higher education\n\n has the meaning given that term\n\t\t\t in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 1001(a)).\n
\n\n .\n\n Castle Nugent National Historic Site\n\t\t\t Establishment Act of 2013\n \n
\n Castle Nugent National Historic Site Proposed\n\t\t\t Boundary Map\n\n , numbered T22/100,447, and dated October 2009.\n
\n\n .\n\n No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement\n\t\t\t Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2013\n \n
\n Byrne grants\n\t\t\t program\n\n ) have perpetuated racial disparities, corruption in law\n\t\t\t enforcement, and the commission of civil rights abuses across the country. This\n\t\t\t is especially the case when it comes to the program’s funding of hundreds of\n\t\t\t regional antidrug task forces because the grants for these antidrug task forces\n\t\t\t have been dispensed to State governments with very little Federal oversight and\n\t\t\t have been prone to misuse and corruption.\n
\n there is virtually\n\t\t\t no evidence\n\n that the Byrne grants program has been successful in\n\t\t\t reducing crime and that the program lacks\n
\n adequate measures of\n\t\t\t performance\n\n .\n
\n Continuing to sanction task force operations as stand-alone\n\t\t\t law enforcement entities—with widespread authority to operate at will across\n\t\t\t multiple jurisdictional lines—should not continue. The current approach\n\t\t\t violates practically every sound principle of police oversight and\n\t\t\t accountability applicable to narcotics interdiction.\n\n The Texas\n\t\t\t legislature passed a law that ends the ability of a narcotics task force to\n\t\t\t operate as an entity with no clear accountability. The legislation transfers\n\t\t\t authority for multicounty drug task forces to the Department of Public Safety\n\t\t\t and channels one-quarter of asset forfeiture proceeds received by the task\n\t\t\t forces to a special fund to support drug abuse prevention programs, drug\n\t\t\t treatment, and other programs designed to reduce drug use in the county where\n\t\t\t the assets are seized.\n
\n corroboration\n\n law was passed thanks to a coalition of Christian\n\t\t\t conservatives and civil rights activists. As one Texas preacher related,\n\t\t\t requiring corroboration\n
\n puts a protective hedge around the ninth\n\t\t\t commandment,\n\n\n You shall not bear false witness against your\n\t\t\t neighbor.\n\n As long as people bear false witness against their neighbors,\n\t\t\t this Biblical law will not be outdated.\n
\n One witness shall not rise up against a man for any\n\t\t\t iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two\n\t\t\t witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be\n\t\t\t established.\n\n Deuteronomy 19:15. Jesus concurred with the corroboration\n\t\t\t rule:\n
\n If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his\n\t\t\t fault between thee and him alone. … But if he will not hear thee, then take\n\t\t\t with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every\n\t\t\t word may be established.\n\n Matthew 18:15–16.\n
\n corroboration\n\n law had an immediate positive impact. Once\n\t\t\t prosecutors needed more than just the word of one person to convict someone of\n\t\t\t a drug offense they began scrutinizing law enforcement tactics. This new\n\t\t\t scrutiny led to the uncovering of massive corruption and civil rights abuse by\n\t\t\t the Dallas police force. In what became known nationally as the\n
\n Sheetrock\n\n scandal, Dallas police officers and undercover\n\t\t\t informants were found to have set up dozens of innocent people, mostly Mexican\n\t\t\t immigrants, by planting fake drugs on them consisting of chalk-like material\n\t\t\t used in Sheetrock and other brands of wallboard. The revelations led to the\n\t\t\t dismissal of over 40 cases (although some of those arrested were already\n\t\t\t deported). In April 2005, a former Dallas narcotics detective was sentenced to\n\t\t\t five years in prison for his role in the scheme. Charges against others are\n\t\t\t pending.\n
\n Proposed St. Croix National\n\t\t\t Heritage Area\n\n and dated ________.\n
\n\n or\n\n David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act\n\t\t\t of 2013\n \n
\n\n .\n\n David’s Law\n \n
\n , the Virgin Islands, and Guam\n\n each place such term appears;\n\t\t\t and\n
\n title IV\n\n and inserting\n
\n titles IV and XVI (as in effect\n\t\t\t pursuant to such amendment after December 31, 1973)\n\n .\n
\n , Guam, and the Virgin Islands\n\n .\n
\n ,\n\t\t\t the Virgin Islands, and Guam\n\n .\n
\n and the District of\n\t\t\t Columbia\n\n and inserting\n
\n , the District of Columbia, the Virgin\n\t\t\t Islands, Guam, and American Samoa\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n State\n\n includes\n\t\t\t\tTerritory.\n
\n\n .\n\n Fire Sale Loophole Closing\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n section 922(aa) and to\n\n after\n
\n subject only to\n\n .\n
\n , and shall set forth the provisions of\n\t\t\t Federal law and regulation which prohibit a person not licensed under this\n\t\t\t chapter from engaging in the business of dealing in firearms or are relevant in\n\t\t\t determining whether a person is doing so, and the provisions of section\n\t\t\t 922(aa)\n\n before the period.\n
\n , section\n\t\t\t 9008(b)(3),\n\n .\n
\n and\n\n at the end of paragraph (2);\n
\n ; and\n\n at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period;\n\t\t\t and\n
\n and for payments under section 9008(b)(3)\n\n .\n
\n , section 9008(b)(3),\n\n .\n
\n and\n\n at the end of paragraph (2);\n
\n ; and\n\n at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and\n
\n and for payments under section 9008(b)(3)\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Cameras in the Courtroom\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n\n or the\n\n Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely\n\t\t\t Voting Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n FAST Voting Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood\n\t\t\t Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2013\n \n
\n Negro Wall Street\n\n . The community\n\t\t\t boasted two newspapers, over a dozen churches, and hundreds of\n\t\t\t African-American-owned businesses.\n
\n person\n\n includes the State of\n\t\t\t Oklahoma.\n
\n\n .\n\n Health Insurance Industry Antitrust\n\t\t\t Enforcement Act of 2013\n \n
\n McCarran-Ferguson Act\n\n ), shall be construed to permit health\n\t\t\t insurance issuers (as defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act\n\t\t\t (\n
\n antitrust laws\n\n has the meaning given it in subsection (a)\n\t\t\t\tof the first section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section\n\t\t\t\t5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies\n\t\t\t\tto unfair methods of\n\t\t\t\tcompetition.\n
\n Corporation\n\n contained in section 4 of the Federal Trade\n\t\t\t Commission Act.\n
\n\n .\n\n Protecting Employees and\n\t\t\t Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2013\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
\n qualified loan\n\t\t\t\tmodification\n\n means a loan modification agreement made in accordance\n\t\t\t\twith the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner Affordability and\n\t\t\t\tStability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, that—\n
\n or\n\n at the end,\n
\n ; or\n\n , and\n
\n and\n\n at the end, and\n
\n Average Prime Offer Rates—Fixed\n\n , plus a reasonable premium for\n\t\t\t\trisk; and\n
\n and\n\n at the end,\n
\n subsection (b)\n\n and insert\n
\n subsections (b) and (d)\n\n ,\n
\n except as otherwise\n\t\t\t provided in section 1322(b)(11),\n\n after\n
\n (5)\n\n , and\n
\n (including payments of a claim modified under\n\t\t\t section 1322(b)(11))\n\n after\n
\n payments\n\n the first place it\n\t\t\t appears,\n
\n and\n\n at the end,\n
\n (other than payments to holders of claims whose rights are modified\n\t\t\t under section 1322(b)(11))\n\n after\n
\n paid\n\n , and\n
\n or, to the extent of the unpaid portion of an allowed\n\t\t\t secured claim, provided for in section 1322(b)(11)\n\n after\n
\n 1322(b)(5)\n\n .\n
\n (I) except as provided in subparagraph (II)\n\n after\n
\n (i)\n\n ,\n
\n or\n\n at the end and inserting\n
\n and\n\n , and\n
\n\n .\n\n Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care\n\t\t\t Improvement Act of 2013\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
\n The face amount\n\n and inserting\n
\n (1) The face\n\t\t\t amount\n\n ;\n
\n (increased or decreased, as necessary, by the applicable amount)\n\n after\n
\n $14,294,000,000,000\n\n ; and\n
\n\n .\n\n Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act\n\t\t\t of 2013\n \n
\n Acquisition and\n\t\t\t Maintenance of Buildings Abroad\n\n may be obligated until the Secretary of\n\t\t\t State determines and reports to Congress that the United States Embassy in\n\t\t\t Jerusalem has officially opened.\n
\n Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad\n\n for the\n\t\t\t Department of State for fiscal year 2013, such sums as may be necessary should\n\t\t\t be made available until expended only for construction and other costs\n\t\t\t associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the\n\t\t\t capital of Jerusalem.\n
\n Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad\n\n for the\n\t\t\t Department of State for fiscal year 2014, such sums as may be necessary should\n\t\t\t be made available until expended only for construction and other costs\n\t\t\t associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the\n\t\t\t capital of Jerusalem.\n
\n United States Embassy\n\n means the offices\n\t\t\t of the United States diplomatic mission and the residence of the United States\n\t\t\t chief of mission.\n
\n\n .\n\n Reclaiming Individual Liberty\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Congressional Budget Accountability\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Federal Employee Accountability Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
\n Except as provided in\n\t\t\t the preceding subsections of this section—\n\n and inserting\n
\n Except\n\t\t\t as provided in subsection (a)—\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Member Pay Freeze\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n Subject to subparagraph (B),\n\n and inserting\n
\n Subject to\n\t\t\t subparagraphs (B) and (C),\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Enumerated Powers\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n World War\n\t\t\t II\n\n means the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on\n\t\t\t December 31, 1946.\n
\n\n .\n\n Filipino Veterans of World War II\n\t\t\t Congressional Gold Medal Act\n \n
\n Death March\n\n .\n
\n Secretary\n\n ) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems,\n\t\t\t devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.\n
\n Filipino Veterans of World War II\n\n shall apply to anyone who\n\t\t\t served honorably—\n
\n\n or the\n\n Measuring and Evaluating Trends for\n\t\t\t Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
\n\n .\n\n METRICS Act\n \n
\n Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974\n\n ) (20 U.S.C.\n\t\t\t 1232g)).\n
\n Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974\n\n ) (20\n\t\t\t U.S.C. 1232g); and\n
\n Family\n\t\t\t Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974\n\n ) (\n
\n Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of\n\t\t\t 1974\n\n ) (\n
\n\n or the\n\n Workforce Investments through Local\n\t\t\t Libraries Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n WILL Act\n \n
\n , public libraries,\n\n after\n
\n community colleges\n\n .\n
\n and\n\n at the end; and\n
\n individuals with disabilities\n\t\t\t and\n\n and inserting\n
\n public libraries, individuals with\n\t\t\t disabilities, and\n\n .\n
\n and\n\n at the end;\n
\n and private nonprofit service providers,\n\n and inserting\n
\n private nonprofit service providers, and other appropriate entities,\n\t\t\t such as public libraries,\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Online Job Training Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
\n\n .\n\n School Building Enhancement\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Medical Checklist Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Handgun Licensing and Registration Act\n\t\t\t of 2013\n \n
\n 932. Licensing and registration of\n\t\t\t\thandguns.\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n National STEM Education Tax Incentive\n\t\t\t for Teachers Act of 2013\n \n
\n $1,500\n\n for\n
\n $1,000\n\n .\n
\n 36D,\n\n after\n
\n 36B,\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D\n\t\t\t Tax Credit Act of 2013\n \n
\n 30 percent\n\n for\n
\n 20\n\t\t\t\tpercent\n\n ,\n
\n 20 percent\n\n for\n
\n 14 percent\n\n ,\n\t\t\t\tand\n
\n 12 percent\n\n for\n
\n 6\n\t\t\t\tpercent\n\n .\n
\n December 31,\n\t\t\t 2011\n\n and inserting\n
\n December 31, 2014\n\n .\n
\n in 2008 or\n\t\t\t 2009\n\n and inserting\n
\n after December 31, 2012, and before January\n\t\t\t 1, 2018\n\n .\n
\n (2013 in the case of the dollar amount contained in paragraph\n\t\t\t (7)(B))\n\n after\n
\n 1988\n\n ,\n
\n or (5)\n\n and inserting\n
\n (5), or (7)(B)\n\n , and\n
\n and\n\n at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end\n\t\t\t of clause (ii) and inserting\n
\n , and\n\n , and by inserting after\n\t\t\t clause (ii) the following:\n
\n calendar year 2011\n\n in the\n\t\t\t\tcase of the dollar amount contained in paragraph\n\t\t\t\t(7)(B).\n
\n $1,000\n\n and inserting\n
\n twice such\n\t\t\t amount\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Creating Jobs From Innovative Small\n\t\t\t Businesses Act of 2013\n \n
\n plus\n\n at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the\n\t\t\t end of paragraph (36) and inserting\n
\n , plus\n\n , and by adding at the\n\t\t\t end the following new paragraph:\n
\n Sec. 45S. High technology\n\t\t\t\tinvestment tax credit.\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Water Advanced Technologies for\n\t\t\t Efficient Resource Use Act of 2013\n \n
\n The Department of the Navy and Marine Corps is\n\t\t\t separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy and Marine\n\t\t\t Corps.\n\n .\n
\n There is a Secretary of the Navy\n\n and inserting\n
\n There is a\n\t\t\t Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps\n\n .\n
\n Department of the Navy\n\n and\n
\n Secretary of the Navy\n\n each place they appear other than as\n\t\t\t specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) (including in section headings,\n\t\t\t subsection captions, tables of chapters, and tables of sections) and inserting\n
\n Department of the Navy and Marine Corps\n\n and\n
\n Secretary of\n\t\t\t the Navy and Marine Corps\n\n , respectively, in each case with the matter\n\t\t\t inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter\n\t\t\t stricken.\n
\n Assistant Secretaries of the Navy\n\n and inserting\n
\n Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps\n\n .\n
\n and Marine Corps\n\n after\n
\n of the Navy\n\n , with the\n\t\t\t matter inserted in each case to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the\n\t\t\t matter amended.\n
\n Department of the Navy\n\n and\n
\n Secretary of the Navy\n\n each place they appear and inserting\n
\n Department of the Navy and Marine\n\t\t\t Corps\n\n and\n
\n Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps\n\n ,\n\t\t\t respectively.\n
\n\n .\n\n Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan\n\t\t\t Agreements Act of 2013\n \n
\n to deter threats\n\t\t\t against its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity\n\n .\n
\n due\n\t\t\t consideration\n\n of\n
\n the extent to which the agreement involves\n\t\t\t commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole,\n\n
\n whether the\n\t\t\t agreement can be given effect without the enactment of subsequent legislation\n\t\t\t by the Congress,\n\n and\n
\n the preference of the\n\t\t\t Congress\n\n .\n
\n commitments or risks\n\t\t\t affecting the nation as a whole\n\n , including a Bilateral Security\n\t\t\t Agreement, that is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under\n\t\t\t Article II of the Constitution or authorized by legislation does not have the\n\t\t\t force of law.\n
\n commitments or risks affecting\n\t\t\t the nation as a whole\n\n , including a Bilateral Security Agreement, that\n\t\t\t is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under Article II of the\n\t\t\t Constitution or authorized by legislation passed by both houses of\n\t\t\t Congress.\n
\n\n .\n\n Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Corolla Wild Horses Protection\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Corolla Wild Horses Protection\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act\n \n
\n , and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the\n\t\t\t publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of\n\t\t\t (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Fairness in Political Advertising Act\n\t\t\t of 2013\n \n
\n ; and (4) every television broadcast station license issued\n\t\t\t under this Act shall be subject to the free broadcast time obligations imposed\n\t\t\t by section 315(c)\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Return to Prudent Banking Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
\n broker\n\n and\n
\n dealer\n\n have the same meanings as in section 3(a) of the\n\t\t\t\tSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 and the terms\n
\n investment adviser\n\n and\n
\n investment company\n\n have the meaning given such terms under\n\t\t\t\tthe Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,\n\t\t\t\trespectively.\n
\n business of receiving\n\t\t\t\tdeposits\n\n includes the establishment and maintenance of any transaction\n\t\t\t\taccount (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Reserve\n\t\t\t\tAct).\n
\n Seventh\n\n of\n\t\t\t section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (\n
\n Seventh\n\n of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (\n
\n and\n\n after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (4);\n
\n ; or\n\n and inserting a period; and\n
\n the day before the date of\n\t\t\t the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act\n\n and inserting\n
\n January 1, 1970\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Democratizing the Federal Reserve\n\t\t\t System Act of 2013\n \n
\n fourteen years\n\n and\n\t\t\t inserting\n
\n 7 years\n\n .\n
\n fourteen years\n\n the 2nd place such term appears and\n\t\t\t inserting\n
\n 7 years\n\n .\n
\n fourteen years\n\n and\n\t\t\t inserting\n
\n 7 years\n\n .\n
\n two years\n\n and inserting\n
\n 4\n\t\t\t years\n\n .\n
\n 1 shall be designated\n\n and inserting\n
\n a member\n\t\t\t who is currently serving on the Board and has already served at least 2\n\t\t\t consecutive years on the Board shall be designated\n\n .\n
\n 2 shall be designated\n\n and\n\t\t\t inserting\n
\n 2 members who are currently serving on the Board and have\n\t\t\t already served at least 1 year on the Board, shall be\n\t\t\t designated\n\n .\n
\n , before the end of the 90-day period beginning\n\t\t\t on the date such vacancy occurs,\n\n after\n
\n shall be\n\t\t\t appointed\n\n ; and\n
\n If, as of 30 days after the end of such\n\t\t\t 90-day period, no nomination has been made by the President, the chairperson\n\t\t\t and ranking Member of the Committees of the House of Representatives and the\n\t\t\t Senate which have jurisdiction over this Act, under the rules of the respective\n\t\t\t House, the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and\n\t\t\t the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate shall jointly create a\n\t\t\t list of 5 candidates in rank order to present to the President for\n\t\t\t consideration for the vacancy. Not later than 30 days after the transmittal of\n\t\t\t such list to the President, the President shall nominate a person, whether from\n\t\t\t such list or another person, to fill the vacancy.\n\n .\n
\n five\n\n and inserting\n
\n 6\n\n .\n
\n Such representatives shall be presidents or first vice\n\t\t\t presidents of Federal reserve banks and shall be elected annually as follows:\n\t\t\t In even numbered calendar years, from among the presidents and first vice\n\t\t\t presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Kansas City, Philadelphia,\n\t\t\t San Francisco, Richmond, and St. Louis and in odd numbered calendar years from\n\t\t\t among the presidents and first vice presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of\n\t\t\t New York, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Minneapolis.\n\n .\n
\n\n .\n\n Financial Crisis Criminal\n\t\t\t Investigation Act\n \n
\n today’s financial crisis\n\t\t\t dwarves the S&L crisis as financial institutions have reduced their assets\n\t\t\t by more than $1 trillion related to the current global financial crisis\n\t\t\t compared to the estimated $160 million lost during the S&L crisis.\n\n (Testimony by Mr. John Pistole, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of\n\t\t\t Investigation of the United States Department of Justice before the U.S. Senate\n\t\t\t Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, 2009).\n
\n it would be irresponsible to neglect\n\t\t\t mortgage fraud’s impact on the U.S. housing and financial\n\t\t\t markets\n\n .\n
\n the Department of Justice (DOJ), [and more\n\t\t\t specifically the FBI], were provided a number of tools through the Financial\n\t\t\t Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) and Crime\n\t\t\t Control Act of 1990 (CCA) to combat the aforementioned crisis. As stated in\n\t\t\t Senate Bill 331 dated January 27, 2009,\n\n .\n\n in the wake of the Savings and\n\t\t\t Loan crisis of the 1980s, a series of strike forces based in 27 cities was\n\t\t\t staffed with 1,000 FBI agents and forensic experts and dozens of Federal\n\t\t\t prosecutors\n\n .\n
\n priority\n\n felony convictions\n\t\t\t of senior insiders, according to Professor William K. Black in his book\n
\n The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One\n\n .\n
\n epidemic\n\n in congressional testimony in September\n\t\t\t 2004. It had so few white-collar crime specialists available, however, that it\n\t\t\t was able to assign only 120 special agents to mortgage fraud cases—less than\n\t\t\t one-eighth the agents it found essential to respond adequately to the huge, but\n\t\t\t far smaller, Savings and Loan crisis.\n
\n\n .\n\n ObamaCare Repeal\n\t\t\t Act\n \n
\n\n .\n\n Citizens Protection Act of\n\t\t\t 2013\n \n
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1. Across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (a) Across-the-Board rescissions There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 1 percent of— (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act; (2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) the contract authority provided in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account. (b) Non-Defense, Non-Homeland-Security, and non-Veterans-Affairs discretionary account For purposes of subsection (a), the term non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account means any discretionary account, other than— (1) any account included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act; (2) any account included in a Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; (3) any account of the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; or (4) any account for Department of Energy defense activities included in an Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. (c) Proportionate application Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in such subsection; and (2) within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget). (d) Subsequent appropriation laws In the case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the enactment of such Act. (e) OMB report Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a). |
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1. Across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (a) Across-the-Board rescissions There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 15 percent of— (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act; (2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) the contract authority provided in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account. (b) Non-Defense, Non-Homeland-Security, and non-Veterans-Affairs discretionary account For purposes of subsection (a), the term non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account means any discretionary account, other than— (1) any account included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act; (2) any account included in a Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; (3) any account of the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; or (4) any account for Department of Energy defense activities included in an Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. (c) Proportionate application Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in such subsection; and (2) within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget). (d) Subsequent appropriation laws In the case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the enactment of such Act. (e) OMB report Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a). |
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spending for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014.
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Across-the-Board
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There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 10
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(1)
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the budget
authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) in each of the fiscal
years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and
non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014
appropriation Act;
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the budget authority provided in any
advance appropriation for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any
non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary
account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and
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the contract authority provided in each of
the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that is subject to a limitation
contained in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for any
non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary
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Non-Defense,
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account
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For purposes of subsection (a), the term
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means any discretionary account, other
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any account
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any account included in a Department of
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any account of the
Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act; or
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any account for Department of Energy
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Proportionate
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Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be
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(1)
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to each
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(2)
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within each such
account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs,
projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying
reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or for
accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the
most recently submitted President's budget).
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(d)
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Subsequent
appropriation laws
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<text>
In the case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014
appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any
rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the
enactment of such Act.
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OMB
report
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Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section
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appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission made
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 58 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make 10 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014.
1. Across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (a) Across-the-Board rescissions There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 10 percent of— (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act; (2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) the contract authority provided in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account. (b) Non-Defense, Non-Homeland-Security, and non-Veterans-Affairs discretionary account For purposes of subsection (a), the term non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account means any discretionary account, other than— (1) any account included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act; (2) any account included in a Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; (3) any account of the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; or (4) any account for Department of Energy defense activities included in an Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. (c) Proportionate application Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in such subsection; and (2) within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget). (d) Subsequent appropriation laws In the case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the enactment of such Act. (e) OMB report Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a). |
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January 3, 2013
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Mrs. Blackburn
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There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 5
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the budget
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the budget authority provided in any
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Non-Defense,
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any account
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any account of the
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations
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Proportionate
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Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be
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within each such
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projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying
reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or for
accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the
most recently submitted President's budget).
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(d)
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Subsequent
appropriation laws
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In the case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014
appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any
rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the
enactment of such Act.
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(e)
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OMB
report
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Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section
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appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission made
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 59 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Garrett ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations A BILL To make 5 percent across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014.
1. Across-the-board rescissions in non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary spending for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (a) Across-the-Board rescissions There is hereby rescinded an amount equal to 5 percent of— (1) the budget authority provided (or obligation limitation imposed) in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act; (2) the budget authority provided in any advance appropriation for each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account in any prior fiscal year appropriation Act; and (3) the contract authority provided in each of the fiscal years 2013 and 2014 for any program that is subject to a limitation contained in any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act for any non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account. (b) Non-Defense, Non-Homeland-Security, and non-Veterans-Affairs discretionary account For purposes of subsection (a), the term non-defense, non-homeland-security, and non-veterans-affairs discretionary account means any discretionary account, other than— (1) any account included in a Department of Defense Appropriations Act; (2) any account included in a Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act; (3) any account of the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs included in a Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; or (4) any account for Department of Energy defense activities included in an Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. (c) Proportionate application Any rescission made by subsection (a) shall be applied proportionately— (1) to each discretionary account and each item of budget authority described in such subsection; and (2) within each such account and item, to each program, project, and activity (with programs, projects, and activities as delineated in the appropriation Act or accompanying reports for the relevant fiscal year covering such account or item, or for accounts and items not included in appropriation Acts, as delineated in the most recently submitted President's budget). (d) Subsequent appropriation laws In the case of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act enacted after the date of enactment of this section, any rescission required by subsection (a) shall take effect immediately after the enactment of such Act. (e) OMB report Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this section (or, if later, 30 days after the enactment of any fiscal year 2013 or 2014 appropriation Act), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsection (a). |
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113 HR 60 IH: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan.
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H. R. 60
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai,
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Findings
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Congress finds the following:
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Malala Yousufzai, a young fifteen-year-old
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cold-hearted members of the Taliban in Pakistan.
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Malala Yousufzai understood the danger she
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Malala Yousufzai did not let the fear of
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The first step in fighting for justice for
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militants seized the Swat Valley of Pakistan.
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Malala Yousufzai rose to prominence and the
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Pakistan.
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On October 9, 2012, the life of Malala
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access to education, justice, and equality.
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A Taliban militant attempted to assassinate
Malala Yousufzai while she was riding on a school bus, because of her desire
for all Pakistanis to have an opportunity to receive an education, regardless
of gender.
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Following a cowardly attack on Malala
Yousufzai, her message gained international popularity for showing the accurate
face of Pakistan.
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(9)
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Malala Yousufzai is a symbol of hope in a
country long beset by violence and despair.
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(10)
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Malala Yousufzai represents the future of
Pakistan, a young Muslim girl who is the new face of Pakistan and an advocate
for human rights for women in Pakistan.
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2.
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Congressional
gold medal
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(a)
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Presentation
authorized
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The Speaker of the
House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make
appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold
medal of appropriate design, to Malala Yousufzai in recognition of her devoted
service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan.
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(b)
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Design and
striking
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<text>
For the purpose of the presentation referred to in
subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred
to as the
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
) shall strike a gold medal with suitable
emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary.
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3.
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Duplicate
medals
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The Secretary may
strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to
section 2 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price
sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of
machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.
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Status of
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National
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The medals struck
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Numismatic
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Authority to use
fund amounts; proceeds of sale
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(a)
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Authorization To
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There is authorized to be charged against the
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be necessary to
pay for the cost of the medals struck pursuant to this Act.
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Proceeds of
sale
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Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 60 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Malala Yousufzai, in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan.
1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Malala Yousufzai, a young fifteen-year-old girl, took the initiative to stand against the abusive, uncaring, and cold-hearted members of the Taliban in Pakistan. (2) Malala Yousufzai understood the danger she faced when sacrificing to promote education for women. (3) Malala Yousufzai did not let the fear of danger prevent her from being an activist for justice in Pakistan. (4) The first step in fighting for justice for Malala Yousufzai was blogging about life under Taliban rule as the Taliban militants seized the Swat Valley of Pakistan. (5) Malala Yousufzai rose to prominence and the world was given the opportunity to see the real lives of many civilians in Pakistan. (6) On October 9, 2012, the life of Malala Yousufzai was threatened merely because she was a young girl who advocated for access to education, justice, and equality. (7) A Taliban militant attempted to assassinate Malala Yousufzai while she was riding on a school bus, because of her desire for all Pakistanis to have an opportunity to receive an education, regardless of gender. (8) Following a cowardly attack on Malala Yousufzai, her message gained international popularity for showing the accurate face of Pakistan. (9) Malala Yousufzai is a symbol of hope in a country long beset by violence and despair. (10) Malala Yousufzai represents the future of Pakistan, a young Muslim girl who is the new face of Pakistan and an advocate for human rights for women in Pakistan. 2. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design, to Malala Yousufzai in recognition of her devoted service to education, justice, and equality in Pakistan. (b) Design and striking For the purpose of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the Secretary. 3. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 4. Status of medals (a) National Medals The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic Items For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 5. Authority to use fund amounts; proceeds of sale (a) Authorization To use fund amounts There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the cost of the medals struck pursuant to this Act. (b) Proceeds of sale Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. |
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January 3, 2013
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Mrs. Blackburn
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To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to
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This Act may be cited as the
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Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition
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Prohibition on abortion
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Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42
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Additional prohibition regarding
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Prohibition
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The Secretary shall not provide any
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Subsection
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the pregnancy is
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a physician
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physical illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an
abortion is performed, including a life-threatening physical condition caused
by or arising from the pregnancy itself.
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Hospitals
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Subsection
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Annual
report
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
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fiscal year involved, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress
containing—
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a list of each
entity receiving a grant under this title;
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(2)
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for each such
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the total number
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(B)
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the number of such
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the number of such
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(D)
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the number of such
abortions where a physician provides a certification described in subsection
(b)(2);
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(3)
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a statement of the
date of the latest certification under subsection (a) for each entity receiving
a grant under this title; and
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a list of each
entity to which an entity described in paragraph (1) makes available funds
received through a grant under this title.
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Definitions
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The term
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entity
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hospital
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 61 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs abortions, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act . 2. Prohibition on abortion Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 1009. Additional prohibition regarding abortion (a) Prohibition The Secretary shall not provide any assistance under this title to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during the period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will not provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an abortion where— (1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or (2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed, including a life-threatening physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. (c) Hospitals Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a hospital, so long as such hospital does not, during the period of assistance described in subsection (a), provide funds to any non-hospital entity that performs an abortion (other than an abortion described in subsection (b)). (d) Annual report Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, and annually thereafter, for the fiscal year involved, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress containing— (1) a list of each entity receiving a grant under this title; (2) for each such entity performing abortions under the exceptions described in subsection (b)— (A) the total number of such abortions; (B) the number of such abortions where the pregnancy is the result of rape; (C) the number of such abortions where the pregnancy is the result of incest; and (D) the number of such abortions where a physician provides a certification described in subsection (b)(2); (3) a statement of the date of the latest certification under subsection (a) for each entity receiving a grant under this title; and (4) a list of each entity to which an entity described in paragraph (1) makes available funds received through a grant under this title. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term entity means the entire legal entity, including any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such entity. (2) The term hospital has the meaning given to such term in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act. . |
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent
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Early release for
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A prisoner shall be released by
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Early release
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Notwithstanding any other
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has not engaged in
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 62 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent Offender Relief Act of 2013 . 2. Early release for certain nonviolent offenders (a) In general Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting at the early release date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise after A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of Prisons ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) Early release for certain nonviolent offenders Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, pursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a prisoner who has served one half or more of his term of imprisonment (including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that prisoner— (1) has attained the age of 45 years; (2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and (3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations. . |
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Mrs. Blackburn
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To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military
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Affiliated
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The term
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affiliated area
</term>
means the Parker’s
Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park
System under section 4.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Park
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Park
</term>
means Shiloh National Military Park, a unit of the
National Park System.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of the Interior.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Areas to be added
to shiloh national military park
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
areas
</header>
<text>
The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park is modified
to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled
<quote>
Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment
</quote>
,
numbered 304/80,011, and dated April 2012 as follows:
</text>
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(1)
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<text>
Fallen Timbers
Battlefield.
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Russell House
Battlefield.
</text>
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<paragraph id="H72012DF56D4845A29D7CC3E8658700FB">
<enum>
(3)
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<text>
Davis Bridge
Battlefield.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Acquisition
authority
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may acquire lands described in subsection
(a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated
funds, or exchange.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text>
Any
lands acquired under this section shall be administered as part of the
Park.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
affiliated area
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in the State of Tennessee
is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National Park System.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Description
</header>
<text>
The
affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the
<term>
Proposed Boundary
</term>
on the map entitled
<term>
Parker’s Crossroads
Battlefield, Proposed Boundary
</term>
, numbered 903/80,073, and dated April
2012.
</text>
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<subsection id="H9B4C4D4D69F945D3A50230D7E298C8AA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text>
The
affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with this Act and all laws
generally applicable to units of the National Park System.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Management
entity
</header>
<text>
The City of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee
Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated
area.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC3EC0F841E1A4A549B40AE5383FC6652">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Cooperative
agreements
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may provide technical assistance and
enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of
providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and
preservation of the affiliated area.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Limited role of
the secretary
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to
acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial
responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated
area.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5FE8A641FBD84E7F92A2134EFDEE9597">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
General
management plan
</header>
<paragraph id="H66DFFFD8F8D3439CB52B49B57AF92F74">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary, in consultation with the management
entity, shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. The
plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of
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Public Law 91–383
</external-xref>
(
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16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq.
</external-xref>
; commonly known as the National Park System General
Authorities Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66E60AC5F72041899C65BB70E39D1DAE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Transmittal
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this Act,
the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed general management to the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 63 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To modify the boundary of the Shiloh National Military Park located in Tennessee and Mississippi, to establish Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Affiliated area The term affiliated area means the Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield established as an affiliated area of the National Park System under section 4. (2) Park The term Park means Shiloh National Military Park, a unit of the National Park System. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Areas to be added to shiloh national military park (a) Additional areas The boundary of Shiloh National Military Park is modified to include the areas that are generally depicted on the map entitled Shiloh National Military Park, Proposed Boundary Adjustment , numbered 304/80,011, and dated April 2012 as follows: (1) Fallen Timbers Battlefield. (2) Russell House Battlefield. (3) Davis Bridge Battlefield. (b) Acquisition authority The Secretary may acquire lands described in subsection (a) by donation, purchase from willing sellers with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (c) Administration Any lands acquired under this section shall be administered as part of the Park. 4. Establishment of affiliated area (a) In general Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield in the State of Tennessee is hereby established as an affiliated area of the National Park System. (b) Description The affiliated area shall consist of the area generally depicted within the Proposed Boundary on the map entitled Parker’s Crossroads Battlefield, Proposed Boundary , numbered 903/80,073, and dated April 2012. (c) Administration The affiliated area shall be managed in accordance with this Act and all laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System. (d) Management entity The City of Parkers Crossroads and the Tennessee Historical Commission shall jointly be the management entity for the affiliated area. (e) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may provide technical assistance and enter into cooperative agreements with the management entity for the purpose of providing financial assistance with marketing, marking, interpretation, and preservation of the affiliated area. (f) Limited role of the secretary Nothing in this Act authorizes the Secretary to acquire property at the affiliated area or to assume overall financial responsibility for the operation, maintenance, or management of the affiliated area. (g) General management plan (1) In general The Secretary, in consultation with the management entity, shall develop a general management plan for the affiliated area. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–1 et seq. ; commonly known as the National Park System General Authorities Act). (2) Transmittal Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this Act, the Secretary shall provide a copy of the completed general management to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate. |
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2013-01-03
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1st Session
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H. R. 64
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Homeland
Security
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To increase the number of Federal air marshals for
certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals,
create an office and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals, and for other
purposes.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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FAMS Augmentation Act of
2013
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.
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2.
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<header>
Increase in the
number of Federal air marshals
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(a)
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Increase in
number of Federal air marshals
</header>
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Not later than September 30, 2014, and in
accordance with subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary (Transportation
Security Administration) shall increase the number of Federal air marshals so
that not less than 1,750 additional Federal air marshals are hired and
deployed, above the number of such marshals as of January 31, 2011, to ensure
increased transportation security for inbound international flights.
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(b)
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<header>
Congressional
intent
</header>
<text>
The goal of this Act is to increase the number of inbound
flights with Federal air marshals onboard while maintaining Federal air marshal
presence on domestic point-to-point flights at or above the level as of
December 25, 2009.
</text>
</subsection>
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3.
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<header>
Training of Federal
air marshals
</header>
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Section 44917 of
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
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(e)
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<header>
Criminal
investigative training program
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
New employee
training
</header>
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Not later than 30
days after the date of enactment of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, the
Federal Air Marshal Service shall establish a policy requiring Federal air
marshals hired after such date to complete the criminal investigative training
program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as part of basic
training for Federal air marshals.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Existing
employees
</header>
<text>
A Federal air marshal who has previously completed the
criminal investigative training program may not be required to repeat such
program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16E4D75157FC47AEA739F4E8E1ABBDD5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Alternative
training
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 3
years after the date of enactment of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, an air
marshal hired before such date who has not completed the criminal investigative
training program shall be required to attend an alternative training program,
as determined by the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Center, that
provides the training necessary to bridge the gap between the mixed basic
police training, the Federal air marshal programs already completed by the
Federal air marshal, and the criminal investigative training provided through
the criminal investigative training program. Any such alternative program shall
be considered to have met the standards of the criminal investigative training
program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AE3D9B8950D40408274A5250AD693ED">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Reservation of
funds
</header>
<text>
Of the amounts to be appropriated pursuant to section 6 of
the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, $3,000,000 may be used to carry out this
subsection for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8721E0C4DA4540F4A7F48C34575A4FB0">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Savings
clause
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
reclassify Federal air marshals as criminal
investigators.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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4.
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<header>
Ombudsman
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
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Section 44917
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States
Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
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(f)
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Ombudsman
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(1)
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<header>
Establishment
</header>
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The Assistant Secretary shall establish in
the Federal Air Marshal Service an Office of the Ombudsman.
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<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Appointment
</header>
<text>
The
head of the Office shall be the Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the
Assistant Secretary.
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<enum>
(3)
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<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
Ombudsman shall carry out programs and activities to improve morale, training,
and quality of life issues in the Service, including through implementation of
the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland
Security and the Comptroller General.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(4)
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<header>
Career reserved
position
</header>
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The position of Ombudsman shall be treated as a career
reserved position, as defined by
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section 3132(a)(8)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code.
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(5)
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<header>
Reservation of
funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts to be
appropriated pursuant to section 6 of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013,
$1,000,000 may be used to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years
2013 and
2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<after-quoted-block>
.
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5.
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<header>
Reports
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Reports
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Beginning 6 months after the date of
enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter, until the Department has
increased, by not less than an additional 1,750, the number of Federal air
marshals the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the progress of
increasing the number of Federal air marshals under this Act, adopting the
alternative criminal investigative training program, and implementing an
ombudsman program for such marshals.
</text>
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report
summary
</header>
<text>
The report shall include a summary of disciplinary
personnel actions implemented against Federal air marshals by the Department of
Homeland Security and complaints and lawsuits filed by Federal air marshals
against the Department or its agents.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and subsections (d) and (e)
of
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section 44917
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, $190,000,000 for fiscal year
2013 and $172,000,000 for fiscal year 2014.
</text>
</section>
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</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 64 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To increase the number of Federal air marshals for certain flights, require criminal investigative training for such marshals, create an office and appoint an ombudsman for the marshals, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013 . 2. Increase in the number of Federal air marshals (a) Increase in number of Federal air marshals Not later than September 30, 2014, and in accordance with subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary (Transportation Security Administration) shall increase the number of Federal air marshals so that not less than 1,750 additional Federal air marshals are hired and deployed, above the number of such marshals as of January 31, 2011, to ensure increased transportation security for inbound international flights. (b) Congressional intent The goal of this Act is to increase the number of inbound flights with Federal air marshals onboard while maintaining Federal air marshal presence on domestic point-to-point flights at or above the level as of December 25, 2009. 3. Training of Federal air marshals Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Criminal investigative training program (1) New employee training Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, the Federal Air Marshal Service shall establish a policy requiring Federal air marshals hired after such date to complete the criminal investigative training program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center as part of basic training for Federal air marshals. (2) Existing employees A Federal air marshal who has previously completed the criminal investigative training program may not be required to repeat such program. (3) Alternative training Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, an air marshal hired before such date who has not completed the criminal investigative training program shall be required to attend an alternative training program, as determined by the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Center, that provides the training necessary to bridge the gap between the mixed basic police training, the Federal air marshal programs already completed by the Federal air marshal, and the criminal investigative training provided through the criminal investigative training program. Any such alternative program shall be considered to have met the standards of the criminal investigative training program. (4) Reservation of funds Of the amounts to be appropriated pursuant to section 6 of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, $3,000,000 may be used to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. (5) Savings clause Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to reclassify Federal air marshals as criminal investigators. . 4. Ombudsman Section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Ombudsman (1) Establishment The Assistant Secretary shall establish in the Federal Air Marshal Service an Office of the Ombudsman. (2) Appointment The head of the Office shall be the Ombudsman, who shall be appointed by the Assistant Secretary. (3) Duties The Ombudsman shall carry out programs and activities to improve morale, training, and quality of life issues in the Service, including through implementation of the recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security and the Comptroller General. (4) Career reserved position The position of Ombudsman shall be treated as a career reserved position, as defined by section 3132(a)(8) of title 5, United States Code. (5) Reservation of funds Of the amounts to be appropriated pursuant to section 6 of the FAMS Augmentation Act of 2013, $1,000,000 may be used to carry out this subsection for each of fiscal years 2013 and 2014. . 5. Reports (a) Reports Beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act and every 6 months thereafter, until the Department has increased, by not less than an additional 1,750, the number of Federal air marshals the Assistant Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the progress of increasing the number of Federal air marshals under this Act, adopting the alternative criminal investigative training program, and implementing an ombudsman program for such marshals. (b) Report summary The report shall include a summary of disciplinary personnel actions implemented against Federal air marshals by the Department of Homeland Security and complaints and lawsuits filed by Federal air marshals against the Department or its agents. 6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act and subsections (d) and (e) of section 44917 of title 49, United States Code, $190,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and $172,000,000 for fiscal year 2014. |
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113 HR 65 IH: Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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H. R. 65
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="J000032">
Ms. Jackson Lee
</sponsor>
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HJU00">
Committee on the
Judiciary
</committee-name>
</action-desc>
</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To prevent children’s access to
firearms.
</official-title>
</form>
<legis-body id="H1125E26FCB9C4F708B609D5C2D7464CA" style="OLC">
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05177A76752E4CCFBD9A3BB7E4AF96F1" section-type="section-one">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Child Gun Safety and Gun Access
Prevention Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H98909153DDFD46848DBF51EC849E7458">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Increasing youth
gun safety by raising the age of handgun eligibility and prohibiting youth from
possessing semiautomatic assault weapons
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
Section 922(x)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States
Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCDFE0F1AF21E47688BBDD8A648F6740B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7CBA457ABA8E487796A2D36ABDBC3F31">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
juvenile
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
person who is less than 21 years
of age
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5FB6CFD764DE4BE990B1C51A1399B912">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (A);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H39891D9BECE2450DA67D106E9EF67F58">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93957C5826E54E32998E70DDFAE3B247">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H86BD0A70EA4F4867B3D82975BF7E863E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H6E8297B9D21D4CCEB1362AF1567BB80C" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a semiautomatic assault weapon;
or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E38E31A2BCE472580830DC4A17AC225" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
a large capacity ammunition feeding
device.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE717B07A863F430EBC25876E72342874">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF9F9D9AF7794427980B3CE75B114A2C6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
a juvenile
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
less than 21 years of
age
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9ABB3420B084CC1A2280526E9D57E3D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (A);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCB7FA60AF1F4EE0AFB81F0E1C2FA1AF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the
period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H579B3384260240DE9BB9D4F9E2B722C0">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting at
the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HF54A994D9356491186A6F03696121E43" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H17CB93C4B9D94CAC9B68BE55BAE1DF66">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a semiautomatic
assault weapon; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95A22E8EA1FF4C828C5D8E5FB477B4F7">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
a large capacity
ammunition feeding
device.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44AB2860EED146E6895705F690D8DDD7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(3)(A), by inserting
<quote>
temporary
</quote>
before
<quote>
possession
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC31365C0E72F4D94A697D73C6C97DB11">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(3)(B), by striking
<quote>
juvenile
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
person who is
less than 21 years of age
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H887C1529F7F64CD38DDBAEFBD4FDEBA7">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(3)(C), by striking
<quote>
juvenile; or
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
person who
is less than 21 years of age;
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10C07C75EDE7481A82AAFA9629B899F0">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H7A503393B7ED461F95914364E50AB21E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HE8C91B81B3FE462C9191E0234DC0A234" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the possession of a handgun or
ammunition by a person who is less than 21 years of age taken in defense of
that person or other persons against an intruder into the residence of that
person or a residence in which that person is an invited guest;
or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H70B29DA353024F39A56C450A9657793E">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end of paragraph (3) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HC1A7318C2C654C3897F43A570E83E356" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H7B561A4F08934FA99B580C5AC53B349F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
a temporary transfer of a handgun or
ammunition to a person who is at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years
of age, or the temporary use or possession of a handgun or ammunition by a
person who is at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age, if the
handgun and ammunition are possessed and used by the person—
</text>
<clause id="H9C1ECBE61765479AA7CEB53C47D0CE75">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in the course of employment, in the
course of ranching or farming related to activities at the residence of the
person (or on property used for ranching or farming at which the person, with
the permission of the property owner or lessee, is performing activities
related to the operation of the farm or ranch), target practice, hunting, or a
course of instruction in the safe and lawful use of a handgun; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7B0AA288D29F45EF97A7C8C3BC6D0C82">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in accordance with State and local
law.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DD5DC1D687841CC94C6AAC40D063511">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (4),
by striking
<quote>
juvenile
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
person who is less than 21 years of age
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H9216FFEA1EDD493CBC13BFA4AFAD7683">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Enhanced penalty
for youth possession of handguns and semiautomatic assault weapons and for the
transfer of such weapons to youth
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/924">
Section 924(a)(6)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States
Code, is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HE82BD5B47C714B28B04E9344E662D2E2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H12F69FA603DD4315B81E13293D3F0594" indent="up1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1ABCBDA3E6F8474F8832A4C5299B5377">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A juvenile who violates
section 922(x) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one
year, or both, and for a second or subsequent violation, or for a first
violation committed after an adjudication of delinquency or after a State or
Federal conviction for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a
serious violent felony (as defined in section 3559(c) of this title), shall be
fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H732F033DE5584D84844E7ACBD1C83F50" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A person other than a juvenile who
knowingly violates section 922(x)—
</text>
<clause id="HA887060393FC47748FE7CB47D9F9AE49">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
shall be fined under this title,
imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD125F0C5FDA94063B3CC9A28C1BBFF96">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
if the person sold, delivered, or
otherwise transferred a handgun, ammunition, semiautomatic assault weapon, or
large capacity ammunition feeding device to a person who is less than 21 years
of age knowing or having reasonable cause to know that such person intended to
carry or otherwise possess or discharge or otherwise use the handgun,
ammunition, semiautomatic assault weapon, or large capacity ammunition feeding
device in the commission of a crime of violence, shall be fined under this
title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or
both.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HD3B435BA6F5E4FB5B4EEAB0EF10DE161">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Gun storage and
safety devices for all firearms
</header>
<subsection id="H72B9C922273540418180BFA37596EB9E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Secure gun
storage or safety devices by federal firearms licensees
</header>
<text>
Section
922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H15C6CB515FB946ACADB6827501753B74" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HEDC76B5A0DFF406BA22E455E9CEC07DD">
<enum>
(z)
</enum>
<text>
It shall be
unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer
to sell, transfer, or deliver any firearm to any person (other than a licensed
importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer) unless the transferee is
provided with a secure gun storage or safety
device.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF7C9C00601F64845B9824250031345C3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Penalties
</header>
<text>
Section
924(p) of such title is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HBD8EC7EB18E5408EBB3E15DC596A2676" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1518927083024ED69D1A041A51B9B00F">
<enum>
(p)
</enum>
<text>
The Attorney
General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any
license issued under this chapter or may subject the licensee to a civil
penalty of not more than $10,000 if the holder of such license has knowingly
violated section 922(z). The actions of the Attorney General under this
subsection may be reviewed only as provided in section
923(f).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H641B1F970AD64943ACEAD56EE793F9BB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall be effective 180
days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5BF870D892E147F4B04F64DA0144D1FC">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Responsibility of
adults for death and injury caused by child access to firearms
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
Section 922
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H938BE052D6A4438F9B8AFF3E65A52499" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H792678746B754A60949CEE34B8053118">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H16E23B23185044ABB573B250A3AA97E1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In this subsection, the
term
<term>
child
</term>
means an individual who has not attained the age of 18
years.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H141EE0030E794D4DBA309C1B352A4CC9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Except as provided in paragraph (3),
any person who—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2601CE2FBD20472C90C56E6E0CA9196F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
keeps a loaded firearm, or an unloaded
firearm and ammunition for the firearm, any one of which has been shipped or
transported in interstate or foreign commerce, within any premises that is
under the custody or control of that person;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88366358089F4A2499C351BC03CF47CA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
knows, or recklessly disregards the
risk, that a child is capable of gaining access to the firearm; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA8A74A399B4947B4BAC6252817013FC9">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H39D8ACE70C3C4F06A8BFD436CA6CFBBA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
knows, or recklessly
disregards the risk, that a child will use the firearm to cause death or
serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title) to the child
or any other person; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H405B290D694C414AA959E9E39C44141D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
knows, or recklessly disregards the
risk, that possession of the firearm by the child is unlawful under Federal or
State law,
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph" indent="subsection">
if the child uses the firearm to cause death or
serious bodily injury to the child or any other person, shall be imprisoned not
more than 3 years, fined under this title, or both.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC3E19C79E74437FAAE34B05809322EB" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (2) shall not apply
if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA4F7F217381843E58FC9BA72F920B328">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
at the time the child obtained access,
the firearm was secured with a secure gun storage or safety device;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A3ED60C480840DEB59CE52FBD1D3415">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the person is a peace officer, a
member of the Armed Forces, or a member of the National Guard, and the child
obtains the firearm during, or incidental to, the performance of the official
duties of the person in that capacity;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA2B50C1A8D2497B8100259E011AADA1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the child uses the firearm in a lawful
act of self-defense or defense of 1 or more other persons; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H07B0653000DC4F96907460E2BA4BEFE9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the person has no reasonable
expectation, based on objective facts and circumstances, that a child is likely
to be present on the premises on which the firearm is
kept.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H44013E3328C548D2A8DA52D8F0079F82">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Requirement that
child be accompanied by an adult during a gun show
</header>
<subsection id="H275248550C7249998EA18D5D161613C8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibitions
</header>
<text>
Section
922 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HFAE71C10CA2D44FD91C6105EB9FE4CFA" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H724C6F8BE2A845B5A69C2CC05BFE1E75">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2663A4F1388C42B39304A7A59D162630">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The parent or legal
guardian of a child shall ensure that, while the child is attending a gun show,
the child is accompanied by an adult.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38F1930AACA34EBBAC93E79219C1ECBF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
It shall be unlawful for a person to
conduct a gun show to which there is admitted a child who is not accompanied by
an adult.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D0D1C837D614B91AD2482EAF684D87C" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H973B091C6BB44172BD01C7257BF36D73">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
child
</term>
means an
individual who has not attained 18 years of age.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H114957008CD145D5A49458CD378E0536">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
adult
</term>
means an
individual who has attained 18 years of
age.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9CAB21B82DE94B14BA1027EB07EA5F5B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Penalties
</header>
<text>
Section
924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HB70CED39D5634F05931D4FC2FE9BF5D2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB59D007E2D764EF1A75B70F935607CD2" indent="up1">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Whoever violates section 922(bb) in a
State shall be punished in accordance with the laws of the State that apply to
persons convicted of child
abandonment.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF925CBC35AA043D2A73CF960C0C19447">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Grants for gun
safety education programs
</header>
<subsection id="HA5D2DA5C17694506937C17634A571CF0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Program
authority
</header>
<text>
The Attorney General is authorized to provide grants to
units of local government to enable law enforcement agencies to develop and
sponsor gun safety classes for parents and their children.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA36A3B10F6CC44B58089687DB857D235">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<paragraph id="HCB574CA2B210419C89D690722D01D574">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Any unit of local government that desires to receive a
grant award under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney
General at such time, in such manner and containing such information as the
Attorney General may reasonably require.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD9D634B36BB4A71BCC0AE262DA399A7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
Each
application referred to in paragraph (1) shall include an assurance
that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A0277734F1A431BABFC251B65A9EC61">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
funds received
under this section shall be used only to provide funds to law enforcement
agencies to provide gun safety classes; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9F91C94FCA84438B0BAFFD893FC720E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
gun safety classes
will be offered at times convenient to parents, including evenings and
weekends.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1CBD8E3B4DB34749A60340A1EA7BCC6F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The
Attorney General shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H80AC8B5BB4F146C3A3747CFF2EF31275">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Education:
nationwide firearms safety programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H564166DBBBEB458EB4569701E2A91C55">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
each school
district should provide or participate in a firearms safety program for
students in grades kindergarten through 12 and should consult with a certified
firearms instructor before establishing the curriculum for the program;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H808A0584B4994A63ABFAEC774F4913D0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
participation by
students in a firearms safety program should not be mandatory if the district
receives written notice from a parent of the student to exempt the student from
the program.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 65 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prevent children’s access to firearms.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Child Gun Safety and Gun Access Prevention Act of 2013 . 2. Increasing youth gun safety by raising the age of handgun eligibility and prohibiting youth from possessing semiautomatic assault weapons Section 922(x) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking juvenile and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age ; (B) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or (D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device. ; (2) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking a juvenile and inserting less than 21 years of age ; (B) by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A); (C) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by inserting at the end the following: (C) a semiautomatic assault weapon; or (D) a large capacity ammunition feeding device. ; (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting temporary before possession ; (4) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking juvenile and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age ; (5) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking juvenile; or and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age; ; (6) by striking subparagraph (D) of paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (D) the possession of a handgun or ammunition by a person who is less than 21 years of age taken in defense of that person or other persons against an intruder into the residence of that person or a residence in which that person is an invited guest; or ; (7) by adding at the end of paragraph (3) the following: (E) a temporary transfer of a handgun or ammunition to a person who is at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age, or the temporary use or possession of a handgun or ammunition by a person who is at least 18 years of age and less than 21 years of age, if the handgun and ammunition are possessed and used by the person— (i) in the course of employment, in the course of ranching or farming related to activities at the residence of the person (or on property used for ranching or farming at which the person, with the permission of the property owner or lessee, is performing activities related to the operation of the farm or ranch), target practice, hunting, or a course of instruction in the safe and lawful use of a handgun; and (ii) in accordance with State and local law. ; and (8) in paragraph (4), by striking juvenile each place it appears and inserting person who is less than 21 years of age . 3. Enhanced penalty for youth possession of handguns and semiautomatic assault weapons and for the transfer of such weapons to youth Section 924(a)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (6) (A) A juvenile who violates section 922(x) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than one year, or both, and for a second or subsequent violation, or for a first violation committed after an adjudication of delinquency or after a State or Federal conviction for an act that, if committed by an adult, would be a serious violent felony (as defined in section 3559(c) of this title), shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both. (B) A person other than a juvenile who knowingly violates section 922(x)— (i) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and (ii) if the person sold, delivered, or otherwise transferred a handgun, ammunition, semiautomatic assault weapon, or large capacity ammunition feeding device to a person who is less than 21 years of age knowing or having reasonable cause to know that such person intended to carry or otherwise possess or discharge or otherwise use the handgun, ammunition, semiautomatic assault weapon, or large capacity ammunition feeding device in the commission of a crime of violence, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 10 years, or both. . 4. Gun storage and safety devices for all firearms (a) Secure gun storage or safety devices by federal firearms licensees Section 922(z) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (z) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, transfer, or deliver any firearm to any person (other than a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer) unless the transferee is provided with a secure gun storage or safety device. . (b) Penalties Section 924(p) of such title is amended to read as follows: (p) The Attorney General may, after notice and opportunity for hearing, suspend or revoke any license issued under this chapter or may subject the licensee to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 if the holder of such license has knowingly violated section 922(z). The actions of the Attorney General under this subsection may be reviewed only as provided in section 923(f). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall be effective 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 5. Responsibility of adults for death and injury caused by child access to firearms Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (aa) (1) In this subsection, the term child means an individual who has not attained the age of 18 years. (2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), any person who— (A) keeps a loaded firearm, or an unloaded firearm and ammunition for the firearm, any one of which has been shipped or transported in interstate or foreign commerce, within any premises that is under the custody or control of that person; (B) knows, or recklessly disregards the risk, that a child is capable of gaining access to the firearm; and (C) (i) knows, or recklessly disregards the risk, that a child will use the firearm to cause death or serious bodily injury (as defined in section 1365 of this title) to the child or any other person; or (ii) knows, or recklessly disregards the risk, that possession of the firearm by the child is unlawful under Federal or State law, if the child uses the firearm to cause death or serious bodily injury to the child or any other person, shall be imprisoned not more than 3 years, fined under this title, or both. (3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply if— (A) at the time the child obtained access, the firearm was secured with a secure gun storage or safety device; (B) the person is a peace officer, a member of the Armed Forces, or a member of the National Guard, and the child obtains the firearm during, or incidental to, the performance of the official duties of the person in that capacity; (C) the child uses the firearm in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of 1 or more other persons; or (D) the person has no reasonable expectation, based on objective facts and circumstances, that a child is likely to be present on the premises on which the firearm is kept. . 6. Requirement that child be accompanied by an adult during a gun show (a) Prohibitions Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (bb) (1) The parent or legal guardian of a child shall ensure that, while the child is attending a gun show, the child is accompanied by an adult. (2) It shall be unlawful for a person to conduct a gun show to which there is admitted a child who is not accompanied by an adult. (3) In this subsection: (A) The term child means an individual who has not attained 18 years of age. (B) The term adult means an individual who has attained 18 years of age. . (b) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever violates section 922(bb) in a State shall be punished in accordance with the laws of the State that apply to persons convicted of child abandonment. . 7. Grants for gun safety education programs (a) Program authority The Attorney General is authorized to provide grants to units of local government to enable law enforcement agencies to develop and sponsor gun safety classes for parents and their children. (b) Application (1) In general Any unit of local government that desires to receive a grant award under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. (2) Contents Each application referred to in paragraph (1) shall include an assurance that— (A) funds received under this section shall be used only to provide funds to law enforcement agencies to provide gun safety classes; and (B) gun safety classes will be offered at times convenient to parents, including evenings and weekends. (c) Regulations The Attorney General shall issue any regulations necessary to carry out this section. 8. Education: nationwide firearms safety programs It is the sense of Congress that— (1) each school district should provide or participate in a firearms safety program for students in grades kindergarten through 12 and should consult with a certified firearms instructor before establishing the curriculum for the program; and (2) participation by students in a firearms safety program should not be mandatory if the district receives written notice from a parent of the student to exempt the student from the program. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 66 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to take actions to ensure that not fewer than 2 air traffic controllers are on duty and physically situated within the air traffic control room or tower of certain airports at all times during periods of airfield operations, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Minimum Staffing of Air Traffic Controllers Act of 2013 . 2. Minimum staffing of air traffic controllers (a) In general The Secretary of Transportation shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, at a covered airport, not fewer than 2 air traffic controllers are on duty and physically situated within the airport’s air traffic control room or tower at all times during periods of airfield operations. (b) Covered airport In this section, the term covered airport means an airport in the United States at which scheduled commercial air carrier operations are provided regularly. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 67 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Blackburn introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region.
1. Additions to appalachian region Section 14102(a)(1)(K) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting Hickman, after Hawkins, ; (2) by inserting Perry, after Overton, ; and (3) by inserting Wayne, after Washington, . |
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No Federal funds may be used by the
Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical
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requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for
such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the
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chemical facility
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Appropriations Act, 2007 (
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Public Law 109–295
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(A)
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from a terrorist
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shall issue interim final regulations establishing
risk-based performance standards for security of chemical
facilities
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of a terrorist
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after
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in the discretion of the Secretary, present high
levels of security risk
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(C)
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the Secretary may not disapprove a site security plan submitted under
this section based on the presence or absence of a particular security measure,
but
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;
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in subsection
(c)—
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(A)
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consistent with similar
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identical
to
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(B)
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by striking
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vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and other information
submitted to or obtained by the Secretary under this section, and related
vulnerability or security information,
</quote>
and inserting
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vulnerability assessments and site security plans
</quote>
; and
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(C)
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classified
material
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sensitive security information (as that
term is used in
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section 1520.5
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of title 49, Code of Federal
Regulations)
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; and
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(3)
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in subsection (d),
by striking:
<quote>
:
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Provided,
</italic>
That nothing in this section
confers upon any person except the Secretary a right of action against an owner
or operator of a chemical facility to enforce any provision of this
section.
</quote>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 68 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that no Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility, unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Chemical Facility Security Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Performance standards for security of chemical facilities (a) Limitation on use of funds (1) Limitation No Federal funds may be used by the Secretary of Homeland Security to approve a site security plan for a chemical facility unless the facility meets or exceeds security standards and requirements to protect the facility against acts of terrorism established for such a facility by the State or local government for the area where the facility is located. (2) Definitions In this subsection, each of the terms site security plan and chemical facility has the meaning that the term has in section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1388), as amended by this Act. (b) Amendments to existing law relating to approval of security plans Section 550 of the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007 ( Public Law 109–295 ; 120 Stat. 1388) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by inserting from a terrorist attack after shall issue interim final regulations establishing risk-based performance standards for security of chemical facilities ; (B) by inserting of a terrorist attack after in the discretion of the Secretary, present high levels of security risk ; and (C) by striking the Secretary may not disapprove a site security plan submitted under this section based on the presence or absence of a particular security measure, but ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking consistent with similar and inserting identical to ; (B) by striking vulnerability assessments, site security plans, and other information submitted to or obtained by the Secretary under this section, and related vulnerability or security information, and inserting vulnerability assessments and site security plans ; and (C) by striking classified material and inserting sensitive security information (as that term is used in section 1520.5 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) ; and (3) in subsection (d), by striking: : Provided, That nothing in this section confers upon any person except the Secretary a right of action against an owner or operator of a chemical facility to enforce any provision of this section. . |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 69
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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<sponsor name-id="B001245">
Ms. Bordallo
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(for
herself,
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Mr. Markey
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,
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Mr. Pierluisi
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,
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Mr. Sablan
</cosponsor>
, and
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Mrs. Christensen
</cosponsor>
) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
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To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal,
unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950
to implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.
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1.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated
Fishing Enforcement Act of 2013
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.
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Table of
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The table of contents
for this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title.
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Sec. 2. Table of contents.
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Title I—Strengthening Fisheries Enforcement
Mechanisms
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<toc-entry idref="HAF9DED8CA8B548218A2D85BFC6C05E66" level="section">
Sec. 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF6921B10EB59482D9567A658A4DECA75" level="section">
Sec. 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries
Enforcement Act.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H5142ABAD148E492BA4A755CF8C17FBF5" level="section">
Sec. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of
1992.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H07646254900044149BAD3C19D0049EFB" level="section">
Sec. 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of
1985.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0B513A4F3F894FC38739870BDF57087E" level="section">
Sec. 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific
Fisheries Convention Implementation Act.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H66F54E9B783C491B882E0A6874767B42" level="section">
Sec. 106. Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of
1988.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H3EA2B288E634457CBFC4A77AC2BDBA49" level="section">
Sec. 107. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Convention Act.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H72C83F533E0C41539E3FF321A34C9253" level="section">
Sec. 108. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention
Act.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H421FA18245BA4F84B11C792F8A8650F5" level="section">
Sec. 109. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of
1965.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF50311FC84334F5BB1BCDDFBD22C9137" level="section">
Sec. 110. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer
Information Act.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2D5C38FC7AE040F3B949FB5A7E2578D4" level="section">
Sec. 111. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of
1982.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H30C6BFAEA2A84CF7974E2CDDB04A0588" level="section">
Sec. 112. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Convention Act of 1995.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2AC1B8043ED1430FAA521F384EB5EF1B" level="section">
Sec. 113. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1D325C51E2B143269A4DDC9B18180CFA" level="section">
Sec. 114. International cooperation and assistance.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC4B055C3E58A44B8B7C485DA39AC657A" level="title">
Title II—Implementation of the Antigua Convention
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1F74E3BD2BD9468095BF795FFD3499C8" level="section">
Sec. 201. Short title.
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Sec. 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of
1950.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6973F61BB92043AEAE0F3579F0089248" level="section">
Sec. 203. Definitions.
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Sec. 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and
qualifications.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H875B15216AE54051BD318633B5756324" level="section">
Sec. 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA610839DC3394F698A7D6162D9A78893" level="section">
Sec. 206. Rulemaking.
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Sec. 207. Prohibited acts.
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Sec. 208. Enforcement.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE8699C035A7D4642AFA080F538825E38" level="section">
Sec. 209. Reduction of bycatch.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H968F2EDA35CB462B85DCA2644B4A648B" level="section">
Sec. 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of
1984.
</toc-entry>
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<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Strengthening
Fisheries Enforcement Mechanisms
</header>
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<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Administration
and enforcement
</header>
<text>
Section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing
Moratorium Protection Act (
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16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting before the
first sentence the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary and the Secretary of the department in
which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this Act, and the Acts to
which this section applies, in accordance with this section. Each such
Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the
personnel services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities
of any other Federal agency, and of any State agency, in the performance of
such duties.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Acts to which
section applies
</header>
<text>
This section applies to—
</text>
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(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Pacific Salmon
Treaty Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3631">
16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H823705679A4D4AD0B8519CF8B9EF2D5D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Dolphin
Protection Consumer Information Act (
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16 U.S.C. 1385
</external-xref>
);
</text>
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(3)
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<text>
the Tuna
Conventions Act of 1950 (
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16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the North Pacific
Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5001">
16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the South Pacific
Tuna Act of 1988 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/973">
16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the Antarctic
Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2431">
16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971">
16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDCE4195F17C40219099E9C176CDF256">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
the Northwest
Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5601">
16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFC25F4BB97C44B581F2E6BD605BB0AB">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
the Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
and enforcement
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall prevent any person from
violating this Act, or any Act to which this section applies, in the same
manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties
as though sections 308 through 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858 through 1861) were incorporated into and
made a part of and applicable to this Act and each such Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3C761EE11664493D8192FFD9AE01FBE2">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Special
rules
</header>
<paragraph id="H865AC07790C8422F92605059A8A4F05B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding the incorporation by reference of certain
sections of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act under
subsection (c), if there is a conflict between a provision of this subsection
and the corresponding provision of any section of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act so incorporated, the provision of this
subsection shall apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD5A55AD76AB488FA41898B014F55ADE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
enforcement authority
</header>
<text>
In addition to the powers of officers
authorized pursuant to subsection (c), any officer who is authorized by the
Secretary, or the head of any Federal or State agency that has entered into an
agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), to enforce the provisions of
any Act to which this section applies may, with the same jurisdiction, powers,
and duties as though section 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1861">
16 U.S.C. 1861
</external-xref>
) were incorporated into and made a part of
each such Act—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD96D8570ED04C6097172BE3666A2511">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
search or inspect
any facility or conveyance used or employed in, or which reasonably appears to
be used or employed in, the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or
fish products;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H896263BE5EFE4791A8703DB519930F9C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
inspect records
pertaining to the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish
products;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFBA724C2D1D04E158E4F95607CDC749E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
detain, for a
period of up to 5 days, any shipment of fish or fish product imported into,
landed on, introduced into, exported from, or transported within the
jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such fish or fish product is deemed
to be perishable, sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period of up to
5 days;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H624C1CA3C8B5498EB3B2B4A91A9F5B83">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
make an arrest, in
accordance with any guidelines which may be issued by the Attorney General, for
any offense under the laws of the United States committed in the person’s
presence, or for the commission of any felony under the laws of the United
States, if the person has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be
arrested has committed or is committing a felony;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2C72DB9380A24AA8B0DC614C4ADCB04A">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
search and seize,
in accordance with any guidelines that are issued by the Attorney General;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9282253FE6AF4E9D9D686ACFCDCD8740">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
execute and serve
any subpoena, arrest warrant, search warrant issued in accordance with rule 41
of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or other warrant or civil or
criminal process issued by any officer or court of competent
jurisdiction.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDE84A75B8D645BD990908D966352994">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Disclosure of
enforcement information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
Secretary may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including
information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/71">
16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6901">
16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or
other statutes implementing international fishery agreements, to any other
Federal or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations, the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery
management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international
fishery agreement, or a foreign government, if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF6E1330C5E4D443A889CD2DB4AFCAAFD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
such government,
organization, or arrangement has policies and procedures to protect such
information from unintended or unauthorized disclosure; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB781DEE1CC244F2874D5583C4C8ADEB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such disclosure is
necessary—
</text>
<clause id="H9DA391F3421940E3985D1BEFCC059AF1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to
ensure compliance with any law or regulation enforced or administered by the
Secretary;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAD0B0CC799104E038B924CB3186962FE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to administer or
enforce any international fishery agreement to which the United States is a
party;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9D1064717B3D48FE95E8F1324390B0CA">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
to administer or
enforce a binding conservation measure adopted by any international
organization or arrangement to which the United States is a party;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2E40C7E95A20477CA044DB8C50E53D53">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
to assist in any
investigative, judicial, or administrative enforcement proceeding in the United
States; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0043AE824A874B1BBFB2D9343473CBD4">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
to
assist in any law enforcement action undertaken by a law enforcement agency of
a foreign government, or in relation to a legal proceeding undertaken by a
foreign government.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB83A3EE783E4930BBBBE1E56FE82830">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibited
acts
</header>
<text>
It is unlawful for any person—
</text>
<paragraph id="H88D3F9FE29C64348A6B872AC078A0A3A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to violate any
provision of this Act or any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this
Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C45B1D72A3E46E19E95C556CA108C95">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to refuse to
permit any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Act to board,
search, or inspect a vessel, aircraft, vehicle, or shoreside facility subject
to such person’s control for the purposes of conducting any search,
investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this Act,
any regulation promulgated under this Act, or any Act to which this section
applies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67BA68DEEC8D47FC8F1CBC35499FAD96">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to forcibly
assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any such
authorized officer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection
described in paragraph (2);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0ADFC56378AE4B9A96D85D845AEA9218">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to resist a lawful arrest for any act
prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section applies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3EA5EBF794DB4ADDAF919F8F1483C669">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by
any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an other person, knowing
that such person has committed any act prohibited by this section or any Act to
which this section applies; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA75276EAF1104AE5A46AD77F8EBB1631">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to forcibly assault, resist, oppose,
impede, intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H334F5A4AE5674DC1858A877CAAC54B0A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
any observer on a
vessel under this Act or any Act to which this section applies; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEABE43888F4B4E9B9968AF376CAE9D50">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any data collector
employed by the National Marine Fisheries Service or under contract to any
person to carry out responsibilities under this Act or any Act to which this
section applies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H08E1673E6CD146C19E637101DAD471BC">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Civil
penalty
</header>
<text>
Any person who commits any act that is unlawful under
subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, and
may be subject to a permit sanction, under section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1858">
16 U.S.C. 1858
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF9F95EE55A65420793A9E87DCCD76F13">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Criminal
penalty
</header>
<text>
Any person who commits an act that is unlawful under
subsection (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), or (e)(6) is deemed to be guilty of
an offense punishable under section 309(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1859">
16 U.S.C. 1859(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1975B9B7ED4940D9B378F6FE0B74EFD5">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Utilization of
Federal agency
assets
</header>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE9CA2F7A3DFF4B07977B4F099817FE28">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Actions To
improve the effectiveness of international fishery management
organizations
</header>
<text>
Section 608 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826i">
16 U.S.C. 1826i
</external-xref>
) is
amended by—
</text>
<paragraph id="H615E35C916104CA8B24A1076FC927BE2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
inserting before
the first sentence the following:
<quote>
(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
In
general.—
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0747A9BA29A8495A8DDDF115F99A8575">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)
(as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) in the first sentence,
inserting
<quote>
, or arrangements made pursuant to an international fishery
agreement,
</quote>
after
<quote>
organizations
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDEAC83C9B4C949808EF93F9BC176C30F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
adding at the end
the following new subsections:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HDA9868FCA9224BAABFC1B8AE0AE046A0" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE85090D5E4E1444990694AFE669AB593">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Disclosure of
information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may
disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including information
collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention
Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/71">
16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries
Convention Implementation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6901">
16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
</external-xref>
), any other statute
implementing an international fishery agreement, to any other Federal or State
government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
or the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management
organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery
agreement, if such government, organization, or arrangement, respectively, has
policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or
unauthorized disclosure.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HECF90702131042C182D87470F1166283">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
IUU vessel
lists
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8814FDB8FB084C4294BD20A8BF14A9CE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
develop, maintain, and make public a list
of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing or fishing-related activities in support of illegal, unreported, or
unregulated fishing, including vessels or vessel owners identified by an
international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to
an international fishery agreement, that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B2ADDE9D31948C28ED6B60FD96CE681">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the United States
is party to; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38664E77931044BAAA11211E22BA3F30">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the United States
is not party to, but whose procedures and criteria in developing and
maintaining a list of such vessels and vessel owners are substantially similar
to such procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to an international fishery
agreement to which the United States is a party; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8690558755B54F03BD57025725FCAD61">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
take appropriate
action against listed vessels and vessel owners, including action against fish,
fish parts, or fish products from such vessels, in accordance with applicable
United States law and consistent with applicable international law, including
principles, rights, and obligations established in applicable international
fishery management agreements and trade agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC04F8527144D46F1BE77F9AF9954DF58">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary may promulgate regulations to implement this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE7FC263DAFBA4015B4BD022081A6028A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
regarding identification of nations
</header>
<text>
Section 609(b) of such Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/166/1826j">
166 U.S.C. 1826j(b)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5AFADC611CBD4D3EA0E09ED494C50492" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC3B82D58640C4EB8B1742FB26DEB7472">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall notify the President and that nation of such an
identification.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H642E2709803848DC94ECAC48A853367F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Nations
identified under section 610
</header>
<text>
Section 610(b)(1) of such Act (16
U.S.C. 1826k(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33B84DBE27424D25897290F62C827475" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF799D261488641B5BCFCAF30A9590A59">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
notify, as soon as possible, the President
and nations that have been identified under subsection (a), and also notify
other nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or practices described
in subsection (a), about the provisions of this section and this
Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5B401634F64B43048E3E4C9B3EB12A10">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
certification under section 609
</header>
<text>
Section 609(d)(3)(A)(i) of such
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
that has not
been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H666DB2862B69458A9D6668A0FA1BA0F7">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
certification under section 610
</header>
<text>
Section 610(c)(5) of such Act (16
U.S.C. 1826k(c)(5)) is amended by striking
<quote>
that has not been certified
by the Secretary under this subsection, or
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H13627355BD6B48C8968942CB346E793D">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Identification
of nations
</header>
<paragraph id="H7CED18D49F2F45BE9C44084802FB56E5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Scope of
identification for actions of fishing vessels
</header>
<text>
Section 609(a) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA753DC24714845D68D56D7F9635815FB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) by striking
<quote>
2 years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
3 years
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21001450A2C64C67825D6800EDDF675D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1),
by inserting
<quote>
that undermines the effectiveness of measures required by
an international fishery management organization, taking into account
whether
</quote>
after
<quote>
(1)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E5F5714B1D746928642409B59CB688F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1),
by striking
<quote>
vessels of
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5618BC6E96F24A7AAD272B3A6DEE6D40">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
grounds for identification
</header>
<text>
Section 609(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C.
1826j(a)) is further amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H82AC99AABEF640DD9F405F90495C7F22">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
paragraphs (1) and (2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and by moving the
margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE25A562BE26549E6877D042006DA732F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
before the first sentence the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5259F2CF7F5B46049EF3A45FA4E43D5A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H541827306C1F4D9DBDC31797B52587FA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Identification
for actions of fishing vessels
</header>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F7214BE5673448B80DBBB3A1D446715">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A310589C9534DF99CAA20047DF291F2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3433A2757FFA4F77A11B456FE6BD20ED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Identification
for actions of nation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Taking
into account the factors described under section 609(a)(1), the Secretary shall
also identify, and list in such report, a nation—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE348D9EF1B51454696AEF04CF41CDEF8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
if it is
violating, or has violated at any point during the preceding three years,
conservation and management measures required under an international fishery
management agreement to which the United States is a party and the violations
undermine the effectiveness of such measures; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6201E1FABFAC4E56963087115BEC31F6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if it is failing,
or has failed in the preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or
regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in areas described under
paragraph (1)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3DEFEB1D5C14420B8E3C6800F7F1B66">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Application to
other entities
</header>
<text>
Where the provisions of this Act are applicable to
nations, they shall also be applicable, as appropriate, to other entities that
have competency to enter into international fishery management
agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD66005C294F640DA80E5E0C7D02432F7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Period of
fishing practices supporting identification
</header>
<text>
Section 610(a)(1) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826k">
16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
calendar
year
</quote>
and replacing with
<quote>
three years
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA2428BC3ACDA4D30819CCAA0BD73D037">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<paragraph id="H1B0C1AC0EF0C4774B040417D350FEC33">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 609(f) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j
</external-xref>
) is amended by—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F3EFF1D268246CCB4D0256E37DCBF2F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
2007
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2014
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A6BC3B4EAD4454C8FE85AD5DF129CA7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
2013
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2019
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE0090BAAA774E4988D9E1B062E55713">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 610(f) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826k">
16 U.S.C. 1826k
</external-xref>
) is amended by—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3E8F72481FF443D49BCC59CC79FD81C7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
2007
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2014
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB6532A1286A4E74B8FF37E1BEB204E8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
2013
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2019
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD132A7F2BCC14B4BA19B6F03A6E0010B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Technical
corrections
</header>
<paragraph id="H3033308EA34C4423BD2F1EA50A74DF8E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 607(2) of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826h">
16 U.S.C. 1826h(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
whose
vessels
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
that
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65089E468CC347A2A6987C6653623954">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 609(d)(1)
of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
of its
fishing vessels
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD320A4376ECE4829919A69A2332B0AA8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section
609(d)(1)(A) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
of its fishing vessels
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB1A28B17A494F7AB4AECCB76A8FF725">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Section 609(d)(2)
of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B918DCB4AD44E2A8E7BF0B69979D710">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
for certification
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
to
authorize
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8B5B908F19884C4CA03366B6CA888EDD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
the importation
</quote>
after
<quote>
or other basis
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3DFC0A292CEA4E4FBA01A05F375C01FC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
harvesting
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC480D67CDDD453896FC551FCBEDA499">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
not certified under paragraph (1)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
issued a
negative certification under paragraph (1)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB52E2E394EBE469BBBAF157E651390E5">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Section 610 of
such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826k">
16 U.S.C. 1826k
</external-xref>
) is amended as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0C4C0FA1D81A4DB8BE5C22F406BAD617">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
In subsection
(a)(1), by striking
<quote>
practices;
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
practices—
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7CA73FC96CD44EFB9D761D37490B866C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking
<quote>
, and which, in the case of pelagic longline fishing, includes mandatory
use of circle hooks, careful handling and release equipment, and training and
observer programs
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB7DFE51BC1444121B89170FE731FBC78">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
In subsection
(c)(4), by striking all preceding subparagraph (B) and inserting the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H1C0D280053AB481D9A142A4C56867AB9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HACC2A132788C4D0899C2B45FBF482D97">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Alternative
procedure
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may
establish a procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment,
shipper-by-shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or fish products
from a vessel of a nation issued a negative certification under paragraph (1)
if the Secretary determines that such imports were harvested by practices that
do not result in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were harvested by
practices that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C2656A8C1364E1895484E895EAB3E46">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
are comparable to
those of the United States, taking into account different conditions;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF6921B10EB59482D9567A658A4DECA75">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act
</header>
<subsection id="HF607F21A054A47099083CC6787387F17">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Negative
certification effects
</header>
<text>
Section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fisheries Enforcement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826a">
16 U.S.C. 1826a
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6C78F2058F864838A9694E0DB59D0A89">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(2), by striking
<quote>
recognized principles of
</quote>
after
<quote>
in
accordance with
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA30741F592AD4DF49DCA45EF6F07810F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(2)(A), by inserting
<quote>
or, as appropriate, for fishing vessels of a
nation that receives a negative certification under section 609(d) or section
610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826)
</quote>
after
<quote>
(1)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BBFA594435B4BC5A0B8478A549E6225">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting
before the period the following:
<quote>
, except for the purposes of inspecting
such vessel, conducting an investigation, or taking other appropriate
enforcement action
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1AAEA321055745D99989AEEB72B7ADD2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(1)(A)(i), by striking
<quote>
or illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing
</quote>
after
<quote>
driftnet fishing
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52FA3FA042A5447D940F6EA9011EAFF8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection
(b)(2), by striking
<quote>
or illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing
</quote>
after
<quote>
driftnet fishing
</quote>
each place it
appears;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H452067DF254742CA87F6A9C4DA17814B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(3)(A)(i), by inserting
<quote>
or a negative certification under section
609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium
Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)
</external-xref>
, 1826k(c))
</quote>
after
<quote>
(1)(A)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD12F7EED7B6C4239B22E25420B21A13F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(4)(A), by inserting
<quote>
or issues a negative certification under section
609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium
Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)
</external-xref>
, 1826k(c))
</quote>
after
<quote>
paragraph
(1)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF7B39235C1A4D0897C3280649B2BE16">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(4)(A)(i), by striking
<quote>
or illegal, unreported, or unregulated
fishing
</quote>
after
<quote>
driftnet fishing
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FC5D14635AB47629A6B08E340386AB9">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(4)(A)(i), by inserting
<quote>
, or to address the offending activities for
which a nation received a negative certification under section 609(d) or 610(c)
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826j(d), 1826k(c))
</quote>
after
<quote>
beyond the exclusive economic zone of
any nation
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD398583EB03447288827AC07691A43B6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duration of
negative certification effects
</header>
<text>
Section 102 of such Act (16 U.S.C.
1826b) is amended by—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFFADD2620677432F8BF9A5D98B7AB794">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
or
illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48AA3FA2AFD24B78B902C543E61624D2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
inserting
<quote>
or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation
received a negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas
Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)
</external-xref>
,
1826k(c))
</quote>
before the period at the end.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5142ABAD148E492BA4A755CF8C17FBF5">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992
</header>
<subsection id="HAC91F334A25A4E5CA7825A1F47604503">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Unlawful
activities
</header>
<text>
Section 810 of the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act
of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5009">
16 U.S.C. 5009
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8D7CC884594E4F388F28AE591EC1ED45">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (5),
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB3ECC6AFF7A4749939D843A1D6D196D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (6),
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC61B40B4838049BF9DC86266F0579924">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text>
Section 811 of the Northern Pacific
Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5010">
16 U.S.C. 5010
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H64A9F1A65D5E46D5ADE124B561849A93" style="OLC">
<section id="H5CF46811480F48CE9BC85AB4EA2F8F8F">
<enum>
811.
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this
Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H07646254900044149BAD3C19D0049EFB">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act
of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3637">
16 U.S.C. 3637
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD7E3583C237E4023B7C8CE44A283DFBD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7D3EE88F65E44CAA1173930B16D0C2E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8344F95219D4B8287AEED00845818BF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
this title;
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
this Act;
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A34052E4C134F59AA82BE20F4E1AAF0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(3)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE5846CE718C042AAB1EEE39CA31A6AD9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H078CB992D97C42E7A8256013CA9329AE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
subparagraph (2) ;
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
paragraph
(2);
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B5EE623EB424AA19D03A111A5F4F9C6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(5), by striking
<quote>
this title; or
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
this
Act;
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE43517491D444DEB0F287D748A0CB4A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H1ADB69B76FDA4960A958FDC86063319D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H886C0C6C505C4214833D4A49CC2C8EEB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to
this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H0B513A4F3F894FC38739870BDF57087E">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation
Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (title V of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/479">
Public Law 109–479
</external-xref>
)
is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCF93A9AF735A4BA8960A4DDB737307E8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
section 506(c) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6905">
16 U.S.C. 6905(c)
</external-xref>
) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H514091268AF84EAE853F4C12BDCF665F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCA74F65236094ADE9C7E8D523AF3D2D8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to
this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B713B638C3E4E6783F781C951CF0A8A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section
507(a)(2) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6906">
16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)
</external-xref>
) by striking
<quote>
suspension, on
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
suspension, of
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H66F54E9B783C491B882E0A6874767B42">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H254C069C9A1549858F1E1EF794224C32">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 5(a)
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/973c">
16 U.S.C. 973c(a)
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H885CE67495B54585B33F5D402D922318">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (8),
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85957BFD3DC440E2BF4C61DD064285DE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (10),
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C519F7A42A541709A01853D9494A0D7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
sections 7 and 8 (16 U.S.C. 973e and 973f) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H7C190DD9298A4084B314E10A1AA4D401" style="OLC">
<section id="H6290DA7749D74949B25AE8BE79689B80">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this
Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H3EA2B288E634457CBFC4A77AC2BDBA49">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Convention Act of 1984 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3E72FE9838C14F57B1D0420BCBF6C4DD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 306 (16
U.S.C. 2435)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD7D9A1AA5CF74B67B525F144B5645814">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (3),
by striking
<quote>
which he knows, or reasonably should have known,
was
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB74DF3D09F754B38BC27DFAE0286FF13">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (4),
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4E70AE165324C729EE6BFB17DC44E36">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (5),
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H692E05207B93407AB101727AD39FB3A9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 307 (16
U.S.C. 2436)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2EADD72136D42DF9C4EDD92C4821A89">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
In
general.—
</header-in-text>
</quote>
before the first sentence; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59E77A5AFA0C44DDA3C6BA68A262A292">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H83DACF9A31F541028350B039DFD7E795" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE0A4BD66B0AE415A89EE80A900B40F25">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations To
implement conservation measures
</header>
<paragraph id="H44451C2D61604840838F81F524F212CE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section
553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce may publish in
the Federal Register a final regulation to implement any conservation measure
for which the Secretary of State notifies the Commission under section
305(a)(1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H43D516C60FD34D4694B692320D1307E1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
that has been in
effect for 12 months or less;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7850C2F0263F4DA6B0BB4704EABB8549">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
that is adopted by
the Commission; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF380A779115943A39FAEC415FE937FFC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
which the Secretary of State does not notify Commission in accordance with
section 305(a)(1) within the time period allotted for objections under Article
IX of the Convention.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34E4CA97FE514BFCB44898BED3442D64">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Entering into
force
</header>
<text>
Upon publication of such regulation in the Federal
Register, such conservation measure shall enter into force with respect to the
United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02B3FEDE81E04E23BFF45824CA089045">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
sections 308 and 309 (16 U.S.C. 2437 and 2438) and inserting the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H16839078627944949C097368EC5FE0CA" style="OLC">
<section id="HE88DCAD1489E4BB38C042E05EE3A6D84">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this
Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H72C83F533E0C41539E3FF321A34C9253">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H75B286CF48DE494D9F178F534BFF6D5F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 6(c)(2)
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971d">
16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(2)(2)
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D147E7C741941CB8E70B5895D15B326">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(A)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(i)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD6F02E20FCAD46A3B057FE3FB39B464D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(B)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(ii)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F478E402C684834A7707AE427912432">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(A)
</quote>
after
<quote>
(2)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E53972658044480BE68156BA0F231A9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5FC473832E3F4504AF6D26565CF46E58" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H36C48EC3141D495BA5D932087C97CA7A" indent="up2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding the requirements of
subparagraph (A) and subsections (b) and (c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">
section 553
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code, the Secretary may issue final regulations to implement Commission
recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade restrictive
measures against nations or fishing
entities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6508D18A879E4C14A25C2549494D9F69">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 7 (16
U.S.C. 971e) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection
(g) as subsection (e);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C9FE94859244E68807307A65E28E978">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in section 8 (16
U.S.C. 971f)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD538E84D5833420C8E5F107D562CEF18">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsections (a) and (c); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF536F2458AA400D80FBCC72DB56D155">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
before subsection (b) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H89A9508109D444DBB53DA46FF1541923" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2E8448F5929F438585E9A82598EE6A6F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to
this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H65C975E463424EB281CE473949B58028">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in section 8(b) by
striking
<quote>
the enforcement activities specified in section 8(a) of this
Act
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
enforcement activities
with respect to this Act that are otherwise authorized by law
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D4FC26E3CC44E6382683266E9E63740">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
section 11 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971j">
16 U.S.C. 971j
</external-xref>
) and redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11
and 12, respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H421FA18245BA4F84B11C792F8A8650F5">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing
Compliance Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5503">
16 U.S.C. 5503(f)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H84A078EF18494790B0A3F9978657A911" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAF1A594FB31B45A8BFF864AF9871F280">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Validity
</header>
<text>
A
permit issued under this section for a vessel is void if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0933B9F1872840C6A752DFB71F3F5384">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any other permit
or authorization required for the vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or
suspended; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H710663488DC148FE9DB80A6B1507DDD6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the vessel is no
longer documented under the laws of the United States or eligible for such
documentation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HF50311FC84334F5BB1BCDDFBD22C9137">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1385">
16 U.S.C. 1385
</external-xref>
) is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A63C1A16EC6493ABE67361278ABA629" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7C3D88FDDA8D4D7C83563754CB813DB6">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to
this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H2D5C38FC7AE040F3B949FB5A7E2578D4">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982
</header>
<subsection id="H6AB21F3FBDF54219AF19B64D8E6AB4E4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibited
acts
</header>
<text>
Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16
U.S.C. 773e) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2C5C0316DF1743DBB4E27B48DD4A4CCB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (a)
by redesignating subparagraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through
(F);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8FACE49F22945E2825CCAD94A2255AF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
paragraphs (a) and (b) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CB0D609C6554D77ABAAA8A5CA652F91">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by in paragraph
(1)(B), as so redesignated, by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or inspection
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB88F3587CC0D4D8686E80BD80899A3CE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by in paragraph
(1)(C), as so redesignated, by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or inspection
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4DDC7F2F87E44718832E0EAA9B435BA">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(1)(E), as so redesignated, by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
after the semicolon;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCA82DABE449435DAB46A09CC96D5567">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(1)(F), as so redesignated, by striking
<quote>
section.
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section; or
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H338254ED99FA4445B5C9C51B28185120">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
powers
</header>
<text>
Section 11 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16
U.S.C. 773i) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HF53785DABA7A4B9FB86B3348D901BDE2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAE8502A088CB44848E173A46BF0620D9">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the
powers of officers authorized pursuant to subsection (b), any officer who is
authorized by the Secretary, or by the head of any Federal or State agency that
has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), to
enforce the Convention, this Act, or any regulation adopted under this Act,
may—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3D290D57C47A4FA6AB1A36B64CAC9157">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
search or inspect
any facility or conveyance used or employed in, or which reasonably appears to
be used or employed in, the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or
fish products;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA49272F2D3BE4DBB9832867917C2BDFC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
inspect records
pertaining to the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish
products; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H014CC1AD55DF4905BF57ADAE6A5FA658">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
detain, for a
period of up to 5 days, any shipment of fish or fish product imported into,
landed on, introduced into, exported from, or transported within the
jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such fish or fish product is deemed
to be perishable, sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period of up to
5
days.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H30C6BFAEA2A84CF7974E2CDDB04A0588">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to
the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5606">
16 U.S.C. 5606
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAD6B9EA45B57436DB2826F27F5B90F08">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the section
heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
and
penalties
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
and enforcement
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE61B1681671F4B6B8BD772986BE9D1BE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(2), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or
inspection
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3A5972425384B6E88D17A5DE07023E3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(a)(3), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or
inspection
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40F365D8B2BA42CE85E46A140BB7F0B3">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H875FF0109F6043A186193CBA033EC905" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4D554CD86C7947458F3B8E5E1FBD5B1C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to
this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H2AC1B8043ED1430FAA521F384EB5EF1B">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1857">
16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)
</external-xref>
) is amended by
inserting before the semicolon the following:
<quote>
or any treaty or in
contravention of any binding conservation measure adopted by an international
agreement or organization to which the United States is a party
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1D325C51E2B143269A4DDC9B18180CFA">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<header>
International
cooperation and assistance
</header>
<subsection id="H2E8FC60FBA4A4833B636950DA6A16A63">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
International
cooperation and assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Commerce, acting through
the National Marine Fisheries Service, may engage in international cooperation
and provide assistance, including grants, to help other nations achieve
sustainable fisheries.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC02FA925D4904510B37A6E7B82D8D514">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Authorized
activities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In providing
assistance to other nations, the Secretary may—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCD5793EDC7F7496DA543D653EBA98692">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
provide funding
and technical expertise to other nations to assist them in addressing illegal,
unreported, or unregulated fishing activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD17AAC47DBC4E13A5CEBA97E3F023A5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
provide funding
and technical expertise to other nations to assist them in reducing the loss
and environmental impacts of derelict fishing gear, reducing the bycatch of
living marine resources, and promoting international marine resource
conservation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0B647FD0B404D3FAE57A1DF1F9148EC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
provide funding,
technical expertise, and training to other nations to aid them in building
capacity for enhanced fisheries management, fisheries monitoring, catch and
trade tracking activities, enforcement, and international marine resource
conservation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE351C05B9C04DFABBD5B0413E6BB8EA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
establish partnerships with other Federal
agencies or non-governmental organizations, as appropriate, to ensure that
fisheries development assistance to other nations is directed toward projects
that promote sustainable fisheries; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FD361928EA6419D96C9130B0D569A41">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
conduct outreach
and education efforts in order to promote public and private sector awareness
of international fisheries sustainability issues, including the need to combat
illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing activity and to promote
international marine resource conservation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H596FC274C4CC44DC980699C70010CCEA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Guidelines
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary may establish guidelines necessary to implement this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HC4B055C3E58A44B8B7C485DA39AC657A">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Implementation of
the Antigua Convention
</header>
<section id="H1F74E3BD2BD9468095BF795FFD3499C8">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Short
title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited
as the
<quote>
Antigua Convention Implementing Act of 2011
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBE10274C30E74EA18DED1AA8E2C40A51">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Amendment of
the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as otherwise expressly provided,
whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall
be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Tuna
Conventions Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/951">
16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6973F61BB92043AEAE0F3579F0089248">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 2 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/951">
16 U.S.C. 951
</external-xref>
) is amended to read
as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HA7BA07B56C8E4BEDA4D04C28697BCF0E" style="OLC">
<section id="H2F7A03C3CDF646F8A709BE97C1CB8557">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act:
</text>
<paragraph id="H720BCCF0E8D34893BA1AA8769270BC1A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Antigua
convention
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Antigua Convention
</term>
means the
Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States of America and the
Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 2003.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD908F5DB8D2B4D82B92797EAB24B0169">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Commission
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Commission
</term>
means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
provided for by the Convention.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5C62BADA3C14FE8A158DAB144122051">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Convention
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Convention
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9BDAD8CF4D94A0E8AD4015C9C01AB4E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Convention for
the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at
Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of America and the Republic of
Costa Rica;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9D7FBD3E0A14F46B1BFFD774A00037F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Antigua
Convention, upon its entry into force for the United States, and any amendments
thereto that are in force for the United States; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99050546479D47569A436C2C608BB725">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
both such
Conventions, as the context requires.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DB1758505ED48948AA94BC2515D46E7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Person
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
person
</term>
means an individual, partnership, corporation, or
association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA436D967BD9743BBA90E091952F5294B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
United
states
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
United States
</term>
includes all areas
under the sovereignty of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D2E0838F45F45E0B10376E72B7F6361">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
United States
commissioners
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
United States commissioners
</term>
means the individuals appointed in
accordance with section
3(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HE08DD687AEE843C19C8404CF51D2EF83">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Commissioners;
number, appointment, and qualifications
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 3 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/952">
16 U.S.C. 952
</external-xref>
) is amended to read
as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H88B1EEA869534CA689A298B6F8544D7E" style="OLC">
<section id="HA8A6C87D99C948A6B0621C51DAEC3DD9">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Commissioners
</header>
<subsection id="HBD5E8C61B7344E6195FFB64DC0D2230A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Commissioners
</header>
<text>
The
United States shall be represented on the Commission by 4 United States
Commissioners. The President shall appoint individuals to serve on the
Commission at the pleasure of the President. In making the appointments, the
President shall select United States Commissioners from among individuals who
are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the
eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one of whom shall be an officer or employee of
the Department of Commerce. Not more than 2 United States Commissioners may be
appointed who reside in a State other than a State whose vessels maintain a
substantial fishery in the area of the Convention.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H743E9A0EE69E42CDB85BE9825115E97D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Alternate
Commissioners
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary, may designate from time to time and for periods of time deemed
appropriate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Commission. Any
Alternate United States Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the
Commission or of the General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a
United States Commissioner in the absence of any United States Commissioner
appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever reason. The
number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that may be designated for
any such meeting shall be limited to the number of United States Commissioners
appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section who will not be present at
such meeting.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H771EAEE93A7C4D2EAD89A51D61A2C450">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
Matters
</header>
<paragraph id="H839731CD36F543A6A7A4B59C22DEC4BC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Employment
status
</header>
<text>
Individuals serving as United States Commissioners, other
than officers or employees of the United States Government, shall not be
considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or
tort claims liability as provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code,
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3236D7B049D44DC49449A5015CD9A04F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Compensation
</header>
<text>
The
United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners, although officers of
the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their
services as United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6F813F66868441D88B33538D70E3128">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Travel
expenses
</header>
<subparagraph id="H5ADAFAC9106042A08604D674C63DABEB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall pay the
necessary travel expenses of United States Commissioners and Alternate United
States Commissioners to meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
and other meetings the Secretary of State deems necessary to fulfill their
duties, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701,
5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1A47D3167B2451D8C81FD3D6154C3DB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary may
reimburse the Secretary of State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State
under this
subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H875B15216AE54051BD318633B5756324">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<header>
General
Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 4 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/953">
16 U.S.C. 953
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB982B8F7C1824A2AACA838A65A294B86">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsection (a) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H06F99CC04B8F42BFB2BDA5A6B21693D7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6C9D0FFD5B1445248492AF57C209FC4A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
General Advisory
Committee
</header>
<paragraph id="H2838E2F79CE34CD78382F7C2319C261D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointments;
public participation; compensation
</header>
<subparagraph id="HC3A39016FA484C799AF98AC8E9351527">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General Advisory
Committee which shall consist of not more than 25 individuals who shall be
representative of the various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by
the Convention, including nongovernmental conservation organizations, providing
to the maximum extent practicable an equitable balance among such groups.
Members of the General Advisory Committee will be eligible to participate as
members of the United States delegation to the Commission and its working
groups to the extent the Commission rules and space for delegations
allow.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59EF2BD9B22740BA86C157F6E0A58CF8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The chair of the
Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory
Fisheries and the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s
Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members of the General Advisory
Committee by virtue of their positions in those Councils.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3142AA4F5F645698926D9055F3A21A6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Each member of the
General Advisory Committee appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve for a
term of 3 years and is eligible for reappointment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC72B30F13ED4F4CA9ABDE5EB651426A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The General
Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend all non-executive meetings of the
United States delegation and at such meetings shall be given opportunity to
examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of investigation, reports,
recommendations, and regulations of the Commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H731334BF0B4745AFA0F276EE09E7901F">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
The General
Advisory Committee shall determine its organization, and prescribe its
practices and procedures for carrying out its functions under this title, the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.), and the Convention. The General Advisory Committee shall publish and
make available to the public a statement of its organization, practices and
procedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Committee, except when in
executive session, shall be open to the public, and prior notice of meetings
shall be made public in timely fashion. The General Advisory Committee shall
not be subject to the
<act-name parsable-cite="FACA">
Federal Advisory Committee
Act
</act-name>
(5 U.S.C. App.).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15B101640C4848B7BCEC62E1D6A84F40">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Information
sharing
</header>
<text>
The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall furnish
the General Advisory Committee with relevant information concerning fisheries
and international fishery agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H26BA45135614445AAD306C7506A86E9D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative
matters
</header>
<subparagraph id="H93ACDC63965247AB8A59F4A2E69C46B8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary
shall provide to the General Advisory Committee in a timely manner such
administrative and technical support services as are necessary for its
effective functioning.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F3081CC249540EABD84EE69484DB5B5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Individuals
appointed to serve as a member of the General Advisory Committee—
</text>
<clause id="H9539507C02A7466680897154FED68744">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
shall serve
without pay, but while away from their homes or regular places of business to
attend meetings of the General Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel
expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">
section 5703
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE9E5161F80A14A649B33309DC2490974">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
shall not be
considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or
tort claims liability as provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code,
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States
Code.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DB7D37770754DAFA5760777FBD28075">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking so
much of subsection (b) as precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the
following:
</text>
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<subsection id="H3C8A02674C834B8BA216BD01DFD36976">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Scientific
Advisory Subcommittee
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H80616EAECC7947DDAA1AFF08FC688A4C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a Scientific Advisory
Subcommittee of not less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with
balanced representation from the public and private sectors, including
nongovernmental conservation
organizations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA64246CDA858493BBC374439E5624A3C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)(3), by striking
<quote>
General Advisory Subcommittee
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
General
Advisory Committee
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HA610839DC3394F698A7D6162D9A78893">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<header>
Rulemaking
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 6 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/955">
16 U.S.C. 955
</external-xref>
) is amended to read
as follows:
</text>
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<section id="HEB361771944047119BACA8FD4B0A300B">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Rulemaking
</header>
<subsection id="HD7A7F9A5BD4A4F67B1DA03A2F5FE9E85">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and, with respect to
enforcement measures, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard
is operating, may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out
the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act,
including recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission. In cases
where the Secretary has discretion in the implementation of one or more
measures adopted by the Commission that would govern fisheries under the
authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the Secretary may, to the
extent practicable within the implementation schedule of the Convention and any
recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, promulgate such
regulations in accordance with the procedures established by the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et
seq.).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H306F4E6A709A426E8B48D8116CD9E6C0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Jurisdiction
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary may promulgate regulations applicable to all vessels and persons
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including United States flag
vessels wherever they may be operating, on such date as the Secretary shall
prescribe.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H55BA94F8FBFB4E4D8B5BFFB6DEEAB925">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibited
acts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 8 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/957">
16 U.S.C. 957
</external-xref>
)
is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1627B964B7CC4D599EE4996F0C369A51">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
section 6(c) of this
Act
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
section 6
</quote>
;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF64A697B30242848ED6D7260DAA3F2F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
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<subsection id="H546DC572BD984A04978C661529BDB85E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Additional
prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text>
For prohibitions relating to this
Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet
Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H851D3DC2101B4825A4592628676D3FF9">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 10 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/959">
16 U.S.C. 959
</external-xref>
) is amended to
read as follows:
</text>
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<section id="H1C0C8276E0564F50A640C2F4688C05F3">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For enforcement of this Act, see section 606
of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C.
1826g).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HE8699C035A7D4642AFA080F538825E38">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<header>
Reduction of
bycatch
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 15 (16 U.S.C.
962) is amended by striking
<quote>
vessel
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
vessels
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H968F2EDA35CB462B85DCA2644B4A648B">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of
1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/972">
16 U.S.C. 972 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is repealed.
</text>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 69 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Sablan , and Mrs. Christensen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2013 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Strengthening Fisheries Enforcement Mechanisms Sec. 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act. Sec. 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act. Sec. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992. Sec. 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985. Sec. 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act. Sec. 106. Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. Sec. 107. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act. Sec. 108. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. Sec. 109. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965. Sec. 110. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. Sec. 111. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. Sec. 112. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995. Sec. 113. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Sec. 114. International cooperation and assistance. Title II—Implementation of the Antigua Convention Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950. Sec. 203. Definitions. Sec. 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications. Sec. 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee. Sec. 206. Rulemaking. Sec. 207. Prohibited acts. Sec. 208. Enforcement. Sec. 209. Reduction of bycatch. Sec. 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984. I Strengthening Fisheries Enforcement Mechanisms 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (a) Administration and enforcement Section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ) is amended by inserting before the first sentence the following: (a) In general The Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this Act, and the Acts to which this section applies, in accordance with this section. Each such Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal agency, and of any State agency, in the performance of such duties. (b) Acts to which section applies This section applies to— (1) the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq. ); (2) the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1385 ); (3) the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 ( 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. ); (4) the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq. ); (5) the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 ( 16 U.S.C. 973 et seq. ); (6) the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 ( 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ); (7) the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 ( 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ); (8) the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 ( 16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ); and (9) the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.). (c) Administration and enforcement The Secretary shall prevent any person from violating this Act, or any Act to which this section applies, in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though sections 308 through 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858 through 1861) were incorporated into and made a part of and applicable to this Act and each such Act. (d) Special rules (1) In general Notwithstanding the incorporation by reference of certain sections of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act under subsection (c), if there is a conflict between a provision of this subsection and the corresponding provision of any section of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act so incorporated, the provision of this subsection shall apply. (2) Additional enforcement authority In addition to the powers of officers authorized pursuant to subsection (c), any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or the head of any Federal or State agency that has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), to enforce the provisions of any Act to which this section applies may, with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though section 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1861 ) were incorporated into and made a part of each such Act— (A) search or inspect any facility or conveyance used or employed in, or which reasonably appears to be used or employed in, the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish products; (B) inspect records pertaining to the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish products; (C) detain, for a period of up to 5 days, any shipment of fish or fish product imported into, landed on, introduced into, exported from, or transported within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such fish or fish product is deemed to be perishable, sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period of up to 5 days; (D) make an arrest, in accordance with any guidelines which may be issued by the Attorney General, for any offense under the laws of the United States committed in the person’s presence, or for the commission of any felony under the laws of the United States, if the person has reasonable grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a felony; (E) search and seize, in accordance with any guidelines that are issued by the Attorney General; and (F) execute and serve any subpoena, arrest warrant, search warrant issued in accordance with rule 41 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, or other warrant or civil or criminal process issued by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction. (3) Disclosure of enforcement information The Secretary may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 ( 16 U.S.C. 71 et seq. ) or the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ) or other statutes implementing international fishery agreements, to any other Federal or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, or a foreign government, if— (A) such government, organization, or arrangement has policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or unauthorized disclosure; and (B) such disclosure is necessary— (i) to ensure compliance with any law or regulation enforced or administered by the Secretary; (ii) to administer or enforce any international fishery agreement to which the United States is a party; (iii) to administer or enforce a binding conservation measure adopted by any international organization or arrangement to which the United States is a party; (iv) to assist in any investigative, judicial, or administrative enforcement proceeding in the United States; or (v) to assist in any law enforcement action undertaken by a law enforcement agency of a foreign government, or in relation to a legal proceeding undertaken by a foreign government. (e) Prohibited acts It is unlawful for any person— (1) to violate any provision of this Act or any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act; (2) to refuse to permit any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Act to board, search, or inspect a vessel, aircraft, vehicle, or shoreside facility subject to such person’s control for the purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this Act, any regulation promulgated under this Act, or any Act to which this section applies; (3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection described in paragraph (2); (4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section applies; (5) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an other person, knowing that such person has committed any act prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section applies; or (6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with— (A) any observer on a vessel under this Act or any Act to which this section applies; or (B) any data collector employed by the National Marine Fisheries Service or under contract to any person to carry out responsibilities under this Act or any Act to which this section applies. (f) Civil penalty Any person who commits any act that is unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1858 ). (g) Criminal penalty Any person who commits an act that is unlawful under subsection (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), or (e)(6) is deemed to be guilty of an offense punishable under section 309(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1859(b) ). (h) Utilization of Federal agency assets . (b) Actions To improve the effectiveness of international fishery management organizations Section 608 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826i ) is amended by— (1) inserting before the first sentence the following: (a) In general.— ; (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) in the first sentence, inserting , or arrangements made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, after organizations ; and (3) adding at the end the following new subsections: (b) Disclosure of information The Secretary may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 ( 16 U.S.C. 71 et seq. ), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ), any other statute implementing an international fishery agreement, to any other Federal or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, if such government, organization, or arrangement, respectively, has policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or unauthorized disclosure. (c) IUU vessel lists The Secretary may— (1) develop, maintain, and make public a list of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or fishing-related activities in support of illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels or vessel owners identified by an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, that— (A) the United States is party to; or (B) the United States is not party to, but whose procedures and criteria in developing and maintaining a list of such vessels and vessel owners are substantially similar to such procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to an international fishery agreement to which the United States is a party; and (2) take appropriate action against listed vessels and vessel owners, including action against fish, fish parts, or fish products from such vessels, in accordance with applicable United States law and consistent with applicable international law, including principles, rights, and obligations established in applicable international fishery management agreements and trade agreements. (d) Regulations The Secretary may promulgate regulations to implement this section. . (c) Notification regarding identification of nations Section 609(b) of such Act ( 166 U.S.C. 1826j(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Notification The Secretary shall notify the President and that nation of such an identification. . (d) Nations identified under section 610 Section 610(b)(1) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows: (1) notify, as soon as possible, the President and nations that have been identified under subsection (a), and also notify other nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of this section and this Act; . (e) Effect of certification under section 609 Section 609(d)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking that has not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or . (f) Effect of certification under section 610 Section 610(c)(5) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)(5)) is amended by striking that has not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or . (g) Identification of nations (1) Scope of identification for actions of fishing vessels Section 609(a) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) ) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 2 years and inserting 3 years ; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting that undermines the effectiveness of measures required by an international fishery management organization, taking into account whether after (1) ; and (C) in paragraph (1), by striking vessels of . (2) Additional grounds for identification Section 609(a) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)) is further amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and by moving the margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right); (B) by inserting before the first sentence the following: (1) Identification for actions of fishing vessels ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Identification for actions of nation Taking into account the factors described under section 609(a)(1), the Secretary shall also identify, and list in such report, a nation— (A) if it is violating, or has violated at any point during the preceding three years, conservation and management measures required under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party and the violations undermine the effectiveness of such measures; or (B) if it is failing, or has failed in the preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in areas described under paragraph (1)(B). (3) Application to other entities Where the provisions of this Act are applicable to nations, they shall also be applicable, as appropriate, to other entities that have competency to enter into international fishery management agreements. . (3) Period of fishing practices supporting identification Section 610(a)(1) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1) ) is amended by striking calendar year and replacing with three years . (h) Authorization of appropriations (1) Section 609(f) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j ) is amended by— (A) striking 2007 and inserting 2014 ; and (B) striking 2013 and inserting 2019 . (2) Section 610(f) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826k ) is amended by— (A) striking 2007 and inserting 2014 ; and (B) striking 2013 and inserting 2019 . (i) Technical corrections (1) Section 607(2) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826h(2) ) is amended by striking whose vessels and inserting that . (2) Section 609(d)(1) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1) ) is amended by striking of its fishing vessels . (3) Section 609(d)(1)(A) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking of its fishing vessels . (4) Section 609(d)(2) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(2) ) is amended— (A) by striking for certification and inserting to authorize ; (B) by inserting the importation after or other basis ; (C) by striking harvesting ; and (D) by striking not certified under paragraph (1) and inserting issued a negative certification under paragraph (1) . (5) Section 610 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826k ) is amended as follows: (A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking practices; and inserting practices— . (B) In subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking , and which, in the case of pelagic longline fishing, includes mandatory use of circle hooks, careful handling and release equipment, and training and observer programs . (C) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all preceding subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (4) Alternative procedure The Secretary may establish a procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment, shipper-by-shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or fish products from a vessel of a nation issued a negative certification under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such imports were harvested by practices that do not result in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were harvested by practices that— (A) are comparable to those of the United States, taking into account different conditions; and . 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (a) Negative certification effects Section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking recognized principles of after in accordance with ; (2) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting or, as appropriate, for fishing vessels of a nation that receives a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826) after (1) ; (3) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before the period the following: , except for the purposes of inspecting such vessel, conducting an investigation, or taking other appropriate enforcement action ; (4) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing after driftnet fishing ; (5) in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection (b)(2), by striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing after driftnet fishing each place it appears; (6) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i), by inserting or a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) , 1826k(c)) after (1)(A) ; (7) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting or issues a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) , 1826k(c)) after paragraph (1) ; (8) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing after driftnet fishing ; and (9) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by inserting , or to address the offending activities for which a nation received a negative certification under section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826j(d), 1826k(c)) after beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation . (b) Duration of negative certification effects Section 102 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1826b) is amended by— (1) striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing ; and (2) inserting or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) , 1826k(c)) before the period at the end. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (a) Unlawful activities Section 810 of the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 5009 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting , investigation, after search . (b) Additional prohibitions and enforcement Section 811 of the Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 5010 ) is amended to read as follows: 811. Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3637 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (B) by striking this title; and inserting this Act; ; (2) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (2) ; and inserting paragraph (2); ; (3) in subsection (a)(5), by striking this title; or and inserting this Act; ; and (4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following: (b) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (title V of Public Law 109–479 ) is amended— (1) by amending section 506(c) ( 16 U.S.C. 6905(c) ) to read as follows: (c) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). ; and (2) in section 507(a)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2) ) by striking suspension, on and inserting suspension, of . 106. Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 is amended— (1) in section 5(a) ( 16 U.S.C. 973c(a) )— (A) in paragraph (8), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (B) in paragraph (10), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (2) by striking sections 7 and 8 (16 U.S.C. 973e and 973f) and inserting the following: 7. Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 107. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 is amended— (1) in section 306 (16 U.S.C. 2435)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking which he knows, or reasonably should have known, was ; (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting , investigation, after search ; (2) in section 307 (16 U.S.C. 2436)— (A) by inserting (a) In general.— before the first sentence; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Regulations To implement conservation measures (1) In general Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce may publish in the Federal Register a final regulation to implement any conservation measure for which the Secretary of State notifies the Commission under section 305(a)(1)— (A) that has been in effect for 12 months or less; (B) that is adopted by the Commission; and (C) with respect to which the Secretary of State does not notify Commission in accordance with section 305(a)(1) within the time period allotted for objections under Article IX of the Convention. (2) Entering into force Upon publication of such regulation in the Federal Register, such conservation measure shall enter into force with respect to the United States. ; and (3) by striking sections 308 and 309 (16 U.S.C. 2437 and 2438) and inserting the following: 308. Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 108. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is amended— (1) in section 6(c)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(2)(2) )— (A) by striking (A) and inserting (i) ; (B) by striking (B) and inserting (ii) ; (C) by inserting (A) after (2) ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (A) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may issue final regulations to implement Commission recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade restrictive measures against nations or fishing entities. ; (2) in section 7 (16 U.S.C. 971e) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e); (3) in section 8 (16 U.S.C. 971f)— (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and (B) by inserting before subsection (b) the following: (a) For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). ; (4) in section 8(b) by striking the enforcement activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act each place it appears and inserting enforcement activities with respect to this Act that are otherwise authorized by law ; and (5) by striking section 11 ( 16 U.S.C. 971j ) and redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11 and 12, respectively. 109. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965 Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 ( 16 U.S.C. 5503(f) ) is amended to read as follows: (f) Validity A permit issued under this section for a vessel is void if— (1) any other permit or authorization required for the vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or suspended; or (2) the vessel is no longer documented under the laws of the United States or eligible for such documentation. . 110. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1385 ) is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 111. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (a) Prohibited acts Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773e) is amended— (1) in paragraph (a) by redesignating subparagraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (a) and (b) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (3) by in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; (4) by in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; (5) in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by striking or after the semicolon; and (6) in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by striking section. and inserting section; or . (b) Enforcement powers Section 11 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16 U.S.C. 773i) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) In addition to the powers of officers authorized pursuant to subsection (b), any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or by the head of any Federal or State agency that has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), to enforce the Convention, this Act, or any regulation adopted under this Act, may— (1) search or inspect any facility or conveyance used or employed in, or which reasonably appears to be used or employed in, the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish products; (2) inspect records pertaining to the storage, processing, transport, or trade of fish or fish products; and (3) detain, for a period of up to 5 days, any shipment of fish or fish product imported into, landed on, introduced into, exported from, or transported within the jurisdiction of the United States, or, if such fish or fish product is deemed to be perishable, sell and retain the proceeds therefrom for a period of up to 5 days. . 112. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 ( 16 U.S.C. 5606 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and penalties and inserting and enforcement ; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; and (4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following: (b) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 113. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: or any treaty or in contravention of any binding conservation measure adopted by an international agreement or organization to which the United States is a party . 114. International cooperation and assistance (a) International cooperation and assistance The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Marine Fisheries Service, may engage in international cooperation and provide assistance, including grants, to help other nations achieve sustainable fisheries. (b) Authorized activities In providing assistance to other nations, the Secretary may— (1) provide funding and technical expertise to other nations to assist them in addressing illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing activities; (2) provide funding and technical expertise to other nations to assist them in reducing the loss and environmental impacts of derelict fishing gear, reducing the bycatch of living marine resources, and promoting international marine resource conservation; (3) provide funding, technical expertise, and training to other nations to aid them in building capacity for enhanced fisheries management, fisheries monitoring, catch and trade tracking activities, enforcement, and international marine resource conservation; (4) establish partnerships with other Federal agencies or non-governmental organizations, as appropriate, to ensure that fisheries development assistance to other nations is directed toward projects that promote sustainable fisheries; and (5) conduct outreach and education efforts in order to promote public and private sector awareness of international fisheries sustainability issues, including the need to combat illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing activity and to promote international marine resource conservation. (c) Guidelines The Secretary may establish guidelines necessary to implement this section. II Implementation of the Antigua Convention 201. Short title This title may be cited as the Antigua Convention Implementing Act of 2011 . 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 ( 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. ). 203. Definitions Section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 951 ) is amended to read as follows: 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Antigua convention The term Antigua Convention means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 2003. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the Convention. (3) Convention The term Convention means— (A) the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica; (B) the Antigua Convention, upon its entry into force for the United States, and any amendments thereto that are in force for the United States; or (C) both such Conventions, as the context requires. (4) Person The term person means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (5) United states The term United States includes all areas under the sovereignty of the United States. (6) United States commissioners The term United States commissioners means the individuals appointed in accordance with section 3(a). . 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications Section 3 ( 16 U.S.C. 952 ) is amended to read as follows: 3. Commissioners (a) Commissioners The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 4 United States Commissioners. The President shall appoint individuals to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. In making the appointments, the President shall select United States Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce. Not more than 2 United States Commissioners may be appointed who reside in a State other than a State whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the area of the Convention. (b) Alternate Commissioners The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Subcommittee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a United States Commissioner in the absence of any United States Commissioner appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number of United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section who will not be present at such meeting. (c) Administrative Matters (1) Employment status Individuals serving as United States Commissioners, other than officers or employees of the United States Government, shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. (2) Compensation The United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners, although officers of the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their services as United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners. (3) Travel expenses (A) The Secretary of State shall pay the necessary travel expenses of United States Commissioners and Alternate United States Commissioners to meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and other meetings the Secretary of State deems necessary to fulfill their duties, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States Code. (B) The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State under this subsection. . 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee Section 4 ( 16 U.S.C. 953 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) General Advisory Committee (1) Appointments; public participation; compensation (A) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General Advisory Committee which shall consist of not more than 25 individuals who shall be representative of the various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the Convention, including nongovernmental conservation organizations, providing to the maximum extent practicable an equitable balance among such groups. Members of the General Advisory Committee will be eligible to participate as members of the United States delegation to the Commission and its working groups to the extent the Commission rules and space for delegations allow. (B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members of the General Advisory Committee by virtue of their positions in those Councils. (C) Each member of the General Advisory Committee appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve for a term of 3 years and is eligible for reappointment. (D) The General Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend all non-executive meetings of the United States delegation and at such meetings shall be given opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of investigation, reports, recommendations, and regulations of the Commission. (E) The General Advisory Committee shall determine its organization, and prescribe its practices and procedures for carrying out its functions under this title, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), and the Convention. The General Advisory Committee shall publish and make available to the public a statement of its organization, practices and procedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Committee, except when in executive session, shall be open to the public, and prior notice of meetings shall be made public in timely fashion. The General Advisory Committee shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (2) Information sharing The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall furnish the General Advisory Committee with relevant information concerning fisheries and international fishery agreements. (3) Administrative matters (A) The Secretary shall provide to the General Advisory Committee in a timely manner such administrative and technical support services as are necessary for its effective functioning. (B) Individuals appointed to serve as a member of the General Advisory Committee— (i) shall serve without pay, but while away from their homes or regular places of business to attend meetings of the General Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code; and (ii) shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. ; (2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (b) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with balanced representation from the public and private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation organizations. ; and (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking General Advisory Subcommittee and inserting General Advisory Committee . 206. Rulemaking Section 6 ( 16 U.S.C. 955 ) is amended to read as follows: 6. Rulemaking (a) Regulations The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforcement measures, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, including recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission. In cases where the Secretary has discretion in the implementation of one or more measures adopted by the Commission that would govern fisheries under the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the implementation schedule of the Convention and any recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, promulgate such regulations in accordance with the procedures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). (b) Jurisdiction The Secretary may promulgate regulations applicable to all vessels and persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including United States flag vessels wherever they may be operating, on such date as the Secretary shall prescribe. . 207. Prohibited acts Section 8 ( 16 U.S.C. 957 ) is amended— (1) by striking section 6(c) of this Act each place it appears and inserting section 6 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 208. Enforcement Section 10 ( 16 U.S.C. 959 ) is amended to read as follows: 10. Enforcement For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1826g). . 209. Reduction of bycatch Section 15 (16 U.S.C. 962) is amended by striking vessel and inserting vessels . 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 ( 16 U.S.C. 972 et seq. ) is repealed. |
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To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.
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Sec. 1. Short title.
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Sec. 2. Table of contents.
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Title I—Strengthening Fisheries Enforcement Mechanisms
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Sec. 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act.
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Sec. 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act.
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Sec. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992.
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Sec. 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985.
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Sec. 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act.
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Sec. 106. Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988.
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Sec. 107. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act.
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Sec. 108. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act.
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Sec. 109. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965.
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Sec. 110. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act.
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Sec. 111. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982.
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Sec. 112. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995.
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Sec. 113. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
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Title II—Implementation of the Antigua Convention
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Sec. 201. Short title.
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Sec. 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950.
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Sec. 203. Definitions.
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Sec. 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications.
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Sec. 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCB8C01A0692644789962874827A1A740" level="section">
Sec. 206. Rulemaking.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H57B7F4EDA9574771ACA2A110272BD072" level="section">
Sec. 207. Prohibited acts.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2255F91E1A39442B9772BD1D999C324F" level="section">
Sec. 208. Enforcement.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCB703C2BAE2949BAB9E5D560D55192FD" level="section">
Sec. 209. Reduction of bycatch.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBF6C922D6A364E408FC795CE029717AB" level="section">
Sec. 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD0FFB1EF3E2844BCBF76E8D233D17604" level="title">
Title III—Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H54A480619EEF4102997674C225CB52AA" level="section">
Sec. 301. Short title.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H74309A3D80FE43FD876C1A224AA45C8D" level="section">
Sec. 302. Purpose.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H051F6362338B451A9E1D2F3E2F13ADD4" level="section">
Sec. 303. Definitions.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H326A0563E0AA4138B246EAD465165EC3" level="section">
Sec. 304. Duties and authorities of the secretary.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCCFA79F4D3C94D0EAEB53E634DAC9F1D" level="section">
Sec. 305. Authorization or denial of port entry.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H5BCB7201CFA543AC867799ADD695670A" level="section">
Sec. 306. Inspections.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4663BE88FC9B42949F46D2B296CFFAFF" level="section">
Sec. 307. Prohibited acts.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4ACDEE1F4AFF455A9BC180662E4FC091" level="section">
Sec. 308. Enforcement.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HAA1E9F3736EB4C4882DC33D2D54B3AB5" level="section">
Sec. 309. International cooperation and assistance.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HE0F71273382E432AB2D2A115E8A6F1B3" level="section">
Sec. 310. Relationship to other laws.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</section>
<title id="HC519C90F09864F318DD2F572DAF47E0B">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Strengthening Fisheries Enforcement Mechanisms
</header>
<section id="H8A40C386F7FB459E981381A1FFF47EED">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act
</header>
<subsection id="H89D3C9E3A5B44840B78DF9D72D154FEA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Administration and enforcement
</header>
<text>
Section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting before the first sentence the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H1C92C152B78F40EBB0753AD4E953310D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3C06B31F1F234950A08E9D4DAE05834D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this Act, and the Acts to which this section applies, in accordance with this section. Each such Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal agency, and of any State agency, in the performance of such duties.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDBB8CBAAACC942E189CFB240FD499A1C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Acts to which section applies
</header>
<text>
This section applies to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9A13F70D4ABC4AEFB18AE85F09881D55">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3631">
16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0DF5D74C31740FA8AC45D811FBF5DAD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1385">
16 U.S.C. 1385
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6DAE38521D64991925BC5F9A2BB16B0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/951">
16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB61B1D9FC9AB45F2AB7AE4D205BA0624">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5001">
16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54E860E7FEFB49AC8BBD576FF411277E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/973">
16 U.S.C. 973 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43DF723A29134AD6BE65160EBC5890C1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2431">
16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30A6760D07D94B61B7895340D6C323E9">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971">
16 U.S.C. 971 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDF10FB874C2421F9A7B105A98EEB755">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5601">
16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7082AEBE66C94A74BEFBFD381303E4A3">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6901">
16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEBB03FF3B6A744058F6EF6C579F37535">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the North Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/773a">
16 U.S.C. 773a et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H51ADB195DAC74BD3AEF14AD035ED68CD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Administration and enforcement
</header>
<paragraph id="H282BC303E055457EB71E390CC9A2BCE6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall prevent any person from violating this Act, or any Act to which this section applies, in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though sections 308 through 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858 through 1861) were incorporated into and made a part of and applicable to this Act and each such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FD5A809389C4D0CBBF1BE7EBADAF441">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
International cooperation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may, subject to appropriations and in the course of carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities under the Acts to which this section applies, engage in international cooperation to help other nations combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and achieve sustainable fisheries.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFF71211C34284D3E92F8D11DC87484A0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules
</header>
<paragraph id="HA82C39D31CDA45E58FD8D614C2B5EC8D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Additional enforcement authority
</header>
<text>
In addition to the powers of officers authorized pursuant to subsection (c), any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or the head of any Federal or State agency that has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), may enforce the provisions of any Act to which this section applies, with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though section 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1861">
16 U.S.C. 1861
</external-xref>
) were incorporated into and made a part of each such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38921A25A3434CC0BACD12ACEFABB6EF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Disclosure of enforcement information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary, subject to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1881a">
16 U.S.C. 1881a
</external-xref>
), may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/71">
16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6901">
16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or other statutes implementing international fishery agreements, to any other Federal or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, or a foreign government, if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H31203E3A8D2440DA8A43DBDEC8BFF398">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
such government, organization, or arrangement has policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or unauthorized disclosure; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9425C196995449CB9E9E339CDDC47087">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such disclosure is necessary—
</text>
<clause id="HF7F3CDDE7F114C3FAB4FB64AB9E2F571">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to ensure compliance with any law or regulation enforced or administered by the Secretary;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H05F006BCC6FD4ED584C9D49B41E76B33">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to administer or enforce any international fishery agreement to which the United States is a party;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H102BBF4864F3483DBD694140FDF0A247">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
to administer or enforce a binding conservation measure adopted by any international organization or arrangement to which the United States is a party;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5D83987053E2419D993ABE1F68A5DBDE">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
to assist in any investigative, judicial, or administrative enforcement proceeding in the United States; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3D14D0DDC9CD4ACEB38DF673382211F0">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to assist in any law enforcement action undertaken by a law enforcement agency of a foreign government, or in relation to a legal proceeding undertaken by a foreign government to the extent the enforcement action is consistent with rules and regulations of a regional fishery management organization that the United States is a member of, or the Secretary has determined that the enforcement action is consistent with the requirements under Federal law for enforcement actions with respect to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2C160BE81E884D4BB783C0207FBA0213">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibited acts
</header>
<text>
It is unlawful for any person—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA8C8032E3FF045C8AF4E5811C3B007D5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to violate any provision of this Act or any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8BA38B63E204692B9A37D98C32DCA40">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to refuse to permit any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Act to board, search, or inspect a vessel, subject to such person’s control for the purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this Act, any regulation promulgated under this Act, or any Act to which this section applies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC52971C2B4646ABA181A561306B11A3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection described in paragraph (2);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC86166EF0EDB4F0A8996D59A596DB188">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section applies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB93FD26D130B4515B644F0A57B9078E5">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an other person, knowing that such person has committed any act prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section applies; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF79E8E34C1FE4EB89A86D2818188412E">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1CA77B6168D4AF29BF43BD76EFD7C78">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
any observer on a vessel under this Act or any Act to which this section applies; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13473A1A486347B8A5C4C5F3AC2A9C67">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any data collector employed by the National Marine Fisheries Service or under contract to any person to carry out responsibilities under this Act or any Act to which this section applies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE44AB084D71F4F3AB83EBED29171BD55">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Civil penalty
</header>
<text>
Any person who commits any act that is unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1858">
16 U.S.C. 1858
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H27708BDB87574D42885CAF9AB6F62A51">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Criminal penalty
</header>
<text>
Any person who commits an act that is unlawful under subsection (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), or (e)(6) is deemed to be guilty of an offense punishable under section 309(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1859">
16 U.S.C. 1859(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA702276586B43DC85A5DE815E37C93C">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Utilization of Federal agency assets
</header>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAE9324BB520542E2B963268C650CE7E5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Actions To improve the effectiveness of international fishery management organizations
</header>
<text>
Section 608 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826i">
16 U.S.C. 1826i
</external-xref>
) is amended by—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCC55FCEB05FF42718371C998C3C99CFB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
inserting before the first sentence the following:
<quote>
(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
In general.—
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00D8F02991D34C79BF00E421B3115B7B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) in the first sentence, inserting
<quote>
, or arrangements made pursuant to an international fishery agreement,
</quote>
after
<quote>
organizations
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E24B9A33708462A950374BB5F23F67E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
adding at the end the following new subsections:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HC369291AC9444B56A6FEF43CDBAAD406" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H25797F92697F49679045B7FF87479A96">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Disclosure of information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary, subject to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1881a">
16 U.S.C. 1881a
</external-xref>
), may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/71">
16 U.S.C. 71 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6901">
16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
</external-xref>
), any other statute implementing an international fishery agreement, to any other Federal or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, if such government, organization, or arrangement, respectively, has policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or unauthorized disclosure.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDCD6586FE8704F818CC1CFFCABD33BA8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
IUU vessel lists
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1F5C0BF791F84DB7A394DCB1AB6268DC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
develop, maintain, and make public a list of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or fishing-related activities in support of illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels or vessel owners identified by an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4123A81735DD4118AEB1BABDD48BA8E1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the United States is party to; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD50885E0244746F1B206A787BBC031B9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the United States is not party to, but whose procedures and criteria in developing and maintaining a list of such vessels and vessel owners are substantially similar to such procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to an international fishery agreement to which the United States is a party; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45A2F3D6A0314829879BAAC41069AA05">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
take appropriate action against listed vessels and vessel owners, including action against fish, fish parts, or fish products from such vessels, in accordance with applicable United States law and consistent with applicable international law, including principles, rights, and obligations established in applicable international fishery management agreements and trade agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H93F06F4AAB5F44CA99A7AD39C760AD00">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may promulgate regulations to implement this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCC3D335093A64B899C7B6740033C5535">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Notification regarding identification of nations
</header>
<text>
Section 609(b) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/166/1826j">
166 U.S.C. 1826j(b)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HD253E2FD75A847399CBB0F80E7CB64B3" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H230DC1FFFEDE4465BAF83DFD96DA8F3A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall notify the President and that nation of such an identification.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H652C79B71863437CBD6B6C14FB50C7A0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Nations identified under section 610
</header>
<text>
Section 610(b)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826k">
16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5A77DF8B4054DFD832509F328F7EF01" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5192EA3B09D04DB7BB0D06318E5D3B94">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
notify, as soon as possible, the President and nations that have been identified under subsection (a), and also notify other nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of this section and this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD44A945874D344A3B30A304C64602425">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of certification under section 609
</header>
<text>
Section 609(d)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
that has not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9A6B70CEBAAE41F7A272524323802FFF">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of certification under section 610
</header>
<text>
Section 610(c)(5) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826k">
16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)(5)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
that has not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H10702237D5324E63AB54990DEBBBD912">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Identification of nations
</header>
<paragraph id="HB9463B86EAD54A17AEA8ACEA82033C0D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Scope of identification for actions of fishing vessels
</header>
<text>
Section 609(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4195163C5DBA485AA76FFC1B6D34095F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter preceding paragraph (1)—
</text>
<clause id="HD7C2AAE2E764456687F0A25FB367AED3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting
<quote>
, based on a cumulative compilation and analysis of data collected and provided by international fishery management organizations and other nations and organizations,
</quote>
after
<quote>
shall
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4529FB9753D74B028ACF439E912179E8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
2 years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
3 years
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H581D482BF2D047768362CA212AFC1135">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by inserting
<quote>
that undermines the effectiveness of measures required by an international fishery management organization, taking into account whether
</quote>
after
<quote>
(1)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DF64CCE9A6242549F042D56767E746F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
vessels of
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF38F3E2E37D4B908D49C20E753BCE2E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Additional grounds for identification
</header>
<text>
Section 609(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(a)
</external-xref>
) is further amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE042B89387144D94A22908B83ED8098C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and by moving the margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B2F71D1947C4FF38C9EE12CD0FB9E87">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting before the first sentence the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H540D62AEC3C8479AB66C5126860F9CA5" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H533BA20A79EE4D91A67920E0966EF44D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Identification for actions of fishing vessels
</header>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H616EB769314A48A3BB2F34575561889F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E46454AEEA0486FAD5E9DF28DF4074A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDED552D0FBF84C2094C15168299A6473">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Identification for actions of nation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Taking into account the factors described under section 609(a)(1), the Secretary shall also identify, and list in such report, a nation—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0898D44B54A7431BA714EB15051EEA06">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
if it is violating, or has violated at any point during the preceding three years, conservation and management measures required under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party and the violations undermine the effectiveness of such measures; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFA7C252E2374BBDAADEB9F0F44D3674">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if it is failing, or has failed in the preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in areas described under paragraph (1)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8484CA6AEC7453383B40E50E2D174C9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Application to other entities
</header>
<text>
Where the provisions of this Act are applicable to nations, they shall also be applicable, as appropriate, to other entities that have competency to enter into international fishery management agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H37B1F86FEF6346E19832F09C53F147A3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Period of fishing practices supporting identification
</header>
<text>
Section 610(a)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826k">
16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
calendar year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
three years
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5EE4C25FAAF4457D9EB47085415DB952">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $450,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to implement the amendments made by subsections (b) and (g).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H553FCEF91C624B7E90EE645772AE0073">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Technical corrections
</header>
<paragraph id="H24C4EFDB5FB64E73884D6453E2D80D21">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Section 607(2) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826h">
16 U.S.C. 1826h(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
whose vessels
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
that
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29F95D90629C48FDA262B463531A3A06">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Section 609(d)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
of its fishing vessels
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3AA5BD69C944AE1B05D5B45B812AD4F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Section 609(d)(1)(A) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
of its fishing vessels
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67FD48F2117443E4AFE965C5433DA044">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Section 609(d)(2) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A92FB3491CA48C2AEA3E31E3A6F4951">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
for certification
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
to authorize
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5468201F404F4106AE4F579D15851CCA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
the importation
</quote>
after
<quote>
or other basis
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3D559F5DD4F40D59BEB4D72F9035365">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
harvesting
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6DF6E4C629A43CAB368A820D2D1CF7B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
not certified under paragraph (1)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
issued a negative certification under paragraph (1)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0F6F3A5794A46C69B4D180544DB6446">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Section 610 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826k">
16 U.S.C. 1826k
</external-xref>
) is amended as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2E8E906264F7424E850DB9C19D4F9B98">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
In subsection (a)(1), by striking
<quote>
practices;
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
practices—
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67EAEADF924649E387C8EB92FB6D81B4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
In subsection (c)(4), by striking all preceding subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5B40BF09813D4FE0869C747CA1FC8D50" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF0BBB48970E641D286D7E7DE8330680A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Alternative procedure
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may establish a procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment, shipper-by-shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or fish products from a vessel of a nation issued a negative certification under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such imports were harvested by practices that do not result in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were harvested by practices that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0EDFE75A50774AF099A57F957E9DB8A7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
are comparable to those of the United States, taking into account different conditions; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H54C077B514754D92A787BDF742B9CB02">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act
</header>
<subsection id="HB1748FDF1E2C470CA5270F201C21C69F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Negative certification effects
</header>
<text>
Section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826a">
16 U.S.C. 1826a
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H91379013E92E4CF4AC180060C93F90A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(2), by striking
<quote>
recognized principles of
</quote>
after
<quote>
in accordance with
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H482EDCEB05664C28AF714CA8A28D30AE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting
<quote>
or, as appropriate, for fishing vessels of a nation that receives a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826">
16 U.S.C. 1826
</external-xref>
)
</quote>
after
<quote>
(1)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DCF58F550C445EEBD8ED2142D31B187">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before the period the following:
<quote>
, except for the purposes of inspecting such vessel, conducting an investigation, or taking other appropriate enforcement action
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F422E2A64094E52B16C649D4B7F5DDE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking
<quote>
or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
</quote>
after
<quote>
driftnet fishing
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDAA889BF0AAB40118979278D7010E0BF">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection (b)(2), by striking
<quote>
or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
</quote>
after
<quote>
driftnet fishing
</quote>
each place it appears;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD50A2231959C4B959EBE9190C81F0480">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i), by inserting
<quote>
or a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)
</external-xref>
, 1826k(c))
</quote>
after
<quote>
(1)(A)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AD93F6095C04228A32D5E349D34817C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting
<quote>
or issues a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)
</external-xref>
, 1826k(c))
</quote>
after
<quote>
paragraph (1)
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEA2D72FFF434A6B9E7666814925A2EE">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking
<quote>
or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
</quote>
after
<quote>
driftnet fishing
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10864BCFAE814D4E8345EF6EBAB63204">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by inserting
<quote>
, or to address the offending activities for which a nation received a negative certification under section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)
</external-xref>
, 1826k(c))
</quote>
after
<quote>
beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H02075F5405BE42C6BE7A4DBCFB753B5F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duration of negative certification effects
</header>
<text>
Section 102 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826b">
16 U.S.C. 1826b
</external-xref>
) is amended by—
</text>
<paragraph id="H392EF6A9F7D1436D90864E939B34F4E3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BEA2C8422CA4E60A3ECE36ECA5BF583">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
inserting
<quote>
or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826j">
16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)
</external-xref>
, 1826k(c))
</quote>
before the period at the end.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1AFA0D3194AF40DCB332E1A27DAF310D">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992
</header>
<subsection id="H5A1B4645C2FB48D48177294E2854ED50">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Unlawful activities
</header>
<text>
Section 810 of the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5009">
16 U.S.C. 5009
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC003B1AEC9D44004898E5F106158C8CD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (5), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88D4A8E01AB24ECCB2811D99FA9DE8EB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (6), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H50E26DF368EA46FFB51261845D6FFE50">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text>
Section 811 of the Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5010">
16 U.S.C. 5010
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H0E0F9482C8694D8B8344A5A80D2FB2D6" style="OLC">
<section id="HF35C15877B8E4DEF92E50ED5395ED6D0">
<enum>
811.
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7E829B63D0C3408B8907F3BC11A88E27">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3637">
16 U.S.C. 3637
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD6232317461641E89E49F830B9B4C682">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E3D225B5EC845E08347AEEA007F2E1A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47DA8A9F1B264AD58B9051E2730BDB45">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
this title;
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
this Act;
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB1F6536157141338BB533ECE9C5F753">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(3)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD00ADC29C5B0447EAED6B4899F2D3D61">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H230BF399E3054686A53AB7822591B8F5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
subparagraph (2);
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
paragraph (2);
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1EB28473A3448809336919D40A07109">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(5), by striking
<quote>
this title; or
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
this Act;
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2D2AE0DF6D0436AA819F742371DE614">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H25EEBE44BEE445DE8B49A38A2D08B73A" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6302DE6AF70B47B7B0CC423B0C9A00F7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC1CBE8884B0E41FFB96ED1C55365A182">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (title V of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/479">
Public Law 109–479
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA7C91DD6CCD0435BB077D15FD69647D3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by amending section 506(c) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6905">
16 U.S.C. 6905(c)
</external-xref>
) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H03533488F9904E6F9EB71C88488BE3A5" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE3D4099CAD814227B2E4B28A66E66E6A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AF7482850E04BAFA9D74C94FC9DFBB2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 507(a)(2) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6906">
16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2)
</external-xref>
) by striking
<quote>
suspension, on
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
suspension, of
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HBFE7820AD0BB4B66AC04CEB8E1ABD495">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5E7F281B94EA4852A35233FC351AAD55">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 5(a) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/973c">
16 U.S.C. 973c(a)
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC1A05B232D242DCA78CA63CA4203681">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (8), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H629864539D614C4E9CD7313F22FE62E3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (10), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H57E8CB491EE44DB6A10201843E39690C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking sections 7 and 8 (16 U.S.C. 973e and 973f) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HD4FC301F18C4402390C5B3A1F62C9C5D" style="OLC">
<section id="HB0842752EBD14E2AA9E2CFF01134E4CF">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H102582538FAE474E9A680F1410F6D39A">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H02EBA3FA83724788B8363EFF93BC4D72">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 306 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2435">
16 U.S.C. 2435
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0F7E496A58934B35BD02AAB99CE306A2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (3), by striking
<quote>
which he knows, or reasonably should have known, was
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFC22CB159D554893B26ABB29CD6821D8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (4), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE2A2F5891A294DD399DF062805357056">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (5), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
after
<quote>
search
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H858FC970E05C4CB0A2BC1D5AD3A5DE15">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 307 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2436">
16 U.S.C. 2436
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF2E2A5F1DDE84593AFB75A46FFBD5512">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(a)
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
In general.—
</header-in-text>
</quote>
before the first sentence; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA4441B7EF2EE4B11AA8562DA994340A3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H4992CFCE97D843CE86B8B698EB37E564" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H21BC5CFE89C7435A88CFD524DCE7B5CA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations To implement conservation measures
</header>
<paragraph id="H995D14C21EE04E128D207699F429C62D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), and (d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">
section 553
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce may publish in the Federal Register a final regulation to implement any conservation measure for which the Secretary of State notifies the Commission under section 305(a)(1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H560753D3E4754FAF9753B863825B063E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
that has been in effect for 12 months or less;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3BF967817C14141A95B402968969019">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
that is adopted by the Commission; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H397A376B31FC4F2D9B31D53D78B24583">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to which the Secretary of State does not notify Commission in accordance with section 305(a)(1) within the time period allotted for objections under Article IX of the Convention.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDF80C42322A4AFCBAEB79596A2A6A6E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Entering into force
</header>
<text>
Upon publication of such regulation in the Federal Register, such conservation measure shall enter into force with respect to the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE405A52290944EEA122BC6858519E6B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking sections 308 and 309 (16 U.S.C. 2437 and 2438) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H08DDCB71F84F4F108EFFE1B082AAA170" style="OLC">
<section id="H26B66AA4A21E488EB2CAC060292C6A04">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H36AE362855F64B97B8789287009ADEE4">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H32D9CDCE611A400FA676039FAA92ACF6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 6(c)(2) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971d">
16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(2)(2)
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6789017B736D4B4EA751C92EA9E91734">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(A)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(i)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9399719EEA6747AEAAA5D59E0E81C18D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(B)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(ii)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB175000C89B9426CA660721DDDF37007">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(A)
</quote>
after
<quote>
(2)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0DCF831C12C24B89805A22409F2BFFAD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HC1819B00A0D6447BAC878850BD200429" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H9B4899873E774719B8AFE2E21F7A8588" indent="up2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (A) and subsections (b) and (c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">
section 553
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may issue final regulations to implement Commission recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade restrictive measures against nations or fishing entities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3F73778E452A482685CA2F6BCD2BAB0C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 7 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971e">
16 U.S.C. 971e
</external-xref>
) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H705FFEBB080A4C6B83D7BC877599361B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in section 8 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971f">
16 U.S.C. 971f
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H47C61241CFBE472E85019D477796B7F4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsections (a) and (c); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CF9BA2F19184A2ABE2F990E1156F8E1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting before subsection (b) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5C71377551724FE8A9C56A7A4E45E4EE" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE3F6A5FBD9054DBF8D9DF4880D8E9C3B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H86F82ED2D29B42AC97FBA01FE8703D16">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in section 8(b) by striking
<quote>
the enforcement activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
enforcement activities with respect to this Act that are otherwise authorized by law
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8C7D256B22444B7A6B1D73A2D0A768D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
by striking section 11 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/971j">
16 U.S.C. 971j
</external-xref>
) and redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11 and 12, respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H12322EEB6E7449A69E9E4FAA19A7DDAA">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5503">
16 U.S.C. 5503(f)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H0AC65D41273C40D9A17524CDDD4BF2B1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5F42249462244B088B346E4268E52150">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Validity
</header>
<text>
A permit issued under this section for a vessel is void if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H93A6762E74DF402CA354A88601058B6D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any other permit or authorization required for the vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or suspended; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC47A220699D4CF096ACDBD4345AB560">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the vessel is no longer documented under the laws of the United States or eligible for such documentation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H4E0BE1BE23674115AECD2B278C7DF593">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1385">
16 U.S.C. 1385
</external-xref>
) is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7568BE71F3684D26B0A8F1463ED2D952" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5B9440663FDE4FD4A64E9C4067C3EE2A">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H5E07C7428F624295941B31C758E8EF41">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/773e">
16 U.S.C. 773e
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6DADC956E3AE4C5B9BAED9349F2AA879">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (a) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC36FE1B6741F47C286C4ED0E4D720C85">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1EA28BB134AC4084A24ABF9375E2A763">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or inspection
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEEC4230E7BAA405D99893BC424569BD0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or inspection
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4ABB6E63018840A6927FED90767823A8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
after the semicolon; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF71F5CE63DFE4942B9C518BC3AA339ED">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by striking
<quote>
section.
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section; or
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H6645B20EB5B0407294A3B62B423C01BA">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5606">
16 U.S.C. 5606
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4EBBE2F2A410476C89771FDC39082847">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the section heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
and penalties
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
and enforcement
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9C473F5C5474854AA6409A8CF98771D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(2), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or inspection
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75013F4CC3B2436AAB1D23A557DA0B34">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(3), by inserting
<quote>
, investigation,
</quote>
before
<quote>
or inspection
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4CA403B14E846E184C578E505AB0777">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H7B243C45B398421C9D277EABEC583F25" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HFE6E4F435A0D453880E1254B924D8D19">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H916C922D12264640B1FF007B7E183BAA">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1857">
16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q)
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following:
<quote>
or any treaty or in contravention of any binding conservation measure adopted by an international agreement or organization to which the United States is a party
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H70E00E17688A47F3A21AD1EF3236E4CF">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Implementation of the Antigua Convention
</header>
<section id="H5B1B2A88A2A0413B8F798E11EECB7AF0">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
Antigua Convention Implementing Act of 2011
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBBFAE9BDDB434C14A7E2A7E9F255C224">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/951">
16 U.S.C. 951 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H60D5EBB4664141E3B4B1D645F34A1153">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 2 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/951">
16 U.S.C. 951
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H79881025921F46FA980DE79A3767345E" style="OLC">
<section id="H65EBCB53C6E64B8BBD5FD332D066E229">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act:
</text>
<paragraph id="H44A470DEC0374CCAAFDE3D5A9DF2DBDC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Antigua convention
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Antigua Convention
</term>
means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 2003.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0EEBAEC916224737BEBCE9E580C5A523">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Commission
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Commission
</term>
means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the Convention.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93376727079D437C9D3F1EBDE7850899">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Convention
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Convention
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6237A75C40A64E5DB8DCAFDCEB2CA9D7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC61B137A318E44FAB75D5F6DAA82A1DC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Antigua Convention, upon its entry into force for the United States, and any amendments thereto that are in force for the United States; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34E52DF120BB4FC4ACF38B352C160533">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
both such Conventions, as the context requires.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59CED04BD6A7408EA038006A057A42C8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Person
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
person
</term>
means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DEE47F520F44F5C92398A770731708F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
United states
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
United States
</term>
includes all areas under the sovereignty of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC463FF835C224E5C8CEA184A7559739A">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
United States commissioners
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
United States commissioners
</term>
means the individuals appointed in accordance with section 3(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H0B3C80088D4F4CA3BA99A6220AF5F0B6">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 3 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/952">
16 U.S.C. 952
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H39D79D3E79F64034AC2D54AC51ED59EE" style="OLC">
<section id="H21C64A3CE76D45E7AC14AEE32F654517">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Commissioners
</header>
<subsection id="HC536D066F7E54BC0B3E4DCAF6DD2D038">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Commissioners
</header>
<text>
The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 4 United States Commissioners. The President shall appoint individuals to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. In making the appointments, the President shall select United States Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce. Not more than 2 United States Commissioners may be appointed who reside in a State other than a State whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the area of the Convention.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAC6278DF63E94AE5B523DCA4C3352847">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Alternate Commissioners
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Subcommittee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a United States Commissioner in the absence of any United States Commissioner appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number of United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section who will not be present at such meeting.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE2DB09D99E8C4127ACCA707546343705">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative Matters
</header>
<paragraph id="HE57B9818E28944BFB9CD0B7853B0CD1A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Employment status
</header>
<text>
Individuals serving as United States Commissioners, other than officers or employees of the United States Government, shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C3C78E065DD492D908DFB8E818E096B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Compensation
</header>
<text>
The United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners, although officers of the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their services as United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D65CC1059174DDA97779EC1EF7B6194">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Travel expenses
</header>
<subparagraph id="H46BCD196326B4C30B91A73E7AA360AD8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall pay the necessary travel expenses of United States Commissioners and Alternate United States Commissioners to meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and other meetings the Secretary of State deems necessary to fulfill their duties, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCD95AC11B8E549EDB8AEC0B17D1645ED">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State under this subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H73147DBCE48D4CA0918377EBCB6E0929">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<header>
General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 4 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/953">
16 U.S.C. 953
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDDE4EFD5E570451E9D90A9350640A7D3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H4386CB14BB3242CFAC3656CA44077AC6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H9C40D71805964F3E87BA3A88CCE5EA8C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
General Advisory Committee
</header>
<paragraph id="HB3ED018BF8ED4346BE3667F3D60CB4B7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointments; public participation; compensation
</header>
<subparagraph id="HE22C02A64DC540519816B9E4A2E89B79">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General Advisory Committee which shall consist of not more than 25 individuals who shall be representative of the various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the Convention, including nongovernmental conservation organizations, providing to the maximum extent practicable an equitable balance among such groups. Members of the General Advisory Committee will be eligible to participate as members of the United States delegation to the Commission and its working groups to the extent the Commission rules and space for delegations allow.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22E7B2AF967C4823B23E0C70C39C8CB1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The chair of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members of the General Advisory Committee by virtue of their positions in those Councils.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB718BD67488D4FEAB191818E00414040">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Each member of the General Advisory Committee appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve for a term of 3 years and is eligible for reappointment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H648436068D9740CCA0A6228D11B0B1EF">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The General Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend all non-executive meetings of the United States delegation and at such meetings shall be given opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of investigation, reports, recommendations, and regulations of the Commission.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7BDB2E4EF0C14F2E9FDFB2CF2EF8CEAB">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
The General Advisory Committee shall determine its organization, and prescribe its practices and procedures for carrying out its functions under this title, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and the Convention. The General Advisory Committee shall publish and make available to the public a statement of its organization, practices and procedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Committee, except when in executive session, shall be open to the public, and prior notice of meetings shall be made public in timely fashion. The General Advisory Committee shall not be subject to the
<act-name parsable-cite="FACA">
Federal Advisory Committee Act
</act-name>
(5 U.S.C. App.).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A63557A68274E98987FFCC387FB9A9A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Information sharing
</header>
<text>
The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall furnish the General Advisory Committee with relevant information concerning fisheries and international fishery agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17631A23ED624A58B076C5D7AB63E99A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative matters
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8C66EC1DA305454AABECA8288DFC749F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall provide to the General Advisory Committee in a timely manner such administrative and technical support services as are necessary for its effective functioning.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16050A99C56B405F96432EF1C261ED68">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Individuals appointed to serve as a member of the General Advisory Committee—
</text>
<clause id="H511462C1B3E740DA865F26B5DA9AA4C0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
shall serve without pay, but while away from their homes or regular places of business to attend meetings of the General Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">
section 5703
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5F60549620AF4D449E32E8B986D93450">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7A9EF84AF584A9E8374EB901F72F9C7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking so much of subsection (b) as precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H4A4858AE2E1D47C5920B068646084B3F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H281DA19F9D55488491470B5CAA30CB29">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Scientific Advisory Subcommittee
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2861D83EB6A848CA8C15CC34B62652C6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with balanced representation from the public and private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation organizations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD852EC395DB44A12BAFF532B50C5514B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)(3), by striking
<quote>
General Advisory Subcommittee
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
General Advisory Committee
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HCB8C01A0692644789962874827A1A740">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<header>
Rulemaking
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 6 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/955">
16 U.S.C. 955
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6034DFE16C74B9A93CD3266F3F4DBD2" style="OLC">
<section id="HC4F0518CB73E4B08A5C30EAEA73CE567">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Rulemaking
</header>
<subsection id="H989A11A2F7144DB2815587EA09576181">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforcement measures, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, including recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission. In cases where the Secretary has discretion in the implementation of one or more measures adopted by the Commission that would govern fisheries under the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the implementation schedule of the Convention and any recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, in accordance with the procedures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H65C8E5479F924C34A62D892ECB498C5E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Jurisdiction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may promulgate regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, applicable to all vessels and persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including United States flag vessels wherever they may be operating, on such date as the Secretary shall prescribe.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H57B7F4EDA9574771ACA2A110272BD072">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibited acts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 8 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/957">
16 U.S.C. 957
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1AF5BCE230104337AC5344A78233726D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
section 6(c) of this Act
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
section 6
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF238D4EA5FE44627A325DB2192E3F2DF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2269E4E7E4FA47E5A34C2476933DDE14" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H587B6F7443A541808D44DDAAFDDBCCAB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Additional prohibitions and enforcement
</header>
<text>
For prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H2255F91E1A39442B9772BD1D999C324F">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 10 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/959">
16 U.S.C. 959
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H19A7E860C0BA4A10884359E78B873DFD" style="OLC">
<section id="H6209825A8F6D49B28CAF942372105017">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1826g">
16 U.S.C. 1826g
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HCB703C2BAE2949BAB9E5D560D55192FD">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<header>
Reduction of bycatch
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 15 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/962">
16 U.S.C. 962
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
vessel
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
vessels
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBF6C922D6A364E408FC795CE029717AB">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/972">
16 U.S.C. 972 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is repealed.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HD0FFB1EF3E2844BCBF76E8D233D17604">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing
</header>
<section id="H54A480619EEF4102997674C225CB52AA">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H74309A3D80FE43FD876C1A224AA45C8D">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The purpose of this title is to implement the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H051F6362338B451A9E1D2F3E2F13ADD4">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
As used in this title:
</text>
<paragraph id="HD25E7D905F7044A0848B5C38F2254818">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
Agreement
</quote>
means the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, done at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy, November 22, 2009, and signed by the United States November 22, 2009.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07C208E64A254AA8AD4E1590D26BB317">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
IUU fishing
</quote>
means any activity set out in paragraph 3 of the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H067F47C1E1CD4A168BE41946CC6480DE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
listed IUU vessel
</quote>
means a vessel that is included in a list of vessels having engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of IUU fishing that has been adopted by a regional fisheries management organization of which the United States is a member, or a list adopted by a regional fisheries management organization of which the United States is not a member if the Secretary determines the criteria used by that organization to create the IUU list is comparable to United States criteria for identifying IUU vessels and activities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8213D99F5E2044EB9B4BF42B349CE9AB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
Magnuson-Stevens Act
</quote>
means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1137C0DA8C24AE494004B5DA017B541">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
person
</quote>
has the same meaning as that term has in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1802">
16 U.S.C. 1802
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF06D2017D2A2459BAC5598A57F5A4D08">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
RFMO
</quote>
means a regional fisheries management organization.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D3B805DF12D49018F67A003AFD2AF73">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
means the Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H676B4F24E3404EA0B4A9DAA1177DDA27">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
vessel
</quote>
means any vessel, ship of another type, or boat used for, equipped to be used for, or intended to be used for, fishing or fishing-related activities, including container vessels that are carrying fish that have not been previously landed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01A62503D2294030B964150A42553BEB">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
fish
</quote>
means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3CCA89E7B7C4C0D9214B54BCFFBE43C">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
fishing
</quote>
—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB7380E23482848EC8BEB211F6055BC86">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
except as provided in subparagraph (B), means—
</text>
<clause id="HA6F391E55B4444BAB91F2D90151ECE69">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H57C8A0ACAB7D4CA8AA79698A26193913">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the attempted catching, taking, or harvesting of fish;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H05945588A00241B3B006CC490359C284">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any other activity which can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0402BFB60D1840AB8D52B96E34180FC8">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
any operations at sea in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in clauses (i) through (iii).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB79F95FD7324BC3B9B359DB3FA87DD8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
does not include any scientific research activity that is conducted by a scientific research vessel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H326A0563E0AA4138B246EAD465165EC3">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<header>
Duties and authorities of the secretary
</header>
<subsection id="H046F5F67B25B4826B171695037587F48">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may, as needed, promulgate such regulations, in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/553">
section 553
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with the provisions of this title, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title to the extent that such regulations are not already promulgated.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC9FEB20635E4057B74D3DC8384CE30D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Consultation; utilization of existing reporting mechanisms
</header>
<text>
In promulgating regulations, procedures, and guidance pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. To the maximum extent possible and subject to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1881a">
16 U.S.C. 1881a
</external-xref>
), such procedures shall utilize existing reporting mechanisms maintained and operated by the department in which the Coast Guard is operating.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H46B05C07A7DC4BCEA6882CCC19734DFC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Ports of entry
</header>
<text>
The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and, when the Coast Guard is not operating in the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may designate and publicize the ports to which vessels may seek entry. No port may be designated under this section that has not also been designated as a port of entry for customs reporting purposes pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1433">
section 1433
</external-xref>
of title 19, United States Code, or that is not specified under an existing international fisheries agreement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF14C4152ACAC43F5889605A947599716">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall provide notification of the denial of port entry or the use of port services for a vessel under section 305, the withdrawal of the denial of port services for a vessel, the taking of enforcement action pursuant to section 306 with respect to a vessel, or the results of any inspection of a vessel conducted pursuant to this title to the flag nation of the vessel and, as appropriate, to the nation of which the vessel’s master is a national, relevant coastal nations, RFMOs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and other relevant international organizations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4B6B02C389BE48E39B3275D3B6F69C80">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Confirmation that fish were taken in accordance with conservation and management measures
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may request confirmation from the flag state of a vessel that the fish on board a vessel in a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO conservation and management measures.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HCCFA79F4D3C94D0EAEB53E634DAC9F1D">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization or denial of port entry
</header>
<subsection id="HE32CEB6AD12E4169B9415535AA0A8423">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Submission of information required under agreement
</header>
<text>
All foreign vessels seeking entry to a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must submit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating information as required under the Agreement in advance of its arrival in port.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0764AD89E17B4BA18F75D1902D1E2142">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Decision To authorize or deny port entry
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall decide, based on the information submitted under subsection (a), whether to authorize or deny port entry and shall communicate this decision to the foreign vessel or to its representative. The Secretary may deny entry to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE46F1B106E7F48B4BD8CA9DC4E4CFC51">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any foreign-listed IUU vessel; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32C9145EBE114224B46AA8F607B4BB43">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any foreign vessel the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of such fishing or has violated the Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H757F1BC1DC804C76BAA62EA854885B0E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of use of port
</header>
<text>
If a foreign vessel is in a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the Secretary shall deny such vessel the use of the port for landing, transshipment, packaging and processing of fish, refueling, resupplying, maintenance and drydocking, if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H963C0FD3534D457786A30B916F6B526B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the vessel entered without authorization under subsection (b);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C6D60EE1CEA43EA9024188D802BB9F9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the vessel is a listed IUU vessel;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB62640D3F7EA42B49A91B8A832F4A871">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the flag nation of the vessel has failed to provide confirmation requested by the Secretary that the fish on board were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO conservation and management measures; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3940E242D11483991BC165CBE96E420">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H16460C57144543D4909C111204D994AB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the vessel lacks valid authorizations to engage in fishing or fishing-related activities as required by its flag nation or the relevant coastal nation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9034187774A14D46A5795538684DF2E3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the fish on board were taken in violation of foreign law or in contravention of any RFMO conservation and management measure; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB4FEA5ACFEFA4F8D8647B2D836524DBB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of such fishing, including in support of a listed IUU vessel, unless it can establish that—
</text>
<clause id="H7FEC2145E4434F69BA9A63BFE567E961">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
it was acting in a manner consistent with applicable RFMO conservation and management measures; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5B953836120B431DA5AFF13739A075FA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of the provision of personnel, fuel, gear, and other supplies at sea, the vessel provisioned was not, at the time of provisioning, a listed IUU vessel.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBB6E1486076A4BAEBAE7A4689E00B0BE">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary may allow port entry or the use of port services—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2F375B574F244BA3A43BCBF4D9112D0E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
if they are essential to the safety or health of the crew or safety of the vessel;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C870E98BF11464E8F81E6514468C204">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to allow, where appropriate, for the scrapping of the vessel; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3FC8E21BB78544E9A21989D1BA43CA26">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
pursuant to an inspection or other enforcement action.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5BCB7201CFA543AC867799ADD695670A">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<header>
Inspections
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct foreign vessel inspections in ports subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as necessary to achieve the purposes of the Agreement and this title. If, following an inspection, the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that a foreign vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of such fishing, the Secretary may take enforcement action under this title or other applicable law, and shall deny the vessel the use of port services, in accordance with section 305.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4663BE88FC9B42949F46D2B296CFFAFF">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibited acts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States—
</text>
<paragraph id="H10003C77CDC44F06A94B78C1AAE7EEF1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to violate any provision of this title or the regulations issued under this title;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H481820C028C34157B4BFC2E925180710">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to refuse to permit any authorized officer to board, search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to the person’s control in connection with the enforcement of this title or the regulations issued under this title;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85636D7EA2C34959BC1918AEA75D2F0D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to submit false information pursuant to any requirement under this title or the regulations issued under this title; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F9CC1FD4EDC43BFBDFF75DB8D5805B6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
to commit any offense enumerated in paragraph (4), (5), (7) or (9) of section 707(a) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6906">
16 U.S.C. 6906(a)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H4ACDEE1F4AFF455A9BC180662E4FC091">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement
</header>
<subsection id="H9F23041D66BF489F876F18B9E722303F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Existing authorities and responsibilities
</header>
<text>
The authorities and responsibilities under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 311 and section 308(f) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1861">
16 U.S.C. 1861
</external-xref>
, 1858(f)) shall apply with respect to enforcement of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H13BA2EAF198E436D958F50FB0EA5BE19">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Civil enforcement
</header>
<paragraph id="HB1FA84C9CE254096B3A7BFDF3EAB96E4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Civil administrative penalties
</header>
<subparagraph id="H67FB3091B0B44789911B2CF221FB95FE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Any person who is found by the Secretary (after notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/554">
section 554
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code) to have committed an act prohibited under section 307 shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty shall be consistent with the amount under section 308(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1858">
16 U.S.C. 1858(a)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5548431999C049F1890B94CEE3B30A48">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Compromise or other action by secretary
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall have the same authority as provided in section 308(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1858">
16 U.S.C. 1858(e)
</external-xref>
) with respect to a violation of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB273977E1C864AFC893AB85B86B48489">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
In rem jurisdiction
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this title, the conditions for in rem liability shall be consistent with section 308(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1858">
16 U.S.C. 1858(d)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA596D9B5C79C48E1BD2B1BB6367BD694">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Action upon failure to pay assessment
</header>
<text>
If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty under this title after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the appropriate court has entered final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed in any appropriate district court of the United States. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the civil penalty shall not be subject to review.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H82555B9457624A7CB420765B69B74F93">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Forfeiture
</header>
<paragraph id="HEAEDA98835824ADEA2F7CB4DBD06563A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The forfeiture provisions of section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1860">
16 U.S.C. 1860
</external-xref>
) shall apply in cases in which a person is convicted of an offense in violation of section 309.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A093C4512834C508F3DC992BAF22708">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Application of the customs laws
</header>
<text>
All provisions of law relating to seizure, summary judgment, and judicial forfeiture and condemnation for violation of the customs laws, the disposition of the property forfeited or condemned or the proceeds from the sale thereof, the remission or mitigation of such forfeitures, and the compromise of claims shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the provisions of this title, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. For seizures and forfeitures of property under this section by the Secretary, such duties as are imposed upon the customs officer or any other person with respect to the seizure and forfeiture of property under the customs law may be performed by such officers as are designated by the Secretary or, upon request of the Secretary, by any other agency that has authority to manage and dispose of seized property.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7367A5D18DA34C1AADA01D757914D126">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Presumption
</header>
<text>
For the purposes of this section there is a rebuttable presumption that all fish, or components thereof, found on board a vessel that is used or seized in connection with a violation of this title (including any regulation promulgated under this Act) were taken, obtained, or retained as a result of IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of IUU fishing.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3ACB9C66C6EF4C14A4EF27BE1C0527C0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Criminal enforcement
</header>
<text>
Any person (other than a foreign government agency, or entity wholly owned by a foreign government) who knowingly commits an act prohibited by section 309 shall be subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 309 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1859">
16 U.S.C. 1859
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4F8E81D4F0F4457E8D9F2609BEDACE23">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Payment of storage, care, and other costs
</header>
<text>
Any person assessed a civil penalty for, or convicted of, any violation of this title (including any regulation promulgated under this title) and any claimant in a forfeiture action brought for such a violation, shall be liable for the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in storage, care, and maintenance of any property seized in connection with the violation.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAA1E9F3736EB4C4882DC33D2D54B3AB5">
<enum>
309.
</enum>
<header>
International cooperation and assistance
</header>
<subsection id="HFD0D58EE685F4366BC100EC1DA6765A1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance to developing nations and international organizations
</header>
<text>
Consistent with existing authority and the availability of funds, the Secretary shall provide appropriate assistance to developing nations and international organizations of which such nations are members to assist those nations in meeting their obligations under the Agreement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5B5762D2951443D7B422D185EB1FA010">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Personnel, services, equipment, and facilities
</header>
<text>
In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, utilize the personnel, services, equipment, and facilities of any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or any entity of any such government.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE0F71273382E432AB2D2A115E8A6F1B3">
<enum>
310.
</enum>
<header>
Relationship to other laws
</header>
<subsection id="HEE4D678C26404C919157A0FAF0968F6C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this title shall be construed to displace any requirements imposed by the customs laws of the United States or any other laws or regulations enforced or administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Where more stringent requirements regarding port entry or access to port services exist under other Federal law, those more stringent requirements shall apply. Nothing in this title shall affect a vessel’s entry into port, in accordance with international law, for reasons of force majeure or distress.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6163C8E4C3F84ED0844E351180B24E1F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
United states obligations under international law
</header>
<text>
This title shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with United States obligations under international law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
<endorsement display="yes">
<action-date date="20141222">
December 22, 2014
</action-date>
<action-desc>
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
</action-desc>
</endorsement>
</bill>
| IB Union Calendar No. 516 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 69 [Report No. 113–685] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Markey , Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Sablan , and Mrs. Christensen ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 22, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Farr , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Faleomavaega , Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Huffman , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Lowenthal , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Thompson of California , Ms. Lee of California , and Mr. Keating December 22, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 3, 2013 A BILL To strengthen enforcement mechanisms to stop illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, to amend the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 to implement the Antigua Convention, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2014 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—Strengthening Fisheries Enforcement Mechanisms Sec. 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act. Sec. 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act. Sec. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992. Sec. 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985. Sec. 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act. Sec. 106. Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. Sec. 107. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act. Sec. 108. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act. Sec. 109. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965. Sec. 110. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act. Sec. 111. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982. Sec. 112. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995. Sec. 113. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. Title II—Implementation of the Antigua Convention Sec. 201. Short title. Sec. 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950. Sec. 203. Definitions. Sec. 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications. Sec. 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee. Sec. 206. Rulemaking. Sec. 207. Prohibited acts. Sec. 208. Enforcement. Sec. 209. Reduction of bycatch. Sec. 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984. Title III—Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Sec. 301. Short title. Sec. 302. Purpose. Sec. 303. Definitions. Sec. 304. Duties and authorities of the secretary. Sec. 305. Authorization or denial of port entry. Sec. 306. Inspections. Sec. 307. Prohibited acts. Sec. 308. Enforcement. Sec. 309. International cooperation and assistance. Sec. 310. Relationship to other laws. I Strengthening Fisheries Enforcement Mechanisms 101. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act (a) Administration and enforcement Section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ) is amended by inserting before the first sentence the following: (a) In general The Secretary and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall enforce this Act, and the Acts to which this section applies, in accordance with this section. Each such Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, utilize the personnel services, equipment (including aircraft and vessels), and facilities of any other Federal agency, and of any State agency, in the performance of such duties. (b) Acts to which section applies This section applies to— (1) the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3631 et seq. ); (2) the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1385 ); (3) the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 ( 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. ); (4) the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 5001 et seq. ); (5) the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 ( 16 U.S.C. 973 et seq. ); (6) the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 ( 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq. ); (7) the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 ( 16 U.S.C. 971 et seq. ); (8) the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 ( 16 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ); (9) the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ); and (10) the North Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 ( 16 U.S.C. 773a et seq. ). (c) Administration and enforcement (1) In general The Secretary shall prevent any person from violating this Act, or any Act to which this section applies, in the same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though sections 308 through 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1858 through 1861) were incorporated into and made a part of and applicable to this Act and each such Act. (2) International cooperation The Secretary may, subject to appropriations and in the course of carrying out the Secretary’s responsibilities under the Acts to which this section applies, engage in international cooperation to help other nations combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and achieve sustainable fisheries. (d) Special rules (1) Additional enforcement authority In addition to the powers of officers authorized pursuant to subsection (c), any officer who is authorized by the Secretary, or the head of any Federal or State agency that has entered into an agreement with the Secretary under subsection (a), may enforce the provisions of any Act to which this section applies, with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though section 311 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1861 ) were incorporated into and made a part of each such Act. (2) Disclosure of enforcement information The Secretary, subject to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1881a ), may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 ( 16 U.S.C. 71 et seq. ) or the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ) or other statutes implementing international fishery agreements, to any other Federal or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, or a foreign government, if— (A) such government, organization, or arrangement has policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or unauthorized disclosure; and (B) such disclosure is necessary— (i) to ensure compliance with any law or regulation enforced or administered by the Secretary; (ii) to administer or enforce any international fishery agreement to which the United States is a party; (iii) to administer or enforce a binding conservation measure adopted by any international organization or arrangement to which the United States is a party; (iv) to assist in any investigative, judicial, or administrative enforcement proceeding in the United States; or (v) to assist in any law enforcement action undertaken by a law enforcement agency of a foreign government, or in relation to a legal proceeding undertaken by a foreign government to the extent the enforcement action is consistent with rules and regulations of a regional fishery management organization that the United States is a member of, or the Secretary has determined that the enforcement action is consistent with the requirements under Federal law for enforcement actions with respect to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing. (e) Prohibited acts It is unlawful for any person— (1) to violate any provision of this Act or any regulation or permit issued pursuant to this Act; (2) to refuse to permit any officer authorized to enforce the provisions of this Act to board, search, or inspect a vessel, subject to such person’s control for the purposes of conducting any search, investigation, or inspection in connection with the enforcement of this Act, any regulation promulgated under this Act, or any Act to which this section applies; (3) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, or interfere with any such authorized officer in the conduct of any search, investigation, or inspection described in paragraph (2); (4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section applies; (5) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the apprehension, arrest, or detection of an other person, knowing that such person has committed any act prohibited by this section or any Act to which this section applies; or (6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, intimidate, sexually harass, bribe, or interfere with— (A) any observer on a vessel under this Act or any Act to which this section applies; or (B) any data collector employed by the National Marine Fisheries Service or under contract to any person to carry out responsibilities under this Act or any Act to which this section applies. (f) Civil penalty Any person who commits any act that is unlawful under subsection (e) shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty, and may be subject to a permit sanction, under section 308 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1858 ). (g) Criminal penalty Any person who commits an act that is unlawful under subsection (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(4), (e)(5), or (e)(6) is deemed to be guilty of an offense punishable under section 309(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1859(b) ). (h) Utilization of Federal agency assets . (b) Actions To improve the effectiveness of international fishery management organizations Section 608 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826i ) is amended by— (1) inserting before the first sentence the following: (a) In general.— ; (2) in subsection (a) (as designated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) in the first sentence, inserting , or arrangements made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, after organizations ; and (3) adding at the end the following new subsections: (b) Disclosure of information The Secretary, subject to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1881a ), may disclose, as necessary and appropriate, information, including information collected under joint authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) and the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 ( 16 U.S.C. 71 et seq. ), the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ), any other statute implementing an international fishery agreement, to any other Federal or State government agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, or the secretariat or equivalent of an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, if such government, organization, or arrangement, respectively, has policies and procedures to protect such information from unintended or unauthorized disclosure. (c) IUU vessel lists The Secretary may— (1) develop, maintain, and make public a list of vessels and vessel owners engaged in illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing or fishing-related activities in support of illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing, including vessels or vessel owners identified by an international fishery management organization or arrangement made pursuant to an international fishery agreement, that— (A) the United States is party to; or (B) the United States is not party to, but whose procedures and criteria in developing and maintaining a list of such vessels and vessel owners are substantially similar to such procedures and criteria adopted pursuant to an international fishery agreement to which the United States is a party; and (2) take appropriate action against listed vessels and vessel owners, including action against fish, fish parts, or fish products from such vessels, in accordance with applicable United States law and consistent with applicable international law, including principles, rights, and obligations established in applicable international fishery management agreements and trade agreements. (d) Regulations The Secretary may promulgate regulations to implement this section. . (c) Notification regarding identification of nations Section 609(b) of such Act ( 166 U.S.C. 1826j(b) ) is amended to read as follows: (b) Notification The Secretary shall notify the President and that nation of such an identification. . (d) Nations identified under section 610 Section 610(b)(1) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826k(b)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) notify, as soon as possible, the President and nations that have been identified under subsection (a), and also notify other nations whose vessels engage in fishing activities or practices described in subsection (a), about the provisions of this section and this Act; . (e) Effect of certification under section 609 Section 609(d)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking that has not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or . (f) Effect of certification under section 610 Section 610(c)(5) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826k(c)(5) ) is amended by striking that has not been certified by the Secretary under this subsection, or . (g) Identification of nations (1) Scope of identification for actions of fishing vessels Section 609(a) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) ) is amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting , based on a cumulative compilation and analysis of data collected and provided by international fishery management organizations and other nations and organizations, after shall ; and (ii) by striking 2 years and inserting 3 years ; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting that undermines the effectiveness of measures required by an international fishery management organization, taking into account whether after (1) ; and (C) in paragraph (1), by striking vessels of . (2) Additional grounds for identification Section 609(a) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(a) ) is further amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) in order as subparagraphs (A) and (B) (and by moving the margins of such subparagraphs 2 ems to the right); (B) by inserting before the first sentence the following: (1) Identification for actions of fishing vessels ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (2) Identification for actions of nation Taking into account the factors described under section 609(a)(1), the Secretary shall also identify, and list in such report, a nation— (A) if it is violating, or has violated at any point during the preceding three years, conservation and management measures required under an international fishery management agreement to which the United States is a party and the violations undermine the effectiveness of such measures; or (B) if it is failing, or has failed in the preceding 3-year period, to effectively address or regulate illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing in areas described under paragraph (1)(B). (3) Application to other entities Where the provisions of this Act are applicable to nations, they shall also be applicable, as appropriate, to other entities that have competency to enter into international fishery management agreements. . (3) Period of fishing practices supporting identification Section 610(a)(1) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826k(a)(1) ) is amended by striking calendar year and inserting three years . (h) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce $450,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to implement the amendments made by subsections (b) and (g). (i) Technical corrections (1) Section 607(2) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826h(2) ) is amended by striking whose vessels and inserting that . (2) Section 609(d)(1) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1) ) is amended by striking of its fishing vessels . (3) Section 609(d)(1)(A) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking of its fishing vessels . (4) Section 609(d)(2) of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d)(2) ) is amended— (A) by striking for certification and inserting to authorize ; (B) by inserting the importation after or other basis ; (C) by striking harvesting ; and (D) by striking not certified under paragraph (1) and inserting issued a negative certification under paragraph (1) . (5) Section 610 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826k ) is amended as follows: (A) In subsection (a)(1), by striking practices; and inserting practices— . (B) In subsection (c)(4), by striking all preceding subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (4) Alternative procedure The Secretary may establish a procedure to authorize, on a shipment-by-shipment, shipper-by-shipper, or other basis the importation of fish or fish products from a vessel of a nation issued a negative certification under paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that such imports were harvested by practices that do not result in bycatch of a protected marine species, or were harvested by practices that— (A) are comparable to those of the United States, taking into account different conditions; and . 102. Amendments to the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act (a) Negative certification effects Section 101 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries Enforcement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826a ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking recognized principles of after in accordance with ; (2) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by inserting or, as appropriate, for fishing vessels of a nation that receives a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826 ) after (1) ; (3) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by inserting before the period the following: , except for the purposes of inspecting such vessel, conducting an investigation, or taking other appropriate enforcement action ; (4) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(i), by striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing after driftnet fishing ; (5) in subsection (b)(1)(B) and subsection (b)(2), by striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing after driftnet fishing each place it appears; (6) in subsection (b)(3)(A)(i), by inserting or a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) , 1826k(c)) after (1)(A) ; (7) in subsection (b)(4)(A), by inserting or issues a negative certification under section 609(d) or section 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) , 1826k(c)) after paragraph (1) ; (8) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing after driftnet fishing ; and (9) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by inserting , or to address the offending activities for which a nation received a negative certification under section 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) , 1826k(c)) after beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation . (b) Duration of negative certification effects Section 102 of such Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826b ) is amended by— (1) striking or illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing ; and (2) inserting or effectively addressed the offending activities for which the nation received a negative certification under 609(d) or 610(c) of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826j(d) , 1826k(c)) before the period at the end. 103. Amendments to North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 (a) Unlawful activities Section 810 of the North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 5009 ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (5), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (2) in paragraph (6), by inserting , investigation, after search . (b) Additional prohibitions and enforcement Section 811 of the Northern Pacific Anadromous Stocks Act of 1992 ( 16 U.S.C. 5010 ) is amended to read as follows: 811. Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 104. Amendments to the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 Section 8 of the Pacific Salmon Treaty Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3637 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2)— (A) by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (B) by striking this title; and inserting this Act; ; (2) in subsection (a)(3)— (A) by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (2); and inserting paragraph (2); ; (3) in subsection (a)(5), by striking this title; or and inserting this Act; ; and (4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following: (b) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 105. Amendments to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act (title V of Public Law 109–479 ) is amended— (1) by amending section 506(c) ( 16 U.S.C. 6905(c) ) to read as follows: (c) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). ; and (2) in section 507(a)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 6906(a)(2) ) by striking suspension, on and inserting suspension, of . 106. Amendments to the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 is amended— (1) in section 5(a) ( 16 U.S.C. 973c(a) )— (A) in paragraph (8), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (B) in paragraph (10), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (2) by striking sections 7 and 8 (16 U.S.C. 973e and 973f) and inserting the following: 7. Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 107. Amendments to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act of 1984 is amended— (1) in section 306 ( 16 U.S.C. 2435 )— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking which he knows, or reasonably should have known, was ; (B) in paragraph (4), by inserting , investigation, after search ; and (C) in paragraph (5), by inserting , investigation, after search ; (2) in section 307 ( 16 U.S.C. 2436 )— (A) by inserting (a) In general.— before the first sentence; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (b) Regulations To implement conservation measures (1) In general Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary of Commerce may publish in the Federal Register a final regulation to implement any conservation measure for which the Secretary of State notifies the Commission under section 305(a)(1)— (A) that has been in effect for 12 months or less; (B) that is adopted by the Commission; and (C) with respect to which the Secretary of State does not notify Commission in accordance with section 305(a)(1) within the time period allotted for objections under Article IX of the Convention. (2) Entering into force Upon publication of such regulation in the Federal Register, such conservation measure shall enter into force with respect to the United States. ; and (3) by striking sections 308 and 309 (16 U.S.C. 2437 and 2438) and inserting the following: 308. Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 108. Amendments to the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act The Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 is amended— (1) in section 6(c)(2) ( 16 U.S.C. 971d(c)(2)(2) )— (A) by striking (A) and inserting (i) ; (B) by striking (B) and inserting (ii) ; (C) by inserting (A) after (2) ; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (B) Notwithstanding the requirements of subparagraph (A) and subsections (b) and (c) of section 553 of title 5, United States Code, the Secretary may issue final regulations to implement Commission recommendations referred to in paragraph (1) concerning trade restrictive measures against nations or fishing entities. ; (2) in section 7 ( 16 U.S.C. 971e ) by striking subsections (e) and (f) and redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e); (3) in section 8 ( 16 U.S.C. 971f )— (A) by striking subsections (a) and (c); and (B) by inserting before subsection (b) the following: (a) For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). ; (4) in section 8(b) by striking the enforcement activities specified in section 8(a) of this Act each place it appears and inserting enforcement activities with respect to this Act that are otherwise authorized by law ; and (5) by striking section 11 ( 16 U.S.C. 971j ) and redesignating sections 12 and 13 as sections 11 and 12, respectively. 109. Amendments to the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1965 Section 104(f) of the High Seas Fishing Compliance Act of 1995 ( 16 U.S.C. 5503(f) ) is amended to read as follows: (f) Validity A permit issued under this section for a vessel is void if— (1) any other permit or authorization required for the vessel to fish is expired, revoked, or suspended; or (2) the vessel is no longer documented under the laws of the United States or eligible for such documentation. . 110. Amendments to the Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act The Dolphin Protection Consumer Information Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1385 ) is amended by amending subsection (e) to read as follows: (e) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 111. Amendments to the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 Section 7 of the Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 ( 16 U.S.C. 773e ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (a) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F); (2) by redesignating subsections (a) and (b) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (3) in paragraph (1)(B), as so redesignated, by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; (4) in paragraph (1)(C), as so redesignated, by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; (5) in paragraph (1)(E), as so redesignated, by striking or after the semicolon; and (6) in paragraph (1)(F), as so redesignated, by striking section. and inserting section; or . 112. Amendments to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 Section 207 of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Act of 1995 ( 16 U.S.C. 5606 ) is amended— (1) in the section heading, by striking and penalties and inserting and enforcement ; (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; (3) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting , investigation, before or inspection ; and (4) by striking subsections (b) through (f) and inserting the following: (b) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For additional prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 113. Amendment to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Section 307(1)(Q) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1857(1)(Q) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: or any treaty or in contravention of any binding conservation measure adopted by an international agreement or organization to which the United States is a party . II Implementation of the Antigua Convention 201. Short title This title may be cited as the Antigua Convention Implementing Act of 2011 . 202. Amendment of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Tuna Conventions Act of 1950 ( 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. ). 203. Definitions Section 2 ( 16 U.S.C. 951 ) is amended to read as follows: 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Antigua convention The term Antigua Convention means the Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention Between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, signed at Washington, November 14, 2003. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission provided for by the Convention. (3) Convention The term Convention means— (A) the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington, May 31, 1949, by the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica; (B) the Antigua Convention, upon its entry into force for the United States, and any amendments thereto that are in force for the United States; or (C) both such Conventions, as the context requires. (4) Person The term person means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. (5) United states The term United States includes all areas under the sovereignty of the United States. (6) United States commissioners The term United States commissioners means the individuals appointed in accordance with section 3(a). . 204. Commissioners; number, appointment, and qualifications Section 3 ( 16 U.S.C. 952 ) is amended to read as follows: 3. Commissioners (a) Commissioners The United States shall be represented on the Commission by 4 United States Commissioners. The President shall appoint individuals to serve on the Commission at the pleasure of the President. In making the appointments, the President shall select United States Commissioners from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced concerning highly migratory fish stocks in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, one of whom shall be an officer or employee of the Department of Commerce. Not more than 2 United States Commissioners may be appointed who reside in a State other than a State whose vessels maintain a substantial fishery in the area of the Convention. (b) Alternate Commissioners The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary, may designate from time to time and for periods of time deemed appropriate Alternate United States Commissioners to the Commission. Any Alternate United States Commissioner may exercise, at any meeting of the Commission or of the General Advisory Committee or Scientific Advisory Subcommittee established pursuant to section 4(b), all powers and duties of a United States Commissioner in the absence of any United States Commissioner appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section for whatever reason. The number of such Alternate United States Commissioners that may be designated for any such meeting shall be limited to the number of United States Commissioners appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section who will not be present at such meeting. (c) Administrative Matters (1) Employment status Individuals serving as United States Commissioners, other than officers or employees of the United States Government, shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. (2) Compensation The United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners, although officers of the United States while so serving, shall receive no compensation for their services as United States Commissioners or Alternate Commissioners. (3) Travel expenses (A) The Secretary of State shall pay the necessary travel expenses of United States Commissioners and Alternate United States Commissioners to meetings of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission and other meetings the Secretary of State deems necessary to fulfill their duties, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States Code. (B) The Secretary may reimburse the Secretary of State for amounts expended by the Secretary of State under this subsection. . 205. General Advisory Committee and Scientific Advisory Subcommittee Section 4 ( 16 U.S.C. 953 ) is amended— (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: (a) General Advisory Committee (1) Appointments; public participation; compensation (A) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a General Advisory Committee which shall consist of not more than 25 individuals who shall be representative of the various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the Convention, including nongovernmental conservation organizations, providing to the maximum extent practicable an equitable balance among such groups. Members of the General Advisory Committee will be eligible to participate as members of the United States delegation to the Commission and its working groups to the extent the Commission rules and space for delegations allow. (B) The chair of the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Subpanel for Highly Migratory Fisheries and the chair of the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Advisory Committee shall be ex-officio members of the General Advisory Committee by virtue of their positions in those Councils. (C) Each member of the General Advisory Committee appointed under subparagraph (A) shall serve for a term of 3 years and is eligible for reappointment. (D) The General Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend all non-executive meetings of the United States delegation and at such meetings shall be given opportunity to examine and to be heard on all proposed programs of investigation, reports, recommendations, and regulations of the Commission. (E) The General Advisory Committee shall determine its organization, and prescribe its practices and procedures for carrying out its functions under this title, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ), and the Convention. The General Advisory Committee shall publish and make available to the public a statement of its organization, practices and procedures. Meetings of the General Advisory Committee, except when in executive session, shall be open to the public, and prior notice of meetings shall be made public in timely fashion. The General Advisory Committee shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.). (2) Information sharing The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall furnish the General Advisory Committee with relevant information concerning fisheries and international fishery agreements. (3) Administrative matters (A) The Secretary shall provide to the General Advisory Committee in a timely manner such administrative and technical support services as are necessary for its effective functioning. (B) Individuals appointed to serve as a member of the General Advisory Committee— (i) shall serve without pay, but while away from their homes or regular places of business to attend meetings of the General Advisory Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code; and (ii) shall not be considered Federal employees except for the purposes of injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. ; (2) by striking so much of subsection (b) as precedes paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (b) Scientific Advisory Subcommittee (1) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall appoint a Scientific Advisory Subcommittee of not less than 5 nor more than 15 qualified scientists with balanced representation from the public and private sectors, including nongovernmental conservation organizations. ; and (3) in subsection (b)(3), by striking General Advisory Subcommittee and inserting General Advisory Committee . 206. Rulemaking Section 6 ( 16 U.S.C. 955 ) is amended to read as follows: 6. Rulemaking (a) Regulations The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and, with respect to enforcement measures, the Secretary of the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, including recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission. In cases where the Secretary has discretion in the implementation of one or more measures adopted by the Commission that would govern fisheries under the authority of a Regional Fishery Management Council, the Secretary may, to the extent practicable within the implementation schedule of the Convention and any recommendations and decisions adopted by the Commission, promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, in accordance with the procedures established by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ). (b) Jurisdiction The Secretary may promulgate regulations as may be necessary to carry out the United States international obligations under the Convention and this Act, applicable to all vessels and persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, including United States flag vessels wherever they may be operating, on such date as the Secretary shall prescribe. . 207. Prohibited acts Section 8 ( 16 U.S.C. 957 ) is amended— (1) by striking section 6(c) of this Act each place it appears and inserting section 6 ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (i) Additional prohibitions and enforcement For prohibitions relating to this Act and enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 208. Enforcement Section 10 ( 16 U.S.C. 959 ) is amended to read as follows: 10. Enforcement For enforcement of this Act, see section 606 of the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1826g ). . 209. Reduction of bycatch Section 15 ( 16 U.S.C. 962 ) is amended by striking vessel and inserting vessels . 210. Repeal of Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 The Eastern Pacific Tuna Licensing Act of 1984 ( 16 U.S.C. 972 et seq. ) is repealed. III Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 301. Short title This title may be cited as the Port State Measures Agreement Act of 2014 . 302. Purpose The purpose of this title is to implement the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. 303. Definitions As used in this title: (1) The term Agreement means the Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, done at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in Rome, Italy, November 22, 2009, and signed by the United States November 22, 2009. (2) The term IUU fishing means any activity set out in paragraph 3 of the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. (3) The term listed IUU vessel means a vessel that is included in a list of vessels having engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of IUU fishing that has been adopted by a regional fisheries management organization of which the United States is a member, or a list adopted by a regional fisheries management organization of which the United States is not a member if the Secretary determines the criteria used by that organization to create the IUU list is comparable to United States criteria for identifying IUU vessels and activities. (4) The term Magnuson-Stevens Act means the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ). (5) The term person has the same meaning as that term has in section 3 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1802 ). (6) The term RFMO means a regional fisheries management organization. (7) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce or his or her designee. (8) The term vessel means any vessel, ship of another type, or boat used for, equipped to be used for, or intended to be used for, fishing or fishing-related activities, including container vessels that are carrying fish that have not been previously landed. (9) The term fish means finfish, mollusks, crustaceans, and all other forms of marine animal and plant life other than marine mammals and birds. (10) The term fishing — (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means— (i) the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; (ii) the attempted catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; (iii) any other activity which can reasonably be expected to result in the catching, taking, or harvesting of fish; or (iv) any operations at sea in support of, or in preparation for, any activity described in clauses (i) through (iii). (B) does not include any scientific research activity that is conducted by a scientific research vessel. 304. Duties and authorities of the secretary (a) Regulations The Secretary may, as needed, promulgate such regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, and consistent with the provisions of this title, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title to the extent that such regulations are not already promulgated. (b) Consultation; utilization of existing reporting mechanisms In promulgating regulations, procedures, and guidance pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. To the maximum extent possible and subject to the data confidentiality provisions in section 402 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1881a ), such procedures shall utilize existing reporting mechanisms maintained and operated by the department in which the Coast Guard is operating. (c) Ports of entry The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security and, when the Coast Guard is not operating in the Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, may designate and publicize the ports to which vessels may seek entry. No port may be designated under this section that has not also been designated as a port of entry for customs reporting purposes pursuant to section 1433 of title 19, United States Code, or that is not specified under an existing international fisheries agreement. (d) Notification The Secretary shall provide notification of the denial of port entry or the use of port services for a vessel under section 305, the withdrawal of the denial of port services for a vessel, the taking of enforcement action pursuant to section 306 with respect to a vessel, or the results of any inspection of a vessel conducted pursuant to this title to the flag nation of the vessel and, as appropriate, to the nation of which the vessel’s master is a national, relevant coastal nations, RFMOs, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and other relevant international organizations. (e) Confirmation that fish were taken in accordance with conservation and management measures The Secretary may request confirmation from the flag state of a vessel that the fish on board a vessel in a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO conservation and management measures. 305. Authorization or denial of port entry (a) Submission of information required under agreement All foreign vessels seeking entry to a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States must submit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating information as required under the Agreement in advance of its arrival in port. (b) Decision To authorize or deny port entry The Secretary shall decide, based on the information submitted under subsection (a), whether to authorize or deny port entry and shall communicate this decision to the foreign vessel or to its representative. The Secretary may deny entry to— (1) any foreign-listed IUU vessel; or (2) any foreign vessel the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of such fishing or has violated the Act. (c) Denial of use of port If a foreign vessel is in a port subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, the Secretary shall deny such vessel the use of the port for landing, transshipment, packaging and processing of fish, refueling, resupplying, maintenance and drydocking, if— (1) the vessel entered without authorization under subsection (b); (2) the vessel is a listed IUU vessel; (3) the flag nation of the vessel has failed to provide confirmation requested by the Secretary that the fish on board were taken in accordance with applicable RFMO conservation and management measures; or (4) the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe— (A) the vessel lacks valid authorizations to engage in fishing or fishing-related activities as required by its flag nation or the relevant coastal nation; (B) the fish on board were taken in violation of foreign law or in contravention of any RFMO conservation and management measure; or (C) the vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of such fishing, including in support of a listed IUU vessel, unless it can establish that— (i) it was acting in a manner consistent with applicable RFMO conservation and management measures; or (ii) in the case of the provision of personnel, fuel, gear, and other supplies at sea, the vessel provisioned was not, at the time of provisioning, a listed IUU vessel. (d) Exceptions Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary may allow port entry or the use of port services— (1) if they are essential to the safety or health of the crew or safety of the vessel; (2) to allow, where appropriate, for the scrapping of the vessel; or (3) pursuant to an inspection or other enforcement action. 306. Inspections The Secretary, and the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, shall conduct foreign vessel inspections in ports subject to the jurisdiction of the United States as necessary to achieve the purposes of the Agreement and this title. If, following an inspection, the Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that a foreign vessel has engaged in IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of such fishing, the Secretary may take enforcement action under this title or other applicable law, and shall deny the vessel the use of port services, in accordance with section 305. 307. Prohibited acts It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States— (1) to violate any provision of this title or the regulations issued under this title; (2) to refuse to permit any authorized officer to board, search, or inspect a vessel that is subject to the person’s control in connection with the enforcement of this title or the regulations issued under this title; (3) to submit false information pursuant to any requirement under this title or the regulations issued under this title; or (4) to commit any offense enumerated in paragraph (4), (5), (7) or (9) of section 707(a) of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6906(a) ). 308. Enforcement (a) Existing authorities and responsibilities The authorities and responsibilities under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 311 and section 308(f) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1861 , 1858(f)) shall apply with respect to enforcement of this title. (b) Civil enforcement (1) Civil administrative penalties (A) In general Any person who is found by the Secretary (after notice and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code) to have committed an act prohibited under section 307 shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty shall be consistent with the amount under section 308(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1858(a) ). (B) Compromise or other action by secretary The Secretary shall have the same authority as provided in section 308(e) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1858(e) ) with respect to a violation of this Act. (2) In rem jurisdiction For purposes of this title, the conditions for in rem liability shall be consistent with section 308(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1858(d) ). (3) Action upon failure to pay assessment If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil penalty under this title after it has become a final and unappealable order, or after the appropriate court has entered final judgment in favor of the Secretary, the Secretary shall refer the matter to the Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed in any appropriate district court of the United States. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the civil penalty shall not be subject to review. (c) Forfeiture (1) In general The forfeiture provisions of section 310 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1860 ) shall apply in cases in which a person is convicted of an offense in violation of section 309. (2) Application of the customs laws All provisions of law relating to seizure, summary judgment, and judicial forfeiture and condemnation for violation of the customs laws, the disposition of the property forfeited or condemned or the proceeds from the sale thereof, the remission or mitigation of such forfeitures, and the compromise of claims shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged to have been incurred, under the provisions of this title, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions hereof. For seizures and forfeitures of property under this section by the Secretary, such duties as are imposed upon the customs officer or any other person with respect to the seizure and forfeiture of property under the customs law may be performed by such officers as are designated by the Secretary or, upon request of the Secretary, by any other agency that has authority to manage and dispose of seized property. (3) Presumption For the purposes of this section there is a rebuttable presumption that all fish, or components thereof, found on board a vessel that is used or seized in connection with a violation of this title (including any regulation promulgated under this Act) were taken, obtained, or retained as a result of IUU fishing or fishing-related activities in support of IUU fishing. (d) Criminal enforcement Any person (other than a foreign government agency, or entity wholly owned by a foreign government) who knowingly commits an act prohibited by section 309 shall be subject to subsections (b) and (c) of section 309 of the Magnuson-Stevens Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1859 ). (e) Payment of storage, care, and other costs Any person assessed a civil penalty for, or convicted of, any violation of this title (including any regulation promulgated under this title) and any claimant in a forfeiture action brought for such a violation, shall be liable for the reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary in storage, care, and maintenance of any property seized in connection with the violation. 309. International cooperation and assistance (a) Assistance to developing nations and international organizations Consistent with existing authority and the availability of funds, the Secretary shall provide appropriate assistance to developing nations and international organizations of which such nations are members to assist those nations in meeting their obligations under the Agreement. (b) Personnel, services, equipment, and facilities In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary may, by agreement, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, utilize the personnel, services, equipment, and facilities of any Federal, State, local, or foreign government or any entity of any such government. 310. Relationship to other laws (a) In general Nothing in this title shall be construed to displace any requirements imposed by the customs laws of the United States or any other laws or regulations enforced or administered by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Where more stringent requirements regarding port entry or access to port services exist under other Federal law, those more stringent requirements shall apply. Nothing in this title shall affect a vessel’s entry into port, in accordance with international law, for reasons of force majeure or distress. (b) United states obligations under international law This title shall be interpreted and applied in accordance with United States obligations under international law.
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113 HR 70 IH: Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 70
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
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, and in addition to the Committees on
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Science, Space, and
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and
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Transportation and Infrastructure
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, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
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To direct the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,
to initiate immediate action to create jobs in America, and for other
purposes.
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1.
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Short title; table of
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(a)
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Short
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This Act may be cited as the
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Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security
Act
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.
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(b)
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Table of
contents
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The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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Sec. 2. Findings.
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Sec. 3. Purposes.
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Sec. 4. Definitions.
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Title I—Deficit Reduction Energy Security
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Sec. 101. Deficit Reduction Acreage.
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Sec. 102. Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund and Coastal
and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund.
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Sec. 103. Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program.
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Sec. 104. National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean
Sustainability and Health.
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Sec. 105. Eligible uses of grants.
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Sec. 106. Grant application.
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Title II—Timely issuance of offshore oil and gas
leases
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Sec. 201. Reinstatement of offshore oil and gas
leases.
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Sec. 202. Effective and efficient environmental
review.
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Title III—Office of Energy Employment and Training and Office of
Minority and Women Inclusion
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Sec. 301. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and
Training.
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Sec. 302. Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.
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Title IV—Miscellaneous provisions
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Sec. 401. Reporting.
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2.
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Findings
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The Congress finds and declares the
following:
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(1)
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The Nation is
currently experiencing a national employment emergency, and urgent action is
needed to put Americans back to work in well-paid, long-term jobs.
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(2)
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The Federal
Government distributed over $10,000,000,000 to Federal, State, and Indian
accounts from energy production during fiscal year 2009, primarily from oil and
natural gas production.
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(3)
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The domestic oil
and natural gas industry is responsible for approximately 9.2 million
jobs.
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(4)
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<text>
The approximately
43 million leased Outer Continental Shelf acres currently account for about 15
percent of America’s domestic natural gas production and about 27 percent of
America’s domestic oil production.
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(5)
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<text>
The leasing of
these domestic offshore areas for oil and natural gas development provides
significant economic benefits to the Federal Government, as well as to States
and localities, through the creation and sustenance of jobs and domestic
product.
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(6)
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The Department of
the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management currently has authorities
under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (
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43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
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) and
related laws that can be effectively utilized to create jobs and revitalize the
Nation’s economy.
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(7)
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Effective and
expedited development of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas resources could
generate thousands of new jobs, many of which could be created almost
immediately.
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(8)
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The coastal
regions of the United States have high productivity and contribute
approximately 50 percent of the gross domestic product of the United
States.
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(9)
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The economies and
social structure of many communities are dependent on resources from ocean,
coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems.
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(10)
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Supporting
science, research, monitoring, modeling, forecasting, exploration, and
assessment will continue to improve our understanding of the ocean, coastal,
and Great Lakes ecosystems as well as their long-term economic
sustainability.
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(11)
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Safeguarding
these ecosystems is crucial to protecting the environment and waters of the
United States.
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(12)
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The growth of our
energy domestic resources is vital to America’s national security.
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3.
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Purposes
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The purposes of this Act are the
following:
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(1)
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Require the Secretary of the Interior to
utilize its authorities regarding the leasing and development of offshore oil
and gas resources to accelerate job creation and economic revitalization to the
fullest extent practicable, taking into account the Department of the
Interior’s responsibilities regarding conservation, safety, and protection of
the environment.
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(2)
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Promote expansion
of domestic employment opportunities.
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(3)
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Respond to the
Nation’s increased need for domestic oil and natural gas resources.
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(4)
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Support the
utilization of the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas production and
transmission.
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(5)
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Protect, conserve, restore, and understand
the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes of the United States, ensuring present and
future generations will benefit from the full range of ecological, economic,
educational, social, cultural, nutritional, and recreational opportunities and
services those resources are capable of providing.
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(6)
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Confirm and ensure
the validity of appropriate oil and gas leases issued under the Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007–2012.
</text>
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(7)
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<text>
Ensure the
continued leasing of Outer Continental Shelf areas pursuant to the Final Outer
Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007–2012.
</text>
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4.
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<header>
Definitions
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In this Act:
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(1)
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The term
<term>
Act
</term>
means the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et
seq.).
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(2)
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The term
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coastal State
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has the
same meaning that the term
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coastal state
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has in the Coastal Zone
Management Act of 1972 (
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16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.
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).
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(3)
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The term
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DRES Fund
</term>
means the Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund.
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<paragraph id="H37D8BF1A4D7A478FB0BD92EE8FE9C527">
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(4)
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The term
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COSH Fund
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means the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health
Fund established by section 102.
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(5)
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The term
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program
</term>
means a Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing
Program issued under section 18 of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">
43 U.S.C. 1344
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22BB632A83CC4483A46871637668EFA2">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the
Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3883A555B7AD444AB003FF85884C797E">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Other terms shall
have the same meaning such terms have under the Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<title id="H389BFF9C3416493AB8E7E3FFE9E8AED7">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Deficit Reduction
Energy Security
</header>
<section id="HCB1E6EB1F1A3442BB71C74A67D7F85AB">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Deficit
Reduction Acreage
</header>
<subsection id="H266D920F3DA44FFEAF20653138686345">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the
Interior shall, during the period covered by the Proposed Outer Continental
Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012–2017 issued by the Department of the
Interior, and in addition to the acreage proposed to be leased under such
program, conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">
43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
</external-xref>
) for additional acreage of the outer
Continental Shelf (as that term is used in that Act) that total 10 percent of
the acreage proposed to be leased under such program. The acreage for which
lease sales are required under this section shall be known as the Deficit
Reduction Acreage.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB829D27C380949C796627CB34C430175">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In each year in
such period, the Secretary shall lease 20 percent of the Deficit Reduction
Acreage.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H672B1A2EDF1A4B31893C7E222E3912F3">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Deficit
Reduction Energy Security Fund and Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health
Fund
</header>
<subsection id="H091AF291AE214F638FF7FA47F2077A47">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Deficit
Reduction Energy Security Fund
</header>
<paragraph id="H145E9A932D5F4FBBB6CB007E76D7FCB3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There is hereby established in the Treasury a separate
account to be known as the Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund, consisting
of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to it.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H53ECB5F584DC4443BF37487DD8D9253E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Deposit of
Deficit Reduction Acreage lease revenues
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA3427EE615404089A015D9D5A9A8C364">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in
subparagraph (C), all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and
payable to the United States under Deficit Reduction Acreage lease sales during
the 15-fiscal-year period beginning with the first fiscal year in which such
sums are received by the United States shall be deposited in the DRES
fund.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB0372CF270394CA1A35FF3ED3CCF3EB2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Holding of oil
and gas revenues
</header>
<text>
Any amount deposited into the DRES Fund under
subparagraph (A)—
</text>
<clause id="HCF60BF45D50548ED9D4AC307DF295C07">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall remain in DRES Fund and be invested
in accordance with paragraph (2) until the end of the second full fiscal year
after the amount is deposited into the DRES Fund; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1F4B7EB12C9C41E0BEAC535C6FD21A02">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
upon the end of
such fiscal year, shall be transferred to the general fund and applied solely
to reduce the annual Federal budget deficit.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33BFD5D8D4FF4CAD909E1FD6BA6FC015">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Payments to
States not affected
</header>
<text>
This Act shall not affect any requirement
under other law to pay to States amounts received by the United States as such
royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United
States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0183A785D7A46B0AEAEC4B039F4EF27">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Investment
</header>
<subparagraph id="HF0F24C6110764D159F26F15E1FA83F26">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts in the DRES
Fund shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9602">
section 9602
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7534B2A8FD945E6BC92A19547B6339F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Inclusion of
interest in DRES Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All
interest earned on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any
obligations held in the DRES Fund—
</text>
<clause id="H5F1EB990EDD14DFBA26A3E5E6D581885">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be credited to and form part of the
DRES Fund; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H42D57648BE344ECC96CD4EE996FFB81A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall remain in the DRES Fund until
transferred under paragraph (5), without regard to paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7828C97281454DDAA159AA3A8BC81BB0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Availability of
proceeds of deposits
</header>
<text>
Amounts credited to the DRES Fund under
paragraph (3)(B) in excess of the amounts deposited into the DRES Fund under
paragraph (2) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB24BAC1658874A1C8974C2AE56D4F9F5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
be available for
expenditure, without further appropriation, solely for the purpose of and
activities eligible under this Act; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H642141D5C7AC4E389E37EE3BBA71BDC7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
remain available
until expended, without fiscal year limitation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DF09EEDE1D34BBEBD9ED1339F91D59A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
interest to Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon the transfer of an amount under
paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the interest earned on such amount shall be transferred
to the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund established under
subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8FB3E9936CFD4BD0B20B5D01315D6E32">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Coastal and
Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund
</header>
<paragraph id="H76E274BFA772401A8F898D4732E4A2C4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There is hereby established in the Treasury a separate
account to be known as the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund,
consisting of such amounts of interest as are transferred to it under
subsection (a)(5).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFFFFA1DFF3E431E930BA18E3912CD47">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Availability
</header>
<text>
Of
the amounts transferred to the COSH Fund under subsection (a)(5) each fiscal
year—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEC9BF8589B5A4C7D93F0656CB40A3FCD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not more than 5
percent shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce to administer this
title; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6CC87E1EE9A4E8FB2EFE9C1F9E77238">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the remainder
shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce until expended and without
fiscal year limitation, for use for—
</text>
<clause id="H564DA01F6B9B4227943057446CBF00F1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program under section 102; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFCA8824D050C4EBE9D652C8921553EF7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
National Grant Program under section 103.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6893E1BB2E1C40899239B09F60536597">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Allocation of
funding for grant programs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of
amounts available under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of Commerce shall
allocate—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE4825DDF3A84C6A93841E409862E9FE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
40 percent for the
Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program under section 103, of which—
</text>
<clause id="HC2F53C68352E42C4A2B97C99DB0D4D55">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
50
percent shall be allocated equally among impacted coastal States;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H226165A4527D4B1BAD7DE51FAFA17272">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
20
percent shall be allocated based on intensity of impact of disasters on
impacted coastal States;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF30BB26D4C21493C9DC75A1D3BA1294D">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
15
percent shall be allocated based on tidal shorelines of impacted coastal
States; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8D986E1EEB6E4D9ABCFE5D1794176B65">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
15
percent of the funds shall be allocated based on the coastal population of
impacted coastal States.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBFEFFFCC965845CA9B9E133E208C2CF1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Sixty percent for
the National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health
under section 104, of which—
</text>
<clause id="HF8823583EB2140F89E34BAF06E721D20">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
50
percent shall be allocated to coastal States;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8F23890E447B4CB9858086978F1A04F2">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
50
percent shall be allocated to any State, local, territory, and tribal
governments, institutions of higher learning, and non-profit and for-profit
organizations that may receive and expend Federal funds as legal entities;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H31461DBFD6AB42F291834FE7F0607DB0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
no
more than 10 percent of the total amount of funds available shall be allocated
to a single State or entity in a fiscal year.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1CBBCE5C7DBF4B8F82CAEF89998D0784">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
General
administrative charges prohibited
</header>
<text>
Grants issued under this Act
shall not be subject to a general administrative charge.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE2D1201153674AEBBB7733FD973CBBE3">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Redeposit of
unused funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any funds
provided as a grant under this title that are not used by the grantee by the
end of the fiscal year following the first fiscal year for which they were
allocated shall be redeposited into the COSH Fund and be reallocated in
accordance with this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC8122D250EBC4EA0B3C3D9C21B589DBD">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Coastal and
Ocean Disaster Grant Program
</header>
<subsection id="HBA524FDF94174955B67A093255C7879C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Commerce shall use amounts allocated
under section 102(b)(2)(B)(i) to make grants to coastal States and Indian
tribes impacted by coastal or ocean disasters for the purposes of restoring,
mitigating, monitoring, or otherwise managing coastal and ocean natural
resources impacted by such disasters.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F692540E82F4727869A9EA2C4F91087">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<paragraph id="HD472163F692F42E79A535FED8B21213B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
First 5
years
</header>
<text>
During the 5-fiscal year period beginning with the first
fiscal year for which amounts are available for grants under this section, a
coastal State or Indian tribe shall be eligible for a grant under this section
only if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H46C82ED7745F4D7E8BC7842B3B3D27B7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
it is one of the
States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, or an Indian
tribe in such State; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32CB44B22D73448D9E6F3589B2F91C9A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
it is determined
by the Secretary, in that period, to be a coastal State that has been impacted
by a coastal or ocean disaster.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0499672200A140ED8CEB46805D5882FB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
After first 5
years
</header>
<text>
After the end of such 5-fiscal-year period, if the
Secretary determines for a fiscal year that there is no coastal State that has
been so impacted, the amount allocated for that fiscal year for grants under
this section shall be added to the amounts allocated for that fiscal year under
section 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) for the National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean
Sustainability and Health.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85D80E5BBF524485842E441297544ED0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
A
coastal State or Indian tribe shall not be eligible for a grant under this
section if it is receiving assistance under another Federal law for an activity
described in section 105(b) conducted for a purpose referred to in subsection
(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H79927396EB694773A7BEC41AF515B8F1">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
National Grant
Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health
</header>
<subsection id="HD739BCB9FAA14B8798528B6351D9CAF7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Commerce shall use amounts allocated
under section 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) (including amounts added under section
103(b)(2)) to make grants to coastal States that are eligible under subsection
(b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H139DDFC539394785A95DA3AD86352F0D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To be eligible for a grant under this
section, a person—
</text>
<paragraph id="H46DCA8B2DFF54B8A947622FFBDB7CED8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
must be—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B3AA14C34764D76A64D0DF71ED40652">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a coastal State
that has a management program approved by the Secretary under section 306 of
the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1455">
16 U.S.C. 1455
</external-xref>
); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23C657F0D17D4F488C530FC592AAD834">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a State, local, territory, or tribal
government, institution of higher learning, or nonprofit or and for-profit
organization that may receive and expend Federal funds as a legal entity;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5F1B95DA72F4A7F9F48DA0AAAA44EC9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
must submit to the
Secretary a multiyear plan for use of the grant that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H58C96356A8424523962A0D0BB12104EE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
specifies how the
grant funds will be allocated;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H12E435C15B8248849C4D69301371ECE5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is sufficiently
flexible to allow the coastal State to respond to emerging needs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEE2B8EC75C6424C8448A3854E7B7B4D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
is approved by the
Secretary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE8232C9858AB44D6901AC6EA562F5553">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Eligible uses
of grants
</header>
<subsection id="H4D5DB2EF9D674AFDB42BD5109260C9BE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts provided as a
grant under this title shall be used for activities described in subsection (b)
that are intended to restore, protect, maintain, manage, or understand marine
resources and their habitats and resources in coastal and ocean waters,
including baseline scientific research and other activities carried out in
coordination with Federal and State departments or agencies, that are
consistent with Federal environmental laws, and that avoid environmental
degradation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H65C97E8280A443D0A916366F7C1CF4CF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Included
activities
</header>
<text>
Activities referred to in subsection (a)
include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6AF03D06942041DDA3141D4FBD1D0501">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
coastal management
planning and implementation under the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56A2DAB0F3AE4A83AC5C195CCB3420A2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
coastal and
estuarine land protection, including the protection of the environmental
integrity of important coastal and estuarine areas, such as wetlands and
forests, that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological,
historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion to other
uses;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H759562D2B6A543F0ABD2F033A8035924">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
efforts to protect
and manage living marine resources, including fisheries, coral reefs, research,
management, and enhancement;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD392189D88B04C26A1B5669D982E00F2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
programs,
activities, and new technology designed to improve or complement the management
and mission of national marine sanctuaries, marine monuments, national
estuarine research reserves, and marine protected areas;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82A87C68E8634AB286AC866DCC55394B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
mitigation,
restoration, protection, and relocation of coastal communities threatened by
the impacts of climate change;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H620DFA99F8F34B688481ED862DDBCC31">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
mitigation of the
effects of offshore activities, including environmental restoration;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H925EA2F37D624C42A082AC63F99D44D5">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
efforts to
acquire, protect and restore coastal lands and wetlands, and to restore or
prevent damage to wetlands in the coastal zone, coastal estuaries, and lands,
life, and property in the coastal zone;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H572CB851E71046088AC41DB7F535E74B">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
management of
non-point sources of coastal and marine pollution;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1FAC020946C84941B21D5C6D8ED29B2B">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
long-term coastal
and ocean research and education, monitoring, and natural resource
management;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H312EE7B6A3F54544B9DAC1492D539BD3">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
regional
multi-State management efforts designed to manage, protect, or restore the
coastal zone and ocean resources; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78CEEC8496E44327B8935D71C64752CF">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
management and
administration of authorized activities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAC1EC1AD1D75427792AE9FC81ED49F7E">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Grant
application
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
A person seeking a
grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary
determines to be appropriate.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H3F2F1C82DA5C40DB97EABD0BA264B5D8">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Timely issuance
of offshore oil and gas leases
</header>
<section id="H4F11F5F941ED4C4E9AF8B33DA9CF8EBD">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Reinstatement
of offshore oil and gas leases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf
Lands Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">
43 U.S.C. 1344
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2F68EF8B4794C6DB0279AD627C795C9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H69E880CE54774E7198E69FBC056954B1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary is authorized, upon petition
of a prior leaseholder, to reinstate any Expired Producible Lease in the
offshore Gulf or Mexico if such reinstatement furthers the purposes and
objectives of this Act. The Secretary shall act on such petitions as soon as
possible after receipt thereof, and in any event, within 90 days of receipt of
such petition or prior to the next scheduled lease sale in which such lease
would be included, whichever is earlier. Any lease application pending for more
than 90 days shall be reported to Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and
the Assistant Secretary for Land Management every 15 days until the application
is acted
upon.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H8DE41AA051EC4305970A71027304CCEF">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Effective and
efficient environmental review
</header>
<subsection id="H781D0AC5EDA945488AFDD4FB07B8FC03">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Completion of
analyses for lease sales
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall, to the maximum
extent practicable, complete all analyses, processes, and procedures required
by section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1344">
43 U.S.C. 1344
</external-xref>
) or
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
</external-xref>
;
referred to in this section as
<term>
NEPA
</term>
), in connection with
exploration and development under any lease to be offered for sale under this
Act, prior to the annual lease sale in which such lease is first
offered.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H04EC59789EC54780B3F3614CD80BD735">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
Secretary’s actions
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding the provisions of any other
law, the Secretary’s actions, after any initial lease sale, in approving and
enforcing safety requirements and spill prevention and response requirements in
individual plans or permits shall be deemed to be actions for the purpose of
conserving and protecting the environment that are not subject to NEPA review
requirements.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H76C9EFB5D07545EBA0D26E88B39AB58C">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
Office of Energy
Employment and Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
</header>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C01ADCA49384B9982634C900DDCF24F">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
of Office of Energy Employment and Training
</header>
<subsection id="HA94B7E61163E403C9BD218F6996069C6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of the Interior shall establish an Office of Energy Employment and
Training, which shall oversee the efforts of the Department of the Interior’s
energy planning, permitting, and regulatory activities to carry out the
purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7A5D4D66771A48AAAB5E2A05C686649A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<paragraph id="HAADC39FE924F4132A70D120D182BC330">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Office shall be directed by an Assistant Secretary
for Energy Employment and Training, who shall report directly to the Secretary
and shall be fully employed to carry out the functions of the Office.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2652B23373FF467E96EC86B17F5FC698">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training shall perform the
following functions:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H24FEBD5C3A6E466D94C9C8BAE3FB478E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Develop and
implement systems to track the Department’s compliance with the purposes,
objectives, and requirements of the Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55CD249854EE48F2AF4D6015A3296A54">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Report at least
quarterly to the Secretary regarding the Department’s compliance with the
purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act, including but not limited
to specific data regarding the numbers and types of jobs created through the
Department’s efforts and a report on all job training programs planned or in
progress by the Department.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4B24C3EEA034E3C8B0A1C55064B31FB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Design and
recommend to the Secretary programs and policies aimed at ensuring the
Department’s compliance with the purposes, objectives, and requirements of this
Act, and oversee implementation of such programs approved by the
Secretary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60E96C26ACDD483CAEADDCEC2EF41674">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Develop procedures
for enforcement of the Department’s requirements and responsibilities under
this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H37D6A3B9E791425E8A1CE8392E4498E8">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Support the
activities of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and any other offices
or branches established by the Secretary within the Office of Energy Employment
and Training.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93367FE22705459DB85688714E35CFC7">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Assist the
Secretary in complying with the reporting requirements of title V of this
Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE5A2620A48704F25BC07E884ADD2F2CF">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Office of
Minority and Women Inclusion
</header>
<subsection id="HDF359124435149A387F8AA9B0122A503">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Office of
Minority and Women Inclusion
</header>
<paragraph id="HE518F91535FA4FD0A2FB25C2A20DF190">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Interior shall
establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion not later than 6 months
after the effective date of this Act, that shall be responsible for all matters
of the Department of the Interior relating to diversity in management,
employment, and business activities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61E2C68022994B9AB6A619CE1D6D1CC4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of
responsibilities
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that
the responsibilities described in paragraph (1) (or comparable
responsibilities) that are assigned to any other office, agency, or bureau of
the Department on the day before the date of enactment of this Act are
transferred to the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE46C7BDB8BC140D29E47E92B9D5217A4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Duties with
respect to civil rights laws
</header>
<text>
The responsibilities described in
paragraph (1) do not include enforcement of statutes, regulations, or executive
orders pertaining to civil rights, except each Director shall coordinate with
the Secretary, or the designee of the Secretary, regarding the design and
implementation of any remedies resulting from violations of such statutes,
regulations, or executive orders.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H367C61687F724A1AAF99755DE2442383">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<paragraph id="H54DF8E319F9043249BB4B7B03770CF60">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Office shall have a Director who shall be appointed
by, and shall report to, the Secretary of the Interior. The position of
Director shall be a career reserved position in the Senior Executive Service,
as that position is defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3132">
section 3132
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or
an equivalent designation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H858ACB627706464D882C8CD13BBFAE00">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
Director shall develop standards for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4293A694E32B4F9B9C914D06D8C0789E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
equal employment
opportunity and the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the workforce and
senior management of the Department;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31CA75BF6F6140B88D6AF307269482DD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
increased
participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the programs and
contracts of the Department, including standards for coordinating technical
assistance to such businesses; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE061EFDCB1674254A422B32BB10281A2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
assessing the
diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the
Department.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50ABDD7A1974479D98074360BE9BC0EB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Other
duties
</header>
<text>
The Director shall advise the Secretary of the Interior on
the impact of the policies and regulations of the Department on minority-owned
and women-owned businesses.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7F0EB638DC54494A568D91914DBE745">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Rule of
construction
</header>
<text>
Nothing in paragraph (2)(C) may be construed to
mandate any requirement on or otherwise affect the lending policies and
practices of any regulated entity, or to require any specific action based on
the findings of the assessment.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1640F33A5EA24F5B94681ABA56091878">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Inclusion in all
levels of business activities
</header>
<paragraph id="H512D50C0E54C43B1AE63E9CDE3A32E22">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Director shall develop and implement standards and
procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the fair inclusion and
utilization of minorities, women, and minority-owned and women-owned businesses
in all business and activities of the Department at all levels, including in
procurement, insurance, and all types of contracts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0372D11D064749E897C4875291CE64D5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contracts
</header>
<text>
The
procedures established by the Department for review and evaluation of contract
proposals and for hiring service providers shall include, to the extent
consistent with applicable law, a component that gives consideration to the
diversity of the applicant. Such procedure shall include a written statement,
in a form and with such content as the Director shall prescribe, that a
contractor shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the fair inclusion of
women and minorities in the workforce of the contractor and, as applicable,
subcontractors.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9646FA7162B4BC08797561D69208790">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<subparagraph id="H86E37B6690F34537B97EE7615BF906D5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Determination
</header>
<text>
The
standards and procedures developed and implemented under this subsection shall
include a procedure for the Director to make a determination whether a
Department contractor, and, as applicable, a subcontractor has failed to make a
good faith effort to include minorities and women in their workforce.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1B8B425297984CF6BBD12ED98B636F77">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
determination
</header>
<clause id="H0E4AB86301994DAEA8A3EBB516BFDB30">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendation
to Secretary
</header>
<text>
Upon a determination described in subparagraph (A),
the Director shall make a recommendation to the Secretary that the contract be
terminated.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5FACEEA826CF4D3E8E79FB0185DB6B20">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Action by
Secretary
</header>
<text>
Upon receipt of a recommendation under clause (i), the
Secretary may—
</text>
<subclause id="H9ECBA8EABD8C4FD398116DB685C15D3E">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
terminate the
contract;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5727EF9E03574CD7903C9C70B029C886">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
make a referral
to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of
Labor; or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H42FD4F9A88EE4FFFA5D7AE52E6423716">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
take other
appropriate action.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H42859D5ADC1B4D8FB1370D4ACAA76B9D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Reports
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report regarding the actions taken
by the Department of the Interior agency and the Office pursuant to this
section, which shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB202BC8C6E074EF9BEC20F35BF2F0015">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a
statement of the total amounts paid by the Department to contractors since the
previous report;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB63119F979A84E90828A7701D77BF113">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the percentage of
the amounts described in paragraph (1) that were paid to contractors described
in subsection (c)(1);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA26AA15A23A34ABEA6168BDF7DEE21C3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the successes
achieved and challenges faced by the Department in operating minority and women
outreach programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64A27E96AB1241A0B9FE649333824130">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the challenges the
Department may face in hiring minority and women employees and contracting with
minority-owned and women-owned businesses; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01A60117F08F41D9BEBA2AE2E3DC167B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
any other
information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative or
Department action, as the Director determines appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8205C2039AF14399A963AE7532051A2A">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Diversity in
Department workforce
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall take affirmative steps
to seek diversity in the workforce of the Department at all levels of the
Department in a manner consistent with applicable law. Such steps shall
include—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCD8EB2017EE54BA3A9E0079BCA777B4C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
recruiting at
historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions,
women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority
populations;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3607F454B71C458890CCBC4BD1D840B1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
sponsoring and
recruiting at job fairs in urban communities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9ECAA9FE11B64C9682A37948DB3B6280">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
placing employment
advertisements in newspapers and magazines oriented toward minorities and
women;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H43C0306907F54260A5EBC5DB5716CF3B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
partnering with
organizations that are focused on developing opportunities for minorities and
women to be placed in energy industry internships, summer employment, and
full-time positions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8D64FC514CD41CFA8EC44267E699A57">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
where feasible,
partnering with inner-city high schools, girls’ high schools, and high schools
with majority minority populations to establish or enhance financial literacy
programs and provide mentoring; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H147AB2D9CF114ECF87D5CAA229443233">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
any other mass
media communications that the Office determines necessary.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H27FB8CE6F15446019DF5DD62A0E61B68">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
</text>
<paragraph id="H4E1FAF2FD10A46ACA91C329FBE3F6DD8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Minority
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
minority
</term>
means United States citizens who are Asian Indian
American, Asian Pacific American, Black American, Hispanic American, or Native
American.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2F022887614B4202B335C4116F5F0E09">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Minority-owned
business
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
minority-owned business
</term>
means a
for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, physically located in the United
States or its trust territories, which is owned, operated, and controlled by
minority group members.
<quote>
Minority group members
</quote>
are United States
citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific American, Black American,
Hispanic American, or Native American (terminology in NMSDC categories).
Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51 percent
owned by such individuals or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at
least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals.
Further, the management and daily operations are controlled by those minority
group members. For purposes of NMSDC’s program, a minority group member is an
individual who is a United States citizen with at least
<fraction>
1/4
</fraction>
or 25 percent minimum (documentation to support claim
of 25 percent required from applicant) of one or more of the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA87AF01F278B4538AE79E1E399A8BEA4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Asian Indian
American, which is a United States citizen whose origins are from India,
Pakistan, or Bangladesh.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H707AF294D8F845BFAD9B7F3E272F6F43">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Asian Pacific
American, which is a United States citizen whose origins are from Japan, China,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines,
Thailand, Samoa, Guam, the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific, or
the Northern Marianas.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AB4582BEF6C4703A7444ED6DCE5E2FE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Black American,
which is a United States citizen having origins in any of the Black racial
groups of Africa.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5603FFA230F841DEA16C453D003F850E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Hispanic American,
which is a United States citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of
the Spanish-speaking areas of the following regions: Mexico, Central America,
South America, and the Caribbean Basin only.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA4213273ED9640D89FC6AD3916BAA933">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Native American,
which is a person who is an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian,
and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part.
Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band, or
otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the
continental United States and proof can be provided through a Native.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66BED36D1723429B9AF34DC7EA73BFBE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
NMSDC
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
NMSDC
</term>
means the National Minority Supplier Development
Council.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46CE980DFB0142ABAE20C97D749A3D7C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Office
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Office
</term>
means the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion
established under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77208FF76A31469C87FD8FD9C4F3F255">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Women-owned
business
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
women-owned business
</term>
means a
business that can verify through evidence documentation that 51 percent or more
is women-owned, managed, and controlled. The business must be open for at least
6 months. The business owner must be a United States citizen or legal resident
alien. Evidence must indicate that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9BE0EE7CFB67435AA1582A8DC058B576">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the contribution
of capital or expertise by the woman business owner is real and substantial and
in proportion to the interest owned;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF558F7A896D42BC9CC78B1A1F453FF8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the woman business
owner directs or causes the direction of management, policy, fiscal, and
operational matters; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E7CA319E57749C19BAD8665F07E859C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the woman business
owner has the ability to perform in the area of specialty or expertise without
reliance on either the finances or resources of a firm that is not owned by a
woman.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H7FC3EDE6F2574269B52BAE9B2E3A0FA1">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header>
Miscellaneous
provisions
</header>
<section id="H4C8F2042A8384463AE1D4D4ACC8A0DE9">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<header>
Reporting
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Within 12 months of the effective date of
this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, in
consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training,
shall submit a report to Congress on the Department’s compliance with the
requirements of titles III and IV, including but not limited to specific
information regarding the numbers and types of jobs created through the
Department of the Interior’s efforts, the results of the Department’s efforts
to enhance the quality and efficiency of planning and permitting processes, and
of any actions taken to increase total production and to encourage production
early in lease terms.
</text>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 70 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology and Transportation and Infrastructure , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To direct the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to initiate immediate action to create jobs in America, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Deficit Reduction, Job Creation, and Energy Security Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Purposes. Sec. 4. Definitions. Title I—Deficit Reduction Energy Security Sec. 101. Deficit Reduction Acreage. Sec. 102. Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund and Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund. Sec. 103. Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program. Sec. 104. National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health. Sec. 105. Eligible uses of grants. Sec. 106. Grant application. Title II—Timely issuance of offshore oil and gas leases Sec. 201. Reinstatement of offshore oil and gas leases. Sec. 202. Effective and efficient environmental review. Title III—Office of Energy Employment and Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion Sec. 301. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training. Sec. 302. Office of Minority and Women Inclusion. Title IV—Miscellaneous provisions Sec. 401. Reporting. 2. Findings The Congress finds and declares the following: (1) The Nation is currently experiencing a national employment emergency, and urgent action is needed to put Americans back to work in well-paid, long-term jobs. (2) The Federal Government distributed over $10,000,000,000 to Federal, State, and Indian accounts from energy production during fiscal year 2009, primarily from oil and natural gas production. (3) The domestic oil and natural gas industry is responsible for approximately 9.2 million jobs. (4) The approximately 43 million leased Outer Continental Shelf acres currently account for about 15 percent of America’s domestic natural gas production and about 27 percent of America’s domestic oil production. (5) The leasing of these domestic offshore areas for oil and natural gas development provides significant economic benefits to the Federal Government, as well as to States and localities, through the creation and sustenance of jobs and domestic product. (6) The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management currently has authorities under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) and related laws that can be effectively utilized to create jobs and revitalize the Nation’s economy. (7) Effective and expedited development of Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas resources could generate thousands of new jobs, many of which could be created almost immediately. (8) The coastal regions of the United States have high productivity and contribute approximately 50 percent of the gross domestic product of the United States. (9) The economies and social structure of many communities are dependent on resources from ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (10) Supporting science, research, monitoring, modeling, forecasting, exploration, and assessment will continue to improve our understanding of the ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems as well as their long-term economic sustainability. (11) Safeguarding these ecosystems is crucial to protecting the environment and waters of the United States. (12) The growth of our energy domestic resources is vital to America’s national security. 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are the following: (1) Require the Secretary of the Interior to utilize its authorities regarding the leasing and development of offshore oil and gas resources to accelerate job creation and economic revitalization to the fullest extent practicable, taking into account the Department of the Interior’s responsibilities regarding conservation, safety, and protection of the environment. (2) Promote expansion of domestic employment opportunities. (3) Respond to the Nation’s increased need for domestic oil and natural gas resources. (4) Support the utilization of the Outer Continental Shelf for oil and gas production and transmission. (5) Protect, conserve, restore, and understand the oceans, coasts, and Great Lakes of the United States, ensuring present and future generations will benefit from the full range of ecological, economic, educational, social, cultural, nutritional, and recreational opportunities and services those resources are capable of providing. (6) Confirm and ensure the validity of appropriate oil and gas leases issued under the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007–2012. (7) Ensure the continued leasing of Outer Continental Shelf areas pursuant to the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 2007–2012. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) The term Act means the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). (2) The term coastal State has the same meaning that the term coastal state has in the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq. ). (3) The term DRES Fund means the Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund. (4) The term COSH Fund means the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund established by section 102. (5) The term program means a Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program issued under section 18 of the Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ). (6) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (7) Other terms shall have the same meaning such terms have under the Act. I Deficit Reduction Energy Security 101. Deficit Reduction Acreage (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall, during the period covered by the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for 2012–2017 issued by the Department of the Interior, and in addition to the acreage proposed to be leased under such program, conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) for additional acreage of the outer Continental Shelf (as that term is used in that Act) that total 10 percent of the acreage proposed to be leased under such program. The acreage for which lease sales are required under this section shall be known as the Deficit Reduction Acreage. (b) Annual requirement In each year in such period, the Secretary shall lease 20 percent of the Deficit Reduction Acreage. 102. Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund and Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund (a) Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund (1) In general There is hereby established in the Treasury a separate account to be known as the Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund, consisting of such amounts as may be appropriated or credited to it. (2) Deposit of Deficit Reduction Acreage lease revenues (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (C), all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States under Deficit Reduction Acreage lease sales during the 15-fiscal-year period beginning with the first fiscal year in which such sums are received by the United States shall be deposited in the DRES fund. (B) Holding of oil and gas revenues Any amount deposited into the DRES Fund under subparagraph (A)— (i) shall remain in DRES Fund and be invested in accordance with paragraph (2) until the end of the second full fiscal year after the amount is deposited into the DRES Fund; and (ii) upon the end of such fiscal year, shall be transferred to the general fund and applied solely to reduce the annual Federal budget deficit. (C) Payments to States not affected This Act shall not affect any requirement under other law to pay to States amounts received by the United States as such royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable to the United States. (3) Investment (A) In general Amounts in the DRES Fund shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (B) Inclusion of interest in DRES Fund All interest earned on, and the proceeds from the sale or redemption of, any obligations held in the DRES Fund— (i) shall be credited to and form part of the DRES Fund; and (ii) shall remain in the DRES Fund until transferred under paragraph (5), without regard to paragraph (2)(B)(ii). (4) Availability of proceeds of deposits Amounts credited to the DRES Fund under paragraph (3)(B) in excess of the amounts deposited into the DRES Fund under paragraph (2) shall— (A) be available for expenditure, without further appropriation, solely for the purpose of and activities eligible under this Act; and (B) remain available until expended, without fiscal year limitation. (5) Transfer of interest to Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund Upon the transfer of an amount under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the interest earned on such amount shall be transferred to the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund established under subsection (b). (b) Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund (1) In general There is hereby established in the Treasury a separate account to be known as the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund, consisting of such amounts of interest as are transferred to it under subsection (a)(5). (2) Availability Of the amounts transferred to the COSH Fund under subsection (a)(5) each fiscal year— (A) not more than 5 percent shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce to administer this title; and (B) the remainder shall be available to the Secretary of Commerce until expended and without fiscal year limitation, for use for— (i) the Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program under section 102; and (ii) the National Grant Program under section 103. (3) Allocation of funding for grant programs Of amounts available under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of Commerce shall allocate— (A) 40 percent for the Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program under section 103, of which— (i) 50 percent shall be allocated equally among impacted coastal States; (ii) 20 percent shall be allocated based on intensity of impact of disasters on impacted coastal States; (iii) 15 percent shall be allocated based on tidal shorelines of impacted coastal States; and (iv) 15 percent of the funds shall be allocated based on the coastal population of impacted coastal States. (B) Sixty percent for the National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health under section 104, of which— (i) 50 percent shall be allocated to coastal States; (ii) 50 percent shall be allocated to any State, local, territory, and tribal governments, institutions of higher learning, and non-profit and for-profit organizations that may receive and expend Federal funds as legal entities; and (iii) no more than 10 percent of the total amount of funds available shall be allocated to a single State or entity in a fiscal year. (c) General administrative charges prohibited Grants issued under this Act shall not be subject to a general administrative charge. (d) Redeposit of unused funds Any funds provided as a grant under this title that are not used by the grantee by the end of the fiscal year following the first fiscal year for which they were allocated shall be redeposited into the COSH Fund and be reallocated in accordance with this section. 103. Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program (a) In general The Secretary of Commerce shall use amounts allocated under section 102(b)(2)(B)(i) to make grants to coastal States and Indian tribes impacted by coastal or ocean disasters for the purposes of restoring, mitigating, monitoring, or otherwise managing coastal and ocean natural resources impacted by such disasters. (b) Eligibility (1) First 5 years During the 5-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which amounts are available for grants under this section, a coastal State or Indian tribe shall be eligible for a grant under this section only if— (A) it is one of the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, or an Indian tribe in such State; or (B) it is determined by the Secretary, in that period, to be a coastal State that has been impacted by a coastal or ocean disaster. (2) After first 5 years After the end of such 5-fiscal-year period, if the Secretary determines for a fiscal year that there is no coastal State that has been so impacted, the amount allocated for that fiscal year for grants under this section shall be added to the amounts allocated for that fiscal year under section 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) for the National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health. (3) Limitation A coastal State or Indian tribe shall not be eligible for a grant under this section if it is receiving assistance under another Federal law for an activity described in section 105(b) conducted for a purpose referred to in subsection (a). 104. National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health (a) In general The Secretary of Commerce shall use amounts allocated under section 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) (including amounts added under section 103(b)(2)) to make grants to coastal States that are eligible under subsection (b). (b) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under this section, a person— (1) must be— (A) a coastal State that has a management program approved by the Secretary under section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1455 ); or (B) a State, local, territory, or tribal government, institution of higher learning, or nonprofit or and for-profit organization that may receive and expend Federal funds as a legal entity; and (2) must submit to the Secretary a multiyear plan for use of the grant that— (A) specifies how the grant funds will be allocated; (B) is sufficiently flexible to allow the coastal State to respond to emerging needs; and (C) is approved by the Secretary. 105. Eligible uses of grants (a) In general Amounts provided as a grant under this title shall be used for activities described in subsection (b) that are intended to restore, protect, maintain, manage, or understand marine resources and their habitats and resources in coastal and ocean waters, including baseline scientific research and other activities carried out in coordination with Federal and State departments or agencies, that are consistent with Federal environmental laws, and that avoid environmental degradation. (b) Included activities Activities referred to in subsection (a) include— (1) coastal management planning and implementation under the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972; (2) coastal and estuarine land protection, including the protection of the environmental integrity of important coastal and estuarine areas, such as wetlands and forests, that have significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion to other uses; (3) efforts to protect and manage living marine resources, including fisheries, coral reefs, research, management, and enhancement; (4) programs, activities, and new technology designed to improve or complement the management and mission of national marine sanctuaries, marine monuments, national estuarine research reserves, and marine protected areas; (5) mitigation, restoration, protection, and relocation of coastal communities threatened by the impacts of climate change; (6) mitigation of the effects of offshore activities, including environmental restoration; (7) efforts to acquire, protect and restore coastal lands and wetlands, and to restore or prevent damage to wetlands in the coastal zone, coastal estuaries, and lands, life, and property in the coastal zone; (8) management of non-point sources of coastal and marine pollution; (9) long-term coastal and ocean research and education, monitoring, and natural resource management; (10) regional multi-State management efforts designed to manage, protect, or restore the coastal zone and ocean resources; or (11) management and administration of authorized activities. 106. Grant application A person seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. II Timely issuance of offshore oil and gas leases 201. Reinstatement of offshore oil and gas leases Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) The Secretary is authorized, upon petition of a prior leaseholder, to reinstate any Expired Producible Lease in the offshore Gulf or Mexico if such reinstatement furthers the purposes and objectives of this Act. The Secretary shall act on such petitions as soon as possible after receipt thereof, and in any event, within 90 days of receipt of such petition or prior to the next scheduled lease sale in which such lease would be included, whichever is earlier. Any lease application pending for more than 90 days shall be reported to Congress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Assistant Secretary for Land Management every 15 days until the application is acted upon. . 202. Effective and efficient environmental review (a) Completion of analyses for lease sales The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, complete all analyses, processes, and procedures required by section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1344 ) or under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ; referred to in this section as NEPA ), in connection with exploration and development under any lease to be offered for sale under this Act, prior to the annual lease sale in which such lease is first offered. (b) Treatment of Secretary’s actions Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, the Secretary’s actions, after any initial lease sale, in approving and enforcing safety requirements and spill prevention and response requirements in individual plans or permits shall be deemed to be actions for the purpose of conserving and protecting the environment that are not subject to NEPA review requirements. III Office of Energy Employment and Training and Office of Minority and Women Inclusion 301. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training (a) Establishment The Secretary of the Interior shall establish an Office of Energy Employment and Training, which shall oversee the efforts of the Department of the Interior’s energy planning, permitting, and regulatory activities to carry out the purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act. (b) Director (1) In general The Office shall be directed by an Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training, who shall report directly to the Secretary and shall be fully employed to carry out the functions of the Office. (2) Duties The Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training shall perform the following functions: (A) Develop and implement systems to track the Department’s compliance with the purposes, objectives, and requirements of the Act. (B) Report at least quarterly to the Secretary regarding the Department’s compliance with the purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act, including but not limited to specific data regarding the numbers and types of jobs created through the Department’s efforts and a report on all job training programs planned or in progress by the Department. (C) Design and recommend to the Secretary programs and policies aimed at ensuring the Department’s compliance with the purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act, and oversee implementation of such programs approved by the Secretary. (D) Develop procedures for enforcement of the Department’s requirements and responsibilities under this Act. (E) Support the activities of the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion and any other offices or branches established by the Secretary within the Office of Energy Employment and Training. (F) Assist the Secretary in complying with the reporting requirements of title V of this Act. 302. Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (a) Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (1) Establishment The Secretary of the Interior shall establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion not later than 6 months after the effective date of this Act, that shall be responsible for all matters of the Department of the Interior relating to diversity in management, employment, and business activities. (2) Transfer of responsibilities The Secretary of the Interior shall ensure that the responsibilities described in paragraph (1) (or comparable responsibilities) that are assigned to any other office, agency, or bureau of the Department on the day before the date of enactment of this Act are transferred to the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion. (3) Duties with respect to civil rights laws The responsibilities described in paragraph (1) do not include enforcement of statutes, regulations, or executive orders pertaining to civil rights, except each Director shall coordinate with the Secretary, or the designee of the Secretary, regarding the design and implementation of any remedies resulting from violations of such statutes, regulations, or executive orders. (b) Director (1) In general The Office shall have a Director who shall be appointed by, and shall report to, the Secretary of the Interior. The position of Director shall be a career reserved position in the Senior Executive Service, as that position is defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code, or an equivalent designation. (2) Duties The Director shall develop standards for— (A) equal employment opportunity and the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the workforce and senior management of the Department; (B) increased participation of minority-owned and women-owned businesses in the programs and contracts of the Department, including standards for coordinating technical assistance to such businesses; and (C) assessing the diversity policies and practices of entities regulated by the Department. (3) Other duties The Director shall advise the Secretary of the Interior on the impact of the policies and regulations of the Department on minority-owned and women-owned businesses. (4) Rule of construction Nothing in paragraph (2)(C) may be construed to mandate any requirement on or otherwise affect the lending policies and practices of any regulated entity, or to require any specific action based on the findings of the assessment. (c) Inclusion in all levels of business activities (1) In general The Director shall develop and implement standards and procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the fair inclusion and utilization of minorities, women, and minority-owned and women-owned businesses in all business and activities of the Department at all levels, including in procurement, insurance, and all types of contracts. (2) Contracts The procedures established by the Department for review and evaluation of contract proposals and for hiring service providers shall include, to the extent consistent with applicable law, a component that gives consideration to the diversity of the applicant. Such procedure shall include a written statement, in a form and with such content as the Director shall prescribe, that a contractor shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the fair inclusion of women and minorities in the workforce of the contractor and, as applicable, subcontractors. (3) Termination (A) Determination The standards and procedures developed and implemented under this subsection shall include a procedure for the Director to make a determination whether a Department contractor, and, as applicable, a subcontractor has failed to make a good faith effort to include minorities and women in their workforce. (B) Effect of determination (i) Recommendation to Secretary Upon a determination described in subparagraph (A), the Director shall make a recommendation to the Secretary that the contract be terminated. (ii) Action by Secretary Upon receipt of a recommendation under clause (i), the Secretary may— (I) terminate the contract; (II) make a referral to the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs of the Department of Labor; or (III) take other appropriate action. (d) Reports The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report regarding the actions taken by the Department of the Interior agency and the Office pursuant to this section, which shall include— (1) a statement of the total amounts paid by the Department to contractors since the previous report; (2) the percentage of the amounts described in paragraph (1) that were paid to contractors described in subsection (c)(1); (3) the successes achieved and challenges faced by the Department in operating minority and women outreach programs; (4) the challenges the Department may face in hiring minority and women employees and contracting with minority-owned and women-owned businesses; and (5) any other information, findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative or Department action, as the Director determines appropriate. (e) Diversity in Department workforce The Secretary shall take affirmative steps to seek diversity in the workforce of the Department at all levels of the Department in a manner consistent with applicable law. Such steps shall include— (1) recruiting at historically black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations; (2) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban communities; (3) placing employment advertisements in newspapers and magazines oriented toward minorities and women; (4) partnering with organizations that are focused on developing opportunities for minorities and women to be placed in energy industry internships, summer employment, and full-time positions; (5) where feasible, partnering with inner-city high schools, girls’ high schools, and high schools with majority minority populations to establish or enhance financial literacy programs and provide mentoring; and (6) any other mass media communications that the Office determines necessary. (f) Definitions For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) Minority The term minority means United States citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific American, Black American, Hispanic American, or Native American. (2) Minority-owned business The term minority-owned business means a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, physically located in the United States or its trust territories, which is owned, operated, and controlled by minority group members. Minority group members are United States citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific American, Black American, Hispanic American, or Native American (terminology in NMSDC categories). Ownership by minority individuals means the business is at least 51 percent owned by such individuals or, in the case of a publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more such individuals. Further, the management and daily operations are controlled by those minority group members. For purposes of NMSDC’s program, a minority group member is an individual who is a United States citizen with at least 1/4 or 25 percent minimum (documentation to support claim of 25 percent required from applicant) of one or more of the following: (A) Asian Indian American, which is a United States citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh. (B) Asian Pacific American, which is a United States citizen whose origins are from Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Samoa, Guam, the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific, or the Northern Marianas. (C) Black American, which is a United States citizen having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. (D) Hispanic American, which is a United States citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the Spanish-speaking areas of the following regions: Mexico, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean Basin only. (E) Native American, which is a person who is an American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and regarded as such by the community of which the person claims to be a part. Native Americans must be documented members of a North American tribe, band, or otherwise organized group of native people who are indigenous to the continental United States and proof can be provided through a Native. (3) NMSDC The term NMSDC means the National Minority Supplier Development Council. (4) Office The term Office means the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion established under subsection (a). (5) Women-owned business The term women-owned business means a business that can verify through evidence documentation that 51 percent or more is women-owned, managed, and controlled. The business must be open for at least 6 months. The business owner must be a United States citizen or legal resident alien. Evidence must indicate that— (A) the contribution of capital or expertise by the woman business owner is real and substantial and in proportion to the interest owned; (B) the woman business owner directs or causes the direction of management, policy, fiscal, and operational matters; and (C) the woman business owner has the ability to perform in the area of specialty or expertise without reliance on either the finances or resources of a firm that is not owned by a woman. IV Miscellaneous provisions 401. Reporting Within 12 months of the effective date of this Act and annually thereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training, shall submit a report to Congress on the Department’s compliance with the requirements of titles III and IV, including but not limited to specific information regarding the numbers and types of jobs created through the Department of the Interior’s efforts, the results of the Department’s efforts to enhance the quality and efficiency of planning and permitting processes, and of any actions taken to increase total production and to encourage production early in lease terms. |
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Sec. 1. Short title.
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Sec. 2. Amendment of Coral Reef Conservation Act of
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Title I—Amendments to the Coral Reef Conservation Act
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Sec. 101. Expansion of Coral Reef Conservation
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Sec. 102. Emergency response.
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Sec. 103. National program.
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Sec. 104. Report to Congress.
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Sec. 105. Fund; grants; grounding inventory;
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Sec. 106. Clarification of definitions.
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Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations.
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Title II—United States Coral Reef Task Force
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Sec. 201. United States Coral Reef Task Force.
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Title III—Department of the Interior Coral Reef
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Sec. 302. National coral reef action strategy.
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</subsection>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1209010DF6F3421F8FD6CCF589B8A84D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Amendment of Coral
Reef Conservation Act of 2000
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as otherwise expressly provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an
amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6401">
16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<title id="HD1B3FA3B95BF424CA1BEECFC3BC69F96">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the
Coral Reef Conservation Act
</header>
<section id="HF30C3ADBA06842598474103E80DA2843">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Expansion of
Coral Reef Conservation Program
</header>
<subsection id="HFBE15DF5E5FA4D729C2A9F6A0DF8D646">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Project
diversity
</header>
<text>
Section 204(d) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6403">
16 U.S.C. 6403(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC1262349B1FD4C6A86B27203B270A980">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading by
striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Geographic and
Biological
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Project
</header-in-text>
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF23F0D6F71440BDA8EADCFC92E4DD63">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H6754859886294C788293874F55171D62">
<paragraph id="HB8565CE80F6C4694B3C4DAAEAE4AF605">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Remaining funds
shall be awarded for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H718F1177CD2E494C86551F1F3675A553">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
projects (with
priority given to community-based local action strategies) that address
emerging priorities or threats, including international and territorial
priorities, or threats identified by the Administrator in consultation with the
United States Coral Reef Task Force; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01D35C03F3E346418FFCE18E26E78B8B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
other appropriate
projects, as determined by the Administrator, including monitoring and
assessment, research, pollution reduction, education, and technical
support.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE733F347C9204DD485175B74DF94841B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Approval
criteria
</header>
<text>
Section 204(g) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6403">
16 U.S.C. 6403(g)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCD3B2898558B4645B753F29EACFFDFEA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
after the semicolon in paragraph (9);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23F00B4EFCBE43D1ADEEB0FD1F6A7902">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (10); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AB5D5F455614A1AB093C32C92079C25">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
paragraph (9) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H31C69720A17D4EDF8A2A057A437FB066">
<paragraph id="HAFFF61F6360043AE9857D0FDBBF53282">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
promoting
activities designed to minimize the likelihood of vessel impacts on coral
reefs, particularly those areas identified under section 210(b), including the
promotion of ecologically sound navigation and anchorages near coral reefs;
or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5EC18C9109440A9BAA1A9874EB0C614">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
promoting and
assisting entities to work with local communities, and all appropriate
governmental and nongovernmental organizations, to support community-based
planning and management initiatives for the protection of coral reef
ecosystems.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE85707B4483849A0A7484385633E4963">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Emergency
response
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 206 (16
U.S.C. 6405) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H8F1BC8B4EA35444AA722792441F26B8F">
<section id="H4188ED7E40E047E38CEA8AF7153A31F7">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<header>
Emergency
response actions
</header>
<subsection id="HCCBC9E9FF6F044368B868CEFFF1E155D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The appropriate official may undertake or authorize
action necessary—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB37E2C5F0BFB473D9D1CBCE871BD2C0F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to minimize the
destruction of or injury to a coral reef, or loss of an ecosystem function of a
coral reef, from—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H828A05DD1DED496BA358F62B3759B53F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
vessel impacts,
derelict fishing gear, vessel anchors, and anchor chains; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26D5C9D073C9402ABE9EF204751E0E5D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
from unforeseen or disaster-related
circumstances as a result of human activities; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06B3AAA80B504B4592BE3B7F28047E67">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to stabilize,
repair, recover, or restore a coral reef that is destroyed or injured, or that
has incurred the loss of an ecosystem function, as described in paragraph
(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8541A489D18841ED8FDF28987766E205">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Vessel removal;
stabilization
</header>
<text>
Action authorized by subsection (a) includes vessel
removal and emergency stabilization of the vessel or any impacted coral
reef.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7E56F5DE02AA462894625E5D94BDD262">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Partnering with
other Federal and State agencies
</header>
<text>
When possible, action by the
appropriate official under this section should—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7469C8A2E71241D796386B99742786E9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
be conducted in
partnership with other government agencies as appropriate, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2E13A9401A84C3FBA8EBF27DCB5CC7C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection
Agency, and the Department of the Interior; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H571CF59F4BC54253B15B96FAB0125524">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
agencies of
States; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3894EC8A4FD344988576A65E4E8B35C1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
leverage resources
of other agencies.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC5E6273BD1014A3ABAFEF114D161235E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Emergency
response assistance by other Federal and State agencies
</header>
<paragraph id="H530899CA3B0C4EC78CCCC96087EF833E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The head of any other Federal or State agency may assist
the appropriate official in emergency response actions under this section,
using funds available for operations of the agency concerned.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91C9886177074B378C0E200DA56D5A79">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Reimbursement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The appropriate official, subject to the
availability of appropriations, may reimburse a Federal or State agency for
assistance provided under paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB9CC634E853C40ADA684C502CC1B192D">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Liability for
costs and damages to coral reefs
</header>
<paragraph id="HE0A94972F9024FEB8F881AB6BE075A83">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of
coral reefs under National Marine Sanctuaries Act
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of the provisions set forth in
paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (5), each of the terms
<term>
sanctuary
resources
</term>
,
<term>
resource
</term>
,
<term>
sanctuary resource managed under
law or regulations for that sanctuary
</term>
,
<term>
national marine
sanctuary
</term>
,
<term>
sanctuary resources of the national marine
sanctuary
</term>
, and
<term>
sanctuary resources of other national marine
sanctuaries
</term>
is deemed to include any coral reef that is subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States or any State, without regard to whether such
coral reef is located in a national marine sanctuary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H831683AD82674AB581032388765EEEBC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable
provisions of National Marine Sanctuaries Act
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions referred to in paragraph (1)
are the following provisions of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF3F6EF2226C44950BE351C15983C40A8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraphs (6) and
(7) of section 302 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1432">
16 U.S.C. 1432
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H25E5374445664421AFF7E163A16595A8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraphs (1),
(2), (3), and (4) of section 306 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1436">
16 U.S.C. 1436
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACB1453425874C08878AC09A74818957">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Section 307 (16
U.S.C. 1437).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCAA12CA44F934C86AD5BC26D9D2E70BD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Section 312 (16
U.S.C. 1443).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CB0C4C122FB477689B823742238E7AB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Exemptions
</header>
<text>
The
destruction, loss, or injury of a coral reef or any component thereof is not
unlawful if it was—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD00AF0AA56C4FC39C8E8341E2BE0391">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
caused by the use
of fishing gear in a manner that is not prohibited under the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1801">
16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or other
Federal or State law; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E94AFF0C80D4E7286F4BED528F54062">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
caused by an activity that is authorized by
Federal or State law, including any lawful discharge from a vessel of
graywater, cooling water, engine exhaust, ballast water, or sewage from a
marine sanitation device, unless the destruction, loss, or injury is a result
of a vessel grounding, a vessel scraping, anchor damage, or excavation that is
not authorized by a Federal or State permit;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BBD2F0A35D741AB82CEB5DFE60B1AD0">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the necessary
result of bona fide marine scientific research (including marine scientific
research activities approved by Federal, State, or local permits), other
than—
</text>
<clause id="H2DEF072AF2494068968D9DD712E46215">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
excessive sampling
or collecting; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1B1F788274C1473D96725217F2C8B7D7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
destruction, loss, or injury that is a
result of a vessel grounding, a vessel scraping, anchor damage, or excavation
that is not authorized by a Federal or State permit; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7940CA3E932D4BDF92AE2CF5032BC46B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF96080E0BF284FF5B072CDFEA880D100">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
caused by a Federal
Government agency in—
</text>
<subclause id="H60B9AE7B1E334249B45F97BECFE1DAA7" indent="up1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
an emergency that posed an unacceptable
threat to human health or safety or to the marine environment;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5719E17564FE4626A878A576A1563D1F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
an emergency that posed a threat to
national security; or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H345FB268BE9A42AEB6ACA73AE29419AA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
an activity necessary for law
enforcement purposes or search and rescue; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HA6B00FF2B7FD4D0CB5BCC4B128B1E2B0" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
could not be avoided.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H075515F71D3440878B3A54104E7A6900">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of
liability
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A person is not
liable under this subsection if that person establishes that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE45D31BA40C4B7AB1E4B69CC285A35F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the destruction or
loss of, or injury to, the coral reef or coral reef ecosystem was caused solely
by an act of God, an act of war, or an act of omission of a third party, and
the person acted with due care;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H706A6895C6574FF1AEF5A986660D0562">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the destruction,
loss, or injury was caused by an activity authorized by Federal or State law;
or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAF9A0C6D73D4E318507105500737116">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the destruction,
loss, or injury was negligible.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84B23F081E5448B4B1B49654A707997E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
State consent
required
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7EFC968777514C69A4ADA359EE8F9C60">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall
not apply to any coral reef that is subject to the jurisdiction of a State
unless the Governor of that State notifies the appropriate official that the
State consents to that application.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE53ACAFBE26447C0BFFDBA6F3273DDD3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Revocation of
consent
</header>
<text>
The governor of a State may revoke consent under
subparagraph (A) by notifying the appropriate official of such
revocation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H623FE0AEFE954813905D014A87548A4A">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Consistency with
international laws and treaties
</header>
<subparagraph id="HB239D0AD444846A28BD2A602B19B16D3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Any action taken under the authority of this subsection
must be consistent with otherwise applicable international laws and
treaties.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H451BC31A6B3A4CDBA2470ED899230D9C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Actions
authorized with respect to vessels
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of subparagraph (A), actions
authorized under this subsection include vessel removal, and emergency
re-stabilization of a vessel and any coral reef that is impacted by a
vessel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51021401B8B64D58A025077B27F0BE8C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Liability under
other provisions
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this title shall alter the liability
of any person under any other provision of law.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H77C909C3BF924641AA58C9BF67397EEF">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Appropriate
official defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this
section, the term
<term>
appropriate official
</term>
—
</text>
<paragraph id="H11B84E96773F4388A31139EAA01A2B6F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
except as provided
in paragraphs (2) and (3), means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBD7B5F4D88C4AF7B9178444B101BE68">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
except as provided
in paragraph (3), means the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of
application of this section to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC46D72AEA9648E19EB1FB031AF47911">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
any unit of the
National Park System;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD1C7D18861A94A349A5CD76B11E61BA2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any unit of the
National Wildlife Refuge System; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC8F30797EB64A9B98C49F44A66BFC38">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
any Marine
National Monument that is designated under the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat.
225;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/431">
16 U.S.C. 431
</external-xref>
) (popularly known as the
<quote>
Antiquities Act
</quote>
) and
that is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B9DDD12F5EC42BA9BF6E44EAF433E61">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
means the Secretary of Commerce, with
respect to any coral reef or component thereof that is located in any Marine
National Monument designated under the law referred to in paragraph (2)(C) and
that is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of
Commerce.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8677023060BB451093B0E89B202CA4F6">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
National
program
</header>
<subsection id="H3754BF0BFC3F498B8916D84544A9B9DD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Purpose of
Act
</header>
<text>
Section 202 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6401">
16 U.S.C. 6401
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7D89F15EB99C4FC7A3F0430F75CE995E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively, and by
inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H3A44B7EC55C44AA78450F3BA749692AE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H245174A9A17644669969B7DD432A1E9C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to promote the
resilience of coral reef
ecosystems;
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C0D21E7E014472583DF5B35DE7173A7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H334848A0D3B343849B7D49BC9185993E" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H79DE330646264A69855EB8118252D406">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to develop sound scientific information on
the condition of coral reef ecosystems and the threats to such ecosystems
including large-scale threats related to climate change, such as ocean
acidification, to benefit local communities and the Nation, and to the extent
practicable to support and enhance management and research capabilities at
local management agencies and local research and academic
institutions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6EC689B7EFE409599901071DCE7B781">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), as so
redesignated, by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7), as so
redesignated, and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
, and by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6343477FF5384867972F8920B9BE10E4" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB12936EE9BF442DEB38C5F58F5E56C12">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to recognize the benefits of healthy coral
reefs to island and coastal communities and to encourage Federal action to
ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the continued availability of those
benefits.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H047B4E6024C644CC98DE8C0165E082FD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Goals and
objectives of national coral reef action strategy
</header>
<text>
Section
203(b)(8) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6402">
16 U.S.C. 6402(b)(8)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5920850EA1D47E2B906CC010F06AB40" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H524D59742758401896272C2F6DCB4300">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
conservation, including resilience and the
consideration of island and local traditions and
practices.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6C939BFA47094579B836B969A45CDC7B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments
relating to activities To conserve coral reefs and coral reef
ecosystems
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 207(b) (16
U.S.C. 6406(b)) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H809D0E7F6C7B4504827B1CB356E7D4A3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (3)
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
after the semicolon;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDA7F83B0F48458F83490790F90ED70B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(4)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA620E411FDC8417C9F234F0F6AC848AB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
cooperative
conservation
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
cooperative research,
conservation,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H083C2F425A554EDEACC25D85FEA5C298">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
partners.
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
partners, including academic
institutions located in States;
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1A60C9EA15B42209053FBE3A57B50C1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H1F1DBD2CE5044544BCC15FF14B181A17">
<paragraph id="HCB6B4481CFB74C8D961A5B14EC0077AD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
improving and promoting the resilience of
coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF485DEFAB7DE4ADAA2B302348AEBA1AE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
activities
designed to minimize the likelihood of vessel impacts or other physical damage
to coral reefs, including those areas identified in section
210(b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6119E8A36B4497480689B00DC4F46CB">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria for
Approval of project proposals
</header>
<text>
Section 204(g) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6403">
16 U.S.C. 6403(g)
</external-xref>
)
is further amended by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
after the semicolon at the end
of paragraph (10), by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12), and by
inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HF3957550308D4303B15F279C5E84D64A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H423BD4467DBB42E29E6759222ADE9336">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
improving and
promoting the resilience of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems;
or
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD0D12FC363424729B630D5D0F5005EAB">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Data Archive,
Access, and Availability
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 207 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6406">
16 U.S.C. 6406
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC636BA2976304ADB9C61AA2008CFBB6C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)
(as amended by subsection (b) of this section) by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (5), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (6) and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
, and by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DF4D66159B3411F8D867EE4AEBC6C3A" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H30AF0F4E429647E5B4D62E8D8AB63B0E">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
centrally
archiving, managing, and distributing data sets and providing coral reef
ecosystem assessments and services to the general public with local, regional,
or international programs and partners.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3EC0E6E04EA8499E8212815102116C58">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H823F52B7E6954483A1664CEB10CC8F74" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8A7F6CB4B1094C2BAB90F999B01D3532">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Data Archive,
Access, and Availability
</header>
<text>
The Secretary, in coordination with
similar efforts at other Departments and agencies shall provide for the
long-term stewardship of environmental data, products, and information via data
processing, storage, and archive facilities pursuant to this title. The
Secretary may—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB09937D3C03F448DB9ADA31A0E7CEAD0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
archive
environmental data collected by Federal, State, local agencies and tribal
organizations and federally funded research;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C2C74B588024CB0AC821246A93F4645">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
promote widespread
availability and dissemination of environmental data and information through
full and open access and exchange to the greatest extent possible, including in
electronic format on the Internet;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B169EE192D7488FA1E1AE88BA3238E2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
develop standards,
protocols and procedures for sharing Federal data with State and local
government programs and the private sector or academia; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD1C65C75B5E841C9855ED3790F7E6A98">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
develop metadata
standards for coral reef ecosystems in accordance with Federal Geographic Data
Committee
guidelines.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2AD0EE6156AA44A88B07BFB204713955">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Report to
Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 208 (16
U.S.C. 6407) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H19575A4F0C004B23A6C39FFDE52477C9">
<section id="H3A9343C1B22748628CC91D7C2EF3450E">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<header>
Report to
Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not later than March
1, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report
describing all activities undertaken to implement the strategy,
including—
</text>
<paragraph id="H798FD36ED00840319F6868F0BBF55877">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the funds obligated by each participating Federal agency to advance coral reef
conservation during each fiscal year of the 5-fiscal-year period preceding the
fiscal year in which the report is submitted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H29C926AF3CA2467EAC3286C137F86455">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of Federal interagency and
cooperative efforts with States and non-governmental partner organizations to
prevent or address overharvesting, coastal runoff, or other anthropogenic
impacts on coral reef ecosystems, including projects undertaken with the
Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental
Protection Agency, and the Army Corps of Engineers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1735ECACA3CE434191E39E2C29144091">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
a summary of the
information contained in the vessel grounding inventory established under
section 210, including additional authorization or funding, needed for response
and removal of such vessels;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8E086AB3BE54C16A6B959AA6330A570">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
Federal disaster response actions taken pursuant to the National Response Plan
to address damage to coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA14A13DE301546E1B5A931495EA65452">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an assessment of the condition of United
States coral reefs, accomplishments under this Act, and the effectiveness of
management actions to address threats to coral reefs, including actions taken
to address large-scale threats to coral reef ecosystems related to climate
change.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H375FCFCD358F41F28397B66F0BE8A72E">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Fund; grants;
grounding inventory; coordination
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6401">
16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H15B731457AB844D78D513D5A62F544EB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in section 205(a)
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6404">
16 U.S.C. 6404(a)
</external-xref>
), by striking
<quote>
organization solely
</quote>
and all
that follows and inserting “organization—
</text>
<quoted-block id="HA53C3E286E634D4D9C7BD7D1741DD94C">
<paragraph id="HD126FF9972E24C4DBB76B8F1B473F983">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to support
partnerships between the public and private sectors that further the purposes
of this Act and are consistent with the national coral reef strategy under
section 203; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1734DA1AA7694DC1AE2DCE52A3D772FA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to address
emergency response actions under section
206.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC9097B71CAB4E9494F35F174F4D7F06">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end of section 205(b) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6404">
16 U.S.C. 6404(b)
</external-xref>
) the following:
<quote>
The
organization is encouraged to solicit funding and in-kind services from the
private sector, including nongovernmental organizations, for emergency response
actions under section 206 and for activities to prevent damage to coral reefs,
including areas identified in section 210(b)(2).
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B5A53F9AA47461F988A228611A4A98E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in section 205(c)
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6404">
16 U.S.C. 6404(c)
</external-xref>
), by striking
<quote>
the grant program
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
any grant program or emergency response action
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BD2D0A920E14E3AA95F84714138F5FD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
sections 209 and 210 as sections 217 and 218, respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4B56743DE684D48BE90EDF8EBA43809">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
section 208 the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HE8589EAAFFEF4BCEA99C026D3D26AF2C">
<section id="HDB05697277E347CAB911DD0D7EC2F60B">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<header>
Community-Based
planning grants
</header>
<subsection id="H4AA546C373474FD09AC34C2B45606DAD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Administrator may make grants to entities that are
eligible to receive grants under section 204(c) to provide additional funds to
such entities to work with local communities and through appropriate Federal
and State entities to prepare and implement plans for the increased protection
of coral reef areas identified by the community and scientific experts as high
priorities for focused attention. The plans shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA689658E7FCA4318BB2C2EDB4B81BDBD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
support attainment
of one or more of the criteria described in section 204(g);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H728C75A635A94E2697E7FF45AA90182D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
be developed at
the community level;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04D594D5CC9F4072AF96732870552DE1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
utilize where
applicable watershed-based or ecosystem-based approaches;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF898C6439FA54116BF457904D7925B8E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
provide for
coordination with Federal and State experts and managers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1911992D157B453CB8EF2707211C4685">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
build upon local
approaches or models, including traditional or island-based resource management
concepts; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E68109B4E8242C3975191916B769FE4">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
complement local
action strategies or regional plans for coral reef conservation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HECE8DD3E01F044439805BB7778A94D98">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Terms and
conditions
</header>
<text>
The provisions of subsections (b), (d), (f), and (h)
of section 204 apply to grants under subsection (a), except that, for the
purpose of applying section 204(b)(1) to grants under this section,
<quote>
75
percent
</quote>
shall be substituted for
<quote>
50 percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD8DB722A004B40C2B17746B171C19A40">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<header>
Vessel
grounding inventory
</header>
<subsection id="HBCF2ED51621A4B2897B261EF7EEB55E9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator, in
coordination with other Federal agencies, may maintain an inventory of all
vessel grounding incidents involving coral reefs, including a description
of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H63B7ACE134A7491196B18F402B8089D4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the impacts to
such resources;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04B978E2AD094547A91A3B9623A585DB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
vessel and
ownership information, if available;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2EC7992B89F4118B809B6EBF8F132B9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated cost
of removal, mitigation, or restoration;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F2985C225CF43E1812C601E961E695D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the response
action taken by the owner, the Administrator, the Commandant of the Coast
Guard, or other Federal or State agency representatives;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD907474C296A45B08F0CC11037705407">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the status of the
response action, including the dates of vessel removal and mitigation or
restoration and any actions taken to prevent future grounding incidents;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB4098BEFA5844C3A3B8C62192A94556">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
recommendations
for additional navigational aids or other mechanisms for preventing future
grounding incidents.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H85D19F4E27C34DD5AA7F924A880418AA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Identification
of at-Risk reefs
</header>
<text>
The Administrator may—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0E7F68D5E80549DDB7B9261B4F7C4588">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
use information
from any inventory maintained under subsection (a) or any other available
information source to identify all coral reef areas that have a high incidence
of vessel impacts, including groundings and anchor damage;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1720881A277F4A5B9AA4E62C098444D3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
identify
appropriate measures, including action by other agencies, to reduce the
likelihood of such impacts; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48AB402C07FE44E2B03450225C3BC38E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
develop a strategy
and timetable to implement such measures, including cooperative actions with
other Government agencies and non-governmental partners.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4D0F7B2A54AC46258330263B5E7FE9F3">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<header>
Regional,
State, and territorial coordination
</header>
<subsection id="HF05996C7F7C44E38B6D7B1429EE50015">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Regional
Coordination
</header>
<text>
The Secretary and other Federal members of the
United States Coral Reef Task Force shall work in coordination and
collaboration with other Federal agencies and States to implement the
strategies developed under section 203, including regional and local
strategies, to address multiple threats to coral reefs and coral reef
ecosystems such as coastal runoff, vessel impacts, and overharvesting.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7E0C09765ED7459AB70CD69F26F1EAAC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Response and
Restoration Activities
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall enter into written
agreements with any States in which coral reefs are located regarding the
manner in which response and restoration activities will be conducted within
the affected State’s waters. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
limit Federal response and restoration activity authority before any such
agreement is final.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFBF16C1EEE2C4ECD8137A77255953410">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Cooperative
Enforcement Agreements
</header>
<text>
All cooperative enforcement agreements in
place between the Secretary and States affected by this title shall be updated
to include enforcement of this title where appropriate.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H937738BC674047F6BDDB3DD45D694C3D">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<header>
Agreements
</header>
<subsection id="HED2D7F411754459ABF57A611B16D9C92">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
The Administrator may execute and perform such contracts,
leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the
purposes of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2517C45E757B489FBD571696D5674004">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under an agreement entered into under
subsection (a), the Secretary may fulfill the terms of the agreement by
reimbursing or providing appropriated funds to, and may receive funds or
reimbursements from, Federal agencies, instrumentalities and laboratories;
State and local governments; Native American tribes and organizations;
international organizations; foreign governments; universities and research
centers; educational institutions; nonprofit organizations; commercial
organizations; and other public and private persons or entities, as necessary
for purposes identified in section 202 and actions taken under subsections (a)
through (d) of section 206.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF4DC2E751068433D9C18BCA692BB8CF0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Multiyear
cooperative agreements
</header>
<text>
The Administrator may enter into multiyear
cooperative agreements with the heads of other Federal agencies, States, local
governments, academic institutions, including marine laboratories and coral
reef institutes, and nongovernmental organizations to carry out the activities
of the national coral reef action strategy developed under section 203 and to
implement regional strategies developed pursuant to section 211.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA573767E95A14B3C92393EFA9E930637">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of Other
Agencies’ Resources
</header>
<text>
For purposes related to the conservation,
preservation, protection, restoration, or replacement of coral reefs or coral
reef ecosystems and the enforcement of this title, the Administrator is
authorized to use, with their consent and with or without reimbursement, the
land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any Department, agency,
or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, or
Indian tribal government, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any
foreign government or international organization.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1EF5C71321DA43B5AA282347F1368AA2">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<header>
International
Coral Reef Conservation Strategy
</header>
<subsection id="HE71B7D88459C44ECAD788409C77EE570">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
International
Coral Reef Ecosystem Strategy
</header>
<paragraph id="H438125C45743418794E017F68B93FF9E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization
and Enhancement Amendments of 2013
</short-title>
, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
House of Representatives, and publish in the Federal Register, an international
coral reef ecosystem strategy, consistent with the purposes of this title and
the national strategy required pursuant to section 203(a). The Secretary shall
periodically review and revise this strategy as necessary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10420BA74B674B4B9DEC7BA277C3FCB9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
The
strategy developed by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H29F311C8F53E4781B0CE65644757A64D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
identify coral
reef ecosystems throughout the world that are of high value for United States
marine resources, that support high-seas resources of importance to the United
States such as fisheries, or that support other interests of the United
States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC18B4509186E4732BAFB1B6A1A61E809">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
summarize existing
activities by Federal agencies and entities described in subsection (b) to
address the conservation of coral reef ecosystems identified pursuant to
subparagraph (A);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4DBBA461C86B4C1FB9332C7CA724B564">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
establish goals,
objectives, and specific targets for conservation of priority international
coral reef ecosystems;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6699D26BF594DEEB410796486F3BBB6">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
describe
appropriate activities to achieve the goals and targets for international coral
reef conservation, in particular those that leverage activities already
conducted under this title;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H60AB7A0B86B0418FB2AC5C2921CEE025">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
develop a plan to
coordinate implementation of the strategy with entities described in subsection
(b) in order to leverage current activities under this title and other
conservation efforts globally;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB867DAA1FF544262AAD0F2EA7BD972F8">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
identify
appropriate partnerships, grants, or other funding and technical assistance
mechanisms to carry out the strategy; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H779C4974845044A7A5E0154A3B6D77F3">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
develop criteria
for prioritizing partnerships under subsection (c).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H520F05F96CF144E89A1F44DEDCF68261">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Coordination
</header>
<text>
In
carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of
State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, the
Secretary of the Interior, and other relevant Federal agencies, and relevant
United States stakeholders, and shall take into account coral reef ecosystem
conservation initiatives of other nations, international agreements, and
intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations so as to provide effective
cooperation and efficiencies in international coral reef conservation. The
Secretary may consult with the United States Coral Reef Task Force in carrying
out this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9CCF1B3E7A47419A8D475F842C810FD7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
International
Coral Reef Ecosystem Partnerships
</header>
<paragraph id="HA19831D79C5047AC935A932B5DAD7F83">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may establish an international coral reef
ecosystem partnership program to provide support, including funding and
technical assistance, for activities that implement the strategy developed
pursuant to subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3C11447E9A841D09CCE0645A866476E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Mechanisms
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall provide such support working in collaboration with the entities
described in subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H153EB97830EE4D639795E888F48321BA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria for
approval
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may not approve a partnership proposal
under this section unless the partnership is consistent with the international
coral reef conservation strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a), and
meets the criteria specified in that strategy.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD8656AE206FD464FB4883906047998B1">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Priority for
certain projects conducted by States
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In implementing this section, the Secretary
shall give priority consideration to regional initiatives and projects that
States are participating in with other nations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBFB0F43EEABC4620A8AF825FA35DCE2A">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<header>
Permits
</header>
<subsection id="HA67D0270997C42D9A87EC5A30552B39A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
The Administrator may, in accordance with this section
and regulations issued under this title, issue a permit authorizing the conduct
of bona fide research.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0BD56BF0B1094E118106727C8C35A0F8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exempt
activities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No permit under
this section is required for an activity that is exempt from liability under
section 206(e).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1B27AA0D10914F6A90CABC639B7B8061">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Terms and
Conditions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator
may place any terms and conditions on a permit issued under this section that
the Administrator deems reasonable.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HABB8D2751FC84A00921089DEA35F58CC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Fees
</header>
<paragraph id="H98E9241CB44248F8A583E5BCA43E6293">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Assessment and
collection
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to
regulations issued under this title, the Administrator may assess and collect
fees as specified in this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF46273F7F3244969AB86AC10B3E0682A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Amount
</header>
<text>
Any
fee assessed shall be equal to the sum of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H47D242BED2CB47918747129D25E14675">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
all costs incurred, or expected to be
incurred, by the Administrator in processing the permit application, including
indirect costs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA37B8C455DAD4B72AE3364E02940CFB3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the permit is approved, all costs
incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the Administrator as a direct result
of the conduct of the activity for which the permit is issued.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA71DA54E7FE43D399D1E5FD40B82330">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
fees
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts collected by the
Administrator in the form of fees under this section shall be collected and
available for use only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts
and may be used by the Administrator for issuing and administering permits
under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3AE8EAEE0E845DBB3F22267F60352D1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver or
reduction of fees
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For any fee
assessed under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administrator may—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H84D42E4E7C0D4C7EA629566709EC3E9D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
accept in-kind
contributions in lieu of a fee; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5717889F9BF4176A3DDD0F2B4EAED96">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
waive or reduce
the fee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1291AE99B5D0472BADEEDC51037804CF">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Fishing
</header>
<text>
Nothing
in this section shall be considered to require a person to obtain a permit
under this section for the conduct of any fishing activity that is not
prohibited by this title or regulations issued under this title.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2450C6053AF84B79B23E05DA04D5A724">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<header>
Regulations;
application in accordance with international law
</header>
<subsection id="H337857B858334463A4FA35D30CB7E720">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator may issue such
regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of
sections 206 and 214.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HED6D661527E147BCAAB291D392CA55DB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Relationship to
international law
</header>
<text>
This title and any regulations promulgated
under this title shall be applied in accordance with international law. No
restrictions shall apply to or be enforced against a person who is not a
citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States (including foreign
flag vessels) unless in accordance with international
law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H712AFDEFD565472B88EC536D8711D830">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification
of definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 218, as
redesignated by section 105 of this Act (relating to definitions; 16 U.S.C.
6409), is further amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE1EAD11B5234429D9097063B84BD1DD8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
paragraph (2) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B4615943E02415EBC3142C5D00A2B68" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H036A96C0C0B14838A465BB1F11C7D265">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Conservation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
conservation
</term>
means
the use of methods and procedures that are necessary to preserve or sustain
coral reefs and associated species as resilient diverse, viable, and
self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4C09CB64EF64D0CA19BCF11D897C333">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
all activities
associated with resource management, such as assessment, conservation,
protection, restoration, sustainable use, and management of habitat;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED3D9914F8F34A3A90D492FE80805E1B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
mapping;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1D43551F4C77448E9FCB5FF149B635D9">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
monitoring of
coral reef ecosystems;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H523958DD7F3C463BBEFC7FAF6146BED6">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
development and implementation of
management strategies for marine protected area or networks thereof and marine
resources consistent with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431
et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5966033089D64D70A3F7E681E2A80C53">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
law
enforcement;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDACB3C956A3249EAB018CE20EE069513">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
conflict
resolution initiatives;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01576A59CF9B4FF3AF5F5393B649EF98">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
community outreach
and education; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H385FBF50520D4623A9DB0843780B6033">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
activities that
promote safe and ecologically sound
navigation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C94A83793C44FA7BE25B2D21E65B45B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HC7B1058B6D4F4F71A4AA5348B7FF4129" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6FF1FC618B1F4D17A5753768C56CF0CF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Coral
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
coral
</term>
means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H812C915269754D66BEAAD316C779C9D9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
all species of the
orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea
(horny corals), Stolonifera (organ-pipe corals and others), Alcyonacea (soft
corals), and Helioporacea (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F1D702B97384B7A80CE26AD42502AA4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
all species of the
families Milleporidae (fire corals) and Stylasteridae (stylasterid
hydrocorals), of the class
Hydrozoa.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE3DD6A6C00741B8BE39DB9F646D6AF1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
paragraph (4) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H03A03CFC04864A1D84757691D780D4F1" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H40D24D817A764630854E03635520DFB6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Coral
reef
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
coral
reef
</quote>
means a limestone structure, in the form of a reef or shoal,
comprised in whole or in part by living coral, skeletal remains of coral, and
other associated sessile marine plants and
animals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3ACE4503D8E4996BA65860AB6E44ABF">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
paragraph (5) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HDA4E6493E4A149A2B23DE89B87518F95" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H71E7441560284136AB9FCCFA5E8CC237">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Coral reef
ecosystem
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
coral reef ecosystem
</term>
means a
system of coral reefs and geographically associated species, habitats, and
environment, including mangroves and seagrass habitats, and the processes that
control its dynamics.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B28F7E9FDB641C8AA70DBF2B46F2967">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
paragraphs (7) and (8) in order as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively, and by
inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H925E9437D3F74C0FB01A972DCCDB04A8" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6B71E8D09C2B47179C29FE2918E7A31C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Coral reef
component
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
coral reef component
</quote>
means any part of a coral reef, including
individual living coral, skeletal remains of coral, and other associated
sessile marine plants and animals, and any adjacent or associated
seagrasses.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC0BB139AD40D426E8EABD721E1D8141A">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization
of appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 217,
as redesignated by section 105 of this Act (relating to authorization of
appropriations;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6408">
16 U.S.C. 6408
</external-xref>
), is further amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAC0A512EB0824A1F9F96ED016B386EF0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HECAE47F6E80346ADA13BAFF4BE70A81E" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4224296BF134400CB5EA3211D0A1A02A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
of Commerce to carry out this title $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2013,
$32,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and
$35,000,000 for fiscal years 2016 and
2017.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF64E6F5EF0E44FB08BEEB41466BCAD86">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)
by striking
<quote>
$1,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$2,000,000
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H864C6FB34062415BBBB13B61F064830E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsection (c) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5D99A84587F84E7F97343988FF841FA7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H7239073F69D9419884B0981C6D91470C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Management and
Planning
</header>
<text>
There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Administrator $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017 to remain
available until expended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5D766281C27D44DEAB6FC1F340E74044">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to provide grants
under section 209; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E4B4AA61F7D46C88F116E0E6B192F5D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to provide grants
to States to strengthen coral reef and coral reef ecosystem management
capabilities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16E0463EA9304B3CB199083B97A048B5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsection (d) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91D1054D87F646C89FEE7B6449B45F38" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC12FE19EDF7346D4A5CF953A6094FC57">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Department of
the Interior
</header>
<text>
There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary of the Interior to carry out this Act $5,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2013 through 2017.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H12C3228A103C4A8A90CB252B2765F930">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
United States
Coral Reef Task Force
</header>
<section id="HEA1892B3598A4B75A55D30452FF9E0D8">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
United States
Coral Reef Task Force
</header>
<subsection id="HF822AF2F10F0480EA97BAA9A1A386EEB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There
is hereby established the United States Coral Reef Task Force.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7F5D98578EE849628967E890F2B12513">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Goal
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The goal of the Task Force shall be to
lead, coordinate, and strengthen Federal Government actions to better preserve
and protect coral reef ecosystems.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3568958BBD454B449792E616C5A427EB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
duties of the Task Force shall be—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC6C21856EA6442E9A72AB61ABD95A51D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to coordinate, in cooperation with State
and local government partners, academic partners, and nongovernmental partners
if appropriate, activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, research,
conservation, mitigation, restoration of coral reefs and coral reef
ecosystems;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA41F0FD3B5943D58C3D0E17B1F028A2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to monitor and
advise regarding implementation of the policy and Federal agency
responsibilities set forth in Executive Order 13089 and the national coral reef
action strategy developed under section 203 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act
of 2000, as amended by this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33C38EA2898B4125B616BFC79C6847F2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to work with the
Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International
Development, and in coordination with the other members of the Task Force,
to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5A61EDFFEED44FE093253B24EF15AC39">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
assess the United
States role in international trade and protection of coral species; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F6F841CD92B4B2BA0ECAE30A694E5AF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
encourage
implementation of appropriate strategies and actions to promote conservation
and sustainable use of coral reef resources worldwide.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H378FEA3EE0FD43DB9B71B9F939855CA9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Membership,
generally
</header>
<text>
The Task Force shall be comprised of—
</text>
<paragraph id="HEB649B8AF7A042C9A5B2E88AFC0E88E2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary of
Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of the Interior, who shall be
co-chairs of the Task Force;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1710F0914F340328C8DDA62BB634566">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Administrator
of the Agency of International Development;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F3C4DEC0634496483AB6DC29DB5FFC2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary of
Agriculture;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB986B310A0D04596AC0D1BCFCE96EE1C">
<enum>
(4)
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the Secretary of
Defense;
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(5)
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the Secretary of
the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers;
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(6)
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the Secretary of
Homeland Security;
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(7)
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the Attorney
General;
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(8)
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the Secretary of
State;
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(9)
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the Secretary of
Transportation;
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(10)
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the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency;
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(11)
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the Administrator
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
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(12)
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the Director of
the National Science Foundation;
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(13)
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the Governor, or
a representative of the Governor, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands;
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the Governor, or
a representative of the Governor, of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;
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(15)
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the Governor, or
a representative of the Governor, of the State of Florida;
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(16)
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the Governor, or
a representative of the Governor, of the State of Hawaii;
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(17)
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the Governor, or
a representative of the Governor, of the Territory of Guam;
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(18)
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the Governor, or
a representative of the Governor, of the Territory of American Samoa;
and
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(19)
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the Governor, or
a representative of the Governor, of the Virgin Islands.
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Nonvoting
members
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The President, or a representative of the President, of
each of the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau may appoint a
nonvoting member of the Task Force.
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Responsibilities
of Federal agency members
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(1)
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In
general
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The Federal agency members of the Task Force
shall—
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(A)
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identify the
actions of their agencies that may affect coral reef ecosystems;
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(B)
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utilize the
programs and authorities of their agencies to protect and enhance the
conditions of such ecosystems; and
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assist in the implementation of the
National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, the national coral reef action
strategy developed under section 203 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of
2000, as amended by this Act, the local action strategies, and any other
coordinated efforts approved by the Task Force.
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(2)
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Co-chairs
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In
addition to their responsibilities under paragraph (1), the co-chairs of the
Task Force shall administer performance of the functions of the Task Force and
facilitate the coordination of the Federal agency members of the Task
Force.
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(g)
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Working
groups
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(1)
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In
general
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The co-chairs of the Task Force may establish working
groups as necessary to meet the goals and duties of this title. The Task Force
may request the co-chairs to establish such a working group.
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(2)
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Participation by
nongovernmental organizations
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The co-chairs may allow a nongovernmental
organization or academic institution to participate in such a working
group.
</text>
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(h)
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FACA
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The
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task
Force.
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Definitions
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The definitions in section 218 of the Coral
Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this Act, shall apply to this
section.
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III
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Department of
the Interior Coral Reef Authorities
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301.
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Coral reef
conservation assistance
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(a)
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In
general
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The Secretary of the Interior may provide technical
assistance and, subject to the availability of appropriations, financial
assistance for the conservation of coral reefs.
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Definitions
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In this section each of the terms
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conservation
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and
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coral reef
</quote>
has the meaning that
term has under section 218 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16
U.S.C. 6409), amended by this Act.
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302.
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National coral
reef action strategy
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Section
203(a) (
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16 U.S.C. 6402(a)
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and the Secretary of
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the Administrator
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 71 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Bordallo (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Farr , Mrs. Christensen , and Ms. Wasserman Schultz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To reauthorize the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
1. Short title (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Amendment of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. Title I—Amendments to the Coral Reef Conservation Act Sec. 101. Expansion of Coral Reef Conservation Program. Sec. 102. Emergency response. Sec. 103. National program. Sec. 104. Report to Congress. Sec. 105. Fund; grants; grounding inventory; coordination. Sec. 106. Clarification of definitions. Sec. 107. Authorization of appropriations. Title II—United States Coral Reef Task Force Sec. 201. United States Coral Reef Task Force. Title III—Department of the Interior Coral Reef Authorities Sec. 301. Coral reef conservation assistance. Sec. 302. National coral reef action strategy. 2. Amendment of Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other provision of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq. ). I Amendments to the Coral Reef Conservation Act 101. Expansion of Coral Reef Conservation Program (a) Project diversity Section 204(d) ( 16 U.S.C. 6403(d) ) is amended— (1) in the heading by striking Geographic and Biological and inserting Project ; and (2) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Remaining funds shall be awarded for— (A) projects (with priority given to community-based local action strategies) that address emerging priorities or threats, including international and territorial priorities, or threats identified by the Administrator in consultation with the United States Coral Reef Task Force; and (B) other appropriate projects, as determined by the Administrator, including monitoring and assessment, research, pollution reduction, education, and technical support. . (b) Approval criteria Section 204(g) ( 16 U.S.C. 6403(g) ) is amended— (1) by striking or after the semicolon in paragraph (9); (2) by striking paragraph (10); and (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) promoting activities designed to minimize the likelihood of vessel impacts on coral reefs, particularly those areas identified under section 210(b), including the promotion of ecologically sound navigation and anchorages near coral reefs; or (11) promoting and assisting entities to work with local communities, and all appropriate governmental and nongovernmental organizations, to support community-based planning and management initiatives for the protection of coral reef ecosystems. . 102. Emergency response Section 206 (16 U.S.C. 6405) is amended to read as follows: 206. Emergency response actions (a) In general The appropriate official may undertake or authorize action necessary— (1) to minimize the destruction of or injury to a coral reef, or loss of an ecosystem function of a coral reef, from— (A) vessel impacts, derelict fishing gear, vessel anchors, and anchor chains; and (B) from unforeseen or disaster-related circumstances as a result of human activities; and (2) to stabilize, repair, recover, or restore a coral reef that is destroyed or injured, or that has incurred the loss of an ecosystem function, as described in paragraph (1). (b) Vessel removal; stabilization Action authorized by subsection (a) includes vessel removal and emergency stabilization of the vessel or any impacted coral reef. (c) Partnering with other Federal and State agencies When possible, action by the appropriate official under this section should— (1) be conducted in partnership with other government agencies as appropriate, including— (A) the Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Army Corps of Engineers, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Department of the Interior; and (B) agencies of States; and (2) leverage resources of other agencies. (d) Emergency response assistance by other Federal and State agencies (1) In general The head of any other Federal or State agency may assist the appropriate official in emergency response actions under this section, using funds available for operations of the agency concerned. (2) Reimbursement The appropriate official, subject to the availability of appropriations, may reimburse a Federal or State agency for assistance provided under paragraph (1). (e) Liability for costs and damages to coral reefs (1) Treatment of coral reefs under National Marine Sanctuaries Act For purposes of the provisions set forth in paragraph (2), and subject to paragraph (5), each of the terms sanctuary resources , resource , sanctuary resource managed under law or regulations for that sanctuary , national marine sanctuary , sanctuary resources of the national marine sanctuary , and sanctuary resources of other national marine sanctuaries is deemed to include any coral reef that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or any State, without regard to whether such coral reef is located in a national marine sanctuary. (2) Applicable provisions of National Marine Sanctuaries Act The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) are the following provisions of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act: (A) Paragraphs (6) and (7) of section 302 ( 16 U.S.C. 1432 ). (B) Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of section 306 ( 16 U.S.C. 1436 ). (C) Section 307 (16 U.S.C. 1437). (D) Section 312 (16 U.S.C. 1443). (3) Exemptions The destruction, loss, or injury of a coral reef or any component thereof is not unlawful if it was— (A) caused by the use of fishing gear in a manner that is not prohibited under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ) or other Federal or State law; or (B) caused by an activity that is authorized by Federal or State law, including any lawful discharge from a vessel of graywater, cooling water, engine exhaust, ballast water, or sewage from a marine sanitation device, unless the destruction, loss, or injury is a result of a vessel grounding, a vessel scraping, anchor damage, or excavation that is not authorized by a Federal or State permit; (C) the necessary result of bona fide marine scientific research (including marine scientific research activities approved by Federal, State, or local permits), other than— (i) excessive sampling or collecting; and (ii) destruction, loss, or injury that is a result of a vessel grounding, a vessel scraping, anchor damage, or excavation that is not authorized by a Federal or State permit; or (D) (i) caused by a Federal Government agency in— (I) an emergency that posed an unacceptable threat to human health or safety or to the marine environment; (II) an emergency that posed a threat to national security; or (III) an activity necessary for law enforcement purposes or search and rescue; and (ii) could not be avoided. (4) Clarification of liability A person is not liable under this subsection if that person establishes that— (A) the destruction or loss of, or injury to, the coral reef or coral reef ecosystem was caused solely by an act of God, an act of war, or an act of omission of a third party, and the person acted with due care; (B) the destruction, loss, or injury was caused by an activity authorized by Federal or State law; or (C) the destruction, loss, or injury was negligible. (5) State consent required (A) In general This subsection shall not apply to any coral reef that is subject to the jurisdiction of a State unless the Governor of that State notifies the appropriate official that the State consents to that application. (B) Revocation of consent The governor of a State may revoke consent under subparagraph (A) by notifying the appropriate official of such revocation. (6) Consistency with international laws and treaties (A) In general Any action taken under the authority of this subsection must be consistent with otherwise applicable international laws and treaties. (B) Actions authorized with respect to vessels For purposes of subparagraph (A), actions authorized under this subsection include vessel removal, and emergency re-stabilization of a vessel and any coral reef that is impacted by a vessel. (7) Liability under other provisions Nothing in this title shall alter the liability of any person under any other provision of law. (f) Appropriate official defined In this section, the term appropriate official — (1) except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), means the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (2) except as provided in paragraph (3), means the Secretary of the Interior for purposes of application of this section to— (A) any unit of the National Park System; (B) any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System; or (C) any Marine National Monument that is designated under the Act of June 8, 1906 (34 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 431 ) (popularly known as the Antiquities Act ) and that is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior; and (3) means the Secretary of Commerce, with respect to any coral reef or component thereof that is located in any Marine National Monument designated under the law referred to in paragraph (2)(C) and that is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Commerce. . 103. National program (a) Purpose of Act Section 202 ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (6) as paragraphs (3) through (7), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) to promote the resilience of coral reef ecosystems; ; (2) by amending paragraph (4), as so redesignated, to read as follows: (4) to develop sound scientific information on the condition of coral reef ecosystems and the threats to such ecosystems including large-scale threats related to climate change, such as ocean acidification, to benefit local communities and the Nation, and to the extent practicable to support and enhance management and research capabilities at local management agencies and local research and academic institutions; ; and (3) by striking and after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7), as so redesignated, and inserting ; and , and by adding at the end the following: (8) to recognize the benefits of healthy coral reefs to island and coastal communities and to encourage Federal action to ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, the continued availability of those benefits. . (b) Goals and objectives of national coral reef action strategy Section 203(b)(8) ( 16 U.S.C. 6402(b)(8) ) is amended to read as follows: (8) conservation, including resilience and the consideration of island and local traditions and practices. . (c) Amendments relating to activities To conserve coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems Section 207(b) (16 U.S.C. 6406(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking cooperative conservation and inserting cooperative research, conservation, ; and (B) by striking partners. and inserting partners, including academic institutions located in States; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) improving and promoting the resilience of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; and (6) activities designed to minimize the likelihood of vessel impacts or other physical damage to coral reefs, including those areas identified in section 210(b). . (d) Criteria for Approval of project proposals Section 204(g) ( 16 U.S.C. 6403(g) ) is further amended by striking or after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (10), by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12), and by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) improving and promoting the resilience of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; or . (e) Data Archive, Access, and Availability Section 207 ( 16 U.S.C. 6406 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b) (as amended by subsection (b) of this section) by striking and after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and inserting ; and , and by adding at the end the following: (7) centrally archiving, managing, and distributing data sets and providing coral reef ecosystem assessments and services to the general public with local, regional, or international programs and partners. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Data Archive, Access, and Availability The Secretary, in coordination with similar efforts at other Departments and agencies shall provide for the long-term stewardship of environmental data, products, and information via data processing, storage, and archive facilities pursuant to this title. The Secretary may— (1) archive environmental data collected by Federal, State, local agencies and tribal organizations and federally funded research; (2) promote widespread availability and dissemination of environmental data and information through full and open access and exchange to the greatest extent possible, including in electronic format on the Internet; (3) develop standards, protocols and procedures for sharing Federal data with State and local government programs and the private sector or academia; and (4) develop metadata standards for coral reef ecosystems in accordance with Federal Geographic Data Committee guidelines. . 104. Report to Congress Section 208 (16 U.S.C. 6407) is amended to read as follows: 208. Report to Congress Not later than March 1, 2014, and every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing all activities undertaken to implement the strategy, including— (1) a description of the funds obligated by each participating Federal agency to advance coral reef conservation during each fiscal year of the 5-fiscal-year period preceding the fiscal year in which the report is submitted; (2) a description of Federal interagency and cooperative efforts with States and non-governmental partner organizations to prevent or address overharvesting, coastal runoff, or other anthropogenic impacts on coral reef ecosystems, including projects undertaken with the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Army Corps of Engineers; (3) a summary of the information contained in the vessel grounding inventory established under section 210, including additional authorization or funding, needed for response and removal of such vessels; (4) a description of Federal disaster response actions taken pursuant to the National Response Plan to address damage to coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; and (5) an assessment of the condition of United States coral reefs, accomplishments under this Act, and the effectiveness of management actions to address threats to coral reefs, including actions taken to address large-scale threats to coral reef ecosystems related to climate change. . 105. Fund; grants; grounding inventory; coordination The Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq. ) is amended— (1) in section 205(a) ( 16 U.S.C. 6404(a) ), by striking organization solely and all that follows and inserting “organization— (1) to support partnerships between the public and private sectors that further the purposes of this Act and are consistent with the national coral reef strategy under section 203; and (2) to address emergency response actions under section 206. ; (2) by adding at the end of section 205(b) ( 16 U.S.C. 6404(b) ) the following: The organization is encouraged to solicit funding and in-kind services from the private sector, including nongovernmental organizations, for emergency response actions under section 206 and for activities to prevent damage to coral reefs, including areas identified in section 210(b)(2). ; (3) in section 205(c) ( 16 U.S.C. 6404(c) ), by striking the grant program and inserting any grant program or emergency response action ; (4) by redesignating sections 209 and 210 as sections 217 and 218, respectively; and (5) by inserting after section 208 the following: 209. Community-Based planning grants (a) In general The Administrator may make grants to entities that are eligible to receive grants under section 204(c) to provide additional funds to such entities to work with local communities and through appropriate Federal and State entities to prepare and implement plans for the increased protection of coral reef areas identified by the community and scientific experts as high priorities for focused attention. The plans shall— (1) support attainment of one or more of the criteria described in section 204(g); (2) be developed at the community level; (3) utilize where applicable watershed-based or ecosystem-based approaches; (4) provide for coordination with Federal and State experts and managers; (5) build upon local approaches or models, including traditional or island-based resource management concepts; and (6) complement local action strategies or regional plans for coral reef conservation. (b) Terms and conditions The provisions of subsections (b), (d), (f), and (h) of section 204 apply to grants under subsection (a), except that, for the purpose of applying section 204(b)(1) to grants under this section, 75 percent shall be substituted for 50 percent . 210. Vessel grounding inventory (a) In general The Administrator, in coordination with other Federal agencies, may maintain an inventory of all vessel grounding incidents involving coral reefs, including a description of— (1) the impacts to such resources; (2) vessel and ownership information, if available; (3) the estimated cost of removal, mitigation, or restoration; (4) the response action taken by the owner, the Administrator, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, or other Federal or State agency representatives; (5) the status of the response action, including the dates of vessel removal and mitigation or restoration and any actions taken to prevent future grounding incidents; and (6) recommendations for additional navigational aids or other mechanisms for preventing future grounding incidents. (b) Identification of at-Risk reefs The Administrator may— (1) use information from any inventory maintained under subsection (a) or any other available information source to identify all coral reef areas that have a high incidence of vessel impacts, including groundings and anchor damage; (2) identify appropriate measures, including action by other agencies, to reduce the likelihood of such impacts; and (3) develop a strategy and timetable to implement such measures, including cooperative actions with other Government agencies and non-governmental partners. 211. Regional, State, and territorial coordination (a) Regional Coordination The Secretary and other Federal members of the United States Coral Reef Task Force shall work in coordination and collaboration with other Federal agencies and States to implement the strategies developed under section 203, including regional and local strategies, to address multiple threats to coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems such as coastal runoff, vessel impacts, and overharvesting. (b) Response and Restoration Activities The Secretary shall enter into written agreements with any States in which coral reefs are located regarding the manner in which response and restoration activities will be conducted within the affected State’s waters. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to limit Federal response and restoration activity authority before any such agreement is final. (c) Cooperative Enforcement Agreements All cooperative enforcement agreements in place between the Secretary and States affected by this title shall be updated to include enforcement of this title where appropriate. 212. Agreements (a) In General The Administrator may execute and perform such contracts, leases, grants, or cooperative agreements as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this title. (b) Funding Under an agreement entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary may fulfill the terms of the agreement by reimbursing or providing appropriated funds to, and may receive funds or reimbursements from, Federal agencies, instrumentalities and laboratories; State and local governments; Native American tribes and organizations; international organizations; foreign governments; universities and research centers; educational institutions; nonprofit organizations; commercial organizations; and other public and private persons or entities, as necessary for purposes identified in section 202 and actions taken under subsections (a) through (d) of section 206. (c) Multiyear cooperative agreements The Administrator may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with the heads of other Federal agencies, States, local governments, academic institutions, including marine laboratories and coral reef institutes, and nongovernmental organizations to carry out the activities of the national coral reef action strategy developed under section 203 and to implement regional strategies developed pursuant to section 211. (d) Use of Other Agencies’ Resources For purposes related to the conservation, preservation, protection, restoration, or replacement of coral reefs or coral reef ecosystems and the enforcement of this title, the Administrator is authorized to use, with their consent and with or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any Department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, or Indian tribal government, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization. 213. International Coral Reef Conservation Strategy (a) International Coral Reef Ecosystem Strategy (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Coral Reef Conservation Act Reauthorization and Enhancement Amendments of 2013 , the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and publish in the Federal Register, an international coral reef ecosystem strategy, consistent with the purposes of this title and the national strategy required pursuant to section 203(a). The Secretary shall periodically review and revise this strategy as necessary. (2) Contents The strategy developed by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall— (A) identify coral reef ecosystems throughout the world that are of high value for United States marine resources, that support high-seas resources of importance to the United States such as fisheries, or that support other interests of the United States; (B) summarize existing activities by Federal agencies and entities described in subsection (b) to address the conservation of coral reef ecosystems identified pursuant to subparagraph (A); (C) establish goals, objectives, and specific targets for conservation of priority international coral reef ecosystems; (D) describe appropriate activities to achieve the goals and targets for international coral reef conservation, in particular those that leverage activities already conducted under this title; (E) develop a plan to coordinate implementation of the strategy with entities described in subsection (b) in order to leverage current activities under this title and other conservation efforts globally; (F) identify appropriate partnerships, grants, or other funding and technical assistance mechanisms to carry out the strategy; and (G) develop criteria for prioritizing partnerships under subsection (c). (b) Coordination In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, the Secretary of the Interior, and other relevant Federal agencies, and relevant United States stakeholders, and shall take into account coral reef ecosystem conservation initiatives of other nations, international agreements, and intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations so as to provide effective cooperation and efficiencies in international coral reef conservation. The Secretary may consult with the United States Coral Reef Task Force in carrying out this subsection. (c) International Coral Reef Ecosystem Partnerships (1) In general The Secretary may establish an international coral reef ecosystem partnership program to provide support, including funding and technical assistance, for activities that implement the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a). (2) Mechanisms The Secretary shall provide such support working in collaboration with the entities described in subsection (b). (3) Criteria for approval The Secretary may not approve a partnership proposal under this section unless the partnership is consistent with the international coral reef conservation strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a), and meets the criteria specified in that strategy. (d) Priority for certain projects conducted by States In implementing this section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to regional initiatives and projects that States are participating in with other nations. 214. Permits (a) In General The Administrator may, in accordance with this section and regulations issued under this title, issue a permit authorizing the conduct of bona fide research. (b) Exempt activities No permit under this section is required for an activity that is exempt from liability under section 206(e). (c) Terms and Conditions The Administrator may place any terms and conditions on a permit issued under this section that the Administrator deems reasonable. (d) Fees (1) Assessment and collection Subject to regulations issued under this title, the Administrator may assess and collect fees as specified in this subsection. (2) Amount Any fee assessed shall be equal to the sum of— (A) all costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the Administrator in processing the permit application, including indirect costs; and (B) if the permit is approved, all costs incurred, or expected to be incurred, by the Administrator as a direct result of the conduct of the activity for which the permit is issued. (3) Use of fees Amounts collected by the Administrator in the form of fees under this section shall be collected and available for use only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts and may be used by the Administrator for issuing and administering permits under this section. (4) Waiver or reduction of fees For any fee assessed under paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Administrator may— (A) accept in-kind contributions in lieu of a fee; or (B) waive or reduce the fee. (e) Fishing Nothing in this section shall be considered to require a person to obtain a permit under this section for the conduct of any fishing activity that is not prohibited by this title or regulations issued under this title. 215. Regulations; application in accordance with international law (a) Regulations The Administrator may issue such regulations as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of sections 206 and 214. (b) Relationship to international law This title and any regulations promulgated under this title shall be applied in accordance with international law. No restrictions shall apply to or be enforced against a person who is not a citizen, national, or resident alien of the United States (including foreign flag vessels) unless in accordance with international law. . 106. Clarification of definitions Section 218, as redesignated by section 105 of this Act (relating to definitions; 16 U.S.C. 6409), is further amended— (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: (2) Conservation The term conservation means the use of methods and procedures that are necessary to preserve or sustain coral reefs and associated species as resilient diverse, viable, and self-perpetuating coral reef ecosystems, including— (A) all activities associated with resource management, such as assessment, conservation, protection, restoration, sustainable use, and management of habitat; (B) mapping; (C) monitoring of coral reef ecosystems; (D) development and implementation of management strategies for marine protected area or networks thereof and marine resources consistent with the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); (E) law enforcement; (F) conflict resolution initiatives; (G) community outreach and education; and (H) activities that promote safe and ecologically sound navigation. ; (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Coral The term coral means species of the phylum Cnidaria, including— (A) all species of the orders Antipatharia (black corals), Scleractinia (stony corals), Gorgonacea (horny corals), Stolonifera (organ-pipe corals and others), Alcyonacea (soft corals), and Helioporacea (blue coral), of the class Anthozoa; and (B) all species of the families Milleporidae (fire corals) and Stylasteridae (stylasterid hydrocorals), of the class Hydrozoa. ; (3) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows: (4) Coral reef The term coral reef means a limestone structure, in the form of a reef or shoal, comprised in whole or in part by living coral, skeletal remains of coral, and other associated sessile marine plants and animals. ; (4) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: (5) Coral reef ecosystem The term coral reef ecosystem means a system of coral reefs and geographically associated species, habitats, and environment, including mangroves and seagrass habitats, and the processes that control its dynamics. ; and (5) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) in order as paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively, and by inserting after paragraph (6) the following: (7) Coral reef component The term coral reef component means any part of a coral reef, including individual living coral, skeletal remains of coral, and other associated sessile marine plants and animals, and any adjacent or associated seagrasses. . 107. Authorization of appropriations Section 217, as redesignated by section 105 of this Act (relating to authorization of appropriations; 16 U.S.C. 6408 ), is further amended— (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows: (a) In General There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to carry out this title $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2013, $32,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $34,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, and $35,000,000 for fiscal years 2016 and 2017. ; (2) in subsection (b) by striking $1,000,000 and inserting $2,000,000 ; (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) Management and Planning There is authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017 to remain available until expended— (1) to provide grants under section 209; and (2) to provide grants to States to strengthen coral reef and coral reef ecosystem management capabilities. ; and (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Department of the Interior There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this Act $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2013 through 2017. . II United States Coral Reef Task Force 201. United States Coral Reef Task Force (a) Establishment There is hereby established the United States Coral Reef Task Force. (b) Goal The goal of the Task Force shall be to lead, coordinate, and strengthen Federal Government actions to better preserve and protect coral reef ecosystems. (c) Duties The duties of the Task Force shall be— (1) to coordinate, in cooperation with State and local government partners, academic partners, and nongovernmental partners if appropriate, activities regarding the mapping, monitoring, research, conservation, mitigation, restoration of coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems; (2) to monitor and advise regarding implementation of the policy and Federal agency responsibilities set forth in Executive Order 13089 and the national coral reef action strategy developed under section 203 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this Act; and (3) to work with the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the Agency for International Development, and in coordination with the other members of the Task Force, to— (A) assess the United States role in international trade and protection of coral species; and (B) encourage implementation of appropriate strategies and actions to promote conservation and sustainable use of coral reef resources worldwide. (d) Membership, generally The Task Force shall be comprised of— (1) the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Secretary of the Interior, who shall be co-chairs of the Task Force; (2) the Administrator of the Agency of International Development; (3) the Secretary of Agriculture; (4) the Secretary of Defense; (5) the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Corps of Engineers; (6) the Secretary of Homeland Security; (7) the Attorney General; (8) the Secretary of State; (9) the Secretary of Transportation; (10) the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; (11) the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (12) the Director of the National Science Foundation; (13) the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; (14) the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (15) the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of the State of Florida; (16) the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of the State of Hawaii; (17) the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of the Territory of Guam; (18) the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of the Territory of American Samoa; and (19) the Governor, or a representative of the Governor, of the Virgin Islands. (e) Nonvoting members The President, or a representative of the President, of each of the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau may appoint a nonvoting member of the Task Force. (f) Responsibilities of Federal agency members (1) In general The Federal agency members of the Task Force shall— (A) identify the actions of their agencies that may affect coral reef ecosystems; (B) utilize the programs and authorities of their agencies to protect and enhance the conditions of such ecosystems; and (C) assist in the implementation of the National Action Plan to Conserve Coral Reefs, the national coral reef action strategy developed under section 203 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this Act, the local action strategies, and any other coordinated efforts approved by the Task Force. (2) Co-chairs In addition to their responsibilities under paragraph (1), the co-chairs of the Task Force shall administer performance of the functions of the Task Force and facilitate the coordination of the Federal agency members of the Task Force. (g) Working groups (1) In general The co-chairs of the Task Force may establish working groups as necessary to meet the goals and duties of this title. The Task Force may request the co-chairs to establish such a working group. (2) Participation by nongovernmental organizations The co-chairs may allow a nongovernmental organization or academic institution to participate in such a working group. (h) FACA The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Task Force. (i) Definitions The definitions in section 218 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000, as amended by this Act, shall apply to this section. III Department of the Interior Coral Reef Authorities 301. Coral reef conservation assistance (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may provide technical assistance and, subject to the availability of appropriations, financial assistance for the conservation of coral reefs. (b) Definitions In this section each of the terms conservation and coral reef has the meaning that term has under section 218 of the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (16 U.S.C. 6409), amended by this Act. 302. National coral reef action strategy Section 203(a) ( 16 U.S.C. 6402(a) ) is amended by inserting and the Secretary of the Interior after the Administrator . |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 72
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Homeland
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, and in addition to the Committee on the
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Judiciary
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, for a period
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A BILL
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To provide for emergency deployments of United States
Border Patrol agents and to increase the number of DEA and ATF agents along the
international border of the United States to increase resources to identify and
eliminate illicit sources of firearms into Mexico for use by violent drug
trafficking organizations and for other lawful activities, and for other
purposes.
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1.
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Short title; table of
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Short
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This Act may be cited
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Border Security, Cooperation,
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.
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(b)
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Table of
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The table of
contents for this Act is as follows:
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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Sec. 2. Findings.
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Title I—General Provisions
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Sec. 101. Emergency deployment of United States Border Patrol
agents.
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Sec. 102. Emergency deployment of DEA agents.
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Sec. 103. Emergency deployment of ATF agents.
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Sec. 104. Elimination of fixed deployment of United States
Border Patrol agents.
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Sec. 105. Helicopters and power boats.
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Sec. 106. Control of United State Border Patrol
assets.
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Sec. 107. Motor vehicles.
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Sec. 108. Portable computers.
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Sec. 109. Radio communications.
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Sec. 110. Hand-held global positioning system
devices.
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Sec. 111. Night vision equipment.
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Sec. 112. Border armor.
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Sec. 113. Weapons.
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Sec. 114. Uniforms.
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Sec. 115. Task force.
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Title II—Border Relief
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Sec. 201. Border relief grant program.
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Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations.
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Sec. 203. Enforcement of Federal immigration law.
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Sec. 204. Regulations.
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2.
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Findings
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Congress finds the following:
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(1)
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In 2008, the violence between Mexican drug
gangs fighting for trafficking routes to the United States killed approximately
6,000 people in Mexico, including more than 500 police officers and
soldiers.
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(2)
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In the first eight
weeks of 2009, more than 1,000 people were killed as a result of the drug
war.
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(3)
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In March 2009,
Mexico sent an additional 3,200 soldiers to the border, increasing the total
number of Mexican solders combating drug cartels to more than 45,000.
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(4)
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Over 200 United
States citizens have been killed in the drug war, either because they were
involved in the cartels or were innocent bystanders.
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The drug trade in Mexico include marijuana,
heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine (meth).
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(6)
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Mexico is the
conduit for most of the cocaine—approximately 90 percent—in the United States,
the source for much of the heroin consumed in this country, and the largest
foreign supplier of marijuana and meth to other markets.
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(7)
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Estimates indicate
a vast majority of the cocaine available in the United States market is
smuggled by Mexican cartels across the United States-Mexico border.
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(8)
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Cartels are
becoming increasingly involved in the trafficking of meth because of the large
profit margins they obtain from controlling the drug from manufacture to
distribution.
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(9)
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The drug cartels
have criminal earnings in excess of $25 billion per year and physically send
more than $10 billion a year in bulk cash back into Mexico from the United
States.
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(10)
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According to the
2009 National Drug Threat Assessment, Mexican drug trafficking organizations
are the greatest drug trafficking threat to the United States.
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(11)
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Mexico’s cartels
have existed for some time, but have become increasingly powerful in recent
years with the demise of once powerful cartels in Colombia and the closure of
trafficking routes through Florida.
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(12)
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The Colombian
cartels still play a role in the United States drug trade.
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(13)
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The Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) maintains that the Mexican cartels now command
and control the drug trade and show the hallmarks of organized crime, such as
organizing into distinct cells with subordinate cells, including gangs, which
operate throughout the United States.
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(14)
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Mexican cartels
control drug distribution in most United States cities, and they are gaining
strength in markets that they do not yet control. The 2009 National Drug Threat
Assessment indicates that Mexican cartels maintain drug distribution networks
or supply drugs to distributors in at least 230 United States cities, including
in Alaska and Hawaii.
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(15)
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The Federal Government provides States and
local governments with assistance in covering the costs related to the fight
against the drug cartels and the prosecution of such drug cases, local law
enforcement along the border is in need of assistance in covering expenses.
Local law enforcement uses its limited resources to combat drug trafficking,
human smuggling, kidnappings, the destruction of private property, and other
border security related crimes. The United States shares 1,989 miles along its
border with Mexico. Federal assistance is required to help local law
enforcement.
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I
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<header>
General
Provisions
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<enum>
101.
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<header>
Emergency
deployment of United States Border Patrol agents
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(a)
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<header>
In
general
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If the Governor of a
State on an international border of the United States declares an international
border security emergency, including actions involving Mexican drug gangs
fighting for trafficking routes involved in violent drug wars, and requests
additional United States Border Patrol agents from the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Secretary is authorized, subject to subsections (b) and (c), to
provide the State with up to 500 additional United States Border Patrol agents
for the purpose of patrolling and defending the international border in order
to prevent individuals from crossing the international border and entering the
United States at any location other than an authorized port of entry.
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(b)
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Consultation
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<text>
The
Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the President upon receipt of
a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that
providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Department
of Homeland Security’s ability to provide border security for any other
State.
</text>
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(c)
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<header>
Collective
bargaining
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<text>
Emergency deployments under this section shall be made
in accordance with all collective bargaining agreements and obligations.
</text>
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<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Emergency deployment
of DEA agents
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If the Governor of a State on an international border of
the United States declares an international border security emergency and
requests additional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from the
Attorney General, the Attorney General is authorized, subject to subsections
(b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 500 additional DEA agents for the
purpose of combating the inflow of drugs along trafficking routes to the United
States.
</text>
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(b)
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<header>
Consultation
</header>
<text>
The
Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request
under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing
the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s
ability to provide DEA agents for any other State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H022459E4E06B4484A1655C7907374DA8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Collective
bargaining
</header>
<text>
Emergency deployments under this section shall be made
in accordance with all collective bargaining agreements and obligations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H201D48C000C4471484A45B5EC1717E4C">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Emergency
deployment of ATF agents
</header>
<subsection id="H202A6E69A767413AA4C36A88DBF0AE64">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
If the Governor of a State on an international border of
the United States declares an international border security emergency and
requests additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
agents from the Attorney General, the Attorney General is authorized, subject
to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 500 additional ATF
agents for the purpose of combating the inflow of firearms, explosives,
alcohol, and tobacco along smuggling routes to the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HED4E56C7206942238A37D533FBB97C9D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Consultation
</header>
<text>
The
Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request
under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing
the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s
ability to provide ATF agents for any other State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H47EB18614FAD44A7903DF9922C9C8C17">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Collective
bargaining
</header>
<text>
Emergency deployments under this section shall be made
in accordance with all collective bargaining agreements and obligations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H51FC2300C94C45B3989AA504C4C8BA72">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Elimination of
fixed deployment of United States Border Patrol agents
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that no United States Border Patrol agent is precluded from performing
patrol duties and apprehending violators of law, except in unusual
circumstances where the temporary use of fixed deployment positions is
necessary.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H205D15CAAF784D68833096C574939B15">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Helicopters and
power boats
</header>
<subsection id="H42B37A754FBC4D96B8B6507DC703C8D6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not
fewer than 100 the number of United States Border Patrol helicopters, and shall
increase by not fewer than 250 the number of United States Border Patrol power
boats. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that appropriate types
of helicopters are procured for the various missions being performed. The
Secretary of Homeland Security also shall ensure that the types of power boats
that are procured are appropriate for both the waterways in which they are used
and the mission requirements.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H610076DA32684368A8FD9E611BBF8FD3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use and
training
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an
overall policy on how the helicopters and power boats described in subsection
(a) will be used and implement training programs for the agents who use them,
including safe operating procedures and rescue operations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H60C90E4762A244778B8B18CF195FCAE3">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Control of
United States Border Patrol assets
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Border Patrol shall have
complete and exclusive administrative and operational control over all the
assets utilized in carrying out its mission, including aircraft, watercraft,
vehicles, detention space, transportation, and all of the personnel associated
with such assets.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDC52100D67A447DFB5D845B7F8387DD1">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Motor
vehicles
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for use
by the United States Border Patrol that will permit a ratio of at least one
police-type vehicle per every three United States Border Patrol agents.
Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that there are
sufficient numbers and types of other motor vehicles to support the mission of
the United States Border Patrol. All vehicles will be chosen on the basis of
appropriateness for use by the United States Border Patrol, and each vehicle
shall have a
<term>
panic button
</term>
and a global positioning system device
that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking
the location of an agent in distress. The police-type vehicles shall be
replaced at least every three years.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB662E3A83B2A4CC797C81D458C42BDB4">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Portable
computers
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that each police-type motor vehicle in the fleet
of the United States Border Patrol is equipped with a portable computer with
access to all necessary law enforcement databases and otherwise suited to the
unique operational requirements of the United States Border Patrol.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF2F7AD522A8B4A7CA9C31911794FB0DD">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<header>
Radio
communications
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary
of Homeland Security shall augment the existing radio communications system so
all law enforcement personnel working in every area where United States Border
Patrol operations are conducted have clear and encrypted two-way radio
communication capabilities at all times. Each portable communications device
shall be equipped with a
<term>
panic button
</term>
and a global positioning
system device that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose
of tracking the location of the agent in distress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H973C51487E1F43C6B713B7C0F73DBD75">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<header>
Hand-held
global positioning system devices
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that each United States Border Patrol agent is issued a state-of-the-art
hand-held global positioning system device for navigational purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HAE3894B9A6584BDD97489F84A1343980">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Night vision
equipment
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that sufficient quantities of state-of-the-art
night vision equipment are procured and maintained to enable each United States
Border Patrol agent working during the hours of darkness to be equipped with a
portable night vision device.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA907E02C420741BCA7AEAD230478836D">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<header>
Border
armor
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of
Homeland Security shall ensure that every United States Border Patrol agent is
issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks
faced by the individual officer. Each officer shall be allowed to select from
among a variety of approved brands and styles. Officers shall be strongly
encouraged, but not mandated, to wear such body armor whenever practicable. All
body armor shall be replaced at least every five years.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H75EA422132444260B473DAABE145FEA7">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<header>
Weapons
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that United States Border Patrol agents are equipped with weapons that
are reliable and effective to protect themselves, their fellow officers, and
innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed criminals. In addition,
the Secretary shall ensure that the policies of the Department of Homeland
Security allow all such officers to carry weapons that are suited to the
potential threats that they face.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4043ECB5F1EB4B39B6476C89E32E78CF">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<header>
Uniforms
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall
ensure that all United States Border Patrol agents are provided with all
necessary uniform items, including outerwear suited to the climate, footwear,
belts, holsters, and personal protective equipment, at no cost to such agents.
Such items shall be replaced at no cost to such agents as they become worn,
unserviceable, or no longer fit properly.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H65AC2C7E0FA84DA28AD46573BA265C65">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<header>
Task
force
</header>
<subsection id="H580B8BFA80D14B0A8C3A3776B45C42F8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is established
a task force to be known as the ATF, DEA, and Border Patrol Task Force. The
task force shall be composed of members appointed by the President from among
representatives of the United States Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement
Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives.
There shall be an equal number of representatives from each agency.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4879FFAA08E4488DB7DBB8AD6AE84882">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
task force shall meet not less than once per month during a two-year period in
order to monitor and report to the Congress and to the President on the trade
and sale of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives along the borders
of the United States. Twice a year during such period, the task force shall
submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland
Security of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on the
Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of
the Senate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8AB292DC02784B65838BFD89FA978B1A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
The
task force shall terminate upon the expiration of the two-year period beginning
on the date of the appointment of the last member appointed under this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H0AD90553D6924AF78E7F53CFB102895F">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Border
Relief
</header>
<section id="H493A3A0BD8E640089400D4A0DF0055AD">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Border relief
grant program
</header>
<subsection id="H4BE6150B08D3478D9C4070104FABA2B5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
From amounts made available under section 202, the
Attorney General may make border security grants to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4DD62EF634C64FF78BB4E865D46E0A80">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
sheriffs’ offices
of counties any part of which is within 25 miles of the southern border of the
United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF167295F0F904BC98FF4282E39B47703">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
police departments serving a city, town, or
other political subdivision in a county any part of which is within 25 miles of
the southern border of the United States (including tribal police departments
serving a community any part of which is within 25 miles of such
border).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB60D44DFDDF24E47A066A5BFB625EC67">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<paragraph id="H864A60AA8E5A47B08C1861C0B7EE426D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Grant funds received under subsection (a) may be used for
the following activities:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H878467A523B84DE5B4BAA5F8D44F1396">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
To conduct law
enforcement operations to enforce criminal laws, prevent and punish criminal
activity, and protect the lives, property, and security of the people within
the jurisdiction of the grant recipient.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB662BF3287B4A55BB5D2298FBDA9BFB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
To transfer to
appropriate Federal law enforcement officials aliens unlawfully present in the
United States who are detained or in the custody of the grant recipient.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89AD980552904D74A757342F3D6A3B3A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
To enforce State
and Federal laws relating to securing the border and enforce other State and
Federal criminal laws.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB8C037EB45B4C468F4664D9DE9A3078">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Payment of
costs
</header>
<text>
Use of funds under paragraph (1) shall include payment for
costs of hiring, equipping, training, and otherwise controlling the operations
and deployment of law enforcement officials engaged in duties described in
paragraph (1), as well as the costs of paying overtime to such
officials.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H58491A66C2B7458F81D4FECE55AE1FA2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<paragraph id="HF2E9F4ECB47D4EAAB126DC8060FF8553">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Each eligible law enforcement agency seeking a grant
under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such
time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney
General may require.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FF768B14027440C85C1E3B8F06C4777">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
Each
application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H85A41D0A7E2C453081AB424BE27BBF2E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
describe the
activities for which assistance under this section is sought; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59A96DC755C74250A7232ED583A63BB2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
provide such
additional assurances as the Attorney General determines to be essential to
ensure compliance with the requirements of this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBD752086718C4314AE600A7C4906F5C5">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization
of appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There is
authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this title
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H49762A99734E4DC19BFB5C5DB31E8A2A">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Enforcement of
Federal immigration law
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Nothing in this title shall be construed to
authorize State or local law enforcement agencies or their officers to exercise
Federal immigration law enforcement authority.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC4F8EB8AB66F4123B1988E0DF3D1873E">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after the date of the
enactment of this title, the Attorney General shall issue regulations to carry
out this title.
</text>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 72 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for emergency deployments of United States Border Patrol agents and to increase the number of DEA and ATF agents along the international border of the United States to increase resources to identify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms into Mexico for use by violent drug trafficking organizations and for other lawful activities, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Border Security, Cooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Title I—General Provisions Sec. 101. Emergency deployment of United States Border Patrol agents. Sec. 102. Emergency deployment of DEA agents. Sec. 103. Emergency deployment of ATF agents. Sec. 104. Elimination of fixed deployment of United States Border Patrol agents. Sec. 105. Helicopters and power boats. Sec. 106. Control of United State Border Patrol assets. Sec. 107. Motor vehicles. Sec. 108. Portable computers. Sec. 109. Radio communications. Sec. 110. Hand-held global positioning system devices. Sec. 111. Night vision equipment. Sec. 112. Border armor. Sec. 113. Weapons. Sec. 114. Uniforms. Sec. 115. Task force. Title II—Border Relief Sec. 201. Border relief grant program. Sec. 202. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 203. Enforcement of Federal immigration law. Sec. 204. Regulations. 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2008, the violence between Mexican drug gangs fighting for trafficking routes to the United States killed approximately 6,000 people in Mexico, including more than 500 police officers and soldiers. (2) In the first eight weeks of 2009, more than 1,000 people were killed as a result of the drug war. (3) In March 2009, Mexico sent an additional 3,200 soldiers to the border, increasing the total number of Mexican solders combating drug cartels to more than 45,000. (4) Over 200 United States citizens have been killed in the drug war, either because they were involved in the cartels or were innocent bystanders. (5) The drug trade in Mexico include marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine (meth). (6) Mexico is the conduit for most of the cocaine—approximately 90 percent—in the United States, the source for much of the heroin consumed in this country, and the largest foreign supplier of marijuana and meth to other markets. (7) Estimates indicate a vast majority of the cocaine available in the United States market is smuggled by Mexican cartels across the United States-Mexico border. (8) Cartels are becoming increasingly involved in the trafficking of meth because of the large profit margins they obtain from controlling the drug from manufacture to distribution. (9) The drug cartels have criminal earnings in excess of $25 billion per year and physically send more than $10 billion a year in bulk cash back into Mexico from the United States. (10) According to the 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment, Mexican drug trafficking organizations are the greatest drug trafficking threat to the United States. (11) Mexico’s cartels have existed for some time, but have become increasingly powerful in recent years with the demise of once powerful cartels in Colombia and the closure of trafficking routes through Florida. (12) The Colombian cartels still play a role in the United States drug trade. (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) maintains that the Mexican cartels now command and control the drug trade and show the hallmarks of organized crime, such as organizing into distinct cells with subordinate cells, including gangs, which operate throughout the United States. (14) Mexican cartels control drug distribution in most United States cities, and they are gaining strength in markets that they do not yet control. The 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment indicates that Mexican cartels maintain drug distribution networks or supply drugs to distributors in at least 230 United States cities, including in Alaska and Hawaii. (15) The Federal Government provides States and local governments with assistance in covering the costs related to the fight against the drug cartels and the prosecution of such drug cases, local law enforcement along the border is in need of assistance in covering expenses. Local law enforcement uses its limited resources to combat drug trafficking, human smuggling, kidnappings, the destruction of private property, and other border security related crimes. The United States shares 1,989 miles along its border with Mexico. Federal assistance is required to help local law enforcement. I General Provisions 101. Emergency deployment of United States Border Patrol agents (a) In general If the Governor of a State on an international border of the United States declares an international border security emergency, including actions involving Mexican drug gangs fighting for trafficking routes involved in violent drug wars, and requests additional United States Border Patrol agents from the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary is authorized, subject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 500 additional United States Border Patrol agents for the purpose of patrolling and defending the international border in order to prevent individuals from crossing the international border and entering the United States at any location other than an authorized port of entry. (b) Consultation The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to provide border security for any other State. (c) Collective bargaining Emergency deployments under this section shall be made in accordance with all collective bargaining agreements and obligations. 102. Emergency deployment of DEA agents (a) In general If the Governor of a State on an international border of the United States declares an international border security emergency and requests additional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents from the Attorney General, the Attorney General is authorized, subject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 500 additional DEA agents for the purpose of combating the inflow of drugs along trafficking routes to the United States. (b) Consultation The Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s ability to provide DEA agents for any other State. (c) Collective bargaining Emergency deployments under this section shall be made in accordance with all collective bargaining agreements and obligations. 103. Emergency deployment of ATF agents (a) In general If the Governor of a State on an international border of the United States declares an international border security emergency and requests additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agents from the Attorney General, the Attorney General is authorized, subject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 500 additional ATF agents for the purpose of combating the inflow of firearms, explosives, alcohol, and tobacco along smuggling routes to the United States. (b) Consultation The Attorney General shall consult with the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested assistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General’s ability to provide ATF agents for any other State. (c) Collective bargaining Emergency deployments under this section shall be made in accordance with all collective bargaining agreements and obligations. 104. Elimination of fixed deployment of United States Border Patrol agents The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that no United States Border Patrol agent is precluded from performing patrol duties and apprehending violators of law, except in unusual circumstances where the temporary use of fixed deployment positions is necessary. 105. Helicopters and power boats (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase by not fewer than 100 the number of United States Border Patrol helicopters, and shall increase by not fewer than 250 the number of United States Border Patrol power boats. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that appropriate types of helicopters are procured for the various missions being performed. The Secretary of Homeland Security also shall ensure that the types of power boats that are procured are appropriate for both the waterways in which they are used and the mission requirements. (b) Use and training The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish an overall policy on how the helicopters and power boats described in subsection (a) will be used and implement training programs for the agents who use them, including safe operating procedures and rescue operations. 106. Control of United States Border Patrol assets The United States Border Patrol shall have complete and exclusive administrative and operational control over all the assets utilized in carrying out its mission, including aircraft, watercraft, vehicles, detention space, transportation, and all of the personnel associated with such assets. 107. Motor vehicles The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a fleet of motor vehicles appropriate for use by the United States Border Patrol that will permit a ratio of at least one police-type vehicle per every three United States Border Patrol agents. Additionally, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that there are sufficient numbers and types of other motor vehicles to support the mission of the United States Border Patrol. All vehicles will be chosen on the basis of appropriateness for use by the United States Border Patrol, and each vehicle shall have a panic button and a global positioning system device that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking the location of an agent in distress. The police-type vehicles shall be replaced at least every three years. 108. Portable computers The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each police-type motor vehicle in the fleet of the United States Border Patrol is equipped with a portable computer with access to all necessary law enforcement databases and otherwise suited to the unique operational requirements of the United States Border Patrol. 109. Radio communications The Secretary of Homeland Security shall augment the existing radio communications system so all law enforcement personnel working in every area where United States Border Patrol operations are conducted have clear and encrypted two-way radio communication capabilities at all times. Each portable communications device shall be equipped with a panic button and a global positioning system device that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking the location of the agent in distress. 110. Hand-held global positioning system devices The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each United States Border Patrol agent is issued a state-of-the-art hand-held global positioning system device for navigational purposes. 111. Night vision equipment The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that sufficient quantities of state-of-the-art night vision equipment are procured and maintained to enable each United States Border Patrol agent working during the hours of darkness to be equipped with a portable night vision device. 112. Border armor The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that every United States Border Patrol agent is issued high-quality body armor that is appropriate for the climate and risks faced by the individual officer. Each officer shall be allowed to select from among a variety of approved brands and styles. Officers shall be strongly encouraged, but not mandated, to wear such body armor whenever practicable. All body armor shall be replaced at least every five years. 113. Weapons The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that United States Border Patrol agents are equipped with weapons that are reliable and effective to protect themselves, their fellow officers, and innocent third parties from the threats posed by armed criminals. In addition, the Secretary shall ensure that the policies of the Department of Homeland Security allow all such officers to carry weapons that are suited to the potential threats that they face. 114. Uniforms The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all United States Border Patrol agents are provided with all necessary uniform items, including outerwear suited to the climate, footwear, belts, holsters, and personal protective equipment, at no cost to such agents. Such items shall be replaced at no cost to such agents as they become worn, unserviceable, or no longer fit properly. 115. Task force (a) In general There is established a task force to be known as the ATF, DEA, and Border Patrol Task Force. The task force shall be composed of members appointed by the President from among representatives of the United States Border Patrol, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. There shall be an equal number of representatives from each agency. (b) Duties The task force shall meet not less than once per month during a two-year period in order to monitor and report to the Congress and to the President on the trade and sale of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, firearms, and explosives along the borders of the United States. Twice a year during such period, the task force shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of the United States House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. (c) Termination The task force shall terminate upon the expiration of the two-year period beginning on the date of the appointment of the last member appointed under this section. II Border Relief 201. Border relief grant program (a) In general From amounts made available under section 202, the Attorney General may make border security grants to— (1) sheriffs’ offices of counties any part of which is within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States; and (2) police departments serving a city, town, or other political subdivision in a county any part of which is within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States (including tribal police departments serving a community any part of which is within 25 miles of such border). (b) Use of funds (1) In general Grant funds received under subsection (a) may be used for the following activities: (A) To conduct law enforcement operations to enforce criminal laws, prevent and punish criminal activity, and protect the lives, property, and security of the people within the jurisdiction of the grant recipient. (B) To transfer to appropriate Federal law enforcement officials aliens unlawfully present in the United States who are detained or in the custody of the grant recipient. (C) To enforce State and Federal laws relating to securing the border and enforce other State and Federal criminal laws. (2) Payment of costs Use of funds under paragraph (1) shall include payment for costs of hiring, equipping, training, and otherwise controlling the operations and deployment of law enforcement officials engaged in duties described in paragraph (1), as well as the costs of paying overtime to such officials. (c) Application (1) In general Each eligible law enforcement agency seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General an application at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may require. (2) Contents Each application submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall— (A) describe the activities for which assistance under this section is sought; and (B) provide such additional assurances as the Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure compliance with the requirements of this section. 202. Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Attorney General to carry out this title $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year. 203. Enforcement of Federal immigration law Nothing in this title shall be construed to authorize State or local law enforcement agencies or their officers to exercise Federal immigration law enforcement authority. 204. Regulations Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this title, the Attorney General shall issue regulations to carry out this title. |
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H. R. 73
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Broun of Georgia
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To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
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This Act may be cited as the
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Federal Reserve Board Abolition
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Federal Reserve
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In
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Effective at the end of the 1-year period beginning on
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System and each Federal reserve bank are hereby abolished.
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Repeal of
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Federal Reserve
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Effective at the end of the 1-year period
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the
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Federal Reserve Act
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is hereby
repealed.
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Disposition of
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Management
during dissolution period
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During the 1-year period referred to in
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System—
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shall, for the
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Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks—
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manage the
employees of the Board and each such bank and provide for the payment of
compensation and benefits of any such employee which accrue before the position
of such employee is abolished; and
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(ii)
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manage the assets
and liabilities of the Board and each such bank until such assets and
liabilities are liquidated or assumed by the Secretary of the Treasury in
accordance with this subsection; and
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may take such
other action as may be necessary, subject to the approval of the Secretary of
the Treasury, to wind up the affairs of the Board and the Federal reserve
banks.
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(2)
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Liquidation of
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(A)
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In
general
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The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall
liquidate all assets of the Board and the Federal reserve banks in an orderly
manner so as to achieve as expeditious a liquidation as may be practical while
maximizing the return to the Treasury.
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(B)
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Transfer to
treasury
</header>
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After satisfying all claims against the Board and any
Federal reserve bank which are accepted by the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget and redeeming the stock of such banks, the net proceeds
of the liquidation under subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to the Secretary
of the Treasury and deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury.
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(3)
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Assumption of
liabilities
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All outstanding liabilities of the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks at the time such
entities are abolished, including any liability for retirement and other
benefits for former officers and employees of the Board or any such bank in
accordance with employee retirement and benefit programs of the Board and any
such bank, shall become the liability of the Secretary of the Treasury and
shall be paid from amounts deposited in the general fund pursuant to paragraph
(2) which are hereby appropriated for such purpose until all such liabilities
are satisfied.
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Report
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At
the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this
Act, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget shall submit a joint report to the Congress containing a detailed
description of the actions taken to implement this Act and any actions or
issues relating to such implementation that remain uncompleted or unresolved as
of the date of the report.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 73 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Broun of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act . 2. Federal Reserve Board abolished (a) In General Effective at the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and each Federal reserve bank are hereby abolished. (b) Repeal of Federal Reserve Act Effective at the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Reserve Act is hereby repealed. (c) Disposition of Affairs (1) Management during dissolution period During the 1-year period referred to in subsection (a), the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System— (A) shall, for the sole purpose of winding up the affairs of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks— (i) manage the employees of the Board and each such bank and provide for the payment of compensation and benefits of any such employee which accrue before the position of such employee is abolished; and (ii) manage the assets and liabilities of the Board and each such bank until such assets and liabilities are liquidated or assumed by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance with this subsection; and (B) may take such other action as may be necessary, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to wind up the affairs of the Board and the Federal reserve banks. (2) Liquidation of assets (A) In general The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall liquidate all assets of the Board and the Federal reserve banks in an orderly manner so as to achieve as expeditious a liquidation as may be practical while maximizing the return to the Treasury. (B) Transfer to treasury After satisfying all claims against the Board and any Federal reserve bank which are accepted by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and redeeming the stock of such banks, the net proceeds of the liquidation under subparagraph (A) shall be transferred to the Secretary of the Treasury and deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury. (3) Assumption of liabilities All outstanding liabilities of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks at the time such entities are abolished, including any liability for retirement and other benefits for former officers and employees of the Board or any such bank in accordance with employee retirement and benefit programs of the Board and any such bank, shall become the liability of the Secretary of the Treasury and shall be paid from amounts deposited in the general fund pursuant to paragraph (2) which are hereby appropriated for such purpose until all such liabilities are satisfied. (d) Report At the end of the 18-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a joint report to the Congress containing a detailed description of the actions taken to implement this Act and any actions or issues relating to such implementation that remain uncompleted or unresolved as of the date of the report. |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on the
Judiciary
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To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops,
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This Act may be cited as the
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Traffic Stops Along the Border
Statistics Study Act of 2013
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Attorney general
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Study
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In
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The Attorney General shall conduct a nationwide study of
stops for traffic violations by law enforcement officers.
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(2)
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Initial
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The Attorney General shall perform an initial analysis
of existing data, including complaints alleging, and other information
concerning, traffic stops motivated by race and other bias.
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(3)
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Data
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After completion of the initial analysis under
paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall gather the following data on traffic
stops from a nationwide sample of jurisdictions, including jurisdictions
identified in the initial analysis:
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(A)
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The traffic
infraction alleged to have been committed that led to the stop.
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(B)
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Identifying
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and approximate age of the driver.
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(C)
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Whether
immigration status was questioned, immigration documents were requested, or an
inquiry was made to the Immigration and Naturalization Service with regard to
any individual in the vehicle and whether any individual in the vehicle was
turned over to immigration officials.
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(D)
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The number of
stops conducted within 25 miles of the United States border with Mexico
compared with the number of stops conducted within 25 miles of the United
States border with Canada.
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(E)
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The number of
individuals in the stopped vehicle.
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(F)
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Whether a search
was instituted as a result of the stop and whether consent was requested for
the search.
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(G)
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Any alleged
criminal behavior by the driver that justified the search.
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(H)
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Any items seized,
including contraband or money.
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(I)
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Whether any
warning or citation was issued as a result of the stop.
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(J)
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Whether an arrest
was made as a result of either the stop or the search and the justification for
the arrest.
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(K)
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The duration of
the stop.
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(b)
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Reporting
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(1)
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<header>
Initial
analysis
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall report the results of the Attorney
General’s initial analysis under subsection (a)(2) to Congress and make such
report available to the public, and identify the jurisdictions for which the
study is to be conducted.
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(2)
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Data
collection
</header>
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the Attorney General shall report the results of the data collected
under subsection (a)(3) to Congress, a copy of which shall also be published in
the Federal Register.
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3.
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Grant
program
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In order to complete
the study described in section 2, the Attorney General may provide grants to
law enforcement agencies to collect and submit the data described in section 2
to the appropriate agency as designated by the Attorney General.
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4.
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<header>
Limitation on use
of data
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Information released
pursuant to section 2 shall not reveal the identity of any individual who is
stopped or any law enforcement officer involved in a traffic stop.
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5.
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Definition
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For purposes of this Act, the term
<quote>
law enforcement agency
</quote>
means an agency of a State or political
subdivision of a State, authorized by law or by a Federal, State, or local
government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or
investigation of violations of criminal laws.
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6.
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Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
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There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 74 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the collection of data on traffic stops, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Traffic Stops Along the Border Statistics Study Act of 2013 . 2. Attorney general study (a) Study (1) In general The Attorney General shall conduct a nationwide study of stops for traffic violations by law enforcement officers. (2) Initial analysis The Attorney General shall perform an initial analysis of existing data, including complaints alleging, and other information concerning, traffic stops motivated by race and other bias. (3) Data collection After completion of the initial analysis under paragraph (2), the Attorney General shall gather the following data on traffic stops from a nationwide sample of jurisdictions, including jurisdictions identified in the initial analysis: (A) The traffic infraction alleged to have been committed that led to the stop. (B) Identifying characteristics of the driver stopped, including the race, gender, ethnicity, and approximate age of the driver. (C) Whether immigration status was questioned, immigration documents were requested, or an inquiry was made to the Immigration and Naturalization Service with regard to any individual in the vehicle and whether any individual in the vehicle was turned over to immigration officials. (D) The number of stops conducted within 25 miles of the United States border with Mexico compared with the number of stops conducted within 25 miles of the United States border with Canada. (E) The number of individuals in the stopped vehicle. (F) Whether a search was instituted as a result of the stop and whether consent was requested for the search. (G) Any alleged criminal behavior by the driver that justified the search. (H) Any items seized, including contraband or money. (I) Whether any warning or citation was issued as a result of the stop. (J) Whether an arrest was made as a result of either the stop or the search and the justification for the arrest. (K) The duration of the stop. (b) Reporting (1) Initial analysis Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall report the results of the Attorney General’s initial analysis under subsection (a)(2) to Congress and make such report available to the public, and identify the jurisdictions for which the study is to be conducted. (2) Data collection Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall report the results of the data collected under subsection (a)(3) to Congress, a copy of which shall also be published in the Federal Register. 3. Grant program In order to complete the study described in section 2, the Attorney General may provide grants to law enforcement agencies to collect and submit the data described in section 2 to the appropriate agency as designated by the Attorney General. 4. Limitation on use of data Information released pursuant to section 2 shall not reveal the identity of any individual who is stopped or any law enforcement officer involved in a traffic stop. 5. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term law enforcement agency means an agency of a State or political subdivision of a State, authorized by law or by a Federal, State, or local government agency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, or investigation of violations of criminal laws. 6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. |
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113 HR 75 IH: American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2013
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 75
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Broun of Georgia
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Foreign
Affairs
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A BILL
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To end membership of the United States in the United
Nations.
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1.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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American Sovereignty Restoration Act
of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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2.
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<header>
Repeal of United
Nations Participation Act of 1945
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(a)
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<header>
Repeal
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The
United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/79/264">
Public Law 79–264
</external-xref>
; 22 U.S.C. 287 et
seq.) is repealed.
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
membership in United Nations
</header>
<text>
The President shall terminate all
membership by the United States in the United Nations, and in any organ,
specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United
Nations.
</text>
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(c)
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<header>
Closure of
United States Mission to United Nations
</header>
<text>
The United States Mission
to the United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such office shall
not be carried out.
</text>
</subsection>
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3.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of United
Nations Headquarters Agreement Act
</header>
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(a)
</enum>
<header>
Repeal
</header>
<text>
The
United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/80/357">
Public Law 80–357
</external-xref>
) is
repealed.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Withdrawal
</header>
<text>
The
United States withdraws from the agreement between the United States of America
and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the United Nations (signed
at Lake Success, New York, on June 26, 1947, which was brought into effect by
the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act).
</text>
</subsection>
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4.
</enum>
<header>
United States
assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations
</header>
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No funds are authorized to be appropriated
or otherwise made available for assessed or voluntary contributions of the
United States to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency,
commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, except that
funds may be appropriated to facilitate termination of United States membership
and withdrawal of United States personnel and equipment, in accordance with
sections 2 and 3, respectively. Upon termination of United States membership,
no payments shall be made to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized
agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, out
of any funds appropriated prior to such termination or out of any other funds
available for such purposes.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
United Nations
peacekeeping operations
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
No
funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any
United States contribution to any United Nations military or peacekeeping
operation or force.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Terminations of
United States participation in United Nations peacekeeping
operations
</header>
<text>
No funds may be obligated or expended to support the
participation of any member of the Armed Forces of the United States as part of
any United Nations military or peacekeeping operation or force. No member of
the Armed Forces of the United States may serve under the command of the United
Nations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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6.
</enum>
<header>
Withdrawal of
United Nations presence in facilities of the government of the United States
and repeal of diplomatic immunity
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Withdrawal from
United States Government property
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The United Nations (including any organ,
specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United
Nations) may not occupy or use any property or facility of the United States
Government.
</text>
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Diplomatic
immunity
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No officer or
employee of the United Nations (including any organ, specialized agency,
commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations) or any
representative, officer, or employee of any mission to the United Nations of
any foreign government shall be entitled to enjoy the privileges and immunities
of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961, nor may any
such privileges and immunities be extended to any such individual. The
privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in the International
Organizations Immunities Act of December 29, 1945 (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288
et seq.), or in any agreement or treaty to which the United States is a party,
including the agreement entitled
<quote>
Agreement Between the United Nations
and the United States of America Regarding the Headquarters of the United
Nations
</quote>
, signed June 26, 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/287">
22 U.S.C. 287
</external-xref>
note), and the Convention
on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, entered into force with
respect to the United States on April 29, 1970 (21 UST 1418; TIAS 6900; UNTS
16), shall not apply to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency,
commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, to the
officers and employees of the United Nations, or of any organ, specialized
agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, or
to the families, suites, or servants of such officers or employees.
</text>
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<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of United
States membership and participation in the United Nations Educational,
Scientific, and Cultural Organization
</header>
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The joint resolution entitled
<quote>
A joint
resolution providing for membership and participation by the United States in
the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and
authorizing an appropriation therefor
</quote>
, approved July 30, 1946 (Public
Law 79–565,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/287m">
22 U.S.C. 287m et seq.
</external-xref>
), is repealed.
</text>
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<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of United
Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973
</header>
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The United Nations Environment Program
Participation Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/287">
22 U.S.C. 287
</external-xref>
note) is repealed.
</text>
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9.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of United
States participation in the World Health Organization
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The joint resolution entitled
<quote>
Joint
Resolution providing for membership and participation by the United States in
the World Health Organization and authorizing an appropriation
therefor
</quote>
, approved June 14, 1948 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/290">
22 U.S.C. 290
</external-xref>
, is repealed.
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10.
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<header>
Repeal of
involvement in United Nations conventions and agreements
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Effective on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the United States will end any participation in any conventions and
agreements with the United Nations and any organ, specialized agency,
commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations. Any
remaining functions of such conventions and agreements shall not be carried
out.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Reemployment
with United States Government after service with an international
organization
</header>
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Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to affect the rights of employees under subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/35">
chapter 35
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, relating to reemployment after
service with an international organization.
</text>
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<enum>
12.
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Effective on the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations and any organ,
specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United
Nations of the provisions of this Act.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
13.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Except as otherwise
provided, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the
date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 75 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Broun of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To end membership of the United States in the United Nations.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (a) Repeal The United Nations Participation Act of 1945 ( Public Law 79–264 ; 22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is repealed. (b) Termination of membership in United Nations The President shall terminate all membership by the United States in the United Nations, and in any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations. (c) Closure of United States Mission to United Nations The United States Mission to the United Nations is closed. Any remaining functions of such office shall not be carried out. 3. Repeal of United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act (a) Repeal The United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act ( Public Law 80–357 ) is repealed. (b) Withdrawal The United States withdraws from the agreement between the United States of America and the United Nations regarding the headquarters of the United Nations (signed at Lake Success, New York, on June 26, 1947, which was brought into effect by the United Nations Headquarters Agreement Act). 4. United States assessed and voluntary contributions to the United Nations No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for assessed or voluntary contributions of the United States to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, except that funds may be appropriated to facilitate termination of United States membership and withdrawal of United States personnel and equipment, in accordance with sections 2 and 3, respectively. Upon termination of United States membership, no payments shall be made to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, out of any funds appropriated prior to such termination or out of any other funds available for such purposes. 5. United Nations peacekeeping operations (a) Termination No funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any United States contribution to any United Nations military or peacekeeping operation or force. (b) Terminations of United States participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations No funds may be obligated or expended to support the participation of any member of the Armed Forces of the United States as part of any United Nations military or peacekeeping operation or force. No member of the Armed Forces of the United States may serve under the command of the United Nations. 6. Withdrawal of United Nations presence in facilities of the government of the United States and repeal of diplomatic immunity (a) Withdrawal from United States Government property The United Nations (including any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations) may not occupy or use any property or facility of the United States Government. (b) Diplomatic immunity No officer or employee of the United Nations (including any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations) or any representative, officer, or employee of any mission to the United Nations of any foreign government shall be entitled to enjoy the privileges and immunities of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961, nor may any such privileges and immunities be extended to any such individual. The privileges, exemptions, and immunities provided for in the International Organizations Immunities Act of December 29, 1945 (59 Stat. 669; 22 U.S.C. 288 et seq.), or in any agreement or treaty to which the United States is a party, including the agreement entitled Agreement Between the United Nations and the United States of America Regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations , signed June 26, 1947 ( 22 U.S.C. 287 note), and the Convention on Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations, entered into force with respect to the United States on April 29, 1970 (21 UST 1418; TIAS 6900; UNTS 16), shall not apply to the United Nations or to any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, to the officers and employees of the United Nations, or of any organ, specialized agency, commission or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations, or to the families, suites, or servants of such officers or employees. 7. Repeal of United States membership and participation in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization The joint resolution entitled A joint resolution providing for membership and participation by the United States in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, and authorizing an appropriation therefor , approved July 30, 1946 (Public Law 79–565, 22 U.S.C. 287m et seq. ), is repealed. 8. Repeal of United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973 The United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973 ( 22 U.S.C. 287 note) is repealed. 9. Repeal of United States participation in the World Health Organization The joint resolution entitled Joint Resolution providing for membership and participation by the United States in the World Health Organization and authorizing an appropriation therefor , approved June 14, 1948 ( 22 U.S.C. 290 , is repealed. 10. Repeal of involvement in United Nations conventions and agreements Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the United States will end any participation in any conventions and agreements with the United Nations and any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations. Any remaining functions of such conventions and agreements shall not be carried out. 11. Reemployment with United States Government after service with an international organization Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect the rights of employees under subchapter IV of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, relating to reemployment after service with an international organization. 12. Notification Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall notify the United Nations and any organ, specialized agency, commission, or other formally affiliated body of the United Nations of the provisions of this Act. 13. Effective date Except as otherwise provided, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building
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Designation
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The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the
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Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building
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Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the
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Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 76 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, as the Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building .
1. Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1900 West Gray Street in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Hazel Hainsworth Young Post Office Building . |
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To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on
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Free Competition in Currency Act of
2013
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Repeal of legal
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In
General
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Section 5103
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of title 31, United States Code (relating to
legal tender), is hereby repealed.
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Clerical
Amendment
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The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 51 of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to
section 5103 and inserting the following new item:
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5103.
[Repealed].
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.
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No tax on certain
coins and bullion
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(a)
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In
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
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(1)
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no tax may be
imposed on (or with respect to the sale, exchange, or other disposition of) any
coin, medal, token, or gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion,
whether issued by a State, the United States, a foreign government, or any
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 77 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Broun of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the legal tender laws, to prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and to repeal superfluous sections related to coinage.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Free Competition in Currency Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of legal tender laws (a) In General Section 5103 of title 31, United States Code (relating to legal tender), is hereby repealed. (b) Clerical Amendment The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 5103 and inserting the following new item: 5103. [Repealed]. . 3. No tax on certain coins and bullion (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) no tax may be imposed on (or with respect to the sale, exchange, or other disposition of) any coin, medal, token, or gold, silver, platinum, palladium, or rhodium bullion, whether issued by a State, the United States, a foreign government, or any other person; and (2) no State may assess any tax or fee on any currency, or any other monetary instrument, which is used in the transaction of interstate commerce or commerce with a foreign country, and which is subject to the enjoyment of legal tender status under article I, section 10 of the United States Constitution. (b) Effective date This section shall take effect on December 31, 2013, but shall not apply to taxes or fees imposed before such date. 4. Repeal of superfluous sections (a) In general Title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking sections 486 (relating to uttering coins of gold, silver, or other metal) and 489 (making or possessing likeness of coins). (b) Conforming amendment to table of sections The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 25 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the items relating to the sections stricken by subsection (a). (c) Special rule concerning retroactive effect Any prosecution under the sections stricken by subsection (a) shall abate upon the taking effect of this section. Any previous conviction under those sections shall be null and void. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 78 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building .
1. George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building .
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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| I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 78 AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building .
1. George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building .
Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 78 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building .
1. George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building . |
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| IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 78 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 9, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building .
1. George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building (a) Designation The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, shall be known and designated as the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the George Thomas Mickey Leland Post Office Building .
Passed the House of Representatives September 8, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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(or, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 79 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , and Ms. Bordallo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the Federal medical assistance percentage for the territories.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicaid Payment Fairness to the Territories Act of 2013 . 2. Increase in the Federal medical assistance percentage for the territories Section 1905(b)(2) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)(2) ) is amended by inserting after 55 percent the following: (or, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the highest such Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to any of the 50 States for the fiscal year involved) . |
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Breast cancer
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The survival rate
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African-American
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discovered before the cancer spreads beyond the breast, compared to 23 percent
for stage IV breast cancers.
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Triple-negative
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HER2 protein on their sources.
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It is estimated
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Triple-negative
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African-American
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White women.
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Triple-negative
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Like other forms
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Early-stage
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target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early
detection and education is vital.
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Current research
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the rates of
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Hispanic, and other minority women;
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he costs
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the methods by
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Research with
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Research
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Administration
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The
Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate
institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health,
including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the
Office of Research on Women’s Health, and the National Institute on Minority
Health and Health Disparities.
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Coordination of
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offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health.
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Authorization of
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For the purpose of carrying out this section,
there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal years
2014 through 2016.
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Education and
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Triple-Negative
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the incidence and
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the availability,
as medically appropriate, of a range of treatment options for symptomatic
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For the purpose of carrying out this section,
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Information to
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Authorization of
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For the purpose of carrying out this section,
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as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 80 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To provide for research and education with respect to triple-negative breast cancer, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Research and Education Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) Breast cancer accounts for 1 in 4 cancer diagnoses among women in this country. (2) The survival rate for breast cancer has increased to 90 percent for White women and 78 percent for African-American women. (3) African-American women are more likely to be diagnosed with larger tumors and more advanced stages of breast cancer despite a lower incidence rate. (4) Early detection for breast cancer increases survival rates for breast cancer, as evidenced by a 5-year relative survival rate of 98 percent for breast cancers that are discovered before the cancer spreads beyond the breast, compared to 23 percent for stage IV breast cancers. (5) Triple-negative breast cancer is a term used to describe breast cancers whose cells do not have estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors, and do not have an excess of the HER2 protein on their sources. (6) It is estimated that between 10 and 20 percent of female breast cancer patients are diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, and studies indicate the prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer is much higher. (7) Triple-negative breast cancer most commonly affects African-American women, followed by Hispanic women. (8) Triple-negative breast cancer is a very aggressive form of cancer which affects women under the age of 50 across all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. (9) African-American women are 3 times more likely to develop triple-negative breast cancer than White women. (10) Triple-negative breast cancer tends to grow and spread more quickly than most other types of breast cancer. (11) Like other forms of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer is treated with surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy. (12) Early-stage detection of triple-negative breast cancer is the key to survival because the tumor cells lack certain receptors, and neither hormone therapy nor drugs that target these receptors are effective against these cancers; therefore, early detection and education is vital. (13) Current research and available data do not provide adequate information on— (A) the rates of prevalence and incidence of triple-negative breast cancer in African-American, Hispanic, and other minority women; (B) he costs associated with treating triple-negative breast cancer; and (C) the methods by which triple-negative breast cancer may be prevented or cured in these women. 3. Research with respect to triple-negative breast cancer (a) Research The Director of the National Institutes of Health (in this section referred to as the Director of NIH ) shall expand, intensify, and coordinate programs for the conduct and support of research with respect to triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Administration The Director of NIH shall carry out this section through the appropriate institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health, including the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the Office of Research on Women’s Health, and the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. (c) Coordination of activities The Director of the Office of Research on Women’s Health shall coordinate activities under this section among the institutes, offices, and centers of the National Institutes of Health. (d) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2016. 4. Education and dissemination of information with respect to triple-negative breast cancer (a) Triple-Negative breast cancer public education program The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall develop and disseminate to the public information regarding triple-negative breast cancer, including information on— (1) the incidence and prevalence of triple-negative breast cancer among women; (2) the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple-negative breast cancer; and (3) the availability, as medically appropriate, of a range of treatment options for symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Dissemination of information The Secretary may disseminate information under subsection (a) directly or through arrangements with nonprofit organizations, consumer groups, institutions of higher education, Federal, State, or local agencies, or the media. (c) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2016. 5. Information to health care providers with respect to triple-negative breast cancer (a) Dissemination of information The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall develop and disseminate to health care providers information on triple-negative breast cancer for the purpose of ensuring that health care providers remain informed about current information on triple-negative breast cancer. Such information shall include the elevated risk for minority women to develop triple-negative breast cancer and the range of available options for the treatment of symptomatic triple-negative breast cancer. (b) Authorization of appropriations For the purpose of carrying out this section, there are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 6. Definition In this Act, the term minority women means women who are members of a racial and ethnic minority group, as defined in section 1707(g) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)). |
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1. Inclusion of territories in temporary high-risk insurance pool program (a) In general Section 1101 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18001 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (h) State defined Notwithstanding section 1304(d), for purposes of this section the term State means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and any other territory or possession of the United States. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 1304(d) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 42 U.S.C. 18024(d) ) is amended by inserting (except for purposes of section 1101) after In this title . |
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A BILL
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to
require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and
implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient
abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant
patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if
infants are missing from the hospital.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Infant Protection and Baby Switching
Prevention Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Medicare payments
to hospitals contingent on implementation of security procedures regarding
infant patient protection and baby switching
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(a)
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Agreements With
Hospitals
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Section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)) is amended—
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(1)
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in subparagraph
(V), by striking
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and
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at the end;
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(2)
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in the
subparagraph (W) added by section 3005(1)(C) of
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Public Law 111–148
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, by moving
its margin 2 ems to the left and by striking the period at the end and
inserting a comma;
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(3)
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in the
subparagraph (W) added by section 6406(b)(3) of such Act, by redesignating such
subparagraph as subparagraph (X), by moving its margin 2 ems to the left, and
by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
;
and
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(4)
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by inserting after
subparagraph (X), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
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(Y)
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in the case of hospitals and critical
access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care, to have in effect
security procedures that meet standards established by the Secretary (in
consultation with appropriate organizations) to reduce the likelihood of infant
patient abduction and baby switching, including standards for identifying all
infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be
evident if infants are missing from the
hospital.
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.
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(b)
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Regulations
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(1)
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In
general
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In promulgating regulations under subparagraph (Y) of
section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)
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), as
added by subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services
shall—
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(A)
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consult with
various organizations representing consumers, appropriate State and local
regulatory agencies, hospitals, and critical access hospitals;
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(B)
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take into account
variations in size and location of hospitals and critical access hospitals, and
the percentage of overall services furnished by such hospitals and critical
access hospitals that neonatal care and infant care represent; and
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(C)
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promulgate
specific regulations that address each size and type of hospital
covered.
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(2)
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Deadline for
publication
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Not later than 12 months after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish the regulations required
under paragraph (1). In order to carry out this requirement in a timely manner,
the Secretary may promulgate regulations that take effect on an interim basis,
after notice and pending opportunity for public comment.
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(c)
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Penalties
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(1)
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<header>
Amount of
penalty
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<text>
A hospital that participates in the Medicare program
under title XVIII of the Social Security Act under an agreement pursuant to
section 1866 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395cc">
42 U.S.C. 1395cc
</external-xref>
) that commits a violation described
in paragraph (2) is subject to a civil money penalty of not more than $50,000
(or not more than $25,000 in the case of a hospital with fewer than 100 beds)
for each such violation.
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(2)
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Violation
described
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<text>
A hospital described in paragraph (1) commits a
violation for purposes of this subsection if the hospital fails to have in
effect security procedures that meet standards established by the Secretary of
Health and Human Services under section 1866(a)(1)(Y) of such Act, as added by
subsection (a), to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby
switching, including standards for identifying all infant patients in the
hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are
missing from the hospital.
</text>
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(3)
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Administrative
provisions
</header>
<text>
The provisions of section 1128A of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1320a–7a), other than subsections (a) and (b), shall apply to a civil money
penalty under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions apply with
respect to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a) of such Act.
</text>
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(d)
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Effective
date
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This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall
take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of
this Act, and shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed under section
1866 of the Social Security Act (
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42 U.S.C. 1395cc
</external-xref>
) on or after such
date.
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3.
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<header>
Baby switching
prohibited
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(a)
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In
general
</header>
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Chapter 55
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of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
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1205.
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Baby
switching
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(a)
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<text>
Whoever being in
interstate commerce knowingly alters or destroys an identification record of a
newborn patient with the intention that the newborn patient be misidentified by
any person shall be fined not more than $250,000 in the case of an individual
and not more than $500,000 in the case of an organization, or imprisoned not
more than ten years, or both.
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(b)
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As used in this
section, the term
<term>
identification record
</term>
means a record maintained
by a hospital to aid in the identification of newborn patients of the hospital,
including any of the following:
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(1)
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The footprint,
fingerprint, or photograph of the newborn patient.
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(2)
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A written
description of the infant.
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(3)
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An identification
bracelet or anklet put on the newborn patient, or the mother of the newborn
patient, by a staff member of the
hospital.
</text>
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.
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(b)
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Clerical
Amendment
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<text>
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
item:
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1205. Baby
switching.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 82 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require hospitals reimbursed under the Medicare system to establish and implement security procedures to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including procedures for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Infant Protection and Baby Switching Prevention Act of 2013 . 2. Medicare payments to hospitals contingent on implementation of security procedures regarding infant patient protection and baby switching (a) Agreements With Hospitals Section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (V), by striking and at the end; (2) in the subparagraph (W) added by section 3005(1)(C) of Public Law 111–148 , by moving its margin 2 ems to the left and by striking the period at the end and inserting a comma; (3) in the subparagraph (W) added by section 6406(b)(3) of such Act, by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (X), by moving its margin 2 ems to the left, and by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (4) by inserting after subparagraph (X), as so redesignated, the following new subparagraph: (Y) in the case of hospitals and critical access hospitals that provide neonatal or infant care, to have in effect security procedures that meet standards established by the Secretary (in consultation with appropriate organizations) to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including standards for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital. . (b) Regulations (1) In general In promulgating regulations under subparagraph (Y) of section 1866(a)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(1) ), as added by subsection (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— (A) consult with various organizations representing consumers, appropriate State and local regulatory agencies, hospitals, and critical access hospitals; (B) take into account variations in size and location of hospitals and critical access hospitals, and the percentage of overall services furnished by such hospitals and critical access hospitals that neonatal care and infant care represent; and (C) promulgate specific regulations that address each size and type of hospital covered. (2) Deadline for publication Not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall publish the regulations required under paragraph (1). In order to carry out this requirement in a timely manner, the Secretary may promulgate regulations that take effect on an interim basis, after notice and pending opportunity for public comment. (c) Penalties (1) Amount of penalty A hospital that participates in the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act under an agreement pursuant to section 1866 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc ) that commits a violation described in paragraph (2) is subject to a civil money penalty of not more than $50,000 (or not more than $25,000 in the case of a hospital with fewer than 100 beds) for each such violation. (2) Violation described A hospital described in paragraph (1) commits a violation for purposes of this subsection if the hospital fails to have in effect security procedures that meet standards established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1866(a)(1)(Y) of such Act, as added by subsection (a), to reduce the likelihood of infant patient abduction and baby switching, including standards for identifying all infant patients in the hospital in a manner that ensures that it will be evident if infants are missing from the hospital. (3) Administrative provisions The provisions of section 1128A of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a–7a), other than subsections (a) and (b), shall apply to a civil money penalty under this subsection in the same manner as such provisions apply with respect to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a) of such Act. (d) Effective date This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall take effect on the date that is 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to contracts entered into or renewed under section 1866 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395cc ) on or after such date. 3. Baby switching prohibited (a) In general Chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1205. Baby switching (a) Whoever being in interstate commerce knowingly alters or destroys an identification record of a newborn patient with the intention that the newborn patient be misidentified by any person shall be fined not more than $250,000 in the case of an individual and not more than $500,000 in the case of an organization, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. (b) As used in this section, the term identification record means a record maintained by a hospital to aid in the identification of newborn patients of the hospital, including any of the following: (1) The footprint, fingerprint, or photograph of the newborn patient. (2) A written description of the infant. (3) An identification bracelet or anklet put on the newborn patient, or the mother of the newborn patient, by a staff member of the hospital. . (b) Clerical Amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1205. Baby switching. . |
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That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 83) entitled
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An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and
financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the
United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of
energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable
energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and
for other purposes.
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In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment of the Senate to the text of the
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1.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
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Table of contents
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Sec. 1. Short title.
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Sec. 2. Table of contents.
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Sec. 3. References.
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Sec. 4. Explanatory statement.
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Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
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Sec. 6. Availability of funds.
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Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences.
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation.
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Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas.
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act.
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes.
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<toc-entry level="division">
Division A—Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2015
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Agricultural Programs
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—Conservation Programs
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—Rural Development Programs
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division B—Commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Department of Commerce
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Department of Justice
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Science
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division C—Department of Defense appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Military Personnel
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Operation and Maintenance
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Procurement
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VIII—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division D—Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
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Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Department of the Interior
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Department of Energy
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Independent Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
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<toc-entry level="division">
Division E—Financial services and general government appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Department of the Treasury
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President
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Title III—The Judiciary
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Title IV—District of Columbia
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Title V—Independent Agencies
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Title VI—General Provisions—This Act
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Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide
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Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia
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<toc-entry level="division">
Division F—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Department of the Interior
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<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency
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Title III—Related Agencies
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—General Provisions
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Division G—Departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies
appropriations act, 2015
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Title I—Department of Labor
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—Department of Education
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Related Agencies
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness
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Division H—Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
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Title I—Legislative Branch
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division I—Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Department of Defense
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division J—Department of State, Foreign operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—United States Agency for International Development
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—International Security Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—Multilateral Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division K—Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Department of Transportation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division L—Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division M—Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division N—Other Matters
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division O—Multiemployer Pension Reform
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1. Short title.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">
Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">
Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and
rehabilitation plan adoption periods.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">
Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 121. Mergers.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="subtitle">
Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="title">
Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for
benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining
status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division P—Other Retirement-Related Modifications
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain
charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services
with respect to children.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division Q—Budgetary effects
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H145D29DD5A734AC8ACD4EAE9F54CBB1A">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
References
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09637ABA04574B50BE1C665B56C7DB4B">
<enum/>
<text>
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
<quote>
this Act
</quote>
contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that
division.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5631FCCB99BE4736B214080312F635A6">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Explanatory Statement
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A3DA890C35943EBB8404BC451E07257">
<enum/>
<text>
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House of Representatives section of
the Congressional Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect
with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A
through K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a
committee of conference.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFDFC27FD01F747939A218038DF10F4CD">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Statement of appropriations
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H620D27A149CA46E1A19AD416C5836348">
<enum/>
<text>
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8A8774276CBB43B494F0FA3E1BF277AF">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Availability of funds
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC6F1A1405C614286A3516783ED283ED6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates
all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H371E5DE913A34D058A850E887C7B6FE4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if
applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such
amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H143DEBC4799A4EF1AD1C42627EBC9C8C">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Technical allowance for estimating differences
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6396CE9CB30F4ED3B675420699EA3310">
<enum/>
<text>
If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the
discretionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to
estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment
to the discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2015
shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in
the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not
exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending
limits for all categories for that fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1D9EB45166F4F89889CCE21F7933337">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Adjustments to compensation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/31">
2 U.S.C. 31
</external-xref>
) (relating to cost of
living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA63023DC384943EBB8581AE22E4E9C08" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Study of electric rates in the insular areas
</header>
<subsection id="H19DDF2DFCA514B4DB453126C2335B63E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H42E5A9F04091415E9D1A3275A66F5A57">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Comprehensive energy plan
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
comprehensive energy plan
</term>
means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section
604 of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other
purposes
</quote>
, approved December 24, 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1492">
48 U.S.C. 1492
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10D8FC7EA3CF45BD8B0A4BC2CC928793">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Energy action plan
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
energy action plan
</term>
means the plan required by subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3823C4B4DA9242BD9A3B602168E453DB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Freely associated states
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Freely Associated States
</term>
means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic
of Palau.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C11513730E1455CAF6F4B737423AE61">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Insular areas
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
insular areas
</term>
means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the
Virgin Islands.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F28C374D93A4CD2B0B70775A7FC378C">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of the Interior.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED59CE67322944539037DBAF56F0A5CD">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Team
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
team
</term>
means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAEDC9C0CE2E84830A6992195DC265A95">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the
Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical,
policy, and financial experts—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0EF9F005B9944D37902095257D94E4A3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and
Freely Associated States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35AD9945E1CA49919528A05C508711E6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H644B4DCD75EA4902AB9F8607D87634EE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Participation of regional utility organizations
</header>
<text>
In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA8C1A610A014738BF2AB438945087C9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Energy action plan
</header>
<text>
In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H726AF5881CEA4EB09F91F300DEB076E4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H08312B942A8442E391F8FAED04C14824">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States
from ports outside the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDED54EC0A0C41C08BCC71E348554F1A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DD395254C244156BA65827F28B3521D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A121A53336649DB83EB379C370ED1D0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of
specific projects;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5389F6C795254A1CA83EB2AA805082AB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB870E70A943C4540A61253EABB86F350">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5186CDC6473A45F9B46338FDAEF67EA7">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Reports to secretary
</header>
<text>
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually
thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing
progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy
action plan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC2DF3570753E44A3B9DC42C7F1510215">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Annual reports to congress
</header>
<text>
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the
team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2E21D24E1DEE49959B74A54FF31A72E4">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of secretary required
</header>
<text>
The energy action plan shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the energy action
plan.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF807E4FEBC7D490AA91E163FCD018244">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the consolidated natural resources act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 6 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/241">
Public Law 94–241
</external-xref>
(90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H96E9CAB83E4541E7B0830187E7419EDB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(2), by striking
<quote>
December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2019
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81D8BD66AF5D49CC88CB7605B6C2B28E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7370BB1EA86545CBAECB73A8805E87FB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>
not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<quote>
ending on December 31, 2019
</quote>
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H14030D7E5F1E4EEA8CC4CCEC9415DE60">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H095D55E5AD8649DFBC4A39D198273E01">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HE41BE3D16A24492BB1D50037B4C76F58">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Payments in lieu of taxes
</header>
<subsection id="HD5EFF9B4619C4A4681294409CA9D616D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
For payments in lieu of taxes under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/69">
chapter 69
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year
2015, $372,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCD645BE6C4E94913BEF3F71E8B9ABB49">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in addition to amounts made available for
payments in lieu of taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P.
<quote>
Buck
</quote>
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<division id="HA4576AF9572944B4A5715610C1107D84" style="appropriations">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="H78092B75BBDA4987BEC36B6D4C248682" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HF8D9DD005DCB40F18D93778F5EF6372E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H585093F724D6400EA08975A0C1DEAE54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Production, Processing and Marketing
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0E802685896644C6BEB19E8B6111C3F1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5B6D35CFBE284FF6AE7978C5A878FF7E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $45,805,000, of which not to exceed
$5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary;
not to exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal
Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of
Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000
shall be available for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed
$25,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary
for Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available for
Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for
management support services to offices of the Department and for general
administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous
supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the
practical and efficient work of the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000
shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional
Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs
involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive
branch; and not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of
Communications:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of
the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the
Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate
Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the
Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be
reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses
incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the Department
of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency
level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for
Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of
enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds
by USDA agency.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7F311FD83D79473B8E5DBC9BD1CE9557">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Executive operations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD7474AD2C3AA4C7989DE402802D419A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the chief economist
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall
be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C.
3155.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H996D908802D544C59AE767135EF3B34F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
national appeals division
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, $13,317,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC08B2124A1EA494BBA1E027092D22F4D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of budget and program analysis
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $9,392,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4BAAF3282CB64D67A8383456F5867687">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the chief information officer
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $45,045,000, of which not
less than $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the Department.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC5B971CA1ADB4450A78564CB38B28B31">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the chief financial officer
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $6,028,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDB9BBA111F3E409AB021415AF5AEF215">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the assistant secretary for civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8FF4D373435141758EB22729F994D34E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF9EA568C4472418B8AD74DDA6943081E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agriculture buildings and facilities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0382B676DF346D488A1D2D0A78D9D89">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/313">
Public Law 92–313
</external-xref>
, including authorities
pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of
General Services to the Department of Agriculture under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/121">
40 U.S.C. 121
</external-xref>
, for
programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act,
and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its
agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for
release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation,
maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and
facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain available until
expended, for buildings operations and maintenance expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that are no
longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior
or current year rental payments for such agency or office.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H42E375191D54483CAC7A395C9E229843">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hazardous materials management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H221283EF2B9F4124950012C3276B1329">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et
seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et
seq.), $3,600,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials
Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use
in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and
non-Federal lands.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0FE7F5C692D34057A3B8399F9EAA31EE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may be
necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and
private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act
of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential
operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended
under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/452">
Public Law 95–452
</external-xref>
and section 1337 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/98">
Public Law 97–98
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9B24FE4529D6402E882FF82E875AF281">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the general counsel
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $44,383,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAA46477402584606945F63211DC12354">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of ethics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H209B244794F64EB8B66D25C2FEED582A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for research, education, and economics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics,
$898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H89970F0549BE4FD496F9A3D1B26AC7C7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic research service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $85,373,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA7D18FD489C344A5BA4944D17E8EEC62">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National agricultural statistics service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up
to $47,842,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of
Agriculture:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current
Industrial Report surveys subject to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204g">
7 U.S.C. 2204g(d)
</external-xref>
and (f).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8B9E5E1865F74626A245EB8C45E30D7E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agricultural research service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFBD4F05EFF2144029238D99C6A280E12">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by
donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and
for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or
shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not
exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred
out of Federal ownership, $1,132,625,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft
and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction,
alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise
provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed
$375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited
to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved
at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or
replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville
Agricultural Research Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out
the Act of April 24, 1948 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/113a">
21 U.S.C. 113a
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural
Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a
non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural
Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon
completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the
availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of
the facility is in the interest of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or
individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research
facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as
authorized by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate
to protect the interest of the United States, the Secretary may enter into
a lease of Agricultural Research Service land in order to allow for the
drilling of not more than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease
may not exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease for one or
more additional 20-year periods.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCEB31C6C9A484D24A3DEC8D88C59728A">
<header>
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase
of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the
agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not
otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H05DC67368D5146D9A8139E7B0F5A4605">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of food and agriculture
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H90658710EE184595862B84371DB1A98D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research and education activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for
facilities, and for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the
purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National
Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities” in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions,
capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the
agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan
repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution
challenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less
than $1,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made
available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible
institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska
and Hawaii:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions
eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out
the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">
7 U.S.C. 450i(b)
</external-xref>
may be
retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs
incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7F5999E552B84AFFB208D9ED607B9CA6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Native american institutions endowment fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H11E51DA3C371472A8FE41829101D575A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">
Public Law 103–382
</external-xref>
(7 U.S.C. 301
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC646A0FE6D9348EC8D3867FF775CDE28">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extension activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands,
Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, which
shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table
titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities”
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive
no less than $1,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C.
343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/471">
Public Law 93–471
</external-xref>
shall be available
for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0BB1250790B445CCB20FD2BB68BB1523">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Integrated activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary
administrative expenses, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and
in the amounts, specified in the table titled
<quote>
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September
30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H817FD502F83645EFB57865AA21AB4BCA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs,
$898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAD6E8658ED134312926BA4585B1D7176">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Animal and plant health inspection service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBD5952121601435EAB6DDEB365F60A62">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF15E4A2805E04DEF9465A19DCD2DA6AF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000
for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign
Service Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4085">
22 U.S.C. 4085
</external-xref>
), $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of
outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of
pest animals and birds (
<quote>
contingency fund
</quote>
) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available
until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share
purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which
$35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal
Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under
the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C.
1831); of which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available
until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of
which $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for
specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which
$54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and
wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to remain available until expended, shall
be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to
remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for
indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development,
$1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the
current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States
of at least 40 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the
purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement
only:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production
industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other
appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the
Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in
such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or
infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for
expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health
Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the
Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances
of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal
year shall be merged with such transferred amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the repair
and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise
provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year
shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the
building.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing
technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other
political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign
governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such
that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the
technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the
agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain
available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing
such assistance, goods, or services.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4B78C2904B264292A2F6C6D851BB07FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement,
extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
, and acquisition of land as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H66E5ABAB13F8458B9EB54DBAF8CC5639">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agricultural marketing service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7F35EE07E33F48C28947E16D5E341641">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Marketing services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $81,192,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the alteration and
repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation
pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9701">
31 U.S.C. 9701
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A439E8C264E4E5CBF849CC1DADA92E2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year
for administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed
this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEF18DC1F1473425DA1E1805389B2156D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5E16EF2A8E6F4414B4C3DF6C669A4DD7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">
7 U.S.C. 612c
</external-xref>
), shall be used only
for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related
operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of
Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2)
transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than
$20,186,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and
orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and
the Agricultural Act of 1961.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H026971AB66324F72816786B67E8AC0E9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to states and possessions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar
agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural
Marketing Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1623">
7 U.S.C. 1623(b)
</external-xref>
), $1,235,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3BEEE7BE11284754BF452C7A54870DB6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD1919E6F9CD3451097FECF83EE1C7E9B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the alteration and
repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BA04711A0034C17A41BD5458A7FF1AA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year
for inspection and weighing services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other
uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10
percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4BD19365324F47AB96541EBFBF005920">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for food safety
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $816,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC1C68496AE234B9B93C20609D8E545B7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Food safety and inspection service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the
Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act,
including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for
expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7
U.S.C. 1766), $1,016,474,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited
to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory
accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture,
Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/138f">
7 U.S.C. 138f
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2015
for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to
the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
as further clarified by the amendments made in section
12106 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the alteration and
repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one
building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current
replacement value of the building.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1A3E9B3EBD4B483A8BC85F2845B6437C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural
Services, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7C938CE718614C79ABA44B141ACDD4E1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Farm service agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H66384EFD8C484FA4A3DE14C1281FAEE8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA04ADD3A0A164356824AACF6CF3B400F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,200,180,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 50 percent of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for
information technology related to farm program delivery, including the
Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and
other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary
submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure that
(1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional
and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to
be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for
development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones
to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a)
consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap,
(b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management
policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s
capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been
submitted to the Government Accountability Office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the
Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office,
that identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a)
current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b)
current performance of service level agreements or other technical
metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline,
(d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational
enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment
continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to
the investment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the
funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for
all programs administered by the Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and
merged with this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service
Agency county offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate
county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer
employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7CDA7393F07946CB96ECF7943704AFE0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State mediation grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C.
5101–5106), $3,404,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA9E02110E6341348663B490B0E0FEA5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grassroots source water protection program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section
1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-2">
16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2
</external-xref>
), $5,526,000,
to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBD8A3AF9CC21474581C0F52862E02BD0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Dairy indemnity program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8F2D0C3C46A54625B9F15AFA05AD0BCF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of
dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be
necessary, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity
program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law
106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6529C772671142459E734AB9A57044FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF1954B9E304740338A5F65D49B6285FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C.
1922 et seq.) and operating (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">
7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.
</external-xref>
) loans, emergency loans
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1961">
7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.
</external-xref>
), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C.
488), boll weevil loans (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1989">
7 U.S.C. 1989
</external-xref>
), guaranteed conservation loans (7
U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C.
488) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund,
as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and
$1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for
unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct
operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land
acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans,
$150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for
boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll
weevil eradication program loans.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3448E28072AB4B34A9DF8997E1508632">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
follows: farm operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating loans,
$14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, and emergency
loans, $856,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB9E41CF134A142D191C26C2569C4D4E1">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan
programs, $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and
merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9A6200E73CF74C0AB5633066FD3C3D2D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm
ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans
may be transferred among these programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in
advance of any transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1535B551F1A14341AB5F68354056E930">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Risk management agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2AF940B15C504E34801E1AB219DAE207">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,829,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses,
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1506">
7 U.S.C. 1506(i)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HF246BED7457E43B3ACE6B50FCD274F3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the
limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation
or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments
without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of
the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out
the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such
corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H639B2F0B6B814352A112F2117001EC57">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal crop insurance corporation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1516">
7 U.S.C. 1516
</external-xref>
), such
sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4AB0BF9D2B1C47648DCF16F2B6202CC7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commodity credit corporation fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD9998D606CE3489F93CA4FDCB83170AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reimbursement for net realized losses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFF006125701B4FE0AA4FC5AE90CD8DDC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit
Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously
reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C.
713a–11):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity
Credit Corporation Charter Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714i">
15 U.S.C. 714i
</external-xref>
) for the conduct of its
business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be
transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for
information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural
Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7533EF6219E042C5A10AE8174B599AB4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hazardous waste management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4718D528D85941E985EB002554FB9AD5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on expenses)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000
for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and
maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9607">
42 U.S.C. 9607(g)
</external-xref>
), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6961">
42 U.S.C. 6961
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="HF1442D7CF87A40DBB04B3E83637353E7" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HA5422C53EF7D49C79501788795EE6065">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Conservation programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEF41CA6F332A46FCB6F886F9724B527C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H517A5A94645B41E0AB63C168139D15D8">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment,
$898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3646EC51D8734E7D8EC2C08512CFF91F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Natural resources conservation service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H65D38BA8BCFF41E7A7E82168425DD071">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Conservation operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C.
590a–f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of
measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land
drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be
necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control
agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant
materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of
information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in
the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a
nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7
U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of
permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of
aircraft, $846,428,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and
improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials
centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other
buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use
such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall remain available until
expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for
authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing
water to rural communities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1EF68904037F4E769E2A8FD108991A6F">
<header>
Watershed rehabilitation program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act,
$12,000,000 is provided.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H2F5DE6A8113A457EABE1913712AE7244" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HAFF284452DB04EA5AE196BA2C92F275D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural development programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBDA4AE19F2DC4A5AA5B7F7CEDCB67368">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for rural development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2BC6E3102F4343CC9410809E52676FDD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural development salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H071E014A962E4D6790B46656FC0157B0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of programs in the
Rural Development mission area, including activities with institutions
concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and
for cooperative agreements; $224,201,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be
used for advertising and promotional activities that support the Rural
Development mission area:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing
Service, and the Rural Business–Cooperative Service salaries and expenses
accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA029E86A8F714C8389EB161ED3028938">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural housing service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD7E1E0B010294B17BFBA859DF783BD61">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural housing insurance fund program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H22763C1BF5614D779A588F130C94C7F9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by
title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the
rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct
loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans;
$26,279,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section
515 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family
housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing
acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land
development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section
502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing
repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction
of section 515 rental housing, $9,800,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to support the loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this
heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected
cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit
Reform Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661">
2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and the interest on such loans
may not be subsidized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the
Housing Act of 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1490q">
42 U.S.C. 1490q
</external-xref>
) shall be treated as living in a
rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under
this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than
$5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes
will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help
housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until
June 1, 2015.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484
and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm
labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged
with this account.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan
programs, $415,100,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for
<quote>
Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCFAFF48EBBE148F8BA5807A53DFAC758">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rental assistance program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section
521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or
payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of
the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as
may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate
debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance
program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be
funded for a 1-year period:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within the 12-month contract period:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred and
used for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or
rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental
assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a
farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516
of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such
assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if
such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the
project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such
assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another
farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516
of the Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA6FA5A0B82604773A586007D6EB1B1BC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Multi-family housing revitalization program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949,
but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for additional
costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and
revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this
paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available for rural
housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not
receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a
section 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the
section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual
appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with
current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8
housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of
Housing and Urban Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other
Act is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the
demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of
multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be available for a
demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the
sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to
restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary
deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has
sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing
safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers
including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments,
subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial
assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the
ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by
the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a
restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph
are needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration
program may be used for such vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan
restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described
herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration
program under this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000
total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for
administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB91F85CAE7A34E8EBCDFC862287E63C9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Mutual and self-help housing grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490c), $27,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE632367220B241BDA52353AD9C11FFAE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural housing assistance grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural
Housing Service, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1474">
42 U.S.C. 1474
</external-xref>
, and 1490m, $32,239,000,
to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6AB56D908C7D45678CD01836F447DA7A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural community facilities program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H34C6052DA35E4BA7BEACF6FB3793B03F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H85D625A0E8144823BF6E3D6DAFE4BDE5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by
section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000
for guaranteed loans.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and
described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural
Community Development Initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit
community-based housing and community development organizations,
low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American
Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities,
community and economic development projects in rural areas:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary
organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical
assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including
Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds
provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for
facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe
economic depression (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/387">
Public Law 106–387
</external-xref>
), with up to 5 percent for
administration and capacity building in the State rural development
offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community
facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19)
of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
applicable to the funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H523CBDBD5AD742109468C218913AC796">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural business—Cooperative service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1720A3EFBC304E70A8A1F2018F954C08">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural business program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H353546DD69DC4FBBAC0AF2E1A3548D29">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized
by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of
section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
$74,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made
available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide
technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic
development and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional
Authority (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009aa">
7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.
</external-xref>
) for any Rural Community Advancement
Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used
for administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to
benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000
for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical
assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic
development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall
not include incarcerated prison populations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
applicable to funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H35702615465A4BF58104E6711917CCC1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H302F45FC0F7C41B8917A6629BB78CDFF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1E4031247939441C9076EBEE6018FD6D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund
Account (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1936b">
7 U.S.C. 1936b
</external-xref>
), $18,889,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund
Account (7 U.S.C 1936b), of which $531,000 shall be available through June
30, 2015, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which
$1,021,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta
Region counties (as determined in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/460">
Public Law 100–460
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE4E8AC5F7F644B5D979B1046810F8646">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural economic development loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3A44CB1F75C948FC826408303FF1725C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural
Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic
development and job creation projects, $33,077,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313
of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be
obligated and $179,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H81E580B126A142B48611C15DC4B6DA91">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural cooperative development grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0FD4CCDF3C4E45A9AAF66EE14D4D8216">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">
7 U.S.C. 1932
</external-xref>
), $22,050,000, of which
$2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate
technology transfer for rural areas program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual
cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged
groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of
which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially
disadvantaged groups; and of which $10,750,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development
grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection
Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">
7 U.S.C. 1632a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6960793DF6E94170A1B3D4C0997B33A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural energy for america program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by
section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7
U.S.C. 8107), $1,350,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined
in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8413F3D12599401B93BFB7FA3A86B902">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural utilities service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD4435A354E874A00AC07C163C48FF700">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural water and waste disposal program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3165A17EE09F4EA79F5FB8039093D5BB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste
disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306,
306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2),
306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development
Act, $464,857,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to
exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program
described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed
$993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in
section 306E of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants
including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by
306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act,
Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and
the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be
provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law
105–83:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training
and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the
funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325
of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/83">
Public Law 105–83
</external-xref>
for training and technical assistance programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for
technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to
section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination
of extreme need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant
to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance
organization, with experience in working with small communities on water
and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to
assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving
the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water
and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for
a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical
assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for
contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider
program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged
with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to
provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/918a">
7 U.S.C. 918a
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural
Electrification Act of 1936 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/918a">
7 U.S.C. 918a
</external-xref>
) shall be transferred to and
merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not
applicable to the funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H82B69B7C5A6A4992A05614C9FEC43976">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8B17F0A7393241E89DD7E9FD9DF77101">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the
Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as
follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric,
$5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A,
$500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money
rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306
of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of
fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that
utilize carbon sequestration systems.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan
programs, $34,478,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for
<quote>
Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAA7A9F6C09CC4DC08DE791EA6331479E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $24,077,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H747DFCED70C24F7E9C6BB776B70E88C6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7
U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $22,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm
and Rural Development Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the
eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H94F06460D96843FBB328EAC59A0669F3">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act,
$4,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance
broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and
Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H4B914864274F4A2BA8BA4182C8798166" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="HB5B25AAF3312451F975CE382A4A94BCC">
<header>
Domestic Food Programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE048280B06B64E10ADD2730A273E28DA">
<header>
Office of the under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer
Services, $816,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC9991BD07A214645AB50A1D2BE6D51FA">
<header>
Food and Nutrition Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7C2647741F98489E82BBD9B203106351">
<header>
Child nutrition programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD9E8E064F74F4E3EAA882D42968E4750">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $21,300,170,000 to remain
available through September 30, 2016, of which such sums as are made
available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy
Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
), as amended by this Act, shall be merged
with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided
herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the
Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants
to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools
to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food
safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion
of the school breakfast program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry
out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public
Law 111–80).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA42356C86FD44C3BA968EBC0D94D484B">
<header>
Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by
section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">
42 U.S.C. 1786
</external-xref>
),
$6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding
peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used
for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used for management information
systems, and $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer
systems and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant
formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive
bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed
by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by
section 17 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and
conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the
requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H88676E3627B641CCA6E502E48F3AA7D8">
<header>
Supplemental nutrition assistance program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">
7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
$81,837,570,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through
September 30, 2016, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such
amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program
operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition
education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes
participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may
be required by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available
through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of
nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of
2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
), and a study of the removal of cash benefits in
Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
) shall be available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30,
2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for employment and training pilot projects, as
provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
),
shall remain available through September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff
to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to
program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7A925259D5344C78963AF32CBD8494D6">
<header>
Commodity assistance program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program
as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">
7 U.S.C. 612c
</external-xref>
note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of
1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized
by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of
2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
); and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as
authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966,
$278,501,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which
$2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven additional States that have
plans approved by the Department for the commodity supplemental food
program but are not currently participating:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for
commodities donated to the program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal
year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as
authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs
associated with the distribution of commodities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2AFEAE9B8795446D84FB586410A06EC9">
<header>
Nutrition programs administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any
domestic nutrition assistance program, $150,824,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">
Public Law 107–171
</external-xref>
, as amended by section 4401 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H277F9941F66748D3977A16449B1049CF" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="HAF60094EE4914248BE6EA79E242C00C3">
<header>
Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2F37A35B08C4410C9AB5974E2700CA8B">
<header>
Foreign Agricultural Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H80E6978450F64F2982D6EAC02F73ACCB">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H10C6FF08680D4F1FA5BCD13CD857F317">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for
representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the
Act approved August 3, 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1766">
7 U.S.C. 1766
</external-xref>
), $181,423,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures
made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and
institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food
production assistance programs (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1737">
7 U.S.C. 1737
</external-xref>
) and the foreign assistance
programs of the United States Agency for International Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for
the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship
program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service
appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in
international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the
Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H51D5452B1F4C4B9E8DFD896D9566DC4C">
<header>
Food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3887D5FD28FA4B1EBBE5D640A0125078">
<header>
(including rescission and transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public
Law 83–480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be
transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act,
$13,000,000 are rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget
or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HEBEF0035B4AB421EA45EEB68E30146E3">
<header>
food for peace title ii grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior
years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
), for commodities supplied in connection with
dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available under this heading shall
be used to provide not less than the minimum level of funding required by
section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">
7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)
</external-xref>
) to
carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title II of such
Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCDCA5C79C261480085D7F5566FF7BAFE">
<header>
mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o-1">
7 U.S.C. 1736o–1
</external-xref>
), $191,626,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and
authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to
reimbursement from amounts provided herein.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBDFDDE62DA264BEAA936C547E6B0E33D">
<header>
Commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1427F6D4CE344E73B7BFA08AC6EFB1ED">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee
Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common overhead
expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990,
of which $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for
<quote>
Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
, and of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H15BE837C8D17401ABE3DAD4A715D14FD" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H7CD70B1F9C9E45A9997659D408FE190F">
<header>
Related agency and food and drug administration
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HECE00587D42F4A44B88DB3331249F264">
<header>
Department of health and human services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H007D76FAA965487EBEED202C20755BE6">
<header>
Food and Drug Administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9476EEB1E4034979AC099B2D051B41DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of
passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs
pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/313">
Public Law 92–313
</external-xref>
for programs and activities of the Food and
Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special
purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous
and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved
by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's
certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/188">
Public Law 107–188
</external-xref>
; $4,443,356,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $798,000,000 shall be derived from prescription
drug user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379h">
21 U.S.C. 379h
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be derived
from medical device user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j">
21 U.S.C. 379j
</external-xref>
, and shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended; $312,116,000
shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
379j–42, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until
expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product
user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-52">
21 U.S.C. 379j–52
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived
from animal drug user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-12">
21 U.S.C. 379j–12
</external-xref>
, and shall be
credited to this account and remain available until expended; $6,944,000
shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21
U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be credited to this account and remain available
until expended; $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user
fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/387s">
21 U.S.C. 387s
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account
and remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected
for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic
drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user
fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal
year 2015 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this
account and remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar
biological product, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for
fiscal year 2015, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year
2015 but credited for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal
year 2015 limitations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees specified under this
heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date for
such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2016 for
which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2015 shall not be
included in amounts under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics
Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the Center for
Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices
and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for
Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for
Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of
Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for Rent and
Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation,
other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for
rent; (9) not to exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General
Services Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for other
activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs,
the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and
Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office
of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for
these offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and representation
expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379dd">
21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)
</external-xref>
) shall only be from amounts made available under this
heading for other activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts that are made available under this heading for
<quote>
other activities
</quote>
, and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriation for
<quote>
Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General
</quote>
for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in
addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and
Drug Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H455BBC728FBC405780DE441EC28B5010">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/263b">
42 U.S.C. 263b
</external-xref>
, export certification user fees
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/381">
21 U.S.C. 381
</external-xref>
, priority review user fees authorized by 21
U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees,
and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C.
379j–31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-62">
21 U.S.C. 379j–62
</external-xref>
,
prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/353">
21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3)
</external-xref>
, and third-party logistics provider
licensing and inspection fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/360eee-3">
21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1)
</external-xref>
,
shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDCAE68C9A07B40D9A5232A9B70C15BD2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed
equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration,
where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HDD2AC128CADB40EFBE781F82CF90CF8D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Independent agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC0B06569A3874F159E724FE055BA9843">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Farm credit administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H928BB61F1F93405D8E7F6F4A06D0E82A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit institutions, including the
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the
current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12
U.S.C. 2249:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H2F612109A7E54480B494005FE035BAD9" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H7836CF2E862B4B96930D96CA0E73E0B4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GENERAL PROVISIONS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6A5ED9BC0A1747A1949876F56FF8B8C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H719FB83C7B2643579621826292E0DBF3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
701.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations and authorizations made for the
Department of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall
be available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided
for, of not to exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for
replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger vehicles shall be for those
determined by the Secretary to be necessary for transportation safety, to
reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and
public safety.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E5B89403F5A4ECD88AA25DCFA5C9565" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
702.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer
unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or
any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining
available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for
the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery
of financial, administrative, and information technology services of
primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such
transferred funds to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the
Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency
administrator:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be
available for obligation without written notification to and the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department's Working
Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any
changes to the Department's National Finance Center without written
notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress as required by section 719 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture
allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve not
more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital
equipment, including equipment for the improvement and implementation of a
financial management plan, information technology, and other systems of
the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost
of the National Finance Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits
written notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees
shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is
necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly
impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate
employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue
operations of the National Finance Center.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96B1BF989467455BA4829CF10BB7FC4C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
703.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8E3D37B5694408FBB4769E8C0C32776" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
704.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative
agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of
Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the
total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative
arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two
parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on
grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are
computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are
provided in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03EBC8671E284E179A84671A5AA2C987" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
705.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made
available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended
to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following
accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural
Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural
Housing Insurance Fund program account.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H316DF739D6244E649B25708F3208BEE8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
706.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to
acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as
determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the
approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the
Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief
Information Officer without written notification to and the prior approval
of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for information technology
shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written
approval by the Chief Information Officer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written
approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects up to $250,000
based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance
plan requirements described in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2B3DBB73D2F446F9DDD00EF15709BCC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
707.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available under section 1240I and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and
section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">
7 U.S.C. 1524(b)
</external-xref>
) in the
current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse
obligations made in the current fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBBF3AB63FE7349218DB086F7A3533D1C">
<enum>
708.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an
insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of
1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured
or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under
section 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under
such Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC1E6799DE2D64D6AA079404C97389119">
<enum>
709.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food,
Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H365FB386E934475DADE22FD7018B6FAA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
710.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances
from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act
for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 30,
2016, for information technology expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations
made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural
Development mission area shall remain available through September 30,
2016, for information technology expenses.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H917150EA5DAD48BAA9302F7694A890E1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
711.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to
exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR
246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to participants.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30DE6634D934428E8BC0C7FA6A3BABA7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
712.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for first-class
travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of
sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal
Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A011C61FCD147198755253FCEC29EC9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
713.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of each program established or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law
113–79), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or
programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is
authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H859E0D6DDE1142A1AC1B7A8F8E413AFB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses, including technical
assistance, associated with the implementation of the program, without
regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund
transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation
Charter Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714i">
15 U.S.C. 714i
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB26F8A08C9D64E938109C4F63D53EEBB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment
for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments
and fund transfers contained in such section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4BDCBDF684B4552BB9FAA08A51BEC3F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
714.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary
expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels,
commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for
panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to
evaluate competitively awarded grants.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF3CE2B46E8A4F24883C2BB73D333DF2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
715.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay indirect costs charged against any
agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the
National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total
Federal funds provided under each award:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching
Policy Act of 1977 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3310">
7 U.S.C. 3310
</external-xref>
), funds provided by this Act for grants
awarded competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture
shall be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant
awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/638">
15 U.S.C. 638
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H7F41E76F314D431DBF9236200E4F617A">
<enum>
716.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA7C639942D9D4F05BE8C9C50502F4FDF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood
Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1012">
16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)
</external-xref>
) in excess of $73,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB039610CED954C66B17498F04A09EFAC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa–8) in excess of
$1,347,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation shall apply only to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food
Security Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">
16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEA0A40BAB16746BEB47805DDA753936C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Security Act
of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838d-3838g">
16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g
</external-xref>
) in excess of 7,741,000 acres.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC10D1BFC3652412FA8340DFD706BF150">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8111">
7 U.S.C. 8111
</external-xref>
) in excess of $23,000,000 in new
obligational authority.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H61FB3D1B4F0140BA9C19CBB9BBD31A01">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program as
authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8103">
7 U.S.C. 8103
</external-xref>
) in excess of $30,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64607ACE82FB42248F19A3855BDFD550" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
717.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under
subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
in excess
of $959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement
Commodities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of
Defective Commodities—$2,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and
expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an
amount that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be
transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
,
until October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $122,000,000 made available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the
Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be
excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of
section 14222 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be
used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of
Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out
clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public
Law 74–320,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">
7 U.S.C. 612c
</external-xref>
, as amended), or for any surplus removal
activities or price support activities under section 5 of the Commodity
Credit Corporation Charter Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law
110–246, $203,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H12B8A2C8CF044CBF8D8B01125419904C">
<enum>
718.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and
expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as
part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for programs
under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture,
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that
assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to
user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the
submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which
additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees
proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a
committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A02509D38DD4EBA8A797D3367B9F12B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
719.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFAB8C5055FE649E69A5BA157B1EBAC14">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the
Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use
of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of
Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2257">
7 U.S.C. 2257
</external-xref>
) or section 8 of Public Law
89–106 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2263">
7 U.S.C. 2263
</external-xref>
), that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H5A648FE254D149018E6A8DBD5FD8C035" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA078881F41A44A5B8C88873D6F1A0355" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H962A5111CF5F46E39DD46B5D3EFDEC48" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been
denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H387AC2041E8444BBB55A73275FECC2A7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
relocates an office or employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDA5C137FEA874B9CB3E5163E72FD2703" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H05A30E970AE84A52B725390D479D6FDB" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text changed="added" continuation-text-level="subsection" reported-display-style="italic">
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may
be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of
the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H4671F81AFEE945E69ABF07AA258608D9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this
Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities,
programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities
referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less, that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA3C5228AA6694FE4B17E015051B037D3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC517C3F736CB4524A1D546F3DF1B3FED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of
personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85FC1578F2A044E4BA732549DD3B1568">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in
existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may
be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of
the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HBB11F70A60DF45B1B178C9C92131476F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing
and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out
during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded
by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA0899493A0CB4DD1814D47725A198D36" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies
funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury
derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this
Act, shall be available for—
</text>
<paragraph id="H476F588DEB814BE7B5C3BEC753A764C7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that
involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the
individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total
cost, whichever is less;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40D8CBEAA4D64BC4A0FDA2C889F19AB5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to
establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more
personnel; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85B599C5F8234B1E8BA03B0A6815BC4C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for
these purposes.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H306FE9AAA2414F6DB16970C1951F7583" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of
Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from
the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or
electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in
this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38AD09C06531419F87DBC72160075D61" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
720.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C.
1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed
business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of
the guaranteed principal portion of the loan.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6388475573948C9AADF8CB16120C00C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
721.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the
Food and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be
used to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of
Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm
Credit Administration employee questions or responses to questions that
are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing
process.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA653907D7844E1A9673F82664688D6E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
722.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by
an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended
for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story
includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged
news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that
executive branch agency.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC3C0D2181BD49D5B68CF4ADEF78115D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
723.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office
funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the
Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's
employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or
office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of
assignment.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H563EE809CAFE4ED483D406BB39716F53">
<enum>
724.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of
personnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair
under section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD36EDC4A18FE4F5099EF2362ACAEB16A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
725.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out section 1621 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H240637D7AC834CABAE2BDCE6563C9BCB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
726.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law
112–55.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6950B4D0496E4BBD854411DC7782653D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
727.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the
Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed
spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made
available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H651CF7217BEC4564874B2D9E2B67E383">
<enum>
728.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1721">
7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.
</external-xref>
) may only be
used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and
controls, as determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for
International Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid
is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food
shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H62E4A898AACE4899A1E13A72FDF79F4D">
<enum>
729.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and
reviewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall
continue agreements with current intermediary organizations and not later
than 90 days after enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements
that increase the number of participating intermediary organizations to
not less than 10. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to
increase the effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan
program in rural communities and shall set aside and make available from
the national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the
work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such
loans.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA2209B0635F74ED68BD8D6B2D7E1FE78">
<enum>
730.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been
established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the
program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25
percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing,
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15
days in advance.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC7D75AE5988C4984BF7C53648FC34F9C">
<enum>
731.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish
a final rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to
implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled
<quote>
Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of
2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act
</quote>
published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg.
35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost to the economy of such
rules does not exceed $100,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to publish a final or
interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections
201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or
201.214, as proposed to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, by such proposed rule:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, enforce,
or to take regulatory action other than rescission or repeal based on, or
in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of
this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final rule
in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions or criteria
specified in such sections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) are hereby
indefinitely declared null and void and shall have no force under the
laws, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the
date of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and
201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on
such date).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H052E3DC8018B4B9C9F2BD03F5E623E96">
<enum>
732.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to
section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C.
2235a;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/76">
Public Law 107–76
</external-xref>
) shall be available for obligation without
written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the
acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of
financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary
benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H240A7B9AF01D46669935A303C86A8FCA">
<enum>
733.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law
113–79 shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes of 7 U.S.C.
7333(i)(3) and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">
7 U.S.C. 1508(n)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9291987DDCF42AFAC585026F5132E19" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
734.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of
the Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until
the Food and Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January
2013 entitled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation
and Labeling’’:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Food and Drug Administration fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such
funds shall be made available for obligation to the Food and Drug
Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation for the purpose of
assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and
illegal sales of controlled substances.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE70DA6B456D34E788E450D4D90A1D4A8">
<enum>
735.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 307(b)
of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 1999 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">
Public Law 105–277
</external-xref>
; 112 Stat. 2681–640) in
excess of $4,000,000.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H493E1244B21E4529BA344B1A6ADA3F76">
<enum>
736.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure processed poultry products
imported into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for
use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National
School Lunch Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">
42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Child and Adult Food Care
Program under section 17 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1766">
42 U.S.C. 1766
</external-xref>
), the Summer Food
Service Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C.
1761), or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of
1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5825D71A7A56441393D6E44D003EE57E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
737.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence
of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1310">
16 U.S.C. 1310
</external-xref>
, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available
until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands,
including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary,
under the Water Bank Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1301">
16 U.S.C. 1301–1311
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5CA1AB8BEC2474380DF92DE840FD20F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
738.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H16C9B0CA016C4626BC8C0C5D1434C433">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, whenever
the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State of Arkansas all or
part of the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands and
properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas
that are under the supervision or control of the Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46D2F95B8E1E4A81961DDE37EE7FBAD1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Terms
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions
that the Secretary deems advisable—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H228F8CA0318E4A90BDBFB41F9E2E0676">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon
acceptance thereof; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2700789723E4249A53F7B90E9E43B8F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as the laws of such State may otherwise provide.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8373E494AA864682A5765E3E17C6C888" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
Jefferson Labs campus
</term>
means the lands and properties of the National Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas
Regional Laboratory.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF056168AB1814B27851C70B99533AFBD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agreement regarding jefferson county technology research and commercialization center
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAE61C8B77A74D55BE1189B3C384FCC5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may hereafter enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such
State or a public or private entity with respect to the establishment or
operation of a technology research and commercialization center in
Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jefferson Labs campus.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45C67F4B3C114ED391BB690823F75294">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Receipt and expenditure of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain funds from such entity
and use such funds, in addition to such other funds as are made available
by this act or future acts for the operation of the National Center for
Toxicological Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds
received from such entity shall be deemed to be appropriated for such
purposes and shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17B605BB1D7E496BA76EBA1B374E3ADE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Purposes
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53072F61F90F4BE6B273CC54FF00B44B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds described by paragraph (2) shall be available to defray—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD95E2D2530147FA861B296C25B6F4FC">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the costs of creating, upgrading, and maintaining connections between such center and roads,
communications facilities, and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs
campus; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2E6FA6BED6F4C5EAAF3649C2D1D5532">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and new constructions of roads, communications
facilities, and utilities on such campus as may be necessary for such
agreement.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB8FC91C8FA54C469989681103B3E642">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other acts
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this and any subsequent Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxicological
Research shall be deemed to include the purposes listed in subparagraph
(A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H497DE2D2C4824370BD585F770B76F8DE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
739.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15,
2015, an amount of funds made available in title III as follows: (a) with
respect to funds under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund
Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community
Facilities Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account,
and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account the set aside shall
equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided
under such headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect to
funds under the headings of Rural Business Program Account, and Rural
Housing Assistance Grants the set aside shall equal the amount obligated
in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the
most recent fiscal year funds were obligated under the heading.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H723C64FC3FAE474883C7D2A37D058DE4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
740.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a
natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or
severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the
Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional
period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period
provided under the Program in order to protect public health.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5A21A48EB04431CB2E4BFEFDA23DB1E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
741.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section
410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/679a">
21 U.S.C. 679a
</external-xref>
) or section 30 of
the Poultry Products Inspection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/471">
21 U.S.C. 471
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C76B75B8339468B9DB0040E3413C39B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
742.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<quote>
Nonrecurring expenses fund
</quote>
(the Fund):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding
fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of
Agriculture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other Act may be
transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the
last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for
which appropriated) into the Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such
other funds as may be available for such purposes, for facilities
infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the operation of the
Department of Agriculture, subject to approval by the Office of Management
and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in
advance of the planned use of funds.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7CEE54F6F74467E857B9F2D9B239008" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
743.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby appropriated for the “Emergency Watershed Protection Program”, $78,581,000, to
remain available until expended; for the
<quote>
Emergency Forestry Restoration Program
</quote>
, $3,203,000, to remain available until expended; and for the
<quote>
Emergency Conservation Program
</quote>
, $9,216,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds under this section are for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster declared
pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and are designated by the
Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33C20A88E96E4EB08E411D81A98B7CCA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
744.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funding provided in section 743 of division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, not more than $75,000
may be used for administrative purposes, including a modification to an
existing contract to allow reimbursement for travel and other
administrative purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE069135D47E44F13BE0F2BB7187C93E1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
745.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000
are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE77D3D6A6C854595850E10E9FAB71A40" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
746.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDB85AFE15C849E7A9131C180D6129D4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
747.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7
U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking
<quote>
section 514
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a commodity promotion law
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D3B09EC718443B5A06495E7752A2B55" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
748.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002, as amended, (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8104">
7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1)
</external-xref>
), $8,000,000 are
hereby rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39DDE6CE9B2F47498756D3741627E64A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
749.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research
Initiative under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">
7 U.S.C. 450i(b)
</external-xref>
shall be made available without regard
to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3371">
7 U.S.C. 3371
</external-xref>
note),
under the matching requirements in laws in effect on the date before the
date of enactment of such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">
7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)
</external-xref>
shall continue to apply.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H2338035C1D5648B5BA45E15880A9756F">
<enum>
750.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of
personnel—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H34DB764754734FACA66D18FE3C86F43A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/603">
21 U.S.C. 603
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB197F1776FDB4831BF66BC549F876684">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1901">
7 U.S.C. 1901
</external-xref>
note;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/127">
Public Law 104–127
</external-xref>
); or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88D5D790A7F84A1E817E3A9CCAA502F3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to implement or enforce
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/9/352.19">
section 352.19
</external-xref>
of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor
regulation).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34EAA55FFF544B35AF48D21AB17676E8">
<enum>
751.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through school year 2015–2016, with
respect to the school lunch program established under the Richard B.
Russell National School Lunch Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">
42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or the school
breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final regulations published by the Department of
Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088
et seq.), the Secretary shall allow States to grant an exemption from the
whole grain requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and
the States shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a
reasonable amount of time, to requests for an exemption:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That school food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, in procuring
specific whole grain products which are acceptable to the students and
compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That school food authorities shall comply with the applicable grain component or standard with
respect to the school lunch or school breakfast program that was in effect
prior to July 1, 2014.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDBEE9B0C70AC4DFDA9A910563429E24F">
<enum>
752.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used
to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement any regulations
under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et
seq.), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/296">
Public Law 111–296
</external-xref>
), or any other
law that would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in
federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target
1 (as described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/220">
section 220.8(f)(3)
</external-xref>
of title 7, Code of Federal
Regulations (or successor regulations)) until the latest scientific
research establishes the reduction is beneficial for children.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4255D945141149358D3A512F318102A1">
<enum>
753.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4C2DF42192F94FB79A1C34E6D0FC99A9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict,
or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude or restrict,
the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables (except
for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided under
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C.
1786) (in this section referred to as the
<quote>
program
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HBC0178661F4240C09469DCB4B507A1CB" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State agency shall carry out
the program in a manner consistent with subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H64A1B7DA27484372B96718CB87CE724B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall
commence under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42
U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)) the next regular review of the supplemental foods
available under this program, including a review of the nutrient value of
all vegetables.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE0D516664ECF4B7E99F3CA62A1316B43" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a
vegetable be eligible for purchase under the program, none of the funds
made available under this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or
restrict the eligibility of that variety of vegetable (except if that
vegetable has added sugars, fats, or oils) from being purchased under the
program, and subsection (a) shall continue to be effective.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7952C91269964609B199401C72F1EC08" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any vegetable shall not be available for purchase
under the program, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable and
the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) shall expire upon
the publication of the regularly scheduled review.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA018AB487F9E4C8DA845FBE605FE344D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of
Agriculture shall make publicly available all scientific research and data
used to make the final recommendations and explain the results of the
review by submitting a report containing such information to the Committee
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on
Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the
Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0F0B98BDFACD49E2B4E2085C74F56E61" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller
General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the review which
shall include an audit of the scientific research and data used to conduct
the review.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HD7A91233FD654710BA49787D6E7EEDEC" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD1AB1BE0BC9243DD949496D7C1D47FDE">
<header>
Department of Health and Human Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H53493DA520554AC78CF55B394F962973">
<header>
Food and Drug Administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H505491E811C9479F8B4C701FDA778155">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the
Ebola virus domestically and internationally, and to develop necessary
medical countermeasures and vaccines, including the review, regulations,
post market surveillance of vaccines and therapies, and administrative
activities, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided, $4,800,000 is for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research;
$2,400,000 is for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health; $400,000
is for the Office of the Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the Center for
Drug Evaluation and Research; $500,000 is for the Office of Regulatory
Affairs; and $15,000,000 is for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBAC8D71B797942609FF50A148C6617F6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HA0D954D658EC46D9A75D3BEBBAFC8D24" style="appropriations">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="HCA63B77028CA4048B7DA75E79D2369CE" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9B1D226E2375419A887E2DFC50A9CF43">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of Commerce
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H604A0D3135A14E9EA8F6ADAF3D2ABA5E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International Trade Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEE16D0A47FFB45639642FFCBD5D17EFD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided
for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad,
including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of
promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702
and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for
dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas
and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of
employees of the International Trade Administration between two points
abroad, without regard to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40118">
section 40118
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code;
employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for
services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and
expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction
of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of
tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section
2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign
countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses
abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not
to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor
vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $472,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be
retained and used by the International Trade Administration,
notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
section 3302
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China
antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2455">
22 U.S.C. 2455(f)
</external-xref>
and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for
the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual
Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for
assessments for services provided as part of these activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDCFAA2C7479A4ADBA8F0012C7DE3651F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of Industry and Security
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9ABE5370A5A049248F9A1D1D41396BCF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department
of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export
administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical
coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees
stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens
by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner
authorized in the first paragraph of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2672">
section 2672
</external-xref>
of title 28, United
States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed
$13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of
compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and
as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/401">
22 U.S.C. 401(b)
</external-xref>
); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official
use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement
vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation
otherwise established by law, $102,500,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the
Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2455">
22 U.S.C. 2455(f)
</external-xref>
and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part
of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such
activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to
the export administration and national security activities of the
Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United
States and other governments.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB9DD199534214C459B57C00DEB92D2FD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic development administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H07C380D2B9674E44A8C8F79986FAD354">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic development assistance programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic
Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of
loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3721">
15 U.S.C. 3721
</external-xref>
), for grants authorized
by section 27 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3722">
15 U.S.C. 3722
</external-xref>
) of such Act, and for grants, $213,000,000,
to remain available until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for
projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source
of employment located outside the United States; of which $4,000,000 shall
be for loan guarantees under such section 26; and of which $10,000,000
shall be for grants under such section 27:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds for loan guarantees under such section 26 are available to subsidize total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$70,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAD51D05ECBF1496B9B489765F50F00CD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided
for by law, $37,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works
Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and the
Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC29D649985864B90889CDAAEEAFC76C4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority Business Development Agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4189BB0F3E834ADFB808EDD3486DDCF4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority Business Development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9EB48A53F2E44EA29A48BC44B223BD77">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing
minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and
other agreements with public or private organizations, $30,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8D0E03F7BC62474FA14FB2224858F39B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic and Statistical Analysis
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFE72BF292FF24213812B399FC5EEB0DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the
Department of Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB0AF7120360F440B8172FD04607DF9F1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of the Census
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2F276FFF9F44750A6DED20E4FCE1D50">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics,
provided for by law, $248,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bureau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to
the Current Population Survey using the same health insurance questions
included in previous years, in addition to the revised questions
implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H61875D5C72A044E79BC4B66DA4E98D2E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Periodic Censuses and Programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics
for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the
Bureau of the Census.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H37A8A2D8EB09461899ECA19C006EBCF6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H37F9E16ADCB74A479309CCF3B1F0FF29">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1535">
31 U.S.C. 1535(d)
</external-xref>
, the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies
for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and
related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting
collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all
funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government
agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research,
engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication
Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this
paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8D38451CF46C4DB6A170E18ED054DC97">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and unobligated balances of funds
previously appropriated are available for the administration of all open
grants until their expiration.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE9E16EEA7DE64B688F9FA1DD0A6CF017">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states patent and trademark office
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFDBC95EE55234427A1C1091115AA818E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC04861931BEA4E5E97194C664690CE69">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by
law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO,
$3,458,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections
of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law
are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year
2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than
$3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced accordingly:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amount received in excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the
Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available
by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to
the United States Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses
account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2015
for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in fiscal year 2015 from the amounts made available for
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay
contributed by the USPTO and employees under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8334">
section 8334(a)
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section
8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management
(OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to
subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of
the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's
specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health
benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal
Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life
Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement
and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate,
and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series
benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use
shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements,
where applicable:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected
by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title
35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith
America Invents Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/29">
Public Law 112–29
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the
USPTO.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA44C916E0C7149A69DD6BD3EF921A6A0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of standards and technology
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H31CFD0698C81460A9E88C41D173D1FBC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Scientific and technical research and services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000,
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may
be transferred to the
<quote>
Working Capital Fund
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program
participants.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H41BAC4384CB5427C8EBE7C842E0F784C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Industrial technology services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $138,100,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership, and of which $8,100,000 shall be for the Advanced
Manufacturing Technology Consortia.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H23D691262E4B481BBB9D6D6B1B54062E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Construction of Research Facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and
for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise
provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as
authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278c-278e">
15 U.S.C. 278c–278e
</external-xref>
), $50,300,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials that the
Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce
budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National
Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total
multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the
budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal
years.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6EEBE526A2AF4E2896CC4A4B3BDEC7EB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National oceanic and atmospheric administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6C02382270E943278B33FE680D0BE11A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations, research, and facilities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF0D38FA7A88A4B019A7DE386394BCE46">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and
vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations
for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative
agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for
cooperative enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national
marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses
associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title
31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled
<quote>
Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries
</quote>
, which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program,
Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring
Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information
Networks:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the $3,333,398,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,202,398,000
is appropriated from the general fund, $116,000,000 is provided by
transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year
obligations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount available for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate
services administrative support costs shall not exceed $220,300,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds
provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family
Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical
care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents
Medical Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/55">
10 U.S.C. 55
</external-xref>
), such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB9EF5DFFA27B46D6894A7B29E9630713">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, acquisition and construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and
modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, $2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30,
2017, except that funds provided for construction of facilities shall
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,179,225,000
is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from
recoveries of prior year obligations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds
provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials that the Secretary
submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as
submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title
31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction
project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the
budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary
requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal
years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to satellite
procurement, acquisition and construction.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H664B82BE35624DAEBD8C4149EE947D4D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the
Federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast
(including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and
steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that
are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining
populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or
native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon
and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the
Secretary of Commerce:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be
available for marketing activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented
in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE7F2A4D5F1614C85B20DE66736597306">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fishermen's Contingency Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/372">
Public Law 95–372
</external-xref>
, not to exceed $350,000, to be
derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H58C56A8A237947D8BAF086DBC7D966B6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fisheries finance program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015,
obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual
Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct
loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDFDAA6F2231C4625AB4D611F8DBD0216">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Departmental Management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H09A207E6CA0F412E8D168128C3D964BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law,
including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation,
$56,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and manufacturing
growth and shall produce an annual report on related incentive strategies,
implementation plans and program results:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within amounts provided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in
activities to provide businesses and communities with information about
and referrals to relevant Federal, State, and local government programs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA5A2663402849F69498780F6CC835E7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
renovation and modernization
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of Department of Commerce facilities,
$4,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H074F8ADD0FFA432DB7BCB19652BA1006">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Inspector General
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6E8852C97C8142668F0D9F9C928375FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General Provisions—Department of Commerce
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="H1B72F6F84C6644939AF60333E47B039E">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the
Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities
specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1514">
15 U.S.C. 1514
</external-xref>
), to the extent
and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon
the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce
that such payments are in the public interest.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF7546F05C7AC4962B237BB42194F00F4">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this
Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger
motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA8F46B4082DF4FC4B99437507DF84062">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than
10 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in
advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including
land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act
or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB28307FFB82B4BBDBB5D2264904206FE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
), as amended by section 105 of
title I of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/6">
Public Law 113–6
</external-xref>
, are hereby adopted by reference
and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and the life
cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite
R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3D42F8066A754CE8BF50572D3C3703F6">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not
limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary
to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that
persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public
Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy
in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the
maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the
Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable
or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services
provided under this section or the authority under which the use or
occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to
the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such
services.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6CBC5EB43B264280996F92184C0ADC3E">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child
pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over
its networks.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H80F6DDAA2D4D4F7BBF8F1DB4FD43D545">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with
their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available
appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities
of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of
any State, local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or
possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign
government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying
out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE5BE57D14EDD48C9A3D1377914ABF368">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Commerce shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to
China by any employee of the U.S. Department of Commerce, including the
purpose of such travel.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE4F05CFDFE74A68A130D9E2E9B6546F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report
or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has
provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such
report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should
a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy
of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the
Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or
document.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1F859F99F2A4A838F29951421F3A767" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and
cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land,
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3)
receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a
Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal
government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section
shall be deposited under the heading
<quote>
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities
</quote>
and shall remain available until September 30, 2016 for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of
this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DCCA930DB17451AAEA27626C8EB6A82" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to
contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels,
regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the
contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33
U.S.C. 883a et seq.).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6A2827A10A840C087B459A85283F370" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H540752B5A7A244ADB28442F59E19B6D0" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of Justice
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H1197D2EE6C0C4783BD3F83327F08183A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H9066CB620EDA4B4EA89CC680C1D12908" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which
not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of
Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5E8EA63B5BA14B1D944B44FA813BE791" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Justice Information Sharing Technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development,
deployment and departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to
the Department of Justice for information technology, for enterprise-wide
information technology initiatives:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer
authority contained in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H6527B2CDB7844F0D9B0C4CC6CEF421EF" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Review and Appeals
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H9C4DADE00F47426D955ACC92E338ABA7" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Transfer of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and
immigration-related activities, $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be
derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees
deposited in the
<quote>
Immigration Examinations Fee
</quote>
account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC11DA9908B7840F2BD8E028883BC35DA" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Inspector General
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $88,577,000, including not to exceed
$10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H64D6DDF073CA4A6D8A7DB3F7A59F1912" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Parole Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HD0E7B9F6DEB2466CBEB998D46741BFF5" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $13,308,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HBA473034C46F40AFAF05032A1552C042" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Legal Activities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HB348A343C2FE4D7FA524E7E5CCC38AA8" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HB08B8AA55AA14C4FBF288EBDB4605663" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise
provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting
evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for
solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent of private
or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $885,000,000, of
which not to exceed $15,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL
Washington for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation
activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
amounts to
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities
</quote>
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be
necessary to respond to such circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil
Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election
monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52
U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such
salaries and expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000
shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H3975DD1FF81D47DE812C459620273D1A" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing
cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to
exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation
Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H28427EF9139F45A9984C3419B51D21BB" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses, antitrust division
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification
filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15
U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be
$100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), shall be retained and used for
necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting
collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
$62,246,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H3349F36E268E4146B149995C0C910184" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental
and cooperative agreements, $1,960,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official
reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a United States Attorney-led
task force on human trafficking.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H57C83187281C4B9390135C8CF5CA9DDD" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Trustee System Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain
available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee
System Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such
amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collections pursuant
to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/589a">
section 589a(b)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and
used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections
are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal
year 2015 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H14469E05F11D4ED9BF490AD583A5210F" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission,
including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code, $2,326,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H0D4405A98D804CDFAD36FE862A5C2E0A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fees and Expenses of Witnesses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision
of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and
for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of
buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for
the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness
security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase,
installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications
equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve
the identities and locations of protected witnesses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HF3373145DB3547F8B879214356505545" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $12,250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution
and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the
Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations
Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HB1ED4968554646E489335B92C46BCDA0" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Assets Forfeiture Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">
section 524(c)(1)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United
States Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice
Assets Forfeiture Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H27141C4082E0466F85AA77E41B540434" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Marshals Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H94A4F02BE78E4D668BFEB4607C0935C8" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to
exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H454475054A674B3FAB44EB70D1F3926A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the United States Marshals Service
for prisoner holding and related support, $9,800,000, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCD15EC67AE21406A9E7A8AD413B94FE2" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Prisoner Detention
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H235AC2F0524B460BA3DD2C9F1BA00083" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States
Marshals Service as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4013">
section 4013
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States
Code, $495,307,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">
section 524(c)(8)(E)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015
as if the following were inserted after the final period:
<quote>
The Attorney General shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available in
fiscal year 2015 for necessary expenses related to United States prisoners
in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4013">
section 4013
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code.
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any use of such unobligated balances shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered
<quote>
funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance
</quote>
pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4013">
section 4013(b)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner
and Alien Transportation System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any unobligated balances available from funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
General Administration, Detention Trustee
</quote>
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HCEF7E29A9D094BEFB8884A2C4DAD73CA" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Security Division
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H0C0AD66DD1FB4E659F7E863BEC2E3BAA" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $93,000,000,
of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of
the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such
amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current
fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond
to such circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H562D67983C554A8CB61A1F432975BB1B" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Interagency Law Enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H6466FD1B05F14D10842CE2B9905A6FE4" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
interagency crime and drug enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals
associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money
laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include
inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement
agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals
involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $507,194,000, of which
$50,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities
available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H359537D6E35F4963AAC745AE1848526B" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Bureau of Investigation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H752B6AF7875B4006B01E10FA68E7C430" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and
prosecution of crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of which
not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National Gang Intelligence
Center, and of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $1,000,000 shall be for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the
recommendations related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were
proposed in the report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5B55846A3F204D7C81BC86C6DDB6837A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology
requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings,
facilities and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law;
conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned buildings;
preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance
of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities;
$110,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HB0F9BBEBF2FA408B96263EA4DCF9D5FB" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Drug Enforcement Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5F3012264DC349CCBCFD66D6E448A590" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to
meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/530C">
section 530C
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code; and expenses for conducting
drug education and training programs, including travel and related
expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items
of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of
which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and
not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception and
representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HEC6002FAD2DD42558DC812B7DB6AAA70" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HACC282871E704B01B32D52149AB638C5" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of
State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement,
including training in connection with the training and acquisition of
canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision
of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with
or without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000
shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed
$1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as
provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/924">
section 924(d)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, and not to
exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon
applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section
925(c) of title 18, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations
for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of
title 18, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions,
missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives to other agencies or Departments.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HD3A8710ADF0045CCA52DED5C0F455251" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Prison System
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7431CBD9E8864AD492725B48E6B78B97" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7F87015A4F944A48A548EC8CB3FFB91C" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Transfer of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and
maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the
provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues
to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such
amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration
for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional
institutions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a
fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the
amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System,
furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the
Federal Prison System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September
30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain
available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts
and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating
to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity
which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that
such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the
Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services,
halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HE460542E20C443DD8D647B35DA2FE58A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and Facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of
facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and
correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by
contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping
necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional
institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by
contract or force account, $106,000,000, to remain available until
expended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs related
to construction of new facilities, and of which not less than $81,000,000
shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7B05A6F72A754E6E966887ACC505CE63" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within
the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with
the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to
fiscal year limitations as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
section 9104
</external-xref>
of title 31, United
States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in
the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H65494331DAC2468797A5109C76A2D6D2" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be
available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized
by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on an
accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation's
current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive
of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting
system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities
acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and
expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation,
maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and
other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an
interest.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HC1B8A62C32904DDFB7663E3E62527279" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HEC595E5F5BAD413FBECA8258BFCCFE0B" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office on Violence Against Women
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H4DA35FEB136A47D4AB35C10F14EBC1B8" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and
prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3711">
42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/322">
Public Law 103–322
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1994 Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1990 Act
</quote>
); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/21">
Public Law 108–21
</external-xref>
); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5601">
42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1974 Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">
Public Law 106–386
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2000 Act
</quote>
); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under
this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and
technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55738A6903F84BC9B579583F6F2B1C98">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968
Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAACC145F75145F0833A7BE8CB69CFDB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$26,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating
violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of
the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD26F3448FF18445C8F649D73C121F5A2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against
women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on
Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to
<quote>
Research, Evaluation and Statistics
</quote>
for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC720D1D637D45EF8ACD0970DCE372B9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims
of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;
assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to
engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle
and high school students through education and other services related to
such violence:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303
and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall
be available for this program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for
grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this
program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5561BC8266E54B14B5937E4947107479">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of
which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BB981755E78453B8F2726A3EDC7CA0C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994
Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H266E6EA8E1144B11A439B168B7D80E38">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as
authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5C1A07CBC564945BFB487019BF3C8C9">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by
section 304 of the 2005 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91544C961DB44C7EB39AD47DDC52ED08">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H506FE3539AE04885953DA7F44BAB90DE">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$4,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in
later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59F32033B2F243C78965C7A9952A4D68">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301
of the 2000 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act
and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013
Act, shall be available for this program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H088E4AD29BA54E9BAD56BA4B7FED167F">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$6,000,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with
disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA313D1EC0C6945A3AEB543476DA5F27B">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$500,000 is for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic
violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67485CCD5398422A97A58FCDF9C9A5AF">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, including as authorized
by section 904 of the 2005 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be transferred to
<quote>
Research, Evaluation and Statistics
</quote>
for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADE93394D4954D91BAC35C0CB018BBB1">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues
relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HC0426C97D1D7426DA0C9DA1F903C6A69" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Justice Programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HA8B3182132DF4C0F933EF7892BCD3231" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
research, evaluation and statistics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (
<quote>
the 1974 Act
</quote>
); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5771">
42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.
</external-xref>
); the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
); the Second Chance Act of 2007
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/199">
Public Law 110–199
</external-xref>
); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law
98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public
Law 109–248) (
<quote>
the Adam Walsh Act
</quote>
); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/401">
Public Law 110–401
</external-xref>
); subtitle D of title II of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">
Public Law 107–296
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2002 Act
</quote>
); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/180">
Public Law 110–180
</external-xref>
); the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BC2AC442877458A8D84409460113F09">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by
part C of title I of the 1968 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each
National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall include
statistics relating to honor violence;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69C1964F19B14EE79C746978FE798B07">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as
authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II
of the 2002 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73C35B88B766413D93BC70CC41BE07F3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$30,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of
the 1968 Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H312AA63F3D3845D5A483E63A24F71256">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which
$3,000,000 is for transfer to the National Institute of Standards and
Technology to support Scientific Area Committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H27EC13B4A0624AC5AC1E4D3E567B17FF" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
state and local law enforcement assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/322">
Public Law 103–322
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1994 Act
</quote>
); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1990 Act
</quote>
); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/164">
Public Law 109–164
</external-xref>
); the
Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of
2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/248">
Public Law 109–248
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Adam Walsh Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">
Public Law 106–386
</external-xref>
); the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/180">
Public Law 110–180
</external-xref>
); subtitle D of
title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">
Public Law 107–296
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2002 Act
</quote>
); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/199">
Public Law 110–199
</external-xref>
); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization
for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/403">
Public Law 110–403
</external-xref>
); the Victims of
Crime Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/473">
Public Law 98–473
</external-xref>
); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment
and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public
Law 110–416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and other programs, $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows—
</text>
<paragraph id="H23E170B5D9E94E3B99DADEDB1951E342">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by
subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section
1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of
title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of
which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for a Preventing
Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability
Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by the National Institute of
Justice for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of
the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based
strategies for effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an
initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for an
initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making, $3,000,000 is for
competitive grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks,
$750,000 is for the purposes described in the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease
Patient Alert Program (section 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for
an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program, and
$2,500,000 is for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H971DFE9E78D64336AE7D9FEE40B25BD0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of
the Immigration and Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">
8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for
Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local
detention facilities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67E24ADC5CDA41AEBCFD64396F5EA7FF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$42,250,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section
107(b)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">
Public Law 106–386
</external-xref>
, for programs authorized under Public Law
109–164, or programs authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79E23F94385840989FA2D50201364C5A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H617CE143C34B457EA4D7A2CA29963FCB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$8,500,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as
authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally
Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement
Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/416">
Public Law 110–416
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C2ABB04619B445291413982C7C2E70D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
$10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized
by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E7D582BAE9B4EF8B760715A6ABC7B6B">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
, and for grants for wrongful conviction review;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88ECEB12BA93460FBADD80DFB29A162E">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
$13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants, including as
authorized by section 401 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/403">
Public Law 110–403
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0876A3BBF7F647BCB034BEDB6E0B4C19">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law
110–315;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9502F0549E0444B49A47046BFA512BCB">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
$20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and
related activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H639E2622306E49C7970D8F2A28C67B00">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
$8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F12E6D724C6421C887B9C5E67B46A32">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
$22,250,000 for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by
section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and evaluation
programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H331BEA33AD8942D6BE416D9CA176A441">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
$1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H446F60CF67C945B78679A3926B461952">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E528BCAD48C4BD6B97C1322AF69D1A6">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
$73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National
Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than
$25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS
Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/180">
Public Law 110–180
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C8A849F6EC64116AB9A4D79325D6DD9">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text>
$12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the
1968 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H349ECBB455E840ADA306C6FE2ACAFFD4">
<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text>
$125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA3F24A0FE19C408BB9CB403DAB17AFCA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and
Federal forensic activities, including the purposes authorized under
section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law
106–546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes
described in the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement,
Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
,
section 303);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEABABDF6C98B4D37819165EDC49BD2CA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing
Program (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
, section 412); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C9FDB7F84F748478D9C05C1F1195385">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
$4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, including as authorized by section
304 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H484965A884D6428EAAD7835D62163455">
<enum>
(18)
</enum>
<text>
$41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based sexual assault response reform;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C4669AA2EEC41B1878B3D55C7E79077">
<enum>
(19)
</enum>
<text>
$6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the
1990 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8008FC2C826143C09BC9749F0349D07C">
<enum>
(20)
</enum>
<text>
$30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FE5B00B4EB642BB831BF15F2452A9B2">
<enum>
(21)
</enum>
<text>
$68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of
2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/199">
Public Law 110–199
</external-xref>
), without regard to the time limitations
specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000
is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole
supervision efforts and strategies, and $5,000,000 is for Children of
Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and
family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism
reduction strategy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based
awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be
for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing
Model;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F8B3654EA2E41AB86FB559FF28E2590">
<enum>
(22)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H187EB2DF1A4949988A39B5257E9EF5C9">
<enum>
(23)
</enum>
<text>
$11,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76A60E44CB3048B5844BBCDDFA893ADB">
<enum>
(24)
</enum>
<text>
$13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local
government, and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape
Elimination Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/79">
Public Law 108–79
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3FAAD3B50A04B1E8E094F67B9022370">
<enum>
(25)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA376D95CC7854CC89955D8532C7CCE56">
<enum>
(26)
</enum>
<text>
$27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice
reform and recidivism reduction, of which not less than $750,000 is for a
task force on Federal corrections;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7666760476A942899EEB964244448270">
<enum>
(27)
</enum>
<text>
$4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with
Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation,
and for a research project on the effectiveness of the model;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE37F923AC6344E0A3F756C31BA1C549">
<enum>
(28)
</enum>
<text>
$12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for supplemental victims' services and other
victim-related programs and initiatives, including research and
statistics, and for tribal assistance for victims of violence; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E39F7A840CA44E586DDE3280B081E0C">
<enum>
(29)
</enum>
<text>
$75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made available in this
paragraph:
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="appropriations-small">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to
increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local
government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement
officers who perform non-administrative public sector safety service.
</continuation-text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H370AC157534241978ED4CC8FE353C229" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
juvenile justice programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile
Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (
<quote>
the 1974 Act
</quote>
); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5771">
42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.
</external-xref>
); the Prosecutorial Remedies and
Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public
Law 108–21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1990 Act
</quote>
); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/248">
Public Law 109–248
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Adam Walsh Act
</quote>
); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/401">
Public Law 110–401
</external-xref>
); the Violence Against Women
Reauthorization Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and other juvenile justice programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until expended as
follows—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3283FF91903942719DA6916252EB96AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$55,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical
assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal
grants process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive
demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State,
local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECC5419728D84ABAA2E5385E6BFCCB1D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DE1C2C5BB16472094805A8601309B3D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which,
pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5953AC72ED8D4812B44DFBE6478667F2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC898274D0014FD28F9C22729D26ACF4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence education, prevention and intervention, and related
activities;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04B28D9572C349C5AEB443F823D4082B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
$6,000,000 shall be for community-based violence prevention initiatives, including for public
health approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E3ED2B97A7949209FB8EBBA9C544F0F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
$1,000,000 shall be for grants and technical assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth
Violence Prevention;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD80F1F8101284A4CAA70CB4056C086D0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E38F2A904B1451A91B91F1C76297F17">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b)
and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/401">
Public Law 110–401
</external-xref>
) shall not apply for
purposes of this Act);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA402D06CC31D48AFA7F3B86C5E74261C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
$1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as
authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8461BDA0A7F64C8A88AEC41E4B2B0190">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
$500,000 for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated
parents; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF96C0DBAB9E04B9484131CB7C6741982">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system:
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="appropriations-small">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics
activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6)
may be used for training and technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261
and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.
</continuation-text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H41190A396BE04F67920CC651140CC441" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Safety Officer Benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary
(including amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until
expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of
such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such
Act, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that
emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and
education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
<quote>
Public Safety Officer Benefits
</quote>
from available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such
circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HF411525C3BFB456CB6A13B844E090FFA" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community Oriented Policing Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5DB2CF5CA2574D1FAF930BA3403BC7B6" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
community oriented policing services programs
</header>
<paragraph id="H764CDB731C464E69A5AC57E7D93E977A" indent="up1">
<enum/>
<text>
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law
103–322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law
109–162) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
), $208,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in
accordance with section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading—
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E4CFEE53D4E4083B763898DB15513D5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug
Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A6D13809BA04C32A829471B54ECD3FC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$180,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd">
42 U.S.C. 3796dd
</external-xref>
) for the
hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under
part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd-3">
42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)
</external-xref>
), funding for hiring
or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000
unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services
grants a waiver from this limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $33,000,000 is for improving tribal
law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, and
anti-methamphetamine activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing
development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative
reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in
section 1701;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35A9B18AE5DC4C7689A67AC60C463456">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures
of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and
laboratory dump seizures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to
locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion,
laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE808A6750E5645A48BEFE1C68B4C4C73">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in States with high
rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit
activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or
unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and
prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63B4B90AC6EE4615A5589718EE662570">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for competitive grants to support regional anti-gang task forces.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H2991AB15F0CB4C73AD022AA18FB6CCA1" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions—Department of justice
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section changed="added" id="H0FC6927970824613B1637AD7883D2A78">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and
representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds
appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available
to the Attorney General for official reception and representation
expenses.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H35575104EA13496D88E81567E03BD42B">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except
where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried
to term, or in the case of rape:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction,
this section shall be null and void.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HD6EAE72C12F84793A3C15F979613508A">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or
facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HD899BC60A9C34360A7F11E0A3A9E9D1E">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of
Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to
receive such service outside the Federal facility:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address
the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of
Prisons.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HF0F5B6E7D3794FD5BE8DCF9C320CC65C">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise
specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any
such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except
in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H42300DAF5E7042438CE8D75A5AE26688">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Management
Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to
section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">
Public Law 107–296
</external-xref>
; 28
U.S.C. 599B) without limitation on the number of employees or the
positions covered.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HA410772B3D5E47E38BC633CEDF48CDB6">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or
the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an
individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State
or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner,
other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau
of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H9E822DEA7EF8496CB1C76B7007C518C2">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H89430245C7EB4CE3AC65434E0D574177">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable
television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic
media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H8D0CC78154764979B8B73BA2F190E756">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic
media or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational
programs.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HD168B2EB334447F1881C461479B89E27">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or
enhanced information technology program having total estimated development
costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and
the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information
technology program has appropriate program management controls and
contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is
compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CE4EAF1FC8F445BBEB11B5C4F1BCD16" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to
deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act
and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of
deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H296E9AA8F67D4FEA8565E012A87953EC">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish,
process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of
Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative
regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the
Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H2A2D64C482624701943A23CD7915C36C">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits,
or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional
responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that
United States Attorney from the residency requirements of section 545 of
title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HC4F356FC88894AFB8D670A085491C5EE">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be
available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to
funds appropriated by this title under the headings
<quote>
Research, Evaluation and Statistics
</quote>
,
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Juvenile Justice Programs
</quote>
—
</text>
<paragraph id="H04F39F4F2A32493397EF1FDD3BF5E18F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or
reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and
technical assistance; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H13B481C228984FD3A03D69D94D897D25">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs under such headings,
except for amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or
statistical programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and
the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged with
funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of
Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or
statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant
or reimbursement programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D6B79F046314496BEB029937C664D96" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship,
the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or
any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for
the following programs, waive the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF575489777C54A9384AAB2133601B5AF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of
title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such
part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E445B0798504D97AEADA0B1056FF9CE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C.
3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2)
of such part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BB3438B19F04BE2A1667A5E05FDE67A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to prison program under part CC of title I of such
Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797q-3">
42 U.S.C. 3797q–3
</external-xref>
), the requirements under section 2904 of
such part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H584A821428604E4C81B2CBF6CC5A2720">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison
Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15605">
42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)
</external-xref>
), the requirements of
section 6(c)(3) of such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE0A99F73F484B46AE5612CD3C3BB508" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13709">
42 U.S.C. 13709(a)
</external-xref>
)
shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D81C04FB51E47BA917BC2942FF0C4B4" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal
background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
18 U.S.C. 922
</external-xref>
note), may be used by a Federal law
enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to
an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects
that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement
personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm
at all times.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H8FBCCDF874984E92879145C8114C0770">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H41E623DD2208424FA66202BE4BB36ED2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I
of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/140">
Public Law 102–140
</external-xref>
(105 Stat. 784;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/527">
28 U.S.C. 527
</external-xref>
note) shall be
available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, except up to $40,000,000
may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice
financial management system.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H70E5E11250A44B25908C340175294F26">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the
Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public
Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/527">
28 U.S.C. 527
</external-xref>
note) shall be available for
obligation in fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or
allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds
under section 505 of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H60EBB18B9BD446E5BB352E04D2629B22">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the amount otherwise provided by this Act in the first proviso under the heading
<quote>
United States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Detention
</quote>
, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E)
of title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obligation during
fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such
funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of
this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF8CD043CD57F447DBD24A8B7CC35E250">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund in fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for
payments associated with joint law enforcement operations as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">
section 524(c)(1)(I)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7C4B395FE5D2451A8C5064180481AAB8">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act detailing the planned distribution of Assets
Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement operations funding during fiscal
year 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H8062D62B78F943FAA28BF6E134E731EB">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall sunset on September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF5D94C89EFB4B618D4A65D9C05291AF" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny the Inspector General of the Department of
Justice timely access to all records, documents, and other materials in
the custody or possession of the Department or to prevent or impede the
Inspector General’s access to such records, documents and other materials,
unless in accordance with an express limitation of section 6(a) of the
Inspector General Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language of
the Inspector General Act, as amended. The Inspector General of the
Department of Justice shall report to the Committees on Appropriations
within five calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6841CD07D5A423EA8957B5E654B7843" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be
used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under
section 526 of division H of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBCDE557A57E64BB5BB1A30B964D4C16F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H659975E6FB164417BD8E4DDFB7A146FA" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Science
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6C66ACDAACE94F7CB83462C2E54B5B25">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of science and technology policy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes
of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and
Priorities Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6601">
42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and
representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia, $5,555,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H988B8EB589DF488CA76B4EF8BF7DCCBD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H56EEA357D4C5476B8C3001E1AD55D880">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Science
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research
and development activities, including research, development, operations,
support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and
design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities;
program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of
mission and administrative aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the formulation and development costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104
of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall
not exceed $8,000,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/30104">
section 30104
</external-xref>
of title 51,
United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope
determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed
that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator
and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold
described in subsection (f) of section 30104:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $100,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that
meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the
most recent planetary science decadal survey.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H03809DCC9C4A49139811F360A8AF57EB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aeronautics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics
research and development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications
activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFB7CE2D258FC4A18B8BFBBBDA2B65440">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Space Technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space research
and technology development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications
activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2CA3DBBB3E4F49A880F8C03A22636542">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
exploration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of exploration
research and development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications
activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a lift
capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have an upper
stage and other core elements developed simultaneously:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch
vehicle development and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground
systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent
with the annual budget submission, a 5 year budget profile and funding
projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level (JCL) and
is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP–C) for the Space Launch
System and with the future KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in complying with the preceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and funding
projections that conform to the KDP–C management agreement for development
completion of the Space Launch System by December 2017, and the management
agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon completing KDP–C:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in no case shall the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle
be less than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural Requirements
7120.5E:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in
addition to funds provided for these programs under the
<quote>
Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration
</quote>
heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $805,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE89C81EF5B94476BAD646E60176D328F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
space operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space operations
research and development activities, including research, development,
operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and
communications activities, including operations, production, and services;
maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; program management;
personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as
authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code;
travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and
purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and
administrative aircraft, $3,827,800,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A7C456F1BDE4A9CA81FD0E2A39AACE7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aerospace and
aeronautical education research and development activities, including
research, development, operations, support, and services; program
management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of
mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016, of which $18,000,000 shall be for the
Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000
shall be for the National Space Grant College program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BA5A90F08EA40D7A5ECDDEFB5D4C1E2">
<header>
Safety, Security and Mission Services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science,
aeronautics, space technology, exploration, space operations and education
research and development activities, including research, development,
operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility
planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications
activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including
uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and
representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and
operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H942AE9BBB2FB457390C0CCAF9CB4422E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
construction and environmental compliance and restoration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation,
revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new
facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and
design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property,
as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration,
$419,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the $429,100,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $419,100,000 is
appropriated from the general fund and $10,000,000 is provided from
recoveries of prior year obligations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 years
to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for
fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed $9,584,100:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and
collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section
20145 of title 51, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2E6328CBA3BF44F38051C938316B8C06">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCD6017C745704439BD954B7173577A1A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA63D187598B49F8B89F579E7E331D6A">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year
limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be
transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except
as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10
percent by any such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged
with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the
appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this
provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505
of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance
with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at the theme, program, project and
activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an
amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification
requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a
reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for
obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set
forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBAC9B60CA3C04915B50EC25C0B9828E3">
<header>
(transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The unexpired balances of a previous account, for activities for which funds are provided in this
Act, may be transferred to the new account established in this Act that
provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be merged with the
funds in the newly established account, but shall be available under the
same terms, conditions and period of time as previously appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3E73D6C8BC724C739FE567AED0492087">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Science Foundation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H865241BEDB714555850DF5EC0740A7BE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research and Related Activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861
et seq.), and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/209">
Public Law 86–209
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1880">
42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.
</external-xref>
); services as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and
operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research
support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed
$520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and
operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for
operational and science support and logistical and other related
activities for the United States Antarctic program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research
Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research
facilities may be credited to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section
7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">
Public Law 110–69
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAAAE1E19BFC44A28BF9BCE6AEC831BD4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
major research equipment and facilities construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major
research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to
the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1861">
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF6AC538774504E97BCC308B901B0E8B5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
education and human resources
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0A1A81B9489C4D87A59DE907F2F0C06D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and engineering education and human
resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1861">
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including services as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, authorized
travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia,
$866,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $60,890,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7030 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">
Public Law 110–69
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8C1A493FFAB946048C95C3D8446A2E0E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agency Operations and Award Management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out the National Science
Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1861">
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
</external-xref>
); services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901
and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental of conference rooms in the
District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland
Security for security guard services; $325,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance and
operation of facilities and for other services to be provided during the
next fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related
costs of new headquarters space, not more than $27,370,000 shall remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H93F19983044443DAA773BE4FADA7786F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the National Science Board
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and
the employment of experts and consultants under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National
Science Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1863">
42 U.S.C. 1863
</external-xref>
) and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/209">
Public Law 86–209
</external-xref>
(42
U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,370,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0D934A4DE2D4467F9DE7401A9736B3CC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General
Act of 1978, $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H925F1E73396744AA9388D36AC28C8B98">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
National Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than
10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this section
shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act
and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the
procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04CED8D3AD53483F85775B45CFBC6B62" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Science Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H0DA439FFFAC44D1C96BEF1D461B7AADB" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H94AD91328FD1438C970E9E6EDEFC2432">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Related Agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD38DCA0CCF5148B6BC12576119C2ABB4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commission on Civil Rights
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD6D4B978AD5A494AAAC55A0DE6946D1C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles, $9,200,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four
full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive
of one special assistant for each Commissioner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners
for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who
is permitted 125 billable days:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense
that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights
Commission Act of 1983 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1975a">
42 U.S.C. 1975a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD44F574F16764DE2B397FEBFFE5BDBBD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H97D5DCFCD0F64FF7AD60147FD91458D1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of
the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act
of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/233">
Public Law 110–233
</external-xref>
), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/325">
Public Law 110–325
</external-xref>
),
and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/2">
Public Law 111–2
</external-xref>
), including
services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code;
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title
31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to
$30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for
authorized services to the Commission, $364,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation
expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring,
or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such
proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section
505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the
Commission.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBCDAD7309F724A0181713E874D920484">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International Trade Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H836C001F8FCD4FBD99DA0ADD3B120DE9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and
representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCF2796E976F44823BF0B629E1E274456">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Legal Services Corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H54FC2158646D4357A7DA7F9207810605">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the Legal Services Corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services
Corporation Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for basic
field programs and required independent audits; $4,350,000 is for the
Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may
be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $18,500,000 is for
management and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and
information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and
$1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and
employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal
Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304
of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the
Legal Services Corporation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2996">
42 U.S.C. 2996(d)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal
Services Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be
considered an agency of the United States Government.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB1FE62C357BF404E9E015536E830B4C0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision—Legal Services Corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for
any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions
of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/119">
Public Law 105–119
</external-xref>
, and
all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall
be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections,
except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall
be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respectively.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H87C8F01B820E4A51A766C4493F93D767">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Marine Mammal Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H378616C5DA324125855ED7DF523F6D15">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1361">
16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $3,340,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H984ED86AE94A49588FF2763CD0D04276">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the United States Trade Representative
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3562DDCE37D24669BF66E319544E0950">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire
of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, $54,250,000,
of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation
expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4C171DF712654979A78994438EBE17C1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State Justice Institute
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H87F2E3671B9343D8A3D99779803F18AD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute
Authorization Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10701">
42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.
</external-xref>
) $5,121,000, of which
$500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be
considered an agency of the United States Government.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="HE424C0DE0194432D9E7BD1CB37AD1B23" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0FE0E4C9FF564CEAAF7735A304ECE458">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H3B64AF3C325A4BB7B9AB63AB9FE31D2B">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda
purposes not authorized by the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB0F71FAD44C043D49B9EBB556F15B227">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H563C16EE2D6743C89C058698D669AB8A">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, shall
be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of
public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise
provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued
pursuant to existing law.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H30B51976ECDA4751B80A1B2B2B7D0188">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances
shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of
each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it
is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB8E1FA5FDF394D73938226F2215DC3E5">
<enum>
505.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or
initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program,
project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any
project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4)
relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices,
programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or
activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing
programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program,
project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results
from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel,
which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or
activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of
funds by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Justice) funded
by this Act and 45 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by
agencies of the Department of Justice funded by this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H19F9E3AEF123425D86F22DF4F0A99512">
<enum>
506.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB80022CCCE7646EEB8D8DFA0FD2F3724">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally
affixed a label bearing a
<quote>
Made in America
</quote>
inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the
United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be
ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made
available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and
ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of
title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCA919C8BC9DA48B1915236381190AA87" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF8D1590624EE4FB988778FF64ACD420C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made
available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are
manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories
or possessions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HFB307BA2DFA242AF9A91155DAD5D525F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
promotional items
</quote>
has the meaning given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDCEF1DF136B04364A75234FBE137429B">
<enum>
507.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFDB4F7C4A97E448C840C22F35DA0577F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly
report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account level.
For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances
the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable
to each source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived.
For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports
shall separately identify amounts by the year of obligation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2BC7A2144B3B48BE9148F92361D4AA94" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each
quarter.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H38FAE162545842AEA2F86CDBAF6D6135" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a reporting requirement described in
subsection (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the
department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent
practicable under such accounting system and shall identify and describe
in each quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD52E4767441244A29CB6B64437D0DCE7">
<enum>
508.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent,
personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this
Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to
such department or agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry
out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere
in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care
and protection of loan collateral or grant property.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H917BD6D2317A42A89A77047B0C5F741B">
<enum>
509.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco
or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign
country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products,
except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA0E6009CB364B5D81E707773E9DD77F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established
by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/473">
Public Law 98–473
</external-xref>
(42 U.S.C.
10601) in any fiscal year in excess of $2,361,000,000 shall not be
available for obligation until the following fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for
obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended to the
Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for oversight and
auditing purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6027F6BFF1604A16B78EE197B9AAE2A4">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to
discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of
students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is
provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such
students.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC9C67A4F272443B7AF4E3590CE0B1A7C">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other
appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCC9F570016B44E91A9BACD83B29B257B">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the
procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2712CCD33EF4C37BC9CD13A00469130" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
514.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE7020C53EFF749ED864508A123671DFE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and
the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the
Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which
funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress
on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and
a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after
initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such
audit is completed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1514598AEEDB4F25B2505AABA815B9F4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General
is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or
President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available
to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department,
Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results
shall be made available in redacted form to exclude—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF09DACBCF4B0447994F6B9E150210874">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any matter described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">
section 552(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15608BC8FFB246AF94771A3D7CC38E29">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to
commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD3827976C1949EBA2FC95BBE53DD295" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a
statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the
Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no
funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a
subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial
interest in the person awarded the grant or contract.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA292ADECD0B347C4A2FC90966E818BE4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the
date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in
consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics,
determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially
similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under
the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies,
and entities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H336D01AC06F243B981C15AB395D7C239">
<enum>
515.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFF4A3453703345DC9601C6FEB9C4047A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the
Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a
high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security
categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
(NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199,
<quote>
Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems
</quote>
unless the agency has—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDF7985DFD4624D6D9996A25F69466E84" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to
inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact
information systems within the Federal Government;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H5EFAFDFE43154575BBC996E618EB5C88" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat
information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other
appropriate agencies; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H0F3FB674DADB4FBAB592334D6089CCF7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity,
conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage
associated with the acquisition of such system, including any risk
associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by
one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing
a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned,
directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H63F2FB2EBDA14AD5B24935EF55825F8C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a
high-impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed
under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in
subsection (a) has—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2108EC1B90304CBEB164424F591B9C5A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation
strategy for any identified risks;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H85BCCB51860146BE8160952A23649695">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
determined that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the United States;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22F9D33EDD854C46B87864096E421D14">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H391256BB5BD540EF8747F636C623C3DD">
<enum>
516.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or
justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the
United States Government.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE097B8741934AF6915AD06664001126" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
517.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF67158969BDE40648AC4353E7F4E1984">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise
made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or
obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of
the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the
export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for
firearms listed in Category I,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/121">
section 121.1
</external-xref>
of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part
121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500
wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection
(b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7BA3484D3CC48C9AA05A0FE56034EE9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D5D7DC53DEB4B01AC1628DBE5209929">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's Export Declaration or notification letter
required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the
United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles
enumerated in subsection (a); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32E4450C913945CD8B1F3B79E13CEF2D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not permit the export without a license of—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B9AF5F337814D5B8E7049F6E9840298">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the
Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9732A626FAB84E8A80ECC74F08493464">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in
Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a
Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD85F5CF148B845FCAA46D24B256670B4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8F06418BF624F5E8CD7D68CAD15F37B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the
permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified
articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or
return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items
from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a
Canadian citizen.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H737994CC616141299752464EA8ED10DA" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President
determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the
Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import
controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), such that a
significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for
use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in
another nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a
license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF850131444934FDA9C00A1FCDE925C2C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
518.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall
obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or
the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny
any application submitted pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2778">
22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
and
qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to
import United States origin
<quote>
curios or relics
</quote>
firearms, parts, or ammunition.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE3CFD18AA43F43269DC4BF7F08B59791">
<enum>
519.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or
multilateral trade agreement the text of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6D061D9C4386417B87B99B9F3580AA47">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46C7A47C8C6A42469752EF5680E997FB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1F5FF864E5D4151B87CB86D61BB65A3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H6607F17205F14272837C2D68A8D96CBE">
<enum>
520.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security
letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the
Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The
Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act;
The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA
PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD9EEF3313A7745B08A63366E2F349700">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the
Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than
$75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost
has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately
inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The
Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase,
and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was
made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and
proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes
made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which
such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or
procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement
costs; and a statement validating that the project's management structure
is adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDD9F89B609EB40CB9F7159D0CC28FC0D">
<enum>
522.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for
intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be
specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/414">
50 U.S.C. 414
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2015
until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year
2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H62C1D25F40C341E2A40DA919CEA05D93">
<enum>
523.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a
contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in
excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee
certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed
all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the
certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to
certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for
which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the
subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been
approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the
assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial
proceeding.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H000E20F7CCCB4A379B7F2307A6753F1E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H54EF5FE5D2824A9FA32EB768EEBFD324">
<enum>
524.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3E17903F1EBD4ABA874D3D72FC667676">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby
rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts
in the specified amounts—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H6320812C6EF14192BC407DD9CF9CAC1B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Departmental Management, Franchise Fund
</quote>
, $2,906,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H367BA81B61A445F8BA39D229D9B645BF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs
</quote>
, $5,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2766128DC0A14898917DD519543C2240" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby
rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts
in the specified amounts—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFD3537E255A8464EB70FFACACB2A0995">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Working Capital Fund
</quote>
, $99,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB017ECA5C124F1FAB9698C0B9C069E3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications
</quote>
, $2,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H689BE20D35E64649B313ED89E9BE25B0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Detention Trustee
</quote>
, $23,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D17EC10365D4EB98B93C8BD5CE1E37C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund
</quote>
, $193,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0954B9BDE58C4AB8BFCA3E0686DFCFF0">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities
</quote>
, $10,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC68CCC151CE649CD949A7810C583B3A9">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division
</quote>
, $6,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68636618FE9E453D91CFA70BEDA1D77F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys
</quote>
, $9,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E68BAADEE014CBCAEC875284F5C17E7">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention
</quote>
, $188,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96D4BEA09E984CA7BDEF71A8EDB2D6CF">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
, $3,200,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78638CFB6F5E46BFBA51CD4120C1A5BC">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against
Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs
</quote>
, $16,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H191F7932548D4AC2A059EEE968E570DA">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs
</quote>
, $82,500,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF1DC34C35784956BCDEC25FCFEF249B">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services
</quote>
, $40,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3B4506DD49B64C8DA9FEBD377FCBAC00" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September
1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to
subsections (a) and (b).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE40A700F687142698D391CC52E4D6673">
<enum>
525.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline
travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title
41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H998B8937291140D3B4D6C8ED46E255C2">
<enum>
526.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the
attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency
at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless such
conference is a law enforcement training or operational conference for law
enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance
are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5E6740E4E8BF4C2DAA525D7DA8B1F662">
<enum>
527.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used in a manner that
is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United
States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the
United States—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9EF71555D87F417E94BCCA6C93057168">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard
laws;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7912C872E03045CFA8CB5652E861FB13">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to avoid agreements that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4D44001C2F5B420782399A5DB29699A3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially
dumping and subsidies; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30FAE47AA93D44D09C2AFB7C63B09650">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure
that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete
fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade
concessions; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BDE05318DAB47F0B4CBB70D0BA99AFA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including
overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access barriers.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HB8C93B59F6544C85B8FED2BFB4DEC8F3">
<enum>
528.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the
United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or
any other detainee who—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3E4595D8A2294911B78191DCEC8508F6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H773D8B57E0384459948E856F8FA839B6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
by the Department of Defense.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HFD30633581694AB39B5AB9D85BC33748">
<enum>
529.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1E24158F16ED4E9EBAFCB8482F6651E8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to
construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its
territories, or possessions to house any individual described in
subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the
custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H170C2B5809CC439AA77FD21B5E4968D8" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United
States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H718A2F2BB9DB4C948222AE3FD5567428" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located
at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2CF47A3D6B654A60AF80D3A7822279A4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1292B2F29C4E4C2F9132AB99B2DABCD8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC64A7987A234A5E80D4BFEDACEEBEF8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB29BC708FED4851B9EF6E7C6213616E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4B154B5D8BE8491FA8CEAA318BEA4227">
<enum>
530.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs
that are
<quote>
Energy Star
</quote>
qualified or have the
<quote>
Federal Energy Management Program
</quote>
designation.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H87662900E9674F859FBD5CE1EF8F6E07">
<enum>
531.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated under
this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and
include in its annual performance plan and performance and accountability
reports the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H2CECF94707354B599415C1A1E30E0F72">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Details on future action the department, agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve
undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0550A6F98C07469D9D9D35325E1EEC2A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in
expired grant accounts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3164E7E707D24150BC4EDDA5AC552FF0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts that may be returned to the
Treasury of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CF8F61164DF40F8A1745137ED5ECC4E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total number of expired grant accounts with
undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the
department, agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have
not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H4F80ABA951A1401F924E53CA3447DA7A">
<enum>
532.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H971F29F0A6E449028DD5CB3F0AA74BF7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a
bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate,
collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any
Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized
by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC40BAE3AEE894431B264EB7F0BECAC9B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to effectuate the hosting of official
Chinese visitors at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HFB2E3826E49E4531A9CF06F5E25F8769" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or
OSTP has certified—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4567F436640E417BB6B6718E86A18364">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national
security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned
company; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDEBD105372D4DF89AFD517B337BF983">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
will not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States
to have direct involvement with violations of human rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1BF35B5E0C0A4B08B2713188154E0762" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 30 days prior
to the activity in question and shall include a description of the purpose
of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and
timing.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H93EC02FD58F343B39E3917A612C495F7">
<enum>
533.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of
personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation
of any model of shotgun if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H93D201E35B0A4E58BDEAFB71E8F948A8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed importation are met; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H406048CDA162428C9E23F5B326825663">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been
denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that
the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to
sporting purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H78EA242C13004D61A37B8A9697923B96">
<enum>
534.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF43C360D0D7E4EF3B9BC66BE93F3C18F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
exchanging of pornography.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H9EC422BAC9AD4B98804529DF4869EA9E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or
local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal
investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5409254567E4ECB902235774EB62791" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
535.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the
National Science Foundation shall submit spending plans, signed by the
respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H42F2263AE0F448AD95D285F6E167B238">
<enum>
536.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms
Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for
the Treaty.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBFE7743916B7411F9D7631FFACE740F8">
<enum>
537.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery
</quote>
may be used for grant guidelines or requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HCAF64048DDAB439C8DC891FFD78A7B6D">
<enum>
538.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect
to the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois,
Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont,
Washington, and Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their
own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or
cultivation of medical marijuana.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE8CCE12DB41443A186EC0BA5FBDB68E2">
<enum>
539.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (
<quote>
Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research
</quote>
) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
) by the Department of Justice or the Drug
Enforcement Administration.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H506E2059C40645229D5BCA0F8C684138">
<enum>
540.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H33DD9039FF844F7998B8D7F98B6606BD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to relinquish the responsibility of the
National Telecommunications and Information Administration during fiscal
year 2015 with respect to Internet domain name system functions, including
responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and the
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H194B33576F1D48BBAB5C89E037206D58" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H155DE125F7B1441C8B7CAC475CD1B5F0">
<enum>
541.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD249DE8C1DB5454283789F893F6C09AA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, the provisions of
chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2341">
19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying
and administering such provisions, section 256(b) of that Act shall be
applied and administered by substituting
<quote>
$16,000,000 for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period
beginning on October 1, 2007
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HEBAD6BECA9FC4D8EBFE0EB208AE66D61" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, section 285 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2271">
19 U.S.C. 2271
</external-xref>
note), as in effect on December 31,
2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering that section,
subsection (b) of that section shall be applied and administered as if
paragraph (1) read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38BFD0E6F91048369962207184561AE4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H625285FE96DD4C299F2EC9A608D82E18">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance for firms
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7C45CB0776C74FE5A7EA2D2D6EF2D0F2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after
December 31, 2015.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H685E7D3AAABC45B2AC2D39C7BC265FBE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before December 31,
2015, may be provided—
</text>
<clause id="HDFB5A977E5D640DBA4E053BC6138A1D5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent funds are available pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD935C1A4DBB34BD2BED409B959036FA7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent the recipient of the assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="HB33EE9A5D55D4F0B9986D7678FEF4968" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</header>
<section id="H72A01E5DDF0F40308FA059410BFB9495">
<enum>
601.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC6773100A4D343EFA73166FD1C957455">
<enum>
602.
</enum>
<header>
Board of directors
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE8222097B32D4C81BC96BCBD934547CF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter preceding clause (i)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7048A5E6CE264E0DA13A21C0ADCB854E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>
promotion and marketing
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
promotion or marketing
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H264336C4CCE44F9E81E969C1EDC0EFE3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after the first sentence the following:
<quote>
At least 5 members of the board shall have experience working in United States multinational
entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be
audit committee financial experts (as defined by the Securities and
Exchange Commission in accordance with section 407 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/204">
Public Law 107–204
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/7265">
15 U.S.C. 7265
</external-xref>
)). All members of the board shall be a current or former
chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing
officer, or have held an equivalent management position.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H604CADF97A0849FEB611502BA4CC4BB7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (x), by striking
<quote>
intercity passenger railroad business
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
land or sea passenger transportation sector
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HFC205D9458C24AA98D42F64AE5F9B845">
<enum>
603.
</enum>
<header>
Annual report to Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3BE5A37368134308A2ECDE84B585ACB9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (F), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D863D80F8F0437FAA2BD012A9C495D2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5394E35A8334BE5A316AC3849AB0748">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA825CF9B53A347DBB9C87617D7321E3E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEC71D07BE5ED4C6193CDCEF9B26C3877">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific countries and
populations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H176AABB099A34AE5B44B41F3DF3F8624">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H580D4BC5C21747A1B0C78800976E041B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s combination of media channels employed in
meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign;
</text>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" id="HFC92AE2D20D948AD903125B1D99D9B25" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the ratio in which such channels are used; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" id="HF879D3E4033F4742A964E5C829B5FE75" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
a justification for the use and ratio of such channels; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H5CA0DBD513514FEA89C1A0360698AD4D">
<enum>
604.
</enum>
<header>
Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC0B4C7FD73EA4DB3872A08CB93992C64">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
<quote>
80 percent
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
70 percent
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A7D435E49964A2FACB8EA2D1A529450">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48F3FB230B3A47F9B05432627BFABAF5" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HF8DF9FBE26B94A88955A32434A110546">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Maintenance of an in-kind contributions policy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation shall maintain an in-kind contributions policy.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H07260F35EF56414087BB3A4D1E42181C">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Formalized procedures for in-kind contributions policy
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and
Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with
the Corporation, shall establish formal, publicly available procedures
specifying time frames and conditions for—
</text>
<clause id="H1FE9A9FCCD4E4BF28CCA32A73D77356F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
making and agreeing to revisions of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions policy; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEC826490BAD74A6DB93799326F2553FB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
addressing and resolving disagreements between the Corporation and its partners, including the
Secretary of Commerce, regarding the in-kind contributions policy.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCF208DEC90BA43B99EF0C2D1B60C34B6">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a biannual basis
to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and
services received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation under
subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HEBB9548C56234841A0CC54D6B5FA41DC">
<enum>
605.
</enum>
<header>
Extension of Travel Promotion Act of 2009
</header>
<subsection id="HEC3599D9EC7640019155B9F58C9E350E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H977667A2C2BA47738C034A2CBDA3B413">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking
<quote>
all States and the District of Columbia
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
all States and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8779888F2084A3DA0FC7E3F42991B50">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5461361732FA438BBF30C4ACBDFE76CB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2020
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5BDBFE8A8CF041BC8DC1E835CB03ED29">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking
<quote>
fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H177D5AB1ECA04E0E833D81DF31FFB9D3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund fee
</header>
<text>
Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1187">
8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)
</external-xref>
) is
amended by striking
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
September 30, 2020
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5807D81EABA343BFBF3BD3BA1F458FC3">
<enum>
606.
</enum>
<header>
Accountability; procurement requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131
</external-xref>
), as amended by this Act, is further amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDEF56365C9BE4CC283F330684D4A57C2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j),
respectively;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H285FA748C93E41ED9352FB7FDAFBBF33">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that it follows subsection (d);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BB49F1F54F84C9E828807F708B67392">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking
<quote>
$5,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$500,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8039C9A4E5E54FE78C9A2A2BE9370581">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A0396FD610C4CDE8214C7658AEDEEF1" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H0DB9A952502B4A78991EC1AB440D4371">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Accountability
</header>
<paragraph id="H73C072BAC8EF443AADB5493CC5A37D85">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Performance plans and measures
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</short-title>
, the Corporation shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFA3FC1CF2FE9499A960E433965867ECC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
establish performance metrics including, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources
for measuring—
</text>
<clause id="H5C956C603D44434A9EB20D8D80EB10F8">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the Corporation, including its progress in achieving the
long-term goals of increased traveler visits to and spending in the United
States;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H13B1B79636A84A4B91DFB760615D1055">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
whether increases in visitation and spending have occurred in response to external influences, such
as economic conditions or exchange rates, rather than in response to the
efforts of the Corporation; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD06EC3D97DAB4D6187684DD41FBE0704">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23A54BE7DAC84871AC8FFB87AF3857E7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
conduct periodic program evaluations in response to the data resulting from measurements under
subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H827FCC35344B4B06A2BA487F66897600">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
GAO accountability
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the
Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the Corporation,
the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the
actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in
such report.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA7B41FC675AD41BE8836C628E97E5BD7">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Procurement requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE10FB5C649FF430AB222A1ADD05A2E09">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
establish a competitive procurement process; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51106058DA8741788A172985A4493120">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into
were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H279E9FBFABD545628665257AF169FC73">
<enum>
607.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of assessment authority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131
</external-xref>
), as amended by this Act, is further amended by
striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this Act).
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="HAAC39C84EF524F579DD48C73FCA857E7" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</header>
<section id="H0A33E09ECCDF428BB4ACFCEC463E23E4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
701.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC7B33CE305BC41E090530D19B6AEDDF1">
<enum>
702.
</enum>
<header>
Findings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Congress finds the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H3B5F0C3C3D1C44848491D6A5CA408679">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the economy, or
<fraction>
1/8
</fraction>
of United States Gross Domestic Product.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B7DC2C2FDC247FBA79126CE6846E068">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest
multiplier effect of any economic sector.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF65B32E9F7D542458ABF85FCC8C55AD3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6
private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the
workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64069EC757DA41D9AACCB9EFED9A8D21">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,505 annually, including
pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6668934FA764E2DBB1F9085331304EC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 8th largest economy in the world.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68256B7F6BC548BBA42D1F2F2C854853">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and
development in the United States, driving more innovation than any other
sector.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HDDDC206ED92E4B0BA820C22A2BB5C4A3">
<enum>
703.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<subsection id="H9B4FDCD284B442119A86ABBBCA8E03D5">
<enum/>
<text>
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/271">
15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H038FB87C1C114A6C9D3624D7E55E9232">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EA5B6C36FF7457D9F86573A6E8808D8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after section 33 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278r">
15 U.S.C. 278r
</external-xref>
) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H07CEFE1B17D6429D9ACAF42CAEB7DEB4" style="OLC">
<section id="HFD4FA3CE77AB46D4A752E02936637FAF">
<enum>
34.
</enum>
<header>
Network for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<subsection id="HB80070704D0D4CF794D31ECEB8B5565C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation program
</header>
<paragraph id="HF5AFCAC9319948FBAE98A4AF0DE8DD74">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish within the Institute a program to be known as the
<quote>
Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program
</quote>
(referred to in this section as the
<quote>
Program
</quote>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H013A66F16C8649A4806CB5B15B90C2C1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Purposes of program
</header>
<text>
The purposes of the Program are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAEFD219D09114EAFA1BAA6E1E4F5EABE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and to increase the production of
goods manufactured predominantly within the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFEC9789B40F94E87AED0D459E95D752B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and
technology;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0F56B68B57A47A9B2699FFA0F68769B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and
high-performing manufacturing capabilities;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C3510A452B34115B5C3BE28B8AF404B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, including
high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that
enable these technologies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1693C7EB92194D5C92CD3C8465C99D27">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B71DF3823A64A50BF6FEDCF936C81B0">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices in addressing advanced
manufacturing challenges;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE53AC04FCD3482C905AFC770DEA117D">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a stable and sustainable business model
without the need for long-term Federal funding; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79D4EE2FBE104678BDA879026B721799">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to create and preserve jobs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9451E1C5D9B0438C8BB328A953AC71CF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Support
</header>
<text>
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2)
by supporting—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H771DABF4C19D464E90464AEB12D0DD4F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established under subsection (b); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF18004EB4834BE4B4CA620E4837506C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the establishment of centers for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01B8B71F89C046FBBEF60024524C6F4B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall carry out the Program through the Director.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H014FBE8F4D2347599AA1632A43A0FD75">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<paragraph id="HDFA52FD9650D4058BB7C68A024B91707">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
As part of the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing
innovation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDBDC76E2B5274B02B988F08FA5FBDDF8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Designation
</header>
<text>
The network established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the
<quote>
Network for Manufacturing Innovation
</quote>
(referred to in this section as the
<quote>
Network
</quote>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEFAF7112D3064AD095FA1900F34CCA6F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Centers for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<paragraph id="HC52B57CCEE274E6FB12F49E8468682C9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a
<quote>
center for manufacturing innovation
</quote>
is a center that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9B99D07EA7054703B1FEC2565586C397">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has been established by a person or group of persons to address challenges in advanced
manufacturing and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding
industrial production and jobs in the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F56645F25E344DFADE971901F1BAF26">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply
chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced
manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics,
photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials,
flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83B71C3B649F493CBD2349EE0EE0F45E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
as determined by the Secretary, has the potential—
</text>
<clause id="H1B0EB5B6BD2E4D70A419EAC8FF402218">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing, including key advanced manufacturing
technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, photonics and
optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid
technologies, and tool development for microelectronics;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9544F2759DA34DFBB147455763B7A0FC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing production capacity in the United
States; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4E38D4ABCB914FA08519BF3B63EAB9B6">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
to enable the commercial application of new technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDF6842DECDA4BAB93495CBF3E1A7AE1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
includes active participation among representatives from multiple industrial entities, research
universities, community colleges, and such other entities as the Secretary
considers appropriate, which may include industry-led consortia, career
and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and
tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit
organizations.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D02FACB2EE54CC2955E6ECEF069F82C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Activities
</header>
<text>
Activities of a center for manufacturing innovation may include the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H08E68ED8C78941F3BF28835F5C7B89FC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Research, development, and demonstration projects, including proof-of-concept development and
prototyping, to reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new
technologies and improvements in existing technologies, processes,
products, and research and development of materials to solve
precompetitive industrial problems with economic or national security
implications.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF90CB9A36FF64C0EAA6642B6E8162B1B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Development and implementation of education, training, and workforce recruitment courses,
materials, and programs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71B1BB1567AA470F8A0915033D60C7B8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Development of innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction
of new technologies into supply chains.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H56E4AFAB913A4678BA86372616137B22">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Outreach and engagement with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, including women and
minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition to large
manufacturing enterprises.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAB945A6A58D4DB3BF656C437EB0EFF0">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Such other activities as the Secretary, in consultation with Federal departments and agencies whose
missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing,
considers consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F391AEE7EE74B29B75954C58FB1C3C4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Additional centers for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7ACA3EC71FDB419EBB13A5668E9C9B60">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally
recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law or
executive actions, or under pending interagency review for such
recognition as of the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
, shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not receive any
financial assistance under subsection (d).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H471D101F1AB54B239E8D15DA925FCCA2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Network participation
</header>
<text>
A manufacturing center that is substantially similar to those established under this subsection but
that does not receive financial assistance under subsection (d) may, upon
request of the center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing
innovation by the Secretary for purposes of participation in the Network.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H88EE325BEF3D4B45B94EFEBCF039D496">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Financial assistance to establish and support centers for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<paragraph id="HA86E89831E0A4A6A870311F28E905C9C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or group of
persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing, or
supporting a center for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE09B02CC6974C0198A6E27336D313D8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A person or group of persons seeking financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the
Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application
shall, at a minimum, describe the specific sources and amounts of
non-Federal financial support for the center on the date financial
assistance is sought, as well as the anticipated sources and amounts of
non-Federal financial support during the period for which the center could
be eligible for continued Federal financial assistance under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE26CB35246C94A0ABCBB8699A0DE7542">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Open process
</header>
<text>
In soliciting applications for financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure
an open process that will allow for the consideration of all applications
relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of technology area.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E8A2A069AF04CAFB8C14A610A6E6359">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Selection
</header>
<subparagraph id="H808C69DCDCDB4ADCBB87FBC6284C9A54">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Competitive, merit review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit
review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals
with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H527E4BC254064A5DBD9743D621FCC2EC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Participation in process
</header>
<clause id="H96611FEC4CC249AB8196D79AB7F5F294">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No political appointee may participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a
conflict of interest policy that ensures public transparency and
accountability, and requires full disclosure of any real or potential
conflicts of interest on the parts of individuals that participate in the
merit selection process.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFB05D05730A2460A8B603771187AECBF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<quote>
political appointee
</quote>
means any individual who—
</text>
<subclause id="H26415708F0454776A56E93DEC410C54B">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States
Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule);
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H846FDEF52C514AEF8EA6B7991E7B0B0B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior
Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7),
respectively, of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3132">
section 3132(a)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD04D0ED08A3A451E91EF21BA7B9E4C34">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or
policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of
title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H270556FAAAB041BA9424669245A96631">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Performance measurement, transparency, and accountability
</header>
<text>
For each award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
</text>
<clause id="HA63EF790D7DE4ED3AF056D5150AB3A07">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
make publicly available at the time of the award a description of the bases for the award,
including an explanation of the relative merits of the winning applicant
as compared to other applications received, if applicable; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H02013399C2E5481EADD8791C6BE691CA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to assess the effectiveness of the
activities funded.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE8B932E4A3C48369284988343BBD8C0">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Collaboration
</header>
<text>
In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting through the
National Program Office established under subsection (f)(1), collaborate
with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are
affected by advanced manufacturing.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C51F3232E674234A029D1FCFD1D19BF">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Considerations
</header>
<text>
In selecting a person who submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award of financial
assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, at a
minimum, the following:
</text>
<clause id="HC07ACFC79A0E4BC1B641167F9BBAA86E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The potential of the center for manufacturing innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the
likelihood of economic impact, including the creation or preservation of
jobs, in the predominant focus areas of the center for manufacturing
innovation.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7B531B6EBA0947A4A6C4D11155DD44F1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The commitment of continued financial support, advice, participation, and other contributions from
non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources to promote a stable
and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal
funding.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8AFB1E4D9DEA4D9E8957ACFC908A9F02">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Whether the financial support provided to the center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal
sources significantly exceeds the requested Federal financial assistance.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB966A4CF1EDB4362BB84C58276889B09">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will increase the non-Federal investment in advanced
manufacturing research in the United States.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4AC615D1BA5A4862A5EAB87FD2C593EB">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will engage with small and medium-sized manufacturing
enterprises, to improve the capacity of such enterprises to commercialize
new processes and technologies.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDB21641E9E4F478BB0776F3EEF0DC162">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will carry out educational and workforce activities
that meet industrial needs related to the predominant focus areas of the
center.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H93CF513343C14C3CAF82805176E9BC3D">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will advance economic competitiveness and generate
substantial benefits to the Nation that extend beyond the direct return to
participants in the Program.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H902452717E6E49C3B0EFCFC6830871D9">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text>
Whether the predominant focus of the center for manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing
process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration
methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing that has
not already been commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by another
entity.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H415BA52A123B440993D5E40BB74A1FAB">
<enum>
(ix)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will strengthen and leverage the assets of a region.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1074D883FE264B11BFB36AE68E0568AD">
<enum>
(x)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
How the center for manufacturing will encourage the education and training of veterans and
individuals with disabilities.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9905D1B1AB14D5489292AE956EE2BB9">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on awards
</header>
<subparagraph id="H5EA626A107564E90A120A933A7D42E02">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
No award of financial assistance may be made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing
innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on which the
Secretary first awards financial assistance to that center under that
paragraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H068CF5F119434647A98968C9C3A9AA93">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Matching funds and preferences
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The total Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing innovation, including
the financial assistance under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not
exceed 50 percent of the total funding of the center in that year, except
that the Secretary may make an exception in the case of large capital
facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted
preference to applicants seeking less than the maximum Federal share of
funds allowed under this paragraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04F5B867FFBE48EF8127D60241D8F1A2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Funding decrease
</header>
<text>
The amount of financial assistance provided to a center of manufacturing innovation under paragraph
(1) shall decrease after the second year of funding for the center, and
shall continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which financial
assistance is provided, unless the Secretary determines that—
</text>
<clause id="H3B09144FBE3243BCAADE6BD078887D9A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals and metrics under this section;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3ADB842D3E8641F8A77B593C9BE24A25">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
unforeseen circumstances have altered the center’s anticipated funding; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE68A2014882148FCAADB32E2582947D3">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the center can identify future non-Federal funding sources that would warrant a temporary exemption
from the limitations established in this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA67D7B50C2AE4FA189A6D46A6C4DD29D">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<paragraph id="HDBCC78A3B96A429994DFFEBB8CFE745D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
for carrying out this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6F93164AC354A86947AD15349BF63AC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8ED8DDFDD6A748798B91358BDF6EBB4A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
NIST Industrial Technical Services account
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out
this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial
Technical Services.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83C4F9D21528455886C05DBE7ED8024B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Energy may transfer
to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing
fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry out this section
from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and
development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for
the Department of Energy.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFEA4995A879D45F8AE46F91AD26CBBF0">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
National program office
</header>
<paragraph id="H710E85093F4C49B6B175F76C7868006C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish, within the Institute, the National Office of the Network for
Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the
<quote>
National Program Office
</quote>
), which shall oversee and carry out the Program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0A91A91E07E45A2B8A0D647EBF340B4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Functions
</header>
<text>
The functions of the National Program Office are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5E143C160CC44559938DEC7CC4757CF0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C50C219CD344278AF67DF32A92C3EF3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to enter into memorandums of understanding with Federal departments and agencies whose missions
contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out the
purposes described in subsection (a)(2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2DDA7E40BBC94E1DB9B32AC61A2345AE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
, and update not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the
Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD7BA8CBA26040B0B9086C20C2347428">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria as may be necessary and appropriate to
maximize cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program with
programs and activities of other Federal departments and agencies whose
missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE855E4B4CCFB46CCB182243BC48037F4">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
to establish a clearinghouse of public information related to the activities of the Program; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6C12A935DB9B4591BA088A8B3C3D3227">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
to act as a convener of the Network.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H141CFE0C14DE4C3E9FAE31EA4DBF6631">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text>
In developing and updating the strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit
recommendations and advice from a wide range of stakeholders, including
industry, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, research
universities, community colleges, and other relevant organizations and
institutions on an ongoing basis.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC47DB244D1D74000A8F72062A9AF001D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Report to congress
</header>
<text>
Upon completion, the Secretary shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(C) to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and
the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of
Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E244626B2A5452B9D5EF1543DE970EB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Hollings manufacturing extension partnership
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing
Extension Partnership into Program planning to ensure that the results of
the Program reach small and medium-sized entities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E34F53239EB4B65B6A4B462E77FC522">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Detailees
</header>
<text>
Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the National Program Office without
reimbursement. Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil
service status or privilege.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4CEB48B26F66416B8223A1CE96C732CC">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Reporting and auditing
</header>
<paragraph id="HEC78200967DF4FAFAAC3BB2FA5F927CA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Annual reports to the secretary
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA931261CF96644A9950EE717163F733F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall require each recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to
annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the finances and
performance of the center for manufacturing innovation for which such
assistance was awarded.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF7AFC17BA5C4A7CBC61895EDDF29E35">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text>
Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—
</text>
<clause id="H4B3407D8CAAA4A07B5DC5B78482927E3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF9D055604A21483AB8C83D3E4034A598">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
consistent with the metrics-based performance measures developed and implemented by the Secretary
under this section, a description of the performance of the center for
manufacturing innovation with respect to—
</text>
<subclause id="H24B22696DA1B42F2871C10A8084124D5">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
its goals, plans, financial support, and accomplishments; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H95527C55FDF34AB6B6A03E380B7FBBB6">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
how the center for manufacturing innovation has furthered the purposes described in subsection
(a)(2).
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38B07AC6C149428AAB63BA9C3D874819">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Annual reports to congress
</header>
<subparagraph id="H18EC761BC5784C7D81A029EE16CC5B0B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not less frequently than once each year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a
report to Congress that describes the performance of the Program during
the most recent 1-year period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBCB3D53315854F3B876A55E995B8D292">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text>
Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report—
</text>
<clause id="H03F14D0B98FD4AC69FDE841503D0339B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a summary and assessment of the reports received by the Secretary under paragraph (1);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H69A7F9BA5F7043779353D32989898E77">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary under the Program, including any temporary
exemptions granted from the requirements of subsection (d)(5)(C);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC00CD84D997C4A169434646983EC10B8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment of the participation in, and contributions to, the Network by any centers for
manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance under
subsection (d)(1); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA15D88FC730F413592D250A71EE9BAF4">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24FBE4DAA1D54939BCBCA17A86309EB1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Assessments by gao
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8895895A4C794214BD74AF9ECC25BD04">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Assessments
</header>
<text>
Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an
assessment of the operation of the Program during the most recent 2-year
period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB843056CC204ABC9F8BBDB61AA381ED">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Final assessment
</header>
<text>
Not later than December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final report
regarding the overall success of the Program.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H032607DDF5A94DA896813B8F3F91AC15">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text>
Each assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered by
the report—
</text>
<clause id="HDC8C579BC418417B8187740A9CBC12ED">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the Program;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H51CB1D7AC8A44144821A016775BB1A9A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment of the extent to which the Program has furthered the purposes described in subsection
(a)(2);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H462E8FC76B89476BABD4F7E5E8C791C9">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General considers
appropriate to improve the Program; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6A1A5FB604A64DA3A5F3869D59C2BA4C">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment as to whether any prior recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller
General have been implemented or adopted.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4F81BC1E914A4E3D8CAC7FC29EA9AB6D">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Additional authorities
</header>
<paragraph id="H5FD07877EDDA4726A4A234784958A336">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointment of personnel and contracts
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts, financial assistance
agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary considers necessary or
appropriate to carry out the Program, including support for research and
development activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99CC3C219375404D9B36E680C1E85D2C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of funds
</header>
<text>
Of amounts available under the authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer to
other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or
appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so transferred may be used
to reimburse or otherwise pay for the costs of financial assistance
incurred or commitments of financial assistance made prior to the date of
enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE564E6ED078C4D6EBA4C511DD9CA3392">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Authority of other agencies
</header>
<text>
In the event that the Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another agency under
paragraph (2), such agency may accept such funds to award and administer,
under the same conditions and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all
aspects of financial assistance awards under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D89ABCA6F4F4BF192D73380CE584E23">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Use of resources
</header>
<text>
In furtherance of the purposes of the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a covered
entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment,
personnel, and facilities of such covered entity.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H409A213701B0484192F8C22060BC844D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Acceptance of resources
</header>
<text>
In addition to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept funds,
services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to
carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions and constraints
otherwise applicable to the Secretary under this section and such funds
may only be obligated to the extent provided for in advance by
appropriations Acts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E79088A910A494DB7B20CFDBA5074A0">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Covered entity
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency,
instrumentality of the United States, State, local government, tribal
government, territory, or possession of the United States, or of any
political subdivision thereof, or international organization, or any
public or private entity or individual.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H92F7208EDB214076BE0C8876FF55B421">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Patents
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/18">
Chapter 18
</external-xref>
of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in
section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing centers for
manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H88D239346F7D41D6A18DD6CBDE95ACF2">
<enum>
704.
</enum>
<header>
National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6622">
42 U.S.C. 6622
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA916A1B52D4A40428C86E687E149F875">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
In furtherance of the Committee’s work, the Committee shall consult with the National Economic
Council.
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4665618DAB948D9AAAF6AD0D08DCF9B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H6C67820C561142DE98383B3FED6AFBD3" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDD2151FF302A4398B3A9FF56F46450BC">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with
subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H440448C0783A4697A9348875FDC0B993">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HC9748254A2F749058FE2D6052FCDAF7D" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H382D7BFE0DF842A3B47965054DAABDB9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing
</header>
<paragraph id="HDD2AEB665A0348D99D06275538D6423C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to
the public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC2016D84AB545CBB5FCB2B21362D379">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Development
</header>
<text>
The Committee shall develop, and update as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the
National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve Government
coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and
activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness,
including advanced manufacturing research and development.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H56851236A12C4B048A3963B0A66A679C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
The strategic plan described in paragraph (2) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6983E7B295AA4062A63919A97DFBB36F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including research and development
objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and
the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the objectives;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD881447DA3EC4A24A4A04433014B287B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior strategic plans, including a
discussion of why specific objectives were not met;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H00DB12791DFB4D069034A19BAF71582A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting
the objectives of the strategic plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC0622530AB304180A9C4CE7B538AED1B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research and development centers supporting
advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer
of research and development results into new manufacturing technologies
and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for
the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACB3F698C1BC4E9A881C3E56F6323EEE">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all levels of manufacturing
education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained
workforce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDBC89C869238407BA57437408B2188C0">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in
developing and implementing new products and processes;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H165B2952DCBC4CB29069D258C0C53DD7">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced
manufacturing, including—
</text>
<clause id="HC538A2CB627D4D36865833E30199E616">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
technology transfer and commercialization activities;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H09EE5D5050704DD5A5031C9E6DE936D2">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the adequacy of the national security industrial base;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5FFB3BF2DE5048EBAFC3D5924931F808">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H043F644E29294BCF8BAAC0D7DA91AA09">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
export opportunities and trade policies;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDBB86AE0F4F3478AA34DFF02308B6CCA">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H01294B7E296E43E48D996BC821D26785">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
emerging technologies and markets;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAB54F21D51314D90A1FDF60B7C0958E4">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1991657B496C4B0AB7073D95FC0619A6">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of competing nations; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F1CD53EBE58476EA92586E40E80D1FC">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives
from diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant
organizations and institutions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAE7B217EDEAA4931B7E0E71509832427">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Updates
</header>
<text>
Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the
President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website
that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic plan
submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed in
accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9D6713AAA3084FB0A8516C08FC034645">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Requirement to consider strategy in the budget
</header>
<text>
In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code,
the President shall include information regarding the consistency of the
budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan
developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEADC6250FD2E49A1ABF048BCB97ECB1B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
AMP steering committee input
</header>
<text>
The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology shall provide input, perspective, and
recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic
plan under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H4AF5F2CA3B954CF0AC8B3B5A7C08E8B4">
<enum>
705.
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3722">
15 U.S.C. 3722
</external-xref>
) is amended to
read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H657946A53AC24302ADD6FB4A34612214" style="OLC">
<section id="H8929566065944BF7B57EA024FDA73EDA">
<enum>
27.
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation program
</header>
<subsection id="H74CB5A93775F4ABB88AAE92CF0CBEDA9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the
development of regional innovation strategies, including regional
innovation clusters.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBDC2CB2880E44A94AEE05F14DA4345D8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Cluster grants
</header>
<paragraph id="H2EA6FBB6ACEE4262865AA5836B260E1F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a
competitive basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the
formation and development of regional innovation clusters.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC864B536888F43DFB0F0B3A5F64B396D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Permissible activities
</header>
<text>
Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by the
Secretary, including the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H22DA626926C04DFEB8A0257172675F29">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Feasibility studies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FED67B9885C4216B4A04FEFF3A97677">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Planning activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41821F45F4BD45999F9949727915CBE6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Technical assistance.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5006EB107FFB4B84B1B43A951956AB3D">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Developing or strengthening communication and collaboration between and among participants of a
regional innovation cluster.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE48DDCFFB7674296BDE7BF15B6BE86FC">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67134240AB6946DDABF87793893BB9DE">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Facilitating market development of products and services developed by a regional innovation
cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer,
and commercialization activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AFD39D83B574DFBB3C6B00372580A63">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other
regions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE368D7926EF44D7E880362B2890FAF47">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
Interacting with the public and State and local governments to meet the goals of the cluster.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4A89478B1834F65A23EE9D28161AEBC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible recipient defined
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<quote>
eligible recipient
</quote>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8CCBDC508CB4B05A946254549B07CFB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a State;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A1877EF137B4B9E89561C2A31957982">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an Indian tribe;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC34742DCAFC447987514C73EF5873AE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a city or other political subdivision of a State;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2863E26CE9E5499FBB5C558D6DC53F49">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
an entity that—
</text>
<clause id="HE59EC93AD0944541B256983D18336397">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a
science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development
organization or similar entity; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF5CC269D8E1C445EB5C3D5709FD3FBB5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87DC0220E9D14D62AB58C73159A074EB">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF48C8E8A64834B84B449E2B14E2A9488">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<subparagraph id="H203279B921A448ACBE91AA735156B47B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
An eligible recipient shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner,
and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may
require.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H769D600798FC4EE7BE1139FA72B04481">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Components
</header>
<text>
The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster
supported by the proposed activity, including a description of—
</text>
<clause id="HAA24497CDF5D4EC8AB19BE641067AD4E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local
governments, and other relevant stakeholders;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1AB06ADD182D4FE2A9F69BD56008B447">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit
participation by all types of entities that might benefit from
participation, including newly formed entities and those rival existing
participants;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H24C5320D94154B1A8D31F44AE5F267B1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to which the regional innovation cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and have a
positive impact on regional economic growth and development;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7941287915364FBF8E373CD4D3AEDE15">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute to, a
well-trained workforce;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H02F3304F4E3D49ADBE0723DAFC437F94">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting additional
funds from non-Federal sources; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H659872AA12664FC2912635FAD86767BB">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to sustain
activities once grant funds under this subsection have been expended.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB85CB1A783F947369CF5276073AA9934">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Special consideration
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from regions that contain
communities negatively impacted by trade.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6427526D7F834EE8BE3F84628AF49E27">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Special consideration
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate
with local workforce investment area boards.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73BB61A4596B485BAA9905989BCCECD5">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Cost share
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under
this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA1D1DC2ED384B3E8FF88FDBE847AF22">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Outreach to rural communities
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to
encourage those entities to participate in regional innovation cluster
activities under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A343C91D3154025BDB57E740ECE5255">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support grants and activities under
this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H79A7C6C98BEE41AB862C692D7CB1BDA9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation research and information program
</header>
<paragraph id="H14388EB2E6F348A7B32B67F95706044F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional
innovation research and information program—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H06CEA73E9D6F48E08EEF453C8CC19F89">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on best practices for regional innovation
strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including information
relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be
maximized through such strategies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5467549690A491395F192526FFB70D6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to provide technical assistance, including through the development of technical assistance guides,
for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies
(including regional innovation clusters);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6B0FCC794D414AF8A45E02DCAC34F6D8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to support the development of relevant metrics and measurement standards to evaluate regional
innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including
the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity,
and economic development; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H14042D196CFC4E7A8C518800E92C66EA">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States,
including data on—
</text>
<clause id="H7E0E33CF9CCB4516925B8A1D81EE17D3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation clusters;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3FBA70F52AEF463EA094B16C608E10D8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the regional domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations,
establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research
and development spending, and other relevant information for regional
innovation clusters; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFA3BF72832714C7B96F594B1907715C1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
supply chain product and service flows within and between regional innovation clusters.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35CC2237B03345E2BD67F7AB4165C365">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Research grants
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals of
the program established under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA4E3E5DED7040CBA9C4F16CDBD3368C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Dissemination of information
</header>
<text>
Data and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this subsection shall
be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments,
and nonprofit and for-profit entities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90C9E19FBE0048569BE94D757D258635">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation grant program
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under subsection (b) into
the program established under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDD0CA8F1D222473DB0FC4830F2E47340">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Interagency coordination
</header>
<paragraph id="H6D9537F4A34E4013A735167F95B33F59">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under
this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of,
other programs at the Department of Commerce or other Federal agencies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF57763E54A0E4B32AC43AB8A3EC3B129">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Collaboration
</header>
<subparagraph id="H40A058EBF658480ABD73EDDCA2C3441E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through
multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD92603C3360644D18A1F387DC22FB549">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Small businesses
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the needs and
challenges of small businesses.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF64F8D44DF8C4DD183CC801575E6874D">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Evaluation
</header>
<paragraph id="H53873FC24E26410E80351A95871CD31E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National
Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program established
under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCC63682DB82C49B99259B99FEAED4F7C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
</header>
<text>
The evaluation shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD37B28A809E743698CBE67DAE8796B6F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
whether the program is achieving its goals;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H315D26495086478694CEE34F63B75299">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any recommendations for how the program may be improved; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDB53A3B4EC9849B7A0A6C0FFD50510E8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a recommendation as to whether the program should be continued or terminated.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF56221E7C1EA4AAD854758D28154645D">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H9518C82F9A9647AAB1C061046F536A8E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation cluster
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
regional innovation cluster
</quote>
means a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8A566D766E8E4D6C8C0C5138C4DD47CE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
are engaged in or with a particular industry sector and its related sectors;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93D415A95D8646148ACBE324CCC61AFC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
have active channels for business transactions and communication;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CEF09251A484F808271D06B2516D50A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD32A6AD102F4F1B88B265BA9DAF5DA3">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9045A89CBEDD4EDD81A2714CA95E0729">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
State
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
State
</quote>
means one of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United
States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H84ACE7F129B04FEDAC715E935CA0205A">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<paragraph id="H53E2830011534696A72AE55C09D61782">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
for carrying out this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6BF4931A1DF4E0389954FF80E8632DA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed
$10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out
this section from amounts appropriated for economic development assistance
programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
<appropriations-small id="H54972B8E34AD416AB5ED9E0CB89F2B44">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H11BFBB91DAC2451495FE2C127CD66C1D" style="appropriations">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H2337DEBCDF1E42E2B8C33BC60B9514A1" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HBC44A794C52C4B32AD915CC644CE2702">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H561301ACEDC94EBA95E37796F9F5D758">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent
change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for
organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except
members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and
aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and
for payments pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (42
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $41,116,129,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H29215768FD2F42AC98AF0A01FAC9763A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent
change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for
organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except
members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation
cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for
payments pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (42
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $27,453,200,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3183AFB7B2B64F32AC3BB5C5DE230BBB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent
change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for
organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty
(except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments
pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402
note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$12,828,931,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB607D878D84B43809934A198A24635ED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent
change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for
organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between
permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty
(except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and
aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and
for payments pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (42
U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $27,376,462,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H16ED52CF637747069C7774613CFA25D8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel
of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038
of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with
performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of
Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,317,859,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9BE58FCBA77A4DF98CCAD87BFA35E8D1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel
of the Navy Reserve on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/10211">
section 10211
</external-xref>
of title 10, United
States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of
title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and
expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and
for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$1,835,924,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H988E2837FCDE445C99A395EEE1D8369F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel
of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title
10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section
12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing
duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or
while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or
equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders
class, and expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement
Fund, $660,424,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCA805E447AC449C890E2123D0784B2E3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel
of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and
8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with
performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or
equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of
title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of
Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,653,148,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H75BCC47391FD48EDA8E05A3DAEBBBAF9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National guard personnel, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel
of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or
12402 of title 10 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/708">
section 708
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, or while
serving on duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10 or section 502(f) of
title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified
in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and
expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and
for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$7,643,832,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9948C72710164809AFEB97248EFC4F53">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National guard personnel, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel
of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of
title 10 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/708">
section 708
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, or while serving
on duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/502">
section 502(f)
</external-xref>
of title 32,
United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing
training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and
expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and
for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund,
$3,118,709,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H76F1AD0CAEAD4D35AC25501A9024DEFC" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
operation and maintenance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB2E8EB86815E45D48EF675EB7B57FE4D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army,
as authorized by law, $31,961,920,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be
expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H31804C6CBCB64F7C837F68F7283A4AE3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy
and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be
expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE3AEA400F81C49529186344A155253C7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine
Corps, as authorized by law, $5,610,063,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE80C93C09CBC42B7A23AE2CB29384070">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air
Force, as authorized by law, $34,539,965,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be
expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force,
and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC712FD2E3236479697BF8C1C0BFDD377">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9638B0954B7E4822AEBC9721772E105A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities
and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), as authorized by law, $30,824,752,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/166a">
section 166a
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be
expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made available
for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of
which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2411">
10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan
or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison
office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the
Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of
the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $8,881,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to
certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the
Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or
research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged
with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to
which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation
and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the
preceding proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3B94F8EBB7414B4AB7D9B534003E28A8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, army reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including
training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services,
supplies, and equipment; and communications, $2,513,393,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF90406EA287B4BCFAD12CEFA4372358A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, navy reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including
training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of
facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and
transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services,
supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,021,200,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H10B571CCC19C4801BFBC4B93BD08D80C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, marine corps reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including
training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve;
repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of
services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $270,846,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0F9D46F4D7CA49D1BE259D3232B2F6F9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, air force reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including
training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve;
repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of
services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,026,342,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1DF5D926A8F04D069CC745F7BB3FE1AD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, army national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical
and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals;
maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau;
travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army
personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental,
and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with
National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the
Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National
Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification,
maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft),
$6,175,951,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H190946FF3F6540E9B4541EA195DF1F0E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, air national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical
and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals;
maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities;
transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and
equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for
repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment,
including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the
Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same
basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active
Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in
compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically
authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9778369B6F994F9EA43F11E12078E55D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states court of appeals for the armed forces
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces,
$13,723,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official
representation purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H85906F32DDE641EE872BD5168199DE79">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, army
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H21F8147ECF4E451DA982E25BF6A87D6F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of
the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB6178FA8EA1345578B4FBDDCDA8606ED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, navy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF1546AC9648343E18AEE8CB28926D9BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of
the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFB43003185EA49DC8FC7EBD575CC51ED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, air force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3FD85F182A624E95B0DD8AA82161ACFD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force,
or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of
the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes
and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC966069509394F9DA6DBDA7900C32F0B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H75BDEB81DBD8450A81DF6FF98F3CFCCB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or
for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of
Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H47977A32A72E4C40892E67B3C453AA4E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, formerly used defense sites
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7E19DC7B6C1544B5B4DD608C2CC31F25">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for
environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste,
removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the
Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this
appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of
the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and
for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC689ED0EC79B439991045422F0EA1BCB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the
Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections
401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code),
$103,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H883AE799CD7A4B2F821A5A8D0363DF0A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Cooperative threat reduction account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with appropriate authorization by
the Department of Defense and Department of State, to countries outside of
the former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by contract or by
grants, for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure
transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for
establishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons
components, and weapon-related technology and expertise; for programs
relating to the training and support of defense and military personnel for
demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons components, and
weapons technology and expertise, and for defense and military contacts,
$365,108,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2B29DC3D06724F0488A10268BE38D9DF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of defense acquisition workforce development fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $83,034,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HD518E7C869614A9DB4B0924D02152FC4" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
PROCUREMENT
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE4C7AEA9D2C7477BA7EEC3100E9CFB3C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft procurement, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment,
including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and
accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices;
expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment,
appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses
necessary for the foregoing purposes, $5,216,225,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC3CE5B99504D4E68B71A4F03FFCB5747">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile procurement, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment,
including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and
accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices;
expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary
therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment,
appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses
necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,208,692,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDC807FB057974DA58988B0C1D4A9303F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles,
equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor;
specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes, $1,722,136,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA66C4C34252446DDB2A1282B87DB63D7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of ammunition, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public
and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section
2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes, $1,015,477,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H60C092BED8A84AF8959BD0B421A1EBF0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Army
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HACE126306D0346B6818A408F2EA77336">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical,
support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment;
other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor;
specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and
private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes, $4,747,523,000, to remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8619AD39F6FE4910BFCBD54E521521A7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft procurement, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment,
including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized
equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land
necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired,
and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and
procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools
in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway, $14,758,035,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD592065694774E278F34EF572DA36AFB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Weapons procurement, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes,
other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and
accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including
the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,137,257,000, to remain available
for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFD94F21B811A4831B9CCD907CCF451F7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of ammunition, navy and marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public
and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section
2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes, $674,100,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBDD76B9A7B2F4F2FB2C958F09A21D374">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Shipbuilding and conversion, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by
law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances,
and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway;
procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels
to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and
private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and
interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon
prior to approval of title, as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD06D0BC08F34097AA114E149EB74EB4">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CEAA41EEBA340D384EAB56B68BAB803">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CD4AF5672744C1FAFF9C57263AF9240">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,301,825,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4DD40EF3EED409E88FA110E7CE9E1E1">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H386629082F324CB787F42FD8C6CE3178">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
DDG–1000 Program, $419,532,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA25B6354623A4600A133127CDE2D2188">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
DDG–51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19E63FEC6EE941D1A838359EA089F18B">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7316D7218C414FE28A0D0312F1702992">
<enum/>
<text>
Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H396594B307D44CD498437B0C5E85586E">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LPD–17, $1,000,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F3397C294404F01BBB2AB929528A454">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LHA Replacement, $29,093,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74F94F61023C4AE08936C06EADF6B6DB">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CBE1A9F8D4A478EB32828689DE8CB09">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H772ED726CBD14928818144F46FE2D708">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCD50AED08E4499383305AE5A6964A81">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBFCB1E61C3924B67B2D10905493A0DC1">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $40,485,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50199B237FF64E72933A5D1A2EE9CCB3">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $474,629,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E1EAC2C917A4194A8AE5942E8DE62F8">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $991,285,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H88F7DDCB4F724F18B61A0F6509CB955C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2019, for engineering services,
tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in
the final stage of ship construction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any
naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be
expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of
such vessel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any
naval vessel in foreign shipyards.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCF86253014A9440398948EBB1252710E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other procurement, navy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1AA7A73DE6A14874ADD5E980BD2EB717">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise
provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships,
and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants,
including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests
therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to
approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment,
appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,846,558,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBD3D0D03F5D24A62B48155332269EA8E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament,
military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant
equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in
public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps,
including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only;
and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary
therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $935,209,000,
to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2E971C5A2B6A4F4F9975D2E720601996">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCAE76EA766054550968D6E486FF74D1B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and
armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices,
spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of
public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land,
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and
other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and
transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5A0CFD1236754FCAB9ABCCB040776F1E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile procurement, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related
equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling
equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants,
Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants,
erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses
necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of
things, $4,629,662,000, to remain available for obligation until September
30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB03BC887FE1F41319108D1CBA89157DE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of ammunition, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories
therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public
and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section
2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for
the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine
tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and
contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the
foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEC63DF68FFC74CA8A0BCC2DA3D12E123">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other procurement, air force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA91F4860EA8242F7988E17C45E71FBA1">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control
equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and
supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for;
the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of
passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants,
Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants,
erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing
purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and
construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant
and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $16,781,266,000, to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8E7700FD1E784DBDA0284DA725ACBCF6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H64DD385A25E744CAB3680D02D4F6688E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of
equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise
provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement
only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation
thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land
for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be
acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title;
reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway,
$4,429,303,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H97DCF929F5DB498EAED9CB784D5D467B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense production act purchases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the
Defense Production Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2078">
50 U.S.C. App. 2078
</external-xref>
, 2091, 2092, and
2093), $51,638,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H4F0E0DB50B034A8B954076E7F93C50DB" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H541548CEFC9E40058C5ED275DE69E2C2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, development, test and evaluation, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation,
including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities
and equipment, $6,675,565,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFF0E8F57DFAD4E9286592CC0D1133E52">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, development, test and evaluation, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation,
including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities
and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet
unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE5DDD01B1FCB4DC8AF5F3A0143E975DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, development, test and evaluation, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation,
including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities
and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5364715F6174492FAEC9296B7A825E13">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H317B2C0E4E854EA5BDEB8FDF8231B5DE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military
departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research,
development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be
designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law;
maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and
equipment, $17,225,889,000, to remain available for obligation until
September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available in this paragraph, $225,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation
Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for,
to include program management and oversight, to conduct research,
development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept
demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to
full-scale production:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation
Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation
to accomplish the purpose provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the
Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this
appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of
the details of any such transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3EBF01E5F9BC415E828A13D18FAA370D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operational test and evaluation, defense
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director,
Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of
operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and
evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production
decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative
expenses in connection therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HC11122D94E3249CBA2FF917D7E920147" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
revolving and management funds
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H18C0FA8964374906966C1E01AC91CE45">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense working capital funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,649,468,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H71036EAB2980433A9C7F40AAF1D42258">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Defense Sealift Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, and for expenses of the
National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the
Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/1744">
50 U.S.C. App. 1744
</external-xref>
), and for the
necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to
serve the national security needs of the United States, $485,012,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that
provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components
unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary
equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion system
components (engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes;
and spreaders for shipboard cranes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously
appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new
contract:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract for the
construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels, including procurement
of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be
constructed or converted in the future:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive the
restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not
available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and
that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for
national security purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H4FF85D1999C34797AA69801EDF0BD5B9" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
other department of defense programs
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8011BD88224446DEA8A641117E6E2491">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense health program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of
Defense as authorized by law, $32,069,772,000; of which $30,030,650,000
shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent
shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, and of
which up to $14,718,018,000 may be available for contracts entered into
under the TRICARE program; of which $308,413,000, to remain available for
obligation until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of
which $1,730,709,000, to remain available for obligation until September
30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading
for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000
shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in
connection with United States military training, exercises, and
humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading for operation and maintenance, procurement, and
research, development, test and evaluation for the Interagency Program
Office, the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM)
program, and the Defense Medical Information Exchange, not more than 25
percent may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the
Government Accountability Office and the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, and such Committees approve,
a plan for expenditure that describes: (1) the status of the final request
for proposal for DHMSM and how the program office used comments received
from industry from draft requests for proposal to refine the final request
for proposal; (2) any changes to the deployment timeline, including
benchmarks, for full operating capability; (3) any refinements to the cost
estimate for full operating capability and the total life cycle cost of
the project; (4) an assurance that the acquisition strategy will comply
with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems
acquisition management practices of the Federal Government; (5) the status
of the effort to achieve interoperability between the electronic health
record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans
Affairs, including the scope, cost, schedule, mapping to health data
standards, and performance benchmarks of the interoperable record; and (6)
the progress toward developing, implementing, and fielding the
interoperable electronic health record throughout the two Departments’
medical facilities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6CA6EAE6707540BDA5B5CD1DC615C4D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States
stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the
provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act,
1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1521">
50 U.S.C. 1521
</external-xref>
), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare
materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of
which $196,128,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no
less than $52,102,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,016,000 for activities on military
installations and $31,086,000, to remain available until September 30,
2016, to assist State and local governments; $10,227,000 shall be for
procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which
$3,225,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness
Program to assist State and local governments; and $595,913,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development,
test and evaluation, of which $575,808,000 shall only be for the Assembled
Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE980154995B54F95B7EAB10EFB29646A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H42751EF46E6F4F98A13492B4CC85E81B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to
appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military
personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title
10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for
procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation,
$950,687,000, of which $669,631,000 shall be for counter-narcotics
support; $105,591,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; and
$175,465,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same
time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which
transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are
not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be
transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD5DEF1F52EDC4A42A572ED3999268784">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions
of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $311,830,000, of which
$309,430,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to
exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to
be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and
payments may be made on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity
for confidential military purposes; of which $1,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which
$1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for
research, development, test and evaluation.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCCE3F746554043A688553D4944DAAA38">
<header>
Support for international sporting competitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For logistical and security support for international sporting competitions (including pay and
non-travel related allowances only for members of the Reserve Components
of the Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active duty
in connection with providing such support), $10,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H9892DA76134440F99114999CD62EBF95" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
related agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9D8CFA0AC92D4B8A8D06B9F92C73CA6C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Central intelligence agency retirement and disability system fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain
the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCF01F9B185AC44F8A0AEA126AF07E1C3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Intelligence community management account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $507,600,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H1CBE12B7051B4994AB477052DDC1F370" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
general provisions
</header>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC7AA33C5B4F461F8E8BD840C12B84FF" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda
purposes not authorized by the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBD75CD6BE9A4C23A4ADFF46466B103F" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or
employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not
apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the
Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess
of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the
Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5332">
section 5332
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the
percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own
employees, whichever is higher:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees
serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the
Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the
Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5BBA5ACFC5844968C0C4AFDCBE48ED4" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8ECDD7EF8B804A67AADDB6F976F621C2" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8004.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during
the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the
fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve
components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training
Corps.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7E083D44852F423AAC2302D677D38F54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FE5AAA758A94E6F9FE74AD40374AF8E" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national
interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and
Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of
the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the
Department of Defense for military functions (except military
construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision
thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and
for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which
transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on
unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally
appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested
has been denied by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant
to this authority or any other authority in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the
Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher
priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for
which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which
reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section
shall be made prior to June 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for
purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred
under this section.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HC21017C1B9AE4E398A786BF449C476D3" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8006.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7F9033E8637C4CA88FA3E668AD59947D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and
adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects,
and activities) contained in the tables titled
<quote>
Explanation of Project Level Adjustments
</quote>
in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts
appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs,
projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the
amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the
manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were
included in the text of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HBC02DFA6440C4A55BA5DFE3663DC0827" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as
subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur
between appropriation accounts.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3918DD415CDF4617BCACBB71898F81BE" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8007.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H505BB790ACA145EC9701BA4308AADD1F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report
to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year
2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF08EF9A5AE88485F939C4E51F767E904" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request,
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B02A2D70E1B465584A65F42AECEF48A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and
activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H978BC7113E50490DA776EDD0F22B0EC3" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an identification of items of special congressional interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9117A9A49E74FEA95051DCBDD104AB3" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available
for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection
(a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the
Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense
committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an
emergency requirement.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCDA2C073AE744EEA9A5098D5F215F2A6" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF0C2A7846254C4CAEA5B2B61B330D04" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8008.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense
established pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2208">
section 2208
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, may
be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash
disbursements to be made from such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers may be made between such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the
<quote>
Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense
</quote>
appropriation and the
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance
</quote>
appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the
approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such
transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the
Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts
appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be
made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of
war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has
notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC2CB5E792774ACCBD0B6A8183DBFF10" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8009.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior
notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense
committees.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8FE7F34FDBA4803828AC4AC7BF486B0" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8010.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract
that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000
in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent
liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance
procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order
quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the
congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in
advance of the proposed contract award:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a
multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance
procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's
liability:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear
procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of
the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically
provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the
congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to
determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after
the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such
contract—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67EA35C6ACE746E883BA6E1EA0C5F3CC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be
procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for
procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be
procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in
that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities
in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of
such unit in that fiscal year;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDABC393E318497A86FB91C271AA3047">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing
costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units
to be delivered under the contract;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D59BDF36D6B45B6A97C1C9CBF58B8D6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in
advance of incurred costs on funded units; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA82E00904494EAD99E6F3DCF28144AE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on
contract.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB10D6F57E5D04BA1BB7F78FFA42D49A2" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8011.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are
hereby appropriated pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/401">
section 401
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of
title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for
humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized
operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20
of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported
as required by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/401">
section 401(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian
and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust
Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of
Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/239">
Public Law 99–239
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for
graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities
located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision
of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such
facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HBA669B20A41F47079995D7E4C3939D12" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8012.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7830C0C8A67D46499195B97711789656">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on
the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during
that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation
(known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be
employed on the last day of such fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HAB40B296599144C5B485C29270E25C03" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification
material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016
Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to
the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were
effective with regard to fiscal year 2016.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0EC980CB69C547F1A6E681BB95C509F7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
As required by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public
Law 113–66;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2358">
10 U.S.C. 2358
</external-xref>
note) civilian personnel at the Department of
Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on
the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management
of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the
budget available with respect to such Laboratories.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7DAB1400156944BFA3679A4432529EE4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34074B544CE64C6896A14FAEFD894A13" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8013.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to
influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters
pending before the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DC68F43DAF84A6B8C8539F29D3AF254" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8014.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of
any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving
benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of
Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is
credited toward completion of a service commitment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to
October 1, 1987:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section applies only to active components of the Army.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H63BFC3F2FC664ABE964D4C70B1CBFF50">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BDEDB44E64A45229ECFDF98EDA64546" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8015.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé
Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this
Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protégé Program
developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">
Public Law 101–510
</external-xref>
; 10
U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or
any other transfer authority contained in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H3DDCEC92D91A4BEBAD2B49DAD4B68E17" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8016.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and
its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain
4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are
manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially
manufactured in the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purpose of this section, the term
<quote>
manufactured
</quote>
shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the
forging and shot blasting process):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring
chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United
States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in
the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or
manufactured outside the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements
on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the
procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by
certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an
acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national
security purposes.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H5A8920D133A8437CAE90EC9661E3B3FA">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46099B8C441241A38D6F7BADE1A4C778" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8017.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $175,000,000, for an
additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of
Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the
Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to
make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal
funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary
public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or
facility condition deficiencies at such schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of
Education shall give priority consideration to those military
installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility
condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a matching share, as outlined by the Department of Defense in the guidelines published in
the September 9, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is required
to be provided by the local education authority or the State in which the
school is located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously
provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary
and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address
capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent
such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H098724918A3E49CF8163F98B7E66229D" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8018.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of
M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30
caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small
arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited
from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition
or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or
designee as unserviceable, unsuitable, or unsafe for further use.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC271EFC0E65B45D0B8DD94638EE2A9E3" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8019.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during
a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit,
activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the
National Capital Region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in
writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is
required in the best interest of the Government.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H10EEED4A21C94D4896382848F7B1ABB1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8020.
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments
authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C.
1544):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any
subcontractor or supplier as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1544">
section 1544
</external-xref>
of title 25, United
States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or
individuals defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4221">
section 4221(9)
</external-xref>
of title 25, United States Code,
shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed
additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of
1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1544">
25 U.S.C. 1544
</external-xref>
) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is
over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act
making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any
fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1906">
section 1906
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be
applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or
services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for
acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in
part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title
25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an
individual or individuals defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4221">
section 4221(9)
</external-xref>
of title 25,
United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCD6218076FC4AA8975915B4CB99E16E" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8021.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or
international political or psychological activities.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5237A82FCCD14086A1C33FD2883D54FA" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8022.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not
to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title
10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only
from the Government of Kuwait, under that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the
appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H0694A3695727423683C50B2F1E69FD32" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8023.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6422BB63B403400487A1A9933955E1A9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil
Air Patrol Corporation, of which—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HEFAC3D4BBEFE41B58453B63A75E1C593" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$27,400,000 shall be available from
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug
activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H5D98DB94A1B14E3081399A9DC45FC9A6" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$10,400,000 shall be available from
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H14995E3D9A504C4CB2086C9A82F2F768" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$1,700,000 shall be available from
<quote>
Other Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
for vehicle procurement.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H704D41A238C64BD8AA7E89D61B6ACAB4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air
Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local
government agencies.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71C1EDF9617D4DDABFC72405247819C4" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8024.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6C90B20187F44CEDB07FC447CF8564F5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense
(department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC),
either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an
organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership
corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit
entities.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H397D746A82A14F67B49518AADEA9DA77" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel,
Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid
consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical
advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member
of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal
year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed
travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel
Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FC90EAD42F64422AF9F61117CFD7A00" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any
source during fiscal year 2015 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a
fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for
payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for
absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions,
not to include employee participation in community service and/or
development.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89A4AEFEE694429690450AB560A4AFFE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal
year 2015, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff
years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff
years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program
(NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E955E0DF8B049BCAAF62C7B624AFF7B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2016 budget
request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of
technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal
year and the associated budget estimates.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H326CD0DAABC84B2DA3409CDE74A7397B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for
FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $40,000,000.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0185B7B577BE4D639957F420FE0420F8" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8025.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon,
alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or
property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not
melted and rolled in the United States or Canada:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515,
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and
Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel
plate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this
restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet
Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an
acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national
security purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A4D2A1CC4F040F4A5C53BFEAF910071" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8026.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act, the term
<term>
congressional defense committees
</term>
means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee
of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H232431FCF0C14C54834240622074703F" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8027.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot
maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the
production of components and other Defense-related articles, through
competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and
private firms:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned,
with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include
comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and
private bids:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted
under this section.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA3FA56EBDB045EA979B5D9100E03260" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8028.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD9BDBBB8F3A1443CA82406CBE7D9AFE3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H725A8A71655C4DB8B0B99E6C408FED21">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative,
determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described
in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating
against certain types of products produced in the United States that are
covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the
Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such
types of products produced in that foreign country.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCD445DECB784B85AD648550D95F3496" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of
understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to
which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American
Act for certain products in that country.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB11A72A8977446CB8D43B544EB07AAF1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of
Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2015. Such report
shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy
American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection
(a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2501">
19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.
</external-xref>
), or any
international agreement to which the United States is a party.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H153BD9ECE10F47FFAE18BA1F9141D1D2" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
Buy American Act
</term>
means
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9579CC21985452BA140B47C1EF0898A" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8029.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military
Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of
the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">
Public Law 101–510
</external-xref>
; 10
U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments
specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61E1D5D5A8DF40BB8869D9DDC88AB238" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8030.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H53709726C8034B38AEC9CD5AA9A93783">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to
the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the
States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon,
Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at
Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air
Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are
excess to the needs of the Air Force.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95603F40D30A4105930589D5608E3057" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units
under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that
are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on
behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North
Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such
conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall
be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the
Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BBF60748B66444C9ACFA3D715E634E4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes
for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the
Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7137BDC48857429D9EACE3DDBEF6FDFD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
Indian tribe
</term>
means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the
Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of
1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/454">
Public Law 103–454
</external-xref>
; 108 Stat. 4792;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a-1">
25 U.S.C. 479a–1
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60ADD5C1976D46078F7003FF5CADC7AA" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8031.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for
operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an
investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H10F95336884C4382AE876A0AF4C729E9" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8032.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF41E099A04FB4BF28F450B2FE8439045">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of
Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an
investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale
or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal
year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if
such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense
Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of
such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year
to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF50362FC2C7246B0A0FFCA463CBE4C19" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification
material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016
Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the
Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end
item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall
be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2016 procurement appropriation
and not in the supply management business area or any other area or
category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HA1B589707897411A910FF0B0BB3FE5A9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8033.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall
remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for
funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain
available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency
Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or
subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced
research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert
action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the
National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3093">
50 U.S.C. 3093
</external-xref>
) shall remain available
until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64D6C3632C1545B58A5AC4239B9786AB" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8034.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense
Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and
deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence
communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the
Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HC3A0B8FF19EE44509B392A25177AE687" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8035.
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental
impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related
administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of
environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of
mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands
resulting from Department of Defense activities.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66FF2D9AFE35489EB72BF390491BC402" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8036.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H546581A713E94E19BEE96C5AEBED7180">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of
Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy
American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
Buy American Act
</term>
means
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C85C8FA45CE4DE5A3819E576587D98E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a
label bearing a
<quote>
Made in America
</quote>
inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America,
the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title
10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from
contracting with the Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54997591D6B04494BE146F5A367237BD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it
is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense,
in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and
products, provided that American-made equipment and products are
cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H484F401D36304180AE06A2FE465227AD" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8037.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis,
or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an
unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the
procurement determines—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D47FA549BD7492F9B6E9E334FFF7B4D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform
the proposed work;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CB3F7A9BACB410C997F72B8906E0AD6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant
scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original
thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B143A3BB3504DCA815B0D39F356F7FB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial
accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or
idea of a specific concern is given financial support:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts
related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production,
or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense,
who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such
contract is in the interest of the national defense.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H2A4B800CDF264902845326D39053E2A5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8038.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3B45B68547C74982AB9B313A2FA7E278">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be
used—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H94C493C831A8406E8ABDA5F224C90817" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to establish a field operating agency; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H15938589EDC3427C8F0A8BEE5B1492B9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is
transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or
employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD83CD4B45DCC42B7AF165B2616DC5ABC" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in
subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and
certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce
the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the
department.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF4F4426D8B824173817A96DE0F32839E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
This section does not apply to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD0FDFD02E0F146B285D43E600C294BBC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF984B36BC354B9CA27DD08C539EA55E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of
improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the
Army, other similar threats;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF768AB6B829943D894F602D1CAD29C5D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of
biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies
throughout the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA6F771D8DD549FC943D74D20071E367">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs
Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and
authorized Federal entities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC9D0E1144334CAAA079B00934708EC9" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8039.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H67A13C1465E94756BDC284BAA7E398B5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance
an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the
date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense
civilian employees unless—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34DC3E3C1FDF439BA2751B10886FAC81" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most
efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity
or function;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45683A53E2F34D359C69AAFB2E132D7F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the
solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the
cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be
less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or
exceeds the lesser of—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97B0B08A93D945A691759E2FEB9A984F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that
activity or function by Federal employees; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEF3265439314E75B745A07F0864C7B5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC42AF3C9890946EB81BC6AD7E95CF3B5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the
Department of Defense by—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1351655C85A4AC19D4FB9EB7E042FA8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be
employed in the performance of that activity or function under the
contract; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB4D1F1C53B74294AB1DD9EC4D6EE012">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to
contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount
that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian
employees under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/89">
chapter 89
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66499E6C9329449D8D4D101F89E4EDA2" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H664244E5744C4C839CE2D7DFC4AC1673">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b),
or (c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2461">
section 2461
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and
notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to
the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the
performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the
Department of Defense that—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB673966901724366B669A82A1B2F95A3" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/8503">
section 8503
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE50CAF9AA46B44609612A3DDE5A86B25" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a
qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in
accordance with that Act; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2245B58AF5E44E83A8E0762016BF8BC5" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership
by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">
25 U.S.C. 450b(e)
</external-xref>
), or a
Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small
Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">
15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4A93C360135456FB04474D4351D60AD" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in
sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2469">
2469
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2474">
2474
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H539E34C0762C41F89C2D5351DFB8CDC9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority
provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or
outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by
statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the
authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of
title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of
commercial activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HFC3153A26CBF4AA2872C15537B2CA85A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(RESCISSIONS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8EADBA711F24E00B3149A50690C7CBF" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8040.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified
amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency
requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
</text>
<paragraph id="H3DA95A9EA91F438B8AE6B1665A2D5112">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $18,242,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7933EBEB2CE4672979FD7D65AC79224">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $5,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1EF9B3543ACA427CA9BEB97C07E2F6C6">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $97,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4EB8DEAF2F24435E90D0354AF4244A75">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $47,200,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0EB650D256944E2AF928923DAEFC507">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Procurement, Marine Corps
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $40,217,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF1A81E2F2AE40ADBD6D8C31CA21E223">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $64,600,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H86EA3804EC6A46699E3510C9D2EE2BAE">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $13,800,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9ECCEDA16DB7467DA1078855D5CC99E5">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $30,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6050D4DAFB5F4A6DB613698C8B4FB4D6">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $213,998,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3AF12072D9B347B2ACDCB2023D491768">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $196,622,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H707777D85464438797E59654F715EFFD">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Weapons Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $63,400,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49D8AE06FCC6457D98ECF49E68D7DDAB">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Other Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $1,505,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE022CE1663EA424FAE1E878047531576">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $83,400,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4256FC893BDE4960BB3F3F0294CA5280">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $157,209,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4015A205AC174633A49AEE91890D0EED">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $12,100,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6337B88BDB644E859F250C48152387D0">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Army
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $5,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD82BF102B3D4549AE6DF4A40C4EEFE2">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $37,000,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB1E76EA4D59C40BE9EA2B48E85689501">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $141,727,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78C21A2E3AB7421DBD9F38DB4DD8D878" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8041.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military
technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard,
Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any
administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction
on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct
result of a reduction in military force structure.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H391B0292C15740109BDBAC1BD8F80FE3" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8042.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended
for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless
specifically appropriated for that purpose.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14E637C70E344DB59F6BEA6AD2B8D1E0" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8043.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant
Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay,
allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against
appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the
National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence
support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence
Activities, including the activities and programs included within the
National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard
personnel and training procedures.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20BF1D3A27424D4A9AF6732F72F322BF" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8044.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated for
<quote>
Working Capital Fund, Army
</quote>
, $225,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA31B459E686F4EBB825534960EEC8AC1" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8045.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD4DEEEF44216428CB73358D738D23D7E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction
or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or
agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an
appropriations law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2703DE06FB644E2FAE5463310D749EFD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug
interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other
department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided
in an appropriations law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H801C6434033046B79E9C7ABACF6D0DBE">
<enum>
8046.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller
bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic
origin:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this
restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet
Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an
acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national
security purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of
<quote>
commercial items
</quote>
, as defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the
restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="HE3B2FBC539F5400DA9890B97AA36BE1C">
<enum>
8047.
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act,
$44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national
interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as
follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000
to the Red Cross.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9ABB340256D84CD9B5E0D91FF1EF38B2" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8048.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured
in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in
order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not
available from United States manufacturers.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37592F43FC784B649D4A5F7F09EC51C5" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8049.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and
the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken
proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent
they contribute to the extramural budget.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15CCF8255A5740DABDF06F128870E33A" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8050.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5753A0271E0E40D09C2FEBAB5445FAC8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of
Defense for the current fiscal year and hereafter may be obligated or
expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization
any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for
use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional
defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are
notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF11B729C754843C587ADBE0D77F9735E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section applies to—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3417BFED40B477EA379251670454CF3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or
chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United
Nations Security Council resolution; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FC17AE0193F413F9DAEAD250903425C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6996729EC53C4B1FBBAFEC7323C2448A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H430A9BED9F6E485BB22A9BECD4808226">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D94419F8ED348179AB6C5180E1FE5E5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E12BF6D56FA459690ED3F05F7A5DBC5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E2D7FA745A24E09812C4D8A23B0CB34">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including
the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be
transferred have been met; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96CB6D8CFA8C4D1291B704ABA168D380">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so,
how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5CDF1B7D72E94BDCB91BF91A525A0287" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8051.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or
expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of
Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee
when—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6488703332814763BA9F1F4B35D29F17">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to
the employee; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDA7D92EF19147F9B64DE99187872307">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H80CA071B15834EB5B84CBA46CA6925D1" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00ECDA2368394E3C9AB550FC0F851B1B" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8052.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under
the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged
with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations
to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in
connection with support and services for eligible organizations and
activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of
title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62CCB11B476540C7A06249637381335D" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8053.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of
Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or
which has closed under the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1552">
section 1552
</external-xref>
of title 31, United
States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance,
an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any
current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or
closed account if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D338926EF024615A7B89B059381D811">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed
account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that
account;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41CEF19551EF43EB9144C8F630E79D22">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the
Department of Defense; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83CE7FAA39B94262A24EF4C4D05E0381">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of
the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law
101–510, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1551">
31 U.S.C. 1551
</external-xref>
note):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that
there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the
account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this
section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an
amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H260DA1F1DE874FAF90A63173102488F9" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8054.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE45D752BB5A64F26B5E3D0790AA1CB02">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the
use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any
person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of
the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for
such use on a case-by-case basis.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8DF18741AB04913BD5CFC09DF956615" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard
Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated
with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds
shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H987CCA2A587744F9946782664BB9CAD1">
<enum>
8055.
</enum>
<text>
Using funds made available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant
to a determination under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2690">
section 2690
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, may
implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility
modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal
Republic of Germany:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks area, such agreements will
include the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy for
municipal district heat to the United States Defense installations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be
obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions are
included for the consideration of United States coal as an energy source.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA85044D6CB144B698F8DB763D6EC41A5">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7EC936A09524E9EB9FF9D904CC0E3D6" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8056.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide”,
$25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the
Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program, and $5,709,000 shall be
for support of high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response
Program requirements and activities, including the training and funding of
personnel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of
the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same
time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69B73A1556FA4055AB5F248FF3DA12CB" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8057.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for
delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or
inventory requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test
activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security
interest to do so.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01005105D64A418B8B1978D57F0579BE" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8058.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7DD3324DE76D4CB5BD838D48D775F0C3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each
limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources
provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the
limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative
programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign
country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the
procurement of defense items entered into under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2531">
section 2531
</external-xref>
of title 10,
United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same
or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H144D58FD00CC4FD8B64443DBBC473B30" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) applies with respect to—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E21C09A4E304E1E9B89EC3CD04DCB47">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H387F51C23DDC4D68BAEF47BD6F77EFDD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are
entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any
reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection
(a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17DBEC1F202140629BF01E9565F04F76" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and
roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by
section 11 (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products
classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019,
7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508,
8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EBA7E07DB0045679A20DCF03A3D1314" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8059.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE637354C0F7849E382B7DA1EC32ABC9E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF4699DAB15894995BCBB0CA2E0EC92D1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any training, equipment, or other
assistance for a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of
Defense has credible information that the unit has committed a gross
violation of human rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H14043E66FCF24463A915D22BEAFA7DDC" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a
decision to provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a unit
of a foreign security force full consideration is given to any credible
information available to the Department of State relating to human rights
violations by such unit.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H42830EC191A0449C95E0A9B2A45EC23E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, after
consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that the government
of such country has taken all necessary corrective steps, or if the
equipment or other assistance is necessary to assist in disaster relief
operations or other humanitarian or national security emergencies.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3CDA8CD8CBF8427DB20E021EC93EBAF4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition
in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary of Defense determines that such
waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H4541E7E095CE4398AE3D5307D0AE711E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Procedures
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense shall establish, and periodically update, procedures to ensure that any
information in the possession of the Department of Defense about gross
violations of human rights by units of foreign security forces is shared
on a timely basis with the Department of State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HAB7374540FFC469F8002CD9E2451CD12" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not more than 15 days after the application of any exception under subsection (b) or the exercise
of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit
to the appropriate congressional committees a report—
</text>
<paragraph id="H78FCA8C75022468BB2B93B04E8B21EA2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of an exception under subsection (b), providing notice of the use of the exception and
stating the grounds for the exception; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9191E0EDFDB44DD0A12453FF0C7683A3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), describing the information relating to the gross
violation of human rights; the extraordinary circumstances that
necessitate the waiver; the purpose and duration of the training,
equipment, or other assistance; and the United States forces and the
foreign security force unit involved.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H9697827FBCFB4F3AB1A6EDB5CCBF623C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section the term
<quote>
appropriate congressional committees
</quote>
means the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H298C240C25214EFC842EA557081847A7" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8060.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense
Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of
performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the
Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing
units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department
of Defense business.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F6F84A622BE4603940E95E05B711370" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8061.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability
demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report,
including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and
transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been
provided in writing to the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to
the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest
to do so.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF421A7967A04EA38497BFB5374218E4" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8062.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after
enactment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees,
Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified
annex accompanying this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ACEA8907E3F458A9E8506788DB6D4D3" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8063.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year and hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of
Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of
the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in
arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or
services previously provided to such department or agency on a
reimbursable basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction shall not apply if the department is authorized by law to provide support
to such department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing
the requested support pursuant to such authority:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in
writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security
interest to do so.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEB244E81724442DA3C451352BF0886A" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8064.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(b)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, a member of the National Guard
serving on full-time National Guard duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/502">
section 502(f)
</external-xref>
of title 32,
United States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based
elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE055EB5E6A4F4909A4224E9E337C81C5" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8065.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity
ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire
cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of
<quote>
armor penetrator
</quote>
,
<quote>
armor piercing (AP)
</quote>
,
<quote>
armor piercing incendiary (API)
</quote>
, or
<quote>
armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)
</quote>
, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a
contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of
the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1)
rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used
to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of
Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License
for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the
Department of State.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HE3BA2E659F9141FB9812128EAF076768" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8066.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his
designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that
otherwise would be required under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2667">
section 2667
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in
excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) of title
32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit
organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
or his designee, on a case-by-case basis.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32A1BF63697845B5844754470EC53DBC" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8067.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In specifying the amounts requested for the Department of the Army for Arlington National Cemetery,
Virginia, the budget of the President submitted to Congress shall request
such amounts in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army appropriation, and shall not
request such amounts in the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F04A0EC718A4427A8F7B3D5F8D1F21E" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8068.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated
funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages
and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic
beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the
United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that
State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of
Columbia, in which the military installation is located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases
may be made in any State in which the installation is located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic
beverages only for military installations in States which are not
contiguous with another State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the
District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source,
price and other factors considered.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H94C90C426B1F4C20B95F78E534804EBA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F8E03F73035455C9C0160756EEE55B7" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8069.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
, $106,189,900 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to
transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the
acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and
operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such
indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local
law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as
determined by the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFAEE0A2F0404364A182761E76916C07" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8070.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4BA58197D0844A6DBAFD1574AC4AE3A2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB610ECAEB014F10B5BBD5A9C45CD50E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including
through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B1268FBFA98453DA81828A921B0C0DE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and
O–1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF15BD77AA1674246A4F5765E493D9175" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the
executing agencies; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB4856B63F944F23996CDD6A5D59D0F9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and
disbursed.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08E2198BC3D74DE0A1FD2341186583D7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the
National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center
level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs
(a)(1)–(3).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE00526A493A74B7F881A80004FA5BA4B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the
purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal
reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial
management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive
counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative
processes will adversely affect counterintelligence.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91BFF0CA0FF94BDEB92A0D03D29DF5A2" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National
Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H71070131880C4920B28208AC7870C92C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H512183747E5342958F71370AE2560596">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help
achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely
affect counterintelligence; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B2A89DF1605422BAD76AFA646CDB21D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present
the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense
and intelligence committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF2B78F50D3EE456FB18B2749DBEA7DF5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not be construed to alter or affect the application of section 1627 of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to the amounts
made available by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC647984B0FC14B18A88B23B59616C112" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H076E9BD770364587B73B51D815830EED" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8071.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $200,000,000 from funds available under
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
may be transferred to the Department of State
<quote>
Global Security Contingency Fund
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the
Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to the
Department of State
<quote>
Global Security Contingency Fund
</quote>
, notify the congressional defense committees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed
justification, execution plan, and timeline for each proposed project.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="HDCBAE11E25F141B592CEF2A6360D4524">
<enum>
8072.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the
Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of
Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be
available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for
the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the
needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or
hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD68D49F05E4D4C1AAB5F6BB7DAA95EC6" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8073.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or
tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States,
its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive
price in the local community:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in
overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices
established for military retail system stores located in the United
States.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFB76FD70CB494AB3AAC81273311F61A9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB39C10FDCA0F4999AF6CF57A172F7ACC" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8074.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
and
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of this amount, $350,972,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the
Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system
to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron
Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $137,934,000 shall be for the
Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise
missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which
$15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the
United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements
consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures;
$74,707,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile
Defense Architecture; and $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System
Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and
airborne, detection suite:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That funds made available under this provision for production of missiles and missile components
may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of
weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same
time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which
transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer
authority contained in this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD08165F5B03F45E1AC43A80220B2BE5F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H1FA8601E486C48DFAF517118F5E03935">
<enum>
8075.
</enum>
<text>
Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, $991,285,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost
increases:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following
appropriations in the amounts specified:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the
appropriations to which transferred to:
</text>
<paragraph id="HABEC3C84FA8345B4A93C6CA16B28427C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2008/2015: Carrier Replacement Program $663,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5D8BE80035B4F7E9090012E9300E81B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2009/2015: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $54,096,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6C439043AEA4D3DAA30C0DE721409B5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2010/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $65,771,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DB36D6E970C4EFE9E8D294F9C2F6854">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $35,345,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE012D8AB52434B64BE615B56BFC74249">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $63,373,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05A712C250D246BE8A984E38A3E35C5B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship
$41,700,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01194A68901345AA93379036F0F3593E">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel
$9,340,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H408A9A36FDEE4B57BF524275520CB40A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program
$54,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFF0DD71120843CF89ADCEF2331A1E54">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel
$2,620,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBF1C75297D248EAA432FA3AB7E3DEC6">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel
$2,040,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F40FB73BCAE47B2B2E07F9EE8F6EF3C" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8076.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for
intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the
Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3094">
50 U.S.C. 3094
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF9AA1976333448C90A541C19780677E" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8077.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project,
or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken
immediately in the interest of national security and only after written
prior notification to the congressional defense committees.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC8C38ED284B4CAABFE6AFEE7B121E3C" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8078.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105
of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget
justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces'
participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel
accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement
accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency
operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve
components, and for each appropriations account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a
reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation,
and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for
each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons
systems deployed in support of each contingency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department
of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations
for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19AAAE3BE515478CA9136D34329FF7F4" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8079.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement
or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H105017A8ABE14B979E30DA3EE9783C91" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8080.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign
exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby
reduced by $386,268,000.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBB30CA1401E46BF90C5AC57F2DA4C49" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8081.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or
disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of
the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather
Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions
in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane
season.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE589401575143368A37497716DD33B7" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8082.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence
information unless the information has been lawfully collected and
processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with
protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States
Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="HBD1E019B241F4CAB87D507F3EBCBE423">
<enum>
8083.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H96197EF02D044DA9B9E3F71827F6BBB8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
At the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12302">
section 12302(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, each member shall
be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will
be mobilized.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HCF5485216676438DA107351C9C2E6A7E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in any case in which the
Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a
national security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements of
the Armed Forces.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B360DEEE433419B958B488E4EEF6D8A" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8084.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated for
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $125,000,000 shall be available for the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved
Expendable Launch Vehicle mission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That competitions shall be open to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch
Vehicle-class systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That competitions shall consider bids from two or more certified providers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such providers may compete any certified launch
vehicle in their inventory.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3D537A8CB775496781818E6250C8E07B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F9CC5C3C51044D0BF9125FB3B60E419" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8085.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation
to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of
liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market
fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program
appropriated in law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $16,000,000 under the authority provided by this
section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been
reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is
received sooner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That any funds transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of availability
as when originally appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer
authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36AD13B25A354EF9AD9855EE538B4C5B" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8086.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4A845A4721114FF198EB6350A4CD0E29">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development,
acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical
unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BE46AF985104D6E897CE4F7062B2BD6" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned
Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in
matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6642200918044CB48FD1F64FD347ABB3" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8087.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling
the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities
such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel
costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding
authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined
exercise expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise
prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other
provision of law.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21068CDBB8AD479BBE075299049D483A" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8088.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National
Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology,
which shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27A2A0268224471995342A7C8DB7D462" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8089.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1553">
section 1553(b)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations
made in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total
amount of the appropriation.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12D2DF41C1AA42FB955D5B311FEDC7B4" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8090.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2550B37E265F47AC90213A8FEC4B23CB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence
committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and
transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69C73BEB10384CCAAB1F4F8616210A15" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request,
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E1A973C81384C11B4D4D62063C22BE4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7F63EE153364C49BA575796DB152BB4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an identification of items of special congressional interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H109DD80477A3481A8481D12D3AF6C1E0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for
reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is
submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the
Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the
congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer
is necessary as an emergency requirement.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H4CAB5E5945574EC3B00B5BC405BCED32" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8091.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure or realign Army
Contracting Command–New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel
reductions at any Army Contracting Command–New Jersey sites without 30-day
prior notification to the congressional defense committees.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6BE4A61B0C62458EB2EF3728CEF4F0DC" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8092.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section
1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/163">
Public Law 109–163
</external-xref>
; 119 Stat. 3456), or peacekeeping operations for the
countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 may be used to support any military
training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/457">
Public Law 110–457
</external-xref>
; 22 U.S.C.
2370c–1), unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404
of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA06E3288472434290EE47A797DA23B9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1EEB4F32FB945D897897DB9F8A6D04D" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8093.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program Manager
for the Information Sharing Environment, $20,000,000 is available for
transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other departments and
agencies for purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for the same
purposes and time period as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of Management and Budget must approve any transfers made under this provision.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H4A1B0893E7A44B39B491C9FC812C563F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8094.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFB8A1CD8A09E4780802A38639BB5F9DA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior
appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section
102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3024">
50 U.S.C. 3024(d)
</external-xref>
) that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H81640E336AB240A2A4E641266080133A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates a new start effort;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF95E77D489AA4732B02D20EC7B659CE0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDDE30BB162FF485D8D70B239743CC95E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H8F9A12EA2AD34CB68809D5A7D74D9604" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
transfers funding between appropriations,
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text changed="added" continuation-text-level="subsection" reported-display-style="italic">
unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent
national security requirements.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H8AF351F126354CD284B24EF374349939" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior
appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure
through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section
102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3024">
50 U.S.C. 3024(d)
</external-xref>
) that
results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in
the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional
intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such
reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent
national security requirements.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19125569C947425F8A825B72D22DCA3A" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8095.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that
the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence
program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated
expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such
future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect
to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal
years.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEB68067924C4EB3B3E7D44C8BB148B1" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8096.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act, the term
<term>
congressional intelligence committees
</term>
means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of
the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the
Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA48C1E874F324C609005E1C7DF999969" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8097.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Defense shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for
Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and any named
successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other operation
designated and identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/127a">
section 127a
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual basis in
the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of
Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense Instruction
7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23
<quote>
Contingency Operations
</quote>
, Annex 1, dated September 2005.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H11C7989BF4EB4085AF486DD7200DDA33">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDBA4C0039B84FDBB87390B6ED671F3B" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8098.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in
title II of this Act for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
,
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher
Houses and Suites pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2493">
section 2493(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H56AF7B8F1F1C45AAA3689850D1BC9F96">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B0A5D79658E425583D89665E90FFF0C" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8099.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of
making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce
Development Fund in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1705">
section 1705
</external-xref>
of title 10, United
States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99DD34BCEFA3497681D6CEB58CE814B6" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8100.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAAA1AA4B00364C2C926A18817AAA8E5F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be
submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5926ACD49A8C4024916E81D25FF5EA40" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H304B9A220B294694A13A013BA3CB63A7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6F3A545993B47B3977F98061C8BFDB9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the report contains proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2B1B60C3EF44AB88652C4B3B87B9458" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made
available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no
less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A509C68D7DA4136A4DF66AE1B0206F6" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8101.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H36B9F9179C004FB5888FEC6227F27F57">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any
Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the
contractor agrees not to—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C9B63207299433696AD268F79D42198" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a
condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree
to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault
or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of
emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision,
or retention; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E6A8FE5DFA247F0B5E04D1129941381" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent
contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor
resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or
harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of
emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision,
or retention.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEB82D8476954E9782EC2420323D6500" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any
Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each
covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any
action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or
independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For
purposes of this subsection, a
<quote>
covered subcontractor
</quote>
is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection
(a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04E2A0AFBA8149D0982BBE81F8D13670" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's
agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be
enforced in a court of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFEE6CC73AF943ABB9E56974C7ACC21A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular
contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or
subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines
that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests
of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is
not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set
forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or
subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in
lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid
harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of
Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any
determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before
the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5BEAC8EFD3474A93B7CEEA1911294C2B" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7305732C55154A6CBDC89214775B30AC" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in
this Act, up to $146,857,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law
111–84:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the
integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting
of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory
Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal
medical facility as described by section 706 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for
the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department
of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written
notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H3791B56DB6FE4B39898DC0928184CA20">
<enum>
8103.
</enum>
<text>
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive
employees than are specified in the classified annex.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7992029D1994F658299F63FD51EE5C0" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and hereafter may be
obligated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as
a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such retired
officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor form concerning public
financial disclosure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal
Regulations) to the Office of Government Ethics.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC20586CCF15249EB9FB5AFEC6D8A11C0" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and
light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force
protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding
price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger
carrying vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H85C7312A59854070ACBA4DEBB286FFE1">
<enum>
8106.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used
by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of
section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2015, relating to limitations on providing certain missile defense
information to the Russian Federation.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H0D31D2933760465F94F46A245A82772E">
<enum>
8107.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take
beneficial occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other than
handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the BRAC 133 project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation may be waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress
that levels of service at existing intersections in the vicinity of the
project have not experienced failing levels of service as defined by the
Transportation Research Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive
90-day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Virginia Department
of Transportation agree on the number of additional parking spaces that
may be made available to employees of the facility subject to continued
90-day traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the
congressional defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to
exercising this waiver of the number of additional parking spaces to be
made available.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="HE7BE9D01CC144B528AEB3640155F1A6E">
<enum>
8108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly the numbers of civilian personnel end strength by
appropriation account for each and every appropriation account used to
finance Federal civilian personnel salaries to the congressional defense
committees within 15 days after the end of each fiscal quarter.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF053B5EB84E544C7BEE20EFE197920C8">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0EC8223113E4664A2354969D11ACC0A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in
the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office
of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,000,000,000 of the
funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on
unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally
appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested
has been denied by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall
be made prior to June 30, 2015.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H76B278ACDBE343CDBF0C5ACCA8ADE9B8">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HB111BFB9A762414EBC0D3DA2AC7BA382" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is appropriated $540,000,000 for the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
, to remain available until September 30, 2021:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds from the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
to appropriations for operation and maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and
procurement, only for the purposes of operating, sustaining, equipping and
modernizing the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers CG–63, CG–64,
CG–65, CG–66, CG–67, CG–68, CG–69, CG–70, CG–71, CG–72, CG–73, and the
Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships LSD–41, LSD–42, and LSD–46:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the
same time period as the appropriation to which they are transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making any transfer from the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer and obligate funds from the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
for modernization of not more than two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers as detailed above
in fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no more than six Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers shall be in a phased
modernization at any time:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall contract for the required modernization equipment in the
year prior to inducting a Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prohibition in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2244a">
section 2244a(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the
use of any funds transferred pursuant to this section.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44E6F86AC52742409CCEA97F409F91C9" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of a
military department in contravention of the provisions of section 352 of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to adopt any
new camouflage pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or
camouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms for use by an Armed
Force.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC312F2DE374A4F18A04971B31A25A17E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8112.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to
transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the
United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or
any other detainee who—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDD418240109C410F87EE2D784F32D7CC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCF20A25EEE8048B38000351A42F3C21B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba,
by the Department of Defense.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D2437A888E6485589E588D4B0D530B7" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8113.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H604C1A9EE7114BF39BF5CEBEE2630BCC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to
construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its
territories, or possessions to house any individual described in
subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the
custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HFE49AE43F12046F9AEA6A7B7F9D8509A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United
States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H401435107AC4471FBA399CEE094D1595" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located
at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4D657773921D4FC2A670CE48650FDFB0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H294861DA74B04B54B9DC551A32501928">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H85C8DC531F0A47BC9C2ECDE3D3FDEE3A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0618444DA33C4AD7829720D12FFA2395">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A2644BC9491449D8EBB6E30D213E26A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any
individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba,
to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other
foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with
section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2014.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H8BA81CCA6E9F4E2193DDD9E6342540EC">
<enum>
8115.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 1590 or 1591
of title 18, United States Code, or in contravention of the requirements
of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7104">
22 U.S.C. 7104(g)
</external-xref>
or (h)).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H89474ED281ED4D988F67623C4E3A5937">
<enum>
8116.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers
Resolution (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1541">
50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H15C150D4EEF0473FBEB13E7661BB2FEB">
<enum>
8117.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or any other
Federal agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any
executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance
with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24,
2011.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H204DE1F6B4464289BA042DA7A089399F" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8118.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC692A79B77014898B2C747A58FE11926">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by
the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the
Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of
understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or
provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of
Rosoboronexport.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1C3854742D14FD8A1EE8FAEC411A966" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National
Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security
interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the
congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's
knowledge:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A35077279DD4A059B0AB477503A9BB4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of
existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab
Republic;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF561DAE6A5E47799F7E3C4AA2AA15B2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces
present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the
Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB65D0DD9B7CE40DB8AD62BA40E396CBD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of
the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H37406BD718F5484E8E89EA8E1FF4066C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving
Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of
Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the
date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the
Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such
waiver.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H007295AC37E847B39E504550B2F04EFE">
<enum>
8119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag
of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2533a">
section 2533a(b)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4428EF7895DD4D2C8F0C5F73B29C8675" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8120.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by the United
States Government for the direct personal benefit of the President of
Afghanistan.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08B8CE237E844A91A3BEA1D183996652" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8121.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE520E78BE3ED49AE8B3BFB97F027A906">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available,
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to local military
commanders appointed by the Secretary of Defense, or by an officer or
employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex
gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section
for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat
operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3C8DDB27D8E47788094C51E2B5FD699" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02310BE6286644ACB4B148A7A8618677">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be
friendly to the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6501D573217D45CD9624CB7ACE2555BF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a claim for damages would not be compensable under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/163">
chapter 163
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code
(commonly known as the
<quote>
Foreign Claims Act
</quote>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EB69661FBCD4BFAB6901F43C8AA1034">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E4C73C5E6EE497E949FED55011D4BAE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nature of payments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or
acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage,
personal injury, or death.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63AD5A8263F74A42954798E5D32273BC" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amount of payments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a
particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to
civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations
of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to
regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which
should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing
economic conditions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D00A022BCE54100BD7EAA3C199AE39A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Legal advice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this
subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of
Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this
section and applicable Department of Defense regulations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6581EFB321774E499DAF479DA14E660F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Written record
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander
and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the
Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4993F2FCD7F442699F51A2D5B0D87AC0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis
the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of
types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia
payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFA98A0294674447A354E7BC4AFD43A6" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide any new authority to the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD54CAF87A09F4152B8F9608326A6E9DB" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations
made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance
activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of
deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below
the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance
with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2012.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEC91ED4BA2C4A698D3C82CDA2888878" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8123.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public Web site in a searchable format.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H5B80D4E417514C2186080E6748628006">
<enum>
8124.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to cancel the avionics modernization
program of record for C–130 aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Air Force may proceed with a reduced scope program to address safety
and airspace compliance requirements, using funds provided in this bill
and previous funds appropriated for the avionics modernization program of
record, consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H8323FF9C11B9471C8A90ABBDE2998FA8">
<enum>
8125.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to
reduce the force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, below the
force structure at such Air Force Base as of October 1, 2013, except in
accordance with section 1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H63746D89048140B79A0E2C41126E5BE6">
<enum>
8126.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Operation and Maintenance funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention
of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41106">
section 41106
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H284E2B9DE6044DEBBD921A36E05C42F6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8127.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight
demonstration team at a location outside of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location
within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due
to insufficient funding.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" id="HD4C5D8B455CD4413A6C8B99160489AD2">
<enum>
8128.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6CBCD726088243F9A7DC727E76ADCDBE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2778355BC0A4BBE983B44BAE6152D40">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2510">
section 2510(8)
</external-xref>
of title 18,
United States Code) of any electronic communication of a United States
person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public
pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of
1978.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HC723583989744C8787CA6A3E2C5D8140" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H5FD510B6FF1F464D91643D403202B395">
<enum>
8129.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
, up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C.
Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C.
1105).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H5186A2A01D6444DAA97987BA771F5CFC">
<header>
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HCBC418BD8F9F41B1ADBD37D2902002D3" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8130.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act for basic allowance for housing for military
personnel, including active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel,
$88,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made
available for transfer only to military personnel accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HB9338C85EF5743FDBE64F10312412EE3" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8131.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to divest E–3 airborne
warning and control system aircraft, or disestablish any units of the
active or reserve component associated with such aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air
Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
providing a detailed explanation of how the Secretary will meet the
priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands related
to airborne warning and control with a fleet of fewer than 31 E–3
aircraft.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35C885E1B807484F8B6FB375B89E439B" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8132.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms
Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for
the Treaty.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H24A2D0FAEAC34DDDB9102FD0D3ADFB62" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8133.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer or divest AH–64 Apache
helicopters from the Army National Guard to the active Army in fiscal year
2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of the AH–64 Apache aircraft
and ensure the training of the crews of such aircraft during fiscal year
2015, including the allocation of funds for operation and maintenance and
personnel connected with such aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall continue in effect through the date of enactment of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HF523E01D546E4E219FF50217C28A3960" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8134.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under
section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act
for Fiscal Year 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/81">
Public Law 112–81
</external-xref>
; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate
support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces,
groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are
notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified
annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such
support:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under such section 1208 for any
activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being
conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary
determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances
and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the
congressional defense committees of such waiver.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H7745F1E60B9145689DE20BBB97F7E773" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8135.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFD9214E6C22A47C4BAFB9C25CF925A9E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the
congressional defense committees to assess whether the justification and
approval requirements under section 811 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 2405)
have, inconsistent with the intent of Congress—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HCA7EC44C20A146D9A24683EE00D623B0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the
Department of Defense greater than $20,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H3DAD241F13734989AB03F5EBDA0DE8AC" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
discouraged agencies from awarding contracts greater than $20,000,000 to covered entities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7126F3C24AF5449C9E5080F9B53DBFA5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H956EB44E77E64FD49AD9B3231B1854CD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Comptroller General shall analyze and report to the congressional defense committees on the
sufficiency of the Department’s report in addressing the requirements;
review the extent to which section 811 has negatively impacted the ability
of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the
Department, discouraged agencies from awarding contracts, or been
misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H62EF65E0BC284534980EBCC9E5F2C171" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8136.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate a facility located on Scott Air Force Base,
Illinois, to be named after Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition of his
significant public service achievements.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H42F9F8D1033A412F9897E77B6528E3AC" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8137.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used to require that seafood procured for the Department of
Defense from sustainably managed fisheries in the United States, as
determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be required to
additionally meet sustainability certification criteria prescribed by
third-party nongovernmental organizations.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H359208ADA52B447C9ADD9C73E50D9FC8" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8138.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H754A13EF8BCE443686C8B9776D7D7ABA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in
accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated
June 26, 2006; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H284C848BB8DC46BBBDD871AD4F73952E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers’
Training Corps program in accordance with the information paper of the
Department of the Army titled
<quote>
Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria
</quote>
, dated January 27, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H836DA85F29544D8296F1F5F3C0E55B86" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8139.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to retire,
divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment,
or transfer of, the entire KC–10 fleet during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HC2B62DE1A0B2425C8518EF4D93C56CF5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8140.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of
the War Powers Resolution (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1541">
50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including for the
introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into
situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly
indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or
waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional
consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such
Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H2246D115FBE7414EBB9AF912640A3FBB" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
8141.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in
storage, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, any
A–10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve
component associated with such aircraft.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H677A9F5E9571477285F97011243B145C" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IX
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Overseas contingency operations
</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H098BF0058DB34E0BAD5C3A9FBF9B8C3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD3F1A6AAB90A496984C47DC0CC1B1F9E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Army
</quote>
, $3,259,970,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H137EAA20A1394407AEA17C23948648FB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Navy
</quote>
, $332,166,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3948FCDAB9F042EDA0464D39C02839EA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $403,311,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0BBCDC31A61142AFA82192B5781CD79F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Air Force
</quote>
, $728,334,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD7867023BE7248FE8680DCFD191DB6C1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Army
</quote>
, $24,990,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF55F578C12CE437DA9AC41DF6C7724E8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Navy
</quote>
, $13,953,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB0F25ECF31174AD180411DB6E4533611">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $5,069,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H02C94647D03D406A8B9E7D6CD3D486C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
</quote>
, $19,175,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4CB8959033EC4D5797E16BF5766FE7D4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Guard Personnel, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
National Guard Personnel, Army
</quote>
, $174,778,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H207C69B6045E48688D76BC54369DD311">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
</quote>
, $4,894,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H8A48A5ECA5E34557996B2797C86B9329">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9315FA3DECD2470098D61CE95612DFE0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
, $18,108,656,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBEDDE26F102C49009E8A674C635817BA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
, $6,253,819,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDC47E06389534B219C108A4A32D4CEC9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $1,850,984,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD97198E1B8D3484BB413826FE6C8DF04">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
, $10,076,383,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2115C23D0296429D8CD2B16864EB2B99">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA1710D8579784298B1910ACE1950B48B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $6,211,025,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,260,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key
cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including
access, provided to United States military and stability operations in
Afghanistan and Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with
the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on
documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account
for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive
upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following
notification to the appropriate congressional committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring
supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning
such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting
United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq,
and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional
committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used to reimburse the government of Jordan, in such amounts as the
Secretary of Defense may determine, to maintain the ability of the
Jordanian armed forces to maintain security along the border between
Jordan and Syria, upon 15 days prior written notification to the
congressional defense committees outlining the amounts reimbursed and the
nature of the expenses to be reimbursed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be
expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and
payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential
military purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority in the preceding proviso may only be used for emergency and extraordinary
expenses associated with activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq
and the Levant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense
committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8513C681EFC84BA2A064D221EB8FD5F2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
</quote>
, $41,532,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7980D3D83BE04C038386B31D81C90AEE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
</quote>
, $45,876,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEE9DD39E8E604CED9E499E0C26A99D98">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
</quote>
, $10,540,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8A3030CF78E847859C6F2371CE0FFAA3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
</quote>
, $77,794,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBBC77A2994254DD68AEC258E0BC9FBEC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
</quote>
, $77,661,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2C10D55A42BB4AC1821613F2B3F2791F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
</quote>
, $22,600,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4E2F3492E6FA46D28EAD7B8275016374">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H40998C3E46A149FDB59D490896754510">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
, $4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined
Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to
provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the
security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment,
supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair,
renovation, construction, and funding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority
to provide assistance to foreign nations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government,
or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain
available until expended, and used for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon
the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the
sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such
contributions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this
appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in
writing of the details of any such obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed
new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in
excess of $20,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in
this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of
Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet
transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the
security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United
States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written
notification to the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for recruitment
and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and
the recruitment and training of female security personnel for the 2015
parliamentary elections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H24DFF3BBE26B43A08ADCB1180603F221">
<header>
Iraq Train and Equip Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3F3F2D299B9C454B853B8A4EDAEEB496">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Iraq Train and Equip Fund
</quote>
, $1,618,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
Secretary of State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assistance, including
training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends;
infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment to military and other
security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including
Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security forces, with a
national security mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the
Levant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any
forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum,
assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups
associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from
such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind,
from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq, and other
entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other
entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until
expended, and used for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated or
expended until not fewer than 15 days after (1) the Secretary of Defense
submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees, describing
the plan for the provision of such training and assistance and the forces
designated to receive such assistance, and (2) the President submits a
report to the appropriate congressional committees on how assistance
provided under this heading supports a larger regional strategy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or
expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which the
Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees
that an amount equal to not less than 40 percent of the amount provided
under this heading has been contributed by other countries and entities
for the purposes for which funds are provided under this heading, of which
at least 50 percent shall have been contributed or provided by the
Government of Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense
determines, in writing, that the national security objectives of the
United States will be compromised by the application of the limitation to
such assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not
less than 15 days in advance of the exemption taking effect, including a
justification for the Secretary’s determination and a description of the
assistance to be exempted from the application of such limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items
and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act
(22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines such provisions of
law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of
such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is
submitted to the appropriate congressional committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<term>
appropriate congressional committees
</term>
under this heading means the
<quote>
congressional defense committees
</quote>
, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on
Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under this heading are designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4EC7865968234622A8CA87FEE366F406">
<header>
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE410174C1E9B4087849B212E36604AA2">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
</quote>
, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces
or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate
counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to section 1534
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations
provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the
same purposes and subject to the same authorities and for the same time
period as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority
provided elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds available under this heading are available for transfer only to the extent that
the Secretary of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request to
the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appropriate vetting standards and procedures
established elsewhere in this Act for any recipient of training,
equipment, or other assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4D5D3A929FA543DEB149D90E19D11028">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
European Reassurance Initiative
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF13E9DBB399C4AC3AA37AA432D41C9CB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
European Reassurance Initiative
</quote>
, $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available under the authority provided to the Department of Defense by
any other provision of law, for programs, activities, and assistance to
provide support to the Governments of Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and
Latvia, including the provision of training, equipment, and logistical
supplies, support, and services, and the payment of incremental expenses
of the Armed Forces associated with prepositioning additional equipment
and undertaking additional or extended deployments in such countries and
adjacent waters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations
provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the
same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which
transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to transferring amounts from
this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing
of the details of any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that all or part of the funds transferred
from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes herein, such
amounts may be transferred back to the appropriation and shall be
available for the same purposes and for the same time period as originally
appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H2AC0DCE5304746C6B6A4662FD3A63E6D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0438534412054CC1A48F8F96CCBABDA5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, $196,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H504908D4C6724B0C9BC2ACBC1C0508B6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile Procurement, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Army
</quote>
, $32,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H27FEEF637898433DABB8CB04FEAA4459">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”,
$5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H847E3B62B7734BB290EAA9420E4F56E0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
</quote>
, $140,905,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3E887C960AF748069E669E6C41EE0EFD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, $773,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEE5B0D6076754B6F81A0E763DBC0E6FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, $243,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7E0DD37730BF4A30991E9E97C0351A14">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Weapons Procurement, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Weapons Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, $66,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9E835DB6A80E4201A861092E94596A7F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
, $154,519,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H86245216DF9D468294F2B8B19C21CA3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Other Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, $123,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2A869EA5E4F94442A2EDC228CED3FB6F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $65,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H79E1006C52334FFFBD60E2D98E77E2CA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $481,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA491B5EE97174EF38EAA55AE9BA95AAA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5CF32E499CC849C5ABD762E9B9925BEE">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $136,189,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5D6BAE7E88D6419B89191DD18EC376E2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
</quote>
, $219,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H55B99D9DE1C849CD879A3D4EC1E3964F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Other Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $3,607,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFAA80D9AFF044CB4AAB6BFCCC4224598">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $250,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HACBF2633392643659333C97E1617188D">
<header>
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other
procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces,
$1,200,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after
enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense
committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective
National Guard or Reserve component:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HC14A2B70BAD24B04A96C405E85C94914">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H33EDD0C5159247BAA936D512D20442E2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
</quote>
, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3C891FBE41B24FD5887D92935CBC909A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
</quote>
, $36,020,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6CC160D83A8F4D93896845EB73535380">
<header>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
</quote>
, $14,706,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H111259609CB84E91AC73EA9C6E1E9B0B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $174,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H52AD523BFC8241F0A79A57258AEE2D20">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Revolving and Management Funds
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5A5C5580681048DB816A1374D03DEA01">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense Working Capital Funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Defense Working Capital Funds
</quote>
, $91,350,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HAD7C642672A24C16BA79EFDDC3B8214E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Department of Defense Programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5E30A9E421EA438A81EDBA98F36740E2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense Health Program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Defense Health Program
</quote>
, $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3489E748A045403BA58F226A8FCF5581">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
</quote>
, $205,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H79C8827ECEC24DBAB5AB5612BC756BEF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBD43BDC1B879415BA824DDA21D9FB398">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
</quote>
, $444,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint
Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop
and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel
and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised
explosive devices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military
personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development,
test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the
purpose provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the
Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this
appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of
the details of any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD344F3A545014B069930C313A3B7EFFE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Inspector General
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for the
<quote>
Office of the Inspector General
</quote>
, $10,623,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H8632BAC567F54C99A857411A15E721B0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F72092213B94588B72D47923FA945C0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of
Defense for fiscal year 2015.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H665690EB759B4F40876BB5DA83F826F7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54CCAB1B8B354564B0A543E6EC046201" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national
interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management
and Budget, transfer up to $3,500,000,000 between the appropriations or
funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the
authority in this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority
available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms
and conditions as the authority provided in the Department of Defense
Appropriations Act, 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE39FF1FFA32049BEBA4A8DE18889D636">
<enum>
9003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction associated with a
construction project funded with appropriations available for operation
and maintenance or the
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in
Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is
awarded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs and costs for design
during construction include all in-house Government costs.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F6EDAE5D0234ABBB3966CDD4E5ADE8D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9004.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central
Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit
of $75,000 per vehicle; and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the
physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a
limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations
applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F87F06507824619B60CC8EB534D38BA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated in this title under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency
Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders
in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and
reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project)
executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding
the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that
quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in
this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes
described herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That, not later than 30 days after the end of each month, the Army shall submit to the
congressional defense committees monthly commitment, obligation, and
expenditure data for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in
Afghanistan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in
this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes
described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for
completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the
congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the
following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE8AD9781BD54DEBBD6A4B755F337CC1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to
advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be
carried out.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD46214FB35F248B88757DBA9F8BE4545">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project,
including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be
contributed to the completion of the project.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5B873F9B96244098EE11C12662F734C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host
nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the United States Government
or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities
and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the
proposed project.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E9A689EB6EE4D3BA13C6F5D24E8B53F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9006.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services,
transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical
support to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations
in Afghanistan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense
committees regarding support provided under this section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DDD590B1F5F42A5A3AB56B4DDBC3AFF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9007.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be
obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as
follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2CEBA31302C464FB6ECC4D104A3D10D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84A2446DE48B402D97578D871EEEECEA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8A6A936E8224EC5B6658F56134F9BCE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent
stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H806A2486C6E3484BAFAA90571E24E251" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9008.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws
enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment
or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984):
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAA60667B2594B2F9CFC85A204129DA7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2340A">
Section 2340A
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCB3B8D5BCCD412F92878E9FB6DDFD92">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law
105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">
8 U.S.C. 1231
</external-xref>
note) and regulations
prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code
of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal
Regulations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0135FF8E967492590A79F829FC6F9DF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to
Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/148">
Public Law 109–148
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2A6EC8476F744B989869DCC698B4609" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9009.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
(ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan
Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in
excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements
in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC
has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the
requirements in the preceding proviso and accompanying report language for
the ASFF.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C775114E20D4FB48B48CD6667B2AD4E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9010.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may
be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than
$250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the
operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in
contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items
having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F5C6119D24944C3A22E9823991C9568" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9011.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
, up to $140,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision
of law, to support United States Government transition activities in Iraq
by funding the operations and activities of the Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life support,
transportation and personal security, and facilities renovation and
construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning sites to the
Government of Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015,
the operations and activities that may be carried out by the Office of
Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
State, include non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi
Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an
institutional environment to address capability gaps, integrate processes
relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and
maintenance, and to manage and integrate defense-related institutions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees a
plan for transitioning any such training activities that they determine
are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to existing or new contracts
for the sale of defense articles or defense services consistent with the
provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2751">
22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in
this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
defense committees a written notice containing a detailed justification
and timeline for the operations and activities of the Office of Security
Cooperation in Iraq at each site where such operations and activities will
be conducted during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE77F5C2923334216B9C91AA45F9F06B3">
<enum>
9012.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAA7A96C2240C420EBA40C03C102F7219">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
for payments under section 1233 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/181">
Public Law 110–181
</external-xref>
for reimbursement to the Government of
Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in
coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional
defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7EEF485583FF4D9B8295244CD97D379F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the
Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and
other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps
to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating
in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring
countries;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD9B145014C9447178EFFCA338162144A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and
Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening
extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H524E02358B054F268374F68CE1DBFC08" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in
the manufacture of IEDs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HCBA551782C2F48F5A0AEB546C9E1ABFF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H0BEEF0C534EA4F50B487EAAEFCB53746" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
implementing policies to protect judicial independence and due process of law;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC12AC21E94F34A6CA1CCB39316964728" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and
assistance programs in Pakistan; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HCB65FDF4A4D743F59DDFA6871FD40AAB" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96AC6A8749614C919B5CBB0001749558" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in
paragraph (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the
congressional defense committees that it is in the national security
interest to do so:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such
waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional
defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the
requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able
to meet:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H1D96ED3BA66146B080D5B384F29ACA41">
<header>
(rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0648706E654B43048856D2EE92E9E4B0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9013.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are
hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified
amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
</text>
<paragraph id="H4AB124D7D47F473BA11E44B674CC37E2">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $8,200,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FF944A2CA9D4327987898FB6815E3D9">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $464,000,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA180DDBFB71A488D9D821F6A4807F940">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $764,380,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B7A2FFCEB35427ABED540F1CF77812F">
<enum>
9014.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of
the War Powers Resolution (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1541">
50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including for the
introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in
Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities
is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory,
airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the
congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4
of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09D915D667044EFAA424EA7AF1BDE5EC">
<enum>
9015.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the amounts appropriated in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated,
notwithstanding any other provision of law, to conduct surface and
subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges used
by the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for use by
its armed forces:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a written plan to mitigate the threat of
unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including a detailed spend plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees written progress
reports every 180 days after the submission of the initial plan, until
such funds are fully expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0C082421057479EBA5B72A0E26B93C1">
<enum>
9016.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide
assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, sustainment and
stipends, to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and
other appropriately vetted Syrian groups or individuals for the following
purposes: defending the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of
Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by the
Syrian opposition; protecting the United States, its friends and allies,
and the Syrian people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and
promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict
in Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be
used for activities authorized by this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from
foreign governments to carry out activities as authorized by this section
and shall be credited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except
that any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be available for
obligation until a reprogramming action is submitted to the congressional
defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President and the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the reporting requirements in
section 149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Appropriations
Resolution, 2015 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<quote>
appropriately vetted
</quote>
as used in this section shall be construed to mean, at a minimum, assessments of possible
recipients for associations with terrorist groups including the Islamic
State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham,
other al-Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias supporting the
Governments of Syria or Iran; and for commitment to the rule of law and a
peaceful and democratic Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds used pursuant to this authority shall be used for the procurement or
transfer of man portable air defense systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization
for the introduction of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or
into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the
circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers
Resolution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas
Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to provide assistance under this section shall terminate on September 30,
2015.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65E33834160249A3BDFED5B3535D1D47">
<enum>
9017.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo
aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghanistan
Air Force until the Department of Defense provides a report to the
congressional defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium
airlift requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to
utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and
the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional support
to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H00DD4F64AF4B454A8686C7838F4BEEBE">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HA451EE9144FD46E98C809604C331F3E2">
<enum>
9018.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts appropriated in title II or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act,
$1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and
made available for transfer to the operation and maintenance accounts of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and
reserve) for purposes of improving military readiness:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H8293D4AD93C84CE19632E464C9C033B3" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
X
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Ebola Response and Preparedness
</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H323A6722A31A47B68CEB5276BEEF8F28">
<header>
Procurement
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD8C91876E5344D909A90B5892FC0128E">
<header>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HCFA5E4C9B7D5470AB8B6C51996D9D473">
<text>
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for expenses related to the Ebola
outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9FC570846DD945DAA475B3EE7C3A8848">
<header>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H26A5809E05A44B3990B551FB962DBFCA">
<header>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to developing
technologies that are relevant to the Ebola outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1FE935B54DE24A93A7706193E5A7CDB7">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H0A6CEB15ACCF43D0B04F77ACCB34C0EB" style="appropriations">
<enum>
D
</enum>
<header>
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="H9B571ECBF34046DE9E4DC1FC9CBC1372" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Corps of engineers—civil
</header>
<appropriations-major id="HB3BEC96EFE5E4BE2BCFEBA994113C753">
<header>
Department of the army
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBD72C7EB07FC49308215BCD00EFFDE29">
<header>
Corps of engineers—civil
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and
the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions
of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and
storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration,
and related efforts.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H930076BE8D18419D88C63598D50779C4">
<header>
Investigations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information
pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore
protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys
and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and
harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic
ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction;
for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations,
and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and
specifications of projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year
2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the new study starts will consist of seven studies where the majority of the benefits are
derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm
damage reduction and three studies where the majority of the benefits are
derived from environmental restoration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan
has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7F72A87DFE7040DF8C2F34E07590A357">
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction,
shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects
authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and
specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation
by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made
eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and
specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to
construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain available until expended; of
which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of
construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal
Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/303">
Public Law 104–303
</external-xref>
; and of which such sums as are
necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement,
rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be
derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise
specifically provided for in law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, four new construction starts during
fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the new construction starts will consist of three projects where the majority of the
benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood
and storm damage reduction and one project where the majority of the
benefits are derived from environmental restoration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for new construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as
practicable but no later than August 31, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made
until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year funding scenario
demonstrating the affordability of the selected new start and the impacts
on other projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan
has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5FB996D38BC54EBA8C90D2674EFE2084">
<header>
Mississippi river and tributaries
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi
River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by
law, $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums
as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and
maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor
Maintenance Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H094E11F2E920490B851BAC44437D4A67">
<header>
Operation and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood
and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related
projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or
operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and
laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State,
municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs
of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting
northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and
straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation,
$2,908,511,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as
are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and
maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors
shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such
sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of
Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965
shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research,
interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection
in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such
sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of Public
Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance
of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been
collected:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or
activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field
operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the
fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to
fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be
necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate
during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for
emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts
provided for the programs, projects, or activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0FD3B0B1ECE54D659CB7A0B6BAEEBBAC">
<header>
Regulatory program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and
wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H76FACA855A834AF68B11CBC9556FE88B">
<header>
Formerly utilized sites remedial action program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from
work performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy program,
$101,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H35DEC0A2E0474F559DADA63BA2408624">
<header>
Flood control and coastal emergencies
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support
emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such
disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAA747E21503E4F6CB2732E1DFD91279C">
<header>
Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in
the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division
Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys
Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the
United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the
United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the
civil works program, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2016, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and
representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to
fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or
the civil works executive direction and management activities of the
division offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision
and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other
activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE46F48F945874F88957FBC5DC4333B24">
<header>
Office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C.
3016(b)(3), $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H4C3D2BDFA5824F5C8509FC32DFD76955">
<header>
General provisions—corps of engineers—civil
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB1CE8D795B41442A9EA76D5D851042B2">
<header>
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HA528552351E146EBBD5B25DE70579376">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7682A5A9AF3C43A087EAF1FBBD2DB6F3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to
the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain
available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be
available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds
that:
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H669925C1BE97402FB4808F728CF51EE3" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H303E79BE9F094FEA8B84478E04416F3B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HE2B057FB8E8A40DB93FFF1BFFE7BF65A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied
or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H38BF2B5B25F847D4AE5788AFDC30FF78" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior
approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HAE404FF33CB34F5BBEACC53407426435" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained
in paragraphs 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA420DC8CF25A43C395A31B8E6A565835" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Investigations
</header>
<text>
For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
$150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive
an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative
expenses;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H99D35DAAA9714E9AAE91768911BEA4A0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text>
For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of
$3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or
real estate deficiency judgments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not
receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant
administrative expenses;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H46A1DFD7744540708E8415F46925BC87" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Operation and maintenance
</header>
<text>
Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of
these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a
limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an
appropriation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC9710443F06A4E42976DBA79C64364AA" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Mississippi river and tributaries
</header>
<text>
The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations,
Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi
River and Tributaries Account respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H9A09083B20214AEA88E436F665AFF8ED" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Formerly utilized sites remedial action program
</header>
<text>
Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H4F5C246626F84B2CBF39B3BF04C1A2DF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
De Minimis Reprogrammings
</header>
<text>
In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC8E12F5E32B44DDEA03F028C2C135683" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Continuing Authorities Program
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing
authorities program.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0A0C42C03B2A47DE855F9C70D736979D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report
to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the
baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the
current fiscal year which shall include:
</text>
<paragraph id="H2EEF078C31234C3484D0CB424090D610">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request,
adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if
applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C0DE072DA5546A3B62366F902FE0D03">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and
activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective
appropriations; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H05FE7D0E1F5C4C80A885A2EFA3ABB229">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
An identification of items of special congressional interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA495458FAF574D73A0623262942118F1">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that
commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project,
or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include
any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to
section 101.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5CCD55BC6C27473E860FE1621ED94E94">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife
Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds provided in this
title under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance
</quote>
to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H52DFC2DA9D764CF7BB0B00FDB5FF68E1">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 3301
note; 110 Stat. 3761–3762; 113 Stat. 375–376; 121 Stat. 1203) is amended
by striking
<quote>
$25,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$43,400,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9841B8026419497CAD432E9C97DD4DC0">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the
provisions of this Act and the explanatory statement described in section
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), including
the determination and designation of new starts.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H06A2CC63B6E94B73A5957C155AC68211">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the
Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water
Resources Development Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/114">
Public Law 110–114
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H886E5105A1BB4D79A10583F24D664557">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used within the borders of the State of
Louisiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the Southwestern Division
of the Army Corps of Engineers or any district of the Corps within such
divisions to implement or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to
as the
<quote>
Modified Charleston Method
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H9C9F2396AD4641B9A36628D3FBEDD365">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4CD8FE2DCFB2400AA1D3A31754A2A9E2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available in prior appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the
headings
<quote>
Corps of Engineers—Civil, Department of the Army
</quote>
that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, including amounts specified in
law for particular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is
rescinded.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HFB8D820C7D704E60A9E71B7762667120" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds under subsection (a) may be rescinded from amounts that the Congress designated
as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,
as amended.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HC341D28F5AD845DA828D3B9808CC2EC2">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and
Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by the Corps of
Engineers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to develop,
adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in
effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the terms
<quote>
fill material
</quote>
or
<quote>
discharge of fill material
</quote>
for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HE041AACEC37F46BBB3141DE80630A1D2">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limited reevaluation report initiated in fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama
navigation project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the
project as authorized under section 201 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">
Public Law 99–662
</external-xref>
(110 Stat.
4090) at the same non-Federal share of the cost as in the design agreement
executed on August 14, 2012.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H2AF672406C2D43F7A5F813E3913322F2">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge of
dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A)
and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">
33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
,(C)).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H11D59B538E554BF8A2533CCE5767C67C">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw the
interpretive rule,
<quote>
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule
Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A),
</quote>
signed on March 25, 2014.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HC2125603D46B4A1AB84D92C74BAF2084" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of the interior
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HEC42656DE34840FAA87CEC60EB3CC489">
<header>
Central utah project
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE9E83A9E457C442085DEB15A59F33494">
<header>
Central utah project completion account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited
into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by
the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available until September 30,
2016, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related
responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any
other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for
administrative expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H42FAE8A3839F4054B202E315AEB3FCCE">
<header>
Bureau of reclamation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of
Reclamation:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB7E2D669DE344F7DA50067EF9BB5228A">
<header>
Water and related resources
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE268D1A75CFF47DC9E18330CF080BFB7">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related
activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of
reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related
Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and
cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments,
federally recognized Indian tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $25,000
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be
available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund;
of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado
River Dam Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this
heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the
Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account
established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for
which the funds were contributed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available
until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this
heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be
carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C.
1706.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H81047215E6444BA4A8E09EE15665A6D9">
<header>
Central valley project restoration fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition
provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
, to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund
pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law
102–575, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the
additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section
3407(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">
Public Law 102–575
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or
leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed
to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H94C6E60A559247639C456C403B5FA244">
<header>
California bay-delta restoration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE644790E73984404BFA914F2439BF727">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental
Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of
the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which
such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be
transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal
agencies to carry out authorized purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program
management:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance
measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and
objectives of the Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7A5822C991574E9EB505B499990A6EC7">
<header>
Policy and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the
Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the
Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2016,
$58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be
nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or
functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H32CA0853B17F4876BC9BCFE621CEED4F">
<header>
Bureau of reclamation loan program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4A9DFEC06D104057850CD0BF48276B87">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $500,000 is hereby rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H003AD458B6334EFF961A48379751CFF9">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five
passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H5F76B6722D7948CF90978B608681F257">
<header>
General provisions—department of the interior
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<section id="H65D2682B0AFC4027909A0177E03C8750">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDC176163A3334D7F94C398C91382BF32">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title
II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H68B1939CEA32400EA3B186C57E3AF300" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H724F140F343B4D9599E58F4C7C83E770" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H2B6F99C3A6D74344BF72E4D4FC69E86A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or
restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H121127A05AAE46629C1B659CB1460CEC" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act,
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H4F14027B390D475E91BDA5BEFEFC7C5D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD61B8DDF55DC419AB41FCD7E5BCC656F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the
beginning of the fiscal year; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF94CA64C2E8A418CB539CB638C3EB6C5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the
beginning of the fiscal year;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H72CB4ED1ED12403F972FC505E374D933" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation
category or the Resources Management and Development category to any
program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval
is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H07094765DAA6466C9FA8C323EB0A64A0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than
$5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims,
increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and
real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HDFA14DAEB5CE4F95ADB91798E571A231" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation,
Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCDFB6E940DB24D4EB79DFD75B41B2149" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any movement of funds into or out of a
program, project, or activity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H641C5B750D5B459B86D39CE53516CE31" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing
all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or
categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not
later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H950977A1E39149B3AA50892DD032D870">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H34FF662635DC4BEBA42CC5331FBE8572">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the
final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit
until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of
California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards
of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the
San Luis drainage waters.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H500E11DE42864E6FAAD3261E366C1278" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley
Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as
reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant
to the
<quote>
Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan
</quote>
and the
<quote>
SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan
</quote>
described in the report entitled
<quote>
Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program,
February 1995
</quote>
, prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of
funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service
or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by
San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal
reclamation law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H8A7504E437324256AD22BD53F8B2CE32">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10364">
42 U.S.C. 10364(e)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
$200,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$300,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5550D0D154CB41EA9C30220846F161F8">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2241">
43 U.S.C. 2241
</external-xref>
) is
amended by striking
<quote>
2012
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2017
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H83BA7C6F7F4945A4941FC3CB95DA5CD9">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">
Public Law 108–361
</external-xref>
(the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended
by section 210 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/85">
Public Law 111–85
</external-xref>
, is amended by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
2016
</quote>
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H803397C0759F4D13891B43C000DB9728">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1C1D9FB23EF04D50A68B78E55FD28C32">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Interior may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River
System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage
Project reservoirs, as authorized by the first section of the Act of April
11, 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/620">
43 U.S.C. 620
</external-xref>
), to address the effects of historic drought
conditions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H52B70502BF8049AC8A155242736AE9DD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text>
Pilot projects under this section are authorized to be funded through—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCC8EC99C1660488189F5BB1F15173844">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
grants by the Secretary to public entities that use water from the Colorado River Basin for
municipal purposes for projects that are implemented by 1 or more
non-Federal entities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F1B4B78C22C457BAD64532AA7E56687">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
grants or other appropriate financial agreements to provide additional funds for renewing or
implementing water conservation agreements that are in existence on the
date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC0F0645885F44D79AF3FE2CECA20779E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="H006B92F8CE114B23A4F52F90A835B018">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established by section 5 of the Colorado River Storage
Project Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/620d">
43 U.S.C. 620d
</external-xref>
) and the Lower Colorado River Basin
Development Fund established by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin
Project Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1543">
43 U.S.C. 1543
</external-xref>
) shall not be used to carry out this section;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5097C72238B4302A0B70DA26160CD6C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the authority to fund these pilot projects through grants shall terminate on September 30, 2018.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HFCFFE14C40B84970B69F72526B561E94" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Report and Recommendation
</header>
<text>
Not later than September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations
and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees
on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report
evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects described in subsection
(a) and a recommendation to Congress whether the activities undertaken by
the pilot projects should be continued.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H47EE394D544846A9BF6DB6292C2EF28E" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of energy
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H5D4133794B53494D8242A6F4E6C3692C">
<header>
Energy programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6D0B9D03970B4BE3A4ED239F295B5514">
<header>
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H22765A11AD404834BA163320394EDC19">
<header>
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency
and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
$1,936,999,858, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
$160,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the
Defense Production Act Fund for activities of the Department of Energy
pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2061">
50 U.S.C. App. 2061
</external-xref>
, et
seq.):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $13,064,858 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided
under this heading is hereby rescinded, of which $145,204 is from Public
Law 111–8 and $696,654 is from
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/85">
Public Law 111–85
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H22B4AFA419534184AF2A4809BE5FC349">
<header>
Electricity delivery and energy reliability
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity
delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$147,306,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $27,606,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H83493CC20ABC4BF0A239DAC345E3EC36">
<header>
Nuclear energy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4863E3FA2EC24E53A37FEC6C1192A28D">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy
activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy
Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or
condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility
acquisition, construction, or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the amount made available under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available until
September 30, 2016, for program direction including official reception and
representation expenses not to exceed $10,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds made available under this heading in prior years, $80,000,000 of unobligated
balances is hereby rescinded, including up to $18,000,000 from funds
provided for program direction activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H91ABADB83455414280E3EB6971E15886">
<header>
Fossil energy research and development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy research and development
activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/91">
Public Law 95–91
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition of interest, including
defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting
inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the
extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without
objectionable social and environmental costs (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/3">
30 U.S.C. 3
</external-xref>
, 1602, and
1603), $571,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $119,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0682C3BB137A468799F2AE810A2DE9B7">
<header>
Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve
activities, $19,950,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years
shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve
activities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFBE357960F8C47CE93754E4A8D00C8A8">
<header>
Elk hills school lands fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into
by the United States and the State of California on October 11, 1996, as
authorized by section 3415 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/106">
Public Law 104–106
</external-xref>
, $15,579,815, for payment
to the State of California for the State Teachers' Retirement Fund, of
which $15,579,815 shall be derived from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8FF38E47059F48D0AE5A0E7997B24629">
<header>
Strategic petroleum reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development
and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">
42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $200,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC55D03CFDFE24F7594CFF09CF6EA6EC8">
<header>
Northeast home heating oil reserve
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H2FD29501FA5B4753B6C159C9DA6FB31F">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage,
operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and
Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">
42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $7,600,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading,
$6,000,000 is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H43E1655538D54B60AC61EE847674990A">
<header>
Energy information administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy
Information Administration, $117,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD717F01EB20D47998F8B2C0367415BC7">
<header>
Non-defense environmental cleanup
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense
environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$246,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding made available under this heading may be made available for 15–D–410 Fort St. Vrain
Facility Improvements Project.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H841E545DA4924810B3257ECFDD3BEDC3">
<header>
Uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3472EEBFC81B4BD39514A878A3FB4DD6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility
decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other
activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X,
subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $625,000,000, to be derived
from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to
remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be available
in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8D33DA3E9A1D4FF99D446A83FD83B94D">
<header>
Science
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities
in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any
real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger
motor vehicles for replacement only, including two buses, $5,071,000,000,
to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $183,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funding may be made available for United States cash contributions to the International
Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project until its governing Council
implements the recommendations of the Third Biennial International
Organization Management Assessment Report:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Energy may waive this requirement upon submission to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
determination that the Council is making satisfactory progress towards
implementation of such recommendations.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H218CD7A6262F41C8A0539CFAFE9FA072">
<header>
Advanced research projects agency—energy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section
5012 of the America COMPETES Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">
Public Law 110–69
</external-xref>
), as amended,
$280,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAC3FE7E22E904E438C159B22D029EE72">
<header>
Title 17 innovative technology loan guarantee program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be
collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $42,000,000
is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover
administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as
to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund
estimated at not more than $17,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative
expenses shall not be available until appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in
violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate
any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in
violation of
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/10/609.10">
section 609.10
</external-xref>
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE0B7ED2851D14ADDBACA2D9A2668B417">
<header>
Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing loan program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology
Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $4,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9A643D796DBC4AF5AA9C8A57388F750C">
<header>
Clean coal technology
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H019BCD8C1B2E48528D2530308D3D8092">
<header>
(Including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby
permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H63881299684F48F8A6F6CDD87E7CBB1E">
<header>
Departmental administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in
carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42
U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $245,142,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official
reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such
additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount
of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the
Anti-Deficiency Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1511">
31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater
amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $119,171,000
in fiscal year 2015 may be retained and used for operating expenses within
this account, as authorized by section 201 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/238">
Public Law 95–238
</external-xref>
,
notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal
year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the
general fund estimated at not more than $125,971,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, the Secretary may
obligate only $26,000,000 until the report required under section 315(f)
of this Act has been submitted to Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC1C8A4862DEE44C6A8C089E4CA48B08C">
<header>
Office of the inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $40,500,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major id="H2C7569F4B4464E588B3E1E1111788F29">
<header>
Atomic energy defense activities
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major id="H31C49ADA21C446D2A24A6601D3D37617">
<header>
National nuclear security administration
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2C8604DE6EA546D2A6BC01E5DC74B7A3">
<header>
Weapons activities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H8D7E883BF6C0461FB5ACA4C2E9789C96">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3C3CF897F1484C5F9F631CF4C5033634">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic
energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the
purchase of not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, $8,231,770,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $97,118,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading,
$45,113,000 is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H927A0FF113DF404CB2BAFFE30FE800AA">
<header>
Defense nuclear nonproliferation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HC3B1EAA9E1874E7396AA607DEB0AD020">
<header>
(Including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense
nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the
Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including
the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or
for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
$1,641,369,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided by this Act for Project 99–D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and
by prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may be made
available only for construction and program support activities for such
Project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading,
$24,731,000 is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE4B76DA5B0FF47849E1A091D8AC6BEB4">
<header>
Naval reactors
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H2EB57F90A1B94051BCA6CFEDC1C27198">
<header>
(Including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the
Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including
the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of
real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility
expansion, $1,238,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $41,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under
this heading is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA184859781B243D48187B9AE186DBC9F">
<header>
Federal salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H6E91E35BCAD943BDAEEB45C56E946C87">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Expenses (previously the Office of the
Administrator) in the National Nuclear Security Administration,
$370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including
official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HE39B2781DF0D42AAB4CB4FF3B5542550">
<header>
Environmental and other defense activities
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H044067FE3348403C872A012131F8ABD6">
<header>
Defense environmental cleanup
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HCCC9A60621BD469AB541DF4046F82F0C">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy
defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any
facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
and the purchase of not to exceed one sport utility vehicle, one heavy
duty truck, two ambulances, and one ladder fire truck for replacement
only, $5,010,830,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,830,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided
under this heading is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H75CEA9AE47A84111AA3F41CD9E088856">
<header>
Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for atomic energy of defense environmental cleanup activities for
Department of Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination
and decommissioning activities, $463,000,000, to be deposited into the
Defense Environmental Cleanup account which shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDCCDFB1FEA55466491FA08FEEC1CC642">
<header>
Other defense activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant
and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy
defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying
out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C.
7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real
property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition,
construction, or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $249,378,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major id="H094B23E545CD4E15B13005D4D841C8E3">
<header>
Power marketing administration
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBD9E232C51124FFBA2EF9C3A7A585606">
<header>
Bonneville power administration fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law
93–454, are approved for the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, in addition,
for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to
exceed $5,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations may be made.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7F3522A3ED8F4961A52C1A9DDE998848">
<header>
Operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of
marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and
ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">
16 U.S.C. 825s
</external-xref>
), as applied to the southeastern power area, $7,220,000,
including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not
to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to
$7,220,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the
sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as
discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended
for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern
Power Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received
during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
appropriation estimated at not more than $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern Power
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover
purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole
purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase
power and wheeling expenses).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE1BE58A75FE74346A41201FE2919FE13">
<header>
Operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of
marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of
transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for
administrative expenses, including official reception and representation
expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of
the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">
16 U.S.C. 825s
</external-xref>
), as applied to the
Southwestern Power Administration, $46,240,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C.
825s), up to $34,840,000 collected by the Southwestern Power
Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be
credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to
remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the
annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received
during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
appropriation estimated at not more than $11,400,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $53,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover
purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as
offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole
purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase
power and wheeling expenses).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2B5CBD024BE042E58317625ED947128A">
<header>
Construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August
4, 1977 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7152">
42 U.S.C. 7152
</external-xref>
), and other related activities including
conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $304,402,000,
including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not
to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which
$296,321,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior
Reclamation Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">
16 U.S.C. 825s
</external-xref>
),
and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43
U.S.C. 392a), up to $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power
Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be
credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to
remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the
annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received
during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
appropriation estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $85,291,000
is derived from the Reclamation Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power
Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the
Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling
expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to
remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase
power and wheeling expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally
recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase
power and wheeling expenses).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H62C84974AF0B492D899858F66E30967A">
<header>
Falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and
Amistad Dams, $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, and to be
derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the
Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of
June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $4,499,000 collected
by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and
related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to
this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available
until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the
hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power
Administration activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received
during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally
recovered in the same year that they are incurred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept
up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of
the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad
Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the
purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been
specifically appropriated for such purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year
limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the
International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of
operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading
the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements
reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H611B6372D6A7450A97B22872FA26D0AA">
<header>
Federal energy regulatory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HDF32DC31F6E44A5EA8C809CFD2A64AFC">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of
the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, the hire of passenger
motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses not to
exceed $3,000, $304,389,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $5,400,000 may be made available for
salaries, travel, and other support costs for the offices of the
Commissioners:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues from fees
and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2015
shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and
shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received
during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H8D7B4213496B477CA5B8A395088D0A3B">
<header>
General provisions—department of energy
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="H1A2CCB428670421BBBBD634784218145">
<header>
(including transfer and rescissions of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HFDD756BA878B4DAABC1FC7E6CA157B62">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2A2E6062B7324F779E28D758B90FAB89">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy
shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or
to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements
(including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding
Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the
program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H5E5E4CACCA5148D2B6B72DD269C9967E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H57CCEC333AFC4E4191E27FE2C54629D0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance,
none of the funds made available in this title may be used to—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H031D31F3EFBF4EE3AA27BE23ACA479E9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HA3C4C405DF9549AAAB5EE24D5700AA36" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more,
including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H9765DCDA18744B9B8699E986A1EF3B4F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in
subparagraph (A) or (B); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H2F5AF2C128224690845BB4343A71A89D" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits
in subparagraph (A) or (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HB0E40A9E62924114AA573BBF47F79AB6" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each
quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant
award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H9255944F82814260830E44565B415C0F" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) shall include
the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for
which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program,
project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of
the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is
made.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6893F82CCE104EE9822E1BFE3CB2C7FE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses
budget authority made available in this title under the heading
<quote>
Department of Energy—Energy Programs
</quote>
, enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative
agreement unless—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF45C661692404EDE870D214426C5D7B4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as
anticipated at the time of award; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD910E3F36D647769B2298D33B4402E8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal
Government's obligation on the availability of future year budget
authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 days in advance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE821866B032847338E92EC53DEBF6067" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall
be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and
activities specified in the
<quote>
Final Bill
</quote>
column in the
<quote>
Department of Energy
</quote>
table included under the heading
<quote>
Title III—Department of Energy
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H777665AF43664CA5908C3165E8B55097" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity,
and the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to the use
of any proposed reprogramming which would cause any program, project, or
activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or
10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H64568770E5634F099F297E19488A6E9D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a
reprogramming of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H96EB1B1CBF3D468F8CD7B7BE34C8CD85">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BED051B3A92480DBE4513D17AF16799">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or
restricted by this Act; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H601DEF83EFE443368DA8C19682FD17D4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this
Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H9C31369FB2554DCAB6BD3824FFB19CC5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE1E12063F71640DBA4E9AED738FDAF0E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to
the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance
with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to
human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H996B277962A54C20A43FAA5742050305" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon
as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity
to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such
notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under
paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA7487092C718478ABED71B94620F0449">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be
available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities
established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with
funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be
accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07C6BD318DEE4A28BFC78FBAECA2A861">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this
Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized
by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act
of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/414">
50 U.S.C. 414
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the
Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EEC81E8607E4DE29AF00847B57374DF">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities
classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless
independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise
Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety
requirements.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3ECC3E8C7B2542878129D1CCDC97822E">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or
critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any
successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the
total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost
estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1394E80C44D14809BF1AA785889C7843">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H674E5CB6F7384F99AC4603A5D4EF7A96">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Secretarial determinations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, any determination (including a
determination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) by the
Secretary of Energy under section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization
Act (110 Stat. 1321–335), as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2
calendar years subsequent to such determination.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2A581ACE5F134337BD0948461452375E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Congressional notification
</header>
<text>
In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 days prior to the
provision of uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate of the following—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFBF0332896D84BBFB1F31A4F34132D9E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the provision of uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H571A4B3977C74E6487862EA74532E2B5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of uranium to be provided;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC3DA1D3C52C4DE1B29EF716006A3BCA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of the gross fair market value of the uranium on the
expected date of the provision of the uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6CFD758F976A498E925F20F5CC14F141">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the expected date of the provision of the uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81A85262C6A0457A9E1CC682619291D9">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient of the uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E2CFA7355DF45B8997A84D105FA6A18">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the value the Secretary of Energy expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any
adjustments to the gross fair market value of the uranium; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B5790BFAA0D48BF99783D64ED25316A">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
whether the uranium to be provided is encumbered by any restriction on use under an international
agreement or otherwise.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H79350FFC3DD045AC8E1DA2928F4771E9">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading
<quote>
Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Science
</quote>
may be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement
of $1,000,000 or less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement,
or Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period of
performance as anticipated at the time of award.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H872A182E9F0D499192A2AE546C979B6D">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the
congressional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a
report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase
6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report
shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4374F04201FE491B8108A4F136F636E9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FA6E19268CB4ABB878AEDF77F0558B2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of
trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each
alternative considered;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05BEDB39D8774D3483DE8BB646F093AC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each
alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk,
manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84894F3ED05B45349127756BDBEE2D8A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities
required to support production and certification of each alternative;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C1F66DE9BAD4C498080EC58229B9C68">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement
intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability,
including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems
or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment
alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3A0FDA0BE804C8A97A96E291865FDDD">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and
schedule planning assumptions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HB8B79DDFF9574C63AA6E7C4013FA1925">
<enum>
309.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4AF6891A8F9F4D0EA71A3F1265C7A9E1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations are hereby rescinded from the
following accounts of the Department of Energy in the specified amounts:
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H3574C62ABD8D4F8CB6BD4275CA6ACCF4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
</quote>
, $9,740,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H8D3615683353411CA3D16AE3749B9632" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
</quote>
, $331,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC2F6D289F31540FBBC9865A16C0160DE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy
</quote>
, $121,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HCCE1E59E1C08433FA6A75F52C7DE2C95" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Research and Development
</quote>
, $10,413,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H80FC59D747664E298068D0090E3006F4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Science
</quote>
, $3,262,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD20AA4BB898446D4B91EBEBD4EAC2A5F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
</quote>
, $18,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HB9AC4D16363C4AEBBF3D1A021054AA14" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Departmental Administration
</quote>
, $928,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H9D8B6FF027AD4E138A08C7126CD23A24" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities
</quote>
, $6,298,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H34A2009E8E634ADEBE896547C471DA65" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation
</quote>
, $1,390,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H8B30F804B2334658B8E1A6D3BB92B094" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Naval Reactors
</quote>
, $160,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HE770230F3285403DA1D6E9268D932621" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Office of the
Administrator
</quote>
, $413,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDF6D9AC09F12443AB7CAD32C4070876D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Defense Environmental Cleanup
</quote>
, $9,983,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H75382CEBDB72476297246C4B966C5D1A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Other Defense Activities
</quote>
, $551,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H56A3DA72460347BFA5C206021D833908" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Power Marketing Administrations—Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western
Area Power Administration
</quote>
, $1,632,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC932442C894D47AB89075552396F6C4A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC2C148CE8C6B48BD82687C1CB6771285">
<enum>
310.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFF39B909D56D4F4C8E1C17E85FDB768A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act under the heading
<quote>
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
</quote>
may be made available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance
to, the Russian Federation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD7B107A05EEC4665B009F12713F130FA" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines
that such activity is in the national security interests of the United
States. This waiver authority may not be delegated.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA3320FFCDB624B9CBC678796A4A9A15D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15 days after the date on which the
Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, in classified form if necessary, a report
on the justification for the waiver.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H81E9CEA5C63B486E9DEC2F1D14F5FFCE">
<enum>
311.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for laboratory directed research and
development, no individual program, project, or activity funded by this or
any subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development
for any fiscal year may be charged more than the statutory maximum
authorized for such activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall take effect not earlier than October 1, 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3D5EA69D30244D3A9B0B6F378E3D1484">
<enum>
312.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H12DC35F95D9846C993FAB80BD09A0308">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Domestic uranium enrichment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act or that may be available to the Department
of Energy may be used for the construction of centrifuges for the
production of enriched uranium for national security needs in fiscal year
2015.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H67606C6942884DDF9CF07F2EEBC1B4CB" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Department shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate not later than April 30, 2015 that
includes:
</text>
<paragraph id="H435661B76FE646F093F5632E5EAF57D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
an accounting of the current and future availability of low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched
uranium, and tritium to meet defense needs; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48BE968B78DB41B4A0C58E16F391ECF1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options available to supply enriched uranium for defense
purposes, including a preliminary cost and schedule estimate to build a
national security train.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H33FEFDA0FC3A4552B17963427ED10861">
<enum>
313.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used—
</text>
<paragraph id="H241710D3D314411898F77BD57D5D342A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to implement or enforce
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/10/430.32">
section 430.32(x)
</external-xref>
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D03B9BD716C476998902424D0C19F11">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to implement or enforce the standards established by the tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B)
of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">
42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
) with
respect to BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector
lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HE616384B83444DF6B38A7B4DC4B16221">
<enum>
314.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B)
of the USEC Privatization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2297h-10">
42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)
</external-xref>
) and all public
notice and comment requirements under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/6">
chapter 6
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code, that are applicable to carrying out such section.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCF8CBF331C0E47E1B6070AE3C29082D8">
<enum>
315.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H08131F9F33E849BEA3CEA54EE4881122">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Notification of strategic petroleum reserve drawdown
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made available in the SPR
Petroleum Account, may be used to conduct a drawdown (including a test
drawdown) and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides notice, in
accordance with subsection (b), of such exchange, or drawdown (including a
test drawdown) to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC4DF164AEAB7452E88E66BA5F02AB884" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H510B8501F32040D6B2798164795D4222">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Content of notification
</header>
<text>
The notification required under subsection (a) shall include at a minimum—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H3A8FBB2139A44518B751635A5D92D705" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The justification for the drawdown or exchange, including—
</text>
<clause id="H436871AABFC343B5B92BD0FD1CE2FE47">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a specific description of any obligation under international energy agreements; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9ED8166E594645218EB1C4BD936062E8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a test drawdown, the specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be
tested;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H2DD976076833490C8C66899FC9DE4E7E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the drawdown or exchange;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HDFF9C4786392444C8603E3C0301E6ED1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the number of barrels of petroleum products proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HDD23EFFB71504603B0844D5C64718B6D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the location of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve site or sites from which the petroleum products are
proposed to be withdrawn;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HC2B7636F04E048FBB1292565F4FF1C72" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
a good faith estimate of the expected proceeds from the sale of the petroleum products;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H784988A45F6A4B83A0F69E1596F9ED89" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
an estimate of the total inventories of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after
the anticipated drawdown;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HA26F2959183948C7807DBD8FB3B98D28" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
a detailed plan for disposition of the proceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H51C596F09C4C4067A1C02EC41BF7A827" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of
the same or a different petroleum product.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF5C1322904DB4D4A9C4312C4745AF900" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of notification
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall provide the notification required under subsection (a)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1C07D8D69AE84802AAA173240AC59088">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of an exchange or a drawdown, as soon as practicable after the exchange or drawdown has
occurred; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC761BEBFF64148BBB8981732EC792733">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a test drawdown, not later than 30 days prior to a test drawdown.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HDD0B7A0481CB4DB1ACB243500C64077B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Post-sale notification
</header>
<text>
In addition to reporting requirements under other provisions of law, the Secretary shall, upon the
execution of all contract awards associated with a competitive sale of
petroleum products, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate of the actual value of the proceeds from
the sale.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H9E0EC467D8A44775B5931189A5F60548" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF02F5D3386D740DDA17112FA55FC9DC8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
New regional reserves
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may not establish any new regional petroleum product reserve—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H480A483186E3462CA599F5399355B27B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in
advance in an annual budget submission and approved by the Congress in an
appropriations Act; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HE22ADA43A88747279A9ACBD58EB7976C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
until 90 days after notification of, and approval by, the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7E07EFF399FB48699A38CF396E45F4BE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The budget request or notification shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBBA87684EBFB429E90DCBFADEA5EA0C7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the justification for the new reserve;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1BBE8C8D04C48F7AFE1AC2225DBE700">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the reserve, including funding
sources;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB7B0DD7A988F4E358E93E2969A866981">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including the conditions upon which the products may
be released;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A0A6C16838A410B8E5A15EFE37F6926">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the location of the reserve; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C3E604F82E24F78A2417F4FD0CD2304">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1217C3AED489426998C156269462E40B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Report on refined petroleum products
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a detailed plan for operation of the refined petroleum products
reserve, including funding sources and the conditions upon which refined
petroleum products may be released.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0450A567164B4F0DA278FEC939C2B23B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Report on strategic petroleum reserve expansion
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCE9FCF2C3DA2452CB5FC8E4FA03F7DDB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary, through the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act the report
required in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">
Public Law 111–8
</external-xref>
(123 Stat. 617) regarding the expansion of
the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H94346BDC84E641B6BF682BEDB72B4219" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The report required in paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the impacts of Northeast Regional
Refined Petroleum Product Reserve on the domestic petroleum market.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HE01CAD597889439F8388F92FDA018EFD" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Independent agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3A595AC5C1EB415798DAE137B575A454">
<header>
Appalachian regional commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development
Act of 1965, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/14704">
40 U.S.C. 14704
</external-xref>
, and for necessary expenses
for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional
Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative
expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $90,000,000, to remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H96A5450DA8674495856261BDC6A956D2">
<header>
Defense nuclear facilities safety board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H1FB489C34A7042D284ABF1666474BEC6">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities
authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law
100–456, section 1441, $28,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB0B002AFB4704BA286C1000C0CAF9763">
<header>
Delta regional authority
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H822DB6E9BDE44A92929356A4EB1FC787">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as
authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding
sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $12,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA65A6A240BBE409F8B52F11C3C625DDB">
<header>
Denali commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of
plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $10,000,000,
to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations
contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of
total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307
of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law
105–277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law
106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for
non-distressed communities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4F37FBC162244505AC32956D3DF1F319">
<header>
Northern border regional commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities
authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section
15751(b) of title 40, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE22FEF450B8F44109E2D407750535B03">
<header>
Southeast crescent regional commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities
authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H341F535E226246CA884CF7CFEFD72424">
<header>
Nuclear regulatory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4C0C2309F89745D796C03A42AAC89EF9">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization
Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $1,003,233,000, including
official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $7,500,000 may be made available for
salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the
Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which,
notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of
1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5841">
42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)
</external-xref>
), the use and expenditure shall only be
approved by a majority vote of the Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission may reprogram, not earlier than 30 days after notification of and approval by
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, up to an additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, and other
support costs of the Office of the Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections
estimated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used
for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31
U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during
fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation
estimated at not more than $117,858,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research
and development in areas relevant to their respective organization's
mission, and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering
Grant Program that will support multiyear projects that do not align with
programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of
nuclear science and engineering.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFADA6FFE002741319836C9A65D733D7D">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections
estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and be
available until September 30, 2016, for necessary salaries and expenses in
this account, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
section 3302
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States
Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during
fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation
estimated at not more than $1,972,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspector General
services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which shall not
be available from fee revenues:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year
thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is
authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises
under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H73DF43C236614C0D9D636E08CDA6B12F">
<header>
Nuclear waste technical review board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7E350323754E4C14861082CBFA310A8C">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law
100–203, section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste
Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HA53C521C8F2E4B6EA941C47A20FEC2A8">
<header>
General provisions—independent agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<section id="H78D67E462A6A494AB1FEFC02246EA840">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the other members of the Commission,
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins performing
functions under the authority of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of
1980, or after a member of the Commission who is delegated emergency
functions under subsection (b) of that section begins performing those
functions. Such notification shall include an explanation of the
circumstances warranting the exercise of such authority. The Chairman
shall report to the Committees, not less frequently than once each week,
on the actions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of the
Commission, under such authority, until the authority is relinquished. The
Chairman shall notify the Committees not later than 1 day after such
authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall submit the report required
by section 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the Committees
not later than 1 day after it was submitted to the Commission. This
section shall be in effect in fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal
year.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H9C1EA1B4F9DE4943845B49E5A1216424">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its
Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests
for information.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H622E5773F2CD4C1FAB0F3CAB7F4CB023">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H573BB8B70DD143538C59D42B5877ABAD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Securing radiological material
</header>
<text>
No later than 2 years from enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall
provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate that evaluates the effectiveness of the
requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 and determines whether such requirements
are adequate to protect high-risk radiological material. Such evaluation
shall consider inspection results and event reports from the first two
years of implementation of the requirements in 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC
licensees.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6A86CB5439764DEBAB23F03AF8DE205C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
No later than 2 years after the completion of the NRC evaluation required in subsection (a), the
Government Accountability Office, with assistance from an independent
group of security experts, shall provide a report to Congress on the
effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC and Agreement
State licensees and recommendations to further strengthen radiological
security.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF982C7D247DC4776836B0F4549B5521E">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For this fiscal year, and each fiscal year hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding
under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate a Congressional Budget
Justification and a detailed annual report.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H05BD8AA217A748A5BB94CEDCD52E3D27" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
<section id="H2C6F72E52DCF41DC97A61E880A77D0D2">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to
influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters
pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress
as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H178C8ABEF1B94913990C8A2B2C183934">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H66364313EDE449CAA2D33168D43CAFEE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in title III of this Act may be transferred to any department,
agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except
pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act
or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority
referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the
matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority
whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States
Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or
instrumentality.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H6DA1DF1A67C94CE4B900AD7400B44106" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of
this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority
provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year,
transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in
section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act),
or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government may provide goods or services to another
department, agency, or instrumentality.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H054394C71D9B4EB1B477EEE31FEC1945" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority
shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report detailing the transfer
authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or
services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the
previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the
amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and
shall not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each
authority.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H866E80C834E44DB0A4C4C23A728A886E">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No.
12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental
Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD0C7D86C79C3414E9CA1C027C52F35EE">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H901B3518C74B4F57BD4E16FA56779907" style="appropriations">
<enum>
E
</enum>
<header>
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title changed="added" id="HABD27A66553546C6B423CFD075119D8A" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H5DF5382C7DBE4AAD894E2155A1B24316">
<header>
Departmental Offices
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H3A43609FB6C649CBBC553D0C8502A154">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the
Treasury Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles;
maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial
insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when
necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction
program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities;
domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide management
policies and programs activities, $210,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB95D1AE6F11648DE9C9F4FCB91FF24AA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8164CABF04F84928BB2B295670A70B96">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and
expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be
accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD87ECBD27934ED1A44A48B30AC83E44">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBF4C4DD6A6E7403FBE87DBEE7A5F310F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61A59121DFBF44AFB95FEEEC15590DB9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
information technology modernization requirements;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3A233A75BD84A3EABD36E78F149BA35">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in an amount not less than $9,500,000, the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast
Restoration Trust Fund; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC045762CAAF54441B70D446B20D7B8A0">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, the development and implementation of programs within the
Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy,
including entering into cooperative agreements.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HEDEEBD90EC76414DBF2B35B469E069B2">
<header>
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H4BA74FCAF1E343DB93FEB76E41D2925C">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H8E3C8DE21D1C4ED3947F1ACD0AE0AD73">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the
financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations,
terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money
launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats,
$112,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,000,000 is available
for administrative expenses; and (2) $1,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, is available for secure space requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for terrorism and
financial intelligence activities under the heading
<quote>
Department of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
shall be transferred to, and merged with, this account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCA9E030A3D4A4C0F8CECB31AA487FD8B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department-Wide systems and capital investments programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H437401DD19C24191A5555A4CF70A2AB0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and
for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the
Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the
requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other
organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement
<quote>
Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support
</quote>
or
<quote>
Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H2E977DF26B6545368101E5AA84814F4C">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HD1F0671CAEF040F591DE252A0B04F732">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $35,351,000, including hire of passenger
motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for
unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and
expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of
which up to $2,800,000 shall be for audits and investigations conducted
pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability,
Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act
of 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">
33 U.S.C. 1321
</external-xref>
note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HA9B1C641E85C4CE4B58E57EEF25A4BA8">
<header>
Treasury inspector general for tax administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H89E0FED484A84D3F8637F7C90A905EE0">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
); and services authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General
for Tax Administration; $158,210,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000
shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed
$500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential
nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector
General for Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be
available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H89CA35CD2F664D04869D0DCE07F1863C">
<header>
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H46504F2526314FB7BFEAB09782B54D64">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the
provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law
110–343), $34,234,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HF3F4D64D77DD42AFB1E49051E2DBD243">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Financial crimes enforcement network
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7DB2DA81EFBB4F8E93B7AF948AAFBF86">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger
motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign
government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with
domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement,
and financial regulation; services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; not to
exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for
assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $112,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="HE314871EB8F0490BB285DB44A85E4914">
<header>
Treasury Forfeiture Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HFBD20D9EF0204EAFB5274C087C8A312C">
<header>
(rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $769,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H1AB7360595E140F1B533420A8A34ABA9">
<header>
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HE3B244C03FAC4F759744305097420C30">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $348,184,000; of which
not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is
for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse
administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the
Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/380">
Public Law 101–380
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HC29EEA8C3FD7457ABB3E2037392D2636">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HD4AA31F4ABA54961953BDF0FFE895851">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles, $100,000,000; of which not to exceed
$6,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed
$50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory
services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local
agencies with or without reimbursement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be for the costs of criminal
enforcement activities and special law enforcement agents for targeting
tobacco smuggling and other criminal diversion activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H3C6E2095AFC64D67BA3D40C89400602C">
<header>
United States Mint
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H0DEBE6358A334993B3F962C271363360">
<header>
united states mint public enterprise fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5136">
section 5136
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, the United States Mint is provided
funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs
associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and
protective services, including both operating expenses and capital
investments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2015
under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service
capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed
$20,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="HC4CBF66BA8624F4FA09C224CDFB39C73">
<header>
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H9FE0CAE8D835482B8D8D11200F623388">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A
of title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
), including services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals
not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–3,
$230,500,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFB8B65D7D368445A8196FFBF6FA6672E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not less than $152,400,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
(12 U.S.C.
4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community Development
Financial Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30,
2016, for financial assistance and technical assistance under
subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public
Law 103–325 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4707">
12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
and (B)), of which up to $3,102,500
may be used for the cost of direct loans:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $25,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32B00C3F84E14998A9159B2ADE6402C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
(12 U.S.C.
4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance,
technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit
Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities and
provided primarily through qualified community development lender
organizations with experience and expertise in community development
banking and lending in Indian country, Native American organizations,
tribes and tribal organizations, and other suitable providers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBFC48DD29D449569BDB594935EE09C8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not less than $18,000,000 is available until September 30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award
program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H295473C221A34B0B93ABA09C620507F0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law
103–325 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4707">
12 U.S.C. 4707(d)
</external-xref>
and (e)), is available until September 30,
2016, for a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial
assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community
development financial institutions for the purpose of offering affordable
financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of healthy
food options in distressed communities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE405F3F273034AA48505C15379C5F5FB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
up to $23,100,000 is available until September 30, 2015, for administrative expenses, including
administration of CDFI fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit
Program, of which up to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI
investments in underserved areas, and up to $300,000 is for administrative
expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBBF1ABBF72C4B5A9603D182F6598C78">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost,
as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of
commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle
Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C.
4713a):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not exceed
$750,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H9A615C1DFFCC48AAAEE4FB20582B5C1A">
<header>
Internal Revenue Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H893630D09C0E430F92C93ED4BF004ED4">
<header>
taxpayer services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including
pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer
advocacy services, and other services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, at
such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of
which not less than $7,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the
Elderly Program, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for
low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less than $12,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be available for a
Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax
return preparation assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall
be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000
shall be for identity theft casework.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H42065D6DD14B4146886A2B267B025E3D">
<header>
enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H55095F6FBD2C4C09BE2DBE8305B9076D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine
and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to
conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to
violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to
purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
), and to
provide other services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, at such rates as
may be determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not less
than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement
program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H881F935E7508458EBE2C4A4C4679985C">
<header>
operations support
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H2AAAF403430E4737897DB80A612FFBAB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement
programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage;
physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration
activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications;
information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance,
and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
);
and other services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, at such rates as may be
determined by the Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed
$315,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not
to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for
research; of which not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal
Revenue Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be
for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United
States detailing the cost and schedule performance for its major
information technology investments, including the purpose and life-cycle
stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule
variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal
Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected
developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the
next quarter:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year
2016, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major
information technology systems.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H28830FF6C1664E8E85FFBA46EC5D6389">
<header>
business systems modernization
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HEDD92CE69DA947F18D9B3F3F54815410">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization program,
$290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for the
capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including
management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including
related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs
associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United
States detailing the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and
Modernized e-File information technology investments, including the
purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any
cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the
strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks;
and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be
incurred in the next quarter.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H9E3FE94742CF4D2B9160046C0C5BEEB4">
<header>
administrative provisions—internal revenue service
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HC310B7DDD2D9432284CFD90AFC7A34D7">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H86333C4FB6794BC29EE97CC896C9AF11">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue
Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service
appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HD2B57365FFE24B61A66B8BC2BB541279">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the
following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers,
cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax
law.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H2E546575797449AEB11517E8908AD9C0">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will
safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect
taxpayers against identity theft.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H01E5447D2FA441EB865589DAF3CF2E7F">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available
for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and
effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall
continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help
line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the
response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to
victims of tax-related crimes.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HB4C7C1422464495BA7E9B3343F66B204">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a
video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in advance
that making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic,
tone, and purpose of the video.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" committee-id="SSAP00" id="HC9FFF1FDF03F4C0A85E731D6F6EA8C2E">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to
an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent
to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee
of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an
offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a
third party payroll tax preparer.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H934403AEBB684712AC626B3E53274FEA">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to
target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed
under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H646F063ED3F648E9BED697DC0D4C7E68">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target
groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H0C324F6D49A4447AAF94EB1E5E86CB56">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or
expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification
processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief
Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services
as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31,
2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled
<quote>
Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California
</quote>
(Reference Number 2013–10–037).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H799D81C25F69473B8B2D7B10AA087C0B">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure
of returns and return information).
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H77D324108CCD40BD8CCEE23BEC6C3AD9">
<header>
Administrative provisions—Department of the Treasury
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7C427CAFCF4040A283B58549FE3B9651">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HF54A28F906DC459C9A5D94CDA07FC9E3">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or
allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901
</external-xref>
), including
maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official
motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles
without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles
purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into
contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and
medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign
countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H109C456EB9304669A45FAD28950877FF">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings
<quote>
Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
,
<quote>
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
</quote>
,
<quote>
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
</quote>
,
<quote>
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
</quote>
may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than
2 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H45648CDA176C4039913AF9400091A6BB">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<text>
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue
Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H63355358FFCC4462BA12441CB2EB50C8">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury
or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1
Federal Reserve note.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H24DC6DD9B3504D28B4E622021DA61114">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the
<quote>
Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections
received in the Debt Collection Fund.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HD62F05D4397143CD869145DF3E6781EA">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by
the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the
explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services,
and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H785EA889A32A48AD9AC369260B19B68A">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to
the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and
the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to
consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House
Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing,
and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H562CA8D55679412BAA5BD30BCF0BE664">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the
Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related
activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for
purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C.
414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H636ED1FFF7BB4C4899CA6283BDB69FAF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial
Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation
expenses.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H912B7E49768C4EE0861F78B530BD10E5">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on
Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later
than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by
the President:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts
within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the
Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury
Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years
for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H3884827666DB4DE698209D044E123150">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H205DC16725E1423B835B9DF45B696A8C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the
Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
Representatives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HEAEFC88B550E44A580C577505086C753">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The reports required under subsection (a) shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAE0E358E70BA49FBB53FBC5ACCD1B322">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EC414E2460C4CAB8C5BF13E1767448B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and
activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DBB0A19259B4F66B1E895ED356A73F9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9307687FA11543B1B01CC752DD280655">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal
year; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB654971D726423B9D4EE872E25AC018">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE22715EAD94944758262584AF67CA3F3">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial
Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials
available to testify on the contents of the reports required under
subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H0A653AC3972F4E98AE4DD52A4C629D09">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit
an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to
each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each
service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed
description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for
each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have
in governing in the Franchise Fund.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6ECC18D900F44BA19F4ABD5751456B6B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus,
and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and complex financial
instruments, shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H30A6C1F6D45A4D63A140BEA27F54E4F5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H0774C55ACC1F4E56B15194A8659FF2EE" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HB989659D688B42A5B3C9F068153406DF" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The white house
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H4361F98A15C5498BA2A5AADAF8932F24">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000
for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
; subsistence
expenses as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
, which shall be expended and
accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor
vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted
for as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/103">
3 U.S.C. 103
</external-xref>
); and not to exceed $19,000 for official
reception and representation expenses, to be available for allocation
within the Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses
of the Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/107">
3 U.S.C. 107
</external-xref>
, $55,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="HAFAFFB26E8A94988BF4DFCB69BE1510F">
<header>
Executive Residence at the White House
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H522BF0F4F8564405A9D05EEBB6CC657A">
<header>
operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $12,700,000, to be expended
and accounted for as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
, 109, 110, and 112–114.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HA0B4CAE1153043D8A5DA0CC2C41D9998">
<header>
reimbursable expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HDE04FF08A3D44A7FAF2C585048F807E6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be
necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance
with the provisions of this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses
shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur
obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event
to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and
all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the
President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for
and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events
sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a
reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the
person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred,
and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of
such notice:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any
such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with
the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a
United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be
deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not
later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a
report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive
Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of
such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable
official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of
reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that
has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to
reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a
standard for the classification of any such expense as political or
nonpolitical:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any
other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title
31, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="HE05BDD01B666487689C9AAF051488127">
<header>
White House Repair and Restoration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H18F84476AB994C8DB403F8A243BBA32D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant
to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105(d)
</external-xref>
, $625,000, to remain available until expended, for
required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and
continued preventative maintenance.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HF4413AB5086142F7ACAE0B93A45CE223" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Council of economic advisers
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H3F8E7DAE8CAC4D199608EA1F98A14998" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the
Employment Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1021">
15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $4,184,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="HFEC46B6747EB4556A7AFD9B61488474C">
<header>
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H5D99CB179F334CF58D22CF2A3F65D9EC">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council,
including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $12,600,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H26B06B1C2C70464DA3B2B3572A46F70D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Office of Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H63E677A0C27047AE983BDCF65B19AB7E" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/107">
3 U.S.C. 107
</external-xref>
, and hire of passenger motor vehicles,
$111,300,000, of which not to exceed $12,006,000 shall remain available
until expended for continued modernization of the information technology
infrastructure within the Executive Office of the President.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H89108D065C02412BAEDB5A85A777F203" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Office of Management and Budget
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H03D90EAE786145A2835BE1B9B954DDD0" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, to carry out the
provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">
chapter 35
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare
and submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not
to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be
used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any
activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural
Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/601">
7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be
expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of
witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management
and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their
subcommittees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by
the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if
water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of
Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with
all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil
Works water resource planning process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform
budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of
Engineers has reported:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing
and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and
appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of
Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the
Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget
concurrence with the report and act accordingly.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H243CA3A3D29F49F994D14AEF5E38A165" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of national drug control policy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HA49CA9EC2BFA48069F15CFCA2350ACCF" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities
pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act
of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception
and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in
the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit,
research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without
reimbursement, $22,647,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and
personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the
purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H6B9426AE06404E79A3446B30E0D30A87" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal drug control programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H780DB7F3CDBA4B38BA9B6DB882F1205B" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H9A39B2A2EE5D45098C8B5ED3F156C34F" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas Program, $245,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, for drug control activities consistent with the
approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug
Trafficking Areas (
<quote>
HIDTAs
</quote>
), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug
control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after
enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts
determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy,
of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That, notwithstanding the requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/58">
Public Law 106–58
</external-xref>
, any unexpended funds obligated prior
to fiscal year 2013 may be used for any other approved activities of that
HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal
year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated
priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy
performance measures of effectiveness:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of
fiscal year 2015 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after
enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of
discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA
Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation
are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H8C8C9C40C6474659929F7F6FED4E5A82" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Other Federal Drug Control Programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H7D8DD8D48C0C4AA49D21E672F1018DA9" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7CC754255C024833B14C50F12393033A" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy
Reauthorization Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
), $107,150,000, to remain
available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $93,500,000
for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made
available as directed by section 4 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/82">
Public Law 107–82
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/1521">
21 U.S.C. 1521
</external-xref>
note); $1,400,000 for drug court
training and technical assistance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities;
$2,000,000 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping
Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available as directed by section 1105
of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal departments and
agencies to carry out such activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H663C9A6AED484A67929EEA56761B31F6" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unanticipated needs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the
national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad
during the current fiscal year, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/108">
3 U.S.C. 108
</external-xref>
, $800,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H74511B634A32475ABEBA243FCAEF2FD8" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Information Technology Oversight and Reform
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H733C7487338049B08B677CF133A4E43A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of
information technology in the Federal Government, $20,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more
other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit quarterly reports not later
than 45 days after the end of each quarter to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the
Government Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the
Office of Management and Budget's government-wide information technology
reform efforts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such reports shall include savings identified by fiscal year, agency, and appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H51ADC5ACB61C4A9A935E93BB90FF3EDD" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special assistance to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HD0B55EAC7BFB402182F1565A8D4D0817" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in
connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/106">
3 U.S.C. 106
</external-xref>
, including subsistence expenses as authorized
by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/106">
3 U.S.C. 106
</external-xref>
, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in
that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H4C69A49EBF89463B9F6B4A3A48D6A1DA">
<header>
Official Residence of the Vice President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H796F62598E4B4C7B98A2E8C91F21A512">
<header>
operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H06D87331DF4E4574A0F87C6E46E11F8E">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for,
heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the
official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/106">
3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2)
</external-xref>
,
$299,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or
agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H6501138BD94D461BA8E802D659FF501F" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H1F56A84404034F929B45F5CADF092137" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ABD3DCC97F7423090549DCBE5C8E437" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available in this Act under the headings
<quote>
The White House
</quote>
,
<quote>
Executive Residence at the White House
</quote>
,
<quote>
White House Repair and Restoration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Council of Economic Advisers
</quote>
,
<quote>
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Special Assistance to the President
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Official Residence of the Vice President
</quote>
, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may
designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer
not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such
appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for
the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such
transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amount shall be transferred from
<quote>
Special Assistance to the President
</quote>
or
<quote>
Official Residence of the Vice President
</quote>
without the approval of the Vice President.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HEBEE39C56D754E34BEA124C7DD513F8F">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the costs
of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
). Such report shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5C202EDBCF57423FAF8F21F571D46AE4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of funds through fiscal year 2017, by Federal
agency and by fiscal year, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H42C9097BF2DC4CB0B0D82FD377D49AFB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, information technology, contracts, and
personnel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94E2EB1B8370451185D63F5C759C0A20">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated obligations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H426F65645CF54D358CC1C47F4C829550">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the specific section of such Act that requires the obligation of funds; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88ACA6E86FD540A3BBC6BB6D015ED18C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2017 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by the
Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal year, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H91AF89595E594347B450FC78FB5E65AB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated collections; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2954AE8A870A4768BDF3E85BA22B7F2A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the specific section of such Act that authorizes the collection of funds.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HD62634A9E47B4973932D513DA564545A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5C38C3C0FB144FCD93AEACC99AD73C52">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During fiscal year 2015, any Executive order issued by the President shall be accompanied by a
statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the
budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of the
Executive order.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1B3E0C000BD34D88A737A67AB7B2661A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Any such statement shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H42F03ECA2E0D4B2AA4F39CAC80BF5321">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order on the Federal Government;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E78BF0639C34525AE5ECCD38C6A00ED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for
each year in the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC3D4CD5DBF2845F79550EF70BDAFE4B1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the impact on revenues of the Federal Government over the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal
year 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE16D57FD8ABD4B8B90833CC67E2F8B15" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 2015 due to a national emergency, the Director
of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by
subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that the Executive
order is issued.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE366D0FB7ED7474E8BD11B7AADFDD2BC" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later
than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and prior to the
initial obligation of more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated in
any account under the heading
<quote>
Office of National Drug Control Policy
</quote>
, a detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by
program, project, and activity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the reports required by this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how
the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be subject to the prior
approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD723510F18748DAA1E53FA8A67E82FB" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National
Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon
the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36F0CC07E42648339E233179D76FBD22" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National
Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or
activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H385EF296F73B455691715E39B7B0A46E" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The first proviso under the heading
<quote>
Data-Driven Innovation
</quote>
in division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
shall
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
may
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB55E7F1D8B8406B84DAEACC90A6D072" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="H9F698F0F6E034358A4177CC4C3194137" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
The judiciary
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H13E4011338964624AFC068BFDC5A36D5">
<header>
Supreme Court of the United States
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB314B085E8784816B4A090AB6B1BFC93">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care
of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official
reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to
be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $74,967,000, of which
$2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the
salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB91E5FDD550C4EF689E33669E5BD7688">
<header>
care of the building and grounds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6D814F643A19453C939E1792E7FB0D8C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the
duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $11,640,000,
to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9A14E193ABE84EA6ABB69CA3437600D4">
<header>
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H926F47CDF6134D129252F634C38F7CE7">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by
law, $30,212,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the
salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC6F28896FD204A009D1041022B7B9735">
<header>
United States Court of International Trade
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H065F10C6964A4702B5CCE69DE05F067C">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court,
as authorized by law, $17,807,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H141007C1FEBC413491C86175C272DC4A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the
salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9EC30E4D3C1D4A3DA9F4487009845616">
<header>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA2BB5CEDD5094A04BE9E648B910D0FA8">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all
other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise
specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the
purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and
Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $4,846,818,000
(including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to
exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space
alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space
alteration and construction projects; and of which not to exceed
$10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for the
Integrated Workplace Initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount provided for the Integrated Workplace Initiative shall not be available for
obligation until the Director of the Administrative Office of the United
States Courts submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate showing that the estimated cost
savings resulting from the Initiative will exceed the estimated amounts
obligated for the Initiative.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the
salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the
territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices
and judges retired from office or from regular active service.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing
cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law
99–660), not to exceed $5,423,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine
Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8069D73F843D444490369A14236E8F34">
<header>
defender services
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE168D53EE7974A4D8769D5953EDFD7F5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses
of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and
3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons
furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such
representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with
the maximums under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3006A">
18 U.S.C. 3006A
</external-xref>
) and reimbursement of expenses of
attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the
defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and
reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in
civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28
U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of
attorneys appointed under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/983">
18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1)
</external-xref>
in connection with certain
judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement
of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C.
4100(b); and for necessary training and general administrative expenses,
$1,016,499,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCDCAA47998FF40948733856FAE3D952B">
<header>
fees of jurors and commissioners
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3641024FEA1043DB8EAEBFCF26D72D3F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury
commissioners as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1863">
28 U.S.C. 1863
</external-xref>
; and compensation of
commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of
the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)),
$52,191,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest
rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCA0C030F3C634B6BA9DCF4E616AF3473">
<header>
court security
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE79F203057CA42538A36C3F6B508E497">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard
services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing
Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and
maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States
courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations,
including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and
packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security
services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar
activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and
Access to Justice Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/702">
Public Law 100–702
</external-xref>
), $513,975,000, of which not to
exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended
directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall
be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program
consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney
General.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5EEDE407F3914F378157EA2C274518C0">
<header>
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HD1AC96670F474B17A994C7C820F784D2">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by
law, including travel as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1345">
31 U.S.C. 1345
</external-xref>
, hire of a passenger
motor vehicle as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
, advertising and rent in
the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $84,399,000, of which not to
exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation
expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H904811223E694100BEBF59AECF387A72">
<header>
Federal Judicial Center
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H1C1FEA69E80941DBB0984541E7830B29">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/219">
Public Law 90–219
</external-xref>
,
$26,959,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through September
30, 2016, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel;
and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and
representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H35444B3CB807407E85C8E4A4BD3AA7A1">
<header>
United States Sentencing Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H540B8BBECC444B76BA039B39B2B3182C">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/58">
chapter 58
</external-xref>
of title 28,
United States Code, $16,894,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is
authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HEC0C75DE920F43AE9B43B98652CCC56B">
<header>
Administrative Provisions—The Judiciary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H921357F3672C48BEB96F864C80A75BC4">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H01A1D138423744E497F4BB42D4104631">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses
shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H02E1E0A92B2E42E6AE84EC30CD879EC0">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<text>
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but
no such appropriation, except
<quote>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners
</quote>
, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation
or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in
section 608.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCD96132CF675447DA66F6AF4C0A4866F">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for
<quote>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
</quote>
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference
of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of
the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as
Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H36F0D7BFEBB842AC9BB556F3015981BE">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3314">
Section 3314(a)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
Federal
</quote>
for
<quote>
executive
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H99F271B24D994718BAC911B8F21C7C01">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<text>
In accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/561">
28 U.S.C. 561–569
</external-xref>
, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United
States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its
Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the
Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot
program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the
Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services
specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/1315">
40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E)
</external-xref>
. For building-specific security
services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office
of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals
Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C5F30EF335648C0859C7DB6C60C6AFB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H56D4045922DC4645ADDD79527627369F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/650">
Public Law 101–650
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/133">
28 U.S.C. 133
</external-xref>
note),
is amended in the matter following paragraph (12)—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE64C676FAEF546E787C3E48B0900FA2F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by striking
<quote>
23 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
24 years and 6 months
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF6E5CDCBE3748BC998BA91018A57DB4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by striking
<quote>
20 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
21 years and 6 months
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H678EB7EC98CC4D2BAF1A48E179436C43">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the
District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/115">
Public Law 109–115
</external-xref>
; 119 Stat. 2470;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/133">
28 U.S.C. 133
</external-xref>
note) is amended in the
second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking
<quote>
21 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
22 years and 6 months
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90A6119A22364A36A1BC140AF0D7FDDD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/273">
Public Law 107–273
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/133">
28 U.S.C. 133
</external-xref>
note), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H421B5F064E1A407AA8DF001B3992751E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence by striking
<quote>
12 years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
13 years
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56EF1C6D76F247978FB9444038B47B41">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by striking
<quote>
11 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
12 years and 6 months
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05B08339211E4ECFB8674743BAC70387">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by striking
<quote>
10 years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
11 years
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H09F36A9332FE400C9C5180E8AF386DB5">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/84">
Section 84(b)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting
<quote>
Bakersfield,
</quote>
after
<quote>
shall be held at
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2AEB8CACFA8446DDB5B3A153B3E394D5">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3155">
Section 3155
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC27CC3134E7A4C43942BB310FA766876">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence, by deleting the words
<quote>
and the Director
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C1C22FD650B48EDB1139A503FE9AB5C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence, by inserting at the end
<quote>
and shall ensure that case file, statistical, and other information concerning the work of pretrial
services is provided to the Director
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HD619380FBC844F218683B5EC9F2D0697">
<text>
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="HE8BC19172DE04982BD48B93F8F565908" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
District of columbia
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5E8E7E32FF074B968E0CCF0DA3296411">
<header>
Federal Funds
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HF01688A704D042B391F21EF03263EF97">
<header>
federal payment for resident tuition support
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a
nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of
Columbia resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible
District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference
between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher
education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private
institutions of higher education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit,
the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be
authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident
Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds
appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations,
any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned
in this or any fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer,
who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the
Resident Tuition Support Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and
the purpose therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDD5F2869DD9E4A3A8150159D94834BBC">
<header>
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia
in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of
surrounding jurisdictions, $12,500,000, to remain available until
expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to
the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia,
including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret
Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the
Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to
respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the
District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H46AF6B7D377E4D38B6A07B36BFD28E7F">
<header>
federal payment to the district of columbia courts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $245,110,000 to be allocated as
follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, of
which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation
expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia,
$116,443,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and
representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System,
$71,155,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and
representation expenses; and $43,890,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, for capital improvements for District of Columbia
courthouse facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District
of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and
expenses of other Federal agencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may
reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this
heading among the items and entities funded under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by
regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set
forth in subchapter II of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/35">
chapter 35
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, for
employees of the District of Columbia Courts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H998F1B6B92B141C2AE2B318A545050C6">
<header>
federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD263D75200FA427AB69DF12ADD2FCBC0">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to
representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice
Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of
the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title
16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide
guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such
other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad
litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption
proceedings under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/16/3">
chapter 3
</external-xref>
of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments
authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services
provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective
Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial
Administration in the District of Columbia:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned
quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and
expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other
Federal agencies.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8E22524D32094686A4CD399EAB55F34E">
<header>
federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services
and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as
authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government
Improvement Act of 1997, $234,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is
for official reception and representation expenses related to Community
Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed
$25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act
of 2002; of which $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of
Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses
relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the
provision of services for or related to such persons, of which up to
$9,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the
relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which $60,845,000
shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and
expenses of other Federal agencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for offenders and
defendants successfully meeting terms of supervision:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of
the following: space and hospitality to support offender and defendant
programs; equipment, supplies, and vocational training services necessary
to sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their
dependent children; and programmatic incentives for offenders and
defendants meeting terms of supervision:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift
under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for
audit and public inspection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use
reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space and
services provided on a cost reimbursable basis.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H61FD1AB3CFD94FA6AB47308957D86970">
<header>
federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of
Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital
Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $41,231,000,
of which $1,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for
relocation of satellite offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be
apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated
and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and
expenses of Federal agencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">
section 1342
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, and in addition to the
authority provided by the District of Columbia Code Section 2–1607(b),
upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the District of Columbia Public
Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services
for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the District of
Columbia Public Defender Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That, notwithstanding District of Columbia Code section 2–1603(d), for the purpose of any action
brought against the Board of the Trustees of the District of Columbia
Public Defender Service, the trustees shall be deemed to be employees of
the Public Defender Service.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE21D576D05AB40E5AAC5D6B67726CADA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain
available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer
Overflow Long-Term Plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this
payment.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H51DF5FA7E10A4BD4BEAFD6E2C4BB5D34">
<header>
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,900,000, to remain available
until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of
Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6BC07418A5044B199E15652D99EBE13A">
<header>
Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to the Commission on Judicial
Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomination
Commission, $270,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE453075274AC4D87A0A07FE41B6A7A88">
<header>
federal payment for school improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to
remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the
Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law
112–10):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be for the activities
specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1650F46F384E4474A563235E1CA4437C">
<header>
Federal Payment for the District of Columbia National Guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $435,000, to remain available
until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of
Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD3456AD5376C43EEBCBDB88BE33E7392">
<header>
federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the
treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD1ED5DE293474F5AB1DCBE7A45283FC7">
<header>
District of Columbia Funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the
General Fund of the District of Columbia (
<quote>
General Fund
</quote>
) for programs and activities set forth under the heading
<quote>
District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses
</quote>
and at the rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request
Act of 2014 submitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia as
amended as of the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official
Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C.
Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated
in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal
year 2015 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in
the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to Congress by
the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this
Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such
fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are
expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with
all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are
necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these
requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of
the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal
year 2015, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for
operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other
obligations issued for capital projects.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="HB411E224E0194495B49C72BE657111C8" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Independent agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H50A4031CC9D24129833178AE3BF9416A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Conference of the United States
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H51670B89880A48CD8E225BDCB8BD27E2" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by 5
U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,100,000, to remain available until September 30,
2016, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and
representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H034C7E8451454F548C8AFCE1B5D260C9" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H0F8A4FDF898C41B3AF347D73CA57809D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including Transfers of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et
seq.), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and
the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000
for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission
with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not
less than $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall
be for the purchase of information technology and of which not less than
$2,620,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector General:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts provided herein may be moved between the amount for
salaries and expenses and the amount for the purchase of information
technology subject to reprogramming procedures under section 608 of this
Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in
compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H8B2FCD33495A47C6B6DFB0DD158D6C75" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Consumer product safety commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H92950F108340496C80D89758A039B353" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor
vehicles, services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, but at rates for
individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate
payable under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5376">
5 U.S.C. 5376
</external-xref>
, purchase of nominal awards to recognize
non-Federal officials' contributions to Commission activities, and not to
exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses,
$123,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HE59169CCE9784ED68A1483CE498F68F2" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Election assistance commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HFC799FDCC092432B9D47C0829F6E0C89" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HDA4A833B1ECD4517ACD1266E76F5470E" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/252">
Public Law 107–252
</external-xref>
),
$10,000,000, of which $1,900,000 shall be transferred to the National
Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities
authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H9E7C1B139DEB41F99ACE61F6E760E704" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal communications commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCCC1638F152341D2AE082211BA18DD53" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H3117947989EB450681620F97D1C3BABE" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including
uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; not
to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses;
purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $339,844,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of which not less than $300,000 shall be available for consultation with federally
recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and entities related to
Hawaiian Home Lands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $339,844,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9
of title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CA34">
Communications Act of 1934
</act-name>
, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received
during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015
appropriation estimated at $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any offsetting collections received in excess of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall not
be available for obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected in excess of the amount
specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming
available on October 1, 2014, shall not be available for obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">
47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)
</external-xref>
, proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding
system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not
exceed $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,090,000 shall be for the
salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HE0D29C454CB645BDB9DC4B378B006380" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—federal communications commission
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70591AC745E4438498D0157C7BCC7559" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking
<quote>
December 31, 2015
</quote>
, each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2016
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85CD5FE2BF6A4E32AE5CFF681841B071" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to
modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service
support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the
Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection
or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H0B802859AE9642898D061152B443FD9C" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal deposit insurance corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HE52916E0028B4C0580925AFC8AF313B9" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of the inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HF991070B685E4788B016BD416F5F1961" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit
Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="HF23C623AD31E498EA212597FCCFB4F1A" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Federal Election Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H30014BAC778B4D78BCACD826ED411A4C" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971,
$67,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for
reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H4C4616C7FBB54F97B81B1E34BD0D53BD" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Federal Labor Relations Authority
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H517D86743CC34E17B24B877240232A5F" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to
Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act
of 1978, including services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and including
hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and
including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed
$1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere, $25,548,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per
diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">
5 U.S.C. 5703
</external-xref>
) for
persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and
compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal
participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited
to and merged with this account, to be available without further
appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H9B9911ED22E045C69B50D35D93280694" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal trade commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H14F76AEFB3754CCD86349A1E7DE7F6FC" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor,
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $293,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for
collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $100,000,000 of offsetting
collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings
under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C.
18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for
necessary expenses in this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting
collections derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the
Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer
Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6101">
15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), shall be credited
to this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this
appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting
collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
not more than $179,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement
subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FDIA">
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1831t">
12 U.S.C. 1831t
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H1598A01665CF4469AFF820DFE666EC88">
<header>
General Services Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H6080B6C241014B3D8FD1D58ACF587505">
<header>
real property activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HC099BD031D3E44F9873F40ED2628B196">
<header>
federal buildings fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HF1800B7721E54F24A613C2608878E20F">
<header>
limitations on availability of revenue
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HE34E7CC67A3A46919383355A5FF98F3A">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available
for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities
not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and
protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in
the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving
governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications
relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and
transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing
buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings
including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of
sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition
of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise
authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites;
conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary
planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of
new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of
principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings
acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate
amount of $9,238,310,000, of which—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCB0868469197444BAECDC22474322556">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$509,670,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including
funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction
services) of additional projects at—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA90A8A92E60743128805BD7CFCC7DB89">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of Entry, $98,062,000;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE8448198193428E802D0FA90E37D131">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
California, San Diego, San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, $216,828,000;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H597452F2CC004C029F4E9C285830BD5A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
District of Columbia, Washington, DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $144,000,000;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H88799D1B75D3409FA8959033A26B2CC8">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus, $35,000,000; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B73089E34304A7C9CAF3FDC46E4D6DC">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, $15,780,000:
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H2328E8F8039B4720B797593DFFBBD0CD" indent="down2">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction and acquisition projects may be
exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects,
but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted
prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the
Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount;
</text>
<paragraph id="HDBEE4D6B5B3248F2A2069632E281BB44">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$818,160,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including
associated design and construction services, of which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEECBFAFCFCED4642A446D370281566EE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H640E5099F1BD4AAF89B878B4F28E63B1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5976C0F1BC045049EF9F5E72DB837DD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of which—
</text>
<clause id="HA71E1E97F0924526B65A489DE865F344">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$5,000,000 is for Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Measures;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBD902456DAF54FF69122487B20B873F3">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$26,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7535DC866B2945BCB462C288296572C2">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFBE95B91A74145F0B4D656717008DE41">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$70,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That consolidation projects result in reduced annual rent paid by the tenant agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no consolidation project exceed $20,000,000 in costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That consolidation projects are approved by each of the committees specified in section 3307(a)
of title 40, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That preference is given to consolidation projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130 usable
square feet or less per person for office space:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the obligation of funds under this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made
until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation for each
project to be undertaken, including estimated savings, has been submitted
to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and
the Senate:
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H4C5E13DE4B3A4BB79771FE79EF1A20DD" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs
and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount
identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous
Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance
approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater
amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this
category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on
Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for
<quote>
Repairs and Alterations
</quote>
may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings
necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with
current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the
appropriate Committees of the House and Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any
prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be
transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized
increases in prospectus projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used
to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the
heading
<quote>
Repairs and Alterations
</quote>
or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects;
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H96A7FD1DC1304F1784D86AF4833005FA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$5,666,348,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H08DE82FD5727469FA27B6E14F5653AB7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$2,244,132,000 for building operations to remain available until expended, of which $1,122,727,000
is for building services, and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available under this paragraph for
building operations may be transferred between and merged with such
appropriations upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, but no such appropriation
shall be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 508 of this title shall not apply with respect to funds made available under this
heading for building operations:
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HAF6F313FCB8F483CB4C86BBCCACFFE51">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to the General Services
Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction,
repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if
required by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307">
40 U.S.C. 3307(a)
</external-xref>
, has not been approved, except that
necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for
the development of a proposed prospectus:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when
advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C.
592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting,
guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in
Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United
States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18
U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such revenues and collections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015,
excluding reimbursements under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/592">
40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)
</external-xref>
, in excess of the
aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property
Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the
Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in
appropriations Acts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H02500AC3CB4E46549466F4AAB2266EB5">
<header>
general activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HBCB5D9526F6E4F76B6FCC9BA46D35122">
<header>
government-wide policy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and
evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal
property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide
policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor
vehicles, information technology management, and related technology
activities; and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; $58,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HF20EE437FE894E2E995969B933F2173A">
<header>
operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HEB72EDCDC3FF487A8237098B31C77324">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H7B74D1B946404C808ED3B1C01A7B59C8">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities
associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property;
disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and
communications; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; $61,049,000, of which $26,328,000 is for Real
and Personal Property Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is for the
Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official
reception and representation expenses; and $8,992,000 is for the Civilian
Board of Contract Appeals:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under this heading for Office of
the Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and
Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property
Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by any
such transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H52E2159465DE493F96855154FAB3DCB3">
<header>
office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HC8C5B9D7484C480093512FB0792A2399">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
,
$65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud
against the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen
Government property:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies
and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting
in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCF3FA7F42463407198A5E3125CC898B4" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
allowances and office staff for former presidents
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/102">
3 U.S.C. 102
</external-xref>
note), and Public Law
95–138, $3,250,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HCA855E609F274ABDA0C32BAA60D984BE">
<header>
Federal Citizen Services Fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H57BE5C4885CE48DAA18D159A94E5FC87">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, including
services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3604">
44 U.S.C. 3604
</external-xref>
; and for necessary
expenses in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal
Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically,
through the development and implementation of innovative uses of
information technology; $53,294,000, of which $14,135,000 shall be
available for electronic government projects, to be deposited into the
Federal Citizen Services Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the
Federal Citizen Services Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall
be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen
Services and other activities that enable the Federal Government to
enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate
amount not to exceed $90,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during
fiscal year 2015 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and
shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in
appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any appropriations provided to the Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated as of
September 30, 2014, may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services
Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer
authority provided in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HB72D4A3571FF433091D4D3B57FFB28A9">
<header>
Administrative Provisions—General Services Administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H922F355349B94709B63E21B9B817BF95">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H2446B59D4EB24481B604E6E2699EFD33">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text>
Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger
motor vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4714C10B50ED478FA66ABB06AE49161E" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings Fund
activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent
necessary to meet program requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23A2D2AB56A34C2297E08FA74EBEE618" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to
transmit a fiscal year 2016 request for United States Courthouse
construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for
construction as established and approved by the General Services
Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the
Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the
Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year
construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization
study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H9F11C1D141454D47AF69F49E91C0F18D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square
feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other
service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency
that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and
services as determined by the General Services Administration in
consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law
92–313).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93B1C68587AB4AABA00471C3046784A3" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
514.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available under the heading
<quote>
Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue
</quote>
, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and
acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other
construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H757475B2E7954A39BDB65CF1B6C3E009" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
515.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the
Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a
prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General
Services Administration under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307">
40 U.S.C. 3307
</external-xref>
, the Administrator shall
ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the
delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements,
except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of
the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in
the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement
to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease
authority provided in the resolution.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE543713D95EF4AB2A105E21ECC5AAAC7" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
516.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to each project funded under the heading “Major Repairs and Alterations” or “Judiciary
Capital Security Program”, and with respect to E-Government projects
funded under the heading
<quote>
Federal Citizen Services Fund
</quote>
, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each
project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8CA2A937F8D4BA089558FF20B8ED323" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
517.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any consolidation of the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation must result in a full
consolidation.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HF1C5106191D14665A0134F21D21E8E63" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Harry S Truman scholarship foundation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H6ECD9DA9BD424914BA6E9A593C329CD2" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/642">
Public Law 93–642
</external-xref>
, $750,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="HB2BB372B3A2C4154968809D7E4FDA017">
<header>
Merit Systems Protection Board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HD88AC9DB6C0A4206BA7B359352773C3D">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H5CE47C6883794810B33C2B4E15BF016A">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to
Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of
1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5509">
5 U.S.C. 5509
</external-xref>
note),
including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, rental of conference
rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000
for official reception and representation expenses, $42,740,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, together with not to exceed
$2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for
administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred
from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts
determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HB535E2245D624F99A352FA8900E376BA" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Morris K. udall and stewart L. udall foundation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HB05D11C4FA54443CA92075B626671419" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Morris k. udall and stewart L. Udall trust fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCCBD2659BAEA45DC999E2DD00C57CA4D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H9E1A6C26DD0A4DF6AD8E3D5C1A41C2C6" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall
and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/5601">
20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $1,995,000,
to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8
and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial
audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public
Law 107–289); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the
activities authorized by section 6(7) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/259">
Public Law 102–259
</external-xref>
and section
817(a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/568">
Public Law 106–568
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/5604">
20 U.S.C. 5604(7)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount made available under this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the
Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain
available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K.
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector
General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H9CBEECC07E064A968BB09B3E6CE6E7EF" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental dispute resolution fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the
Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H57ED2EBB4D864FF39BA1F35DCA2564AE" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National archives and records administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H49AC820F1EC64DD09E6C5FFA66A36C1D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records
Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as
provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and
declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest
Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic
records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms
or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901
</external-xref>
), including
maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $365,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HA846006565CA49AA90721A4C9635F708" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/409">
Public Law 110–409
</external-xref>
, 122 Stat.
4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and
for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,130,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HE5A86B1D8A694B4C9DF7EAFF8F95D462" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
repairs and restoration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage
for holdings, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HAD434837AD8F475CB9AEB820E8F35193" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
national historical publications and records commission
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HFFC5607B65A64F28A6C60DF0C0EAD72D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
grants program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/2504">
44 U.S.C. 2504
</external-xref>
, $5,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H16E133EBB8534307BCED62EAE690CC27">
<header>
National Credit Union Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HBB330B05BDCF4DB8B206708EF3DDA5AF">
<header>
community development revolving loan fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9812">
42 U.S.C. 9812
</external-xref>
, 9822 and
9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for
technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H9FCA61BC96D64AE4A7C5593AFC1ADFDA">
<header>
Office of Government Ethics
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HB0D1DF2A51194E7F8B57683AC1200578">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the
Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the
Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to
exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses,
$15,420,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H3ED0BCCE2B6A48118F2527D2CB08C1D1" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of personnel management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HBF08A6FDFD1946738DAEF72190F89AAA" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HF60CDC2EDE4648B3A92B83D01548AAD3" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of trust funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant
to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act
of 1978, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; medical
examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis;
rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire
of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception
and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable
funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred
under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and
payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where
Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at
his or her post of duty, $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for
strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce
(as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/4001">
41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.
</external-xref>
)), including the recruitment, hiring, training,
and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of
acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve
acquisition management; and in addition $118,425,000 for administrative
expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM
without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed
materials, for the retirement and insurance programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust
funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A),
and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal
Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of
July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183
of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, accept donations of
money, property, and personal services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of
publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows,
except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or
reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such
Commission.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H85395623DB374844B495CB56A382273C">
<header>
Office of Inspector General
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H0F2C8D0D2A13486F9044D53E10DC5AC5">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H9F9877C92F3640989C2118F53D19F5DB">
<header>
(including transfer of trust funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,384,000, and in
addition, not to exceed $21,340,000 for administrative expenses to audit,
investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel
Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the
appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as
determined by the Inspector General:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
elsewhere.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H86CE26580E4749CB9C878CEA976145E9">
<header>
Office of Special Counsel
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H0AFDC18F262245649596526EB6F5D6F4">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to
Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of
1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/454">
Public Law 95–454
</external-xref>
), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public
Law 101–12) as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/304">
Public Law 107–304
</external-xref>
, the Whistleblower Protection
Enhancement Act of 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/199">
Public Law 112–199
</external-xref>
), and the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/353">
Public Law 103–353
</external-xref>
),
including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, payment of fees and
expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of
Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $22,939,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
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<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Postal regulatory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5173D182B79848ADBDA3C0A244B046C1" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC2C247ABD9F94A9AA6603F039F932B27" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the
Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/435">
Public Law 109–435
</external-xref>
),
$14,700,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and
expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H41F3118C59C84909B73560E14B9F3F64" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H9A4FE040F959404E8430C1775783C13B" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section
1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42
U.S.C. 2000ee), $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H09FDF94CA3B841F0BDFED187A00F5754" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H8A3ED4259C44487ABACEAACDDD2F3F84" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to carry out the
provisions of title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
), and to develop and test information technology
resources and oversight mechanisms to enhance transparency of and detect
and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal spending, and to develop
and use information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to
detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure
of funds as described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief
Appropriations Act, 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/2">
Public Law 113–2
</external-xref>
), which shall be administered
under the terms and conditions of the accountability authorities of title
XV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
, $18,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H537B50AC25634F129438B9FFDAE7B61E" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Securities and Exchange Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H69ADA8173E2443018B98A4325FAF4A81" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized
by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in
the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for
official reception and representation expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain
available until expended; of which not less than $9,239,000 shall be for
the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be
available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization
of Securities Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be
available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the
Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials,
members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning
securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and
administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign
invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals;
(2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and
of which not less than $56,613,000 shall be for the Division of Economic
and Risk Analysis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C.
78ee) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until
expended for necessary expenses of this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2015
shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a
final total fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated
at not more than $0.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H36307C059F9744689DD2C23A781ED21D">
<header>
Selective Service System
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H75B1D72EFB804A71A672381218563C87">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at
meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective
Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian
employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and
representation expenses; $22,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the
provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1341">
31 U.S.C. 1341
</external-xref>
, whenever the President deems such action to
be necessary in the interest of national defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the
induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="HA6352192ECAF4835A686EBCB4219F47C">
<header>
Small Business Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HF14181923CEE418F833477568FDAB8EC" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344
of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official
reception and representation expenses, $257,000,000, of which not less
than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other
lender oversight activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed
by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities,
including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SBA">
Small Business Act
</act-name>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, revenues received from all such activities shall be
credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying
out these purposes without further appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and
may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of
division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/447">
Public Law 108–447
</external-xref>
, during fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be
available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program under section
34 of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/657d">
15 U.S.C. 657d
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HACF422D8F7934E2A8229DDEE23269512" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Entrepreneurial Development Programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development,
$220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $115,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal
year 2016 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $22,300,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m)
of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/636">
15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)
</external-xref>
) by intermediaries that
make microloans under the microloan program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $17,400,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist
small business concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law
111–240.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HD09D9A4E8DFD41C2BDE0EB02E003E390">
<header>
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $19,400,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H61356B73AF254028B6764F59EC05531B" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Advocacy
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HB2002E0CD1A84FB5AA464E715FA812D3" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/305">
Public Law 94–305
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/634a">
15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the Regulatory Flexibility
Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/601">
5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $9,120,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HA17CE26B38D545788D8B85964F005F88" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Business loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HD5E1B14E07F844FE86C804CAEE0890DB" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, and for the cost of
guaranteed loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/85/699">
Public Law 85–699
</external-xref>
), $45,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015
commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a)
of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $18,750,000,000 for a
combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of
credit provided by revolving loans:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b)
of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed
$4,000,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the
Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000.
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and
guaranteed loan programs, $147,726,000, which may be transferred to and
merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H9A42CBFB4B1B46C5B39BA2A6907FAD9E">
<header>
Disaster Loans Program Account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H353719EA805C4C4B888F35ACBEF9239F">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the
Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to be available until expended, of which
$1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business
Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster
loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the
appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $176,858,000
is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to
carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged
with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000
is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which
may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and
Expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H93BAB8C885AB4708A74C351CB73CAA0D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
administrative provisions—small business administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HAB7B3CB1CDAA4BB98AD7DA08C0EA2277" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
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<enum>
520.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such
appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than
10 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
521.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC765C254FA9B40C3A2EAD18E82751CB8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under
section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/636">
15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)
</external-xref>
) with
respect to a loan guaranteed under section 7(a)(31) of such Act that is
made to a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">
15 U.S.C. 632
</external-xref>
)) that is 51 percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or
more individuals who is a veteran (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">
section 101
</external-xref>
of title 38,
United States Code) or the spouse of a veteran.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACBEB0C5681446A084AAEAB3C61426FD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Small
Business Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other loan
fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern described in
subsection (a) or any other borrower.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H22E4578F38F14AB2833C4A2AD759A702" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states postal service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HAAE59B2954E94B40959C8A6AF92F3951" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the postal service fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant
to subsections (c) and (d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/39/2401">
section 2401
</external-xref>
of title 39, United States
Code, $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000 shall not be available for
obligation until October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to
implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or
employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any
individual participating in a State or local program of child support
enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an
address of a postal customer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and
other small post offices.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H8A5C797B12744961AA0844F72BC1383D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC7725383EA6A4844966BFB7A4E492C6D" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H0AD058FFDEAB4489999E46C7C82E0CD3" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $243,883,000, to be derived by transfer
from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section
603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law
109–435).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H1F853F2DB2954614B9FB3756FC461393" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states tax court
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H639EDC77C802493AAFEB4E1A76D07FCF" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109, $51,300,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="H1BF0A6572974433CA3D0A5AEC5FF193D" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—this act
</header>
<appropriations-small id="HF82149EB99BF49E8874ED08D6E3F4CBC">
<header>
(Including rescission)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H987C89B6472D45F299B1A315E32C6C17">
<enum>
601.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H65340D30CCE64AF28658EEBE7C92E1A6">
<enum>
602.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless
expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H20BD98DDA99744F1AEF4A43D804C835F">
<enum>
603.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, shall be limited to those contracts
where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for
public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or
under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HAB942E4FABDE4894B4CC978CF78109DF">
<enum>
604.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other
appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA041D5132474411B90EF19A16CE80932">
<enum>
605.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the
salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a
salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination,
rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section
307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1307">
19 U.S.C. 1307
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF22D21D6812C43D8A9E100A9650BC887">
<enum>
606.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of
title 41, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7EF507877D8649FBA19317752CD7B4E4">
<enum>
607.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any
person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title
41, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H554443A40B524940AE4CA63B599A55F7">
<enum>
608.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year
2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the
collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of
funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project,
or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or
activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;
(4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the
Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the
Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects,
or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
(6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices,
programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or
activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this
Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current
fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate
column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by
Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the
fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each
appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as
detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3)
an identification of items of special congressional interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced
by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report
has not been submitted to the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H32C1E8CDD28C4D7D8C7E3F9FFD65E13D">
<enum>
609.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations
made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act,
shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account
for the purposes authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of
such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H32326AC94C4D4B5B9CED1CDE46327A28">
<enum>
610.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDEE5C9995427430A8ABCB38E319EBBE1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President
to request—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H113479336FE449C8AB9B6890064446FC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H279A7CB7863F4112BEDBAEA0884CC3F8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section
501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal
Revenue Service.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H8D346F7CE90F4707AD65B94A174F24A5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply—
</text>
<paragraph id="H950F1EF2BF7B40D3B904BA92E2986B20">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express
written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date
of such request and during the same presidential administration; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1B68683AFD94EA7AE9883FF477B6348">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H509F9D7A32314C5BAEEA50BABD99AE75">
<enum>
611.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The cost accounting standards promulgated under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/15">
chapter 15
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code shall
not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program established under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/89">
chapter 89
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H670E585EE13D4C88838A63C33C9AFD0C">
<enum>
612.
</enum>
<text>
For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the
nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel
Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on
unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made
available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court
approval.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2D778780B2DB491E8676BF631AB4E6C7">
<enum>
613.
</enum>
<text>
No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative
expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees
health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for
abortions.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H67CFF28DA0A94084B74B65178114FCE4">
<enum>
614.
</enum>
<text>
The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if
the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act
of rape or incest.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H8FE9B34944544ABA8E315A22475FA29B">
<enum>
615.
</enum>
<text>
In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on
purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy
American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal
Government of information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title
40, United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section
103 of title 41, United States Code).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCAC942FD4CAD4981BF1042BEA9E49396">
<enum>
616.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1353">
section 1353
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, no officer or employee of any
regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of
that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or
reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or
related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to
attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the
official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering
payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by
such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to
regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an
organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEC1382F74BBE4BCFBF200D9413C7D91B">
<enum>
617.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other
Act may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint
advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H579F642B1A354CED83D5685EDA683604">
<enum>
618.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H338E023BF43B494FA40B93D3EBF1CEA6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6AB14CF95E2C4D89B01BAF6341CE4AD5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise
authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction
or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other
space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing
a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in
the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the
current lessor.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H48E9594811F0452CA06F6EE41AD3546B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period
declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with
respect to such agency.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HBE38107BC88040A98B14C309B2A0D16C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
Executive agency covered by this Act
</quote>
means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services
Administration or the United States Postal Service.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD3CB9B79FC914ADBBF9B596B2DC926FE">
<enum>
619.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA545A3DF5B444CA6B1D6B57D2F985AA4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law:
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H6D77841477E34A4A81DCC6F8A03F25B8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Compensation of the President (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/102">
3 U.S.C. 102
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA914D23CF0E64AF28274473F15DFF08A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Payments to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H206F06FDDB7F4CD689553F1CE1449BAE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/377">
28 U.S.C. 377(o)
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC3BF5E6A811D42D79BB16A840ACD9780">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/376">
28 U.S.C. 376(c)
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B87ADC7E87F4AB8AFB85EFE58A54BE5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/178">
28 U.S.C. 178(l)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H3DDBE7990F754AE1B73D165C20B7F511">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Payment of Government contributions—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF120FB07F8AC404A9FF48014BBCE5B5E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/89">
chapter 89
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act
(74 Stat. 849); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A361A2011E641EBBF8F7F7CA02F1F05">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5
U.S.C. ch. 87).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC9A5C8292BA7440CBA179FEF498A5B8C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil
Service Retirement and Disability Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8348">
5 U.S.C. 8348
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H86F21EA02F9347C3B92D3C8D2D6DF1AD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by
statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H503C19A1FAA14F118A2CC0E69A6F9511">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any
otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H809D8328A4CE4DDE90CA291B0162245C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
620.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for
the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/204">
Public Law 107–204
</external-xref>
) in an aggregate amount not
exceeding the amount of funds collected by the Board as of December 31,
2014, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of
monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2015
shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB03F9B20E7B84DF0ACF9B6F78EA38F35">
<enum>
621.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to
complete the draft report entitled
<quote>
Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles
to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts
</quote>
unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order
No. 13563.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H078C4102C6014426B03C3CE4517AA52E">
<enum>
622.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the
following positions:
</text>
<paragraph id="H16FD74FA84B1497FB9F76D08E59733AF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Director, White House Office of Health Reform.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD5308BFB263405BA12D0EBF2B8A695A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA0F6CDFB1B4460093BD78D4844EA582">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto
Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2092FDAF6E94A9CA349459CFBCDF4E2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
White House Director of Urban Affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H0D530438EBE74D40B22AB76E7479F1BC">
<enum>
623.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to
award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a
contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review processes for
background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation
support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are
being conducted by that contractor.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7E928069347E4AC495FBD41F9C7C6320">
<enum>
624.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">
Public Law 105–277
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/151">
47 U.S.C. 151
</external-xref>
note) are amended by striking
<quote>
November 1, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
October 1, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H733F4B8035A844FA9B5448B74C8E33AB">
<enum>
625.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H650705A5D96A429DA0C6AE6842D557C9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information
Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions
regarding the budget planning process related to information technology.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H8AED88A105374D30850906584A4AE659">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for
information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent
with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and
recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget,
in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information
Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of
the agency and budget officials.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB2B4BCB1A6774ED5A0AC010A796A405F">
<enum>
626.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33
of title 44, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H034FFB655F0E4841AC5BBDB5F2564401">
<enum>
627.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into any contract with an
incorporated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal
shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the
Cayman Islands, and such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows
that such entity was previously incorporated in the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H6EB9243848A64D1CA55395442661478C">
<enum>
628.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty
vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory,
except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet
Performance, dated May 24, 2011. In instances where there is not an
appropriate alternative fueled vehicle commercially available for a
particular light duty vehicle class, an exception is granted as to not
impede agency missions.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H2974333531834D82B2422A07A07FEE02">
<enum>
629.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From the unobligated balances available in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund
established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and
Consumer Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
), $25,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H44CDC8761BA64393A44293D254C0EAE9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
630.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/8305">
15 U.S.C. 8305
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1796294E8C7E4129B77415483F658F21">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H648E5FAF1AC444A1A5EB541D6F854D18">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
<quote>
<short-title>
insured depository institution
</short-title>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
covered depository institution
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E5054B74C564EEF84A533F9309DF696">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB865BAAB352349C8AE66C253ED8DFD9A" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H06C3643E0D2E476E947E62FA62CD35C6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Covered depository institution
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
covered depository institution
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H19216C23D8474DD1AF42AE0359802D34">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
an insured depository institution, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1813">
12 U.S.C. 1813
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H2994091E5D0D43A1B473241512144A79">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a United States uninsured branch or agency of a foreign bank.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3981314B1BA94FB68BBB1F9BAA33D7E9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC6724EB853CF4221A0AC98DDFAF6EA5A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading for such subsection, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
insured
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
covered
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1D8669A80E5A438DBAA7317590DAB0F5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
an insured
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a covered
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD6B45C65EC3C4900874A235A791720FD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
such insured
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
such covered
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEBE93183344B493EB16BFCC15E550A01">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or savings and loan holding company
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
savings and loan holding company, or foreign banking organization (as such term is defined under
Regulation K of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12
CFR 211.21(o)))
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9CFC8FA41D5348E383C7646E48803EA7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4519B04FFBA4D61BF41603680964F1D" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H099AC72B58B84142BBF477521775E7EA">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Only bona fide hedging and traditional bank activities permitted
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H09B978784A9244819C9B15AAAD2C94EB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any covered depository institution that limits
its swap and security-based swap activities to the following:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF777293B61AB40018DFB40335134160E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Hedging and other similar risk mitigation activities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hedging and other similar risk mitigating activities directly related to the covered depository
institution's activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEFBDA9287BEC403C9AA381913C10070C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Non-structured finance swap activities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps other than a structured finance swap.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H538933DA2F654E65AE0F1F591C52BA99">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Certain structured finance swap activities
</header>
<text>
Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps that are structured finance swaps, if—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H78E09C33BA5D4175B939E42A9825C071">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
such structured finance swaps are undertaken for hedging or risk management purposes; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H4054F92E81914B1D9D7EFB1C06693FAC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
each asset-backed security underlying such structured finance swaps is of a credit quality and of a
type or category with respect to which the prudential regulators have
jointly adopted rules authorizing swap or security-based swap activity by
covered depository institutions.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H45D502FE95AA4F0D8DAF700363E19322">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8EDAF3B8F7E745849040BE423D8C37C2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Structured finance swap
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
structured finance swap
</term>
means a swap or security-based swap based on an asset-backed security (or group or index primarily
comprised of asset-backed securities).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8E06198EFD79450FB341B824B3FC22EC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Asset-backed security
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
asset-backed security
</term>
has the meaning given such term under section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78c(a)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE5456C346AFE47F898E5D6FFE2E5B4F7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e), by striking
<quote>
an insured
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a covered
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9B89A3AA3F3F48139B60BE296489B1CD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF3FD420C9D3848B89951B17FD05E9B24">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
an insured depository
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a covered depository
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC43E37EE183741FB9A50204177CE98A0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
the insured depository
</quote>
each place such term appears and inserting
<quote>
the covered depository
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="H00826734049E43C9B344D177E84CA6AF" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—government-wide
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" id="H47ECA9D9775E4AC296D10773C6A34C31" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H5AC1C36DC8F147FF92C770A7FB8C099C" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H8C5BAB0AAEBB472A970BEE8FF0CCFA14" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
701.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under
this or any other Act for fiscal year 2015 shall obligate or expend any
such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in
place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy
designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal
use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in
the Controlled Substances Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/802">
21 U.S.C. 802
</external-xref>
)) by the officers and
employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H1BE0F3F0ED674AD0B72A116065857804">
<enum>
702.
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year
in accordance with sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
section 1343(c)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, for
the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses,
ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover
surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons
for which the maximum shall be $13,631:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to
exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric
or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the
Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act
of 1976:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean
alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/549">
Public Law 101–549
</external-xref>
over
the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial
item and which operates on emerging motor vehicle technology, including
but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HB968650F290B46C89FE315313A0D72E5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
703.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal
year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity
concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and
cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H932418FD7BCC4D19B5927ED22A804F53" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
704.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation
contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation
of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States
(including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the
Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental
United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States;
(2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is
seeking citizenship as outlined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324b">
8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B)
</external-xref>
; (3) is a
person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted
asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to
become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or
(4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima
facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his
or her status are being complied with:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to
employment and updated thereafter as necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall
be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or
both:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other
provisions of existing law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall
be recoverable in action by the Federal Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government
of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to
international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary
employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of
emergencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120
days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or
the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H0F5128703A2241D180235B565D0EF844">
<enum>
705.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary
expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be
available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges
for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of
buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in
accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the
Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable
law.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HF717F7C1276848BDB062117DE9106A4C">
<enum>
706.
</enum>
<text>
In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to
receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including
Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered
through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be
available until expended for the following purposes:
</text>
<paragraph id="HD60F9F60813B41FA9983B2106D7513A3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order
No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to
the effective date of the Executive order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84598AF8D12447EDBB512C005BCDABFC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the
development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution
prevention programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5017B80AD0ED4E7A8AFDB0B6FC290192">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal
agency.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HCC408A2F80254BB28950D05570675A31">
<enum>
707.
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal
year of the corporations and agencies subject to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/91">
chapter 91
</external-xref>
of title 31,
United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which
such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia;
services in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and the objects specified under
this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the
expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which
they are made available:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred
to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses
shall be correspondingly reduced.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H321FEC4FBFA24DB69B27B0F6678679C2">
<enum>
708.
</enum>
<text>
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency
financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions,
councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are
interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory
approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or
instrumentality.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HE2D1E37A73444B2C8636B12B14146856">
<enum>
709.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used
to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been
disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with
the applicable law of the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H5B3E07D3CB644C738501DBDC7DC6A8C6">
<enum>
710.
</enum>
<text>
During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian
employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the
United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in
excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department
head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make
improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing
or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section,
the term
<quote>
office
</quote>
shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space
used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly
controlled by the individual.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HFC96A9EE76BB45829A10F4DAD44D6730">
<enum>
711.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1346">
31 U.S.C. 1346
</external-xref>
, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current
fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the
interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness
telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments,
agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6,
2012).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H97E2D1E52DDE4B2FB9EFE5CE9217431F">
<enum>
712.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H86ECC74C9F9148A19CDE264CFE5A5709">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any
department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to
pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of
a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the
competitive service under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3302">
section 3302
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code,
(pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of
Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency,
or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C
position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in
order to detail the individual to the White House.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H92071369CB154D099E712DF76EFDB0FE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces
detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term
is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3003(4))).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H30DED09243144ABDBFC9759312E89AB5">
<enum>
713.
</enum>
<text>
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment
of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—
</text>
<paragraph id="H051F58FFF26243CF9AF874C3AE59164D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or
employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written
communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of
the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of
such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency
of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such
communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or
employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member,
committee, or subcommittee; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD28BE43E5CE443FABC5D1970EA41DEAE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or
performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates,
reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any
employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of
employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or
attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect
to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or
contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or
subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HDB1BB2EF2EC4422E903326604D33660A">
<enum>
714.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF70C90D7E4424E98B11ADDD8B35DFE66">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any
employee training that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H0A57B7D6BB004289A70D3D6DD0339FA5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF9566C6F04754E2BB9E182F83C61E66C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in
some participants;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H740898F1495C4DB4B122210E0DF49B6F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training
and written end of course evaluation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H290E5BC51764487A84DB3C3C5619BE4E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or
<quote>
new age
</quote>
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated
September 2, 1988; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H2F80F5346F4149E9B4543B94C7668740">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the
workplace.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2297CE14FAFC4F30A2B53002D77097EB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting
training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HBC5BD986FA654DFA8BD27578C269E53F">
<enum>
715.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the
executive branch, other than for normal and recognized
executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes,
and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet,
booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to
support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in
presentation to the Congress itself.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H9087281892904FC2AC83D01D2771938F">
<enum>
716.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a
Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the
employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been
ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HB5BFD4D52938431FA4C015A689C52137">
<enum>
717.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public
information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any
person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the
approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H35438E48286F4E759265333C29B766DD">
<enum>
718.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or
indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda
purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HAC82AFF5C18845ECBA247A4889363374">
<enum>
719.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H499BFC01EAD84601B8D26BBDAE33C871">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
In this section, the term
<quote>
agency
</quote>
—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H5443D0BBAB454A3BBF1E649CF7F11730">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
means an Executive agency, as defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/105">
5 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD06177A746F740C2A788EAF22076857F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and
the Postal Regulatory Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HB582AB1D950746C8A87731AEEE3F0A2E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an
employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to
perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a
Presidential appointee exempted under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/6301">
5 U.S.C. 6301(2)
</external-xref>
, has an obligation
to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's
time in the performance of official duties.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H1CF6417CB8A1475BBA459AF425D53951">
<enum>
720.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current
fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is
a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall
be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative
costs.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H8F0D91D019534C94ACB85C87A47E9D71">
<enum>
721.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department
and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse
<quote>
General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy
</quote>
with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for
the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from
charge card and other contracts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support
Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology,
procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and
activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and
Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency
groups designated by the Director (including the President's Management
Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief
Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief
Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the
Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the
Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the
Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide
innovations, initiatives, and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of
<quote>
General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy
</quote>
during fiscal year 2015 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H1E6819A3A69B40B9A5B97DD3D58604AA">
<enum>
722.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a
Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are
otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H915E3A6915004CC6BD03B32A2F1CCB65">
<enum>
723.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1346">
31 U.S.C. 1346
</external-xref>
, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current
fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the
interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar
efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology
Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple
Federal departments, agencies, or entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and
resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to
the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and
Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HDEA7F1D8DA854831AECEA6D1DE13BE10">
<enum>
724.
</enum>
<text>
Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or
other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall
indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State
receiving Federal funds.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H1BE0F3F0ED674AD0B72A1160658578044">
<enum>
725.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H532DB23D8F4F441EBF8C83265E2DDF7C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals' Internet Use
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H50B94C2734E0425BBCD36431E1817EF6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any
personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to
or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H2F5400B481BF4FF88599062F5B773DA4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect,
review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that
includes any personally identifiable information relating to an
individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCB8CFF8894174B728842B7EB20B13081">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<text>
The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H79DDB9EBF10A475B86EF2D13C5FF7BE5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FF4CEEE9FB64B15B3C95F674CA8BBFA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H662B16C3441C456FBA7393132D43DC3F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with
applicable law; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3117B482BDA94100B182F928ED185EC6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of
an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet
site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of
the Internet site.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H81C14C076FCA4F1D9D7C11AD0B143C73">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For the purposes of this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H215F64486FF64D13A5868474DE1FDCA1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
regulatory
</quote>
means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H160F041ED2954B18B644185019F32B15">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
supervisory
</quote>
means examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and
soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies
and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H6996E0BB665B449E9899EF7B7FE0DD50">
<enum>
726.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0E3C76EDF5244ED7BB8142EA06A99AAA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which
includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where
the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD0458FD88A894596980F59A0AC36D906">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFAE803084A284346864B2B0956157026">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any of the following religious plans:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6AB196E506CA46E58008D8E56F8CF6CC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Personal Care's HMO; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F6927D5E48F4DD990B2D0811A52A4A5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0B1F5D1340D4C0A949AA2245C2A9569">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of
religious beliefs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6F425A85313B436CA189ED975E2FDE80">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may
not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the
individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives
because such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious
beliefs or moral convictions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3A1A523DF0DE4D48AABFF635F50F0FA6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related
services.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HF7B59FE6089B4E61B9B7AAFCCE4C2B96">
<enum>
727.
</enum>
<text>
The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic
athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport
through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by
nationally recognized oversight authorities.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HC65A4C864CA9472E8B59B4F8E2AE3B64">
<enum>
728.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal
departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if
consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding
official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional
aircraft ownership pilot program.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H16FA25F3DD774D77A140562BC0081EAF">
<enum>
729.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under
this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce
restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship
Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of
Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300
of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal
Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the
detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HDA1484D2A90441E3BAE3BD9DBBA3C9F0">
<enum>
730.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct,
or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to
existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law
enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that
the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the
temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other
agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center
facilities.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H91AC0C918C3F4E3380D7E31D34F18522">
<enum>
731.
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act
may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news
story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless
the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the
prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or
funded by that executive branch agency.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HB6BCAF31FCE24625BEB28A6C9AE8C2E1">
<enum>
732.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title
5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and
regulations implementing that section.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" id="H86A87F101CF24EBE8B21247E8C998C42">
<enum>
733.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBBCAAE0BAD1E4E2693D723C2BC984005">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for
any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which
is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/395">
6 U.S.C. 395(b)
</external-xref>
) or any subsidiary of such
an entity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H30D9912490724F69906A27248105A323">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Waivers
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H88AB057C18814AF589CA4C36B0648625">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the
authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is
required in the interest of national security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB7081F6902004732846C1A64E169F57F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Report to congress
</header>
<text>
Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H9CFA0DC89495407D9B1F733E73FE9256">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the
enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such
contract.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HD6BB94E65DE54878A91090579660945E">
<enum>
734.
</enum>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, for each employee who—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDC1F41248378424594B88C0C0D31A6D1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
retires under section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8336">
8336(d)(2)
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8414">
8414(b)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF30DB1967B3C41ECB9333A436778B84E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and
receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency
shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount
equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of
processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts
shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management
and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under section
8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HFF07A8B8F7CE430A8DF3637B4EEA01C0">
<enum>
735.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3E52D8EDF47B4293A0A1901D5A687DBE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any
entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the
following information as a condition of submitting the offer:
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H9557AC461DF34E3A977A4AF51824B70B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for
an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers
or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for
election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is
otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA3E260BCE8BC497C8509A0F2547E33A5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its
officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any
person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will
use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HFFB85CE99AD54CCB814C2320D4523814">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, each of the terms
<quote>
contribution
</quote>
,
<quote>
expenditure
</quote>
,
<quote>
independent expenditure
</quote>
,
<quote>
electioneering communication
</quote>
,
<quote>
candidate
</quote>
,
<quote>
election
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Federal office
</quote>
has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et
seq.).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H6EEA2816240944AC8DB9CA1303A397FD">
<enum>
736.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a
portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal government, including
the President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a
Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive
branch agency (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/133">
section 133
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code),
or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H641DB76097CF45A99069E5B6A88A8807" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
737.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H77DC08E6492F4DE18233E26B6E93C486">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0EA2852E1C5A49DA9004CE0295000B47">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no
part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015, by this or any
other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5342">
section 5342(a)(2)(A)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F9B0372646A45EE830D3CFCC42DAD89" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section
for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the
applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year
2015, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade
and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1206CD995D934EF7BEF07964026B554B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, as a
result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph
(A) by more than the sum of—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BAD96F611154D40B0BB5661CFB8C051">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5303">
section 5303
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBEFC709E0894DD786D13FDC1CC0E762">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments
taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5304 of such title
(whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage
of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under
such section.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H690F3A0551044A828D27D5E1BDA49B8E" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph
(B) or (C) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5342">
section 5342(a)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and no
employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the
periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the
rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1)
applicable to such employee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C92F3A2EB4B44DFB950E1C22D68009A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this
subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September
30, 2014, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office
of Personnel Management.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H233A0C0119D744C7A320C7123BBB746A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this
subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30,
2014, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel
Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF967F0ED79664CD9952D7232947D4E99" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7008545D73C41EFB9AC7179535032F7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that
provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee
benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any
requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay,
the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this
subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC10F57C0C53482392B88BC2DB18A97B" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee
covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be
payable were this subsection not in effect.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB86ECF6B4E24F1BBEE2ECED1EE4AFBC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this
subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to
ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C0369E5D563436CBEA786A5BF8EEB43" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems
that take place in fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title
5, United States Code, shall be—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74BF2EAF652749B499EB43F98EB78100">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay
are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and
5304 of title 5, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased
pursuant to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5303">
5303
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and
prevailing rate employees described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5343">
section 5343(a)(5)
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality
designated as
<quote>
Rest of United States
</quote>
pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33698107B8E84D65B4F61C3A73790552">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30,
2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H46956AE16BED4C88AEB39B9F240149C0">
<enum>
738.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0A7822E7B5024564B952E553B0270FEF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Vice President may not receive a pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate
adjustment made under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/104">
section 104
</external-xref>
of title 3, United States Code, or any
other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H4BFBD5BC68C94197ACA152B535D5073F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay
is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay
rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding schedule adjustments
made under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5318">
section 5318
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or any other
provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This
subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position under a
political appointment.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H44CC214B0BAE4D399F90425835B1B4CF">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year
2015, notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/465">
Public Law 96–465
</external-xref>
) or any other provision of law, except as provided in
subsection (g), (h), or (i).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF4BD23FC5BF7410087FCEB01F8E1FFB7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5382">
5382
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5383">
5383
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not
be received in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in subsection (g),
(h), or (i)) by—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF1C5F310971144CFB7246F3768AF0225">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV
of the Executive Schedule; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B9C1FFB9B3E4BC98368EB121398FD9B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving
under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above
level IV of the Executive Schedule.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA9FE4118B6F841E889537D819ECAC47F">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-based payments under section 5304 of
title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of
the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not
receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i).
This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay
system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees appointed under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3161">
section 3161
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another
pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter
51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HBE0F70EF8A5F48A295F9180AFFA9C07B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political
appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under
applicable law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HAA50D24F2C3B4884B15F5DBAB05C4BC5">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives a Presidential appointment and who
makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay
entitlements under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3392">
section 3392
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, is not
subject to this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0EF124894DBE44BE930243D4B45FC5B9">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a Presidential appointment to any position in
the executive branch and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign
Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act
of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/465">
Public Law 96–465
</external-xref>
) is not subject to this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H462983C2499E4F03844DFAD5ABE477C0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay
rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position
with higher-level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of
pay, except that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and
applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H343E0C8AA91D4EDF9A3354985CAEF555">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered
position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial
pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations
in effect on December 31, 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA632A3F70C834DB98B669D91DA7C33F6">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<text>
If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that
begins in calendar year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, the bar on
the employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end
of that pay period.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FACD3F07E8048C99E09BD8AF8729898" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
739.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HECFB254A7D7847BC8C08B5CAF0EC3B84">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or
any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector
General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector
General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each
conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or
office during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States
Government was more than $100,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H672EC96B581446CE8CC78B2A5F39A277" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during
the applicable period—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A66A52B9E144A8F9C58F8E17D68E2E6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of its purpose;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78E36DAF07994556990FB516F27FCF66">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the number of participants attending;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABE380C332F54113BB0F9E4AD5371D9F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H730606E60BC143C9B9E3E7544A9366E8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cost of any food or beverages;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF73C3D8FC0F341AEBC99CB43E73407CB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cost of any audio-visual services;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49C317DF64094472BB32E7979E748DAB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF0BC073CC4A490ABC2916FA1CA2DCE4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B9431D54989423B9D00AA8552852549">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of the contracting procedures used including—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC10FE9C490224B90B112393BFB723B4C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78BD3ACB5560404E85675879DD4175EE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating
potential contractors for the conference.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68E25E981B3B4DCDA2C4BFA6258A1577" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board,
commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act
during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government
was more than $20,000, the head of any such department, agency, board,
commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics
official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date,
location, and number of employees attending such conference.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52A33EEF1DE747F3BD76714A21064B9E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not
be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described
in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the
purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference
held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other
routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5B29B90E09A4A5EB9254737939388B4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and
conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management
and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H2CC6A6D795074B3FB2AE24BEE849B435">
<enum>
740.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase,
eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as
proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such
proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless
such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions
of this or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2533B1A7D338489DAFA03462AEF63929" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
741.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer,
enforce, or apply the rule entitled
<quote>
Competitive Area
</quote>
published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed.
Reg. 20180 et seq.).
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45BE03E4166B47CAB978E435C0E9E8D1" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
742.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to
begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the
conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal
employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any
other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H27B5E47576E64C4FB18FBE0768701C60" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
743.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBE2B0A4102894610AF4D02C4940BDFA6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be
available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity
that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report
fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or
statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or
contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a
designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal
department or agency authorized to receive such information.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H9A43F2F594CA44C2AC955100DDD138BF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312,
Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency
governing the nondisclosure of classified information.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H857B140887944324B2552927332D734C" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
744.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract,
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant
to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any
unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all
judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed,
and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement
with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the
awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal
agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has
made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect
the interests of the Government.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA322D0E3153A45BFB561A9ADC90ED33F" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
745.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract,
memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant
to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was
convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the
preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction,
unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the
corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not
necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA679B4AC016B4DC39C25EF1D7AE505A1" reported-display-style="italic" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
746.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Inspectors
General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Government Accountability Office,
and other stakeholders shall develop—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H882342E65C3E4FF2AC26E2E2DD3857CF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a stabilized, effective system of internal control
over financial reporting, whereby the agency would qualify for a
consolidated Department level audit for obtaining a financial statement
audit opinion, rather than an agency level audit; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H556635B36E2447368027F7633173E98E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
recommendations on how to improve current financial reporting requirements to increase government
transparency, in conjunction with the implementation of the Digital
Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/101">
Public Law 113–101
</external-xref>
), and
better meet the needs of all stakeholders.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HDA24F39383B54021BDFD4DD024142A33" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
747.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H50A0BCAB3E2142989E6ADAD27FF8A44B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements
in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other
nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or
agreement does not contain the following provisions:
<quote>
These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the
employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute
or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2)
communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a
violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste
of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to
public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The
definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities
created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are
incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or
agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of
an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee
or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions
appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be
used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person
will not disclose any classified information received in the course of
such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States
Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do
not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an
executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to
reporting a substantial violation of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H45CC94CEBDF547FB8D98B94ECC294A14" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection
(a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in
effect when the agreement was entered into.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0F6A17858C0A46B6994726475C094CF5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement
entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially
similar language to that required in subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H43A8B01B92A14AA0807E7016B7C5D8DF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
748.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During fiscal year 2015, on the date that a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance
with section 1017 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
, the Bureau of Consumer Financial
Protection shall notify Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs of the Senate of such requests.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H21D59C3A5C7547D3B9C389F588042D11">
<enum>
749.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal
Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administration has solicited and
considered input from Governors, mayors, and other stakeholders.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H61D1F55CC46D4230A2D4E5A5E87EE345">
<enum>
750.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
<quote>
this Act
</quote>
contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="H8B0DFD04ECDD43E683311F9327A8EBBA" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="traditional-inline">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—district of columbia
</header>
<appropriations-small id="HD3238A7B3E0B4904B3CFDA9FE56C95A7">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HF0A1110741194762A9BCC563A527CE07">
<enum>
801.
</enum>
<text>
There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be
necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or
judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia
government.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA0D158D115C248E58F87A661A83C12BE">
<enum>
802.
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes
or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or
defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA22C581F7A194E6DB424754176178615">
<enum>
803.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H853E4D9F1B2A478E843F9F436ABC8ADC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal
and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H9ACB8412730A4F1B98A4F5106FE7E544">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H0A0649BEA1074949A7B7D34B00988FDE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H8C3D933CCC724D2AA70C03D0BFB5BB59">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H53CCE024093448B78291A97212CF6602">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for
which funds have been denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H0B379EC39E5E49E0AA3D07196A1CEEC5">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC74A07CC223542CD9E0229B8DC79457D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds
in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H71072F4BCA1B471BAE61FC71DF8C8D4A">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility
center,
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text changed="added" continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA7BFE9D5FD7145CA81D775A6F8BF4D33">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer
requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAE79B3930A394639B1DFD17BCCFF718E">
<enum>
804.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide
for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of
United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d)
of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention
Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF5E3FC8AB2614F8C9482E5ADD4967E6F">
<enum>
805.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by
any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the
District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or
employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or
employee's official duties. For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
official duties
</quote>
does not include travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, except in the
case of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0CDCA7DFC6014DA889BA31690E0EAB1F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of
Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CB05830507144F29D6B5A578E287058">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and
Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of
Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D060EAC80F6480986F8ED9699E898BF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the
District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District
of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDD14C5D6C714ECC8B4D2030E8501A36">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief
Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24
hours a day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE5860669D6442E5BE7224F494DF7964">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an
officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a
day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF84E8AAD776460791FCCDD90BB7CA07">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H898B2347ACC24DCE8F1B2B910DDCB7AA">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HF9ACA48714B249D692231F900EDE1643">
<enum>
806.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3A686064471B456B9CDA7420708DC486">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney
General or any other officer or entity of the District government to
provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to
require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the
District of Columbia.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7E5A699F6AA64FDF932621D1FE870498">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting
on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the
District government regarding such lawsuits.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDEE970768AD4173B812773BAF0D7FEC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
807.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for
the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any
location that has been determined by the local public health or local law
enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HAE9C3961D1CE44FBB65C091BF0BE53BB">
<enum>
808.
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia
from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by
health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any
legislation enacted on such issue should include a
<quote>
conscience clause
</quote>
which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H564AB510C0D94530AEF4CED2CA463448">
<enum>
809.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H921CCEA56F984A0E912B9526A9A11B96">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or
regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the
possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the
Controlled Substances Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">
21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or any
tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H479E46E3F5B941B788B34723B45467EA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to
legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession,
use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled
Substances Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">
21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or any tetrahydrocannabinols
derivative for recreational purposes.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1BA64436499C4B5992815BF8AF9B0ACA">
<enum>
810.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the
life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term
or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFA6EB46DB7F9457FAFCAC785A74272B7">
<enum>
811.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEF736369042C4EAA85756840910CCB4A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial
Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of
Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of
the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to
section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code,
sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government
for fiscal year 2015 that is in the total amount of the approved
appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services
and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual
expenditures.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H978CDE78838146F79AE762D4C32BC1EE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District
of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address
unanticipated changes in program requirements.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFFEF4AD9560B4CA4B4AAE28AAFC6E222">
<enum>
812.
</enum>
<text>
No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial
Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of
Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District
of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual
enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format
of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant
to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official
Code, Sec. 1–204.42).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H04B3C79DFBED41469DD59677501627A8">
<enum>
813.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H29CE7620192C44E5B857A1758E64F9F4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of
Columbia's enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once
transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the
provisions of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7229C2CF908F4AF0AD6C18B4F46B5D15">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses
any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior
fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once
transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority
consistent with the provisions of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2B77CC927F4E4EC68D18F02AB3C15EE4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds
derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital
projects.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H25247FB5C8504417B713BE43EA8E23B9">
<enum>
814.
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations,
unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCB31AF6F435F4BE4811525864CABAA35">
<enum>
815.
</enum>
<text>
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of
unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015
from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and
expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through
September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of
such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section
803 of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0D9F6F6958F2479CB091B5E9E7E78C95">
<enum>
816.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H657A1419549E4DD5BC95C2CEC74765C8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During fiscal year 2016, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing
resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in
effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any
project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Fiscal Year
2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any
modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of
the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set
forth by such Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD6B7D330D1974AE8836DE458C3D00338">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6903FCCEEADE4043880EEE0F95C05293">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is in
effect; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95724422702D4D039C26B4C3BAD8F65B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year
2016.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE207534925AC461988F4D1E7EC65FA0A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided
under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that
would be provided by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0586F527428B4FB2996FF8B8FAD01A32">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for
such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 for which
this section applies to such project or activity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2B21BBEB123242C4BC28B4EF68AA848E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any
other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDFA0B844A76B411D9CFFDDBF52268499">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to
continue for such period; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC767E61ACD544851B8767966812AABFD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no
authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for
such period.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD88251B4785E44159D88A98721437F6D">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District
of Columbia mandated by other law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H792F0EC46E4040E09CB8EBDC191F81F9">
<enum>
817.
</enum>
<text>
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
<quote>
this Act
</quote>
contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of
this title or of title IV.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H0E97A4F3FD55496BB9D7497926D5A739">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HD376836606E74EC793A97DD7044F1946" style="appropriations">
<enum>
F
</enum>
<header>
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="H9ACBC1DB17D04066822E4047D967A0F4" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H88DC1CB40B0B4BCDA369996005617CB0">
<header>
Department of the Interior
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE31D125D4EB74A51B727B2FB32C49C51">
<header>
Bureau of Land Management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H42CA0923B721470B9A4F7C8F671D082B">
<header>
Management of lands and resources
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral
surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in
lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of
facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their
resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management,
including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of
mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public
Law 96–487 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3150">
16 U.S.C. 3150(a)
</external-xref>
), $970,016,000, to remain available until
expended; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2015
subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and
Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of
Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a
lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use
authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by
amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that
shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 per new application for permit to
drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new
application, and
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
in addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost
of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until
expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to
this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees
that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final
appropriation estimated at not more than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to
remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees
established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site
activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H65C9AF2FA7E64FB9A9F0AE97AA426C85">
<header>
Land acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
, including
administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests
therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund and to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H108368EA9EC6464D87FCEA9BF8472105">
<header>
Oregon and California grant lands
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for
construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation,
and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad
grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California
land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and
acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting
roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested
Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against
the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the
General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of
subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C.
1181(f)).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3B66CAF58DB04311A161D86B939FB90A">
<header>
Range improvements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of
Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1751">
43 U.S.C. 1751
</external-xref>
), notwithstanding any other Act,
sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal
year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/315">
43 U.S.C. 315(b)
</external-xref>
,
315(m)) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees
and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the
Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000,
to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3F97B659E927478C8AD034CBAC8AF75F">
<header>
Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other
authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for
costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for
monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in
conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged
property, such amounts as may be collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
(43
U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30
U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
(43
U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to
that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or
settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of
that Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1735">
43 U.S.C. 1735(c)
</external-xref>
), shall be available and may be expended under
the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or
rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land
Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer,
purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to
whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact
lands damaged which led to the action:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for
which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public
lands.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE0635BA5E1084FD5B695468D8A196C2B">
<header>
Miscellaneous trust funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated
such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1737">
43 U.S.C. 1737
</external-xref>
), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative
costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted
lands under section 211(b) of that Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1721">
43 U.S.C. 1721(b)
</external-xref>
), to remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H42BE8A67E6FE4DC8B3F9DD9757C4FF77">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct
expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable
agreements with public and private entities, including with States.
Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection,
and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance
of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United
States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the
Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws
administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of
enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be
accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed
$10,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/620">
Public Law 90–620
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/501">
44 U.S.C. 501
</external-xref>
), the Bureau may, under cooperative
cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure
printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced
publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either
in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is
capable of meeting accepted quality standards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an
identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by
the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not
be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and
burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the sale of
wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing
into commercial products.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H80578897C1E6487CB35EBFCF4093698D">
<header>
United states fish and wildlife service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDD2901584B654E4DA09E8A44E45521B2">
<header>
Resource management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and
for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the
performance of other authorized functions related to such resources,
$1,207,658,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016 except as
otherwise provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e)
of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">
16 U.S.C. 1533
</external-xref>
)
(except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and
final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions
described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of
which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding
the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3),
excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection
(a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall
be used for any activity regarding petitions to list species that are
indigenous to the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and
(b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for
implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the
Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">
16 U.S.C. 1533
</external-xref>
) for species that are not
indigenous to the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0B728FF715E54D5DA595DAA46D7E2899">
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required
in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and
utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands
and interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H97F95AB1FDAC464680C511AC271B4E81">
<header>
Land acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C.
460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest
therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived from the Land
and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for
any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HEDE41DEB8217457F81389F16CA464CBF">
<header>
Cooperative endangered species conservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C.
1535), $50,095,000, to remain available until expended, of which
$22,695,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species
Conservation Fund; and of which $27,400,000 is to be derived from the Land
and Water Conservation Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3005172D075241258E041BAD21292F0C">
<header>
National wildlife refuge fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/715s">
16 U.S.C. 715s
</external-xref>
), $13,228,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H891A6B0A436A415182E3787657784157">
<header>
North American wetlands conservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4401">
16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $34,145,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD952983DF1B142D8885F865D36BCF89A">
<header>
Neotropical migratory bird conservation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101
et seq.), $3,660,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA3137BDD5BBD45E3A48FD966A733C2E8">
<header>
Multinational species conservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4201">
16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4261">
16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the
Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5301">
16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6301">
16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and the
Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6601">
16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
$9,061,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H92E62BFC21EA44D9B3715A1DE1EC2D84">
<header>
State and tribal wildlife grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the
United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American
Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act
of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development
and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their
habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian
tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, territories, and other
jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional
Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining
provisions of this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the
amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of
Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not
more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa,
the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent
thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of
which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to
the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is
based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the
total population of all such States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State
shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount
available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or
more than 5 percent of such amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such
projects and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed
65 percent of the total costs of such projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amount apportioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains
unobligated as of September 30, 2016, shall be reapportioned, together
with funds appropriated in 2017, in the manner provided herein.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H322352113E804351BFD43951563FC9BF">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by
direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and
reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations
and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall
be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to
reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the
purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident
to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent
with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of
aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the
Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used
pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish
and wildlife resources:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/501">
44 U.S.C. 501
</external-xref>
, the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and
partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from
cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the
cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or
services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting
accepted quality standards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval
shall be deposited under the heading
<quote>
United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management
</quote>
and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of
processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and
revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H23F03C4B790044D5851112B4E8A0A4D6">
<header>
National park service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H81CC2959D6C34A5F8E4D986C78A01F86">
<header>
Operation of the national park system
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities
administered by the National Park Service and for the general
administration of the National Park Service, $2,275,773,000, of which
$9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of
Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for maintenance, repair, or
rehabilitation projects for constructed assets shall remain available
until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and previous Appropriations Acts are
available for the purposes of section 5 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/348">
Public Law 95–348
</external-xref>
and section
204 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/486">
Public Law 93–486
</external-xref>
, as amended by section 1(3) of Public Law
100–355.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE73962EC5E4C43C3B377F354080167BD">
<header>
National recreation and preservation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs,
heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review,
international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise
provided for, $63,117,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H278E8AB2A51D4237BBA75D321D4A320A">
<header>
Historic preservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et
seq.), $56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and
to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H10E3E9C74556430CAF96879609887107">
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, including
modifications authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park
Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/410r-8">
16 U.S.C. 410r-8
</external-xref>
), $138,339,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year
2015 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year
Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which
includes the full scope of the project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause
<quote>
availability of funds
</quote>
found at 48 CFR 52.232–18.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAF2C9C1842864222971FBC4D1B732E09">
<header>
Land and water conservation fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H56E4787CA5F24ADBB75041765BF8BCCD">
<header>
(rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by section 9 of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–10a) is rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HEFA002BA8A0F4227A5923864CD10B5BC">
<header>
Land acquisition and state assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or
interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to
the National Park Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and
Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which
$48,117,000 is for the State assistance program and of which $8,986,000
shall be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as
authorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of
2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">
Public Law 111–11
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE6005E9261594B17B467C95AB3516924">
<header>
Centennial challenge
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 814(g) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/333">
Public Law 104–333
</external-xref>
(16
U.S.C. 1f) relating to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, to
remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and
programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be derived from
non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of
donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5F20F75C259745BE82AE9E9D62ACD8B1">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7C71F90FA26C404E9752AA5545B8C3C3">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/391">
Public Law 105–391
</external-xref>
, franchise fees
credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the
Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the
National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory
Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for
this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise
fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount
of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the
benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating
unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the
benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or
reduce liability.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by
section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">
Public Law 109–432
</external-xref>
), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent
of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section,
such retained amounts to remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA),
Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204.
Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support
costs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDA9925C53ED94F7084EEEA04C06A8242">
<header>
United states geological survey
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7B269DECF9E1485E970B29D714E793EB">
<header>
Surveys, investigations, and research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations,
and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the
mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and
possessions, and other areas as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31">
43 U.S.C. 31
</external-xref>
, 1332, and
1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give
engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30
U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting
mining and materials processing industries (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/3">
30 U.S.C. 3
</external-xref>
, 21a, and 1603; 50
U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish
and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,045,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which $53,337,189 shall
remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which
$7,280,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and
capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to conduct new
surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by
the property owner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of
topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations
carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB787DCAC918540CDA63785BD0B940967">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums
as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of
topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized
surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in
the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings
and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and
observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee for
Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons
employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in
the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of
contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 of
title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements
directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit
organizations, without regard to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/6101">
41 U.S.C. 6101
</external-xref>
, for the temporary or
intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be
considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5,
United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries,
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims,
but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other
purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7D4A120D9F9B4243A7D3BCABEBB7C303">
<header>
Bureau of ocean energy management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H6551260FB0A3445CBD14E713786995D5">
<header>
Ocean energy management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil
and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer
Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized
by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing
other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial
delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements,
$169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain available until September
30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited
to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases
to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery
fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies,
assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the
fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation
estimated at not more than $72,422,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting
volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H65D3D400FC32472DA2970CBC4F268E84">
<header>
Bureau of safety and environmental enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H5091F804E5784FC3A2E1A5EDE39637E4">
<header>
Offshore safety and environmental enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way
and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and
marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by
law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by
law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation;
and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which
$66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which
$58,579,000 is to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited
to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases
to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery
fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental
Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including
studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the
fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation
estimated at not more than $66,147,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts
collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall
be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year
2015, as provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the
amounts realized in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this
appropriation and remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau
of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and
mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly
development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental
Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et
seq.), including the review of applications for permits to drill.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF9A5D999987246029F2B11392321FD61">
<header>
Oil spill research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title
VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990,
$14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust
Fund, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5F8D1A9AFF744E8D8F1EEB6CA763F691">
<header>
Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H693080CCD6C14B62BEE236CABBAF3A1C">
<header>
Regulation and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act of 1977,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
, $122,713,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for
the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H52735794730D463A9FF844FE5861F49F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to
section 507 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1257">
30 U.S.C. 1257
</external-xref>
), $40,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees assessed and collected by the Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to
this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are
received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015
appropriation estimated at not more than $122,713,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4F3092FE2258498F80F9C020DB988697">
<header>
Abandoned mine reclamation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
, $27,399,000, to be derived from receipts of the
Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/365">
Public Law 97–365
</external-xref>
, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20
percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States
Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under title IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
may be used for any required
non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government
for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or
abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of
State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation
and Enforcement sponsored training.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2B257F1057EF460DA5631464D3B666B2">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, with funds available for the Technical
Innovation and Professional Services program in this or any other Act with
respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title for computer
hardware, software and other technical equipment to State and tribal
regulatory and reclamation programs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H596D6DC16556436FBFB45287009C24D5">
<header>
Bureau of indian affairs and bureau of indian education
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HCFE7FB29892A4F8B9ABA01B369178DD4">
<header>
Operation of indian programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1067580456844754802239238D2AA1FB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the
Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/13">
25 U.S.C. 13
</external-xref>
), the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et
seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2001">
25 U.S.C. 2001–2019
</external-xref>
), and the
Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2501">
25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
$2,429,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as
otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for
official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed
$74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the
amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian
communities affected by the disaster:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian
tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare
assistance costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other
education programs shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall
remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement,
road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land records
improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian
Self-Determination Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450f">
25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.
</external-xref>
) and section 1128
of the Education Amendments of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2008">
25 U.S.C. 2008
</external-xref>
), not to exceed
$62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school
operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated
with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal
year 2014 for the operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000
within and only from such amounts made available for administrative cost
grants shall be available for the transitional costs of initial
administrative cost grants to grantees that assume operation on or after
July 1, 2014, of Bureau-funded schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of
September 30, 2016, may be transferred during fiscal year 2017 to an
Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the
holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to
purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5449C5B358E34E4CB665775D0DD00740">
<header>
Construction
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9017DDAB8AC6471CB4CA53A29050FDDA">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings,
utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering
services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and
preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo
Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/87/483">
Public Law 87–483
</external-xref>
, $128,876,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation
Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from
the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program
management costs of the Bureau:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made
available on a nonreimbursable basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair
project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools
under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/297">
Public Law 100–297
</external-xref>
, the Secretary of the Interior shall use the
Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance
Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee
shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be
performed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would
be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to
applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State
health and safety standards as required by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2005">
25 U.S.C. 2005(b)
</external-xref>
, with respect
to organizational and financial management capabilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements
contained in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2504">
25 U.S.C. 2504(f)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to
the disputes provision in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2507">
25 U.S.C. 2507(e)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary may assume
control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18
months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds
appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the
planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American
Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for
space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform
implementation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAAAE4D9C8647468BB9793400E06BF907">
<header>
Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water
claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618,
111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of other land and water rights
settlements, $35,655,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H621613C2CB7F4937971C7DE4FE5DDE07">
<header>
Indian guaranteed loan program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for
administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of
1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $100,496,183.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H70B6464688DE4ED9B086710270B1F431">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure,
contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly
or in cooperation with States and other organizations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H90CFEE56363741A99CEB9B430EAFB031">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/15">
25 U.S.C. 15
</external-xref>
, the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of
the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the
San Carlos Irrigation Project.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H430CA286D11E4A74BEA1BB1B5393500E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for
central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative
Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding
for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities
operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants,
compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs
under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal
Self-Governance Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/413">
Public Law 103–413
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H152F5F3F43464B6AB03CA0BBF5112E1D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust
responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship
between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to
access future appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H122E1FFCEF4C4AE78A7F872A43DE274E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education,
other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/452">
25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.
</external-xref>
, shall be available to support the operation
of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDDAE899522F043D584EC9B9EBA7EF7E8">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for
any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by
the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian
Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary
of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to
one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed
to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian
Education. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for
schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the
Bureau's funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system
as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was
reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may
not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as
that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2021">
25 U.S.C. 2021
</external-xref>
)), except that a charter school that is in existence on
the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a
Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate
during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a
pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real
and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter
school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does
not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in
which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding.
Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school
and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and
employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees
for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9FC120F00CE8497593088FF43B0904B0">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/113">
Public Law 106–113
</external-xref>
, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received
indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based
on section 5(f) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/301">
Public Law 101–301
</external-xref>
, the Secretary shall continue to
distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using
the section 5(f) distribution formula.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6550A45902734EE6B6D145D79741CC2A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the
Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary
may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide
language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public
schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government
which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those
currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an
educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities
comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal,
Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with
Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations
at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as
for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by
busing students extended distances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance,
rehabilitation, construction or other facilities-related costs for such
assets that are not owned by the Bureau:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<quote>
satellite school
</quote>
means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles
but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H1E0CF87DF6204E41B96853E0D84BD3F6">
<header>
Departmental offices
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H36BC5A4F9D71428DAC1480C1FFE7564C">
<header>
Office of the Secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE4077AA862C3490199DE5D1DD3FEBEC5">
<header>
departmental operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior, including the collection
and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds,
and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law,
$265,263,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not
to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation
expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers
compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated
with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of
which $12,000,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived
from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until
expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended
for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available
for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in
which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts
owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable
erroneous payments.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9CF6743CA29A47D083E9EB5272F03E85">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 (31
U.S.C. 6901–6907) may be retained for administrative expenses of the
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible units of local
government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual
county by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpayments to that
county:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid
from any reductions for overpayments to other counties and the amount
necessary to cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and
shall be paid to individual counties.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4522865586E44ACEB27DCECA7474894F">
<header>
Insular affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HBA5FF43729E24049ABF8059FC747AD78">
<header>
Assistance to territories
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of
the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
, $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 shall remain
available until expended for territorial assistance, including general
technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral
reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research;
grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses,
as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1661">
48 U.S.C. 1661(c)
</external-xref>
); grants to the Government of
American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction
and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the
Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as
authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana
Islands as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/241">
Public Law 94–241
</external-xref>
; 90 Stat. 272); and (2)
$9,448,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for,
including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities
established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government
Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of
title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms
of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States
Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public
Law 104–134:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to
institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital
infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be
determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to timely
maintenance of its capital assets:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous
appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the
purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42
U.S.C. 5170c).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD81FF0018CF74173A2E638D143CDC991">
<header>
Compact of free association
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for
in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the
Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free
Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and
the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/658">
Public Law 99–658
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8AACB3BD389C41CA9E91BA39F4EAD307">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H88C0317745BA47F7801585376D7C6A4C">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory
funds provided under section 104(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
and Public Law
104–134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for
the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three
percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan
administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification
Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural
Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such
funds shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area,
credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible
entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1)
of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds
otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such
authorities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H55E0B73CB04742369062155C49C404FF">
<header>
Office of the solicitor
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H97720C8387FA4369A23B678AB3C33E53">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF55307AAD7D847B9BB0B59F6EAEA04C4">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H1F80692FC2704C53A30B1BCD2D61F45C">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $50,047,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3D37228C1C274498AF36F7D86AA72583">
<header>
Office of the special trustee for American indians
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB6BD27BF131C4713A6C85DA56C3FE659">
<header>
Federal trust programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4AB138D069BF43EBAAE3EE52FBFB9F17">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative
agreements, compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or any other Act,
may be available for historical accounting:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be
transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of
Indian Education,
<quote>
Operation of Indian Programs
</quote>
account; the Office of the Solicitor,
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
account; and the Office of the Secretary,
<quote>
Departmental Operations
</quote>
account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as
authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et
seq.), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide
a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has
not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 or less:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such
accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn
upon the express written request of the account holder:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct
administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to
Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this
account for this purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of
less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of
ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H703A1B6B5F6E4F2AA03C682BB45BE9E8">
<header>
Department-wide programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA6B91105DD324C0B84480D0834741835">
<header>
Wildland fire management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H966EAA02AB6B493C8A7721849709DB0D">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and
research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities,
and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $804,779,000,
to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000
shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from
which funds were previously transferred for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, of which
$10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided $18,035,000 is for burned area rehabilitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without
cost from funds available from this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1856d">
42 U.S.C. 1856d
</external-xref>
, sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of
the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et
seq., protection of United States property, may be credited to the
appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection,
and are available without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may
enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for
hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, and for
training and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management
and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on adjacent
non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any
non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected
parties:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for
purposes of hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes
activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local
private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps
crews, Public Lands Corps (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/154">
Public Law 109–154
</external-xref>
), or related partnerships
with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or
micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a
significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project
workforce to complete such contracts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to
ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities
provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs
of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of
1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
</external-xref>
) to consult and conference, as required by
section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of
real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to
construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased
properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant
stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to
make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity
associated with the lease:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of
funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers
would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and
projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency
response actions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or through the
Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland research,
technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the
concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support
forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural resource
activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions,
including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation
with United States and international organizations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3EAEAECF872149169CDDEC187C0C1466">
<header>
Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0EE44C2AA0244ED0B612E34C55AD6DFB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of the Interior and
as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response
activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are only available for transfer to the
<quote>
Wildland Fire Management
</quote>
account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act
of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1748a">
43 U.S.C. 1748a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1FA71F35F4B3414BA7D7A20EC0ACD731">
<header>
Central hazardous materials fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and
bureaus for the response action, including associated activities,
performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $10,010,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H669FF21DAAB548A8AA5A8340E3EBF4CE">
<header>
Natural resource damage assessment and restoration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2D0C8D64B43F4970BA32A89B982AAD37">
<header>
Natural resource damage assessment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill
preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the
provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/337">
Public Law 101–337
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/19jj">
16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.
</external-xref>
),
$7,767,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H81D89A9CF6CD4EF3B552A519717CBAEF">
<header>
Working capital fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system,
information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department,
consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department,
$57,100,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish
reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual
leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, local and tribal government employees
for training services provided by the National Indian Program Training
Center, other than training related to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment or
professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to
State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations
engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined
in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3306">
section 3306(a)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate
for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of
the National Indian Program Training Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account,
shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for
necessary expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of
Natural Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees,
and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1AB8531C3AA7488FB0C4AE0EDBB557B1">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital
Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through
available excess surplus property:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used
to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H677F342DFA6549B6B5358DA1309B8B74">
<header>
General provisions, Department of the Interior
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HDAC74B1C7E4F4209B4A987862E218633">
<header>
(Including Transfers of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFE6CC7FB2E6D4CC2A957F5F02AEAB5A1">
<header>
Emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H16B3D7068C1B423BB83D09EADA9D8A77">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each
bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency
reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities,
or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood,
storm, or other unavoidable causes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made
available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have
been exhausted:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation,
which must be requested as promptly as possible.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H3A5D878FAA3F42D2AD8C604B26E19AB3">
<header>
Emergency transfer authority—department-wide
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H5767CA753458400EB3EFE6B79D1934FF">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title,
in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several
agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on
or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the
Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its
jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual
earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for
contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and
natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills
or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the
prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper
and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the
Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law
106–224 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7717">
7 U.S.C. 7717(b)
</external-xref>
); for emergency reclamation projects under
section 410 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
; and shall transfer, from any no year
funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and
Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of
regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the
regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the
payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for
reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles,
aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland
fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations
currently available at the time of receipt thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until
the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for
<quote>
wildland fire operations
</quote>
and
<quote>
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund
</quote>
shall be exhausted within 30 days:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation,
which must be requested as promptly as possible:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from
which emergency funds were transferred.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H110B52711E85433D95E48AB779797682">
<header>
Authorized use of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H001E4CCAC0AE4551829956FCC2F17F32">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, when
authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000;
purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped
law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for
telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized
under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when
authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or
associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to
members lower than to subscribers who are not members.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H12D1527F159541B79581FF112831AC90">
<header>
Authorized use of funds, indian trust management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H666318E2E0ED49F6A2D5F5793A01E50A">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian
Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any
unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same
headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust
management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting
activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act
for such purpose.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC4C8F62A46784E4C8299775C6A3EF621">
<header>
redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H940188E88C454162963F973874AB3C52" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to
redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base
funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to
address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service
areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a
reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in
fiscal year 2015. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping
service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent
limitation does not apply.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H52CFF41B04234E69A74B408E061ECB06">
<header>
ellis, governors, and liberty islands
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H9FE5B558D2A6439F873881B223E61E47">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire
lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of
any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of
New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the
support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis,
Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative
activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise
fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary
is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession
contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms
and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA24EA412EA9A49D1A4440DC9C9A514EE">
<header>
Outer Continental Shelf Inspection Fees
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H9DC709AB4DBA4D62BC428FE23F03E579">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE8FED8ED801D4BF0AFF1B9A6532C4985">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be
deposited in the
<quote>
Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement
</quote>
account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C.
1348(c).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H6CD30AFFD5A14FD78D3BB82A015153C7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling
rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal
year 2015 shall be:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HBE6EBC71FB6D4BDBB81A3F73BAF90A49">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H18078087587441DBA9706E5868E1D43D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3E00C8FC353A4F29A70248CE547311F2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H4AEF47242E9947A28698AD14722CBE4D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees
for fiscal year 2015 shall be:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4346E5A63E4A40C294B7D3A1E2D28398">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFF4673CA14C94CF4936A3EC58739552D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HA1F43A9820A348D1A4E76F1DC5FF56CC" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment
required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated
operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in
which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of
billing.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H4349A71A02CC4851ABF0ABD11F14FBC9">
<header>
Oil and gas leasing internet program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H059A3B99153B4FD1A0B5B9033CD2B4BF">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4FA2C891FB1A4378B8A37563E0521299">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">
30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
), the
Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority to implement an oil and
gas leasing Internet program, under which the Secretary may conduct lease
sales through methods other than oral bidding.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1FBBC9A73ACC442297920BF6A3FE1932" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective for fiscal year 2015 until the date of the
enactment of a provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
<quote>
Buck
</quote>
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that amends section 17(b)(1) of the
Mineral Leasing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">
30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)
</external-xref>
) to authorize onshore lease sales
through Internet-based bidding methods.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H588F12C1C0D04E21AD3AB77C094C5F47">
<header>
Bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement reorganization
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H41C16AE2716044FCBE5DE669F7DB9BEA">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and
between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization
only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines for division F in
the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF5F565D79A3D4ED6937C72F067A31A7D">
<header>
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H689EF7C10A88477B8F53EE8FCDA5874E">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into
multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other
appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance
with the provisions of section 304B of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/254c">
41 U.S.C. 254c
</external-xref>
) (except that the
5-year term restriction in subsection (d) shall not apply), for the
long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and
burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative
agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at
the discretion of the Secretary.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HDF96A2BAE29B49EE82B709FF1C99B9B2">
<header>
Mass Marking of Salmonids
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08F1E5442A694891A0E53FB16C8EC2A3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect
threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass
marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from
federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not
limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked
fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial
and recreational fishers.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HACAE0681E2FB47C19676A23C68714AAB">
<header>
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H01335B84E6004386938FCC7A63234EF7">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCB954BE2D94F4A888A8AAC719C049CF5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California Railroad Company’s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not proceed unless the
Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within
the scope of the Right of Way.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HEE90D253E9C74ADDBFBBCF16BA9CD4D7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior may be used, in
relation to any proposal to store water underground for the purpose of
export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar authorization on the
Mojave National Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of
the Bureau of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities
associated with such right-of-way or similar approval.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H806B96EB83324C46AF2080AA21E3EAE2">
<header>
Republic of Palau
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" id="H2A9C2E29CAC34138B30DAF5368CEFA4D">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5210A3D9CF014DA6A1999E0D82D24BD2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text>
Subject to subsection (c), the United States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior
shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2015 grants in
amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and
(d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the
Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau (48
U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in this section as the
<quote>
Compact
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H17FF79A7D9BC44BD90E118A398A7623B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Programmatic Assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subsection (c), the United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic
of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in
subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HA2583AE41E6347EFBAC72825108A867B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on Assistance
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCA146106C2554434BCE96E35881FA8D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The grants and programmatic assistance provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to
the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and assistance were
provided in fiscal year 2009.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H996DC8E723104E1093432CD3FA6A1B5D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Government of Palau withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under
section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under subsections
(a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of Palau.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HB91012660C424731BA852CF987BF5CD2">
<header>
Exhaustion of administrative review
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H031467F761A64D33AB150D2CA19915CC">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
(125 Stat. 1013), as amended by
section 122 of division G of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
(128 Stat. 314), is further
amended by striking
<quote>
through 2015,
</quote>
in the first sentence and inserting
<quote>
through 2016,
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H7428DA8F7BF54D63B6DD41E61A4FB156">
<header>
Wild lands funding prohibition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HA83A386B453A462DB50C207826E9487F">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer,
or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the
Interior on December 22, 2010:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary's authorities under sections 201 and
202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711
and 1712).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HE9E1C9FC47C745D9B129F3922DAE0436">
<header>
Bureau of indian education operated schools
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H1418B9AB497849FF8FBB233CADDBDAD4">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 115(d) of division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
(125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2017
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6EE0E2A32F90495684B2E8892930D425">
<header>
REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HC9FB34DE635140988E495833B342781E">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/88">
Public Law 111–88
</external-xref>
) is amended in the text under the heading ‘‘FOREST
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAC268EF82C234EDAB9DA2E599EF3D7EE">
<header>
VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC3FDCC4C7AFE45229206D29907980B8B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/357">
Public Law 91–357
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/18j">
16 U.S.C. 18j
</external-xref>
), as amended, is further amended by striking
<quote>
$3,500,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$5,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC7144C1FF6754FD79BCF394167495130">
<header>
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H351E11624E704FF5B93E60A910CD2BE7">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving
cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political
subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against
accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations
at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources
available at the end of the fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H198F223B78F145C3ABE6C9865638DF7C">
<header>
Heritage areas
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H6A371275C64F4755B16E6FBC9273C3D6">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H46D2B034F328451A94D097C155323959">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 109 of title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/355">
Public Law 105–355
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461">
16 U.S.C. 461
</external-xref>
note) shall be applied for fiscal year
2015 by substituting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H81B28DAD8F6B4B68A635FA6C8C887572" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 157(h)(1) of title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/291">
Public Law 106–291
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461">
16 U.S.C. 461
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking
<quote>
$10,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$11,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H07876C5C7132415CA3868CAEA848613B">
<header>
Ratification of payments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H7F59A1C612C54341B4895CDFB7697782">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All payments made to school districts under the first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat.
338, chapter 417;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/40a">
16 U.S.C. 40a
</external-xref>
), during the period beginning in fiscal
year 1976 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act are ratified and
approved, notwithstanding the payments made under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/69">
chapter 69
</external-xref>
of title 31,
United States Code to the units of general local government.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA98A6A36357D4BE989642151DCF9575E">
<header>
Sage-Grouse
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H7B6E64BA600342DDB3A16DAF1C25783F">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the
Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species
Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">
16 U.S.C. 1533
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HDD22364116504CE0AFF31B1801A78C44">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (
<italic>
Centrocercus urophasianus
</italic>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4AB0F1C0F11A44859B3C66BA489DBBCD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2A2DF7C69328452FAA6DA696DAB736CC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
a final rule for the bi-state distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE6F9DB145D87460FB73610FBA43422EF">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse (
<italic>
Centrocercus minimus
</italic>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HCA32817ECEA94E8C92AB7E28345706E1" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="HD0753BF330894721A9ACB2B6AD9402B2">
<header>
Environmental protection agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2C231F84B3A84EA3BBFC07F77F3D185D">
<header>
Science and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include
research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for
personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory
equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of
research and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds included under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National
Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this
Act.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H35D12ACE7579415DBAD1C31295EB9527">
<header>
Environmental Programs and Management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided
for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft;
purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations
which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower
than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the
brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for
official reception and representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection:
National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying
this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs
specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading for Information Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of
funds made available for the Immediate Office of the Administrator and
$1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office of Congressional and
Intergovernmental Relations shall be withheld from obligation until
reports detailed in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act are
provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds provided under this
heading for Operations and Administration for the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be withheld from obligation until such
reports are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H36F86767E2354A1FBC6CD9A1DA04BF69">
<header>
Hazardous waste electronic manifest system fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6939g">
42 U.S.C. 6939g
</external-xref>
),
including the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the
hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by such section,
$3,674,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB909DA67FD884699B2FD39C15ACD45D9">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H59147E12A8EB4445A15815EB60F4973B">
<header>
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or
facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency,
$42,317,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE265CC283C5C46D3B1CE6F11583AFA6E">
<header>
Hazardous substance superfund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4939EF2A41BB4492A2DF2DF298B43B8A">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5),
(c)(6), and (e)(4) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9611">
42 U.S.C. 9611
</external-xref>
) $1,088,769,000, to remain available
until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund
on September 30, 2014, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000
as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund
for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in
accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be paid to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the
<quote>
Science and Technology
</quote>
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H27E21594410440AB80C1C7BAEA526E1C">
<header>
Leaking underground storage tank trust fund program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized
by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out
leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section
9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying
out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in
section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to
implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide
financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the
development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage
tanks.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H1201DE3068014E99BA1D0A4E3DB2967E">
<header>
Inland oil spill programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency's responsibilities under
the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil
Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5E3928A0B826479BBE773DB760CA2033">
<header>
State and tribal assistance grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State
revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, to
remain available until expended, of which—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6AD9DE9B87044D82953AFDC22532438F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$1,448,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds
under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which
$906,896,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking
Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications, not
less than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each
State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be
used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water or
energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each
State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or
energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation
on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may
be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts
included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 and
prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund
to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the
Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and
used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(i) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated
for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the
Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such
Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds
appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the
Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be
reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Clean
Water Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern
Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section
1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds
appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under
the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for
grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of the funds made available under this
title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization
grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to
eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative
interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so
used by the State only where such funds are provided as initial financing
for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt
obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or
after the date of enactment of this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H868539AE93D44C839BD147DFBB9E5B1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related
activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and
wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border,
after consultation with the appropriate border commission;
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other
critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United States along
the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or
municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable
local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction
the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the
development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home,
business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other
necessary infrastructure;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32BBB92A377344E6AFEE1C8610C5CF14">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater
infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more
than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead
expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with
the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal,
and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are funded
under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.
1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et
seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided
for projects in regional hub communities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC30D9E2C90D84C50AE00F4CC851DC6E8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants,
interagency agreements, and associated program support costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA
shall be used for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of
facilities described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2DE0FE7639D44D1C929C035C96D37206">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$30,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HACD61F1E992646FDB283061FDBF395A9">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
$10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
explanatory statement accompanying this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD348687846E494B95F768AEEBD37CB9">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
$1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States,
federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and
air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution
prevention, control and abatement and related activities, including
activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/134">
Public Law 104–134
</external-xref>
, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean
Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities
subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of which:
$47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000
shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including
associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for grants to States
under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be
in addition to funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
</quote>
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants under section
106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State
participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys of water
resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H330507ADF4004C4599865EC38446754D">
<header>
Administrative provisions—environmental protection agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H01058810D7864FDA977ABC83257058B5">
<header>
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6303">
31 U.S.C. 6303(1)
</external-xref>
and 6305(1), the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to
implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized
by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award
cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or
Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the
Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian
tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative
agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial
assistance agreements.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate
pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public
Law 112–177, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136w-8">
7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)
</external-xref>
), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136w-8">
7 U.S.C. 136w–8
</external-xref>
) for
fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1A033AD1CADC4C2D8833CDC57F48059C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading
<quote>
Environmental Programs and Management
</quote>
to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out
activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and
Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to
enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal
department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to
governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and
individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and
implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General,
Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust
Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration,
repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the
cost does not exceed $150,000 per project.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The fourth paragraph under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Provisions
</quote>
in title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/54">
Public Law 109–54
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2020
</quote>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the
Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal
year under Section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally recognized
Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Environmental Programs and Management
</quote>
for fiscal year 2015 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed
Restoration Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB76B664BB2C54150A6AE4FC04FD3ED5B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
From unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities funded through the
<quote>
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
</quote>
account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an
emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H987BC5EBB60D439196B49F7FA9F8ED3B" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H246DE83D5C9C4458BDA36B26E0129B79">
<header>
Related agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major id="H0E4E44AB3183416A837F438D3B9FDB22">
<header>
Department of agriculture
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFB7EFAB80A7A4D6F938E179648A0ECF7">
<header>
Forest service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4022949775C64796BE7D751D288E3FF1">
<header>
Forest and rangeland research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $296,000,000, to
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds provided, $70,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H777DCD84E41643528AF63E74A0F48619">
<header>
State and private forestry
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to
States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health
management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or
noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by
pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land
conservation activities and conducting an international program as
authorized, $232,653,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized by law; of which $53,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and
Water Conservation Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFFF6EC92E9014697B997454CE3CD3B10">
<header>
National forest system
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC6FA0C6524A1401A884375070E6DF762">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management,
protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System,
$1,494,330,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape
Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16
U.S.C. 7303(f):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot
program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support
the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding
proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated
funds appropriated in this fiscal year or in a previous fiscal year for
operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF56F797AFDE144A58FBE385B2580BA0D">
<header>
Capital improvement and maintenance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H31F23AA266F44E889C4580B29E54F027">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $360,374,000, to remain
available until expended, for construction, capital improvement,
maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and
infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of
roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not
part of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and
trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23
U.S.C. 101 and 205:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail
repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish
passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service roads may be
contributing to water quality problems in streams and water bodies which
support threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community water
sources:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/501">
16 U.S.C. 501
</external-xref>
)
shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be
available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the
funds are appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to
the
<quote>
National Forest System
</quote>
to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4180AAA95850436EA1B667D8EAA52867">
<header>
Land acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of
1965, (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest
therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest
Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation
Fund and to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA6F1C2AE54014A50A751C3DBCD963EFB">
<header>
Acquisition of lands for national forests special acts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National
Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San
Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as
authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived from forest receipts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF35DBBE36C1B4754AFB46FBE5AE05A82">
<header>
Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or
municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school
authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by
non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to
the Act of December 4, 1967, (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/484a">
16 U.S.C. 484a
</external-xref>
), to remain available until
expended (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–516–617a, 555a;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/586">
Public Law 96–586
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/76/589">
Public Law 76–589
</external-xref>
, 76–591; and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/78/310">
Public Law 78–310
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF5EFB55371ED44C28F1EF0DCFB7FEF30">
<header>
Range betterment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all
moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic
livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant
to section 401(b)(1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
, to remain available until
expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for
administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range
rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8A24117D6D8F46CE8C236F3113B16777">
<header>
Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1643">
16 U.S.C. 1643(b)
</external-xref>
, $45,000, to remain available until expended, to be
derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H27B4C5599EE746D5BB23BEC1CDE6800F">
<header>
Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses
under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/487">
Public Law 96–487
</external-xref>
), $2,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3761A37A34D84BA7836C0A4A422E900A">
<header>
Wildland fire management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H31A68BDA9AB545F280A9AF1D205CAAE6">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands,
for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands
under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent
to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest
System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance,
$2,333,298,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of
advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for
such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services
provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the
extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies
are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of funds appropriated under this
appropriation shall be available for the Forest Service in support of fire
science research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including
all Forest Service authorities for the use of funds, such as contracts,
grants, research joint venture agreements, and cooperative agreements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland
Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these
funds for Fire Science Research:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous
fuels management activities, support to Federal emergency response, and
wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities,
$19,795,000 is for research activities and to make competitive research
grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research
Act, (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1641">
16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $78,000,000 is for State fire assistance,
and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the
Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2106">
16 U.S.C. 2106
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the
<quote>
National Forest System
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Forest and Rangeland Research
</quote>
accounts to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and
watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish
habitat management and restoration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft
for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting mobility,
effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, and such aircraft shall be suitable
for contractor operation over the terrain and forested-ecosystems
characteristic of National Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief
of the Forest Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any
non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected
parties:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture
to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue
grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for training or
monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on
Federal land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such
activities implement a community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent)
and benefit resources on Federal land:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/393">
Public Law 106–393
</external-xref>
,
title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance
with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the
<quote>
State and Private Forestry
</quote>
appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of
funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers
would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and
projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used
to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service
under the
<quote>
State and Private Forestry
</quote>
appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National
Forest System lands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds designated for wildfire suppression, including funds transferred from the
<quote>
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund,
</quote>
shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against
other agency programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the
<quote>
National Forest System
</quote>
to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8BE6EB1EA4EE4B93AA4B77C879F4A496">
<header>
Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H89DC394F70B64D6C8BC4D5D351ECD83C">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and
as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response
activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are only available for transfer to the
<quote>
Wildland Fire Management
</quote>
account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act
of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1748a">
43 U.S.C. 1748a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H17825568D84A42679E69354C1FB29D07">
<header>
Administrative provisions—forest service
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9E88C60BA6DE474BB05974E1C2995AC1">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1)
purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor
vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease,
operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the
operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other
Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing
aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in
value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2)
services pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2225">
7 U.S.C. 2225
</external-xref>
, and not to exceed $100,000 for
employment under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of
buildings and other public improvements (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
); (4) acquisition
of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/428a">
7 U.S.C. 428a
</external-xref>
; (5) for
expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16
U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized
by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance
with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3718">
31 U.S.C. 3718(c)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire
Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation
of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire
preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's
notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all
fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
Wildland Fire Management
</quote>
and
<quote>
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund
</quote>
will be obligated within 30 days:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental
appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency
for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland
research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and
shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource
activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions,
including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation
with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service,
acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements
with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic
agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the
Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S.
private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical
assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland
management.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal,
preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National
Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to
designate the boundaries of such lands.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to
any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of
section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7
U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/224">
Public Law 106–224
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7772">
7 U.S.C. 7772
</external-xref>
), or
section 10417(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/107">
Public Law 107–107
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8316">
7 U.S.C. 8316(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval
of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with
the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement
accompanying this Act.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the
Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than
$14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred
to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs,
commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall
prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the
Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of
Agriculture's National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this
paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs
to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International
Technology Service.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority
projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried
out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the
authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/82">
Public Law 103–82
</external-xref>
, as
amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/154">
Public Law 109–154
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest
Service for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/593">
Public Law 101–593
</external-xref>
, of the funds available to the Forest
Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National
Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of
the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs
expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or
related to Forest Service programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be
available for administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance,
private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made
available by the Forest Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a
project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal
matching funds.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/244">
Public Law 98–244
</external-xref>
, up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the
Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife
Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without
regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest
System lands or related to Forest Service programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its
sub-recipients:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a
project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal
matching funds.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing
technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based
businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1)
and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/663">
Public Law 99–663
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement
in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C.
3056(c)(2)).
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose
of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and
decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate
charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment
of rent, utilities, and other support services.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest
Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the
General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related
expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested
by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews,
land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters.
Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the
Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously
transferred and the requested funding transfers.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans
Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056">
42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and administered by the Forest
Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HF681E26B46DC4B44A901340862BF1C2D">
<header>
Department of health and human services
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2DFBBA5AB2D54004BEBB0C4C7EBAD55F">
<header>
Indian health service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H806B78D7B4104AA6BC62DD1A2E8D4364">
<header>
Indian health services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act
with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,182,147,000, together with
payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/238">
42 U.S.C. 238(b)
</external-xref>
and
238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements,
or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450
</external-xref>
),
shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award
and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization
without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
$914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health
Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
of the funds provided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation
of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the
Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the
preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to the
Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1616a-1">
25 U.S.C. 1616a–1
</external-xref>
) and shall
remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of
the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1616a-1">
25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)
</external-xref>
), funds shall be available to make new
awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections
104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts made available within this account
for the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initiative
and for the domestic violence prevention initiative shall be allocated at
the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2
fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the
funds are appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of
title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available
until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable
conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security
Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of
new facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1613">
25 U.S.C. 1613
</external-xref>
) shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care
Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the
receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal
organizations operating health facilities pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
,
such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled
children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions
under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">
20 U.S.C. 1400
</external-xref>
, et
seq.):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out activities
typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA0EEF48ED9AD4011B32745DC75B449F8">
<header>
Indian health facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary
facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans,
specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection
of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of
domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by
section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2004a">
42 U.S.C. 2004a
</external-xref>
), the Indian
Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and
for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the
Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and
facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000
to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design,
construction, renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit
of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such
facilities will be located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM
equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian
Health Service and tribal facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation
facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing
programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the
<quote>
Indian Health Services
</quote>
account may be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health
Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency
agreement between the Indian Health Service and the General Services
Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition Fund, to remain available until
expended, and be used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of
Federal buildings.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H63FFBAA9E45D455D8283827BB49F0D9C">
<header>
administrative provisions—Indian health service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 5
U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of
medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection
of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for
telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized
under regulations approved by the Secretary; uniforms or allowances
therefor as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; and for expenses of
attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the
Indian Health Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian
patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or
Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds
along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42
U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited to the account of the facility
providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year
limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be
administered under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/121">
Public Law 86–121
</external-xref>
, the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act
and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for
administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to
limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for
any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services
unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or
approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the
reprogramming process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a
tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement
authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450
</external-xref>
), may be deobligated and
reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a
self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall
remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year
limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to
implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September
16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the
eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service
until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting
the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such
request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal
organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods
and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments
in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received
therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to
the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or
subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally
derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health
Service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and
overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical
assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance
notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF5C4A69E25D44F0EB51FBE9B36F1D71A">
<header>
National institutes of health
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB96EFC057520403B82B4C3B171FFB7E7">
<header>
National institute of environmental health sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out
activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9660">
42 U.S.C. 9660(a)
</external-xref>
) and
section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of
1986, $77,349,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8989F22AA296414BBF7293C583850DD1">
<header>
Agency for toxic substances and disease registry
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3CDBC87FB66F4E8A87DD2153798987DF">
<header>
Toxic substances and environmental public health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying
out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of
1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
$74,691,000, of which up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available until
expended for Individual Learning Accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under
section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other
appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without
limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring,
and referral to accredited healthcare providers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the
Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section
104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in
excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA
during fiscal year 2015, and existing profiles may be updated as
necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HA14874EB11FE486FBD79395DB283565E">
<header>
Other related agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC8B9B1DC42374F10A0548F95FC962F10">
<header>
Executive office of the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3156D6269C6A451DB1AB276B0A158019">
<header>
Council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and
Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and
Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official
reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council
shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all
powers, functions, and duties of the Council.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD1DA7078B5F9439A8605D5A0B9B32665">
<header>
Chemical safety and hazard investigation board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H57E936BAB315481F9A7678059D309B7C">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air
Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances
therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
, and for services authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem
equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5
U.S.C. 5376, $11,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three
career Senior Executive Service positions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of
Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by
virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of
the Board:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize
personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the
duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any
individuals to positions within the Board.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9E4E5814BEBA4A2AAC738061B0948B48">
<header>
Office of navajo and hopi indian relocation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HECB385A63E064D368ABEF2E3F0ABEF16">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB7CAFBBEB816484CAF45D0C1FD53A6C7">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public
Law 93–531, $7,341,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible
individuals and groups including evictees from District 6,
Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard
housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the
preceding categories:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and
Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as
of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to
the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such
household:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received
an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement
residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to
25 U.S.C. 640d-10:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the
Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and
investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation,
consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAEB45DB4241B484D8BA39E9E820C2ABD">
<header>
Institute of American indian and alaska native culture and arts development
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H61A95BFFCC054F81A112DE888B649403">
<header>
Payment to the institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as
authorized by title XV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/498">
Public Law 99–498
</external-xref>
(20 U.S.C. 56 part A),
$9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H48FFFBEFC2F94924B2463A1968645EB6">
<header>
Smithsonian institution
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H6F9202430A9F494BB876659DD0728EAC">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in
the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and
documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits
and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of
information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum
assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements
of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and
approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C.
3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
employees, $675,343,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016,
except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $47,522,000
for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition
reinstallation, the National Museum of African American History and
Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain
available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to
support American overseas research centers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors
performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian
presentations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB828D4139AB2413BA675AA9C6D7F2348">
<header>
Facilities capital
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by
the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by
section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for
construction, including necessary personnel, $144,198,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for
services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and of which $24,010,000 shall be
for construction of the National Museum of African American History and
Culture.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H825E60F09C3F4AFF9DF8862A66602DB0">
<header>
National gallery of art
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H07AA91F2E6BF43E0BDA26A9A0073B7DA">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works
of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as
authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the
public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth
Congress), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; payment in
advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in
library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or
services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower
than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for
guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as
authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
); purchase or rental of devices and
services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance,
alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds;
and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for
the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with
individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under
such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed
$3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAAB740D8197D4978AA9F809643FE6DF4">
<header>
Repair, restoration and renovation of buildings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities
owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or
otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with
no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs
created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as
authorized, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or
renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated
with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor
qualifications as well as price.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4022CE62E5A248C280644DA28A5FA050">
<header>
John F. kennedy center for the performing arts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H816D82A4F7ED4694AFCCA01CF4E165DF">
<header>
Operations and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts, $22,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H031BF202F7AB4095810229533AB313D6">
<header>
Capital repair and restoration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building
and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,
$10,800,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H131F8686A7D34781A5628041BD47FCE1">
<header>
Woodrow wilson international center for scholars
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7E15AE7CBC64449A8DA9D56650CC532F">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968
(82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $10,500,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9964DA12A0F74034B14A9311F8A50B98">
<header>
National foundation on the arts and the humanities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5F23BC59A57C4A32A2C6F9442287C6FC">
<header>
National endowment for the arts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE803272F9F704276AA83819551F18576">
<header>
Grants and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of
1965, $146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the
Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including
arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to
organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for
program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFC4DF2C1EF054102B21E642694A3B18A">
<header>
National endowment for the humanities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H18FBB972A3154B3DA4CC913B8F469B3F">
<header>
Grants and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of
1965, $146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which
$135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities in the
humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the
functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the
matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including
$8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in
such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests,
devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by
grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions
of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding
fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been
appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0B105A9092E347D083459FDBABDF9864">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be
used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the
text of 18 U.S.C. 1913:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may
be used for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and
representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000,
if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of
the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct
delegation of authority from the National Council on the Arts to the
Chairperson.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC746BBCECD9347D6A7E0B1304ABA8B77">
<header>
Commission of fine arts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HFB6A05C41CDC4876BD61A74B2AB834D0">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/91">
Chapter 91
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code,
$2,524,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and
such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection,
to remain available until expended without further appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings
and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation's
Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for
the purpose of artistic display, study or education.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5A6ACAEF386F4F50A12580447D25CDD8">
<header>
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/190">
Public Law 99–190
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/956a">
20 U.S.C. 956a
</external-xref>
), $2,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFFAEE36C3A504A9BB47C83CC146E5298">
<header>
Advisory council on historic preservation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HAFD1B1FBA8294F059B5735534BF686C7">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/665">
Public Law 89–665
</external-xref>
),
$6,204,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA4A8435C921847BA8B2112A59F62A00C">
<header>
National capital planning commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4226061640AA48D58C2AE1644E2FA4CA">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/87">
chapter 87
</external-xref>
of title 40,
United States Code, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
,
$7,948,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official
reception and representational expenses associated with hosting
international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of
world capitals.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA917C88F68E844A197B3C68187A410DF">
<header>
United states holocaust memorial museum
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H76420F0615E549EFA1776CE7B7CA2532">
<header>
Holocaust memorial museum
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/292">
Public Law 106–292
</external-xref>
(36 U.S.C.
2301–2310), $52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017, for the Museum's equipment replacement program; and of
which $1,900,000 for the Museum's repair and rehabilitation program and
$1,264,000 for the Museum's outreach initiatives program shall remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H77B987C915E34266884ABEFF6F254366">
<header>
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H5AF5760C7C05424A9A9EDEE56E618904">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, including the costs of construction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower
Memorial Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HBEFA7569112945608B5BB30A96EB8D6E" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HA68016C3F4EC45CEB8A1E843DECBC713">
<header>
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6D7BE5336A29422ABD946FB1AFE42C60">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3933FEB8646741F386447214E862A4B9">
<header>
Restriction on use of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H04A3FC4556D445CC9C98D39BBA6857A7">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the
publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote
public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which
Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members
of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC0EFDA4E5A214FAAB5CC7C9887EDA470">
<header>
Obligation of appropriations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H352E988EE9144ADF8BC30CBF5382757E">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text>
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H20DC98FE9B1D4C4BA3E6CAD2A60FFEB2">
<header>
Disclosure of administrative expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H590F71CF325B4F41B05E866CE3B4321F">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<text>
The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including
working capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects,
activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental,
agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or
central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and
subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be
presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H583CC7D2AA964371B5BD0882DC51C763">
<header>
Mining applications
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H2BBCA6AF0D6A4CF49BF3827BAD6C27C5">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H071FD538FF004779A82B4B93D2923953">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation of Funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated
or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining
or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF2439D5773EF4B1BB25069A3A5BD0A47" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim
concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or
before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under
sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for
vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised
Statutes (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/35">
30 U.S.C. 35
</external-xref>
, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of
the Revised Statutes (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/42">
30 U.S.C. 42
</external-xref>
) for mill site claims, as the case may
be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H90A032A5035845DC86DDB5413ADFA2DD" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a
report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted
pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/208">
Public Law 104–208
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HB5E303304F8545C19B142147B9120D9A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Mineral Examinations
</header>
<text>
In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a
patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant
to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director
of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the
mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth
in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole
responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance
with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in
the retention of third-party contractors.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HBACA79B51E8F443ABE233C8BB991B359">
<header>
Contract support costs, prior year limitation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HDB892F7BEEEC420A80B92D8FFF3D5B28">
<enum>
405.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in
committee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health
Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83,
105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54,
109–289, division B and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007
(division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/289">
Public Law 109–289
</external-xref>
, as amended by Public Laws 110–5 and
110–28), Public Laws 110–92, 110–116, 110–137, 110–149, 110–161, 110–329,
111–6, 111–8, 111–88, 112–10, 112–74, and 113–6 for payments for contract
support costs associated with self-determination or self-governance
contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau
of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are
the total amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such
purposes, except that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal
organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract
support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or
annual funding agreements.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H873816ED30344B5FB05EABC4352E0C5B">
<header>
Contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 limitation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69F75C327CE148C9ADFEF155A76213B9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
406.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts provided under the headings
<quote>
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of
Indian Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services
</quote>
in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
) are the only amounts available
for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or
self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements
with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service for
activities funded by the fiscal year 2014 appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such amounts provided by that Act are not available for payment of claims for contract
support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for
settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H9ED9F98F8B254584A8F3CF8C2CF148C1">
<header>
Contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 limitation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H7EC1523BCED4490CB5DDC2A7199D9FB2">
<enum>
407.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2015 under the headings
<quote>
Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of
Indian Programs
</quote>
are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or
self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements
for fiscal year 2015 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian
Health Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract
support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for
settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HBBC28CA760984367A80D9313F5DCCE82">
<header>
Forest management plans
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H669808347A8B4F3FA76F692C8F67AC0F">
<enum>
408.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A)
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16
U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have passed
without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System.
Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement
of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C.
1600 et seq.) or any other law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding
available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this
section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper
jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H466B0C6B8D094C25B8ABEEB83D6A9014">
<header>
Prohibition within national monuments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H0319C8FE846E41E0B7E6BB8C928CC566">
<enum>
409.
</enum>
<text>
No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities
under either the Mineral Leasing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">
30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or the Outer
Continental Shelf Lands Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">
43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
</external-xref>
) within the boundaries
of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16
U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except
where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation
establishing such monument.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H62F57B06E7B9407C9E157623F61B2D21">
<header>
Limitation on takings
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H1638A758A17C42C2A5A55FB657E6B5BF">
<enum>
410.
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or
interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of
taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National
Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for
Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades
restoration purposes.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H20B20D6185C841BE9D88EB90B0F98DCC">
<header>
Timber sale requirements
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H3036FC36074340BE950A4C567509B8B6">
<enum>
411.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined
as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and
stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the
Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value
appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus
to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available
to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing
domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to
Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported
to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska
yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of
the timber sale holder.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HD2C81C6D371A43539F829FC110326466">
<header>
Prohibition on no-bid contracts
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H5C2798D47E0242E8868EBC0A94B94E2B">
<enum>
412.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies
may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is
entered into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title
41, United States Code, or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/137">
Chapter 137
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code,
and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB6A6B5FA791A4E38A3EBEDB210ACABBC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these
requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized
Indian tribes; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F6DE7448B6E4EB1B1168BFEBABF6D8B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or by any other Federal laws
that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined
in section 4(e) of that Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">
25 U.S.C. 450b(e)
</external-xref>
); or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51CC3FD06981440482827E88DF1DFDF7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HC352CDC53A2B4D68AC3A6569DD8D5C1B">
<header>
Posting of reports
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H1FFB1568CE2F482AAADBCC045C229970">
<enum>
413.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDFEF0836EC0249159E9764DCE192C6AA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
post on the public website of that agency any report required to be
submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1DB7BA63EA8A4CF89BE74A39F4435B21" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5B6B6C717A71497A86D8B2ABAFA6B9A3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC67C42A80B94BE197AEBCD6071A25F4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the report contains proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6BF0E6E5AEF040108AB4340E87469315" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made
available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no
less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H197FB6ECF30245158EC1794004B3CCCB">
<header>
National endowment for the arts grant guidelines
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HB4D3DE2990C54FD4A2C0580ACB6B4857">
<enum>
414.
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5D504DBBC342469987AE37D1F056BB87">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such
individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or
American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2AD7B6D66884D1DAF59787601241E76">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant,
except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group,
may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to
conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in
this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and
services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF24756788CA0487F95EBAB33658A9854">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the
contents of the season, including identified programs and/or projects.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H72DD95762E314833B13656C4FFFB6713">
<header>
National endowment for the arts program priorities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HEBF02098C387458B9E208DB98A15E537">
<enum>
415.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H191FE3A1CB2646B78D6CF638202E27F8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts
and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that
priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance
for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved
populations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6A649771FFF245B5B8527394F33A8A7C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H52E3D7CDBFC846848FC9C55A42A952B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
underserved population
</quote>
means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside
the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high
incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA6A70AF9F04E486491AE7EEEBBDD1DF8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
poverty line
</quote>
means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in
accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">
42 U.S.C. 9902(2)
</external-xref>
)) applicable to a family of the size involved.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7B85E53166D243CFBFE73247D3B672F0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts
and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the
Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that
priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance
for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage
public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA6E30286D4D3401FBD9596B65788EED8" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts
and Humanities Act of 1965—
</text>
<paragraph id="H39FAE9419BB648638AF61CC62BC35E59">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs
that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several
States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF905B8EE564240D9B4A345CA3BCE71C8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any
single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66EC48C71BF74217858A1720E3C18CA1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the
Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79656466AB5948F2B0708E43562F1B94">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music
performance and education.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H5C69C2632D2F469C91C6BA359E285E87">
<header>
Arts Indemnity Limitations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H289511F4C054475B8E5D50BC01C56AE9">
<enum>
416.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/974">
20 U.S.C. 974
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDF043C21BCBD4497B136A2D12254EBC5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H21F44FA0D13C45988B4F7BBF60221B1C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$10,000,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$15,000,000,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H412160BBDAA34712A8A9ADFFE8D6E6EA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$5,000,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$7,500,000,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H843EE8F6B1334AFDB9633F6EB713AD3D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (c)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H20ADE9A87C6D438B9D3C7359C8F242E6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$1,200,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$1,800,000,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0ADCEEB6163044D2857DAA1EB684849F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$750,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$1,000,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HF1C912477AB1413C8A98D2656D1191B4">
<header>
Status of balances of appropriations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H9D0A811C3E5D47A8B2C94F33FD387F5A">
<enum>
417.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the
Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of
balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and
unobligated funds in each program and activity.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HDF0EF164773F47A28C70ED66813240CB">
<header>
Report on use of climate change funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H8B2427B0FB73480BB805327C1DAF489C">
<enum>
418.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 120 days after the date on which the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is
submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive
report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives
and the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic
and international, for climate change programs, projects, and activities
in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by
agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and
activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the
President's Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where
practicable to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each
climate change program, project, and activity listed in the report.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H69D5FE5BF20F48B985594F8242629930">
<header>
Prohibition on use of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HA5C6CA705CF44DE39C3A5E552B632184">
<enum>
419.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any
other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring
the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661
et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane
emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock
production.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC4211313564748C499CFEFDFF5C4B018">
<header>
Greenhouse gas reporting restrictions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HF4784FCEC03B44D494A58E1343D43334">
<enum>
420.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other
Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision
requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure
management systems.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H9074EABD5D3946D68A1D326261D151EB">
<header>
American battlefield protection program grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H5F9E9A911DFD4E12BB43647228929513">
<enum>
421.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7301(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">
Public Law 111–11
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/469k-1">
16 U.S.C. 469k–1(c)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2021
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD6E42C64C745474EABA535895E3C65BF">
<header>
Recreation Fee
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H5BDB66470303435E885E13C38A5C0603">
<enum>
422.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6809">
16 U.S.C. 6809
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
10 years after December 8, 2004
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
on September 30, 2016
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6D9F491F95C444C992208B13513E1E63">
<header>
Modification of authorities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HB27B143602EF4F6CB2E8CB6F01BE852C">
<enum>
423.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H01E96E6E9F844997B057E6624760640A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/8903">
40 U.S.C. 8903
</external-xref>
note;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/79">
Public Law 106–79
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
September 30, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H34F7CA47BF0141A2A304E9BBF1C463AA" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading
<quote>
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction
</quote>
in division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall not be in effect.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HD4C6F9EB24464CC4BAF245A499BAB20C">
<header>
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HA6BDA08214CE432C97192CFBEF13B3C5">
<enum>
424.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H541D836318A645FA80B79B21D82B907F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2D7ADE6E6DBD4ACAA3B24E16A4D1A0F5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by
section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">
42 U.S.C. 300j–12
</external-xref>
) shall be
used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or
repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron
and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H0A08DBE8CA8E44419B3E0DF213B84044" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
iron and steel products
</term>
means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings,
manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges,
pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast
concrete, and construction materials.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCDF2CA9ECB1647D9AEA0D3C55F8ED6D0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the
Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the
<quote>
Administrator
</quote>
) finds that—
</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63FC31630BB9435E86081BC1ADFDA187">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E9A930A790B4B34839E8E5270FBB343">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably
available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B0B838DC30A4F739009BE56775362F5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the
overall project by more than 25 percent.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H831D4B0FA1E5407A9388E872F4E57B98" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall
make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request
and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and
shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days
prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall
make the request and accompanying information available by electronic
means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the
Environmental Protection Agency.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H709DE37DBC7A4CEB84EFB5E0BACA9116" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under
international agreements.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HBA2E124254494E82AE3307761925CD91" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean
and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions
described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the
requirements of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF93FE13F08474DD28D00538BC6806670" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section does not apply with respect to a project if a State agency approves the engineering
plans and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity to
approve such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids,
prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2A182E85A3D44849864CCFCFA29450A">
<header>
Funding Prohibition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" id="HEE0EE322808D414893632F797F9930AD">
<enum>
425.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content
of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic
Substances Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2601">
15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or any other law.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H1BF9046C03B64FB7B0108D6CE739C1F6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H61EDBE85813C47AFBEE8F9A3C72190DA" style="appropriations">
<enum>
G
</enum>
<header>
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2015
</header>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H2D03429DDAC64E22BD3F5EDE22EB591C" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of Labor
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC41772899E7C430DB017F79D0472C26A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Employment and training administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD6998EDB09EE422F882AC0B80CF22AD9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Training and employment services
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H21B511D67A634995B9224FC2082E4E46">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
WIOA
</quote>
), the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations
Act of 1992 (
<quote>
WANTO Act
</quote>
), $3,139,706,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA2E2A4FB0334EC6B1617A8171412AA5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated
worker employment and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F3798E2222E483CB6DFC602B5E09DE1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$776,736,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available
for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, and of which
$712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through
June 30, 2016;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DD220190B894750B8182EB010F83777">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through
June 30, 2016; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBADB77711D224C8CAAA95ABFC90C8E8B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $155,530,000
shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and
of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for
statewide workforce investment activities shall not exceed 10 percent of
the amount allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under the
preceding subparagraphs;
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09BF7DD280154593AC5E8785031FDD9D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for federally administered programs, $429,520,000 as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE23197985C014FCEB34338909A7C0DBC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be
available for the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and of
which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015
through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide
assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases
where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or
across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate
the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development
needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical
assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide
assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA and section 170(b) of the Workforce Investment
Act of 1998 (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
WIA
</quote>
), of the funds provided under this subparagraph, and the funds available from the appropriation
under this subparagraph under the authority of the WIA in Public Law
113–76, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out
additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4768E4A804C7422FA6E665B1AF431D3B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$46,082,000 for Native American programs, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4485AEDF088041E5A807D11B4E05E81E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including
$75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be
for employment and training services), $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal
housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent
housing), and $494,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be
available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor
shall take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible
participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging
grantees from providing such services;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H818CAB0835EF469EBA2A025E7B5C693F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2694AE6C1E2414DB539CA20B867E90D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be
available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7EAC0C2142646998B4566944B4123DE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for national activities, $86,078,000, as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6652A675CC194B3C9F19095EAE8DAC90">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section
212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the
period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional
intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school
dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime,
high-poverty areas; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1F6180C0A3F4AF28DE005BAB3C4D988">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$4,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the
WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June
30, 2016.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H917987D911F04847B2D98B6BE181057E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Job Corps
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA16BC40CC7C045C2B87085BE61365F4B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the
purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction,
alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the
purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA,
$1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E48ACA707E94A8C961A3ACDDAE22535">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015
through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA5C0378E3D84F6A9AA21843915A6499">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be
available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which may
include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of
equipment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of
such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for
obligation after June 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC537B8111815432F8506EFF48DB8F1FE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, including expenses under the authority of the WIA,
which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2014
through September 30, 2015:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="section">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job
Corps centers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That an entity operating a Job Corps center that is ranked among the top 5 percent of all Job
Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement System for program year
2013 shall be eligible to compete in any selection process to operate such
center that is carried out during the period beginning on October 1, 2014
and ending on June 30, 2015.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3E57CD865B4C469BB6CEE6803F5BE92F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community service employment for older americans
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
OAA
</quote>
), $434,371,000, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and
may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the
OAA.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2A336B220A664C75A0D9D06184E9ECDD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal unemployment benefits and allowances
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part
I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="TA74">
Trade Act of 1974
</act-name>
, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services,
allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative
expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the
Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training,
employment and case management services, and related State administration
provided pursuant to section 231(a) and section 233(b) of the Trade
Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, $710,600,000, together with
such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent
appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15,
2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H89554B8D91414041A69AAB55A617457C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State unemployment insurance and employment service operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For authorized administrative expenses, $81,566,000, together with not to exceed $3,495,584,000
which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account
in the Unemployment Trust Fund (
<quote>
the Trust Fund
</quote>
), of which:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C644F79C1354EEFAC301597F43FCEF2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State
unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social
Security Act (including not less than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person
reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance
improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and
referrals to training as appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to
address the misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for continued
support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the
administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for
ex-service members as authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8501">
5 U.S.C. 8501–8523
</external-xref>
, and the
administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade
adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under
the Trade Act of 1974 and under sections 231(a) and 233(b) of the Trade
Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and shall be available for
obligation by the States through December 31, 2015, except that funds used
for automation acquisitions shall be available for Federal obligation
through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30,
2017, or, if the automation acquisition is being carried out through
consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2020, and
for expenditure through September 30, 2021, and funds for competitive
grants awarded to States for improved operations, to conduct in-person
assessments and reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals,
and to address misclassification of workers shall be available for Federal
obligation through December 31, 2015 and for obligation by the States
through September 30, 2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance
workloads experienced by the States through September 30, 2015 shall be
available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 for
automation acquisitions that are being carried out by consortia of States
shall be available for expenditure by the States for six fiscal years
after the fiscal year in which the funds were obligated to the States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76B560354B4446EDB1E1B288D33AAB8B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration
of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC449B2C3E7734C5690D09965DC5313B2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury,
is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser
Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1,
2015 through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE62E6A08C8E9473588B6C1B72ADB27F1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including
administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance
and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD262F94C75B549AEB499995F69474547">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and
related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related
laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal
administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for
grants to States for the administration of such activities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1A13ECFA3BC4EB39ABD23761A91DEA0">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$60,153,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools,
and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be
available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June
30, 2016:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (
<quote>
AWIU
</quote>
) for fiscal year 2015 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,957,000, an additional
$28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for
every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for
any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under
title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III
if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster
declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under
section 453(j)(8) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social
Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating
the State Information Data Exchange System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center
system, or which are used to support the national activities of the
Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration
programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States
and non-State entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social
Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the
Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other
States under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the
grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and
Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation
principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget Circular
A–87:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may
reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
to other States participating in the consortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the
administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making
the request:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection,
analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural
Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and
private institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations and
may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/9a">
29 U.S.C. 9a
</external-xref>
,
for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology,
and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such
entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain
available until September 30, 2016, for such purposes.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E66E798035042A29E712624E8A53AFE" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment
Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility
assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and to
provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate,
which shall be available for Federal obligations through December 31,
2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD0BB2BA5C4E34466941BB13065CE5C52">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of
the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund
established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the
Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8509">
5 U.S.C. 8509
</external-xref>
, and to the
<quote>
Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances
</quote>
account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September
30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H136B7CD55C9A4D76908E9A01E9DD8C4C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,577,000, together with not to
exceed $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security
Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA42751DDBE654922AB16E5866DC1BE95">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Employee benefits security administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB98EDDF51BC04BE287A840C2AF30B569">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $181,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H03E90C42EA7743D5BE5528D2B309A8AB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H80F53B43832F48D0A034D81B87B64EA2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pension benefit guaranty corporation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (
<quote>
Corporation
</quote>
) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E
of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within
limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and
in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without
regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
31 U.S.C. 9104
</external-xref>
, as may
be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated
administrative expenses, through September 30, 2015, for the Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2015 shall be available for
obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $415,394,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the
Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2015, an amount not to exceed
an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2016,
for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional
terminated participants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That obligations in excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for
unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary
multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of
Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H28D878E6AB8849A3B7C6894178333AAE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Wage and Hour Division
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H73EA4B934168471B903BAEF688868C17">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H42D8DDB5C0B841119EDF7AF1579E55D6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal,
and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered,
$227,500,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0E44184201874701B888D6419F45BE64">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Labor-Management Standards
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H601D1A32C354404FAB1DD245ABD1DE2C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $39,129,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6FC2A601B13842189581E71C8EC08ECB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7EB69F6D7CDE49D2BF27B671B3C1D3A5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $106,476,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H730AB2BC16514CCEB2097CDF77015AE4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H41B60D64F7FC48DEAAE5CA0CBAB2ADEB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $110,823,000, together
with $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance
with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers'
Compensation Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3C0E42E2C23245FF90E4EC941B36E4E2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special benefits
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE2334954ED0843CBAC01E50895E20ED0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing
during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/81">
5 U.S.C. 81
</external-xref>
;
continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading
<quote>
Civilian War Benefits
</quote>
in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission
Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of
1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required
by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,
$210,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged
to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and
other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an
employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of
the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall remain available until
expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and
from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C.
8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration,
such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for
employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of
administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, $60,334,000
shall be made available to the Secretary as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D6C156FEF2F4F87A6F482B4291DFB2B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and
telecommunications systems, $19,499,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7E067748DBD402285642E5EB0BF5479">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake,
and medical bill processing, $22,968,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46B607D7632A462A91976357EBD948C9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $16,482,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE75CE36240341FB833D1280DDDF0185">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For program integrity, $1,385,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8F306F6AD814EA89758261615259720">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/81">
5 U.S.C. 81
</external-xref>
, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act,
provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information
(including Social Security account number) as such regulations may
prescribe.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3CC3226A12304DBCB205DE17F0E719E1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special benefits for disabled coal miners
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public
Law 107–275, $77,262,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV
of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts
as may be necessary.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0A75FB6A1A5440F285F2F1D7E58E3C5B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
Act, $56,406,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide
as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social
Security account number) as may be prescribed.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0FC9F7DAB3544A6AA9D229A76BE1478E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Black lung disability trust fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0D9DC1D5EFAA4BAE9DFF318C8CFD2222">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the
<quote>
Fund
</quote>
), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section
9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by
section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be
expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2015 for expenses of operation and
administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by
section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $33,321,000 for transfer to the Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs,
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
; not to exceed $30,403,000 for transfer to Departmental Management,
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
; not to exceed $327,000 for transfer to Departmental Management,
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the
Department of the Treasury.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5EF0DED0D0224644A026B22729A990C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Occupational safety and health administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC94B5C81548B4C17BFA0C458ACB3FEF3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $552,787,000,
including not to exceed $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount
available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational
Safety and Health Act (the
<quote>
Act
</quote>
), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and
health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the
Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may
retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition
and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize
such sums for occupational safety and health training and education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2015, to collect and retain fees for services provided to
Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in
accordance with the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/9a">
29 U.S.C. 9a
</external-xref>
, to administer national and
international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of
equipment and products used by workers in the workplace:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to
prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation,
or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in
a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and
employs 10 or fewer employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or
enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with
respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a
category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (
<quote>
DART
</quote>
) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for
which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such
rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act,
except—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2609D3877BB54FB89641EE5CC6EA9406">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training
services, and to conduct surveys and studies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB051D45D89D94A8D8AB840BC842F4A44">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation
for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for
violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period
and for any willful violations found;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB066207A17FA482DA2014BB17DA1A1A6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H057FC30ED8D048C993049799819C32F7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0E4516D99FD40F7A72BBC8123C976C3">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which
is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of
two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such
investigation authorized by the Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69691A1CA07343DB8566D43DE8C7A03A">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against
employees for exercising rights under the Act:
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="section">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation
which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer
employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants.
</continuation-text>
</section>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA9D065A0570B4DA6BD669C835A661FE2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Mine safety and health administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H19C22A9F068E47D69916022A5B06A9AC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7DCFB83CAF0F48CBB14494A5F464D887">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $375,887,000, including
purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine
rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles,
including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not
less than $8,441,000 for state assistance grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine
Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of
training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be
available for mine safety and health education and training activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to
collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval
and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in
mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions
from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation
with other agencies, Federal, State, or private:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety
education and training in the mining community through cooperative
programs with States, industry, and safety associations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a
principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel,
including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as
officers in local chapters or in the national organization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the
Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations
in the event of a major disaster.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H734F76F87ACF4BEFBE64DA76CB4A1790">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of labor statistics
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H80955FF8CEEF4A6E8E17BF9A97AC46BB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to
State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services
rendered, $527,212,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may
be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the
Unemployment Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H20422BF6624B453D9C31FE79FCE05664">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of disability employment policy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD377B200540448A39C7FBE7EA7F34CCF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership,
develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective
of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with
disabilities, $38,500,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H46203DF9D73849CA92D9B1EBD7A0609C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Departmental management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H533D3C971E8B4072AF4FA1AAE785DD3D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H895B5288DBDC489BBB21CD00E7BC80E2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor
vehicles, $337,621,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be
expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the
Unemployment Trust Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $64,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation
through December 31, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or
operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral
technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts,
grants, subgrants and other arrangements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $58,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor
internationally and not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement
model programs that address worker rights issues through technical
assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade
agreements or trade preference programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $8,040,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation
through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in
the Department for such purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds available to the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the
interests of women in the workforce.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1964E0A87D414CE4A324B3F9FE2D7FDB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Veterans employment and training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in
the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41,
42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97A22DDC925F49B6BFD11CC2AA525E98">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4102A">
38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5)
</external-xref>
to support disabled
veterans' outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title
and local veterans' employment representatives under section 4104(b) of
such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C),
which shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31,
2015 and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures
for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of
participant and performance information:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the
provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who
have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been
identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed
Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in
military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the
spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured
members;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C724C41052F44B9BEF2025761D575EC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10
U.S.C. 1144;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H750F323D07CC4A8CA6B7A8EE14FE6D7E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States
Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BFE7421038041B0A20940DC315346D4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C.
4109:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through
(4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from
which such reallocation is made.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0D2348D16EB34236963900BE7A16B048">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to
assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are
transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and
2023 of title 38, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants
through September 30, 2015, to provide services under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals
described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently
released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE8322117E2D457BB74F46A973AF437E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
IT modernization
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment
activities related to support systems and modernization, $15,394,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAF222F270754432893054FC119607BDF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $76,000,000, together with not to exceed
$5,590,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security
Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB154A643E6E7420F9C9464ACDDF12059">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEF0724237CD4405B9D2201E81CA8F73" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and
bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an
indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE585649EB2544C90A17E585E53258F47">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF23354D1B1246958F6093FB06193009" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal
year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a
program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity
shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program
or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC41F4427396470297E47CB73A183402" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made
available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the
procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or
services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child
labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United
States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H629032679B874D34BEEC6D0A26758BBA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the
American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used
for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals
over the age of 16 who are not currently enrolled in school within a local
educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers
are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities
necessary to support such training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the preceding limitation shall not apply to funding provided pursuant to solicitations for
grant applications issued prior to January 15, 2014.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36E327164E384123854AAB6B53AD6796" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Employment and Training Administration
</quote>
shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an
individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess
of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors
providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and Budget
Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may
establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving
salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account
factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the
compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees,
and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs
involved including Employment and Training Administration programs.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H78BD9B08FDFE44A98968A53B23A57843">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Transfer of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H668602A121CC4AB29E3DBE032787B6F5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and
Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a
set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to
<quote>
Program Administration
</quote>
when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by Federal employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8734BDC9318F4C0AA99A2DDCF0FEA632">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC37611EFB0D4EC2B9517EF51A6A40BE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0AFF894B61934AE587C0B64C65416316">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from each appropriation made available in this
Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any
of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any
funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to
<quote>
Departmental Management
</quote>
for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be
available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of
Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried
out 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B4262E0273243E590361508047C32B6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are:
<quote>
Training and Employment Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Job Corps
</quote>
,
<quote>
Community Service Employment for Older Americans
</quote>
,
<quote>
State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Employee Benefits Security Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Wage and Hour Division
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Labor Management Standards
</quote>
,
<quote>
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Mine Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
, funding made available to the
<quote>
Bureau of International Affairs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Women's Bureau
</quote>
within the
<quote>
Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
account, and
<quote>
Veterans Employment and Training
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4DFA224E3A34969BFA3FDC0C10F7CB9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCF5FD4B67F79432F988E4854A5C8A7C8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Flexibility with respect to the crossing of H–2B nonimmigrants working in the seafood industry
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H680809D0F76C4D738D94810D58E32578">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood
industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in
the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period
beginning on the start date for which the employer is seeking the services
of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDB8C32DCD78416FB9DEAA07B085683C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Requirements for crossings after 90th day
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after
the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is
seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF577709029D4FDEAB9B5242A0CE2B2E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
completes a new assessment of the local labor market by—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03682AC83D19453DABA7F04DFC735188">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC456493A7C764D59A8F90BA4759E290D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at
the employer’s place of employment; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9312DD9CCF484E29972F54D03F437E97">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE00A647EC3B441FEB496DB444A4A7936">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
applies for the job; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69A54A9D1C09455E9E566626548406CD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
will be available at the time and place of need.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1232949561E749A592ABE62D1F093770">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exemption from rules with respect to staggering
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H–2B
nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified
in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of section
655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other
applicable provision of law.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H137DFA113C53434FAF095B02EC1726DA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
H–2B nonimmigrants defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
H–2B nonimmigrants
</term>
means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0554BD865C0248609700AE2C89269E7B">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation to take any action in connection with any asserted liability
under subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall cease to apply upon the enactment of any bill that amends such
subsection.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H1E9A67613C7A4AB29CD80D1385414B83">
<header>
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2624A8A4D7004BEC804F9629B75F77B0">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB254C74853F14C41B8CB1B078B816261">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 percent from each appropriation made available in this
Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out information
technology purchases and upgrades for any of the programs or activities
that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section
shall be transferred to
<quote>
Departmental Management
</quote>
for use by the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall
be available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate describing the purchases and upgrades to be
carried out and an explanation of why funds are not needed in the donor
account 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE04D9D47F9DB467597DFA8F1E1E1265A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are:
<quote>
Employment and Training Administration Program Administration
</quote>
, funding made available for Federal administration within
<quote>
Job Corps
</quote>
,
<quote>
Foreign Labor Certification Program Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Employee Benefits Security Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Wage and Hour Division
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Labor Management Standards
</quote>
,
<quote>
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Mine Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Veterans Employment and Training
</quote>
,
<quote>
Bureau of Labor Statistics
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Office of Disability Employment Policy
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDA3677189D0499BB268BE2D53B3F96E">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBF95FD13970545FFA3D148F5747448BC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/207">
29 U.S.C. 207
</external-xref>
) shall be applied as if the
following text is part of such section:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H858EB72AEFFB4E5694B5CECDEAB7D52A" style="appropriations">
<subsection id="HFD2AA50F47F9481BAD26DC8C36678098">
<enum>
(s)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD45A2304A1314838B43E029CA8E76467">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a
major disaster to any employee—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HF4A865638D3C4D89A4C45287E8623A8D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an
employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting,
selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies
or contracts;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HFA7B60FB42734BC8B57AF8B32067851D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or
any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is
greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the
activities described in subparagraph (C); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H843CEDEF84E94AD9AB404226F1A79A98">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
whose duties include any of the following:
</text>
<clause id="H7E648D31816548D9BF3DC5EE488DE87C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses
arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAB7FC6563B31405682D61F9F1342B66B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9EBA6033AEBC46B88711C76AF2B28F31">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining
liability or value aspects of claims;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7E04D6D7E635434FBD77B6D86324C73A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
negotiating settlements; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H26060C50E2B9465EA34ED54A02CA4F72">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
making recommendations regarding litigation.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF8D89CE6D77947329FCCBE205FFE4669">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC3649315FA724645AD66AA9C37B8FD55">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4790B4C03F0E4561B0B4945DBB33F813">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
major disaster
</quote>
means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or
department;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H279F21938EBA4C14B220925E893E8DB9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster
</quote>
means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage
in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of
paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an
employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or
protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds
applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the
wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC82141E5CD1D44029C5D90F051816577">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
affiliate
</quote>
means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding
shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies,
directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, another company.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HEBE5BEFC7EA4488F8A4CAE6539A70B57">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD5A66C8343C6485AB34ADEE4D8789377">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H7C686FB90ADE410084DD1797555A74A3" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of health and human services
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2DE87849F1044D118D9CAE065D043978">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Health resources and services administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEACDFF4C57BD45B589750BE04E69F8EF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Primary health care
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the
<quote>
PHS Act
</quote>
) with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988,
$1,491,522,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That no more than $100,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of
section 224(o) of the PHS Act, including associated administrative
expenses and relevant evaluations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no more than $99,893,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions
of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/73">
Public Law 104–73
</external-xref>
and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health
and Human Services (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
HHS
</quote>
) pertaining to administrative claims made under such law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of funds provided for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS Act,
by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, not less than
$165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 as base grant
adjustments, not less than $350,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year
2015 to support new access points including approved and unfunded
applications from fiscal year 2014, grants to expand medical services,
behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and vision services, and up to
$150,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 for construction and
capital improvement costs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0A474E0C4F0E4BD0B01508DCBC663EE0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Health workforce
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce,
section 1128E of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality
Improvement Act of 1986, $751,600,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs
(1) through (4) of section 756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds
made available under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the
Secretary may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in
sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project
period of a grant under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care
Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the
Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of
operating the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain
available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title
III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards
made under such sections.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3057F45A0DCE4B74ABB170DCCC4ACEEE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maternal and child health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child
health, title V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $851,738,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than
$77,093,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects of
regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such
Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in
paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5B75A6A05DDA4488ACFBF966DED41D18">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Ryan white HIV/AIDS program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program,
$2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the
Secretary through September 30, 2017, for parts A and B of title XXVI of
the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State
AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or
311(c) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB1DA97B7D0C84DA2BF1A56F93FA63B58">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Health care systems
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the
Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of which
$122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at
the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE29D570FCCD04D8CBD296797AA52BCCC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of
the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival
Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act,
$147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding
section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for
carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility
grants, $14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital
Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health
information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section
1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants
under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of
telehealth services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use of
electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural
providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record
system:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,511,000 shall be available for State
Offices of Rural Health.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE28869828EBC4380AFD8A520C55FA262">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family Planning
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning
projects, $286,479,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that
all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts
shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or
distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public
support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public
office.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE81DAC0239B44C2681099F5E81061EA9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $154,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding
provided under the headings “Primary Health Care”, “Health Workforce”,
“Maternal and Child Health”, “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program”, “Health Care
Systems”, and “Rural Health”.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H817183631DC44A16874E78312CFF7EB2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Vaccine injury compensation program trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the
<quote>
Trust Fund
</quote>
), such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with
respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to
subtitle 2 of title XXI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available from the
Trust Fund to the Secretary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA4D23A08BBF244448C65C8E5E17C7F9C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Centers for disease control and prevention
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF5AA95CD905D44669D7E02C0B0C30F7F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Immunization and respiratory diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV
of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee
Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory
diseases, $573,105,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB32E6C987DCC4837A6E13458F0B7D6A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral
hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention,
$1,117,609,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7D40A8A0A18F49809B03A44AB3150986">
<header>
Emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the
Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education
Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases,
$352,990,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Molecular
Detection initiative.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBC6D235DBD954C95AE09D06E4B49D577">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Chronic disease prevention and health promotion
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic
disease prevention and health promotion, $747,220,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this account may be available for making grants under section 1509
of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal
organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be available to continue and
expand community specific extension and outreach programs to combat
obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available for a program
consisting of three-year grants of no less than $100,000 per year to
non-governmental entities, local public health offices, school districts,
local housing authorities, local transportation authorities or Indian
tribes to implement evidence-based chronic disease prevention strategies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants for grants described in the previous proviso shall determine the population to be
served and shall agree to work in collaboration with multi-sector
partners:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply
to funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA564D31342264ED2B1BDF176A1E0A3E0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects,
developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $131,781,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H699E5EAD96E34A74A2DAB316DDF1307E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Health Scientific Services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics,
surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $481,061,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEBA842FC9F044162B0B2BCB7B6F08724">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health,
$166,404,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7E96D8F707DA4315A53AA22D75D63428">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Injury prevention and control
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and
control, $170,447,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for an
evidence-based prescription drug overdose prevention program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFB6C2C1CA2004AA2B0AC10EAF7AEC8E5">
<header>
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<deleted-phrase reported-display-style="strikethrough"/>
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203,
301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the
Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and
22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational
safety and health, $334,863,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA7769D6B204D4C20B8F7163BE197DF02">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Energy employees occupational illness compensation program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative
expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H06E1DACBDC6C4B9BA2F2669FE5174CE8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Global health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health,
$416,517,000, of which $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall
remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 137 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDACD893B3CB64B2CA6CA3B920D05F9D4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public health preparedness and response
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness
and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to
countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical
threats to civilian populations, $1,352,551,000, of which $534,343,000
shall remain available until expended for the Strategic National
Stockpile:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the event the Director of the CDC activates the Emergency Operations Center, the Director
of the CDC may detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 45 days to
support the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the
Director provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this
authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority
which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the
originating center and number of days detailed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a contract for the operation
and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout
CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness
emergencies.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBC4577A07FA8445B8782219372E222A5">
<header>
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, and renovation of facilities,
$10,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine
and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research
facility.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H810868FD296B48C2BB7669B7F4EF165F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CDC-wide activities and program support
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H64063524BE4E4CA19A65F04F1A98FAFA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7C73FB5450D7467BA1868FC3A358CEE4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for
cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in
other appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, $113,570,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply
to funds appropriated under this heading and in all other accounts of the
CDC:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers,
detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority
of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be
treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not
be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency,
Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official
reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the
Director of CDC:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited
to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation
Program shall be available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading and in all other accounts of CDC, up to $1,000
per eligible employee of CDC shall be made available until expended for
Individual Learning Accounts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7F9348EF0BEC4A77A2B7236D5111F40F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institutes of health
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3AF5D60AE3624B47A1631F681829BA4A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National cancer institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up to $8,000,000 may be used for facilities
repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick
Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAD92B185F4264C058395F895B4975471">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National heart, lung, and blood institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products,
$2,997,870,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6302EDD948DE4FDFA5167084F7ABA7C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of dental and craniofacial research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $399,886,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAA32D76A3DD24414AB6CD0CCA1B1B98A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,749,681,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H518A7812518442D1A224506C6C8DA773">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of neurological disorders and stroke
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,605,205,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H366100EFFAC54F37A95CB5A06C8ABCB5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of allergy and infectious diseases
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H455FBC60178C4527856BE90C3E789426">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious
diseases, $4,358,841,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCCAA860902F142C99092F86AC18DC920">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of general medical sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to general medical sciences, $2,371,476,000, of which $715,000,000 shall be from
funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $273,325,000 is provided for the Institutional Development Awards program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H65904CDD961F4C80B5667A06CAD5436E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to child health and human development, $1,286,571,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFA67CADAAEAA4742BE462BBD351A9057">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National eye institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $684,191,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD4D99EF459434E089B05D1BD228993DD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of environmental health sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to environmental health sciences, $667,502,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H91B40699DE634B1FAC35FD5513AE17C5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on aging
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to aging, $1,199,468,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H34B78A08A4B04687B3B74F8542591860">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $521,665,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF13AA6D06B69499298FF11C8FCEF8EF6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on deafness and other communication disorders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $405,302,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDFBB29EC935D46CDB7AC0E12BA006824">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of nursing research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to nursing research, $140,953,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H707F554DD05D4DA3907A2AA8F7E39DF6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $447,408,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1457FBAD23F1454783FACB0A5FB61C6E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on drug abuse
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD31B01D6F892409DA0F1C9B34A05DFE5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of mental health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H16C8AE86AA2B49B49757584DCA0468C7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National human genome research institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to human genome research, $499,356,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD74AC0A9413B4D6584499F4D7A5367B0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $330,192,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6D05D7886D81492B8EF2DDCB2C40A9BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National center for complementary and integrative health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to complementary and integrative health, $124,681,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used to support the transition enacted in section 224 of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF90C5DFFB7FA4F6FA53D90AF34D011B4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on minority health and health disparities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $269,154,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H57AE77CEF4F840FEAC1398A6308E3975">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
John e. fogarty international center
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2
of part E of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
), $67,786,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA3AE8FE36CA64BE1A9894442880E44F2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National library of medicine
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to health information communications, $336,939,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be
available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services
contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or
constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health
(referred to in this title as
<quote>
NIH
</quote>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H25E6EEED77004945AFC615722E7D0D00">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences,
$635,230,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That up to $9,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the
Cures Acceleration Network:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That at least $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2CE46B91433044C99A55530E41C4F886">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the director
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB779C97FA36444D7AEA27F6674A36DF8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H92A896CD98BD40E09A8DFF1D08D790D0">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which
up to $25,000,000 may be used to carry out section 213 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year
after the fiscal year in which they are deposited:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children’s Study (
<quote>
NCS
</quote>
) or research related to the Study's goals and mission, and any funds in excess of the estimated
need shall be transferred to and merged with the accounts for the various
Institutes and Centers to support activity related to the goals and
objectives of the NCS:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIH shall submit a spend plan on the NCS's next phase to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after
the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $533,039,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of
the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses
when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to
$8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as
provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIH shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a Blue Ribbon Commission on
Scientific Literacy and Standing:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIH shall submit to Congress an NIH-wide 5-year scientific strategic plan as outlined in
sections 402(b)(3) and 402(b)(4) of the PHS Act no later than 1 year after
enactment of this Act.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of
the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the
10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of
title 26, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section
402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as
authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0FF8B8720048455DA3B3C93B53DCD433">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of
or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000,
to remain available through September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6EA8E4F779794A60B97512263506EF6A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Substance abuse and mental health services administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4ADF6C2DF7894929A0B6CBBDC09B6113">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
MENTAL HEALTH
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, and the
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act,
$1,045,936,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out
section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of
the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act
to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data
collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available
under this Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent
of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for
fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $45,887,000 shall be for the National Child
Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a
public entity to establish or operate a system of comprehensive community
mental health services to children with a serious emotional disturbance,
without regard to whether the public entity receives a grant under section
561(a) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That States shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section
1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the
needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including
psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241
of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB116F96E0918444C8750A02C4B8697FB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment
and section 1922(a) of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse
prevention, $2,102,658,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under
section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of
part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical
assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and
further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b)
activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for
subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate
substance abuse treatment programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241
of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H14AB8422FF1442E28F4509D9F4B3DB17">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention,
$175,219,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3651BB88301440D69B778AD3C5FF2E2E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the
headings
<quote>
Mental Health
</quote>
,
<quote>
Substance Abuse Treatment
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Substance Abuse Prevention
</quote>
in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for
Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, $150,232,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of
the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys on
drug abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and to
conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations,
and data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a
public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this
appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall
remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding
provided under the headings
<quote>
Mental Health
</quote>
,
<quote>
Substance Abuse Treatment
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Substance Abuse Prevention
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5B13F2CAD3DF40DCA8F7CB77DA3F24A3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agency for healthcare research and quality
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H73335D9BE8D84551A77CE2D571530729">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Healthcare research and quality
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and IX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, part A of title XI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003,
$363,698,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and
interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited to this
appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCCABF3C7E2914538983C9CD3502BB42A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Centers for medicare and medicaid services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H06D83B29D5384FB5AA0EA603D9D8A6F6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants to states for medicaid
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $234,608,916,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H50A570C114FB49F2A2151488E735C034">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under title XIX or in the case of section 1928
on behalf of States under title XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
for the last quarter of fiscal year 2015 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal
year, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA00B7AD5E39546D9B61319699E173A88">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of
the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $113,272,140,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF87F0999F3B14D6CA8593649D04A5E6F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan
amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such
quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H33BD40EE844D43CFB5B9554B1D03B90F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to health care trust funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical
Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and
1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the
Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law
97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section
201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6449CD0C88384B3086297A55A4CD5BEF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section
1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget
estimates, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H37DE8CF272534C8AA0556EED330A2253">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, titles XIII and XXVII of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be
transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section
201(g) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section
1857(e)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of
2006; and such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the
sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available
until September 30, 2020:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under
title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying
out the purposes of this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2015 from Medicare Advantage
organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act
pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9628AB04B770440F92EBF35956D9C222">
<header>
Health care fraud and abuse control account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management,
$672,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, to be
transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal
Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section
201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $477,120,000 shall be for the
Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities
for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare Prescription Drug
Program under Part D of the Social Security Act and for activities
described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be
for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector
General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section
1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and
Children's Health Insurance Program (
<quote>
CHIP
</quote>
) program integrity activities, and of which $60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to
carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of
such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015
shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud,
waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the
funds provided by this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of
section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $361,000,000 is additional new budget
authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7282435B009C407892E36E30198A88FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administration for children and families
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H167593C4FD90435A8E0998C8AF2BD2FF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,438,523,000, to remain available until expended; and for such
purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I,
IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated
costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be
necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H98499EAAF0614FFE8ECD75CF342C6380">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Low income home energy assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy
Assistance Act of 1981, $3,390,304,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all but $491,000,000 of this amount shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for
such payments for fiscal year 2015 was less than $1,975,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 2602(b), not
more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary for
technical assistance, training, and monitoring of program activities for
compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in
addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such
funds through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as
nonprofit organizations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H05D0CCBC9A5C4D40B36B8EC81BFD4C8B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Refugee and entrant assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of
the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">
Immigration and Nationality Act
</act-name>
and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462
of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William
Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008,
the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (
<quote>
TVPA
</quote>
), section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture
Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall
remain available through September 30, 2017 for carrying out such sections
414, 501, 462, and 235:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts available under this heading to carry out such section 203 and the TVPA shall also
be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under
those authorities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in section 206 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation
shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by
substituting
<quote>
10 percent
</quote>
for
<quote>
3 percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8ED6C065519949BBB8AF1B4D2C760D58">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to states for the child care and development block grant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
</act-name>
(
<term>
CCDBG Act
</term>
), $2,435,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child
care assistance for low-income families:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $19,357,000 shall be available for child care resource and referral and school-aged child
care activities, of which $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for
a competitive grant for the operation of a national toll free referral
line and Web site to develop and disseminate child care consumer education
information for parents and help parents access child care in their local
community:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G of the
CCDBG Act, $305,906,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities
authorized under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be for
activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $9,851,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and
evaluation activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or
through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or
interagency agreements.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0B64961457EF4B9FAE75464DB33EAD49">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Social services block grant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $1,700,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent
specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State programs
pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9E976537A50846629295EFA33253F036">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Children and families services programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2F5112ABEB07428E888972FCA0C2458E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the
<act-name parsable-cite="RHYA">
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
</act-name>
, the
<act-name parsable-cite="HSA">
Head Start Act
</act-name>
, the
<act-name parsable-cite="CAPTA">
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
</act-name>
, sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American
Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment
and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned
Infants Assistance Act of 1988, part B–1 of title IV and sections 413,
1110, and 1115 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
; for making payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act (
<quote>
CSBG Act
</quote>
), sections 473B and 477(i) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, and the Assets for Independence Act; for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Acts
and titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, the Act of July 5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">
Immigration and Nationality Act
</act-name>
, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of
prior year obligations made by the Administration for Children and
Families under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of
Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of
which $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall
be for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by
section 473A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and may be made for adoptions completed before September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $8,598,095,000 shall be for making payments under the
<act-name parsable-cite="HSA">
Head Start Act
</act-name>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount in the previous proviso, $8,073,095,000 shall be available for payments under
section 640 of the Head Start Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be
available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities
described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of such Act under
the Designation Renewal System, established under the authority of
sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts allocated to Head Start grantees at the discretion of the Secretary to supplement
activities pursuant to the previous proviso shall not be included in the
calculation of the
<quote>
base grant
</quote>
in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 640 of the Head Start Act, of the amount provided for making
payments under the Head Start Act, and in addition to funds otherwise
available under section 640 for such purposes, $500,000,000 shall be
available through March 31, 2016 for Early Head Start programs as
described in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of Head Start
services to Early Head Start services as described in section 645(a)(5)(A)
of such Act, and for discretionary grants for high quality infant and
toddler care through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities
defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, with such funds in
this Act and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
not included in the calculation of the
<quote>
base grant
</quote>
for the current or any subsequent fiscal year as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the
Head Start Act, and, notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these
funds are available to serve children under age 4:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount made available in the immediately preceding proviso, up to $10,000,000 shall
be available for the Federal costs of administration and evaluation
activities of the program described in such proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $710,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $36,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than
$29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $6,500,000
shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State
to an eligible entity as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not been
expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover
into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with
program purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and
program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income
derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to
become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than
12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent
with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and
program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent
with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing
construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private
business enterprises owned by community development corporations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act shall not apply
to amounts provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system for federally declared
disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract
and Federal costs of administering the system:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System,
including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the
system's effectiveness.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5F4747799B314054A6B584619C5481FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Promoting Safe and Stable Families
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act,
$59,765,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7C2EFCBD5FE74B838E3E349372521855">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments for foster care and permanency
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $4,832,000,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $2,300,000,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section
474 of title IV–E of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H014ED2D800F743E8B664694AE09162C7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administration for community living
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB391B9743BEF4468A22245C5A49CAC14">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aging and disability services programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC8CD3E3BB11349F586087A450E561344">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBEB612D0559E417EA44B5FDDEF0644FE">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS
Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers
Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle
D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and for
Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist
individuals with disabilities, $1,621,141,000, together with $52,115,000
to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the
Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section
4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for grants to States under section 361
of the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and
activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be
evidence-based and effective:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided shall be used to carry out sections 1701 and 1703 of the PHS Act
(with respect to chronic disease self-management activity grants), except
that such funds may be used for necessary expenses associated with
administering any such grants awarded prior to the date of the enactment
of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading to
carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of
Agriculture in accordance with such section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEC5BD133BDFE47EFADA2E20CCD5E62F5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDFFA60E6D8C14108964B71FF25B82A9F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General departmental management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD8F5C8F41F7B481B9E54F8765F3AC7E2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire
of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII,
XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border
Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $448,034,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS
Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation
activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, $52,224,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive
contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically
accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for
the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such
contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available
funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation,
outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining
amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven
effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy,
behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated
risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research and
demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional
models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the
PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including
longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading, $1,750,000 is for strengthening the
Department's acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the previous proviso, such funds shall be available for training,
recruiting, retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition workforce as
defined by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1703">
41 U.S.C. 1703
</external-xref>
, for information technology in support of
acquisition workforce effectiveness and for management solutions to
improve acquisition management:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making competitive
grants to provide abstinence education (as defined by section
510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act) to adolescents, and for
Federal costs of administering the grant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That grants made under the authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act shall
be made only to public and private entities that agree that, with respect
to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under
such grant, the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other
education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity
expressly required by law to provide health information or services the
adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking health information or
services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which
abstinence education was provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to
individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical
and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBF30DF8BFEF64EAB8D93BBB351C4687B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of medicare hearings and appeals
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, $87,381,000, to be
transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEFE31B3941E244EE81E42223451D4429">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the national coordinator for health information technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information
Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for
the development and advancement of interoperable health information
technology, $60,367,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H27D87F4C891445D1BB16887B892B7C50">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor
vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $71,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the
Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which
non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE45F76A7503E486A8739F0AE2ECAAA49">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office for civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $38,798,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2EE9F2D5DC594CD084D8EE30C3A2CCA0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as
authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family
Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of
dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act,
such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3C1AAB425D20418699E1807AFDDB390C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public health and social services emergency fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDBCEE1639D2142CC8859DF70F09DDE9A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear,
radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations,
and for other public health emergencies, $848,154,000, of which
$415,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for
expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant
to section 319L of the PHS Act, and other administrative expenses of the
Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures
shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the
Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to
section 319F–2 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support emergency operations shall remain
available through September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 136 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3B3D620CAF824FC08E80B8D1FC4D2A76">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section
319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $255,000,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7417D3DC6D844554A778ED31299D0E1F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic,
$71,915,000; of which $39,906,000 shall be available until expended, for
activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals,
necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or
renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic
influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such
construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such
vaccines or biologics.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H06C692C2771948E68561BDBD1EA18363">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D5B8577C42C463291D13F322E344C7B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official
reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the
Secretary.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51C2119C4BC6474F9B54178EDDDA4927" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public
Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS
programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International
Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or
the World Health Organization.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA2A5C81241D451199D088F8E3555E71" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual,
through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of
Executive Level II.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09C754C3CDA74298A4BC565E4CE60209" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by
any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a
report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House
of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such
funds.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F3A0E52BAD94D8998EE7B94A6892E38" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts
appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall be made
available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the
implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BCF1ABA64D8463F86CD01A864EA6282">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B56B9329C8540FD83D0CD500C19C4FE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal
year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no
such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such
transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program
or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8CE2E6941A254CF9AC6F24851279F0A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B5046FCF85E4661A75779525694A8AA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up
to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts
identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to
the human immunodeficiency virus:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3C5DA40DB1854303B4D5AEE52494607A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C324A67C8D94729BA44766FF6C65382" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human
immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and
the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to
the
<quote>
Office of AIDS Research
</quote>
account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts
necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51B8ED8D217C4FC3BDD7D9563F2832A8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family
participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services
and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to
coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66E4F680516E47B0B04F406956ED7D17" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child
molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB76EC5C5F39494A9888BA6D7DB59329" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be
used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies
participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a
Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary
that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide
referrals for abortions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to
such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected
costs of providing the service to such entity's enrollees):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage for
such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this
section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain
information about all Medicare covered services.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FEB6BB90EB744ED8CDC6BAB17516A62" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other
infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health
activities abroad during fiscal year 2015:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C47F01D68124A3EB5F93B601F2BD907">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in
section 2(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SDBAA">
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
</act-name>
. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure
that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner
consistent with section 207 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA80">
Foreign Service Act of 1980
</act-name>
and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA08BDD7870AF4C1B8BEC9683170E530B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of
State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease,
alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United
States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully
with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional
facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location,
setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes
established by this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with
the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make
available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in
participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or
renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of
assistance for international health activities, including activities
relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and
environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1C0984C84434D0FA2BD8904944B9B12">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve
abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9
of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through
4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The
Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability
payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based
comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to
such personnel under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code if such
personnel's official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves
of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis
as that provided under subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/63">
chapter 63
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to
individuals serving in the Foreign Service.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5769D36DE52344A3B23E1F5C3CABDD79" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA085D9BA6ECB45CDA573D7270E91DCB8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH (
<quote>
Director
</quote>
) may use funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out
research identified pursuant to such section 402(b)(7) (pertaining to the
Common Fund) or research and activities described in such section
402(b)(12).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66E96307639542A8A6129B3C5AF3C684">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Peer review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review
procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as
the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of
scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such
transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review
procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3),
405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0282BDCD5D94417DB0F55375F32AB56F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds which are available for Individual Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (
<quote>
ATSDR
</quote>
) may be transferred to appropriate accounts of CDC, to be available only for Individual Learning
Accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be used for any individual full-time equivalent employee while such employee
is employed either by CDC or ATSDR.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB25F62DF640645DBBFA33B333A9DBD4D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the
National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or
improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient
conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000
per project.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3700E692C4914A67A7D150656DA461FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96352F66BA78496A995D9B74025D7AA8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research
Service Awards (
<quote>
NRSA
</quote>
) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration
to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care to individuals
affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under
sections 736, 739, or 747 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for
health service research.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21925C989EA64E5A8643966A624745DC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or
promote gun control.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE74B0247E3A4C77B8022A2C26034790" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1AFE1E6931B54DA9AB45C89133736D37">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information regarding the
uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection
and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (
<quote>
ACA
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H917A571949834911A03B67DA0DB4A5BD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the
Web site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the following
information:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51C6A160F9EC4B0EA5B4AD08D8FFBD96">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of each transfer of funds under section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program or
activity receiving funds, the operating division or office that will
administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not
later than the day after the transfer is made.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E869B75BAE7466F83B0C5F8F421D1CD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Identification (along with a link to the full text) of each funding opportunity announcement,
request for proposals, or other announcement or solicitation of proposals
for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded
using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the
announcement or solicitation is issued.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H780589C98B144A798820126A518A42F7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or more
awarded using such funds, including the purpose of the award and the
identity of the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the
award is made.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61B16509E1BA4437A38D475FF7E55C56">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year,
to be posted not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F17E2F3061541439882F021C0AEF502">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the Secretary shall also include on
the Web site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from
each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such
funds with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities
undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded
(including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to
be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CCF572C65C84338A8C730A11DB8E8A4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H748AF9B41AA94B16A6A9C7D08EE06EA7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single database;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12CE5A39B773400AA1ABDC36E877F8A2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
ensure that all information required in this section is directly accessible from the single webpage
or database; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AA6AD2AA1F54AD697DF3E3651C5D545">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
ensure that all information required in this section is able to be organized by program or State.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDC0F729FF150468EA9B5111A047959B3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Transfer of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H329AAD6C44D04283B4265E19D57B734D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE0FCDD5D4DC74B6F94D5A933DA8C6ACE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under
section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (
<quote>
ACA
</quote>
) to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified under the
heading
<quote>
Prevention and Public Health Fund
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17A0366DE2CB4787B9DAA0362FB0B571">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEBA7958AB134B57BB5767C45672A506">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made
available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC011529C0484D9484A7417522599A21" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
220.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD0F1A71ADE464708967204FE948467C7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (
<quote>
BARDA
</quote>
) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of
research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined
in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)),
if—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16944DBA30CD4E3E9F7A9B5F08A3DD71">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
funds are available and obligated—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H646A889CEC354F1E91C9B689F5CB16EE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in
effect; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6E812FD51344223BF3B3D58460EC9D6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20FCCE1398FF4B738916386E6EBB4D13">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal
Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy
in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75EA7977B45E444C851F925635345B0C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A contract entered into under this section:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FD417CB126546F09D68BF9C721DB5BA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/3903">
section 3903
</external-xref>
of title 41,
United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA806F29651641ADA5B29ABC9BC4B1A5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5ED9F1C4335449239E120B2880524BBA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
221.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7AE9352F8C874D4D92DAD595B9A07A02">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web
sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent
Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing,
administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (
<quote>
ACA
</quote>
), and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and the 4 prior fiscal years.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32C6C1046BD04D128BA58725D964EB1F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of
carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary
shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0F4303EA3EC447EB2504DFEC7AF6718">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a
statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such
funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such
program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory
appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C1BCB0904E246FE9FC4F9DF04853F29">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees
assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance
with paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18BFF8D9E83B43BAB329FBF0F7B604F5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors
who:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EE937BF714E48DFAB52E4E320296993">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that
existed prior to the passage of the ACA;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEE8694CC2F2416B9C0ECB5F406F0857">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC772614BA5F410FA262A23A8CC9D8E6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as
fixed-price contracts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD2A71EB036624D2CA78C16E5420D7D0B">
<enum>
222.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the amounts otherwise available for
<quote>
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Management
</quote>
, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000 to such account from
the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary
Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity
related to the Medicare Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/152">
Public Law 111–152
</external-xref>
(or any amendment made by either
such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts within such account.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95FD23927B3B45F99D6B983B9CA45545" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in
such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a contract
awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 338B of such Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FCADB6761F1459FBDDE2A5DEE3E43DA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H672DD7C58E214AD39164B5C213D15B78">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking
<quote>
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
</quote>
in each place it appears and replacing it with
<quote>
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7776DC54C06942E68D17A440E73258B1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking
<quote>
alternative medicine
</quote>
in each place it appears and replacing it with
<quote>
integrative health
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEF7F2CC6B1848B2A55FF040F8DC2FD9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking all references to
<quote>
alternative and complementary medical treatment
</quote>
or
<quote>
complementary and alternative treatment
</quote>
in each place either appears and inserting
<quote>
complementary and integrative health
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H396BC96E320A41AE977296CC8D5CA05A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking references to
<quote>
alternative medical treatment
</quote>
in each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
integrative health treatment
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H553C50CBE7184C3794B69F11A59B65CA">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking section 485D(c) and inserting:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F71F57358CD4E06898F9E7DA8C7C26E" style="appropriations">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96E2BC8D36DB4377B07CFF7C2631D727">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as appropriate, study the
integration of new and non-traditional approaches to health care treatment
and consumption, including but not limited to non-traditional treatment,
diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H128AC3A4D7534B16AF7AF9987B009868">
<enum>
225.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided herein, payments made for research organisms or substances,
authorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and
credited to the appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers of
the NIH making the substance or organism available under section 301(a).
Amounts credited to the account under this authority shall be available
for obligation through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A114F40C11A4D76A638F756E6FC0E75" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
226.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, information that
details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services specifically for Health Insurance Marketplaces for each
fiscal year since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
) and the proposed uses for such funds for
fiscal year 2016. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal
year—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1B0EDB56F6484843A10C3205F6D1A221">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading
<quote>
Health Insurance Marketplace Transparency
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E557296F00A48098CA1603081491FB3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the milestones completed for data hub functionality and implementation readiness.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H71F955615B5A430C8EFD70B79D268101">
<enum>
227.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the
Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from
other accounts funded by this Act to the
<quote>
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Program Management
</quote>
account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
(relating to risk
corridors).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA439389E3FD94118B380D2BB8BBE6A02">
<enum>
228.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HACB2E41C8E494391AF6035D385857C60">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, activities authorized under part A of title
IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through
September 30, 2015, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2014, and out
of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise
appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary
for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this
authority through September 30, 2015, at the level provided for such
activities for fiscal year 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and
(c).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC4614E1F2BCD4D9292FEE17A7A0B3CE9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs established under section 403(b) of
the Social Security Act—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBAB0E67655914CE48D29DFDDDCAD2760">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the amount appropriated for section 403(b) of such Act shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2015 and 2016;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62A69AD05DB54D898DED3620C78C4965">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the requirement to reserve funds provided for in section 403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply
during fiscal years 2015 and 2016; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB39059BD725E41999791DF7CB46BD931">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
grants and payments may only be made from such Fund for fiscal year 2015 after the application of
subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCB6B82EEAC5D48FE8E444C6750F2F5BC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of research, evaluations, and national studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the
Social Security Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section for
fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCDA6EE5378C244E183395E6BDE1E0DF6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amount made available under subsection (b)(1) for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act
for fiscal year 2015—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD337D5C11A5848D6A19B165F581D9E2A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$15,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to carry out section 413(h) of the Social
Security Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA85C4AAF397C4F39BF4144A67302B847">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to the Bureau of the Census to conduct
activities using the Survey of Income and Program Participation to obtain
information to enable interested parties to evaluate the impact of the
amendments made by title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HDF3CC45D248E4A70849D061C18B0A4B7">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/613">
42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended, in the matter
preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are
appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE21F65CF79E846FB8D15725F23962FB3">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Section 414 of the Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/614">
42 U.S.C. 614
</external-xref>
) is repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE7F4E819C2F34EB68D47139AFCB45DB6">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Expenditures made pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for
fiscal year 2015 shall be charged to the appropriation provided by
subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H179DCFEA2CB844AE9D6F2B50F806DF34">
<enum>
229.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The remaining unobligated balances of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section
510(d) of the Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/710">
42 U.S.C. 710(d)
</external-xref>
) for which no
application has been received by the Funding Opportunity Announcement
deadline, shall be made available to States that require the
implementation of each element described in subparagraphs (A) through (H)
of the definition of abstinence education in section 510(b)(2). The
remaining unobligated balances shall be reallocated to such States that
submit a valid application consistent with the original formula for this
funding.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H924CD80D3EBE4660910204C6C8971DE8">
<enum>
230.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hereafter, for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes
of Health shall prepare and submit directly to the President for review
and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment, but
without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the
Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an annual
budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel
needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes
of Health pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Plan, as required under
section 2(d)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/375">
Public Law 111–375
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H764623D7204F43B0A042575D35AAFF4E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H56FDF346223B4C2EBA64E84E57ABF164" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of Education
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HBFA9060671E745F5A80D25998E82C2DF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Education for the disadvantaged
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
</act-name>
(referred to in this Act as
<quote>
ESEA
</quote>
) and section 418A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
Higher Education Act of 1965
</act-name>
(referred to in this Act as
<quote>
HEA
</quote>
), $15,536,107,000, of which $4,652,762,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall
remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $10,841,177,000
shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available
through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $3,984,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education (referred
to in this title as
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
) on October 1, 2014, to obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty data
from the Bureau of the Census:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $3,294,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the
ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available under sections 1124, 1124A, 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to
provide homeless children and youths with services not ordinarily provided
to other students under those sections, including supporting the liaison
designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to section
722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $710,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $505,756,000 shall be available for school improvement grants under section 1003(g) of the
ESEA, which shall be allocated by the Secretary through the formula
described in section 1003(g)(2) and shall be used consistent with the
requirements of section 1003(g), except that State and local educational
agencies may use such funds to serve any school eligible to receive
assistance under part A of title I that has not made adequate yearly
progress for at least 2 years or is in the State's lowest quintile of
performance based on proficiency rates and, in the case of secondary
schools, priority shall be given to those schools with graduation rates
below 60 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Secretary may permit a State
educational agency to establish an award period of up to 5 years for each
participating local educational agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be
used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform
strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures
whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer
offering a whole-school reform program that is based on at least a
moderate level of evidence that the program will have a statistically
significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one
well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental
study:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds available for school improvement grants may be used by a local educational agency to
implement an alternative State-determined school improvement strategy that
has been established by a State educational agency with the approval of
the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That a local educational agency that is determined to be eligible for services under subpart 1 or
2 of part B of title VI of the ESEA may modify not more than one element
of a school improvement grant model:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational agency may establish a maximum
subgrant size of not more than $2,000,000 for each participating school
applicable to such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of the
ESEA to carry out activities to build State and local educational agency
capacity to implement effectively the school improvement grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $160,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the ESEA for a comprehensive literacy
development and education program to advance literacy skills, including
pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for students from birth through
grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with
disabilities, of which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the
Secretary of the Interior for such a program at schools funded by the
Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for
grants to the outlying areas for such a program, up to 5 percent may be
reserved for national activities, and the remainder shall be used to award
competitive grants to State educational agencies for such a program, of
which a State educational agency may reserve up to 5 percent for State
leadership activities, including technical assistance and training, data
collection, reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant not less
than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in the case of early
literacy, to local educational agencies or other nonprofit providers of
early childhood education that partner with a public or private nonprofit
organization or agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in
improving the early literacy development of children from birth through
kindergarten entry and in providing professional development in early
literacy, giving priority to such agencies or other entities serving
greater numbers or percentages of disadvantaged children:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 15 percent of the subgranted funds
are used to serve children from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used
to serve students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent are used
to serve students in middle and high school including an equitable
distribution of funds between middle and high schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That eligible entities receiving subgrants from State educational agencies shall use such funds
for services and activities that have the characteristics of effective
literacy instruction through professional development, screening and
assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level
and other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction and
practice:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $37,474,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HBD987FEF24AC434CA5C30AE7EADDBBF3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Impact aid
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title
VIII of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
ESEA
</act-name>
, $1,288,603,000, of which $1,151,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under section
8003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities
under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under section
8007(b) and be available for obligation through September 30, 2016,
$66,813,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002, and
$4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities
maintenance under section 8008:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency
under section 8003(a) for school year 2014–2015, children enrolled in a
school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under
section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both
parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole
custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or
legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on
Federal property as described in section 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer
eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students
under such section, provided such students remain in average daily
attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended
prior to their change in eligibility status.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H21F7ADC90C214679AEBD065CE13C5E0B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
School improvement programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by parts A and B of title II, part B of
title IV, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the
ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the
Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free
Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">
Civil Rights Act of 1964
</act-name>
, $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and remain
available through September 30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall
become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to carry out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for
construction, renovation, and modernization of any elementary school,
secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or
secondary school, run by the Department of Education of the State of
Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to carry out part C of title VII of the ESEA shall be awarded on a
competitive basis, and also may be used for construction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $48,445,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical
Assistance Act of 2002:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for
the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall
Islands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso
to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 2.3 percent of the funds for subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall be
reserved by the Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or principal
recruitment and training or professional enhancement activities, including
for civic education instruction, to national not-for-profit organizations,
of which up to 8 percent may only be used for research, dissemination,
evaluation, and technical assistance for competitive awards carried out
under this proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of the ESEA.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H4E8FB2A2964A4EDB91C75066066BB942">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Indian education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
ESEA
</act-name>
, $123,939,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H7030A32C9B784B8B8725785A32B4F8BE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Innovation and improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D
of title II, parts B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 14007
of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as
amended, $1,102,111,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for section 14007 of
division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
, and up to 5 percent of such funds may be
used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out
under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the education facilities clearinghouse established through a competitive award process in
fiscal year 2013 is authorized to collect and disseminate information on
effective educational practices and the latest research regarding the
planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and
maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performance public facilities for early
learning programs, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $230,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for
competitive grants to local educational agencies, including charter
schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or partnerships
of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one
nonprofit organization to develop and implement performance-based
compensation systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in
high-need schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such performance-based compensation systems must consider gains in student academic
achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times
during each school year among other factors and provide educators with
incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That recipients of such grants shall demonstrate that such performance-based compensation systems
are developed with the input of teachers and school leaders in the schools
and local educational agencies to be served by the grant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That recipients of such grants may use such funds to develop or improve systems and tools (which
may be developed and used for the entire local educational agency or only
for schools served under the grant) that would enhance the quality and
success of the compensation system, such as high-quality teacher
evaluations and tools to measure growth in student achievement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applications for such grants shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities
conducted and systems developed under the grant once the grant period has
expired:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical
assistance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach, and
evaluation activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $250,000,000 of the funds for part D of title V of the ESEA shall be available through
December 31, 2015 for carrying out, in accordance with the applicable
requirements of part D of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development
grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of HHS, shall make competitive awards to States
for activities that build the capacity within the State to develop,
enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs, including
comprehensive services and family engagement, for preschool-aged children
from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That each State may subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local educational agencies and other
early learning providers (including, but not limited to, Head Start
programs and licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof, for the
implementation of high-quality preschool programs for children from
families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That subgrantees that are local educational agencies shall form strong partnerships with early
learning providers and that subgrantees that are early learning providers
shall form strong partnerships with local educational agencies, in order
to carry out the requirements of the subgrant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That up to 3 percent of such funds for preschool development grants shall be available for
technical assistance, evaluation, and other national activities related to
such grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,000,000 of funds available under part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for the
Full-Service Community Schools program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the Secretary shall use up to
$11,000,000 to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and shall use
not less than $13,000,000 for subpart 2:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available for subpart 1 of part B of title V of the ESEA, and notwithstanding
section 5205(a), the Secretary shall reserve up to $75,000,000 to make
multiple awards to non-profit charter management organizations and other
entities that are not for-profit entities for the replication and
expansion of successful charter school models and shall reserve not less
than $11,000,000 to carry out the activities described in section 5205(a),
including improving quality and oversight of charter schools and providing
technical assistance and grants to authorized public chartering agencies
in order to increase the number of high-performing charter schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA may be used for grants that support
preschool education in charter schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a plan to monitor and
hold accountable authorized public chartering agencies through such
activities as providing technical assistance or establishing a
professional development program, which may include evaluation, planning,
training, and systems development for staff of authorized public
chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such agencies in the State
to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable charter schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain assurances that State
law, regulations, or other policies require that: (1) each authorized
charter school in the State operate under a legally binding charter or
performance contract between itself and the school’s authorized public
chartering agency that describes the rights and responsibilities of the
school and the public chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and
independent audits of the school’s financial statements that are filed
with the school’s authorized public chartering agency; and demonstrate
improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized public
chartering agencies use increases in student academic achievement for all
groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA as
one of the most important factors when determining to renew or revoke a
school’s charter.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H3C11BBF6E7E7478AA4CAC6FD67DE8FCB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Safe schools and citizenship education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of
title V of the ESEA, $223,315,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $70,000,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which up to
$5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Project
School Emergency Response to Violence (
<quote>
Project SERV
</quote>
) program to provide education-related services to local educational agencies and institutions of
higher education in which the learning environment has been disrupted due
to a violent or traumatic crisis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $56,754,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for Promise Neighborhoods.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H7000E153992F4004BD2844A05CC1C5F0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
English language acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out part A of title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
ESEA
</act-name>
, $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2016, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be
available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available through September
30, 2016, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall use estimates of the American Community Survey child counts for the most
recent 3-year period available to calculate allocations under such part:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall use $14,000,000 of funds available under this paragraph for grants to
all State educational agencies within States with at least one county
where 50 or more unaccompanied children have been released to sponsors
since January 1, 2014, through the Department of Health and Human
Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That awards to eligible State educational agencies shall be based on the State’s relative share
of unaccompanied children that have been released to sponsors since
January 1, 2014:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the data on unaccompanied children used by the Secretary under the two preceding provisos
shall be the most recently available data from the Department of Health
and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as of the date of
enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each eligible State educational agency that receives a grant shall award subgrants to local
educational agencies in the State that have experienced a significant
increase during the 2014–2015 school year, as determined by the State
educational agency, compared to the average of the 2 preceding school
years, in the number or percentage of immigrant children and youth
enrolled in their schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That local educational agencies shall use those subgrants for supplemental academic and
non-academic services and supports to immigrant children and youth:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<quote>
immigrant children and youth
</quote>
has the meaning given in section 3301 of the ESEA, and the terms
<quote>
State educational agency
</quote>
and
<quote>
local educational agency
</quote>
have the meanings given to them in section 9101 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each eligible State educational agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary not later
than 1 year after the award a report identifying the local educational
agencies that received subgrants, the State’s definition of
<quote>
significant increase
</quote>
used to award the subgrants; and such other information as the Secretary may require.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="deleted" commented="no" id="H1A657C67E0824DADB707927D3FF88FAC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics
Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,522,358,000, of which
$3,006,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain
available through September 30, 2016, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall
become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount
available for that activity during fiscal year 2014, increased by the
amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or
the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the
IDEA, but not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year
2014:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other
States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the
third proviso, any amount by which a State's allocation under section
611(d), from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under
section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis
of the States' relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are
of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures
the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part,
and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States' relative populations
of those children who are living in poverty:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose
reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made
funds available for such a distribution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to local
educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under
section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the
previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be
considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year
2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a
State's allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply
with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the
reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive
fiscal years, not to exceed five, until the entire reduction is applied:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611 is
reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a
State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same
relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the
reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the
State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the
absence of the reduction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal
year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with
the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section
612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General
Education Provisions Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1234a">
20 U.S.C. 1234a
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to
States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the data collection
requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other
services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality,
and use under parts B and C of the IDEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the level of effort a local educational agency must meet under section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of
the IDEA, in the year after it fails to maintain effort is the level of
effort that would have been required in the absence of that failure and
not the LEA's reduced level of expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel Development Grants
program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance
under such subpart.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H80E61A94BABD4102B6C599583694552C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rehabilitation services and disability research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the
Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center
Act, $3,709,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants for
vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available subsequent to the
reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the
Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at improving the
outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B)
of the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving the
education and post-school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental
Security Income (
<quote>
SSI
</quote>
) and their families that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient's economic
status and self-sufficiency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, non-profit
entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any funds made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at
improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain
available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that
provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a
low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan
fund; a loan guarantee; or insurance program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which,
the alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer
choice and control:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and
operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HCB3749FA4C724B8AB0AD3BBEA53D0A07">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special institutions for persons with disabilities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCCC1E71CA3604B6EAA223B9CC76F07EB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
American printing house for the blind
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,931,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HD9D4FEA25BE44F6A9B5DC99EFC5B2A1E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National technical institute for the deaf
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the
Deaf Act of 1986, $67,016,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the
endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HD4D454885B9442AEA673744393D68F81">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Gallaudet university
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the
partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the
Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $120,275,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the
endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H16117C6014494044947ADC1AF51F7001">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Career, technical, and adult education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical
Education Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (
<quote>
AEFLA
</quote>
), $1,707,686,000, of which $916,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain
available through September 30, 2016, and of which $791,000,000 shall
become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through
September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made available
for integrated English literacy and civics education services to
immigrants and other limited-English-proficient populations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics education, notwithstanding
section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall be allocated to States based on
a State's absolute need as determined by calculating each State's share of
a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship and Immigration
Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for
the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that
experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years
for which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for
immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are available, except
that no State shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership
activities under section 243.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H973D42FF39AF4C40BC461D622188C969">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Student financial assistance
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H272ED44BADF94033B11705A8CA031742">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
HEA
</act-name>
, $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2015–2016 shall be
$4,860.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H9933933EBBF243CA8AEB8A0DD993CE36">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Student aid administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of
part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
HEA
</act-name>
, and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $1,396,924,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HE71056C9667E4FF294C9FB0E23D68959">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Higher education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of
the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and
section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
2006, $1,924,839,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out
title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and
Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in
foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign
language training and international studies in areas that are vital to
United States national security and who plan to apply their language
skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the
professions, or international development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program
evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of
title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 2.5 percent of the funds made available under this Act for part B of title VII of the
HEA may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities
carried out under such section.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HDFE3BAF3689D4BB3BACD926600226325">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Howard university
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be
for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment
Act and shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H6F23D21CE8BF47B2BB5E34597202337B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
College housing and academic facilities loans program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans
pursuant to section 121 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
HEA
</act-name>
, $435,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H027499BB95164D31B3EC3028D130A994">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the
HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, not to exceed $303,593,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges
and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 344(a)
of the HEA.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H1274CE310F6C4BD7AEB863CFF29333B3">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University
Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of
the HEA, $334,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HEAEB0B306ACC4A8F8B199A6407DCC2E3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Institute of education sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National
Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the
Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $573,935,000, which shall
remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be
used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early
childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further
develop such systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational
Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or private
organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data
coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $137,235,000 shall be for carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of
Educational Progress Authorization Act.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HC610A1D7CFDF49F7B712A15035170B67">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Departmental management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HA6A0F33DC9334A249258165FFC082328">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization
Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and
hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $411,000,000, of which up to
$1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation
of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H8AE6ECFDDB4C4D8A85782B851FDD4373">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office for civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the
Department of Education Organization Act, $100,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H37040EAC459549CAB5B3631A64D2027E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the
Department of Education Organization Act, $57,791,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HAB49B4FF7FD444A4BEEB1364430D5659">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75D10BD812B14450A2A9044614AB4C37" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or
for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to
overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the
transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment
for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial
desegregation of any school or school system.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CA17F7F5E8C4A0EB7FD85806A24BADD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the
transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is
nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring special
education, to the school offering such special education, in order to
comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of
this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students
includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the
reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools,
or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring,
pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not
include the establishment of magnet schools.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H497BFBD31CA84AA9BCF0249A52CCD609" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of
voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0F36F99BD0664246944EEC65E35AC1FF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE87E51C78DFD458EA1A071CC231DF8BE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of
Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no
such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such
transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program
or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified
at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB823CAC71BAD4BAD9F2C65F45F177251" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received under this Act, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1469a">
48 U.S.C. 1469a
</external-xref>
,
under part A of title V of the ESEA.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD533C19F5B474E72A11CAEBADE16B2D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C.
1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
2009
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H52B9382306EF4C97BF8E8D15C60F5140" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may
reserve funds under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations
in subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order to carry out
activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of
that section with respect to any ESEA program funded in this Act and
without respect to the source of funds for those activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That high-quality evaluations of ESEA programs shall be prioritized, before using funds for any
other evaluation activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds reserved under this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through September
30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 10 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under this section,
the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall submit an
evaluation plan to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committees on Appropriations
and Education and the Workforce which identifies the source and amount of
funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds
are withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, how ESEA
programs will be regularly evaluated, and how findings from evaluations
completed under this section will be widely disseminated.
</text>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8B189F2C7204D4B8A7B8C8017EDE77A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Education shall—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C12C6653ADD460E8BE3DA332A96C45F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of the HEA so that the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for
the purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in the
foster care system; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38B79FF2DBA64F8197E7AE05971FB248">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
utilize such identification as a tool to notify students who are foster youth or were in the foster
care system of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid,
including postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee
Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal programs under
which such students may be eligible to receive assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" id="H046E63B75C7A45E6A72AFC686201C2DC">
<enum>
309.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H75B5F49995F24ABE81B2AB0900545672">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Student Eligibility
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" id="H278191ADB6D84780A6D743A55A8C810F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B4D80EB4C2C48E6965A774A962D98C7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H3403ED8FA97A472EA9FE6DCCFA525947">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Students who are not high school graduates
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5FE4735616B948E3B1B7107A0B4F2A83">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Student eligibility
</header>
<text>
In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing
secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to
be eligible for any assistance under subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and
parts B, C, D, and E of this title, the student shall meet the
requirements of one of the following subparagraphs:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB442D14F09184B0D83C4397AACDF291C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway program and meets one of the following
standards:
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HFDDA00E99A9F4F70915B5EE99AEE0F4C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The student shall take an independently administered examination and shall achieve a score,
specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit
from the education or training being offered. Such examination shall be
approved by the Secretary on the basis of compliance with such standards
for development, administration, and scoring as the Secretary may
prescribe in regulations.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H4F1E85CDD81146EAB9C6F2C7D8900CA4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The student shall be determined as having the ability to benefit from the education or training in
accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. Any such
process described or approved by a State for the purposes of this section
shall be effective 6 months after the date of submission to the Secretary
unless the Secretary disapproves such process. In determining whether to
approve or disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into account
the effectiveness of such process in enabling students without secondary
school diplomas or the equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction
offered by institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into
account the cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and educational
preparation of the populations served by the institutions.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H524B512C56E1423BB7B6B2D988EE9972">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
The student shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the ability to
benefit from the education or training offered by the institution of
higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the
equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate
offered by the institution of higher education.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6D0BE8355753495EB8CDF7DF79C194E0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The student has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as
a home school or private school under State law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7C7A1CD8E7254DC2BB914C5724230527">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible career pathway program
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<term>
eligible career pathway program
</term>
means a program that—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE67A95C3821C491C8303631D46AC8790">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary programs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H12D80410111643AC98831A1F9DD45E25">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
provides counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career goals;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H59163ADC38C74B489A9A4655D0F2E00E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
provides structured course sequences that—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H3F7AC39739984E7D983387B121E2EF17">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
are articulated and contextualized; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H8CF66613B9BF40FBAF49637E84CC1738">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
allow students to advance to higher levels of education and employment;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9FB6C59DDE934F2EA2F29C45DC2263EA">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
provides opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including
degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of completion
of apprenticeship programs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3FD54022777044FFAE5083AB00F85C30">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
is organized to meet the needs of adults;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAC8A16864BB84B7AA8A072DDD2745B43">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
is aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional economy; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1FB8A30C7002447AAB3D81350C4F3E5F">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
has been developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce
development, and economic development.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" id="HA9443E0F9D9D43E49BC89CA877AF3EF1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted on June 30,
2014, and shall apply to students who are enrolled or who first enroll in
an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HC959B3B10C4641C8BB51A60DD55D3799">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended by inserting after
<quote>
year
</quote>
and before the comma
<quote>
except that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in an eligible program of
study on or after July 1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the
increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H79EC02D3F0CC4B61800DBA9030BC6728">
<enum>
310.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(a) An institution of higher education that maintains an endowment fund supported with funds
appropriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2015 may use
the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to
the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such
income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be
considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that
limitation.
</text>
<subsection id="HE0D89ABCD603448AADC1D5F8F3EAE8D6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HF0827EA06C9E462E8C5A36CFEC679E4D">
<enum>
311.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In making awards under section 402D of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary
shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA58E7C03483A4EAE8BBE1644E2618851">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
notwithstanding any other provision of law, publish a notice inviting applications for new awards
no later than December 18, 2014; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H647C7BA58E72482895D5FA9CDF5FC77A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
make all awards by August 10, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HF67DB469075C4788A9EAB01274DE49AC">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H0363FFABECC24BAFA5A92067E2E9546D" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Related Agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB86B6B46FEF34411A85B48D52E7AEF39">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC11AF52E8BB647699F5B629E6D96BAFA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled established by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/28">
Public Law 92–28
</external-xref>
, $5,362,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9744720732324481939AF17D3B2D9298">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporation for national and community service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4D0FDB22D4B14D8083A1F5804F793F7E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEACFC9B6163D4D44834CEB681BCD9C81">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this
title as
<quote>
CNCS
</quote>
) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as
<quote>
1973 Act
</quote>
) and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as
<quote>
1990 Act
</quote>
), $758,349,000, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C), and
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may
be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews,
including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of
the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 shall be available for expenses
authorized under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $16,038,000
shall be available to provide assistance to State commissions on national
and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and
notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000
shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5)
$3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section
501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of
section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section
122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local community:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act
may be used for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related
performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and shall remain
available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall remain
available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C.
1552(a):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act shall
immediately be available for activities authorized under 198K of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9606BD757B5546BD87D140B5300AE426">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the National service trust
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2A100ACAD615464B82510CD7FDD1FA2D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act,
$209,618,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon
determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of
national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under
section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to
apportion funds under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1513">
31 U.S.C. 1513(b)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0490816AF184CEFA0236F4D31B5C0B1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and
under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries,
authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of
conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts
and consultants authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and not to exceed $2,500
for official reception and representation expenses, $81,737,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A86C58F41984C8AA5DA4103B5FA93DE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act
of 1978, $5,250,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA8ED9A9ECE8F4C54B0DB2A990ADB236E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAD9EF6FC2354DCFA2A0EB88B3DC81D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CNCS shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only
through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, during
any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not
knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such
selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or
employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48180710E16F4FAB9BB7D52F495E0AFE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall
minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they
receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum
share requirement as provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/45/2521">
section 2521.60
</external-xref>
of title 45, Code of
Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs match
requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share
limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver
consistent with
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/45/2521.70">
section 2521.70
</external-xref>
of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H678434AD70AE4AD4BFC94FAEDFE05A74" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and
operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E
of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant
current programs and operations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H129040B3ADF5453383461B4B25969367" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for
the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals
who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3449202C726F49BFA679A9674B032D55" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
405.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F22D29723A5439F9D42A8148E17A6FD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered
<quote>
qualified entities
</quote>
under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (
<quote>
NCPA
</quote>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H984299621C9D49E3AEE5D146932D0EB4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Individuals described in such section shall be considered
<quote>
volunteers
</quote>
under section 3 of NCPA; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H026ED4366698445B9F59FDD056B5159A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990
Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information,
consistent with
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/544">
Public Law 92–544
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H36E840F7618E449CB3A7CAB15EE81013">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporation for public broadcasting
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (
<quote>
CPB
</quote>
), as authorized by the
<act-name parsable-cite="CA34">
Communications Act of 1934
</act-name>
, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year
2017, $445,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions,
parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or
employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used to aid or
support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is
denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color,
national origin, religion, or sex:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political
test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any
other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of
CPB:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support the Television
Future Fund or any similar purpose.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8E0288EF4C084261892E942928435796">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal mediation and conciliation service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5BB264DD29B5404289239C3B5147B5AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (
<quote>
Service
</quote>
) to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including
hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the
Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for
the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service
Reform Act, $45,666,000, including up to $400,000 to remain available
through September 30, 2016 for activities authorized by the
Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training
activities and other conflict resolution services and technical
assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and
international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be
credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and
professional development of the agency workforce:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States
gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of any
projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE3883CB1F63F476E835DF387A471A2E6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal mine safety and health review commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2C5987843B8E47ECA9B5746E08197241">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $16,751,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6F3282D4377C4E11BBAF7B595FB50661">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Institute of museum and library services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8EE60F9EBDE446C99338E3ABE62184FF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of museum and library services: grants and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African
American History and Culture Act, $227,860,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6B1874BD24B046DEB8F9F599EA723C05">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Medicaid and CHIP payment and access commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H892278F081A948B6863CBFF8D18E791A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $7,650,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCF512C016FFA4E8F9FE306B24D4D7E38">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Medicare payment advisory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4406E4A46DA54C00BF12AA7FB02F0BFB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $11,749,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust
Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD235930931A3412E80B7CFB0A301214F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National council on disability
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB546D689E35042819E3C8033D5C9A22F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="REH">
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
</act-name>
, $3,250,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2861A299FE94438896DDB9512C451DDC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National labor relations board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9C5E53EAD8084480A2F8ACC76D55D534">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in
it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws,
$274,224,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing
agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings,
directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural
laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as
amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in
section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition
employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals,
reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual,
nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied
thereby is used for farming purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H547591B224C34997B6466277BCD13015">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provision
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HB2F5B29E4157495CA712379E44355912">
<enum>
406.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts making appropriations for the National
Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative
directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of voting
through any electronic means in an election to determine a representative
for the purposes of collective bargaining.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4FAF6F4C703E4085AD27F73C88FA7BEA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National mediation board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H619BE4BF140741A39B8D2F25E4BF727D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency
boards appointed by the President, $13,227,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H04A8DF1B6C7141C9B577146864001E10">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Occupational safety and health review commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE00AE92DCF649458B35BB873F1886A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $11,639,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H67F59CAF43B4470694462C5C70175DD1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Railroad retirement board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2B01E9C2D361484E87948689868E6727">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Dual benefits payments account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad
Retirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming
available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public
Law 98–76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the
amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by
which the product of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds
the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the
first day of each month in the fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9AF6D6EA05B74B639F1A801AF05E7B13">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the
Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks,
$150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, which shall be
the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public
Law 98–76.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA78BE400D99443038C27ECDC883AA1BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board (
<quote>
Board
</quote>
) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,
$111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board
from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the
railroad unemployment insurance administration fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to
hire attorneys only through the excepted service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment laws of any
attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD1151C6835BA47098B568A98845A0D90">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on the office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review
activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more
than $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and
railroad unemployment insurance account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H87ED1D0820274FD2A148CCC097760F73">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Social security administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE3942CFD938C4311819E9F4DA2405A02">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to social security trust funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability
Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and
1131(b)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $16,400,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB2D9FBAB520048739AEE0364414A6AF8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Supplemental security income program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/603">
Public Law 92–603
</external-xref>
,
section 212 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/66">
Public Law 93–66
</external-xref>
, as amended, and section 405 of Public Law
95–216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for
administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the
Social Security Act, $41,232,978,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by
the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not more than $83,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations under sections
1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available
through September 30, 2017.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title
XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the
current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of
fiscal year 2016, $19,200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA6B9C3A3526B4C9B90AC5C0390412DF8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H44359647C35D4F7184244F6014B821F4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed
$20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than
$10,284,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the
Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in
such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, $131,000,000 may be used for the costs associated with conducting continuing disability
reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and conducting
redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commissioner may allocate additional funds under this paragraph above the level
specified in the previous proviso for such activities but only to
reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for conducting such activities
and after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any such
reallocation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2015
not needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended to
invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and
telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related
equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with
this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated
balances available under the authority in the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for
employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/7131">
5 U.S.C. 7131
</external-xref>
,
and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to
policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of
such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest,
from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as
possible after such expenditures are made.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of
the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting
redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security
Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of
the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred
to therein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III)
of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, and $1,123,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified
for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a
report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the
reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/121">
Public Law 104–121
</external-xref>
for
fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H933C2F15D7B4497E8741AEE3C1AE041F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per
supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social
Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/66">
Public Law 93–66
</external-xref>
, which shall remain
available until expended. To the extent that the amounts collected
pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2015 exceed $124,000,000, the
amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2016 only to the extent provided
in advance in appropriations Acts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8E5DB004EDAE4980AE70ABC457EAB3A8">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the
Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H37574A1D5A3D4BF3BCFAD4F08FAF0D1D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H70EA8CA9363A4AA1A5655D6431887B67">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed
$74,521,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section
201(g)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance
Trust Fund.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be
transferred from the
<quote>
Limitation on Administrative Expenses
</quote>
, Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and
purposes for which this account is available:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of
the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of
any transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H7C178EF3A08C4F4092CA54A0CF0AA6BB" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General Provisions
</header>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H11512B9D2C73427D87D978ECC11DD7BD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C468F70C7EF4A1EAE3DBD28F0347D06" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer
unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to
current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances
shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for
which they were originally appropriated.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6958EABBF3844AFCA6ABAF8E2AC6148E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAB5997A73834D96A6C27D297C23EE76" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF8F4160D9EAD43BCB71DCF327EE20EA1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
shall be used, other than for normal and recognized
executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes,
for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet,
publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video
presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation
before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body,
except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature
itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending
regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch
of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive
branch of any State or local government itself.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H078A0839F87A47E593BBA8323F37D033">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any
grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related
to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation,
appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order
proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State
legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for
normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation
by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in
policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of
that government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF02B70BD9512423F9EA71BC53C5891F4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any
proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any
proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal
consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not
limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E4793A18B204ED7AF2AA6639C75F494" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and
$20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses
under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and
representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official
reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds
available for
<quote>
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official
reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds
available for
<quote>
National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E6A758A64C4413CB66CE4ADE35AF08F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
505.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other
documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with
Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act,
including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of
Federal research grants, shall clearly state—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1057165155E34553BBE9F10E4D858D7F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal
money;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EF506117FA74FB494807100C2D7C7E7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4DC8347D43F47FD9939E505C8FA0C55">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by
non-governmental sources.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1B1630DFD3F48939AF7CEB3383AFB32" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
506.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H28CA64861D6D4604B100A28168F9A0F4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds
are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80D2BAB4C97949108B176FFF6E3A34F5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds
are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits
coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA6F84C02BFB49BB86895898952A71E5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
health benefits coverage
</term>
means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a
contract or other arrangement.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A258CABC6A94D23A8097E8A88F6F0B4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
507.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5016B9AFDFDF48A3A9A966D9360CC88B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB92010B74E0C4FFE97738E614B313C08">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16151DAB749C42C0A08A5D9041B67184">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness,
including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from
the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the
woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE22E5F4CA1F342B49B9D6608BE88E839">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State,
locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds
(other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching
funds).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20254AC26BDA47268987E60ED8D6E007">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care
provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or
locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage
with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of
Medicaid matching funds).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5698618C25A421697B614D1D7B924A1">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H02F14017CCB64945B799C764B3250CCC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program,
or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government
subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to
discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide,
pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E80D6AF5E6B4C67967AE312AA480C31" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this subsection, the term
<term>
health care entity
</term>
includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a
provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a
health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility,
organization, or plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H862BF712715247FD81202AC729261669" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
508.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA1280D06419A48E79E675B14DDEA1627">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA90047F8AABE41A882668CB01F6FCC0A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC94C98CBB15A40D6BF28D55D7C64B921">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to
risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses
in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
Public Health Service Act
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/289g">
42 U.S.C. 289g(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAD1CC3AA46647F3A32E3CB51B97C60A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
human embryo or embryos
</term>
includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis,
cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human
diploid cells.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2573404CC57648BF9C3A59890C1113A7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
509.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4C5BA5DFB40F42DD9D8A526127AB910E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the
legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the
schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CSA">
Controlled Substances Act
</act-name>
except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA13B9CFBDD74EBCAA94CB10A40FF6EA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a
therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that
federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine
therapeutic advantage.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H009FB097CD3342A2BCCE4DF3ADA121C5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard
under section 1173(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual
(except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care
provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the
standard.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C6B3AF84869417CBEED6E9727F139C0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a
contract with an entity if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8B1CA4D9FCF47AEAA416350AC5BC750">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4212">
38 U.S.C. 4212(d)
</external-xref>
regarding submission of an annual report to the
Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7ECCF22F1394775B933D544AD2E1136">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for
which such requirement was applicable to such entity.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H709FA67B2FEA458995FE4B8E47F56BC6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other
appropriation Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD5A2F08A01A4730B7E2A9EBAA126974" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act
may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section
224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act,
unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4)
of such section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADE7864110334208984ADA0F565E294B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
514.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1EB11BA30FC8473AAE900FC6F2F2F86A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CF5DDC972014965B8908C975B7F29FF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C00F7AA8CE343319E3D33F8616E6F4B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF48CAACD988436C9AA0667502450CF6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been
denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE70E6DECDEA6463398C52A0B970B3821">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
relocates an office or employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BC5CCDD1FED4F45B0895FC4270D48D1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reorganizes or renames offices;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE342B72801A4FD89ED5FD5AA75C1EE4">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reorganizes programs or activities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65CDEA459AAF4F3C87592B3064BF7EFE">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text changed="added" commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are
consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement
of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and
are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H617637D2644E4D3694846D8C8687F7FA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the
agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or
expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the
Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available
to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or
expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10
percent, whichever is less, that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11F3D0554BA04D359BC2496007E9377C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0446036B2CE4EB1BED627F14174A319">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of
personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21D18739C35345769B78C7AFB5FC709E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in
existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are
consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement
of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and
are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58E6E57BD19847DC8944A449AF2E0D43" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
515.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H35FA6128B6EB41C491A9455FEAF11118">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for
appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the
political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position
that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly
related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB637DFB2B20B4AE7A7ABFBE6BBE8580C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is
deliberately false or misleading.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H242FA62D0A544494970FB276053F80A4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
516.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act
shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and
activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2015 that are
different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed
table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying this Act, or
the fiscal year 2015 budget request.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67CB0797C52C4326A2ED4CD32ABC6476" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
517.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the
Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and
cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the
Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year
2015, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by
law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the
amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for
issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be
transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter
for which the report is submitted.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9F19AA02B0A9451FB935CFD1D52452EB">
<enum>
518.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of
Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit
payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim
for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a
social security account number that is not the claimant's number and the
performance of such work under such number has formed the basis for a
conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of
the Social Security Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H76C4D36AB33C4175A79DE0C0DA209DCC">
<enum>
519.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or
the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of
the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit
payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico
establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system
established by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security
system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such
agreement.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H8993D80C65584D6692BFBB7C061F704C">
<header>
(rescission)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B14F7E046754B8C8954C892E36E7F55" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
520.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available for performance bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the
Social Security Act, $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5B247EC6750F44AD8A82CD08DBF9AFE1">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to
carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the
hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HD76F33560C5F451183AF216351D8A6C1">
<header>
(Rescission)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HD2F9D0C978B14B3284D9C974172CA734">
<enum>
522.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2015 under section 3403 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
,
$10,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HC20B9A4BC2D6426482C0717BB642EE65">
<enum>
523.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of
fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and
Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the
Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a
quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended,
the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable
to each source year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or,
to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were
derived.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H921D6F8A348C423580FD95DAF643F926" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
524.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H26C505C89D054CEFAF01668453F2EE6A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry
out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall:
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C7DAC7DA28C41FA83EB23BA4307A1EA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB82E692D106E4F7CACD57B2B40E2CBDA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from
disconnecting from school or work, that provide education, training,
employment, and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be
governed by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments of Labor,
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in carrying out such Pilots section
526 shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph">
fiscal year 2015
</header-in-text>
</quote>
for
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph">
fiscal year 2014
</header-in-text>
</quote>
in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2019
</quote>
for
<quote>
September 30, 2018
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76276A65F7BA4A4C90FF6FAFB111BA89">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this
Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being
carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of the
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43AF541783814B2BBA409A06DFD9E548" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
525.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating
division) funded under this Act that has research and development
expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per year shall develop a Federal
research public access policy that provides for—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5123F349D2194FBCA8899E8FF4BBCF9A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a
machine-readable version of the author’s final peer-reviewed manuscripts
that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals
describing research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the
Federal Government;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD5EBF3AB0964EBBA6CFA6CC399081F5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions not later
than 12 months after the official date of publication; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E195EBA3F4E41048A440B02BF49E1DC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
compliance with all relevant copyright laws.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HCBFE0B8EF07047A397A4F50B6F34C9B5">
<enum>
526.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H665D4B52D1704F7495E734A78F6F24EF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
exchanging of pornography.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1E7C7A92E9BF432091C1F243AB8EC1C8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or
local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal
investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HB37139357310453FBF9BC43B3BD78CCD">
<enum>
527.
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum
M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual
appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5ACB584ED5C24EDDB92A3468581FC278">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H64BF3BDEA1D8436BBF3DCC5FD223E9B1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not
included in agency totals.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H1B8DA850273F4341AAA8BDA8086B7CD5">
<header>
(transfer)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H3DF219CEB7DE4BA9A823B14E2C341308">
<enum>
528.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H31285706C80446CB9638844816F14338">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section applies to the amounts that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD6348F2B34394DC1A5FE9A1F384B908E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
are made available in this Act—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1819E29626224E27B33BC04479B974F6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
under the heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research
</header-in-text>
</quote>
in title III; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1959B43312F248ED935F09E06928652E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
under the heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
</header-in-text>
</quote>
under the heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Departmental Management
</header-in-text>
</quote>
in title III; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA47995B8B06E4B80B706CCA3F3D595C7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
relate to functions described in subsection (b), (m)(1), or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H152DC78D2A5947419A40C9580A8D9B44">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obligated, expended, and transferred in accordance
with that section 491.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0A2041D4FB864E2EB72BD5F52E2CB2F4">
<enum>
529.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this or any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may
be provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
(ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or
successors.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="HC4F5BAEEA6E84C93B29924FCE4CFA3C0" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Ebola Response and Preparedness
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H8B25E680CDE4438EBAE6C316AD0C26BF">
<header>
Department of Health and Human Services
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5830091D426B4AA08F53817CF638D36D">
<header>
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4CCF03A48A3044F9B061B0BEE196CBB1">
<header>
CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1D2E76CFB04B478C8FF97FEAA9CE358A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support,
</quote>
$1,771,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, to prevent, prepare for, and respond
to Ebola domestically and internationally; for the transportation, medical
care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or
isolated under Federal or State quarantine law; and to carry out titles
II, III, and XVII of the Public Health Service (
<quote>
PHS
</quote>
) Act with respect to domestic preparedness and global health:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no less than $10,000,000 shall be for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure
of hospital employees, emergency first responders and other workers who
are at risk of exposure to Ebola through their work duties:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $597,000,000 shall be used to support national public health institutes and global health
security:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $155,000,000 shall be to support the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under
section 319F–2 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign
countries:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be transferred by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (
<quote>
CDC
</quote>
) to other accounts of the CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the CDC shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate promptly after any transfer under the
preceding proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H1D2484C823A0446FAD508F9811780C81">
<header>
National Institutes of Health
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H050D0253CD034AA59B8955BD529CAEE5">
<header>
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally, including expenses
related to carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act,
$238,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF3A87650D91E4A13AC76A9306DF5BF50">
<header>
Office of the Secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA50D32D8BA4844A1B0A48D82F258A114">
<header>
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDFFC8CED5C6B4413AE37AA3871BB32CF">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically or internationally, and to develop
necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines including the development
and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical
supplies, and administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under
section 319F–2 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the renovation and
alteration of privately owned facilities to improve preparedness and
response capability at the State and local level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 319C–1(h)(3) and 319C–2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated
under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursement of domestic transportation and treatment costs (other than costs paid or
reimbursed by the individual's health coverage) for an individual treated
in the United States for Ebola, before or after the date of enactment of
this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of resources of the Secretary in
implementation of a plan under section 311(c)(1) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C.
243(c)(1)), and funds made available by this title shall be available for
that purpose, at the discretion of the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this
paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9758143736C647A58630D31694B57E59">
<header>
General Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="HC64423AF498E4AA3921F29BA395A1F6C">
<enum>
601.
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and responding to Ebola domestically or internationally,
the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use funds provided in this
title—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC66F003533AC46DDBDAD954591CD0211">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter, renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities
outside of the United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in
consultation with the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of
the United States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants, direct
assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or nonprofit private
institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F81909F05C6495585F9CBD554E00B7C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, but without regard
to the limitations in such section on the period of service and on pay)
the personal services of experts or consultants who have scientific or
other professional qualifications, except that in no case shall the
compensation provided to any such expert or consultant exceed the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of compensation for Executive Level II
employees; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9032D8471E849A581DBB982C59156FF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to use available resources to provide Federal assistance as necessary for repatriation
notwithstanding the limitation on temporary assistance in section 1113(d)
of the Social Security Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H7B5D277D2D664D789B3264DB46444838">
<enum>
602.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of the provisions
in section 601.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H80F1B6E3D5C744ACA05AA880B761D429">
<enum>
603.
</enum>
<text>
A grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services with funds made available by this
title may be made conditional on agreement by the awardee to comply with
existing and future guidance from the Secretary regarding control of the
spread of the Ebola virus.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HCB6BF21E6707430693AD491C868F297D">
<header>
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H565783794D974658910FFF5E5177E121">
<enum>
604.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation
accounts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant
Secretary for Preparedness and Response, or the National Institutes of
Health for the purposes specified in this title following consultation
with the Office of Management and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be
notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are
not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the authority
in section 206 of this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H0417D2917C504F1BA4557CA56EE5EC4C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations
Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H3CDE1A2B3D624EF2A34A7F5E44AA6C43" style="appropriations">
<enum>
H
</enum>
<header>
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H1EAE45E98A8744DEA34BC407575D9984" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H44116E3DD17247E8960AB2637C9514CE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HFEBD22D6FABD42B0A65184B2B0392023">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SENATE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H203657C7685D4353881FAF6286241633">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expense allowances
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate,
$37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the
Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the
Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference
Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and
Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $174,840.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H379263DD372D4B1BBF5255AC036D7066">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each
such Leader; in all, $28,140
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF2F1B8D01CDE46C5997D3D93D27A90E7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries, officers and employees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency
contributions, $177,723,681
<italic>
,
</italic>
which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2A8B7DD09D254FF29C4F8F47EE6F8F5C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Vice President
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7D771CEB75CF4A7AABD3395AAFDAD105">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the President Pro Tempore
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB414B78CE436425BA66C322C35E2004C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2B58B999D120402CA79CB1388059B65C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H43103024239E48EB963D4F4181A791BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Committee on Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H994506B10D9B4A198CD6A75B8805231F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Conference Committees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to
be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such
committee; in all, $3,316,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFACC7516BD304D7AB537F600CA2678A3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the
Minority, $817,402
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8C1F1A7EC9D044DA860269C187926F03">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Policy Committees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for
each such committee; in all, $3,385,810
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H226F7EA3DEBC43E49800CC75F685386D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Chaplain
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H081BE7595D7841BBA444EE67905FB72E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Secretary
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCD649F91FFF44AAE9AFD3E29DB0A93A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $69,000,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H064CF7D2110646BE8AE68A8A188DC375">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,762,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H39D141517F1E40BBBC73D95B025AF9F1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agency Contributions and Related Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses,
$47,355,869.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFA8D02BD8F934B5389DA5824C5E127C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H715DB89C31F04D74B3F06DB1D8CE72C5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB75D086620D5447FA0DE5B312AB5FE16">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,120,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H87E036CAD1B74650A1C77FB15946401F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate,
and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of
the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110;
Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110
<italic/>
; in all, $28,440.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDE39BEC80E314C55A4744865917C48C9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5EB0264C63C548508118003DDAF0B7DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Inquiries and Investigations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1
of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the
Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/304">
Public Law 96–304
</external-xref>
),
and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980,
$133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB67C5DC3929F46BDA508BE4CA0BEE329">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $508,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H86610383B4764455A4EBE1252DA362A7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Secretary of the Senate
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD9DE87702D3D4FFF88F2EF20811EB840">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $128,300,499
<italic>
,
</italic>
which shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0BB58C2D8D6C4470BF3803BD0A81C087">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Miscellaneous Items
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCD98F731CE934F25B10B846646033B3D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $390,000,000
<italic/>
of which $19,109,214 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
<italic/>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA302B6427D814D499A261C3008E556A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Official Mail Costs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBA851C86170B430BB9CE5C675BD84195">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5F536D5D61544BB29AB3454E57E72952">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senate Stationery Procurement
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H750862F8CD9E4727A427F1373C654D5B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA7E3ABB196C343DA87CD3BCDCBEAC84F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6569">
2 U.S.C. 6569
</external-xref>
, 6570, 6571) are repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2C9A6FBADA864FFAAF677096C153CAB4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side heading
<quote>
For contingent expenses, namely
</quote>
: under the subheading
<quote>
Senate
</quote>
, under the heading
<quote>
Legislative
</quote>
of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6572">
2 U.S.C. 6572
</external-xref>
), is amended by striking
<quote>
sections, sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 69
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H767AE786AF944D578D3B430DB1CCA524" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6115">
2 U.S.C. 6115
</external-xref>
note) is amended by
striking
<quote>
and the 110th Congress
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the 110th Congress, and the 114th Congress
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-major id="H0786B9214FE74D0AA0F81CA64BD799F0">
<header>
House of Representatives
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H503B3E5895594ECAB00BDE10E0F4FCD0">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,180,736,000, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H1E10857CE3494279BA07CEB53D50A8EB">
<header>
House Leadership Offices
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker,
$6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office
of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official
expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader,
$7,114,471, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority
Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority
Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority
Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority
Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2015 until
January 2, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA4FFAA74A5A748B197B9EED1B733847B">
<header>
Members’ Representational Allowances
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9592DF882A174F60A1D6416C4704BE01">
<header>
Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and
official mail, $554,317,732.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDB985FC761BB4DF8BF28687E33BA3E66">
<header>
Committee Employees
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H75DDE489AFC64CC591829D87F364DAD1">
<header>
Standing Committees, Special and Select
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House
resolutions, $123,903,173:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016,
except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until
expended for committee room upgrading.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA48FAA7425AE42369277B319FDD527E9">
<header>
Committee on Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, including studies and
examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for
such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for
reimbursement to agencies for services performed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA2BB62DAE5BC449C8D504FDD56957B6B">
<header>
Salaries, Officers and Employees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864,
including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including
the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more
than $25,000 for official representative and reception expenses, of which
not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is
for the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of
Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and
including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception
expenses, $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until
expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief
Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000
shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the
Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for salaries and expenses of
the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000
for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official
representation and reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House,
$4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for
the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House,
$8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for
the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and
expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other
authorized employees, $478,986.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF5E784BDC94E4513BBC94172420380DA">
<header>
Allowances and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $285,620,336, including:
supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims,
$4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and
administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government contributions
for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee
benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; Business
Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall
remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and
staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior
Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of
Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items including
purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor
vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of
deceased employees of the House, $720,247.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H085D5EC93E19463485C4D892815B00B2">
<header>
Administrative Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</section>
<section id="H8C1BAFD93C8C4ABFBB7A760C4B8097D0">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H103579288CFA44B3AE0CA02E8B452E70">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit
Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection">
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances
</header-in-text>
</quote>
shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are made
under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be deposited in the
Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget
deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal
debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers
appropriate).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2C4C0A21F01045D8A1AE86B928EB5AC5" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to
prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H328C3F5220CD4252AEAED348BFAB077C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
As used in this section, the term
<quote>
Member of the House of Representatives
</quote>
means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HC63B8C3F3968465ABE885596EFEE4130">
<header>
delivery of bills and resolutions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2984063B711B4BBDBB577C23E86617C1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint
resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress) unless the Member requests a copy.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HE574B178BC844C6CA52F3B569994F0E8">
<header>
delivery of congressional record
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE98A3CA2D23D46369608BBE4CC6D54EB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version
of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of
Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the
Congress).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H82C243E00FC74FDF9E73D7DADC5A6CCC">
<header>
limitation on amount available to lease vehicles
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE2A61595EB04FD0AA0CC24E967527E0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the
House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members'
Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile
district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the
vehicle in any month.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF7766C960EC84EB5808120726B6D7745">
<header>
limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H641570777A0845989F6F3662148EB491" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more
than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all
offices of the House of Representatives.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H88348235F4B64B28A178B6BFBEAD785B">
<header>
delivery of reports of disbursements
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H564592AB6C4D4AF79108D5C1A9285C58">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of
disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives under
section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform
Technical Corrections Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/5535">
2 U.S.C. 5535
</external-xref>
) to the office of a Member of the
House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to
the Congress).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H785FC34BA15F465CB6E0A5F2AC025BC4">
<header>
delivery of daily calendar
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20B5808CEF594FD7A6DCF861B34BC1C8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of
the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident
Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the
House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of
Representatives.
</text>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9ADD0F20A63F46A2B5766672798A3EC1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
JOINT ITEMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Joint Committees, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA61513AC5E7348EFB68458D432881CCB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint Economic Committee
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the
Secretary of the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDFDA04CC6F394606BDC3DCDBA04A98C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint Committee on Taxation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the
Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For other joint items, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0D50C54A824F49C19ADE3B7930B4D27E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Attending Physician
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the
Attending Physician and his assistants, including:
</text>
<paragraph id="HD9007B692F4140E5BEEECD3D5815E8AB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6DF9F9E3F9A444B9D365F16F66872DB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9561CF0C1B91405AA6AAEA8422B6ABD0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the
Attending Physician;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB646D2E9AC9146FBA95F591933C0B9D1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants
on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H636444A0538945EE856A77D856284B65">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and
equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall
be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations
from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and
shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be
disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of
Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5C1B6CFED2CA40989B726F16592A40C1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HED88FF6877A54096947DA2EF015B2B6B">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be
disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HFD9D8E74A0F54AFD9CF45C2CFAD4C160">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CAPITOL POLICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="HE2DB1936713E421493C49D76605D0D34">
<header>
salaries
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and
Government contributions for health, retirement, social security,
professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits,
$286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the
Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be
disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H48E55A80F8614AE68CBBECFEF9BB903A">
<header>
general expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other
equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons,
supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services,
stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee
assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services,
travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be
expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in
connection with official representation and reception expenses,
$61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his
designee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol
Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2015
shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available
to the Department of Homeland Security.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HB5786B80893945EAA890F0B5D6D0637B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA9786382F6DD4110845A3F8E631ECC29">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the
Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1385">
2 U.S.C. 1385
</external-xref>
), $3,959,000, of
which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the
Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and
reception expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFA84AD430FD6456FA7EA00CC89B9751F">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H52212BF017DC4104A1E1056FDA0FB893">
<header>
EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H3B08421896274D3A81586085E5B4D9AA">
<enum>
1001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1381">
2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended
by striking ‘‘the residences of covered employees’’ and inserting
‘‘covered employees by the end of each fiscal year’’.
</text>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HBC289B8E62494CD29DB39367094F9D8D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD56454A2F17548DA969F1B8378032715">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not
more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of
the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation
and reception expenses, $45,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H2250E18108974B82830324C3C719A3F1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0CD02F8CDC7A491A935E06E8B6EA0D3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay
provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities
under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses
for the general and administrative support of the operations under the
Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical
substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other
facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol;
including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000
for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the
Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange,
maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCB4A2F65544D4A0287BF9249339C9AAB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Building
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of
which $9,134,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of
which $21,222,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDBBBBE2FC7544191A22105F6991668A5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Grounds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate
and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,973,000, of
which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6F93A7FAD171491F974CACBA7B13A2C3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senate Office Buildings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and
furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision
of the Architect of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of which $36,488,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCC9826561E8A4529BC821BB8D6931E54">
<header>
House Office Buildings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings,
$89,446,898, of which $24,824,898 shall remain available until September
30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9CCD7EE74D384C80802B9E5F66ED3D6C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000,
to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8DB3F5DA38B2465EA5A4E35A42C1CB44">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Power Plant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant;
lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and
water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office
buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same,
Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not
supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government
Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled
water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union
Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the
Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or
reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so
received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this
appropriation, $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available
until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as
herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H796E6C1DEAEE4EFAA74750999802AE55">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Library Buildings and Grounds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the
Library buildings and grounds, $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H01B10794B41648A5AC50A77C2D6149E1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and
security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever
located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations,
$19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCBF88115CC72446FBCAD09B611A38E32">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Botanic Garden
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the
nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange,
maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under
the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $15,573,000, of which
$5,693,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate
and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and
operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2146">
2 U.S.C. 2146
</external-xref>
), upon vouchers
approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H02148A7032224973AA63CAA89D5EE843">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Visitor Center
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $20,844,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE175B4C0D7F34B0CAB2BDB353EF4605B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</section>
<section id="HC05B7A06E0304F56B68696E95E769B4A">
<enum>
1101.
</enum>
<header>
No bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make
incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or
programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget,
unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee,
determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events,
government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall
scope of the project and/or program.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6A652F4715434E11BFA884BB1716039F">
<header>
U.S. Botanic Garden administration of educational outreach and services
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HDD2C0998C75B43D3A9C28CB58C60BDB0">
<enum>
1102.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8045B8240EC24F34B0EBC488977FD5F5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the
Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such
terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the
United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities, and
mission.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HF469F481E3D1432B9127ADEAEDD93FF1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC1EFD10F85BC4EB9B2E4012F984C19C4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on
the Library, enter into a no-cost agreement, through a contract,
cooperative agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with a qualified
entity to conduct, or provide support for, an educational exhibit,
program, class, or outreach that benefits the educational mission of the
United States Botanic Garden.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" id="H325DB9839E234A929C44D8273B3327BB" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Any agreement under paragraph (1) may—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE7D13C6972374B72B15640CECA0B72C1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any program or class described in paragraph (1) in
order to cover all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies,
honoraria, or associated expenses for the program or class; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC80CA5C471E04483894C715868E514A4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
subject to such terms as the Architect considers appropriate and necessary, grant temporary
concessions to the qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to
grant temporary concessions to another person, in connection with an
educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in paragraph
(1), including concessions for food and merchandise sales that are
specifically related to the educational mission involved.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD05FAB70A77447EB8141CDEB3FEB37F8" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/5104">
Section 5104(c)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under
this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" id="H288BCA0DDD2546ACA24D61C86E1D164C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<term>
qualified entity
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H43815E21E18C4B53AA9D6DDDD375C02E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H36C9342EFB294E8DA70EF835D963EC93">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any other organization described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">
section 501(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt
from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the
Capitol determines shares interests complementary to the educational
mission of the United States Botanic Garden.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H817C5429A5C54578BBE81E4620E3CDFE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to any agreement providing for the
construction or improvement of real property.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H922D33DB6E6448F78C320AE5C3DEC4C7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HDD93E90297274A43AA52B4AF8B44B3BF">
<header>
scrims
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8B9A6D0473248A4A83132F43C8A67DB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of
building facades during restoration or construction projects performed by
the Architect of the Capitol.
</text>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H4C12088A12B24484837491412FA75F84">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCC4B33C0F94F452182263F50A47EBFE9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development
and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of
the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair
of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the
Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the
Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009;
preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of
the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses
of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the
income of any trust fund held by the Board, $419,357,000, of which not
more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this
appropriation during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain available until
expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2
U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections
during fiscal year 2015 and shall remain available until expended for the
development and maintenance of an international legal information database
and activities related thereto:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under
the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for
obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $6,350,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the
certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official
representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the
digital collections and educational curricula program.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H534B347F5EEC4A758FE065E34F937826">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Copyright Office
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9845A1E6B4F147368B6051D45A911103">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, of which not more than
$27,971,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from
collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/17/708">
section 708(d)
</external-xref>
of title 17, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under
such section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or
expenditure in appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 under
sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which
collections are less than $33,582,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an
<quote>
International Copyright Institute
</quote>
in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of
developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in
connection with official representation and reception expenses for
activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright
delegations, visitors, and seminars:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any provision of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/17/8">
chapter 8
</external-xref>
of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made
available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and
payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119,
and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the
administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception
of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and
staff under section 802(e).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDA30C3E397A54C279850B83D6C2E54F3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional Research Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6AE117EB175148E88642EDE0C8F42E68">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization
Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/166">
2 U.S.C. 166
</external-xref>
) and to revise and extend the Annotated
Constitution of the United States of America, $106,945,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any
publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of
Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such
publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House
Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules
and Administration of the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEA3BF3B4542348A4A97708C7C6201EB6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A8F5A2565E9451B8BF84BD6D28F67FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2
U.S.C. 135a), $50,248,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide
newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the
individual.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEACDF25A77314E4AA065D91B7A430BF2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H08BEE50F1E3A4CBEB0B4FA778F820A12">
<header>
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H3F04692DAF4A4DED98910B2215B5CE92">
<enum>
1201.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HACA96050B99E4CC7A1D7E737DA6DF901">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities
described in subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H857385902D5645669C86D03FF1B80EDE" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Activities
</header>
<text>
The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that
are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in
appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9FC56C5D69E8445C84BCBE768F5B5872">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF399AE462AE4421B8A2696D30E38C6FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional Publishing
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB6AFE74487944E9D920792BF0264CF0E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional
information in any format; expenses necessary for preparing the
semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized
by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/902">
section 902
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code); publishing of
Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of
Congress; and publishing and distribution of Government publications
authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient,
$79,736,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the
Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident
Commissioners or Delegates authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/906">
section 906
</external-xref>
of title 44,
United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the
appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/718">
section 718
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, none
of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other
Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/7">
chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print
a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on
the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by
Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in
accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/718">
section 718
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for
preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing
Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this
appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record
on only a monthly and session basis.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCD28AB9007034EFA89D1B6D96D12D3EA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA566D4C93AD04CC1937A5789FA2D5E74">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE306FA6145B4E5FA5AE5D6583A73006">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents
necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government
publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress,
other Government agencies, and designated depository and international
exchange libraries as authorized by law, $31,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for
producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related
publications for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to depository and other
designated libraries:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for
preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing
Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of
this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H86058D5EFAFE4AA5B66D416FBEEC2DE5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to
remain available until expended, for information technology development
and facilities repair:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the
limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such
contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as
provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
section 9104
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, as may be
necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the
budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office
business operations revolving fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government
Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception
expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not
more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of
the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out
the provisions of title 44, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent
services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, but at
rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual
rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316
of such title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That activities financed through the business operations revolving fund may provide information in
any format:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the business operations revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading
<quote>
Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
</quote>
may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in the District of
Columbia.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H87D11C765FA54DE9B8EFC34ECC0F17D3">
<header>
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="HD5DCE10E8A5A4B56A11BECD24BAB79A4">
<enum>
1301.
</enum>
<header>
Redesignation of Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H829EAF8816204A34AFA254FB045A66CF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H815D00CD5D3847A396504269BFF4BC4C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
References
</header>
<text>
Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate,
directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of
enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the
Government Publishing Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7F3DC87605D140F390541EE4B959201B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Title 44, United States Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4D4AAE17C9BB45E581A464E907F0AED6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Public Printer
</quote>
each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>
Director of the Government Publishing Office
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA297FC7CBD4343B397B86C6EFE4FDB35">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115,
1340, 1701, 1712, and 1914, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Public Printer
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Director of the Government Publishing Office
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF1BD79EE16294EE3ACE5CB027BC96AA9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Other references
</header>
<text>
Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation,
certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on
the date of enactment of this Act to the Public Printer shall be
considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government Publishing
Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H13BDC40FA2464E85BAED275DECD676CA" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Title 44, United States Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H125042B4A4674DE29DD45D464267A5E5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Deputy Public Printer
</quote>
each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>
Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H510A08E52A9F4252AA753E89386CE12A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Deputy Public Printer
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD7BF3BCB77E45DFAB1EE826A23B94CF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Other references
</header>
<text>
Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation,
certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on
the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy Public Printer shall be
considered to refer and apply to the Deputy Director of the Government
Publishing Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7A836D8ECD4941C49D7EBDA5D0E33B2B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/301">
Section 301
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFF6E5B93F9DF4DB68C74B631F3CAF5E8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>
, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF496ACA6F5FB4CB59F0F76D12EA4D1C9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence, by striking
<quote>
His
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
The
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HB13F8318E27F4397B59449DD112158CF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/302">
Section 302
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC24230DD160D46CFBD61B863C6BF5B75">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>
, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA9DA5A1E76384B219DAA92CC174E4B0A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BDDF3D2C22C4A3FA93B6C15BBEEE5CB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
He
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E8279D0CBFA4AF69ED427C52302CBF1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
perform the duties formerly required of the chief clerk,
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8791105EE004809AE0FD234AE3E7F06">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
, and perform
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
and perform
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C58756B2BE64FB29DE969E4DC133F7C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
of him
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F77C39F0B2849698BFD34FEE5A5C29F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/3">
Chapter 3
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6273BB8CB48946EC90F874C7622929DA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence of section 304, by striking
<quote>
or his
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or the Director's
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0C009C3636B4C4EA4552FAB6449B527">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 305(a)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H207D476E36D34767816C70EA314580D8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
he considers
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Director considers
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1D5772758D440BEB0BF12B2D35A6A00">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
He may not
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
The Director of the Government Publishing Office may not
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9294ADBC74443BDB4EAF9ABF5D3A868">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in section 306, by striking
<quote>
his direction
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the direction of the Director
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50008ECF3A3643B7844DFB783C768960">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in section 308—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67EFC019BC8D4F4A99E0E5068336A9F8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(1)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H778697034DB44838AB9A9CC07D3BDE0A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his accounts
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the accounts of the disbursing officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DBAB4A93B1C4B1399D3DDCD173F5230">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his name
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the name of the disbursing officer
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA75B04CBA294C62915C2B7D2660BCE6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(2)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E590ED67D9848B097C32AD3A169AAE4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his estate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the estate of the disbursing officer
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86010A74FB7F4F9FA1597163B6A4CC25">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
to him
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
to the deputy disbursing officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FFB005AB1644030A23B7DCFC564AF1F">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his service
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the service of the deputy disbursing officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AD4CDADA0304E9EBCE6DCD45E7A7424">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)(1)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBE788A62C6642B89658A6D9076845A1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
by him
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
by such officer or employee
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCBCA110EB5D4B379149C8F32ABB25DA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his discretion
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the discretion of the Comptroller General
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3703BA7E8A294A3FB960363DECD6DEFD">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
whenever he
</quote>
each place that terms appears and inserting
<quote>
whenever the Comptroller General
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6D9A9110DC5D4145B61841EA26D5723D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in section 309—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD9F552F3F2349EC934F000356BEEED3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking
<quote>
by him
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
by the Director
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1AA39BA22464636A94DF7E24D52D3F6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f), by striking
<quote>
his or her discretion
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the discretion of the Comptroller General
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15C9E914244B4656840A7C6CC1C965E0">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
in section 310, by striking
<quote>
his written request
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the written request of the Director
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H841BE1CB8AFA44928BA8E29B1CC1A34E">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
in section 311(b), by striking
<quote>
he justifies
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Director justifies
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59171D0F1B694741A7644C147D675DE7">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
in section 312, by striking
<quote>
his service
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the service of such officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFDA6F0CD6FD48F18EEE3EE794813A32">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
in section 317, by striking
<quote>
his delegate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a delegate of the Director
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HF9ABC514D775463197495FFE09A98120">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDB9A0785A0DA4ED7A17873D76D44437E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to
be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United
States in connection with official representation and reception expenses;
temporary or intermittent services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily
equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor
vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section
3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable
under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22
U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the
Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in
foreign countries, $522,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition, $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title
31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or
agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or
a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an
appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective
Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from
which costs involved are initially financed.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H99B84941063F48FC9D152E94139CAB1E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA5903FE2DEB447B592F6CD7A949DF335">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
center for audit excellence
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA208E2706B514FB7A234A31A583A94E4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1401.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H82E4236F28464AE3841A26BFD93EEB77">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Center for audit excellence
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06F7FC2E844D4916BB520E8B8CB0DA38" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">
Chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
subchapter:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H022BB1D0AD9541889226B4091C2520FB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subchapter id="H5C9ED60FF7E443D88DDEE8FFAE268DFE">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header>
Center for audit excellence
</header>
<section id="HA4E9CEA6411D469FA705839A7D35AB83">
<enum>
791.
</enum>
<header>
Center for audit excellence
</header>
<subsection id="HA49C6294A60942978FF5186F48594797">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government
Accountability Office to be known as the
<quote>
Center for Audit Excellence
</quote>
(hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the
<quote>
Center
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H40C70E253CE54CE38D99BACEB932A2FD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Purpose and activities
</header>
<paragraph id="H31853EE8B6474D309C0696426A171A77">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Center shall build institutional auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing
affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and
products and services to qualified personnel and entities of governments
(including the Federal Government, State and local governments, tribal
governments, and governments of foreign nations), international
organizations, and other private organizations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE641128F23794B3D85F6FF70B0475DBF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of qualified personnel and entities
</header>
<text>
Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiving training, technical
assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1)
in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish
and publish.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H19845DC7A26447EB816D4908D3914410">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Fees
</header>
<paragraph id="H060B1939511446DC9564AD73BE9241DF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Permitting charging of fees
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or advance
basis) for the training, technical assistance, and products and services
provided by the Center under this subchapter.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D10E2B8AB99429F86FF44B82BFE0FB5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Deposit into separate account
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) into the Center for
Audit Excellence Account established under section 792.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2A72EBC87CC14D6B8F62F1F422D217B6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Gifts of property and services
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both
real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers) to
support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General
may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General determines
that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or appear to
compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4E3088D362694BAD8165A5E47D030E17">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Sense of congress regarding personnel
</header>
<text>
It is the sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the
Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in carrying
out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that
the operation of the Center will not detract from or impact the oversight
and audit work of the Office.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE83B2A8B0F2141E4B05ABCC1B61C250C">
<enum>
792.
</enum>
<header>
Account
</header>
<subsection id="H261433473A04438F9862881EAE258E5B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of separate account
</header>
<text>
There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability Office
the
<quote>
Center for Audit Excellence Account
</quote>
, which shall consist of the fees deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and
such other amounts as may be appropriated under law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBC7007C451D64E82AD92E38F90E8A65F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of account
</header>
<text>
Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General,
in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year
limitation, to carry out this subchapter.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3BEDDF6393884F0C803A1479DD5DF152">
<enum>
793.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.
</text>
</section>
</subchapter>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDA3FE9BCD86B4B68B0CC75861E608EC0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">
chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H6CB9ABDD00EF41CB8BE20FBDCA7CD8FA" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc changed="added" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry bold="off" level="subchapter">
Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
791. Center for Audit Excellence.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
792. Account.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
793. Authorization of appropriations.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block/>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H39626EE23ECB4186A8DBAB96E3D76A0A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of business plan
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under subchapter
VII of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">
chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection
(a)) until—
</text>
<paragraph id="H33D66ADE7F6742E085A984581ACDC9D1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropriations
of the House of Representatives and Senate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB193E2059C4F438EA09FB6ACD8A7F08F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
each such Committee approves the plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H45169D6C29314A6A97272895B76AFF1B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open
World Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch
Appropriations Act, 2001 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1151">
2 U.S.C. 1151
</external-xref>
), $5,700,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging
in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement,
and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H4FAB4BA321294E2A9919B0A1206767B5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established
under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service
Training and Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1105">
2 U.S.C. 1105
</external-xref>
), $430,000.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HF380B9CAC56B40D3AA4F0A823114C111" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HEA3B0E6C1E80440C97882FCAB5CA06B2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GENERAL PROVISIONS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H63D806724667449D93FD5FE1D2329C9A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B11E057500B4B469A0FBDA043788C1D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private
vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided
under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of
Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for
the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H12F9A45592DF46D691A77516CDE42A7C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33CF12B437E74FEB8156F0336C1E3848" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal
year 2015 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H58FCFA9800B9450CB9A09C97F0E4D1CA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAD00187287248DF8328127B907FB399" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act
of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of
compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is
different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of
compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law
with respect thereto:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers,
and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire
for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the
permanent law with respect thereto.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE5E354FACADF464CB281361CEF4A5D76">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CONSULTING SERVICES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7773AF30D1A6442CA543B8D2B37380B6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement
contract, under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, shall be
limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public
record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise
provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued
under existing law.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEBFABE6E02324B3BB71426D25AA116E3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
COSTS OF LBFMC
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07E7B468853D4ADE976842AE9E0353E5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates
in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established
by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate
share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total
LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch
entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may
determine) may not exceed $2,000.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H96DE27C17C1C41C8A74C03AAE0D6E30F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F4439A2FD77406584CBA4F7D28B499A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation
with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the
landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning
of I–395.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H10E5B9F32F6F4B9F963568FEC2AB130D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H484E247101F94267B498B4C63D48F6BB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other
appropriation Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0C2EC37067644CCA91084A267F59B743">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6104D9D666694A68AE57F1D3DFAE8435" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H58D61369CFD247118C7B5F90A93A20A2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the
Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of
the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of
offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of
Representatives and Senate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1799AC7F5DD547C78423DB36C5D857FF" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol
with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United
States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in
subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to
restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided
tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the
Capitol.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1665124E780D4B15B3F4BAA14C305253" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H6B781C52645F4963919D69CB728AF619" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="H0DEBE0F3EF424AFC992E132898C5CFC4" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of defense
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H553F9756745344FDA4CEAA795C3A9A35">
<header>
Military Construction, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works,
military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as
currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of
Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this
appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support
of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $528,427,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, not to exceed $51,127,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by
law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H45A42D1EF85A4112937C4428AD80C58E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works,
naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine
Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval
Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for
the purposes of this appropriation, $1,018,772,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary
for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAF54167495454DAF960B6C552B90800B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Construction, Air Force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4848074EAD9B4F4EB4610E7A26B682A9">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works,
military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as
currently authorized by law, $811,774,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for study, planning, design,
and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the
Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading for military construction in the United
Kingdom as identified in the table entitled
<quote>
Military Construction
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act) may be obligated or expended until the Department of
Defense completes a European Consolidation Study, and the Secretary of
Defense (1) provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress a comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the findings
of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in writing the requirement
identified in the study for any military construction project in the
United Kingdom funded in this section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H05435C2D4B24402BBFDBCA249BA0CEC5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1D03147B9E3F4BBBBEFA6B50C082E6DF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works,
installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies
of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as
currently authorized by law, $1,991,690,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be
transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available
for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may
designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes,
and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which
transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be available for study,
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
reasons therefor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $37,918,000 shall be
available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the
planning, design, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty
Organization headquarters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this title may be used to construct a squadron
operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, until the
Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress a report that includes the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE7BBFC279AE3429B954D6A5BE53404CD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A definition of
<quote>
Special Operations Forces-peculiar
</quote>
as it applies to the use of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding to meet
military construction requirements for facilities that provide healthcare
services or support fitness activities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6A8DF90885CF46CFB6006FF4DBB5BDFE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A description of the decision-making process used to determine whether a military construction
project that provides healthcare facilities or supports fitness activities
should be funded by the USSOCOM or the military services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB54D3637917440D2AFF76D7C51DE63E4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for this project providing a schematic of the human performance
center, a listing of the planned equipment related to training and
resiliency and a description of the mission-critical benefit of each item,
an explanation of why the unique physical and psychological health
services incorporated could not be provided by the Defense Health Agency
or military services, and a planned staffing breakdown.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H60BED73873C54C7E8931A885B1088B9E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, army national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions
therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code,
and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $128,920,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $17,600,000 shall be available for study,
planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by
law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that
additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the
determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0AE31696FE1E49C4985CBC004D971334">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, air national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions
therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code,
and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $92,663,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,700,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional
obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H78277270C3D14CA1B210C6B82A29EF57">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, army reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter
1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain available until September 30,
2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H55CB110E3E7B4576B9566441DCD2030A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, navy reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and
Marine Corps as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $51,528,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,123,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are
necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD578E370C8724B0E8041FEDF5058D431">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, air force reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the
training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction
Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to remain available until September 30,
2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be available for study, planning,
design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless
the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations
are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the
reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEFE1AB03279E460ABA371976FA784B5F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
North atlantic treaty organization
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC58E42CA179942C4928557A48F8C43CC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
security investment program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military
facilities and installations (including international military
headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the
North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2806">
section 2806
</external-xref>
of title 10,
United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts,
$199,700,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H897CD4F6CFBD43D3A83083FC587268CF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing construction, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement,
addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law,
$78,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2414DF5D95ED43F786AF8E0F845B3CC5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt payment,
leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance
premiums, as authorized by law, $350,976,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H95C20AB5213C4E94BE94D70B42D72571">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing construction, navy and marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction, including
acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration,
as authorized by law, $16,412,000, to remain available until September 30,
2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD4576FD47B094EDA9A03FBB8BE580CAC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, navy and marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance,
including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and
interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law,
$354,029,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBFCF208F56A34678B44F12EA19257333">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance, including debt
payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and
insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $327,747,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H63A99BC727D44C50947AC2B554CDD47C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other
than the military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, and
minor construction, as authorized by law, $61,100,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4173A62C4A984E01B4D3724220BDD8CA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of defense family housing improvement fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $1,662,000
<italic/>
, to remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section
2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of
acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6CBD6AD40F3D4D5486BFDC7565F5B9C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Chemical demilitarization construction, defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the
United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in
accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization
Act, 1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1521">
50 U.S.C. 1521
</external-xref>
), and for the destruction of other chemical
warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as
currently authorized by law, $38,715,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2019, which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons
Alternatives program.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD7EE2D99D137435896C53AEB4C062908">
<header>
Department of defense base closure account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a)(1)
of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687
note), as amended by section 2711 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/239">
Public Law 112–239
</external-xref>
), $315,085,000, to remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H875A732E925C48DEAF0E592644C0FDE4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03F848A27CF74DC0B08D4AC257B15939" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a
cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates
exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska,
without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense
setting forth the reasons therefor.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DD936891894402AAB74812ECCDEEDD6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor
vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDAF6BF8DCBC4B8C9690926C242952E6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway
Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of
access roads as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/210">
section 210
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code,
when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the
national defense by the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2AB16C47EAD34625A909B9F473A7162F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in
the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF82B01413FFA486095F9721E13EDA9D8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements
in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of
Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where
there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases
negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney
General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as
otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public
interest.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3166853E39C48B6BE60D57B1CA430C0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for
site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except
housing for which funds have been made available in annual Acts making
appropriations for military construction.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37607FEF6A174971B34398EB6D57C118" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or
relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without
prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3172C2564DB4B1A9FFBC05886E640D2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any
construction project or activity for which American steel producers,
fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete
for such steel procurement.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H515EF435133440DEBAFB003247BA3A02" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family
housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property
taxes in any foreign nation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA14FE279F3E4836B774B5157089CF6B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas
without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD9670A53C544C57B0227D8809CF41AC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer
contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to
be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member
country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts
are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture
with host nation firms.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5831C532D35444F8A5154FABB08E9167" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States
territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in
countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract
estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and
responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest
responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20
percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll
for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a
Marshallese contractor.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2F987EDA02043168BBB61460F99730C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress,
including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any
proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior
to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary
or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFB17C3450834D2DAE423AFFB9A11FE8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available in this title which are limited for obligation
during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months
of the fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABE54B4F00C545558A2460A3A55E2C1B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available
for construction authorized for each such military department by the
authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE219062F8CA34B488C01324D28A8FDAA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise
expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to
pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering
and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F0F030A456E477DA1E9E742A8B75D70" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to a military department or
defense agency for the construction of military projects may be obligated
for a military construction project or contract, or for any portion of
such a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth
fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were
made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated
from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do not
exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which
the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA775FDBCD08C4894B13513CAF7878237">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E6D64689ED04489BC5A19D7DB6C989D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds
deposited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by
section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure
and Realignment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">
10 U.S.C. 2687
</external-xref>
note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C)
of such Act, may be transferred to the account established by section
2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10
U.S.C. 2687 note), to be merged with, and to be available for the same
purposes and the same time period as that account.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1B9987B87B3042C38E9C500520AE8DA9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D7598CECE7F4128875BD0F27AC32C84" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic
medium pursuant to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/480">
480
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">
2883
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code,
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such
additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be
transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement
Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in
<quote>
Family Housing
</quote>
accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of
time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department
of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts
appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in
<quote>
Military Construction
</quote>
accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of
time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined
in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans
or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the
provisions of subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/169">
chapter 169
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States
Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military
family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority in this provision shall also be applicable to amounts appropriated
for construction in
<quote>
Family Housing
</quote>
accounts in section 2002 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/10">
Public Law 112–10
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H970E9F38BEC944B78F36A3A082DB5EDB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H8B5CD0555DF843A08A37899D39E04B0F">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be
transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the
fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">
42 U.S.C. 3374
</external-xref>
) to pay for expenses
associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C.
3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be
available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund
to which transferred.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F8BBE163B1C466CBA3721F0AB746555" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and
maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for
repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or
flag officer quarters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any
general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14
days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to
sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/480">
480
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">
2883
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees
on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an
after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is
exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation
that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget
submission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance
expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the
prior fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6CD395625FB4D628635F36D21A7C9C9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of section
2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be
available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1)
of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such
section.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H10FCAA861E7F4DD69D1461CDC7BF1B4D">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H41DB29BDDDBE4769B32F075283D2BF5D">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the 5-year period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of Defense
for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and
construction have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such
appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or
for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations
incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations,
unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the
appropriation
<quote>
Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense
</quote>
, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the
appropriation to which transferred.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C117D44BC7A41B3A2920B472FA50AD3">
<enum>
124.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H14FF48C5C05D479E811880B64BA80EDF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available in this Act may be used by
the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H616A9514861349C08D5A273930395A06" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
performs a testing mission or function that is not performed by any other unit in the Army and is
specifically stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H465A10B4F19F461E844153AB55BB9982" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is located at a military installation at which the total number of civilian employees of the
Department of the Army and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10
percent of the total number of members of the regular and reserve
components of the Army assigned to the installation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H47C531440C874AD1968BEB6EABD9435D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense
committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the
Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy,
procedures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1DC858EF89B043D0AB96141DBCE881C4">
<enum>
125.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this
title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account
in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction
and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense
Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of
February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H80D443A8C5DE4BDF9C0EC6845D623181">
<enum>
126.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design
and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1971B52BBB954262BC8C4FF58A076583">
<enum>
127.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
,
<quote>
Military Construction, Air Force
</quote>
,
<quote>
Military Construction, Army Reserve
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Military Construction, Navy Reserve
</quote>
, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry
out construction of projects, excluding in Europe, as authorized in
division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/66">
Public Law 113–66
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure
plan for funds provided under this heading.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HABA74B18F74F49279E3EB47508C3D7CA">
<enum>
128.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Army
</quote>
, $61,000,000;
<quote>
Military Construction, Army National Guard
</quote>
, $5,000,000; and
<quote>
Military Construction, Army Reserve
</quote>
, $51,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may only be obligated to carry out
construction of certain projects as authorized in division B of an Act
authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of
the Department of Defense (relating to Military Construction
Authorizations):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an
expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H2103E91F7E8345D9A4AE1B04CF24133F">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H488824FD447547D49F5E600A0C82975F">
<enum>
129.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
Military Construction, Army
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for
contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or
as an emergency requirement), $49,533,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HDAD86CAAAA3046D9B9374DE09266DC30">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H0195FD21851C41E6911C81ACAD6477F6">
<enum>
130.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for
contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or
as an emergency requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H05C2CDF290074F4C99ECF072B4B8F147">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H20DB9B960A894BA0BC48F2929333741D">
<enum>
131.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
Military Construction, Air Force
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for
contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or
as an emergency requirement), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6631B6FCA85947FD9BBE8B1A2A8C53C2">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H03F33AB4B58A4A8CA41E5CB5D48D9CEF">
<enum>
132.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
NATO Security Investment Program
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for
contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or
as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H8C006462632242629848667B0C424B8F">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H9502A14E5BD6428C9AC54BE9D3A8F72A">
<enum>
133.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances made available in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in
section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development
Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">
42 U.S.C. 3374
</external-xref>
) (other than appropriations designated by law
as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on
terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are hereby
rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H516A94282A904DFBAAF3917B847803A6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
134.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act, the term
<quote>
congressional defense committees
</quote>
means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on
Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59BBEF42D8B94E8F9C156897A8657A66" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
135.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the closure or abandonment of any
facility located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H191802DE83314ABABCF04D9A8826DCEF" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of veterans affairs
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE7374F07DE7049BE915FD99126427D7C">
<header>
Veterans benefits administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H592ECBB8E00F42B890B08F3A3B1D4F1F">
<header>
Compensation and pensions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H350F6784778E45F59F42CFE162EA0679">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for
disability examinations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13,
18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits
to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and
61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated
Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers'
retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of
premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the
provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.
App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107,
1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38,
United States Code, $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed
to
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38,
United States Code, the funding source for which is specifically provided
as the
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to
<quote>
Medical Care Collections Fund
</quote>
to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to
pensioners as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H19F6D518FB8C4015801A1E04B7999894">
<header>
Readjustment benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as
authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and
61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,997,136,000, to remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is
authorized to provide under subsection (a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3104">
section 3104
</external-xref>
of title 38,
United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of
that subsection, shall be charged to this account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H02467A3B0B914A29A8E437B0C6729442">
<header>
Veterans insurance and indemnities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen's indemnities,
service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance
as authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States Code,
$63,257,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H517119AC538944B8B8AA98188DC879D2">
<header>
Veterans housing benefit program fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the
program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title
38, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross
obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing
loans.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs,
$160,881,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2DE047AEE78C4E9C8CB3407836B5F433">
<header>
Vocational rehabilitation loans program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,877,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $361,000,
which may be paid to the appropriation for
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H70139BE0BDE5470181762C6F58A71C9F">
<header>
Native american veteran housing loan program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by subchapter V of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/37">
chapter 37
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, $1,130,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H76221EA43C1442DF88E5199B2D10E33D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Veterans health administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF5A21C0F16A54D37B46E304164FA2E0D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Medical services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and
treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and
veterans described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1705">
section 1705(a)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code,
including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of
the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment,
bioengineering services, food services, and salaries and expenses of
healthcare employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to
State homes as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1741">
section 1741
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code,
assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by section
1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments authorized by
section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of
2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/163">
Public Law 111–163
</external-xref>
; 124 Stat. 1174;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/7681">
38 U.S.C. 7681
</external-xref>
note), and
hospital care and medical services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1787">
section 1787
</external-xref>
of title 38,
United States Code; $209,189,000, which shall be in addition to funds
previously appropriated under this heading that became available on
October 1, 2014; and, in addition, $47,603,202,000, plus reimbursements,
shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available
until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans
who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special
needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give
priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans
in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize
the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration
facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based
on requirements established by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no
additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5C054E9F9BA7487D802DF4080A4786C8">
<header>
Medical support and compliance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary,
construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized by law;
administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and
administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and
recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under chapter 17 of
title 38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2651">
42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $6,144,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall
become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H52DA17F60A0B4575B96105A0D0009ED9">
<header>
Medical facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary
facilities, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health
Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning,
design, project management, real property acquisition and disposition,
construction, and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for
the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural
activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering,
improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes
under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for,
either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of
materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services,
$4,915,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1,
2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD8E88C5FC91243FAA3E220145A76E0B9">
<header>
Medical and prosthetic research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/73">
chapter 73
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, $588,922,000,
plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7AC57FA3F299493485B99CB4AF286F3B">
<header>
National Cemetery administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and maintenance, not
otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor;
cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor
vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor
vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the
jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, of
which not to exceed $25,600,000 shall remain available until September 30,
2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H744F4C90013043EA9CF53498A4FAAE49">
<header>
Departmental Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H150A3740828B48E9A8F1503A09187B48">
<header>
General administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5CA9BF54C5974F3A8E2F6EF82327110B">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCFBC94176933481899B3A16AB3063EDD">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for,
including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital
planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances
therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation
expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the
General Services Administration for security guard services, $321,591,000,
of which not to exceed $9,660,000 shall remain available until September
30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF5A1AA4C9E7F433DBADEE3A850E891B3">
<header>
Board of veterans appeals
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, $99,294,000, of which not to
exceed $9,429,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H443FCA669A7140BA923A7CB6C044E3FE">
<header>
General operating expenses, veterans benefits administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H74D6CF02876E40F0A5A05F39D4622D3F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided
for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the
General Services Administration for security guard services, and
reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas
employee mail, $2,534,254,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3104">
section 3104(a)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1)
to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and
maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in
daily living, shall be charged to this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 shall remain
available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H555F8C23F0F14071809E9BE4722E6DA9">
<header>
Information technology systems
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H92558ACB58F34E578538CD4897A1A2F6">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7C729127E9A346E5A82E1728DCD48898">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including
developmental information systems and operational information systems; for
pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of
information technology systems, including management and related
contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs
associated with operations authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United
States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus reimbursements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed $160,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $548,335,000 shall be for information technology systems development, modernization, and
enhancement, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and
enhancement may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to
be obligated and expended for each development project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information
technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may be
transferred among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That amounts made available for the
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
account for development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among projects or to
newly defined projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That no project may be increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting
a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress
to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a
period of 30 days has elapsed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Office through the
Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a standard data reference
terminology model:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for information technology systems development, modernization,
and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 percent may be
obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to
the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such
Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and changes
to the VistA Evolution program plan (hereinafter referred to as the
<quote>
Plan
</quote>
), VistA 4 product roadmap (
<quote>
Roadmap
</quote>
), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate, dated March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or
functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution program as
established in the Plan; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate
presented in the Plan, including those based on actual costs incurred; (4)
a Project Management Accountability System resourced schedule for every
development project within the VistA Evolution program, including a
testing methodology schedule; (5) progress toward developing and
implementing all levels of interoperability, including semantic
interoperability, between the electronic health record systems of the
Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) a
detailed governance structure for the VistA Evolution program, including
the establishment of a single program director and integrator who shall
have responsibility for the entire program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development,
modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the
amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD46A68A1DCE14E29B08072B00C0E0A76">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in
carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C.
App.), $126,411,000, of which $12,141,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H442BEB83F6C94313AC189E508994493F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Construction, major projects
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking
projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316,
2404, 2406 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise
provided for, including planning, architectural and engineering services,
construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services
costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project,
services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system
construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a
project is more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of
title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were made
available in a previous major project appropriation, $561,800,000, of
which $527,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of
which $34,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not
lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related
activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and
investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and
the planning and design activities funded through the design fund,
including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital
investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers
who oversee those capital investments funded through this account, and
funds provided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery
Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds
made available under this heading shall be used for any project which has
not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2015, for each approved project
shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents
contract by September 30, 2015; and (2) by the awarding of a construction
contract by September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations
of both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major
construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the
time limitations established above.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7EFEC5530F134A36984B8AF9B0ED2140">
<header>
Construction, minor projects
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking
projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may
lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services,
maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment
guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts,
offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site
acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404,
2406, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise
provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less
than the amount set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8104">
section 8104(a)(3)(A)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United
States Code, $495,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019,
along with unobligated balances of previous
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal
to or less than the amount set forth in such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical
facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which
are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or
catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to
minimize further loss by such causes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H81F47FC5E9444E6AB7A0A19ABF638F81">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants for construction of state extended care facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities
and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and
domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as
authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code,
$90,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H665F0B0D8DF54283955DD51BF41A7383">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants for construction of veterans cemeteries
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving
veterans cemeteries as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/2408">
section 2408
</external-xref>
of title 38, United
States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H957FA1370DEE497DB8E7D7A347602570">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1E4ED8ADB5B14A9FA1D93F8E0AD40ABE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5D6235547344A6D9F309DC684936BCC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
,
<quote>
Readjustment Benefits
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities
</quote>
may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a
response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF55A84CD107244EB9F63399E39AC828C">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H035613B462D9425C908FA5F889F4EDC7">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any
other Act, under the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
accounts may be transferred among the accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfers between the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other
Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of
the amount and purpose of the transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfers between the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may
take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the
transfer and an approval is issued:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfers to or from the
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
account may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of
both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval
is issued.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8913F37D66C54A8D82F55938D8F0BB77" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and
uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through
5902 of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H515D66A98A2440068D53414F3F0AD36A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new
hospital or home.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3E9E5E6497FE47D2B5C305B3821C0762">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any
persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or
examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and
persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title
5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
</external-xref>
)), unless reimbursement
of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBF11D163FA4344C3BA02EF4B0DB34ACB">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available in this title for
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
,
<quote>
Readjustment Benefits
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities
</quote>
shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law
against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of
fiscal year 2014.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCA85178280934DB4BF9B5DFC63349182">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of
corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections
3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except that if
such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only
from
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA5364EC3F1754655B55B9BCD4830A622">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H22DEE26645A2416FB8E2E7CFEA18591B">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under section
1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance
Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1923">
section 1923
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, and the United
States Government Life Insurance Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1955">
section 1955
</external-xref>
of title 38,
United States Code, reimburse the
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance
program during fiscal year 2015 that are available for dividends in that
program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves
have been set aside:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus
earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to
the extent of such surplus earnings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2015 which is
properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to
the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that
insurance program.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8E9CE5542C24784892974E72CB1513A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by
that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease
services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds
are received.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H26AD21CE8C124D23A028F72E6AE1B7C5">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H12EED6F5E4904F25BA5288EC0499CA04">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be
available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the
Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination
Complaint Adjudication under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/319">
section 319
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code,
for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not
to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and
$3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint
Adjudication:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts received shall be credited to the
<quote>
General Administration
</quote>
and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
accounts for use by the office that provided the service.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DEF7FF0C42E48FF825636412260872B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriations in this title shall be available to enter into any new lease of real property if
the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, unless the
Secretary submits a report which the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the
report is received.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21144F00B72544F48D91979D91F9DFD2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home
care, or medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title
38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described
in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may
require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for
purposes of section 1729 of such title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States, the
reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not
make such disclosure as required:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be
obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are
received.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8E9F65E53AE649D2A286E3E0FB1F8827">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF1FCED87A4E4851B750AEF0690A83E7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing
activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations,
and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the
use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in
addition to the amount provided for in
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H766F829D0F45459CAE63B2A14BCD7190">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available under
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
are available—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB66C634B5A2D4D3CA360F880A79A62A8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB22E8C0475AB49D2AD71A3B0B10E71C0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for
beneficiaries receiving care in the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H0950528DBA0E4762BDA7320F7BCDDCC8">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HDC7735F367AA4DCCB23FFE8D398A8F2B">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of
title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
, to remain available until expended for the purposes of that account.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1519E467876A4E1ABC556CC5594E1681" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal
organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the
Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations serving
rural Alaska which have entered into contracts with the Indian Health
Service under the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance
Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care.
The Secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to
comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the
Secretary. The term
<quote>
rural Alaska
</quote>
shall mean those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified
in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1606">
43 U.S.C. 1606
</external-xref>
), and those lands within the
Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1606">
43 U.S.C. 1606
</external-xref>
), which
are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the
Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska
Susitna Borough.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H301CEA0C716146658B5D9324F9B2F0E5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF022CE1CFC32449380A68FD0085EE97B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such sums as may be deposited to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8118">
section 8118
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41D84F7214DD4B49AD461E4629A738E8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the
Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting
outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective
Networks.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FD7FC40BCFB40E7BB25665F5208E95F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of the Veterans
Health Administration.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8CCA006F83F34B41BCC439A9EB6A92D3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1AAF304CE2C43AFBE8DDD9B62979125" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
220.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available under the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
,
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
General Administration
</quote>
, and
<quote>
National Cemetery Administration
</quote>
accounts for fiscal year 2015 may be transferred to or from the
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
make the transfer and an approval is issued.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H589921A200874F819F17E10248A7C86A">
<enum>
221.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this
or any other Act, under the
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
account for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall
be obligated during the last 2 months of that fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing written notice to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H22111686D3CE4CC48B426FA614906D37">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H45C8FC0382D14338B536D7E4DDF84BD0">
<enum>
222.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
,
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
, up to $259,251,213, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be
used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal
medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H106B1B1C8346420C9A2D085EE0B008DB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HE80C1383806046559A858AEC042CA288">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October
1, 2015, for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
, up to $245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of
Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration
Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be
used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal
medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law
110–417; 122 Stat. 4500):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint
Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC78E9972D91B461795F653D57B5D8B44">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DBBA210F1A54945A45AA60037DBB0BD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of
title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities
designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section
706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available:
(1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law
111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities
designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section
706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
; 122 Stat. 4500).
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9EDC5995BBB04F40848233D506692C86">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE35CD3E9962045AD9E01071E588ADDC9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
225.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts available in this title for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund,
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8111">
section 8111(d)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, to
remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section
8111 of title 38, United States Code.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA49BC9FA558B4CEBBD0F7D23AE4504DB">
<header>
(including rescissions of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HBC59AC2F9B594E28BEB950033D7ECE86">
<enum>
226.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H09DD93D0693D409980909CFC5DB01497">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in title II of division J of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, the following amounts
which became available on October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded from the
following accounts in the amounts specified:
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7ABAA97389D6496EB9D968D271B95677" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services
</quote>
, $1,400,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H6EAF75AD9F454D0F80915953433CA925" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, $100,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7067942C88E4444EBCEA53420560ABF4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities
</quote>
, $250,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2BBB13B55E964635833A982B7B902A2D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the
following accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until
September 30, 2016:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6C871AFD8F5E4C95A6E3106F4B8E6E36">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services
</quote>
, $1,400,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB028099CC0514B9C8F108C87CE67A1F8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, $100,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD382CEE7DAF4B0EA94B797464D5C848">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities
</quote>
, $250,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE64428897C404AD79C597C323C876E09" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
227.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that total at
least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project,
whichever is less:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed
amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14
days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the
anticipated use of such savings.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H889279CFF2E141CFBA205037B7991476" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
228.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The scope of work for a project included in
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
may not be increased above the scope specified for that project in the original justification data
provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5CBD65BF694433D87BBD53ED40EB598" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
229.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses
of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following information
from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the
average time to complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number
of claims pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number of
claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quarter to
address poor performance; (6) training programs undertaken; and (7) the
number and results of Quality Review Team audits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the
respective quarter.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7B11CC2EFF974F67A1DEB1DAE0617724">
<enum>
230.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a
reprogramming request if at any point during fiscal year 2015, the funding
allocated for a medical care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2015
expenditure plan is adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation
shown in the corresponding congressional budget justification. Such a
reprogramming request may go forward only if the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request or if a
period of 14 days has elapsed.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD834CDF50B1242609D57AB2931DBD587" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
231.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, a maximum of $8,371,000 may be obligated from the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be obligated from the
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds in addition to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic
health record interoperability projects upon written notification by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H574069F06AC54667A1C7646B24456E44" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
232.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational
changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents
from one organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to
another.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HB827B2113BA94816BB85EE1886F0219B">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H5FA3C52EA8F141C886ABA16E5BAC1E96">
<enum>
233.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6AF48C9BE2064975B32E25E961016666">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby rescinded an aggregate amount of $41,000,000 from the total budget authority
provided for fiscal year 2015 for discretionary accounts of the Department
of Veterans Affairs in—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H2271B1C6AEE24CAB9D97AFB2B49E37B7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
this Act; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA6E761381DA7402080F49464FAE843AB" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in prior appropriation Acts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H5F8550E8C8C347BB8251CDA4CFBA1FD0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report
specifying the account and amount of each rescission not later than 20
days following enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A30A8BA7130478BB12F3223E345F7C3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
234.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on
Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single
national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations
exceed $2,000,000.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7A146FBEAE004084A6844080DA8945EB">
<enum>
235.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment,
or to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans Health
Administration medical facilities located in Veterans Integrated Service
Network 23 as part of a planned realignment of VA services until the
Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of
Congress a report including the following elements: (1) a national
realignment strategy that includes a detailed description of realignment
plans within each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an
updated Long Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; (2)
an explanation of the process by which those plans were developed and
coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each
planned realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health
Administration services with contract care or other outsourced services;
(4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will
impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas,
including travel distances and transportation costs to access a VA medical
facility and availability of local specialty and primary care; (5) an
inventory of VA buildings with historic designation and the methodology
used to determine the buildings' condition and utilization; (6) a
description of how any realignment will be consistent with requirements
under the National Historic Preservation Act; and (7) consideration given
for reuse of historic buildings within newly identified realignment
requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this provision shall not apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have
been authorized or approved by Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD77D95BC0F9439ABB4935472A143438" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
236.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be
used to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated
Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and
equipment.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58261103C9EA47E591DAD70C86CD5DD9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
237.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act or prior Acts may be used by the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs to expand the dialysis pilot program approved by the Under
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 or to create any new
dialysis capability provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in any
facility that is not an initial facility under the pilot program until the
later of the following dates:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC70D2BC965E848E3BFE7D209349C87AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB49C8CE57F3F4981BB9641AAE7F6700C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The date on which an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program has been conducted at each
initial facility and has been submitted to the Committees on
Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of both Houses of
Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HB1DED9E641A54511A9A9D6AF7A68BD2F">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFD5D27EC3414A8F94FF6FF0D915279F">
<enum>
238.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address
needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2015 in this title (except
appropriations made to the
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs,
including those appropriated for fiscal year 2015, that were provided in
advance by appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer
authority provided by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on
emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally
appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested
has been denied by Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not
necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and
shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
make the transfer and receive approval of that request.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA6123BA41E35485AAEF2B216A3090854">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3790AF8450154195BAD325529E65D3A3">
<enum>
239.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the
<quote>
Board of Veterans Appeals
</quote>
and the
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
accounts may be transferred between such accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the
Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to
make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H7D8AF55ECC6B497883648598AF51D29C">
<header>
(Rescission of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEE2D004974C46CCB1E5BE06961CDE13">
<enum>
240.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available within the
<quote>
DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund
</quote>
, $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6CAB4EED247453992763D9881CA7E04">
<enum>
241.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law
104–275;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/5101">
38 U.S.C. 5101
</external-xref>
note) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABC490678D6148EE967948A3B72F6557" reported-display-style="italic" style="appropriations">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5C3A45A05DB4F19A982F8E77173800C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may carry out the pilot program under this section as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H344A591AE49D44E88BFF7BD841E79B80">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, through not more than 10 regional offices of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D583E6710E54CDFB4078BE082E10EA1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 12 regional offices of the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H101061709C0442029A3A2866F659B431">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 15 regional offices of the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99D7DBDA14714042B2BA2EFD0D3E3332">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, through such regional offices of the
Department as the Secretary considers appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H329ED2CBF31C4B799BE4C68FB8A0652B">
<enum>
242.
</enum>
<text>
Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law
113–146;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1701">
38 U.S.C. 1701
</external-xref>
note) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subclause:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3020B415FE62408A91D713B50D4C8779" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="HB00ED28CE4264FC2B7DCA51347E24A07">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Other exceptions
</header>
<text>
With respect to furnishing care or services under this section in Alaska, the Alaska Fee Schedule
of the Department of Veterans Affairs will be followed, except for when
another payment agreement, including a contract or provider agreement, is
in place. With respect to care or services furnished under this section in
a State with an All-Payer Model Agreement under the Social Security Act
that became effective on January 1, 2014, the Medicare payment rates under
clause (i) shall be calculated based on the payment rates under such
agreement.
</text>
</subclause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H2B563FF2C1AB4D7484B45EC2BAAB6147">
<enum>
243.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1710">
Section 1710(e)(1)(F)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
January 1, 1957,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
August 1, 1953
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H0F280838243B401FA80394B1E5BB8161">
<header>
Advance appropriations for certain accounts of department of veterans affairs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H4C5D8258BF774C5EBE991D690D7F3DD4">
<enum>
244.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFEA9D512B4BE45F98E5B218AAD90AC89">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/117">
Section 117
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HFFA6AF6889E445BB947A4E2F68A14898" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
medical care accounts of the Department
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
covered accounts of the Department
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H4C9C2B1AD00D4F568913EC47F92A87D0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC57CA21FCF3645848B19BD70167AA304">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
beginning with fiscal year 2011,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40C109D5BD734854910217B85EC6785F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
discretionary
</quote>
each place it appears;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H926862A24136487D8B07E61445B0873A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H02074FA352DA429C80917F082A11D2AD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs account
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7526F3FDA9424573BF3F3EE100E86401">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by inserting
<quote>
Veterans Health Administration,
</quote>
and after
<quote>
(1)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA4E524EFA3694C6AAE61111251A5542A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2), by inserting
<quote>
Veterans Health Administration,
</quote>
after
<quote>
(2)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A73125208B74115911FF0180C861235">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (3), by inserting
<quote>
Veterans Health Administration,
</quote>
after
<quote>
(3)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H22A2F0F6C43E44C3A0E7FB657F4B62ED">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CB1D95C719640D4A405D9F639C96090">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting before paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (E), the following new
paragraphs:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CA69E4FE0A94D44AC609808AFDE8E37" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC7C5A6FE5C324A38A908DD54B975EE33">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H794ADE2E5E8A44099E8A6BE1339480B7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C577C28639D47F38C8165A17182CECA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4865B2C2E08542948F66B00A215A3ED9">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
in the subsection heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">
Medical Care Accounts
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">
Covered Accounts of the Department
</header-in-text>
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H8427311AF4A449A18DE56CE6AE1FBA79" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in the section heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text style="USC">
certain medical care accounts
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text style="USC">
certain accounts
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2E5A11D42B3A434B8F2A2FE1DC8E785D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/117">
Section 117
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, shall apply as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="H65F2C28F946E443D8E5C18A322CF011D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to an account described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such
section, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, for each
fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2011.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CA4B6D71E4F41BF8599F15E892EFC10">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to an account described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as added
by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with
2017.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCD35D6BB37154DCA8B28B031688E433B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections at the beginning of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/1">
chapter 1
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following new
item:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H997E314487EF4B19A11D41458F0979D7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<toc changed="added" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry level="section">
117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H09ABA8E66D904E02BEA3DE3FCEDF7B50" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming and technical amendments
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
Section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H54A52066520F4646BC0C965B5755EF0A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the first paragraph (37) and inserting the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87F0711E533E40679CFEF8DDA5225227" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H69D36532872848FC8834E9D430DF5B85">
<enum>
(37)
</enum>
<text>
information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which
the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Department of
Veterans Affairs:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HED08BB2C854F441C908F674B81D18199">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H061F49FD19DE4D05883314B86E9C9B2B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD24DA38B8D74B4B89EFFF7A77B7F9A8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E733496D03641F7965F712279E59E2F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3DE8598D37E34EF4A3C3D4011ABD7E06">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63E69A0A9FD94E7B8DA8088336D4890C">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Health Administration, Medical Facilities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H685CCFAB1130467994F6A588C3BD145C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating the second paragraph (37), as added by section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA Modernization
Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/352">
Public Law 111–352
</external-xref>
; 124 Stat. 3881), as paragraph (39).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H1F6E1039B3FA43B681C93BA7BC034939" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Related agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0DA41398EF4B4AE1A0BB325C0D0E3098">
<header>
American battle monuments commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA505CDA412E14408AE08E3F0F6EDEB9C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission,
including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign
countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national
cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories
and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries;
purchase (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor
vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation
expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries,
when required by law of such countries, $74,100,000, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8B89C6D1519C48CD9FF2DB52B42B0C80">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign currency fluctuations account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission,
such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for
purposes authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/36/2109">
section 2109
</external-xref>
of title 36, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7E4CF1C6B63B4120B3E2128D5A3F34AC">
<header>
United states court of appeals for veterans claims
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H29FA1CFF7E694915B9B140CB6134EF2D">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
as authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States
Code, $31,386,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as
described, and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set
forth, under this heading in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/229">
Public Law 102–229
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFBCAEC59430E45109734DAF1971C6AAC">
<header>
Department of defense—Civil
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAA346017541F4F638388AA5BD442FA65">
<header>
Cemeterial expenses, Army
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H5B197F7172094A459424A73B9B351024">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery
and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase
or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one
basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and
representation expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000
shall remain available until September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums as
may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be
derived from the
<quote>
Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies
</quote>
account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H32E271096453458CBCBB5F3334A494AC">
<header>
Armed forces retirement home
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H0348FE41754E4DC4931345B2EA0F6228">
<header>
Trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed
Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed
Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds
available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of
which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction
and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement
Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement
Home—Gulfport, Mississippi.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7C6042C242404417907A883B3E2BD913">
<header>
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="H16FC038E5FF6466ABADCED92A62228D5">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army
</quote>
, may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water
main at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land available for
ground burials.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H89190DED002A4FA4BA50C8A201DCA29E" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Overseas Contingency Operations
</header>
<appropriations-major id="HA2958DEFC56F446295EC1FD8960B4899">
<header>
Department of Defense
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H72254CC237C746B2B9CB6F05588D13B4">
<header>
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $46,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United
States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H17EFF785CFEF4836B7A14BA549B8DC2C">
<header>
European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Army
</quote>
,
<quote>
Military Construction, Air Force
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $175,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for military construction (including
planning and design) for projects associated with the European Reassurance
Initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or expended until the
Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both
Houses of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for the European Reassurance
Initiative military construction projects, and (2) the relevant Department
of Defense Form 1391 for each project prior to the execution of that
project.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title id="HEE7806E766844E0AA26D309DEA16CAAE" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H084B193DDF1647CF8C5250F5B8C2ADDC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the
current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28E53EA7684C403E913AD2BC89D5C5B9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity,
when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds
are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in
compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the
protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58386688B4FD4587899526A202453FC1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the
existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of
<quote>
E-Commerce
</quote>
technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service
activities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CB995BB6D37474FA05A1C5BEB6B4E80" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to
the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA89F445DE8894C5AB2E312E7C4C2E847" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
505.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other
appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H418ADE3A00BD40DA880F219FE67C1940">
<enum>
506.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for a project or program named for an
individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the
United States House of Representatives.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0652D48C90194F2D926444FBB7F7EF1F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
507.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFAC5ED448BFF44F1BD3A9D239F4E63B4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be
submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination
by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87B9D5ECB6304FEEB2C6936E8DEE5E56" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72640ACEC8584837A8D9777083BB1AF7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H188A5D2BBF5A4DC3B72F5F60BA274F73">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the report contains confidential or proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29DC2C303CB74E4ABF30F13E3623D199" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made
available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no
less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F2F2A0451A043609090E90B1FA82BA0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
508.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H310B01E9476645DCBB5101E3C3EAE318">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer
network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and
exchanging of pornography.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FBD08155DA943DCB9422F965BCBAA1A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or
local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal
investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4FD93B82F16545DF967ADF33E8DB6568">
<enum>
509.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to
pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention
of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal
Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFF8E0E0A34EA4464802C5D967D0FEC77">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or
services, including construction services, where the contractor has not
complied with Executive Order No. 12989.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB012170EE7104AB1AC5B420736D2C730">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the
Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty
vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory,
except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet
Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2982CCB99274DEEA4DA15E97D72C4F5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDD79AE26B0DD4560B4E2EFF4430EBA8A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In General
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act
may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United
States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained
at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of
detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the
Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEFE60D9C3E24062B3E2CB4874A97D8D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United
States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B31DA81F130415BB32E960056A1E721" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located
at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D4C1DF336464F18A4F3AA6958BEA482">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FA2B699143046A3B48560DAB8403A82">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D36FC601D0B45EEAE47AD530B16D345">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FC4AD2B471F4E8AA4403E7852492AEE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H570083416ACC40B3ACA9126B61F17AAF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H77945BC15054433B9B74837370438734" style="appropriations">
<enum>
J
</enum>
<header>
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="HFC9965F5F2CD4C79B521D7A5DBF2ED4D" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of State and Related Agency
</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HFC26DC43D6A345299F3A02CD98E79D48">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of state
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEF203B68BBA74FF788EE07B4C6CF1575">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administration of foreign affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF6EB3167C34540BCA8A587E75611758B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Diplomatic and consular programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3613EAFA75844C1684BEEDB585AFFF56">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided
for, $6,460,639,000, of which up to $650,000,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $2,128,115,000 may remain
available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1)
through (4) as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33A58B95B3FB4D6E9397D2DA2387E4AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Human resources
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment
without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a
temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of
the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948,
$2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for Worldwide Security
Protection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F11C150B36541A1A38844538A7C3D8B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas programs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities
as authorized by law, $1,595,805,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDACB6C5BAF914D9ABA9466BF1414766B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Diplomatic policy and support
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including
representation to certain international organizations in which the United
States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice
and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general
administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament
activities as authorized, $780,860,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD166CFD2D41E403E9008FA7266ED7931">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Security programs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for security activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is
for Worldwide Security Protection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9251CA14DD74518972659DA23DEAF95">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fees and payments collected
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="deleted" id="H125490F3F8ED4A83948C012130F718A4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for
lease or use of facilities located at the International Center in
accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in
addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, to be derived
from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes
set out in that section;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72526B06C493424E8342496F19C21143">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to
exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to
this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English
teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees
from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3336126C3F7457FA2922C3FF482F56E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of
Blair House facilities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0B4574365FD43DCA5A222E1F5BFDFB6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AD874235B7542C6B24AB47433E5BC9C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs
(1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H170AEF7452594BEC939A091DFFE28D03">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to,
and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service
</quote>
, to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3142C4C28F84BC5A27EF6F58D77A95B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of
passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
1108(g), for the field examination of programs and activities in the
United States funded from any account contained in this title.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA6E735F1A47420FA4A0B81D24E2C2F6">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $23,500,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related
reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to
conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable
transition from such strife:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the
heading
<quote>
Conflict Stabilization Operations
</quote>
in title I of prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41850181581E4A9588DEAD54F311F05D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used for the preservation of religious
sites unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically,
artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of the project
is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and
that the project is in the national interest of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCA0797B967CA42ABB240121B65BFCDB8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
capital investment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $56,400,000, to remain available until
expended, as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC4F25EB17280402C9BF0B52D4D0013E9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $73,400,000, notwithstanding section
209(a)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA80">
Foreign Service Act of 1980
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/465">
Public Law 96–465
</external-xref>
), as it relates to post inspections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,000,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF25588C8700C495591949985583FE56D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Educational and cultural exchange programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain
available until expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 shall be for
the Fulbright Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational
advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as
authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be
designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with
the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to
existing educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar year
2013, including for special academic and special professional and cultural
exchanges:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any further substantive modifications to programs funded by this Act under this heading
shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6F5036FDDDF84FB4A73B87F43B86D574">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Representation expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H10962E95878C41D9A03D7C02C6BE9157">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Protection of foreign missions and officials
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary
protective services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC704A38D8A734603A49231F29A190576">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C.
292–303), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings
that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating,
in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and
carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized,
$822,755,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which
not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation
expenses as authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of
furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as
authorized, $1,240,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made
available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of
sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H22993476FA1C4D7984215A805329C79D">
<header>
Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H12D2AB4AFAE24CE39AE72F1AEB0E4CA4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in
the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until
expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading
<quote>
Repatriation Loans Program Account
</quote>
, subject to the same terms and conditions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7C763AE9A11A44F6A8F355CC3F25A83B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Repatriation loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H09A6F0CA06F24B4F942E08766935DF0B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct
loans not to exceed $2,469,136.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H806CC376C854431BB9CB3058EBED78F8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
payment to the american institute in taiwan
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/8">
Public Law 96–8
</external-xref>
), $30,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H877B92D20557442F801104310074195C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF19BB81F1D724056B1CBCD139680008A">
<header>
International organizations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H016E87CEF33645EDBB1C7503C32ECED1">
<header>
Contributions to international organizations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in
international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified
pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific
Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President's budget to
Congress under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, transmit
to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget
prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in
advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any
United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program
without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations
budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits
available to the United States, including from the United Nations Tax
Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year
2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated
foreign currency exchange rates:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the
United Nations and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when
such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any
payment of arrearages:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading
in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to
section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2706">
22 U.S.C. 2706
</external-xref>
), or any operating plan submitted
pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all
known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated
assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated
foreign currency exchange rates:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are
mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international
organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures
of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United States
contribution to an international organization for the United States share
of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such
organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through
external borrowings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel procedures of the United
Nations and affiliated agencies funded under this heading and, not later
than 180 days after enactment of this Act, submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations on steps taken at each agency to eliminate
unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative activities and ensure
that personnel practices are transparent and merit-based.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1E7AA0FE25E94024A23586F851358A6C">
<header>
Contributions for international peacekeeping activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities
directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and
security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall remain available until
September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or
expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in
advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council
(or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees
on Appropriations are notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of
the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that
will be served, and the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in
place measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel,
and peacekeeping troops serving in the mission from trafficking in
persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal
sexual exploitation or other violations of human rights, and to bring to
justice individuals who engage in such acts while participating in the
peacekeeping mission, including prosecution in their home countries of
such individuals in connection with such acts, and to make information
about such cases publicly available in the country where an alleged crime
occurs and on the United Nations’ Web site; and (3) the source of funds
that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the
estimated cost in future fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines
that American manufacturers and suppliers are not being given
opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United
Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign
manufacturers and suppliers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments
contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures
to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used
for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United
States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign
national, unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the
President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national
interest of the United States and the President has submitted to the
Congress such a recommendation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of
State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits
available to the United States, including those resulting from United
Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund,
and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs
including offsets from available credits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the
United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified
when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any
payment of arrearages:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading
in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to
section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic
Authorities Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2706">
22 U.S.C. 2706
</external-xref>
), or any operating plan submitted
pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all
known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated
assessment costs including offsets from available credits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available
under this heading shall be available for United States assessed
contributions up to the amount specified in Annex IV accompanying United
Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/220:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be made available above the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of the
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C.
287e note) only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the national
interest of the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9A191CFE61C44FB0BA8844F59102AC57">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International Commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States
arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3314B82F6F2D4FCC9D1B9F5BBC90125A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International boundary and water commission, united states and mexico
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water
Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable
to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for
representation expenses; as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBB8F490E492D4C8D8604E009B626E450">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $44,707,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H52F1D47D5D9F42BEB6ADA3BBEA491F5E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain
available until expended, as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4C9521EDC453425ABDC97636612CEBB7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
American sections, international commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the
International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized
by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the
Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law
103–182, $12,561,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to
$500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be
made available for representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA9B5987024CB4004B0ABB0C2F56AEC81">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International fisheries commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as
authorized by law, $36,681,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H0A48F34774E843AF8E5DCB385D4B39A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
related agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H87A37A43FA5947DBBDFDE7D2B3A26175">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Broadcasting board of governors
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB88E7C466A3A46B2A612DB7FD399F147">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International broadcasting operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry
out international communication activities, and to make and supervise
grants for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East,
$726,567,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $44,025,000 of the
amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until expended
for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not
less than $17,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for
representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for representation
expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000
may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority provided by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal
Year 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/228">
Public Law 107–228
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6206">
22 U.S.C. 6206
</external-xref>
note) shall remain in effect
through September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by
the Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee
organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or
those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the
principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section
303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C.
6202) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including
changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite,
Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be subject
to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other
provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and
revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from
cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts
from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International
Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying
out authorized purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0325F84336EF4159980F560A2CAB4842">
<header>
Broadcasting capital improvements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for
radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase,
rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and
digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and
physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available
for such purposes, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as
authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H03F6CEF3D2F74DAEB9EAF4A879230273">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Related programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8A66218097C0405B85952F53A6680976">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The asia foundation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia Foundation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4402">
22 U.S.C. 4402
</external-xref>
),
$17,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9BD71D200AE34E6CB5D84AA7642561B5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Institute of Peace
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as authorized by the United States
Institute of Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016, which shall not be used for construction activities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF4310D948A65492082E7A8B6E7B89DDB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized
by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the
Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2078">
22 U.S.C. 2078
</external-xref>
),
the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or
before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9C10D3C21473448B85E397217B2024CE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Eisenhower exchange fellowship program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections
4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C.
5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange
Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation,
or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess
of the rate authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5376">
5 U.S.C. 5376
</external-xref>
; or for purposes which are not in
accordance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements)
and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations), including the
restrictions on compensation for personal services.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFF40508C0C5042C6AD7D12473D820EE3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Israeli arab scholarship program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FRAA">
Foreign Relations Authorization Act
</act-name>
, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli
Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H26A1369ABDE94874A068A02B639CCB32">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
East-West center
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for
Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by
grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East
and West in the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3ECFD531EF564B9988222CAE751FB59E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
national endowment for democracy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized
by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to remain
available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the
traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and
$35,000,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law
programs.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HF12CB9A4C76143EAAD50D79C20EFB428">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
other commissions
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H55043BBB7D3644CEB0429AB396B5F388">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
commission for the preservation of america’s heritage abroad
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5001B5EB33F74ECD83F27A838158610F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad,
$644,000, as authorized by section 1303 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/83">
Public Law 99–83
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding
paragraph (3) of section 1303(g) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/83">
Public Law 99–83
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/469j">
16 U.S.C. 469j
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such
authority.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7678BCA3A2D04804AC3BCD55A8785982">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states commission on international religious freedom
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCF03446086A24574AB44581120CA8F1C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom
established in title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6431">
22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $3,500,000, to remain available until September
30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses,
subject to authorization.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H48B3D7B8C2B640EF8F8598FCC0621081">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H141E61C97EDE4E3CA83737795F217C3B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/304">
Public Law 94–304
</external-xref>
, $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H43C8819557714E358DEBAD4EBC2CB12D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE303ED7A2D14F4BACB9D731A6E76EED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China,
as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22
U.S.C. 6911–6919), $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for
representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC57B4ED6771945CC83534FFF7D500859">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE73FF591DFC4626B82C8213B708E9CC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as
authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7002">
22 U.S.C. 7002
</external-xref>
), $3,500,000,
including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain
available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through
sixth provisos under this heading in division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds
appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H03390F9182634FEEACD509D3F7C13FCD" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
United states agency for international development
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF944056DC19D412CA8FBAC60708BB2CA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5739AA649C164FF0AE4CF0A1013E39CC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H60B815F890CA4D02885CFE1B8333692E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain available
until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading
<quote>
Capital Investment Fund
</quote>
in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and
engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by
the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), unless the
USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to
the obligation of funds for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail
commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal
year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised
by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out
chapter 1 of part I of such Act to
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
in accordance with the provisions of those sections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may
be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not
to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, for USAID
during the current fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1752A778409E41A1A9B89CBD6BCD4540">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capital investment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and
enhancement of information technology and related capital investments,
pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$130,815,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB3B9412B5FCC4910A56003ABC2C3E6B2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2016, for the Office of Inspector General of the United
States Agency for International Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H319389470BD24930A19F79E9C9669C06" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
bilateral economic assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1AD3B652C56843DF8F366CA3AF119303">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
funds appropriated to the president
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA9BAD90189644E84981A19FA11CFA28D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Global health programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5007C95CD83E45BBAA6C402798DC6DE6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds
otherwise available for such purposes, $2,783,950,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016, and which shall be apportioned directly to the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to
build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in
developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and
maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs;
(3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly
address the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs;
(4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than
AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research
on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases
including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities
severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by
AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; and (7) family
planning/reproductive health:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a United States
contribution to the GAVI Alliance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior
appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program
which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or
participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or
involuntary sterilization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after
the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence
and criteria utilized to make the determination:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of
abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any
person to practice abortions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions
against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against
abortion:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only
to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or
through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of
family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family
planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service
providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be
subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births,
number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method
of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the
use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning
purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives,
bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange
for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for
achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of
family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family
planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including
the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or
the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual's
decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall
provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health
benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that
might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side
effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the
project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and
medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study
in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and,
not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator
determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained
in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or
practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of
this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the
corrective action taken by the Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such
applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural
family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with
the requirements of the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term
<term>
motivate
</term>
, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision,
consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all
pregnancy options:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are
funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate
and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such
use.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H75BC1CFEE23545B4A293F1D0A1452E2E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on,
HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019,
which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against
HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/25">
Public Law 108–25
</external-xref>
), as
amended, for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the
minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount of such contribution should be $1,350,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal
year 2015 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related
to the activities of the Global Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in
addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for
administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS
Coordinator.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD3DAD3769A5C4A22849FF06352B6021A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Development assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE9A0BE397FD741539FB65398428617BB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251
through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made
available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not
less than $10,500,000 shall be made available for cooperative development
programs of the United States Agency for International Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE64ECB882DAF4D47B786296499E5F476">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International disaster assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $560,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6ED1CFCA87334885B384C1E62A18BF80">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transition initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance
administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 491 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $47,000,000, to remain available until
expended, to support transition to democracy and long-term development for
countries in crisis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic
institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster
the peaceful resolution of conflict:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5
days prior to beginning a new program of assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the
United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount
appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds
appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading
and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this
heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to
prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE360642CD3D249CAA03591243ABE8F2C">
<header>
COMPLEX CRISES FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5FB992B93F894448B725C5EC4E8315FD">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support
programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen
foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $20,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on such terms and conditions as
are appropriate and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding
to such challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made
available for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and
section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in addition
to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except that such
expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this
heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such
notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation
of funds.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2124097537942479D164C905061859F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
development credit authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD498EA7A13574078A9015FE1FC6F03CB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 635
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by
transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes
of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961 shall be made available only for micro- and small enterprise
programs, urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of
part I of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such
guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and
funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the
Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee
on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct
loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except that the
principal amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with
respect to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be
guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by USAID,
$8,120,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made
available under the heading
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
in title II of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA9CF49B184C142859EA726E3D419860F">
<header>
Economic support fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H762AB742085B4C11935BAD9938B70CA2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, $2,632,529,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D8E1D6F86644E07A6C955184763909A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Democracy fund
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD582603059824A8F89CB7DE49B73F6A7">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
for the promotion of democracy globally, $130,500,000, to remain available until September 30,
2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights
and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,
Department of State, and $55,000,000 shall be made available for the
Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States
Agency for International Development.
</text>
</subsection>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HEF9B662E832D4E8FAF6AE75EFC25249B">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD86B90C42F154A53A90BB4158F7A975C">
<header>
Migration and refugee assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of State to carry out
the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and migration
needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by
the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921
through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of
title 5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain available until
expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to
respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements, and
$10,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB5AD1A127D3748BB8E66AA8E6054E25A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee
Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2601">
22 U.S.C. 2601(c)
</external-xref>
), $50,000,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H73B85696C7F54851878B25C90CB8A436">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
independent agencies
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDE313D2550E84B3D9B4CCBCCB4B6ABAC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Peace corps
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD54C6EAAB03D49849A8AD452AA3DBE79">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE465C25F6C1541A893F2D9E527BF9F9A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2501">
22 U.S.C. 2501–2523
</external-xref>
),
including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for
administrative purposes for use outside of the United States,
$379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Office of Inspector General,
to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account,
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2515">
22 U.S.C. 2515
</external-xref>
, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made
available for Peace Corps overseas operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for
representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made
available for entertainment expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office
or country program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations,
except that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may be
waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other
Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
shall
apply to funds appropriated under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCA5FA3765EF642CE9ED74C8A8952E53C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Millennium challenge corporation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3F08361E8174458AA5CFD4EE2014C28E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA),
$899,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for
administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the
Corporation):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry
out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge
Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only if such
Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the
availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the
Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government
funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the Committees on Appropriations
not later than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any country
compact or threshold country program; signing any such compact or
threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such compact or
threshold program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are
available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such country has completed a
country compact:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior
to re-obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for
purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country
has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle
income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest
per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the
country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described in the
preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of
eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per
capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income
country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per
capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country
meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a
per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the country
would be reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle income
country or from a lower middle income country to a low income country
shall retain its candidacy status in its former income classification for
the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact on
the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site shall be deemed to satisfy
the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
available for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a
candidate country:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for
representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000
may be available for entertainment expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H399E8E9A7DDA45B3902DEDE45F38B777">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Inter-american foundation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-American Foundation in accordance
with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969,
$22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for
representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBF5E6A7C61EC463E801E3D4AD3107EBB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States African development foundation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International Security and Development
Cooperation Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/533">
Public Law 96–533
</external-xref>
), $30,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be
available for representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes
when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African
Development Foundation (USADF):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional
circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000
limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a
project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is
due solely to foreign currency fluctuation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such
waiver authority is exercised:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such
purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be
necessary to carry out its functions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9CBA91E47D2743C19BEA730590F333D3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
department of the treasury
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H89304D5954AA42C4BBC8FAE66863B0EE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
international affairs technical assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which
shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="HD318288E9070465F92E1A352F8CC348F" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
International security assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H70CF1A8DF765432588FA340B7EAE3C41" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCB9D83B27153465FB37B1F3F5A1C2C69" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International narcotics control and law enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H944AD83164BA413D90003EC2AB40F400" reported-display-style="italic">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
$853,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provision of assistance by any other United States Government department or agency which
is comparable to assistance made available under this heading but which is
provided under any other provision of law, shall be administered in
accordance with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading for counternarcotics programs should be used to
support social, economic, and judicial reform programs that address the
causes of illicit drug production, trafficking, addiction, and related
violent crime and corruption:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the reporting requirements contained in section 1404 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/252">
Public Law 110–252
</external-xref>
shall apply to
funds made available by this Act, including a description of
modifications, if any, to the Palestinian Authority's security strategy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from
an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing
such property to a foreign country or international organization under
chapter 8 of part I of that Act, subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support training and
technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other
judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated
under this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding
such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of
establishing an aviation platform in Africa to conduct the activities
described in House Report 113–499.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H97ACE74B67884E2EBCFEB2CF2A5CC3F9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and
activities, $586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to
carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act,
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the
destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, including activities implemented through
nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United States
contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory
Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should prioritize those
areas where such ordnance was caused by the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall
be available notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to
prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral
activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons
destruction, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the
former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the
national security interest of the United States to do so:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the
Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to
participate in the activities of that Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and
related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such
purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation
and management of such programs and activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H8B3B11272D924E038667E51CA6891A70">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Peacekeeping operations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H15909DCEEE614A2FB61C3F4558E06F5A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $144,993,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act,
to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security
forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made
available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and
Observers mission in the Sinai:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this Act should not be used to support any military training or
operations that include child soldiers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated except as provided
through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="HE48FD0451DAF4AD492D6037E6A430730">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCE5444ACFA454C1AA344B2900188A228">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
international military education and training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available until
September 30, 2016, and may only be provided through the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this
heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose
participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations,
civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for
entertainment expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H6C8EAC803E2C4753B85DB88366C08982">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign military financing program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7341D6CC53C5430BA2C7561CD1F77AFE">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23
of the Arms Export Control Act, $5,014,109,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international
organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the
Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification
procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this
heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity
of foreign security forces:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be
available for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for
assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be disbursed
within 30 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes,
grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by
the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems,
of which not less than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement
in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and
development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to support or
continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law
109–163; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor authority) unless the Secretary
of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified
such program to the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable
notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance
with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H2396031E4C3F4B5E91B75E3FFF547165">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement
of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services
that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export
Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement
has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying
the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such
funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the
regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of
law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related
activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental
and international organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the
<quote>
Foreign Military Sales Financing Program
</quote>
in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize
funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense
articles, defense services or design and construction services that are
not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to
make timely payment for defense articles and services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for
necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for
replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general
costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this
limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading for general costs of administering military
assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for
entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for
representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms
Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the
Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant to section 43(b) of
the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded
only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H46DE7BDA5A204E4CA78E2E07776981C3" level-type="subsequent" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Multilateral assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H4B80450222CD46DB8F15F910560D0F44" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HAE1610F972F44DB0A0956B943B6F24EA" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International organizations and programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, and of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program
Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to $10,000,000 may be
made available for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the
United Nations Democracy Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate changed="added" commented="no" id="H6B8F4518441D4A488EE02BD5A9055A2D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International financial institutions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5D452CB97FD84121AF447126CDA3117D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Global environment facility
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global
Environment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HEB0C7C6242E14051B2F97818D7B5AF9B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the international development association
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5BD7A583D6EF44E9888C726AC1A72D33">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury,
$1,287,800,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC9F8BE938C3F49CBB2F7D247F4D4473D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Secretary of the
Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the
increases in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H472826819AAF4059AE5E8725CEF2F38D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may
subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion
of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not
to exceed $2,928,990,899.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7BDFA4CDF36E487FBD30729AFDC5AA7B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the clean technology fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Clean
Technology Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $184,630,000, to remain
available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HF01FE5CE99D841B5817E58B41EC5D73E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the strategic climate fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the
Strategic Climate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5D7121257A394DBDA91E14A7F06C7F07">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the inter-american development bank
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H1F26A1F3CD4A4BC49FADF53863692FCA">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United
States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock,
$102,020,448, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HF6B3BD39BBAA413697193D1EC17BE975">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year
limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of
such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $4,098,794,833.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC46231F1335D4A4D9124A84EC2FDC985" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $3,378,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such payment shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H63B876B0678046CD896DA2315774FD18">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the asian development bank
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States
share of the paid-in portion of increase in capital stock, $106,586,000,
to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HEADF4BCA2A7F420A923F049DD50EE541">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on callable capital subscriptions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year
limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of
such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,558,048,769.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HAF35A3A53DA84D52A4CED70028E9A5E3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the asian development fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $104,977,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC35BB9C2702B475DBB5122ACFF128D86" reported-display-style="italic">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the african development bank
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States
share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock,
$32,418,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HC65C505AFE704270BC20840A9B0F56F0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year
limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of
such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H8FC1EB3A92654D3E94EC243E2BD28520">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the african development fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to
remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H47E5B93DF62F4375905351FDAD3F0CEF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the international fund for agricultural development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the
Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="added" commented="no" id="H38B14A5AD6634F6A91B98DA108898944" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Export and Investment Assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H88B2FF536E254968A0C624A24EA71E7E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Export-Import bank of the united states
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC2FF13F3692346ABB50E31E43DAACC09">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HADCDF01803DD489E9C3978F138DF4B39">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures
within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such
corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary
in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such
corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures,
contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or
technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in
Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that
has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of this
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 20 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available
to the Bank under this Act should be used to finance exports directly by
small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business
Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available
to the Bank under this Act should be used for renewable energy
technologies or energy efficiency technologies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding section 1(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/428">
Public Law 103–428
</external-xref>
, as amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/428">
Public Law 103–428
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect through October 1, 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD16207C776DE4DCB847BE1F0D432C041">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs,
including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and
representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to
exceed $106,250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by
transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in
connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan,
guarantee or insurance commitment has been made:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992,
subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a
contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in
connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or
sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in
satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of
any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical
aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee
or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly
supporting transactions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be
credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF29284A29F414B168220E261FB7C16C0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Receipts collected
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal
Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the
amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to
this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar
basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal
year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000, shall
become available on September 1, 2015, and shall remain available until
September 30, 2018.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC8B806D619C346F99A17396C0B42FA70">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas private investment corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1B950E16E11841C4968F46AC5EC369F4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Noncredit account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make, without regard to fiscal year
limitations, as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
31 U.S.C. 9104
</external-xref>
, such expenditures and
commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance
with law as may be necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance
programs (including an amount for official reception and representation
expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed $62,787,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims
settlements, and other direct costs associated with services provided to
specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5EFA594E942543AD9CC4CF531ED45338">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments
incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain available for disbursement through 2023; funds
obligated in fiscal year 2016 remain available for disbursement through
2024; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain available for
disbursement through 2025:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is
authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of
part I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
in Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3EE70C425FDB4F7DB6354288FC1F5FAF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the credit
program may be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses
to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE82DE7A486734F2C83E738A19F8CC481">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Trade and development agency
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to
provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign governments to support
local procurements funded by the United States Agency for International
Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of
State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be available for
representation and entertainment expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title changed="deleted" commented="no" id="HF5139578DF5F4757B61D213026B1E9B3" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General Provisions
</header>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H8F85F08C34464F0E8B0B8BD94F098E7E">
<header>
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HFE7441D4B3444535AEBE02233CEDDD6B">
<enum>
7001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for
allowances and differentials as authorized by sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/59">
chapter 59
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code; for services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and for
hire of passenger transportation pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HE6761DC158E14D7E935F2093BA9B096A">
<header>
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H525CFA08B6FA4FDBBF668DAD818B68E9">
<enum>
7002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or
otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on
Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances
and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity,
and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department
or agency in fiscal year 2015 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated
by fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report required by this section should specify by account the amount of funds obligated
pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further
sub-obligated.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H812DBC45EB034B25ACCC94D1058D1560">
<header>
CONSULTING SERVICES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HC8746444521244E7AA1C21370B0DE4FC">
<enum>
7003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through
procurement contract, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, shall be limited to those
contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and
available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under
existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to
existing law.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9412F29BE4EC4D2089819A7E29B311F8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
diplomatic facilities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED80311C74234465A58772AB3ACB6B00" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7004.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE90AF33A97E7462A9061E86323AF225E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to
construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include
office space or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency
or department if the Secretary of State determines that such department or
agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of
funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy
Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by
section 1000(a)(7) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/113">
Public Law 106–113
</external-xref>
and contained in appendix G of
that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 629 of the
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29CCA569C5C7454BB317FD09AEA08FED">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of
the United States may include office space or other accommodations for
members of the United States Marine Corps.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA5B5E398B134B59A5E907E06C099233">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 costs of providing new United States
diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure
Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865
note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the
Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level
and agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the Department of
State’s contribution for this purpose.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H98366B08B8E94F5B8B1DE9DF99790CC4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available for
the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for
overseas diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2015, shall be subject
to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of,
the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the
heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
in House Report 113–499.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HDD45116DF9544CC18EE8EAEFB1166279">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7802D367DD824975BAA6FCBE4AACABC7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, made available through Federal agency
Capital Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or
generated from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real
property sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available
for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of
the New London Embassy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the reporting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H211E7B7797CD444D8E89A565F50BF3C8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under
the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
may be obligated for the relocation of the United States Embassy to the Holy See only if the
Secretary of State reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations
that such relocation continues to be consistent with the conditions of
section 7004(e)(2) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" id="HE8633E486228465F92DF791396CB538F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H40EADAE8F76D469F85A6451AC98D9231">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
may be made available to address security vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and temporary
facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard
staffing, except that the amount of funds made available for such purposes
from this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of
$25,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the uses of such funds should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for
the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in consultation
with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H66A8C8594359497194DFBDCF7C4D1E48" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
appropriate congressional committees a list of all expeditionary, interim,
and temporary diplomatic facilities and the number of personnel and
security costs for each such facility:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report required by this paragraph may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" commented="no" id="H4CEB38056C734AC59D152DAD600B82E7" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification
to an expeditionary, interim, or temporary diplomatic facility shall be
subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be
waived if there is a security risk to personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" id="HCF8434D2CEB049649A7E186D9D2F331A">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
in titles I and VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by
such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to
implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board,
or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements,
following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification
procedures of, such Committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under
any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H3B1D045853B847C99A25D4FF1A65986D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Personnel actions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H6A915863C69F4C6DB6DAFF7EB9F8A770">
<enum>
7005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from
personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this
Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under
title I to such department or agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry
out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere
in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDDEBFCF5A4AA42F9B8977627E83CE7CA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDA3DEDEF8E54B87AD6683579E91E271" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7006.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in
accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act,
Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4864">
22 U.S.C. 4864
</external-xref>
), except that the Secretary may
grant authorization to award such contracts on the basis of best value as
determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal
Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of
such section, for high risk, high threat posts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority in this section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised
under such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HDFC7BD63D61D435F9332E3B399CD485B">
<header>
prohibition against direct funding for certain countries
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H9C9D221B894440F0B81634F17714B52C">
<enum>
7007.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance
or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include
direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank
or its agents.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC6B6116C69734A6C9CD1EEB6FC2665C6">
<header>
coups d’état
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H251DE15C84FE4CD2AA485B03CE938512">
<enum>
7008.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of
this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance
to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is
deposed by military coup d'état or decree or, after the date of enactment
of this Act, a coup d'état or decree in which the military plays a
decisive role:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports
to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the
termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken
office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections
or public participation in democratic processes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H3EA37C755FB8413DA8BB175746BBA822">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transfer authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3671F76597D6443D8B3BC209B9DD683D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7009.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H32F6F42368CF4F2B960675751938D120">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of state and broadcasting board of governors
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8B50C7C37D943A598791DD1453ECF6B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between,
and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as
otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10
percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to
increase the appropriation under the heading
<quote>
Representation Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BE78ED4BD8046FBBB6B624486EA43D8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the
Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be
transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such
appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be
increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC531860FBB4A4CE4A579652A62C70EFE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section
7015(a) and (b) of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6323F9706F254E0DA7766E9C960701E7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Export financing transfer authorities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available
for fiscal year 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act may be
transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the purposes,
programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving account may
be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically
provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8D8DA3F4B0E4B5EBF07BA332A55AC9F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on transfers between agencies
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E518A573A34427A9447C20056B17BF1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any
department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government,
except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in,
this Act or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA481E9ACB49D40CAA99C115ACC5FF90F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this
Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies
of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections
109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA17F2A56B820478A82940BC6ADE1EAFD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the
Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the
United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement
made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by
this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into between
USAID and the Department of State.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HB0163AE2D0AD4C748A2A01FAEAE08638">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Transfers Between Accounts
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an
appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except
for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President,
not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and
provides a written policy justification to the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3B99C2205E88420D9D458C3F753D1F90">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Audit of Inter-agency Transfers
</header>
<text>
Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts,
entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency
of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law,
shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency
receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with
audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall
perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H543B89E29C9E46118F7D5250DB0862AE">
<header>
security assistance report
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="HD85CC14D0CE04D39A422AC2523C30B9F">
<enum>
7010.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended
during fiscal year 2014 under the headings
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H0C2A053A83B440E985BE875097CCE4C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Availability of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H885FE45AFB204DDAA1E055C6C26BBE14" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7011.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the
expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4,
5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, section 23 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">
Arms Export Control Act
</act-name>
, and funds provided under the heading
<quote>
Development Credit Authority
</quote>
shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such
funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated
before the expiration of their respective periods of availability
contained in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of
chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or
economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an
additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds
would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or
obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of
availability contained in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations at the
beginning of each fiscal year, detailing by account and source year, the
use of this authority during the previous fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H9A39B9DD67094C2CABF324911959B7A1">
<header>
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HC45C4CBBB2AA4B3D9D3E6431541837C7">
<enum>
7012.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to
furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default
during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United
States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such
country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are
appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following
consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for
such country is in the national interest of the United States.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7E1CAE4F50C04024AA9A4FE9810FABF6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
prohibition on taxation of united states assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F215CCD60F147CB920B286BFD352E3E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7013.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDC1608B844CE45D99B06BC38472FAE28">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
prohibition on taxation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to
provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement
governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be
provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that
assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or
reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall
expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral
agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B19940DAE04FA3B58FE0D52860607A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reimbursement of foreign taxes
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds
appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against United
States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act,
either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall
be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for
fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the central government of such country
and for the West Bank and Gaza program to the extent that the Secretary of
State certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than September 30, 2016, that such taxes have
not been reimbursed to the Government of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD302397A939468291D17F1778048D3D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
de minimis exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD23A2F44DAE6400F93D4C785249C5DA2">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reprogramming of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be
reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on
United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is
providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably
accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9798E36EA9C04BD08A126AE5B16E90B0">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
determinations
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD4666302A7E48AF91F24E84BEDD2E36">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any country or entity the Secretary of State
reports to the Committees on Appropriations—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A4B18142274422B83A1BADBFC26FDCA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not assess taxes on United States assistance or which has an effective arrangement that is
providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A210E77AD7B4941B190ED408878A485">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure
that United States assistance is not subject to taxation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED27A5BBDD8440EEAEC074BEC766E936">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior
to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any country
or entity.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H59B3B86FBD014D8EBFE0967343259B40">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
implementation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to
implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in
this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF38959DBED6488494277298275983B9">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
As used in this section—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4FB1B08E5BE4E839F1D5DC640415021">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government
of the United States and the government of the country receiving
assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to
United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an
individual agreement between the Government of the United States and such
government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax
purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under
that agreement;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83256C00D4594BA583F02EC1B7BEDEF1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<quote>
taxes and taxation
</quote>
shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes
assessed to local staff.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H83B06E6C81B14C34A62DB49559FBB857">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies,
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than
90 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by such
departments or agencies to comply with the requirements of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H0A89E6DEFC5240CE9DF24E0A4861945E">
<header>
reservations of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H30A8FBB8E26C446E9ABD5AE5DDB9E328">
<enum>
7014.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2C69EDA47AB94C9B8818DCCFBDC04957">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be
reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding
the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by
operation of any provision of this or any other Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under
the same terms and conditions as originally provided.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD9073EABA0A9496E82A7787A5B78ACC1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of
funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State
or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that are
specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or
any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the
Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines
and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the
termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in
circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be
obligated during the original period of availability:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be
obligated only for the purpose of such designation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5D6D3EA1A454FA5A6E036FD86996B20">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable
to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any
subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any
other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H0BD2210992F947189966868F04FA14A9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notification requirements
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HD46431EC1C6C429B8867074C3252E9B8">
<enum>
7015.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H85FF7FE3CAA345CCBB8E4B6530C44128">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to
the agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain available for
obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any
accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of
fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made
available by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act,
shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming
of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HEB4F4F131E76432EA0244A9C6B38660C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H5975C701C91D45169A61872B8C95352C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H8BE84C4813944A20A0B25BCFB9380436">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been
denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H28514014142E4FD386BF51E18B9DCBB4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
relocates an office or employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDA8916D1CD4349729F9400EEF95A8C16">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
closes or opens a mission or post;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD9D040BAB7114A66B736DEF6A9D87E90">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus, centers, or offices;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H1094683702E54C27BA8427C64955805D">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
reorganizes programs or activities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HABB44B8A57D74882B47ECAC40D778F21">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text changed="added" continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of
funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations, the requirements of this
subsection shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under
titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of this
subsection.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HFE7847C102F549AE9C3EE5E1227DBBBE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided under titles I and II of this Act, or provided under previous
appropriations Acts to the agency or department funded under titles I and
II of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in
fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the
United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agency or
department funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for
obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a
reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is
less, that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H964D7059DB8342F2A8C09C57CEB64F4A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9207722654F0413DAC5B596134294DF9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of
personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE05E6E4DB860454190F5374D49CC887A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would
result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as
approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified
15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC8B829458AB04BD6B5CC454ADB1A68BA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Trade and Development Agency
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Millennium Challenge Corporation
</quote>
,
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
,
<quote>
Conflict Stabilization Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Peace Corps
</quote>
, shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel
assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of
the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation
under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on
Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of
section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major
defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major
defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles,
not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the
quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations
are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not
apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which
funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less
than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for
obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal
year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include
information (if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on
the use of notwithstanding authority:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on
notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be
informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H3C1F9B71108149E5A6A415C48F800232">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception of funds transferred to, and merged
with, funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds transferred by
the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States
Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries
and international organizations, and funds made available for programs
authorized by section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
Fiscal Year 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/163">
Public Law 109–163
</external-xref>
) (or any successor authority), shall
be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5604D4B61B0489C8EB056F95E7DDCE5">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including
any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived
if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or
welfare:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be
provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after
taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable,
in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the
emergency circumstances.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HA2A234BFB96946E09A94FF8131E7636B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or
expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma,
Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras,
Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Serbia,
Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela,
Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H132543B0516B49588E1EF0ACE193AA03">
<header>
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="H1A0FB660A9B14C68BE1FACCD23C82187">
<enum>
7016.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same
conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export
Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of
such Committees if such defense articles are significant military
equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or
are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more,
or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of
appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess
defense articles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense
articles.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H490CCA85B5AC44908000F46C686F5E62">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6832EDF42D4841B484070EBD0BDABC63" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7017.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds
appropriated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which are
returned or not made available for organizations and programs because of
the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
or section 7048(a) of this Act, shall remain available for obligation
until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7E23E2890EA542AC8EFD20E754E47378">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD17AC9B6FEEF479793936B5545DCE2D1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7018.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method
of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice
abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the
performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or
to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo
sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any
biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or
the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of
family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or
expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that
the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate
any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary
sterilizations.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H30CB5761EF9047FA84D40119112431C6">
<header>
allocations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H5B39EE94F9674AE7A99FEAA9B3E356B1">
<enum>
7019.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD5AA654A0F44438CBBE659752E02B30C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds provided by this Act shall be made available for programs and countries in the amounts
specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section
4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HA83781EDBE7F4F10BEBB6B994E15C116">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
For the purposes of implementing this section and only with respect to the amounts for programs and
countries specifically designated in the explanatory statement described
in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated
Act), the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of
Governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts
referenced in subsection (a), subject to the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H6EB97430625644B9BE323E9A6568971A">
<header>
representation and entertainment expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H7532711F94FF4A1FA7F6B5DD6E0B758B">
<enum>
7020.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1D55A9C4BDD34C4087CD4C209F469BE0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department
of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of
this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas
representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business
and United States foreign policy interests and are—
</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H18C8C34FF55D42CE8F78446BE20E116A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HB8E072B93F7D4A3DA14A6437144694A4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
principally for meals and events of a protocol nature;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HFB1D7563D7454EEC831AAA1475C572F9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not for employee-only events; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HFFEB1739F0FE47999AAAC9A5CF5498AE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCB90DB31315F4BDF80A1A9323E182CD0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
or
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for Informational Program activities or under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be obligated or expended to pay for—
</text>
<paragraph id="H27C628EEBFA74CBC8B9F2B03BB4BFBDD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
alcoholic beverages; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83CD187D642D49DC8D4407AC14299ED9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including
but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and
musical productions, and amusement parks.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H1753E9C972C04DBCAAED4041BD67EC9D">
<header>
prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="HB502906DF31F4AE282CA4D65AB725452">
<enum>
7021.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H23F6503A0D044FF2B769A6D197AD45EF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Lethal Military Equipment Exports
</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H59FD3551F77E4D3D868F1F066ABC7557">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by titles III through VI of this Act may
be available to any foreign government which provides lethal military
equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has
determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j)
of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant
to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12
months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract
entered into after October 1, 1997.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H558606A7AD21460FA9DCA866BB6AAAD8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if
the President determines that to do so is important to the national
interest of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H784A5A9EA6684DEDBB7043E3C93BFCDA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit
to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the
furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the
assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance,
and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national
interests.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HC2E39902AB61452FAFE7B04BEA31E24F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Bilateral Assistance
</header>
<paragraph id="HE7B3593E335B4CB1A5030B4AFDAA3235">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds
appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall
not be made available to any foreign government which the President
determines—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA2A8B4D92E44D7DBC7AFD8FF625D59E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of
international terrorism;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A236F29453044FC9DA23D540F0B93E4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
otherwise supports international terrorism; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H74E8798D5FD343E49175207D19FA019F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the
Immigration and Nationality Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H066DCAA3FEDD434AA99D67BD12651E3F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a government if the President
determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such
waiver:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days
before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver)
in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H2DA61EBDA8D748E49742C7451B2A4578">
<header>
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="HCA360B32AAD149489A7858752007D9D3">
<enum>
7022.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Trade and Development Agency
</quote>
, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/672">
Public Law 91–672
</external-xref>
, section 15 of the
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law
103–236), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50
U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HEF894382B875434CAB436A17C4100195">
<header>
definition of program, project, and activity
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HA1D6B8E292AB46928832E26D21DCCB25">
<enum>
7023.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act
<quote>
program, project, and activity
</quote>
shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and
authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with the
exception that for the following accounts:
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
,
<quote>
program, project, and activity
</quote>
shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within
each such account; and for the development assistance accounts of the
United States Agency for International Development,
<quote>
program, project, and activity
</quote>
shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either
as—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5281A7E0888240DA95BEFF6FBE9DA887">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
justified to the Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H094455FE26A349E9B397D7038908236F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on
Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by
section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H775E250A95FD4A8080E1D48A937044F8">
<header>
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT
FOUNDATION
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HFBE660A0110C442286E22EDE6BAD4184">
<enum>
7024.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including
provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs,
shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted
under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the
African Development Foundation Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency
shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such
Committees within 15 days of taking such action.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="deleted" id="H1A9FBF0D5E02494581C4E941C83655F9">
<header>
commerce, trade and surplus commodities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H27436D20FBC4422FA5D10BED5774DF4F">
<enum>
7025.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD165971B7F674D55AA93ED1EC2460204">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for
direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the
Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall
be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other
financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any
commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the
commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the
resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the
same, similar, or competing commodity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board
of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States
are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same,
similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies
the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this subsection shall not prohibit—
</text>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="HFE5CB22B306E4FD5A181F31E09DFEA3A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development
Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent
basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is
furnished; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H0ED203694164483F80BEA2F79E79FBF3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a
humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H5F37AB0BB7CC4E56B499C92EF198D418">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or
breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction,
consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the
growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for
export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in
the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this subsection shall not prohibit—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBA8DD8D783DA45E8AA7A921B31539D88">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will
not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of
the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3685EBCDA41741D9B3CBCA38989C85D8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
research activities intended primarily to benefit American producers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA83C35788C447648A1719AAA554C416">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development
Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent
basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is
furnished; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B78FA1C0BD7469EAE6E2465C7D80134">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a
humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E5AC99BF8A042929860881E1CECB7AB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the
international financial institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of
this Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any
assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or made
available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity
or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the
assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the
same, similar, or competing commodity.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H5B05E8567C9A4432A135D9E0BE237778">
<header>
separate accounts
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="H59583D1A7AAE4E7491FF1617C3303A4C">
<enum>
7026.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H811DE218099D4273817B6A0E5178CF6E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Separate Accounts for Local Currencies
</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="HB26B1F3431194A20BD2F765C7E8D9D2E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I
or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under
agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that
country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H07422CA4E9DA48CF9A667A04B3B7EDD5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H900932C76F894D6BA5EA7C3D28AB41DB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth—
</text>
<clause id="HCDAC99F07C81439886B91E01D99F7405">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD3ADB8A50CD84C05BA44322DE2D1E93C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with
this section; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F3FA41345D04819BBA7351548C3F469">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to
monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate
account.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H828158AD51404AE49CC6BB291A7D0DDE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Uses of local currencies
</header>
<text>
As may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a separate account
pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies,
shall be used only—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDAF3CE83D0594095B4651D6D53A5632D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as—
</text>
<clause id="H4A1B9B4F199D47988DA23DFEF8B0480B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
project and sector assistance activities; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAE0FD6EA0C9E42529DE637BAA5BDD646">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
debt and deficit financing; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H501CBEF1D1F04543AF1A46DDFA36E2E4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
for the administrative requirements of the United States Government.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H9E01F0ADC6FF4FBA90375510FE201146">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Programming accountability
</header>
<text>
USAID shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies
disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account
established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed
upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="HCCDC98F8DA5745DEAAB65A871A3B1C2F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of assistance programs
</header>
<text>
Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II
of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), any
unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account
established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such
purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the
United States Government.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="HD28B3F0E072A491AA0B92086C8D44BEF">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Reporting requirement
</header>
<text>
The USAID Administrator shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of local
currencies for the administrative requirements of the United States
Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall
include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent)
used or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HECB25E1E8A814A459B044F65932D317C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers
</header>
<paragraph id="H5B9A11A14D5241E79BF1BB18E99109DD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of
part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as
cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country
shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not
commingle them with any other funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B8DF10429D3494286540B28DCA8C2AC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability of other provisions of law
</header>
<text>
Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent
with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are
referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of
Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No.
98–1159).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4C1CD287B124475B959E008427C1D23A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the
President shall submit a notification through the regular notification
procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a
detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will
be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be
served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the
economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6FC2CFEA18C493CA6148BB6679F02F9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Exemption
</header>
<text>
Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only
through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H828107D3F7A64942AD3817846F8242B8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
eligibility for assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H1D39F0C2AB454F38A33BE3F8A7D41C7A">
<enum>
7027.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H11AC9135A5A1457A8AB38C2EB86F3D09">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations
</header>
<text>
Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not
be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of
nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry
out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4
of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs
of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the
Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification
procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the
assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions
against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any
other Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3D9DD935E5714BC5BE43934A2C089D7C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Public Law 480
</header>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance
for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food
for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant
to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through
the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HD5676734F6284530B08AE1022FC8D5A4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
This section shall not apply—
</text>
<paragraph id="H15439D59CFC945F48F0596B59F198A9A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of
law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international
terrorism; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFD7016A41E24D0AAF99C6F490B67F75">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of
law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates
internationally recognized human rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HEEF83ACB9FA349BAB0090C42910874A0">
<header>
local competition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H0670DC67A43A454CACAF58AD4E9CFB20">
<enum>
7028.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H25BAE16E974044578C56259DDB3A7459">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for exceptions to competition for local entities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) may only be made available for limited
competitions through local entities if—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF0E137E447824F5481BD867DD11A605C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
prior to the determination to limit competition to local entities, USAID has—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDB4AE22DF7E644EAA6793C3F149D18C6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
assessed the level of local capacity to effectively implement, manage, and account for programs
included in such competition; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1A44F963DBE744B3AE89D4799757BCEB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
documented the written results of the assessment and decisions made; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H07FDDA6834F44EC6BE48559FA5C3CC9A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
prior to making an award after limiting competition to local entities—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H84F1F4027DCA4AA7A3E626586A483AE7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
each successful local entity has been determined to be responsible in accordance with USAID
guidelines; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF9F42E62C1714FF19581C2F99F095CE3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that award funding is used for
its intended purposes; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H6E59B3A267AC4A5FBF6BC2001C2A35D0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
no level of acceptable fraud is assumed.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61DE9AEC26A2499EA50020C2BB6104A4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the Administrator of USAID shall report, on a
semi-annual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on all
awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report should be posted on the USAID Web site:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and
sole source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD79D6041609344FABBD9478CEFF4A9A1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Section 7077 of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015,
as amended by division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H4C5D5FBDB9A44681A1630B259CF17E6A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International financial institutions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67F67EA4851E4D778D3256C65765D8B4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7029.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H37E88FF28D3E4D528F25FDC85B2526E8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to seek to require that such
institution adopts and implements a publicly available policy, including
the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct
independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25
percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical
non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing
poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant
safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants,
programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective
analysis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States
executive directors and the international financial institutions
consistent with this paragraph.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7A5A9C7B742443DCBBC3F99A61308D96">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the
International Development Association to vote against any loan, grant,
policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing
any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant,
policy, or strategy that provides less protection than World Bank
safeguards in effect on September 30, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H67D967E6622F4D85A663B077114F92B8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any
international financial institution while the United States executive
director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate
which, together with whatever compensation such executive director
receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an
individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315">
section 5315
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate
United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the
institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual
occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section
5316 of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H8C2905A9107C4A9A8F93ACBD3CCC033D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to seek to require that such
institution conducts rigorous human rights due diligence and human rights
risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant,
policy, or strategy of such institution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall
consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason to
believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced
displacement or other violation of human rights.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31100E17434E43468E9B52696DBB5307">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other
financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial
management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish
fraud and corruption.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H37D0FC5ADE1F4C5F90646755C8DE3E1D">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to seek to require that such
institution collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent
practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary
information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than
a publicly listed company, that receives funds appropriated by this Act
that are provided as payment to such institution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States
executive directors and the international financial institutions
consistent with this paragraph.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HBC263C76A4F2486AAEC065A0E79CF451">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury should support efforts by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
to promote economic cooperation and integration within the Caribbean
region, consistent with the IDB’s charter and United States policy.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8426397BFB54615910CDB01B90BBC5F">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act
<quote>
international financial institutions
</quote>
shall mean the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International
Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the
Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the
Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American
Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the
African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H1099BB47FC804E318E91875164496738">
<header>
debt-for-development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HFD6BB6D43CD14C9E8A5C9109A30DDF4D">
<enum>
7030.
</enum>
<text>
In order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in
debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental
organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency
for International Development may place in interest bearing accounts local
currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic
assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any
interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which
the assistance was provided to that organization.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H55D5E52F303F403FA06E9D095FCB9B9D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3C8880884EB4B33883DEE46990A36DB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7031.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7D8DABDE60F244F5893FDE28DE90B92F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on direct government-to-Government assistance
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H9DBEABC17B3C4911921BF1A2E9316648">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance
only if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6258D73C704C4E08BA32B2E6D917161B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
each implementing agency or ministry to receive assistance has been assessed and is considered to
have the systems required to manage such assistance and any identified
vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have been
addressed; and
</text>
<clause id="HC4CCEE203A1346EB9DF6F9F9AE9A6437">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes staff with the necessary technical,
financial, and management capabilities;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF782C5B380D143A79B44D98814F25F39">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient agency or ministry has adopted competitive procurement policies and systems;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H12DBCD6B6D204AAAAA7C2EB6B67D9BBE">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that such assistance is used for
its intended purposes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBA287EC8D4464A62AFA8992E6BBB8F07">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCFE941551BE54FBE9EE91DA0BAAE23F7">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the government of the recipient country is taking steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its
national budget, to include income and expenditures;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E830B615B344BCBBFDB8C8E058169FD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient government is in compliance with the principles set forth in section 7013 of this
Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F8D92CDADAF4A8D8EDBE06DD5A14920">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or controlled by an organization designated as a
foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF9D97471587466BBD707034DA80CCE1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the Government of the United States and the government of the recipient country have agreed, in
writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use of such
assistance, which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F032019611747ACB961181FF85A41B6">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient government is taking steps to protect the rights of civil society, including freedoms
of expression, association, and assembly.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H9C408E10B80143F1BB60A39E208DCD53">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no funds may be made available for direct
government-to-government assistance without prior consultation with, and
notification of, the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed activity meets the
requirements of paragraph (1):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government
assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash
transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF9F2DFA08F8F473A9F63882A1C6AFB70">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the
Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct
government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary
has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the
Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such
assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been
appropriately addressed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF6C0FEF0AF504ED7B3D85A76CFFBB241">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal
year 2016 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned
for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, proposed funding
amount, source of funds, and type of assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDFC0592B22E54D208E15DFDEFB5778AF">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30,
2015, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B93B9CF18B4426381AFDEF980D16280">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
details all assistance described in subsection (a) provided during the previous 6-month period by
country, funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30D0C22945B846AE87C5E5EF2898DEFA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the type of procurement instrument or mechanism utilized and whether the assistance was provided on
a reimbursable basis.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H4E08BA3038AB47C38B4A7F591EEF8B49">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any foreign country for debt service
payments owed by any country to any international financial institution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>
international financial institution
</quote>
has the meaning given the term in section 7029(h) of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H580C9B1E60AB46AD8E33FDFB704A7BDB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
National Budget and Contract Transparency
</header>
<paragraph id="HB264545849404D77ACCAC479AF63221D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum Requirements of Fiscal Transparency
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the
<quote>
minimum requirements of fiscal transparency
</quote>
for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report
required by section 7031(b) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54A4DE1A2A144C6088AFF4AC43117AAB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1),
<quote>
minimum requirements of fiscal transparency
</quote>
are requirements consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national
budget documentation (to include receipts and expenditures by ministry)
and government contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to
include bidding and concession allocation practices).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE36120CF0734F489A58CFF9D9715C83">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Determination and report
</header>
<text>
For each government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, not later than
180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make or update any
determination of
<quote>
significant progress
</quote>
or
<quote>
no significant progress
</quote>
in meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly
available in an annual
<quote>
Fiscal Transparency Report
</quote>
to be posted on the Department of State’s Web site:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by each such government to
publicly disclose national budget documentation, contracts, and licenses
which are additional to such information disclosed in previous fiscal
years, and include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps
such government should take to improve fiscal transparency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the annual report shall include a detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act
are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks for
measuring progress.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EBCCF1A606748E3A3CE0A6AA3C96C91">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for programs and activities
to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve
budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such
countries that promote budget transparency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a description of the uses of such funds shall be included in the annual
<quote>
Fiscal Transparency Report
</quote>
required by paragraph (3).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1608795C775F4A67AF2F66759ED9BD99">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04F3F4E67CF04865BCACB9404B822DA5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H34C7EFD646254891B23C231940A3EA9D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of
State has credible information have been involved in significant
corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural
resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be ineligible for
entry into the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H703DD47A360F46EA8FCAED3F95911971" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate or identify officials of foreign governments
and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such
credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied
for a visa.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD4F887B5BEC47929095169F60AF3906">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the United States would further important United
States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United
States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters
Agreement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government
obligations under applicable international agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EFA1E4AE138403F85CE5FF5A82B4782">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the
waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the
circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed
sufficiently.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23CC638B058C4ED1871DAC92DB43622F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report,
including a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on
Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the
information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning
each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months
pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary
designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be
ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers
provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1A37672D8884B6DAA1E38AE7CCA4074">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the
Department of State’s Web site.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64A0CF0B0CF74F1E84E4F50CE578813F">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of
diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the
issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall
not be considered confidential.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC6A15E6B3DE4B47BF5EFE06ADE7151A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign assistance web site
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent
agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support
the provision of additional information on United States Government
foreign assistance on the Department of State's foreign assistance Web
site:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign
assistance, upon request, to the Department of State.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H20F4AE08851046FE963FBAF5FC977487">
<header>
Democracy Programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HC09C8CAB6B654EF5B33BB80B9EC628E3">
<enum>
7032.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0CD6169FD1384403B32D95D0B5BDB324">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for
democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H610CDE17C9AA4E729B4E434220BDFDB8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs may be made available notwithstanding any
other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for
Democracy (NED), any regulation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3638416E9A3F4F5A985E6D81F53BC530">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term
<term>
democracy programs
</term>
means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of
expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor
rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise
strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments,
nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support
the development of democratic states, and institutions that are responsive
and accountable to citizens.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HF3C6702762B34376902364C16D7701B5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for governance programs should be made
available to support institutions and individuals that demonstrate a
commitment to democracy.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0235CE93852448BE9DC1F7B72DA048BF">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human rights, and governance activities
in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific
nature of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not
be subject to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID), shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act,
detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with
the requirements of this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7CC3BAAD0256489B8416EE9935D069AC">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any funds made available by this Act for a business and human rights program in the People’s
Republic of China shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from
sources other than the United States Government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD3FEE4D875274C1FA7DD25D3494B959B">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL) and the Bureau for
Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly
communicate their planned programs to the NED.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H57157F968D844CBCB713CB112AAB6D19">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
that are made available to DRL shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons and
gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE6CE66A8B33F4AC9A682B49EEA6CD6FB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for democracy programs shall be made
available to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and
North Africa.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2C50898802574E6F8E48AE1226F6ECDA">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for democracy programs in
countries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in
the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year
2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H5C9783C24DBA4BEF8C7DA5103CDE94CE">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional Democracy program shall be the
responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs,
Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be made available for the activities described in section 1243 of Public
Law 112–239, following consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H6BC6DD0B845D48F896CF87809E3D908C">
<header>
multi-year pledges
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="HDC57C2D98FF745B1AE94540F23063BEB">
<enum>
7033.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding
for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI
of this Act unless such pledge was—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9462A494ABB4446CB6485D6036F2793C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget
justification;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H36420543726946AFB4BF58A8ED322F63">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DD2B181240F47A1B2954BF5B8263B8F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B7A51DD0BBE4139B0B05162D1D8981C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was
conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H64E2580C984A4D2FB0050A12298B8A89">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
special provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H194C6986659443868A56EF2C6E6D7B3F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7034.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9C5ABD436B4049D39BC9757330966879">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Victims of war, displaced children, and displaced burmese
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for victims of war,
displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in
persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C234EE85B8E47B1939AC0652A23A879">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reconstituting civilian police authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may
be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other
sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation
emerging from instability.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B253CBB0EB741C8904468B3E5E7B685">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
World food program
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States
Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act,
may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program,
notwithstanding any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E11AFD432B14E439F64AD8E5F617368">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated under
titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the
headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian
society former members of foreign terrorist organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the
obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purposes of this subsection the term
<quote>
foreign terrorist organization
</quote>
means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration
and Nationality Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HEB2C610A7E734CFD8F8E0C58BDF8BBF1">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Directives and authorities
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCA2B021491504203BB9621428CA7EDA2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and
the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the
Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C.
4501–4508).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H160C684F0F58417DB4AF1901F00D1E06">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available as a contribution to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide,
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H671ADF1358DF470AA0BF5864BDEE5AEB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
in title I, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law
95–426 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2656d">
22 U.S.C. 2656d
</external-xref>
), including to facilitate collaboration with
indigenous communities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HA2E9FFDC36204FF7AB4DF4CBAAFFE05F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Partner Vetting
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for
the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as
appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner
Vetting System (PVS) pilot program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of
the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating
the PVS pilot program for possible expansion:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113–195 and House Report
113–499:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HA4EEC72D7A4D4B24B7D40E6C913215B9">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Contingencies
</header>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, the President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section
451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other
provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HB4DDB7455C85487A9B2FDAC199E99364">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
International child abductions
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for
assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking
appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of
International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding
funds under this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H379BCA98F2244AB99567ACDA01FACD84">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Reports Repealed
</header>
<text>
Section 304(f) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/173">
Public Law 107–173
</external-xref>
; section 2104 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/13">
Public Law 109–13
</external-xref>
; and subsection 1405(c) of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/252">
Public Law 110–252
</external-xref>
), are
hereby repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H5B0420A0E1514BC8ADC04A62BC25A558">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Transfers for Extraordinary Protection
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading
<quote>
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials
</quote>
unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War
on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the
fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are
available for the purposes for which appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HDA91B527FF1A47E5A5083CE7DBED645C">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking
Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/457">
Public Law 110–457
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the
Secretary should consider the following as
<quote>
credible evidence
</quote>
: (1) a final court judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a current or former
employee of such mission or organization (for which the time period for
appeal has expired); (2) the issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a
request by the Department of State to the sending state that immunity of
individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit criminal
prosecution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded to A–3 and
G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the sending states to provide
compensation directly to victims:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary of
each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder which meets one
or more of the items in the first proviso of this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H0BE8E742724544E1AD74B2D433927D49">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extension of authorities
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H540D4C7D2D6E499EA0790577492CC074">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/214">
22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by
substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
September 30, 2010
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65B5BC4C9F3D4EC38DABF8EF137B7582">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
Act of 1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4831">
22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)
</external-xref>
) shall remain in effect for facilities
in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the notification
and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8173FDBBD879446AA0612DBFC94F6438">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority contained in section 1115(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/32">
Public Law 111–32
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF53ACD2E846E4449B34BDDC72BCB5631">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4064">
22 U.S.C. 4064(g)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by
substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
October 1, 2010
</quote>
in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H329010F68EBC46A6B951A53B34BC2AEB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2733">
22 U.S.C. 2733(a)
</external-xref>
) shall be
applied by substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
October 1, 2010
</quote>
in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D9F03A3417B4501959881577E9AEE5A">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2385">
22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by
substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
October 1, 2010
</quote>
in subparagraph (B).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BEB3F23CE39429AAC727FE3B4A31250">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD768B7242A1D4CE993113A58924BB93E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of
the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/32">
Public Law 111–32
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat.
1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3765104B00A8492A86ECA50B42AE3DEC" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the
Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated
as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the
locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would
be payable to such member under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of
Columbia.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13C28AAAD4D042BB96514B0E00C88FB4">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law
101–167) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCC69DAAF0224BF194818FEF4C60E0F7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In section 599D (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1157">
8 U.S.C. 1157
</external-xref>
note)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41905D2EBDF74CFD8C757892BCD0F554">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)(3), by striking
<quote>
and 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2014, and 2015
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD3FC8B97E924B3D81ACAE5317412EC3">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (e), by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B333FBAC13A483DAE46E20D67196759">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in section 599E (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">
8 U.S.C. 1255
</external-xref>
note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6817B85A95BA4002B63A38F59EFB1575">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/212">
Public Law 111–212
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect through
September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1348A4EF64D6422DA21BF85273A1E701">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<header>
Crowd control items
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons,
ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign security
forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression,
association, or assembly in countries undergoing democratic transition.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3D8402D0D82647C4A86946FBCAF426F7">
<enum>
(n)
</enum>
<header>
Department of state working capital fund
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments
to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities and in the
amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working
Capital Fund service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent
with the component’s purpose and authorities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return
the full cost of each service.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HEB2C2F499E324F2AAF207B7E3227CA93">
<enum>
(o)
</enum>
<header>
Security force accountability assistance
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90
days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement section
620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details
and sources of funding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to encourage, assist,
and build the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, prosecute,
and punish security force personnel who are credibly alleged to have
committed gross violations of human rights, including by providing:
</text>
<paragraph id="H12905260F0174B3DAA0EA7BDB32A2216">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
technical assistance in support of such investigations and prosecutions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0361013F83F47D1A0B24A54B5327A76">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation on human rights and the rule of law;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4A9FDD74C8A743D99DADADE003BDEAA1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to strengthen the internal accountability mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign
governments to bring such personnel to justice; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H188B2DB38861463A9A4FC5965FB391D0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor and document gross violations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC72C98CE48264BBCB0A2078161150374">
<enum>
(p)
</enum>
<header>
Humanitarian assistance
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under
the headings
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly
from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such
feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the
cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees
that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for
collecting and responding to such feedback.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HE619F826B4934F7D8ACF0EABB0B7D3B8">
<enum>
(q)
</enum>
<header>
HIV/AIDS Working capital fund
</header>
<text>
Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of
the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/477">
Public Law 108–477
</external-xref>
) may be made available for
pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and
tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other
products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/477">
Public Law 108–477
</external-xref>
) shall be exercised
by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to
funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products,
and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting
of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements
related to such fund.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H2D64180BFE184B9E89B715203490DB19">
<enum>
(r)
</enum>
<header>
Loan guarantees and enterprise funds
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA47A82C43D4344E89EB8B01056052CF2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the
costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized
to be provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be
considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting
assistance to a country.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC8945A145EFC4D5580EBB90AAE87D9D5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt
and Tunisia:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law
applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause
excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not
apply):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be
effective on December 31, 2025.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H61154786E8404D1BB8C9BD52765B6E37">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the
regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H4D3D6B968C934180A2ADDA7BA5B7BA4C">
<enum>
(s)
</enum>
<header>
Report on executive salaries
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal
organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made
available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include the information specified under this section in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HED4927E2992C4DC187524C3B20FF15D2">
<enum>
(t)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<paragraph id="H3CD22FF7863C442FA1235B1866F5BD67">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term
<term>
appropriate congressional committees
</term>
shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees
on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF986C76BBA24F928B92DEF2B592C98E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term
<term>
funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs
</term>
shall mean funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD0278A66D44D4078B9422FD469222606">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be
deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part
of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HD199FA2DCBBA4A2FBA3753051DA64F30">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Arab league boycott of israel
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF68F15F4AAE0495599BBD3DA106C0DC2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7035.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of the Congress that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F85A08C29C0412FA31BDB6E6A4A7587">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial
ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United
States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H943708DF96804E9F9EC47612D38ED0CE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and
publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel
immediately disbanded;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H759437ECE3D6455BB02ED549F48B3161">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
all Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1AB7D3A0BA23493BA1387591B89A22C1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League
boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition
by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any
recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said
country; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C708EC86554475D82BE0F21C7F927A3">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States
to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel
to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel,
including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the United
States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the
boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H399B45A6D2CE4D409036F3B4AD5115F3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Palestinian statehood
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H445E6E81C3EC4BDD96C96A579749155E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7036.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H513287E10AD64EB6BFB940AACC0AB631">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a
Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies
to the appropriate congressional committees that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9513F42984AF45A38AE14193AEA6C7C5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the governing entity of a new Palestinian state—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34330276FA354D40B2BA1F4C59EC8F10">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5372492EFF3464CABA75FFD44567B4F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and
Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is
cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security
organizations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EA9F245A0994D8FB00AF4D9C57E25E7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with
other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a
just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable
Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of
full and normal relationships, which should include—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5216E9DFAD64F868039CB26F3D7E370">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
termination of all claims or states of belligerency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CA04E1F98574C9797E11460F7BFB0DC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political
independence of every state in the area through measures including the
establishment of demilitarized zones;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C4C7025F99E4184A4FDFB2A3911EC8C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of
force;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FE9BC74018F4E55B13E2F9DFCF1D7FE">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE17971A92834202BBB9EE4360531597">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5278E97C43214808AC66959FA63305AF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sense of congress
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule
of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its
citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent
and accountable governance.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF262FAA29A0B461EBE5DEDB76357CE67">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Waiver
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the
national security interest of the United States to do so.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB264913F6354B6BBA44D18664B4929A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exemption
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the
Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing
entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a),
consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act (
<quote>
Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HBC234658A20A4312970CDF13D7C8B68E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Restrictions concerning the palestinian authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83D5DA6A452647BFB83D8B793E10B841" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7037.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended
to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or
agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting
official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority
over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity
provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing
Consulate General in Jerusalem:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the
Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity
provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose
of conducting official United States Government business with such
authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That as has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may
continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians
(including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority),
have social contacts, and have incidental discussions.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE0FCED5BFF68468583B3DB43BBFED633">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF32B724E5EDE425E8A2C65FBEDDB7B29" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7038.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide
equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of
assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H8F008EC7EB7847B5B47AB238AD525E1E">
<header>
assistance for the west bank and gaza
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="HC8165AD3DCD34D739CD0665FC3A9B828">
<enum>
7039.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0C75E0E3E17941908042E4514EBA3E70">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Oversight
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank
and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees
on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the
Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate
United States financial information in order to review the uses of United
States assistance for the Program funded under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for the West Bank and Gaza.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H1B31E47650F443CCB93AC3E70194B66B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Vetting
</header>
<text>
Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps
to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any
individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that
the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors,
engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to
private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a
principal officer of the entity's governing board or governing board of
trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or
advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated
foreign terrorist organization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to
be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to
any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has
determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H4C123FED0FE949A686AE7F6723BA0308">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition
</header>
<paragraph id="HFC2B1B978185457A86181A30A95E16D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the
West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for the purpose of
recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have
committed acts of terrorism.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3140FE274654D7B9B42DD3CDDD42572">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior
appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be
made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank
and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on
Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security
assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent of
Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H877936D559984DAE9AE1B42E8ED63A38">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Audits
</header>
<paragraph id="H1B16D9C620514D45926F52D8271D5BF8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that
Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and
significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza
Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other
things, compliance with this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H717F746BD9D6429788359B867248DED5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General
of the United States Agency for International Development for audits,
inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of
this subsection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H9046A8CE3806445EB7A681F5A1DF93D8">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United
States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment,
handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza
Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in
fiscal year 2015 under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and such audit shall address—
</text>
<paragraph id="H53E46E33E18445E9A5A4497E2BEED6ED">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52359D93061C4577B1714950D646CC1B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including
both obligations and expenditures.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H39546B2FA00C43E7B22A709C9E6A73BA">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HC78E534A5EC94A78BB9EDD0C100088F9">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report
to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in
section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/13">
Public Law 109–13
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5B80A919CDD249B9B2787E928FA80DF1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9872A1CF86F42A68C21A1C12F2F7AF8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7040.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H098489BCBAA44505A12949063521AFC6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with
respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H991CCA7A0CAA40FFAC4BF49657B9F5D7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Waiver
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of
the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such
prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United
States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81243488E93B4FC2BC80D07A93BB89EC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Period of application of waiver
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a
time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF122FCF39251464683EAEE9B563F84D8">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for
the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the
accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly
disbursed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest
terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED4A68E2F55E4F38A3750E5A652AC3C9">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Certification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must
certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the
obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a
single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all
financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing
mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account,
and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and
the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence
against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace,
coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D00A766BEAC42459685A986ECCC98BB">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE39EB9106DF040259B10118C24667BDA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries
of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be
obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively
controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a
member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas
exercises undue influence.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE0207FED9D444BCA8E49EEA511CE266">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing
government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees
on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or
such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the
principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41C69556F48F4D86816BF39D6C8E988A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law
109–446) with respect to this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE93249938A8F454D98C2000AFA6B1E92">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the
certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government,
including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply
with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance
provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full
accounting of any direct support of such government.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9460D2E1F94446F9D6DB4F857FB2F1C">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for
assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HE1406A11D45B4E14BCC8F269738FF2CA">
<header>
Middle east and north africa
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D31F350D6A3472C9554FDC1341A8D22" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7041.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEF012705B912440096B482967FCD6583">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Egypt
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H64E1454F11CB45BAB2F2E8E280B79DF9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may
only be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that such government is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C8C41F5CFD2460286B1EA21BD6495EC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB89EFE5B0724AFA9C1337DB7C08C37A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HB0748F9C94CC43E3A24563008A082A22">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Economic support fund
</header>
<subparagraph id="H4329B21289224A8C99978D99F01805BD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be made available for
assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made
available for higher education programs including not less than
$10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian
students with high financial need:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may also be made available for democracy programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be made available for a demonstration project to combat hepatitis C, on a
cost matching basis from sources other than the United States Government.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6049B4C2DD234D0A9EBDCBE04DE074D1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of
this subsection, funds made available under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made available for
education and economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation with
the appropriate congressional committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless
the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional
committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent and effective
steps to stabilize the economy and implement market-based economic
reforms.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDDA2E77AF46E4D6381AB415FD857F92C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H052ECF5AF35A4C7EB223F31F4C7A393A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold from obligation
an amount that the Secretary determines to be equivalent to that expended
by the United States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental
organizations for legal and court fees, associated with democracy related
trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed
the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in
<quote>
Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012
</quote>
.
</text>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" id="HBFD01E05E5F8443F8A439E03C506F4AB" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No.
1110 for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the United
States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United
States, shall be considered a conviction for purposes of United States law
or for any activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United
States.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H28CB0EF21C934E82ABD31C48F7256EEE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Foreign military financing program
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
, and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for Egypt which
may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on
Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B)
of this subsection, such funds may be made available at the minimum rate
necessary to continue existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of
law restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation with the
Committees on Appropriations, except that defense articles and services
from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in
subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the Committees on Appropriations describing any defense articles
withheld from delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on plans to restructure military assistance
for Egypt, including cash flow financing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H40C8F8BB46A541389C44125BBA73934D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Prior year funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law
restricting assistance for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
shall only be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs and
following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the
defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered
until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this
subsection are met.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H53BA1AEAC5554B61941E80E4E5FF067F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Security exemptions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs (3),
(4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for assistance for
Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department
of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available
for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs in
Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees
that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United
States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H36D911957D254ABCBB8899D160127F97">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Fiscal year 2015 funds
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated by this
Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for the Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision of
law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4FF783CEFE6444B3AC89E01D35756197">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt—
</text>
<clause id="H750A9FABC3F349048CD2C54DF561A62D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
has held free and fair parliamentary elections;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H96EF5C3E34614880B67A605D9C3FB983">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0CA87F6E392F4EF780B48F87649E2FDF">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
is implementing reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly,
including the ability of civil society organizations and the media to
function without interference;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H629F87912D9D4610AB0FC9CA32AF7BA6">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
is taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and religious minorities;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3D83B74E6C014C30BDD1D0B06B18F15F">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
is providing detainees with due process of law;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBE1F53C5C6174297922651769451B1ED">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
is conducting credible investigations and prosecutions of the use of excessive force by security
forces; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3448C000C1A54C98BFB33B0EF3A85265">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
has released American citizens who the Secretary of State determines to be political prisoners and
dismissed charges against them; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H11FD297A1D2546FEBF48B8A5235789CA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not less than 180 days after a certification and report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to
$725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the
requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H286199264207444EBB59A1798F1F3D54">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may provide assistance, notwithstanding the certification requirements of
subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar provisions of law
in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs, if the Secretary, after consultation
with the Committees on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such
Committees that it is important to the national security interest of the
United States to provide such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report, which may be in classified form if necessary, shall contain a detailed
justification and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraphs
6(A) or (B) cannot be met.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1411A1E3DF794F8A8B3E36C2C9D25E3F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Iran
</header>
<paragraph id="H431D9C977FC441F584244F69B55959F8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law
112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this
Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2AED8F50EBB4D578CAD54F87152BAFC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4734DA5AFF3B49BEBE65236F5B0E3BBB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in
effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HF9AEB27E07854B4CAD840B2E46F8814C" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 30
days after enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period
thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of the
Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government of Iran concluded
on November 24, 2013, and any extension of or successor to that agreement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include the information required in House Report 113–499 and Senate Report
113–195, and may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H0F5A3728C22E4688B3035735B9B89CDE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Iraq
</header>
<paragraph id="H89B59A0BD1974B8D83A29D6C66D6C5BF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance,
security, and internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and
other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s religious
and ethnic minority populations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8D43A0524C3F4245B883C8A776D2C780">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for construction of a permanent
United States consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use
agreement has been entered into by the Governments of the United States
and Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2FE63A341CC43DFB752179A8565D157">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the capacity of
Kurdistan Regional Government security services and for security programs
in Kurdistan to address requirements arising from the violence in Syria
and Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to
obligating such funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73C6FF0726204009AA20EA3CCA97098D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall
submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing
steps taken by the United States Government to address the plight,
including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents located at Camp
Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HC1EDE6EFE9D9496BA0F60E697CAE6152">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Jordan
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4AC15FCD10BE4535AE5A8DF6776875CB">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Lebanon
</header>
<paragraph id="HA42CE751EB0C437CB2E643EE10140DB4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security
Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is
controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to
section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H34D58B09707B4D72A1D9FD6A17BD004E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for
the ISF and the LAF to address security and stability requirements in
areas affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBC3DF9F0608843C0895C5C30CBF29F5C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224
of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/228">
Public Law 107–228
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0913F3B4771143FE8C82826600196034">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the
heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen
border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the
LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing
the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits
to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including
actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used
for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as
meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or
under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be
submitted not later than September 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall include any funds specifically
intended for lethal military equipment.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H2881D743D66A4E5182ACAC3AEAEC41DF">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Libya
</header>
<paragraph id="H62203B5F60C94590AA3759A3F67CAC04">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central
Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with
United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those
responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facilities in
Benghazi, Libya in September 2012:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for the purpose of
protecting United States Government personnel or facilities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA2DB1F813ECB41299F414F4B582584CD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Any notification required for assistance for Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this
Act shall include a detailed justification for such assistance, and a
description of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit
receiving such assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD56FB04EC304489B247007C255E1E2E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
shall
apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for
assistance for Libya:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate
steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and control of
assistance for Libya.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B6704059F1845C9B2034FC82FBB2F2E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees detailing—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE59B93B0BEDA45E8B5345ABBA2065916">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the number of claims against Libya filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to
the Department of State’s referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in
connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement between the United States
of America and the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of
August 14, 2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution
Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/301">
Public Law 110–301
</external-xref>
and Executive Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7972A3682A04955870A929C82A592E2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of remaining balances of funds received by the United States, and held by the United
States Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign Claims
Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 27, 2013 referral; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8477FE8E80B2458EA446CA6FBD9541A9">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the process by which the claims are to be adjudicated.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCC13FA9A942E401AA4E04379073A510F">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Morocco
</header>
<paragraph id="H066BA5C59E584F17B921D8684A5951E8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for the
Western Sahara:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds
the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development, shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49862727523343318AC720C7CE7C33D6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the
Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EB9F3F956564638A6CFDAD20433C0E0">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Syria
</header>
<paragraph id="HBE14CFA3E40D4E528A3D5C8F18C902F4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal
assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians affected by
conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCFD2FA364CC1417FA6B8CEB0225754EB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
establish governance in Syria that is representative, inclusive, and accountable;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6664406994614FB2824A67A401F3D451">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
expand the role of women in negotiations to end the violence and in any political transition in
Syria;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0FE57A34B8AF4CED8D8CFE5D77342077">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
develop and implement political processes that are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule
of law;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9FF61C15B77D4793B5236A0FD42301F3">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition through cross-border programs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9A4AAE726DA48FD9D19ECA1C64AE111">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
develop civil society and an independent media in Syria;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H174DDE9AA92B43889D9B73E806D7DCC1">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
promote economic development in Syria;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H93C8319CA2304F03B2F5E3B375E154A1">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
document, investigate, and prosecute human rights violations in Syria, including through
transitional justice programs and support for nongovernmental
organizations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD921C8008DF248B9984C80E041F74130">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
counter extremist ideologies; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30675A97AABC4F34961284809E43CAD8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
assist Syrian refugees whose education has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete
higher education requirements at regional academic institutions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H397E195D450845139DC146ED1B61D819">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for
Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure
that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of
such assistance inside Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of
each significant instance in which assistance provided pursuant to the
authority of this subsection has been compromised, to include the type and
amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties
involved, and an explanation of the Department of State’s response.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6666FD39E69C4915A989B55082C9F806">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to the
authority of this subsection may only be made available after the
Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United
States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, an
update to the comprehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83B62C71CD5242FD91E9B2D37B2499DF">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation
with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA0C0FDC0549041DE86D271890638A673">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
West bank and gaza
</header>
<paragraph id="H77B06A136B9340C2BDCCF806A0A99C38">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Report on assistance
</header>
<text>
Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees
on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB52002DB68ED455495A8CB43A84F0BBD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
advance Middle East peace;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCE40259ABF94EB6982C0162076DEED0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
improve security in the region;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB36D818DE06242F7B6A5D44907FC32AF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF430EF014E7B447B952D457255311753">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
promote a private sector economy; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFBA9B54493EB4A36B8A7E8EFC7877D98">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
address urgent humanitarian needs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B20B704A6E441FCB0AFE791A20974C9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<subparagraph id="HB90BF8A5E807436CB4EDDABEE65F2153">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8CE1F275D13A4D209167AF112D5F0703">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date
of enactment of this Act—
</text>
<subclause changed="added" id="H8E43DE65022042EA86215314FDEC6D24">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the
United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement
negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" id="HD9C0E1A2FD08434ABB79E6967A1772FC">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court judicially authorized investigation, or
actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to
an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" id="H250AEF893D5F4B22A3FEF299B3D22248" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the application
of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on
Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the
United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the
waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering
Middle East peace.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B92F8C5C0A64AFB98236C438BA058A2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0AFABBF2B37F4D53BB0999C51F6FCA75">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/204">
Public Law 100–204
</external-xref>
if the President
determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the
Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have not, after the
date of enactment of this Act, obtained in the United Nations or any
specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full
membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and
the Palestinians.
</text>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" id="HFEBED35702ED41F7A6E8274FDBB89CDC" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification and report pursuant
to subparagraph (B)(i), the President may waive section 1003 of Public Law
100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the
Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the
Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have
entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/204">
Public Law 100–204
</external-xref>
under subparagraph (B)(i)
of this paragraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before
the waiver under the preceding sentence may be exercised.
</text>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" id="HF9077316586C47E7A69CBF9CD889BA35" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months
at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9036E107C3BB41D5814F9364DC59E3E2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall reduce the amount of assistance made available by this Act under the
heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount
expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for acts of terrorism by
individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for
acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism
during the previous calendar year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for
fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian
Authority.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H49DB073EC2984A2D918FDBBAF76463B5">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Yemen
</header>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the
Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist
organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and
Nationality Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H67BC2FE64410453DB3271C490DB6ECD6">
<header>
africa
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF329034EEB3849C48D9698DDC94926C7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7042.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H51B1EBC36FCE4387A8079FD409B3FBDD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Central african republic
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made
available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including
activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local
levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3330F31C04754B959C30A81470A16D37">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Counterterrorism programs
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H089484D5A72345F3A5E69BCB2E5F3017">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than
$24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional East
Africa Counterterrorism program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E45FEED0DB4400F92B37AD0B24E4D60">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, in addition
to such sums that may otherwise be made available for such purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75FC3A07A84F4EDF8E0965DD97FAFDBF">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Crisis Response
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act
under the heading
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the
headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
to respond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds shall not be transferred unless
the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that
no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by such funds
shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees
on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38AABDA5B9064734999B1F1A118483EA">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Ethiopia
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD852632F5BAA4574AA12EC8FE8FC30FA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Ethiopian military and police
forces shall not be made available until the Secretary of State—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H594462E06DA547EDACBCD9A78426079C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is
implementing policies to—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D8F6E619F9F46DFACC0C4F3A11C4ECB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
protect judicial independence; freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; the
right of political opposition parties, civil society organizations, and
journalists to operate without harassment or interference; and due process
of law; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE421AEAF219743C5B726DC5D5F9C916A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit access for human rights and humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA027087FA52843A68C44DBFD839176DD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the types and amounts of United States
training and equipment proposed to be provided to the Ethiopian military
and police, including steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided
in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D9608A344B3452187E456C96814FDDF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance made available under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
(IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military efforts in support of international
peacekeeping operations, countering regional terrorism, and border
security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff
College.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D7780E073F74BD1825516855F144270">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H09B9FE619A234374AA6C95FFD3219CBF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not be used to support activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B603777DB4843438B5E17EBD5F8680E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
support initiatives of local communities to improve their livelihoods; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H551747EFCECA432EA3083920AF90149A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
be subject to prior consultation with affected populations.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06AF9903F3BD4915BCD28B7F773B67A4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to vote against financing for any
activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in
Ethiopia.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56CE301F9E1A444F86408BC79A2DD85C">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expanded international military education and training
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFF7FB5188194AA7830F4B4698CA3FCA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
in this Act that are made available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire,
Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for training related to
international peacekeeping operations, expanded IMET, and professional
military education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation included in this paragraph shall not apply to courses that support training
in maritime security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D1EFDEE71C94F82A0F178800B54178A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
in this Act should be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H655570FBCF9F41219974642C44977F32">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Lord's resistance army
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas
affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of
the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/172">
Public Law 111–172
</external-xref>
), including to improve physical access,
telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to
support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA
combatants, especially child soldiers.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05733779D6FB47E59B64D9719B57AD8E">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Nigeria
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made
available for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the
terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of
section 7059 of this Act, and in consultation with the Government of
Nigeria.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE5FF27FABB14FE79FBC8474A5DB807F">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Programs in africa
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H552E6388ECF840338AEA6EE4190691C6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of
division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H14E3736AA5184E7BB1453856824286B4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of
division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40B5190F412C442199D17A5791259171">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that leverages a
United States Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and
mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of
United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa seeking enhanced
partnerships with the United States in areas of trade, investment,
development, health, and security.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" id="H1E7CF5805B4249918346F240C54D769F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Somalia
</header>
<paragraph id="H4705AF07E10644D888249589A9E5105D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and
reconciliation between the central government and Somali regions, and
should be provided in an impartial manner that is based on need and
institutional capacity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of law and government
institutions, support civil society organizations involved in peace
building, and support other development priorities including education and
employment opportunities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H815DC33B2CD84E2B9AA0E800930CF7F3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for
Somalia, notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public Law
113–76, following consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC95CB6DD4E3E450F8F1216FE285E3A89">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
South Sudan
</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D02BA620C504EDA92FDB962533A4D83">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1771754652944C52B8DC6949D1AFB543">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
be prioritized for programs that respond to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services
and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address
protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based violence;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A3E626E8E10475291678E1548B92505">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain
educational opportunities, and enhance local governance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD16AE1FBA19148EB93A9123F058A14B5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
be used to advance democracy, including support for civil society, independent media, and other
means to strengthen the rule of law;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB6F5375F92074039AB32176B3A887600">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
support the transparent and sustainable management of natural resources by assisting the Government
of South Sudan in conducting regular audits of financial accounts,
including revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure of
such audits; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB40D3D3B76024B209A4F83B770364980">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to
civilian authorities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58598A048A3F437BBEB9CCAC91CAA648">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central
Government of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of
State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such
government is taking steps to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2ED038AC58A40EAB3D24BA998027E5F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
provide access for humanitarian organizations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H85F7F86D79654BB58CE7ABF39260EE86">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
end the use of child soldiers;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8095592C228540BA95B62F60C4E53680">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
support a cessation of hostilities agreement;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H948B28FF976F461DAAC0E685A00BF3E7">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6BC72FB0FCBF49628FC1D499FE039E7D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of oil and gas; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2183923F81747268A28E37268E94321">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian
authority.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H2C16B13774954F2BA230176A9DD0467E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HED151F6334B64FECA0AB29682920B7FF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
humanitarian assistance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9A9DB639A9549A8B6E404FBFD888EB2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to directly support South Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a peace agreement;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E1BCB6FD10344D49526363D4E858E2C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA) and mutual arrangements related to the CPA.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD57B93BFDD8747879F77B0FD4724AC75">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sudan
</header>
<paragraph id="H3F9EFC1880F84B8F822BE7014D9C98CE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made
available for assistance for the Government of Sudan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9BAB51DEB764A148ADEDD518F2617CC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in
section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans
and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of
selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and
modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88F62BABA91D474580CD7FE279ED71C2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2CF44D6ECE54197942980ED3DD5B579">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
humanitarian assistance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H63470873B2754E98A5AE27CF549E155E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized
areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF01A8F473E944CC9B27C2FDA9A6821D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated
with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace
agreement in Sudan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE49ED9750634173BE05660DA670C1E5">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other Contraband
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H868414C07620455C8DA33AB91AD6DFF5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Rwanda is implementing
a policy to cease political, military and/or financial support to armed
groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human
rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife,
or other contraband.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7637E093A334AFD9D7D1C05F52F94AF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to improve border controls to
prevent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other
contraband out of the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief
efforts, to support the training and deployment of members of the Rwandan
military in international peacekeeping operations, or to conduct
operations against the Lord's Resistance Army.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HBBC8E60416F54200B2ABF506AEDBB4E4">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<header>
Zimbabwe
</header>
<paragraph id="H1B4E71CF8C134CC4968865C9D08499DB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to vote against any extension by the
respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe,
except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the
Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect
for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression,
association, and assembly.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF270AAE15DA491784737CB7FD1710C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central
Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the
Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and
funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the
Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government
is implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure
of revenues from the extraction of natural resources.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H4BFE047934E74069845B4A6391776294">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
East Asia and the Pacific
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3281E52740194A009D717285965FC269" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7043.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD38A0BBCEEB144EDA303FCF8012F11A6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Asia rebalancing initiative
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C32801E1BDB439B9671AB302A7755F6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Asia maritime security
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A6568A83EF94DAC884F5FE219EA51EA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
shall be made available for activities to strengthen maritime security in the Asia region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate
congressional committees on the uses of such funds on a country-by-country
basis and on the specific regional strategic objectives supported by such
funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may only be made available for programs for naval forces, coast guards, or other
governmental maritime entities and nongovernmental organizations, as
appropriate, directly engaged in maritime security issues, and shall be
coordinated with other United States Government activities that seek to
strengthen maritime security in such region.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F4F6496CB8742159AF4686174293ACF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
shall be made available for activities to promote the professionalism and capabilities of naval
forces, coast guard, or other governmental maritime entities directly
engaged in maritime security issues in the Asia region, including to
counter piracy and facilitate cooperation on disaster relief efforts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32B9FC70DD6A4BBFA4CCE10DA4C9D77D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the consultation requirement in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the
heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to increase
cooperation on maritime security issues with countries in the Asia region,
including a description of specific regional strategic objectives served
by such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, and cost estimates for
implementation on an annual, country-by-country and regional basis.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C4B832A86824D8EB6B7C7DFBF80D847">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for equipment or training for the
armed forces of the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FCD01EE9E8645EF8B1558DAB58D147C">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act may be made available by the Secretary of
State for the participation by the United States in the Information
Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional
Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships
in Asia.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H023FE6CC684741EBBD514A7444726782">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Regional alliances and partnerships
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for programs to strengthen
regional alliances and partnerships among governments in the Asia region
should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate
from sources other than the United States Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the obligation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of State shall certify to
the appropriate congressional committees that such regional alliance or
partnership is in the national security interest of the United States, and
that the program or programs supporting such alliance serve specific
strategic objectives, including a description of such objectives and an
explanation of how such programs are coordinated with other United States
Government programs to rebalance policy toward Asia.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H8E8B8F6A889C46608AFB50E5E4AE5846">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Economic growth and trade
</header>
<subparagraph id="H3E3B0BABAA3843A1A6C2539EB9DD6DE0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for bilateral economic
growth programs in the Asia region shall also be made available to
increase United States trade in such region, and for assistance for
capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA803B0CFCB49428D931EC7D5343867E3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act shall be made available to increase United States
trade in the Asia region above amounts made available for such purposes in
prior fiscal years.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HE8BD9A2AF22040AC914185A62F07C39E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Operations and assistance calculations
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the appropriate congressional committees detailing the funds provided for
the Asia Rebalancing Initiative for operations and assistance for each
fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2011:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall include total amounts made available for such Initiative for each fiscal
year, and shall specify the increased amounts for operations and
assistance for the Asia region to support such Initiative.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA0C49879FA454508AA0709ACF79ECE53">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Public diplomacy
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8810DD59841148EA97F043392C0638C8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available for exchange programs for the Asia region, including for the Young
Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which should be matched to the maximum
extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United
States Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Initiative shall include the participation of representatives of democratic political
parties and human rights organizations.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF0F3044BA5941E4AE0CA3EB7378D751">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing a
clear and comprehensive narrative on United States foreign policy for the
Asia region, including a description of steps taken to disseminate such
narrative among such agencies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FDB289F6FDF499986372F9CB042B7F5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
that are made available for the Asia region shall be made available to support the narrative
required in subparagraph (B), as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors
shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the
programs that are attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative,
including the costs of such programs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H04EDA04AA2B2479C853D3A68F5BD9C49">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Democracy and human rights
</header>
<subparagraph id="H3C5B410F335F4A2FA8EBB6D5A3DEAB17">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made
available to promote and protect democracy and human rights in the Asia
region, including for political parties, civil society, and organizations
and individuals seeking to advance transparency, accountability, and the
rule of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall also be made available, through an open and competitive process, to
nongovernmental networks and alliances that seek to promote democracy,
human rights, and the rule of law in the Asia region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds should be made available on a grant or
cooperative agreement basis.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE780D70AF5364448AD85A9C28886F416">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of
Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and
development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such
communities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are in addition to amounts made available for programs inside Tibet in subsection
(g)(2) of this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H6C140D5A1CCD4F82AFA9B9BC04A3371E">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Conflict resolution
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and
mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and
territorial disputes.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDE315C2F062A4B3894601ABF015FEB96">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the Asia region means countries and territories in Oceania,
Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans
bordering those countries and territories.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HAF19D7C25AEA42C386FFC88C36661632">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Burma
</header>
<paragraph id="HE43C763F88F84A2D86556C7F153CDC9D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or affiliated organization of the
State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC
members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any
individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross
violations of human rights, including against Rohingyas and other minority
groups:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition
Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help
sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and
peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups
for this purpose.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDFB79A5316845D6A133554A55CFB506">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7BA65C898002427CA9C4BA29F61E15F2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
may not be made available for budget support for the Government of Burma;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1ED7D82E16E0499AA7B0AF531E607D3B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall be provided to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support for
such organizations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H381AF90E2A0C43C9A83F63B76285D2F0">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall be made available for community-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food,
medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons
in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from
funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01C863E58E474FBB9FA0285AAF80645E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
shall be made available for parliamentary strengthening programs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H129EE3550E2240F799E9B91CE9011953">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
shall be made available for ethnic and religious reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire
areas, as appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin crises.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD78025EFB67E42EC9C3E6CF6C0E1CFA6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Burma:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on
human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior
fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional
committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DA3A7E59C7D47D3BB34AC5A227761D7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Burma shall be made available for the
implementation of the democracy and human rights strategy required by
section 7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary
for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State
(DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in
Burma:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a
report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken
by the United States and other international donors to protect human
rights and address conflict in Rakhine State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D3BAF05D1F844CF80B4326CD03DB57F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made available for assistance for the central
Government of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
appropriate congressional committees that such government has implemented
reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic
groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary
elections, to include participation of citizens as voters and candidates:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State may waive the requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is
important to the democratic development of Burma, including a detailed
justification for such waiver.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDC773167A7647B1882C1989F4C02A9C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior
consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7E9BF407A3A4F0A939C8F06CE5B110C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position established by section 7 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/286">
Public Law 110–286
</external-xref>
shall remain vacant following the expiration of the current term.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4ECC406B7FC24AC3B35DEC34D730F968">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB157D76D0B024CB497F35BFFDE9922A8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 3(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/192">
Public Law 112–192
</external-xref>
(October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after
<quote>
Public Law 112–74
</quote>
the phrase
<quote>
and shall also include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HE937A915814840FC90E7D2374E86CD95" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made in subparagraph (A) shall only take effect if the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2015 that
the Government of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation with
Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and
fair presidential and parliamentary elections.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HEA1168A980304070A5B91146BF65322C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Cambodia
</header>
<paragraph id="H6A6430D114014B2EBF4905B95E9DB5BE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available
for democracy and human rights programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall not include the costs associated with a United States contribution to a
Khmer Rouge tribunal:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the United States
Chief of Mission in Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary
for DRL, and should include programs that seek to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9F7C51EA96C44F48B7B5EF0D1E39767B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
strengthen Cambodian civil society;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3220B2E02E34BD78B1033527CBC21A1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
promote transparent and accountable parliamentary and electoral processes;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5A2CDF177B04DB3A3BBEA8DB302BDC5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
provide access to justice for political prisoners and individuals whose land has been confiscated
through extra-legal means;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF697FA15719B4FEFB407430DB42C4E38">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of minority groups in Cambodia;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8158E5A463EF4757BAFE0D7A24DFF30E">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
support research and documentation on the Khmer Rouge genocide, including in a regional context;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBB36F26E20B45E19BECD114700E75A9">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
support efforts to educate the people of Cambodia on such genocide.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H599A03E9E6EF4853B3EBF663F8923144">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs under the heading
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for basic education programs in Cambodia.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA74BC1FD64EA4D4D95CAF22B6CBFC190">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available for a United States contribution to a
Khmer Rouge tribunal until the Secretary of State reports to the
appropriate congressional committees on whether—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H128D79A54B01451FB6834DE5C6C7F8D0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
international donors, in cooperation with the Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate
of costs and a timeline associated with the winding down of such tribunal;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99BD03B3F6A84962AF3703E42D2335A9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the workings of the tribunal are free of interference by the Government of Cambodia; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9396BEEBC7DC479B8F63BF6D52EFFFB6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the Government of Cambodia is making financial contributions to such tribunal in a manner
consistent with its pledges.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9568FD1C068B480D94C620A278CC6543">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall consult with international donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a
plan to reimburse the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred
in support of the work of such tribunal:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the steps
taken to develop such plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23720F37A0A244BDBA0E6FCABE8D2D5F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
North Korea
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H631CA889D5E34E188C2B4DA9A166793C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available under the heading
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
in title I of this Act shall be made available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H482815D6866A4BA2AC87E23475A8638A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for protection
activities in the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6334FAE03CFC4AAA938CE5FD3153EE79">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for the government of North Korea.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87025F282EE3407DA4661374D7BFA7EB">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
People's Republic of China
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF82AEC6DE45B45C2B8A8DF5E38016086">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of
United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite
components) to the People's Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in
advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed
action.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBAB2FC2B9A744FBA8F607973B6973B5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of
the People's Republic of China, to include such projects or activities by
any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used
to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or
any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or
controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08593C1F0CE2458394970131BC441A6E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance under titles
III and IV shall be made available to counter the influence of the
People’s Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy required by
section 7043(e)(3) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H893BBAA2867C4FFDB51BAD08DAC91F7B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Philippines
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for the Philippine army should only be made available in
accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18DD18844BD1471B8C2998DB8F63322B">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Tibet
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H978B8C5712F7427EBFA4765F4245BE8D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the
United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects
do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans
into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and
natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough
needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and
respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective
monitoring.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE47102DBDE342AEBA4907EEDFFACC97">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve
cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and
environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan
Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA164D42D2C5488AB34D2B826A6EA2DD">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Vietnam
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made
available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the
military, for such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for health/disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or
otherwise contaminated with dioxin.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H5CF20652A17040AC846C8FA434A22890">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
South and Central Asia
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AC76B810AC44C50BE32AEE1465DFE67" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7044.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA7AFA922508B49D0B7B78984A1B19174">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Afghanistan
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC84D2CABA63F4CE79B978027F48C769E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Operations and reports
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7B28F69BE9AE466593E48CA59A63CD9B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
that are available for the construction and renovation of United States Government facilities in
Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is to accommodate
Federal employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets
above those notified by the Department of State and the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Committees on
Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those in place on the date
of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitations in this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to protect such
facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States
personnel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC0AFDE40C4434BCBA2D5040E8DE26C68">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
that are made available for operations in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from
obligation until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, submits to the
Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, an update
of the report required by section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of Public
Law 113–76.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H2700A7F1F9264F219223FEFF786A94C1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
for assistance for Afghanistan—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4715BD741FFB4F42893BBF38410E72AB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
may not be used to support any program, project, or activity that—
</text>
<clause id="H3A58F00E84D34DB9BB9A8ED19E5577E5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
does not have regular oversight by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, to include
site visits;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0246BD1DCA4644409ED30E3BEB4A19AD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
involves any individual or organization that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in
corrupt practices; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDD154AB13F914E518553676258DB7B8A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
initiates new major infrastructure;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H050995E237024CCB9CCD98B6C4CFAECC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall only be made available for programs that the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity
is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined by the United
States Chief of Mission;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47B6D509D7DA45C38BDACB1A6047DBED">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall be prioritized for programs that promote women's economic and political empowerment,
strengthen and protect the rights of women and girls, and to implement the
United States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1FBC19162D8B4A0EA0EADF5ACBCFA92B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
shall be implemented in accordance with all applicable audit policies of the Department of State
and USAID.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H361ADAE75B32426AA6316A16BA1E07D5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notification and certification requirement
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
for assistance for the central Government of Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not
be obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1085FAD23F23484BB5064D2E6D6C5B75">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals and
civil society;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C14B599FEBD45B1939D3047EE190299">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF62250C8989410D945B192CF2447563">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7D3F3F660124EF28E1048CD798919B9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
implementing the necessary policies and procedures to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE4148BE1703484E9B95B25B6B877D29">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7A20AB78AA4D49269B59059FD02257B0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the
certification requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State
determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of
the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for
the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement
of paragraph (3) has not been met.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H3BAAA53A18894308A4E5F50EFAA73B0E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Rule of law programs
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less
than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of law programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating
Director, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government
officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall be consulted on the uses
of all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of law programs in
Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HEEC03B2DA91542829555F16E649992DB">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Funding reduction
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs that are available for assistance
for the Government of Afghanistan shall be reduced by $5 for every $1 that
the Government of Afghanistan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or
other fees on the transport of property of the United States Government
(including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving
Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H72F739974BA942449AE9542C1BE82D7F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Endowment to empower women and girls
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations,
and related programs may be made available for an endowment to empower
women and girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the
appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H371DDACCFA834DDE9766F1CC686462E3">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Authorities
</header>
<subparagraph id="HFDF93E6D7D224F79B693F76AFA6DD0F5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act that are made available for assistance
for Afghanistan may be made available—
</text>
<clause id="H2E5A4C05DF27428AA7250CFB11B77D51">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H867BE22AEC584B78B0634F22D5F035EE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
for reconciliation programs and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities for
former combatants who have renounced violence against the Government of
Afghanistan in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law
112–74.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05C30114757B46E399651BD03FC210CB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall apply to funds appropriated by this
Act for assistance for Afghanistan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H89AE8A0599A94E49AC298A7800D489C7">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Afghanistan regional transition
</header>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for programs
in Central and South Asia relating to a transition in Afghanistan,
including expanding Afghanistan linkages within the region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South
and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and the coordinator
designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European
Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/179">
Public Law 101–179
</external-xref>
) and section 102 of the
FREEDOM Support Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/511">
Public Law 102–511
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H897B24186FC64AC6AD4F6F27B3526FEC">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Base rights
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the United States Government to enter
into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and
Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HB4D9AC1F000A40C39CE1AD36F759150B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Bangladesh
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to
improve labor conditions by strengthening the capacity of independent
workers’ organizations in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish
export sectors.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCED4483E6C349009FFD3ADD1516611C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nepal
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC4E7427363F54DEEAF165D77D26C1B97">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal
is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws
of war, and the Nepal army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial
authorities, including providing investigators access to witnesses,
documents, and other information.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD2A9A2DD9CE4ADFA252892ED6A89A89">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian relief and
reconstruction activities in Nepal, or for training to participate in
international peacekeeping missions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0045739990394D76A65B14EF6B652368">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pakistan
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F531C576DC5493C95591344BB1BF52D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Certification Requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of State
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the
Government of Pakistan is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E74BF0E099041939F51DACE6178884D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the
Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and
other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps
to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating
in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring
countries;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8133B45A19824A80A7F3F0CA20771EF8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and
Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not intervening
extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76DD139601DF46FC954E2F489B7DC07C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in
the manufacture of IEDs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86CF815C37694B7181C4E5F4AA9BB266">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAB50078FE8D449328229142717F954A6">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and
assistance programs in Pakistan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF13494D12D3C49E7AC4B166D20D335C8">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other
Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC583955E23644044BD4DAF1A16BF2FCC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the
certification requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State
determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of
the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on
Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for
the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement
of paragraph (1) has not been met.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E6231833F4044329E3EEEB24D78767C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Assistance
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0BB93943A2C40988E3067BA481802BF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and
counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and are subject to section
620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA2F689B97844871B1EC9E56C3D12554">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor
materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture IEDs,
including calcium ammonium nitrate; to support programs to train border
and customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural
extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use among
Pakistani farmers.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A727916186143CA90745C6C7136133C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be
implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of the Trade Act of
1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2467">
19 U.S.C. 2467(6)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB01D0057E624B26A336595BEA7F5F17">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made
available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this
subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9986C0CE687B453DABE2352B325F4680">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for
assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation
until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations
that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all
charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in
locating Osama bin Laden.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCFAE736B7C64C8789BBC63F1B9E52C6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Scholarships for women
</header>
<subparagraph id="HAFCDFBF899B04BE3A5BD73EEF3DF2E5C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase the number
of scholarships for women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship
Program during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B60B9B33CC54BE6BA60572FE7F657AA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The additional scholarships available pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded in accordance
with other scholarship eligibility criteria already established by USAID.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62E8533663324D008522D7499759625B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded for a range of
disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the
needs of scholarship recipients.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16AC84EA07274221888A95B6B3B94F3B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships available under such Program should be awarded to
Pakistani women.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H388ACECDB5854989814A0559AAF2B0A7">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reports
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H564810695DCF472D9E6623F52A20C4C7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDCCE5ECD0E9A40B0A29E57B906B38561">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include
achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, and
expected results regarding combating poverty and furthering development in
Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to
the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/73">
Public Law 111–73
</external-xref>
, as
appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter
until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations on the status of achieving the goals and
benchmarks in such plan.
</text>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97683CBD07B44690985D8C12C9D53870" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report
required by paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make
measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36139006F4404248945314EFBE6ACA8F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives
associated with significant infrastructure projects supported by the
United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which such
projects achieve such objectives.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE42BE67E79C74363B3E09AE77D2E677E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sri Lanka
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31161D9F538A44F5A1586708093C1BDE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and
no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri
Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act,
unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions
under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4
(in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4281DDE5B9A4A11A6FA30FDB5EB4D92">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial
and maritime surveillance.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A6106555549461C92CF1573BBDFD8A4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary makes the certification required in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the
heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the recruitment of
Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an inclusive and transparent
manner, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and
human rights training for all military personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1DE9DCB6A97419C88B347E347E7AB5D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
(IMET) in this Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for
training related to international peacekeeping operations and expanded
IMET:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCE8339131454F77A8A41831A03037DD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the
international financial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement,
or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human needs,
unless the Secretary of State makes the certification to the Committees on
Appropriations required in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEB0E68B966E47DFBCDAA3838B183A68">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Regional programs
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA76FC0F24FB54DF983E02D049A296DAE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision
of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross border
stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan,
or between either country and the Central Asian countries.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEDA60603B7B4DD2870256984B5E78F3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
that are available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia should be made available
to enhance the recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in
police and other security forces.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H8570E64A89F049B694447AD6E5E7022E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
western hemisphere
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6E09F091D8D455AA522A4CE36198607" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7045.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE6088F9492264F85BA5EE656569C07DD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Central american migration prevention and response
</header>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HFD929C3D5FB44102A8EADA164B2026A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Strategy
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with
the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of other
relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on Appropriations, shall
submit to such Committees a strategy to address the key factors in the
countries in Central America contributing to the migration of
unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such strategy shall include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and objectives,
benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
shall be made available to implement such strategy, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD135336CDBA743DCA488F15D2DD4972F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Border security
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for greater border security for the
countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly the southern
border of Mexico:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be made available by this Act to assist such countries to improve border
security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H87A416F6E0BA435AB051008263E22CC8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Economic and social development
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social development programs, with
a focus on communities that are major contributors of unaccompanied
migrants and where there is significant gang activity.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7F8E7AB7202044ECB245859A7F304DC9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial and law enforcement reform
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police reform and capacity
building programs, with a focus on strengthening judicial independence and
community policing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HF832269293C9496C81A5D889EE2606F3">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Trafficking in persons
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human trafficking in
Central America, including through the use of forensic technology:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds in this Act shall be made available to support a multi-faceted approach to combat
human trafficking in Guatemala.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H4EADD6F7843842B093E7765A96B1CCA3">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Repatriation and reintegration
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe repatriation and
reintegration of minors into families or family-like settings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be made available to support repatriation facilities for the processing of
undocumented migrants returning from the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC5DC61C5DB544E31BC5D8F1A5B7CF67F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy required by paragraph (1), and every 120
days thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in
consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the
Committees on Appropriations on progress toward achieving the goals and
objectives contained in such strategy and an updated spend plan, as
appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall specify the amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to this
section by country and the steps taken by the government of each country
to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H324C35FDAC6D4530BD61B1C0E28464C5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
improve border security;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4851FA56B6434F6EACC39AE4578FCF18">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, including to
increase penalties for human smuggling;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6D14012F194942EE85809A9DD9C12430">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of
the United States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United
States immigration laws; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB916F7C2594D416CAA6368180FD436A4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
cooperate with United States Federal agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation,
and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of
the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD5F01FBD30D84132B64BFCE1F6FE17B6">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of assistance
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this
subsection for assistance for the government of a country if the Secretary
determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that
such government is not taking the steps specified in subparagraphs (A)
through (D) of paragraph (7).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H628CE3CD76C5483D8C648AC2F0F8AC0F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Colombia
</header>
<paragraph id="H3B9A0E2F4D9B44F4BAB5B5281F847B86">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the
Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against
narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist
Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take
actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances,
including undertaking rescue operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of
division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal
year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made
available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Colombian national police for
aerial drug eradication programs may not be used for the aerial spraying
of chemical herbicides unless the Secretary of State certifies to the
Committees on Appropriations that the herbicides do not pose unreasonable
risks or adverse effects to humans, including pregnant women and children,
or the environment, including endemic species:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial spraying shall be
thoroughly investigated and evaluated, and fair compensation paid in a
timely manner for meritorious claims:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative
development/institution building, local governance programs, and support
for victims of the violence in Colombia.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11324C00162F4305B6B338882C8FAF1D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance
with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6899B7E3F5B64FF882A24A1F0925E2F0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Cuba
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
should be made available for programs in Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2363D5B9E3404E97B4039DC8E68338A7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Guatemala
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in
accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H733E328FE4AF4FB4BFF450B3B9F7D5AD">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Haiti
</header>
<paragraph id="H3F0C07AE856D4BC2B05C78852E3C81A9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central
Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to
the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1F906763CCFB4A00A49BED3A43844AA8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB89EE36436B8420CAD3D0637C8C4B9E3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is selecting judges in a transparent manner and respecting the independence of the judiciary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H928AD495D9BE4304868FAF346B5D53E8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt
officials; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H619C5EFFB04C446AA3A7C58AB55CE892">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for
government institutions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94E30F88AFCB4944840BB5E59B980C48">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms
Export Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2751">
22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.
</external-xref>
) for the Coast Guard.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5AF486C6AD61469BB09F7755F956A15E">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Honduras
</header>
<paragraph id="H0E50D569E7C0400FB8A91424BD06C15D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for the Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be obligated
only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the
explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding
division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17568812E00B43BC9DB53C6FDF6B1CA8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency,
anti-corruption, border and maritime security, respect for the rule of law
within the army and police, and to combat human trafficking.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H395360A095714A5794D53010B05CBFF0">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Mexico
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF9B14B7029394723AC796EB0DEBF00D3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for the Mexican army and police, the Secretary of State shall
report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government
of Mexico is meeting the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB475CD6094854938881B45586E171839">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency,
anti-corruption, border and maritime security, and respect for the rule of
law within the army and police.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H427427B601DF4EEA8789DBFCFF74133D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the Commissioner for the United States Section of the International
Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on
Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico Section of the IBWC
and the Government of Mexico to establish mechanisms to improve the
transparency of data on, and predictability of, the water deliveries from
Mexico to the United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio
Grande, in accordance with the 1944 Treaty between the United States and
Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers
and of the Rio Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or eliminate the
water deficits owed to the United States in the current 5-year cycle by
the end of such cycle:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall include a projection of the balance of the water delivery deficit at the
end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated impact to the
United States of a negative delivery balance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9400CCFD5A6E4F54820EB06B9AAC29EB">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft operations and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of
aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H739AE3C40F9A4A708AA0FD968CCAA8BE">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Trade Capacity
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free
trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and
the Dominican Republic.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HE610CFE93D874A238801D0D2EBA71A75">
<header>
prohibition of payments to united nations members
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="HE6837BB201294366A0FAAA03FBE39D66">
<enum>
7046.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for
carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in
whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the
United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out
chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for
participation of another country's delegation at international conferences
held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HFD4B2DF84EF340EEA8BE270727A5E141">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
War crimes tribunals
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78DFE1BC9ED74A3AB6269134B76D8D3D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7047.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding
genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the
President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal
established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations
Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may
establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the
ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations
otherwise required under section 552(c):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9009AD4EA25B459F91CEA6873B262F8D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
UNITED NATIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14A718432C0E4EDFA371427B3884B342" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7048.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H009C518F64C845168CEF94AF193F58FF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transparency and accountability
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the heading
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
in title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the United Nations (including the
Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the
Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such
organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State reports
to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department, or
agency is—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC9BBF9DDC6C24073B2431B361F54B82F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent with privacy regulations and due process,
regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization,
department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with
necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H1F738285658B4E4FA08E75029CCE9301">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect best practices as
defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of
whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF853289CFBD48409AB91DF534FD003D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCBC10B9DAED945A6AEEC870B6B8BC7C6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
legal burdens of proof;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89EBF916AE4C478FA0D5C9B60436F94A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8C75F6557BD142B3911563EE25454382">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C1E57FCA60A498CA58C230D868F3173">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC6CE5533946945CBA64B0DD8295EDE66">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations
</header>
<paragraph id="HB66FBE3F13894EA38B1CCD3C8EE69B2D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used to pay expenses for any
United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of
the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or
presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State
has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export
Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2405">
50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)
</external-xref>
),
supports international terrorism.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2C28179FED34623AC936C86255141E2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as
a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within
the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or
program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which
the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act,
section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other
provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for
acts of international terrorism.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03C6B0997B22436AB1F81BA4404A2AAB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of
the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB63B54F027F446D98D380795CA495F1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United nations human rights council
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights
Council only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on
Appropriations that participation in the Council is in the national
interest of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than
September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations
Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to
remove Israel as a permanent agenda item.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H1186F61590804109915750263D635954">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations not
less than 45 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United
Nations Relief and Works Agency is—
</text>
<paragraph id="H250EEEF08752496EA7AC718D0A06E7D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to
inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0D298799721346C6B313F62EFA623EED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the
policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal
requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF389962444794176A55303F2BD207190">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a
no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its
installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other
appropriate purposes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H732774C33A65444B8D9B81595A6FBD48">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the
conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has
taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5375A610E10042159C38687398440D03">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in
UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values
of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H236FA19BB2264C1B80349DD69F461EC6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant
United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial
transparency of the organization; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA9179C1EFBBB4718BD3823F0F5035D58">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is
implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HBEA5FF2EB9DA4E9A8709E4AC547CDB95">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
United Nations Capital Master Plan
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or
construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H79AD0DA61C41422CB65792D36AC293F4">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by
the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines and reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or
respond to a humanitarian crisis.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H70F87A6875A640F89E9927ED47184BE1">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to
the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available
for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any
organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations
system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or
expenditure due to any provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by
operation of any provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates
thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular
notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HD1D2DD90B68E4E23864B460C1CC4520C">
<header>
community-based police assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H6846E091CFA74277A6651AB40CC0E9A0">
<enum>
7049.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6FCE5285032C42BB8B23D1177D7FD3A2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of
part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the
effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through
training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law,
anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster
civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including
assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address
gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the
communities they serve.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H3DB5A76A26E24F53A456B55CC143E79F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H1ADFBA71D53A4EC2B374D12778860955">
<header>
prohibition on promotion of tobacco
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HF49402A1B3C74E0E989B6465B73C88B4">
<enum>
7050.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco
or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign
country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products,
except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or
tobacco products of the same type.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6C17556E65B34FDF8401BAF841272DC8">
<header>
international conferences
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7F2949B376B4E9DB50DC827D81BC0B9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7051.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the
attendance of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the
United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any
single international conference occurring outside the United States,
unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations
at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the
national interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section the term
<term>
international conference
</term>
shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign
governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental
organizations.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6590643A043B4A21BA68AA37DDD1C0C1">
<header>
aircraft transfer and coordination
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H7DDF85EB95FA43AF9BE5D1FBB44B5844">
<enum>
7052.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC427AFFA349545ACA52320224DB82ECF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer Authority
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated
by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of
State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Andean Counterdrug Initiative
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Andean Counterdrug Programs
</quote>
may be used for any other program and in any region, including for the transportation of active
and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a
deployment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of such transfer
authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the
Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H1DC6086977CC48DD91AD423D58C677C0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Property Disposal
</header>
<text>
The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no
longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or
region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification
procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H8FDC938831AE4F24B46A638F8E083972">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Aircraft Coordination
</header>
<paragraph id="H6A95C12C37604BED8BFB18EE7FF6C3FC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency
for International Development (USAID) with funds made available in this
Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State,
foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the
authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal
and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID
programs and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable
basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds received by the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, or
chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Department's
Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses related to the
purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7EEEA16B147E431E8C5131DD7962F03E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary
purpose of which is the transportation of personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H16D880ED40DA43D8ACD8EACB7FB3AD84">
<header>
parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="H901629C3C6B142C9A14BADB1D3E680F4">
<enum>
7053.
</enum>
<text>
The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall apply to this
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the date
<quote>
September 30, 2009
</quote>
in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be
<quote>
September 30, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6DA70E73C926493F9DDEA3469A9DCFA7">
<header>
landmines and cluster munitions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="H14B130CF2B9942F4A006B8956E7630EA">
<enum>
7054.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1D2502C23DD64D3ABB21A7C80C1938FC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Landmines
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States
Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used
in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for
humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign
countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State
may prescribe.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H4514DC13804B47C399127A80E9164BA6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Cluster Munitions
</header>
<text>
No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for
cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster
munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1786FFF11E974784AF6F7971C90B44E6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent
unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments,
and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such
cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the
cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military
targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in
areas normally inhabited by civilians; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA21D24BDC5544DF08AFEA2AF54BCCE0F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently
disposing of such cluster munitions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HCFFF039B23014A8CB002652379F1FB9F">
<header>
prohibition on publicity or propaganda
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H698C410F2E794DA4A0AFFE1D8B523409">
<enum>
7055.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda
purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of the
enactment of this Act by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/533">
Public Law 96–533
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H8AA4471E97084770B4EAC515C865784D">
<header>
limitation on residence expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H3DE07109F18546549960934AF34E9DBD">
<enum>
7056.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed
$100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the United States
Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H6BC46DCD31C248AFB62C54B9625FC00A">
<header>
United states agency for international development management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H1000EAF848E04FE780F02B837DF72F33">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" id="H78D45968AB7047338FF2D49CC992385B">
<enum>
7057.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H86CABFA1B36D4867AD7EF9890246ECE4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text>
Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out
the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used
by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire
and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited
appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the
Foreign Service Act of 1980.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HFDC9E352F74B45EB9F754F6AC70A4CC6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB2A9C4028ED6496AA4098D08E0800F5B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in
subsection (a) may not exceed 175.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1E11488D8E9443EB83024839086F9F58">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" committee-id="SSAP00" id="H7379561CBF97445FB154A2C378021B35">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions
</header>
<text>
The authority of subsection (a) should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of
positions that are filled by personal services contractors or other
non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds
appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
are eliminated.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HB880173CBB2643268796AA7A0E16C990">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Program Account Charged
</header>
<text>
The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this
section shall be the account to which such individual's responsibilities
primarily relate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds
appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H5D24D4008B2C44CFA711F361E532D293">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Foreign Service Limited Extensions
</header>
<text>
Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign
Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4 years
notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H74D17E6207F14D6AA4FD258D2819CF8B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Disaster Surge Capacity
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961 may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such
purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals
detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry
out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters
subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on
Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H8776EA3D0D94452AAECB2A26189F2B07">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Personal Services Contractors
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section
667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for
Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40
personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any
other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim
support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by
the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
),
may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to
the Office of Food for Peace.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H2AEF9F03308041DC9807DF3A7F88ADE5">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Small Business
</header>
<text>
In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act,
USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing
task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any
category of small or small disadvantaged business.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADE56BAF89A34DEABC2B81456A0942F3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments
</header>
<text>
Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of Public Law
111–117 may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan
with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations
for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE1BB1003AF03483BAB7138E20616826F">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Local sustainable development
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees, the USAID Administrator shall submit to such
committees a plan, including a timeline and resources required by fiscal
year, to incorporate the following components into USAID Foreign Service
training, assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all
Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local sustainable
development principles to USAID assistance programs:
</text>
<paragraph id="H8B07EF00FDBA49F9B55A3682598CC15D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates sustainable development, and which includes
the option of extending such assignments;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H267DDB2F5E74429CB491C0B51742E200">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
sufficient foreign language training;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE8DFCB2A8565461A97794C6942F61914">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
expertise in one or more program areas;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CCAEBA4E3A14194BCF6FB052E1466E3">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers primary responsibility for developing
relationships with, and building the capacity of, local nongovernmental
and governmental entities, and supporting grants to and cooperative
agreements with such entities to design and implement small-scale,
sustainable programs, projects, and activities across all development
sectors;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H23FD25E9CC29468999AD6B2CB23E02FE">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
incentives, including training, compensation, and career development opportunities including
promotions, to encourage such officers to carry out their
responsibilities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CEA9DABF1D84D7DB490AB7D82D248E4">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and assignments of relevant locally employed staff
are fully integrated with the work of such officers.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H091B0DDFB01D4DD2A31F2981FD778917">
<header>
global health activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" id="H0181909A46C848298088F268343BC9F6">
<enum>
7058.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEAD2048335B04B4BA68BC23DBB457CF8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral
assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including
activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and
control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other
provision of law except for provisions under the heading
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117
Stat. 711;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7601">
22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be
made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas
where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H6AA5BBD53F3249E29291D4A1D764AD4F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Global Fund
</header>
<paragraph id="H19C659A55F6841C1AA7997165C03D494">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to
Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be
withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and
reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF63F23C802D4414A225DBEB701DCF95">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, including the authority
of the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG
reports on a public Web site;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EF37F9B014A48FB9FF0A5D208E91728">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Global Fund is providing sufficient resources to maintain an independent OIG that—
</text>
<clause id="H6CC6F1396A2D46A586EA85393C5B1484">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3863472BDCB54409A0CAA05D101818DF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations and programmatic audits, free from undue
interference; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6EF713E79282434A8F3BF98897BFFF1E">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
compiles regular, publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and
reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients,
sub-recipients, and Local Fund Agents;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9762FE9FB5F84D7FBDAF10A6F97B3B22">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Global Fund maintains an effective whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from
retaliation, including confidential procedures for reporting possible
misconduct or irregularities; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C76FD2B9F384626A6662AE165CA95A2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the Global Fund is implementing the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Transformation
Plan approved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 21, 2011.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DC94138A8D74B639851CD336E2CF2FB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The withholding required by this subsection shall not be in addition to funds that are withheld
from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of
any other provision contained in this or any other Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H41022813C7C7488889D75CFCBA8E5247">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks
</header>
<text>
If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an
international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is
spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to
respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds made
available under title III of this Act may be made available to combat such
infectious disease or public health emergency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior
consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H370D8203C0724A199DE2D6763E142CD0" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
gender equality
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="H361E5FAE17824E5B8CA04B9915FD4476">
<enum>
7059.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2FB025EFAC8C424B86CADD266A1D2D4E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Gender Equality
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States
Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status,
increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls
worldwide.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H95751947A57049C49792F774A030CE1E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Women’s leadership
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made
available to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries
where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or
practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status,
expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and
increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public
and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1B99ED2C406E4CC193A5EAF3B5015F97">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Gender-Based violence
</header>
<paragraph id="H3775524A89914336ACC8C482062BFCFB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H680E126C7BC34AD5BB5846FE7925807C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be
made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond
to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and
non-conflict settings.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H5B689C0AE8394644B42158494D62A2AA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police,
judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping
operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to
gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the
integration of women into the police and other security forces.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50CEB88548444974890F4D3129B3AC50">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Department of State and United States Agency for International Development gender programs shall
incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of
gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital
cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of
gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC003F67DDBF74EAB8083C7F407E93C25">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Women, Peace, and Security
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of,
United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in
conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and
reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political
transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery
assistance to women and girls.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H54C0EC069D7D49F199301C37340FFE3C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="H1F32C841EDE647F8840DF1052B7EC096">
<enum>
7060.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5139118EAD9E473D93F815956E96EB3E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Education
</header>
<paragraph changed="deleted" id="H2B3E269A29944548BDAF0CFA8628CD40">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Basic education
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA24CA432E593494D9C4A481290F64A69">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made
available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made
available notwithstanding any provision of
<linebreak/>
law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, except for the conditions provided in this
subsection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID) shall report to the
Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated
balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each country where
USAID provides basic education assistance and such report shall also
include details on the types of contracts and grants provided and the
goals and objectives of such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter until the
unobligated and unexpended balances for such assistance are less than the
amount made available by this paragraph for basic education assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the initial report shall also include a detailed plan, timeline, and the current status of
assistance for basic education.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HABFE58E5E00A428B9A4D6365321E0482">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
USAID shall ensure that programs supported with funds appropriated for basic education in this Act
and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign
operations, and related programs are integrated, as appropriate, with
health, agriculture, governance, and economic and social development
activities to address the broader needs of target populations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That USAID shall work to achieve quality universal basic education by—
</text>
<clause id="HCB09C82D15E64F0CB2B78128FC2B3113">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations working in
developing countries to provide children with a quality basic education,
including through strengthening host country educational systems; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H779A40AC8D484AF898EA0BB031322F18">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
promoting basic education as the foundation for comprehensive community development programs.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6920D59E407341049D4D197902EDF592">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under title III for basic education, not less than
$45,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to multilateral
partnerships that support education.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF423B77437BE4DD9BF7B307C5F513952">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Higher education
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made
available for assistance for higher education, of which not less than
$35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in Africa, including
$17,500,000 for human and institutional capacity development partnerships
between higher education institutions in Africa and the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCC11D12765C4F95AD951C559C35BDA0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of funds appropriated under title III of this Act, the term
<quote>
democracy programs
</quote>
in section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to rescue scholars, and fellowships,
scholarships, and exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa for
academic professionals and university students from countries in such
region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41D4BADEB82840D59240F165071B8686">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Countering violent extremism
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made available for programs to
reduce support for foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), as designated
pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through
messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential
supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and rehabilitation
programs in prisons; job training and social reintegration for former
supporters of FTOs; law enforcement training programs; and capacity
building for civil society organizations to combat radicalization in local
communities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this subsection the term
<quote>
countering violent extremism
</quote>
shall be defined as non-coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public support for FTOs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation
with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy
to counter violent extremism, including a description of the objectives of
such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry out such
strategy, and multi-year cost estimates.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6822302F800D41049EDC959C8B2651C2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environment Programs
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49060B0C91D1424388A5251CEC5FBABC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for
environment programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DE9C22B484141A9BED18BBB8BA74EC7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clean energy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitation in section 7081(b) of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect
during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the proviso contained in such section shall not apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD37E9E84FD3944A08242C9285626AF2F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Adaptation and mitigation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for United States contributions to
multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support adaptation and
mitigation programs only in accordance with the directives under this
subsection in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in
the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69EB93A1E5BD49798FE5CCF21174A932">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be made
available for sustainable landscapes programs and, in addition, not less
than $250,000,000 shall be made available to protect biodiversity, and
shall not be used to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale
logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that
were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for the Central African Regional Program for the Environment and
other tropical forest programs in the Congo Basin, not less than
$17,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for programs in the Mayan
Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned directly to the DOI:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such funds shall be made available to support other international conservation programs of
the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest Service, and programs to
protect great apes and other endangered species.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B13F8C480CB47FBACFB0934F773C008">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8F8383B0F0C74A2985369211C864476C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be
made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and
trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 for programs to combat
rhinoceros poaching.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE1B1941EACF1459CAE2C459FCB0B3539">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or
other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of
State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in
wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the
Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security
interest of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76E4A34C5DFC49719175AA41A386F44C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter
4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used,
notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the provisions of
this subsection and subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62EF90EC6C45406F9B663A6DCF8B2652">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extraction of natural resources
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2E259D70D954B73AC87CBF3B8E737F9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and
accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of
natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and
monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative,
implementing and enforcing section 8204 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
and to
prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to
promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society
participation in natural resource management.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01C08DE3E77049D6B15498606AB8688E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA5B0AFEB03894A1EBF78F753E61D6609">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial
institutions and post on the Department of the Treasury’s Web site that it
is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such
institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or
guarantee) for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the
government of the country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to
prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by
section 1504 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
, and unless such government has adopted
laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is
being considered for—
</text>
<subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1892C11E58B43FDBF800106F4649FA6" indent="up1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
accurately accounting for and public disclosure of payments to the host government by companies
involved in the extraction and export of natural resources;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAA3D171E3F44425B2A2E77F609F5BC2" indent="up1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and public disclosure of the findings
of such audits; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9A4A5D426034D6BB04061FFF6CC9269" indent="up1">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
public disclosure of such documents as Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and
bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for
the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially
proprietary or that would create competitive disadvantage.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79C4876C05D44EF7B9FBC5292D9B182E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the
capacity of such government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A9169E8DA7A44F380514D7290D4EF49">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United
States executive director of each international financial institution and
the United States representatives to all forest-related multilateral
financing mechanisms and processes to vote against any financing to
support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other
industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact
tropical forest as of December 30, 2013.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E4FEF317CD6439EAFE89E9F21285FD9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each
international financial institution that it is the policy of the United
States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such
institution to support the construction of any large dam, only in
accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA7F009EE71C46F2BA11F0862DC8A231">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HABCB6962C1854F14AE5D4CD1FAD2104E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall designate
sufficient personnel with the technical expertise to fulfill the agency’s
responsibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 of title XIII of the
International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, as amended, including
the ability for personnel with such expertise from other relevant United
States Government agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, which may
be on a non-reimbursable basis, to provide additional technical support
and specific subject matter reviews as part of USAID’s Title XIII
analytical, investigative, and reporting responsibilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the responsibilities of such personnel shall include, but not be limited to—
</text>
<subclause changed="added" id="HE2CD63960A754770BCBBCBCDBF0E70F3">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
conducting independent, technical, and thorough reviews of proposed multilateral development bank
(MDB) projects at the technical assessment/feasibility stage prior to the
drafting of environmental impact assessments;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" id="H5C0CBA0534A64CE09978254420DA29EF">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
conducting reviews, and coordinating and compiling the analyses by other relevant United States
Government agencies with technical expertise of environmental impact
assessments in support of the project review process, to assist in
fulfilling USAID’s responsibilities under section 1303(c) of the
International Financial Institutions Act, as amended; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" id="HE1D07F9152044990A59FADBA5E316A0E">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
ongoing monitoring of MDB projects reviewed pursuant to USAID’s Title XIII reporting
responsibilities to determine the degree of incorporation and
effectiveness of United States Government recommendations and the adequacy
of safeguard policies.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" id="H886C8D30B4534E999A542C3CE2BF32D1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of this subsection.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A6F2F5BA5894A76A4F84E153373515A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of funds
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation
with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer $29,907,000 of funds
appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
to funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Multilateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions
</quote>
for additional payments to trust funds enumerated under such headings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to exercising such transfer authority the Secretary of State shall consult with the
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74DD3BDA66B4438D85664441472E6347">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Continuation of prior law
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during
fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BEFA4B6796F4D97AB828A83873AB2E1">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Food security and agricultural development
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B0CAED28F8349AEA9055C06CD849798">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made
available for food security and agricultural development programs, of
which $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future
Collaborative Research Innovation Lab:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law to address food
shortages, and for a United States contribution to the endowment of the
Global Crop Diversity Trust.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FA7DC5356074951985D2F6E8F8124BB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be made available as a contribution to the
Global Agriculture and Food Security Program if such contribution will not
cause the United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds
contributed to such Program.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD79B23D3425743D6B401786EC55EFBAF">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Microenterprise and microfinance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for
microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor,
especially women.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF879B6BC4C0E4414BC69D3EC74A89385">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reconciliation programs
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
, not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation
programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious,
and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the
initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the
United States Government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H709A9AE2573D4473BFC80B930BDB601C">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Trafficking in persons
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, not less than $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons
internationally.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C5B514933FF422E86B124D665A3D005">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Water and sanitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available for water
and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water
for the Poor Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/121">
Public Law 109–121
</external-xref>
), of which not less than
$145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which
not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design
and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H498ED0976DFA4C45B4253EA3E9F3C85B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notification requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Authorized deviations from funding levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HE88989A5B050468ABC8BA576E2DBFED2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Uzbekistan
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65A8467F3F3F43BE9CD299EDFA195D72" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7061.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and
Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">
Public Law 111–8
</external-xref>
)
shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act, except that the Secretary
of State may waive the application of section 7076(a) for a period of not
more than 6 months and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016,
if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the
waiver is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain access
to and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver includes an
assessment of progress, if any, by the Government of Uzbekistan in meeting
the requirements in section 7076(a):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report
to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12 months after
enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, on all United States
Government assistance provided to the Government of Uzbekistan and
expenditures made in support of the Northern Distribution Network in
Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months, including any credible
information that such assistance or expenditures are being diverted for
corrupt purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That information provided in the assessment and report required by the previous provisos shall be
unclassified but may be accompanied by a classified annex and such annex
shall indicate the basis for such classification:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of the application of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term
<quote>
assistance
</quote>
shall not include expanded international military education and training.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H1242622C93CC49EB976415F3B6BCD9FF">
<header>
arms trade treaty
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="HFAC3F3A7D4A7492694449920B429CFD4">
<enum>
7062.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade
Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the
Treaty.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCC982171C76E4A8B890ED5C57EE0C937">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30A6D7072A0D4E34BF27EED4BF1A310E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7063.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC0B1DCFF72E24139A6C74BE9EEC11E12">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution
</header>
<text>
Of the funds made available under the heading
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
in this Act for fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United Nations
Population Fund (UNFPA).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HD98417FEFD9F4683A7E4597F9DA3EE35">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Availability of funds
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the
operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health
activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H2BDE02E6B0E54C5A81D474B0432E3D2F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on use of funds in china
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the
People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HBD55E90293F346F59C234177B36395FB">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions on availability of funds
</header>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB45100DFE43D4B4DB193A1B5FE66C370">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of
UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H76F887B26B7B49BD98B13272035533AD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
UNFPA does not fund abortions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H71D0C4B41B0643CA8811FAF3AAF1F0AA">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Report to congress and dollar-for-Dollar withholding of funds
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFE14488861DD4C63BFD6F5570B033715">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall
submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount
of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is
submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB73EFAB61D1345E7B3E2F56BE25A410B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in
the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the
amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of
China shall be deducted from the funds made available to UNFPA after March
1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report
is submitted.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HC007B49E44054B5E8796FE531C2054A2" reported-display-style="italic">
<header>
requests for documents
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H06FF2688C84C4FFFA72D8A75A42A8481">
<enum>
7064.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act
shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any
contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file,
or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States
Agency for International Development.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA0B1B763670249A8AD92F469750D03A7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E85B28C5AAE4714AF2190C38FC50F19" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7065.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
in this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of
1961, for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons
and other detention facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in
consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for International
Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Assistant
Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United
States Agency for International Development, as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
prior to the obligation of funds.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5A3B5362282F491E9273B292AE3BEC2F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition on use of torture
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B0267FD8F754D6BB51CED15E7A989AF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7066.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFFD4ECD2DBC440048291B6D465EDF300">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture,
cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the
United States Government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB02B447FDD594488905DE1AF152FC84E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding
section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following
consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to
eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in
countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HDFBDB5FF90E94C7FACFFE8B6F7759E9E">
<header>
extradition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="H65E4D366B97F44F290B8DDF6D4D98C03">
<enum>
7067.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2AB20108CAC0409B953150DB8F163491">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds
provided under the headings
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance
</quote>
) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal
to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal
offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the
possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as
specified in a United States extradition request.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HCF89741191784F82B93876A16127F476">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States
maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an
extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of
the terms and conditions of the treaty.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HA2521BF755F74579BBF2663EB779DFAD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver
is important to the national interests of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HA72244B660B94CF0AEF7C3DB6DA9816D">
<header>
commercial leasing of defense articles
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H95E5CB617F5E467495779D9B956059A2">
<enum>
7068.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of
the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the
Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt,
and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO
allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to
purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not
including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types
of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President
determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security
reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease
rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HD9DCEBFA781F4F539AAABD7217D81843">
<header>
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H70200242C48F4F30925389083B1CEB87">
<enum>
7069.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF6E76EF78B0345C7A4D1AAB4EEFCAE0B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of
an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs
any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national
sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union,
such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available
without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President
determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the
United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to executing the authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall
consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance
supports the national interest of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H16AFACD2F5EA4855B439555F6AAAD121">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the limitation
contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for assistance and related
programs for the countries identified in section 3(c) of the Support for
Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/179">
Public Law 101–179
</external-xref>
) and
section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/511">
Public Law 102–511
</external-xref>
) and may be used
to carry out the provisions of those Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such assistance and related programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated
pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy
(SEED) Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/179">
Public Law 101–179
</external-xref>
) and section 102 of the FREEDOM
Support Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/511">
Public Law 102–511
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H78DF8857467B49C8A12244A2F9CD9075">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0ACDF09096094645927D089D227BA01D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section
1424 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/201">
Public Law 104–201
</external-xref>
or non-proliferation assistance;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3CACC06362EC4E9DB698BBBF025EC961">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2421">
22 U.S.C. 2421
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4407314D37A24BC9A9997EAFC5DBE399">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while
acting within his or her official capacity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01DB2E6856314FD8AD3C77DAC06CFFD6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2191">
22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DC1BCAE3C264BA49604A4A3B35508E2">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H813890572FA548B3A958E591D137DF5E">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
humanitarian assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HCE3ACC24D27445B4B6A7C95793D2A56D">
<header>
russia
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFD330A44EDD4992A74728DA5DC629EA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7070.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1A54F06C88714C038E256423F52EB2EE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central
Government of the Russian Federation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D40F44874984A56B1F5A36745D9C011">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8CE27A1D7A594169BE1AF357FFDA2C78">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central
government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports
to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended
to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of
Crimea:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on
assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to such
Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States,
and includes a justification for such interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8973BF4CCB9B458EAF83F9638F668ECE" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04121D646B7D447E97F130F5A9C64978">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian
Federation over Crimea;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6C4C00C67CE4DAE804A1D761EBB1146">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea, if
such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials,
and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government owned
and controlled financial entities; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CF11B80F22D4F5AA06D64D43FD1844A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government
officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and other Russian
Government owned and controlled financial entities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HD2A502C233DC4554BB33D37D571A4C5A" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each
international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such
institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee)
for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of
Ukraine.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD061611C9EB410E8F7FBE4604FFF65A" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies
and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of
Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H255C4876DC1F4497B4614044ED8033DC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in title III to counter Russian aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and Central
Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the
headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
in title IV:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority otherwise available under any
other provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6E7D4981C18649AC851880E10B2C51E2">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made
available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade
agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union,
and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political
pressure from the Russian Federation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H1DC5EC5FFF4E4597B9FC0F5B948B34DE">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy and
the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet
freedom, and shall also be made available to support the democracy and
rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of division K of Public
Law 113–76.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6B7B85DA5F0F4298B3A6E1221F7EFDD2">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports
required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of Public Law
113–76.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H7C014613FFE74FE2B98C03B96831C740">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
international monetary fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H100BD9FDA6734A5AB87923279B9859DA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7071.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0AD4D2A99C9F4F99A7C85B68CF793FD0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public Law
111–117 shall apply to this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H280C7D3C77E349C9B0F28AEA977E2570">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the
International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be
repaid to the IMF before other private creditors.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA556DF7093143568AFDAD7449BCAC66">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require that the IMF implements and enforces policies
and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from
retaliation, including best practices for—
</text>
<paragraph id="H43693A619B794AE187B5F498485EE036">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B11090F63784DF0BB366350D16DC127">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
legal burdens of proof;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDD37F3699734EA68B748027F670810B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H500BA523886240568BE64D0CA54680B4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAA79FE80CF34F838D2291E311D3F809">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H2E2AD0681FE244E792BE66D2E2989EDD">
<header>
Public posting of reports
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H23F9E2195EA546F189892055A4C14E20">
<enum>
7072.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H443BC13E0B2F45CCB30D098C34AE317D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c),
post on the public Web site of such agency any report required by this Act
to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination
by the head of such agency that to do so is in the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H21EB7185E70448A483D3E5F47D542971">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAD112814B5FD4544B8394014835D4A8C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the public posting of such report would compromise national security, including the conduct of
diplomacy; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61E3AEFE1A3442A6B803F2A19521AC50">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7C1E5571E121425E8C1DECF20F2F89EB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made
available to the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H3C3E6F9881AC4802A5CDAB7773BAE877">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas private investment corporation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CEB30AFC2384B6FBD1B7A00ACD2EE07" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7073.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDDAAEA8E6704442CBE34772E7A32BAC2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever the President determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be
transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the
Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to
the terms and conditions of that account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private
Investment Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the
Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H7B1662E27A264ED191E79C7D2E2A0BEC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of
subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in
effect until September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H28620DBFC5E44DCF9A007366C4B56F45">
<header>
special defense acquisition fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HD7CDBA9807324C2186A269AEA7E30EE9">
<enum>
7074.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control
Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to
remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international
organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the
Secretary of State.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HCD1817251E4C4AFFA65CA9BB8EEBC1C1">
<header>
enterprise funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="deleted" id="H7C8BB2BCE7B24C958D3A74F9BF07D2AE">
<enum>
7075.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEF79B40529BA45828DF65D9706C8710D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for
Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are
notified at least 15 days in advance.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD87A1DD8648452A860E9F814D9B04B9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up
of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to
the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of
the assets of the Enterprise Fund.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H30ADBA2526DD416B954976B46007BCE0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund
under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such
transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="HCCBD70D101E840A596FB8926B930326A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
budget documents
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE65B95F9A38A417089B4EF41472502BF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7076.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H038606A39DF3404BBEABD8441D1CDEC3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating Plans
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or
organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the
Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of
this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States
African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such
department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds
otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides
details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity
level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the most recent congressional
directives or approved funding levels and the funding levels proposed by
the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative
description/justification:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That operating plans for funds for such department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or
III and title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating plans for,
and integrated information on, enduring and Overseas Contingency
Operations funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding specified in this Act or in the
joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter
preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to the
regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HCE6A06D0AFED4F5F8DAD6F760DAFF347">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Spend Plans
</header>
<paragraph id="HA7D7A26B386B4DBC9C7A0746E533DD04">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act,
for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF7EE166AD27D457C952A32C919E5AC03">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the
West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H526F9B53C794428AB07234F30569921D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the Central American Regional Security Initiative, the
Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and the Partnership for
Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D0905B0CCAD4F5EBF48F64595A4B6D2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
democracy programs and each sector enumerated in section 7060 of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H940345109F1E437E93F95167F43A1ECF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to
the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made
available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Department of the Treasury
</quote>
in title III and
<quote>
International Financial Institutions
</quote>
in title V.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HAF67736AA166440A95A5F3122C818C44">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Spending Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the
Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made
available during fiscal year 2014 under the heading
<quote>
Development Credit Authority
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="H80C393B3AA834C668CF209DD4993E217">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Notifications
</header>
<text>
The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification
requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" id="HE82E58412D024C36AAE977635B2E425D">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Congressional budget justifications
</header>
<paragraph id="H814A05A8DF8C4CDD9D2826C2712DDEA1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The congressional budget justifications for Department of State operations and foreign operations
shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the
date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BA88D7CFF74487FB749EC7719B9351B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall include in the congressional budget
justification a detailed justification for multi-year availability for any
funds requested under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HC6478B3822A54E8DAB93194B5BA1A0D8">
<header>
use of funds in contravention of this act
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="HD938633AF97D4D4A97232BC97F04E713">
<enum>
7077.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on
constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such
determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes
to program and policy.
</text>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H44377C8185B74C938092D8D2E624CADA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA3446254F7543DC91E8118100264FA1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7078.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H367660FA455F47209FC6E5A731B180A7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2015 under the headings
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
, not less than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom
globally:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of
expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national
interests of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent
practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including
from the private sector.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C477445F90747BB969199B0BE0CB4D9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30BCD6EFDABF426A949CCC0585CE7B69">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
coordinated with other democracy, governance, and broadcasting programs funded by this Act under
the headings
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
, and shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy promotion, and broadcasting
strategies, as appropriate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H294A42A24E0D49BBB1797A903B2F40C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for
programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace
and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to
information in Iran, as required by section 414 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/158">
Public Law 112–158
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2F2C4572F0D4404AC4C057E00F1736F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to
access the Internet Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and
to work with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and
techniques, including digital security techniques;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD420571ECF614E4BA223FCF3D0EBE414">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of
repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering
threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat
violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security
training and capacity building for democracy activists; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H194D157C9A3A4550A1FC26C3538F27CB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of
technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including
circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other
censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance
of the United States Government’s technological advantage over such
censorship techniques:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any such research and
development programs with other relevant United States Government
departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and
best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24D5A05A6C674AF3A1444B92CFD9BDC4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned
activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the
Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for
programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a
description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that
such programs are not used for illicit purposes.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5089949982814B438215CA1003E9592E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs
supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and
related programs, and shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations
on the scope and requirements of such audit.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" commented="no" id="H88B1FF0C0746490B839C680B7F6D9E5D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Disability programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CF4C8DCD40D4EF4A63EF403B1A1AFC7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7079.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEA620F6EAB6244C0845470DB0D19F225">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for
International Development (USAID) to address the needs and protect and
promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries,
including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic
self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports,
and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost
of translation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6F84BDF41E0405DAC58C14B5B007007">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management,
oversight, and technical support.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="HA42EE2B214A6411EB40FF478426E9D5C">
<header>
small grants program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H0E1E8A79BBFB4515BC18B951639468BA">
<enum>
7080.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H26368E8A60334A70B449899EA3BF764D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A Small Grants Program (SGP) shall be established within the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) to provide small grants, cooperative agreements, and
other assistance mechanisms and agreements of not more than $2,000,000 for
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I
and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the SGP established pursuant to this section shall replace the function served previously by
the Development Grants Program established under section 674 of division
J, of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">
Public Law 110–161
</external-xref>
, which is hereby abolished.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H9EF319FC5FD24B3887D9D54D18FF397B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<text>
Grants from the SGP shall only be made to eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory
statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of
this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HA4B3D24AE8894410B518FA1323622D1A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Proposals
</header>
<text>
Grants made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be provided through—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1C9C949FC1A24423ADC32816FBCE0D8D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals;
or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7FB73DA698C4CABB9AA9D76FACE5F2F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an open and competitive process.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCFB29ED251374ABB8A1254649D483844">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<paragraph id="HA6D3B8D39F14411EBFADE91932BD3835">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of
the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be
made available for the SGP within USAID’s Local Sustainability Office of
the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment to carry out
this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB5F41AB413D40779C58EB34A55D9EE0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Other than to meet the requirements of this section, funds made available to carry out this section
may not be allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically designated
funding levels contained in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be attributed to any such specifically designated funding level after the
award of funds under this section, if applicable.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A36DB5F4D854DA9966047C2D22FE68B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available under this section shall remain available for obligation until September 30,
2019.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HEFF8F9E20BB649798F48B18B2AE410F6">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Management
</header>
<paragraph id="H41975BF871014CCAB13891A9618ADD2B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall issue guidance
to implement this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such guidance shall include the requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement
described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this
consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB510D991C6D648FBA444CDC2A1AA8691">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures required by paragraph (1), such selected
mission may be allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year
program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such allocations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC81D5C5DA5C4578810B5A585BF90ABF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made
available to carry out this section may be used by USAID for
administrative and oversight expenses associated with managing
relationships with entities under the SGP.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H47490D85694D45D697E1F1FD626EF659">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate
congressional committees, the Administrator shall submit a report to such
committees describing the guidance to implement the SGP.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H2E6D0B763BE74B569C6EC85680414929">
<header>
prohibition on first-class travel
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="H4E03F667D6EC4132965B6E3FCDDCE872">
<enum>
7081.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of
agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122
through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA5417EE21012489292FBBE229A9F37DB">
<header>
Reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" id="H861E55DC61364E8785744F6A34CA0D82">
<enum>
7082.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a
compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer
or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo
Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on
Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including whether
funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will be made
available for assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H15B618675C394DD7800D93C121ECC8E3">
<header>
Authority for replenishments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" id="HE9832569FFEF4F8998F81A5BCEC30F0F">
<enum>
7083.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1F38FCDF2DD7469294122442387E8E84">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Asian Development Bank Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/369">
Public Law 89–369
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/285">
22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.
</external-xref>
), is further
amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" id="H5D14542E42F74498A43491DBBDB99F4E" style="OLC">
<section id="H7CE6265E214F407282B89633AA61571A">
<enum>
35.
</enum>
<header>
Tenth Replenishment
</header>
<subsection id="HB825D76B77084044B0D2D7B9F077E7A0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States,
$359,600,000 to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund,
subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2AFC381E43D342A2A642AB9CCAECC3A1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,
$359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H868ADA68061649139EA525E97BE7B6E9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The International Development Association Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/565">
Public Law 86–565
</external-xref>
, as amended (22 U.S.C. 284 et
seq.), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new
sections:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" id="H78234A9099CD467F9583C1C0631FF9B1" style="OLC">
<section id="H972D20018D3C4509B92587FD8E83ACB5">
<enum>
28.
</enum>
<header>
Seventeenth Replenishment
</header>
<subsection id="HB363DF62BFE245D0825D11D956E17391">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute
on behalf of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth
replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining
the necessary appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H69C925A7840542D098EC17895E0847CF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,
$3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAA1CAD8BD45142909B07120541D7D97C">
<enum>
29.
</enum>
<header>
Multilateral Debt Relief
</header>
<subsection id="H8FDE2842307D48E2B83C15EBC6453120">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more
than $565,020,000 to the International Development Association for the
purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief
Initiative incurred in the period governed by the seventeenth
replenishment of resources of the International Development Association,
subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to
any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1EB59850721E4D3CB33DE192DD56B52A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more
than $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFE758427C3DC49D8A02C6F1B257E3235">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In this section, the term
<quote>
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
</quote>
means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled
<quote>
Conclusions on Development,
</quote>
done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on
July 8, 2005.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H46DD98F3271B48A2AB149B468821B3C3">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The African Development Fund Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/302">
Public Law 94–302
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/290g">
22 U.S.C. 290g et seq.
</external-xref>
), is
further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" id="HD42C52033ACF4BD19F53DF48E0C65079" style="OLC">
<section id="H32C03A996BFC49A38BF9C7860F457917">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<header>
Thirteenth Replenishment
</header>
<subsection id="HFB3DB0199A604A629CD2012ED813CDEC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States
$585,000,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund,
subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCDC5757B70FF4EB5A8C9FE997E96C5BC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation,
$585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE791AF27D520400CAD39D810809604FF">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<header>
Multilateral Debt Relief
</header>
<subsection id="HFFED273CF3A849F8A5AD45AF24E9DA30">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more
than $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose of
funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
incurred in the period governed by the thirteenth replenishment of
resources of the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the
necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements
in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB93359F86117450F9C81F1DEA09948B8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are
authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more
than $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC2AD742BCE4C4CC7838D1F5334A59BC4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In this section, the term
<quote>
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
</quote>
means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled
<quote>
Conclusions on Development,
</quote>
done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on
July 8, 2005.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H997264B437DE41FFBE49BC6CDA6C1209">
<header>
RESCISSION OF FUNDS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="added" id="HD8A3DA02454A44768A3E21775F242746">
<enum>
7084.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unexpended balances available under the heading
<quote>
Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation
</quote>
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs, $30,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H9D252BE461674BEC967ED142C39AD585">
<header>
MODIFICATIONS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACT OF 2000
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section changed="added" commented="no" id="H5FBD8E0D8AA544AEA01C09C3D29CB191" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
7085.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H99458CE6398C477AB2AB75A95923427B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund
</header>
<text>
Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R.
5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
and contained in
appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
note) is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7ADD780A14A44B1B45D6D8C5DE2253E" style="OLC">
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" id="H19C1B097E87D4268807C54F524941453" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Excess funds
</header>
<text>
During each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of
the amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph (1), shall be
made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the
Secretary of State, for grants to support the establishment of an
independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" id="H89FD19D1CA0344DDB3EA31A2C4F36081">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text>
Section 209(a) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R.
5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
and contained in
appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
note) is
amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting
<quote>
(other than section 211)
</quote>
after
<quote>
this title
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" id="H68D5CE4C72C4482EB11A46E8FA73DB31">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Grants authorized
</header>
<text>
The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by
section 1(a)(4) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
and contained in appendix D of that
Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
note) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="not-changed" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB089A2E2CC8F4AA786B66D59864C329D" style="OLC">
<section changed="added" commented="no" id="HC53FEEB59D8E4F7AA45282EA5747E842" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<header>
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
VIETNAM
</header>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" id="H8E65FD7F0E6C484687ACB8E53FB74BA6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Grants authorized
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State is authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be used to support the
establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="deleted" commented="no" id="H5DF38578FF51450191711430D710BB2A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text>
In order to receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an
application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such manner, and
accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="HF8F27A5190E24CEDB7FE9A7042C71881" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum standards
</header>
<text>
As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall ensure that
the independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam described in subsection (a)—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC2EC8D073BA14DE9AB91BA0A9D3167EF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
achieves standards comparable to those required for accreditation in the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB0FD1E43824D4ED7AD9B8387C32CD751">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and research programs in a broad range of fields,
including public policy, management, and engineering; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD2C189A755A74AAC8EE769E980D00E63">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
establishes a policy of academic freedom and prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical
views.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" id="H5C9132CF95DF418FA470944CC7F76155" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Annual report
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF65E6D23F34340AD9B707FB367A3CA62">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that
summarizes the activities carried out under this section during such
fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFD9EB08714E1472BA03AD20F1E3463A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<quote>
appropriate congressional committees
</quote>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HEB83870300824FBFB8A1E695025B86CA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3923596EF78A4E5DA165F04697E6BCB2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small changed="added" id="H84545BCA454D40B6B169192F396EC748">
<header>
impact on jobs in the united states
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section changed="deleted" id="H284EDD870D10419A99CBA694564365C9">
<enum>
7086.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act
may be obligated or expended to provide—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0A6BE8D0D81F4F29B8D4C3E8E4FA6B5F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the United States for the
purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United
States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of
employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United
States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United
States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA1C983387EBC415EBE30ECFFBA933842">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
assistance for any program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of
internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of
the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any
designated zone or area in that country:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate with the
level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not
preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and
small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B03D79ACB814318B17C31D54098898B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any assistance to an entity outside the United States if such assistance is for the purpose of
directly relocating or transferring jobs from the United States to other
countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H61FC200F205740A7B4C6DBBC1B5F3C31">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H646FC99B31784607941636F43334E27B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4354314F17054E15B5AB4E93C9A2450A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the modification proposed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the
Corporation’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal;
or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA52215E434B428698BB68B088503037">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank
of the United States on December 12, 2013,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect
of prohibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project the
purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in
International Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and
IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from
the United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="HD9F12E69C1EF43148F0265304F545747" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Overseas Contingency Operations
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H0468CD7511A9408584C73479A8706FEA">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5359DD200D594E6D9B70BAD8AA361899">
<header>
Administration of foreign affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HD4A708352F8543F9B8822C04254B3B4F">
<header>
Diplomatic and consular programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9234F8D2BA754C2BB170070D14CE6650">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, $1,350,803,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for
Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available
under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency
of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department
or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to
carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b)
of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9B30D7C386DE432EB54387ACAB8493D7">
<header>
CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Conflict Stabilization Operations
</quote>
, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5A01F7D865004EC295B77F7D3E347BC1">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
, $56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall be for the Special
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for
reconstruction oversight:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year
2014:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12
months of continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act or
who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs
first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in
the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required
qualifications:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD39C7A2B81A846D1A296DD6D53D56310">
<header>
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
, $260,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for Worldwide
Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAEB53F873AA246B6B018BF78402A4C4C">
<header>
International organizations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H57553A232BD44D66AC67FA50A04469B6">
<header>
contributions to international organizations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Contributions to International Organizations
</quote>
, $74,400,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H0FDFC90DA4B34D2C90F9F153B3F02305">
<header>
Related agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3888B0207B95473F89E003840B45D236">
<header>
Broadcasting board of governors
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HAF31CF49C687471CA1543787C2AF4D07">
<header>
International broadcasting operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
, $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H8E9B30F6231C4E8EA645264178B584C8">
<header>
United states agency for international development
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3A7214CDD589493B955AC93B748CF8C4">
<header>
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7E110EBB586D41B6A5C08AB26A9311C5">
<header>
Operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
, $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H20A80A41B5534B689FA0B20DEEAE3A6D">
<header>
Bilateral Economic Assistance
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBC35C071D15C4D75A17C5FA3309265A1">
<header>
Funds Appropriated to the President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H76721F6D813F45178C72843376A8D439">
<header>
International Disaster Assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, $1,335,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H249B29C7895845DEB003DBE3CEB072A9">
<header>
Transition initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6801CCA5AD244F9EB9CAB1BC389A5891">
<header>
Complex crises fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
, $30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6065047F942945C5999E24644E92D73B">
<header>
Economic support fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9B65E36E3FDE4A99856F8E738E54145C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H679DB1911B034975BE3C90BE4D92AEA9">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB45266F10A8D4177894C6D073344FAFB">
<header>
Migration and refugee assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
, $2,127,114,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H1CB234BDDA3E4F44A6F152E14E90327D">
<header>
International security assistance
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H270485E412CA471E963517DBC69A1B70">
<header>
Department of state
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H8F0C54073BD848EAA14FE9E2B78B5D3B">
<header>
International narcotics control and law enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, $443,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE15A6E0CC6D84AF4AA09C12CAB3B5E6E">
<header>
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
, $99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB65AAA7D52D44414A654E564065A3AF0">
<header>
peacekeeping operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in
Somalia and other peacekeeping requirements, subject to the regular
notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount of United States contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping
operation shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso under
the heading
<quote>
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities
</quote>
in title I of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDD0BC6C1D8BC40A194F890754945DEC4">
<header>
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HD1B0FB9F93EC4EDBBB706B8ADDB55959">
<header>
Foreign military financing program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
, $866,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on
Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H8396749837394A7AB3B31C007FA40BB2">
<header>
general provisions
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="H4D2ED09DE9BD4E1981FC5A777099E029">
<header>
additional appropriations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H781C0C2D426944B3A467B7F525312AD1">
<enum>
8001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal
year 2015.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6F77C9A8061B4B03A47B5CFD4E660356">
<header>
extension of authorities and conditions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HC42615C3D73947DDA34024BC09155359">
<enum>
8002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to
appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the
authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HFF2F983A19D84A45ABFB561E0062F9B0">
<header>
transfer and additional authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H071BA0545EDC424F8F2BD69993D4B33C">
<enum>
8003.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H547897AB9A034F1198B41D6EADC1E306">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
,
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be transferred to, and merged with—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H4C634E125046427AB5C0E41FE3D1E40B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
funds appropriated by this title under such headings; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HB7A183A067F54ABCB48F3E66549C4C7A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
funds appropriated by this title under the headings
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HD56F910373E64555B8B37CD6A309141E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds
appropriated under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
by this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available
under the heading
<quote>
Global Security Contingency Fund
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 15 days prior to making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall
notify the Committees on Appropriations on a country basis, including the
implementation plan and timeline for each proposed use of such funds.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H4CC83A6B8C5E4CA181F2EC1BB23F1CD4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) may only be exercised to address
unanticipated contingencies.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE5C218801B7B456AA36FBED345DC8209" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available in this title under the heading “Bilateral Economic Assistance”, up to
$380,000,000 may be made available to support international peacekeeping
requirements only if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the
Committees on Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to
support such requirements above the amounts provided under the heading
<quote>
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities
</quote>
in title I of this Act and under the heading
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
in this title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security interest of the
United States to do so:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may only be made available for the purposes described in the determination and
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees
on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with the terms
and conditions under the heading
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
in this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HB421BED4F6694DD69877D404BFC3BDF8" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation
with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on
Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under
any other provision of law, including section 610 of the Foreign
Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary of State
for the purposes of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title changed="added" id="H482B29A86BC54E14AA75A0A19D216B70" reported-display-style="italic" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IX
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H7ACBE72B79454C33B5ECD3D7112836A6">
<header>
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0D9F6132B1B84302B4D6573570958AC6">
<header>
Administration of Foreign Affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HD8AA81823D6D492C86CA46A35DBA4D4D">
<header>
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, $36,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H48153AF918AB4FB5A9675CDE77BEB306">
<header>
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA0130FC59F484A60948D30D24FE4BAB3">
<header>
Funds Appropriated to the President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H88854A04409F4B748E80051F2FE7A3ED">
<header>
OPERATING EXPENSES
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
, $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1986A2C324E24287B9034FED2C113DCB">
<header>
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
, $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities funded by this title
and administered by the United States Agency for International
Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H58DB1FAF12564FFF8A1438809CB43D4B">
<header>
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA11D36BD7EDA4F1B965E25319130D262">
<header>
Funds Appropriated to the President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H69BDF824CB3A48809D9F15349ED52F7C">
<header>
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
, $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for,
and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly
affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCD0016FD93CD41B9AE9E9777E60F1C9D">
<header>
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, $1,436,273,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for countries affected by, or
at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDE0C315F14AD48DAAD25B68332E579FF">
<header>
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent,
prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to
address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from such
outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H6ABCB820DFB64574A84E93A6E01A0C0F">
<header>
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2C15D99AA0C246E1994163ED4375A5CC">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H217F58574BA242D98E035BC724E84276">
<header>
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
, $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to carry out the
provisions of chapter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961,
for efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus
and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola virus disease
outbreak response efforts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H827F92B2C58141CAA6548086AF839B0E">
<header>
GENERAL PROVISIONS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="HA02EFFA5F5004AE4916B30DECBB0E271">
<header>
TRANSFER AUTHORITY
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HC03D7338855A4389932CBD4F9536AA88">
<enum>
9001.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H84292BBF085D47258204D5883FA28055">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings and
under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
in this Act to carry out the purposes of this title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority provided by this
subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H65B5F0EBDC6A4FE897A26EA233965738" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Repatriation Loans Program Account
</quote>
in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related
programs for the cost of direct loans, which may remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are available to subsidize an additional amount of gross obligations for the
principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H90ED58362CD84FB6BC1E87794ADC9696" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
, up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H2A4818851CB542CBA7F2525221163F83" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, up to $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Contributions to International Organizations
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no such funds that are made available for a United States contribution to the United Nations
Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may be obligated until the Secretary
of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an assessment
for such mission has been received and reviewed by the Department of
State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H14EB44121B4548C4924A15655F44B68E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The transfer authorities of this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided
by law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HAAFB52380C7C46778564D103084ED8AA" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at least 15 days prior to making such
transfer the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate,
notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any
such transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H5115C2E994DB49A0B8C9B0E9737A6AEA" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities of this
section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be
transferred back to such headings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to subsection (f) of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H0909AA0DED464CFD8D8320D7B443F23E">
<header>
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HD1D96DC0B5474B0C91A87BEDDCA887AB">
<enum>
9002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be used to reimburse accounts administered by the United States Agency for International
Development and the Department of State for obligations incurred to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak
prior to the enactment of this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H7F4405116183487596A4735A21B79BC0">
<header>
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HF3D57CE812D44CF1AACE048A8DA1D535">
<enum>
9003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of
State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International
Development, as appropriate, notifies the appropriate congressional
committees in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under
the heading
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H834E6C185C2345E8BAA44157A85B0CA7">
<header>
REPORTING REQUIREMENT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HD1A2C7255F044FF2AE99E5BF0490D770">
<enum>
9004.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for
International Development, shall submit to the Committees on
Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report
on the proposed uses of funds on a country and project basis, for which
the obligation of funds is anticipated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall be updated and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days
until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds
have been fully expended, and shall include information detailing how the
estimates and assumptions contained in the previous reports have changed,
and obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H3F5F718A8DCF4DF891DC116892BAF857">
<header>
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HAB17D312EB4A4E30B9F1F90E939D0EB0">
<enum>
9005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, up to $500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller General of the United States, and shall
remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported and
reimbursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds
appropriated by this title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on
Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H980C78EFC4B34D7CAC14C12E9E3EDD91">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HC231A8A167BA4C51A0D0275190C5A4E6" style="appropriations">
<enum>
K
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="HC711F791B134470C92DB3E468C5BFE3A" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of transportation
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H418AE84810794C65928FE2E3DF4CA4C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB21BB0C8C5F44A1AAC2663A9C2EA1881">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $105,000,000, of which not to exceed
$2,696,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary;
not to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of
the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 shall be available for the
Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $9,800,000 shall be available
for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to
exceed $12,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be
available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental
Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be available for the Office of
the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall
be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000
shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to
exceed $1,414,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000 shall be
available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency
Response; and not to exceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office
of the Chief Information Officer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office
of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the
Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by
all such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception
and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/71">
Public Law 107–71
</external-xref>
,
there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds
received in user fees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant
Secretary for Public Affairs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD416510FA36D48DAAD216EADF38919E9">
<header>
Research and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology, $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
private sources for expenses incurred for training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and
Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a
reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and
Technology of the Department of Transportation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H59C39848B0A34B8CBE5A66237A5A9763">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Infrastructure Investments
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available
through September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading as
discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit
agency, or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for
projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan
area, or a region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited
to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States
Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title
49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation
projects; and port infrastructure investments (including inland port
infrastructure):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading for
the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects
eligible for Federal credit assistance under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">
chapter 6
</external-xref>
of title 23, United
States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would
advance the purposes of this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so
as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate
balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the
investment in a variety of transportation modes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than
$200,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading may be awarded to
projects in a single State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be,
at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds
in order to complete an overall financing package:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects
located in rural areas:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the
Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements
of subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit assistance
awarded under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may
transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal
Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal
Railroad Administration and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund
the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the
National Infrastructure Investments program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H99EAB6C782AF42328535CF2681DFB149">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Financial management capital
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation's financial
systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain
available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H70FEAEBADF2742DAAC4FEEBFB2356A61">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Cyber security initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to wide area
network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of network
perimeter controls and identity management, testing and assessment of
information technology against business, security, and other requirements,
implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information
infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls
on network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce training
tools, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDDAC80769DE44052BA584993082D44B2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,600,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE87484B7752D4024BD98DA559ADFD656">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transportation planning, research, and development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDA83D535ED8745FB8326C779DA67C5B2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development,
development activities, and making grants, to remain available until
expended, $6,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB720F96BFAD8469DB82E992B405DC01D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Working capital fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to
exceed $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available to
the Department of Transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of
Transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the
Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund
Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project
funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis
therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H98C9477823574648B9C5BC5F8A9BBE46">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority business resource center program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $592,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD7B75B2555AD4DDBBC10BBA90169CB03">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority business outreach
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/332">
49 U.S.C. 332
</external-xref>
, these funds may be used for business opportunities related to
any mode of transportation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD9D408A9CA5E4D06B1B5BDCDDC22EA99">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to air carriers
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAEDED2CE82314CBF8E8DA500485FA5AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service
program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the
Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity
requirement under sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41732">
section 41732(b)(3)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract
with a community located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub
airport before the Secretary has negotiated with the community over a
local cost share:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under subsection
41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available
immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the
Federal Aviation Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/45303">
section 45303
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A143D3030254AA2988C476E89D3309B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF2B7621D7FA409A9ED869DA268FE346" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated
for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments
or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal
administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of
enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have
completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBC5364D24B14EFFABB36B9218663300" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to
consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB20648B475E4E5F80AF42000A41F7B5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3324">
section 3324
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, in addition to authority provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/327">
section 327
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working
Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to
vendors that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass
transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and
section 3049 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure
timely and high-quality performance under the contract.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36AA41D9256A41CE9EA082CC00595C14" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all
meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and
require the Credit Council to record the decisions and actions of each
meeting.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H86E532FF32F841E7A3005AA608BE144E">
<header>
Federal aviation administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HC59B68739C1B4C1C8FA1FF341C98DA5E">
<header>
Operations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB7E5AD14347346E39A1645CFB105E50B">
<header>
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for,
including operations and research activities related to commercial space
transportation, administrative expenses for research and development,
establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including
leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical
charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor
vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/95">
Public Law 112–95
</external-xref>
, $9,740,700,000 of which $8,595,000,000 shall be derived
from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed
$7,396,654,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities;
not to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safety
activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available for commercial
space transportation activities; not to exceed $756,047,000 shall be
available for finance and management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000
shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities; and not
to exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity,
may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under
section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or
expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that
section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the
report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/176">
Public Law 108–176
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that
such report has not been submitted to the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to
Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for
staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification
staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing
plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by
fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March
31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting
organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career
training program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to
finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation
user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the
enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from
States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public
authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of
agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of
air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of
certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates,
or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration
forms:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 shall be for the
contract tower program, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the
contract tower cost share program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for
activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration
to issue a job announcement for air traffic control specialists that
renders ineligible by reason of age any applicant who had been included in
the air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15,
2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAAC921AA9AE6417C8BE42E8BEC06327E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Facilities and equipment
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9EBF58C484C943648A52452A90D6CB7F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical
support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of
national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as
authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,
including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant;
engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities
and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and
furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and
employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote
localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase,
lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading,
including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be
derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which
$460,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015, and
$2,140,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties,
municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for
expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
national airspace systems
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the
Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive
capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which
includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2016 through
2020, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the
funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of
Management and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the
initial submission of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such
report has not been submitted to Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H29945FEBAC9E46BB9634363463E54929">
<header>
Research, engineering, and development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE087F8A7941848788014C9AABB63E652">
<header>
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as
authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code,
including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of
necessary sites by lease or grant, $156,750,000, to be derived from the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30,
2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from
States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private
sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research,
engineering, and development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7087B7A9BF5A4DB7B751E8CEC8B5A11A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants-in-aid for airports
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE9F1A3F345D74B5AA211B061EC7A8FFF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9CD24A08FC19454491AA1CACE3F73803">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD08E26690FC44A299F1610FF0E807974">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H20895C737CB44B38A39B72410002A3B2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB7C34A13BB8343D697234B5D1FA58051">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and
noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I
of chapter 471 and subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/475">
chapter 475
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States
Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement,
installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and
systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under section
41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and
administration of airport safety programs, including those related to
airport operating certificates under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44706">
section 44706
</external-xref>
of title 49, United
States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway
Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of
programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in
fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47117">
section 47117(g)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United
States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage
conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other
airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive
detection systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47109">
section 47109(a)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of
allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3)
of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or
medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased
construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in
fiscal year 2011 for the construction project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more
than $107,100,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than
$15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research
Program, not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport
Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available until expended,
shall be available and transferred to
<quote>
Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H934DCE2EE02B469694F79D02D3AC4C60">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and prior years under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/48112">
section 48112
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances
are permanently rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD7B8CEA09D834F90B2A83C29DA5ECD08">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal aviation administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HD2F0009E14494D6CAF4F83C05E1D9A32">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years
under the federally funded research and development center contract
between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced
Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2E61C8D27A774916BA1ED24641EEA720">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring
airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without
cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space
in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic
control, air navigation, or weather reporting:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency
and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on
<quote>
below-market
</quote>
rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without
cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H149017A012F948D0912CE41500F46C88">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to
satisfy
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41742">
49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1)
</external-xref>
from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and
any amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may
be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal
year.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HED1A569C982C431F9708DD6BDEB0ABA9">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40113">
section 40113(e)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the
appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and
available for the same purposes of such appropriation.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBF017739A4BB4B0092200EF381FE7A23">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of
title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration
employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time
corresponding to such premium pay.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HED51977450A84D999E133E57BB2811DA">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation
Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through
use of a Government-issued credit card.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECA6F81A46DA41F48F6BAC394E1F189B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled
air service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of
title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be
issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount
equal to the minimum apportionment specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47114">
49 U.S.C. 47114(c)
</external-xref>
, if the
Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings
in the preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary
under part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAAAC76F42BE45349E45311789041BCF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of
the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of
the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of
Transportation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15346B958C7E494E8428AD0151FB4C2C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (D) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47124">
section 47124(b)(3)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
benefit.
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 20 percent.
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EF4B99CCE58443FA0967FE68A7CAEBD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any
prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any
limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft
to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, a blocking of that owner's or operator’s aircraft
registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation
Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that is
made available to the public, except data made available to a Government
agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE996E5A0C72A452E95C9B12492ECC497" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119A.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political
and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5402421E53704D148C3821364BA084D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119B.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section
44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House
and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees
related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are
consistent with Executive Order 13642.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H659B6773AA3949058623BFB829C2CC5F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119C.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or
prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A03E1AB356D4E0CAFBE266F68FA588D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119D.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal
Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator
notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than
90 full business days in advance.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC85EF7C3414344B7946CF89C849F0C85" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119E.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 916 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/95">
Public Law 112–95
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Joint Advanced Materials and Structures
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E6FA2BF6A9E4557BA842BAAD44FD974" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119F.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47109">
section 47109(c)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding before the period
<quote>
, except that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this
subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in
paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s share shall be an
average of the Government share applicable to any project in each of the
States
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H19D3BB81E6D9485EA5BE96A1BB5866FD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal highway administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBBD6103BF9704FB683D1634E37446D34">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H72480CE6155F4E2BB6D23BFC6A3C9F81">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Highway Trust Fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB9A60CFF6F6C46BD9E67718E47C4D5D2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal
Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for
administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In
addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian
Regional Commission in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">
section 104
</external-xref>
of title 23, United
States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF72C0325190E4948874EBD8480F461AF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal-aid highways
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H38E99F89DF804807BA6CE8932FFB23C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7C7D1C6EDADA4C2E8BAAA03B5C218FF8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available for the implementation or execution of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway
safety construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United
States Code, and the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
shall not exceed
total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to
cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the
field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and
servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs
to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for such
purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the
limitation on administrative expenses under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/608">
section 608
</external-xref>
of title 23,
United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H655184A8A8E345B999106E3CD471EEFB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3039243E964641DFA78F378CF6C65E1C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Highway Trust Fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEA39BA6AFB0442A49BEDED071C5656CB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal-aid Highways and highway safety
construction programs authorized under title 23, United States Code,
$40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass
Transit Account), to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H16979A6861234AA590780CBBFD2668BB">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal highway administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H8CDC3674D45E4BD7AD718E56DEE1C80D">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H590DA594B06A4280B47F021F06D75C9D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Transportation shall—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC6A0E32DCC4541E48589FBA77B6B4886" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5408AEA1A5D243A891E9C59325F028E1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">
section 104(a)
</external-xref>
of title 23, United
States Code; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE10AF67594E4C6E89E464F1BA9F43D9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H6E63896D2DCA48B28DE155CE25309A38" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to
the unobligated balance of amounts—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H45DDD87D75E44F7F9B25934630D79A06">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid
Highways and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal
years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned
by the Secretary under section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">
202
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/204">
204
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States
Code); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3AC0F023619C455D944AFC68EDDBE121">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H7D49F26A8209449B8F0201422E0685DB" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
determine the proportion that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDEDB990A28A9443E917CD13F373DF761">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2E2B4B7D2494785B9EE6F1E9E8B929D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and highway safety
construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for
provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection
(b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23,
United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13)
for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed
under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H647922FE08DC4FD89BEAD0E3D9F3A0C8" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other
than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the
Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act and
title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under
sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCB71BD34859D40A0BEA2AA93A39939CF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE08132D6F45A42D09B9BFC8A00751EB9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HC737651E28844FD4AF30CBF6BE1676A1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not
distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under
paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction
programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United
States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway
Performance Program in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, that
are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts
apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion
that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8240C95F3E684BCBA70250AF53440D96">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United
States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42EFD19E1BAF4D87A2F8DCDF17E38B80">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under
title 23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H3F0C6B1210F94A28BC7E947633953639" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions From Obligation Limitation
</header>
<text>
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations under or for—
</text>
<paragraph id="H894ACF7DCE24440AAB3EE47D63386F59">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/125">
section 125
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DFB4B696CEA4EBF986384D6CF8CEC69">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">
23 U.S.C. 144
</external-xref>
note; 92 Stat.
2714);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6BB7AF1C9EC4CC1A4C60875087ECC70">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD59A582974DD43BFACD737A94201780B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96
Stat. 2119);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC292683FC5B8449A9548A86AE7397C8C">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation
Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B6995525B274113AF6F1E891999B325">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105
Stat. 2027);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CAF60F3C5204560895709B3319BA068">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/157">
section 157
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0D827B4999F4F6BA4009134893107D6">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">
section 105
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4C628693A3B4FD49A9D457B163DD5BE">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation authority was made available under the
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or
subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended,
but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or
been used;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H832DBDC72B6645A6BE120C05FA211BD4">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">
section 105
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but
only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD805151CED9E427F8F29DAEFF358CCF1">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/118">
23 U.S.C. 118
</external-xref>
note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated
in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on
obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available
for obligation; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC682D08DB8ED4515BF6946C909A6C65C">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only
in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H614BAB8B7FBA4CF98E77A58D6E874E4C">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to
$639,000,000).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H02506213413E4D68A0D6B7879DB28AA9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year—
</text>
<paragraph id="H56A0C5F9D4E148038CF7ACBB3CC80C6F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount
distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H377B8A0A417F4815929359FE2262F60D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those
previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those
States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under
sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H24A3126DC1604098AE1D6D5764582DD8" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs
</header>
<paragraph id="H18B57461ED0344A58DB7C91F98A43BAF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply
to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out
under—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H36E8F9E131024674A2ECF8E2D5A9ADD7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">
chapter 5
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A7072DB17134DD685FF86DDCA73F3AC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D8F65A907E84FFB96BC47A40DD2FE58">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3C95A2C2FE4048CD9CD6F3507EA13C75">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H253B18A8B3E044D991A74A416FC22D16">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and
highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H996CA319B6BD498CBAFDBE76A8B2925B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds
</header>
<paragraph id="H6EA1D9255A2E421DAF8CEAAB19E167FB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding
funds authorized for the program under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">
section 202
</external-xref>
of title 23, United
States Code) that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0E9D4465A77147CB8B4E4DF8F57151D0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways programs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD6C569F715964A29AFEDA88D6FE21EDA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the
States under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/204">
section 204
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code), and will not be
available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition
of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB25E0C01A0254343BD52C307B5EF09F9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Ratio
</header>
<text>
Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of
obligation authority under subsection (a)(5).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA53E63E8D7C549418370B73ECB227517">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Availability
</header>
<text>
Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/133">
section 133(b)
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HEA45C33EB68042A9ACD8AB72577A7F05">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the
sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter
63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid
Highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such
expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways and
highway safety construction programs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9568F6CC254F4F1FB37A2EF0DBCF3528">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America
requirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of
Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment
opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H83B73BAB82B14579A298188DD922D352">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H02E44BF09CF6404692A23602C85F2987">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise
affected by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the
imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the
Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H1DC6D64152524CEB863459C271DBFE6E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H22B4C1A5E47046B38166D9394E5E4063" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is constructed with Federal assistance provided under title 23, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HA2CB1587C7324817999DFA972A5D0693" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H80F386ACF42E42629DDBDDC6BABCDF36" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<paragraph id="HCC5A81D0F7874F309E184CB5BFFC416C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Number of toll lanes
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in
that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the
segment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as were in existence
prior to that date.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H341B29CC9E1644F794BF7E25BC98D9E7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
High-occupancy vehicle lanes
</header>
<text>
A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this
section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for purposes of
determining whether a highway will have fewer nontoll lanes than prior to
the date of imposition of the toll, if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H68F84228398B41DE860AE359EAC3E5DC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of passengers specified by the entity operating the
toll lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise
specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local
government entity, or public toll road or transit authority; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54CBCF6D99FC484798DF26D827C615C2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary
lane to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the
appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or
public toll road or transit authority.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H49432125003F492CBD4FC330CC5CDDC6">
<enum>
124.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit
assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to
provide credit assistance under sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/603">
603
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/604">
604
</external-xref>
of title 23, United
States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in
writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the
Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a
description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as
a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit
assistance.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CD16A0CD40C4568807FE560C511613D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
125.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/127">
Section 127
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0E2BCAC0DEE49BBABD72AFE79E2E392" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H06BDDCFBACF24F80B41C7C4EA68A006D">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Operation of vehicles on certain other Wisconsin highways
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any segment of the United States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 1105(c)(57) of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, is designated as
a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on
that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate
on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA29B42AE6E3B4BAFBBEE64D5DBD7FFED">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Operation of vehicles on certain Mississippi highways
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any segment of United States Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 is
designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit established under
this section may apply to that segment with respect to the operation of
any vehicle that could have legally operated on that segment before such
designation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFF3E659012E941969B6048768E4F8C01">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header>
Operation of vehicles on certain kentucky highways
</header>
<paragraph id="H24F1B7CF5EC048129409FD581C50A5DC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
If any segment of highway described in paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate
System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the
date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without
regard to any requirement under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96EBA36A88E747CBA4470C1C8F79C540">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Description of highway segments
</header>
<text>
The highway segments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC561AB8A72474A2E93413567F2176559">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the
Interstate Route 24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the Edward T.
Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1EDAE42A11FB4C2FA3BF053D286EAE13">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (to be designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky
from the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to near
milepost 77, and on new alignment to an interchange on the Audubon
Parkway, if the segment is designated as part of the Interstate System.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H081AD25527BE480F8C31EBA4A28DAD38">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal motor carrier safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BF76C697C9B4BDAA9793D383C397B8E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Motor carrier safety operations and programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2B054F4EEA840C598A72359D0BE8799">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFC17541F3C5D4BD58095C10F34404A8A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAC53F2EF155F4EF4BF1EAF0E08F8A506">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCB3B3CA0D44A4AF289B43A88DA13B9A0">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor
carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) of
title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law
109–59, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, $271,000,000, to be derived from
the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together
with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for implementation, execution or administration of motor carrier safety
operations and programs authorized under title 49, United States Code,
shall not exceed total obligations of $271,000,000 for
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs
</quote>
for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30,
2017, is for the research and technology program, and of which
$34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017,
is for information management:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out
section 4134 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, of
which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year unobligated
contract authority provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, or other appropriations
or authorization acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of unobligated contract authority provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, or other appropriations or
authorization acts for
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs
</quote>
, $6,700,000 shall be made available for enforcement and investigation activities related to the
safe transportation of energy products, information management and
technology needs related to the monitoring of high-risk carriers and
carriers operating under consent agreements, and the Capital Improvement
Plan for border facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000
shall be made available to administer the study required under section 133
of this Act, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall complete final regulatory action on the implementation of 49 United
States Code 31137 no later than June 1, 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H92600F8D3346400384D5B0E2C170B894">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Motor carrier safety grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4F2A6AABB8FD448A9E861E9AB9E51985">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6409B0CB9E614CE4856E8FC4DA38C166">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H35A290A4FFEC4B4D96038BC99BD8DA6F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7212A2AD38CE40F79088DA67A26933D5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109,
31309, 31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128
of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, $313,000,000, to
be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit
Account) and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall
not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Grants
</quote>
; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program,
$30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver's license program
improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for border enforcement
grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for performance and registration
information system management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for
the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment
program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement
grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program,
$32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD34941FDF3C3415E82EEB1C713FC4D4B">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HAA3F082F34354ECA8E80F1DED938E08F">
<enum>
130.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated
in section 350 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/87">
Public Law 107–87
</external-xref>
and section 6901 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/28">
Public Law 110–28
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0D61F0EE00A044479EB99C4D9A2EE968">
<enum>
131.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308
violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of
delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons
responsible for the violations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95191E95E13E475F83FD15E0C340E07B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
132.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under this Act shall be used by the Secretary
to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing a commercial
learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had
a law authorizing the issuance of commercial learner's permits to
individuals under eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5804664771C436D8E95423021B7EE36" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
133.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF10527DEFD1A4594B74580C27AC74453">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Temporary Suspension of Enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be
used to enforce sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(c)
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(d)
</external-xref>
of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, and such sections shall have no force or effect from
the date of enactment of this Act until the later of September 30, 2015,
or upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary under this
section. The restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in
effect during this period.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB50B67342B34A91978621CBE94FA203" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Notification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation
shall publish a Notice in the Federal Register and on the Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration website announcing that the provisions in
the rule referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from
the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and the
restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C618AC01B8446FAA422F6129E320B1F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic
study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the
restart provisions in sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(c)
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(d)
</external-xref>
of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle drivers. The study
required under this subsection shall—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H056448A8DDDF431A948D772B382F2041">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue between the following two groups of
commercial motor vehicle drivers, each large enough to produce
statistically significant results:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD94869DA29014F75A6487ACF21127F9A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under such provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013,
and the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3F972FB95514BAC987F4130ADB1D595">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under the provisions in effect on June 30, 2013.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H393260A478A644B3A44BC2EE276ED5FD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and assess safety critical events (crashes, near
crashes and crash-relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the
commercial motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of
this section from a statistically significant sample of drivers comprised
of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, regional and short-haul
operations in various sectors of the industry, including flat-bed,
refrigerated, tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DF1D2C7EE0F493983D7690D6604DBB0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assess drivers’ safety critical events, fatigue and levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes
by using both electronic and captured record of duty status, including the
Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph watches and
cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that record or measure safety
critical events and driver alertness;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99EEB50756894680AD60AC6997E6F3BB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
utilize data from electronic logging devices, consistent to the extent practicable, with the
anticipated requirements for such devices in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31137">
section 31137(b)
</external-xref>
of title 49,
United States Code, from motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor
vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of such data under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31137">
section 31137(e)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98DAB8D1E1A4463E936E546BE13FD083">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
include the development of an initial study plan and final report, each of which shall be subject
to an independent peer review by a panel of individuals with relevant
medical and scientific expertise.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DE55F0BD5A3466CB69F96DC0E999F5E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prior to the study required under this subsection commencing and within 60 days of the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan outlining the
scope and methodology for the study to the Department of Transportation
Inspector General.
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACF6290BEC6449B5BCF7437D09973EBA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of Inspector General shall review and report
whether it includes—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4289AE1E645482DBEDA1DB5BC698411">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a sufficient number of participating drivers to produce statistically significant results
consistent with subsection (c)(2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCCC10FB57F6414FB77BAC400DA2BF7B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the use of reliable technologies to assess the operational, safety and fatigue components of the
study to produce consistent and valid results;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H078A02625E6A4937BA7BC798C0F7DED0">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
appropriate performance measures to properly evaluate the study outcomes; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB8216C0461904CA8B4927A74A419AC81">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an appropriate selection of the independent review panel under subsection (c)(5).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68389D144BC9479392427A93C4310050">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Office of Inspector General shall report its findings, conclusions and any recommendations to
the Secretary and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
within 30 days of receipt of the plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H339C0332467B4558A83ECDC8D3E90D7F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reporting Requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall submit a final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the
Department’s recommendations on whether the provisions in effect on July
1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health
and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector General
within 210 days of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report
required in subsection (d)(2).
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B9EDB07DF6E45FA87612236AEA6FE36">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s findings and recommendations in subsection (e), the
Inspector General shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on the study’s compliance with the
requirements outlined under subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96C0EE3021F0427A8ED24567DBBA1979">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
submit its report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and
make the report publically available on its website.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16AB3750597F42D689BF3E8C640DF0F0" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Certification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Transportation shall certify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector
General's findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of
this section that the Secretary has met the requirements as described in
section (c) and (d).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DE0F7D26B6B4D7BA1CA636B9F714241" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paperwork reduction act exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The study and the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject to section 3506 or
3507 of title 44, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A0E07B61D824085A12369A7527A9EFB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
134.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under the heading
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs
</quote>
may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for a
motor carrier based on that carrier’s Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service
rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a written
description of corrective actions taken, and other documentation the
carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a
corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the actions or plan
is insufficient to address the safety concerns that resulted in that
Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6F7786808131400BACBE48F8AB3519B9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National highway traffic safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9AF065E558504532BA56D1813ECC2C4F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and
highway safety authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of
title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall
remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0E727332A64349FCB545F3A75F3AB443">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and research
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H86AAC002FC4946F5A77C4FC400DC17DC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBB68189B659E4BCE9AA27C522976CF1F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEBF0965420EE4F1989284D4532F51DAE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">
23 U.S.C. 403
</external-xref>
, and chapter
303 of title 49, United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the
Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of
$138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for programs authorized under
23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register
authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">
chapter 303
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the $133,500,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall
remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to the
amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation for operations and research in fiscal year
2015 shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract authority
provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">
23 U.S.C. 403
</external-xref>
,
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">
chapter 303
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5365578931524BD3BBB7791CB7F47360">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Highway traffic safety grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7954BBA19DF14B80A8D3E4CC32E31A93">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A28427A47CB4564822A76046F3227FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H34EA1D62DEC24A479F1D5BFC9E92A0FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB77F25E87FA14B09A39B355456C97C01">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section
2009 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section
31101(a)(6) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, to remain available until expended,
$561,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the
Mass Transit Account):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs
the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of
$561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section
2009 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section
31101(a)(6) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, of which $235,000,000 shall be for
<quote>
Highway Safety Programs
</quote>
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">
23 U.S.C. 402
</external-xref>
; $272,000,000 shall be for
<quote>
National Priority Safety Programs
</quote>
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">
23 U.S.C. 405
</external-xref>
; $29,000,000 shall be for
<quote>
High Visibility Enforcement Program
</quote>
under section 2009 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
; $25,500,000 shall be
for
<quote>
Administrative Expenses
</quote>
under section 31101(a)(6) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or
for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings
or structures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for
<quote>
National Priority Safety Programs
</quote>
under 23 U.S.C. 405 for
<quote>
Impaired Driving Countermeasures
</quote>
(as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to
the States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the
<quote>
Transfers
</quote>
provision under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">
23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G)
</external-xref>
, any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made
available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for
such amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any
exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 23
U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8D4475AB6E264D45ACCE09A0DC869E90">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93DFBEDC5D3C4960B7ECE0436F4ACE74" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
140.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, out of the amount limited for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">
section 402
</external-xref>
of title 23,
United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State
management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and
related expenses for highway safety staff.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69B75A9EDF804544B26F4482191AA6A2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
141.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which
obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only
to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H016DE89BB2C24CE19783A1F3B1ED6028" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
142.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/404">
section 404
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States
Code.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4A16450D93B1443AA913537E54CCC910">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal railroad administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6A2B17D1B35444C0A7DFA325CA687BC3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Safety and operations
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for,
$186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H84D88B8AA98B4CE18AB3CE8BAF54E195">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Railroad research and development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $39,100,000, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H78A2C016D2C14A5EA5B3187708A54D4D">
<header>
Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to
sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory
Reform Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/210">
Public Law 94–210
</external-xref>
), as amended, such authority to
exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee
commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium
during fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and
Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total
principal amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed under the
Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program to projects in a
single state to exceed $5,600,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H21C8ED43909D4CCA9FE3800E268CD730">
<header>
Operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the National Railroad
Passenger Corporation, in amounts based on the Secretary's assessment of
the Corporation's seasonal cash flow requirements, for the operation of
intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger
Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law
110–432), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve
funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after receiving
and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue
projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal
support to the Secretary's satisfaction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in
electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan
for fiscal year 2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail
Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan
for all Amtrak rolling stock:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on
the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak
rolling stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall
describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and
the reasons for such changes as well as progress against the milestones
and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly
reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or plans
comply with requirements in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak
offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the
discount is covered by a State and the State participates in the setting
of fares.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF5F4ADAFCEB646E792ED9408107058BC">
<header>
Capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation for capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102,
and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008
(division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
), $1,140,000,000, to remain available
until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt
service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made
available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance
with the Americans with Disabilities Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation
as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the
Corporation only on a reimbursable basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the
Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should the
funds provided under the heading
<quote>
Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
</quote>
be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this
heading to fund the costs of project management and oversight of
activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase
orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and
reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project justifying the
Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may be used to
subsidize operating losses of the Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the
Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's fiscal year 2015
business plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of
division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
, the Secretary may retain up to an
additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund
expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B of Public
Law 110–432, including the amendments made by section 212 to section 24905
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC36066B24C774E59A9DCF79D931E8BEA">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal railroad administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H2B0E7411CBD94D03869B4D77095EAE58">
<enum>
150.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and
similar items, from non-United States Government sources to repair damages
to or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection
cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for such damages,
and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to
the Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration,
and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and
maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in connection
with the automated track inspection program.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H915E15BED5B54654B7C850152167F580">
<enum>
151.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is
authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to
the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the
Department of an amount to be determined by the Secretary.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H13225AC02F604C4B9B9642F6DA3FF87D">
<enum>
152.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any
overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees
when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the
safety and operational efficiency of the system:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and
amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter and
delineate the reasons each waiver was granted:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by
March 1, 2015, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the
Corporation for 2014 and the three prior calendar years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total
overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiving
waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three prior calendar years.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0120563778884A9086E143C68575E940">
<enum>
153.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made available until expended for the Secretary to
make grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail routes that
transport energy products.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H61C9B51BA60D4102844B0F0DD676AAA2">
<header>
Federal transit administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H0595CA4B56A2466FAD368D2F55F06A06">
<header>
Administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration's programs authorized
by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">
chapter 53
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not
less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out
the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office
of transit security under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of
Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts,
including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF4885016307742199060AFDBBF499C98">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transit formula grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE802C9A895164D45A5E05AE4916A1FE4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCF8D99718BBC4532A2447E6D1BE9E781">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H863B6DD101DE4332928304EF76D23B06">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this
account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the
provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5305">
49 U.S.C. 5305
</external-xref>
, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6),
5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section
20005(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the
Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available
until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C.
5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and
5340, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section 20005(b) of Public Law
112–141, shall not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal
year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC70FA7EB3F3E49B5BFF25977E968D913">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transit research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall be
for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H28B57F441F734A26AF275A1978906B64">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Technical Assistance and Training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for
activities authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5322">
49 U.S.C. 5322(a)
</external-xref>
, (b) and (e).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4527D0936D004AF0844CE76C7B2556C5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capital investment grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4C60B7E4AC9C491F993982D9FA5C0BB1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Rescission of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">
49 U.S.C. 5309
</external-xref>
, $2,120,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when distributing funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first
fully fund those projects covered by a full funding grant agreement, then
fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is less than 40
percent, and then distribute the remaining funds so as to protect as much
as possible the projects’ budgets and schedules:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants program, $121,546,138
is hereby rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE51C4842E0794B6D874902D15B6BF268">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of
division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
, $150,000,000, to remain available until
expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for
the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving
and reviewing a request for each specific project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority is making significant progress in eliminating the
material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and minor control
deficiencies identified in the most recent Financial Management Oversight
Review:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has
placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the
safety of the system before approving such grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the
requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
(112
Stat. 4968).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H211D2251C5964F11B2AFA45412AED62F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—federal transit administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HBE425EC1B148428CAE014CC7EC28EED9">
<enum>
160.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not
apply to any authority under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5338">
49 U.S.C. 5338
</external-xref>
, previously made available for
obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for
obligation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E2853EA1671425994A39170C03F0075" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
161.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the
heading
<quote>
Fixed Guideway Capital Investment
</quote>
of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports
accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2019, and other
recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for
the purposes for which they were originally provided.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FFF048F4A114F1BB5CAECF0EBB950F9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
162.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under
any section of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">
chapter 53
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, that remain
available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under
the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79F4E1FCA43B4EA49B000FD9B94A6440" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
163.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title
49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal
year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into
compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception
from said part.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H240A7EEEC59F4ECC853B7B7DFDCA833D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
164.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of applying the project justification and local financial commitment criteria of 49
U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Secretary may consider the
costs and ridership of any connected project in an instance in which
private parties are making significant financial contributions to the
construction of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may
consider the significant financial contributions of private parties to the
connected project in calculating the non-Federal share of net capital
project costs for the New Starts project.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H11DD6A5871AD4C40A4E8963EA5570609">
<enum>
165.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be
used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New
Starts share greater than 60 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H04A45F138C9E4465B839951B183DCEA6">
<enum>
166.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance in any way a new light or
heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49
U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas
if the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be
constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak
Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4B3CEECC872048F4B2370588CCA722EE">
<enum>
167.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In developing guidance implementing
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">
49 U.S.C. 5309(i)
</external-xref>
Program of Interrelated Projects, the
Secretary shall consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small
Starts Projects, including streetcars.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECC969D050594960898900315106E388" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
168.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to
carry out the discretionary bus and bus facilities program under 49 U.S.C.
5309, $27,989,839 shall be used for new bus rapid transit projects
recommended, in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be
funded under the heading
<quote>
Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all such projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts,
Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the Capital
Investment Grants Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act for
<quote>
Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFF8CB24C1162426792CEF1681B1047D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Saint lawrence seaway development corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures,
within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the
Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and
commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may
be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's
budget for the current fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H049DD3B5C91247C4BC5A35C25A505BD1">
<header>
Operations and maintenance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H56F2CD5E5765439486935CE2A80E6C1E">
<header>
(harbor maintenance trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities
of those portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and
maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation,
$32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund,
pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">
Public Law 99–662
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4E3B268F42DF4288B9B5C5C1A715BC7E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maritime administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H36FE8CF972AA4D8D8D6FEE64CA1A9771">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maritime security program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national
security needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC8ED55398B37457582EE50B67DE69BBB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and training
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H05CB5A3DD08C496C8CF74ED380648E99">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of
which $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance
and repair of training ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which
$2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for the
Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of which
$1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel
assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain available until
expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital
improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only
upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the
Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Resource
Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be
allotment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the
Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments
made by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for
Budget and Programs under the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That 50 percent of the funding made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under
this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation
with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan
detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at the
Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not later than January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall
transmit to Congress the biennial survey and report on sexual assault and
sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required
pursuant to section 3507 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6035BBF89D0041489C8E086C63A4EA18">
<header>
Ship disposal
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve
Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available
until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2E8F21B3A5F049448A02E0E0D8E7711F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF181DF084D724D6AA89DD3EAC70487DA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be
paid to the appropriations for
<quote>
Maritime Administration–Operations and Training
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD06CBA078E14429C967D35BBB63A73DA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—maritime administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CADF24F358643C9A71061F797D83594" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
170.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to
furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection
with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under
control of the Maritime Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost
thereof and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such
utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as
miscellaneous receipts.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD97DCCC15E784EFB8BB513E28EB508AA">
<enum>
171.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act shall be used by the United States
Department of Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration
to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform
fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling,
unless there is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum
of money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or
managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National
Defense Reserve Fleet:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work will be
performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of
section 3502 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/398">
Public Law 106–398
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration's authority to award
contracts at least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the
requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5405">
16 U.S.C. 5405(c)
</external-xref>
, section 3502, or otherwise authorized
under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6CB158F1680247B287B189E4600BFBB5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDBA7EF34EE534E91B7A3892735691F40">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operational expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4D9A08CE302C470A9E4B9E1DD99C96B4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
$22,225,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,500,000 shall be transferred to
<quote>
Pipeline Safety
</quote>
in order to fund
<quote>
Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities
</quote>
as authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60130">
section 60130
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAEB56AFD82684C11A5F700514F8E8439">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hazardous materials safety
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and
Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which
$7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5108">
49 U.S.C. 5108(g)
</external-xref>
shall be deposited in the general
fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received
from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and
private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports
publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in
performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1DC537C3694C42E48CAF712642B132B5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pipeline safety
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H33BC78328817432A8327BFAA83D2BA7E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(pipeline safety fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB7594F9BBD844EBEA027E91E9770528D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(oil spill liability trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBF6DD31B54DD4D938BBEB0A4110A58BB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(pipeline safety design review fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid
to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60107">
49 U.S.C. 60107
</external-xref>
,
and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of which $19,500,000 shall be derived
from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until
September 30, 2017; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from the
Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $66,309,000 shall remain available until
September 30, 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until
expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund as
authorized in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60117">
49 U.S.C. 60117(n)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the One-Call
state grant program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8E565051084249E280B5D0DC790D6FF0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Emergency preparedness grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H80982BCED6154ED7BA62AFAD57DA1D84">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(emergency preparedness fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carryout
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5128">
49 U.S.C. 5128(b)
</external-xref>
, $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency
Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116
</external-xref>
, not more than
$28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2015
from amounts made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(i)
</external-xref>
, and 5128(b) and (c):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4)
</external-xref>
, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available
from this account shall be available to pay administrative costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(i)
</external-xref>
, 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made
available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of
Transportation, or his or her designee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5128">
49 U.S.C. 5128(b)
</external-xref>
and (c) and the current year obligation limitation, prior
year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to
develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency
responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude
oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National
Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available
through an electronic format:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry
out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(b)
</external-xref>
and (j).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA6B23318B5DE4D4EA3D6C50304E5F630">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H50F3137E60644ABA968AA8125A14E71A">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties
specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/5/3">
5 U.S.C. App. 3
</external-xref>
), to
investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the
government (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1001">
18 U.S.C. 1001
</external-xref>
), by any person or entity that is subject to
regulation by the Department:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds made available under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant to section
41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices
and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and
ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers
with respect to item (1) of this proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That hereafter funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture
proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or
the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency,
as an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in
which the Office of Inspector General participates, or through the
granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to
the credit of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under
the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until
expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB1CA58847AC541FDB9B3F091781DA117">
<header>
Surface transportation board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H57A33F9129A640B9A3ECC54DB26CB8AF">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by 5
U.S.C. 3109, $31,375,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established
by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to
this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and
authorized expenses under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar
basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015,
to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no
more than $30,125,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6BA0C4B3A5E543CF829102973F037C30">
<header>
General provisions—Department of transportation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</section>
<section id="H990866CFE9CC43A385BE003B3C055DAF">
<enum>
180.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall
be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger
motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor
vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business;
and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C.
5901–5902).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA0B37C4ABE4340B59A5623B7F72671F7">
<enum>
181.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for
services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, but at rates for individuals not
to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level
IV.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H73575996D4864348B505C8EF9E64E03A">
<enum>
182.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110
political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside
the Department of Transportation.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9E5EB9F7430A48FB8B32F0169D7A97E3">
<enum>
183.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H56303F5B058749BABCDE3803BE48627A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined
in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2725">
18 U.S.C. 2725(3)
</external-xref>
) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in
connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2725">
18 U.S.C. 2725(1)
</external-xref>
,
except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C.
2721.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H74A9006ACC994636B89EE25E7F6DC808" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any
grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H68C437BB19E34C899190B17EC0BEE270">
<enum>
184.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal
Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other
public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training
may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's
<quote>
Federal-Aid Highways
</quote>
account, the Federal Transit Administration's
<quote>
Technical Assistance and Training
</quote>
account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's
<quote>
Safety and Operations
</quote>
account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C.
20105.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9F7995C990C54640BDFD60FD68950E68">
<enum>
185.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan
guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation
notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3
full business days before any project competitively selected to receive a
discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of
intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit
commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the department
or its modal administrations from:
</text>
<paragraph id="H9119C3148579495AB590496F973A1DDA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the Federal Highway Administration including
the emergency relief program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCEB9793BC6D442DEA54B0AC3DBDDDC74">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HADD83E0F365F4547AD45B62431FC4488">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any program of the Federal Railroad Administration;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H267A5B95AB6F41FEB7719F107D983F70">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
any program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway
modernization programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE658BFB2E394E769820087BCBF08F2A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
any program of the Maritime Administration; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0DD7845BDB5438D8F6DD04D6DA6C2E3">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
any funding provided under the headings
<quote>
National Infrastructure Investments
</quote>
in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations for any
<quote>
quick release
</quote>
of funds from the emergency relief program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HB668F46E3E5E46A18590B4DB69BDE16F">
<enum>
186.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and other funds received by the Department of
Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the
subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited
to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to
elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable
criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBD6BFEF91F5C46F9A7744F521A00ED3F">
<enum>
187.
</enum>
<text>
Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper
payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor
under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law,
shall be available—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF004CC4C08C54EE9B8322614DB20E3E5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering
improper payments; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD94143F82D6D472492253A69098EE1D8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in
the implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB5BAE9861F0E4EEDAAC8F102A65ABE84">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made,
and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such
appropriations are available:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or
payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate
account, which shall be available for the purposes and period associated
with the account so credited; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC92D4B91FAD40459E7EA0EC24CF3F8D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous
receipts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall
notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and
reasons for such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
improper payments
</quote>
has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/300">
Public Law 107–300
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H0B50A50EA4964E5C9AE389332FE58732">
<enum>
188.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are
subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to
the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said
reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the Committees on
Appropriations, and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied
solely by the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the
Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30
days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been
approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB4B2079219F44BBF941FCEBC949F21D2">
<enum>
189.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the
Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge
or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the
Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court
civil suit filing fees under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1914">
section 1914
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF5A2303DF30E48F389902F82E40C00BE">
<enum>
190.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of the
Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements
only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are
purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal
administration or administrations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4DE6A05C6F7C46908543B4DFEF0D0234">
<enum>
191.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform
standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit
benefits authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/7905">
section 7905
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code,
including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic
media.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H676529D686A04B0384CFF33663AC5108">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HE1DFA0107E3E4A28B7A4F1AC5549C556" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of housing and urban development
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCFF50BC51A0C4D7AAE947E0E88963FF0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Management and administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1C44CCA638744E3F83ED245F55BDE2FB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Executive offices
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices
of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional
and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships, $14,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to
the Secretary for official reception and representation expenses as the
Secretary may determine.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4B0078636BD84E96995BAB888BA26714">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative support offices
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not
to exceed $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief
Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be available for the
Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $200,000,000 shall be
available for the Office of Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000
shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not
to exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy
and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be available for the
Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be
available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not
to exceed $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic
Planning and Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall be available
for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and
non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms,
or allowances therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; hire of
passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used
for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing
mission area:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification
regarding the status of pending congressional reports:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H97059D932AA44028A8F006EC6C491CD0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program office salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE371EC97EC8B4B7C915A1E1D22CBB874">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public and indian housing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0964777CE64440E59B22EA838B3B07A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community planning and development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Development,
$102,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H71B6D9E525524F84A4275431E1AB2967">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least
$9,000,000 shall be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7CA909FDA41C426D93D0B5FD3EFA10ED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Policy development and research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9FB6EAC1997948A4B3C59410FDC356FD">
<header>
Fair housing and equal opportunity
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity,
$68,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H04B6B177C2674B4895272CAAFBFF6B34">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes,
$6,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HCAE466C98C6744A7944518BC22586B00">
<header>
Public and indian housing
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H98AAFCA8CA0C4D25A62DC8A7001F7399">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Tenant-based rental assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H285E535A92774C70B798AFCC292F18E6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under
the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.
</external-xref>
)
(
<quote>
the Act
</quote>
herein), not otherwise provided for, $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously
appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014),
and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available
on October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03D8D3202E7D4F6595B0759AE25101D5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual
contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any
provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the
Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and
any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle
shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on
validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the
prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by
the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making
any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time
renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE
VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations under this heading for public housing
agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW)
demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact
of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public housing
agencies' contract renewal needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit
months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized
level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies
participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead governed by the
terms and conditions of their MTW agreements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this
paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate
each public housing agency's allocation otherwise established pursuant to
this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this
paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be
obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro
rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing
agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment
of this Act or March 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to
their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments
under the previous provisos:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on
the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets
accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS
data in calendar year 2014 that is verifiable and complete), as determined
by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the
offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the
single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the
agencies’ calendar year 2015 MTW funding allocation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the
calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families
as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and
to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for
public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public
housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by
the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen
circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for
vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be
available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act;
(3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs
Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments for public
housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar
year that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used to
establish the allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers that were
issued but not leased prior to the end of such calendar year; and (5) for
public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings
measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to
terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient
funding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as determined
by the Secretary;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0CFEADE18D74E6A8B8183022D7F41F0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing
units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the
Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the
family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of
witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and
assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or
prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law
authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and
Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and
tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation
assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of
unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties
financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law
106–569, as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section
18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when
the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the
previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject
only to the availability of funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available to provide
tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph,
to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents
greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) the
maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the
permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiration
of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for
enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or
(3) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage
or preservation program administered by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such tenant protection assistance made available under the previous proviso may be provided
under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, including, but not
limited to, requirements for defining eligible at-risk households within
120 days of the enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be
reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as
defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received
any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for
any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including
recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in prior
fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly
disabled families and for disaster assistance made available under Public
Law 110–329;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0E4E18947364197A41A4E7F2D42331C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in
administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of
which up to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to
public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their
section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant
protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related
vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other special
purpose incremental vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to
public housing agencies for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle based on
section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in
effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work
Responsibility Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/276">
Public Law 105–276
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts
determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the
amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all
agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent
necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous
proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and
carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing
and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years,
excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which
such amounts were appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant
to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the same uniform
percentage decrease as under the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision
of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including
related development activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CD357A18D9D48CB84F64826329E672E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">
42 U.S.C. 8013
</external-xref>
),
including necessary administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special
purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms
and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for
administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under
paragraph (3) of this heading;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09FF4599EBD74159B9C5A3C494DB8466">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program
administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as
authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of
1937:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available,
notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to
public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or
other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as
identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public
housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the
Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative
requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with
the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards,
and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such
waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective
delivery and administration of such voucher assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this paragraph for a rental
assistance and supportive housing demonstration program for Native
American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on
or near a reservation or other Indian areas:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such demonstration program shall be modeled after, with necessary and appropriate
adjustments for Native American grant recipients and veterans, the rental
assistance and supportive housing program funded under this paragraph,
including administration in conjunction with the Department of Veterans
Affairs and overall implementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts for rental assistance and associated administrative costs shall be made available by
grants to recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
section 4101 et seq.):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding
criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal
Register after coordination with the Secretary of the Department of
Veterans Affairs within 180 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such rental assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with
program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and
Self-Determination Act of 1996:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the first and second provisos under this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made
available for this demonstration, as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs,
shall coordinate with block grant recipients and any other appropriate
tribal organizations on the design of such demonstration and shall ensure
the effective delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans
that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive
assistance under this demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by the Secretary, utilization
of such rental assistance provided under this demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for
homeless veterans upon turn-over; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADB13672B9454B04ADC6D74969963B87">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H63645D25337146499686EA5885C288B4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing certificate fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6B695BB83E7741CAB6E1A76D769BECC2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescissions)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the
Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the
heading
<quote>
Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing
</quote>
and the heading
<quote>
Project-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
, for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8
project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators,
notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been
terminated shall be rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8
project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal
year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget
authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to
remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this
heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFD66E211A1A84940A67E970C1802C8A5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public housing capital fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0FC73693A0EC41C98618043A281BB495">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for
public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">
42 U.S.C. 1437g
</external-xref>
) (the
<quote>
Act
</quote>
) $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any
Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant
Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2)
of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such
section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term
<term>
obligate
</term>
means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will
result in outlays, immediately or in the future:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $5,000,000 shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical
Assessment activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $23,000,000 shall be
available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of
this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including
safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related
activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable
emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared
emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
</external-xref>
) occurring in fiscal year
2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount made available under the previous proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall be
for safety and security measures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be for supportive
services, service coordinator and congregate services as authorized by
section 34 of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437z-6">
42 U.S.C. 1437z–6
</external-xref>
) and the Native American Housing
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4101">
25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for
incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the
Jobs-Plus demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funding provided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to
partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce
investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide
support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase
earnings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with
workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and
Self-Sufficiency program to support the services element of the Jobs-Plus
Pilot initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent and income limitation
requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and
conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary
that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the
effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary
program for residents:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative
requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days
before the effective date of such notice:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be
25 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing
agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the
Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards
in fiscal year 2015 to public housing agencies that are designated high
performers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60
days of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H00D2E909CD634BC2B992F3C77207CCAA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public housing operating fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9ECCB36F0E614C4994C84167E93AD64E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as
authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,440,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF30187C4DDE14DB4B39EBC3BD610D58B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Choice neighborhoods initiative
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the
United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437v">
42 U.S.C. 1437v
</external-xref>
), unless otherwise
specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and
replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to
transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed
income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets,
transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and
affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or
foreclosed properties to affordable housing:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the use of funds made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing
notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of
not fewer than 20 years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the
community, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other
Federal or private funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grantees may include local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and
nonprofits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency
under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject to the regulations
issued by the Secretary to implement such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing
authorities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations including assisted
housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health
and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and
leverage other appropriate Federal resources:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to assist
communities in developing comprehensive strategies for implementing this
program or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with
community notice and input:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive funds,
including but not limited to eligible activities, program requirements,
and performance metrics:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the
heading
<quote>
Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)
</quote>
in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading,
notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H70DB5AC82F7C406AACF2E18E0C5E1CB2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family self-sufficiency
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under
section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the
development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under
sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and
enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and
self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements
under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in
order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program
for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the
Act, as determined by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily
make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants
of such property in accordance with procedures established by the
Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating
tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and
shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire
coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may carry out a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers
for homeless youth under the Family Unification Program authorized under
section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et
seq.) (
<quote>
the Act
</quote>
herein) with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program authorized under section 23 of
the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to those contained in section 8(x) of
the Act to facilitate such a demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any public housing agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers and an
established Family Self-Sufficiency program may participate in such
demonstration provided that they can demonstrate (1) an agreement with the
public child welfare agency or agencies to serve the target population;
(2) capacity to serve the target population; (3) the success of the
agency’s existing Family Self-Sufficiency program in serving residents;
(4) partnerships with local organizations that serve homeless youth; and
(5) any other factors established by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on whether the
demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0052CA86E8504221A3A90809C01D0048">
<header>
Native american housing block grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA)
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4111">
25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $650,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996,
to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for
each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302
of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and
with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of
the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two
resulting allocation amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for
assistance for national or regional organizations representing Native
American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance
to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as
authorized under NAHASDA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be
made available for a national organization as authorized under section 703
of NAHASDA (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4212">
25 U.S.C. 4212
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the
inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and
technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such
Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for
related travel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost
of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of
NAHASDA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as
defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as
amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other
obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed
$16,530,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date
of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8DBA8699A58C46889C1C9151F7E46F94">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Native hawaiian housing block grant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C.
4111 et seq.), $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance activities,
including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based employees of
the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H40896381EAF1406495639FE5C5A0F6A6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Indian housing loan guarantee fund program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-13a">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a
</external-xref>
), $7,000,000, to remain
available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including
management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4BD362955B23420FA133F7A5FF00989F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-13b">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b
</external-xref>
) and for such costs for loans
used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be
guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H17AF071090094143AE3327939F181A61">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community planning and development
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDC229646CAA6418EB04B7F1CC597D7DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS
Housing Opportunity Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12901">
42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $330,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant
to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September
30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that
initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made
available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years
that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts
under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment
of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6E7EF1CB17234984BE0BB9E2F7115D34">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community development fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE840508B4CBC4CFEBCCC7FFFDAF92F59">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and
community development activities, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000,
to remain available until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise specified:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development
block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development
Act of 1974, as amended (the
<quote>
Act
</quote>
herein) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">
42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant
made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for
planning and management development and administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or
insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading
may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such
funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits or
non-Federal considerations, but must use such funds for activities
eligible under title I of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be
provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under
section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in
accordance with guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for grants for the Economic
Development Initiative (
<quote>
EDI
</quote>
) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section
107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5307">
42 U.S.C. 5307
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment
of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such
Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including
section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies
that constitute imminent threats to health and safety:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for
mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one national
competition to Native American tribes with the greatest need.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF41D9E9AC90541FEA7C916921F79130D">
<header>
Community development loan guarantees program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD1A08AFE0FE04E3AA1665664EDC93CFF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015,
commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5308">
42 U.S.C. 5308
</external-xref>
), any part of which is
guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $500,000,000,
notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations
guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such
section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing
such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with
section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE3DD7571C62F41ABA7D7B8FA8702B697">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Home investment partnerships program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1C164743980E429D8EADBC9BDA809969">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $900,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding the amount made available under this heading, the threshold reduction
requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply
to allocations of such amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the requirements under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such
requirements applicable pursuant to the
<quote>
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
</quote>
, shall not apply to any project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013, but
such projects shall instead be governed by the Final Rule titled
<quote>
Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property
Standards
</quote>
which became effective on such date:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment
of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9762AC620A9342A8A43313056041D3FB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of
the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended,
$50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the
Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized
under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996,
as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $35,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building
activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of
1993 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9816">
42 U.S.C. 9816
</external-xref>
note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be
made available for rural capacity building activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building by national rural housing
organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and
providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and
research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving
high need rural communities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0A9D44B26525470A8C35206F2005A6D6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Homeless assistance grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB21C09A96A8340D9810BF38B1A800DF4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the continuum of care
program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the
rural housing stability assistance program as authorized under subtitle D
of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of care program shall
remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available
for such emergency solutions grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available
for such continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance
programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the
national homeless data analysis project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds awarded for supportive services under the continuum of care program and the rural
housing stability assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25
percent in cash or in kind by each grantee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this
fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a
source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other
Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition
on any such use of any such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts
funded under the continuum of care program if the program is determined to
be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate
program requirements, performance measures, and financial standards, as
determined by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate
homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and
employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That with respect to funds provided under this heading for the continuum of care program for
fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent housing
rental assistance may be administered by private nonprofit organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated
(which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the emergency
solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9E6357C0EE844610BADE55C402EFE396">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAD60E6ED592E4EC39409A6A8C19D8F10">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Project-based rental assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H63973D3C93E745ED8C76E9912BFBE3E6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Act
</quote>
), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be
available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously
appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2014),
and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available
on October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating
section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate
rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based
subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts),
for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11401">
42 U.S.C. 11401
</external-xref>
), for renewal of section 8
contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of
action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or
the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of
1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with
project-based activities and assistance funded under this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $210,000,000 shall be
available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8
project-based assistance, for carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437(f)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also use such amounts in the previous
proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the
administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a)
of the National Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)
</external-xref>
); rent supplement
payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act
of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701s">
12 U.S.C. 1701s
</external-xref>
); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)
</external-xref>
); project rental assistance contracts for the
elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C.
1701q); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for
persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">
42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)
</external-xref>
); project assistance
contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public
Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act
of 1959 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/372">
Public Law 86–372
</external-xref>
; 73 Stat. 667):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading
<quote>
Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing
</quote>
, or the heading
<quote>
Housing Certificate Fund
</quote>
, may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for
performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes
for which such amounts were appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing
and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts
accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing
Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance
Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an
interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an
amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the
Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the
amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this
heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H902EA7327E4044CC8927A01F5D896DE4">
<header>
Housing for the elderly
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section
202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental
assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including
amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring
contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior
preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as
authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and Economic
Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services
associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to remain available until
September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service
coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants
for residents of assisted housing projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections
and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of
project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such
assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held
in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202
project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such
contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, up
to $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be remitted to the
Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September
30, 2018, for purposes under this heading, and shall be in addition to the
amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB1CF2BCB336643D4AD9EB87F1D16CB49">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing for persons with disabilities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0808312F6EDF4FD9AA229026C72D3056">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities,
as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">
42 U.S.C. 8013
</external-xref>
), for project rental assistance for supportive
housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act
and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the
Housing Act of 1959 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/372">
Public Law 86–372
</external-xref>
; 73 Stat. 667), including
amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring
contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental
assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate
entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the
housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1)
of such Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment
Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with
section 811 projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,
project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project
subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon
termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined
by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this
account, to be available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in
addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the
purposes authorized under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred
to or appropriated under this heading may be used for the current purposes
authorized under this heading notwithstanding the purposes for which such
funds originally were appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H928F3811347141B887ADDD78BF41718C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing counseling assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016, including up to $4,500,000 for
administrative contract services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grants made available from amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 180
days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both
current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial
management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to
assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial
needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership;
for program administration; and for housing counselor training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the
Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, subject
to the availability of annual appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB235261D22024957988D7905890EEB59">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rental housing assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12
U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–1) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $18,000,000,
to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount, together with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated prior
to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such sections of law,
and any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover,
remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year
2005, shall also be available for extensions of up to one year for
expiring contracts under such sections of law.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H18D878820C4F4127851E16EB86175CEE">
<header>
Payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety
Standards Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5401">
42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.
</external-xref>
), up to $10,000,000, to
remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived
from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the
general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations
and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund
pursuant to section 620 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such
collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a
final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at
zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary
to ensure such a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development may assess and collect fees from any program participant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein,
may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, for
necessary expenses of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out
responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of
approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of
their services.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6512A73B7DE84BC09BC7CED7D5CC7A4F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal housing administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEED3BDF36D194728A937B500025756C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Mutual mortgage insurance program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund
shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of
section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed
$20,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and
governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real
properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual
Mortgage Insurance Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1,
2015, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be
available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments
(including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no
case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA03849E510AC4FCCAB60886168EE47C5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General and special risk program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA8AADC8BB07A4D269A2E898A276D57B9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as
authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan
principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available
until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as
authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National
Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans to
nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
single family
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,000,000 previously provided under this heading is hereby permanently rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD618DFF1081742C68FF007BBDAE8D4B4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Government national mortgage association
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H96F86AE02D3A481D8A25F0F990163880">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National
Housing Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1721">
12 U.S.C. 1721(g)
</external-xref>
), shall not exceed
$500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $23,000,000 shall be available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of
Government National Mortgage Association:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or
before April 1, 2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and
expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in
additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for
any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by
this proviso exceed $3,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National
Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to
this account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H383C919ED5CC4EC3A3F4F5E5B66CEF32">
<header>
Policy development and research
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4549527BD0294EE5B6400044ACA15D1B">
<header>
Research and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to
housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by
title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C.
1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization
Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $72,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for
technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of
this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements funded
with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local
governments and their agencies for research projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must
contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos,
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section
2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/282">
Public Law 109–282
</external-xref>
, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section
102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for
approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it
will allocate funding for this activity.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCC837A10E8A749519E80490034113F56">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fair housing and equal opportunity
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H514D09BC0D1C488DBE20494B224E3627">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fair housing activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title
VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing
Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016, of which $40,100,000 shall be to carry out
activities pursuant to such section 561:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs
of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to provide
such training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or
legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a
specific contract, grant, or loan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of
translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of
persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services
provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H295D94911EE54FC6A8151CB1E3A0F41F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1B192796F41B4E10A8CD676B5E7C7BC8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Lead hazard reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based
Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available
until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That up to $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to
sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that
shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts,
including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and
other housing-related diseases and hazards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and other provisions of the law that further
the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or
the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or under prior
appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be
considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section
305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount made available under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available
on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement
needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each recipient of funds provided under the third proviso shall make a matching contribution
in an amount not less than 25 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry
out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding
availability:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that
still remain available, may be used for any purpose under this heading
notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a
program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program
competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3D1B2FA48B554B3B95C963B7E6E3D491">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Information Technology fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HABA48FD2D77A40FF9A71254EFA396EC3">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and
program-specific information technology systems, for the continuing
operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific
information systems, and for program-related maintenance activities,
$250,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted
appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified under this
Fund, in addition to any other information technology purposes for which
such amounts were appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCEA582D08B504DE49D68C73385CA3CEF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the
Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this
office.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE77C3371C7F04E499C4F99A912E0E0CE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions—Department of housing and urban development
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAC35E276ADBB4512A971BA1CB4FBC961">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8DAB553982834DF089BF4974647255AF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H147A2C401B184ABDBF5342E10AC69961" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts
associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects
described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless
Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437
</external-xref>
note) shall be rescinded
or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such
amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or
remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies
or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement
occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section.
Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15
percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or
remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to
refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H24C6E46517D943EB88BAD510810F4701">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text>
None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to
investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful
activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or
maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for
the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or
entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H74EFB353C50C43C0BB645C15ADD65EB3">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 203 and 209 of division C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
(125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during
fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this title, except
that during such fiscal year such sections shall be applied by
substituting
<quote>
fiscal year 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
fiscal year 2011
</quote>
and for
<quote>
fiscal year 2012
</quote>
each place such terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of statistical
areas established by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 44
U.S.C. 3504(e)(3),
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1104">
31 U.S.C. 1104(d)
</external-xref>
, and Executive Order No. 10253.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2264C2D2871D49D2A36EDA3A83DCEC69">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text>
Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made
pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and
in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development Reform Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3545">
42 U.S.C. 3545
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF7904AAB62E942D2AAE00385FDA8916A">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation
Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available,
without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal
services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment
for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association,
Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member
thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning
of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C.
1811–1).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB1014B08765A4D798591C3586C2E0F87">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any
appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be
available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set
forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB83B14C89BFE4A87950A4111DF2E7E77">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to
the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such
expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available
to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make
such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations
as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out
the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or
agency except as hereinafter provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase
commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless
such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in
this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not
apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these
corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to
protect the financial interest of the United States Government.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7DB4C8F2D4074FE186125E5B1C519BFD">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted,
unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity
within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional,
updated budget information to these Committees upon request.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEE497CEAB6CA423CBA7CDF5E743E4610">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President's formal budget request for fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing
and Urban Development's congressional budget justifications to be
submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical account and
sub-account structure provided under this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8A1A77B79C24C3B9BED1BFEE45763F6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the
Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, and the States
of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a
resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under
section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of
directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as
required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or
other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under section 8
for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the
States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a
resident of public housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the
board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an
advisory board of not less than six residents of public housing or
recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the
public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to
public housing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than
quarterly.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H211F1F0AE0864DC98AAF18E3C5177024" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds provided under this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage
Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit
Reform Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661">
2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H030C054F7EC3486DABB07EA3A9DB9352" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBD292FD4900344F8AD0D2045B3777EDA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section,
for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based
assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required
low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with
one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily
housing project or projects.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H645FEA656DED4E6487DD6DF340962AC9" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Phased Transfers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the
financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing
the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure
that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H920FC8F6471C42A4BCB1992A2C15516D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26F55B65FDCA42109F0DCEB14A9191EC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Number and bedroom size of Units
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H526A19C08B0E4E47AA8B52C3772D2453">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For occupied units in the transferring project: the number of low-income and very low-income units
and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring
project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or
projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the
transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or
projects.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DA483185F8B48E88D1BC7B05F34DA53">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For unoccupied units in the transferring project: the Secretary may authorize a reduction in the
number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for
a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as
determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the
project-based assistance budget authority.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6661C70A77B44D0FB9775E217E78FAEB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or
economically nonviable.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DB68A0D314841B5860650F954960FC7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by
the Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21817CD4463D49F7BC5FB5636E76497A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants
residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of
approval by all appropriate local governmental officials.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEB959A13C874FA5846D74702991F2C8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the
receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units
in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving
project are available for occupancy.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3DEE8C8C207446BB945596F6D066D18">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B8D476D1AC3469FBEA5C70FBF8945D8">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition
specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project
resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be
subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on,
such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this
requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to
facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or
rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H885BECB73FC949CF8F2E88D963714973">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of
the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a
continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the
project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are
of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95F1254557434D0E94938DAA321E1F5F">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent
that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such
increased cost.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H007F87ACAB3C4F468A9FC6176DDD0959" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4738A7A9F1A44574BF7D8C9A6C4D0ED8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the terms
<quote>
low-income
</quote>
and
<quote>
very low-income
</quote>
shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under
which the project is insured or assisted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B71A391599D47DE91284B2E3E10F52A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
multifamily housing project
</quote>
means housing that meets one of the following conditions—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DB92AD1C8444C18B44CCF0E5338A4D5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37B83E83D344476C8063C11677D8EC4B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing
mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FB041BB9CA84123B27F520FA2DC64C2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of
the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F9FAE88E9AA48E0AEB53CEB216CC911">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed
before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing
Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2843D241E0624C0DACD90FE94D5C66FE">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing
Act; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EAD4667BD0045C39AFA0C0FB0C52F6E">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE865FC049764064B143312FE44FE8CD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
project-based assistance
</quote>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90476A9E2AC1488CA665C90AF0382934">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFAF57519F914C449BC96656B624411D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided
under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately
before October 1, 1983);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5E76BA270A84EEE81BD75E1D347BEB8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58BB6BDB11204D48B6CE7F745E4903DC">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section
236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEE48C5C9DD24EC6ADEF9CAA25697E3E">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E821DCBB6674CBEBD94D89095C958BB">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable
Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6D3212B8C2B44E780BD3B74D912F21A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
receiving project or projects
</quote>
means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based
assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income
use restrictions are to be transferred;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0D62905938B4689ABF606891A9437EF">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
transferring project
</quote>
means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based
assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very
low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2111F3EF02B4519AB3BBAD4F1CA03C1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78AF4D3B4A494BD88EBBA47179011B1D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Notice and Research Report
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97F0D1A894EA470D98E5D4FCA79CF59A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register the terms and conditions, including
criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later
than 30 days before the effective date of such notice.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE8F54415A5D4235A81B21B4A1DC6607">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including
the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract
rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of
the affected properties.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E7EB06C9DF349D6B8A5898D6E737C6D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H08F36FE5F2D1418394B4FEFE9196FF3E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f) to any individual who—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1F572CE521148A9819FAA48F2129068" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">
20 U.S.C. 1002
</external-xref>
));
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H126F3B2CA5384D37A3E8978688A4547A" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is under 24 years of age;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9780810F2C42FA81DEEB3F11DBA20C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not a veteran;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2927F7AE168C4F049D34B84FD25B96C1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is unmarried;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6826DDC14EEA4BAEB2A6CEB48E9BF147" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not have a dependent child;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE81CFEB20EE041CBBF21455B25A2E84C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United
States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">
42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)
</external-xref>
) and was not
receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A875C0BF7C54D08B9C7947D25F58976" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not
eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States
Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7B9B235D7594785837FA8EAB112F4E7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
), any financial
assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other
required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher
Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">
20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
</external-xref>
), from private sources, or
an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education
Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">
20 U.S.C. 1002
</external-xref>
)), shall be considered income to that
individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent
children.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDC565E9AE134207A9151E218D6EDFD5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The funds made available for Native Alaskans under the heading
<quote>
Native American Housing Block Grants
</quote>
in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant
recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5083ACCF6005404A8A7AC3DE23327CD2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-20">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)
</external-xref>
), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
may, until September 30, 2015, insure and enter into commitments to insure
mortgages under such section 255.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDECBCF890A744DBF99BC1649E45D0EDA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any
multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on
any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section
8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the
Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of
the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached
to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary
determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government,
that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not
feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or
other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating
and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local
resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily
Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (
<quote>
MAHRAA
</quote>
) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the
Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract
for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of
other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The
Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based
contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise
of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for
imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and
informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available
remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of
any multifamily property described under this section, the contract and
allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the
requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCBD21893D74C41E89C07B08D277C8AD8">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The commitment authority funded by fees as provided under the heading
<quote>
Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account
</quote>
may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by
any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in
accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to
such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement
areas that received the commitment.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD4F016A9DEE49689179DAE60B18EB7F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be
exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund
formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA6741B68350453D8862F9EA1D42FAB7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation,
capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by
sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or
guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way
the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section
9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437g(g)(1), (2)):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for
activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with
amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under
section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H48FB754F16D7498EA639EE2A459B8F34">
<enum>
220.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as
an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has
determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system
of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and
directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a
trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts
<quote>
Executive Offices
</quote>
and
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices,
</quote>
as well as each account receiving appropriations for
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
,
<quote>
Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee
Program Account
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA78A2F02BF7C4661B379EBDC347C48A7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
221.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report annually to the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based
housing, including the number of all project-based units by region as well
as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under
the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall identify all existing
units maintained by region as section 8 project-based units, all
project-based units that have opted out or have otherwise been eliminated,
and the reasons these units opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8
project-based units.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE4264BA8D6F74CACA451F91818D6B55B">
<enum>
222.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015,
notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as
determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of
assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or
discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be
competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for
fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the
Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through other
electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48E26E79E73B4879852B8E34AF96EB9D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation must be paid from the individual program
office and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. The annual budget
submissions for program offices and Office of General Counsel personnel
funding must include program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as
a separate line item request.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF5A0460E86141B5B74F0B42DC2C6591" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5
percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for
any office funded under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices
</quote>
to any other office funded under such heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no appropriation for any office funded under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices
</quote>
shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without
prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of
the funds appropriated for any account funded under the general heading
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
to any other account funded under such heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no appropriation for any account funded under the general heading
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without
prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries and expenses between any office
funded under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices
</quote>
and any account funded under the general heading
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
, but only with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H863DA87DE14943E59D06801A0CC695A5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
225.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development, shall be considered a
<quote>
program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
</quote>
under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD252E7F5AEDB4F4FBF58693F54A05391">
<enum>
226.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H06C403980796471F9B12B95E7697D158">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take the required actions under subsection (b)
when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract
for similar project-based assistance:
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H6F3D0B0C2B014841A283607233032968" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score of 30 or less; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HFA880210F0784CBAA8A2FCF84467288F" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5C068954638F4F3FBC192BF31471AE85">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that all deficiencies have been corrected; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H65C5BDC8971A4173BFBEE84E19002575">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC inspections.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text changed="added" continuation-text-level="subsection" reported-display-style="italic">
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the
units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) (42
U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with capital or
operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">
42 U.S.C. 1437g
</external-xref>
).
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H383C5C5C7EB542598399CA7A2B857BA4" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall take the following required actions as authorized under subsection (a)—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1E040E202FA54D368124F9FDA6E83EEF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. If the
violations remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition
and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable for
correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide notice of the
Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any
contract administrator.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D705BF6029B42268E67BC8F9E9A7327">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to
fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may require immediate
replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the
Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following actions, and
provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and the parties
specified above:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDAECE9CD62534319ADE26D80010B1C86">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
impose civil money penalties;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03E2DB2D2AAD4E539C8D642F9D6A574A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until
all deficiencies have been corrected;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3BDEC4D88D2A4B7DAB38B2E6E1DD8A8F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures,
which will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to
accept renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is
offered; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H462DE7D40C634D158573034BE61B2E45">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or
seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure
all project deficiencies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H5ADECD4B944A4465B23602E2C5933B92" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in
effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to
assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and
safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected
tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the extent the
Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local
government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental
assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on
consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the
property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including
rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing
Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (
<quote>
MAHRAA
</quote>
) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the
Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract
for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of
other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The
Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this
section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and
have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecutive
physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report shall include:
</text>
<paragraph id="HA05CA45FC1444980A922CAE5D7AFB5EF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money
penalties and termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have
such conditions multiple times; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43115C84A3304DA2B7768759E8D90482">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such
identified properties.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EEEF3A8B99548A3829697AE1F95389B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
227.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under
section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance
program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437 et seq.), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of
salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or
any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of
basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at
any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5320F02E988442A980D531F9B4F0A28E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
228.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program
at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF902D3F0C6041DBACAA66E1D86A9225" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
229.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437v">
42 U.S.C. 1437v
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFC325DCC6ED4462B7E5424068A561BC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (m)(1), by striking
<quote>
fiscal year
</quote>
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
fiscal year 2015.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E29CC4B3D424FEDABBCC09BD8462A46">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (o), by striking
<quote>
September
</quote>
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
September 30, 2015.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58B87361B0F04B41A5825EC011213C39" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
230.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be
used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and
Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days
before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit
organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is
announced by the Department or its offices.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A4338D55B964AAA8CB6C42C17FA0809" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
231.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available for salaries and expenses under all accounts under this title (except
for the Office of Inspector General account), a total of up to $2,500,000
may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available in the
<quote>
Information Technology Fund
</quote>
account under this title.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5CA8D40E82B4490B07C19CBC5D777AC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
232.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 (42
U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking
<quote>
October 1, 2015
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
<quote>
October 1, 2017
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9AD18CED9C1D40BF859B60AEDD50497D">
<enum>
233.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs
Assessment (PNA).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16E818032F7E46308BA90F1592CD0FB6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
234.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The language under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and
Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
), is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0F602C0BD1C42B781EA2E82CC553490">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
(except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by
title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act)
</quote>
in both places it appears;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBE84E9480D84F0DB6DEC5D3914CC386">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second proviso, by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2018
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF16365503EA640BBAE3215568E5A0F87">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the third proviso, after
<quote>
associated with such conversion
</quote>
, by inserting
<quote>
in excess of amounts made available under this heading
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43A4CDCACE6C43449BBEA1B09C3AD996">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the fourth proviso, by striking
<quote>
60,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
185,000
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33B653D25F6A4541A6CD091C9CD0369D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the penultimate proviso, by—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H713D31C5D0004CA28EE99FAA54A57E27">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
for fiscal years 2012 through December 31, 2014
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6158E04502224CFC966D47AE99FF2F17">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
and agreement of the administering public housing agency
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A29FB4BDA6448D995E7B3848D8BC4A7">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
inserting
<quote>
a long-term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a term of
no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an operating cost
factor established by the Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal
under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and
Affordability Act of 1997 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
note), or, subject to agreement
of the administering public housing agency, to assistance under
</quote>
following
<quote>
vouchers to assistance under
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F0C624AD672433E98848C521622AB7D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting the following provisos before the final proviso:
<quote>
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under the heading
<quote>
Rental Housing Assistance
</quote>
during the period of conversion under the previous proviso, which may extend beyond fiscal year
2016 as necessary to allow processing of all timely applications, shall be
available for project-based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the
previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts, including contract authority, recaptured from contracts following a conversion
under the previous two provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of
additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is
hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended for such
conversions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under the heading
<quote>
Rental Housing Assistance
</quote>
, amounts made available for tenant protection vouchers under the heading
<quote>
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
and specifically associated with any such conversions, and amounts made available under the
previous proviso as needed to the account under the
<quote>
Project-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
heading to facilitate conversion under the three previous provisos and any increase in cost for
<quote>
Project-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
associated with such conversion shall be equal to amounts so transferred:
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B65E80A6F51451EA751AE1AC8972E68">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the final proviso, by—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F8A057EDDB14C5497E97107758F8BA4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
with respect to the previous proviso
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
with respect to the previous four provisos
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E89FAD65255427BAEC4240363B72193">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
impact of the previous proviso
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013 conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance
under section 8(o)(13) of the Act
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H22D2AB69BACB496FBF461C0627127F79">
<enum>
235.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any
Federal Housing Administration program may be used to implement the
Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H40C120ACAB6F4E4E8F5D6E65C37CB658">
<enum>
236.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration,
the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of
Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a
Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that
refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to
eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any
other political subdivision of a state.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE29C63DB260468F90096483C2D646E6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
237.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to
the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading
“Brownfields Redevelopment” are hereby permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the
heading
<quote>
Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing
</quote>
are hereby permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds
appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for
Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby permanently
rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0B32BFD92B184271A9E1970881707F9A">
<enum>
238.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C.
1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)), as amended by section 210 of the Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2014 (division L of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
; 128 Stat. 625), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H54B8D1A29E494C96A9E1BD04A6E6961D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
which shall not be lower
</quote>
in the matter preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end of subclause (I) and
inserting the following: ‘‘which—
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1C3B0110F24448A88CCFCED68284554" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H4441ED18BDDD450190F7A9CA30C9EF9C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
shall not be lower than 80 percent of—
</text>
<item id="H267257C3C431439C8E165FBED1A2C689">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the applicable fair market rental established under section 8(c) of this Act; or
</text>
</item>
<item id="H928E0C9FDF9E4BDA922EB8AE06C0E7B6">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Secretary, such other applicable fair market rental established by the
Secretary that the Secretary determines more accurately reflects local
market conditions and is based on an applicable market area that is
geographically smaller than the applicable market area used for purposes
of the applicable fair market rental under section 8(c);
</text>
</item>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subclause">
except that a public housing agency may apply to the Secretary for exception allowing for a flat
rental amount for a property that is lower than the amount otherwise
determined pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant such
exception if the Secretary determines that the fair market rental for the
applicable market area pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) does not reflect the
market value of the property and the proposed lower flat rental amount is
based on a market analysis of the applicable market and complies with
subclause (II) and
</continuation-text>
</subclause>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F7506467511475382C80FE106BAA249">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subclause (II), by inserting
<quote>
shall
</quote>
before
<quote>
be designed
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93070235EF6547AC9E72C47DCE0C6377">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter after and below subclause (II), by striking
<quote>
Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 2014, with the requirement of this clause, except
that if
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
If
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H40CE38DCF30346DEB8DC1BD868307A33">
<enum>
239.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require the relocation, or to carry out
any required relocation, of any asset management positions of the Office
of Multifamily Housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H33A0F55E91494B3DB5A1029E201865BF">
<enum>
240.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of
general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5302">
42 U.S.C. 5302
</external-xref>
))
with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5306">
42 U.S.C. 5306
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE5187AFCA72E462D8FC21AF66FA61CE9">
<enum>
241.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C.
1715z–13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the
following:
<quote>
Exhausting all reasonable possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee shall include
a good faith consideration of loan modification as well as meeting
standards for servicing loans in default, as determined by the Secretary.
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAC4E7AAAAB74458A8288B3FD8E2116C8">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H137FD3D622D04E1981A9BE09961BD825" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Related agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H660CE725FCCC4B5A8CD96FC12060C49A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Access board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDAE1EDF0505E4E0DBECCE2B411E20F0C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, as amended, $7,548,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation
funds received for publications and training expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H60B8C97CA6B644F8B51DEF1DD37573B2">
<header>
Federal maritime commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H361C14C22A05411EAF3663F84AAC738D">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the
Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/307">
46 U.S.C. 307
</external-xref>
), including services
as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; hire of passenger motor vehicles as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as
authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
, $25,660,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H58B97FB3F11D4A218B304B8CAAB4F5DE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National railroad passenger corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA6336E66F8F94336A24443DB18698FDE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Inspector General
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCBBCD8529A1C41E1A5011C7262B60010">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of
1978, as amended, $23,999,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties
specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/5/3">
5 U.S.C. App. 3
</external-xref>
), to
investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the
government (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1001">
18 U.S.C. 1001
</external-xref>
), by any person or entity that is subject to
regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies,
analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private
persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the
obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger
Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be
necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office
of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that
govern such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That concurrent with the President's budget request for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General
shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget
request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format and substance to those
submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF2AC3527F67A42159647EA8D2A56D9BB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National transportation safety board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H639D77D308B44AFE8DEF3F9C2FBFF3BA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger
motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, but
at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the
rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
), $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be
used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts made
available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include
amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in
fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H78C4FB8A6A8E4B77B6E8121A37CBB639">
<header>
Neighborhood reinvestment corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE532147C258441509BB24E98226B432C">
<header>
Payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment
activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8101">
42 U.S.C. 8101–8107
</external-xref>
), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a
multi-family rental housing program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood
Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities,
under the following terms and conditions:
</text>
<paragraph id="HBB4C7D4A0DAE469988B7567FB5B693DD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (
<quote>
NRC
</quote>
) shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) (with match to be determined by the NRC based on
affordability and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be
waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide
mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas
with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate the default
and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that
are at risk of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of
defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be provided to approved
counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by
the NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are
risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages that are
likely to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance Agency may
also be eligible where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the
requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling intermediary
shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling
requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved by HUD or
the NRC as meeting these requirements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC67E13CC99AA487D8A1D189B9D6D6722">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be made available to homeowners of
owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or in danger of default.
These mortgages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and
homeowners will be provided such assistance that shall consist of
activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the
long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such activity
or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available
under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to
discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other direct debt
reduction payments.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFCF7CB5040E4E26933FD4C599F7821E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and
State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the
borrower's financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the
property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding the
assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, counseling
regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third
party, counseling and advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing
strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy by all interested
parties.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H54E5342A4AFF41E5AA3AC3A484CD652F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds under this paragraph to its own charter members
with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a
certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist
of any procedures or activities that could be construed as a conflict of
interest or have the appearance of impropriety.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64E45D37117A41E4A6839F1543B4182D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this
paragraph shall have demonstrated experience in successfully working with
financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency
and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach
capacity, past successful performance and positive outcomes with
documented counseling plans (including post mortgage foreclosure
mitigation counseling), loan workout agreements and loan modification
agreements. NRC may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in
underserved areas.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE030449984524291AB475A38E842AEAE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to
build the mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity
of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with
HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that
private financial institutions that participate in NRC training shall pay
market rates for such training.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC844488E54A64F65840497D0D4EBC897">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated
administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under
this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B8FA24FF7A844CFBE3BD6B11FEDF76D">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down
and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1B6F935110E48A8AED55F629BF34464">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may include a budget for outreach and
advertising, and training, as determined by the NRC.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A87AA9B064D49CE8BD906887BD7DE60">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations
as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services
Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8AFE3672790D4559878BB9CA4918D301">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states interagency council on homelessness
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D95D487E49F4C35BEB929C9627FC097">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor
vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts
and consultants under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code) of the
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the
functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance
Act, as amended, $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless
Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11319">
42 U.S.C. 11319
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
October 1, 2016
</quote>
in section 209 and inserting
<quote>
October 1, 2017
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H0EF6E72CB3EB4BA2BFEBAA6D53995477" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—this act
</header>
<section id="H385AC45B1B2E413DA0D864EAA2267409">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the
expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in
regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2483F6A6EAF8450FBB80A9C4639CA713" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current
fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless
expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25C35EA0292C4157B2C28D3A228E3E4B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a
procurement contract pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a
matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where
otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order
issued pursuant to existing law.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C2FCEA74C6E42D8A4CEB51F8AD0A7B9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD651D78CF4F84C60BE7D972C30EA08EC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training
that—
</text>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF78A299BE5DC4BE39C8036235855829D" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the
performance of official duties;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H222444F1751E4F68A7BE7001CB19C59C" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in
some participants;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DB105B13E9B4D8180E1FABB2B6AB30E" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training
and written end of course evaluation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9972B4CEFEC94A4B8130A49070578189" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or
<quote>
new age
</quote>
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated
September 2, 1988; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB00BECF90C214D0CAC4FE80DD3A4BCF7" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the
workplace.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3DEC50CE5184310ABA4C6E4169F4F79" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting
training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E6AFAB20F1D4586A75FD6DD79D23499" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
405.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by
previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this
Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year
2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the
collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall
be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of
funds that:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H282C47A787904C0DB8E744BE2D332894">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates a new program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6123595CC00A42F583823212D8820BC5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE283ED3C748D4930BBF771AE37D21F2F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied
or restricted by the Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0878679130794AEB99263BA20C204C4E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on
Appropriations for a different purpose;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70381BC03B7547BE8866341F6A2F4947">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent,
whichever is less;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D7142DE25394A28919D88A1F64AB9DA">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9275B28CDAB5490D80165ED15188E4EC">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission,
agency, administration, or department different from the budget
justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table
accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever is
more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate
Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this
Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the
Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for
application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current
fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A02B62F5F9241C08589A2282F05E343">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the
President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due
to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46F473B76AC94FA6A3F3B7263892C6DF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by
object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget
appendix for the respective appropriation; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DD7C429ED7C476A844A178761050773">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an identification of items of special congressional interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced
by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report
has not been submitted to the Congress.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE14D3C213D8D46F6ADF71B7F7B9BEDE7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
406.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances
remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations
made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act,
shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account
for the purposes authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for
approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405
of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H817D4D1564FB4BE4BB86F8B35DAF1EA1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
407.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use
the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a
public use:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic
development that primarily benefits private entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well
as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including
energy-related, communication-related, water-related and
wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by
the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility
functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and
oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate
threat to public health and safety or brownsfields as defined in the Small
Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization Act (Public Law
107–118) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2527CA312DE1442FBEAA3B6BFD56C0AA">
<enum>
408.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All Federal agencies and departments that are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the
House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole-source contracts
by no later than July 30, 2015. Such report shall include the contractor,
the amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole-source
contract.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0418E990C1C1474D84DFF0D095ED1DF7">
<enum>
409.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or
instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a
transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other
appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H59E68EA4EE0E4DE688185164622BD11D">
<enum>
410.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any
person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held
by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States
and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or
naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such
service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of
not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her
former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel
Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former
position and has not been restored thereto.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0F9BB2C972F14601B6A55557C7DCE1B4">
<enum>
411.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees
that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2
through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known
as the
<quote>
Buy American Act
</quote>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H59EB6982846C4B8A90630D5322D6788E">
<enum>
412.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any
person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/10a-10c">
41 U.S.C. 10a–10c
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF9F60DEA9CB466DABF37BCC1BC17032" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
413.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in
contravention of sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/301-10">
301–10.122
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/301-10">
301–10.123
</external-xref>
of title 41, Code of
Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1B1EA60552BC4AEA8D4669B081D8AD44">
<enum>
414.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the 5th or 14th
Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H87B3731AEE4C44DDBE91DD25DEC47DEB">
<enum>
415.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD3FC8433907845BEAE2EA63DE1331AF9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier
permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code,
or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air
carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country
that is party to the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement
where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis
of the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HC3F632D3D7A14116983815CC77F2CC5B" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of
Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption
to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the
U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H55C48C63AC604DE5B2161740AAED20AF">
<enum>
416.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA6088EC6FDAF4D7DBABE52C7E2F9F5DB">
<enum>
417.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS)
tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and
appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5,
subchapter II.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H059A086E1F60446DB860399695905D2A">
<enum>
418.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Transit Administration to
implement, administer, or enforce
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/18">
section 18.36(c)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 49, Code of
Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H74CC8896CC2D433A92A42F5728B7E913">
<enum>
419.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty
vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory,
except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet
Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97996F907F444530BFFE0031F3877FAC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
420.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes
spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6CF23C415CC4ADF8F230E3D08292FA3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
421.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All agencies and departments funded by the Act shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal year
a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of vehicles
owned, leased, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015,
as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance,
fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5296EF0D6FA49D48FDC80FE7F085A9D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
422.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the
attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of
the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at
any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports
to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such
attendance is important to the national interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section the term
<quote>
international conference
</quote>
shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the
United States Government and of foreign governments, international
organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA88112E986C47FDAAD413A2B780FE8D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
423.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and
(c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be
submitted by the Committee in this or any other Act, upon the
determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national
interest.
</text>
<subsection id="H3C51E916C3B04C3588796DAB4B19231C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
</text>
<paragraph id="HF96D4A83DEE44B1C932856432B2780E5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF9F22BDDB5514510AC1642A1CA1876FD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the report contains proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3DD5B9B1AA9A4E7D949EFA54200C059E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made
available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no
less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBC2B340C79C441CBA8B2963F263EE1D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
424.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any Federal agency or department that is funded under this Act shall respond to any recommendation
made to such agency or department by the Government Accountability Office
in a timely manner.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H84D5102CC18D4F3B825C4DB00227F6F5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HC082543CB6B04F00A4ED5B43E4F86A19" style="appropriations">
<enum>
L
</enum>
<header>
Further continuing appropriations, 2015
</header>
<section id="HD8255904D77D47539181D290C101471C">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
) is amended by—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCFD98E4F52E84AD38DCE5C5D4A5A4231">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting
<quote>
February 27, 2015
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB34C0C462469448BA1E76AD16EB7720C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution
</quote>
in section 144 and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED1C9B0DFCBE41A889C5C7BAAC4D08C2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
adding after section 149 the following new sections:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" id="HE8E5D986170A414E88A0F5C9A39B03EA" reported-display-style="italic" style="appropriations">
<section id="HE7795CA86571474D86E2D5298A659C1F">
<enum>
150.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6FC99CE1C95F4F68869638453B2716D0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available by section 101 for
<quote>
Department of Homeland Security—United States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
shall be obligated at a rate for operations necessary for Presidential candidate nominee
protection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HCD6E9E52089B49B4A15679CCE1833699" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in
this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HD9E3AA17070F4B9092D3BE808E8B03D6">
<enum>
151.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Homeland Security shall continue preparations to award the construction contract
for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 2015.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H48E964C1C7404522AE5A606F5F3F9A85">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H41F4E16B988D49B8A1A1D1CA4350B2F0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44302">
Section 44302(f)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="H6470B67B3A39454E80CAAF98FFCA2314" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44303">
Section 44303(b)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection changed="added" id="HE2C217D51FFE43FE9241B65F3FEAE3E6" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44310">
Section 44310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</division>
<division id="HA570024FAE6043939693A37C5EC99AFF" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
M
</enum>
<header>
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
</header>
<section id="H5A26F32E5A9A46448D6AAFDE23859620" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2D3B8427E8A24760BCA1216AF7CCA5DF">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Sense of Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC53D7B010B5148D9B73D6A352CEA68CD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
American expatriate health insurance companies should be permitted to compete on a level playing
field in the global marketplace;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD76A61EEACCE4B9A98C7B9ACA52F5A16">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the global competitiveness of American companies should be encouraged; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39B00344DD724CC0AEF50003CFCB194C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in implementing the health insurance provider fee under section 9010 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4001">
26 U.S.C. 4001
</external-xref>
note prec.) and
other provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the
Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/152">
Public Law 111–152
</external-xref>
),
the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
Secretary of Labor should continue to recognize the unique and
multinational features of expatriate health plans and the United States
companies that operate such plans and the competitive pressures of such
plans and companies.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HCE75ACD7A20A4DABBBA61EDA55D5BBDD">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of expatriate health plans under ACA
</header>
<subsection id="H98C81844D71641A299150C8A34BD0E1F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of (including any amendment made by) the Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
) and of title I and
subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act
of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/152">
Public Law 111–152
</external-xref>
) shall not apply with respect to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H17A6F142BAEB455AABBD6D5A88DEE27D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
expatriate health plans;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2EE707A96C5C4C78946185A733285383">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
employers with respect to such plans, solely in their capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H526FC8075C7F41CB95DC1633B5CD1C42">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to coverage offered by such issuers under such
plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD49070F0E42840C1992E20D5C5352D1C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum essential coverage and reporting requirements
</header>
<paragraph id="H841333013BA44FE4B51471891E2EC550">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For the purpose of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5000A">
section 5000A(f)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the definition of
minimum essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by reference:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEDFC7C463CF94FC9B33E4E0BED1FA015">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A)
and (d)(3)(B) of this section shall be treated as an eligible employer
sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC1F40C3C4FF849BABB5F284BDE699B40">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of
this section shall be treated as a plan in the individual market under
section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subparagraph shall apply solely
for the purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H212EECC87F56426AAD166D8C6D03D34B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6055">
section 6055
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
or sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an applicable large
employer (as defined in section 4980H of such Code), except that
statements furnished to individuals may be provided through electronic
media and the primary insured shall be deemed to have consented to receive
the statements under such sections in electronic form, unless the
individual explicitly refuses such consent. Notwithstanding subsection
(a),
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4980I">
section 4980I
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall continue to
apply with respect to applicable employer-sponsored coverage (as defined
in such section) of a qualified expatriate described in section
3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than transferred) to work in the
United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA372EDCD09E746BC880E5824C6C78106">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified expatriates, spouses, and dependents not United States health risk
</header>
<paragraph id="H3A4B566CF9AC440884E8114CD7C6E118">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4001">
26 U.S.C. 4001
</external-xref>
note
prec.), for calendar years after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any
spouse, dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the plan) enrolled
in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a United States
health risk.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB080F7E54944D1F9F9E137B8291F731">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years
2014 and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance issuer shall
be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee amount determined by
the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such issuer under such
section for each such year (determined without regard to this paragraph)
as—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA07AB21A9A75430DAFFDBA5D2AD92564">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each
such year, less the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans taken
into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such
year, bears to
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EE08675193E49B6A7767064ED162A5B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each
such year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4CA199E76C1C406FB32F74C5E7B5E816">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H376F7439B0F7433284345EA6603DDBB5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Expatriate health insurance issuer
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
expatriate health insurance issuer
</term>
means a health insurance issuer that issues expatriate health plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0AF1F5CA57CF434482F3341965F7DCAB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Expatriate health plan
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
expatriate health plan
</term>
means a group health plan, health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health
plan, or health insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals
described in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, dependents, and
other individuals enrolled in the plan) that meets each of the following
standards:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H736F31FBAD714441BE53FFDC7284EA39">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Substantially all of the primary enrollees in such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates with
respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the previous sentence, an
individual shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the individual is
not a national of the United States and the individual resides in the
country of which the individual is a citizen.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEFE9C80E4C8C498789368AD56A67B24B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Substantially all of the benefits provided under the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits
described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9832">
section 9832(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83A8F3D2B2344668A5ECCFC1A6E16BC5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The plan or coverage provides coverage for inpatient hospital services, outpatient facility
services, physician services, and emergency services (comparable to such
emergency services coverage described in and offered under section 8903(1)
of title 5, United States Code for plan year 2009)—
</text>
<clause id="HCB972265B17046279B8E4AA81E8FE1A1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(A), both in the United States and in the
country or countries from which the individual was transferred or assigned
(accounting for flexibility needed with existing coverage), and such other
country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in
consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of
Labor, may designate (after taking into account the barriers and
prohibitions to providing health care services in the countries as
designated);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6C5C567D8762414D9ADDF37C4BBA555E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries in which the
individual is present in connection with the individual’s employment, and
such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the
Secretary of Labor, may designate; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAC647DD9DC5F4E32B60BED7127B667CA">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C), in the country or countries as the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H504C8682D00E4FDAB8E85738CB2CEAAF">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the benefits provided by the expatriate health plan
satisfy a standard at least actuarially equivalent to the level provided
for in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/36B">
section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A5F0306DC374843A0510B1CADC136F8">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
If the plan or coverage provides dependent coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such
dependent coverage available for adult children until the adult child
turns 26 years of age, unless such individual is the child of a child
receiving dependent coverage.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEC8AEDD60E9A455FAD1B53CF997E68A9">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
The plan or coverage—
</text>
<clause id="H2E809D245E1340D78557774713A3A39D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is issued by an expatriate health plan issuer, or administered by an administrator, that together
with any other person in the expatriate health plan issuer's or
administrator’s controlled group (as described in section 9010 of the
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the regulations
promulgated thereunder)), has licenses to sell insurance in more than two
countries, and, with respect to such plan, coverage, or company in the
controlled group—
</text>
<subclause id="H86FB443BF0E947E99A2D7BCC9051E986">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
maintains network provider agreements that provide for direct claims payments, directly or through
third party contracts, with health care providers in eight or more
countries;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H126F5A22B9F947898567EF4124596AFB">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
maintains call centers, directly or through third party contracts, in three or more countries and
accepts calls from customers in eight or more languages;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HA73CE7DAF0B745E1984F3EDDECFC4283">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
processes (in the aggregate together with other plans or coverage it issues or administers) at
least $1,000,000 in claims in foreign currency equivalents each year;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H91CAEEED0DDE431C9D1827D25A5AB031">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
makes available (directly or through third party contracts) global evacuation/repatriation
coverage; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H181E7879558B4A25BBF473CDBABDFE95">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
maintains legal and compliance resources in three or more countries; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H27081A077E2349E2B7F30E25929AB364">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
offers reimbursements for items or services under such plan or coverage in the local currency in
eight or more countries.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61047BCA3ECE4229A4051100193FE7E2">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to
such plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title XXVII of the
Public Health Service Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300gg">
42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.
</external-xref>
), chapter 100 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1181">
29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
which would otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or
issuer, if not for the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable
Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB9D9A46221C49DFB730A1AF60062F1B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified expatriate
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified expatriate
</term>
means a primary insured, or individual otherwise described in subparagraph (C)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD062DEB13E0E4A638D42DE4B121C849B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCEA4852D58384A74A214998304B39A51">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or expertise is of a type that has caused his or her
employer to transfer or assign him or her to the United States for a
specific and temporary purpose or assignment tied to his or her
employment; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause changed="added" id="H7C708A2A960A4E5EA6C69F0AD8FC0819" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in connection with such transfer or assignment, is reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to
require access to health insurance and other related services and support
in multiple countries, and is offered other multinational benefits on a
periodic basis (such as tax equalization, compensation for cross border
moving expenses, or compensation to enable the expatriate to return to
their home country);
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E11077D30504475ABAF1DEF6B78F0D3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
who is working outside of the United States for a period of at least 180 days in a consecutive
12-month period that overlaps with the plan year; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H914E4B6CFCD5488B8F6BECF58A32F4BE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
who is a member of a group of similarly situated individuals—
</text>
<clause id="HFAC392D2BEE2427290522DC30C15DA63">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
that is formed for the purpose of traveling or relocating internationally in service of one or more
of the purposes listed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, or similarly situated organizations or groups (such
as students or religious missionaries);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3C45076445974AFC815B73CFE90D5921">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
that is not formed primarily for the sale of health insurance coverage; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE8F4D3E41A89433CAB08391BFADBDB8C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury
and the Secretary of Labor, determines requires access to health insurance
and other related services and support in multiple countries.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD90C0C5ED1F9451AB1A20DC3B02A3AB1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
United States
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
United States
</term>
means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8555C47048F84C9DACC447FC953D8200">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Miscellaneous terms
</header>
<subparagraph id="HB8308E13413F47BB8D3E7DCCC7EE62D4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Group health plan; health insurance coverage; health insurance issuer; plan sponsor
</header>
<text>
The terms
<term>
group health plan
</term>
,
<term>
health insurance coverage
</term>
,
<term>
health insurance issuer
</term>
, and
<term>
plan sponsor
</term>
have the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C.
300gg–91).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD4DB88B31CFE461FB7F6EF3D2B316345">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
transfer
</term>
means an employer has transferred an employee to perform services for a branch of the same
employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or subsidiary thereof.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0BCBE4CD649C48E0907C44B78416B187">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of
Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act,
including such rules as may be necessary to prevent inappropriate
expansion of the application of the exclusions under this Act from
applicable laws and regulations, and to amend existing annual reporting
requirements or procedures to include applicable qualified expatriate
health insurers’ total number of expatriate plan enrollees.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE2746082BAB1491F830EFF1E1768FD78">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
Unless otherwise specified, this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and
shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued or renewed on or after
July 1, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</division>
<division id="H4217F104289C49B4A6254BBD2E27C9C4" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
N
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Matters
</header>
<section id="H3F56CCDF70B94BC2BDAB5FC087DBB0D0">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Separate Contribution Limits for Contributions Made to National Parties To Support Presidential
Nominating Conventions, National Party Headquarters Buildings, and
Recounts
</header>
<subsection id="HEA7F5C06E92B4DD795F2EAE01810465A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Separate limits
</header>
<text>
Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/30116">
52 U.S.C. 30116(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD72CCFEBEC094943BDBCCC3C8A958EBA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:
<quote>
, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed
300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph
with respect to such calendar year;
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38DAA73CB0E7498581086CAE250C9657">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:
<quote>
, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed
300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph
with respect to such calendar year;
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB28394C16F4B430FB2DE1A42DF59496E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEF6FEFA029546548676D7CAE4709D87" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD15FE18302DC428F8801BDCB8ABDA4DA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
An account described in this paragraph is any of the following accounts:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5D38FEB7DDC04DAC9FCAD42648891ECE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (other than a national
congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used
solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential
nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) or to repay
loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or
otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses, except that the
aggregate amount of expenditures the national committee of a political
party may make from such account may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect
to any single convention.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAE50E4753F24559966D2AC485ADAF52">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national
congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used
solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to the construction,
purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more
headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans the proceeds of
which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds
used to defray such expenses (including expenses for obligations incurred
during the 2-year period which ends on the date of the enactment of this
paragraph).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H05AEE53AB7BB4F2BA33658A68C19B840">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national
congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used to
defray expenses incurred with respect to the preparation for and the
conduct of election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7393F7E7D3124958B2E49CAC92BC81B0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment relating to determination of coordinated expenditure limitations
</header>
<text>
Section 315(d) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/30116">
52 U.S.C. 30116(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following new
paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8274665ED6D4D0AAE5A9C9BA0D384C8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HA30534AAE4EC41F38092AE6A1310DF40" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection shall not apply to
expenditures made from any of the accounts described in subsection (a)(9).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3FA47153A256446891906302C170AEAD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds that are solicited, received,
transferred, or spent on or after the date of the enactment of this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA7387A7CD1EB449FB02A8EBA56BAED36">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Modification of Treatment of Certain Health Organizations
</header>
<subsection id="H9B0C5645FED0475586335AB95331F6E1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (5) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/833">
section 833(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7C8F4268A5BF4D5C8F0BD454850DFBA3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
this section
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a)
</quote>
, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55F75C9A52E24A7EA5A1CE0448E6787D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
and for activities that improve health care quality
</quote>
after
<quote>
clinical services
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDB0F2ABD9C74FAD9D8E05D102DBB86B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDB5E1A60282142DD8FDE5456570CCA2E">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Budgetary Effects
</header>
<subsection id="H9A2142383C7C4538B83DE617E171F79E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on
either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8DF08FCF3C8148F4965118C16F4DD550">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards
</header>
<text>
The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on
any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res.
21 (110th Congress).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H701DD893DB61408FA1B7B422B6768F9C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Classification of budgetary effects
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division M and sections 101
and 102 of division N shall not be estimated—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD6A6BD5EF74D426DACBEDD8134FC5E99">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A2E8DCF9D134B6F88010B712C5ADAD8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being
included in an appropriation Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</division>
<division id="HFC5FCBF0B3504948A10A412666E190A8" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
O
</enum>
<header>
Multiemployer Pension Reform
</header>
<section id="H0559CB23352E465297A131A5F992A6D0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB0462092376C488CB3283B5E8BE8F414">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Table of Contents
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The table of contents for this division is as follows:
</text>
<toc changed="added" container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic">
<toc-entry idref="H0559CB23352E465297A131A5F992A6D0" level="section">
Sec. 1. Short title.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HB0462092376C488CB3283B5E8BE8F414" level="section">
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBD6AB41D1A384C618938C3B58DDFEFED" level="title">
Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6DD1CCD82FC14FC4A9ECF6957A89A421" level="subtitle">
Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4F6CAF85F6DD480DA3A82FBC880C2FCC" level="section">
Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H38804E5EA1924B8386C2F77BE0C481E6" level="section">
Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H922CA4E5D65D4683B0DFF3BC6CE56402" level="section">
Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6F93AB31D64B4107ADA6C54E6B50B6CF" level="section">
Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H973C582C9D294A38A21F52070016E0A9" level="section">
Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H446CD5B868B04003B2E7291322B4EB99" level="section">
Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and
rehabilitation plan adoption periods.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HA83A7B97ABA24F39B630C77BB79AB7FD" level="section">
Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HC2041EBFACF54BAABC01124B12DB0422" level="section">
Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H9F32F9930D63423EBFC4E010CC11228D" level="section">
Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1F2E9CF9585B4AF9AA0BC96CAE2A8CDA" level="section">
Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H400B92772CBA4F26A16E436C8BF46D5F" level="section">
Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1C2BDECB59BA4799A5EED26D27011FDB" level="subtitle">
Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HAD543E1CD21D4766AEE468F3E194513C" level="section">
Sec. 121. Mergers.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HDE9B5E4E6BB742DEBC9570C82F970705" level="section">
Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2C504AB50F154DD9B699CE110B948DA1" level="subtitle">
Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HB343074FC841498C964AAE9E5F9A8A77" level="section">
Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD44D5698D220401F9AFCBA1D1B0ED67F" level="title">
Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HEF7B2F20DFC44460ACBBF46B7D237AB8" level="section">
Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for
benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining
status.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</section>
<title id="HBD6AB41D1A384C618938C3B58DDFEFED" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules
</header>
<subtitle id="H6DD1CCD82FC14FC4A9ECF6957A89A421">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006
</header>
<section id="H4F6CAF85F6DD480DA3A82FBC880C2FCC">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules
</header>
<subsection id="HA03F2241A5D544848D10F7205F246333">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subtitle C of title II of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/412">
26 U.S.C. 412
</external-xref>
note) is repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC94403C3F944AF68496776D39BA8F35">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HBEA02F5CA70C426CB9931FCE39A72DCD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1084">
29 U.S.C. 1084
</external-xref>
) is
amended by striking subparagraph (C).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3392CB87CAD14F4F8EA4A05ECCEE9E87">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/431">
Section 431(d)(1)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H38804E5EA1924B8386C2F77BE0C481E6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Election to be in critical status
</header>
<subsection id="HDEEA6D38030943639C9F0231B65FC791">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="H33DBC9BB2F2744E3A18190A5AB114D13">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)
</external-xref>
) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H375FA1F81DCB4FD4A7A2847799FAEEB4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H45703C471D64404A8F4D3EBE46D82B01">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Election to be in critical status
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA1C99AF452EF40A2AC69885F9D003536">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is
projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under
paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan
years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification
under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the
current plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE0DC8F091A1A456E8C0019DB872AE198">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A)
shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which
the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan
first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16DC686E888D4D9BA0B377F7A6C75A44">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except
in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD28EFFB3BBD143F398ABE1D337D5FB3E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<subparagraph id="HBC1A7BE6B2774A35B20F8EAC09E111A2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
, and
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H41933519C9924DD983C44F2853A3C1AB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Actuarial projections
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(B) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<clause id="H486F335E9A274D86BD9DFFB6CCA0F8B1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i), by striking
<quote>
In making the determinations
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBDBB6966B2134C19828DD299E4D72225">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7CD048903CDE4CE3B402BBE2FAD51A30" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H2C249E4D3C024AD09B004A9FFE9C5EA4">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan
actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in
critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may
not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in
any case in which the certification upon which such election would be
based is made without regard to such clauses.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB032325F451A460B9F329A3D7AF61FF3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<subparagraph id="HB29D3DFCA280412AB72438375C323EEC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Of election to be in critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<clause id="HC730ADB8FF454A4D9AE9B97AC405AEF1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
<quote>
for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4F5341D3ABEB43FEA9F49D6538CB432F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph
(4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of such
election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or
such other time as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by
regulations or other guidance.
</quote>
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA720057CA4C440A0AE57D480F6B4AC5D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17A3F7CCDE994332952C68FF64FC18C0" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HE2E281181A1C4C798FF0C167F73BC078">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in
critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the
current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an
election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4),
the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the
certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD2D67FDE6C02461BBE98D96B0D5DC0AC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<paragraph id="H806568B46CF94A8EAE3B2F8EC8C95FDB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H5CDBE9276BA9424AA03B4D2205106C9F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1EEB78DE9E1F4B53B62F3D766B47D456">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Election to be in critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H76A8128503544D07B7F0E8CBAAABF5D1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is
projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under
paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan
years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification
under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the
current plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEF51FAA75B241ACACF75274CE8468F4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A)
shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which
the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan
first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A85FB47795043CB974289CA113709CE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except
in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD770E3333DC94B2D8363A1C6000A14EA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<subparagraph id="H0D556BD1EA034115ABB3AE9AD7963F07">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
, and
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB8804D4760444C8687F3C3620981BED2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Actuarial projections
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended—
</text>
<clause id="HF82C959BB3EB43E7A8D425F1A571C15D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i), by striking
<quote>
In making the determinations
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H98D1A641B52649E098673A30A230F90B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23D4C42ECC0F4F5F88781AC571C4FBB3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H56AA487DE34E42DC9F4593321613ACD2">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan
actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in
critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may
not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in
any case in which the certification upon which such election would be
based is made without regard to such clauses.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B981332EEE84E52B9F66F7529BE5979">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<subparagraph id="H55A852D298E04008B1E76E4F4D8673E3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Of election to be in critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended—
</text>
<clause id="H0574EB47E44246CA93CCD86E388233E5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
<quote>
for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H12F46829CC234878A5B6A4FB4C490B7B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph
(4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of such election not
later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time
as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations or other guidance.
</quote>
.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B575D1951954DE38E17A0856DA81D47">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81E31F3D263E431E8E9198A297F7F8E3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H77B08EB5F4C3470FBA6F47B5A82C5282">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in
critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the
current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an
election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4),
the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the
certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H034CDB6CA2CC4AB7978E2C8C622CBEF4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H922CA4E5D65D4683B0DFF3BC6CE56402">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status
</header>
<subsection id="HDA6F6E9D06A448D3AEE4813C4E8EC3DE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1085(e)(4)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HDA63CC2031DC412AB8B37684ABD9C990" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8DEACFC0DA134E0BB1CF799733B6F28E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence
</header>
<clause id="HF382E217FCC541A9AEF53AF5242AE94E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary
certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<subclause id="HA847416238B94065AACA459AC103BA3C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the
beginning of the plan year;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9569EE9C76DA4649994BE6BAA8D6BF88">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the
9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method
but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under
section 304(d)(2) or section 304 (as in effect prior to the enactment of
the Pension Protection Act of 2006); and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC372E975412C48049F36DA8DCBBDBE42">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30
succeeding plan years.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HBD427A742E224833AAEC7B211F543F30">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Plans with certain amortization extensions
</header>
<subclause id="HD32D166930AD42778BD4B5D32D569297">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Special emergence rule
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of
amortization periods under section 304(d)(1) shall no longer be in
critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in
accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<item id="H084A7A201CD946A7B3428D237624C9CE">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the
9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method
but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under
section 304(d)(1); and
</text>
</item>
<item commented="no" id="H47EF2AF6B8054242B5EDF5203306B9C1">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30
succeeding plan years,
</text>
</item>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subclause">
regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection
(b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year.
</continuation-text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2AE23A52183743A395DA42A4DD9D1C9D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reentry into critical status
</header>
<text>
A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for
any subsequent plan year unless—
</text>
<item id="H2FF006A074ED4E83895AFC08E789FFBB">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9
succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method
but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under
section 304(d); or
</text>
</item>
<item id="H65A3475D31DB4829A2A5D09994677CF2">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30
succeeding plan years.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD99FE854DEE84104B6AC1F5413923C75">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(e)(4)(B)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HE94FCF98237F4F398CC9CFCC300AD3F9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H77D86376C31B4921884DFE8C64C4527F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence
</header>
<clause id="H05442E301F0B475D877E1AF3D2735D59">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary
certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<subclause id="HEA73C03D31BD45A9A8B717FF014D4988">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the
beginning of the plan year,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCDCD2072239848DEBD8DE8EDB9B23005">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the
9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method
but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under
section 431(d)(2) or section 412(e) (as in effect prior to the enactment
of the Pension Protection Act of 2006), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE0918F599B564934B41E4C9B4EEC5083">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30
succeeding plan years.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HA767777FB1AE4394858E5039C1F5F733">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Plans with certain amortization extensions
</header>
<subclause id="HFC661822017A4A36BFAB48959E062D18">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Special emergence rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of
amortization periods under section 431(d)(1) shall no longer be in
critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in
accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<item id="H66F0E39086B746FE84434D2CF5B6E711">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the
9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method
but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under
section 431(d)(1), and
</text>
</item>
<item commented="no" id="HF2F5306B97E7412AA63D57CAA97D11D7">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30
succeeding plan years,
</text>
</item>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subclause">
regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection
(b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year.
</continuation-text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFD631270B21849D4B0EE6672CDF5830A">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reentry into critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for
any subsequent plan year unless—
</text>
<item id="HBD5AB33033114B10B352BD477EB75F45">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9
succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method
but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under
section 431(d), or
</text>
</item>
<item id="HA35371AC42034F4A9D995A52B78F7A91">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30
succeeding plan years.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA9877F7C31F346D894B4AA4D96B849D9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6F93AB31D64B4107ADA6C54E6B50B6CF">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required
</header>
<subsection id="H27A0F8BE902041168E927C3058BD252D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="HECF4C74626CA4C2B90FEDEB956CC29CF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)
</external-xref>
), as
amended by section 102, is further amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD82264FC9CB547A39B22B9E410C75093">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5),
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D346D86D3BD419EA04FEA7BCC2ECE5D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H49AF5FC2AFC64C22938DDF90BC1762E7" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDFE663A832EF4CFEADBF7AFD2FDD8C8B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule
</header>
<text>
A plan is described in this paragraph if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3A396301B00743A393160207FBD84C01">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan
year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer
be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end
of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the
certification relates, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H585ACB72201B4752AE7C10E3EEDE89AA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8641A6EA739B4F2499CBCE816F50088A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEAC7890EF9004BCE8E7668B7AD05259C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv)
and (v), respectively; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91649B0AA5354EE790E56C56AFB4EDA1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42DFE928577943619BF39B4A9B58BBFD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HEA4AFFF60C774E39AD7A55C5CC17EA7C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the
plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered
status but for such paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCA8568CDD6B482F99A3746C80B9A136">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>
clause (ii)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
clauses (ii) and (iii)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB7611D1EF644361891450A0081974DD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting after
<quote>
endangered status for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
, or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5),
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0ECBDB19E5AF4054A8BF1353AC218B66">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<paragraph id="H94A980B0772C4C9C92864E763A04C814">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDCE43E1252D54541BCC1033FDED1D00C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5),
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD27CBA765B394DE381CE52EF5B0CE0CB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H25234E46D3064AD48B93F153A4D7C35E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE52F03CF786A455DA2160282E6297275">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule
</header>
<text>
A plan is described in this paragraph if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F226E3AC4434256B3041B8CC7AFF3CC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan
year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer
be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end
of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the
certification relates, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE06BD42A3F304E86ACE3F8132833B487">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77ADEF8BD7F948B09C70BC7F903C36C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E2DF27893524A5FADF5098E7B5C3D5D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv)
and (v), respectively; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8077B08F42FD4B3A83A4AE5439F875F0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC9136579C1F4D8BB5DE4D06B7509D9B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H351D74297D19462C93263256156C2AF0">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the
plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered
status but for such paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B906EF502EE40F5B2A2813D7922B3A2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>
clause (ii)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
clauses (ii) and (iii)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98578E66018E4B0BBA4C665DAD58416B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting after
<quote>
endangered status for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
, or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5),
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E1CFFA4C0864F1192D7E57C0E5B4F78">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H973C582C9D294A38A21F52070016E0A9">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage
</header>
<subsection id="H4EE511541A7E4604984E4C2792C6663F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1085(c)(3)(A)) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9213D468950F4FECAC9C4FC988C80DDF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i)(I), by striking
<quote>
of such period
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to
paragraph (b)(3)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC721F6F529FC4CDF94E1CAD3F0030340">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (ii), by striking
<quote>
any plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the last plan year
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7E26DB862A994E6C947EDFBE8772B0A3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(c)(3)(A)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7F66FF379FB446DBB359C636187A5CF8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i)(I), by striking
<quote>
of such period
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to
paragraph (b)(3)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5ACFD163F6E2402EB257B0D0F529A704">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (ii), by striking
<quote>
any plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the last plan year
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H902855E0574F426F8DB6656DF642D160">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H446CD5B868B04003B2E7291322B4EB99">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and
rehabilitation plan adoption periods
</header>
<subsection id="HBAC3ED2AF2DB475395EBE61776A254EB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(d)
</external-xref>
) is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H0B5D49F1D35849078E793085CC02F5B4" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H029B083EE2664C758FF05A143A561B2F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods
</header>
<paragraph id="H0AF6B9CE5831476CA5B656C8B3EC5FBF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="HFE4CD74EC71445B084B4FED156CD81D6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under
subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7045AAB5872F4C86B9359F8D8E899609">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules for benefit increases
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under
subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit
accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for
out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding
improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the
multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable
benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2CC393243A74F5981179312A605CAEA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special Rules for Plan Adoption Period
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the
initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a
funding improvement plan—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H801E80981F5444279AF63147729956A8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with
respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for—
</text>
<clause id="HC93AD5D0975049A382C94ADECFEF922C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H072A5E24B5244243BCAA07A7BDF8D288">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4500840FF2B34F4C954773E5A677D967">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation,
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF628C2F8AAF7434C808324CF694D2782">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in
benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate
at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted
unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under
part I of subchapter D of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">
chapter 1
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
or to comply with other applicable law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3ABA150071A94B8D81A979321207FF6F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(d)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H35D4F67F50F14FC882C114EA4D82B0A1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8A951EB96DF040E59F9DC3C763BF9522">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods
</header>
<paragraph id="H3B775177E3544461B0FE037DBE6CB696">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H96BCC337D7994E0BA087363D91B699A7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under
subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF08019FD8C6745EAB8BA6D942D2E3B79">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules for benefit increases
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under
subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit
accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for
out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding
improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the
multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable
benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2648146A50FD45EAA7A4646AC0549915">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules for plan adoption period
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the
initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a
funding improvement plan—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H75E13D6F9DAD440794CDDBDD7754C0AC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with
respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for—
</text>
<clause id="HEEB6BF37B71D416DBC6E71A66CC2E0BD">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H71DB460AE3A7482E912B3102A8CBD085">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H81C255A558B148788E5197E12355692D">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation,
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9B2DAE6016A2468AA7C90A1C89165EAA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in
benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate
at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted
unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under
part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply with other applicable
law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA4B67AAE7514E1DA5DB87AB950A29CA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA83A7B97ABA24F39B630C77BB79AB7FD">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining
</header>
<subsection id="H67C356ED7FCC41AEBC265BCF4488C18C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB9243569304441128E3C422184148596">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HDDCB55B0E4AF4BEC8C0EAA78661DF123" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H02FF76626A5B4C0483CAAD647DD72F48">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H834950881D12497A92BFEE3D1B9F5041">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Initial Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="H59780BE689FA4663AFD490E86B4E0582">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was
in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4F1F07966CC94A5B8D811BCEEAE8F317">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining
parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution
schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a
schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the
date specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B8C96C693354416AB95D630A0FA8182">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="H0E7E30DA0C76449D9914FAFB80AC6AB5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in
accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a
funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while
the plan is still in endangered status, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE11F5F5C59EC4327BEAB2E4EBCA7E85D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the
bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a
contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding
improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as
updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement
expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date
specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C0F913125EA498B903AC9DF9A023A41">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the
collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B)
expires.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H26DB7FD46EAE43D39CE377AF451C830A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Failure to make scheduled contributions
</header>
<text>
Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this
paragraph shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515
and shall be enforceable as such.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
,
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BAD707F550347569AA594C2AE8A15EE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H9C538A092444433D9BA14F74B23D5B59" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H79E9035F306C481F8FCCFEEDD7D76ADB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan
</header>
<clause id="H303C68BD8F574CD89B3EDA129D1EE463">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Initial Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="HAF418771D5984CA292E29E4823AD95D6">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was
in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2CEA7CD4E0994A5B9C6798CBDA87AD36">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining
parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution
schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule
from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i),
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1)
beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2971D26E0F3D41E8BF41FB8EDEAA3CB9">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="H71025DA5A4CB4AD68B94BFFA4D85D767">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in
accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a
rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while
the plan is still in critical status, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD309FB57AA6140A78DC6E78C66E60D0D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the
bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a
contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated
rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as
updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement
expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date
specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFB4DE0382A8D40BEBA371E55BA885D51">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the
collective bargaining agreement described in clause (i) or (ii) expires.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3CCD40FCBBB045E6A4E3EE49D9E24BC8">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Failure to make scheduled contributions
</header>
<text>
Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this
subsection shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515
and shall be enforceable as such.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA62368A8FD1D4174BE5A167CDBB731EE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H57952EF5373A4B2D93BBD4E8DCDAFA8D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H3311345C72434982BFF3765ECA9DA2B3" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H8579BD851C8A4A7CAB8DEA40968F8D11">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H55B640FC6B494FA9B062FD361DB269A3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Initial contribution schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="HEBE922B2522A4DCEA01D2F5676DE9BB2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was
in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8C7FC89C7483430188AA121AF2569A1E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining
parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution
schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a
schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the
date specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A129A2650DE4060AE06F9EFA1C01F69">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent contribution schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="HD9CBCB4D63FE41D2BE96155C8AEBD135">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in
accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a
funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while
the plan is still in endangered status, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD92E1424E6004BF5A610CD7431960448">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the
bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a
contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding
improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as
updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement
expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date
specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DDADF3C9C984342B6EDFC3D5A5F0025">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the
collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B)
expires.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
, and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD87A626E60264A77987AEA95D8C1CD3F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H0C156D5B4C774951BCE50FB90158B44B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HEA1839050D1348FABB6101D4D8E8CE45">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan
</header>
<clause id="H9D0CD744F67E498491E2ED908C24B8EB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Initial contribution schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="HB42984B8E28D4011A34865E7B187C703">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was
in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC7AFD12514F241D79B3E1930029A38CB">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining
parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution
schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule
from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i),
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1)
beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEFDD55C829DB4D6292433FFA978B74BA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="HC17317E8968E48B78230D63AC6B01397">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in
accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a
rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while
the plan is still in critical status, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1B189857B87C44018FB5F1DCE679DC48">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the
bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a
contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated
rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as
updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement
expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date
specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8FF346FA6B8A4B209C9765CD616E2845">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the
collective bargaining agreement described in clause (ii) or (iii) expires.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H161FC9E6BAF9453DBEB4C679D7C827FE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC2041EBFACF54BAABC01124B12DB0422">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="H3336882F3096426A844E16BD5208655C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="H78C7BF8D4EAB4C6399A80CA3013EE940">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1421">
29 U.S.C. 1421
</external-xref>
; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H125B5CDDC5854DD4AAE6B88354DE4E9B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of insolvency rules
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4245 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1426">
29 U.S.C. 1426
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H12A09011A56C45EDB3443FC629EA09F4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
reorganization
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
critical status, as described in subsection 305(b)(2),
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H776849302CDA4AD18EECE599AAD1B9C6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)(2)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H7353D68E70B048FBA4B9FF91CF19232C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
The suspension
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(A) The suspension
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF38079B68B87463F8EDD64AF0F47F5F3">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(within the meaning of section 4241(b)(6))
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HACDD51008F1B4CF28914DEF3F220C86A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF454EBE3B38D474587A57D17D5742763" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5201A6831C614B43A9689ADB7BED368F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph—
</text>
<clause id="H4F2CC40DCB7D401A9549AA72A0D9B5D0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<term>
person in pay status
</term>
means—
</text>
<subclause id="H56FED16A5BD14F2792289FE16C20AE2F">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such
year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit
(or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H6E3E0566904641169FEB8E625C228E26">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person
who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H2E3D7A799C814321A0EB7B007824E50F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the base plan year for any plan year is—
</text>
<subclause id="HAD495D5BE3EF4A5E91EEB82D74DB2FEB">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months
before the relevant effective date, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF81C083695F04649864BE55FDEC5C516">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12
months before the beginning of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H697C2979A8EC417BA5169CFE0CE6292C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement—
</text>
<subclause id="HCBB0993EA9BC4E6283A31505F146EB5E">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H67AD231900C14D59A8DA8FFF1060E9D1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HA532E025906A480A9CDEC8DA0E5FD079">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective
bargaining agreements.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C7274D232CF45B1A34FA9EA617DE89F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<clause id="HC40206C65A2A4049A64B6BEEDF45BAFB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
(determined in accordance with section 4243(3)(B)(ii))
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0F43359153DA484E94E2B37147DC23EF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2F1490A494D488E9AF47FDD378A54E5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1FBF0B40AFDB4389944AC7A69C80AE5E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan
assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C3A03190841459BB483CB1D18FB3AB4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (e)(1)—
</text>
<clause id="H482A355AD7A4420D866A11C7137E6D4B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
the corporation, the parties described in section 4242(a)(2), and the plan participants and
beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the parties described in section 101(f)(1)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE5A2B66CC88544A8995F9885929FEF75">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>
section 4242(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 101(f)(1)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAF70C8C2857F422AA4C9D490FC6EAA39">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA91D498321AD478A889D6E7F7BF8E11B" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HB02EEA93551E482CBF7B16ABC5252425">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under
section 305(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer
plans in critical and declining status.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9603DE099A68443C852B4CE34A38A509">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendments
</header>
<subparagraph id="H29DCEDF7224A4AE7B0A192749DB3787C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of reorganization index
</header>
<text>
Section 4001(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1301">
29 U.S.C. 1301(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking paragraph (9).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H34F3CD7030FD4300B5056A0B9F58E18B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum funding standards
</header>
<text>
Section 304(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1084">
29 U.S.C. 1084(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H009F95DADFCD4695A05DD598759DD4FC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HC838700F7F8043C7A50C754B43A20B78">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of section 302, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any
plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal
to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard
account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year
for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such
account for such years.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C3C301D26BC443BB5E690212A0B9EE4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of part heading
</header>
<text>
Part 3 of subtitle D of title IV of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1421">
29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking the
heading and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">
Insolvent Plans
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9173D272038046D8A776C2A0F22EC2D7">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment to table of contents
</header>
<text>
The table of contents in section 1 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1001">
29 U.S.C. 1001
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking the
items relating to sections 4241 through 4244A.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCCE3D49C0DC342C1BD354672713F6160">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<paragraph id="H5D30B666C5D14A2F944A8A3F3D1ACD00">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6ED5373E4444E8D9F06285EC5CD3F05">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of insolvency rules
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 418E of such Code is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDF01C1D473174DEABB15551ED86DE52B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
reorganization
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
critical status, as described in subsection 432(b)(2),
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E4FFF605B5D461DA5408CDFCAF974D3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)(2)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H661B7BADDCEE453882A5A5F06CBAA305">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
The suspension
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(A) The suspension
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE70075B25EF44C0D920CA260449D6370">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(within the meaning of section 418(b)(6))
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HD401B4A12A094AC8BB057D3ACA8831A4">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8129D128687F464DA2F0FFBD5F1984A2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HDEDC81E75833437EB034449C2FE2086D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph—
</text>
<clause id="HCB5B65C6C52042088A39DB87493AFB01">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<term>
person in pay status
</term>
means—
</text>
<subclause id="HD5AD7BB12A6141FB8577EA8940CF9750">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such
year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit
(or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H91382E4291784376B52744FECDEA8CAE">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person
who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H795E9ED1C6B14B96AB7D9B3D83050A51">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the base plan year for any plan year is—
</text>
<subclause id="H871F16638DC042AE8B877A80B69837C6">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months
before the relevant effective date, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC5C7576550DF4CC0AE04DBDF31EB11D4">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12
months before the beginning of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HB1A2A3401A4946BCAC6E61AE6BEE1077">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement—
</text>
<subclause id="H154363B6831F46D5B440765684A8186C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H50E7B297B3ED4C05A3509F2A1497C649">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H749331EF3DAB4CDDA912956ADA0105A3">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective
bargaining agreements.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB534E2AAFA714058A1B2BF1C276EBEEE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<clause id="H784D3DC433644E359E11015A1DA3E137">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
(determined in accordance with section 418B(3)(B)(ii))
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H75B69672B85A423899FE8787445C1BED">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A8DE2CE0379434D980DF6E852B9EF92" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE3790BDBCD7A4C7FBF456D5AD8A105AD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan
assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the
Treasury.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15BB16908EF64791B24E36D129E46051">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (e)(1)—
</text>
<clause id="HA153B63C22FD49C19E8902C405E93135">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
the corporation, the parties described in section 418A(a)(2), and the plan participants and
beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the parties described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4FC3F41F962F46D7B0A3F2F584FB2B0B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>
section 418A(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9E020C08892C49AF93B1A8E42B40C5C5">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H975B6C2EF36B41EEBFD51E7D89B022D5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H2E20CABB2CA04862A3DB4D0A2A6CAF72">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under
section 432(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer
plans in critical and declining status.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7735F83C92224058AFEDB2FDF3304891">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendments
</header>
<subparagraph id="HECFC6A5E0B1B4A5AA9A8F11838E74835">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum funding standards
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/431">
Section 431(a)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE888C4E1D36343379B5F3DB9BDDCFA94" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCD0AE389C8E3425CB090D0C51E54223F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of section 412, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any
plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal
to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard
account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year
for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such
account for such years.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9FD1A34F2FB94B188689866E3E3FC593">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of subpart heading
</header>
<text>
Subpart C of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">
Insolvent Plans
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9259BFD0E5C24F32B6D3E723E2001DF1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment to table of contents
</header>
<text>
The table of contents for such subpart C is amended by striking the items relating to sections 418
through 418D.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED4CFF49495743F2ACAA7AF7D6CA027B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment to table of subparts
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking
the heading and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">
Insolvent Plans
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE32A8865855C46CB8ED82FBF2D604733">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H9F32F9930D63423EBFC4E010CC11228D">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<header>
Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes
</header>
<subsection id="HF6B7A16E45AD471F938BE0548D795552">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE6D4F868073144A6B1EB289C810C1447">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9127484CC11C4D70BCF7DCC5CB879381">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA2765CE987A241F1A5C46E61027E541A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7C3C3B5D2CB14479B1BD80A9290BCF44">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>
During the rehabilitation plan adoption period—
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the
initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a
rehabilitation plan—
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6610A516E46D4162A32CFD57D4C8A29B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E48AAC8A4C446B8995A2729F97AC6CC">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HF58841B5AFC94FD89B3B85765FD0DADD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H5EA53303CF6D42BDBE320ECF41C397E0">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination
</header>
<paragraph id="H68610CA2BD1142939E81A79D42D542B0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit reduction
</header>
<text>
Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s
unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s
withdrawal liability under section 4201.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BBA18CB0B514A968C00CABD72A42A95">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Surcharges
</header>
<text>
Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of
unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in
determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except
for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to
an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under
section 4211(c)(5).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E958425E1964F2588058E6ECEC83472">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H6F7A40C2ABB54A38AC90DD1D54BE53A9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to
increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is
provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the
requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall
be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits
to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest
contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of
determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under
section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section
4211(c)(5).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2893BCA382FB451DB324EBBB0A8816D3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in
contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order
to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan
or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements
due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which
compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide
an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals,
permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3E278E23215B464CA6085B8EC606C75B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence from endangered or critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements
unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which
compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this
subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the
collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from
endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the
contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to
be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section
4219(c) for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical
status.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D8F36242FD2423D9EF87189B1144D24">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Simplified calculations
</header>
<text>
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of
this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts
under section 4219(c).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H72C77DB901FC4F08B644AF63D8AEA8B3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81BBBD8628ED467489398D73F1D04295">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9),
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B53C4330B224CD88351F585F4B9F34D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9E6DD1DD6D764099A77E6612433230F8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DB9E2DDD8F64945BD1772F101549ACE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), striking
<quote>
During the rehabilitation plan adoption period—
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the
initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a
rehabilitation plan—
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBF22FD14E9B443D8A15EC0F8B4426CD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65BE0A8D3C364CEEAF37DC761CFEB67B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H12899E8F6AB14EB9A83A3CB744036964" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H8479078988E64946A2E6E7E8A828CE06">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination
</header>
<paragraph id="H1721C42A4B4348A4A14EA87BCF8D0941">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s
unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s
withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H389A0AD865C7405A91DC12E486898525">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Surcharges
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of
unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in determining the highest
contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes
of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer
under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under
section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9B016AAD595405D900A5D956EF5023E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="HFBD3766530A447DA91D9C3F1241E0A07">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to
increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is
provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the
requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall
be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits
to an employer under section 4211 of such Act and in determining the
highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for
purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an
employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method
approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A4BE2984DB846A9BD3A1F56EB1CD3CE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in
contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order
to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan
or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements
due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which
compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide
an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals,
permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C7272B65EE14EECB08803C2A39F0B59">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence from endangered or critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements
unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which
compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this
subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the
collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from
endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the
contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to
be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section
4219(c) of such Act for plan years during which the plan was in endangered
or critical status.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02550C541C4644108EF262F58BA8CDF9">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Simplified calculations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of
this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts
under section 4219(c) of such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H489A58DA7125416195775DB0A2F510E9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the
contribution rate or other required contribution increases that go into
effect during plan years beginning after December 31, 2014 and to
surcharges the obligation for which accrue on or after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1F2E9CF9585B4AF9AA0BC96CAE2A8CDA">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<header>
Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans
</header>
<subsection id="HE23EC254E6CC41519383C2EF5B03BC87">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1322a">
29 U.S.C. 1322a(c)
</external-xref>
) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H4CFF1F9E136244FB8B039F894EE358B2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFBA7DBF802F34D7EA23051A7DAEEF735">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as
defined in section 205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a
participant under a multiemployer plan which becomes insolvent under
section 4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is terminated, such annuity shall not be
treated as forfeitable solely because the participant has not died as of
the date on which the plan became so insolvent or the termination date.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H15E70BDD8FCA4444B5C65BD00D56C7A4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Retroactive Application
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to multiemployer plan benefit payments
becoming payable on or after January 1, 1985, except that the amendment
shall not apply in any case where the surviving spouse has died before the
date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H400B92772CBA4F26A16E436C8BF46D5F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information
</header>
<subsection id="HC623D7AD3A3641958E52D32A404C7E7A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1021">
29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1)
</external-xref>
) is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F9B0B1EA5FC40679158C07AB86458B5" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HC5D26DDA85994E9782E871BF93BC6CB7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each administrator of a defined benefit plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written
request, furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, employee
representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to
the plan a copy of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDAC1224ECF01468C9BB8AF7FADBFA7FC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the current plan document (including any amendments thereto),
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79ED544E67D24A16810F954406C07EF6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the latest summary plan description of the plan,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B04AF115D2D41CAA9C7F40A652EA9B1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the current trust agreement (including any amendments thereto), or any other instrument or
agreement under which the plan is established or operated,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF4416D6EFC2C4B71A429926D8B1442E9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a request by an employer, any participation agreement with respect to the plan for
such employer that relates to the employer’s plan participation during the
current or any of the 5 immediately preceding plan years,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD15CD22297F4C469E7B93E6119A8420">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the annual report filed under section 104 for any plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBACFFD5867C43F6AF7479ED58F98DE7">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
the plan funding notice provided under subsection (f) for any plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16908B06B41344FD87EB8E4A6DCD5483">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
any periodic actuarial report (including any sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan
year which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4444D827450847358C83032644F32227">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual financial report prepared for the plan by any plan investment
manager or advisor or other fiduciary which has been in the plan's
possession for at least 30 days,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E52CE02051C424987877D535EA82049">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
audited financial statements of the plan for any plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H323B9AF8FEDA4E5B955506945EE925D8">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text>
any application filed with the Secretary of the Treasury requesting an extension under section
304(d) of this Act or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/431">
section 431(d)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
and the determination of such Secretary pursuant to such application, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4C98C2C620E4837A64D4BB2B1092CA2">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a plan which was in critical or endangered status under section 305 for a plan year,
the latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and the
contribution schedules applicable with respect to such funding improvement
or rehabilitation plan (other than a contribution schedule applicable to a
specific employer).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H319E9D3CA24F4FFB9FBC408CC32B68D0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on disclosure
</header>
<text>
Section 101(k)(3) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1021">
29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and
inserting the following:
<quote>
In no case shall a participant, beneficiary, employee representative, or employer be entitled under
this subsection to receive more than one copy of any document described in
paragraph (1) during any one 12-month period, or, in the case of any
document described in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) of paragraph
(1), a copy of any such document that as of the date on which the request
is received by the administrator, has been in the administrator’s
possession for 6 years or more. If the administrator provides a copy of a
document described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the
administrator shall be considered as having met any obligation the
administrator may have under any other provision of this title to furnish
a copy of the same document to such person upon request.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC1A30F9CB104429F836080F383050BF0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Retention of records
</header>
<text>
Section 107 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1027">
29 U.S.C. 1027
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF71FB47554F54AD58B5B26131F04B79E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k))
</quote>
after
<quote>
file any report
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4CE86F4ACC64F41A064D45C5EFA6081">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
a copy of such report and
</quote>
after
<quote>
shall maintain
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D72EB75A75B4BF7865D29BF0917F40D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Civil enforcement
</header>
<text>
Section 502(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1132">
29 U.S.C. 1132(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1CDB436C80534F63918A83DBE76A0987">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (9), by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A8B4A9955F349018D5CEDA93EEFEAA2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01E13F3BDD6B4946B3A1A3F4FD19717D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DF7560D569146EAB1C4A50BB20E19AC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H02439A3ED44A495AB207139E35379452">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee representative, or any employer that has an
obligation to contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice
which violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case of an
employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to obtain appropriate
equitable relief (i) to redress such violation or (ii) to enforce such
subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF16BE53AD2EE45BB88B3446B6B63C16D">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H1C2BDECB59BA4799A5EED26D27011FDB">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions
</header>
<section id="HAD543E1CD21D4766AEE468F3E194513C">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<header>
Mergers
</header>
<subsection id="H18F4C2223AD142B5B5D2C24799964F44">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
PBGC assistance for multiemployer plan mergers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4231 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1411">
29 U.S.C. 1411
</external-xref>
) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H5EFEBEDF74F84E9F90BD85E6FC600832" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H502D2A7C73CD4AEF99838CC181F234AA">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Facilitated mergers
</header>
<paragraph id="H422FF74008CB490599935661AFE7D909">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
When requested to do so by the plan sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems
appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or more
multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation with the
Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that
the transaction is in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries
of at least one of the plans and is not reasonably expected to be adverse
to the overall interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of
the plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical assistance,
mediation, communication with stakeholders, and support with related
requests to other government agencies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3C1A4C6507EB40BD902E32406931271E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Financial assistance
</header>
<text>
In order to facilitate a merger which it determines is necessary to enable one or more of the plans
involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the corporation may provide
financial assistance (within the meaning of section 4261) to the merged
plan if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H104D76DA9BF84B4CA8BE397CEC00A108">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
one or more of the multiemployer plans participating in the merger is in critical and declining
status (as defined in section 305(b)(4));
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H55BA7A6B78F64C37B5DDEBA4D5996B03">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the corporation reasonably expects that—
</text>
<clause id="H0E83854940B74FC5902C8CA3C965E8CA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
such financial assistance will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the
plans involved; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6EDBE324528A4201BB6EE1C0AB3AC884">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such financial assistance is necessary for the merged plan to become or remain solvent;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCAEC2A28C7814637BB30C400D0A27EE3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the corporation certifies that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to
other plans will not be impaired by such financial assistance; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H86F085443F1F4794A033CF8CA1C82C94">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
such financial assistance is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for
multiemployer plans.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial assistance, the corporation shall
provide notice of such financial assistance to the Committee on Education
and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways
and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the
Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the
Senate.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HED44C984AE084C8495914F094C2B10D0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDE9B5E4E6BB742DEBC9570C82F970705">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<header>
Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="HC2FE92F8D9654C319749968039126463">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<paragraph id="HB0CA43D12EE44C0A93FE23F3F42E14F6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1413">
29 U.S.C. 1413
</external-xref>
) is amended to
read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70AB058F14DD4D779FC84071DB55B8C1" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<section id="H87E197A9546F42429B62BD3B4FD1B7F7">
<enum>
4233.
</enum>
<header>
Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="H90FA0CB4F20E476C873CCD8D7039D7A4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE2082AFB4B3D47629C417F678A728EAE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for a partition of the
plan, the corporation may order a partition of the plan in accordance with
this section. The corporation shall make a determination regarding the
application not later than 270 days after the date such application was
filed (or, if later, the date such application was completed) in
accordance with regulations promulgated by the corporation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HB3D9EADF7B244EDBA2E82F142BCBF6DA" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 30 days after submitting an application for partition of a plan under paragraph (1),
the plan sponsor of the plan shall notify the participants and
beneficiaries of such application, in the form and manner prescribed by
regulations issued by the corporation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4379A2853E0140D1B971959A16DD6E73">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiemployer plan if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H303E0D38DABB49B69EEE73241A322D56">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4));
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7977B028562942A4A6AC15C14E18B103">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the corporation determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate
selected under section 4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking
concurrently with an application for partition) all reasonable measures to
avoid insolvency, including the maximum benefit suspensions under section
305(e)(9), if applicable;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5CDA48C14F4B440B9D1C2F01C54B175E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the corporation reasonably expects that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAE4206590A6E484F997EA38C089A0866">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a partition of the plan will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the
plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H375B270143684B94AD9AB92CD7AF0D3A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a partition of the plan is necessary for the plan to remain solvent;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H170AE511F38741328294F2BB731CCAD2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the corporation certifies to Congress that its ability to meet existing financial assistance
obligations to other plans (including any liabilities associated with
multiemployer plans that are insolvent or that are projected to become
insolvent within 10 years) will not be impaired by such partition; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B29FF2A7342437581FCC9FC4FF42838">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the cost to the corporation arising from such partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic
benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H81EC5674A4C74AE89CB434043FE5BCE6">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The corporation's partition order shall provide for a transfer to the plan referenced in subsection
(d)(1) of the minimum amount of the plan’s liabilities necessary for the
plan to remain solvent.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H72981A96ACCD4CE782130C2EB276F2CD">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H42633B2E70A044609BD67EECC049BCCE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The plan created by the partition order is a successor plan to which section 4022A applies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H3F0FC260C5F540418B0D2099F4868200" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan prior to the partition and the administrator of
such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the administrator, respectively,
of the plan created by the partition order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HBCF46C9541714F82948E18069837C7F0" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that was partitioned within ten years following
the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed
under section 4201 with respect to both the plan that was partitioned and
the plan created by the partition order. If the withdrawal occurs more
than ten years after the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability
shall be computed under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that
was partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the partition
order).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H040BC609CB3242ADBA66FC2FEBD43A23">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H12C071839D9044388CBF5A85D724E955">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each participant or beneficiary of the plan whose benefit was transferred to the plan created
by the partition order pursuant to a partition, the plan that was
partitioned shall pay a monthly benefit to such participant or beneficiary
for each month in which such benefit is in pay status following the
effective date of such partition in an amount equal to the excess of—
</text>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="HBFFD61F1BB90446C92B63053FCBB02C9" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the monthly benefit that would be paid to such participant or beneficiary for such month under the
terms of the plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under section
305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the effective date of such
partition) if the partition had not occurred, over
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph changed="added" id="H57DD227FFDD74172BD36018113572310" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the monthly benefit for such participant or beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="H809D03BA24724F98AF5535D782C0274A" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a plan provides a benefit improvement (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi))
that takes effect after the effective date of the partition, the plan
shall pay to the corporation for each year during the 10-year period
following the partition effective date, an annual amount equal to the
lesser of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E15B724ADAC45FAA063D64E580C9A16">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the total value of the increase in benefit payments for such year that is attributable to the
benefit improvement, or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA2234218FF940BFB902E8A6020DDFFE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the total benefit payments from the plan created by the partition for such year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition to, any other premium imposed by the
corporation under this title.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph changed="added" id="HDAAE22B875064866A3406F077A4E5928" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums imposed by the corporation under this title
with respect to participants whose benefits were transferred to the plan
created by the partition order for each year during the 10-year period
following the partition effective date.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5384E57221804083AECA70C652729627">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the corporation shall provide notice of such
order to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of
Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and any affected
participants or beneficiaries.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H801D4E42A84D4F75AB7348BE79A1746A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December
31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H2C504AB50F154DD9B699CE110B948DA1">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</header>
<section id="HB343074FC841498C964AAE9E5F9A8A77">
<enum>
131.
</enum>
<header>
Premium increases for multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="H69345133B0E042AD9A8F14CB76B195C2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Increase in premium rate for multiemployer plans
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1306">
29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H324963E759F84D5DA503DC0C0A6124AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (A)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H70B328712BA6427891F472695880CC74">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (iv), by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H32B4804D97F14544A0BFD6D6E81C89DF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (v)—
</text>
<clause id="H5353102F5E5A40A1ADF0A0B7A536BA3A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
and before January 1, 2015,
</quote>
after
<quote>
December 31, 2012,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H40A389A8B4F04165AA094A64ACEC0E6A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
, or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64AD6952E2884697A691AD1E4933B41E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF3AF6FDC89B4AA6ADC1C90F93B2F833" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HAC12700BCF16497C9B5D671C45839240" indent="up2">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each
individual who is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan
year.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88EA022E9C604487AAF87A8343C5A2C5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49B86EC0DA614F26B7F388E303FCBF94" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H763F095FA1AE4EECBA51E2334FB1634F" indent="up2">
<enum>
(M)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, there shall be substituted for the
dollar amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal
to the greater of—
</text>
<clause id="HF0863127C9EB450D8702267A091EC585">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount by the ratio of—
</text>
<subclause id="H24BA0F97D5144A2C8E0951D2FC82CF36">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for
the first of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year in which
such plan year begins, to
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HA6FF9866C0444DE091CF197E5C0E7534">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2013; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HC0E3F07796534E3BAAB33802E280ECC4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the preceding calendar year.
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $1, such product shall be
rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6B1D0A55DA3641AEAAA6F3F93ABB12FC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of certain funds
</header>
<text>
Section 4005(b)(3) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1305">
29 U.S.C. 1305(b)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE6282A1E911340E48280327DE9EA2EED">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Whenever
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(A) Whenever
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32F1FB770B63433C99C4B3CF61ADDA80">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE79B3E945751499EA30B5886C4F177BB" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC940AC5778A148FBB25D0A15CE5467F0" indent="up2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)—
</text>
<clause id="H28FE4BBB7ED74AA6AFC76C670D09F81A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the amounts of premiums received under section 4006 with respect to the fund to be used for basic
benefits under section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with
fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be placed in a
noninterest-bearing account within such fund in the following amounts:
</text>
<subclause id="HE556C093D47E48CA89EF6D9740CE2E0D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC484FF6C95C547689BFAD924EE11822D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HA28BCB5A55904CBBB3109A6355E92B17">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H151DBFC0D0654A2585C274AA6EF2B7B3">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFB7B6E80569444B2A5FF6895AA065083">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H80D0168B01794D61AE5ADDAF8C0AF2A0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
premiums received in fiscal years specified in subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be
allocated in order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the amount
specified and second to any other accounts within such fund; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H53EC3E1F3D5B469E8DAF7AD676D9E6F8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
financial assistance, as provided under section 4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the
noninterest-bearing and other accounts within the fund.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2389B6C4E7464F3C866A5C93911A4148">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to any other report required by section 4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall submit to Congress a report
that includes—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE5C3BE9AAD8B41D3ADD1C90B27ACF84B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under the amendment made by subsection (a) are
sufficient for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its
projected mean stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the ten-
and twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including an explanation of
the assumptions underlying this analysis; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H766677296596419D8E123AE9A65B46AC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the premium levels are insufficient to meet such
obligations (or are in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such
obligations), a proposed schedule of revised premiums sufficient to meet
(but not exceed) such obligations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBA6E20FF2DA47E1A4BA4F737514632C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after
December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<title id="HD44D5698D220401F9AFCBA1D1B0ED67F" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans
</header>
<section id="HEF7B2F20DFC44460ACBBF46B7D237AB8">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit
suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status
</header>
<subsection id="H2489FA9B29FE495FA8B266FD14A5F394">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="H8C07AC05353B4C97B733646A11A2CC2F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule for plan in critical and declining status
</header>
<text>
Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(a)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3CECF1C93AC945B4B1F90E8E4C635217">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F4628BB64D748D1B2761E6E5089A354">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5C313110BF24BEBB13621B6122E7B39">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HC4A19626E45A49EB81396F8A2DF828E6" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF1AE4B0C1FF54A02ACE116525FF4C8BF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the plan is in critical and declining status—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC6DD9A18B5FD43C69D69F50BBFF3B2E2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBC4ED6FBCDD8476781AFFA95596B0A0A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of
subsection (e)(9).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66D8AEA5338C4794BEA73BC8746371B3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)
</external-xref>
), as
amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end
the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3970B9101D0A4F4FB485C0DA96A265CA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3C9DAE8C872E48FAB5E0AAAAC04568A0">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and
declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs
(A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to
become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 during the current
plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years
if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants
that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than
80 percent).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB76FB4F96B5F42E291F70545BA357706">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBF225CE8C9CE4CF79EA75B2BDB3BC735">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and whether
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, whether
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFEDD1CFB63641EF9635A5C24CE1FB4E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year
</quote>
before
<quote>
, and
</quote>
at the end.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE84A5B01FB444C47B4984BAD4635492C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Annual funding notices
</header>
<text>
Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1021">
29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEA9A27B8DB074001B39496337B10C6A9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7773F24DD3C94F27918B715B75327BF5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after clause (v) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62ADCF8A481F4F11A4EE7C2C76106A39" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H7A795696FAE6400388652E505332B06E">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a multiemployer plan, whether the plan was in critical and declining status under
section 305 for such plan year and, if so—
</text>
<subclause id="H8D384F14EA12482B91EB3AE357D970B8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the projected date of insolvency;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HACFC000EAA0841FC9E22C2613D460B5B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a clear statement that such insolvency may result in benefit reductions; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF016A6149E3C4AAA8FFF677801F56CD0">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
a statement describing whether the plan sponsor has taken legally permitted actions to prevent
insolvency.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B5904CD322E425AA4E543F5657E0D9F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of assets and liabilities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1085(b)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HBC6BDFA5CD3E4FC987B4FF522DE3D968" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="H3A27D26352B34725B0ED040D37BCFBED">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of critical and declining status
</header>
<text>
In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection
(e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that—
</text>
<subclause id="HC321962AED1B4497BC42B5E1F3285F03">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance
continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such
later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the
rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed
under subsection (e), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5EFCFAB1541B43A38D7190937388EA4E">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9)
adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46FE77A2628E4CE0935996E133EDFA4C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(e)
</external-xref>
) (as
amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HE4ED4A828DA04AA69E042773CF1A7ED9" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEED411FC51EA4E08B3B67E9C76E1B3D2">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status
</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34C520236CBB48BBA93E6CF4543F84D3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 204(g) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a
plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend
benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFCCBEC7EBAAD4036A96205F3F896A2C2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits
</header>
<clause id="HC67E0CA257C1497F8F7FDC3ACE5281E1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits defined
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>
suspension of benefits
</quote>
means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan
to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay
status at the time of the suspension of benefits.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBDE7865A02D348489A80B54691614EBE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Length of suspensions
</header>
<text>
Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of
when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with
subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1CE812E368CF407FA82C8243EEAE6709">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
No liability
</header>
<text>
The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of
benefits under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1EA0D21850B247AC8C8EFAE03925C598">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits,
or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall
also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees
of participants.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HC4645784C2EE49B0B6944FB9D446A19F">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Retiree representative
</header>
<subclause id="HBE61CF05585E4C619C63298EFF5F18DB">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan
sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor
shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree
representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the
interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and
beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H09979EBD2400453B9F69E543A19D148A">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reasonable expenses from plan
</header>
<text>
The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable
legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded
status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC8744FA93ABE4A15A4BC03A579813328">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule relating to fiduciary status
</header>
<text>
Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 404(a). The preceding
sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to
suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the
retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30A5124AA3814A319DF6C2E475AF4EBF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions for suspensions
</header>
<text>
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits
only if the following conditions are met:
</text>
<clause id="HFBDA1AC9824E448CA65D529291A1F33A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition
of the plan under section 4233), the plan actuary certifies that the plan
is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245,
assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of
benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set,
indefinitely.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H72AE8725D4134A959A5CDB97E33809CE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the
benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent
unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all
reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to
be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its
determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including
the following:
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H4929C5E480FE4C01990D6C9ED8FA6E20">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Current and past contribution levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HF913FC4C9CDB4F0391AB6A5DC87E8ED6">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H924E2E00C33D49BD83439B79D9797003">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HA841E2FD4207420198E1137E025F0BB8">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H26FA0AF8BEB140B3B7B66CA0F6A3FCAC">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active
participants.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H31BA12887D6340C18D756700DE60C79A">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry
generally.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H15E400CA5C614E50B0D769ED6B9C6AA7">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HF1DB5B32CA884820AD90C3CEB7AA4589">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining
groups under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HFC4F910CE9E54FC49F28341F2BE9C965">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and
retention levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HFE452C8408584D9EADEA3927C4C5428B">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text>
Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9AA453425724575B9B0A79D3AC9BC83">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on suspensions
</header>
<text>
Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to
the following limitations:
</text>
<clause id="H1750D09167F3453682624D663DB6F76B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the
monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation under section 4022A on the date of the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9E552244DECD4326A9620DB8A8B9257F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDC92C86E1DED41C29F13FC56D79172E7">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective
date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the
maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be
suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" id="H5589850818F249938977C8DFF6E6864C" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is
the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would
be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" id="H03E5E44C4B054678AB17BA840622B2BC" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing—
</text>
<item id="H8480A0F658124AF29A99C3BC29C2C84D">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the
effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which
the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by
</text>
</item>
<item id="H90265A7A96B549AB8A8A1A9DBD1D4150">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
60 months.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H681C76B9866D4057B6B9B80EDB13688B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1CB9B32C22664A5BB8CCB908D4EFBA54">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a
partition of the plan under section 4233), shall be reasonably estimated
to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to
avoid insolvency.
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA87F9934C7DA467398E003AEFD2C7E53">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a
partition of the plan under section 4233, the suspension of benefits may
not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFE03C4CEE95143158900896CC2D89C7B">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary
population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and
beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the
following:
</text>
<subclause id="HFBCB70778DA3412FB309DCDDFB417183">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Age and life expectancy.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H93B38C0D5B7E45ED9D853808BFBD36F7">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Length of time in pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2352AC22B44543548EAC3AB97A8BB118">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Amount of benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HEC023D07EDAC4BDD9F270BDF1BDF365B">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE2F436A08CA5476FBEF271A5F19B8C73">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H07ECEA3A2D2C40ABBA3B55687A38885D">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9F50E09A83F140FFBE2F477A429BA4CC">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
History of benefit increases and reductions.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC61EA3457B6E4664B5248FFEF27F9B56">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
Years to retirement for active employees.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5BEF1FE207114C64930DCB40D4EACF6F">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H04E144E218C54E869237A318D29542F3">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan,
accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of
additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC4D07CDAC2CB45D0904802A680F1C6BA">
<enum>
(XI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full
withdrawal liability.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BF11BF2BA80433DA636B99A93CEE292">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended
under this paragraph shall—
</text>
<subclause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A207BD665FC4FD2B34F725EA4430611">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s
service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or
is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal
liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H3FD4B212D03B469A9DD64DE549FA9D6C">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be
suspended under this paragraph, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H768241096524478E9A4ADACE97DB5274">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s
service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
</short-title>
—
</text>
<item id="HFDFAC2C180014B8AB739C7F9B3ECCE6A">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 and has paid the full amount of
the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an
agreement with the plan, and
</text>
</item>
<item id="H785C6605C4924612925227728CFC2F15">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to
participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate,
single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any
amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a
result of the financial status of the plan.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA474BA4C782747C4A5573FABCB9DC7D1">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit improvements
</header>
<clause id="H845C8ADAECE7415E96FB1D60498D6AFB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of
benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor
may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit
improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the
first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect,
unless—
</text>
<subclause id="H5696A5BAFA714E06B575A748BD11E941">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all
participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were
before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement
for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H886481270B344D20B417B1B7A80A4358">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is
projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 4245.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H1C37B76E854B4CBE83400C7941F838D7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable Distribution of Benefit Improvements
</header>
<subclause id="H8D2C36EE84134C39BB6F6F111EF5B919">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and
beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan
year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as
determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the
liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and
beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of
such plan year, as so determined.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD1C4C151014F474FA13A892CE591CB75">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable distribution of benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit
improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and
beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the
first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed
to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in
subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the
participants and beneficiaries were suspended.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H2AED852C10C34D63960F9625A48482F6">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status
</header>
<text>
The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for
participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor
equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the
participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the
relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1A47AAC35E4F447A829F8B6E37BC4C97">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for certain benefit increases
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which
increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not
in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit
improvements took effect which—
</text>
<subclause id="H5FF5F85A572C49A5B9A710B52FDAFDC0">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for
only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H53D2E2CF77204DC384E5A68FD1EE174D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable
law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HC931788CF75E4367BA7690119D648405">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Additional limitations
</header>
<text>
Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit
improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this
paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on
increases in benefits imposed on a plan.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA591EDDA3C2140CBADC000EF93474F38">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of benefit improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<quote>
benefit improvement
</quote>
means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an
increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate
at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE033B3A69D7D4EB6B6A9590B95999C7B">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Notice requirements
</header>
<clause id="H1E1E54F8F855461492CCCA9076367E01">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed
suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an
application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph
(G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to—
</text>
<subclause id="H417A4D3F41AD49CE97557BB94208FB78">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HB8BED8CCCE164425BE0E2D241C84F4E9">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a)) under the
plan, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAC935BC584754F8DA4A1B83ADBE6DB9B">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan
participants employed by such an employer.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H9A1A7347FC47499AADA2A4DA74542B30">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Content of notice
</header>
<text>
The notice under clause (i) shall contain—
</text>
<subclause id="HC46CE8E1752C42F4AEFA1255A1B386ED">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any
suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an
annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or
beneficiary,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9CFFA9AEE624439BB8C120236D871925">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1186FE6A835249F5B4C65B982ED40DFF">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on
the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such
application will be accepted,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD04DE64971F34AFF936A49873B9BBEC4">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HB7366A9ABEF24930B3A5611C7801CE37">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of
appointment of such representative, identifying information about the
retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan
trustee), and how to contact such representative, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC72C8D85885B44EEA98BAD66354C0FF5">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance
where appropriate.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H920E7FB4C3694BEAB79C9977DAA0055A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Form and manner
</header>
<text>
Any notice under clause (i)—
</text>
<subclause id="H2ABCF06C7FF4406895AD9ADDC34AD9ED">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD3A9AA7203014D17AD8A0DDBF556DCBF">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H99DEF02F1A66452AA0AF9195A858B7FC">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is
reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be
provided.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H363C327C385D44D290078C7DEDD82295">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Other notice requirement
</header>
<text>
Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant
reduction in benefits described in section 204(h).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFDDC3EB9E1BF41EE888F95C0BDCC1C3D">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Model notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause
(iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the
requirements of this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF6463ED0D1EA4237AA37A64AF437847B">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and the Secretary of Labor
</header>
<clause id="HCE528FCC834A43A2B4124C502DA9D846">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend
benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for
approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an
application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application upon finding
that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the
criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8C349E859D345A08E8B903B7D4F45A7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Solicitation of comments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register
soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations,
and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application
was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the
suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Secretary
of the Treasury.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0EB5EC0B230846529923899DE064E518">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Required action; deemed approval
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for
suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the
submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits
shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of
the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one
or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s
application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the
plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including
reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by
the Secretary of the Treasury of an application shall be treated as a
final agency action for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/704">
section 704
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States
Code.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H118940A17EF34E95B04B774F7C814AD2">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Agency review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of
subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8E0108FCBD3C48378FD3086FA0E2D6AD">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan
sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the
plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE72327B5CD444F5C8FD26FFBEDE997ED">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<header>
Participant ratification process
</header>
<clause id="HA3EDD235383648F5BA2465BB50932810">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the
participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE1E7253FEDA94166B395C963D7D095E4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Administration of vote
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and
beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the
suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of
all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the
suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to
the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a
suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this
subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H146F944A7E914096AB9EBAB2ECE833CE">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Ballots
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following:
</text>
<subclause id="H19CEA78418804D2AA26F03CAEA2C3435">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HB835C7D99FE5432788B2B4457108F0F4">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to
subparagraph (G)(ii).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF42A8152030C47FFA8492781F6829AA5">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF6A125C9EF0C48AF9408A9D7EB286654">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the
suspension takes effect.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1D05C4EF6F1449BF94C7D149F51EF199">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the
suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H198EBFB3A2AF408DAAB805881070B2D5">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits
lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HF87A5891102A45B1B5AE098152A0335E">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Communication by plan sponsor
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic
distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such
steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit
suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based
communications, mailed information, or by other means.
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0882602DEEC74E06A0FE68EEDCD4A3BF">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plans
</header>
<subclause id="H4AC9D1AA1E4D443BA554F2508EE08AFA">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan
is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important
plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date
the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote—
</text>
<item id="H41EEE336AB2B468F8EBE12771398651E">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or
</text>
</item>
<item id="H31C4CFF2D3B248B4AE055C769968D886">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of
such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency
within the meaning of section 4245 under such modification).
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE80B513F42814AD69D7BB6BF21F476AD">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that
the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor
Advocate selected under section 4004 may submit recommendations to the
Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions
to the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HEFD8E65466384368B9786B23980BA981">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plan defined
</header>
<item id="H10D3BE7E3B5D431A9E4B64D6FF005056">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of
projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if
suspensions are not implemented.
</text>
</item>
<item id="HA3C0195AF3334153970688E18F168934">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Indexing
</header>
<text>
For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified
in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a
fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base
(determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the
preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution
and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise
determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount
shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H1D0499610F284083A7C8CC4BB5B881A3">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Final authorization to suspend
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or
following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically
important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not
later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that
goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the
implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period
described in clause (v)(I)).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54F9A2EDCE984D95AEE5A7F473C1CBC9">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial review
</header>
<clause id="HE66874F799864DE798E2FB57FBA5CF73">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought
following such denial.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA03E33CA1FD247E081D4796593EC5FB0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of suspension of benefits
</header>
<subclause id="HFEEB7D1B67B1418AB9AEB1AF3194106F">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a
final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC73AF8803BBA4FE1A3357805F44361D7">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Standards of review
</header>
<item id="HF9FD69DDF97F440BABB28E6E17C92D94">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in
accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/706">
section 706
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</item>
<item id="H160EB2C927364CC98C2C23098B206790">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Temporary injunction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant
a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court
finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on
the merits of the case.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H14C05F9BA47D453ABC20A557D6C07432">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Restricted cause of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a
cause of action under this title.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H123C2725C96C4A8885145B3A1E981DFE">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on action to suspend benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the
denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this
paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which
the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the
existence of such cause of action.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE0264F1F0C945C19D75703ADF37FC66">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for emergence from critical status
</header>
<text>
A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under
subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the
plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical
status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as—
</text>
<clause id="H6A448A4B6BFA4DD4B3FA67F3B15FB561">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (b), and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBA2F08E6069642E1A34C5D3DB9E4EF6F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 4245.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H177D8BD5A78B4D989B07D485CC96485F">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Rules relating to withdrawal liability
</header>
<subparagraph id="H4EE8E6F5625944E9BD9E4DE0C115DBB6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit suspensions disregarded
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by section 109,
is further amended by inserting
<quote>
or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection
(e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the
effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining
status,
</quote>
after
<quote>
benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFECEDF54B42F4C3B832E3F3F82A8CE2B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal liability claims
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4219(d) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1399">
29 U.S.C. 1399(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking the period at the end and
inserting
<quote>
or to any arrangement relating to withdrawal liability involving the plan.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9222C59CB2C04027BD51349598B53821">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Civil actions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1303">
29 U.S.C. 1303
</external-xref>
)(f)(1)) is amended by inserting
<quote>
plan sponsor,
</quote>
before
<quote>
fiduciary
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC83F47D242424256922C96215188CA28">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Guidance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement
section 305(e)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H719200A84DC2464295FC316D9E9F55CA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<paragraph id="H9C678276B98449618C19EEB23018B4A0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule for plan in critical and declining status
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(a)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7358CB133C484F549C36DF9175C2185D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5EEA4F43BEB4469862380B8B679B7A0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H33F502D3AC0B462388F1ECC0E9592CF0">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H2D81464218524D5EB2FB20253E20008E" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H7C47E52E2C60458DADECF6B524B53F70">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the plan is in critical and declining status—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H706351E438E64E189C74B0CD73378377">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1069FDF137DB4B3D9B0B34E6997E2405">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of
subsection (e)(9).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F440EFFE0994CBB89CCB1FBB9CDF4CF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further
amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39E26599555B45498E87408D1DC83F6F" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HD8D6AC97F8784E5382B4158D956E8303">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and
declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs
(A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to
become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E during the current
plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years
if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants
that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than
80 percent).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75E07B3982804B2A8E3776E750A0171D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9DE6CC1BFBFC4BD5985A383DE4B6CCD8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and whether
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, whether
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62EEEECE45274CA597CF48D97C2AC8D1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year
</quote>
before
<quote>
, and
</quote>
at the end.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC6130B82B0754EDEB5EC48D67989E018">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of assets and liabilities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)(3)(B)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H1A295E00F7164312A35540415DE63E71" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<clause id="HCF67FD6E9F0F4DCD84427C793CCE645E">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of Critical and Declining Status
</header>
<text>
In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection
(e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that—
</text>
<subclause id="H3888AD75CCC0410B9C1D5A8F9274D1C9">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance
continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such
later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the
rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed
under subsection (e), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCD65C1A451E64E8CAA1CD25E52CC6BAC">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9)
adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9BD72CE5E8FD4AFD8C4C47E2E8227301">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(e)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by
inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H62B79AB8523E4937B8F5EE8F57C6BB8D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCFB1150775CE4682AACBA0DFC8BE6EF8">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status
</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D35FD895CC448E2B6100FA861BFEC28">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of
a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend
benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA2F1E3846C35430DA1E9927A5A674C9B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits
</header>
<clause id="H2C168AEF99B04C2CAB06BA4E333AA676">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>
suspension of benefits
</quote>
means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan
to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay
status at the time of the suspension of benefits.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFF38B6B9D5A942D5900F8D005AA44725">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Length of suspensions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of
when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with
subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9BBF7313BD96436D8E0AEBF65C7D5F06">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
No liability
</header>
<text>
The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of
benefits under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5052CA3EA4E7454590F8B9EB929DF835">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits,
or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall
also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees
of participants.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HEE4A96C9B745498BA301D874887F2B80">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Retiree representative
</header>
<subclause id="H379D8FB26C9447F48D180E7079EF86CE">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan
sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor
shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree
representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the
interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and
beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H037A40D9806947F0BB556C79D112172B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reasonable expenses from plan
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable
legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded
status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HDFC2A719CEF94B3491650CC6451F2BBB">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule relating to fiduciary status
</header>
<text>
Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 4975. The preceding
sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to
suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the
retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5646E2CC0B50440D87C449B523DEFC68">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions for suspensions
</header>
<text>
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits
only if the following conditions are met:
</text>
<clause id="HFDF921FEB500426F969D5861F67568B0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition
of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to
avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 418E, assuming the
suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire
by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H4C0274EFF63343EDA5434089C2071B88">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the
benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent
unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all
reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to
be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its
determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including
the following:
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H21A126B5A183436AA84A565C240F10BF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Current and past contribution levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H9820EBC98117499EB37F89A72FCA0580">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H35178C235BCB44A39548124AE477188C">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H60609692D5064587B38E8B3BF334BF05">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H48B12E28CE084BB0A6A0B55FA9D0028B">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active
participants.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H007B12C8FC1847229FF439D5D29A97A2">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry
generally.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2F014D782E024954AC434DD1685A849F">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H55CB3EC977EE4DBC8A3473B564895F55">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining
groups under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HC1FC5B8F1F034724AD4D3D88C7BADD87">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and
retention levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H58DD4B1E13F143E6AC44C9F44AD9370E">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text>
Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16BF7BC69A8546DE9ADC9F4A8277FC38">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on suspensions
</header>
<text>
Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to
the following limitations:
</text>
<clause id="H0FBAD9B6D06F483D82A83F9774C4A4B9">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the
monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 on the date of the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H932A95773D45483299D869159683A504">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEBFA5AD75E0745A694BE090A498A5C27">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective
date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the
maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be
suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" id="H7D02F13700594425982EC5EA1C6BA7E2" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is
the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would
be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause changed="added" id="H2E00702112374136ADB34ADB861732B7" indent="up1" reported-display-style="italic">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient
obtained by dividing—
</text>
<item id="HCC448B68EF9E48CCBCE924B5C84CFC34">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the
effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which
the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by
</text>
</item>
<item id="HC50542125C4642F7AE3191326D4160DB">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
60 months.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HF7CDCB282FE2461C9F7E67E80D247D5F">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H14E1A3D506F94597AB584AFDB0683B7B">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a
partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not
materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE14DC6F80E6E4466ADB08DF02DFDAC6B">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a
partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior
to the effective date of such partition.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBB20183C15294570988B3E0AE7A3253D">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary
population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and
beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the
following:
</text>
<subclause id="HA30717017A4948B39B43FAF52FF54F48">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Age and life expectancy.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H235C3E597B5B4A8EB370A1949145FD5F">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Length of time in pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCC65FCB90C8C4B4199C123D844AE0F99">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Amount of benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7842AB41480F412C93FB416F84730269">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC34B9E22F2E04C1B87B7FAC59534427D">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H4F8F53940B964567B5AF7047446A087A">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H171877175BED48FAAFE050884C3DC406">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
History of benefit increases and reductions.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H8EC62C64C5CC47D68B18FAF953460083">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
Years to retirement for active employees.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H340BA3C15FA948BDA8D828F485AD7CB4">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1DD61764E75143FB860AF1A61D4BBD16">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan,
accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of
additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD1FFED564594458A87FECE696C7E5732">
<enum>
(XI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full
withdrawal liability.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H807B49CEA24148FAA6B889BFFDF9113E">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended
under this paragraph shall—
</text>
<subclause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F5EC3FE86A14DF8BE29179CF66D5E7C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s
service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or
is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal
liability under section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or an agreement with the plan,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9A232C17F5884547A20E77CFF158C12B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be
suspended under this paragraph, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1B67E0CBBFE6492B8D71B2F4A203A1EE">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s
service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
</short-title>
—
</text>
<item id="H969FD34E57D443B7BB9BD2B2457A2461">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s
withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of such Act or an agreement
with the plan, and
</text>
</item>
<item id="H101328B271EF4F498F5B4742AFE7ADB8">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to
participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate,
single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any
amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a
result of the financial status of the plan.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2103C860D4D48FE853241BC3389DEE1">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit improvements
</header>
<clause id="HDBBC178567E04B49B155E0609B47417E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of
benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor
may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit
improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the
first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect,
unless—
</text>
<subclause id="H664939DDB79E47698528BE8230CCAA40">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all
participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were
before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement
for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H82B5693749E6475E993F626A4CA505EA">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is
projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 418E.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H83278EF484CE4945B6F7FBFB0A77169C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable distribution of benefit improvements
</header>
<subclause id="H5096241A4B564A4488EEAE85E3F10B70">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and
beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan
year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as
determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the
liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and
beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of
such plan year, as so determined.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H385DEF2EF9BB4C3F89A46ED1C76EF86A">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable distribution of benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit
improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and
beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the
first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed
to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in
subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the
participants and beneficiaries were suspended.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HBDA8B78F881248879DB52494DE4486A7">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for
participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor
equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the
participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the
relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD31B9CFAD02645C6A747EE5BFB3C6500">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for certain benefit increases
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which
increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not
in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit
improvements took effect which—
</text>
<subclause id="H4CC6D5071A3C4753B34BCF1234ADBEA1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for
only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD467F98E99304CFA949887668CC89215">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A
or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of
the Treasury.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H3C5C442761FD4AC9B53E2A9A6C227DD0">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Additional limitations
</header>
<text>
Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit
improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this
paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on
increases in benefits imposed on a plan.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8A73A8DB72B249B1A69AEB74E5748BA4">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of benefit improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<quote>
benefit improvement
</quote>
means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an
increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate
at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF3F7C574DB6641B8A1A80E689BD86D84">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Notice requirements
</header>
<clause id="HD1C8B7A2495B4164808D4BCB2AC832ED">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed
suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an
application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph
(G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to—
</text>
<subclause id="H4BEA63026A1243A5B23DC5905EA4664D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5A5C174CA04F49AAA97FEF643D534A74">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a) of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) under the plan, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7C5B5A34B16144418EA59669DCF4E55A">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan
participants employed by such an employer.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HAA93279984CE4946B79923FBBC7E577A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Content of notice
</header>
<text>
The notice under clause (i) shall contain—
</text>
<subclause id="HC60887B1E7874879A61179FBD6578111">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any
suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an
annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or
beneficiary,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE9FB6B8474254447AEAAF42A26150913">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD05589AC98104C168246C13913CA9B4B">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on
the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such
application will be accepted,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2569817DBA6D438F8DB48BE0A43D2E09">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H102A99E45B0B4F48A65C7E4BC2F7B6A3">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of
appointment of such representative, identifying information about the
retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan
trustee), and how to contact such representative, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H6EA91E14C808430D8DABE72846D3F2D8">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance
where appropriate.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H5287D1B619EF41B1B9A0D5BB209338EF">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Form and manner
</header>
<text>
Any notice under clause (i)—
</text>
<subclause id="HBBE76B53858F496E8C81ACDA49B4B623">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H4B4EE1402488436A93FF22A6B9F25EF2">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCEB777AD42094E13A517DA4E4CD73BBF">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is
reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be
provided.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H2FB39758CCD8486F88D4024E691A8276">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Other notice requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant
reduction in benefits described in section 4980F.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8C3310724C384EA892238A744C847C94">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Model notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause
(iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the
requirements of this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76D7AAD9B1E64313B1359BE889E528B5">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and the Secretary of Labor
</header>
<clause id="H9A8FD12F630344CA94980AE8F31155DA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend
benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for
approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an
application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall approve, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, the application upon finding that
the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of
subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31A461081B764083803902C52F247B73">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Solicitation of comments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register
soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations,
and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application
was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the
suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Department
of the Treasury.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE18E66E9B77A47F9B11B6C85F0D21C13">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Required action; deemed approval
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and
the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for
suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the
submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits
shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of
the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one
or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of
the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s
application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the
plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including
reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of an application shall
be treated as final agency action for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/704">
section 704
</external-xref>
of title 5,
United States Code.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8D27EA7789D5440BBF6E9392DE5E65B5">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Agency review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of
subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H465619F4B65C46608BE9198E878796C3">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan
sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the
plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AB74741BEA542F49BEB5190648CA368">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<header>
Participant ratification process
</header>
<clause id="HFCEF05FF34A04833815E681BAFEF5895">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the
participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD427AA5E4FD14B24AEA1341D988583D7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Administration of vote
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and
beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the
suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of
all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the
suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to
the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a
suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this
subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC03AA896B3564ACEBC6A49075EDFD59E">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Ballots
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the
Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following:
</text>
<subclause id="H164AC48D162340AB8A6A04602A3685F6">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAAEB47FB6FBF433AA31E7E8E823319CA">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to
subparagraph (G)(ii).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9BABD430B1A6422E837389EA871C086C">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation
with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HBA496A4C159B4D138300FD36EF53E08B">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the
suspension takes effect.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCBFF292113434BF781C4A92089AC3054">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the
suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H6B234B6A009048008487A898D2764087">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits
lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HBA9AC8118CAF4369A9DE5A1DA7F78E00">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Communication by plan sponsor
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic
distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such
steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit
suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based
communications, mailed information, or by other means.
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE6AABE6EE50E4A0EBCF3FB37EB48344C">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plans
</header>
<subclause id="H03F55D6E2558495E85DAEA602B7CB3C9">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary
of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan
is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important
plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date
the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury
shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote—
</text>
<item id="H3D22E98A21574563A4EDE2945291CF73">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or
</text>
</item>
<item id="HDF26833B400645E7AD5B7E6783D4D85B">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of
such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency
within the meaning of section 4245 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 under such modification).
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HB78F675664834F38B2D7226E54A5178A">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that
the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor
Advocate selected under section 4004 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the
Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the
suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H051C10C86D9D473B903C7BAEE08EFC4C">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plan defined
</header>
<item id="H0EE543869A954057B832C0779882DFC3">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of
projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if
suspensions are not implemented.
</text>
</item>
<item id="H997611D48152457D9FF14249E25FC8D5">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Indexing
</header>
<text>
For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified
in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a
fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base
(determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the
preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution
and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise
determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount
shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H2DFA62D97F9C432B9A9F905BFC1E452E">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Final authorization to suspend
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or
following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically
important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall
issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not
later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that
goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the
implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period
described in clause (v)(I)).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3AFC3E1889C34CD88F09B2CDC7E23330">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial review
</header>
<clause id="HB27620E3B31C442C95790762FC6FE0D7">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits
by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought
following such denial.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H183DE20735704C1489FBA66699C8E8C6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of suspension of benefits
</header>
<subclause id="HA23B5030A14C485084257F542324C161">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a
final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5CF53E7385284D5FB65AE0B414011EE4">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Standards of review
</header>
<item id="H086B443CC329459E98D1139B547A50D1">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in
accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/706">
section 706
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</item>
<item id="H622ABA8A491E49C2B703C3124CC12D7D">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Temporary injunction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant
a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court
finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on
the merits of the case.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H17FDFEF7029749C7A18DFBFD0D10A292">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Restricted cause of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a
cause of action under this title.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA7C2D5D3016640D782FC3875C529F868">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on action to suspend benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the
denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this
paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which
the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the
existence of such cause of action.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB450749893D54291A6EBB824805F115C">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for emergence from critical status
</header>
<text>
A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under
subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the
plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical
status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as—
</text>
<clause id="H1D886185FBF442809C6CE70527204B1D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2)
of subsection (b), and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3BAF13E8BF4F4594BBAD6E24C23EDEE6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 418E.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H747F1BBBA2F7459B9A006A6D098B757A">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Rule relating to withdrawal liability
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(g)(1)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 109, is further amended
by inserting
<quote>
, or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection
(e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the
effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining
status,
</quote>
after
<quote>
benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCDB3C97E0BDA4016B97929BB245A6E02">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Guidance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the
Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
section 432(e)(9)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9A2F3F3923E149A5855B0427ADBC20E6">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H1EDEDD712BFB49F393509C03AE97A5AF" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
P
</enum>
<header>
Other Retirement-Related Modifications
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE890297B619146319EC66CFBB45CA60E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Substantial cessation of operations
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD75CD21BA4134DEDB46BB6912CE0AEB3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C.
1362) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" changed="added" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC6D89FC1E544E729131EF1CA7B61913" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7002157411414DFABA7746184F965214">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Treatment of substantial cessation of operations
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD56266EA28114D2A833A606C1B4F710F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at
a facility in any location, the employer shall be treated with respect to
any single employer plan established and maintained by the employer
covering participants at such facility as if the employer were a
substantial employer under a plan under which more than one employer makes
contributions and the provisions of sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall
apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4162D45BFF194FA28A9F1FC5447177B6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Substantial cessation of operations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23636C33C96443F0AEF6DDDAE2C744A4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
substantial cessation of operations
</term>
means a permanent cessation of operations at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of
a number of eligible employees at the facility equivalent to more than 15
percent of the number of all eligible employees of the employer,
determined immediately before the earlier of—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BB8195E719E4F6A83C5F1637F5827B7">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the date of the employer's decision to implement such cessation, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD81B3F89A53C49E797573BFE616B5E07">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a workforce reduction which includes 1 or more eligible employees described in
paragraph (6)(B), the earliest date on which any such eligible employee
was separated from employment.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77F79664E4404DC9A295E6932156DFA5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Workforce reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the term
<term>
workforce reduction
</term>
means the number of eligible employees at a facility who are separated from employment by reason
of the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8E7585AC27F4235B064D368FA731A2D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Relocation of workforce
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An eligible employee separated from employment at a facility shall not be taken into account in
computing a workforce reduction if, within a reasonable period of time,
the employee is replaced by the employer, at the same or another facility
located in the United States, by an employee who is a citizen or resident
of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FBD9B12A87B42228B03A460AA70107E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Dispositions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, whether by reason of a sale or other disposition of the assets or stock of a contributing
sponsor (or any member of the same controlled group as such a sponsor) of
the plan relating to operations at a facility or otherwise, an employer
(the
<quote>
transferee employer
</quote>
) other than the employer which experiences the substantial cessation of operations (the
<quote>
transferor employer
</quote>
) conducts any portion of such operations, then—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BB3A152A6EC417C84E32C3FD157BB27">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an eligible employee separated from employment with the transferor employer at the facility shall
not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F94B8D7ADCF4F2386FABC0267EE27B8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the transferee employer by an
employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD32D9AEB1AF142F38D6A06E9EAF509E4">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of an eligible employee who is a participant in a single employer plan maintained by
the transferor employer, the transferee employer, within a reasonable
period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets
and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible
employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor
employer; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H695C5892887E41B7ADB1F49698E60442">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an eligible employee who continues to be employed at the facility by the transferee employer shall
not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9070A37B16DC49CCBA2ED023803F2643">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the eligible employee is not a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor
employer, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30E07B983EDB42A5936CDCBC7FB6D30C">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in any other case, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single
employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to
the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation
from employment with the transferor employer.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12E50108EC0C4B3DAB7A257E3EE2ECE9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exemption for plans with limited underfunding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single employer plan if, for the plan year
preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8D00DFDC4BB48348570F466A2F80175">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
there were fewer than 100 participants with accrued benefits under the plan as of the valuation
date of the plan for the plan year (as determined under section
303(g)(2)); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H760EF51F3F0345699BEAABF0926EFE02">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the
plan year was 90 percent or greater.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD54E55F3516342F79153995416ED0427">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Election to make additional contributions to satisfy liability
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8FD861892C845C28238290CE19FA181">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer may elect to satisfy the employer's liability with respect to a plan by reason of
paragraph (1) by making additional contributions to the plan in the amount
determined under subparagraph (B) for each plan year in the 7-plan-year
period beginning with the plan year in which the cessation occurred. Any
such additional contribution for a plan year shall be in addition to any
minimum required contribution under section 303 for such plan year and
shall be paid not later than the earlier of—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0FFEFE58018447697A0F1A4B99EC16D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the due date for the minimum required contribution for such year under section 303(j); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H934AB90AE0414755A350EABE62702FB4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the first such contribution, the date that is 1 year after the date on which the
employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of
operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation
of operations has occurred, and in the case of subsequent contributions,
the same date in each succeeding year.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B74000DF8B24085A0FD69E3E83BBBF0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amount determined
</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34EB94C765FA4703ADB067167B3E2007">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in clause (iii), the amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to
each plan year in the 7-plan-year period is the product of—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66A5739D34A64009BA240386015C3603">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<fraction>
1/7
</fraction>
of the unfunded vested benefits determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date of
the plan (as determined under section 303(g)(2)) for the plan year
preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30B12C680414455989142EDE6BC46D77">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the reduction fraction.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6973EFE66CA42D9A1DC6F8A5F2BEFE7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reduction fraction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of clause (i), the reduction fraction of a single employer plan is equal to—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A4B7A5B0F7545B997BDAFBE951F8CBE">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the number of participants with accrued benefits in the plan who were included in computing the
workforce reduction under paragraph (2)(B) as a result of the cessation of
operations at the facility; divided by
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3927AD22DEA9443C82D8CCD31DADB994">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the number of eligible employees of the employer who are participants with accrued benefits in the
plan, determined as of the same date the determination under paragraph
(2)(A) is made.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H724EDCFE60384B6695E939A45822A2DE">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The additional contribution under this subparagraph for any plan year shall not exceed the excess,
if any, of—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90B60D1F8CD344F5BF1E38D06289DB66">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
25 percent of the difference between the market value of the assets of the plan and the funding
target of the plan for the preceding plan year; over
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF0D7907DCB241FABCEB5C2AA8B9D776">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the minimum required contribution under section 303 for the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H416979A210B1412487C3F890B8C957D6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Permitted cessation of annual installments when plan becomes sufficiently funded
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer's obligation to make additional contributions under this paragraph shall not apply to—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DA9C0F3011B489792D52DF89B372D58">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the first plan year (beginning on or after the first day of the plan year in which the cessation
occurs) for which the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan
to the funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90 percent or
greater, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E8A2269F5164524AA5464C215773269">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any plan year following such first plan year.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85FCB521015C4F7F90A83F924BBDA32A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Coordination with funding waivers
</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C47C3004420478CA2CC7254595FC5B2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of the Treasury issues a funding waiver under section 302(c) with respect to the
plan for a plan year in the 7-plan-year period under subparagraph (A), the
additional contribution with respect to such plan year shall be
permanently waived.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8AB55AF3F9D4AA586FBA3B444821E00">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer maintaining a plan with respect to which such a funding waiver has been issued or a
request for such a funding waiver is pending shall provide notice to the
Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and at such time as the Secretary
of the Treasury shall provide, of a cessation of operations to which
paragraph (1) applies.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC1970AC4CDF482EB1F26A12E827896B">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Enforcement
</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE5347A5ABE34FC68BED55CB90BD0F78">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer making the election under this paragraph shall provide notice to the Corporation, in
accordance with rules prescribed by the Corporation, of—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B2DC0936D1D416BAE3D121ADABE40C3">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such election, not later than 30 days after the earlier of the date the employer notifies the
Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the
Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E7C3FC9E0AF4943B81B410674402E51">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the payment of each additional contribution, not later than 10 days after such payment;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FEABEAAF8544550870365907AA86E39">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any failure to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year
period, not later than 10 days after the due date for such payment;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84E9FE22B7C94323A2683E1429C0699A">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the waiver under subparagraph (D)(i) of the obligation to make an additional contribution for any
year, not later than 30 days after the funding waiver described in such
subparagraph is granted; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8088FE8AF7D1459393859DFB6D193DC0">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cessation of any obligation to make additional contributions under subparagraph (C), not later
than 10 days after the due date for payment of the additional contribution
for the first plan year to which such cessation applies.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H101C4BB100254CFE9B5A940A2B2175D7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Acceleration of liability to the plan for failure to pay
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If an employer fails to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the
7-plan-year period by the due date for such payment, the employer shall,
as of such date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to the balance
which remains unpaid as of such date of the aggregate amount of additional
contributions required to be paid by the employer during such 7-year-plan
period. The Corporation may waive or settle the liability described in the
preceding sentence, at the discretion of the Corporation.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H008488FA06404BD98AF24E542F469DAC">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Civil action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation may bring a civil action in the district courts of the United States in accordance
with section 4003(e) to compel an employer making such election to pay the
additional contributions required under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BA9A75AC23047A6BB9022D5783D421A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5062CDCE522E4E1BA7D37CBA70B842CE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Eligible employee
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
eligible employee
</term>
means an employee who is eligible to participate in an employee pension benefit plan (as defined
in section 3(2)) established and maintained by the employer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB95D0EB363E439EB2ECB8D8A7F983F5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funding target
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
funding target
</term>
means, with respect to any plan year, the funding target as determined under section
4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for purposes of determining the premium paid to the
Corporation under section 4007 for the plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37004C36192041CA9219E27E07D3445E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Market value
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The market value of the assets of a plan shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of
section 4006(a)(3)(E).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H437760772A2A4E4C90C55EE8A4BE598B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special rules
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FB8083110684C8C8CBBB44D49A6B6EA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Change in operation of certain facilities and property
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a
qualified lodging facility (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(D) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if such operations are continued by an
eligible independent contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of
such Code) pursuant to an agreement with the employer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H959FDB3A342D46B2B007B9CECF78AEA5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aggregation of prior separations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The workforce reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to any cessation of operations shall be
determined by taking into account any separation from employment of any
eligible employee at the facility (other than a separation which is not
taken into account as workforce reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) or
(D) of paragraph (2)) which—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F7D3BC587A4496887473313B761B987">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is related to the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2DA212D924F4E16B6EA3BCCC2C4C32B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
occurs during the 3-year period preceding such cessation.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0B49F1D3F5E4DD38C5367A99E158E3C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No addition to prefunding balance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of section 303(f)(6)(B) and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/430">
section 430(f)(6)(B)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986,
any additional contribution made under paragraph (4) shall be treated in
the same manner as a contribution an employer is required to make in order
to avoid a benefit reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section
206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of section 436 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE77C2616F618425CA97D31FBA8EC635D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Effective date
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73328592D25F41E6A3F4E8A8346E4D36">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by this section shall apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a
facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87BD4DE47CC740FD80CC45B5DFD2969D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transition rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer that had a cessation of operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as
determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 as in effect before the amendment made by this
section), but did not enter into an arrangement with the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation to satisfy the requirements of such subsection (as so
in effect) before such date of enactment, shall be permitted to make the
election under section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in effect after the
amendment made by this section) as if such cessation had occurred on such
date of enactment. Such election shall be made not later than 30 days
after such Corporation issues, on or after such date of the enactment, a
final administrative determination that a substantial cessation of
operations has occurred.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A04C7385E344D668817846EDFB12375">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Direction to the Corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement, administrative, or other
action pursuant to section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, or in connection with an agreement settling
liability arising under such section, that is inconsistent with the
amendment made by this section, without regard to whether the action
relates to a cessation or other event that occurs before, on, or after the
date of the enactment of this Act, unless such action is in connection
with a settlement agreement that is in place before June 1, 2014. The
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not initiate a new enforcement
action with respect to section 4062(e) of such Act that is inconsistent
with its enforcement policy in effect on June 1, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1800155A8D80482AAEA44A2B6A965CD5">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of the normal retirement age
</header>
<subsection id="H6F41E9FE122246CF8490F3DFFFFE6DDB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1054">
29 U.S.C. 1054
</external-xref>
) is amended by
redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after
subsection (j) the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="H52C6DB0BD41A49ECB857AC97F235E010" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H16F4006B51B5476697B27B03D709C9D5">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans
</header>
<paragraph id="H0E72C6D56B124A6A943B46168D3A88CA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding section 3(24), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any
requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform normal
retirement age for purposes of this title, solely because the plan
provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79BB526DC8004B7DB82E0DF3C8BDE60A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable plan
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5B3EDBEC5F1843CABFDFA193495F3620">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
applicable plan
</quote>
means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a
normal retirement age which is the earlier of—
</text>
<clause id="H2531D54B54054C1EB3ECE5571C310697">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an age otherwise permitted under section 3(24), or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5E8EBDFC1A0C418283818C45345927B6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit
accrual service specified by the plan.
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age
described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants
or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan
maintained by more than 1 employer.
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47E234B7BF444CFEA8F723FBAF6BB399">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Expanded application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand
the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A)
to additional participants or to employees of additional employers
maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable
plan with respect to such participants or employees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BDFF119F31645CFB89360C076BE4268">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on expanded application
</header>
<text>
A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who—
</text>
<clause id="H96D0AB6F820F4285A6C2E8556BE6339C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4A30AD5E8D184C11B8835A6EB2FA73ED">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and
who becomes a participant in such plan after such date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F3A1AFD5F9E4F388672EF61803E957A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/411">
Section 411
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block changed="added" id="HA5CF3B3AE1E94D7CACE8B3E3BABE5C04" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD9979641AF154DFAABA701C977330F9C">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans
</header>
<paragraph id="H1A7A8B0BA19B44F4A986DC67F38B08F6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any
requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a uniform normal
retirement age for purposes of this subchapter, solely because the plan
provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECDCFB722A1F4B61B0F44032123F94E2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable plan
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE95857FDE569458FB79DCE493E40F61D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
applicable plan
</quote>
means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a
normal retirement age which is the earlier of—
</text>
<clause id="HEDBAB4FE6B35468889110F9B6F00C873">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an age otherwise permitted under subsection (a)(8), or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3EA630D8833A4C6B8846C639492FB693">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit
accrual service specified by the plan.
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age
described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants
or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan
maintained by more than 1 employer.
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFA432BB2390F45EEB3357ABCBFE354C7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Expanded application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand
the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A)
to additional participants or to employees of additional employers
maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable
plan with respect to such participants or employees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA56B53DDCA5445DBBF481C05891B0E9D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on expanded application
</header>
<text>
A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who—
</text>
<clause id="H2884927746EC4EDCB95A214D1F047B84">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF928A26284AF4EAE8AB248470AE2B122">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and
who becomes a participant in such plan after such date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2AED7FAA951F4436806A3B5AB54BCB72">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the date of
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6D04F31C5F9B4F26BC9810CAF8A108AE">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable
employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect
to children
</header>
<subsection id="HC0F1B9C8D2A44300B700B04EE34FB83C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974
</header>
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(1)
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In general
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Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
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29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1)
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) is
amended by striking
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or
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at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and
inserting
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; or
</quote>
, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
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(C)
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that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer—
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(i)
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described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,
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(ii)
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chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code,
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(iii)
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with employees in at least 40 States, and
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(iv)
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whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children.
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.
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(2)
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Aggregation rules
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Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
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29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2)
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) is
amended by striking
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paragraph (1)(B)
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and inserting
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subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)
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.
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(b)
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Internal Revenue Code of 1986
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(1)
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In general
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Section 414(y)(1)
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
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or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and
inserting
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; or
</quote>
, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
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(C)
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that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer—
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(i)
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described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,
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(ii)
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chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code,
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(iii)
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with employees in at least 40 States, and
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(iv)
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whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children.
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.
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(2)
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Aggregation rules
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Section 414(y)(2)
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
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paragraph (1)(B)
</quote>
and inserting
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subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)
</quote>
.
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(c)
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<header>
Effective date
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<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by the
Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act (29 U.S.C.
401 note).
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Q
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Budgetary effects
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1.
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Budgetary Effects
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(a)
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Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards
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The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard
maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of
2010.
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(b)
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Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards
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The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained
for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
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(c)
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Classification of budgetary effects
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Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory
statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report
105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not
be estimated—
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(1)
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for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and
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(2)
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for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being
included in an appropriation Act.
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Karen L. Haas
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Clerk.
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| 113th CONGRESS 2d Session In the House of Representatives, U. S., December 11, 2014 HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:
That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 83) entitled An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. , with the following In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill, insert the following: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. Sec. 6. Availability of funds. Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences. Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation. Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas. Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act. Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes. Division A—Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Agricultural Programs Title II—Conservation Programs Title III—Rural Development Programs Title IV—Domestic Food Programs Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration Title VII—General Provisions Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division B—Commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of Commerce Title II—Department of Justice Title III—Science Title IV—Related Agencies Title V—General Provisions Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 Division C—Department of Defense appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Military Personnel Title II—Operation and Maintenance Title III—Procurement Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Title V—Revolving and Management Funds Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs Title VII—Related Agencies Title VIII—General Provisions Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division D—Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil Title II—Department of the Interior Title III—Department of Energy Title IV—Independent Agencies Title V—General Provisions Division E—Financial services and general government appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of the Treasury Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Title III—The Judiciary Title IV—District of Columbia Title V—Independent Agencies Title VI—General Provisions—This Act Title VII—General Provisions—Government-wide Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia Division F—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of the Interior Title II—Environmental Protection Agency Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—General Provisions Division G—Departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of Labor Title II—Department of Health and Human Services Title III—Department of Education Title IV—Related Agencies Title V—General Provisions Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division H—Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Legislative Branch Title II—General Provisions Division I—Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of Defense Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations Title V—General Provisions Division J—Department of State, Foreign operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of State and Related Agency Title II—United States Agency for International Development Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance Title IV—International Security Assistance Title V—Multilateral Assistance Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance Title VII—General Provisions Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division K—Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of Transportation Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—General Provisions—This Act Division L—Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015 Division M—Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 Division N—Other Matters Division O—Multiemployer Pension Reform Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of Contents. Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage. Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes. Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans. Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions Sec. 121. Mergers. Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. Division P—Other Retirement-Related Modifications Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations. Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age. Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children. Division Q—Budgetary effects Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects. 3. References Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. 4. Explanatory Statement The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 5. Statement of appropriations The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 6. Availability of funds (a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2015 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year. 8. Adjustments to compensation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely associated states The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States; (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. (g) Approval of secretary required The energy action plan shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the energy action plan. 10. Amendments to the consolidated natural resources act Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) and inserting December 31, 2019 ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection and inserting ending on December 31, 2019 ; (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). 11. Payments in lieu of taxes (a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, $372,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior. (b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in addition to amounts made available for payments in lieu of taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. A Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Production, Processing and Marketing Office of the Secretary (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: Provided , That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further , That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further , That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further , That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency. Executive operations Office of the chief economist For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155. national appeals division For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, $13,317,000. Office of budget and program analysis For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $9,392,000. Office of the chief information officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the Department. Office of the chief financial officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $6,028,000. Office of the assistant secretary for civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000. Office of civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000. Agriculture buildings and facilities (including transfers of funds) For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 , including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121 , for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain available until expended, for buildings operations and maintenance expenses: Provided , That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior or current year rental payments for such agency or office. Hazardous materials management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), $3,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98 . Office of the general counsel For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $44,383,000. Office of ethics For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000. Office of the under secretary for research, education, and economics For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, $898,000. Economic research service For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $85,373,000. National agricultural statistics service For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided , That amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f). Agricultural research service Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,132,625,000: Provided , That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further , That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further , That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 ( 21 U.S.C. 113a ): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided further , That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided further , That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of Agricultural Research Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not more than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease for one or more additional 20-year periods. Buildings and facilities For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to remain available until expended. National institute of food and agriculture Research and education activities For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further , That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority. Native american institutions endowment fund For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 (7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. Extension activities For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further , That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents. Integrated activities For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $898,000. Animal and plant health inspection service Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4085 ), $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds ( contingency fund ) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (15 U.S.C. 1831); of which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: Provided , That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further , That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further , That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services. Buildings and facilities For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250 , and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended. Agricultural marketing service Marketing services For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $81,192,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law ( 31 U.S.C. 9701 ). Limitation on administrative expenses Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided , That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. Funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32) (including transfers of funds) Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c ), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. Payments to states and possessions For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1623(b) ), $1,235,000. Grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: Provided , That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. Office of the under secretary for food safety For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $816,000. Food safety and inspection service For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 1766), $1,016,474,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 138f ): Provided , That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2015 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further , That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79 : Provided further , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000. Farm service agency Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,200,180,000: Provided , That not more than 50 percent of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been submitted to the Government Accountability Office: Provided further , That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further , That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further , That funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations. State mediation grants For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (7 U.S.C. 5101–5106), $3,404,000. Grassroots source water protection program For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2 ), $5,526,000, to remain available until expended. Dairy indemnity program (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–387, 114 Stat. 1549A–12). Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.) and operating ( 7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq. ) loans, emergency loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq. ), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (25 U.S.C. 488), boll weevil loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1989 ), guaranteed conservation loans (7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (25 U.S.C. 488) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided , That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans. For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to remain available until expended. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses . Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. Risk management agency salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,829,000: Provided , That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i) . Corporations The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. Federal crop insurance corporation fund For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1516 ), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. Commodity credit corporation fund Reimbursement for net realized losses (including transfers of funds) For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (15 U.S.C. 713a–11): Provided , That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714i ) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business. Hazardous waste management (limitation on expenses) For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9607(g) ), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6961 ). II Conservation programs Office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000. Natural resources conservation service Conservation operations For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (7 U.S.C. 428a); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $846,428,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further , That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities. Watershed rehabilitation program Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided. III Rural development programs Office of the under secretary for rural development For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $898,000. Rural development salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $224,201,000: Provided , That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission area: Provided further , That any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business–Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. Rural housing service Rural housing insurance fund program account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans. For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $9,800,000: Provided , That to support the loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: Provided further , That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490q ) shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2015. In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided , That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this account. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $415,100,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Rental assistance program For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided , That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: Provided further , That rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within the 12-month contract period: Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further , That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further , That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act. Multi-family housing revitalization program account For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further , That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further , That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further , That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers: Provided further , That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading. Mutual and self-help housing grants For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c), $27,500,000, to remain available until expended. Rural housing assistance grants For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474 , and 1490m, $32,239,000, to remain available until expended. Rural community facilities program account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans. For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended. For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided further , That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided further , That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: Provided further , That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided further , That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression ( Public Law 106–387 ), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the State rural development offices: Provided further , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further , That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. Rural business—Cooperative service Rural business program account (including transfers of funds) For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $74,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority ( 7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq. ) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided further , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided further , That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading. Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (including transfer of funds) For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account ( 7 U.S.C. 1936b ), $18,889,000. For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (7 U.S.C 1936b), of which $531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460 ): Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Rural economic development loans program account (including rescission of funds) For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $33,077,000. Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be obligated and $179,000,000 are rescinded. Rural cooperative development grants For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932 ), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided , That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 ( 7 U.S.C. 1632a ). Rural energy for america program For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107), $1,350,000: Provided , That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Rural utilities service Rural water and waste disposal program account (including transfers of funds) For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $464,857,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act: Provided , That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): Provided further , That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83: Provided further , That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance programs: Provided further , That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided further , That not to exceed $15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further , That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ): Provided further , That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided further , That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. Rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account (including transfer of funds) The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: Provided , That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $24,077,000. For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq., $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further , That funding provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section. For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa. IV Domestic Food Programs Office of the under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000. Food and Nutrition Service Child nutrition programs (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), except sections 17 and 21; $21,300,170,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–246 ), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: Provided , That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ): Provided further , That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Provided further , That of the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–80). Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic) For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ), $6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used for management information systems, and $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and activities: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided further , That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further , That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. Supplemental nutrition assistance program For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ), $81,837,570,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided , That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided further , That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: Provided further , That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), and a study of the removal of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ) shall be available until expended: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for employment and training pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), shall remain available through September 30, 2018: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Commodity assistance program For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–188 ); and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $278,501,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven additional States that have plans approved by the Department for the commodity supplemental food program but are not currently participating: Provided , That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. Nutrition programs administration For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, $150,824,000: Provided , That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171 , as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246 . V Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Foreign Agricultural Service salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 ( 7 U.S.C. 1766 ), $181,423,000: Provided , That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs ( 7 U.S.C. 1737 ) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for International Development: Provided further , That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended. Food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program account (including rescission and transfer of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food for Peace Act (Public Law 83–480) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses : Provided , That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. food for peace title ii grants For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available under this heading shall be used to provide not less than the minimum level of funding required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2) ) to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title II of such Act. mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 1736o–1 ), $191,626,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein. Commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account (including transfers of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses , and of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses . VI Related agency and food and drug administration Department of health and human services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 107–188 ; $4,443,356,000: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, $798,000,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $312,116,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but credited for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2015 limitations: Provided further , That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2015 shall not be included in amounts under this heading: Provided further , That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated: (1) $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: Provided further , That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided further , That any transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379dd(n) ) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading for other activities: Provided further , That of the amounts that are made available under this heading for other activities , and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided further , That funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b , export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381 , priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31, outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62 , prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3) , and third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1) , shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended. Buildings and facilities For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain available until expended. Independent agency Farm credit administration Limitation on administrative expenses Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided , That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships: Provided further , That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. VII GENERAL PROVISIONS (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided , That notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator: Provided further , That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department's National Finance Center without written notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 719 of this Act: Provided further , That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement and implementation of a financial management plan, information technology, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided further , That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided further , That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects up to $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 707. Funds made available under section 1240I and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1524(b) ) in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act. 709. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded. 710. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses: Provided , That except as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses. 711. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to participants. 712. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 713. In the case of each program established or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–79), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation— (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated with the implementation of the program, without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714i ); and (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in such section. 714. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 715. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each award: Provided , That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3310 ), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ). 716. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the following: (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1) ) in excess of $73,000,000. (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa–8) in excess of $1,347,000,000: Provided , That this limitation shall apply only to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B) ). (3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g ) in excess of 7,741,000 acres. (4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8111 ) in excess of $23,000,000 in new obligational authority. (5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8103 ) in excess of $30,000,000. 717. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 , until October 1, 2015: Provided further , That $122,000,000 made available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 : Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (Public Law 74–320, 7 U.S.C. 612c , as amended), or for any surplus removal activities or price support activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided further , That of the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246, $203,000,000 are rescinded. 718. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 ( 7 U.S.C. 2257 ) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 ( 7 U.S.C. 2263 ), that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority. (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority. (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for— (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is less; (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; or (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request; unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes. (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section. 720. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee questions or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process. 722. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 723. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. 724. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ). 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246 . 726. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 112–55. 727. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 728. Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. ) may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes. 729. The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agreements with current intermediary organizations and not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements that increase the number of participating intermediary organizations to not less than 10. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase the effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such loans. 730. For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: Provided , That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance. 731. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, as proposed to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by such proposed rule: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, enforce, or to take regulatory action other than rescission or repeal based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions or criteria specified in such sections: Provided further , That sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) are hereby indefinitely declared null and void and shall have no force under the laws, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date). 732. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (7 U.S.C. 2235a; Public Law 107–76 ) shall be available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided , That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 733. For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 113–79 shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes of 7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n) . 734. Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the Food and Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January 2013 entitled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation and Labeling’’: Provided , That if the Food and Drug Administration fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be made available for obligation to the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation for the purpose of assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and illegal sales of controlled substances. 735. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 307(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 ( Public Law 105–277 ; 112 Stat. 2681–640) in excess of $4,000,000. 736. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure processed poultry products imported into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ), the Child and Adult Food Care Program under section 17 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766 ), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1761), or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ). 737. In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310 , there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1301–1311 ). 738. (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands and properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas that are under the supervision or control of the Secretary. (b) Terms Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary deems advisable— (1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof; or (2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide. (c) Definition In this section, the term Jefferson Labs campus means the lands and properties of the National Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory. (d) Agreement regarding jefferson county technology research and commercialization center (1) In general The Secretary may hereafter enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such State or a public or private entity with respect to the establishment or operation of a technology research and commercialization center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jefferson Labs campus. (2) Receipt and expenditure of funds Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain funds from such entity and use such funds, in addition to such other funds as are made available by this act or future acts for the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds received from such entity shall be deemed to be appropriated for such purposes and shall remain available until expended. (3) Purposes (A) In general Funds described by paragraph (2) shall be available to defray— (i) the costs of creating, upgrading, and maintaining connections between such center and roads, communications facilities, and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs campus; and (ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and new constructions of roads, communications facilities, and utilities on such campus as may be necessary for such agreement. (B) Other acts For purposes of this and any subsequent Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research shall be deemed to include the purposes listed in subparagraph (A). 739. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2015, an amount of funds made available in title III as follows: (a) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Business Program Account, and Rural Housing Assistance Grants the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year funds were obligated under the heading. 740. In response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to protect public health. 741. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 679a ) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 471 ). 742. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Nonrecurring expenses fund (the Fund): Provided , That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Agriculture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further , That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for facilities infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the operation of the Department of Agriculture, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds. 743. There is hereby appropriated for the “Emergency Watershed Protection Program”, $78,581,000, to remain available until expended; for the Emergency Forestry Restoration Program , $3,203,000, to remain available until expended; and for the Emergency Conservation Program , $9,216,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds under this section are for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ), and are designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 744. Of the funding provided in section 743 of division A of Public Law 113–76 , not more than $75,000 may be used for administrative purposes, including a modification to an existing contract to allow reimbursement for travel and other administrative purposes. 745. Of the unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000 are rescinded. 746. The unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded. 747. Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)) is amended by striking section 514 and inserting a commodity promotion law . 748. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended, ( 7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1) ), $8,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 749. Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of such section: Provided , That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 750. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel— (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 603 ); (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127 ); or (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 751. For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through school year 2015–2016, with respect to the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) or the school breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) and final regulations published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow States to grant an exemption from the whole grain requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable amount of time, to requests for an exemption: Provided , That school food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, in procuring specific whole grain products which are acceptable to the students and compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements: Provided further , That school food authorities shall comply with the applicable grain component or standard with respect to the school lunch or school breakfast program that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014. 752. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement any regulations under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ), the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–296 ), or any other law that would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) until the latest scientific research establishes the reduction is beneficial for children. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude or restrict, the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables (except for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) (in this section referred to as the program ). (b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State agency shall carry out the program in a manner consistent with subsection (a). (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)) the next regular review of the supplemental foods available under this program, including a review of the nutrient value of all vegetables. (d) If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vegetable be eligible for purchase under the program, none of the funds made available under this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility of that variety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars, fats, or oils) from being purchased under the program, and subsection (a) shall continue to be effective. (e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any vegetable shall not be available for purchase under the program, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) shall expire upon the publication of the regularly scheduled review. (f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available all scientific research and data used to make the final recommendations and explain the results of the review by submitting a report containing such information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (g) Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the review which shall include an audit of the scientific research and data used to conduct the review. VIII EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus domestically and internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines, including the review, regulations, post market surveillance of vaccines and therapies, and administrative activities, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That of the amounts provided, $4,800,000 is for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; $2,400,000 is for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health; $400,000 is for the Office of the Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; $500,000 is for the Office of Regulatory Affairs; and $15,000,000 is for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative. This division may be cited as the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . B Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Operations and Administration For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $472,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided , That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities: Provided further , That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities. Bureau of Industry and Security Operations and Administration For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b) ); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $102,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further , That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments. Economic development administration Economic development assistance programs For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3721 ), for grants authorized by section 27 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722 ) of such Act, and for grants, $213,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States; of which $4,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees under such section 26; and of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27: Provided , That the costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds for loan guarantees under such section 26 are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $70,000,000. Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $37,000,000: Provided , That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. Minority Business Development Agency Minority Business Development For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or private organizations, $30,000,000. Economic and Statistical Analysis Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Bureau of the Census Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $248,000,000: Provided , That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further , That the Bureau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014. Periodic Censuses and Programs For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the Census. National Telecommunications and Information Administration Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d) , the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended. Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for the administration of all open grants until their expiration. United states patent and trademark office Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further , That any amount received in excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses account: Provided further , That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2015 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That in fiscal year 2015 from the amounts made available for Salaries and Expenses for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Provided further , That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements, where applicable: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ( Public Law 112–29 ): Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO. National institute of standards and technology Scientific and technical research and services For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund : Provided , That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program participants. Industrial technology services For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $138,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $8,100,000 shall be for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia. Construction of Research Facilities For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e ), $50,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. National oceanic and atmospheric administration Operations, research, and facilities (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for cooperative enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That in addition, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries , which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks: Provided further , That of the $3,333,398,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,202,398,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $116,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That the total amount available for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate services administrative support costs shall not exceed $220,300,000: Provided further , That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act ( 10 U.S.C. 55 ), such sums as may be necessary. Procurement, acquisition and construction For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, except that funds provided for construction of facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided , That of the $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further , That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: Provided further , That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. Fishermen's Contingency Fund For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95–372 , not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. Fisheries finance program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, $56,000,000: Provided , That the Secretary of Commerce shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth and shall produce an annual report on related incentive strategies, implementation plans and program results: Provided further , That within amounts provided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses and communities with information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State, and local government programs. renovation and modernization For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of Department of Commerce facilities, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000. General Provisions—Department of Commerce 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 ( 15 U.S.C. 1514 ), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ). 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6 , are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 108. The Department of Commerce shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department of Commerce, including the purpose of such travel. 109. The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document. 110. To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided , That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities and shall remain available until September 30, 2016 for such purposes: Provided further , That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 111. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.). This title may be cited as the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of Justice General Administration Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended. Justice Information Sharing Technology For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided further , That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. Administrative Review and Appeals (Including Transfer of Funds) For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the Immigration Examinations Fee account. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $88,577,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. United States Parole Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $13,308,000. Legal Activities Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10305) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Provided further , That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended. In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Salaries and expenses, antitrust division For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $62,246,000. Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,960,000,000: Provided , That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a United States Attorney-led task force on human trafficking. United States Trustee System Fund For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0. Salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,326,000. Fees and Expenses of Witnesses For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses. Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $12,250,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Assets Forfeiture Fund For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. United States Marshals Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended. construction For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $9,800,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Prisoner Detention (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, $495,307,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if the following were inserted after the final period: The Attorney General shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2015 for necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code. : Provided further , That any use of such unobligated balances shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: Provided further , That any unobligated balances available from funds appropriated under the heading General Administration, Detention Trustee shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under this heading. National Security Division Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Interagency Law Enforcement interagency crime and drug enforcement For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $507,194,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation. Federal Bureau of Investigation Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of which not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National Gang Intelligence Center, and of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That up to $1,000,000 shall be for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the recommendations related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were proposed in the report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. construction For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $110,000,000, to remain available until expended. Drug Enforcement Administration Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments. Federal Prison System Salaries and Expenses (Including Transfer of Funds) For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000: Provided , That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided further , That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further , That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided further , That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities. Buildings and Facilities For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to construction of new facilities, and of which not less than $81,000,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair: Provided , That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation. Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. State and Local Law Enforcement Activities Office on Violence Against Women violence against women prevention and prosecution programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq. ) ( the 1968 Act ); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ) ( the 1994 Act ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–21 ); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ) ( the 1974 Act ); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ) ( the 2000 Act ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) ( the 2005 Act ); and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further , That of the amount provided— (1) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act; (2) $26,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to Research, Evaluation and Statistics for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; (4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence: Provided , That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program: Provided further , That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further , That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program; (5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative; (6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act; (7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; (8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act; (9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; (10) $4,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act; (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided , That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program; (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act; (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act; (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided , That such funds may be transferred to Research, Evaluation and Statistics for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; and (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women. Office of Justice Programs research, evaluation and statistics For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( the 1974 Act ); the Missing Children's Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq. ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Justice for All Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–405 ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ); the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98–473); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–248) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ) ( the 2002 Act ); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided , That beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall include statistics relating to honor violence; (2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act; (3) $30,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act; and (4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support Scientific Area Committees. state and local law enforcement assistance For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ) ( the 1994 Act ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Justice for All Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–405 ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–164 ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ) ( the 2002 Act ); the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–403 ); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–473 ); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–416); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other programs, $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows— (1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by the National Institute of Justice for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making, $3,000,000 is for competitive grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks, $750,000 is for the purposes described in the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (section 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program, and $2,500,000 is for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense; (2) $185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5) ): Provided , That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local detention facilities; (3) $42,250,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386 , for programs authorized under Public Law 109–164, or programs authorized under Public Law 113–4 ; (4) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; (5) $8,500,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–416 ); (6) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act; (7) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108–405 , and for grants for wrongful conviction review; (8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403 ; (9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110–315; (10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities; (11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence; (12) $22,250,000 for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided , That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and evaluation programs; (13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website; (14) $5,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence; (15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); (16) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act; (17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which— (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities, including the purposes authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–546) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): Provided , That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes described in the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program ( Public Law 108–405 , section 303); (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program ( Public Law 108–405 , section 412); and (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, including as authorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405 ; (18) $41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based sexual assault response reform; (19) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act; (20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; (21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ), without regard to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and strategies, and $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy: Provided , That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model; (22) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program; (23) $11,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products; (24) $13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local government, and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–79 ); (25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety; (26) $27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, of which not less than $750,000 is for a task force on Federal corrections; (27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a research project on the effectiveness of the model; (28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for supplemental victims' services and other victim-related programs and initiatives, including research and statistics, and for tribal assistance for victims of violence; and (29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made available in this paragraph: Provided , That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public sector safety service. juvenile justice programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( the 1974 Act ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) ( the 2005 Act ); the Missing Children's Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq. ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–21); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other juvenile justice programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows— (1) $55,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process: Provided , That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities; (2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; (3) $15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program; (B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence education, prevention and intervention, and related activities; (C) $6,000,000 shall be for community-based violence prevention initiatives, including for public health approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and (D) $1,000,000 shall be for grants and technical assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention; (4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; (5) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ) shall not apply for purposes of this Act); (6) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; (7) $500,000 for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated parents; and (8) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system: Provided , That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Provided further , That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided further , That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs. Public Safety Officer Benefits For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to Public Safety Officer Benefits from available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Community Oriented Policing Services community oriented policing services programs For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103–322); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–162) ( the 2005 Act ), $208,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading— (1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act; (2) $180,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd ) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: Provided , That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c) ), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $33,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine activities: Provided further , That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701; (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided , That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; (4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided , That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration; and (5) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to support regional anti-gang task forces. General provisions—Department of justice 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided , That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided , That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 206. The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 28 U.S.C. 599B) without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered. 207. None of the funds made available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs. 209. None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United States Code. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this title under the headings Research, Evaluation and Statistics , State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance , and Juvenile Justice Programs — (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the following programs, waive the following requirements: (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such part. (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part. (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797q–3 ), the requirements under section 2904 of such part. (4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3) ), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 13709(a) ) shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act. 216. None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management system. (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. (c) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by this Act in the first proviso under the heading United States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Detention , not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. (d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund in fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for payments associated with joint law enforcement operations as authorized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United States Code. (e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the planned distribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement operations funding during fiscal year 2015. (f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall sunset on September 30, 2015. 218. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny the Inspector General of the Department of Justice timely access to all records, documents, and other materials in the custody or possession of the Department or to prevent or impede the Inspector General’s access to such records, documents and other materials, unless in accordance with an express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language of the Inspector General Act, as amended. The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within five calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 219. Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76 . This title may be cited as the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Science Office of science and technology policy For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq. ), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,555,000. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the formulation and development costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further , That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104: Provided further , That $100,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey. Aeronautics For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Space Technology For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space research and technology development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. exploration For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of exploration research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not less than $1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further , That not less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have an upper stage and other core elements developed simultaneously: Provided further , That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle development and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground systems: Provided further , That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5 year budget profile and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level (JCL) and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP–C) for the Space Launch System and with the future KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further , That in complying with the preceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and funding projections that conform to the KDP–C management agreement for development completion of the Space Launch System by December 2017, and the management agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon completing KDP–C: Provided further , That in no case shall the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle be less than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural Requirements 7120.5E: Provided further , That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in addition to funds provided for these programs under the Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration heading: Provided further , That $805,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activities: Provided further , That $306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and development. space operations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space operations research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities, including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,827,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. education For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College program. Safety, Security and Mission Services For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, space operations and education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. construction and environmental compliance and restoration For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided , That of the $429,100,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $419,100,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further , That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed $9,584,100: Provided further , That each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. (transfer of funds) The unexpired balances of a previous account, for activities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be transferred to the new account established in this Act that provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be merged with the funds in the newly established account, but shall be available under the same terms, conditions and period of time as previously appropriated. National Science Foundation Research and Related Activities For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.), and Public Law 86–209 ( 42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq. ); services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: Provided , That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further , That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69 . major research equipment and facilities construction For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to remain available until expended. education and human resources For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and engineering education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not less than $60,890,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7030 of Public Law 110–69 . Agency Operations and Award Management For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard services; $325,000,000: Provided , That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal year: Provided further , That of the amount provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not more than $27,370,000 shall remain available until expended. Office of the National Science Board For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1863 ) and Public Law 86–209 (42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.), $4,370,000: Provided , That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Administrative Provision Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. This title may be cited as the Science Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV Related Agencies Commission on Civil Rights Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 ( 42 U.S.C. 1975a ). Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 ( Public Law 110–233 ), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–325 ), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–2 ), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to $30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, $364,500,000: Provided , That the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided further , That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission. International Trade Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain available until expended. Legal Services Corporation Payment to the Legal Services Corporation For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $4,350,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $18,500,000 is for management and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided , That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2996(d) ): Provided further , That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided further , That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. Administrative Provision—Legal Services Corporation None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119 , and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respectively. Marine Mammal Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ), $3,340,000. Office of the United States Trade Representative Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. State Justice Institute Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 ( 42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq. ) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. V General provisions (including rescissions) 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Justice) funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of Justice funded by this Act. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) (1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions. (2) The term promotional items has the meaning given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3). 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of obligation. (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: Provided , That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 (42 U.S.C. 10601) in any fiscal year in excess of $2,361,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided , That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes. 511. None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code; and (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes. (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract. (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems unless the agency has— (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal Government; (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks; (2) determined that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the United States; and (3) reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles. (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license— (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and (2) does not permit the export without a license of— (A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or (C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination. (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen. (d) The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States origin curios or relics firearms, parts, or ammunition. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of— (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement; (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement; or (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. (rescissions) 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts— (1) Departmental Management, Franchise Fund , $2,906,000; and (2) Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs , $5,000,000. (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts— (1) Working Capital Fund , $99,000,000; (2) Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications , $2,000,000; (3) Detention Trustee , $23,000,000; (4) Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund , $193,000,000; (5) Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities , $10,000,000; (6) Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division , $6,000,000; (7) Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys , $9,000,000; (8) United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention , $188,000,000; (9) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and Expenses , $3,200,000; (10) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs , $16,000,000; (11) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs , $82,500,000; and (12) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services , $40,000,000. (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 525. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless such conference is a law enforcement training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States. 527. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States— (1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws; (2) to avoid agreements that— (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies; or (B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and (3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access barriers. 528. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 530. To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are Energy Star qualified or have the Federal Energy Management Program designation. 531. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance plan and performance and accountability reports the following: (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. (2) The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United States. (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has certified— (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and (2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights. (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and timing. 533. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if— (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed importation are met; and (2) no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes. 534. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 535. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 536. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 537. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery may be used for grant guidelines or requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers. 538. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 539. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 ( Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research ) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 540. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to relinquish the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration during fiscal year 2015 with respect to Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on September 30, 2015. 541. (a) In general During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq. ), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering such provisions, section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting $16,000,000 for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015 for $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2007 . (b) Termination During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2271 note), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering that section, subsection (b) of that section shall be applied and administered as if paragraph (1) read as follows: (1) Assistance for firms (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after December 31, 2015. (B) Exception Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2015, may be provided— (i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and (ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance. . VI Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 601. Short title This title may be cited as the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 . 602. Board of directors Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking promotion and marketing and inserting promotion or marketing ; and (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: At least 5 members of the board shall have experience working in United States multinational entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be audit committee financial experts (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 ( 15 U.S.C. 7265 )). All members of the board shall be a current or former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or have held an equivalent management position. ; and (2) in clause (x), by striking intercity passenger railroad business and inserting land or sea passenger transportation sector . 603. Annual report to Congress Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific countries and populations; (H) (i) a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s combination of media channels employed in meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign; (ii) the ratio in which such channels are used; and (iii) a justification for the use and ratio of such channels; and . 604. Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 80 percent and inserting 70 percent ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (E) Maintenance of an in-kind contributions policy The Corporation shall maintain an in-kind contributions policy. (F) Formalized procedures for in-kind contributions policy Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Corporation, shall establish formal, publicly available procedures specifying time frames and conditions for— (i) making and agreeing to revisions of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions policy; and (ii) addressing and resolving disagreements between the Corporation and its partners, including the Secretary of Commerce, regarding the in-kind contributions policy. (G) Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services The Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation under subparagraph (B). . 605. Extension of Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (a) In general The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking all States and the District of Columbia and inserting all States and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia, ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 2015 and inserting 2020 ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 and inserting each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020 . (b) Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund fee Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2015 and inserting September 30, 2020 . 606. Accountability; procurement requirements The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; (2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that it follows subsection (d); (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $500,000 ; and (4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the following: (f) Accountability (1) Performance plans and measures Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 , the Corporation shall— (A) establish performance metrics including, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for measuring— (i) the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the Corporation, including its progress in achieving the long-term goals of increased traveler visits to and spending in the United States; (ii) whether increases in visitation and spending have occurred in response to external influences, such as economic conditions or exchange rates, rather than in response to the efforts of the Corporation; and (iii) any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States; and (B) conduct periodic program evaluations in response to the data resulting from measurements under subparagraph (A). (2) GAO accountability Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in such report. (g) Procurement requirements The Corporation shall— (1) establish a competitive procurement process; and (2) certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process. . 607. Repeal of assessment authority The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this Act). VII Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 701. Short title This title may be cited as the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 . 702. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the economy, or 1/8 of United States Gross Domestic Product. (2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector. (3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing. (4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063. (5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 8th largest economy in the world. (6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, driving more innovation than any other sector. 703. Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 271 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and (2) by inserting after section 33 ( 15 U.S.C. 278r ) the following: 34. Network for manufacturing innovation (a) Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation program (1) In general The Secretary shall establish within the Institute a program to be known as the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the Program ). (2) Purposes of program The purposes of the Program are— (A) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the United States; (B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology; (C) to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities; (D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that enable these technologies; (E) to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; (F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing challenges; (G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding; and (H) to create and preserve jobs. (3) Support The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by supporting— (A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established under subsection (b); and (B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing innovation. (4) Director The Secretary shall carry out the Program through the Director. (b) Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation (1) In general As part of the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing innovation. (2) Designation The network established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (referred to in this section as the Network ). (c) Centers for manufacturing innovation (1) In general For purposes of this section, a center for manufacturing innovation is a center that— (A) has been established by a person or group of persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding industrial production and jobs in the United States; (B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics; (C) as determined by the Secretary, has the potential— (i) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing, including key advanced manufacturing technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics; (ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing production capacity in the United States; or (iii) to enable the commercial application of new technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; and (D) includes active participation among representatives from multiple industrial entities, research universities, community colleges, and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include industry-led consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. (2) Activities Activities of a center for manufacturing innovation may include the following: (A) Research, development, and demonstration projects, including proof-of-concept development and prototyping, to reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies and improvements in existing technologies, processes, products, and research and development of materials to solve precompetitive industrial problems with economic or national security implications. (B) Development and implementation of education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs. (C) Development of innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction of new technologies into supply chains. (D) Outreach and engagement with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, including women and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition to large manufacturing enterprises. (E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in consultation with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, considers consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (3) Additional centers for manufacturing innovation (A) In general The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law or executive actions, or under pending interagency review for such recognition as of the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not receive any financial assistance under subsection (d). (B) Network participation A manufacturing center that is substantially similar to those established under this subsection but that does not receive financial assistance under subsection (d) may, upon request of the center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing innovation by the Secretary for purposes of participation in the Network. (d) Financial assistance to establish and support centers for manufacturing innovation (1) In general In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or group of persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. (2) Application A person or group of persons seeking financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as the anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support during the period for which the center could be eligible for continued Federal financial assistance under this section. (3) Open process In soliciting applications for financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure an open process that will allow for the consideration of all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of technology area. (4) Selection (A) Competitive, merit review In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors. (B) Participation in process (i) In general No political appointee may participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a conflict of interest policy that ensures public transparency and accountability, and requires full disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest on the parts of individuals that participate in the merit selection process. (ii) Definition For purposes of this subparagraph, the term political appointee means any individual who— (I) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule); (II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or (III) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (C) Performance measurement, transparency, and accountability For each award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (i) make publicly available at the time of the award a description of the bases for the award, including an explanation of the relative merits of the winning applicant as compared to other applications received, if applicable; and (ii) develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to assess the effectiveness of the activities funded. (D) Collaboration In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting through the National Program Office established under subsection (f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing. (E) Considerations In selecting a person who submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following: (i) The potential of the center for manufacturing innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the likelihood of economic impact, including the creation or preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus areas of the center for manufacturing innovation. (ii) The commitment of continued financial support, advice, participation, and other contributions from non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding. (iii) Whether the financial support provided to the center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal sources significantly exceeds the requested Federal financial assistance. (iv) How the center for manufacturing innovation will increase the non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing research in the United States. (v) How the center for manufacturing innovation will engage with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, to improve the capacity of such enterprises to commercialize new processes and technologies. (vi) How the center for manufacturing innovation will carry out educational and workforce activities that meet industrial needs related to the predominant focus areas of the center. (vii) How the center for manufacturing innovation will advance economic competitiveness and generate substantial benefits to the Nation that extend beyond the direct return to participants in the Program. (viii) Whether the predominant focus of the center for manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing that has not already been commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by another entity. (ix) How the center for manufacturing innovation will strengthen and leverage the assets of a region. (x) How the center for manufacturing will encourage the education and training of veterans and individuals with disabilities. (5) Limitations on awards (A) In general No award of financial assistance may be made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary first awards financial assistance to that center under that paragraph. (B) Matching funds and preferences The total Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing innovation, including the financial assistance under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 50 percent of the total funding of the center in that year, except that the Secretary may make an exception in the case of large capital facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted preference to applicants seeking less than the maximum Federal share of funds allowed under this paragraph. (C) Funding decrease The amount of financial assistance provided to a center of manufacturing innovation under paragraph (1) shall decrease after the second year of funding for the center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which financial assistance is provided, unless the Secretary determines that— (i) the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals and metrics under this section; (ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered the center’s anticipated funding; and (iii) the center can identify future non-Federal funding sources that would warrant a temporary exemption from the limitations established in this subparagraph. (e) Funding (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. (2) Authority (A) NIST Industrial Technical Services account To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial Technical Services. (B) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for the Department of Energy. (f) National program office (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish, within the Institute, the National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the National Program Office ), which shall oversee and carry out the Program. (2) Functions The functions of the National Program Office are— (A) to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program; (B) to enter into memorandums of understanding with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); (C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , and update not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the Program; (D) to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program with programs and activities of other Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing; (E) to establish a clearinghouse of public information related to the activities of the Program; and (F) to act as a convener of the Network. (3) Recommendations In developing and updating the strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and advice from a wide range of stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community colleges, and other relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing basis. (4) Report to congress Upon completion, the Secretary shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. (5) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership The Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program reach small and medium-sized entities. (6) Detailees Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the National Program Office without reimbursement. Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (g) Reporting and auditing (1) Annual reports to the secretary (A) In general The Secretary shall require each recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the finances and performance of the center for manufacturing innovation for which such assistance was awarded. (B) Elements Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and (ii) consistent with the metrics-based performance measures developed and implemented by the Secretary under this section, a description of the performance of the center for manufacturing innovation with respect to— (I) its goals, plans, financial support, and accomplishments; and (II) how the center for manufacturing innovation has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (2) Annual reports to congress (A) In general Not less frequently than once each year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the performance of the Program during the most recent 1-year period. (B) Elements Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report— (i) a summary and assessment of the reports received by the Secretary under paragraph (1); (ii) an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary under the Program, including any temporary exemptions granted from the requirements of subsection (d)(5)(C); (iii) an assessment of the participation in, and contributions to, the Network by any centers for manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance under subsection (d)(1); and (iv) an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (3) Assessments by gao (A) Assessments Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an assessment of the operation of the Program during the most recent 2-year period. (B) Final assessment Not later than December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final report regarding the overall success of the Program. (C) Elements Each assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered by the report— (i) a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the Program; (ii) an assessment of the extent to which the Program has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); (iii) such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to improve the Program; and (iv) an assessment as to whether any prior recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller General have been implemented or adopted. (h) Additional authorities (1) Appointment of personnel and contracts The Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program, including support for research and development activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation. (2) Transfer of funds Of amounts available under the authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments of financial assistance made prior to the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 . (3) Authority of other agencies In the event that the Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept such funds to award and administer, under the same conditions and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of financial assistance awards under this section. (4) Use of resources In furtherance of the purposes of the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such covered entity. (5) Acceptance of resources In addition to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the Secretary under this section and such funds may only be obligated to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts. (6) Covered entity For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United States, State, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession of the United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, or international organization, or any public or private entity or individual. (i) Patents Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing centers for manufacturing innovation. . 704. National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 6622 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: In furtherance of the Committee’s work, the Committee shall consult with the National Economic Council. ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c). ; and (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing (1) In general The President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2). (2) Development The Committee shall develop, and update as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development. (3) Contents The strategic plan described in paragraph (2) shall— (A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including research and development objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the objectives; (B) describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of why specific objectives were not met; (C) specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan; (D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer of research and development results into new manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security; (E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; (F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and implementing new products and processes; (G) analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, including— (i) technology transfer and commercialization activities; (ii) the adequacy of the national security industrial base; (iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce; (iv) export opportunities and trade policies; (v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices; (vi) emerging technologies and markets; (vii) advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and (viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of competing nations; and (H) elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions. (4) Updates Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection. (5) Requirement to consider strategy in the budget In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include information regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year. (6) AMP steering committee input The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this subsection. . 705. Regional innovation program Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722 ) is amended to read as follows: 27. Regional innovation program (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters. (b) Cluster grants (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the formation and development of regional innovation clusters. (2) Permissible activities Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by the Secretary, including the following: (A) Feasibility studies. (B) Planning activities. (C) Technical assistance. (D) Developing or strengthening communication and collaboration between and among participants of a regional innovation cluster. (E) Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster. (F) Facilitating market development of products and services developed by a regional innovation cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization activities. (G) Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions. (H) Interacting with the public and State and local governments to meet the goals of the cluster. (3) Eligible recipient defined In this subsection, the term eligible recipient means— (A) a State; (B) an Indian tribe; (C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; (D) an entity that— (i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and (ii) has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or (E) a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). (4) Application (A) In general An eligible recipient shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (B) Components The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a description of— (i) whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders; (ii) how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation by all types of entities that might benefit from participation, including newly formed entities and those rival existing participants; (iii) the extent to which the regional innovation cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and have a positive impact on regional economic growth and development; (iv) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute to, a well-trained workforce; (v) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting additional funds from non-Federal sources; and (vi) the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to sustain activities once grant funds under this subsection have been expended. (C) Special consideration The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade. (5) Special consideration The Secretary shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards. (6) Cost share The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this subsection. (7) Outreach to rural communities The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage those entities to participate in regional innovation cluster activities under this subsection. (8) Funding The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this subsection. (c) Regional innovation research and information program (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information program— (A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on best practices for regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be maximized through such strategies; (B) to provide technical assistance, including through the development of technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters); (C) to support the development of relevant metrics and measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and (D) to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States, including data on— (i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation clusters; (ii) the regional domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation clusters; and (iii) supply chain product and service flows within and between regional innovation clusters. (2) Research grants The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals of the program established under this subsection. (3) Dissemination of information Data and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. (4) Regional innovation grant program The Secretary shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under subsection (b) into the program established under this subsection. (d) Interagency coordination (1) In general To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or other Federal agencies. (2) Collaboration (A) In general The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies. (B) Small businesses The Secretary shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the needs and challenges of small businesses. (e) Evaluation (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program established under subsection (a). (2) Requirements The evaluation shall include— (A) whether the program is achieving its goals; (B) any recommendations for how the program may be improved; and (C) a recommendation as to whether the program should be continued or terminated. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Regional innovation cluster The term regional innovation cluster means a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that— (A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector and its related sectors; (B) have active channels for business transactions and communication; (C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and (D) leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs. (2) State The term State means one of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. (g) Funding (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. (2) Authority To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for economic development assistance programs. . This division may be cited as the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . C Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 I Military personnel Military personnel, army For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,116,129,000. Military personnel, navy For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,453,200,000. Military personnel, marine corps For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $12,828,931,000. Military personnel, air force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,376,462,000. Reserve personnel, army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,317,859,000. Reserve personnel, navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,835,924,000. Reserve personnel, marine corps For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $660,424,000. Reserve personnel, air force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,653,148,000. National guard personnel, army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $7,643,832,000. National guard personnel, air force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,118,709,000. II operation and maintenance Operation and maintenance, army For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $31,961,920,000: Provided , That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000: Provided , That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and maintenance, marine corps For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $5,610,063,000. Operation and maintenance, air force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $34,539,965,000: Provided , That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and maintenance, defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $30,824,752,000: Provided , That not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further , That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D) : Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further , That $8,881,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Operation and maintenance, army reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $2,513,393,000. Operation and maintenance, navy reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,021,200,000. Operation and maintenance, marine corps reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $270,846,000. Operation and maintenance, air force reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,026,342,000. Operation and maintenance, army national guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,175,951,000. Operation and maintenance, air national guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000. United states court of appeals for the armed forces For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,723,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes. Environmental restoration, army (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, navy (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, air force (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, formerly used defense sites (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $103,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Cooperative threat reduction account For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with appropriate authorization by the Department of Defense and Department of State, to countries outside of the former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons components, and weapons technology and expertise, and for defense and military contacts, $365,108,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Department of defense acquisition workforce development fund For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $83,034,000. III PROCUREMENT Aircraft procurement, army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $5,216,225,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Missile procurement, army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,208,692,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,722,136,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,015,477,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Other Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,747,523,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Aircraft procurement, navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $14,758,035,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Weapons procurement, navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,137,257,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, navy and marine corps For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $674,100,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Shipbuilding and conversion, navy For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000; Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000; Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,301,825,000; CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000; DDG–1000 Program, $419,532,000; DDG–51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000; DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000; Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000; LPD–17, $1,000,000,000; LHA Replacement, $29,093,000; Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000; Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000; Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000; Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000; LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $40,485,000; and For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $474,629,000. Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $991,285,000. In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided , That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2019, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards. Other procurement, navy For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,846,558,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement, marine corps For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $935,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Missile procurement, air force For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $4,629,662,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, air force For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Other procurement, air force For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $16,781,266,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,429,303,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Defense production act purchases For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2078 , 2091, 2092, and 2093), $51,638,000, to remain available until expended. IV RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, development, test and evaluation, army For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $6,675,565,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. Research, development, test and evaluation, navy For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. Research, development, test and evaluation, air force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,225,889,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds made available in this paragraph, $225,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to full-scale production: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer. Operational test and evaluation, defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. V revolving and management funds Defense working capital funds For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,649,468,000. National Defense Sealift Fund For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 1744 ), and for the necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $485,012,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided further , That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future: Provided further , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. VI other department of defense programs Defense health program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $32,069,772,000; of which $30,030,650,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $14,718,018,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $308,413,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,730,709,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading for operation and maintenance, procurement, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Interagency Program Office, the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, and the Defense Medical Information Exchange, not more than 25 percent may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Government Accountability Office and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and such Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that describes: (1) the status of the final request for proposal for DHMSM and how the program office used comments received from industry from draft requests for proposal to refine the final request for proposal; (2) any changes to the deployment timeline, including benchmarks, for full operating capability; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate for full operating capability and the total life cycle cost of the project; (4) an assurance that the acquisition strategy will comply with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government; (5) the status of the effort to achieve interoperability between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the scope, cost, schedule, mapping to health data standards, and performance benchmarks of the interoperable record; and (6) the progress toward developing, implementing, and fielding the interoperable electronic health record throughout the two Departments’ medical facilities. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521 ), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of which $196,128,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $52,102,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,016,000 for activities on military installations and $31,086,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to assist State and local governments; $10,227,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $3,225,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; and $595,913,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $575,808,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense (including transfer of funds) For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $950,687,000, of which $669,631,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $105,591,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; and $175,465,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program: Provided , That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. Office of the inspector general For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $311,830,000, of which $309,430,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation. Support for international sporting competitions For logistical and security support for international sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel related allowances only for members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active duty in connection with providing such support), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. VII related agencies Central intelligence agency retirement and disability system fund For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000. Intelligence community management account For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $507,600,000. VIII general provisions 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided , That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further , That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided , That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (transfer of funds) 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided further , That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015: Provided further , That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act. (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided , That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the report shall include— (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided , That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further , That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense appropriation and the Operation and Maintenance appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided , That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: Provided further , That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further , That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract— (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year; (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract; (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided , That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99–239 : Provided further , That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2015, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2016. (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget available with respect to such Laboratories. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: Provided , That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further , That this section applies only to active components of the Army. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protégé Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided , That for the purpose of this section, the term manufactured shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further , That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: Provided further , That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. (including transfer of funds) 8017. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $175,000,000, for an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further , That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further , That a matching share, as outlined by the Department of Defense in the guidelines published in the September 9, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is required to be provided by the local education authority or the State in which the school is located: Provided further , That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section. 8018. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable, unsuitable, or unsafe for further use. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (25 U.S.C. 1544): Provided , That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 ( 25 U.S.C. 1544 ) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. 8021. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. 8022. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided , That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— (1) $27,400,000 shall be available from Operation and Maintenance, Air Force to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs; (2) $10,400,000 shall be available from Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ; and (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from Other Procurement, Air Force for vehicle procurement. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities. (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided , That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during fiscal year 2015 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2015, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided , That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further , That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2016 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $40,000,000. 8025. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided , That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further , That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 8026. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional defense committees means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 8027. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: Provided , That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further , That Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section. 8028. (a) (1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country. (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2015. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) For purposes of this section, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 8029. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary. (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b). (d) In this section, the term Indian tribe means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–454 ; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a–1 ). 8031. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000. 8032. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement. (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2016 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. 8033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3093 ) shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 8034. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. 8035. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide , not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. 8036. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a Made in America inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion. 8037. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines— (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work; (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support: Provided , That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense. 8038. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used— (1) to establish a field operating agency; or (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department. (c) This section does not apply to— (1) field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program; (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless— (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function; (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of— (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or (B) $10,000,000; and (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by— (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. (b) (1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that— (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act ( section 8503 of title 41, United States Code); (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) ), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15) ). (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities. (RESCISSIONS) 8040. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $18,242,000; Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army , 2013/2015, $5,000,000; Other Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $97,000,000; Aircraft Procurement, Navy , 2013/2015, $47,200,000; Procurement, Marine Corps , 2013/2015, $40,217,000; Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , 2013/2015, $64,600,000; Missile Procurement, Air Force , 2013/2015, $13,800,000; Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $30,000,000; Other Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $213,998,000; Aircraft Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $196,622,000; Weapons Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $63,400,000; Other Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $1,505,000; Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , 2014/2016, $83,400,000; Missile Procurement, Air Force , 2014/2016, $157,209,000; Procurement, Defense-Wide , 2014/2016, $12,100,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Army , 2014/2015, $5,000,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force , 2014/2015, $37,000,000; and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy , 2014/2015, $141,727,000. 8041. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 8042. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. 8043. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided , That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures. 8044. Of the amounts appropriated for Working Capital Fund, Army , $225,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 8046. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further , That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of commercial items , as defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 8047. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided , That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. 8048. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget. 8050. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year and hereafter may be obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. (b) This section applies to— (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation. (c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies— (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met; and (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement. 8051. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when— (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8052. During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. 8053. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if— (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account; (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101–510, as amended ( 31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided , That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided further , That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account. 8054. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. 8055. Using funds made available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided , That in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks area, such agreements will include the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat to the United States Defense installations: Provided further , That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions are included for the consideration of United States coal as an energy source. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8056. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide”, $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program, and $5,709,000 shall be for support of high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements and activities, including the training and funding of personnel: Provided , That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further , That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 8057. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: Provided , That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further , That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. 8058. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country. (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a). (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404. 8059. (a) In general (1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any training, equipment, or other assistance for a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of Defense has credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights. (2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a unit of a foreign security force full consideration is given to any credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by such unit. (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that the government of such country has taken all necessary corrective steps, or if the equipment or other assistance is necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other humanitarian or national security emergencies. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary of Defense determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances. (d) Procedures The Secretary of Defense shall establish, and periodically update, procedures to ensure that any information in the possession of the Department of Defense about gross violations of human rights by units of foreign security forces is shared on a timely basis with the Department of State. (e) Report Not more than 15 days after the application of any exception under subsection (b) or the exercise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— (1) in the case of an exception under subsection (b), providing notice of the use of the exception and stating the grounds for the exception; and (2) in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), describing the information relating to the gross violation of human rights; the extraordinary circumstances that necessitate the waiver; the purpose and duration of the training, equipment, or other assistance; and the United States forces and the foreign security force unit involved. (f) Definition For purposes of this section the term appropriate congressional committees means the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Appropriations. 8060. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business. 8061. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so. 8062. The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 8063. During the current fiscal year and hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or services previously provided to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis: Provided , That this restriction shall not apply if the department is authorized by law to provide support to such department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the requested support pursuant to such authority: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. 8064. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code, a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 8065. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of armor penetrator , armor piercing (AP) , armor piercing incendiary (API) , or armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T) , except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State. 8066. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis. 8067. In specifying the amounts requested for the Department of the Army for Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the budget of the President submitted to Congress shall request such amounts in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army appropriation, and shall not request such amounts in the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation. 8068. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located: Provided , That in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located: Provided further , That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State: Provided further , That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Army , $106,189,900 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided further , That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further , That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify— (1) the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account; (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request; (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed. (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3). (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence. (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies; (2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees. (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or affect the application of section 1627 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to the amounts made available by this Act. (including transfer of funds) 8071. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $200,000,000 from funds available under Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide may be transferred to the Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund : Provided , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to the Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund , notify the congressional defense committees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed justification, execution plan, and timeline for each proposed project. 8072. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 8073. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community: Provided , That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States. (including transfer of funds) 8074. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings Procurement, Defense-Wide and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided , That of this amount, $350,972,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $137,934,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures; $74,707,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture; and $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further , That funds made available under this provision for production of missiles and missile components may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8075. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , $991,285,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided , That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further , That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to: (1) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2008/2015: Carrier Replacement Program $663,000,000; (2) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2009/2015: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $54,096,000; (3) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2010/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $65,771,000; (4) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $35,345,000; (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $63,373,000; (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $41,700,000; (7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $9,340,000; (8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program $54,000,000; (9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,620,000; and (10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,040,000. 8076. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3094 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8077. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 8078. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: Provided , That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: Provided further , That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further , That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years. 8079. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 8080. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $386,268,000. 8081. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided , That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season. 8082. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided , That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333. 8083. (a) At the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under section 12302(a) of title 10, United States Code, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will be mobilized. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a national security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements of the Armed Forces. 8084. Of the amounts appropriated for Missile Procurement, Air Force , $125,000,000 shall be available for the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission: Provided , That competitions shall be open to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided further , That competitions shall consider bids from two or more certified providers: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such providers may compete any certified launch vehicle in their inventory. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8085. The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law: Provided , That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $16,000,000 under the authority provided by this section: Provided further , That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is received sooner: Provided further , That any funds transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of availability as when originally appropriated: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. 8086. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army. (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles. 8087. Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Navy may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces: Provided , That funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses: Provided further , That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law. 8088. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 8089. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation. 8090. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the report shall include— (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. 8091. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure or realign Army Contracting Command–New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command–New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 8092. None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ; 119 Stat. 3456), or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–457 ; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1), unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8093. Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities: Provided , That funds transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the Office of Management and Budget must approve any transfers made under this provision. 8094. (a) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024(d) ) that— (1) creates a new start effort; (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more; (3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024(d) ) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. 8095. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. 8096. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional intelligence committees means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 8097. The Department of Defense shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and any named successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other operation designated and identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of section 127a of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 Contingency Operations , Annex 1, dated September 2005. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8098. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for Operation and Maintenance, Army , Operation and Maintenance, Navy , and Operation and Maintenance, Air Force may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8099. Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code. 8100. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a covered subcontractor is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States. (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded. (including transfer of funds) 8102. From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $146,857,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111–84: Provided , That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of Public Law 110–417 : Provided further , That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 8103. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive employees than are specified in the classified annex. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and hereafter may be obligated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such retired officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor form concerning public financial disclosure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) to the Office of Government Ethics. 8105. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 8106. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, relating to limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation. 8107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take beneficial occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the BRAC 133 project: Provided , That this limitation may be waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90-day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Virginia Department of Transportation agree on the number of additional parking spaces that may be made available to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number of additional parking spaces to be made available. 8108. The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly the numbers of civilian personnel end strength by appropriation account for each and every appropriation account used to finance Federal civilian personnel salaries to the congressional defense committees within 15 days after the end of each fiscal quarter. (including transfer of funds) 8109. Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015. (including transfer of funds) 8110. There is appropriated $540,000,000 for the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund , to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund to appropriations for operation and maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and procurement, only for the purposes of operating, sustaining, equipping and modernizing the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers CG–63, CG–64, CG–65, CG–66, CG–67, CG–68, CG–69, CG–70, CG–71, CG–72, CG–73, and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships LSD–41, LSD–42, and LSD–46: Provided further , That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which they are transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making any transfer from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund , notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of such transfer: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer and obligate funds from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund for modernization of not more than two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers as detailed above in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That no more than six Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers shall be in a phased modernization at any time: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall contract for the required modernization equipment in the year prior to inducting a Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization: Provided further , That the prohibition in section 2244a(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the use of any funds transferred pursuant to this section. 8111. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of a military department in contravention of the provisions of section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to adopt any new camouflage pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or camouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms for use by an Armed Force. 8112. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 8113. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. 8114. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. 8115. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 1590 or 1591 of title 18, United States Code, or in contravention of the requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104(g) or (h)). 8116. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ). 8117. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 8118. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge: (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver. 8119. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 8120. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by the United States Government for the direct personal benefit of the President of Afghanistan. 8121. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary of Defense, or by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country. (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if— (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be friendly to the United States; (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the Foreign Claims Act ); and (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy. (c) Nature of payments Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death. (d) Amount of payments If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. (e) Legal advice Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable Department of Defense regulations. (f) Written record A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (g) Report The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program. (h) Limitation Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide any new authority to the Secretary of Defense. 8122. None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 8123. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public Web site in a searchable format. 8124. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to cancel the avionics modernization program of record for C–130 aircraft: Provided , That the Secretary of the Air Force may proceed with a reduced scope program to address safety and airspace compliance requirements, using funds provided in this bill and previous funds appropriated for the avionics modernization program of record, consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8125. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to reduce the force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, below the force structure at such Air Force Base as of October 1, 2013, except in accordance with section 1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8126. None of the Operation and Maintenance funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 41106 of title 49, United States Code. 8127. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside of the United States: Provided , That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding. 8128. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. (including transfer of funds) 8129. Of the amounts appropriated for Operation and Maintenance, Navy , up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (2 U.S.C. 1105). (Including transfer of funds) 8130. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act for basic allowance for housing for military personnel, including active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $88,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to military personnel accounts: Provided , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 8131. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to divest E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft, or disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft: Provided , That not later than 90 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing a detailed explanation of how the Secretary will meet the priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands related to airborne warning and control with a fleet of fewer than 31 E–3 aircraft. 8132. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 8133. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer or divest AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to the active Army in fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of the AH–64 Apache aircraft and ensure the training of the crews of such aircraft during fiscal year 2015, including the allocation of funds for operation and maintenance and personnel connected with such aircraft: Provided further , That this section shall continue in effect through the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8134. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such support: Provided , That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under such section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver. 8135. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to assess whether the justification and approval requirements under section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 2405) have, inconsistent with the intent of Congress— (1) negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department of Defense greater than $20,000,000; (2) discouraged agencies from awarding contracts greater than $20,000,000 to covered entities; and (3) been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented. (b) The Comptroller General shall analyze and report to the congressional defense committees on the sufficiency of the Department’s report in addressing the requirements; review the extent to which section 811 has negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department, discouraged agencies from awarding contracts, or been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented. 8136. The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate a facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to be named after Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition of his significant public service achievements. 8137. None of the funds in this Act may be used to require that seafood procured for the Department of Defense from sustainably managed fisheries in the United States, as determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be required to additionally meet sustainability certification criteria prescribed by third-party nongovernmental organizations. 8138. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to— (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with the information paper of the Department of the Army titled Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria , dated January 27, 2014. 8139. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to retire, divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC–10 fleet during fiscal year 2015. 8140. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ), including for the introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 8141. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, any A–10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft. IX Overseas contingency operations Military Personnel Military Personnel, Army For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Army , $3,259,970,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Navy , $332,166,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Marine Corps , $403,311,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Air Force , $728,334,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Army For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Army , $24,990,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Navy , $13,953,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps , $5,069,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Air Force , $19,175,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Army For an additional amount for National Guard Personnel, Army , $174,778,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for National Guard Personnel, Air Force , $4,894,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army , $18,108,656,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy , $6,253,819,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps , $1,850,984,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force , $10,076,383,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $6,211,025,000: Provided , That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq: Provided further , That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That these funds may be used to reimburse the government of Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to maintain the ability of the Jordanian armed forces to maintain security along the border between Jordan and Syria, upon 15 days prior written notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts reimbursed and the nature of the expenses to be reimbursed: Provided further , That not to exceed $15,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further , That the authority in the preceding proviso may only be used for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve , $41,532,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve , $45,876,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve , $10,540,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve , $77,794,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard , $77,661,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard , $22,600,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund For the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund , $4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further , That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further , That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further , That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided further , That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security personnel for the 2015 parliamentary elections: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Iraq Train and Equip Fund For the Iraq Train and Equip Fund , $1,618,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment to military and other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security forces, with a national security mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq, and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided further , That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further , That not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after (1) the Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees, describing the plan for the provision of such training and assistance and the forces designated to receive such assistance, and (2) the President submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees on how assistance provided under this heading supports a larger regional strategy: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that an amount equal to not less than 40 percent of the amount provided under this heading has been contributed by other countries and entities for the purposes for which funds are provided under this heading, of which at least 50 percent shall have been contributed or provided by the Government of Iraq: Provided further , That the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the national security objectives of the United States will be compromised by the application of the limitation to such assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days in advance of the exemption taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary’s determination and a description of the assistance to be exempted from the application of such limitation: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That the term appropriate congressional committees under this heading means the congressional defense committees , the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further , That amounts made available under this heading are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (including transfer of funds) For the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund , $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and subject to the same authorities and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That the funds available under this heading are available for transfer only to the extent that the Secretary of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appropriate vetting standards and procedures established elsewhere in this Act for any recipient of training, equipment, or other assistance: Provided further , That the amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. European Reassurance Initiative (including transfer of funds) For the European Reassurance Initiative , $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided , That such funds shall be available under the authority provided to the Department of Defense by any other provision of law, for programs, activities, and assistance to provide support to the Governments of Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, including the provision of training, equipment, and logistical supplies, support, and services, and the payment of incremental expenses of the Armed Forces associated with prepositioning additional equipment and undertaking additional or extended deployments in such countries and adjacent waters: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to transferring amounts from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further , That upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes herein, such amounts may be transferred back to the appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as originally appropriated: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement Aircraft Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Army , $196,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Missile Procurement, Army , $32,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For an additional amount for “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Army , $140,905,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Army , $773,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Navy , $243,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Weapons Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Weapons Procurement, Navy , $66,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps , $154,519,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Navy , $123,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Procurement, Marine Corps , $65,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , $481,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Missile Procurement, Air Force , $136,189,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force , $219,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Air Force , $3,607,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Procurement, Defense-Wide , $250,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,200,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army , $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy , $36,020,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force , $14,706,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $174,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Revolving and Management Funds Defense Working Capital Funds For an additional amount for Defense Working Capital Funds , $91,350,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Department of Defense Programs Defense Health Program For an additional amount for Defense Health Program , $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense For an additional amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense , $205,000,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund (including transfer of funds) For the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund , $444,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Inspector General For an additional amount for the Office of the Inspector General , $10,623,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015. (including transfer of funds) 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $3,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided , That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further , That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided , That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house Government costs. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 9005. Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Army may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided , That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided further , That, not later than 30 days after the end of each month, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees monthly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan: Provided further , That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following: (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out. (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project. (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows: (1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq. (3) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 9008. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984): (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code. (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–148 ). 9009. None of the funds provided for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided , That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided , That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000. 9011. From funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Air Force , up to $140,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support United States Government transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life support, transportation and personal security, and facilities renovation and construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq: Provided , That to the extent authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities that may be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional environment to address capability gaps, integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage and integrate defense-related institutions: Provided further , That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for transitioning any such training activities that they determine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to existing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ): Provided further , That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing a detailed justification and timeline for the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site where such operations and activities will be conducted during fiscal year 2015. 9012. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide for payments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence and due process of law; (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in paragraph (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national security interest to do so: Provided , That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Provided further , That such report may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (rescissions) 9013. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided , That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Other Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $8,200,000; Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $464,000,000; and Afghanistan Security Forces Fund , 2014/2015, $764,380,000. 9014. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 9015. In addition to the amounts appropriated in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to conduct surface and subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan: Provided , That such funds shall be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for use by its armed forces: Provided further , That within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written plan to mitigate the threat of unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including a detailed spend plan: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees written progress reports every 180 days after the submission of the initial plan, until such funds are fully expended: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 9016. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, sustainment and stipends, to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups or individuals for the following purposes: defending the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by the Syrian opposition; protecting the United States, its friends and allies, and the Syrian people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria: Provided , That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for activities authorized by this section: Provided further , That the Secretary may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry out activities as authorized by this section and shall be credited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except that any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be available for obligation until a reprogramming action is submitted to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the President and the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the reporting requirements in section 149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 ( Public Law 113–164 ): Provided further , That the term appropriately vetted as used in this section shall be construed to mean, at a minimum, assessments of possible recipients for associations with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, other al-Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias supporting the Governments of Syria or Iran; and for commitment to the rule of law and a peaceful and democratic Syria: Provided further , That none of the funds used pursuant to this authority shall be used for the procurement or transfer of man portable air defense systems: Provided further , That nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for the introduction of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution: Provided further , That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That the authority to provide assistance under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2015. 9017. None of the funds in this Act may be made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. (including transfer of funds) 9018. In addition to amounts appropriated in title II or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to the operation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and reserve) for purposes of improving military readiness: Provided , That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. X Ebola Response and Preparedness Procurement Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Procurement, Defense-Wide , $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for expenses related to the Ebola outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to developing technologies that are relevant to the Ebola outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. This division may be cited as the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 . D Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Corps of engineers—civil Department of the army Corps of engineers—civil The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Investigations For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the new study starts will consist of seven studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and three studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Provided further , That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Construction For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303 ; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided , That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, four new construction starts during fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the new construction starts will consist of three projects where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and one project where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Provided further , That for new construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable but no later than August 31, 2015: Provided further , That no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the selected new start and the impacts on other projects: Provided further , That the Secretary may not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Mississippi river and tributaries For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Operation and maintenance For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected: Provided , That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities. Regulatory program For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Formerly utilized sites remedial action program For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy program, $101,500,000, to remain available until expended. Flood control and coastal emergencies For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to remain available until expended. Expenses For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: Provided , That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: Provided further , That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. Office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3), $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. General provisions—corps of engineers—civil (including transfer and rescission of funds) 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (6) Investigations For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided , That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: Provided further , That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (7) Construction For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided , That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: Provided further , That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided further , That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (8) Operation and maintenance Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Provided , That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further , That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided further , That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further , That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation; (9) Mississippi river and tributaries The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account respectively; and (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. (b) De Minimis Reprogrammings In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. (c) Continuing Authorities Program Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program. (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include: (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and (3) An identification of items of special congressional interest. 102. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects. 104. Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 110 Stat. 3761–3762; 113 Stat. 375–376; 121 Stat. 1203) is amended by striking $25,000,000 and inserting $43,400,000 . 105. The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), including the determination and designation of new starts. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–114 ). 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used within the borders of the State of Louisiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the Southwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any district of the Corps within such divisions to implement or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the Modified Charleston Method . 108. (a) Of the funds made available in prior appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the headings Corps of Engineers—Civil, Department of the Army that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, including amounts specified in law for particular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is rescinded. (b) None of the funds under subsection (a) may be rescinded from amounts that the Congress designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 109. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the terms fill material or discharge of fill material for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ). 110. The limited reevaluation report initiated in fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navigation project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the project as authorized under section 201 of Public Law 99–662 (110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal share of the cost as in the design agreement executed on August 14, 2012. 111. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A) ,(C)). 112. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw the interpretive rule, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A), signed on March 25, 2014. II Department of the interior Central utah project Central utah project completion account For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses. Bureau of reclamation The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation: Water and related resources (including transfers of funds) For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided , That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further , That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided further , That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed: Provided further , That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. Central valley project restoration fund For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000 , to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575 : Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order. California bay-delta restoration (including transfers of funds) For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: Provided , That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further , That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. Policy and administration For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2016, $58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided , That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses. Bureau of reclamation loan program account (including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $500,000 is hereby rescinded. Administrative provision Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. General provisions—department of the interior 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or (B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; or (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category. (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity. (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan and the SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan described in the report entitled Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995 , prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(e) ) is amended by striking $200,000,000 and inserting $300,000,000 . 204. Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2017 . 205. Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 210 of Public Law 111–85 , is amended by striking 2015 each place it appears and inserting 2016 . 206. (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as authorized by the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 ), to address the effects of historic drought conditions. (b) Administration Pilot projects under this section are authorized to be funded through— (1) grants by the Secretary to public entities that use water from the Colorado River Basin for municipal purposes for projects that are implemented by 1 or more non-Federal entities; or (2) grants or other appropriate financial agreements to provide additional funds for renewing or implementing water conservation agreements that are in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Limitations (1) Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established by section 5 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act ( 43 U.S.C. 620d ) and the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund established by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1543 ) shall not be used to carry out this section; and (2) the authority to fund these pilot projects through grants shall terminate on September 30, 2018. (d) Report and Recommendation Not later than September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects described in subsection (a) and a recommendation to Congress whether the activities undertaken by the pilot projects should be continued. III Department of energy Energy programs Energy efficiency and renewable energy (including transfer and rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,936,999,858, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $160,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That , of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2061 , et seq.): Provided further , That $13,064,858 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded, of which $145,204 is from Public Law 111–8 and $696,654 is from Public Law 111–85 : Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Electricity delivery and energy reliability For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $147,306,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $27,606,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Nuclear energy (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That, of the amount made available under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $10,000: Provided further , That, of the funds made available under this heading in prior years, $80,000,000 of unobligated balances is hereby rescinded, including up to $18,000,000 from funds provided for program direction activities: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Fossil energy research and development For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( Public Law 95–91 ), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs ( 30 U.S.C. 3 , 1602, and 1603), $571,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $119,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $19,950,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities. Elk hills school lands fund For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the United States and the State of California on October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104–106 , $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California for the State Teachers' Retirement Fund, of which $15,579,815 shall be derived from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund. Strategic petroleum reserve For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Northeast home heating oil reserve (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $7,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $6,000,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Energy information administration For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $117,000,000, to remain available until expended. Non-defense environmental cleanup For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $246,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funding made available under this heading may be made available for 15–D–410 Fort St. Vrain Facility Improvements Project. Uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Science For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including two buses, $5,071,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $183,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That no funding may be made available for United States cash contributions to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project until its governing Council implements the recommendations of the Third Biennial International Organization Management Assessment Report: Provided further , That the Secretary of Energy may waive this requirement upon submission to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a determination that the Council is making satisfactory progress towards implementation of such recommendations. Advanced research projects agency—energy For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act ( Public Law 110–69 ), as amended, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Title 17 innovative technology loan guarantee program Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided , That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $17,000,000: Provided further , That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available until appropriated: Provided further , That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing loan program For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Clean coal technology (Including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. Departmental administration For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), $245,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act ( 31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq. ): Provided , That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: Provided further , That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $119,171,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238 , notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $125,971,000: Provided further , That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis: Provided further , That of the funds made available for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, the Secretary may obligate only $26,000,000 until the report required under section 315(f) of this Act has been submitted to Congress. Office of the inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $40,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Atomic energy defense activities National nuclear security administration Weapons activities (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, $8,231,770,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $97,118,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $45,113,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Defense nuclear nonproliferation (Including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,641,369,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided by this Act for Project 99–D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may be made available only for construction and program support activities for such Project: Provided further , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $24,731,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Naval reactors (Including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,238,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $41,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Federal salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Expenses (previously the Office of the Administrator) in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000. Environmental and other defense activities Defense environmental cleanup (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one sport utility vehicle, one heavy duty truck, two ambulances, and one ladder fire truck for replacement only, $5,010,830,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That $10,830,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning For an additional amount for atomic energy of defense environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning activities, $463,000,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account which shall be transferred to the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund . Other defense activities For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $249,378,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Power marketing administration Bonneville power administration fund Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454, are approved for the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, in addition, for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations may be made. Operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), as applied to the southeastern power area, $7,220,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $46,240,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s), up to $34,840,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $11,400,000: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $53,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 ( 42 U.S.C. 7152 ), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $304,402,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $296,321,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 392a), up to $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $85,291,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further , That , notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That , for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided , That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $4,499,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000: Provided further , That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: Provided further , That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers. Federal energy regulatory commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, $304,389,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the offices of the Commissioners: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. General provisions—department of energy (including transfer and rescissions of funds) 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress. (b) (1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used to— (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation; (C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); or (D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B). (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter. (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is made. (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading Department of Energy—Energy Programs , enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award; or (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on the availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 days in advance. (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the Final Bill column in the Department of Energy table included under the heading Title III—Department of Energy in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (e) The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming which would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act. (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity; (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act; or (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act. (g) (1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security. (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 302. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 303. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 304. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 305. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision. 306. (a) Secretarial determinations In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, any determination (including a determination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary of Energy under section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 Stat. 1321–335), as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar years subsequent to such determination. (b) Congressional notification In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 days prior to the provision of uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the following— (1) the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the provision of uranium; (2) the amount of uranium to be provided; (3) an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of the gross fair market value of the uranium on the expected date of the provision of the uranium; (4) the expected date of the provision of the uranium; (5) the recipient of the uranium; (6) the value the Secretary of Energy expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any adjustments to the gross fair market value of the uranium; and (7) whether the uranium to be provided is encumbered by any restriction on use under an international agreement or otherwise. 307. Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Science may be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award. 308. In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall include— (1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3; (2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered; (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; (4) identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative; (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations are hereby rescinded from the following accounts of the Department of Energy in the specified amounts: (1) Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy , $9,740,000. (2) Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability , $331,000. (3) Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy , $121,000. (4) Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Research and Development , $10,413,000. (5) Energy Programs—Science , $3,262,000. (6) Energy Programs—Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy , $18,000. (7) Energy Programs—Departmental Administration , $928,000. (8) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities , $6,298,000. (9) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation , $1,390,000. (10) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Naval Reactors , $160,000. (11) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Office of the Administrator , $413,000. (12) Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Defense Environmental Cleanup , $9,983,000. (13) Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Other Defense Activities , $551,000. (14) Power Marketing Administrations—Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration , $1,632,000. (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 310. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act under the heading Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation may be made available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation. (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in the national security interests of the United States. This waiver authority may not be delegated. (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified form if necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver. 311. Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for laboratory directed research and development, no individual program, project, or activity funded by this or any subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be charged more than the statutory maximum authorized for such activities: Provided , That this section shall take effect not earlier than October 1, 2015. 312. (a) Domestic uranium enrichment None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act or that may be available to the Department of Energy may be used for the construction of centrifuges for the production of enriched uranium for national security needs in fiscal year 2015. (b) The Department shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than April 30, 2015 that includes: (1) an accounting of the current and future availability of low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched uranium, and tritium to meet defense needs; and (2) a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options available to supply enriched uranium for defense purposes, including a preliminary cost and schedule estimate to build a national security train. 313. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used— (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or (2) to implement or enforce the standards established by the tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B) ) with respect to BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps. 314. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B) ) and all public notice and comment requirements under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, that are applicable to carrying out such section. 315. (a) Notification of strategic petroleum reserve drawdown None of the funds made available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made available in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used to conduct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such exchange, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) (1) Content of notification The notification required under subsection (a) shall include at a minimum— (A) The justification for the drawdown or exchange, including— (i) a specific description of any obligation under international energy agreements; and (ii) in the case of a test drawdown, the specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be tested; (B) the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the drawdown or exchange; (C) the number of barrels of petroleum products proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged; (D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve site or sites from which the petroleum products are proposed to be withdrawn; (E) a good faith estimate of the expected proceeds from the sale of the petroleum products; (F) an estimate of the total inventories of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the anticipated drawdown; (G) a detailed plan for disposition of the proceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; and (H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of the same or a different petroleum product. (2) Timing of notification The Secretary shall provide the notification required under subsection (a)— (A) in the case of an exchange or a drawdown, as soon as practicable after the exchange or drawdown has occurred; and (B) in the case of a test drawdown, not later than 30 days prior to a test drawdown. (c) Post-sale notification In addition to reporting requirements under other provisions of law, the Secretary shall, upon the execution of all contract awards associated with a competitive sale of petroleum products, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the actual value of the proceeds from the sale. (d) (1) New regional reserves The Secretary may not establish any new regional petroleum product reserve— (A) unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an annual budget submission and approved by the Congress in an appropriations Act; or (B) until 90 days after notification of, and approval by, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) The budget request or notification shall include— (A) the justification for the new reserve; (B) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources; (C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including the conditions upon which the products may be released; (D) the location of the reserve; and (E) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve. (e) Report on refined petroleum products Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed plan for operation of the refined petroleum products reserve, including funding sources and the conditions upon which refined petroleum products may be released. (f) Report on strategic petroleum reserve expansion (1) The Secretary, through the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act the report required in Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 617) regarding the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (2) The report required in paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the impacts of Northeast Regional Refined Petroleum Product Reserve on the domestic petroleum market. IV Independent agencies Appalachian regional commission For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704 , and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. Defense nuclear facilities safety board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–456, section 1441, $28,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Delta regional authority Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. Denali commission For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided , That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105–277), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities. Northern border regional commission For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code. Southeast crescent regional commission For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until expended. Nuclear regulatory commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c) ), the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided further , That the Commission may reprogram, not earlier than 30 days after notification of and approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to an additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, and other support costs of the Office of the Commission: Provided further , That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $117,858,000: Provided further , That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in areas relevant to their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,972,000: Provided further , That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee revenues: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nuclear waste technical review board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203, section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016. General provisions—independent agencies 401. The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the other members of the Commission, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins performing functions under the authority of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, or after a member of the Commission who is delegated emergency functions under subsection (b) of that section begins performing those functions. Such notification shall include an explanation of the circumstances warranting the exercise of such authority. The Chairman shall report to the Committees, not less frequently than once each week, on the actions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of the Commission, under such authority, until the authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees not later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall submit the report required by section 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted to the Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. 402. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information. 403. (a) Securing radiological material No later than 2 years from enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that evaluates the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 and determines whether such requirements are adequate to protect high-risk radiological material. Such evaluation shall consider inspection results and event reports from the first two years of implementation of the requirements in 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC licensees. (b) No later than 2 years after the completion of the NRC evaluation required in subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office, with assistance from an independent group of security experts, shall provide a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC and Agreement State licensees and recommendations to further strengthen radiological security. 404. For this fiscal year, and each fiscal year hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a Congressional Budget Justification and a detailed annual report. V General provisions 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality. (b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality. (c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each authority. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations). This division may be cited as the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . E Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 I DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Departmental Offices salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities, $210,000,000: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading— (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses; (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and (3) not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for— (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program; (B) information technology modernization requirements; (C) in an amount not less than $9,500,000, the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; and (D) in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, the development and implementation of programs within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative agreements. Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $112,500,000: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,000,000 is available for administrative expenses; and (2) $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, is available for secure space requirements: Provided further , That the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for terrorism and financial intelligence activities under the heading Department of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses shall be transferred to, and merged with, this account. Department-Wide systems and capital investments programs (including transfer of funds) For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support or Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization . Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $35,351,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 ( 33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Treasury inspector general for tax administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; $158,210,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–343), $34,234,000. Financial crimes enforcement network salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $112,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Treasury Forfeiture Fund (rescission) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $769,000,000 are rescinded. Bureau of the Fiscal Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $348,184,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101–380 . Alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $100,000,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be for the costs of criminal enforcement activities and special law enforcement agents for targeting tobacco smuggling and other criminal diversion activities. United States Mint united states mint public enterprise fund Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided , That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2015 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed $20,000,000. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103–325 ), including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–3, $230,500,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading— (1) not less than $152,400,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans: Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000; (2) not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 (12 U.S.C. 4707(e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and other suitable providers; (3) not less than $18,000,000 is available until September 30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award program; (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions for the purpose of offering affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed communities; (5) up to $23,100,000 is available until September 30, 2015, for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which up to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI investments in underserved areas, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and (6) during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 4713a): Provided , That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not exceed $750,000,000: Provided further , That such section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015. Internal Revenue Service taxpayer services For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less than $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided , That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework. enforcement For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ), and to provide other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. operations support For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ); and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed $315,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for research; of which not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided , That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for its major information technology investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter: Provided further , That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 2016, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major information technology systems. business systems modernization For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided , That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File information technology investments, including the purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter. administrative provisions—internal revenue service (including transfer of funds) 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 105. None of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in advance that making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of the video. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 107. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 108. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs. 109. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information). Administrative provisions—Department of the Treasury (including transfers of funds) 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 112. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses , Office of Inspector General , Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program , Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , Bureau of the Fiscal Service , and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 115. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided , That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund. 116. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 117. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 118. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 119. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses. 120. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided , That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further , That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity; (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter; (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office. (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a). 122. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund. 123. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism. This title may be cited as the Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president The white house salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105 ; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105 , which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103 ); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107 , $55,000,000. Executive Residence at the White House operating expenses For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $12,700,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105 , 109, 110, and 112–114. reimbursable expenses For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided , That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further , That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: Provided further , That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code. White House Repair and Restoration For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d) , $625,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. Council of economic advisers salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 ( 15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq. ), $4,184,000. National Security Council and Homeland Security Council salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $12,600,000. Office of Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107 , and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $111,300,000, of which not to exceed $12,006,000 shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of the information technology infrastructure within the Executive Office of the President. Office of Management and Budget Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 ( 7 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ): Provided further , That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Provided further , That the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated: Provided further , That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly. Office of national drug control policy salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–469 ); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $22,647,000: Provided , That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office. Federal drug control programs high intensity drug trafficking areas program (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $245,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( HIDTAs ), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided , That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of Public Law 106–58 , any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2013 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further , That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further , That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2015 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. Other Federal Drug Control Programs (including transfers of funds) For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–469 ), $107,150,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $93,500,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82 , as amended by Public Law 109–469 ( 21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $1,400,000 for drug court training and technical assistance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,000,000 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available as directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109–469 : Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities. Unanticipated needs For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108 , $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Information Technology Oversight and Reform (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes: Provided further , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit quarterly reports not later than 45 days after the end of each quarter to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Government Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the Office of Management and Budget's government-wide information technology reform efforts: Provided further , That such reports shall include savings identified by fiscal year, agency, and appropriation. Special assistance to the president salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106 , including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106 , which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000. Official Residence of the Vice President operating expenses (including transfer of funds) For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2) , $299,000: Provided , That advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities. Administrative provisions—Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president (including transfers of funds) 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings The White House , Executive Residence at the White House , White House Repair and Restoration , Council of Economic Advisers , National Security Council and Homeland Security Council , Office of Administration , Special Assistance to the President , and Official Residence of the Vice President , the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided , That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further , That no amount shall be transferred from Special Assistance to the President or Official Residence of the Vice President without the approval of the Vice President. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ). Such report shall include— (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of funds through fiscal year 2017, by Federal agency and by fiscal year, including— (A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel; (B) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated obligations; and (C) the specific section of such Act that requires the obligation of funds; and (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2017 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal year, including— (A) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated collections; and (B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes the collection of funds. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2015, any Executive order issued by the President shall be accompanied by a statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of the Executive order. (b) Any such statement shall include— (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order on the Federal Government; (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015; and (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government over the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015. (c) If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 2015 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that the Executive order is issued. 204. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the heading Office of National Drug Control Policy , a detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by program, project, and activity: Provided , That the reports required by this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed: Provided further , That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 205. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent. 206. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 207. The first proviso under the heading Data-Driven Innovation in division E of Public Law 113–76 is amended by striking shall and inserting may . This title may be cited as the Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2015 . III The judiciary Supreme Court of the United States salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $74,967,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court. care of the building and grounds For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $11,640,000, to remain available until expended. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit salaries and expenses For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,212,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. United States Court of International Trade salaries and expenses For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $17,807,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services Salaries and expenses For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $4,846,818,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Integrated Workplace Initiative: Provided , That the amount provided for the Integrated Workplace Initiative shall not be available for obligation until the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate showing that the estimated cost savings resulting from the Initiative will exceed the estimated amounts obligated for the Initiative. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service. In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (Public Law 99–660), not to exceed $5,423,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. defender services For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A ) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1); the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b); and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, $1,016,499,000, to remain available until expended. fees of jurors and commissioners For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863 ; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,191,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332. court security (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act ( Public Law 100–702 ), $513,975,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General. Administrative Office of the United States Courts salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345 , hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) , advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $84,399,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. Federal Judicial Center Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by Public Law 90–219 , $26,959,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. United States Sentencing Commission salaries and expenses For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $16,894,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. Administrative Provisions—The Judiciary (including transfer of funds) 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services and Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners , shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided , That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting Federal for executive each place it appears. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569 , and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E) . For building-specific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–650 ; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the matter following paragraph (12)— (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by striking 23 years and 6 months and inserting 24 years and 6 months ; and (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by striking 20 years and 6 months and inserting 21 years and 6 months . (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–115 ; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 21 years and 6 months and inserting 22 years and 6 months . (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act ( Public Law 107–273 ; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— (1) in the first sentence by striking 12 years and inserting 13 years ; (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by striking 11 years and 6 months and inserting 12 years and 6 months ; and (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by striking 10 years and inserting 11 years . 307. Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting Bakersfield, after shall be held at . 308. Section 3155 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by deleting the words and the Director ; and (2) in the first sentence, by inserting at the end and shall ensure that case file, statistical, and other information concerning the work of pretrial services is provided to the Director . This title may be cited as the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV District of columbia Federal Funds federal payment for resident tuition support For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further , That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further , That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further , That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further , That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor. federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $12,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions. federal payment to the district of columbia courts For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $245,110,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $116,443,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $71,155,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $43,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided , That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further , That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading: Provided further , That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts. federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies. federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $234,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of which up to $9,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which $60,845,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further , That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants successfully meeting terms of supervision: Provided further , That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of the following: space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs; equipment, supplies, and vocational training services necessary to sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their dependent children; and programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants meeting terms of supervision: Provided further , That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection: Provided further , That the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis. federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $41,231,000, of which $1,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for relocation of satellite offices: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, and in addition to the authority provided by the District of Columbia Code Section 2–1607(b), upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service: Provided further, That, notwithstanding District of Columbia Code section 2–1603(d), for the purpose of any action brought against the Board of the Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, the trustees shall be deemed to be employees of the Public Defender Service. Federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided , That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia. Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $270,000. federal payment for school improvement For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112–10): Provided , That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act. Federal Payment for the District of Columbia National Guard For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $435,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program. federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000. District of Columbia Funds Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia ( General Fund ) for programs and activities set forth under the heading District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses and at the rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2015 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further , That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further , That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further , That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2015, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. This title may be cited as the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2015 . V Independent agencies Administrative Conference of the United States Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq., $3,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (including Transfers of Funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for the purchase of information technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector General: Provided , That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts provided herein may be moved between the amount for salaries and expenses and the amount for the purchase of information technology subject to reprogramming procedures under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Consumer product safety commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376 , purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $123,000,000. Election assistance commission salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–252 ), $10,000,000, of which $1,900,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Federal communications commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $339,844,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of which not less than $300,000 shall be available for consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and entities related to Hawaiian Home Lands: Provided further, That $339,844,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934 , shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further , That any offsetting collections received in excess of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further , That remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2014, shall not be available for obligation: Provided further , That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B) , proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not exceed $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,090,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. Administrative provisions—federal communications commission 501. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking December 31, 2015 , each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2016 . 502. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments. Federal deposit insurance corporation office of the inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund. Federal Election Commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $67,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses. Federal Labor Relations Authority Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $25,548,000: Provided , That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5703 ) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , funds received from fees charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences. Federal trade commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $293,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $100,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18a), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. ), shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $179,000,000: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831t ). General Services Administration real property activities federal buildings fund limitations on availability of revenue (including transfers of funds) Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,238,310,000, of which— (1) $509,670,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services) of additional projects at— (A) California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of Entry, $98,062,000; (B) California, San Diego, San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, $216,828,000; (C) District of Columbia, Washington, DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $144,000,000; (D) National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus, $35,000,000; and (E) New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, $15,780,000: Provided , That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount; (2) $818,160,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including associated design and construction services, of which— (A) $306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations; (B) $390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and (C) $121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of which— (i) $5,000,000 is for Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Measures; (ii) $26,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety; (iii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; and (iv) $70,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities: Provided , That consolidation projects result in reduced annual rent paid by the tenant agency: Provided further , That no consolidation project exceed $20,000,000 in costs: Provided further , That consolidation projects are approved by each of the committees specified in section 3307(a) of title 40, United States Code: Provided further , That preference is given to consolidation projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130 usable square feet or less per person for office space: Provided further , That the obligation of funds under this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken, including estimated savings, has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further , That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for Repairs and Alterations may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided further , That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the heading Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; (3) $5,666,348,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and (4) $2,244,132,000 for building operations to remain available until expended, of which $1,122,727,000 is for building services, and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available under this paragraph for building operations may be transferred between and merged with such appropriations upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfers: Provided further , That section 508 of this title shall not apply with respect to funds made available under this heading for building operations: Provided further , That the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a) , has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further , That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056, shall be available from such revenues and collections: Provided further , That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) , in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts. general activities government-wide policy For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; $58,000,000. operating expenses (including transfer of funds) For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and communications; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; $61,049,000, of which $26,328,000 is for Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is for the Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $8,992,000 is for the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals: Provided further , That not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under this heading for Office of the Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfer. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further , That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. allowances and office staff for former presidents For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 ( 3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138, $3,250,000. Federal Citizen Services Fund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604 ; and for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; $53,294,000, of which $14,135,000 shall be available for electronic government projects, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided , That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further , That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed $90,000,000: Provided further , That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That any appropriations provided to the Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated as of September 30, 2014, may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further , That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. Administrative Provisions—General Services Administration (including transfer of funds) 510. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 511. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided , That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 512. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2016 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–313). 514. From funds made available under the heading Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue , claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 515. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307 , the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution. 516. With respect to each project funded under the heading “Major Repairs and Alterations” or “Judiciary Capital Security Program”, and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the heading Federal Citizen Services Fund , the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 517. Any consolidation of the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation must result in a full consolidation. Harry S Truman scholarship foundation Salaries and expenses For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642 , $750,000, to remain available until expended. Merit Systems Protection Board Salaries and Expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( 5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $42,740,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, together with not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board. Morris K. udall and stewart L. udall foundation Morris k. udall and stewart L. Udall trust fund (including transfer of funds) For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (Public Law 107–289); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568 ( 20 U.S.C. 5604(7) ): Provided , That of the total amount made available under this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Environmental dispute resolution fund For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to remain available until expended. National archives and records administration operating expenses For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $365,000,000. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409 , 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,130,000. repairs and restoration For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended. national historical publications and records commission grants program For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504 , $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Credit Union Administration community development revolving loan fund For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812 , 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions. Office of Government Ethics salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $15,420,000. Office of personnel management Salaries and expenses (including transfer of trust funds) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended ( 41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. )), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition $118,425,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: Provided , That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further , That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further , That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, accept donations of money, property, and personal services: Provided further , That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission. Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses (including transfer of trust funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,384,000, and in addition, not to exceed $21,340,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General: Provided , That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Office of Special Counsel salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 ( Public Law 95–454 ), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (Public Law 101–12) as amended by Public Law 107–304 , the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–199 ), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–353 ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $22,939,000. Postal regulatory commission Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ( Public Law 109–435 ), $14,700,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 2000ee), $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), and to develop and test information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to enhance transparency of and detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal spending, and to develop and use information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure of funds as described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–2 ), which shall be administered under the terms and conditions of the accountability authorities of title XV of Public Law 111–5 , $18,000,000. Securities and Exchange Commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $9,239,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not less than $56,613,000 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis: Provided , That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78ee) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: Provided further , That not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account: Provided further , That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. Selective Service System salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,500,000: Provided , That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341 , whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States. Small Business Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $257,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: Provided , That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act : Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447 , during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657d ). Entrepreneurial Development Programs For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That $115,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal year 2016 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided further , That $22,300,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4) ) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan program: Provided further , That $17,400,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 111–240. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $19,400,000. Office of Advocacy For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 ( 15 U.S.C. 634a et seq. ) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 ( 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ), $9,120,000, to remain available until expended. Business loans program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( Public Law 85–699 ), $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $18,750,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $147,726,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. Disaster Loans Program Account (including transfers of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. administrative provisions—small business administration (including transfer of funds) 520. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 521. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18) ) with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 7(a)(31) of such Act that is made to a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )) that is 51 percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or more individuals who is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) or the spouse of a veteran. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern described in subsection (a) or any other borrower. United states postal service Payment to the postal service fund For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2015: Provided , That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided further , That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $243,883,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109–435). United states tax court Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $51,300,000: Provided , That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. VI General provisions—this act (Including rescission) 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ). 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request— (1) any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues. 618. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor. (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency. (b) For purposes of this section, the term Executive agency covered by this Act means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law: (1) Compensation of the President ( 3 U.S.C. 102 ). (2) Payments to— (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 377(o) ); (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 376(c) ); and (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 178(l) ). (3) Payment of Government contributions— (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ( 5 U.S.C. 8348 ). (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act. 620. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–204 ) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 2014, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563. 622. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions: (1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform. (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change. (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy. (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs. 623. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review processes for background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are being conducted by that contractor. 624. Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of Public Law 105–277 ; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) are amended by striking November 1, 2014 and inserting October 1, 2015 . 625. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology. (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials. 626. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States Code. 627. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously incorporated in the United States. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. In instances where there is not an appropriate alternative fueled vehicle commercially available for a particular light duty vehicle class, an exception is granted as to not impede agency missions. 629. From the unobligated balances available in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ), $25,000,000 are rescinded. 630. Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 8305 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking insured depository institution and inserting covered depository institution ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Covered depository institution The term covered depository institution means— (A) an insured depository institution, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 ); and (B) a United States uninsured branch or agency of a foreign bank. ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the heading for such subsection, by striking insured and inserting covered ; (B) by striking an insured and inserting a covered ; (C) by striking such insured and inserting such covered ; and (D) by striking or savings and loan holding company and inserting savings and loan holding company, or foreign banking organization (as such term is defined under Regulation K of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 211.21(o))) ; (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Only bona fide hedging and traditional bank activities permitted (1) In general The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any covered depository institution that limits its swap and security-based swap activities to the following: (A) Hedging and other similar risk mitigation activities Hedging and other similar risk mitigating activities directly related to the covered depository institution's activities. (B) Non-structured finance swap activities Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps other than a structured finance swap. (C) Certain structured finance swap activities Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps that are structured finance swaps, if— (i) such structured finance swaps are undertaken for hedging or risk management purposes; or (ii) each asset-backed security underlying such structured finance swaps is of a credit quality and of a type or category with respect to which the prudential regulators have jointly adopted rules authorizing swap or security-based swap activity by covered depository institutions. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Structured finance swap The term structured finance swap means a swap or security-based swap based on an asset-backed security (or group or index primarily comprised of asset-backed securities). (B) Asset-backed security The term asset-backed security has the meaning given such term under section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)). ; (4) in subsection (e), by striking an insured and inserting a covered ; and (5) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking an insured depository and inserting a covered depository ; and (B) by striking the insured depository each place such term appears and inserting the covered depository . VII General provisions—government-wide Departments, Agencies, and Corporations (including transfer of funds) 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2015 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 )) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with sub section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $13,631: Provided , That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on emerging motor vehicle technology, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B) ; (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided , That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided further , That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary: Provided further , That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further , That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided further , That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: Provided further , That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes: (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order. (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs. (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: Provided , That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term office shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012). 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4))). 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1). 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress. 719. (a) In this section, the term agency — (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105 ; and (2) includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission. (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2) , has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the performance of official duties. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided , That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives): Provided further , That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further , That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy during fiscal year 2015 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided , That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount provided: Provided , That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals' Internet Use None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency— (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site. (b) Exceptions The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons; (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information; (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site. (c) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) The term regulatory means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law. (2) The term supervisory means examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with— (1) any of the following religious plans: (A) Personal Care's HMO; and (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section. 733. (a) In General None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 395(b) ) or any subsidiary of such an entity. (b) Waivers (1) In general Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (2) Report to congress Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress. (c) Exception This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract. 734. During fiscal year 2015, for each employee who— (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer: (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office. (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1). (b) In this section, each of the terms contribution , expenditure , independent expenditure , electioneering communication , candidate , election , and Federal office has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.). 736. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 737. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of— (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and (ii) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2014, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2014, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection. (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2014. (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect. (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided , That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as Rest of United States pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2014. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any other provision of law. (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position under a political appointment. (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ) or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by— (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule; or (2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule. (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them. (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law. (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this section. (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ) is not subject to this section. (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position with higher-level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000. (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period— (1) a description of its purpose; (2) the number of participants attending; (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including— (A) the cost of any food or beverages; (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and (D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and (4) a description of the contracting procedures used including— (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference. (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending such conference. (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract. (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012. 740. None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act. 741. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled Competitive Area published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). 742. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 746. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Government Accountability Office, and other stakeholders shall develop— (1) criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a stabilized, effective system of internal control over financial reporting, whereby the agency would qualify for a consolidated Department level audit for obtaining a financial statement audit opinion, rather than an agency level audit; and (2) recommendations on how to improve current financial reporting requirements to increase government transparency, in conjunction with the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–101 ), and better meet the needs of all stakeholders. 747. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling. : Provided , That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a). 748. During fiscal year 2015, on the date that a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203 , the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such requests. 749. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administration has solicited and considered input from Governors, mayors, and other stakeholders. 750. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII. VIII General provisions—district of columbia (including transfers of funds) 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted; (5) re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2015. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this section, the term official duties does not include travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, except in the case of— (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a conscience clause which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. (b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2015 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1–204.42). 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further , That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2016, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available— (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is in effect; or (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2016. (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act. (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 for which this section applies to such project or activity. (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)— (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV. This division may be cited as the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 . F Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Management of lands and resources For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 ( 16 U.S.C. 3150(a) ), $970,016,000, to remain available until expended; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2015 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred. In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and , in addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579 , including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. Oregon and California grant lands For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (43 U.S.C. 1181(f)). Range improvements For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751 ), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act ( 43 U.S.C. 315(b) , 315(m)) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185), to remain available until expended: Provided , That, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 (43 U.S.C. 1735(a)), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1735(c) ), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided further , That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands. Miscellaneous trust funds In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 ( 43 U.S.C. 1737 ), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1721(b) ), to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided , That notwithstanding Public Law 90–620 ( 44 U.S.C. 501 ), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further , That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products. United states fish and wildlife service Resource management For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) for species that are not indigenous to the United States. Construction For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain available until expended. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs. Cooperative endangered species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1535), $50,095,000, to remain available until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of which $27,400,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. National wildlife refuge fund For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 715s ), $13,228,000. North American wetlands conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq. ), $34,145,000, to remain available until expended. Neotropical migratory bird conservation For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.), $3,660,000, to remain available until expended. Multinational species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq. ), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 ( 16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq. ), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq. ), $9,061,000, to remain available until expended. State and tribal wildlife grants For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount provided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further , That $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further , That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the total population of all such States: Provided further , That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further , That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided further , That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further , That any amount apportioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2016, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2017, in the manner provided herein. Administrative provisions The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided , That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501 , the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further , That the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided further , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the heading United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended. National park service Operation of the national park system For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,275,773,000, of which $9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and previous Appropriations Acts are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95–348 and section 204 of Public Law 93–486 , as amended by section 1(3) of Public Law 100–355. National recreation and preservation For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $63,117,000. Historic preservation fund For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), $56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2016. Construction For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, including modifications authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 ( 16 U.S.C. 410r-8 ), $138,339,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Provided further , That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232–18. Land and water conservation fund (rescission) The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l –10a) is rescinded. Land acquisition and state assistance For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which $48,117,000 is for the State assistance program and of which $8,986,000 shall be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ). Centennial challenge For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 (16 U.S.C. 1f) relating to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided , That not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit. Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of Public Law 105–391 , franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–432 ), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs. United states geological survey Surveys, investigations, and research For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31 , 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (30 U.S.C. 641); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries ( 30 U.S.C. 3 , 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,045,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which $53,337,189 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided , That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided further , That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities. Administrative provisions From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided , That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101 , for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes. Bureau of ocean energy management Ocean energy management For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided , That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $72,422,000: Provided further , That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities. Bureau of safety and environmental enforcement Offshore safety and environmental enforcement For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which $66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $58,579,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided , That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $66,147,000. For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act: Provided , That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.), including the review of applications for permits to drill. Oil spill research For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement Regulation and technology For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 , $122,713,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–87 ( 30 U.S.C. 1257 ), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That fees assessed and collected by the Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $122,713,000. Abandoned mine reclamation fund For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 , $27,399,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That pursuant to Public Law 97–365 , the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further , That funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further , That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further , That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. Administrative provision In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, with funds available for the Technical Innovation and Professional Services program in this or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title for computer hardware, software and other technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory and reclamation programs. Bureau of indian affairs and bureau of indian education Operation of indian programs (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 ( 25 U.S.C. 13 ), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2001–2019 ), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ), $2,429,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided , That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided further , That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided further , That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq. ) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2008 ), not to exceed $62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2014 for the operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 within and only from such amounts made available for administrative cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs of initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume operation on or after July 1, 2014, of Bureau-funded schools: Provided further , That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2016, may be transferred during fiscal year 2017 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account: Provided further , That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2017: Provided further , That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel. Construction (including transfer of funds) For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87–483 , $128,876,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further , That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the Bureau: Provided further , That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under Public Law 100–297 , the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirements: Provided further , That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Provided further , That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b) , with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities: Provided further , That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f) : Provided further , That any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e) : Provided further , That in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction: Provided further , That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to remain available until expended. Indian guaranteed loan program account For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $100,496,183. Administrative provisions The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations. Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15 , the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–413 ). In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future appropriations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq. , shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska. No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2021 )), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113 , if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301 , the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula. Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances: Provided , That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further , That the term satellite school means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects. Departmental offices Office of the Secretary departmental operations For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $265,263,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $12,000,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. Administrative provisions For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 (31 U.S.C. 6901–6907) may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided , That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100: Provided further , That the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual county by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpayments to that county: Provided further , That the amount needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid from any reductions for overpayments to other counties and the amount necessary to cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to individual counties. Insular affairs Assistance to territories For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 , $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 shall remain available until expended for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law ( 48 U.S.C. 1661(c) ); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law ( Public Law 94–241 ; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided , That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134: Provided further , That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further , That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c). Compact of free association For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public Law 108–188 . Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Public Law 104–134, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further , That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities. Office of the solicitor Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $50,047,000. Office of the special trustee for American indians Federal trust programs (including transfer of funds) For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: Provided , That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs account; the Office of the Solicitor, Salaries and Expenses account; and the Office of the Secretary, Departmental Operations account: Provided further , That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder: Provided further , That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further , That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose: Provided further , That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant. Department-wide programs Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $804,779,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided , That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further , That of the funds provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, of which $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes activities: Provided further , That of the funds provided $18,035,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further , That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation: Provided further , That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d , sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq., protection of United States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, and for training and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further , That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further , That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps ( Public Law 109–154 ), or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further , That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further , That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency response actions: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States and international organizations. Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts are only available for transfer to the Wildland Fire Management account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748a ). Central hazardous materials fund For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended. Natural resource damage assessment and restoration Natural resource damage assessment fund To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), and Public Law 101–337 ( 16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq. ), $7,767,000, to remain available until expended. Working capital fund For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $57,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, local and tribal government employees for training services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to Public Law 93–638 : Provided further , That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment or professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further , That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further , That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law. Administrative provision There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property: Provided , That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft. General provisions, Department of the Interior (Including Transfers of Funds) Emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided , That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further , That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible. Emergency transfer authority—department-wide 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 ( 7 U.S.C. 7717(b) ); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public Law 95–87 ; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided , That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided further , That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for wildland fire operations and FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further , That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided further , That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. Authorized use of funds 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. Authorized use of funds, indian trust management 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose. redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2015. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. ellis, governors, and liberty islands 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable. Outer Continental Shelf Inspection Fees 107. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c). (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines; (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. Oil and gas leasing internet program 108. (a) Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A) ), the Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority to implement an oil and gas leasing Internet program, under which the Secretary may conduct lease sales through methods other than oral bidding. (b) The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective for fiscal year 2015 until the date of the enactment of a provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1) ) to authorize onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement reorganization 109. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines for division F in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ( 41 U.S.C. 254c ) (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (d) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. Mass Marking of Salmonids 111. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California Railroad Company’s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within the scope of the Right of Way. (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to any proposal to store water underground for the purpose of export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar authorization on the Mojave National Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities associated with such right-of-way or similar approval. Republic of Palau 113. (a) In General Subject to subsection (c), the United States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2015 grants in amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau (48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in this section as the Compact ). (b) Programmatic Assistance Subject to subsection (c), the United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. (c) Limitations on Assistance (1) In general The grants and programmatic assistance provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009. (2) Trust fund If the Government of Palau withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of Palau. Exhaustion of administrative review 114. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended by section 122 of division G of Public Law 113–76 (128 Stat. 314), is further amended by striking through 2015, in the first sentence and inserting through 2016, . Wild lands funding prohibition 115. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010: Provided , That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary's authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712). Bureau of indian education operated schools 116. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2017 . REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 117. Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 ( Public Law 111–88 ) is amended in the text under the heading ‘‘FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS 118. Section 4 of Public Law 91–357 ( 16 U.S.C. 18j ), as amended, is further amended by striking $3,500,000 and inserting $5,000,000 . CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Heritage areas 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 105–355 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 by substituting 2015 for 2014 . (b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106–291 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $11,000,000 . Ratification of payments 121. All payments made to school districts under the first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, chapter 417; 16 U.S.C. 40a ), during the period beginning in fiscal year 1976 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act are ratified and approved, notwithstanding the payments made under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code to the units of general local government. Sage-Grouse 122. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 )— (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ); (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; (3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or (4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse ( Centrocercus minimus ). II Environmental protection agency Science and technology For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds included under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. Environmental Programs and Management For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further , That of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading for Information Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of funds made available for the Immediate Office of the Administrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall be withheld from obligation until reports detailed in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds provided under this heading for Operations and Administration for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be withheld from obligation until such reports are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Hazardous waste electronic manifest system fund For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6939g ), including the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,674,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Buildings and facilities For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $42,317,000, to remain available until expended. Hazardous substance superfund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) ( 42 U.S.C. 9611 ) $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2014, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be paid to the Office of Inspector General appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the Science and Technology appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016. Leaking underground storage tank trust fund program For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided , That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage tanks. Inland oil spill programs For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended. State and tribal assistance grants For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $1,448,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $906,896,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided , That for fiscal year 2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Clean Water Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission; Provided , That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure; (3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided , That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1301) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in regional hub communities; (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided , That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA; (5) $30,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory statement accompanying this Act; and (7) $1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104–134 , and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs. Administrative provisions—environmental protection agency (including transfer and rescission of funds) For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance agreements. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 112–177, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012. Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2) ), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–8 ) for fiscal year 2015. The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading Environmental Programs and Management to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. The fourth paragraph under the heading Administrative Provisions in title II of Public Law 109–54 is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2020 . For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under Section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading Environmental Programs and Management for fiscal year 2015 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program. From unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities funded through the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. III Related agencies Department of agriculture Forest service Forest and rangeland research For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, $70,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program. State and private forestry For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $232,653,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of which $53,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. National forest system (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, $1,494,330,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f): Provided further , That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further , That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4: Provided further , That of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds appropriated in this fiscal year or in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Capital improvement and maintenance (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $360,374,000, to remain available until expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: Provided further , That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 ( 16 U.S.C. 501 ) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated: Provided further , That of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to the National Forest System to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. Acquisition of lands for national forests special acts For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived from forest receipts. Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, ( 16 U.S.C. 484a ), to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 460 l –516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586 ; Public Law 76–589 , 76–591; and Public Law 78–310 ). Range betterment fund For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579 , to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b) , $45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ), $2,500,000, to remain available until expended. Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,333,298,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further , That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be available for the Forest Service in support of fire science research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including all Forest Service authorities for the use of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture agreements, and cooperative agreements: Provided further , That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research: Provided further , That funds provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: Provided further , That of the funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, ( 16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq. ), $78,000,000 is for State fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2106 ): Provided further , That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the National Forest System , and Forest and Rangeland Research accounts to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: Provided further , That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, and such aircraft shall be suitable for contractor operation over the terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of National Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided further , That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further , That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities implement a community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further , That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393 , title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry appropriation: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further , That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: Provided further , That funds designated for wildfire suppression, including funds transferred from the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs: Provided further , That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the National Forest System to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts are only available for transfer to the Wildland Fire Management account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748a ). Administrative provisions—forest service (including transfers of funds) Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225 , and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a ; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 558a, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c) . Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings Wildland Fire Management and FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund will be obligated within 30 days: Provided , That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands. None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (7 U.S.C. 2257), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 ( 7 U.S.C. 7772 ), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–107 ( 7 U.S.C. 8316(b) ). None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International Technology Service. Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82 , as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109–154 . Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses. Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593 , of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided , That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided further , That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: Provided further , That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244 , up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided , That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further , That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663 . Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)). Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers. An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq. ) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Department of health and human services Indian health service Indian health services For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,182,147,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided , That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 ), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That , $914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That , of the funds provided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further , That the amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1 ) and shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of the Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c) ), funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts made available within this account for the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initiative and for the domestic violence prevention initiative shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further , That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further , That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1613 ) shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided further , That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638 , such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 , et seq.): Provided further , That the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account. Indian health facilities For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2004a ), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000 to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be located: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further , That not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the Indian Health Services account may be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the Indian Health Service and the General Services Administration: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal buildings. administrative provisions—Indian health service Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided , That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. 2651–2653) shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121 , the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638 : Provided further , That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 ), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided further , That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided further , That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance: Provided further , That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. National institutes of health National institute of environmental health sciences For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9660(a) ) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $77,349,000. Agency for toxic substances and disease registry Toxic substances and environmental public health For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers: Provided further , That in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. Other related agencies Executive office of the president Council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. Chemical safety and hazard investigation board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 , and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376, $11,000,000: Provided , That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. Office of navajo and hopi indian relocation Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531, $7,341,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories: Provided further , That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such household: Provided further , That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: Provided further , That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-10: Provided further , That $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Institute of American indian and alaska native culture and arts development Payment to the institute For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Smithsonian institution Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $675,343,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $47,522,000 for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers: Provided , That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations. Facilities capital For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and of which $24,010,000 shall be for construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. National gallery of art Salaries and expenses For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended. Repair, restoration and renovation of buildings For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. John F. kennedy center for the performing arts Operations and maintenance For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $22,000,000. Capital repair and restoration For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $10,800,000, to remain available until expended. Woodrow wilson international center for scholars Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $10,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. National foundation on the arts and the humanities National endowment for the arts Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended. National endowment for the humanities Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which $135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided , That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. Administrative provisions None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further , That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. Commission of fine arts Salaries and expenses For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under Chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000: Provided , That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation: Provided further , That the Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation's Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study or education. National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–190 ( 20 U.S.C. 956a ), $2,000,000. Advisory council on historic preservation Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ( Public Law 89–665 ), $6,204,000. National capital planning commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $7,948,000: Provided , That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of world capitals. United states holocaust memorial museum Holocaust memorial museum For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by Public Law 106–292 (36 U.S.C. 2301–2310), $52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the Museum's equipment replacement program; and of which $1,900,000 for the Museum's repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, including the costs of construction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. IV General provisions (including transfers of funds) Restriction on use of funds 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. Obligation of appropriations 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. Disclosure of administrative expenses 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval. Mining applications 404. (a) Limitation of Funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 35 , 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 42 ) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. (c) Report On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 ( Public Law 104–208 ). (d) Mineral Examinations In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors. Contract support costs, prior year limitation 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in committee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54, 109–289, division B and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289 , as amended by Public Laws 110–5 and 110–28), Public Laws 110–92, 110–116, 110–137, 110–149, 110–161, 110–329, 111–6, 111–8, 111–88, 112–10, 112–74, and 113–6 for payments for contract support costs associated with self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such purposes, except that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or annual funding agreements. Contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 limitation 406. Amounts provided under the headings Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs and Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 ( Public Law 113–76 ) are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service for activities funded by the fiscal year 2014 appropriation: Provided, That such amounts provided by that Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years. Contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 limitation 407. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2015 under the headings Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services and Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2015 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years. Forest management plans 408. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.) or any other law: Provided , That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. Prohibition within national monuments 409. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument. Limitation on takings 410. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. Timber sale requirements 411. No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. Prohibition on no-bid contracts 412. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; or (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act ( Public Law 93–638 , 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) ); or (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Posting of reports 413. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. National endowment for the arts grant guidelines 414. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts— (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship. (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services. (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs and/or projects. National endowment for the arts program priorities 415. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations. (b) In this section: (1) The term underserved population means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation. (2) The term poverty line means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) )) applicable to a family of the size involved. (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965— (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education. Arts Indemnity Limitations 416. Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act ( 20 U.S.C. 974 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking $10,000,000,000 and inserting $15,000,000,000 ; and (B) by striking $5,000,000,000 and inserting $7,500,000,000 ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking $1,200,000,000 and inserting $1,800,000,000 ; and (B) by striking $750,000,000 and inserting $1,000,000,000 . Status of balances of appropriations 417. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity. Report on use of climate change funds 418. Not later than 120 days after the date on which the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and international, for climate change programs, projects, and activities in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the President's Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each climate change program, project, and activity listed in the report. Prohibition on use of funds 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production. Greenhouse gas reporting restrictions 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. American battlefield protection program grants 421. Section 7301(c) of Public Law 111–11 ( 16 U.S.C. 469k–1(c) ) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2021 . Recreation Fee 422. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 ) is amended by striking 10 years after December 8, 2004 and inserting on September 30, 2016 . Modification of authorities 423. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2014 and inserting September 30, 2015 . (b) For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction in division E of Public Law 112–74 shall not be in effect. USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 424. (a) (1) None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. (2) In this section, the term iron and steel products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the Administrator ) finds that— (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements. (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section. (f) This section does not apply with respect to a project if a State agency approves the engineering plans and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Funding Prohibition 425. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) or any other law. This division may be cited as the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . G Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of Labor Employment and training administration Training and employment services (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as WIOA ), the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 1992 ( WANTO Act ), $3,139,706,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: (1) for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as follows: (A) $776,736,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (B) $831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (C) $1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $155,530,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investment activities shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs; (2) for federally administered programs, $429,520,000 as follows: (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further , That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA and section 170(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (referred to in this Act as WIA ), of the funds provided under this subparagraph, and the funds available from the appropriation under this subparagraph under the authority of the WIA in Public Law 113–76, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as Secretary ) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA; (B) $46,082,000 for Native American programs, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for employment and training services), $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and $494,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services; (D) $994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (E) $79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (3) for national activities, $86,078,000, as follows: (A) $82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; and (B) $4,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Job Corps (including transfer of funds) To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: (1) $1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment: Provided , That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Provided further , That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2016: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, including expenses under the authority of the WIA, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015: Provided , That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further , That an entity operating a Job Corps center that is ranked among the top 5 percent of all Job Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement System for program year 2013 shall be eligible to compete in any selection process to operate such center that is carried out during the period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015. Community service employment for older americans To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as OAA ), $434,371,000, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. Federal unemployment benefits and allowances For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 , and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) and section 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, $710,600,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2015. State unemployment insurance and employment service operations For authorized administrative expenses, $81,566,000, together with not to exceed $3,495,584,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund ( the Trust Fund ), of which: (1) $2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to address the misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523 , and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under sections 231(a) and 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015, except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017, or, if the automation acquisition is being carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2020, and for expenditure through September 30, 2021, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations, to conduct in-person assessments and reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals, and to address misclassification of workers shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015 and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced by the States through September 30, 2015 shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015: Provided , That funds provided under this heading for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 for automation acquisitions that are being carried out by consortia of States shall be available for expenditure by the States for six fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the funds were obligated to the States; (2) $12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system; (3) $642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and (6) $60,153,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment ( AWIU ) for fiscal year 2015 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,957,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act : Provided further , That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System: Provided further , That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further , That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other States under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–87: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in the consortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request: Provided further , That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a , for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for such purposes. In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, which shall be available for Federal obligations through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017. Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act , and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509 , and to the Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016. Program administration For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,577,000, together with not to exceed $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Employee benefits security administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $181,000,000. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pension benefit guaranty corporation fund The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ( Corporation ) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104 , as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2015, for the Corporation: Provided , That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2015 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $415,394,000: Provided further , That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2015, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2016, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further , That obligations in excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Wage and Hour Division Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $227,500,000. Office of Labor-Management Standards Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $39,129,000. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $106,476,000. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $110,823,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Special benefits (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81 ; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading Civilian War Benefits in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, $210,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided , That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further , That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further , That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2015: Provided further , That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, $60,334,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows: (1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $19,499,000; (2) For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000; (3) For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $16,482,000; (4) For program integrity, $1,385,000; and (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 81 , or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe. Special benefits for disabled coal miners For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275, $77,262,000, to remain available until expended. For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $56,406,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. Black lung disability trust fund (including transfer of funds) Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the Fund ), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2015 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $33,321,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Salaries and Expenses ; not to exceed $30,403,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses ; not to exceed $327,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Office of Inspector General ; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury. Occupational safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the Act ), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a , to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further , That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred ( DART ) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found; (3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers; (4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards; (5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and (6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act: Provided further , That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further , That $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants. Mine safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $375,887,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than $8,441,000 for state assistance grants: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities: Provided further , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further , That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization: Provided further , That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster. Bureau of labor statistics Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $527,212,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Office of disability employment policy Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $38,500,000. Departmental management Salaries and expenses (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $337,621,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided , That $64,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2015: Provided further , That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided further , That not more than $58,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs: Provided further , That $8,040,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer: Provided further , That the funds available to the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the workforce. Veterans employment and training Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which: (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local veterans' employment representatives under section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015 and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: Provided , That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members; (2) $14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144; (3) $39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: Provided , That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made. In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2015, to provide services under such section: Provided further , That services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness. IT modernization For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $15,394,000. Office of inspector general For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $76,000,000, together with not to exceed $5,590,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. General provisions 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. (transfer of funds) 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 104. None of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals over the age of 16 who are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training: Provided , That the preceding limitation shall not apply to funding provided pursuant to solicitations for grant applications issued prior to January 15, 2014. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Employment and Training Administration shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs involved including Employment and Training Administration programs. (Including Transfer of Funds) 106. Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by Federal employees: Provided , That this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. (including transfer of funds) 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Training and Employment Services , Job Corps , Community Service Employment for Older Americans , State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations , Employee Benefits Security Administration , Office of Workers' Compensation Programs , Wage and Hour Division , Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs , Office of Labor Management Standards , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Mine Safety and Health Administration , funding made available to the Bureau of International Affairs and Women's Bureau within the Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses account, and Veterans Employment and Training . 108. (a) Flexibility with respect to the crossing of H–2B nonimmigrants working in the seafood industry (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition. (2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— (A) completes a new assessment of the local labor market by— (i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and (ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the employer’s place of employment; and (B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who— (i) applies for the job; and (ii) will be available at the time and place of need. (3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law. (b) H–2B nonimmigrants defined In this section, the term H–2B nonimmigrants means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) ). 109. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take any action in connection with any asserted liability under subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974: Provided , That this section shall cease to apply upon the enactment of any bill that amends such subsection. (Including transfer of funds) 110. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out information technology purchases and upgrades for any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management for use by the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the purchases and upgrades to be carried out and an explanation of why funds are not needed in the donor account 15 days in advance of any transfer. (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Employment and Training Administration Program Administration , funding made available for Federal administration within Job Corps , Foreign Labor Certification Program Administration , Employee Benefits Security Administration , Office of Workers' Compensation Programs , Wage and Hour Division , Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs , Office of Labor Management Standards , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Mine Safety and Health Administration , Veterans Employment and Training , Bureau of Labor Statistics , and Office of Disability Employment Policy . 111. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such section: (s) (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee— (A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts; (B) who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and (C) whose duties include any of the following: (i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; (ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates; (iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims; (iv) negotiating settlements; or (v) making recommendations regarding litigation. (2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). (3) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term major disaster means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or department; (B) the term employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and (C) the term affiliate means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another company. . (b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act. This title may be cited as the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of health and human services Health resources and services administration Primary health care For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the PHS Act ) with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,491,522,000: Provided , That no more than $100,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act, including associated administrative expenses and relevant evaluations: Provided further , That no more than $99,893,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of Public Law 104–73 and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as HHS ) pertaining to administrative claims made under such law: Provided further , That of funds provided for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, not less than $165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 as base grant adjustments, not less than $350,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 to support new access points including approved and unfunded applications from fiscal year 2014, grants to expand medical services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and vision services, and up to $150,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 for construction and capital improvement costs. Health workforce For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $751,600,000: Provided , That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further , That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under such section: Provided further , That no funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further , That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such sections. Maternal and child health For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $851,738,000: Provided , That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. Ryan white HIV/AIDS program For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2017, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act. Health care systems For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center. Rural health For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program: Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,511,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health. Family Planning For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: Provided , That amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office. Program management For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $154,000,000: Provided , That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Primary Health Care”, “Health Workforce”, “Maternal and Child Health”, “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program”, “Health Care Systems”, and “Rural Health”. Vaccine injury compensation program trust fund For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the Trust Fund ), such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act , to remain available until expended: Provided , That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary. Centers for disease control and prevention Immunization and respiratory diseases For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $573,105,000. HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,117,609,000. Emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $352,990,000: Provided , That of the funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Molecular Detection initiative. Chronic disease prevention and health promotion For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion, $747,220,000: Provided , That funds appropriated under this account may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations: Provided further , That of the funds available under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be available to continue and expand community specific extension and outreach programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available for a program consisting of three-year grants of no less than $100,000 per year to non-governmental entities, local public health offices, school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities or Indian tribes to implement evidence-based chronic disease prevention strategies: Provided further , That applicants for grants described in the previous proviso shall determine the population to be served and shall agree to work in collaboration with multi-sector partners: Provided further , That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading. Birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $131,781,000. Public Health Scientific Services For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $481,061,000. Environmental health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $166,404,000. Injury prevention and control For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $170,447,000: Provided , That of the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for an evidence-based prescription drug overdose prevention program. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health, $334,863,000. Energy employees occupational illness compensation program For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554 . Global health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $416,517,000, of which $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further , That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 137 of Public Law 113–164 . Public health preparedness and response For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,352,551,000, of which $534,343,000 shall remain available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile: Provided , That in the event the Director of the CDC activates the Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 45 days to support the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the originating center and number of days detailed: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness emergencies. Buildings and facilities For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility. CDC-wide activities and program support (including transfer of funds) For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000: Provided , That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further , That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: Provided further , That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further , That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program shall be available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading and in all other accounts of CDC, up to $1,000 per eligible employee of CDC shall be made available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts. National institutes of health National cancer institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up to $8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland. National heart, lung, and blood institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $2,997,870,000. National institute of dental and craniofacial research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $399,886,000. National institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,749,681,000. National institute of neurological disorders and stroke For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,605,205,000. National institute of allergy and infectious diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,358,841,000. National institute of general medical sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to general medical sciences, $2,371,476,000, of which $715,000,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Provided , That not less than $273,325,000 is provided for the Institutional Development Awards program. Eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to child health and human development, $1,286,571,000. National eye institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $684,191,000. National institute of environmental health sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health sciences, $667,502,000. National institute on aging For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to aging, $1,199,468,000. National institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $521,665,000. National institute on deafness and other communication disorders For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $405,302,000. National institute of nursing research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to nursing research, $140,953,000. National institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $447,408,000. National institute on drug abuse For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000. National institute of mental health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000. National human genome research institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to human genome research, $499,356,000. National institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $330,192,000. National center for complementary and integrative health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, $124,681,000: Provided , That these funds may be used to support the transition enacted in section 224 of this Act. National institute on minority health and health disparities For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $269,154,000. John e. fogarty international center For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the PHS Act ), $67,786,000. National library of medicine For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to health information communications, $336,939,000: Provided , That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (referred to in this title as NIH ). NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $635,230,000: Provided , That up to $9,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Provided further , That at least $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program. Office of the director (including transfer of funds) For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may be used to carry out section 213 of this Act: Provided , That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: Provided further , That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided further , That $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children’s Study ( NCS ) or research related to the Study's goals and mission, and any funds in excess of the estimated need shall be transferred to and merged with the accounts for the various Institutes and Centers to support activity related to the goals and objectives of the NCS: Provided further , That NIH shall submit a spend plan on the NCS's next phase to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That $533,039,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further , That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH: Provided further , That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further , That NIH shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Literacy and Standing: Provided further , That NIH shall submit to Congress an NIH-wide 5-year scientific strategic plan as outlined in sections 402(b)(3) and 402(b)(4) of the PHS Act no later than 1 year after enactment of this Act. In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 26, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. Buildings and facilities For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019. Substance abuse and mental health services administration MENTAL HEALTH For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,045,936,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $45,887,000 shall be for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a public entity to establish or operate a system of comprehensive community mental health services to children with a serious emotional disturbance, without regard to whether the public entity receives a grant under section 561(a) of such Act: Provided further , That States shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset: Provided further , That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $2,102,658,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: Provided further , That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $175,219,000. HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings Mental Health , Substance Abuse Treatment , and Substance Abuse Prevention in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $150,232,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities: Provided further , That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such purposes: Provided further , That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings Mental Health , Substance Abuse Treatment , and Substance Abuse Prevention . Agency for healthcare research and quality Healthcare research and quality For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act , part A of title XI of the Social Security Act , and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, $363,698,000: Provided , That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Centers for medicare and medicaid services Grants to states for medicaid For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act , $234,608,916,000, to remain available until expended. For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal year 2015 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $113,272,140,000, to remain available until expended. Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. Payments to health care trust funds For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000. In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. Program management For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act , titles XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act , the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act ; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act , funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2015 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act. Health care fraud and abuse control account In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $672,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $477,120,000 shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security Act and for activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program ( CHIP ) program integrity activities, and of which $60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided , That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $361,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act. Administration for children and families Payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,438,523,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to remain available until expended. For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. Low income home energy assistance For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, $3,390,304,000: Provided , That all but $491,000,000 of this amount shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2015 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations. Refugee and entrant assistance For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( TVPA ), section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2017 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: Provided , That amounts available under this heading to carry out such section 203 and the TVPA shall also be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under those authorities: Provided further , That the limitation in section 206 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting 10 percent for 3 percent . Payments to states for the child care and development block grant For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( CCDBG Act ), $2,435,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families: Provided , That $19,357,000 shall be available for child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for a competitive grant for the operation of a national toll free referral line and Web site to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help parents access child care in their local community: Provided further , That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G of the CCDBG Act, $305,906,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities authorized under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Provided further , That $9,851,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities: Provided further , That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements. Social services block grant For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act , $1,700,000,000: Provided , That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent. Children and families services programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act , the Head Start Act , the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act , sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, part B–1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the Social Security Act ; for making payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act ( CSBG Act ), sections 473B and 477(i) of the Social Security Act , and the Assets for Independence Act; for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act , the Act of July 5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act , and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of prior year obligations made by the Administration for Children and Families under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of which $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for adoptions completed before September 30, 2015: Provided , That $8,598,095,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start Act : Provided further , That of the amount in the previous proviso, $8,073,095,000 shall be available for payments under section 640 of the Head Start Act: Provided further , That of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of such Act under the Designation Renewal System, established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act: Provided further , That amounts allocated to Head Start grantees at the discretion of the Secretary to supplement activities pursuant to the previous proviso shall not be included in the calculation of the base grant in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 640 of the Head Start Act, of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, and in addition to funds otherwise available under section 640 for such purposes, $500,000,000 shall be available through March 31, 2016 for Early Head Start programs as described in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of Head Start services to Early Head Start services as described in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, and for discretionary grants for high quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, with such funds in this Act and Public Law 113–76 not included in the calculation of the base grant for the current or any subsequent fiscal year as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act, and, notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are available to serve children under age 4: Provided further , That of the amount made available in the immediately preceding proviso, up to $10,000,000 shall be available for the Federal costs of administration and evaluation activities of the program described in such proviso: Provided further , That $710,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided further, That $36,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $6,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: Provided further , That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further , That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further , That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999: Provided further , That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations: Provided further , That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act shall not apply to amounts provided herein: Provided further , That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of administering the system: Provided further , That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System, including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the system's effectiveness. Promoting Safe and Stable Families For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the Social Security Act , $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $59,765,000. Payments for foster care and permanency For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act , $4,832,000,000. For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act , for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $2,300,000,000. For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act , for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. Administration for community living Aging and disability services programs (including transfer of funds) For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, $1,621,141,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided , That amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective: Provided further , That none of the funds provided shall be used to carry out sections 1701 and 1703 of the PHS Act (with respect to chronic disease self-management activity grants), except that such funds may be used for necessary expenses associated with administering any such grants awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such section. Office of the secretary General departmental management For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act , $448,034,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: Provided , That of this amount, $52,224,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: Provided further , That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $1,750,000 is for strengthening the Department's acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, such funds shall be available for training, recruiting, retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition workforce as defined by 41 U.S.C. 1703 , for information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness and for management solutions to improve acquisition management: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as defined by section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act) to adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering the grant: Provided further, That grants made under the authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act shall be made only to public and private entities that agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which abstinence education was provided: Provided further , That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: Provided further , That such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4). Office of medicare hearings and appeals For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, $87,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Office of the national coordinator for health information technology For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $60,367,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $71,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $38,798,000. Retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. Public health and social services emergency fund For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $848,154,000, of which $415,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: Provided , That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purpose: Provided further , That products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support emergency operations shall remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided further , That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 136 of Public Law 113–164 . For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $255,000,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $71,915,000; of which $39,906,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided , That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics. General provisions 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. 202. The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act , except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. 205. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act , such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title. (transfer of funds) 206. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (transfer of funds) 207. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (transfer of funds) 208. Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the Office of AIDS Research account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act . 209. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided , That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's enrollees): Provided further , That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2015: (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 . The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State. (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such personnel's official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service. 213. (a) Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH ( Director ) may use funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 402(b)(7) (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12). (b) Peer review In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act. 214. Funds which are available for Individual Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ( ATSDR ) may be transferred to appropriate accounts of CDC, to be available only for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided , That such funds may be used for any individual full-time equivalent employee while such employee is employed either by CDC or ATSDR. 215. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. (transfer of funds) 216. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards ( NRSA ) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act , and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research. 217. None of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control. 218. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ). (b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the following information: (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity receiving funds, the operating division or office that will administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not later than the day after the transfer is made. (2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the announcement or solicitation is issued. (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the award is made. (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period. (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall: (1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single database; (2) ensure that all information required in this section is directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and (3) ensure that all information required in this section is able to be organized by program or State. (Transfer of Funds) 219. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ) to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified under the heading Prevention and Public Health Fund in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act. (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 220. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), if— (1) funds are available and obligated— (A) for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and (B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs. (b) A contract entered into under this section: (1) shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 221. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ), and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and the 4 prior fiscal years. (b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations. (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors who: (1) Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; (3) or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts. 222. In addition to the amounts otherwise available for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Management , the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity related to the Medicare Program: Provided , That except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts within such account. 223. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 338B of such Act. 224. Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by: (1) Striking National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in each place it appears and replacing it with National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ; (2) Striking alternative medicine in each place it appears and replacing it with integrative health ; (3) Striking all references to alternative and complementary medical treatment or complementary and alternative treatment in each place either appears and inserting complementary and integrative health ; (4) Striking references to alternative medical treatment in each place it appears and inserting integrative health treatment ; and (5) Striking section 485D(c) and inserting: (c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as appropriate, study the integration of new and non-traditional approaches to health care treatment and consumption, including but not limited to non-traditional treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines. . 225. In addition to amounts provided herein, payments made for research organisms or substances, authorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH making the substance or organism available under section 301(a). Amounts credited to the account under this authority shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016. 226. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, information that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services specifically for Health Insurance Marketplaces for each fiscal year since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal year 2016. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal year— (1) the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading Health Insurance Marketplace Transparency in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act; and (2) the milestones completed for data hub functionality and implementation readiness. 227. None of the funds made available by this Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Program Management account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to risk corridors). 228. (a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2015, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2014, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority through September 30, 2015, at the level provided for such activities for fiscal year 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c). (b) In the case of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs established under section 403(b) of the Social Security Act— (1) the amount appropriated for section 403(b) of such Act shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016; (2) the requirement to reserve funds provided for in section 403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply during fiscal years 2015 and 2016; and (3) grants and payments may only be made from such Fund for fiscal year 2015 after the application of subsection (d). (c) In the case of research, evaluations, and national studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section for fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter. (d) Of the amount made available under subsection (b)(1) for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015— (1) $15,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to carry out section 413(h) of the Social Security Act; and (2) $10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to the Bureau of the Census to conduct activities using the Survey of Income and Program Participation to obtain information to enable interested parties to evaluate the impact of the amendments made by title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. (e) Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and inserting Funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used . (f) Section 414 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 614 ) is repealed. (g) Expenditures made pursuant to Public Law 113–164 for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall be charged to the appropriation provided by subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year. 229. The remaining unobligated balances of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 510(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 710(d) ) for which no application has been received by the Funding Opportunity Announcement deadline, shall be made available to States that require the implementation of each element described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of the definition of abstinence education in section 510(b)(2). The remaining unobligated balances shall be reallocated to such States that submit a valid application consistent with the original formula for this funding. 230. Hereafter, for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment, but without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Plan, as required under section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 111–375 . This title may be cited as the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Department of Education Education for the disadvantaged For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ESEA ) and section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as HEA ), $15,536,107,000, of which $4,652,762,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further , That up to $3,984,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as Secretary ) on October 1, 2014, to obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further , That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further , That $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further , That $3,294,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided further , That funds available under sections 1124, 1124A, 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide homeless children and youths with services not ordinarily provided to other students under those sections, including supporting the liaison designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act: Provided further , That $710,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 of the ESEA: Provided further , That $505,756,000 shall be available for school improvement grants under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated by the Secretary through the formula described in section 1003(g)(2) and shall be used consistent with the requirements of section 1003(g), except that State and local educational agencies may use such funds to serve any school eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I that has not made adequate yearly progress for at least 2 years or is in the State's lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency rates and, in the case of secondary schools, priority shall be given to those schools with graduation rates below 60 percent: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Secretary may permit a State educational agency to establish an award period of up to 5 years for each participating local educational agency: Provided further , That funds available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that the program will have a statistically significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study: Provided further, That funds available for school improvement grants may be used by a local educational agency to implement an alternative State-determined school improvement strategy that has been established by a State educational agency with the approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That a local educational agency that is determined to be eligible for services under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of the ESEA may modify not more than one element of a school improvement grant model: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational agency may establish a maximum subgrant size of not more than $2,000,000 for each participating school applicable to such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of the ESEA to carry out activities to build State and local educational agency capacity to implement effectively the school improvement grants program: Provided further , That $160,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities, of which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the Secretary of the Interior for such a program at schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for grants to the outlying areas for such a program, up to 5 percent may be reserved for national activities, and the remainder shall be used to award competitive grants to State educational agencies for such a program, of which a State educational agency may reserve up to 5 percent for State leadership activities, including technical assistance and training, data collection, reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant not less than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in the case of early literacy, to local educational agencies or other nonprofit providers of early childhood education that partner with a public or private nonprofit organization or agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in improving the early literacy development of children from birth through kindergarten entry and in providing professional development in early literacy, giving priority to such agencies or other entities serving greater numbers or percentages of disadvantaged children: Provided further , That the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 15 percent of the subgranted funds are used to serve children from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used to serve students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent are used to serve students in middle and high school including an equitable distribution of funds between middle and high schools: Provided further , That eligible entities receiving subgrants from State educational agencies shall use such funds for services and activities that have the characteristics of effective literacy instruction through professional development, screening and assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level and other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction and practice: Provided further , That $37,474,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. Impact aid For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the ESEA , $1,288,603,000, of which $1,151,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 8003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under section 8007(b) and be available for obligation through September 30, 2016, $66,813,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 8008: Provided , That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 8003(a) for school year 2014–2015, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status. School improvement programs For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That funds made available to carry out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body: Provided further , That funds made available to carry out part C of title VII of the ESEA shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and also may be used for construction: Provided further , That $48,445,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002: Provided further , That $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Provided further , That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these grants: Provided further , That up to 2.3 percent of the funds for subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall be reserved by the Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or principal recruitment and training or professional enhancement activities, including for civic education instruction, to national not-for-profit organizations, of which up to 8 percent may only be used for research, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance for competitive awards carried out under this proviso: Provided further , That $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of the ESEA. Indian education For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA , $123,939,000. Innovation and improvement For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, $1,102,111,000: Provided , That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for section 14007 of division A of Public Law 111–5 , and up to 5 percent of such funds may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section: Provided further , That the education facilities clearinghouse established through a competitive award process in fiscal year 2013 is authorized to collect and disseminate information on effective educational practices and the latest research regarding the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performance public facilities for early learning programs, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher education: Provided further , That $230,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one nonprofit organization to develop and implement performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools: Provided further , That such performance-based compensation systems must consider gains in student academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles: Provided further , That recipients of such grants shall demonstrate that such performance-based compensation systems are developed with the input of teachers and school leaders in the schools and local educational agencies to be served by the grant: Provided further , That recipients of such grants may use such funds to develop or improve systems and tools (which may be developed and used for the entire local educational agency or only for schools served under the grant) that would enhance the quality and success of the compensation system, such as high-quality teacher evaluations and tools to measure growth in student achievement: Provided further , That applications for such grants shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities conducted and systems developed under the grant once the grant period has expired: Provided further , That up to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach, and evaluation activities: Provided further , That $250,000,000 of the funds for part D of title V of the ESEA shall be available through December 31, 2015 for carrying out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development grants program: Provided further , That the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of HHS, shall make competitive awards to States for activities that build the capacity within the State to develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs, including comprehensive services and family engagement, for preschool-aged children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line: Provided further, That each State may subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local educational agencies and other early learning providers (including, but not limited to, Head Start programs and licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof, for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs for children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line: Provided further, That subgrantees that are local educational agencies shall form strong partnerships with early learning providers and that subgrantees that are early learning providers shall form strong partnerships with local educational agencies, in order to carry out the requirements of the subgrant: Provided further, That up to 3 percent of such funds for preschool development grants shall be available for technical assistance, evaluation, and other national activities related to such grants: Provided further , That $10,000,000 of funds available under part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for the Full-Service Community Schools program: Provided further , That of the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the Secretary shall use up to $11,000,000 to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and shall use not less than $13,000,000 for subpart 2: Provided further , That of the funds available for subpart 1 of part B of title V of the ESEA, and notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Secretary shall reserve up to $75,000,000 to make multiple awards to non-profit charter management organizations and other entities that are not for-profit entities for the replication and expansion of successful charter school models and shall reserve not less than $11,000,000 to carry out the activities described in section 5205(a), including improving quality and oversight of charter schools and providing technical assistance and grants to authorized public chartering agencies in order to increase the number of high-performing charter schools: Provided further , That funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA may be used for grants that support preschool education in charter schools: Provided further , That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a plan to monitor and hold accountable authorized public chartering agencies through such activities as providing technical assistance or establishing a professional development program, which may include evaluation, planning, training, and systems development for staff of authorized public chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such agencies in the State to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable charter schools: Provided further , That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain assurances that State law, regulations, or other policies require that: (1) each authorized charter school in the State operate under a legally binding charter or performance contract between itself and the school’s authorized public chartering agency that describes the rights and responsibilities of the school and the public chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and independent audits of the school’s financial statements that are filed with the school’s authorized public chartering agency; and demonstrate improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized public chartering agencies use increases in student academic achievement for all groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA as one of the most important factors when determining to renew or revoke a school’s charter. Safe schools and citizenship education For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the ESEA, $223,315,000: Provided , That $70,000,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence ( Project SERV ) program to provide education-related services to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis: Provided further , That $56,754,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for Promise Neighborhoods. English language acquisition For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA , $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C): Provided, That the Secretary shall use estimates of the American Community Survey child counts for the most recent 3-year period available to calculate allocations under such part: Provided further , That the Secretary shall use $14,000,000 of funds available under this paragraph for grants to all State educational agencies within States with at least one county where 50 or more unaccompanied children have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014, through the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement: Provided further , That awards to eligible State educational agencies shall be based on the State’s relative share of unaccompanied children that have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014: Provided further , That the data on unaccompanied children used by the Secretary under the two preceding provisos shall be the most recently available data from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That each eligible State educational agency that receives a grant shall award subgrants to local educational agencies in the State that have experienced a significant increase during the 2014–2015 school year, as determined by the State educational agency, compared to the average of the 2 preceding school years, in the number or percentage of immigrant children and youth enrolled in their schools: Provided further , That local educational agencies shall use those subgrants for supplemental academic and non-academic services and supports to immigrant children and youth: Provided further , That the term immigrant children and youth has the meaning given in section 3301 of the ESEA, and the terms State educational agency and local educational agency have the meanings given to them in section 9101 of the ESEA: Provided further , That each eligible State educational agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary not later than 1 year after the award a report identifying the local educational agencies that received subgrants, the State’s definition of significant increase used to award the subgrants; and such other information as the Secretary may require. Special education For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,522,358,000, of which $3,006,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2014, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2014: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States' relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States' relative populations of those children who are living in poverty: Provided further , That the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution: Provided further , That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): Provided further , That the amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That, notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further , That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further , That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1234a ): Provided further , That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Provided further , That the level of effort a local educational agency must meet under section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the IDEA, in the year after it fails to maintain effort is the level of effort that would have been required in the absence of that failure and not the LEA's reduced level of expenditures: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart. Rehabilitation services and disability research For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,709,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided , That the Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving the education and post-school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental Security Income ( SSI ) and their families that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient's economic status and self-sufficiency: Provided further , That States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, non-profit entities: Provided further, That any funds made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or insurance program: Provided further , That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control: Provided further , That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete. Special institutions for persons with disabilities American printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,931,000. National technical institute for the deaf For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $67,016,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. Gallaudet university For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $120,275,000: Provided , That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. Career, technical, and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( AEFLA ), $1,707,686,000, of which $916,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made available for integrated English literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other limited-English-proficient populations: Provided further, That of the amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall be allocated to States based on a State's absolute need as determined by calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 243. Student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA , $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016. The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2015–2016 shall be $4,860. Student aid administration For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA , and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $1,396,924,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,924,839,000: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: Provided further , That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities: Provided further , That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: Provided further , That up to 2.5 percent of the funds made available under this Act for part B of title VII of the HEA may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section. Howard university For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended. College housing and academic facilities loans program For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA , $435,000. Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $303,593,000: Provided further, That these funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 344(a) of the HEA. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000. Institute of education sciences For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $573,935,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop such systems: Provided further , That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels: Provided further , That $137,235,000 shall be for carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act. Departmental management Program administration For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $411,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff. Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $100,000,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $57,791,000. General provisions 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. (transfer of funds) 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a , under part A of title V of the ESEA. 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)) shall be applied by substituting 2015 for 2009 . 307. The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve funds under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of that section with respect to any ESEA program funded in this Act and without respect to the source of funds for those activities: Provided , That high-quality evaluations of ESEA programs shall be prioritized, before using funds for any other evaluation activities: Provided further , That any funds reserved under this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That not later than 10 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall submit an evaluation plan to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce which identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, how ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated, and how findings from evaluations completed under this section will be widely disseminated. 308. The Secretary of Education shall— (1) modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for the purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system; and (2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal programs under which such students may be eligible to receive assistance. 309. (a) Student Eligibility (1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended to read as follows: (d) Students who are not high school graduates (1) Student eligibility In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, the student shall meet the requirements of one of the following subparagraphs: (A) The student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway program and meets one of the following standards: (i) The student shall take an independently administered examination and shall achieve a score, specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit from the education or training being offered. Such examination shall be approved by the Secretary on the basis of compliance with such standards for development, administration, and scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations. (ii) The student shall be determined as having the ability to benefit from the education or training in accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. Any such process described or approved by a State for the purposes of this section shall be effective 6 months after the date of submission to the Secretary unless the Secretary disapproves such process. In determining whether to approve or disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into account the effectiveness of such process in enabling students without secondary school diplomas or the equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction offered by institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into account the cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and educational preparation of the populations served by the institutions. (iii) The student shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the ability to benefit from the education or training offered by the institution of higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate offered by the institution of higher education. (B) The student has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law. (2) Eligible career pathway program In this subsection, the term eligible career pathway program means a program that— (A) concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary programs; (B) provides counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career goals; (C) provides structured course sequences that— (i) are articulated and contextualized; and (ii) allow students to advance to higher levels of education and employment; (D) provides opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of completion of apprenticeship programs; (E) is organized to meet the needs of adults; (F) is aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional economy; and (G) has been developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce development, and economic development. . (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who are enrolled or who first enroll in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2014. (b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended by inserting after year and before the comma except that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B) . 310. (a) An institution of higher education that maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2015 may use the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation. (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 311. In making awards under section 402D of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, publish a notice inviting applications for new awards no later than December 18, 2014; and (2) make all awards by August 10, 2015. This title may be cited as the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV Related Agencies Committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public Law 92–28 , $5,362,000. Corporation for national and community service Operating expenses For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this title as CNCS ) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as 1973 Act ) and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as 1990 Act ), $758,349,000, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided , That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $16,038,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: Provided further , That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local community: Provided further , That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall remain available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a): Provided further , That any funds deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act shall immediately be available for activities authorized under 198K of such Act. Payment to the National service trust (including transfer of funds) For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $209,618,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within Operating Expenses allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b) . Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $81,737,000. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,250,000. Administrative provisions 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act: (1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered qualified entities under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 ( NCPA ); and (2) Individuals described in such section shall be considered volunteers under section 3 of NCPA; and (3) State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with Public Law 92–544 . Corporation for public broadcasting For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 , an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2017, $445,000,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of CPB: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. Federal mediation and conciliation service Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service ( Service ) to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $45,666,000, including up to $400,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016 for activities authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: Provided further , That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction. Federal mine safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $16,751,000. Institute of museum and library services Office of museum and library services: grants and administration For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $227,860,000. Medicaid and CHIP payment and access commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $7,650,000. Medicare payment advisory commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act , $11,749,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. National council on disability Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 , $3,250,000. National labor relations board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: Provided , That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. Administrative provision 406. None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of voting through any electronic means in an election to determine a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining. National mediation board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $13,227,000. Occupational safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $11,639,000. Railroad retirement board Dual benefits payments account For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits: Provided , That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year. Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76. Limitation on administration For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board ( Board ) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund: Provided , That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted service: Provided further , That the previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013. Limitation on the office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account. Social security administration Payments to social security trust funds For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act , $16,400,000. Supplemental security income program For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603 , section 212 of Public Law 93–66 , as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $41,232,978,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That not more than $83,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2017. For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $19,200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on administrative expenses For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $10,284,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: Provided , That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further , That, $131,000,000 may be used for the costs associated with conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act: Provided further , That the Commissioner may allocate additional funds under this paragraph above the level specified in the previous proviso for such activities but only to reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for conducting such activities and after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any such reallocation: Provided further , That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2015 not needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further , That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under the authority in the previous proviso: Provided further , That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131 , and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made. In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided , That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,123,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further , That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66 , which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2015 exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2016 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended. Office of inspector general (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed $74,521,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the Limitation on Administrative Expenses , Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. V General Provisions (transfer of funds) 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government itself. (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government. (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses ; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses . 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (c) The term health benefits coverage means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion— (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (d) (1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (2) In this subsection, the term health care entity includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for— (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g(b) ). (b) For purposes of this section, the term human embryo or embryos includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if— (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices; (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved. (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2015 that are different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying this Act, or the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2015, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social security account number that is not the claimant's number and the performance of such work under such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system established by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. (rescission) 520. Of the funds made available for performance bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act, $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 521. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. (Rescission) 522. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2015 under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148 , $10,000,000 are rescinded. 523. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 524. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall: (1) be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, and (2) involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or work, that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2014 in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting September 30, 2019 for September 30, 2018 each place it appears. (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. 525. Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) funded under this Act that has research and development expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per year shall develop a Federal research public access policy that provides for— (1) the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a machine-readable version of the author’s final peer-reviewed manuscripts that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals describing research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government; (2) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions not later than 12 months after the official date of publication; and (3) compliance with all relevant copyright laws. 526. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 527. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and (2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals. (transfer) 528. (a) This section applies to the amounts that— (1) are made available in this Act— (A) under the heading Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research in title III; or (B) under the heading PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION under the heading Departmental Management in title III; and (2) relate to functions described in subsection (b), (m)(1), or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA. (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obligated, expended, and transferred in accordance with that section 491. 529. None of the funds made available under this or any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors. VI Ebola Response and Preparedness Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support, $1,771,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally; for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or State quarantine law; and to carry out titles II, III, and XVII of the Public Health Service ( PHS ) Act with respect to domestic preparedness and global health: Provided , That no less than $10,000,000 shall be for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, emergency first responders and other workers who are at risk of exposure to Ebola through their work duties: Provided further , That $597,000,000 shall be used to support national public health institutes and global health security: Provided further , That $155,000,000 shall be to support the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program: Provided further , That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further , That such funds may be transferred by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) to other accounts of the CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided further , That the Director of the CDC shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate promptly after any transfer under the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Institutes of Health NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES For an additional amount for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally, including expenses related to carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act, $238,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Secretary PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically or internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines including the development and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That, notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the renovation and alteration of privately owned facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at the State and local level: Provided further , That sections 319C–1(h)(3) and 319C–2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That reimbursement of domestic transportation and treatment costs (other than costs paid or reimbursed by the individual's health coverage) for an individual treated in the United States for Ebola, before or after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of resources of the Secretary in implementation of a plan under section 311(c)(1) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 243(c)(1)), and funds made available by this title shall be available for that purpose, at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further , That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. General Provisions 601. For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and responding to Ebola domestically or internationally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use funds provided in this title— (1) for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter, renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in consultation with the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of the United States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants, direct assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries; (2) for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, but without regard to the limitations in such section on the period of service and on pay) the personal services of experts or consultants who have scientific or other professional qualifications, except that in no case shall the compensation provided to any such expert or consultant exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of compensation for Executive Level II employees; and (3) to use available resources to provide Federal assistance as necessary for repatriation notwithstanding the limitation on temporary assistance in section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act. 602. The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of the provisions in section 601. 603. A grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services with funds made available by this title may be made conditional on agreement by the awardee to comply with existing and future guidance from the Secretary regarding control of the spread of the Ebola virus. (transfer of funds) 604. Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, or the National Institutes of Health for the purposes specified in this title following consultation with the Office of Management and Budget: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer: Provided further , That, upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 206 of this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. This division may be cited as the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . H Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE Expense allowances For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $174,840. Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140 . Salaries, officers and employees For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $177,723,681 , which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations: Office of the Vice President For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248 . Office of the President Pro Tempore For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466 . Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576 . Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424 . Committee on Appropriations For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000 . Conference Committees For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000 . Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402 . Policy Committees For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, $3,385,810 . Office of the Chaplain For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886 . Office of the Secretary For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000 . Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $69,000,000 . Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,762,000 . Agency Contributions and Related Expenses For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $47,355,869. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500 . Office of Senate Legal Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,120,000. Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110 ; in all, $28,440. Contingent Expenses of the Senate Inquiries and Investigations For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 ( Public Law 96–304 ), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $508,000. Secretary of the Senate For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $128,300,499 , which shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Miscellaneous Items For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $390,000,000 of which $19,109,214 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Official Mail Costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000. Administrative Provisions Senate Stationery Procurement 1. (a) Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes ( 2 U.S.C. 6569 , 6570, 6571) are repealed. (b) The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side heading For contingent expenses, namely : under the subheading Senate , under the heading Legislative of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392; 2 U.S.C. 6572 ), is amended by striking sections, sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine, and inserting section 69 . 2. Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 ( 2 U.S.C. 6115 note) is amended by striking and the 110th Congress and inserting the 110th Congress, and the 114th Congress . House of Representatives Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,180,736,000, as follows: House Leadership Offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided , That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2015 until January 2, 2016. Members’ Representational Allowances Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $554,317,732. Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $123,903,173: Provided , That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016, except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading. Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided , That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representative and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other authorized employees, $478,986. Allowances and Expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,247. Administrative Provisions 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Regulations The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) Definition As used in this section, the term Member of the House of Representatives means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. delivery of bills and resolutions 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member requests a copy. delivery of congressional record 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). limitation on amount available to lease vehicles 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month. limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of the House of Representatives. delivery of reports of disbursements 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act ( 2 U.S.C. 5535 ) to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). delivery of daily calendar 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: Joint Economic Committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. Joint Committee on Taxation For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. For other joint items, as follows: Office of the Attending Physician For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. Office of Congressional Accessibility Services Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. CAPITOL POLICE salaries For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. general expenses For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2015 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1385 ), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses. Administrative provision EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS 1001. Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2) ) is amended by striking ‘‘the residences of covered employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered employees by the end of each fiscal year’’. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $45,700,000. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL General Administration For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000. Capitol Building For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which $9,134,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $21,222,000 shall remain available until expended. Capitol Grounds For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,973,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Senate Office Buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of which $36,488,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. House Office Buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, of which $24,824,898 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended. Capitol Power Plant For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015. Library Buildings and Grounds For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, $19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Botanic Garden For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $15,573,000, of which $5,693,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 ( 2 U.S.C. 2146 ), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. Capitol Visitor Center For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $20,844,000. Administrative Provisions 1101. No bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program. U.S. Botanic Garden administration of educational outreach and services 1102. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities, and mission. (b) (1) The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, enter into a no-cost agreement, through a contract, cooperative agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with a qualified entity to conduct, or provide support for, an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach that benefits the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden. (2) Any agreement under paragraph (1) may— (A) allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any program or class described in paragraph (1) in order to cover all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies, honoraria, or associated expenses for the program or class; and (B) subject to such terms as the Architect considers appropriate and necessary, grant temporary concessions to the qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to grant temporary concessions to another person, in connection with an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in paragraph (1), including concessions for food and merchandise sales that are specifically related to the educational mission involved. (3) Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under this subsection. (4) In this subsection, the term qualified entity means— (A) the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden; and (B) any other organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the Capitol determines shares interests complementary to the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden. (c) Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to any agreement providing for the construction or improvement of real property. (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year. scrims 1103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided , That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program. Copyright Office salaries and expenses For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, of which not more than $27,971,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided , That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further , That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $33,582,000: Provided further , That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an International Copyright Institute in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further , That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further , That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e). Congressional Research Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 166 ) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $106,945,000: Provided , That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a), $50,248,000: Provided , That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. Administrative Provision reimbursable and revolving fund activities 1201. (a) In General For fiscal year 2015, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000. (b) Activities The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE Congressional Publishing (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law ( section 902 of title 44, United States Code); publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,736,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further , That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis. Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents Salaries and Expenses (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $31,500,000: Provided , That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided , That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the business operations revolving fund may provide information in any format: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in the District of Columbia. Administrative Provision 1301. Redesignation of Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office (a) In general The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office. (b) References Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Publishing Office. (c) Title 44, United States Code Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Public Printer each place that term appears and inserting Director of the Government Publishing Office ; and (2) in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115, 1340, 1701, 1712, and 1914, by striking Public Printer and inserting Director of the Government Publishing Office . (d) Other references Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government Publishing Office. (e) Title 44, United States Code Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Deputy Public Printer each place that term appears and inserting Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office ; and (2) in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by striking Deputy Public Printer and inserting Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office . (f) Other references Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office. (g) Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking , who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, ; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking His and inserting The . (h) Section 302 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking , who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, ; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking He and inserting The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office ; (B) by striking perform the duties formerly required of the chief clerk, ; (C) by striking , and perform and inserting and perform ; and (D) by striking of him . (i) Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code is amended— (1) in the first sentence of section 304, by striking or his and inserting or the Director's ; (2) in section 305(a)— (A) by striking he considers and inserting the Director considers ; and (B) by striking He may not and inserting The Director of the Government Publishing Office may not ; (3) in section 306, by striking his direction and inserting the direction of the Director ; (4) in section 308— (A) in subsection (b)(1)— (i) by striking his accounts and inserting the accounts of the disbursing officer ; and (ii) by striking his name and inserting the name of the disbursing officer ; (B) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) by striking his estate and inserting the estate of the disbursing officer ; (ii) by striking to him and inserting to the deputy disbursing officer ; and (iii) by striking his service and inserting the service of the deputy disbursing officer ; and (C) in subsection (c)(1)— (i) by striking by him and inserting by such officer or employee ; (ii) by striking his discretion and inserting the discretion of the Comptroller General ; and (iii) by striking whenever he each place that terms appears and inserting whenever the Comptroller General ; (5) in section 309— (A) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking by him and inserting by the Director ; and (B) in subsection (f), by striking his or her discretion and inserting the discretion of the Comptroller General ; (6) in section 310, by striking his written request and inserting the written request of the Director ; (7) in section 311(b), by striking he justifies and inserting the Director justifies ; (8) in section 312, by striking his service and inserting the service of such officer ; and (9) in section 317, by striking his delegate and inserting a delegate of the Director . GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4081(5), (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $522,000,000: Provided , That, in addition, $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further , That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. Administrative Provision center for audit excellence 1401. (a) Center for audit excellence (1) Establishment Chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: VII Center for audit excellence 791. Center for audit excellence (a) Establishment The Comptroller General shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government Accountability Office to be known as the Center for Audit Excellence (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the Center ). (b) Purpose and activities (1) In general The Center shall build institutional auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and products and services to qualified personnel and entities of governments (including the Federal Government, State and local governments, tribal governments, and governments of foreign nations), international organizations, and other private organizations. (2) Determination of qualified personnel and entities Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiving training, technical assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1) in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish and publish. (c) Fees (1) Permitting charging of fees The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or advance basis) for the training, technical assistance, and products and services provided by the Center under this subchapter. (2) Deposit into separate account The Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) into the Center for Audit Excellence Account established under section 792. (d) Gifts of property and services The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers) to support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General determines that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability Office. (e) Sense of congress regarding personnel It is the sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in carrying out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that the operation of the Center will not detract from or impact the oversight and audit work of the Office. 792. Account (a) Establishment of separate account There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability Office the Center for Audit Excellence Account , which shall consist of the fees deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and such other amounts as may be appropriated under law. (b) Use of account Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General, in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry out this subchapter. 793. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence 791. Center for Audit Excellence. 792. Account. 793. Authorization of appropriations. (b) Approval of business plan The Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under subchapter VII of chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) until— (1) the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and (2) each such Committee approves the plan. Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 1151 ), $5,700,000: Provided , That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia. John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1105 ), $430,000. II GENERAL PROVISIONS MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2015 unless expressly so provided in this Act. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided , That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. CONSULTING SERVICES 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law. COSTS OF LBFMC 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 206. For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 207. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate. (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. This division may be cited as the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 . I Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of defense Military Construction, Army For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $528,427,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $51,127,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $1,018,772,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military Construction, Air Force For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law, $811,774,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading for military construction in the United Kingdom as identified in the table entitled Military Construction in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) may be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense completes a European Consolidation Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the findings of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in writing the requirement identified in the study for any military construction project in the United Kingdom funded in this section. Military Construction, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, $1,991,690,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $37,918,000 shall be available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this title may be used to construct a squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that includes the following: (1) A definition of Special Operations Forces-peculiar as it applies to the use of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding to meet military construction requirements for facilities that provide healthcare services or support fitness activities. (2) A description of the decision-making process used to determine whether a military construction project that provides healthcare facilities or supports fitness activities should be funded by the USSOCOM or the military services. (3) An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for this project providing a schematic of the human performance center, a listing of the planned equipment related to training and resiliency and a description of the mission-critical benefit of each item, an explanation of why the unique physical and psychological health services incorporated could not be provided by the Defense Health Agency or military services, and a planned staffing breakdown. Military construction, army national guard For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $128,920,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $17,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, air national guard For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $92,663,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, army reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, navy reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $51,528,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,123,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, air force reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. North atlantic treaty organization security investment program For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to remain available until expended. Family housing construction, army For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $78,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Family housing operation and maintenance, army For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $350,976,000. Family housing construction, navy and marine corps For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $16,412,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Family housing operation and maintenance, navy and marine corps For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $354,029,000. Family housing operation and maintenance, air force For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $327,747,000. Family housing operation and maintenance, defense-Wide For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, $61,100,000. Department of defense family housing improvement fund For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $1,662,000 , to remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. Chemical demilitarization construction, defense-Wide For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521 ), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $38,715,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Department of defense base closure account For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ), $315,085,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions 101. None of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense. 104. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made. 105. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public interest. 106. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military construction. 107. None of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided , That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available in this title which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress. 116. For military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to a military department or defense agency for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law. (including transfer of funds) 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be merged with, and to be available for the same purposes and the same time period as that account. (including transfer of funds) 119. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in Family Housing accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in Military Construction accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided , That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities: Provided further , That the transfer authority in this provision shall also be applicable to amounts appropriated for construction in Family Housing accounts in section 2002 of Public Law 112–10 . (including transfer of funds) 120. In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 3374 ) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A). Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided , That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. (including transfer of funds) 123. During the 5-year period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense , to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred. 124. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that— (1) performs a testing mission or function that is not performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and (2) is located at a military installation at which the total number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of members of the regular and reserve components of the Army assigned to the installation. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions. 125. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 126. None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 127. For an additional amount for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps , Military Construction, Air Force , Military Construction, Army Reserve , and Military Construction, Navy Reserve , $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out construction of projects, excluding in Europe, as authorized in division B of Public Law 113–66 : Provided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading. 128. For an additional amount for Military Construction, Army , $61,000,000; Military Construction, Army National Guard , $5,000,000; and Military Construction, Army Reserve , $51,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction of certain projects as authorized in division B of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense (relating to Military Construction Authorizations): Provided further , That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading. (rescission of funds) 129. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Army , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $49,533,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 130. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 131. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Air Force , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 132. Of the unobligated balances available for NATO Security Investment Program , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 133. Of the unobligated balances made available in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 3374 ) (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are hereby rescinded. 134. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 135. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the closure or abandonment of any facility located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. II Department of veterans affairs Veterans benefits administration Compensation and pensions (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration , and Information Technology Systems for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is specifically provided as the Compensation and Pensions appropriation: Provided further , That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to Medical Care Collections Fund to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. Readjustment benefits For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,997,136,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account. Veterans insurance and indemnities For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States Code, $63,257,000, to remain available until expended. Veterans housing benefit program fund For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,881,000. Vocational rehabilitation loans program account For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,877,000. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $361,000, which may be paid to the appropriation for General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration . Native american veteran housing loan program account For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, $1,130,000. Veterans health administration Medical services For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $209,189,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014; and, in addition, $47,603,202,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided further , That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical support and compliance For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq. ), $6,144,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Medical facilities For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, $4,915,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Medical and prosthetic research For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, $588,922,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 30, 2016. National Cemetery administration For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, of which not to exceed $25,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Departmental Administration General administration (including transfer of funds) For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, $321,591,000, of which not to exceed $9,660,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration . Board of veterans appeals For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, $99,294,000, of which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. General operating expenses, veterans benefits administration For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $2,534,254,000: Provided , That expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Information technology systems (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including developmental information systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus reimbursements: Provided , That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $548,335,000 shall be for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That amounts made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each development project: Provided further , That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made available for the Information Technology Systems account for development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Provided further, That no project may be increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further , That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Office through the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology model: Provided further , That of the funds made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and changes to the VistA Evolution program plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan ), VistA 4 product roadmap ( Roadmap ), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate, dated March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate presented in the Plan, including those based on actual costs incurred; (4) a Project Management Accountability System resourced schedule for every development project within the VistA Evolution program, including a testing methodology schedule; (5) progress toward developing and implementing all levels of interoperability, including semantic interoperability, between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) a detailed governance structure for the VistA Evolution program, including the establishment of a single program director and integrator who shall have responsibility for the entire program: Provided further , That the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $126,411,000, of which $12,141,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Construction, major projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, architectural and engineering services, construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $34,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design fund, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those capital investments funded through this account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project which has not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2015, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2015; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2016: Provided further , That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above. Construction, minor projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, $495,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, along with unobligated balances of previous Construction, Minor Projects appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes. Grants for construction of state extended care facilities For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. Grants for construction of veterans cemeteries For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for Compensation and Pensions , Readjustment Benefits , and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed. (including transfer of funds) 202. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities accounts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided , That any transfers between the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further , That any transfers between the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further , That any transfers to or from the Medical Facilities account may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 203. Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for Construction, Major Projects , and Construction, Minor Projects ) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. )), unless reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the Medical Services account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 206. Appropriations available in this title for Compensation and Pensions , Readjustment Benefits , and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2014. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from Compensation and Pensions . (including transfer of funds) 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration and Information Technology Systems accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided , That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2015 that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further , That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further , That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2015 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. (including transfer of funds) 210. Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided , That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further , That amounts received shall be credited to the General Administration and Information Technology Systems accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be available to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, unless the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is received. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided , That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required: Provided further , That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received. (including transfer of funds) 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects . 214. Amounts made available under Medical Services are available— (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. (including transfer of funds) 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to Medical Services , to remain available until expended for the purposes of that account. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term rural Alaska shall mean those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1606 ), and those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1606 ), which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. (including transfer of funds) 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 218. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective Networks. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of the Veterans Health Administration. (including transfer of funds) 220. Amounts made available under the Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , Medical Facilities , General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration , General Administration , and National Cemetery Administration accounts for fiscal year 2015 may be transferred to or from the Information Technology Systems account: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 221. Of the amounts made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the Medical Facilities account for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated during the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided , That the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , Medical Facilities , Construction, Minor Projects , and Information Technology Systems , up to $259,251,213, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided , That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2015, for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities , up to $245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided , That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500). (including transfer of funds) 225. Of the amounts available in this title for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities , a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. (including rescissions of funds) 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II of division J of Public Law 113–76 , the following amounts which became available on October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services , $1,400,000,000. (2) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance , $100,000,000. (3) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities , $250,000,000. (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 2016: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services , $1,400,000,000. (2) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance , $100,000,000. (3) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities , $250,000,000. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided , That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such savings. 228. The scope of work for a project included in Construction, Major Projects may not be increased above the scope specified for that project in the original justification data provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following information from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training programs undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Quality Review Team audits: Provided , That each quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the respective quarter. 230. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming request if at any point during fiscal year 2015, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2015 expenditure plan is adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the corresponding congressional budget justification. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days has elapsed. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance , a maximum of $8,371,000 may be obligated from the Medical Services account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be obligated from the Medical Support and Compliance account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects: Provided , That funds in addition to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. (including rescission of funds) 233. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate amount of $41,000,000 from the total budget authority provided for fiscal year 2015 for discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in— (1) this Act; or (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in prior appropriation Acts. (b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission not later than 20 days following enactment of this Act. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 235. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part of a planned realignment of VA services until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report including the following elements: (1) a national realignment strategy that includes a detailed description of realignment plans within each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; (2) an explanation of the process by which those plans were developed and coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each planned realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health Administration services with contract care or other outsourced services; (4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances and transportation costs to access a VA medical facility and availability of local specialty and primary care; (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation and the methodology used to determine the buildings' condition and utilization; (6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent with requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act; and (7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings within newly identified realignment requirements: Provided , That this provision shall not apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or approved by Congress. 236. None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 237. None of the funds made available in this Act or prior Acts may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the dialysis pilot program approved by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 or to create any new dialysis capability provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in any facility that is not an initial facility under the pilot program until the later of the following dates: (1) September 30, 2015. (2) The date on which an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program has been conducted at each initial facility and has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of both Houses of Congress. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 238. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the Medical Services account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2015 in this title (except appropriations made to the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2015, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Provided , That transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further , That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further , That, upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 239. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the Board of Veterans Appeals and the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration accounts may be transferred between such accounts: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval. (Rescission of Funds) 240. Of the unobligated balances available within the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund , $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 241. Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–275; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Limitation The Secretary may carry out the pilot program under this section as follows: (1) In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, through not more than 10 regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 12 regional offices of the Department. (3) In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 15 regional offices of the Department. (4) In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, through such regional offices of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate. . 242. Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113–146; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) Other exceptions With respect to furnishing care or services under this section in Alaska, the Alaska Fee Schedule of the Department of Veterans Affairs will be followed, except for when another payment agreement, including a contract or provider agreement, is in place. With respect to care or services furnished under this section in a State with an All-Payer Model Agreement under the Social Security Act that became effective on January 1, 2014, the Medicare payment rates under clause (i) shall be calculated based on the payment rates under such agreement. . 243. Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking January 1, 1957, and inserting August 1, 1953 . Advance appropriations for certain accounts of department of veterans affairs 244. (a) In general Section 117 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking medical care accounts of the Department each place it appears and inserting covered accounts of the Department ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking beginning with fiscal year 2011, ; and (B) by striking discretionary each place it appears; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account and inserting accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs account ; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, and after (1) ; (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, after (2) ; (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, after (3) ; (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; (F) by inserting before paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (E), the following new paragraphs: (1) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions. (2) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits. (3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. ; and (G) in the subsection heading, by striking Medical Care Accounts and inserting Covered Accounts of the Department ; and (4) in the section heading, by striking certain medical care accounts and inserting certain accounts . (b) Applicability Section 117 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply as follows: (1) With respect to an account described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2011. (2) With respect to an account described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as added by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with 2017. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following new item: 117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts. . (d) Conforming and technical amendments Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the first paragraph (37) and inserting the following new paragraph: (37) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs: (A) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions. (B) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits. (C) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. (D) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services. (E) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance. (F) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Facilities. ; and (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (37), as added by section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–352 ; 124 Stat. 3881), as paragraph (39). III Related agencies American battle monuments commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $74,100,000, to remain available until expended. Foreign currency fluctuations account For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. United states court of appeals for veterans claims Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $31,386,000: Provided , That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 102–229 . Department of defense—Civil Cemeterial expenses, Army Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies account. Armed forces retirement home Trust fund For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. Administrative Provision 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army , may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land available for ground burials. IV Overseas Contingency Operations Department of Defense Military Construction, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Military Construction, Defense-Wide , $46,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United States: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction For an additional amount for Military Construction, Army , Military Construction, Air Force , and Military Construction, Defense-Wide , $175,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for military construction (including planning and design) for projects associated with the European Reassurance Initiative: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for the European Reassurance Initiative military construction projects, and (2) the relevant Department of Defense Form 1391 for each project prior to the execution of that project. V General provisions 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 503. All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of E-Commerce technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 506. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 509. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 511. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 512. (a) In General None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This division may be cited as the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . J Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of State and Related Agency Department of state Administration of foreign affairs Diplomatic and consular programs For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $6,460,639,000, of which up to $650,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: (1) Human resources For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (2) Overseas programs For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,595,805,000. (3) Diplomatic policy and support For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized, $780,860,000. (4) Security programs For necessary expenses for security activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (5) Fees and payments collected In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading— (A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section; (B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and (C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities. (6) Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. (B) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service , to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized. (C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g), for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title. (D) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $23,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife: Provided , That such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading Conflict Stabilization Operations in title I of prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. (E) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used for the preservation of religious sites unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national interest of the United States. capital investment fund For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $56,400,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ), as it relates to post inspections: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016. Educational and cultural exchange programs For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to existing educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar year 2013, including for special academic and special professional and cultural exchanges: Provided further , That any further substantive modifications to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. Representation expenses For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000. Protection of foreign missions and officials For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (22 U.S.C. 292–303), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $822,755,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies. In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,240,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015. Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Repatriation Loans Program Account , subject to the same terms and conditions. Repatriation loans program account For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,469,136. payment to the american institute in taiwan For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ), $30,000,000. Payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. International organizations Contributions to international organizations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided further , That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including from the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further , That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided further , That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2706 ), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further , That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an international organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel procedures of the United Nations and affiliated agencies funded under this heading and, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken at each agency to eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative activities and ensure that personnel practices are transparent and merit-based. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in place measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in the mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation or other violations of human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who engage in such acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission, including prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in connection with such acts, and to make information about such cases publicly available in the country where an alleged crime occurs and on the United Nations’ Web site; and (3) the source of funds that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided further , That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to the Congress such a recommendation: Provided further , That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits: Provided further , That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided further , That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2706 ), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be available for United States assessed contributions up to the amount specified in Annex IV accompanying United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/220: Provided further , That such funds may be made available above the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the national interest of the United States. International Commissions For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: International boundary and water commission, united states and mexico For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: Salaries and expenses For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $44,707,000. Construction For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. American sections, international commissions For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103–182, $12,561,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses. International fisheries commissions For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $36,681,000: Provided , That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. related agency Broadcasting board of governors International broadcasting operations For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $726,567,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $44,025,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $17,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for representation expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further , That the authority provided by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–228 ; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015: Provided further , That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6202) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Provided further , That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes. Broadcasting capital improvements For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. Related programs The asia foundation For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia Foundation Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4402 ), $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. United States Institute of Peace For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall not be used for construction activities. Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 2078 ), the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. Eisenhower exchange fellowship program For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204–5205), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376 ; or for purposes which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for personal services. Israeli arab scholarship program For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act , Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 2452 ), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. East-West center To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000. national endowment for democracy For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs. other commissions commission for the preservation of america’s heritage abroad salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99–83 : Provided , That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 1303(g) of Public Law 99–83 ( 16 U.S.C. 469j ): Provided further , That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2015: Provided further , That the Commission shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority. United states commission on international religious freedom Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established in title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq. ), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, subject to authorization. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304 , $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 6911–6919), $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016. United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( 22 U.S.C. 7002 ), $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this heading in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act. II United states agency for international development Funds appropriated to the president Operating expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading Capital Investment Fund in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: Provided further , That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year: Provided further , That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to Operating Expenses in accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year. Capital investment fund For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development. III bilateral economic assistance funds appropriated to the president For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: Global health programs For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $2,783,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Provided , That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; and (7) family planning/reproductive health: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Provided further , That none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further , That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided further , That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further , That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided further , That in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further , That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term motivate , as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: Provided further , That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use. In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: Provided , That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–25 ), as amended, for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided further , That the amount of such contribution should be $1,350,000,000: Provided further , That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator. Development assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than $10,500,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs of the United States Agency for International Development. International disaster assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $560,000,000, to remain available until expended. Transition initiatives For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $47,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support transition to democracy and long-term development for countries in crisis: Provided , That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further , That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Provided further , That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. COMPLEX CRISES FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on such terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds. development credit authority For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act: Provided , That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further , That funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading Operating Expenses in title II of this Act: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Economic support fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,632,529,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Democracy fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, $130,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development. Department of State Migration and refugee assistance For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel. united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 2601(c) ), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. independent agencies Peace corps (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2501–2523 ), including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515 , an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further , That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: Provided further , That any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may be waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further , That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading. Millennium challenge corporation For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), $899,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Corporation): Provided further , That up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided further , That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold country program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such country has completed a country compact: Provided further , That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further , That any Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle income country or from a lower middle income country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy status in its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be available for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a candidate country: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. Inter-american foundation For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses. United States African development foundation For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–533 ), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided , That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised: Provided further , That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions. department of the treasury international affairs technical assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law. IV International security assistance Department of State International narcotics control and law enforcement For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the provision of assistance by any other United States Government department or agency which is comparable to assistance made available under this heading but which is provided under any other provision of law, shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading for counternarcotics programs should be used to support social, economic, and judicial reform programs that address the causes of illicit drug production, trafficking, addiction, and related violent crime and corruption: Provided further, That the reporting requirements contained in section 1404 of Public Law 110–252 shall apply to funds made available by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the Palestinian Authority's security strategy: Provided further, That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of that Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of establishing an aviation platform in Africa to conduct the activities described in House Report 113–499. Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided , That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused by the United States: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That such funds may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further , That funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities. Peacekeeping operations For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $144,993,000: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. funds appropriated to the president international military education and training For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. Foreign military financing program For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $5,014,109,000: Provided , That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act: Provided further , That the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor authority) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a). None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: Provided , That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided further , That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the Foreign Military Sales Financing Program in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services: Provided further , That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided further , That not more than $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. V Multilateral assistance Funds appropriated to the president International organizations and programs For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to $10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Provided , That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. International financial institutions Global environment facility For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the international development association For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, to remain available until expended. CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONs The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,928,990,899. Contribution to the clean technology fund For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Clean Technology Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $184,630,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the strategic climate fund For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Strategic Climate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the inter-american development bank For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $102,020,448, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $4,098,794,833. CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $3,378,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such payment shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. Contribution to the asian development bank For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of increase in capital stock, $106,586,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on callable capital subscriptions The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,558,048,769. Contribution to the asian development fund For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $104,977,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the african development bank For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $32,418,000, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808. Contribution to the african development fund For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the international fund for agricultural development For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. VI Export and Investment Assistance Export-Import bank of the united states Inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Program account The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used to finance exports directly by small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act): Provided further , That not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency technologies: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1(c) of Public Law 103–428 , as amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of Public Law 103–428 shall remain in effect through October 1, 2015. administrative expenses For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000: Provided , That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided further , That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015: Provided further , That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further , That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended. Receipts collected Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: Provided , That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further , That amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000, shall become available on September 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2018. Overseas private investment corporation Noncredit account The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104 , such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed $62,787,000: Provided further, That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. Program account For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017: Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain available for disbursement through 2023; funds obligated in fiscal year 2016 remain available for disbursement through 2024; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement through 2025: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account. Trade and development agency For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign governments to support local procurements funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of State: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses. VII General Provisions ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by sub chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) . UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 7002. Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year 2015 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided , That the report required by this section should specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obligated. CONSULTING SERVICES 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law. diplomatic facilities 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include office space or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005. (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps. (c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the Department of State’s contribution for this purpose. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in House Report 113–499. (e) (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, made available through Federal agency Capital Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or generated from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real property sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the New London Embassy: Provided , That the reporting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2015. (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance may be obligated for the relocation of the United States Embassy to the Holy See only if the Secretary of State reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such relocation continues to be consistent with the conditions of section 7004(e)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (f) (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance may be made available to address security vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and temporary facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing, except that the amount of funds made available for such purposes from this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of $25,000,000: Provided , That the uses of such funds should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations: Provided further , That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of all expeditionary, interim, and temporary diplomatic facilities and the number of personnel and security costs for each such facility: Provided , That the report required by this paragraph may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an expeditionary, interim, or temporary diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel. (g) Funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in titles I and VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law. Personnel actions 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency: Provided , That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS 7006. In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864 ), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section, for high risk, high threat posts: Provided , That the authority in this section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal year. prohibition against direct funding for certain countries 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided , That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. coups d’état 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'état or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d'état or decree in which the military plays a decisive role: Provided , That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: Provided further , That the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Transfer authority 7009. (a) Department of state and broadcasting board of governors (1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase the appropriation under the heading Representation Expenses . (2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. (3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. (b) Export financing transfer authorities Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Limitation on transfers between agencies (1) None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (3) Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , and Economic Support Fund shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of State. (d) Transfers Between Accounts None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. (e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds: Provided , That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits. security assistance report 7010. Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2014 under the headings International Military Education and Training , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program . Availability of funds 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act , and funds provided under the heading Development Credit Authority shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations at the beginning of each fiscal year, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United States. prohibition on taxation of united states assistance 7013. (a) prohibition on taxation None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. (b) reimbursement of foreign taxes An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the central government of such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than September 30, 2016, that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the Government of the United States. (c) de minimis exception Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). (d) reprogramming of funds Funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner. (e) determinations (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any country or entity the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations— (A) does not assess taxes on United States assistance or which has an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or (B) the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United States assistance is not subject to taxation. (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any country or entity. (f) implementation The Secretary of State shall issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section. (g) definitions As used in this section— (1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the Government of the United States and such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement; (2) the term taxes and taxation shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff. (h) Report The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies to comply with the requirements of this section. reservations of funds 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided , That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided. (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of availability: Provided , That such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. (c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided , That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. Notification requirements 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) closes or opens a mission or post; (6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus, centers, or offices; (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or (8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds: Provided , That unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations, the requirements of this subsection shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of this subsection. (b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agency or department funded under titles I and II of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agency or department funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. (c) None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , International Organizations and Programs , Trade and Development Agency , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Economic Support Fund , Democracy Fund , Peacekeeping Operations , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , Millennium Challenge Corporation , Foreign Military Financing Program , International Military Education and Training , Conflict Stabilization Operations , and Peace Corps , shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance: Provided , That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided further , That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority: Provided further , That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations, and funds made available for programs authorized by section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ) (or any successor authority), shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (e) The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided , That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further , That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. (f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided , That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles: Provided further , That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. Limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and programs 7017. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which are returned or not made available for organizations and programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this Act, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. Prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations. allocations 7019. (a) Funds provided by this Act shall be made available for programs and countries in the amounts specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (b) For the purposes of implementing this section and only with respect to the amounts for programs and countries specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in subsection (a), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. representation and entertainment expenses 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business and United States foreign policy interests and are— (1) primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch; (2) principally for meals and events of a protocol nature; (3) not for employee-only events; and (4) do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings International Military Education and Training or Foreign Military Financing Program for Informational Program activities or under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be obligated or expended to pay for— (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by titles III through VI of this Act may be available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Provided , That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided further , That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997. (2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States. (3) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national interests. (b) Bilateral Assistance (1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government which the President determines— (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; (B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or (C) is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (2) The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided , That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading Trade and Development Agency , may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 , section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103–236), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)). definition of program, project, and activity 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act program, project, and activity shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the following accounts: Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program , program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account; and for the development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International Development, program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as— (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development Foundation Act: Provided , That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action. commerce, trade and surplus commodities 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided , That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That this subsection shall not prohibit— (1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or (2) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States: Provided , That this subsection shall not prohibit— (1) activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United States; (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit American producers; (3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or (4) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of this Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or made available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. separate accounts 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies (1) If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall— (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government; (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth— (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and (C) establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate account. (2) Uses of local currencies As may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only— (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as— (i) project and sector assistance activities; or (ii) debt and deficit financing; or (B) for the administrative requirements of the United States Government. (3) Programming accountability USAID shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). (4) Termination of assistance programs Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States Government. (5) Reporting requirement The USAID Administrator shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the United States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country. (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers (1) In general If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle them with any other funds. (2) Applicability of other provisions of law Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159). (3) Notification At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). (4) Exemption Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. eligibility for assistance 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided , That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided further , That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. (b) Public Law 480 During fiscal year 2015, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ): Provided , That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Exception This section shall not apply— (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights. local competition 7028. (a) Requirements for exceptions to competition for local entities Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may only be made available for limited competitions through local entities if— (1) prior to the determination to limit competition to local entities, USAID has— (A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively implement, manage, and account for programs included in such competition; and (B) documented the written results of the assessment and decisions made; and (2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to local entities— (A) each successful local entity has been determined to be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; and (B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that award funding is used for its intended purposes; and (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-annual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on all awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities: Provided , That such report should be posted on the USAID Web site: Provided further , That the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000. (c) Section 7077 of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015, as amended by division K of Public Law 113–76 . International financial institutions 7029. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution adopts and implements a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective analysis: Provided , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2014. (c) None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution conducts rigorous human rights due diligence and human rights risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution: Provided , That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other violation of human rights. (e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. (f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives funds appropriated by this Act that are provided as payment to such institution: Provided , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph. (g) The Secretary of the Treasury should support efforts by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote economic cooperation and integration within the Caribbean region, consistent with the IDB’s charter and United States policy. (h) For the purposes of this Act international financial institutions shall mean the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. debt-for-development 7030. In order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 7031. (a) Limitation on direct government-to-Government assistance (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance only if— (A) each implementing agency or ministry to receive assistance has been assessed and is considered to have the systems required to manage such assistance and any identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have been addressed; and (i) the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes staff with the necessary technical, financial, and management capabilities; (ii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted competitive procurement policies and systems; (iii) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that such assistance is used for its intended purposes; (iv) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and (v) the government of the recipient country is taking steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national budget, to include income and expenditures; (B) the recipient government is in compliance with the principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act; (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or controlled by an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (D) the Government of the United States and the government of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use of such assistance, which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; and (E) the recipient government is taking steps to protect the rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no funds may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance without prior consultation with, and notification of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That such notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided further , That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals. (3) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed. (4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2016 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance. (5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2015, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that— (A) details all assistance described in subsection (a) provided during the previous 6-month period by country, funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; and (B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a reimbursable basis. (6) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country to any international financial institution: Provided , That for purposes of this subsection, the term international financial institution has the meaning given the term in section 7029(h) of this Act. (b) National Budget and Contract Transparency (1) Minimum Requirements of Fiscal Transparency The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Definition For purposes of paragraph (1), minimum requirements of fiscal transparency are requirements consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget documentation (to include receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to include bidding and concession allocation practices). (3) Determination and report For each government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make or update any determination of significant progress or no significant progress in meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly available in an annual Fiscal Transparency Report to be posted on the Department of State’s Web site: Provided , That the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by each such government to publicly disclose national budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps such government should take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided further , That the annual report shall include a detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks for measuring progress. (4) Assistance Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for programs and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency: Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further , That a description of the uses of such funds shall be included in the annual Fiscal Transparency Report required by paragraph (3). (c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights (1) (A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information have been involved in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be ineligible for entry into the United States. (B) The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate or identify officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa. (2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the United States would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: Provided , That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements. (3) The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. (4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver. (5) Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State’s Web site. (6) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential. (d) Foreign assistance web site Funds appropriated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support the provision of additional information on United States Government foreign assistance on the Department of State's foreign assistance Web site: Provided , That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request, to the Department of State. Democracy Programs 7032. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c). (b) Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation. (c) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term democracy programs means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for governance programs should be made available to support institutions and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to democracy. (e) With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human rights, and governance activities in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country: Provided , That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection. (f) Any funds made available by this Act for a business and human rights program in the People’s Republic of China shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. (g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL) and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned programs to the NED. (h) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Democracy Fund that are made available to DRL shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (i) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for democracy programs shall be made available to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa. (j) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for democracy programs in countries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015: Provided , That the Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds. (k) Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL: Provided , That such funds shall be made available for the activities described in section 1243 of Public Law 112–239, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. multi-year pledges 7033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— (1) previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge. special provisions 7034. (a) Victims of war, displaced children, and displaced burmese Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. (b) Reconstituting civilian police authority In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability. (c) World food program Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (d) Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Economic Support Fund , Peacekeeping Operations , International Disaster Assistance , Complex Crises Fund , and Transition Initiatives may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection: Provided further , That for the purposes of this subsection the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (e) Directives and authorities (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (22 U.S.C. 4501–4508). (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available as a contribution to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (3) Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in title I, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95–426 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656d ), including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities. (f) Partner Vetting Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS pilot program for possible expansion: Provided further , That such report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113–195 and House Report 113–499: Provided further , That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary. (g) Contingencies During fiscal year 2015, the President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (h) International child abductions The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980: Provided , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection. (i) Reports Repealed Section 304(f) of Public Law 107–173 ; section 2104 of Public Law 109–13 ; and subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–252 ), are hereby repealed. (j) Transfers for Extraordinary Protection The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: Provided , That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred. (k) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations The Secretary of State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–457 ): Provided , That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the Secretary should consider the following as credible evidence : (1) a final court judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a current or former employee of such mission or organization (for which the time period for appeal has expired); (2) the issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecution: Provided further , That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the sending states to provide compensation directly to victims: Provided further , That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary of each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder which meets one or more of the items in the first proviso of this subsection. (l) Extension of authorities (1) Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for September 30, 2010 . (2) The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3) ) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees on Appropriations. (3) The authority contained in section 1115(d) of Public Law 111–32 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (4) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064(g) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). (5) Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2733(a) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). (6) Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in subparagraph (B). (7) (A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 ( Public Law 111–32 ; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. (8) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101–167) is amended— (A) In section 599D ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking and 2014 and inserting 2014, and 2015 ; and (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 2014 each place it appears and inserting 2015 ; and (B) in section 599E ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 . (9) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of Public Law 111–212 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (m) Crowd control items Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing democratic transition. (n) Department of state working capital fund Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities and in the amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget: Provided , That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided further , That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the component’s purpose and authorities: Provided further , That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of each service. (o) Security force accountability assistance The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details and sources of funding: Provided , That such report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, prosecute, and punish security force personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including by providing: (1) technical assistance in support of such investigations and prosecutions; (2) assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation on human rights and the rule of law; (3) assistance to strengthen the internal accountability mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to bring such personnel to justice; and (4) support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor and document gross violations. (p) Humanitarian assistance Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: Provided , That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback. (q) HIV/AIDS Working capital fund Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–477 ) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: Provided , That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–477 ) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund. (r) Loan guarantees and enterprise funds (1) Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided: Provided , That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. (2) Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia: Provided , That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply): Provided further , That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2025. (3) Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (s) Report on executive salaries Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation: Provided , That the report shall include the information specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (t) Definitions (1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term appropriate congressional committees shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall mean funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired. (3) Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. Arab league boycott of israel 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; (3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel; (4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and (5) the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply. Palestinian statehood 7036. (a) Limitation on assistance None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state— (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include— (A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; (C) their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; (D) freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance. (c) Waiver The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so. (d) Exemption The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act ( Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority ). Restrictions concerning the palestinian authority 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided , That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further , That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem: Provided further , That as has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions. Prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. assistance for the west bank and gaza 7039. (a) Oversight For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading Economic Support Fund for the West Bank and Gaza. (b) Vetting Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity's governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. (c) Prohibition (1) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. (d) Audits (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection: Provided , That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. (e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading Economic Support Fund , and such audit shall address— (1) the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and (2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures. (f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109–13 . Limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority 7040. (a) Prohibition of funds None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. (b) Waiver The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United States. (c) Period of application of waiver Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (d) Report Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Provided , That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. (e) Certification If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel. (f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. (3) The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–446) with respect to this subsection. (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided , That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government. (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. Middle east and north africa 7041. (a) Egypt (1) In general Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is— (A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. (2) Economic support fund (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs including not less than $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian students with high financial need: Provided , That such funds may also be made available for democracy programs: Provided further , That such funds shall be made available for a demonstration project to combat hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this subsection, funds made available under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made available for education and economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees: Provided , That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement market-based economic reforms. (C) (i) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold from obligation an amount that the Secretary determines to be equivalent to that expended by the United States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees, associated with democracy related trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012 . (ii) No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, shall be considered a conviction for purposes of United States law or for any activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States. (3) Foreign military financing program Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met: Provided further , That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing any defense articles withheld from delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans to restructure military assistance for Egypt, including cash flow financing. (4) Prior year funds Funds appropriated under the headings Foreign Military Financing Program and International Military Education and Training in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program shall only be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met. (5) Security exemptions Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs in Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States. (6) Fiscal year 2015 funds Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Military Education and Training , and Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for the Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows— (A) up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt— (i) has held free and fair parliamentary elections; (ii) is implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals; (iii) is implementing reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society organizations and the media to function without interference; (iv) is taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and religious minorities; (v) is providing detainees with due process of law; (vi) is conducting credible investigations and prosecutions of the use of excessive force by security forces; and (vii) has released American citizens who the Secretary of State determines to be political prisoners and dismissed charges against them; and (B) not less than 180 days after a certification and report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met. (C) The Secretary of State may provide assistance, notwithstanding the certification requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, if the Secretary, after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such Committees that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to provide such assistance: Provided , That such report, which may be in classified form if necessary, shall contain a detailed justification and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) cannot be met. (b) Iran (1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act. (2) (A) The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided , That the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be September 30, 2015 . (B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and any extension of or successor to that agreement: Provided , That the report shall include the information required in House Report 113–499 and Senate Report 113–195, and may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (c) Iraq (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s religious and ethnic minority populations. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for construction of a permanent United States consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement has been entered into by the Governments of the United States and Iraq. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States Government to address the plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq. (d) Jordan Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program , not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan. (e) Lebanon (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security and stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of Public Law 107–228 . (4) In addition to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701: Provided , That funds may not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2015: Provided further , That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. (f) Libya (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Provided , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for the purpose of protecting United States Government personnel or facilities. (2) Any notification required for assistance for Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a detailed justification for such assistance, and a description of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit receiving such assistance. (3) The limitation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Libya: Provided , That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and control of assistance for Libya. (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing— (A) the number of claims against Libya filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the Department of State’s referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution Act, Public Law 110–301 and Executive Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008; (B) the amount of remaining balances of funds received by the United States, and held by the United States Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 27, 2013 referral; and (C) the process by which the claims are to be adjudicated. (g) Morocco (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015. (h) Syria (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— (A) establish governance in Syria that is representative, inclusive, and accountable; (B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end the violence and in any political transition in Syria; (C) develop and implement political processes that are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law; (D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition through cross-border programs; (E) develop civil society and an independent media in Syria; (F) promote economic development in Syria; (G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights violations in Syria, including through transitional justice programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; (H) counter extremist ideologies; and (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher education requirements at regional academic institutions. (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each significant instance in which assistance provided pursuant to the authority of this subsection has been compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the Department of State’s response. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76 . (4) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (i) West bank and gaza (1) Report on assistance Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— (A) advance Middle East peace; (B) improve security in the region; (C) continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions; (D) promote a private sector economy; or (E) address urgent humanitarian needs. (2) Limitations (A) (i) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act— (I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or (II) the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians. (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace. (B) (i) The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act, obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians. (ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification and report pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the President may waive section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: Provided , That any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may be exercised. (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (3) Reduction The Secretary of State shall reduce the amount of assistance made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year: Provided , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority. (j) Yemen None of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. africa 7042. (a) Central african republic Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. (b) Counterterrorism programs (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than $24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, in addition to such sums that may otherwise be made available for such purposes. (c) Crisis Response Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Global Health Programs for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings Economic Support Fund and Transition Initiatives to respond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of such funds: Provided , That the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (d) Ethiopia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Ethiopian military and police forces shall not be made available until the Secretary of State— (A) certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is implementing policies to— (i) protect judicial independence; freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; the right of political opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists to operate without harassment or interference; and due process of law; and (ii) permit access for human rights and humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia; and (B) submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the types and amounts of United States training and equipment proposed to be provided to the Ethiopian military and police, including steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance made available under the heading International Military Education and Training (IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military efforts in support of international peacekeeping operations, countering regional terrorism, and border security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia shall— (A) not be used to support activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions; (B) support initiatives of local communities to improve their livelihoods; and (C) be subject to prior consultation with affected populations. (4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against financing for any activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in Ethiopia. (e) Expanded international military education and training (1) Funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training in this Act that are made available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations, expanded IMET, and professional military education: Provided , That the limitation included in this paragraph shall not apply to courses that support training in maritime security. (2) None of the funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training in this Act should be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea. (f) Lord's resistance army Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act ( Public Law 111–172 ), including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. (g) Nigeria Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made available for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and in consultation with the Government of Nigeria. (h) Programs in africa (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs and Economic Support Fund , not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States in areas of trade, investment, development, health, and security. (i) Somalia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the central government and Somali regions, and should be provided in an impartial manner that is based on need and institutional capacity: Provided , That such assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of law and government institutions, support civil society organizations involved in peace building, and support other development priorities including education and employment opportunities. (2) Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for Somalia, notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76, following consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (j) South Sudan (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should— (A) be prioritized for programs that respond to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based violence; (B) support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities, and enhance local governance; (C) be used to advance democracy, including support for civil society, independent media, and other means to strengthen the rule of law; (D) support the transparent and sustainable management of natural resources by assisting the Government of South Sudan in conducting regular audits of financial accounts, including revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure of such audits; and (E) support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to civilian authorities. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is taking steps to— (A) provide access for humanitarian organizations; (B) end the use of child soldiers; (C) support a cessation of hostilities agreement; (D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly; (E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of oil and gas; and (F) establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian authority. (3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to— (A) humanitarian assistance; (B) assistance to directly support South Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and mutual arrangements related to the CPA. (k) Sudan (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. (3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to— (A) humanitarian assistance; (B) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. (l) Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other Contraband (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease political, military and/or financial support to armed groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, or other contraband. (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to improve border controls to prevent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other contraband out of the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief efforts, to support the training and deployment of members of the Rwandan military in international peacekeeping operations, or to conduct operations against the Lord's Resistance Army. (m) Zimbabwe (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural resources. East Asia and the Pacific 7043. (a) Asia rebalancing initiative (1) Asia maritime security (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program shall be made available for activities to strengthen maritime security in the Asia region: Provided , That prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of such funds on a country-by-country basis and on the specific regional strategic objectives supported by such funds: Provided further , That such funds may only be made available for programs for naval forces, coast guards, or other governmental maritime entities and nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate, directly engaged in maritime security issues, and shall be coordinated with other United States Government activities that seek to strengthen maritime security in such region. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Military Education and Training shall be made available for activities to promote the professionalism and capabilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other governmental maritime entities directly engaged in maritime security issues in the Asia region, including to counter piracy and facilitate cooperation on disaster relief efforts. (C) In addition to the consultation requirement in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to increase cooperation on maritime security issues with countries in the Asia region, including a description of specific regional strategic objectives served by such funds: Provided , That such strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, and cost estimates for implementation on an annual, country-by-country and regional basis. (D) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for equipment or training for the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China. (E) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act may be made available by the Secretary of State for the participation by the United States in the Information Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia. (2) Regional alliances and partnerships Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for programs to strengthen regional alliances and partnerships among governments in the Asia region should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government: Provided , That prior to the obligation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that such regional alliance or partnership is in the national security interest of the United States, and that the program or programs supporting such alliance serve specific strategic objectives, including a description of such objectives and an explanation of how such programs are coordinated with other United States Government programs to rebalance policy toward Asia. (3) Economic growth and trade (A) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for bilateral economic growth programs in the Asia region shall also be made available to increase United States trade in such region, and for assistance for capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements. (B) Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act shall be made available to increase United States trade in the Asia region above amounts made available for such purposes in prior fiscal years. (4) Operations and assistance calculations Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the funds provided for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative for operations and assistance for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2011: Provided , That such report shall include total amounts made available for such Initiative for each fiscal year, and shall specify the increased amounts for operations and assistance for the Asia region to support such Initiative. (5) Public diplomacy (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs and Economic Support Fund shall be made available for exchange programs for the Asia region, including for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government: Provided , That such Initiative shall include the participation of representatives of democratic political parties and human rights organizations. (B) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing a clear and comprehensive narrative on United States foreign policy for the Asia region, including a description of steps taken to disseminate such narrative among such agencies. (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Broadcasting Operations that are made available for the Asia region shall be made available to support the narrative required in subparagraph (B), as appropriate: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the programs that are attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative, including the costs of such programs. (6) Democracy and human rights (A) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made available to promote and protect democracy and human rights in the Asia region, including for political parties, civil society, and organizations and individuals seeking to advance transparency, accountability, and the rule of law: Provided , That such funds shall also be made available, through an open and competitive process, to nongovernmental networks and alliances that seek to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the Asia region: Provided further , That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds should be made available on a grant or cooperative agreement basis. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: Provided , That such funds are in addition to amounts made available for programs inside Tibet in subsection (g)(2) of this section. (7) Conflict resolution Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes. (8) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the Asia region means countries and territories in Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans bordering those countries and territories. (b) Burma (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided , That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including against Rohingyas and other minority groups: Provided further , That such funds may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose. (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma— (A) may not be made available for budget support for the Government of Burma; (B) shall be provided to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support for such organizations; (C) shall be made available for community-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance ; (D) shall be made available for parliamentary strengthening programs; and (E) shall be made available for ethnic and religious reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin crises. (3) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Burma: Provided , That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (4) Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Burma shall be made available for the implementation of the democracy and human rights strategy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of Public Law 113–76 : Provided , That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in Burma: Provided further , That not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States and other international donors to protect human rights and address conflict in Rakhine State. (5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made available for assistance for the central Government of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, to include participation of citizens as voters and candidates: Provided , That the Secretary of State may waive the requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the democratic development of Burma, including a detailed justification for such waiver. (6) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (7) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position established by section 7 of Public Law 110–286 shall remain vacant following the expiration of the current term. (8) (A) Section 3(3) of Public Law 112–192 (October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after Public Law 112–74 the phrase and shall also include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency . (B) The amendment made in subparagraph (A) shall only take effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2015 that the Government of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections. (c) Cambodia (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for democracy and human rights programs: Provided , That such funds shall not include the costs associated with a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal: Provided further , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL, and should include programs that seek to— (A) strengthen Cambodian civil society; (B) promote transparent and accountable parliamentary and electoral processes; (C) provide access to justice for political prisoners and individuals whose land has been confiscated through extra-legal means; (D) protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of minority groups in Cambodia; (E) support research and documentation on the Khmer Rouge genocide, including in a regional context; and (F) support efforts to educate the people of Cambodia on such genocide. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Development Assistance shall be made available for basic education programs in Cambodia. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available for a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal until the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees on whether— (A) international donors, in cooperation with the Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate of costs and a timeline associated with the winding down of such tribunal; (B) the workings of the tribunal are free of interference by the Government of Cambodia; and (C) the Government of Cambodia is making financial contributions to such tribunal in a manner consistent with its pledges. (4) The Secretary of State shall consult with international donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a plan to reimburse the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the work of such tribunal: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the steps taken to develop such plan. (d) North Korea (1) Funds made available under the heading International Broadcasting Operations in title I of this Act shall be made available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for protection activities in the People’s Republic of China. (3) None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available for assistance for the government of North Korea. (e) People's Republic of China (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. (2) The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter the influence of the People’s Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy required by section 7043(e)(3) of division K of Public Law 113–76 , following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (f) Philippines Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Philippine army should only be made available in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (g) Tibet (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China. (h) Vietnam Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading Development Assistance shall be made available for health/disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated with dioxin. South and Central Asia 7044. (a) Afghanistan (1) Operations and reports (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs , Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance , and Operating Expenses that are available for the construction and renovation of United States Government facilities in Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is to accommodate Federal employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets above those notified by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those in place on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided , That the limitations in this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to protect such facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States personnel. (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses that are made available for operations in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, submits to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, an update of the report required by section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of Public Law 113–76. (2) Assistance Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for Afghanistan— (A) may not be used to support any program, project, or activity that— (i) does not have regular oversight by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, to include site visits; (ii) involves any individual or organization that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt practices; or (iii) initiates new major infrastructure; (B) shall only be made available for programs that the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined by the United States Chief of Mission; (C) shall be prioritized for programs that promote women's economic and political empowerment, strengthen and protect the rights of women and girls, and to implement the United States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and (D) shall be implemented in accordance with all applicable audit policies of the Department of State and USAID. (3) Notification and certification requirement Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for the central Government of Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not be obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is— (A) implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals and civil society; (B) implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States; (C) taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan; (D) implementing the necessary policies and procedures to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and (E) reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets. (4) Waiver The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (3) has not been met. (5) Rule of law programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of law programs: Provided , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating Director, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall be consulted on the uses of all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of law programs in Afghanistan. (6) Funding reduction Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghanistan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the transport of property of the United States Government (including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghanistan. (7) Endowment to empower women and girls Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for an endowment to empower women and girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (8) Authorities (A) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available— (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and (ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities for former combatants who have renounced violence against the Government of Afghanistan in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law 112–74. (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan. (9) Afghanistan regional transition Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for programs in Central and South Asia relating to a transition in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan linkages within the region: Provided , That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ): Provided further , That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (10) Base rights None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan. (b) Bangladesh Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to improve labor conditions by strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ organizations in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sectors. (c) Nepal (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, including providing investigators access to witnesses, documents, and other information. (2) The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, or for training to participate in international peacekeeping missions. (d) Pakistan (1) Certification Requirement None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , and Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is— (A) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (B) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (F) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (2) Waiver The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (1) has not been met. (3) Assistance (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and are subject to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs that are available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to support programs to train border and customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers. (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2467(6) ). (D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this subsection. (E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden. (4) Scholarships for women (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase the number of scholarships for women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal year 2015. (B) The additional scholarships available pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with other scholarship eligibility criteria already established by USAID. (C) Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of scholarship recipients. (D) Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships available under such Program should be awarded to Pakistani women. (5) Reports (A) (i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, and expected results regarding combating poverty and furthering development in Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance: Provided , That such benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of Public Law 111–73 , as appropriate: Provided further , That not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan. (ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report required by paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks. (B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which such projects achieve such objectives. (e) Sri Lanka (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and maritime surveillance. (3) If the Secretary makes the certification required in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all military personnel. (4) Funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training (IMET) in this Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations and expanded IMET: Provided , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security. (5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State makes the certification to the Committees on Appropriations required in paragraph (1). (f) Regional programs (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the Central Asian countries. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement that are available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia should be made available to enhance the recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in police and other security forces. western hemisphere 7045. (a) Central american migration prevention and response (1) Strategy Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees a strategy to address the key factors in the countries in Central America contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States: Provided , That such strategy shall include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and objectives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan: Provided further , That funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available to implement such strategy, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (2) Border security The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for greater border security for the countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly the southern border of Mexico: Provided , That funds shall be made available by this Act to assist such countries to improve border security. (3) Economic and social development The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social development programs, with a focus on communities that are major contributors of unaccompanied migrants and where there is significant gang activity. (4) Judicial and law enforcement reform The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police reform and capacity building programs, with a focus on strengthening judicial independence and community policing. (5) Trafficking in persons The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human trafficking in Central America, including through the use of forensic technology: Provided , That funds in this Act shall be made available to support a multi-faceted approach to combat human trafficking in Guatemala. (6) Repatriation and reintegration The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe repatriation and reintegration of minors into families or family-like settings: Provided , That funds shall be made available to support repatriation facilities for the processing of undocumented migrants returning from the United States. (7) Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy required by paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on progress toward achieving the goals and objectives contained in such strategy and an updated spend plan, as appropriate: Provided , That such report shall specify the amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to this section by country and the steps taken by the government of each country to— (A) improve border security; (B) enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, including to increase penalties for human smuggling; (C) conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United States immigration laws; and (D) cooperate with United States Federal agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States. (8) Suspension of assistance The Secretary of State shall suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this subsection for assistance for the government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is not taking the steps specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (7). (b) Colombia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: Provided , That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided further , That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Colombian national police for aerial drug eradication programs may not be used for the aerial spraying of chemical herbicides unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the herbicides do not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans, including pregnant women and children, or the environment, including endemic species: Provided further , That any complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial spraying shall be thoroughly investigated and evaluated, and fair compensation paid in a timely manner for meritorious claims: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development/institution building, local governance programs, and support for victims of the violence in Colombia. (2) Limitation Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (c) Cuba Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund should be made available for programs in Cuba. (d) Guatemala Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (e) Haiti (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti— (A) is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament; (B) is selecting judges in a transparent manner and respecting the independence of the judiciary; (C) is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and (D) is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for government institutions. (2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) for the Coast Guard. (f) Honduras (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, respect for the rule of law within the army and police, and to combat human trafficking. (g) Mexico (1) Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Mexican army and police, the Secretary of State shall report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Mexico is meeting the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, and respect for the rule of law within the army and police. (3) Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico Section of the IBWC and the Government of Mexico to establish mechanisms to improve the transparency of data on, and predictability of, the water deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or eliminate the water deficits owed to the United States in the current 5-year cycle by the end of such cycle: Provided , That such report shall include a projection of the balance of the water delivery deficit at the end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated impact to the United States of a negative delivery balance. (h) Aircraft operations and maintenance To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. (i) Trade Capacity Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. prohibition of payments to united nations members 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations. War crimes tribunals 7047. If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. UNITED NATIONS 7048. (a) Transparency and accountability Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the heading International Organizations and Programs in title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency is— (1) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and (2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (B) legal burdens of proof; (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. (b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations (1) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1) ), supports international terrorism. (2) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. (3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States. (c) United nations human rights council Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights Council only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is in the national interest of the United States: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. (d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency The Secretary of State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 45 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is— (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use; (2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes; (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions; (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement; (6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and (7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations. (e) United Nations Capital Master Plan None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York. (f) Waiver The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis. (g) Report Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided further , That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. community-based police assistance 7049. (a) Authority Funds made available by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve. (b) Notification Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. prohibition on promotion of tobacco 7050. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. international conferences 7051. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: Provided , That for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. aircraft transfer and coordination 7052. (a) Transfer Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Andean Counterdrug Initiative , and Andean Counterdrug Programs may be used for any other program and in any region, including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a deployment: Provided , That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated. (b) Property Disposal The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region: Provided , That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Aircraft Coordination (1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Provided , That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities: Provided further , That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis: Provided further , That funds received by the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Department's Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft. (2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the transportation of personnel. parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall apply to this Act: Provided , That the date September 30, 2009 in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be September 30, 2014 . landmines and cluster munitions 7054. (a) Landmines Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe. (b) Cluster Munitions No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless— (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions. prohibition on publicity or propaganda 7055. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided , That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–533 . limitation on residence expenses 7056. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year. United states agency for international development management (including transfer of funds) 7057. (a) Authority Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. (b) Restrictions (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not exceed 175. (2) The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016. (c) Conditions The authority of subsection (a) should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated. (d) Program Account Charged The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which such individual's responsibilities primarily relate: Provided , That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading Operating Expenses . (e) Foreign Service Limited Extensions Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section. (f) Disaster Surge Capacity Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) Personal Services Contractors Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided , That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided further , That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. (h) Small Business In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business. (i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of Public Law 111–117 may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. (j) Local sustainable development Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the USAID Administrator shall submit to such committees a plan, including a timeline and resources required by fiscal year, to incorporate the following components into USAID Foreign Service training, assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local sustainable development principles to USAID assistance programs: (1) a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates sustainable development, and which includes the option of extending such assignments; (2) sufficient foreign language training; (3) expertise in one or more program areas; (4) work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers primary responsibility for developing relationships with, and building the capacity of, local nongovernmental and governmental entities, and supporting grants to and cooperative agreements with such entities to design and implement small-scale, sustainable programs, projects, and activities across all development sectors; (5) incentives, including training, compensation, and career development opportunities including promotions, to encourage such officers to carry out their responsibilities; and (6) procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and assignments of relevant locally employed staff are fully integrated with the work of such officers. global health activities 7058. (a) In general Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading Global Health Programs and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq. ), as amended: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species. (b) Global Fund (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— (A) the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public Web site; (B) the Global Fund is providing sufficient resources to maintain an independent OIG that— (i) reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund; (ii) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and (iii) compiles regular, publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and Local Fund Agents; (C) the Global Fund maintains an effective whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from retaliation, including confidential procedures for reporting possible misconduct or irregularities; and (D) the Global Fund is implementing the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 21, 2011. (2) The withholding required by this subsection shall not be in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any other provision contained in this or any other Act. (c) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds made available under title III of this Act may be made available to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency: Provided , That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. gender equality 7059. (a) Gender Equality Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide. (b) Women’s leadership Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels. (c) Gender-Based violence (1) (A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict settings. (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces. (2) Department of State and United States Agency for International Development gender programs shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings. (d) Women, Peace, and Security Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 7060. (a) Education (1) Basic education (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, except for the conditions provided in this subsection: Provided , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each country where USAID provides basic education assistance and such report shall also include details on the types of contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of such assistance: Provided further , That the Administrator shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter until the unobligated and unexpended balances for such assistance are less than the amount made available by this paragraph for basic education assistance: Provided further , That the initial report shall also include a detailed plan, timeline, and the current status of assistance for basic education. (B) USAID shall ensure that programs supported with funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are integrated, as appropriate, with health, agriculture, governance, and economic and social development activities to address the broader needs of target populations: Provided , That USAID shall work to achieve quality universal basic education by— (i) assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations working in developing countries to provide children with a quality basic education, including through strengthening host country educational systems; and (ii) promoting basic education as the foundation for comprehensive community development programs. (C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under title III for basic education, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to multilateral partnerships that support education. (2) Higher education Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in Africa, including $17,500,000 for human and institutional capacity development partnerships between higher education institutions in Africa and the United States. (3) Definition For purposes of funds appropriated under title III of this Act, the term democracy programs in section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to rescue scholars, and fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa for academic professionals and university students from countries in such region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Countering violent extremism Funds appropriated by titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made available for programs to reduce support for foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and rehabilitation programs in prisons; job training and social reintegration for former supporters of FTOs; law enforcement training programs; and capacity building for civil society organizations to combat radicalization in local communities: Provided , That for purposes of this subsection the term countering violent extremism shall be defined as non-coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public support for FTOs: Provided further , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to counter violent extremism, including a description of the objectives of such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry out such strategy, and multi-year cost estimates. (c) Environment Programs (1) In general Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for environment programs. (2) Clean energy The limitation in section 7081(b) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided , That the proviso contained in such section shall not apply. (3) Adaptation and mitigation Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for United States contributions to multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support adaptation and mitigation programs only in accordance with the directives under this subsection in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (4) Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs and, in addition, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available to protect biodiversity, and shall not be used to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013: Provided , That of the funds made available for the Central African Regional Program for the Environment and other tropical forest programs in the Congo Basin, not less than $17,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Provided further, That funds made available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for programs in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned directly to the DOI: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available to support other international conservation programs of the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest Service, and programs to protect great apes and other endangered species. (5) Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking (A) Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching. (B) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States. (6) Authority Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the provisions of this subsection and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs. (7) Extraction of natural resources (A) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of Public Law 110–246 and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management. (B) (i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial institutions and post on the Department of the Treasury’s Web site that it is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of the country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by section 1504 of Public Law 111–203 , and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered for— (I) accurately accounting for and public disclosure of payments to the host government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources; (II) the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and public disclosure of the findings of such audits; and (III) public disclosure of such documents as Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary or that would create competitive disadvantage. (ii) The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (C) The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution and the United States representatives to all forest-related multilateral financing mechanisms and processes to vote against any financing to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013. (D) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution that it is the policy of the United States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution to support the construction of any large dam, only in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (E) (i) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall designate sufficient personnel with the technical expertise to fulfill the agency’s responsibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 of title XIII of the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, as amended, including the ability for personnel with such expertise from other relevant United States Government agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, which may be on a non-reimbursable basis, to provide additional technical support and specific subject matter reviews as part of USAID’s Title XIII analytical, investigative, and reporting responsibilities: Provided , That the responsibilities of such personnel shall include, but not be limited to— (I) conducting independent, technical, and thorough reviews of proposed multilateral development bank (MDB) projects at the technical assessment/feasibility stage prior to the drafting of environmental impact assessments; (II) conducting reviews, and coordinating and compiling the analyses by other relevant United States Government agencies with technical expertise of environmental impact assessments in support of the project review process, to assist in fulfilling USAID’s responsibilities under section 1303(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act, as amended; and (III) ongoing monitoring of MDB projects reviewed pursuant to USAID’s Title XIII reporting responsibilities to determine the degree of incorporation and effectiveness of United States Government recommendations and the adequacy of safeguard policies. (ii) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of this subsection. (8) Transfer of funds Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer $29,907,000 of funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund to funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Multilateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions for additional payments to trust funds enumerated under such headings: Provided , That prior to exercising such transfer authority the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations. (9) Continuation of prior law Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act. (d) Food security and agricultural development (1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food security and agricultural development programs, of which $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future Collaborative Research Innovation Lab: Provided , That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law to address food shortages, and for a United States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause the United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds contributed to such Program. (e) Microenterprise and microfinance Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women. (f) Reconciliation programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Development Assistance , not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: Provided , That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds: Provided further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government. (g) Trafficking in persons Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally. (h) Water and sanitation Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–121 ), of which not less than $145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia. (i) Notification requirements Authorized deviations from funding levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Uzbekistan 7061. The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111–8 ) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act, except that the Secretary of State may waive the application of section 7076(a) for a period of not more than 6 months and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the waiver is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain access to and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver includes an assessment of progress, if any, by the Government of Uzbekistan in meeting the requirements in section 7076(a): Provided , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, on all United States Government assistance provided to the Government of Uzbekistan and expenditures made in support of the Northern Distribution Network in Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months, including any credible information that such assistance or expenditures are being diverted for corrupt purposes: Provided further , That information provided in the assessment and report required by the previous provisos shall be unclassified but may be accompanied by a classified annex and such annex shall indicate the basis for such classification: Provided further , That for purposes of the application of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term assistance shall not include expanded international military education and training. arms trade treaty 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 7063. (a) Contribution Of the funds made available under the heading International Organizations and Programs in this Act for fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). (b) Availability of funds Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the Global Health Programs account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Prohibition on use of funds in china None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic of China. (d) Conditions on availability of funds Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless— (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. (e) Report to congress and dollar-for-Dollar withholding of funds (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China. (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. requests for documents 7064. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International Development. INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS 7065. Funds appropriated under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement in this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities: Provided , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate: Provided further , That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds. Prohibition on use of torture 7066. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. (b) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. extradition 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings International Disaster Assistance , Complex Crises Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Migration and Refugee Assistance , United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund , and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance ) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request. (b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty. (c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interests of the United States. commercial leasing of defense articles 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided , That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided further , That prior to executing the authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national interest of the United States. (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the limitation contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for assistance and related programs for the countries identified in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ) and may be used to carry out the provisions of those Acts: Provided , That such assistance and related programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ). (c) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to— (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non-proliferation assistance; (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2421 ); (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity; (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq. ); (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; or (6) humanitarian assistance. russia 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation. (b) (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea: Provided , That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for— (A) the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea; (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities; or (C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities. (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. (4) The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. (c) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund in title III to counter Russian aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program in title IV: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law: Provided further , That such transfer authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation. (e) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of division K of Public Law 113–76. (f) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of Public Law 113–76. international monetary fund 7071. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall apply to this Act. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require that the IMF implements and enforces policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— (1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (2) legal burdens of proof; (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. Public posting of reports 7072. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of such agency any report required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such agency that to do so is in the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of such report would compromise national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or (2) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days. Overseas private investment corporation 7073. (a) Whenever the President determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015. special defense acquisition fund 7074. Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. enterprise funds 7075. (a) None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance. (b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. (c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees. budget documents 7076. (a) Operating Plans Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: Provided , That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels and the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: Provided further , That operating plans for funds for such department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or III and title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating plans for, and integrated information on, enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations funds: Provided further , That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding specified in this Act or in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Spend Plans (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act, for— (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen; (B) the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the Central American Regional Security Initiative, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program; and (C) democracy programs and each sector enumerated in section 7060 of this Act. (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act under the headings Department of the Treasury in title III and International Financial Institutions in title V. (c) Spending Report Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available during fiscal year 2014 under the heading Development Credit Authority . (d) Notifications The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (e) Congressional budget justifications (1) The congressional budget justifications for Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016. (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall include in the congressional budget justification a detailed justification for multi-year availability for any funds requested under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses . use of funds in contravention of this act 7077. If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program and policy. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 7078. (a) Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2015 under the headings International Broadcasting Operations , Economic Support Fund , and Democracy Fund , not less than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally: Provided , That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the United States: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including from the private sector. (b) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— (1) coordinated with other democracy, governance, and broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings International Broadcasting Operations , Economic Support Fund , Democracy Fund , and Complex Crises Fund , and shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy promotion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate; (2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of Public Law 112–158 ; (3) made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques; (4) made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists; and (5) made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the United States Government’s technological advantage over such censorship techniques: Provided , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies. (c) After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes. (d) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of such audit. Disability programs 7079. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation. (b) Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical support. small grants program 7080. (a) In general A Small Grants Program (SGP) shall be established within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide small grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and agreements of not more than $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided , That the SGP established pursuant to this section shall replace the function served previously by the Development Grants Program established under section 674 of division J, of Public Law 110–161 , which is hereby abolished. (b) Eligibility Grants from the SGP shall only be made to eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (c) Proposals Grants made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be provided through— (1) unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals; or (2) an open and competitive process. (d) Funding (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for the SGP within USAID’s Local Sustainability Office of the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment to carry out this subsection. (2) Other than to meet the requirements of this section, funds made available to carry out this section may not be allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act: Provided , That such funds may be attributed to any such specifically designated funding level after the award of funds under this section, if applicable. (3) Funds made available under this section shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. (e) Management (1) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall issue guidance to implement this section: Provided , That such guidance shall include the requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures required by paragraph (1), such selected mission may be allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year program: Provided , That such allocations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (3) In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section may be used by USAID for administrative and oversight expenses associated with managing relationships with entities under the SGP. (f) Report Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the Administrator shall submit a report to such committees describing the guidance to implement the SGP. prohibition on first-class travel 7081. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. Reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba 7082. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will be made available for assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement. Authority for replenishments 7083. (a) The Asian Development Bank Act, Public Law 89–369 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 285 et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 35. Tenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $359,600,000 to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. . (b) The International Development Association Act, Public Law 86–565 , as amended (22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 28. Seventeenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 29. Multilateral Debt Relief (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $565,020,000 to the International Development Association for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) In this section, the term Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled Conclusions on Development, done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005. . (c) The African Development Fund Act, Public Law 94–302 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 290g et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 223. Thirteenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $585,000,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 224. Multilateral Debt Relief (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the thirteenth replenishment of resources of the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) In this section, the term Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled Conclusions on Development, done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005. . RESCISSION OF FUNDS 7084. Of the unexpended balances available under the heading Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $30,000,000 are rescinded. MODIFICATIONS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACT OF 2000 7085. (a) Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to read as follows: (3) Excess funds During each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of the amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph (1), shall be made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary of State, for grants to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. . (b) Administrative provisions Section 209(a) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting (other than section 211) after this title . (c) Grants authorized The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (a) Grants authorized The Secretary of State is authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be used to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (b) Application In order to receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) Minimum standards As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall ensure that the independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam described in subsection (a)— (1) achieves standards comparable to those required for accreditation in the United States; (2) offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and research programs in a broad range of fields, including public policy, management, and engineering; and (3) establishes a policy of academic freedom and prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical views. (d) Annual report (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that summarizes the activities carried out under this section during such fiscal year. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. . impact on jobs in the united states 7086. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to provide— (1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the United States for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United States; (2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that country: Provided , That the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate with the level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture; (3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; (B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States on December 12, 2013, when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States. VIII Overseas Contingency Operations Department of State Administration of foreign affairs Diplomatic and consular programs (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Diplomatic and Consular Programs , $1,350,803,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS For an additional amount for Conflict Stabilization Operations , $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of inspector general For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General , $56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: Provided , That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2014: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance For an additional amount for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance , $260,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. International organizations contributions to international organizations For an additional amount for Contributions to International Organizations , $74,400,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Related agency Broadcasting board of governors International broadcasting operations For an additional amount for International Broadcasting Operations , $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. United states agency for international development Funds appropriated to the president Operating expenses For an additional amount for Operating Expenses , $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Bilateral Economic Assistance Funds Appropriated to the President International Disaster Assistance For an additional amount for International Disaster Assistance , $1,335,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Transition initiatives For an additional amount for Transition Initiatives , $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Complex crises fund For an additional amount for Complex Crises Fund , $30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Economic support fund For an additional amount for Economic Support Fund , $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Department of State Migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for Migration and Refugee Assistance , $2,127,114,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. International security assistance Department of state International narcotics control and law enforcement For an additional amount for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , $443,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs For an additional amount for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , $99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. peacekeeping operations For an additional amount for Peacekeeping Operations , $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other peacekeeping requirements, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the total amount of United States contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping operation shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso under the heading Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in title I of this Act. Funds appropriated to the president Foreign military financing program For an additional amount for Foreign Military Financing Program , $866,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. general provisions additional appropriations 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015. extension of authorities and conditions 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts. transfer and additional authority 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings Transition Initiatives , Complex Crises Fund , Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program may be transferred to, and merged with— (1) funds appropriated by this title under such headings; and (2) funds appropriated by this title under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance . (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program by this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading Global Security Contingency Fund : Provided , That not later than 15 days prior to making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on a country basis, including the implementation plan and timeline for each proposed use of such funds. (c) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated contingencies. (d) Of the funds made available in this title under the heading “Bilateral Economic Assistance”, up to $380,000,000 may be made available to support international peacekeeping requirements only if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the Committees on Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to support such requirements above the amounts provided under the heading Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in title I of this Act and under the heading Peacekeeping Operations in this title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided , That such funds may only be made available for the purposes described in the determination and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with the terms and conditions under the heading Peacekeeping Operations in this title. (e) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law, including section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title. IX EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Diplomatic and Consular Programs , $36,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Funds Appropriated to the President OPERATING EXPENSES For an additional amount for Operating Expenses , $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General , $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities funded by this title and administered by the United States Agency for International Development: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Funds Appropriated to the President GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Global Health Programs , $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE For an additional amount for International Disaster Assistance , $1,436,273,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND For an additional amount for Economic Support Fund , $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from such outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE Department of State NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola virus disease outbreak response efforts: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS TRANSFER AUTHORITY 9001. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , International Disaster Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings and under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , and Peacekeeping Operations in this Act to carry out the purposes of this title: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority provided by this subsection. (b) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading Repatriation Loans Program Account in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the cost of direct loans, which may remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That such funds are available to subsidize an additional amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335. (c) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Global Health Programs , up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading International Organizations and Programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak. (d) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading International Disaster Assistance , up to $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings International Organizations and Programs and Contributions to International Organizations to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That no such funds that are made available for a United States contribution to the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may be obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an assessment for such mission has been received and reviewed by the Department of State. (e) The transfer authorities of this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. (f) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer. (g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such headings: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to subsection (f) of this section. REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY 9002. Funds appropriated by this title under the headings Global Health Programs , International Disaster Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be used to reimburse accounts administered by the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak prior to the enactment of this Act. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 9003. Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, notifies the appropriate congressional committees in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided , That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under the heading International Disaster Assistance . REPORTING REQUIREMENT 9004. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a country and project basis, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated: Provided , That such report shall be updated and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been fully expended, and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in the previous reports have changed, and obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT 9005. Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Economic Support Fund , up to $500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller General of the United States, and shall remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported and reimbursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds appropriated by this title: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. This division may be cited as the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 . K Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of transportation Office of the secretary Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $12,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,414,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided , That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further , That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further , That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71 , there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Research and technology For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training: Provided further , That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation. National Infrastructure Investments For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region: Provided further , That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure): Provided further , That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further , That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further , That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000: Provided further , That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided further , That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further , That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Provided further , That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further , That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further , That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further , That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure Investments program. Financial management capital For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Cyber security initiatives For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to wide area network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls and identity management, testing and assessment of information technology against business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls on network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Office of civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,600,000. Transportation planning, research, and development For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $6,000,000. Working capital fund For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: Provided , That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided further , That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further , That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further , That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees. Minority business resource center program For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $592,000. Minority business outreach For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332 , these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. Payments to air carriers (airport and airway trust fund) In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided , That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further , That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under sub section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost share: Provided further , That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under subsection 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further , That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. Administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation 101. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification. 102. The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 103. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59 : Provided , That the Department shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance under the contract. 104. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. Federal aviation administration Operations (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by Public Law 112–95 , $9,740,700,000 of which $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided , That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: Provided further , That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent: Provided further , That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176 : Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress: Provided further , That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 shall be for the contract tower program, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the contract tower cost share program: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a job announcement for air traffic control specialists that renders ineligible by reason of age any applicant who had been included in the air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15, 2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984. Facilities and equipment (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national airspace systems : Provided further , That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such report has not been submitted to Congress. Research, engineering, and development (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development. Grants-in-aid for airports (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (airport and airway trust fund) (including transfer of funds) (including rescission) For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program. (Rescission) Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and prior years under section 48112 of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. Administrative provisions—federal aviation administration 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2015. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided , That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on below-market rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under subsection 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c) , if the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of Transportation. 118. Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking benefit. and inserting benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 20 percent. . 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner's or operator’s aircraft registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that is made available to the public, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator. 119A. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration. 119B. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642. 119C. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 119D. None of the funds in this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 119E. Section 916 of Public Law 112–95 is amended by striking Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft and inserting Joint Advanced Materials and Structures . 119F. Sub section 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding before the period , except that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s share shall be an average of the Government share applicable to any project in each of the States . Federal highway administration Limitation on administrative expenses (Highway Trust Fund) (including transfer of funds) Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code. Federal-aid highways (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) Funds available for the implementation or execution of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions of Public Law 112–141 shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further , That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further , That such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. (Liquidation of contract authorization) (Highway Trust Fund) For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions—federal highway administration 120. (a) For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways— (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts— (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year; (3) determine the proportion that— (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying— (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that— (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year. (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations under or for— (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 ( 23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714); (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119); (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998); (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (9) Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of Public Law 112–141 ) and 104 of title 23, United States Code. (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under— (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and (B) division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. (2) Exception Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall— (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that— (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways programs; and (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. (2) Ratio Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). (3) Availability Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided , That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided , That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements. 123. (a) In General Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that— (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled; (2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under title 23, United States Code; and (3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Exceptions (1) Number of toll lanes Subsection (a) shall not apply to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as were in existence prior to that date. (2) High-occupancy vehicle lanes A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll, if— (A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority; or (B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided , That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 125. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Operation of vehicles on certain other Wisconsin highways If any segment of the United States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a). (k) Operation of vehicles on certain Mississippi highways If any segment of United States Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit established under this section may apply to that segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that could have legally operated on that segment before such designation. (l) Operation of vehicles on certain kentucky highways (1) In general If any segment of highway described in paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a). (2) Description of highway segments The highway segments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: (A) Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the Interstate Route 24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange. (B) The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (to be designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky from the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to near milepost 77, and on new alignment to an interchange on the Audubon Parkway, if the segment is designated as part of the Interstate System. . Federal motor carrier safety administration Motor carrier safety operations and programs (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109–59, as amended by Public Law 112–141 , $271,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for implementation, execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $271,000,000 for Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for the research and technology program, and of which $34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for information management: Provided further , That $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , of which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 112–141 , or other appropriations or authorization acts: Provided further , That of unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 112–141 , or other appropriations or authorization acts for Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs , $6,700,000 shall be made available for enforcement and investigation activities related to the safe transportation of energy products, information management and technology needs related to the monitoring of high-risk carriers and carriers operating under consent agreements, and the Capital Improvement Plan for border facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000 shall be made available to administer the study required under section 133 of this Act, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided further , That the Secretary shall complete final regulatory action on the implementation of 49 United States Code 31137 no later than June 1, 2015. Motor carrier safety grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , $313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for Motor Carrier Safety Grants ; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver's license program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for performance and registration information system management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement grants: Provided further , That, of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. Administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28 . 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 132. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of commercial learner's permits to individuals under eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011. 133. (a) Temporary Suspension of Enforcement None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such sections shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act until the later of September 30, 2015, or upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary under this section. The restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in effect during this period. (b) Public Notification As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a Notice in the Federal Register and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website announcing that the provisions in the rule referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and the restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect. (c) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions in sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle drivers. The study required under this subsection shall— (1) compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue between the following two groups of commercial motor vehicle drivers, each large enough to produce statistically significant results: (A) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under such provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and (B) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under the provisions in effect on June 30, 2013. (2) compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and assess safety critical events (crashes, near crashes and crash-relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the commercial motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of this section from a statistically significant sample of drivers comprised of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, regional and short-haul operations in various sectors of the industry, including flat-bed, refrigerated, tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable; (3) assess drivers’ safety critical events, fatigue and levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes by using both electronic and captured record of duty status, including the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph watches and cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that record or measure safety critical events and driver alertness; (4) utilize data from electronic logging devices, consistent to the extent practicable, with the anticipated requirements for such devices in section 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, from motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of such data under section 31137(e) of title 49, United States Code; and (5) include the development of an initial study plan and final report, each of which shall be subject to an independent peer review by a panel of individuals with relevant medical and scientific expertise. (d) Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Review Prior to the study required under this subsection commencing and within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan outlining the scope and methodology for the study to the Department of Transportation Inspector General. (1) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of Inspector General shall review and report whether it includes— (A) a sufficient number of participating drivers to produce statistically significant results consistent with subsection (c)(2); (B) the use of reliable technologies to assess the operational, safety and fatigue components of the study to produce consistent and valid results; (C) appropriate performance measures to properly evaluate the study outcomes; and (D) an appropriate selection of the independent review panel under subsection (c)(5). (2) The Office of Inspector General shall report its findings, conclusions and any recommendations to the Secretary and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of receipt of the plan. (e) Reporting Requirements The Secretary shall submit a final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the Department’s recommendations on whether the provisions in effect on July 1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector General within 210 days of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report required in subsection (d)(2). (1) Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s findings and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the study’s compliance with the requirements outlined under subsection (c). (2) Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and make the report publically available on its website. (f) Certification The Secretary of Transportation shall certify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector General's findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of this section that the Secretary has met the requirements as described in section (c) and (d). (g) Paperwork reduction act exception The study and the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject to section 3506 or 3507 of title 44, United States Code. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under the heading Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate. National highway traffic safety administration Operations and research For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016. Operations and research (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 , and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That within the $133,500,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years: Provided further , That $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 , and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. Highway traffic safety grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 , to remain available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 , of which $235,000,000 shall be for Highway Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 402 ; $272,000,000 shall be for National Priority Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 405 ; $29,000,000 shall be for High Visibility Enforcement Program under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 ; $25,500,000 shall be for Administrative Expenses under section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 : Provided further , That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for National Priority Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 405 for Impaired Driving Countermeasures (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States: Provided further , That with respect to the Transfers provision under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) , any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided further , That the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. Administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. Federal railroad administration Safety and operations For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended. Railroad research and development For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $39,100,000, to remain available until expended. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 ( Public Law 94–210 ), as amended, such authority to exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided , That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total principal amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program to projects in a single state to exceed $5,600,000,000. Operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts based on the Secretary's assessment of the Corporation's seasonal cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route: Provided further, That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction: Provided further , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan: Provided further, That the Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in Public Law 112–55 : Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a State and the State participates in the setting of fares. Capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger corporation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432 ), $1,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided , That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided further , That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should the funds provided under the heading Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public Law 110–432 : Provided further , That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction: Provided further , That except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: Provided further , That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's fiscal year 2015 business plan: Provided further , That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110–432 , the Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432, including the amendments made by section 212 to section 24905 of title 49, United States Code. Administrative provisions—federal railroad administration 150. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount to be determined by the Secretary. 152. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided , That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: Provided further , That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2014 and the three prior calendar years: Provided further , That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three prior calendar years. 153. For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made available until expended for the Secretary to make grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail routes that transport energy products. Federal transit administration Administrative expenses For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided , That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading: Provided further , That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016. Transit formula grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305 , 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141 , $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141, shall not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015. Transit research For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313. Technical Assistance and Training For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5322(a) , (b) and (e). Capital investment grants (Including Rescission of Funds) For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309 , $2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That when distributing funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first fully fund those projects covered by a full funding grant agreement, then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is less than 40 percent, and then distribute the remaining funds so as to protect as much as possible the projects’ budgets and schedules: Provided further , That of the unobligated amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded. Grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public Law 110–432 , $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further , That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making significant progress in eliminating the material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and minor control deficiencies identified in the most recent Financial Management Oversight Review: Provided further , That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants: Provided further , That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 4968). Administrative provisions—federal transit administration 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338 , previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading Fixed Guideway Capital Investment of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 163. The Secretary may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from said part. 164. For purposes of applying the project justification and local financial commitment criteria of 49 U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Secretary may consider the costs and ridership of any connected project in an instance in which private parties are making significant financial contributions to the construction of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may consider the significant financial contributions of private parties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal share of net capital project costs for the New Starts project. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent. 166. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. 167. In developing guidance implementing 49 U.S.C. 5309(i) Program of Interrelated Projects, the Secretary shall consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small Starts Projects, including streetcars. 168. Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary bus and bus facilities program under 49 U.S.C. 5309, $27,989,839 shall be used for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded under the heading Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants : Provided , That all such projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts, Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the Capital Investment Grants Program: Provided further , That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act for Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants . Saint lawrence seaway development corporation The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal year. Operations and maintenance (harbor maintenance trust fund) For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662 . Maritime administration Maritime security program For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain available until expended. Operations and training For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy: Provided , That amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs: Provided further , That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Provided further , That 50 percent of the funding made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to Congress the biennial survey and report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417 . Ship disposal For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. Maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account (including transfer of funds) For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid to the appropriations for Maritime Administration–Operations and Training . Administrative provisions—maritime administration 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration: Provided , That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 171. None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Provided , That such sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398 : Provided further , That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration's authority to award contracts at least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of 16 U.S.C. 5405(c) , section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration Operational expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $22,225,000: Provided , That $1,500,000 shall be transferred to Pipeline Safety in order to fund Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities as authorized under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. Hazardous materials safety For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That up to $800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions. Pipeline safety (pipeline safety fund) (oil spill liability trust fund) (pipeline safety design review fund) For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107 , and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of which $19,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund as authorized in 49 U.S.C. 60117(n) : Provided , That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the One-Call state grant program. Emergency preparedness grants (emergency preparedness fund) For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) , $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 49 U.S.C. 5116 , not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) , and 5128(b) and (c): Provided further , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4) , not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay administrative costs: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) , 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee: Provided further , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through an electronic format: Provided further , That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(b) and (j). Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. App. 3 ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government ( 18 U.S.C. 1001 ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided further , That the funds made available under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso: Provided further , That hereafter funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until expended. Surface transportation board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $31,375,000: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than $30,125,000. General provisions—Department of transportation 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901–5902). 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided , That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3) ) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) , except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's Federal-Aid Highways account, the Federal Transit Administration's Technical Assistance and Training account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's Safety and Operations account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the department or its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) any program of the Federal Railroad Administration; (4) any program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs; (5) any program of the Maritime Administration; or (6) any funding provided under the headings National Infrastructure Investments in this Act: Provided , That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any quick release of funds from the emergency relief program: Provided further , That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended. 187. Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and (2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Provided , That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— (A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are available: Provided further , That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall be available for the purposes and period associated with the account so credited; or (B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided further , That for purposes of this section, the term improper payments has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300 . 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 189. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or administrations. 191. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. This title may be cited as the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of housing and urban development Management and administration Executive offices For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,500,000: Provided , That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine. Administrative support offices For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided , That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing mission area: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress. Program office salaries and expenses Public and indian housing For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000. Community planning and development For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000. Housing For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs. Policy development and research For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000. Fair housing and equal opportunity For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000. Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000. Public and indian housing Tenant-based rental assistance For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act herein), not otherwise provided for, $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: Provided , That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows: (1) $17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further , That in determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations under this heading for public housing agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public housing agencies' contract renewal needs: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further , That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos: Provided further , That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2015 MTW funding allocation: Provided further , That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided further , That up to $120,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers that were issued but not leased prior to the end of such calendar year; and (5) for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding: Provided further , That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary; (2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569, as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act: Provided , That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: Provided further , That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (3) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the Secretary: Provided further , That such tenant protection assistance made available under the previous proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(t) ): Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, including, but not limited to, requirements for defining eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further , That the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families and for disaster assistance made available under Public Law 110–329; (3) $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided , That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–276 ): Provided further , That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further , That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous proviso: Provided further , That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities; (4) $83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ), including necessary administrative expenses: Provided , That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading; (5) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: Provided further , That the Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this paragraph for a rental assistance and supportive housing demonstration program for Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided further , That such demonstration program shall be modeled after, with necessary and appropriate adjustments for Native American grant recipients and veterans, the rental assistance and supportive housing program funded under this paragraph, including administration in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and overall implementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act: Provided further , That amounts for rental assistance and associated administrative costs shall be made available by grants to recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.): Provided further , That funds shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That such rental assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Provided further , That the first and second provisos under this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made available for this demonstration, as appropriate: Provided further , That the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall coordinate with block grant recipients and any other appropriate tribal organizations on the design of such demonstration and shall ensure the effective delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive assistance under this demonstration: Provided further , That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance provided under this demonstration: Provided further , That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and (6) The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading. Housing certificate fund (including rescissions) Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing and the heading Project-Based Rental Assistance , for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Provided , That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further , That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. Public housing capital fund For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ) (the Act ) $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such section: Provided further , That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term obligate means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided further , That up to $5,000,000 shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities: Provided further , That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided further , That of the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $23,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) occurring in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That of the amount made available under the previous proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures: Provided further , That of the total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437z–6 ) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. ): Provided further , That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Provided further , That the funding provided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings: Provided further , That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided further , That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to support the services element of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative: Provided further , That the Secretary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary program for residents: Provided further , That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice: Provided further , That for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further , That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further , That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers: Provided further , That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Public housing operating fund For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)), $4,440,000,000. Choice neighborhoods initiative For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437v ), unless otherwise specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That the use of funds made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Provided further , That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Provided further , That grantees may include local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: Provided further , That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further , That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437x), and grants under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section: Provided further , That of the amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing authorities: Provided further , That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations: Provided further , That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: Provided further , That no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to assist communities in developing comprehensive strategies for implementing this program or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with community notice and input: Provided further , That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, and performance metrics: Provided further , That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the heading Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI) in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. Family self-sufficiency For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary: Provided further , That such procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program: Provided further , That the Secretary may carry out a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers for homeless youth under the Family Unification Program authorized under section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) ( the Act herein) with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program authorized under section 23 of the Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such a demonstration: Provided further , That any public housing agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers and an established Family Self-Sufficiency program may participate in such demonstration provided that they can demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public child welfare agency or agencies to serve the target population; (2) capacity to serve the target population; (3) the success of the agency’s existing Family Self-Sufficiency program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors established by the Secretary: Provided further , That the Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on whether the demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency. Native american housing block grants For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) ( 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq. ), $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA: Provided further , That of the funds made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA ( 25 U.S.C. 4212 ): Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000: Provided further , That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act. Native hawaiian housing block grant For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.), $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Indian housing loan guarantee fund program account For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a ), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program. Native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b ) and for such costs for loans used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended. Community planning and development Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq. ), $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Community development fund For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise specified: Provided , That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the Act herein) ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ): Provided further , That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration: Provided further , That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative ( EDI ) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5307 ): Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one national competition to Native American tribes with the greatest need. Community development loan guarantees program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5308 ), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $500,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided , That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Home investment partnerships program For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That notwithstanding the amount made available under this heading, the threshold reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided further , That the requirements under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such requirements applicable pursuant to the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 , shall not apply to any project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the Final Rule titled Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards which became effective on such date: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided further , That $35,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity building activities: Provided further , That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving high need rural communities. Homeless assistance grants For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the continuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of care program shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such emergency solutions grants program: Provided further , That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance programs: Provided further , That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project: Provided further , That all funds awarded for supportive services under the continuum of care program and the rural housing stability assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided further , That for all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided further , That the Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the continuum of care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements, performance measures, and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible: Provided further , That with respect to funds provided under this heading for the continuum of care program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent housing rental assistance may be administered by private nonprofit organizations: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Housing programs Project-based rental assistance For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act ), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: Provided , That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11401 ), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this paragraph: Provided further , That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f) : Provided further , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also use such amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a) ); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701s ); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2) ); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2) ); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (Public Law 86–372; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further , That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing , or the heading Housing Certificate Fund , may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended: Provided further , That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. Housing for the elderly For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: Provided further , That amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects: Provided further , That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further , That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, up to $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018, for purposes under this heading, and shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such purposes. Housing for persons with disabilities For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ), for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects: Provided further , That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018: Provided further , That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further , That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading may be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated. Housing counseling assistance For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Provided , That grants made available from amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training: Provided further , That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations. Rental housing assistance For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount, together with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of law. Payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq. ), up to $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided , That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided further , That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation: Provided further , That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees from any program participant: Provided further , That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided further , That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services. Federal housing administration Mutual mortgage insurance program account New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further , That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further , That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. General and special risk program account (including rescission) New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act: Provided further , That $10,000,000 previously provided under this heading is hereby permanently rescinded. Government national mortgage association Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended ( 12 U.S.C. 1721(g) ), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That $23,000,000 shall be available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government National Mortgage Association: Provided further , That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further , That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account. Policy development and research Research and technology For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical assistance: Provided , That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies for research projects: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project: Provided further , That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–282 , 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity. Fair housing and equal opportunity Fair housing activities For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $40,100,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training: Provided further , That no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes Lead hazard reduction For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That up to $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided further , That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) and other provisions of the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further , That of the total amount made available under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs: Provided further , That each recipient of funds provided under the third proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided further , That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided further , That amounts made available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed. Information Technology fund For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific information systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition to any other information technology purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. Office of inspector general For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office. General provisions—Department of housing and urban development (including transfer of funds) (including rescissions) 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 203. Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2011 and for fiscal year 2012 each place such terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of statistical areas established by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3), 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) , and Executive Order No. 10253. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 ( 42 U.S.C. 3545 ). 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1811–1). 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided , That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request. 209. The President's formal budget request for fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act. 210. A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory board of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 211. No funds provided under this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ). 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects. (b) Phased Transfers Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c). (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions: (1) Number and bedroom size of Units (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: the number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects. (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: the Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority. (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable. (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary. (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials. (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy. (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants. (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects. (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions. (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost. (d) For purposes of this section— (1) the terms low-income and very low-income shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted; (2) the term multifamily housing project means housing that meets one of the following conditions— (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act; (B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement; (3) the term project-based assistance means— (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983); (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act; (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (4) the term receiving project or projects means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; (5) the term transferring project means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and (6) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (e) Public Notice and Research Report (1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 30 days before the effective date of such notice. (2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected properties. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) to any individual who— (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )); (2) is under 24 years of age; (3) is not a veteran; (4) is unmarried; (5) does not have a dependent child; (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E) ) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and (7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ), from private sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children. 214. The funds made available for Native Alaskans under the heading Native American Housing Block Grants in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005. 215. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g) ), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until September 30, 2015, insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( MAHRAA ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA. 217. The commitment authority funded by fees as provided under the heading Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided , That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment. 218. Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule: Provided , That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 219. With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1), (2)): Provided , That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 220. No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts Executive Offices and Administrative Support Offices, as well as each account receiving appropriations for Program Office Salaries and Expenses , Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account , and Office of Inspector General within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 221. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based housing, including the number of all project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project-based units, all project-based units that have opted out or have otherwise been eliminated, and the reasons these units opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project-based units. 222. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. 223. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation must be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. The annual budget submissions for program offices and Office of General Counsel personnel funding must include program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item request. 224. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices to any other office funded under such heading: Provided , That no appropriation for any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses to any other account funded under such heading: Provided further , That no appropriation for any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries and expenses between any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices and any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses , but only with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 225. The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be considered a program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching. 226. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take the required actions under subsection (b) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract for similar project-based assistance: (1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score of 30 or less; or (2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and: (A) fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that all deficiencies have been corrected; or (B) receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC inspections. Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f), but do not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ). (b) The Secretary shall take the following required actions as authorized under subsection (a)— (1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. (2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following actions, and provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and the parties specified above: (A) impose civil money penalties; (B) abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected; (C) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures, which will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is offered; or (D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies. (c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( MAHRAA ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecutive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report shall include: (1) The enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such conditions multiple times; and (2) Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties. 227. None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2015. 228. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 229. Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437v ) is amended— (1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking fiscal year and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting fiscal year 2015. ; and (2) in subsection (o), by striking September and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting September 30, 2015. . 230. None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices. 231. Of the amounts made available for salaries and expenses under all accounts under this title (except for the Office of Inspector General account), a total of up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available in the Information Technology Fund account under this title. 232. Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof October 1, 2017 . 233. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA). 234. The language under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ), is amended— (1) by striking (except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) in both places it appears; (2) in the second proviso, by striking 2015 and inserting 2018 ; (3) in the third proviso, after associated with such conversion , by inserting in excess of amounts made available under this heading ; (4) in the fourth proviso, by striking 60,000 and inserting 185,000 ; (5) in the penultimate proviso, by— (A) striking for fiscal years 2012 through December 31, 2014 ; (B) striking and agreement of the administering public housing agency ; and (C) inserting a long-term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a term of no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an operating cost factor established by the Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f note), or, subject to agreement of the administering public housing agency, to assistance under following vouchers to assistance under ; (6) by inserting the following provisos before the final proviso: Provided further , That amounts made available under the heading Rental Housing Assistance during the period of conversion under the previous proviso, which may extend beyond fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all timely applications, shall be available for project-based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the previous proviso: Provided further , That amounts, including contract authority, recaptured from contracts following a conversion under the previous two provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended for such conversions: Provided further , That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under the heading Rental Housing Assistance , amounts made available for tenant protection vouchers under the heading Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and specifically associated with any such conversions, and amounts made available under the previous proviso as needed to the account under the Project-Based Rental Assistance heading to facilitate conversion under the three previous provisos and any increase in cost for Project-Based Rental Assistance associated with such conversion shall be equal to amounts so transferred: ; and (7) in the final proviso, by— (A) striking with respect to the previous proviso and inserting with respect to the previous four provisos ; and (B) striking impact of the previous proviso and inserting impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013 conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act . 235. None of the funds made available by this Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing Administration program may be used to implement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program. 236. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a state. 237. All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading “Brownfields Redevelopment” are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided further , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby permanently rescinded. 238. Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)), as amended by section 210 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of Public Law 113–76 ; 128 Stat. 625), is amended— (1) by striking which shall not be lower in the matter preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end of subclause (I) and inserting the following: ‘‘which— (I) shall not be lower than 80 percent of— (aa) the applicable fair market rental established under section 8(c) of this Act; or (bb) at the discretion of the Secretary, such other applicable fair market rental established by the Secretary that the Secretary determines more accurately reflects local market conditions and is based on an applicable market area that is geographically smaller than the applicable market area used for purposes of the applicable fair market rental under section 8(c); except that a public housing agency may apply to the Secretary for exception allowing for a flat rental amount for a property that is lower than the amount otherwise determined pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant such exception if the Secretary determines that the fair market rental for the applicable market area pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) does not reflect the market value of the property and the proposed lower flat rental amount is based on a market analysis of the applicable market and complies with subclause (II) and ; (2) in subclause (II), by inserting shall before be designed ; and (3) in the matter after and below subclause (II), by striking Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 2014, with the requirement of this clause, except that if and inserting If . 239. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require the relocation, or to carry out any required relocation, of any asset management positions of the Office of Multifamily Housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 240. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 )) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5306 ). 241. Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: Exhausting all reasonable possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee shall include a good faith consideration of loan modification as well as meeting standards for servicing loans in default, as determined by the Secretary. . This title may be cited as the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Related agencies Access board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $7,548,000: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses. Federal maritime commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended ( 46 U.S.C. 307 ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 , $25,660,000: Provided , That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. National railroad passenger corporation Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,999,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. App. 3 ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government ( 18 U.S.C. 1001 ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further , That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further , That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak: Provided further , That concurrent with the President's budget request for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format and substance to those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government. National transportation safety board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ), $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. Neighborhood reinvestment corporation Payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8101–8107 ), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing program: Provided , That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms and conditions: (1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation ( NRC ) shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved by HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements. (2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction payments. (3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower's financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy by all interested parties. (4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of any procedures or activities that could be construed as a conflict of interest or have the appearance of impropriety. (5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas. (6) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to build the mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate in NRC training shall pay market rates for such training. (7) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under this section. (8) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities program. (9) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as determined by the NRC. (10) The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default. United states interagency council on homelessness Operating expenses For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2016 in section 209 and inserting October 1, 2017 . IV General provisions—this act 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That the report shall include: (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (B) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (C) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further , That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: Provided , That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities: Provided further , That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownsfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization Act (Public Law 107–118) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain. 408. All Federal agencies and departments that are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole-source contracts by no later than July 30, 2015. Such report shall include the contractor, the amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole-source contract. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 410. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto. 411. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the Buy American Act ). 412. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act ( 41 U.S.C. 10a–10c ). 413. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 414. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 415. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law. 416. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey. 417. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce section 18.36(c)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes. 419. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 420. It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States. 421. All agencies and departments funded by the Act shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal year a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of vehicles owned, leased, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: Provided , That for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. 423. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committee in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if-- (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 424. Any Federal agency or department that is funded under this Act shall respond to any recommendation made to such agency or department by the Government Accountability Office in a timely manner. This division may be cited as the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . L Further continuing appropriations, 2015 101. The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 ( Public Law 113–164 ) is amended by— (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting February 27, 2015 ; (2) striking the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution in section 144 and inserting December 11, 2014 ; and (3) adding after section 149 the following new sections: 150. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for Department of Homeland Security—United States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses shall be obligated at a rate for operations necessary for Presidential candidate nominee protection. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this section. 151. The Department of Homeland Security shall continue preparations to award the construction contract for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 2015. . 102. (a) Section 44302(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . (b) Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . (c) Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . M Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 1. Short title This division may be cited as the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) American expatriate health insurance companies should be permitted to compete on a level playing field in the global marketplace; (2) the global competitiveness of American companies should be encouraged; and (3) in implementing the health insurance provider fee under section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ; 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) and other provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ), the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of Labor should continue to recognize the unique and multinational features of expatriate health plans and the United States companies that operate such plans and the competitive pressures of such plans and companies. 3. Treatment of expatriate health plans under ACA (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of (including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and of title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ) shall not apply with respect to— (1) expatriate health plans; (2) employers with respect to such plans, solely in their capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to coverage offered by such issuers under such plans. (b) Minimum essential coverage and reporting requirements (1) In general For the purpose of section 5000A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the definition of minimum essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by reference: (A) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) of this section shall be treated as an eligible employer sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code. (B) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of this section shall be treated as a plan in the individual market under section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subparagraph shall apply solely for the purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code. (2) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H of such Code), except that statements furnished to individuals may be provided through electronic media and the primary insured shall be deemed to have consented to receive the statements under such sections in electronic form, unless the individual explicitly refuses such consent. Notwithstanding subsection (a), section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall continue to apply with respect to applicable employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in such section) of a qualified expatriate described in section 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than transferred) to work in the United States. (c) Qualified expatriates, spouses, and dependents not United States health risk (1) In general For purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.), for calendar years after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any spouse, dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the plan) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a United States health risk. (2) Special rule Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance issuer shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such issuer under such section for each such year (determined without regard to this paragraph) as— (A) the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, less the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, bears to (B) the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Expatriate health insurance issuer The term expatriate health insurance issuer means a health insurance issuer that issues expatriate health plans. (2) Expatriate health plan The term expatriate health plan means a group health plan, health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan, or health insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, dependents, and other individuals enrolled in the plan) that meets each of the following standards: (A) Substantially all of the primary enrollees in such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates with respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the previous sentence, an individual shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the individual is not a national of the United States and the individual resides in the country of which the individual is a citizen. (B) Substantially all of the benefits provided under the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits described in section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (C) The plan or coverage provides coverage for inpatient hospital services, outpatient facility services, physician services, and emergency services (comparable to such emergency services coverage described in and offered under section 8903(1) of title 5, United States Code for plan year 2009)— (i) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(A), both in the United States and in the country or countries from which the individual was transferred or assigned (accounting for flexibility needed with existing coverage), and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate (after taking into account the barriers and prohibitions to providing health care services in the countries as designated); (ii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries in which the individual is present in connection with the individual’s employment, and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; or (iii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C), in the country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate. (D) The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the benefits provided by the expatriate health plan satisfy a standard at least actuarially equivalent to the level provided for in section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (E) If the plan or coverage provides dependent coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such dependent coverage available for adult children until the adult child turns 26 years of age, unless such individual is the child of a child receiving dependent coverage. (F) The plan or coverage— (i) is issued by an expatriate health plan issuer, or administered by an administrator, that together with any other person in the expatriate health plan issuer's or administrator’s controlled group (as described in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the regulations promulgated thereunder)), has licenses to sell insurance in more than two countries, and, with respect to such plan, coverage, or company in the controlled group— (I) maintains network provider agreements that provide for direct claims payments, directly or through third party contracts, with health care providers in eight or more countries; (II) maintains call centers, directly or through third party contracts, in three or more countries and accepts calls from customers in eight or more languages; (III) processes (in the aggregate together with other plans or coverage it issues or administers) at least $1,000,000 in claims in foreign currency equivalents each year; (IV) makes available (directly or through third party contracts) global evacuation/repatriation coverage; and (V) maintains legal and compliance resources in three or more countries; and (ii) offers reimbursements for items or services under such plan or coverage in the local currency in eight or more countries. (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq. ), chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq. ), which would otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or issuer, if not for the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (3) Qualified expatriate The term qualified expatriate means a primary insured, or individual otherwise described in subparagraph (C)— (A) (i) whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or expertise is of a type that has caused his or her employer to transfer or assign him or her to the United States for a specific and temporary purpose or assignment tied to his or her employment; and (ii) in connection with such transfer or assignment, is reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to require access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries, and is offered other multinational benefits on a periodic basis (such as tax equalization, compensation for cross border moving expenses, or compensation to enable the expatriate to return to their home country); (B) who is working outside of the United States for a period of at least 180 days in a consecutive 12-month period that overlaps with the plan year; or (C) who is a member of a group of similarly situated individuals— (i) that is formed for the purpose of traveling or relocating internationally in service of one or more of the purposes listed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similarly situated organizations or groups (such as students or religious missionaries); (ii) that is not formed primarily for the sale of health insurance coverage; and (iii) that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, determines requires access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries. (4) United States The term United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (5) Miscellaneous terms (A) Group health plan; health insurance coverage; health insurance issuer; plan sponsor The terms group health plan , health insurance coverage , health insurance issuer , and plan sponsor have the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300gg–91). (B) Transfer The term transfer means an employer has transferred an employee to perform services for a branch of the same employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or subsidiary thereof. (e) Regulations The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act, including such rules as may be necessary to prevent inappropriate expansion of the application of the exclusions under this Act from applicable laws and regulations, and to amend existing annual reporting requirements or procedures to include applicable qualified expatriate health insurers’ total number of expatriate plan enrollees. (f) Effective date Unless otherwise specified, this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2015. N Other Matters 101. Separate Contribution Limits for Contributions Made to National Parties To Support Presidential Nominating Conventions, National Party Headquarters Buildings, and Recounts (a) Separate limits Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30116(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year; ; (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) An account described in this paragraph is any of the following accounts: (A) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (other than a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses, except that the aggregate amount of expenditures the national committee of a political party may make from such account may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any single convention. (B) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses (including expenses for obligations incurred during the 2-year period which ends on the date of the enactment of this paragraph). (C) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used to defray expenses incurred with respect to the preparation for and the conduct of election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to determination of coordinated expenditure limitations Section 315(d) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30116(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection shall not apply to expenditures made from any of the accounts described in subsection (a)(9). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds that are solicited, received, transferred, or spent on or after the date of the enactment of this section. 102. Modification of Treatment of Certain Health Organizations (a) In general Paragraph (5) of section 833(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking this section and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) , and (2) by inserting and for activities that improve health care quality after clinical services . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009. 103. Budgetary Effects (a) Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). (c) Classification of budgetary effects Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be estimated— (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. O Multiemployer Pension Reform 1. Short title This division may be cited as the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 . 2. Table of Contents The table of contents for this division is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of Contents. Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage. Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes. Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans. Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions Sec. 121. Mergers. Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. I Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules A Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules (a) In general Subtitle C of title II of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 ( 26 U.S.C. 412 note) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1084 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (C). (2) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 431(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (C). 102. Election to be in critical status (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Election to be in critical status Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)— (A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year, (B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and (C) a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B). . (2) Annual certification (A) In general Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking , and and inserting or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and . (B) Actuarial projections Section 305(b)(3)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B) ) is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking In making the determinations and inserting Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses. . (3) Notice (A) Of election to be in critical status Section 305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i) ) is amended— (i) by inserting after for a plan year the following: or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulations or other guidance. (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code (1) In general Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Election to be in critical status Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)— (A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year, (B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and (C) a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B). . (2) Annual certification (A) In general Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking , and and inserting or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and . (B) Actuarial projections Section 432(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking In making the determinations and inserting Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses. . (3) Notice (A) Of election to be in critical status Section 432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended— (i) by inserting after for a plan year the following: or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations or other guidance. . (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(4)(B)) is amended to read as follows: (B) Emergence (i) In general A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (I) the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year; (II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(2) or section 304 (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006); and (III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. (ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions (I) Special emergence rule Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1); and (bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years, regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year. (II) Reentry into critical status A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless— (aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d); or (bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. . (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code Section 432(e)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (B) Emergence (i) In general A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (I) the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year, (II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(2) or section 412(e) (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006), and (III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. (ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions (I) Special emergence rule Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1), and (bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years, regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year. (II) Reentry into critical status A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless— (aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d), or (bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ), as amended by section 102, is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and inserting the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5), ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule A plan is described in this paragraph if— (A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and (B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year. . (2) Notice Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph. . (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii) and (iii) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by inserting after endangered status for a plan year the following: , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5), . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and inserting the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5), ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule A plan is described in this paragraph if— (A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and (B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year. . (2) Notice Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended— (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph. . (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii) and (iii) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting after endangered status for a plan year the following: , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5), . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(c)(3)(A)) is amended— (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking of such period and inserting of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3) ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking any plan year and inserting the last plan year . (b) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 432(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking of such period and inserting of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3) ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking any plan year and inserting the last plan year . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods (1) Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan (A) In general A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan. (B) Special rules for benefit increases A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan. (2) Special Rules for Plan Adoption Period During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan— (A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for— (i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants, (ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or (iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and (B) no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law. . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code Section 432(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods (1) Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan (A) In general A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan. (B) Special rules for benefit increases A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan. (2) Special rules for plan adoption period During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan— (A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for— (i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants, (ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or (iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and (B) no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply with other applicable law. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan (A) Initial Contribution Schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and (ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (B) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and (ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (C) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires. (D) Failure to make scheduled contributions Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this paragraph shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such. , (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan (i) Initial Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and (II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (ii) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and (II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (iii) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (i) or (ii) expires. (iv) Failure to make scheduled contributions Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this subsection shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such. . (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan (A) Initial contribution schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and (ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (B) Subsequent contribution schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and (ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (C) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires. , and (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan (i) Initial contribution schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and (II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (ii) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and (II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (iii) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (ii) or (iii) expires. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1421 ; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed. (2) Modification of insolvency rules Section 4245 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1426 ) is amended— (A) by striking reorganization each place it appears and inserting critical status, as described in subsection 305(b)(2), ; (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by striking The suspension and inserting (A) The suspension ; (ii) by striking (within the meaning of section 4241(b)(6)) ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) the term person in pay status means— (I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and (II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan. (ii) the base plan year for any plan year is— (I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or (II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year. (iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement— (I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and (II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year. (iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements. ; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking (determined in accordance with section 4243(3)(B)(ii)) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. ; (D) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the corporation, the parties described in section 4242(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting the parties described in section 101(f)(1) ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 4242(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting section 101(f)(1) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (g) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 305(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Definition of reorganization index Section 4001(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1301(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (9). (B) Minimum funding standards Section 304(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1084(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) In general For purposes of section 302, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years. . (C) Modification of part heading Part 3 of subtitle D of title IV of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq. ) is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (D) Conforming amendment to table of contents The table of contents in section 1 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4241 through 4244A. (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (1) In general Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed. (2) Modification of insolvency rules Section 418E of such Code is amended— (A) by striking reorganization each place it appears and inserting critical status, as described in subsection 432(b)(2), ; (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by striking The suspension and inserting (A) The suspension ; (ii) by striking (within the meaning of section 418(b)(6)) ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) the term person in pay status means— (I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and (II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan. (ii) the base plan year for any plan year is— (I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or (II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year. (iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement— (I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and (II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year. (iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements. ; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking (determined in accordance with section 418B(3)(B)(ii)) ; (ii) by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. ; (D) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the corporation, the parties described in section 418A(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting the parties described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 418A(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (h) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 432(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Minimum funding standards Section 431(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) In general For purposes of section 412, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years. . (B) Modification of subpart heading Subpart C of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (C) Conforming amendment to table of contents The table of contents for such subpart C is amended by striking the items relating to sections 418 through 418D. (D) Conforming amendment to table of subparts The table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9); (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (B) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking During the rehabilitation plan adoption period— and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan— ; (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination (1) Benefit reduction Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201. (2) Surcharges Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5). (3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (A) In general Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5). (B) Special rules For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B). (4) Emergence from endangered or critical status In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status. (5) Simplified calculations The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c). . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9), (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (B) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), striking During the rehabilitation plan adoption period— and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan— ; (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination (1) Benefit reduction Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (2) Surcharges Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act. (3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (A) In general Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of such Act and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act. (B) Special rules For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B). (4) Emergence from endangered or critical status In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status. (5) Simplified calculations The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c) of such Act. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the contribution rate or other required contribution increases that go into effect during plan years beginning after December 31, 2014 and to surcharges the obligation for which accrue on or after December 31, 2014. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans (a) In general Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1322a(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined in section 205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a participant under a multiemployer plan which becomes insolvent under section 4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is terminated, such annuity shall not be treated as forfeitable solely because the participant has not died as of the date on which the plan became so insolvent or the termination date. . (b) Retroactive Application The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to multiemployer plan benefit payments becoming payable on or after January 1, 1985, except that the amendment shall not apply in any case where the surviving spouse has died before the date of the enactment of this Act. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information (a) In general Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) In general Each administrator of a defined benefit plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written request, furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan a copy of— (A) the current plan document (including any amendments thereto), (B) the latest summary plan description of the plan, (C) the current trust agreement (including any amendments thereto), or any other instrument or agreement under which the plan is established or operated, (D) in the case of a request by an employer, any participation agreement with respect to the plan for such employer that relates to the employer’s plan participation during the current or any of the 5 immediately preceding plan years, (E) the annual report filed under section 104 for any plan year, (F) the plan funding notice provided under subsection (f) for any plan year, (G) any periodic actuarial report (including any sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan year which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days, (H) any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual financial report prepared for the plan by any plan investment manager or advisor or other fiduciary which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days, (I) audited financial statements of the plan for any plan year, (J) any application filed with the Secretary of the Treasury requesting an extension under section 304(d) of this Act or section 431(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the determination of such Secretary pursuant to such application, and (K) in the case of a plan which was in critical or endangered status under section 305 for a plan year, the latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and the contribution schedules applicable with respect to such funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (other than a contribution schedule applicable to a specific employer). . (b) Limitations on disclosure Section 101(k)(3) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(3) ) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and inserting the following: In no case shall a participant, beneficiary, employee representative, or employer be entitled under this subsection to receive more than one copy of any document described in paragraph (1) during any one 12-month period, or, in the case of any document described in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) of paragraph (1), a copy of any such document that as of the date on which the request is received by the administrator, has been in the administrator’s possession for 6 years or more. If the administrator provides a copy of a document described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the administrator shall be considered as having met any obligation the administrator may have under any other provision of this title to furnish a copy of the same document to such person upon request. . (c) Retention of records Section 107 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1027 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k)) after file any report ; and (2) by inserting a copy of such report and after shall maintain . (d) Civil enforcement Section 502(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1132(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (9), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (11) in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case of an employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to obtain appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such violation or (ii) to enforce such subsection. . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. B Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions 121. Mergers (a) PBGC assistance for multiemployer plan mergers Section 4231 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1411 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Facilitated mergers (1) In general When requested to do so by the plan sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or more multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the transaction is in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of at least one of the plans and is not reasonably expected to be adverse to the overall interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of the plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical assistance, mediation, communication with stakeholders, and support with related requests to other government agencies. (2) Financial assistance In order to facilitate a merger which it determines is necessary to enable one or more of the plans involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the corporation may provide financial assistance (within the meaning of section 4261) to the merged plan if— (A) one or more of the multiemployer plans participating in the merger is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4)); (B) the corporation reasonably expects that— (i) such financial assistance will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plans involved; and (ii) such financial assistance is necessary for the merged plan to become or remain solvent; (C) the corporation certifies that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans will not be impaired by such financial assistance; and (D) such financial assistance is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans. Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial assistance, the corporation shall provide notice of such financial assistance to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans (a) In general (1) In general Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1413 ) is amended to read as follows: 4233. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans (a) (1) Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for a partition of the plan, the corporation may order a partition of the plan in accordance with this section. The corporation shall make a determination regarding the application not later than 270 days after the date such application was filed (or, if later, the date such application was completed) in accordance with regulations promulgated by the corporation. (2) Not later than 30 days after submitting an application for partition of a plan under paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the plan shall notify the participants and beneficiaries of such application, in the form and manner prescribed by regulations issued by the corporation. (b) For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiemployer plan if— (1) the plan is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4)); (2) the corporation determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking concurrently with an application for partition) all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency, including the maximum benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9), if applicable; (3) the corporation reasonably expects that— (A) a partition of the plan will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plan; and (B) a partition of the plan is necessary for the plan to remain solvent; (4) the corporation certifies to Congress that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans (including any liabilities associated with multiemployer plans that are insolvent or that are projected to become insolvent within 10 years) will not be impaired by such partition; and (5) the cost to the corporation arising from such partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans. (c) The corporation's partition order shall provide for a transfer to the plan referenced in subsection (d)(1) of the minimum amount of the plan’s liabilities necessary for the plan to remain solvent. (d) (1) The plan created by the partition order is a successor plan to which section 4022A applies. (2) The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan prior to the partition and the administrator of such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the administrator, respectively, of the plan created by the partition order. (3) In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that was partitioned within ten years following the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 with respect to both the plan that was partitioned and the plan created by the partition order. If the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that was partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the partition order). (e) (1) For each participant or beneficiary of the plan whose benefit was transferred to the plan created by the partition order pursuant to a partition, the plan that was partitioned shall pay a monthly benefit to such participant or beneficiary for each month in which such benefit is in pay status following the effective date of such partition in an amount equal to the excess of— (A) the monthly benefit that would be paid to such participant or beneficiary for such month under the terms of the plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the effective date of such partition) if the partition had not occurred, over (B) the monthly benefit for such participant or beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A. (2) In any case in which a plan provides a benefit improvement (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi)) that takes effect after the effective date of the partition, the plan shall pay to the corporation for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date, an annual amount equal to the lesser of— (A) the total value of the increase in benefit payments for such year that is attributable to the benefit improvement, or (B) the total benefit payments from the plan created by the partition for such year. Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition to, any other premium imposed by the corporation under this title. (3) The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums imposed by the corporation under this title with respect to participants whose benefits were transferred to the plan created by the partition order for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date. (f) Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the corporation shall provide notice of such order to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and any affected participants or beneficiaries. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. C Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans (a) Increase in premium rate for multiemployer plans Section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (iv), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (v)— (i) by inserting and before January 1, 2015, after December 31, 2012, ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each individual who is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan year. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (M) For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal to the greater of— (i) the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount by the ratio of— (I) the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for the first of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year in which such plan year begins, to (II) the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2013; and (ii) such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the preceding calendar year. If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $1, such product shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. . (b) Treatment of certain funds Section 4005(b)(3) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1305(b)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking Whenever and inserting (A) Whenever ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)— (i) the amounts of premiums received under section 4006 with respect to the fund to be used for basic benefits under section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be placed in a noninterest-bearing account within such fund in the following amounts: (I) for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000; (II) for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000; (III) for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000; (IV) for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and (V) for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000; (ii) premiums received in fiscal years specified in subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be allocated in order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the amount specified and second to any other accounts within such fund; and (iii) financial assistance, as provided under section 4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the noninterest-bearing and other accounts within the fund. . (c) Report In addition to any other report required by section 4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under the amendment made by subsection (a) are sufficient for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its projected mean stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the ten- and twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including an explanation of the assumptions underlying this analysis; and (2) if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the premium levels are insufficient to meet such obligations (or are in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such obligations), a proposed schedule of revised premiums sufficient to meet (but not exceed) such obligations. (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. II Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining status Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(a) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) if the plan is in critical and declining status— (A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and (B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9). . (2) Critical and declining status defined Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ), as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Critical and declining status For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent). . (3) Annual certification Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)) is amended— (A) by striking and whether and inserting , whether , and (B) by inserting , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year before , and at the end. (4) Annual funding notices Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, whether the plan was in critical and declining status under section 305 for such plan year and, if so— (I) the projected date of insolvency; (II) a clear statement that such insolvency may result in benefit reductions; and (III) a statement describing whether the plan sponsor has taken legally permitted actions to prevent insolvency. . (5) Projections of assets and liabilities Section 305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections of critical and declining status In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that— (I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and (II) the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect. . (6) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status Section 305(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e) ) (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status (A) In general Notwithstanding section 204(g) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate. (B) Suspension of benefits (i) Suspension of benefits defined For purposes of this subsection, the term suspension of benefits means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits. (ii) Length of suspensions Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms. (iii) No liability The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph. (iv) Applicability For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants. (v) Retiree representative (I) In general In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process. (II) Reasonable expenses from plan The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status. (III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 404(a). The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee. (C) Conditions for suspensions The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met: (i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely. (ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following: (I) Current and past contribution levels. (II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals). (III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits. (IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection. (V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants. (VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally. (VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers. (VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan. (IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels. (X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers. (D) Limitations on suspensions Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A on the date of the suspension. (ii) (I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause; (III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— (aa) the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by (bb) 60 months. (iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph. (iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency. (v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition. (vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following: (I) Age and life expectancy. (II) Length of time in pay status. (III) Amount of benefit. (IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement. (V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit. (VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases. (VII) History of benefit increases and reductions. (VIII) Years to retirement for active employees. (IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits. (X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status. (XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability. (vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall— (I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, (II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and (III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 — (aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, and (bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan. (E) Benefit improvements (i) In general The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless— (I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and (II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 4245. (ii) Equitable Distribution of Benefit Improvements (I) Limitation The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined. (II) Equitable distribution of benefits The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended. (iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi). (iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which— (I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or (II) is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (v) Additional limitations Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan. (vi) Definition of benefit improvement For purposes of this subparagraph, the term benefit improvement means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan. (F) Notice requirements (i) In general No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to— (I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts, (II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a)) under the plan, and (III) each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer. (ii) Content of notice The notice under clause (i) shall contain— (I) sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary, (II) a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions, (III) a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted, (IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries, (V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and (VI) information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate. (iii) Form and manner Any notice under clause (i)— (I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law, (II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and (III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided. (iv) Other notice requirement Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 204(h). (v) Model notice The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (G) Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor (i) In general The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F). (ii) Solicitation of comments Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Secretary of the Treasury. (iii) Required action; deemed approval The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury of an application shall be treated as a final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Agency review In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause. (v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous. (H) Participant ratification process (i) In general No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension. (ii) Administration of vote Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph. (iii) Ballots The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following: (I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension. (II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii). (III) A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor. (IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect. (V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension. (VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency. (iv) Communication by plan sponsor It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means. (v) Systemically important plans (I) In general Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote— (aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or (bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 under such modification). (II) Recommendations Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension. (III) Systemically important plan defined (aa) In general For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented. (bb) Indexing For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000. (vi) Final authorization to suspend In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)). (I) Judicial review (i) Denial of application An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial. (ii) Approval of suspension of benefits (I) Timing of action An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi). (II) Standards of review (aa) In general A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code. (bb) Temporary injunction A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case. (iii) Restricted cause of action A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title. (iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action. (J) Special rule for emergence from critical status A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as— (i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and (ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 4245. . (7) Rules relating to withdrawal liability (A) Benefit suspensions disregarded Section 305(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status, after benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) . (B) Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal liability claims Section 4219(d) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1399(d) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting or to any arrangement relating to withdrawal liability involving the plan. . (C) Civil actions Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1303 )(f)(1)) is amended by inserting plan sponsor, before fiduciary . (8) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 305(e)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9) ). (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining status Section 432(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) if the plan is in critical and declining status— (A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and (B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9). . (2) Critical and declining status defined Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Critical and declining status For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent). . (3) Annual certification Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by striking and whether and inserting , whether , and (B) by inserting , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year before , and at the end. (4) Projections of assets and liabilities Section 432(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections of Critical and Declining Status In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that— (I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and (II) the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect. . (5) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status Section 432(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status (A) In general Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate. (B) Suspension of benefits (i) Suspension of benefits defined For purposes of this subsection, the term suspension of benefits means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits. (ii) Length of suspensions Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms. (iii) No liability The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph. (iv) Applicability For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants. (v) Retiree representative (I) In general In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process. (II) Reasonable expenses from plan The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status. (III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 4975. The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee. (C) Conditions for suspensions The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met: (i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 418E, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely. (ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following: (I) Current and past contribution levels. (II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals). (III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits. (IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection. (V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants. (VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally. (VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers. (VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan. (IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels. (X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers. (D) Limitations on suspensions Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on the date of the suspension. (ii) (I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause; (III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— (aa) the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by (bb) 60 months. (iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph. (iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency. (v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition. (vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following: (I) Age and life expectancy. (II) Length of time in pay status. (III) Amount of benefit. (IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement. (V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit. (VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases. (VII) History of benefit increases and reductions. (VIII) Years to retirement for active employees. (IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits. (X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status. (XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability. (vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall— (I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or an agreement with the plan, (II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and (III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 — (aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of such Act or an agreement with the plan, and (bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan. (E) Benefit improvements (i) In general The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless— (I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and (II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 418E. (ii) Equitable distribution of benefit improvements (I) Limitation The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined. (II) Equitable distribution of benefits The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended. (iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi). (iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which— (I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or (II) is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (v) Additional limitations Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan. (vi) Definition of benefit improvement For purposes of this subparagraph, the term benefit improvement means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan. (F) Notice requirements (i) In general No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to— (I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts, (II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) under the plan, and (III) each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer. (ii) Content of notice The notice under clause (i) shall contain— (I) sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary, (II) a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions, (III) a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted, (IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries, (V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and (VI) information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate. (iii) Form and manner Any notice under clause (i)— (I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law, (II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and (III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided. (iv) Other notice requirement Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 4980F. (v) Model notice The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (G) Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor (i) In general The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury shall approve, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F). (ii) Solicitation of comments Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Department of the Treasury. (iii) Required action; deemed approval The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of an application shall be treated as final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Agency review In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause. (v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous. (H) Participant ratification process (i) In general No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension. (ii) Administration of vote Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph. (iii) Ballots The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following: (I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension. (II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii). (III) A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor. (IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect. (V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension. (VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency. (iv) Communication by plan sponsor It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means. (v) Systemically important plans (I) In general Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote— (aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or (bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 under such modification). (II) Recommendations Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension. (III) Systemically important plan defined (aa) In general For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented. (bb) Indexing For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000. (vi) Final authorization to suspend In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)). (I) Judicial review (i) Denial of application An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial. (ii) Approval of suspension of benefits (I) Timing of action An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi). (II) Standards of review (aa) In general A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code. (bb) Temporary injunction A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case. (iii) Restricted cause of action A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title. (iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action. (J) Special rule for emergence from critical status A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as— (i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and (ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 418E. . (6) Rule relating to withdrawal liability Section 432(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting , or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status, after benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) . (7) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 432(e)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. P Other Retirement-Related Modifications 1. Substantial cessation of operations (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1362) is amended to read as follows: (e) Treatment of substantial cessation of operations (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at a facility in any location, the employer shall be treated with respect to any single employer plan established and maintained by the employer covering participants at such facility as if the employer were a substantial employer under a plan under which more than one employer makes contributions and the provisions of sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall apply. (2) Substantial cessation of operations For purposes of this subsection: (A) In general The term substantial cessation of operations means a permanent cessation of operations at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of a number of eligible employees at the facility equivalent to more than 15 percent of the number of all eligible employees of the employer, determined immediately before the earlier of— (i) the date of the employer's decision to implement such cessation, or (ii) in the case of a workforce reduction which includes 1 or more eligible employees described in paragraph (6)(B), the earliest date on which any such eligible employee was separated from employment. (B) Workforce reduction Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the term workforce reduction means the number of eligible employees at a facility who are separated from employment by reason of the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility. (C) Relocation of workforce An eligible employee separated from employment at a facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if, within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the employer, at the same or another facility located in the United States, by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States. (D) Dispositions If, whether by reason of a sale or other disposition of the assets or stock of a contributing sponsor (or any member of the same controlled group as such a sponsor) of the plan relating to operations at a facility or otherwise, an employer (the transferee employer ) other than the employer which experiences the substantial cessation of operations (the transferor employer ) conducts any portion of such operations, then— (i) an eligible employee separated from employment with the transferor employer at the facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if— (I) within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the transferee employer by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States; and (II) in the case of an eligible employee who is a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer; and (ii) an eligible employee who continues to be employed at the facility by the transferee employer shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if— (I) the eligible employee is not a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, or (II) in any other case, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer. (3) Exemption for plans with limited underfunding Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single employer plan if, for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred— (A) there were fewer than 100 participants with accrued benefits under the plan as of the valuation date of the plan for the plan year (as determined under section 303(g)(2)); or (B) the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year was 90 percent or greater. (4) Election to make additional contributions to satisfy liability (A) In general An employer may elect to satisfy the employer's liability with respect to a plan by reason of paragraph (1) by making additional contributions to the plan in the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each plan year in the 7-plan-year period beginning with the plan year in which the cessation occurred. Any such additional contribution for a plan year shall be in addition to any minimum required contribution under section 303 for such plan year and shall be paid not later than the earlier of— (i) the due date for the minimum required contribution for such year under section 303(j); or (ii) in the case of the first such contribution, the date that is 1 year after the date on which the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred, and in the case of subsequent contributions, the same date in each succeeding year. (B) Amount determined (i) In general Except as provided in clause (iii), the amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to each plan year in the 7-plan-year period is the product of— (I) 1/7 of the unfunded vested benefits determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date of the plan (as determined under section 303(g)(2)) for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred; and (II) the reduction fraction. (ii) Reduction fraction For purposes of clause (i), the reduction fraction of a single employer plan is equal to— (I) the number of participants with accrued benefits in the plan who were included in computing the workforce reduction under paragraph (2)(B) as a result of the cessation of operations at the facility; divided by (II) the number of eligible employees of the employer who are participants with accrued benefits in the plan, determined as of the same date the determination under paragraph (2)(A) is made. (iii) Limitation The additional contribution under this subparagraph for any plan year shall not exceed the excess, if any, of— (I) 25 percent of the difference between the market value of the assets of the plan and the funding target of the plan for the preceding plan year; over (II) the minimum required contribution under section 303 for the plan year. (C) Permitted cessation of annual installments when plan becomes sufficiently funded An employer's obligation to make additional contributions under this paragraph shall not apply to— (i) the first plan year (beginning on or after the first day of the plan year in which the cessation occurs) for which the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90 percent or greater, or (ii) any plan year following such first plan year. (D) Coordination with funding waivers (i) In general If the Secretary of the Treasury issues a funding waiver under section 302(c) with respect to the plan for a plan year in the 7-plan-year period under subparagraph (A), the additional contribution with respect to such plan year shall be permanently waived. (ii) Notice An employer maintaining a plan with respect to which such a funding waiver has been issued or a request for such a funding waiver is pending shall provide notice to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and at such time as the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide, of a cessation of operations to which paragraph (1) applies. (E) Enforcement (i) Notice An employer making the election under this paragraph shall provide notice to the Corporation, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Corporation, of— (I) such election, not later than 30 days after the earlier of the date the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred; (II) the payment of each additional contribution, not later than 10 days after such payment; (III) any failure to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period, not later than 10 days after the due date for such payment; (IV) the waiver under subparagraph (D)(i) of the obligation to make an additional contribution for any year, not later than 30 days after the funding waiver described in such subparagraph is granted; and (V) the cessation of any obligation to make additional contributions under subparagraph (C), not later than 10 days after the due date for payment of the additional contribution for the first plan year to which such cessation applies. (ii) Acceleration of liability to the plan for failure to pay If an employer fails to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period by the due date for such payment, the employer shall, as of such date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to the balance which remains unpaid as of such date of the aggregate amount of additional contributions required to be paid by the employer during such 7-year-plan period. The Corporation may waive or settle the liability described in the preceding sentence, at the discretion of the Corporation. (iii) Civil action The Corporation may bring a civil action in the district courts of the United States in accordance with section 4003(e) to compel an employer making such election to pay the additional contributions required under this paragraph. (5) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Eligible employee The term eligible employee means an employee who is eligible to participate in an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2)) established and maintained by the employer. (B) Funding target The term funding target means, with respect to any plan year, the funding target as determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for purposes of determining the premium paid to the Corporation under section 4007 for the plan year. (C) Market value The market value of the assets of a plan shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of section 4006(a)(3)(E). (6) Special rules (A) Change in operation of certain facilities and property For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a qualified lodging facility (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if such operations are continued by an eligible independent contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of such Code) pursuant to an agreement with the employer. (B) Aggregation of prior separations The workforce reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to any cessation of operations shall be determined by taking into account any separation from employment of any eligible employee at the facility (other than a separation which is not taken into account as workforce reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2)) which— (i) is related to the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility, and (ii) occurs during the 3-year period preceding such cessation. (C) No addition to prefunding balance For purposes of section 303(f)(6)(B) and section 430(f)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any additional contribution made under paragraph (4) shall be treated in the same manner as a contribution an employer is required to make in order to avoid a benefit reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by this section shall apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Transition rule An employer that had a cessation of operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as in effect before the amendment made by this section), but did not enter into an arrangement with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to satisfy the requirements of such subsection (as so in effect) before such date of enactment, shall be permitted to make the election under section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in effect after the amendment made by this section) as if such cessation had occurred on such date of enactment. Such election shall be made not later than 30 days after such Corporation issues, on or after such date of the enactment, a final administrative determination that a substantial cessation of operations has occurred. (c) Direction to the Corporation The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement, administrative, or other action pursuant to section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or in connection with an agreement settling liability arising under such section, that is inconsistent with the amendment made by this section, without regard to whether the action relates to a cessation or other event that occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless such action is in connection with a settlement agreement that is in place before June 1, 2014. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not initiate a new enforcement action with respect to section 4062(e) of such Act that is inconsistent with its enforcement policy in effect on June 1, 2014. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age (a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1054 ) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection: (k) Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (1) In general Notwithstanding section 3(24), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this title, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2). (2) Applicable plan For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term applicable plan means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of— (i) an age otherwise permitted under section 3(24), or (ii) the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan. A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer. (B) Expanded application Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees. (C) Limitation on expanded application A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who— (i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or (ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date. . (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this subchapter, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2). (2) Applicable plan For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term applicable plan means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of— (i) an age otherwise permitted under subsection (a)(8), or (ii) the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan. A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer. (B) Expanded application Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees. (C) Limitation on expanded application A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who— (i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or (ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children (a) Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1) ) is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code, (ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, (iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children. . (2) Aggregation rules Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2) ) is amended by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) . (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 414(y)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code, (ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, (iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children. . (2) Aggregation rules Section 414(y)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act (29 U.S.C. 401 note). Q Budgetary effects 1. Budgetary Effects (a) Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). (c) Classification of budgetary effects Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be estimated— (1) for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.
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113 HR 83 EAS:
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2014-09-18
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113th CONGRESS
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2d Session
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H.R. 83
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In the Senate of the United States,
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September 18, 2014.
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Amendment:
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That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 83) entitled
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An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and
financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the
United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of
energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable
energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and
for other purposes.
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, do pass with the following
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Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following:
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1.
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Study
of electric rates in the insular areas
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(a)
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Definitions
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In
this section:
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(1)
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Comprehensive
energy plan
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The term
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comprehensive energy plan
</term>
means
a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e)
of section 604 of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to authorize appropriations
for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes
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,
approved December 24, 1980 (
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48 U.S.C. 1492
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).
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(2)
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Energy action
plan
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The term
<term>
energy action plan
</term>
means the plan
required by subsection (d).
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(3)
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Freely
associated states
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The term
<term>
Freely Associated States
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means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands,
and the Republic of Palau.
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(4)
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Insular
areas
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The term
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insular areas
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means American Samoa,
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the
Virgin Islands.
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(5)
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Secretary
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The
term
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Secretary
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means the Secretary of the Interior.
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(6)
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Team
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The
term
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team
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means the team established by the Secretary under
subsection (b).
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(b)
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Establishment
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Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary
shall, within the Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of
technical, policy, and financial experts—
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to
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to
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Participation of
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In establishing the team, the
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Energy action
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recommendations,
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reduce reliance
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develop and utilize domestic
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improve
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a
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a
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benchmarks for
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Reports to
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Not later than 1 year after the date on which the
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Annual reports
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Not later than 30 days after the date on which the
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Approval of Secretary required
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in subsection (a)(2), by striking
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December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)
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December 31, 2019
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in subsection (d)—
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| 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 83 In the Senate of the United States, September 18, 2014. Amendment:
That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 83) entitled An Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. , do pass with the following Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 1. Study of electric rates in the insular areas (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely associated states The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States; (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. (g) Approval of Secretary required The energy action plan shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the energy action plan. 2. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) and inserting December 31, 2019 ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection’’ and inserting ‘ending on December 31, 2019 ’; (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
Secretary |
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Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development
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Team
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Energy action plans
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Annual reports to Congress
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| I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 83 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plans In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) promote access to affordable, reliable energy; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plans. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. (g) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America
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At the Second Session
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Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen
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Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
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Sec. 1. Short title.
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Sec. 2. Table of contents.
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Sec. 3. References.
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Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.
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Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas.
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Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act.
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Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes.
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Division A—Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
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Title I—Agricultural Programs
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Title II—Conservation Programs
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Title III—Rural Development Programs
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Title IV—Domestic Food Programs
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Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
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Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration
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Title VII—General Provisions
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<toc-entry level="section">
Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division B—Commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Department of Commerce
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Department of Justice
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Science
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division C—Department of Defense appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Military Personnel
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Operation and Maintenance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Procurement
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—Revolving and Management Funds
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VIII—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division D—Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Department of the Interior
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Department of Energy
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Independent Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division E—Financial services and general government appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Department of the Treasury
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—The Judiciary
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—District of Columbia
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—Independent Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—General Provisions—This Act
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—General Provisions—Government-Wide
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division F—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Department of the Interior
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Environmental Protection Agency
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division G—Departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Department of Labor
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—Department of Health and Human Services
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—Department of Education
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division H—Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Legislative Branch
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division I—Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title I—Department of Defense
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title III—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="division">
Division J—Department of State, Foreign operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Department of State and Related Agency
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—United States Agency for International Development
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—International Security Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title V—Multilateral Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title VII—General Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division K—Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title I—Department of Transportation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title III—Related Agencies
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
Title IV—General Provisions—This Act
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division L—Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division M—Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="division">
Division N—Other Matters
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="division">
Division O—Multiemployer Pension Reform
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 1. Short title.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="title">
Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="subtitle">
Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="subtitle">
Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 121. Mergers.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="subtitle">
Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="title">
Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="division">
Division P—Other Retirement-Related Modifications
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="division">
Division Q—Budgetary effects
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H14085470849C4B19851D5AEF411D3432" level="section">
Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
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</section>
<section id="HF082A597DFFA476893F15ADEB8888174">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
References
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC259CCE779D48E4B015684114964050">
<enum/>
<text>
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
<quote>
this Act
</quote>
contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFF34A16EA0B64369ACBBFB30D66095DD">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Explanatory Statement
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5EE46A41F3E14E0BABC00485AFA2A71C">
<enum/>
<text>
The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE4AAFBE17F204B138345C98325896271">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Statement of appropriations
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0EC0A548A3441E998A37E50E8CE809A">
<enum/>
<text>
The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBC14D2ED6A074106B4EC6545E3529186">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Availability of funds
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC4982841D88B410A91DD50F635F87D99">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40C383E9FC0B460AAB3582A10F79A771">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FE4AC1F6F6345E0A76C317FC8D8F8E2">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Technical allowance for estimating differences
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H455070245DDC4F6E8B221CCD1148E74D">
<enum/>
<text>
If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2015 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8D9FED85B5F4D6FB37AEEAE6B761DB5">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Adjustments to compensation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/31">
2 U.S.C. 31
</external-xref>
) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFF1D2738D7D6407C9CC9CCDE6E6EB7E0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Study of electric rates in the insular areas
</header>
<subsection id="H6CEA145966AD4272A80116299E54AB2F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="HA3746C43CDFA4140AD9142CBAF06A5EC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Comprehensive energy plan
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
comprehensive energy plan
</term>
means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled
<quote>
An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes
</quote>
, approved December 24, 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1492">
48 U.S.C. 1492
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78B55DA1F3D54BAABF97DB7977B36776">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Energy action plan
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
energy action plan
</term>
means the plan required by subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAD765A31368418FA5B421251C8B853A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Freely associated states
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Freely Associated States
</term>
means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H702C74266FA3476CB85D16E73651F7CC">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Insular areas
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
insular areas
</term>
means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6535AD3AD6E74C86A1887D3249515873">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of the Interior.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C2CD4EF19C645E787A00E9B106B832E">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Team
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
team
</term>
means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H187AD38F5C0D4DC8AE224BA319B1AF42">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts—
</text>
<paragraph id="H867ABF51EF984686B5CA2B57D5CC33E2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B98C531B76B462F826C2A6EBEB9F4ED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0BF5653B1B5C4F74BE1A38B9DBCF672E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Participation of regional utility organizations
</header>
<text>
In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDBE888D3B9314AE1A3F286696929CD2C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Energy action plan
</header>
<text>
In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H71E862FB33384DC0B22312676F7D191C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4B02292A2EEF4AF2BD0BAE243841E750">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE80BE486C167457AB1E62E80017CE419">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9EF91A34CD748E19BA1B7DA7CB682EE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB8EDA6638FD441E59474CA21B9EAE63B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C2506FF34184C06A58EB123D4024FBB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBE5559FEF0414C748F9E07132ED352C5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7F149A6E26DA4839A62E5396517A6043">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Reports to secretary
</header>
<text>
Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2416FD6A49394100BCDE12571909495E">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Annual reports to congress
</header>
<text>
Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H215251E04FDE48E4B1BC11C0D40433F1">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of secretary required
</header>
<text>
The energy action plan shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the energy action plan.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6D45C0352EB74DBFA62B945AEDA445C5">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the consolidated natural resources act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 6 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/241">
Public Law 94–241
</external-xref>
(90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H490063C5A8764F0FB69D9D4CFD45AAB6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)(2), by striking
<quote>
December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2019
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBEB1838B79914A4E8EE3AFF3A0F9ACE1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H62C30AE3E3DA42808024E335C9B04B78">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking
<quote>
not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<quote>
ending on December 31, 2019
</quote>
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2864AF0D09074E90A8F8EF192E78F562">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking paragraph (5); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5BD7161E10744088D340CD870A6C22E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H6A79CDF530E443E889F852225BD25546">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
Payments in lieu of taxes
</header>
<subsection id="HEC6BA8F8B9B047EC9FA909DEE4F91268">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
For payments in lieu of taxes under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/69">
chapter 69
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, $372,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8EBBA448193C4F91B683316B4B65E460">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in addition to amounts made available for payments in lieu of taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P.
<quote>
Buck
</quote>
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<division id="H65E8E396BACE4D59B78F552E9E02AF4B" style="appropriations">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="HB1F387D39B0049FB87DA3D64CE30A8F2" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HF5A6BB0BED214A97837B66B5389A34A9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC4AFB34963AC4BA79EEDDCEB88C446E8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Production, Processing and Marketing
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF48C48F0F4D84F9FA9DFCD2759E58272">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H14FD2E0E737E4E46A2EFB31D0EB3E230">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
<italic>
further
</italic>
, That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2ED40CC7010741D88FC2854C717817A7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Executive operations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H321E00BC2A3440C1A9FCCC1BF6185EED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the chief economist
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE25FEC8BB280455D9D2E023499FBBAF7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
national appeals division
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, $13,317,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7ECCB7855BC04FEBB440911EAE25E231">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of budget and program analysis
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $9,392,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H07051CFFE4AA431387AE7B00FB9F45DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the chief information officer
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the Department.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEC20EAD65AC44B488F3E440E55CD4054">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the chief financial officer
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $6,028,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1BDC3DD74C71404A83AF1B7CB3903F46">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the assistant secretary for civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H97CD7EEE589B412F9AA7CC4AD141FE8E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4F4E4A476B834972A9E8DFB67FA2A377">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agriculture buildings and facilities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB994D7159BD746918475882815E93F46">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/313">
Public Law 92–313
</external-xref>
, including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/121">
40 U.S.C. 121
</external-xref>
, for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain available until expended, for buildings operations and maintenance expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior or current year rental payments for such agency or office.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H34C8AACDBCDA40CBA10989C6E96B5BE9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hazardous materials management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2287AE632D77475BAAEDECAD1D726B3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6901">
42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $3,600,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H683B1865552B447BB4C562C155058311">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/452">
Public Law 95–452
</external-xref>
and section 1337 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/98">
Public Law 97–98
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H458F277560884088B3CB5329F170973D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the general counsel
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $44,383,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H81049D02454243F4AE796B7476A43279">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of ethics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5746A105887A43F694C7D0D37B37B051">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for research, education, and economics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H59474C053E93423ABDA820B10C0A6955">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic research service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $85,373,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF4BCDD112FEE498BAD72B4973AD8287E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National agricultural statistics service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2204g">
7 U.S.C. 2204g(d)
</external-xref>
and (f).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H87DD89C5C231407295D794ED21A34D71">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agricultural research service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE44682B601424AA4A1E675C886C7A5EE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,132,625,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/113a">
21 U.S.C. 113a
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of Agricultural Research Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not more than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease for one or more additional 20-year periods.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6798A891E4BB4E22A857989313A29350">
<header>
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE69DD334F2B24020A4F33B2D8D6D00F3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of food and agriculture
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H703EFE459761429AB5875DF3ED63B4A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research and education activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">
7 U.S.C. 450i(b)
</external-xref>
may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCB6626F8F0DE477EB10C23F3AE49569B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Native american institutions endowment fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H36CCEA66375E480F91BC69678D8AFA5C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/382">
Public Law 103–382
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/301">
7 U.S.C. 301
</external-xref>
note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4CF3B2869D854C20805953500BE97819">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extension activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/343">
7 U.S.C. 343(b)
</external-xref>
and (c)) and section 208(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/471">
Public Law 93–471
</external-xref>
shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D8C6A0DBFBA4539AE1DF06890687C87">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Integrated activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled
<quote>
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9C1F89D65BEB4B85B18D3EA85D4537FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF9D9B1C883D243718688AFDB664A5414">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Animal and plant health inspection service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9308077A0E0B4178AD26E8D7F0A3F6BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0C3C84A8BEC9404D8B0582F25A37C27E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4085">
22 U.S.C. 4085
</external-xref>
), $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds (
<quote>
contingency fund
</quote>
) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1831">
15 U.S.C. 1831
</external-xref>
); of which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H353A046CEF4349C8BF2D823EE9BBB3E9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
, and acquisition of land as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/428a">
7 U.S.C. 428a
</external-xref>
, $3,175,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H694FDDE97A934DB4A0D2B79492ACBF14">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agricultural marketing service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4F357932E5DD4F30BDFA29D912A1BD27">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Marketing services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $81,192,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9701">
31 U.S.C. 9701
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D216AB75A644BC8A51842EF259D48EF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H73372ED2A0D54BF9812A8E96F906E4C1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H411B008027F047C39E70874CF5687F06">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">
7 U.S.C. 612c
</external-xref>
), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC8C1FB0D5BDE47239B76294A7BE19B6F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to states and possessions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1623">
7 U.S.C. 1623(b)
</external-xref>
), $1,235,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H53CBD874BFDD46CC8FC7D607A3890002">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5B293E7A39414680B50FBD1DE1A89F98">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7FF2FEDE33664DCE9E44A89B0866620A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF7430719735642439639467F349F2483">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for food safety
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $816,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H80E551F26D9C40878070E14C4E4A5AFD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Food safety and inspection service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1766">
7 U.S.C. 1766
</external-xref>
), $1,016,474,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/138f">
7 U.S.C. 138f
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2015 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
as further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H10DB9ADC1D5D440388DBB1119C3F60F0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC35B685B5E5444F89DE661A826A8701A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Farm service agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3AFF55B622444489805BCAA6238B20FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE30855EF00E451486F0F2351BD50817">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,200,180,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 50 percent of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been submitted to the Government Accountability Office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H27E79197ABCF479C9CD56C9A8598EAA2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State mediation grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/5101">
7 U.S.C. 5101–5106
</external-xref>
), $3,404,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDDF2E2DCAF5F476F902C3A6F038252EE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grassroots source water protection program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3839bb-2">
16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2
</external-xref>
), $5,526,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAA236CD414064077AA79189BAD9A8D22">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Dairy indemnity program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA7A8BF723E494EA9A1088823B610BADA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/387">
Public Law 106–387
</external-xref>
, 114 Stat. 1549A–12).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCCE386038C474FDAAF134247AA27C533">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HABB669BCA676440B8D2798EBEA10CDF1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1922">
7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and operating (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1941">
7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq.
</external-xref>
) loans, emergency loans (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1961">
7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.
</external-xref>
), Indian tribe land acquisition loans (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/488">
25 U.S.C. 488
</external-xref>
), boll weevil loans (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1989">
7 U.S.C. 1989
</external-xref>
), guaranteed conservation loans (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1924">
7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and Indian highly fractionated land loans (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/488">
25 U.S.C. 488
</external-xref>
) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0B9B73A245E84BFFBECDFE59C08D3B45">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAC6098F9D6CA402094840CABE2E70195">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A3A2D2A1B4B4F558AF046608DA21D6F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3D8072A8B2D14890BA176F31BE43AAC0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Risk management agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE764C704719B4E2E9BF14975738334A6">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,829,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1506">
7 U.S.C. 1506(i)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HD5974D9E02CF4B3D9FDD4390EF7BACCC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H899E95F9DA9F4650B4CFF734690DC00F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal crop insurance corporation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1516">
7 U.S.C. 1516
</external-xref>
), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3C0BB2245F574525AAF9E1D9E006BBB6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commodity credit corporation fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3A3D01D3644D4B3B891FDD68165225BB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reimbursement for net realized losses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3C82E59E13D545BCB582A5ABF60212AD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/713a-11">
15 U.S.C. 713a–11
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714i">
15 U.S.C. 714i
</external-xref>
) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1D16034915B348F3833B5CD7D7232EBE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hazardous waste management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4B8DDD7CE73A474FBD56B8531AB22642">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on expenses)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9607">
42 U.S.C. 9607(g)
</external-xref>
), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6961">
42 U.S.C. 6961
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H436F058CCDBE465F9D011B98FCF480DD" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H1FF8030E0A484920A0807B5F133220DC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Conservation programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2ABC649636214C689DEE251EE5A3F237">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7615DD94D9BF4DB092B5A3A45CFE918A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB3EB53B74F81411FB08C8A561CB60438">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Natural resources conservation service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC009184B294B42CA95D40B608EBD8268">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Conservation operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/428a">
7 U.S.C. 428a
</external-xref>
); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $846,428,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE234246C20354F55BA6B1E1A3219CEE5">
<header>
Watershed rehabilitation program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H7D3F12A2EA6C417AB742EA44DAC76FAC" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H93BA274A7FF14ED9B9CF0F15C88F7285">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural development programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H663087A36DD24467946227DF776D7832">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the under secretary for rural development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $898,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H09571CADEC10428A8FA56FDA682D1717">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural development salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7E56E0B2CB5949AD8576D52C347E201D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $224,201,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission area:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business–Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7D7209EFC3DA4114B9EC963772C74DF1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural housing service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA56E610E93EC49619CA752C8CEEC9EAC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural housing insurance fund program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5649EFCD1A404E16B6225F11151BA368">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $9,800,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to support the loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661">
2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1490q">
42 U.S.C. 1490q
</external-xref>
) shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2015.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this account.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $415,100,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8F509CFFA0F54DBE803A099D344B59D3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rental assistance program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within the 12-month contract period:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H90EA889E0743444D80A341CA57CA8F32">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Multi-family housing revitalization program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF68E8252C3FB45FAA053B8AD323B766A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Mutual and self-help housing grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1490c">
42 U.S.C. 1490c
</external-xref>
), $27,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H933061189B6748E487B21ED79247CEF8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural housing assistance grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1474">
42 U.S.C. 1474
</external-xref>
, and 1490m, $32,239,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFF5576261827470C8D05D4291CB5374B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural community facilities program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB9BBA0A32C6843469763CE0C693E2A4A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFC93D5101A544CC0AC0FABA9551AED7B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/387">
Public Law 106–387
</external-xref>
), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the State rural development offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB6B912083EC341ACB85D881D3D97B3A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural business—Cooperative service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H45FDA88FEE65496B932CC63A56395CFE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural business program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0F3AE595F5B04C31B420B7748AE017F4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $74,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2009aa">
7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq.
</external-xref>
) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9558EF40DB4D42FC86C949051F3FD2BA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H53786C4F7447416194F4DCC28478FFAD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8111F03725204F1A9D85E594997145CD">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1936b">
7 U.S.C. 1936b
</external-xref>
), $18,889,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1936b">
7 U.S.C. 1936b
</external-xref>
), of which $531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/460">
Public Law 100–460
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFE830E70706F46E7BF9D8DE7D944D3C5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural economic development loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB067C1314AD54EFBB31DADBDB3CE13F3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $33,077,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be obligated and $179,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H95F1755A042F4F758EF41B7CF13EF375">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural cooperative development grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H053A99B211F44E75A172F10701C17BB7">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">
7 U.S.C. 1932
</external-xref>
), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1632a">
7 U.S.C. 1632a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H232B3C12366E4216A029E1205BFEF572">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural energy for america program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8107">
7 U.S.C. 8107
</external-xref>
), $1,350,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFEED7145E1AB4340AB688776B9555DBB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural utilities service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF9DA094AAC684F328491C1473C36FA9B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural water and waste disposal program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H25C01EAF5ABE478896DC6A29E604011D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $464,857,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/83">
Public Law 105–83
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/83">
Public Law 105–83
</external-xref>
for training and technical assistance programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/918a">
7 U.S.C. 918a
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/918a">
7 U.S.C. 918a
</external-xref>
) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H926F310A8B864147BFEB307AF5CA25A7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEEF97D502C75455E8474722FCFBF1BD9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9F732879BEF84537B66EBB0E25B70D3C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $24,077,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD641CC39A2B74801BF616B944186C8C4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/950aaa">
7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq.
</external-xref>
, $22,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0B12731320C84249971D63A845990E3F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H9CE59ADBA53C4DDAA7AD3F15CB9A7063" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H8419B263D87E4EEB8A17A984B1DD7A42">
<header>
Domestic Food Programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H36785DD724234E23BFB6726522BD832D">
<header>
Office of the under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBB2E420324C44C22A40D35BD19F86E9D">
<header>
Food and Nutrition Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H00BCD0F4746D49D1A8B58D6F9F5D6E11">
<header>
Child nutrition programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4A2EFB55C48E4C1BA6EE585A69C717B3">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">
42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.
</external-xref>
), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
), except sections 17 and 21; $21,300,170,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/80">
Public Law 111–80
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD36154333F3B4697BE06B495C78A9E19">
<header>
Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">
42 U.S.C. 1786
</external-xref>
), $6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">
42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10)
</external-xref>
), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used for management information systems, and $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB535ED934FB44953A81DB3FDC8889C25">
<header>
Supplemental nutrition assistance program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2011">
7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $81,837,570,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
), and a study of the removal of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
) shall be available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for employment and training pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
), shall remain available through September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4BE51E49D7C04BDE9049D863C7BE14A4">
<header>
Commodity assistance program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">
7 U.S.C. 612c
</external-xref>
note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
); and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $278,501,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven additional States that have plans approved by the Department for the commodity supplemental food program but are not currently participating:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2036">
7 U.S.C. 2036(a)
</external-xref>
), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H887449BA74154863A68556A8C52F4C96">
<header>
Nutrition programs administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, $150,824,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/171">
Public Law 107–171
</external-xref>
, as amended by section 4401 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H3235EA194535466383EAB53CEE7459A5" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="HA6CDFE75043945179AF360D683572C72">
<header>
Foreign Assistance and Related Programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC56197554344431B9CAD62DDF592553F">
<header>
Foreign Agricultural Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H49252D4438B64F3AB4A81116270AD0C9">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF06EBB547BA248519BB59FAC3292E95D">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1766">
7 U.S.C. 1766
</external-xref>
), $181,423,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1737">
7 U.S.C. 1737
</external-xref>
) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for International Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC2EBA34AD0DB4AE4ACA7CF7068716502">
<header>
Food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H19E44B52AB58400794CE39FB9DBA6EB1">
<header>
(including rescission and transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H877FA4E376264ED29940C864EDE2F71D">
<header>
food for peace title ii grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available under this heading shall be used to provide not less than the minimum level of funding required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736f">
7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2)
</external-xref>
) to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title II of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9BA1CEBAA9F94CD590C2270BA05CAE6D">
<header>
mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1736o-1">
7 U.S.C. 1736o–1
</external-xref>
), $191,626,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFDFFB2329E2646C19FC441E38317E0A0">
<header>
Commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H830B67C17C5A4D8A9DD4B24D72CCDB81">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
, and of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H1FAFACDBE93F4283B10447A0343F4899" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="HC154ED43B6E447889744B94F950EF383">
<header>
Related agency and food and drug administration
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H14A3C4763A0F4E788BB5D5A394D39B90">
<header>
Department of health and human services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H119C057C0E4B4EAF9783ED4CB9C3DCCD">
<header>
Food and Drug Administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7A6B96F184244994AC5FDB0F2678CB67">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/313">
Public Law 92–313
</external-xref>
for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/188">
Public Law 107–188
</external-xref>
; $4,443,356,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $798,000,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379h">
21 U.S.C. 379h
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j">
21 U.S.C. 379j
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $312,116,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-42">
21 U.S.C. 379j–42
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-52">
21 U.S.C. 379j–52
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-12">
21 U.S.C. 379j–12
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-21">
21 U.S.C. 379j–21
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/387s">
21 U.S.C. 387s
</external-xref>
, and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but credited for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2015 limitations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2015 shall not be included in amounts under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated: (1) $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379dd">
21 U.S.C. 379dd(n)
</external-xref>
) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading for other activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts that are made available under this heading for
<quote>
other activities
</quote>
, and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for
<quote>
Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General
</quote>
for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8B8FE58544414387BF8D458CD8C116B9">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, mammography user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/263b">
42 U.S.C. 263b
</external-xref>
, export certification user fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/381">
21 U.S.C. 381
</external-xref>
, priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-31">
21 U.S.C. 379j–31
</external-xref>
, outsourcing facility fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/379j-62">
21 U.S.C. 379j–62
</external-xref>
, prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/353">
21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3)
</external-xref>
, and third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/360eee-3">
21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1)
</external-xref>
, shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0A1579D4A9A949A9B004AEDE1DEBBBA8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HD922735BA691454F97E65F969A74065C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Independent agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H64843D374454425B86A777D4C5A6693C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Farm credit administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6350E77B397F41A18D2EDCF3E9C2DC54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H5FF8714C20E944C7A80D85F5A34C38BB" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H6CA566BDA489472CA04236575EF1D9C5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GENERAL PROVISIONS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9F5AE7A75CCB44F4BA4E096955D8E671">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE97C3C18CB94D3D928839661D70CDE5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
701.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DEDB80BCF7F458AA9D691DF485E0D43" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
702.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department's National Finance Center without written notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 719 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement and implementation of a financial management plan, information technology, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF572C8AA44E348A8AD4E2F4B7B2154DB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
703.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8EAD81BD41904EEAAF9579ED8529A63F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
704.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H649DA1BBD6F64BFA8D78C46691A41A29" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
705.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC77220E4320246CF8ECCA78D4580B173" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
706.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects up to $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA575383D6C924D9B96F9FEA40DAF9D76" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
707.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available under section 1240I and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1524">
7 U.S.C. 1524(b)
</external-xref>
) in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC1169CAA77944EB0A540217CB4796A16">
<enum>
708.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7C41F65DE36F4B4C9EE5FA2FF88377E0">
<enum>
709.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H168D583C4A5843128CD40A3E4594FAFC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
710.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18A9347DEA6B4A5D8C7288005AAF221E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
711.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to participants.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9153FF0EE934E7BA196ABF0AB79F89C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
712.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF387EA19FF8C4AAD9CB8B9D4C4B5B6AA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
713.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of each program established or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9BFF1C39003459D9BE27066F11666D0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated with the implementation of the program, without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/714i">
15 U.S.C. 714i
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF92F913F9A44E20B04A9D572EF319B7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in such section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BAA4B9AB0CB44F2AEF957B5276A4F44" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
714.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF908E0326AB0481AB9C936D5C9D3C420" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
715.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each award:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3310">
7 U.S.C. 3310
</external-xref>
), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/638">
15 U.S.C. 638
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H13A4EFFB9789440BBFF8ECDB3EAF09A7">
<enum>
716.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7BD64E0A81284C6D95F2E1C6C4C80C28">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1012">
16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)
</external-xref>
) in excess of $73,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H90149E6912354F0D923B86C67118E786">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa–8) in excess of $1,347,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation shall apply only to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3841">
16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7044A459454042798E32107C5ABA3B5B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3838d-3838g">
16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g
</external-xref>
) in excess of 7,741,000 acres.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEB40C096428A4B9880679D14494A69B7">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8111">
7 U.S.C. 8111
</external-xref>
) in excess of $23,000,000 in new obligational authority.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCC9709D9306C41D1BC1CFE15F4101B8B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8103">
7 U.S.C. 8103
</external-xref>
) in excess of $30,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H930975145E6B47BFABF4A2A81A5C3118" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
717.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
in excess of $959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
, until October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $122,000,000 made available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/74/320">
Public Law 74–320
</external-xref>
,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/612c">
7 U.S.C. 612c
</external-xref>
, as amended), or for any surplus removal activities or price support activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
, $203,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H53C96DB9313D413DA542F36DD41B17B9">
<enum>
718.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C9513D97E6842A491E9F2344CF256E4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
719.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H870125A5FEC14E6EA9A7FBBD5334A92A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2257">
7 U.S.C. 2257
</external-xref>
) or section 8 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/106">
Public Law 89–106
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2263">
7 U.S.C. 2263
</external-xref>
), that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H625C2B915AAE4D218BBE8C1034EFF4C6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31ADFC575263421CB2402FFD1A51098D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F5BF402428F49B3BB15F938DC65A9F6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FBB5B46C05E46129AD151BB066ED476">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
relocates an office or employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H63A1DDA2989841A58BD5C325028A6F03">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F168C6F4B2341D4A9C492D56B7B4963">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9F4B4700D5FA497990FF5756D54FD103">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H62E553296BC44CEEA43FC226CBD60342">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFAF3984AEE824DAF92F63BEE867D8147">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FBCA3ECBE344D8D9E66B2B666018392">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE84849D4839142A093FDC8B3D110BB2E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H57413524660C4681BF1CB08BE4C2C9C3">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4824F71DCF4B4A849EB9AEFD1130FCC7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is less;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC94C23F8A3C54459B1AF9802753A50BF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H538D3EBC281E408B92D25207BA199490">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC23F4C8C2BB84A2ABA08B2D830BFE117">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H203B2EAD954F4B3ABF2FD2B53FC56131" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
720.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1932">
7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5)
</external-xref>
), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB963A08D301545A9B26C2CB2F38EB9DE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
721.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee questions or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABE493FDF1E042D3A2E9D6E281142C8D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
722.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62C0D33779CC4715992803591B7839D3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
723.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H897A26D81F62489DA6B81D3257DC613F">
<enum>
724.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H550AC9D1A4AA48B4B126A1A84CE13B89" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
725.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out section 1621 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E39303761D9431CB8F96A3C2CF658E8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
726.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of section 727 of division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EA42F360E134E6492E7B4538B08F7C9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
727.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H000A9852D6C34212B4A9CC419C25B39D">
<enum>
728.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1721">
7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.
</external-xref>
) may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5204E7419ACD48BBB72498841AA8C7BA">
<enum>
729.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agreements with current intermediary organizations and not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements that increase the number of participating intermediary organizations to not less than 10. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase the effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such loans.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3D1C1778029A44AE8A38B3F68212564B">
<enum>
730.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2C0BA19EAF444F918BDE85D79E2231E9">
<enum>
731.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled
<quote>
Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act
</quote>
published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, as proposed to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by such proposed rule:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, enforce, or to take regulatory action other than rescission or repeal based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions or criteria specified in such sections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) are hereby indefinitely declared null and void and shall have no force under the laws, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1064446DBECD403AA4873E640870C786">
<enum>
732.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2235a">
7 U.S.C. 2235a
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/76">
Public Law 107–76
</external-xref>
) shall be available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H56BAC8C1E1DB4635990FB19E25BBD7D6">
<enum>
733.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, losses under section 1501 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333">
7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3)
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1508">
7 U.S.C. 1508(n)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H543E90EFA87B4D6B89F75DADDAB16FB6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
734.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the Food and Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January 2013 entitled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation and Labeling’’:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Food and Drug Administration fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be made available for obligation to the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation for the purpose of assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and illegal sales of controlled substances.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEFA18A97361C49DB81FBB9CB243ABB08">
<enum>
735.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 307(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">
Public Law 105–277
</external-xref>
; 112 Stat. 2681–640) in excess of $4,000,000.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD5E02C53BBF24324B86DE271CC6DA4D0">
<enum>
736.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure processed poultry products imported into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">
42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Child and Adult Food Care Program under section 17 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1766">
42 U.S.C. 1766
</external-xref>
), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1761">
42 U.S.C. 1761
</external-xref>
), or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF0053451A85434B9A7F28411975EEB9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
737.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1310">
16 U.S.C. 1310
</external-xref>
, there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1301">
16 U.S.C. 1301–1311
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H039793C4E40A4340916D33EC6E81D396" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
738.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6B547B28EE36476A9B2AE04D575ADE9B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands and properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas that are under the supervision or control of the Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA63DF8005AC14229BCA127AF3399A969">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Terms
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary deems advisable—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H054C20F7039147DBA849522D1119AB60">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2667C70C1F8D4B47BE3907D94D3F7453">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as the laws of such State may otherwise provide.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF58BAF00344B468CB9CBCD899D2421E0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
Jefferson Labs campus
</term>
means the lands and properties of the National Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD1E370EFC454E59BE0388374168BF8C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agreement regarding jefferson county technology research and commercialization center
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3164004080B94DA0A8DCD40858A2C7A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may hereafter enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such State or a public or private entity with respect to the establishment or operation of a technology research and commercialization center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jefferson Labs campus.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6A8978AF5AA49DFA63B80E6805BD932">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Receipt and expenditure of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain funds from such entity and use such funds, in addition to such other funds as are made available by this act or future acts for the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds received from such entity shall be deemed to be appropriated for such purposes and shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83C0B43E5FB643558F47609B30055632">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Purposes
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43F7F0B526AF4C2D9E93347E1964DA03">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds described by paragraph (2) shall be available to defray—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H945025E02A10407D83E3455C25D00B8F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the costs of creating, upgrading, and maintaining connections between such center and roads, communications facilities, and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs campus; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F92BD5AEB5142B4AC7A4D6A7D70B637">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and new constructions of roads, communications facilities, and utilities on such campus as may be necessary for such agreement.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80F221BF38BC47248159FC9141D08B44">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other acts
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this and any subsequent Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research shall be deemed to include the purposes listed in subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78BCA4913DCD4C099DD1A6B6B23975B0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
739.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2015, an amount of funds made available in title III as follows: (a) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Business Program Account, and Rural Housing Assistance Grants the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year funds were obligated under the heading.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A6154C04A914FF88DDEA211A41CA9D1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
740.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to protect public health.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FFB4AFFEE3542E1BB5E8A395B0B0536" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
741.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/679a">
21 U.S.C. 679a
</external-xref>
) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/471">
21 U.S.C. 471
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CA8DF9A13EC4146BB40B5FC404B1A6D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
742.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the
<quote>
Nonrecurring expenses fund
</quote>
(the Fund):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Agriculture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for facilities infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the operation of the Department of Agriculture, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99114EDC35904F3CAC22B96888D94C04" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
743.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby appropriated for the “Emergency Watershed Protection Program”, $78,581,000, to remain available until expended; for the
<quote>
Emergency Forestry Restoration Program
</quote>
, $3,203,000, to remain available until expended; and for the
<quote>
Emergency Conservation Program
</quote>
, $9,216,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds under this section are for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and are designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC4915EE927447AD8C57555D57F01A6C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
744.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funding provided in section 743 of division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, not more than $75,000 may be used for administrative purposes, including a modification to an existing contract to allow reimbursement for travel and other administrative purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H46E7BD7BB481407D9AFB605C1E2F5743" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
745.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB51D531C976844B6B610CEDFB8C2B373" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
746.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA39B16D0293B4A40A04B8117F7CDC9D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
747.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7401">
7 U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
section 514
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a commodity promotion law
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BB414D22F5543B0838034F71C84703D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
748.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended, (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8104">
7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1)
</external-xref>
), $8,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9DA8BD49EE34297AA3E021548518C9D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
749.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">
7 U.S.C. 450i(b)
</external-xref>
shall be made available without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/3371">
7 U.S.C. 3371
</external-xref>
note), under the matching requirements in laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/450i">
7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9)
</external-xref>
shall continue to apply.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HAD1075CA9AC84C41B22900151D8F92DD">
<enum>
750.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF170328D83B14321B3C9AB2518907163">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/603">
21 U.S.C. 603
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7F1490A42C4D443685CADA66FD476D29">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1901">
7 U.S.C. 1901
</external-xref>
note;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/127">
Public Law 104–127
</external-xref>
); or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8CB8E65C7D0E4F6DB6E170299EE8DAD2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to implement or enforce
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/9/352.19">
section 352.19
</external-xref>
of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H411DDD6C30AA49E897C540D53FAA6D9D">
<enum>
751.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through school year 2015–2016, with respect to the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">
42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or the school breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and final regulations published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow States to grant an exemption from the whole grain requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable amount of time, to requests for an exemption:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That school food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, in procuring specific whole grain products which are acceptable to the students and compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That school food authorities shall comply with the applicable grain component or standard with respect to the school lunch or school breakfast program that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H23172571C04B4833847A3A168C0681B1">
<enum>
752.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement any regulations under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1751">
42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1771">
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/296">
Public Law 111–296
</external-xref>
), or any other law that would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/7/220.8">
section 220.8(f)(3)
</external-xref>
of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) until the latest scientific research establishes the reduction is beneficial for children.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA1C06704E13D4B69BBB8B4F99BACB094">
<enum>
753.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEBF4013BA5FF40A5A5AE22D4D647F2EC">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude or restrict, the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables (except for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">
42 U.S.C. 1786
</external-xref>
) (in this section referred to as the
<quote>
program
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF9E8D48AA51342FBB0893F8B7440745A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State agency shall carry out the program in a manner consistent with subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFC710FB726E946BFA97C39A0EB04659E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1786">
42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C)
</external-xref>
) the next regular review of the supplemental foods available under this program, including a review of the nutrient value of all vegetables.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF476B1A2881845AD99CE7516541759D7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vegetable be eligible for purchase under the program, none of the funds made available under this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility of that variety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars, fats, or oils) from being purchased under the program, and subsection (a) shall continue to be effective.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9346D868B2E84A87BA318D4E7CD1B212">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any vegetable shall not be available for purchase under the program, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) shall expire upon the publication of the regularly scheduled review.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4BA4945A838B494AAB2E8C2D2596E721">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available all scientific research and data used to make the final recommendations and explain the results of the review by submitting a report containing such information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H33BCDAF8006049F2B9C02267BD61BDDC">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the review which shall include an audit of the scientific research and data used to conduct the review.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HB6A71AAAD6364CAC97B4ECCDD5E74FFA" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD749DD3D373F4789964CC981ADF60786">
<header>
Department of Health and Human Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H1B542A6D73564D22AC0C0F28D47161C0">
<header>
Food and Drug Administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC179E56177304DF2A99AE50729323D7C">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus domestically and internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines, including the review, regulations, post market surveillance of vaccines and therapies, and administrative activities, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided, $4,800,000 is for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; $2,400,000 is for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health; $400,000 is for the Office of the Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; $500,000 is for the Office of Regulatory Affairs; and $15,000,000 is for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5E3C0AB4C1544D42BF8892C132EC6B19">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H7B66D278FEE24A9D9B6B34418DDB9A29" style="appropriations">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H810EDDAF18C44667A4C3DA56825E7B5B" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H5FAC6D338E844CD4A66DBD70CBD6673C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of Commerce
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6E256C5CC15042D59C69CC4A246D4FD5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International Trade Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H29BFD5488B6840E49AB359308F91634B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3702">
3702
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3703">
3703
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40118">
section 40118
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2672">
section 2672
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $472,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
section 3302
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2455">
22 U.S.C. 2455(f)
</external-xref>
and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE3B25CECD69C4B538629F0C3864CE0ED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of Industry and Security
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H50CCF0565CEC49B78AF1046E56EBA4ED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/2672">
section 2672
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/401">
22 U.S.C. 401(b)
</external-xref>
); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $102,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2455">
22 U.S.C. 2455(f)
</external-xref>
and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H652544DA64D94F61ABFBD604DF19835D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic development administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB95E05DF3318412CAAC03B5F067A2717">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic development assistance programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3721">
15 U.S.C. 3721
</external-xref>
), for grants authorized by section 27 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/3722">
15 U.S.C. 3722
</external-xref>
) of such Act, and for grants, $213,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States; of which $4,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees under such section 26; and of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds for loan guarantees under such section 26 are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $70,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3EFE2EABDBCA4201A8033AEC8F0E347C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $37,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H04566D6B277A4DE78A8F9BE6031B130C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority Business Development Agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD8FF0CE9018D4EAD8B887F88F3BDAFBB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority Business Development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5258D755FED94069AE7B60E89A239EA3">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or private organizations, $30,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H88A06AACC3474B208764CAE73BD2CBF2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Economic and Statistical Analysis
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D8114D9ED30443AB9592EB3F22DAC91">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0D14A1B2C1264910AB6A464323476EA1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of the Census
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6944793E8492494F99DCC7A4DDB2A1C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $248,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bureau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB27E74A89FF74BA89D1941BBCEB0A9F4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Periodic Censuses and Programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the Census.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC9793B2AB7BD4AAF8C58DAC77506FD06">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD01EE08A418F4F229685F5191BC0C1F5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1535">
31 U.S.C. 1535(d)
</external-xref>
, the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1A86EFCC7767463C980F38391F9A70DF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for the administration of all open grants until their expiration.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9C0AB004DC8845F4B1374C0D4B9B0B97">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states patent and trademark office
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H78383F5513AC4B57B1E93A33BB9890E7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H08150C783DB7462EB9001817BC7E014E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced accordingly:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amount received in excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2015 for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in fiscal year 2015 from the amounts made available for
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8334">
section 8334(a)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements, where applicable:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/35/42">
section 42(c)
</external-xref>
of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/29">
Public Law 112–29
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1EF00C26A825446B9856D5AF408A334B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of standards and technology
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1A4B0A47B2C94AEB808DDE228DDB136B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Scientific and technical research and services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the
<quote>
Working Capital Fund
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program participants.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H707EAC3DA80847E587C3FC071EBF61C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Industrial technology services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $138,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $8,100,000 shall be for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA8BAB569A3C344B587A3E10E5A0F35A6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Construction of Research Facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278c-278e">
15 U.S.C. 278c–278e
</external-xref>
), $50,300,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE46C6B0FC773407E9D0DA556C3DF1836">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National oceanic and atmospheric administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0A80B097FDD74530A9D53A028EF0CBE3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations, research, and facilities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE805491A2ABF45908D996EDB347E37D6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for cooperative enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
section 3302
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled
<quote>
Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries
</quote>
, which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the $3,333,398,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,202,398,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $116,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount available for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate services administrative support costs shall not exceed $220,300,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/55">
10 U.S.C. 55
</external-xref>
), such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDF53B85665F446369DB297A0592DE93A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, acquisition and construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, except that funds provided for construction of facilities shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5BEFC7F3996B43D4AF6C6BCA5EC9FA88">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE0FCC1AB1947427F8A7EA604D01EE983">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fishermen's Contingency Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the provisions of title IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/372">
Public Law 95–372
</external-xref>
, not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D381821249C411AB236C3A81DF91613">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fisheries finance program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD627DF33B6EE4ADF84CE0A3A7F2E7521">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Departmental Management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6007762F37D14A3E8048C82996B950E6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, $56,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth and shall produce an annual report on related incentive strategies, implementation plans and program results:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within amounts provided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses and communities with information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State, and local government programs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H093D74FD17C64E8C802C902B9484D277">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
renovation and modernization
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of Department of Commerce facilities, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H65C20C0C364D459685F42012ADF9AC27">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Inspector General
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEAEFFA70D68644BC9BC586729D367A5C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General Provisions—Department of Commerce
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="H429560E966E541ADBBE5854E36D2A8D8">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1514">
15 U.S.C. 1514
</external-xref>
), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3324">
31 U.S.C. 3324
</external-xref>
, may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4DC5DBDE5D644EE1B1BFA5B85F9BC5F5">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H22A442C8B3A94A21B86DAA8CBC807642">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDAB9D2879BC24633B0CA6C7A0F467719" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/6">
Public Law 113–6
</external-xref>
, are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6A341FAE56C64CF8A8D2929597B3D2D7">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H88222A819038494DB8ED52AFA19C0DF3">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H64A612944DD248BDBC85B2EDB87FBF7D">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H99658A414C374ED097B5A2EC79B68F26">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Commerce shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department of Commerce, including the purpose of such travel.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51E88CD6C8F944848FF9039554080D74" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB5CB716645E41B19915C311B24C7C23" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading
<quote>
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities
</quote>
and shall remain available until September 30, 2016 for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H783A6DD07C7A4391BB583F3C2FF26B4A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/883a">
33 U.S.C. 883a et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7926500FCB6D44508A8A0371D031EAD7" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H6560241784EA432FB73F72F407C98998" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of Justice
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3544870D72DC423083EAC9B9B1B459A1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H002E97DC48A64E36A9C1FBF4D66A5036">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H28E72A8481A549AC8AB1F3727B7781FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Justice Information Sharing Technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H630738D1F0504390896F2A0E0B2D02D8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Review and Appeals
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDE2D9F2AAF9346409B88EA0337C9203F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Transfer of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the
<quote>
Immigration Examinations Fee
</quote>
account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5E7C6A8093A74CC18B43C4D1FD797905">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Inspector General
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $88,577,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEC4B4079C1A94A8CA9D871619B6FB198">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Parole Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0CB774CB2FC64149A5F0B05B70060471">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $13,308,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9842A0201C2042DC97906CFBD2287E49">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Legal Activities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H86947E0986574EF7A2E35085CB8B47F1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H72CA8B86AC244082880E075C624ADF1F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities
</quote>
from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/10305">
52 U.S.C. 10305
</external-xref>
) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE710E8943E54F09BCA40481ACB8EDF2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H40EA94FD6FA7419A82B54888ED764655">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses, antitrust division
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/18a">
15 U.S.C. 18a
</external-xref>
), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $62,246,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H62C3673367544A58BAA03F9E09D1ED05">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,960,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a United States Attorney-led task force on human trafficking.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4AFCF7F178CE4C74A27F9BE28D0A33BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Trustee System Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/589a">
section 589a(b)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H43DBCB57A10F401E9493C7C2F7F7C524">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, $2,326,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA35C5AF9F393428DA794DE75ABF6ADF5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fees and Expenses of Witnesses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2E6335F104D4092BE2FBCB6423271DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $12,250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2B99082331504AABB323B45D5C9F0659">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Assets Forfeiture Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">
section 524(c)(1)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H20A2DD4F797447248438676CA8232902">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Marshals Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF1780697D57A468BAAAA981B528FC7AA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H620F2254E2FB4987AA2F06FC4D804509">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $9,800,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF2A96FC28D9445E6BEFCB6A1EA3C7CA0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Prisoner Detention
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H74DEBDE5150C483D8717DF33A4C175E6">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4013">
section 4013
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, $495,307,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">
section 524(c)(8)(E)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if the following were inserted after the final period:
<quote>
The Attorney General shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2015 for necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4013">
section 4013
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code.
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any use of such unobligated balances shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered
<quote>
funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance
</quote>
pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4013">
section 4013(b)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any unobligated balances available from funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
General Administration, Detention Trustee
</quote>
shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H08A6434348674F5EBC0DEA732EA6FD21">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Security Division
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0ED67682A0C44282ADACDF435CF04C7E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8ECD15E543F64972898676BC6257CB29">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Interagency Law Enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFEA8A01AAA4F4AF69A162A04F50EF001">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
interagency crime and drug enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $507,194,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H88915BA0064E4B9EB572B027FCCF3AA1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Bureau of Investigation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H39C1D1E9A41E4F13B11A0D2B6269D74A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of which not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National Gang Intelligence Center, and of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $1,000,000 shall be for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the recommendations related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were proposed in the report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5C6B5953C80542EFB7E654B32CAA2A97">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $110,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7AA3A6420AC3450A84D326255A231B27">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Drug Enforcement Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD686D12EF3184C6F8C83BB4BC06E1063">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/530C">
section 530C
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA8FAD4366D99466483B9751B9CD77C6A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA2B03F6BA7E74796B14D3C883B9BDDDC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/924">
section 924(d)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/925">
section 925(c)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/925">
section 925(c)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H537086CC6FEC4E51AB747D9AF325581D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Prison System
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE6BEAF4564AF4BF8B492AEBCB52E4543">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H73FA08CDE6CE4F9E88914D83B0FA3585">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Transfer of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFD718B14E2F14C909B69F688A3ED3D8A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and Facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to construction of new facilities, and of which not less than $81,000,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6132D9C3871E4C7697CF328E671CDFC4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
section 9104
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6AF83145A41E4FBAA5E788B269DB0099">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB7EEF78FF3584C9994DA105C72C73A5F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0AC7BA40049C4EA593940CE83DC8DCBE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office on Violence Against Women
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H46E855BF3EF84606967FC015389E1471">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
violence against women prevention and prosecution programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3711">
42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/322">
Public Law 103–322
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1994 Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1990 Act
</quote>
); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/21">
Public Law 108–21
</external-xref>
); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5601">
42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1974 Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">
Public Law 106–386
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2000 Act
</quote>
); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA4DE4BEC142488C95E32F0347195E39">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E81E538C8C640DCB7913F2C947428AD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$26,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA61D4A39E35F43E99A9A78330CE0EEEF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to
<quote>
Research, Evaluation and Statistics
</quote>
for administration by the Office of Justice Programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1183B9C4FECA49338B30688EB27A843F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H250DAEAF12154C448FAE93E444F2AEB7">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09469EBF693440219BB23FBEF639E7A7">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H378FB7C32C184B37A35F8A768A49D560">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF279100FA5484F6B99F2FDF8B93884F0">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A1EEDA3012F43718C3F70A71C976904">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA2F78EE1F774E8086D95C7E8BCC0386">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$4,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7FAE7109BA346E4948F59ED9691F0D2">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8EDFF933FEB4D86888DF5ADA2FB3684">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$6,000,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB981ED8B45404710978DAADD0C5DE1BD">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$500,000 is for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H798849242B2D4FFA88A027DE25F4C21E">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be transferred to
<quote>
Research, Evaluation and Statistics
</quote>
for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26FC91ECB4984D7E9B9FCD3DD6F394C4">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA5CC5056BA584F50A0454A9013730A4C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Justice Programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H385C7AA452764C62A5B079F6EE77DAAA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
research, evaluation and statistics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (
<quote>
the 1974 Act
</quote>
); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5771">
42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.
</external-xref>
); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/21">
Public Law 108–21
</external-xref>
); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/199">
Public Law 110–199
</external-xref>
); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/473">
Public Law 98–473
</external-xref>
); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/248">
Public Law 109–248
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Adam Walsh Act
</quote>
); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/401">
Public Law 110–401
</external-xref>
); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">
Public Law 107–296
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2002 Act
</quote>
); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/180">
Public Law 110–180
</external-xref>
); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE836A4C376AB40A18BCA124456411EB7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 1968 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall include statistics relating to honor violence;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA473C15470B9485189B5FB75D7C4A37A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECB25D6845DE489C8864A7988829E679">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$30,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2791F57F07240B18BE529DD22A39A40">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support Scientific Area Committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC75EEAE5DB9D481B89FFEAB1BB003710">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
state and local law enforcement assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/322">
Public Law 103–322
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1994 Act
</quote>
); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Justice for All Act of 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1990 Act
</quote>
); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/164">
Public Law 109–164
</external-xref>
); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/248">
Public Law 109–248
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Adam Walsh Act
</quote>
); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">
Public Law 106–386
</external-xref>
); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/180">
Public Law 110–180
</external-xref>
); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">
Public Law 107–296
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2002 Act
</quote>
); the Second Chance Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/199">
Public Law 110–199
</external-xref>
); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/403">
Public Law 110–403
</external-xref>
); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/473">
Public Law 98–473
</external-xref>
); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/416">
Public Law 110–416
</external-xref>
); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and other programs, $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF6E440D3B4D14860A3FFCBE874C704B9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by the National Institute of Justice for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making, $3,000,000 is for competitive grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks, $750,000 is for the purposes described in the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (section 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program, and $2,500,000 is for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F4189BFE6784CB69901006D60F7789C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">
8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local detention facilities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA52B1CB3A36450C97F823BDE41785C8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$42,250,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/386">
Public Law 106–386
</external-xref>
, for programs authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/164">
Public Law 109–164
</external-xref>
, or programs authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4FF04F17887B4734A6A6027E8621CB6F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB0928AB5D1C648AE8FA91CD03D8D2469">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$8,500,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/416">
Public Law 110–416
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA921C5390DBF47018ECCBB013A544DD6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
$10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD096DDDF7C534867882029B2CF014B17">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
, and for grants for wrongful conviction review;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDC2EA1B79E744F7DB784AFE3D051022A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
$13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/403">
Public Law 110–403
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H722B94A9224448E5A26867D28E4D3F79">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/315">
Public Law 110–315
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38EF14A0F83A44BF86A4436149948549">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
$20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF437ED090E742CEB529EAAC412A1821">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
$8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66096DC229BE4D4EA3E93F74A39931C8">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
$22,250,000 for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and evaluation programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H080C19DF3EC244DE9D17E155E4CE1E9E">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
$1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC49E79B328DD49A09A3F41E037971A1E">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H838DF2FD05794FFAA28D506218AF1BE9">
<enum>
(15)
</enum>
<text>
$73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/180">
Public Law 110–180
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8616BAA73DF246B38ECB594167ADD5A7">
<enum>
(16)
</enum>
<text>
$12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H511270C7DF5644EA97494739D754D48C">
<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text>
$125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HABFC7EFA68E74699B79144BF40D4BC43">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities, including the purposes authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/546">
Public Law 106–546
</external-xref>
) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes described in the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
, section 303);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA3577738CD314C559444C39E9FD6653B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
, section 412); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47DD278B92ED4DEE991D0E1F3228B71F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
$4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, including as authorized by section 304 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/405">
Public Law 108–405
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H060DB09913564B0C8161931B677B67F8">
<enum>
(18)
</enum>
<text>
$41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based sexual assault response reform;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0878526489A4C96BFAC9070F4FB483C">
<enum>
(19)
</enum>
<text>
$6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A6768EA837147AFB9196CDA645A9337">
<enum>
(20)
</enum>
<text>
$30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2CA4DDEA5A446A7944F25795243D243">
<enum>
(21)
</enum>
<text>
$68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/199">
Public Law 110–199
</external-xref>
), without regard to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and strategies, and $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA6D9BAC7CDC408BBECE59811AB653FF">
<enum>
(22)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AC32069D1B744D983B942822419B841">
<enum>
(23)
</enum>
<text>
$11,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B1B1E981F78480998AAE92EA759ACCD">
<enum>
(24)
</enum>
<text>
$13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local government, and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/79">
Public Law 108–79
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9923BCD3D2AB4411B343E3587E8DCA9A">
<enum>
(25)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03DD312977C14A3BAB0D65B162A9EA80">
<enum>
(26)
</enum>
<text>
$27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, of which not less than $750,000 is for a task force on Federal corrections;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H64A06CA8946A4D36AFDF0557C46062BB">
<enum>
(27)
</enum>
<text>
$4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a research project on the effectiveness of the model;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1EB9F991DEB4026B3BDB02D5A793213">
<enum>
(28)
</enum>
<text>
$12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for supplemental victims' services and other victim-related programs and initiatives, including research and statistics, and for tribal assistance for victims of violence; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB133C2BA66024A2F9EABAB7947A290C1">
<enum>
(29)
</enum>
<text>
$75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made available in this paragraph:
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="appropriations-small">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public sector safety service.
</continuation-text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H983996925DB342958A06FE745D546E28">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
juvenile justice programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (
<quote>
the 1974 Act
</quote>
); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
); the Missing Children's Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5771">
42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq.
</external-xref>
); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/21">
Public Law 108–21
</external-xref>
); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/647">
Public Law 101–647
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 1990 Act
</quote>
); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/248">
Public Law 109–248
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Adam Walsh Act
</quote>
); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/401">
Public Law 110–401
</external-xref>
); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/4">
Public Law 113–4
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2013 Act
</quote>
); and other juvenile justice programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows—
</text>
<paragraph id="H847AEE1364C7487F8D494610619405F8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$55,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F31148A638A45349564EB40C5E80919">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4059993A130249D48B60C771C5535B50">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1C541D4FEA94E7383E467D2FFB6D67B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAAD2906820F740E1AF8815FCD6A923B6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence education, prevention and intervention, and related activities;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2DEFE5515B4340218C181468CCBF22D3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
$6,000,000 shall be for community-based violence prevention initiatives, including for public health approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83417F435CC848C9B055185C9D5B4F40">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
$1,000,000 shall be for grants and technical assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA49C088B327F47BB9C3BD69C1CB432BC">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94FA3947E7CE47FE8B6D8E1ACF6653E3">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/401">
Public Law 110–401
</external-xref>
) shall not apply for purposes of this Act);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20F42011DAE34C1EA7CBD28A23166CBF">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
$1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2385DE0739CE41689AE3F3ACCD3144CD">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
$500,000 for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated parents; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0865DA86B1F41F7AE60E5A1FEE64A6A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
$2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system:
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="appropriations-small">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs.
</continuation-text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9551C6C79E564A9D928CD54013D174E7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Safety Officer Benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to
<quote>
Public Safety Officer Benefits
</quote>
from available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD98E6694B8CD4A898D60B96BBE1FFEB7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community Oriented Policing Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9AF8DD0415DB4670BB739DBECF90A38D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
community oriented policing services programs
</header>
<paragraph id="H9E8E26DCEFF44F5D8FA40D3B058FDA38" indent="up1">
<enum/>
<text>
For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/322">
Public Law 103–322
</external-xref>
); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<quote>
the 1968 Act
</quote>
); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/162">
Public Law 109–162
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the 2005 Act
</quote>
), $208,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading—
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB2272BA6CC51439E8A4184430B0ECF11">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A2ACE99503648158E5500C1E1B3F32E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$180,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd">
42 U.S.C. 3796dd
</external-xref>
) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3796dd-3">
42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c)
</external-xref>
), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $33,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H65920139172F4D9FA3B52A4D84DAC3B6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBF56657E6404E75996F479CEA34B993">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2A331CA6C55A491CAEE96C5DD2DBF7E1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$7,000,000 is for competitive grants to support regional anti-gang task forces.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEF94D3042D2840DF908C4A35ACB0138D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions—Department of justice
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="HC28EF48D34904B86AAC896F85755E4A0">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFF0ADB4DA7F44662A821C188DEB3988B">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H59119FD1D271490AAA6088D09A5296B6">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9EEA363AB490447C80A681C6603AFBBA">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF15E316641404046A992CA2A26BE8A56">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB749BC3822CA4A2493727EB51E44E21E">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/296">
Public Law 107–296
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/599B">
28 U.S.C. 599B
</external-xref>
) without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H72C0B118E28C40BDBA149A185D334348">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H029B1F92D0774787BD9ADF9727F385BF">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF900657AC60D49B6B535CE40C5CF172F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1B6520302E74F559A1DC1210A4B2617">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H37A0BDF109234F7D8AF192C4611920CB">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61716D138A794F98B3EA8518A8A7EC8E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H021192C406BA41DEB5844BB370DC8947">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCED41301870B4CD6B7557583BC2A63D3">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/545">
section 545
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7AA2A403CDF04A368CAD096191C4AB63">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this title under the headings
<quote>
Research, Evaluation and Statistics
</quote>
,
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Juvenile Justice Programs
</quote>
—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1F952150934C4F16AB4646EDE9D1129C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D0DF9E4A31B48D880FE5FEACCE7D4AA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB69A02DBD17C4A3A9E91E8796476CE13" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the following programs, waive the following requirements:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C4984F8CA1444D896D07A89DC300C8D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797w">
42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1)
</external-xref>
), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3B571A7418D4B71A516C527D2E088F9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797w-2">
42 U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1)
</external-xref>
and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD265380F9514A3DA282E0F2E209E288">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3797q-3">
42 U.S.C. 3797q–3
</external-xref>
), the requirements under section 2904 of such part.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE3061A9F276C46328E500F4B2B71B47D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/15605">
42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3)
</external-xref>
), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H602E81DC9B5D4CAA917AB210C9F14135" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/13709">
42 U.S.C. 13709(a)
</external-xref>
) shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A287369E93748C1AA80D95A1DDD4257" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
18 U.S.C. 922
</external-xref>
note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD1ECE66BA3DE4AEDBFA381034331C9FA">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE4CFDA685A244F59A700FC584601E661">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/140">
Public Law 102–140
</external-xref>
(105 Stat. 784;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/527">
28 U.S.C. 527
</external-xref>
note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management system.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6E91230CECED4095952D57FBC62534A1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/140">
Public Law 102–140
</external-xref>
(105 Stat. 784;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/527">
28 U.S.C. 527
</external-xref>
note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD2D369E12C1F4F92BE65AE3770F34AD4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the amount otherwise provided by this Act in the first proviso under the heading
<quote>
United States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Detention
</quote>
, not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">
section 524(c)(8)(E)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1BA12B51A3E0491F8DADFB34258C0AD6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund in fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for payments associated with joint law enforcement operations as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/524">
section 524(c)(1)(I)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H25318448004349128F79A4FF210C87C7">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the planned distribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement operations funding during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7B1A615BC848494080325ED026DC223F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall sunset on September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01258B3E188149598B2440DF1C9A51F2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny the Inspector General of the Department of Justice timely access to all records, documents, and other materials in the custody or possession of the Department or to prevent or impede the Inspector General’s access to such records, documents and other materials, unless in accordance with an express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language of the Inspector General Act, as amended. The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within five calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86509B96C84A4F5796BF3E49AB31024E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3252313C1EED476C9D7EF6A0FA0DAB5B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H287B76164C5141239EA53263EA4A4173" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Science
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H595893D311B744C790B803F9A0A02F88">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of science and technology policy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6601">
42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,555,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0D571B7AA1BA45AF901A7B97E5C2F3B1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1EC05A6463CF40FF9B8CCB4D9F4B4984">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Science
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the formulation and development costs (with development cost as defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/30104">
section 30104
</external-xref>
of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/30104">
section 30104
</external-xref>
of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $100,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA95E1998CD6A435592914F59BBAACF6C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aeronautics
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5F3EAA7DDE3D4523B8B105A57E264C87">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Space Technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space research and technology development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6EB2D113C3874A4796EA529FAB426293">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
exploration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of exploration research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have an upper stage and other core elements developed simultaneously:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle development and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5 year budget profile and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level (JCL) and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP–C) for the Space Launch System and with the future KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in complying with the preceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and funding projections that conform to the KDP–C management agreement for development completion of the Space Launch System by December 2017, and the management agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon completing KDP–C:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in no case shall the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle be less than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural Requirements 7120.5E:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in addition to funds provided for these programs under the
<quote>
Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration
</quote>
heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $805,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE6412B62D6BB4779B5C0DC2660E2ADD4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
space operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space operations research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities, including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,827,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEAC16677A7344EDA832682F0C9EA58BE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2CD7FAADF99A494F91D59CE750E25BF0">
<header>
Safety, Security and Mission Services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, space operations and education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCA771D990BA34FE1A482A58B62E9270F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
construction and environmental compliance and restoration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the $429,100,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $419,100,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed $9,584,100:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/51/20145">
section 20145
</external-xref>
of title 51, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD8D96FB3D1B548E1B38E8D4F5D21EA05">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9051DC17C11648348562841DE1800F39">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9A476D0E702B40CB957BEDD61EBDDC04">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFF393A8316C2481581EBF6479A47D162">
<header>
(transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The unexpired balances of a previous account, for activities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be transferred to the new account established in this Act that provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be merged with the funds in the newly established account, but shall be available under the same terms, conditions and period of time as previously appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFD30B7C5CC3949E1BFFFBE44D7AED607">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Science Foundation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H20545AE9B3CC4BCDBC0A26AD1C14FE61">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research and Related Activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1861">
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/209">
Public Law 86–209
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1880">
42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.
</external-xref>
); services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">
Public Law 110–69
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9AF88C70742B4761AC646DC4D1EFA378">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
major research equipment and facilities construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1861">
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2842AEC019A94FD7AD5E643FD53972BB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
education and human resources
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H74DEEEE07949439B95A10C50521D0454">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and engineering education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1861">
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $60,890,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7030 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">
Public Law 110–69
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDC0DA5CAB21C4A95B9C25977A3DB2D13">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agency Operations and Award Management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1861">
42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.
</external-xref>
); services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5901
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5902">
5902
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard services; $325,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not more than $27,370,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDF870B3E50AD4595B3CE841DAEA0DA68">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the National Science Board
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1863">
42 U.S.C. 1863
</external-xref>
) and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/209">
Public Law 86–209
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1880">
42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $4,370,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF28D2185008A43948CA4D29F4D694128">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H766EA9F22F6C43B1B91C3E173FCA03DC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF06C4E3828774162A01B9B9C2CE02F41" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Science Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HCC78F194C6D54E04838852CB54CF9768" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HCFA3926402C34AE398850CC88C78B65F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Related Agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2A93F46209DF44F380454A880540D06C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commission on Civil Rights
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H89ECDE0138AA46EAA0FD6D719FB448F7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1975a">
42 U.S.C. 1975a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4AA8E98682C84ABFAA66BF31258E264D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BF55C3156FC40ECB382975C9627CA18">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/233">
Public Law 110–233
</external-xref>
), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/325">
Public Law 110–325
</external-xref>
), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/2">
Public Law 111–2
</external-xref>
), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
section 1343(b)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to $30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, $364,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB1950FFD6E374A64AB5A21AFD227E127">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International Trade Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB7584F9D2B164CE8A2FEAE1E4DA31AC1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H60387EE10595437781A3E5B0B5389157">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Legal Services Corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7FE58EF1C9DD4A31B2734D3E86E089A3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the Legal Services Corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $4,350,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $18,500,000 is for management and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2996">
42 U.S.C. 2996(d)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H309C61BCF11B4877A8C016B2B539F63F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision—Legal Services Corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/119">
Public Law 105–119
</external-xref>
, and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respectively.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0A816BCAB5A94314875F3CADF228F395">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Marine Mammal Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H18BACB60BC5A4B968DB425C29FB66137">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1361">
16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $3,340,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7D481517F7FF47E1A9CF07FF67BF997E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the United States Trade Representative
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFD6C1217D933458196F8CCF6CF5E3528">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4CE4E8AF62EA48F8AC808CFE28B79A9E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State Justice Institute
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB98D9C43A9464501A821404E1490817F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10701">
42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq.
</external-xref>
) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States Government.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H43958533E53D48F9985CEEB84DE508BB" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3EEF36BB85504E6E8C466C4AC141073D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HC66A04B426474FE2B05092B3EB10A84B">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1E0B6C086A18428D983F89A15D0B7E26">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H581DCF721B2E4421A700138D83D0E17B">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9921313488724C63BF0A6B8C75461144">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9E88873658BE46A1B56F98D471B74EA6">
<enum>
505.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Justice) funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of Justice funded by this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFC0A5E3131864BEA9CAD2D4EC16000F6">
<enum>
506.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA0830BAFBE9E4A72BEBD9D3DAC3B8239">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a
<quote>
Made in America
</quote>
inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3245DD3ADBD34470971B9D0B979EC733">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H22A9ADE01B564C2E998E8A4F95D067AE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8EB59FE1B5F4667A673062628F2F3B9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
promotional items
</quote>
has the meaning given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5CC0D36FD59745B886C5C69129BE8617">
<enum>
507.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H13506328FDE048EEA42B767DA488DCC9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of obligation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB242873EA535491BBBFF461E224C6263">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H19A73076384E4A0689BAF58C5DA34C58">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1F6182D6D9064EF8AA87920E104FFB46">
<enum>
508.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC21DD65C743E40699192761C78406039">
<enum>
509.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91C23E57EEE2446191327D76D2B38FA6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/473">
Public Law 98–473
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10601">
42 U.S.C. 10601
</external-xref>
) in any fiscal year in excess of $2,361,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H638320BA1478419D93A8DD67CAED145A">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H42BB07F73CCB4F43B35560DAB72AF6DE">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE5FDAA8CDBB5401CB93475B1DB479ACF">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A8B4102319F497FBDAC66462A3C5237" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
514.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDDCDF17DBD77490CBF819EE2ED9A6AAA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EB5E588BEB24A32A230E86E41DB4B44">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H76B609814A144C39A2A860E2C535B6CE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any matter described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552">
section 552(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31FD81DFBC874E70A940ACF1B36439EA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0937C8BE07824ADEA7AD6868D4E19650">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EB875BDB47F430FA6AAF4C52054B833">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF95B86B7650D4DBDB0885E498C4AD3BC">
<enum>
515.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7E8910D681C84FAB97FA24F743591A8F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199,
<quote>
Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems
</quote>
unless the agency has—
</text>
<paragraph id="H87BE9036EDBE4EF282CA4CD7DD62F935">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal Government;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33B99E5E51CE4980AD15F8F40E7748EB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF53F2D6D646547FE8D1E529E94248571">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H33D0B6F7D8BB4B65B3D95DF58EFB9F36">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has—
</text>
<paragraph id="H95D834170AF84F23802272C9F59D3EF9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48C8F87F9CE44DB6A9373EF615E04A4A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
determined that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C22A78E420A4AB3BD48AF9276E91951">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H74C10605DC444586A1EDF1FDECF29A72">
<enum>
516.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BF9F682E36141C9B8255988AA5ED70B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
517.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H900F472C28004337835FE0B6F66B66F1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I,
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/22/121.1">
section 121.1
</external-xref>
of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F47A2C39EBB4B7BBF1AF9C306CBDD31">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E98AB9A16884988AB5F62F35BB4A7C8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14E81A7790F14EFD89F64C000F9C4DF3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not permit the export without a license of—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD851210ACF7D446B96C409372FD67A40">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB2399C8AF014DE19FA207AF12F84658">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FCEA67C7DDE458AA7D0D115AB127DAD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7E692D42F564BC6B9131DA097E82631">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBD2B505B84441C187BE60DE07B2F6A4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42738C108CD448D29E3DF53D9783921E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
518.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2778">
22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States origin
<quote>
curios or relics
</quote>
firearms, parts, or ammunition.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H98F0D464389442DABECC7C626031E563">
<enum>
519.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA964343C2B6E4F37B86D5208D8BF87B5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H371B919BA24B468E9871C706F5C7EC3F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9DACCC7698B472AB654367494317889">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HA9276337CAE44EA0865CDD285EB1B76F">
<enum>
520.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEDBE7431F9CA4179B74BC2070D579E2D">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H22CB79DE31EC4A6086BCFD9AA2C6BC34">
<enum>
522.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/414">
50 U.S.C. 414
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEE6031AC651A496B904E980A55E877E6">
<enum>
523.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7441551A214B4AE6A590840451DC8A97">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H34D0EB77CA71489390947E4ADC79601F">
<enum>
524.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H66244790FD5245A79D2CC637B6676778">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA5DD289422D14552A33760A3FAFDB358">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Departmental Management, Franchise Fund
</quote>
, $2,906,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5981597C663C4756B0AB8D82D2EB6EB3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs
</quote>
, $5,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H433752F46BF844C3A30878A6FFDAC584">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts—
</text>
<paragraph id="H699047109E0142B5A1D47FB1F1D0EA11">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Working Capital Fund
</quote>
, $99,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0F7DDA64388641BDA90DA75FD3E5067E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications
</quote>
, $2,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2516C017F7154504A5EC89DC99ED4E44">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Detention Trustee
</quote>
, $23,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC56CD92461AA478AA37210CBA79C6E02">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund
</quote>
, $193,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4D35948E7887431AA6474A9FE4048EE4">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities
</quote>
, $10,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8C68517B681042A7A25D901837C347B1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division
</quote>
, $6,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3C541E520AE4A6EA12EFF36B8A87865">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys
</quote>
, $9,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H99785EA3E994457AB52C2B6F9DE34181">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention
</quote>
, $188,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H062DD28A77B34844B0A44D0B60CA0E68">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
, $3,200,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CE95DDB9A1E4C049055B7DDADF2399D">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs
</quote>
, $16,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61D13B13BCE744878E11E53D32B71556">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs
</quote>
, $82,500,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H404E48896B294E90835BD1CFA509FBEE">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services
</quote>
, $40,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H23BD837A88674E168DE2FBE50D8FFCEB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H52F4DCA92AA04B8D89EC3C4E433D7086">
<enum>
525.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBDBF9621E25E4458BD271951403FB132">
<enum>
526.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless such conference is a law enforcement training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H342E4BA5EAED45F3A508B96F3D8281F9">
<enum>
527.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAE06B704F2BE49B3B60982D55D123D84">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA25F4890459F469D8AC51C3C2C5E55B6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to avoid agreements that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H125017A23C564120B6B0EACE1D825737">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H15577F24F5C44B74BA1FCE6011F983F3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H587782FFB61442EC8E93414EAC938C3D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access barriers.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H0325AD1F78D54A7492CB5193AB321F3F">
<enum>
528.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—
</text>
<paragraph id="H20EDC70B1FE541C8859552DAFBF2EDBA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3418571A21B424DBA98C3BDD6B96999">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H8DECD6CBB2E44676BB687988B3DE1F45">
<enum>
529.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC13F4C2BC39444FE963B11F844DC3C8B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFB1C632F10B742F1A51DAA8199E04901">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE4D5909ED6C94A3397D655DA22257AB9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8A5D373BDB5E4051964591B6C10CEE13">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98A920843FD6427B810A041AD3F8C411">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H91A2A2B62B934E8CB898AB6E3DE68393">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89D84C2D382D4E45946BDF1FA3DF76FE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4F6651B6BB884523AE12F91D3787AD39">
<enum>
530.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are
<quote>
Energy Star
</quote>
qualified or have the
<quote>
Federal Energy Management Program
</quote>
designation.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF672EABEEED147E282D87925B63877F4">
<enum>
531.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance plan and performance and accountability reports the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="HDD9CD6C6549B49209B9B2EB0ED12F2E3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Details on future action the department, agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFBDD971E68D4B83BBE393F3F5D12909">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5CB44D12AF74949BB8D391002B5D87E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1BC7FCF5EF6342A8B5EE336039BFCE2D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H4B3D10E70EF74A05B9E2B453BA71EA9A">
<enum>
532.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H44B8FE23F0624A00B20CEBF3C75A4BA2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H069A4A3ADBD54D79B6AB6A123D16EB8E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4529BB355FEB4F2C9FD01499A6EDFF99">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has certified—
</text>
<paragraph id="H768C1FE7116B4540AFE00C1208EC4B5D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFD11576B95FD416E9068F19E343287DE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
will not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB9742E6D6AE848D99EC670443DAD527E">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and timing.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H0B4C7AEC9F8A42A8AF3C47B55891729B">
<enum>
533.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE50310BB4C86471F80E859E5F2FDCE31">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed importation are met; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1770216930174A4FABDADDDBABA32EE5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD80996F2E57D411EA6AA295BEDB8ABEF">
<enum>
534.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8BB977CFDD854EF491A64C0346408573">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCE97DD6A2944418294FE2C41E14E2647">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85BB0DBBF5314B15B35ECAB181D35C1B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
535.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H083FF4083AB74475AF860842ACFBCC59">
<enum>
536.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H51419AA1CFDB4875B8BE8142CCC38B6B">
<enum>
537.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery
</quote>
may be used for grant guidelines or requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HD4E23D512A6B48969B6C18A8E9BABA68">
<enum>
538.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFE6C7FFE9EB542E694F232840876CEAE">
<enum>
539.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 (
<quote>
Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research
</quote>
) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/79">
Public Law 113–79
</external-xref>
) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H59D99255CE7A41A7ADE06E55D2C48754">
<enum>
540.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H30B0C29C7E07433997EE2D2C9875FD22">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to relinquish the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration during fiscal year 2015 with respect to Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H11B8BDA049BE42FBB00EA555BC34E6B9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB5BC5078F31C42C190C450B10004F4F2">
<enum>
541.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HACCAC8DE0F604B26A163A5397C2A1917">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2341">
19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq.
</external-xref>
), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering such provisions, section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting
<quote>
$16,000,000 for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2007
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCF12573E8D50402EB92CEF057B6DCAC6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2271">
19 U.S.C. 2271
</external-xref>
note), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering that section, subsection (b) of that section shall be applied and administered as if paragraph (1) read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H11D8BEE0ED1E45FC8045958A7EFE5F2C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H58B42CA799F744F5B01F54BDB49222E1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance for firms
</header>
<subparagraph id="H1C8CA53AA5524C55BDCF2623733A8F5C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after December 31, 2015.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67A5D57AA3E5406BA2C4C3109ADBB1CA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2015, may be provided—
</text>
<clause id="H00908C03E8E842BD9331C1A3A1AD251C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent funds are available pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFEA269E7D2434D81B8938F441AB39150">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent the recipient of the assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H26C1D26D3AD14D689066249C205E94EF" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</header>
<section id="HAF5B1BA7E6C14D468099500465F9C0E4">
<enum>
601.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5B15BBC7F6104269AE67359FA4316D2D">
<enum>
602.
</enum>
<header>
Board of directors
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB3588D0F24AF4EF5AD32D00750748807">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter preceding clause (i)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6A570862EEA7433182FEABA27BA584A3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>
promotion and marketing
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
promotion or marketing
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H28994A1C9DBD40FEBFC02A4C603A1BC5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after the first sentence the following:
<quote>
At least 5 members of the board shall have experience working in United States multinational entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be audit committee financial experts (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with section 407 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/204">
Public Law 107–204
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/7265">
15 U.S.C. 7265
</external-xref>
)). All members of the board shall be a current or former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or have held an equivalent management position.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5A53F8E4F964F4A8200B1A181B20F42">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (x), by striking
<quote>
intercity passenger railroad business
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
land or sea passenger transportation sector
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HAFFDE5028B2941A3B1B8DD2E90337C88">
<enum>
603.
</enum>
<header>
Annual report to Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7683166AE6084BC8B54ECD9F500E72F9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (F), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9170B843F03B4BDCBB0FEA65B602E308">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1185928DAE444019A8DCFFA4A9A65BFA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0824EBC772F4AEB8E935981B415FF60" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H5E28617EB2C14DBD933F93FBD09DF561">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific countries and populations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9069AB6CA23645D6A848F4E499824D4C">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2037A1FF807A4878835E4DEC2C0E0553">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s combination of media channels employed in meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H63508BFF10C7437CB74A6521C1F7BA44" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the ratio in which such channels are used; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H28FF22936BA54A5487440346AEC04345" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
a justification for the use and ratio of such channels; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H519F86659D30463EA5247925B0A770A9">
<enum>
604.
</enum>
<header>
Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDB5CDC24688541A78F468646DB405450">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking
<quote>
80 percent
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
70 percent
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F0D42FB853F47978EEF8B75A7ABF033">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02ED004D73B546CDA936D94BE01D9ADB" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HB1E3C8753C9E4B9CBC79D696CF53EE92">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Maintenance of an in-kind contributions policy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation shall maintain an in-kind contributions policy.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D5939FDD07149ECAF540F1CDB0D786A">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Formalized procedures for in-kind contributions policy
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Corporation, shall establish formal, publicly available procedures specifying time frames and conditions for—
</text>
<clause id="H10454D617D0148BEB5A5D515E7FA4F86">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
making and agreeing to revisions of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions policy; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9B5ED5DC1A7A41D0A6D6D21192ED1160">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
addressing and resolving disagreements between the Corporation and its partners, including the Secretary of Commerce, regarding the in-kind contributions policy.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H16AA3A39913C4F0296307EAFBFE534BD">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation under subparagraph (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H42F9905FE5B948878A378C7E56BEED16">
<enum>
605.
</enum>
<header>
Extension of Travel Promotion Act of 2009
</header>
<subsection id="HA3F911B5DC0F4E29A02CF2B5F9011536">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H607AAFB429B14C51B6E5F3D636E7D72E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking
<quote>
all States and the District of Columbia
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
all States and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB47D9297AB3496C89D79F6E40BDEFC5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF3C46FDDD13B487EBCD627A8E8AF313E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2020
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEFF2AD511F54A4EBD51E7EAF450D707">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (4)(B), by striking
<quote>
fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H54B2D3F32B234A6DA76613D5CC4E7503">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund fee
</header>
<text>
Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1187">
8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
September 30, 2020
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE349964AD542408AA8E8FECD3C1696BC">
<enum>
606.
</enum>
<header>
Accountability; procurement requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131
</external-xref>
), as amended by this Act, is further amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H88533D1E5585465D80C091C534C53673">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H632AB20A98B14CEE926287CB64EDB1A3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that it follows subsection (d);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB725781DF7640B0AD3524676002818F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking
<quote>
$5,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$500,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE300B3EE7608409F8FE8CA231E09B43C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C1A9FB4A7754B65B18534F6A69090F9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCDD819FB2B5748E99703765036432347">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Accountability
</header>
<paragraph id="H4295093BE3F248928F141782CD2F3AAC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Performance plans and measures
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the
<short-title>
Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014
</short-title>
, the Corporation shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA91227E3C82847AB8FCEC0896EC6AC84">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
establish performance metrics including, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for measuring—
</text>
<clause id="H60F37A30B6D1474E926EDB8E3447F2CC">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the Corporation, including its progress in achieving the long-term goals of increased traveler visits to and spending in the United States;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0F599790A38C42319409407F94D75096">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
whether increases in visitation and spending have occurred in response to external influences, such as economic conditions or exchange rates, rather than in response to the efforts of the Corporation; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1D3D395A8CF246D19E3D966C0C7A12FE">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF09BED8FB0E49448A1E5098731BA27F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
conduct periodic program evaluations in response to the data resulting from measurements under subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCB9AE57946544F578679CC531C065412">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
GAO accountability
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in such report.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCECCC14CC34044288C959A6477753FA6">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Procurement requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAAD17F8FDE2544A982866E8EE8D07A22">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
establish a competitive procurement process; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BF0460B7D944EB3ACDD13712349E9BE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HECF5A583250F4CB7AC71C207AC7C2ECC">
<enum>
607.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of assessment authority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2131">
22 U.S.C. 2131
</external-xref>
), as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this Act).
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H2A297E3593DE4450B55CC37CC34268C4" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</header>
<section id="HB153078EAD7441F780B7221CBC787654" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
701.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H16E1E8D2F9774CCFAD35CDD1775F1016">
<enum>
702.
</enum>
<header>
Findings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Congress finds the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H715A85671BE2446B9A2BE01D6676F867">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the economy, or
<fraction>
1/8
</fraction>
of United States Gross Domestic Product.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7218254402EE47F2807C14806CECBA3C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00C94B4712284AC1B71831C451F2103A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B21664DD8FE45D59D6E7F3851776B41">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC8BCBB9F7E4F461C9D06018FA3B9017E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 8th largest economy in the world.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82DFF34FB6894D6E832BD82AFFE79488">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, driving more innovation than any other sector.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD3FD6DE723124E9FB1A5CA39D6403599">
<enum>
703.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<subsection id="H27896EBEFDC6492BA23403210B4BB5D7">
<enum/>
<text>
The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/271">
15 U.S.C. 271 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H372D8D1DB15244AF835AB85598213046">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF757BAAF7B740398F137727267EC086">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after section 33 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/278r">
15 U.S.C. 278r
</external-xref>
) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H468DBE13EBE1462F9DBF003227DA5C76" style="OLC">
<section id="HD4F17096D32E4FC0B641CF8BA1FA12D5">
<enum>
34.
</enum>
<header>
Network for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<subsection id="H9DA762221EE64152BB252284BA9F6141">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation program
</header>
<paragraph id="HA499D7CD402541D5B7D786A88DD0D9EB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish within the Institute a program to be known as the
<quote>
Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program
</quote>
(referred to in this section as the
<quote>
Program
</quote>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19E2FE122FAF438382385E7B44205B14">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Purposes of program
</header>
<text>
The purposes of the Program are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8D8DA0A8D67D4A318143E89A12EC412B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H08A701DC47264BE28AEBDF8D0503A8EB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H30C23FEA3E4249CC8179D6E0EB440077">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F920648A55F415D94DAFB50BAC62E64">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that enable these technologies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H942673E67AB5413BA208D538A74D2133">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC591B4202BA14561BA63585DEBE8466A">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing challenges;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5A6F62BCD5D4A189F25EE479D501E97">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3E531CC2DAE74220816069F685D06529">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to create and preserve jobs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74B7559550934F2E95DB6A00100FDE44">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Support
</header>
<text>
The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by supporting—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H499FFE2BFA3C433D8A00BCF312855C0E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established under subsection (b); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA2F46FBA6394D9B97B5BD40EA27BDE6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the establishment of centers for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H429A4DD551C94B89A127B6C1C0D95D02">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Director
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall carry out the Program through the Director.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA2E40ECE318B42709AC7D0127FF3057A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<paragraph id="H7DB063D43C004937875BE0710CC2207C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
As part of the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAA9C54AD2EB4E03AADD15D9A45D3727">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Designation
</header>
<text>
The network established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the
<quote>
Network for Manufacturing Innovation
</quote>
(referred to in this section as the
<quote>
Network
</quote>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD1B421551CB141949F87778D5C90C169">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Centers for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<paragraph id="H95F3D0DCE27E445994DFF015247404D1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a
<quote>
center for manufacturing innovation
</quote>
is a center that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0E79A28887C45D0B5D160D225E5DA8E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
has been established by a person or group of persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding industrial production and jobs in the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19B171BDB1794BF18C1C9B0C6CA99635">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A3CA8B0729E4100BC12F448FC2921C3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
as determined by the Secretary, has the potential—
</text>
<clause id="H526017A8CB8C43CB8F59284FC00E5CD7">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing, including key advanced manufacturing technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H70A76BCECBCC4D47964044F48F4E6CB0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing production capacity in the United States; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBE398A846A6E43E985A6B99ADDF6FC4F">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
to enable the commercial application of new technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3C13C4382B7941E691C77176B7FACBA9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
includes active participation among representatives from multiple industrial entities, research universities, community colleges, and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include industry-led consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30A4BB933A164931BB62F5F2E8E8B9C7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Activities
</header>
<text>
Activities of a center for manufacturing innovation may include the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF53BE66FC5304851AA437EC25FB627C4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Research, development, and demonstration projects, including proof-of-concept development and prototyping, to reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies and improvements in existing technologies, processes, products, and research and development of materials to solve precompetitive industrial problems with economic or national security implications.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9C9D58241E3948ABBF42D8B5268E1205">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Development and implementation of education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF24D2B87FC34315959C3EA9F136DF38">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Development of innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction of new technologies into supply chains.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H909F8BA1427C43C68DB8F854DB0DE07E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Outreach and engagement with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, including women and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition to large manufacturing enterprises.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE259A7209492424D8360CAA4A96845A5">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Such other activities as the Secretary, in consultation with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, considers consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DB06FAB0770488EA8A5BFA6D265264B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Additional centers for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<subparagraph id="HDB3708F2FEB94F5A9F8A9A939C935D46">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law or executive actions, or under pending interagency review for such recognition as of the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
, shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not receive any financial assistance under subsection (d).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9DA89253462742E7BD9213E261C676F8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Network participation
</header>
<text>
A manufacturing center that is substantially similar to those established under this subsection but that does not receive financial assistance under subsection (d) may, upon request of the center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing innovation by the Secretary for purposes of participation in the Network.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF79DB0AE4F084690BAE92EF075C6C9E4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Financial assistance to establish and support centers for manufacturing innovation
</header>
<paragraph id="H4AF549ACA99F4B609F1EE9731D1305E3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or group of persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87F4D6371E7B4B9080AABC982B20F23F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A person or group of persons seeking financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as the anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support during the period for which the center could be eligible for continued Federal financial assistance under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCE40199B31B469F9C24AD5236903EA9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Open process
</header>
<text>
In soliciting applications for financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure an open process that will allow for the consideration of all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of technology area.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H76F7EA9744EA470C9C92981B75DED097">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Selection
</header>
<subparagraph id="HC9620AD7E74E4D779C6578E58185FCEF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Competitive, merit review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE885E4FF8CCB428C85A82CBDCB763FB6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Participation in process
</header>
<clause id="H25CA11C855864387858902C172D1A013">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No political appointee may participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a conflict of interest policy that ensures public transparency and accountability, and requires full disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest on the parts of individuals that participate in the merit selection process.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF6BE091141814357B02F7E735602989E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<quote>
political appointee
</quote>
means any individual who—
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<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule);
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<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3132">
section 3132(a)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; or
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<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</subclause>
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<subparagraph id="HC7FDB16CF7EB451EB8EA41D63CA56454">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Performance measurement, transparency, and accountability
</header>
<text>
For each award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
make publicly available at the time of the award a description of the bases for the award, including an explanation of the relative merits of the winning applicant as compared to other applications received, if applicable; and
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to assess the effectiveness of the activities funded.
</text>
</clause>
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<subparagraph id="HB13FC25CEF214452A2A3638FFADE932F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Collaboration
</header>
<text>
In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting through the National Program Office established under subsection (f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6AE8944B56014089A31BBA8945A86517">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Considerations
</header>
<text>
In selecting a person who submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The potential of the center for manufacturing innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the likelihood of economic impact, including the creation or preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus areas of the center for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H365149D76FB54734BB2CC7EB6D14815D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The commitment of continued financial support, advice, participation, and other contributions from non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H895CF09ECC6F4C398BCFA0FEDB27B4E8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Whether the financial support provided to the center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal sources significantly exceeds the requested Federal financial assistance.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H80E0EAC1AEBE44219F83AD654A7E7404">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will increase the non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing research in the United States.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBCFE96F811574841ADABDE4C2974B929">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will engage with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, to improve the capacity of such enterprises to commercialize new processes and technologies.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE9DED40530724AA6B617D2FC3B754F8F">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will carry out educational and workforce activities that meet industrial needs related to the predominant focus areas of the center.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8842DDB5A3A64CF7923E5EE90F28A90C">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will advance economic competitiveness and generate substantial benefits to the Nation that extend beyond the direct return to participants in the Program.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H54C8865C768F40A48FB90A6F470DE587">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text>
Whether the predominant focus of the center for manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing that has not already been commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by another entity.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9277C25551CC499295B6531E399E25D6">
<enum>
(ix)
</enum>
<text>
How the center for manufacturing innovation will strengthen and leverage the assets of a region.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3728828D8BAD497AA318B4E3B568BAF1">
<enum>
(x)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
How the center for manufacturing will encourage the education and training of veterans and individuals with disabilities.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7C6AEF1D3FE14869BA1348C7432DFA62">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on awards
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA712C920C2254BEC91582E7A430E68BB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
No award of financial assistance may be made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary first awards financial assistance to that center under that paragraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA25028C52DB448FBADE8B256C311D073">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Matching funds and preferences
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The total Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing innovation, including the financial assistance under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 50 percent of the total funding of the center in that year, except that the Secretary may make an exception in the case of large capital facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted preference to applicants seeking less than the maximum Federal share of funds allowed under this paragraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4F5B92B559AE4598BC426549545D8447">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Funding decrease
</header>
<text>
The amount of financial assistance provided to a center of manufacturing innovation under paragraph (1) shall decrease after the second year of funding for the center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which financial assistance is provided, unless the Secretary determines that—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals and metrics under this section;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H67FE2211B9F0420BA82B3693FF92353A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
unforeseen circumstances have altered the center’s anticipated funding; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF5172EC991564907B653C9703F5BFDAD">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the center can identify future non-Federal funding sources that would warrant a temporary exemption from the limitations established in this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H64ED67E5A9AD4F77BE7BDC88A8E5B975">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<paragraph id="H51EF37682FD243B2ACDEBA3C3C6BCD0E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
for carrying out this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C2012C6726246E4A276828666F8182A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<subparagraph id="HFBA491E7392F4459BD50BD122412ACDC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
NIST Industrial Technical Services account
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial Technical Services.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36C2F96347774A109A752FEA60E0C75B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for the Department of Energy.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0EFF83E6883B4B8A9D94DF5BB18224D1">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
National program office
</header>
<paragraph id="H3F01D10CFD8E48EF970472EEE0E49E00">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish, within the Institute, the National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the
<quote>
National Program Office
</quote>
), which shall oversee and carry out the Program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H819DB70FE19049B7858F914D67F11D67">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Functions
</header>
<text>
The functions of the National Program Office are—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF9C7B0EF5AC4072A06801771D6CFA30">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D6DB35E98A249608261CF9D5A42C801">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to enter into memorandums of understanding with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a)(2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6F96FF3E15C842078D7BAB938AF4CC32">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
, and update not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H500834B09B694B7DADA3C77CDDE923AD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program with programs and activities of other Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H112CE79ACEFB482F9C47BAB2211818E8">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
to establish a clearinghouse of public information related to the activities of the Program; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04C66DFDE25A42D9BC984865ED30045C">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
to act as a convener of the Network.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59D7B3FA47F34B74955AE4CC1D45E576">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text>
In developing and updating the strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and advice from a wide range of stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community colleges, and other relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing basis.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFA5CFF07BA574FB79BB6CC0B784C116D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Report to congress
</header>
<text>
Upon completion, the Secretary shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F826C5D78E74D7C93E2F422F81F88F1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Hollings manufacturing extension partnership
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program reach small and medium-sized entities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5D98E56A9B641FC9A6D370FFD64AD35">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Detailees
</header>
<text>
Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the National Program Office without reimbursement. Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDA7F020AE6DE475290C28D33211CC620">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Reporting and auditing
</header>
<paragraph id="HFAF8239999DA47DF92B37E6969CA6D13">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Annual reports to the secretary
</header>
<subparagraph id="H277003970D4C41CDB1CFECD2A3530AF0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall require each recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the finances and performance of the center for manufacturing innovation for which such assistance was awarded.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAB3B6779F9F4FB0A7E67A55AD2CB148">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text>
Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include—
</text>
<clause id="H9CF2294E6C854568913B24EC53DB5883">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1A1874E0FCF74CB199EC4A56AE17B986">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
consistent with the metrics-based performance measures developed and implemented by the Secretary under this section, a description of the performance of the center for manufacturing innovation with respect to—
</text>
<subclause id="H4DCDA27E73FE42168BC6CB964855D68F">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
its goals, plans, financial support, and accomplishments; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HDE927FF232CB45249B0DB590F5DD349B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
how the center for manufacturing innovation has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDA23F6703A534004BCBE7365B2321C49">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Annual reports to congress
</header>
<subparagraph id="HB402DA5D9FED42DCAB1D8012B1F70D42">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not less frequently than once each year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the performance of the Program during the most recent 1-year period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC26B9A6054D349118147107CC995B484">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text>
Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report—
</text>
<clause id="HCBA68A21BF17448BAB87552A18E82F7D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a summary and assessment of the reports received by the Secretary under paragraph (1);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H13B2B72FBE4C4D59B22BC8D5F1901D26">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary under the Program, including any temporary exemptions granted from the requirements of subsection (d)(5)(C);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4CB9AF955B6B4D5382CCBB7B01CC5E49">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment of the participation in, and contributions to, the Network by any centers for manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance under subsection (d)(1); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H960DB0206A654DC2963CA5C885AEE767">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H62EBC49C14A440F5A9F8D4D54AFDCF96">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Assessments by gao
</header>
<subparagraph id="H5A97C828AFEA4C14B079802690460606">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Assessments
</header>
<text>
Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an assessment of the operation of the Program during the most recent 2-year period.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC95EA785FFB45F1ACCE394C9BE49246">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Final assessment
</header>
<text>
Not later than December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final report regarding the overall success of the Program.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF28D43A36B154C9589A5B78CEA8D899A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Elements
</header>
<text>
Each assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered by the report—
</text>
<clause id="H26254D3CF14840BD83DA8DA4F9119C73">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the Program;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H04B8D8DD366E4A1B8BD017C56F5F5325">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment of the extent to which the Program has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3EAAB162A4334DFDB109CDCA5FF1A514">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to improve the Program; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H87FA328BC2714B759C8BCE10B4BDEC8C">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
an assessment as to whether any prior recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller General have been implemented or adopted.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1F43FB07FD8A44BC833A3F8525A5AE96">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Additional authorities
</header>
<paragraph id="H1910B6650CF5447AB9B4E93DED994983">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Appointment of personnel and contracts
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program, including support for research and development activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C7FBC3E92504F3E98ED6E8AA642E274">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of funds
</header>
<text>
Of amounts available under the authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments of financial assistance made prior to the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8CC2E15AC9A3473F98E7FF0426E4F17F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Authority of other agencies
</header>
<text>
In the event that the Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept such funds to award and administer, under the same conditions and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of financial assistance awards under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4DAA48696B0247349E026CC8E7D9E14C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Use of resources
</header>
<text>
In furtherance of the purposes of the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such covered entity.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DF7665A66F54FFBBF249194F3DBF529">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Acceptance of resources
</header>
<text>
In addition to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the Secretary under this section and such funds may only be obligated to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2236527426714EE1B6DC7EEDC20E427B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Covered entity
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United States, State, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession of the United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, or international organization, or any public or private entity or individual.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HECCC9F71174044E79652D82485C373AC">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Patents
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/35/18">
Chapter 18
</external-xref>
of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing centers for manufacturing innovation.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF9D8765416E24DE39C911A22F5D83373">
<enum>
704.
</enum>
<header>
National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6622">
42 U.S.C. 6622
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H64D2603719C8467FBBA5FC49EFAA28EB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
In furtherance of the Committee’s work, the Committee shall consult with the National Economic Council.
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE81F50EF93A246ABA37733FC498922C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
</text>
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<paragraph id="H4C908F7A35184DBDA74B76E1F5EB8AC4">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D2AAE7106CB42D6B11EE98B20D21D83">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HD92D2912965A44AABEBBFAC98E33C653" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H425227520EEA4D28BE97F65394F1F27A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing
</header>
<paragraph id="HF8D688CDB1B745A2AE20CF551A86A779">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Development
</header>
<text>
The Committee shall develop, and update as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC810A1BDF0C74AE686D454161F9BA143">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
The strategic plan described in paragraph (2) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E5F4814993149A8AFFAC07492640C50">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including research and development objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the objectives;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29665DA90E1F406BBD21F1613C1F41B3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of why specific objectives were not met;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB97BB5CFBAD4675A4D7555123E5EDF4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H18C7FD9F5D7F4908ADA9C94B5FFEB661">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer of research and development results into new manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF999B17D6EF49178C0252908AD1816B">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10DA7DAC1671438E9C4021DDE08FF258">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and implementing new products and processes;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA646B0084681472CB97D3EC27B2AB1C0">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, including—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
technology transfer and commercialization activities;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0EF26A038A11452CABD4A21D8BCA099D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the adequacy of the national security industrial base;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H075ED2829FF248648EB7D27B5DC0A99A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5AAFF4CC5C6E4A27B83A3D05140D2536">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
export opportunities and trade policies;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4F5A0001112F47C5B7BA4E0A7D4DD2CE">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices;
</text>
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<clause id="HBDF0765600E746A09CC0081E110B6146">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
emerging technologies and markets;
</text>
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<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and
</text>
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<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of competing nations; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFDB1FB4E7B9E4EC8A9C2B9BFD8C0510D">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8EDBDE1ADF9D419DBEEF42B142EA67FE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Updates
</header>
<text>
Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H706B7ACFB2774F959B7B59D7D76BEEDC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Requirement to consider strategy in the budget
</header>
<text>
In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include information regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CA9FC7B806F42D893AB2D4E6E881010">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
AMP steering committee input
</header>
<text>
The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
705.
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation program
</header>
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Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (
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15 U.S.C. 3722
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
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<enum>
27.
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation program
</header>
<subsection id="H01EEB416E040402AB29BBD4E3C818D60">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBCD8A9CE9F3643C0B660302255750F28">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Cluster grants
</header>
<paragraph id="H11B66B6E8C8D4F598256A1F6DF802782">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the formation and development of regional innovation clusters.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD5D5633BAF745D191839B87F045AE6B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Permissible activities
</header>
<text>
Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by the Secretary, including the following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE05342A470A84F15AA8DC9EDE6D14820">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Feasibility studies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2FAD0340E48F42E2BA4AB4372DC880B9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Planning activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7238850CFA564D74A2BD5733BA149298">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Technical assistance.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CC3800A79EF40AB9A915150857D751E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Developing or strengthening communication and collaboration between and among participants of a regional innovation cluster.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FE7DDFD9F4340A4BF35027B48771EE2">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2786FD9E2C254AA88127D89098013C04">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Facilitating market development of products and services developed by a regional innovation cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB73936DF113744D59B53530FF56DF274">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF7E61F5117E4797AEC2C9823621DDEA">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
Interacting with the public and State and local governments to meet the goals of the cluster.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41CB2017718042A29AC0EC9322D68CFE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible recipient defined
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<quote>
eligible recipient
</quote>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6B11881F48BF40C28A07767C77ABCB96">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a State;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H206EE53ED10340FE9346EF14CF0885DA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an Indian tribe;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB310D54DD0643CA841EBDB667DA0097">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a city or other political subdivision of a State;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA920D318948246E28E5020A3CE88CA31">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
an entity that—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3955E666DF924AA3888B667F68E90DA8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82FD877A83314925BEF6CDB87FC29E57">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAEE28BD5B4B34079915FB011F87063E9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<subparagraph id="H87E4532603034D5FA2AFDB3FD9744682">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
An eligible recipient shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H138CB5EA75FF45178D66307E2EFCB6A5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Components
</header>
<text>
The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a description of—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders;
</text>
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<clause id="HBEB1ACC9C3EA455C9BCE50FF440B1765">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation by all types of entities that might benefit from participation, including newly formed entities and those rival existing participants;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0EC3FF69362A40ED9D179CC8305A612D">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to which the regional innovation cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and have a positive impact on regional economic growth and development;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0AB87D49210146FFAABCDC10B9C82B8E">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute to, a well-trained workforce;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5951209F394548E48982215E0B789BF0">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting additional funds from non-Federal sources; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1E651454402E4B22B6253E7F454F26EC">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to sustain activities once grant funds under this subsection have been expended.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H323DCD09CD83448FB1295860B279EB42">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Special consideration
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1A9076304C743BFAC7CBAED45A77804">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Special consideration
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60D3C43EB6114239903009618C8088C4">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Cost share
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3A39D0F09E5419D8E312B2EFF3FB42B">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Outreach to rural communities
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage those entities to participate in regional innovation cluster activities under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0305605C08E4EBFB18E531CC8033A92">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7A430C08B14C40E9BB0906EEF35A6B87">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation research and information program
</header>
<paragraph id="H2762A6CE678042279A4F51D750D39D81">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information program—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB8CAE3E6698142DCA3B9E08BA8725F3D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on best practices for regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be maximized through such strategies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62BD9B3B3EB841BE8A79CCE776045B35">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
to provide technical assistance, including through the development of technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAEAB57AD190E49208FD21B072DB94BEA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
to support the development of relevant metrics and measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE3463A5810CE403BA936451CF1A084D1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States, including data on—
</text>
<clause id="HD61D2EBDF42943568A8DED1BCD8298A4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation clusters;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H70A10150ED1C4754827CFDC416D6D3B6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the regional domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation clusters; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2DE017F209DC43D6A5A9869C2845A756">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
supply chain product and service flows within and between regional innovation clusters.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H876A8E8ADBDD4FEE8F538CE3563E3141">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Research grants
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals of the program established under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5BDDAEE81D374C20A87A1D26E520569C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Dissemination of information
</header>
<text>
Data and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DBAC0A926B8440FBB224A29FE0A4B09">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation grant program
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under subsection (b) into the program established under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCB4A466A6D964B35B2E199230BB3784B">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Interagency coordination
</header>
<paragraph id="H9D2B81C49ACF447CB94C3B147ACA7BCB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or other Federal agencies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47E2AACCA54B4EECAE4E8B8364C64512">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Collaboration
</header>
<subparagraph id="H30661D7AD6A44F1AB334390E1761C382">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H901E8A21EFC34472B9A9BD54363D7ED3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Small businesses
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the needs and challenges of small businesses.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC29C68802FD4DE0875D8FEA53AE3A2C">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Evaluation
</header>
<paragraph id="HDA78C92F39E54F84970CB0CCD6785FD6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
, the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program established under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CBBF0A9D00B44B7AA3DD487169D6975">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
</header>
<text>
The evaluation shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD991866420764759BAF32F91FCFFCD05">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
whether the program is achieving its goals;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H052F0ED7D34C4145822E04A142D54745">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any recommendations for how the program may be improved; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C0FBD84A64448EF88722279A946567E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a recommendation as to whether the program should be continued or terminated.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H17B5A24D24054FE987CC2475F17C71E4">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H81FDD395E6724FBD84A6F5D4B30B34C2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Regional innovation cluster
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
regional innovation cluster
</quote>
means a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE50C3C9D252042A79267E942B74FBC5C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
are engaged in or with a particular industry sector and its related sectors;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7AB8A57AEE8D4CBE8AB74D1A20D22A33">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
have active channels for business transactions and communication;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB1798EA6A86741ED85D186C55086329A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA220B45EACBB4BEAB37BD2FD23DA8277">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6ECBE487066C447F81B1A89ADFC5B8EB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
State
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
State
</quote>
means one of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2343344B925C4BAA967EE52AD55B3F92">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<paragraph id="H1A2CD70FEBB04F559BE70583EC245A69">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the
<short-title>
Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014
</short-title>
for carrying out this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04348E11E8D842E9A4E9BE9FBF9D339D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for economic development assistance programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H8BD57BB6158A4A1CA0E487152DC03567" style="appropriations">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H1996E126728D42FC8EAF279260A59728" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H10064EA06F76468C9AA5EBA003795417">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H23F11BDA680D4E3893895633909DB73F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/402">
42 U.S.C. 402
</external-xref>
note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,116,129,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H23E2983B73EE4431BB6EBAB64BCDF0E9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/402">
42 U.S.C. 402
</external-xref>
note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,453,200,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H83CD8F93A0F7462795B24C4C3E1058AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/402">
42 U.S.C. 402
</external-xref>
note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $12,828,931,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFDD0E5331066416D9A10FBD5BEBAAC40">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military personnel, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/377">
Public Law 97–377
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/402">
42 U.S.C. 402
</external-xref>
note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,376,462,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1CF985DB856A44FCB84C01DD2D66A8E6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,317,859,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE7042650F4D6487FB587E123A5B0F23B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/10211">
section 10211
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,835,924,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H232709D8213C429194298998C1E4B417">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/10211">
section 10211
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $660,424,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7142931B25A6462B8CFD13A7620D6128">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve personnel, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,653,148,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBDCB17576FDD44E2A2D476FC04385931">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National guard personnel, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/708">
section 708
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/502">
section 502(f)
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $7,643,832,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF3A1D5EB113842418C36E54FF68DAD4F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National guard personnel, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/708">
section 708
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12301">
section 12301(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/502">
section 502(f)
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/16131">
section 16131
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,118,709,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H92EEE42370464CAFACE87D4EE7603E7A" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
operation and maintenance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H47E5017159CE43F4B4FEE16DE6B1F483">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $31,961,920,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H456FD246F39343329938293FFC04974D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC004CC13932E4A32AC362EC40EC66E46">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $5,610,063,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4AF9A2DA02F8447AB03DE519889A22FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $34,539,965,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDC132F98B871453D9D0736B1D33176A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEDD6FC079F644BDA8B75B1514CD2F5F4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $30,824,752,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/166a">
section 166a
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2411">
10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $8,881,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H791919F9B0C74B2CA935CC0BD6B455CF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, army reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $2,513,393,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBF1596E858C54723BBDE1168E72923A3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, navy reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,021,200,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAEFA1D05CCFF4AB180C54D2A59070F23">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, marine corps reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $270,846,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7CB825BB55CC4C3F84D7E001B28D1C4E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, air force reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,026,342,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA1070CFE2C634E63BEBBE525AD49AF52">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, army national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,175,951,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H54617523504C49EFB5AE91D679D93ACB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and maintenance, air national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8D7D1E10334F4F978E4DC46E15E12842">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states court of appeals for the armed forces
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,723,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD9436FCEA6B94E289E68E25BCC9EEE4F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, army
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC6B09F8C991E4076BDB623CB81596438">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H01B5D50CF4474E46ADAA78F4C5C9B263">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, navy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H56CC30D203F4418C9C4C54106B478038">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0B55E85846AE40E4A806FE038002EF0F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, air force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H318CA99F5A2248F6B342FDC4D55FAF86">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H118CCEBD6EAE489B842720EE5FBA5B93">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H867BE44581D547EBB18A8DE52193C77F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H942C85DF34784C92B8532C26DBBAA8F3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental restoration, formerly used defense sites
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE31378213A9F40B3A170A774493B480C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to remain available until transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4F65DAF77C354C94B16D7F12912BA844">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $103,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3D239C4BC22B4C5092E77BFC151DDC84">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Cooperative threat reduction account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with appropriate authorization by the Department of Defense and Department of State, to countries outside of the former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons components, and weapons technology and expertise, and for defense and military contacts, $365,108,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H26C44119EB6F4F559880BFE21D645599">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of defense acquisition workforce development fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $83,034,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HD1610AB7A0A14032A08846CE14252874" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
PROCUREMENT
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4ACC48402F9D49AEBFF04E5FADF6F265">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft procurement, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $5,216,225,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA0F30925BAE6409E983FB0DBCDD32527">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile procurement, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,208,692,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCD1FE598646C45858E5C2B1ECFBC4A8D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,722,136,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1676EC997DBD438E9C772C0FB55D7674">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of ammunition, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2854">
section 2854
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,015,477,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE3BFC4FE21AD424E85D3976EABEDC899">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Army
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H610612689C11400E84B67BC1C1497C7A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,747,523,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC74D0BE2D54949E8A15FCE3035ABEF67">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft procurement, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $14,758,035,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H614FE169C0D5490192A670857A10AC00">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Weapons procurement, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,137,257,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1F8EF93DA952456CB860F363660F3965">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of ammunition, navy and marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2854">
section 2854
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $674,100,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD856A77532234261910A573390FA522F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Shipbuilding and conversion, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF208407E66744738A7F57A304671763D">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C82FA7BFE534CCE8B09670D12FB8E55">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD93C8D22E9B547B48D623EA27DBCB136">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,301,825,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32D21B493CD547168022F086E7D6C2D2">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F6C6BF79FD74609916BBFEEC5718A4A">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
DDG–1000 Program, $419,532,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36174F9317964801BDC3895F5ABC038C">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
DDG–51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6592FD40C17A43BCB20029F3CB6D96FD">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8998A1A9E73648C69124277B91E6B554">
<enum/>
<text>
Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4966C0716F644ABF8AC4030AD2F051C6">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LPD–17, $1,000,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16188D7B62854622AE8C83D51B989080">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LHA Replacement, $29,093,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H085AC3A8A97D4E0A9F430A7690F1CA77">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B1217196C6C45FCBDB3231B6E6AA076">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72E53DD7E4464E17BB1D99EE8F30797D">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H44FBB9E8BEBB4508939AA7634F70E3F3">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66FC5A17CF3940BD859526CFE4955798">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $40,485,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE58C016831B44A0B41AAF96F20569C2">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $474,629,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD269B97CC884730AB23F56793EB4BC4">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $991,285,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3ACF29C8C20B46A49239BC9FF11B2484">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2019, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6050B994C74E46A6971D67D1E0569D94">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other procurement, navy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBD723379164C4006BC425929172BC3D5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,846,558,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H53F67F278ABD46BFAEC39F043617DF96">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $935,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4C235A2C36CE4D54B114791652708D51">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3D9B47C0E9CA41FABE191BB4BD617F30">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB81992F0CBC5442AA86E8827730A8E0E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile procurement, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $4,629,662,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5CB28B0CDB354101BFDE356C56EA17A9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of ammunition, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2854">
section 2854
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1674E2BA1BAA47DE99BF38B1BA775B97">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other procurement, air force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD81CBE42404E40A2BBF16C6D737BF0DF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $16,781,266,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HED49ACC1A606400A8E31AAA18B0E1051">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9DCC2C0BDB9C4DE480145C9B75A8E5A0">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,429,303,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF5F8DAAAC687427E9B96F74D1CD2980D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense production act purchases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2078">
50 U.S.C. App. 2078
</external-xref>
, 2091, 2092, and 2093), $51,638,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HB06A1BD182AE46DE93D347D94C1D1042" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA3B01F2574A74DBDAAF6B54C35234010">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, development, test and evaluation, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $6,675,565,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H973BB96C3E914265B76F65B8D8788B3C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, development, test and evaluation, navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC0B4F72E837C40FFB7DA7C6CC2FA393D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, development, test and evaluation, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H54A6401809FB43B98B0071B94E4DFC54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD87D82C59F414E4D869B7C593FA32667">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,225,889,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available in this paragraph, $225,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to full-scale production:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2C1E336A32ED4E4BB203ED3796743ED0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operational test and evaluation, defense
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H8E2C9A06A99A4267AF7E26C12E1204EF" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
revolving and management funds
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9FBE9B5A511945CEAD723A79BA692D68">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense working capital funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,649,468,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE18CFA85A1724802920CECFDBFF8C7DC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Defense Sealift Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/1744">
50 U.S.C. App. 1744
</external-xref>
), and for the necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $485,012,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H055BF298E40B4A199FBB50CD32B463CB" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
other department of defense programs
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H60AF77F295B042A4A8AD2B768DF25F41">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense health program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $32,069,772,000; of which $30,030,650,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $14,718,018,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $308,413,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,730,709,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading for operation and maintenance, procurement, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Interagency Program Office, the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, and the Defense Medical Information Exchange, not more than 25 percent may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Government Accountability Office and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and such Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that describes: (1) the status of the final request for proposal for DHMSM and how the program office used comments received from industry from draft requests for proposal to refine the final request for proposal; (2) any changes to the deployment timeline, including benchmarks, for full operating capability; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate for full operating capability and the total life cycle cost of the project; (4) an assurance that the acquisition strategy will comply with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government; (5) the status of the effort to achieve interoperability between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the scope, cost, schedule, mapping to health data standards, and performance benchmarks of the interoperable record; and (6) the progress toward developing, implementing, and fielding the interoperable electronic health record throughout the two Departments’ medical facilities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H260C9E9024D043B7B9BEF8AA88D48B87">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1521">
50 U.S.C. 1521
</external-xref>
), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of which $196,128,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $52,102,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,016,000 for activities on military installations and $31,086,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to assist State and local governments; $10,227,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $3,225,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; and $595,913,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $575,808,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H10A3654B4E5B4DCBBDF21756B491D56F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDC1B294372004B37B20887461F485CE0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $950,687,000, of which $669,631,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $105,591,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; and $175,465,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA0B81FC70D7B4DA3B2BDC17AB5E5A867">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $311,830,000, of which $309,430,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H009784E4DD8B4357B4F8E3571D899EF4">
<header>
Support for international sporting competitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For logistical and security support for international sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel related allowances only for members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active duty in connection with providing such support), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H9C301DC7F21F40C3AEF3CA975D60FA32" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
related agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H85C7AE8F89084677A369EB1E50396378">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Central intelligence agency retirement and disability system fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA4BBBAD5EBD24539A228AF2A2BE20494">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Intelligence community management account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $507,600,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HF39E24D424D6403D98C8BA5DC151DF56" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
general provisions
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8F169679FCB44B3BCAB04D1671AF6EF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CA18046E4624BBBB28BEF9D14ACBEC0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5332">
section 5332
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H167A9FB97EDD489582D69BA547B35365" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D6DA0463D2E45BBBFBC922D08B0C1FB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8004.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H72C11FECB67941AEAE3086A3FDF6D1CE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85EC6FCFCDA24B7F832D5FA2133AD64E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC5F5DB82B49142D99330A5E792A2FD3B">
<enum>
8006.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBAB6F49D8A9F4716962658FC4189EEC4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled
<quote>
Explanation of Project Level Adjustments
</quote>
in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1CC2899E19F436EB810FA2811027584">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73F740945A084765A1FB26A1882528EC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8007.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7E89B5398A504BBAA07289C863C8BFB4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23A92F7C2CA7483DAEF54C1B2A203115">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE9D98672856493EA76F204E566DB9D4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6E96711DC4C491F867D1DF805B95474">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an identification of items of special congressional interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B7BD9CAF6A240329F719E7825AC304D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3F8EFE5CCC284516B450DF8384B8100E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4904C0F7261F46BE8D55E923D82AA2DF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8008.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2208">
section 2208
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers may be made between such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the
<quote>
Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense
</quote>
appropriation and the
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance
</quote>
appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB8CA3E5FAAE480BB7F6379916AF9801" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8009.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD39034ED66D44A84BFE819186694B7CE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8010.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4E6F46405CA4642B10D119B36D239FE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H060CACB3FF2B441BA8CB110064A50635">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA94E2D26C9184AA1967A7AA7F96F54EA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7F7B18D24064217BFDC86103EEBAAFA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA3605494AA14C08988EDD6F98C407F5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8011.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/401">
section 401
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/20">
chapter 20
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/20">
chapter 20
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/401">
section 401(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/239">
Public Law 99–239
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC4A07858FB8B4B9094DA9F5FAA42BCDA">
<enum>
8012.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2A74F0F880D648BEA0791C39492EC737">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H53C569569B044603A4B4A8C461570904">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2016.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDE43658E07BA427A8F0363DE1F12971B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
As required by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/66">
Public Law 113–66
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2358">
10 U.S.C. 2358
</external-xref>
note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget available with respect to such Laboratories.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9E2D921CA2B84120A47B9BF6B0F8FF0A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3340B41FF0CA47F4A2BB6CA9AE0859BC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8013.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FEB7FA87B0F48049200DC63AF379682" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8014.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section applies only to active components of the Army.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9A9635FA201C4D0CAEF8325702A2DE3D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8134D5BF6B64D1CB24A858486ABFCFE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8015.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protégé Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">
Public Law 101–510
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2302">
10 U.S.C. 2302
</external-xref>
note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA25F043353A84D0BBF386816895A2057">
<enum>
8016.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purpose of this section, the term
<quote>
manufactured
</quote>
shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H0C0E12B33CC348A3B6F5C6DA7BCC062F">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDEBBE91A5F644C99335A2A17FBA6341" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8017.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $175,000,000, for an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a matching share, as outlined by the Department of Defense in the guidelines published in the September 9, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is required to be provided by the local education authority or the State in which the school is located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD80239BD215439A99829E42CA18D1A4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8018.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable, unsuitable, or unsafe for further use.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56620D631D0742509F54A9BC3277A2FA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8019.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB1089733B4B94C51A5EF44F781A33910">
<enum>
8020.
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1544">
25 U.S.C. 1544
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1544">
section 1544
</external-xref>
of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4221">
section 4221(9)
</external-xref>
of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1544">
25 U.S.C. 1544
</external-xref>
) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1906">
section 1906
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1544">
section 1544
</external-xref>
of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4221">
section 4221(9)
</external-xref>
of title 25, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF10CDAE3B4C043F293FD61DF7222FE24" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8021.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1FB138905A54207B7D3C3A160C7100C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8022.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2350j">
section 2350j(c)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3075288CA0EF4DF5B4962688E910AC1A">
<enum>
8023.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF8D02ACEF15D4ECE9C3A31120885E94E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which—
</text>
<paragraph id="H13469F1E4504487A8DC6AA5DD8DDE37E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$27,400,000 shall be available from
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7357B6C473D84E31A538BF4393E82BC5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$10,400,000 shall be available from
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H511C7F58E83044D690EA3555EDBA5A63">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
$1,700,000 shall be available from
<quote>
Other Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
for vehicle procurement.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFC7510F3E3C9482882626421CFA5F82F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H611644E8289C43679970A6142AC8C82E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8024.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCE2C1359592F4DCA81BC64883CFF4A8D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA92B7A56692442939353B3A95D616A15">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25CF6646AE3C455B886E68E39C256F8E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during fiscal year 2015 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2850E83F7E2B4B7EB18D961C97B3DDE0">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2015, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF728E39F7A24107A2C2222A9A4B7398">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2016 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48C81ED4154E49CC8585ABC2688C576B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $40,000,000.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FD70B50F8CD43F6B461F20E9AA94133" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8025.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA4DE0380DA60422A926048F77D2682C6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8026.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act, the term
<term>
congressional defense committees
</term>
means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09D03F481DD74D1FB346E430F98E0197" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8027.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H93A1484E7281445A9F2157418C34B8EC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8028.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0EBEF93D06004C9DBDE37522AD6008F5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2742E226DD1846B090DF8B5A3A2BF9C8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13BFDADA3F4E4084B28EA69850622179" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H063A6C207ADF4FB0BEA004B224700D65">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2015. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2501">
19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.
</external-xref>
), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE0FDCD73CCD4B93B46C3FD45E512C66">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
Buy American Act
</term>
means
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C6A01029D244AF6A1871D378BEEA724" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8029.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">
Public Law 101–510
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">
10 U.S.C. 2687
</external-xref>
note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B0916405B494643BCA561938E3A1672" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8030.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E27760D58DF40B8B2023B7D933B3046">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H772699EB77FE42D3BCF98CEB6DDA7E48">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EA7FD7F934440C988142179F510149A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74CF1128FB35438F80B9F3AB0943E7B4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
Indian tribe
</term>
means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/454">
Public Law 103–454
</external-xref>
; 108 Stat. 4792;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/479a-1">
25 U.S.C. 479a–1
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBD38A532C87432CBC93C17BB00173B1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8031.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H623A22BFCD784ECA974FE229A4178C03" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8032.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7558BBA5EEE6426089D9C42041F8A8A1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB5E4E7C35F8489AB9923315E897C1DC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2016 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA0C2D280BDE24787848A074CDBE03A81">
<enum>
8033.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3093">
50 U.S.C. 3093
</external-xref>
) shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB162DCF946FC42D3BD4F5550D4056286" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8034.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3802453609E24C63B99B3A8B6AF1A2AD">
<enum>
8035.
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99C2735423C14782A5909654817F5D9D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8036.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H470F6F1F4DF4418DA02B963BE5A7D875">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term
<term>
Buy American Act
</term>
means
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB91F4E6108F440929DBC74BEC86A5C94">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a
<quote>
Made in America
</quote>
inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2410f">
section 2410f
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H57ACEC16BA0443E39C52E12FC459C200">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD0911E681E548059269DF3FBEF3D5C5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8037.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3DA41D00588E4CABBC545243A9E89C13">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA05B82B7015D4469BA295D0C1D270D52">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89B90CEEDE3546AC9E309084893DD0B1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H08DD29AFE8C04FEF929C0BD61359B32F">
<enum>
8038.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCD9B04BC0DFA4CD79330FF3280D0BDB7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9225F4EE104844D38E7D7D4ECEDB8CF7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to establish a field operating agency; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EC6B42548324F858F9A3B9716CCDAC1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC84C2874F8314A52A3E074C29A495C65">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H116A0F00A1B44FCD919C55265F37C052">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
This section does not apply to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H70A399222884477C9B281F1B4EE97C24">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09DEF7ACFB5A40338E99F7667855434E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A176437EC494A379F7ADBA13EAEE1E9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77E549F6EADC40D78369B8169A890AD4">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A9D1AE87BD54DD686AB9719BDE297CA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8039.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9E52975625734CFB8A1709CEC1D3DAA0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58252FCE6D884ED6BF98E26A12CF04D9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA9457443C0C47EDA7849834824DB75F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C90E7CD834940FDA19281AE973DD0D3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC76F1BE920E4EEF802D053962CE3AED">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC4C37BFE3954CF88CD3C50BE92E44BB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H692839780C4345C7B37C668B3C38F072">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H780FDCA2DF454CF0B98638842EC96ADB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/89">
chapter 89
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H989B5521E7484823AC80087BD4DE6C0C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB683DC6D534D4FB388A0F133B77095CB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2461">
section 2461
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85D2A21B24FB4C96BCA60BF0C98DBC61" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/8503">
section 8503
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87FF475ED1B3461CAC92DF97732BBA02" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D918E7F0FF546B399DB52E415C16175" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">
25 U.S.C. 450b(e)
</external-xref>
), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/637">
15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26BFCF3987C947A0B0CD54EFC6B34CFF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2469">
2469
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2474">
2474
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E4FF4FB10DB41D9B6E0C7F4FE6278D9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2304">
section 2304
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF66EE340B6364797BCE3B4BED405DE5E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(RESCISSIONS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H035DFC63266048E4AEE2CF261892A432" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8040.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
</text>
<paragraph id="H21407A1252DB4342BD8BDC278E526AB5">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $18,242,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA2A402F39B743F09F486EFDF66C8D80">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $5,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F5BA498CDAC4A3E8AF909F7B4FC7548">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $97,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA8FC9E204184C9087674680BAA54BDE">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $47,200,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCACCF5473C354CD89AA16575E0853140">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Procurement, Marine Corps
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $40,217,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9327D67482ED43D897A14D9BCBD81584">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $64,600,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFE2EDF5336E47DF87F189282BAE44EA">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $13,800,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0D25ABB14D544EFAA4E30D217F3F6BB">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $30,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE768BDF95F1E4E45A0CD8D8FC7BACE55">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $213,998,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00B394EB12E04BE39EEC0EDE11EC639A">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $196,622,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55CE3BF55E9345FCA32E344EF7F5BFBB">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Weapons Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $63,400,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF9C741CC2B146CDA2B737819821039A">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Other Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $1,505,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6975D2FBB5F848D18478244D1D60B99A">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $83,400,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7484BCAC9AD4AE2B2F9886B9CF75BDA">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $157,209,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1CEBC3BED7F84EA4BF24F5AD48700EBF">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $12,100,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H113394638F7846F4A51869894595F7EC">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Army
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $5,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5278F72E87444D08BE985FDBAF6463B6">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $37,000,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7971FF44531942D8A0D52E4797578846">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $141,727,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2141D6237B846848C018A5A23A22ADE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8041.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69A761781C884DEDAD55D926DD07E8EB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8042.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45823F5D2D864FB280176E48FACA363F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8043.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDBA438A901454449A1608D2727874AD9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8044.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated for
<quote>
Working Capital Fund, Army
</quote>
, $225,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1F028A5AD2E4256A13EF9D74220B3DC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8045.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA5955F29989A431B83D4256DEE568822">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA78336129D34D28A43E47660FBF63CD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE78D617ACA3B4EC39CEA28380DBC7B00">
<enum>
8046.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of
<quote>
commercial items
</quote>
, as defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H8832A25A6C934E25AA4AAFEDFC843138">
<enum>
8047.
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFA17AA99A9E40949F044D601FD23C6A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8048.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAC11A3407A44EAFBE9E48F9CC57C323" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8049.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4145674FBA46476B991327DD7CAFAF95" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8050.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H19CA7804475149B887AA0441F5EDCEA0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year and hereafter may be obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H394318B947F7453F96E4A9617E6F5CD8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section applies to—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H564180A0262F4D7D946A822E9BE4FA3A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFB12C63917E46919F51AE0B1DBC0A4F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC65D95B046D4458EAF7DA2516AED35AD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H294C7B255F77433C8E2BAF89EF031DDE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C95D8565A91413C95FFC48465C0113C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA77CEF6E9578437883D71126704649B4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63DB95160FBF4177ABC85FB344E123CA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4450CAC627174C06A6CE76C88923CBA7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80A71D954C3049249FD9873470114BBB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8051.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ED3B524D6774FC49489B5C450CB5446">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E71B15F127C49A4A0546BE2C48E6A37">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2702D7592F2B41D99F685AA25DFBDCB6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB8843E48E2342BB8B64657F2FFBC01C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8052.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2012">
section 2012
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB62E6589F1B45AAA7910736588FD44F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8053.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1552">
section 1552
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A5C33F852A24B3A9341D880B2F851A1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7CC5502932F448BA37AE72613CB902F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA609F58500E43CF95D35A2426AE3F2B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/510">
Public Law 101–510
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1551">
31 U.S.C. 1551
</external-xref>
note):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5FF0507E35547F6AF91125D118FACBA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8054.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5CB3E0ACE3C04FBAA6E62047316EE5C1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5DAFBF6354F4AF586F2F4277C5E2315">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE234F68AAF794E878DC6D1F8439F3CD3">
<enum>
8055.
</enum>
<text>
Using funds made available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2690">
section 2690
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks area, such agreements will include the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat to the United States Defense installations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions are included for the consideration of United States coal as an energy source.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HEF3898AB059E451B836ECF521448BE56">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5F51D72C12C43DEBC6EFB26A97F6535">
<enum>
8056.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide”, $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program, and $5,709,000 shall be for support of high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements and activities, including the training and funding of personnel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H053311E7F9734A4DB1AC85E48BFE00AF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8057.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14B575D420C449D38A52C5492D000403" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8058.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9F40A77509264CA6A2C815A97EE7D0F6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2531">
section 2531
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4502975F07BF4F4498C31BBE684011E3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) applies with respect to—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC76FC4F267204F59BC04611D5FAEBD34">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B86B4577ADE49679958B068ADA87749">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCEF1E8897143424CA0B089D37AE904D2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4848CF57B69343D09B9DAFA47126249A">
<enum>
8059.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDC06872F5A1A482980646AE90CD9C23D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4325C9561CE44D85B5363F10630D262C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any training, equipment, or other assistance for a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of Defense has credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE056538D6766401C898439A093E023B8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a unit of a foreign security force full consideration is given to any credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by such unit.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H20947E1FD10D49E0A52A55F7F3771D81">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that the government of such country has taken all necessary corrective steps, or if the equipment or other assistance is necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other humanitarian or national security emergencies.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H61D4621065924196BE1580D007FA31A2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary of Defense determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H07651E9740434B8EB0F157BD6E590B6F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Procedures
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense shall establish, and periodically update, procedures to ensure that any information in the possession of the Department of Defense about gross violations of human rights by units of foreign security forces is shared on a timely basis with the Department of State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDB2B9DF8E833436D8EE2278DC77ACB9F">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not more than 15 days after the application of any exception under subsection (b) or the exercise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report—
</text>
<paragraph id="H60A7360BB22F41A3B77C1EBBDE0681D4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of an exception under subsection (b), providing notice of the use of the exception and stating the grounds for the exception; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFD607CADA9D4389B5A1A467876EE87F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), describing the information relating to the gross violation of human rights; the extraordinary circumstances that necessitate the waiver; the purpose and duration of the training, equipment, or other assistance; and the United States forces and the foreign security force unit involved.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HECC008355B634BA69B5BA4777643D91E">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section the term
<quote>
appropriate congressional committees
</quote>
means the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF302D6B6453144B587D196392E87A19A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8060.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H560439FDEFD0423C8F4A22CCEB964F61" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8061.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2F15F1173534D33902D83F520232FA8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8062.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE27B9FAB787045498D1F7F5B3EA3A2F2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8063.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year and hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or services previously provided to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction shall not apply if the department is authorized by law to provide support to such department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the requested support pursuant to such authority:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H480F969AB3A14564917300AAAA3C28DF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8064.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12310">
section 12310(b)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/502">
section 502(f)
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDC55C73399E4FD3B87046969C4345D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8065.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of
<quote>
armor penetrator
</quote>
,
<quote>
armor piercing (AP)
</quote>
,
<quote>
armor piercing incendiary (API)
</quote>
, or
<quote>
armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T)
</quote>
, except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H94CCB9DB2F3744B0B365002B691808AE">
<enum>
8066.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2667">
section 2667
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/508">
section 508(d)
</external-xref>
of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AB8D81B2E6741BAA54C72935B34A125" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8067.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In specifying the amounts requested for the Department of the Army for Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the budget of the President submitted to Congress shall request such amounts in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army appropriation, and shall not request such amounts in the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D7297704BD646279EBBF8FDB4735803" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8068.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4DC84523C817479E855C1A76A59C1F97">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26B1CDF62AB3465EABFB37DA6D8A4ACD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8069.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
, $106,189,900 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38BD91DD16A14B5DBE46807A2E3C5E71" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8070.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H992BA8DF96654854AC0E1F9801F6BCFE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6AD37315A3004A6B9609DA766E0D53B4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9491D044080F4A7C83DC7BAD31263E6E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD36086140DB4B62B84A5E2B455BEAB7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D8DCB1C14E54965B6362D74848ED8C9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF68B239A1E574647AA63472D4020491C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E2A727929FF4716B9348D752BC4BD69">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC458E4A3C303446BB7AC5BC8149E5306">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7B4CBE521844EE2ADE4B04DAE6A56EE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BE1C271EAA54698B5BBE6D5015FD020">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5F045C827FF40BFA6A11D3EB68B77B3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H69E161CABB384AF882AE39960DEB7888">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall not be construed to alter or affect the application of section 1627 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to the amounts made available by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6F224A28F4A74CD187DE70D8D2529A2D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D0482F77FB949C6819EC556F40FC88F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8071.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $200,000,000 from funds available under
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
may be transferred to the Department of State
<quote>
Global Security Contingency Fund
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to the Department of State
<quote>
Global Security Contingency Fund
</quote>
, notify the congressional defense committees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed justification, execution plan, and timeline for each proposed project.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9CE9F9E9245247FBA69096A6E379A07D">
<enum>
8072.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2CD807BD06F74250981C83BEECA71196" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8073.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC1E5A49D0DB14C74BF8E6C236A9A1B7A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24B31D904BAC4C92BABE0D4384DEB6DC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8074.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
and
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of this amount, $350,972,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $137,934,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures; $74,707,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture; and $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That funds made available under this provision for production of missiles and missile components may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBBE81A8CB6864C5484A67040D133A0F8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H317DB96337014DE2A48F5B4A0E66A5B9">
<enum>
8075.
</enum>
<text>
Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, $991,285,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to:
</text>
<paragraph id="H61B1FCC2CBAC48529C086A75CBE5B0C4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2008/2015: Carrier Replacement Program $663,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H558A1DEA534448D2A17FD8EF07A0F2BA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2009/2015: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $54,096,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48D4B609F3464F33BA09266236765DA6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2010/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $65,771,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEAC0B2E3D919427D828ED12C5913A670">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
, 2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $35,345,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H61E2F4259AD24AB09637451B303DE50F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $63,373,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H998263B26C29421CB0CCDBF08649918C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $41,700,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1ABFF6A6793644318F9F1D258C92DCB2">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $9,340,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50D3A78EC82447498AF0795366BC7D93">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program $54,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7E7800AB62A4705AEFB203BA64F7CFD">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,620,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58EE83F4597347C08188CF74A6DDBE29">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,040,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA31DFBE6AEF4F1596BE6DC3B5A2F65F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8076.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3094">
50 U.S.C. 3094
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35D5EE04D31742FF9A7AF16B2A24A1E9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8077.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C150E43EED04808A04E4BD5F087EAF0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8078.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA740549D2B39468381375A7F5BE4EEFA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8079.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92DAE8884FE4451FB6ECE3AD15811478" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8080.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $386,268,000.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07E8222EE08B4A54B9D4BD34D2A324EC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8081.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72213654D253435DAD6B5D0B9E2E87FF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8082.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF019C3E25B284C9DA7EA70228F2CE0C8">
<enum>
8083.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7F7064F2153043549F90D2FF52677261">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
At the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/12302">
section 12302(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will be mobilized.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4FF11D487209416587606A32000375CE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a national security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements of the Armed Forces.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83D2D2AFABF24090A8972FB7705DE803" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8084.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated for
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $125,000,000 shall be available for the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That competitions shall be open to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That competitions shall consider bids from two or more certified providers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such providers may compete any certified launch vehicle in their inventory.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA3EB49F7317B4CC88B51A3C69FD88ED7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BC2087679EB4BF6B833DA23FC2AAA7D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8085.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $16,000,000 under the authority provided by this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is received sooner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That any funds transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of availability as when originally appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A98D829E926465098500CE46641E1B9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8086.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB53D163145C946E481990FA0158D6764">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA910D32A8A2646E4BF2D4ACC27E2F26D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4786689D14C44264B45B99AF10CA652A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8087.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7356F3742FC74975890E78AA416B758F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8088.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68676BC946A74306939FD76EBAEFD62C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8089.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1553">
section 1553(b)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading
<quote>
Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy
</quote>
appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF0243819B6E4E49BB3ACA5FC387E0AA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8090.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HACBBAA19ABAA456A9ED0F0654409BA6A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF07A3C13E2E4C0E92A246C04F4F3AE7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE12F94D71A347ADA31B9520AF6F6880">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B617083A366495499C8B9167CCE34F9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an identification of items of special congressional interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25D3DF56E21C4AA3982EF5E3BE5B9039">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HFD4333F76B1A400CA15327F4D09A7DB2">
<enum>
8091.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure or realign Army Contracting Command–New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command–New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF93D2A228EE74AC194796C12E62FEDB8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8092.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/163">
Public Law 109–163
</external-xref>
; 119 Stat. 3456), or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/457">
Public Law 110–457
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2370c-1">
22 U.S.C. 2370c–1
</external-xref>
), unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H56E20C71CAA14FC1948D6583B9297041">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2521DDBD4D94494BAC215E7F1EE7F31" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8093.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of Management and Budget must approve any transfers made under this provision.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H68739781415846BABF61C2B90406F408">
<enum>
8094.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC7F9F57D661A47109D39C01BBFF44C37">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3024">
50 U.S.C. 3024(d)
</external-xref>
) that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2CAF343120F048B7921FC2794B11F737">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates a new start effort;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H245C8735269E4ECAAE4E3C7948C84F38">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H301836BC8FD146C0B8F4B9923F0CB1C1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCFE62DD61204212B3E43E5BB1212C61">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
transfers funding between appropriations,
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF2FADC2086D14E4D9F9E94CE03EA289D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3024">
50 U.S.C. 3024(d)
</external-xref>
) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDECD3E6B7F3E4612BD14A8EE7E48B9BF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8095.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFCD3D5CC811A49598178BA0C6434341E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8096.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act, the term
<term>
congressional intelligence committees
</term>
means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1DB003CE3034E7483556DDE24F1EBF5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8097.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Defense shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and any named successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other operation designated and identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/127a">
section 127a
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23
<quote>
Contingency Operations
</quote>
, Annex 1, dated September 2005.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB99559947460470C94260941535EFBFA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFAD4627D84645C3A4DB2F7CC3AA042B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8098.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
,
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2493">
section 2493(d)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H74F7AFBAEC14454184D5B376E9F4569A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H232E7915DAE64F739EDD8023E4783409" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8099.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1705">
section 1705
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA185B4691EBC4180A923C4952F3B203B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8100.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFC09E2D041D24931B0031DE8F2E98865">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65C9E64EBF0649E49C9AF8B58449DF35">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A8D56C883A64794AB699439224300C7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1361B3CAE2C04DE08E69D2F39A7F9387">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the report contains proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3ADE2157EAA4F8FA36806C8A0FD6D5E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CEFF20D845F484DAF84A7B804481ED1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8101.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6550403BFD4F470F92392E145E09A6FF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85A0B2168852494E9C9EAD2A24619DA6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F943BA7D5DE4E4AB20901E12608269D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD051324B454342F0933663499D360F2F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a
<quote>
covered subcontractor
</quote>
is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD33ECEBCC63241D390589FAE99E24459">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32AD882D80DB411C90DADADC89501C81">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4490EAC368944C868FD7ECB7209FF632">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB2A2E2B681B403E8553DFD1634FA459" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $146,857,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD2A6939C996F4F5B9B81FCA5DD2D0849">
<enum>
8103.
</enum>
<text>
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive employees than are specified in the classified annex.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE4C075111144AABA75E702932BF5C09" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and hereafter may be obligated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such retired officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor form concerning public financial disclosure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) to the Office of Government Ethics.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H069882D3C048482E84A3E3D59D2A67AC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H763567091F294C27903962D25BDA6718">
<enum>
8106.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, relating to limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H16645EE4C29248A1A3462400E14E34C0">
<enum>
8107.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take beneficial occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the BRAC 133 project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this limitation may be waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90-day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Virginia Department of Transportation agree on the number of additional parking spaces that may be made available to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number of additional parking spaces to be made available.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCE5C065016D04736AE24EC5C58126749">
<enum>
8108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly the numbers of civilian personnel end strength by appropriation account for each and every appropriation account used to finance Federal civilian personnel salaries to the congressional defense committees within 15 days after the end of each fiscal quarter.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H1FF4604F770B476B9168BF5DA44CA7B2">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H714D8F8EA691487BA4D361DC01EE0A67">
<enum>
8109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HDC769F75D20549B981E9809E9DF97BF9">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H2C4AD2DB71874C3FB72C017327E591BA">
<enum>
8110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is appropriated $540,000,000 for the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
, to remain available until September 30, 2021:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds from the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
to appropriations for operation and maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and procurement, only for the purposes of operating, sustaining, equipping and modernizing the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers CG–63, CG–64, CG–65, CG–66, CG–67, CG–68, CG–69, CG–70, CG–71, CG–72, CG–73, and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships LSD–41, LSD–42, and LSD–46:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which they are transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making any transfer from the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer and obligate funds from the
<quote>
Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund
</quote>
for modernization of not more than two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers as detailed above in fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no more than six Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers shall be in a phased modernization at any time:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Navy shall contract for the required modernization equipment in the year prior to inducting a Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prohibition in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2244a">
section 2244a(a)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the use of any funds transferred pursuant to this section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF89278C291F4C4883B5A6AF699059BB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of a military department in contravention of the provisions of section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to adopt any new camouflage pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or camouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms for use by an Armed Force.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F035D0EECCD42E38A9FEB962D66EB30">
<enum>
8112.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8C87E57200DA4F09BB6A9C1BFAB0BE66">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF80AB15EC9484A97A255979E1523F9E0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H678A3D0C6E3E4FF2BDCDBCEA6199D0A3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8113.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF367FC9E49B34B0FBAE47ACBBF46CD22">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H67B472F1CBC64A02908DE0BAB3AA941A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC65FA16060E840C589036888AC81A24F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H776758223C3641C090FCBA1820C524DB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H97C4E280E66C4273BAC1C96EF7FD2829">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H73ED92EA36A3428A9C5C38FC55B5435B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1E17C63904154823AFC9A834817A43C7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H656979D5764346A3BE06FF3AC0C41CF3">
<enum>
8114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H49139899B8D2411CBE53DB88CDD97A0E">
<enum>
8115.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1590">
1590
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1591">
1591
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, or in contravention of the requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7104">
22 U.S.C. 7104(g)
</external-xref>
or (h)).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H07A90BE4E6AA4585BAD5FE298E87BFD2">
<enum>
8116.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1541">
50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H017BA32F68394E0FA418F325D2FCB7C5">
<enum>
8117.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H92C6A55063F14CD9A05EFD56780FDDE5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8118.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HADDD67CCF9A74129A97B2B5F3A3E6815">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2128518812A4D94B270838E114B2738">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB150F1AB3CC44B69973A49E9FB08393">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE198583883348DAA797BAEF9D52A229">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1FF5CC191B7445BAF399D50D2272E32">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAE0D1789D451431E82932FACF2CA7860">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF1D90823204A478BAA625601715F9686">
<enum>
8119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2533a">
section 2533a(b)
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1EE4D96752704A78AFE30B8F94C74FCF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8120.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by the United States Government for the direct personal benefit of the President of Afghanistan.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H108475EEEF6B443C9837D522892B16F1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8121.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H33B8E2A1B1354146B942B3F5269C606C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary of Defense, or by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H084AA3F7914B4954835B12F6CBD088E5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DEB898584F64A409C8FE177058D848F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be friendly to the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12B34CE0A9304A1192F60768A3131D25">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a claim for damages would not be compensable under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/163">
chapter 163
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the
<quote>
Foreign Claims Act
</quote>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF5AD0F7FD9C4CE989D85D49949C5B78">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E7A6BEC65CC473BB39C1DE9A407BFBB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nature of payments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08A910C4CE194C429C5510AEB974E404">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amount of payments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0341F851B5C34EC993CC06D590689395">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Legal advice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable Department of Defense regulations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F18BE6DF7DF4A549C1EC21497A25377">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Written record
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE41047622900413CA9A7FFB71BECB6AD">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H453F0DC122A940B3A4368E06E69BDBB6">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide any new authority to the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D84C858B54C4FFEA9615ECB05B87FB8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBC33DB3545434E7B9FE744FEEE05ED77" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8123.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public Web site in a searchable format.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2FEC12AC07EC4AF8B98B4B74C31C5FA2">
<enum>
8124.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to cancel the avionics modernization program of record for C–130 aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Air Force may proceed with a reduced scope program to address safety and airspace compliance requirements, using funds provided in this bill and previous funds appropriated for the avionics modernization program of record, consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1648A0D005C44E93A3734A10A262E361">
<enum>
8125.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to reduce the force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, below the force structure at such Air Force Base as of October 1, 2013, except in accordance with section 1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA368C546B9744F5E903EFF12A777D490">
<enum>
8126.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Operation and Maintenance funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41106">
section 41106
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD81D09EE26A424B8C339015AD08462C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8127.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H2D86DD14A0B34259BD15732C90AF1AF0">
<enum>
8128.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2C0B51BC025441F1B2E2D3489AFF54A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC172D7E18864D06A8532DC1B5FCE6DC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2510">
section 2510(8)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H379E5F65010A44C8BDE0259E62D44646">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H3C3564DC838846BFAE43EE7FCAF70F2E">
<enum>
8129.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
, up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1105">
2 U.S.C. 1105
</external-xref>
).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H49400A2BAF2F409486CBE73A957DE51E">
<header>
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HBBE23344A84C4C7FBA8ACA785771B673">
<enum>
8130.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act for basic allowance for housing for military personnel, including active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $88,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to military personnel accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H12B78D44476B40A5853B6917506342D3">
<enum>
8131.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to divest E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft, or disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing a detailed explanation of how the Secretary will meet the priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands related to airborne warning and control with a fleet of fewer than 31 E–3 aircraft.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45BEB280E0FD47CB87B559EB811B2528" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8132.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H49B76D5D449342F4A651D9653F2629B9">
<enum>
8133.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer or divest AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to the active Army in fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of the AH–64 Apache aircraft and ensure the training of the crews of such aircraft during fiscal year 2015, including the allocation of funds for operation and maintenance and personnel connected with such aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall continue in effect through the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF50AB56D8C5741808ACEE74F13A58AFF">
<enum>
8134.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/81">
Public Law 112–81
</external-xref>
; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such support:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under such section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5F2E1B7FD0DF41A1AC026175EB3E51FF">
<enum>
8135.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA17A5345857D4C4D9323CB7E3F7651CF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to assess whether the justification and approval requirements under section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 2405) have, inconsistent with the intent of Congress—
</text>
<paragraph id="H07831B66E7464FE086EBF496BCB38819">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department of Defense greater than $20,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D562E437AB746CE8F254B907FD275D4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
discouraged agencies from awarding contracts greater than $20,000,000 to covered entities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H380F49D0D98744E7AB25D34A67576AED">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF6F88EFAA7084FB48A4FF93A288836EF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Comptroller General shall analyze and report to the congressional defense committees on the sufficiency of the Department’s report in addressing the requirements; review the extent to which section 811 has negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department, discouraged agencies from awarding contracts, or been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4D0A6AFFD2BC439790B0CEAD13419AC7">
<enum>
8136.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate a facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to be named after Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition of his significant public service achievements.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H44A68BAFCF7E4247A9999581F1DD9A76">
<enum>
8137.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used to require that seafood procured for the Department of Defense from sustainably managed fisheries in the United States, as determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be required to additionally meet sustainability certification criteria prescribed by third-party nongovernmental organizations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H43033F38EBE9465583F6068EDC22127C">
<enum>
8138.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA67FE0264B4E42E681FB981B5BEFCD7B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40BFED123CB1422994720E3DDE9313A6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with the information paper of the Department of the Army titled
<quote>
Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria
</quote>
, dated January 27, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE1E3136E9394D43B8E12F3E436A8888" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
8139.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to retire, divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC–10 fleet during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDA9589E1C90F48BB928E4FE7549B3696">
<enum>
8140.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1541">
50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including for the introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1D33150C44C84296A932E5AC8F36A2D1">
<enum>
8141.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, any A–10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HA5E8570925C049898A8DFFC40D1228C2" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IX
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Overseas contingency operations
</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HEBD30149BDDA450BB4E81F73B4E00BC0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3CA70B01948B461497083960C5BF39D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Army
</quote>
, $3,259,970,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDCEF12DAFF5C413B936341156E3BE26E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Navy
</quote>
, $332,166,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE0F6B36A2893467CB81E0D6A1A2352C1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $403,311,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H039FED94855445609D032D2481CB8EDD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Personnel, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Personnel, Air Force
</quote>
, $728,334,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF444447FC59041AE8F30DB131550C625">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Army
</quote>
, $24,990,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H36025ACCB3C94F19841F6D8B3ECF9C8F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Navy
</quote>
, $13,953,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBE015226796E425CB9A365E2F3B174B1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $5,069,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB8B0F5917AF540439F41220A5BD358F5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Reserve Personnel, Air Force
</quote>
, $19,175,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H868A59B9F9B642C5923ADEE804572E3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Guard Personnel, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
National Guard Personnel, Army
</quote>
, $174,778,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4F64F9DC1D5941DABC67FD415C7E4FFC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
National Guard Personnel, Air Force
</quote>
, $4,894,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H6C212CC2533849499D5C6636F5D04BC3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2DC7333931CE47698A26C3C7EA5CADA4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
, $18,108,656,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1AAF756B0414431B94EB03A36274074A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy
</quote>
, $6,253,819,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEF7034F7140246EE86F328895A3351FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $1,850,984,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3C0BA3294312478EACB7E18430D5E11C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
, $10,076,383,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H61B138CE9E2D419EB44B8976C45C9168">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF2035EF0FE6043C5B78E9822D03D590E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $6,211,025,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used to reimburse the government of Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to maintain the ability of the Jordanian armed forces to maintain security along the border between Jordan and Syria, upon 15 days prior written notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts reimbursed and the nature of the expenses to be reimbursed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority in the preceding proviso may only be used for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBF45A5E7637A4FEEBB70A027679CB298">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve
</quote>
, $41,532,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6ADB0D486E8240A3BA8FB038F743A286">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve
</quote>
, $45,876,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCAE6A50D39DD4A279F4963C41F1D3952">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve
</quote>
, $10,540,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE8F37A3DD95D4C10A7564B1F9A55F905">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve
</quote>
, $77,794,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDBEFFEB9B09440799122C74120AA57E9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard
</quote>
, $77,661,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H421933AED665415BB57FD1BD23010AD6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard
</quote>
, $22,600,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE0C20453EBAA49539D540EE41CA516CC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H172FC6A483034B2980ADC0898C68F9AB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
, $4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security personnel for the 2015 parliamentary elections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAD250238C85B4324889CE28E9B859424">
<header>
Iraq Train and Equip Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4F311D4DC701454788EBA3CDCC2F6B98">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Iraq Train and Equip Fund
</quote>
, $1,618,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment to military and other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security forces, with a national security mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq, and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after (1) the Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees, describing the plan for the provision of such training and assistance and the forces designated to receive such assistance, and (2) the President submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees on how assistance provided under this heading supports a larger regional strategy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that an amount equal to not less than 40 percent of the amount provided under this heading has been contributed by other countries and entities for the purposes for which funds are provided under this heading, of which at least 50 percent shall have been contributed or provided by the Government of Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the national security objectives of the United States will be compromised by the application of the limitation to such assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days in advance of the exemption taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary’s determination and a description of the assistance to be exempted from the application of such limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<term>
appropriate congressional committees
</term>
under this heading means the
<quote>
congressional defense committees
</quote>
, the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under this heading are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD664D7F0BDD04A8EA6DF5F397C9F6730">
<header>
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H0F6C01A24FA9459C82712EF7BB1840FB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund
</quote>
, $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and subject to the same authorities and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds available under this heading are available for transfer only to the extent that the Secretary of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request to the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appropriate vetting standards and procedures established elsewhere in this Act for any recipient of training, equipment, or other assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBE640EAAE6F345E9BB5E05B6C42411EF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
European Reassurance Initiative
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8DA18F8FF6C1489C906D5BAC1B37A2D4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
European Reassurance Initiative
</quote>
, $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available under the authority provided to the Department of Defense by any other provision of law, for programs, activities, and assistance to provide support to the Governments of Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, including the provision of training, equipment, and logistical supplies, support, and services, and the payment of incremental expenses of the Armed Forces associated with prepositioning additional equipment and undertaking additional or extended deployments in such countries and adjacent waters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to transferring amounts from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes herein, such amounts may be transferred back to the appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as originally appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H3C1592973D564FF08ED63835B5C690BD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF1ADCA72E7DA4DEAA94BF953614E0290">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, $196,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEE9894929032473E9F4CE182DA165006">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile Procurement, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Army
</quote>
, $32,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2086E16E12C740C7B72700974413C815">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8CC36EF34EBF43ACAD30B79B01143844">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement of Ammunition, Army
</quote>
, $140,905,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFDF293136743455D9E717B486CA0C802">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, $773,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3F03E5CC74B5492CB8B5F402C511FFC1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, $243,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF1E654031A254DC5928D768AF69A3ECE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Weapons Procurement, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Weapons Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, $66,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4C34491337734B2A9A43FFA1F5BFBB77">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
, $154,519,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDA7F15360D944FE380D4FC6F4B6A3EED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Other Procurement, Navy
</quote>
, $123,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H87693FFA9D4546DE87B0848D45DE39F1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement, Marine Corps
</quote>
, $65,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H50B824F8E2FB41C7AD1BB6D164114767">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $481,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1EFDBF1C9D9E45918F111F895C4FD239">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8DC3743955FA44F5A53F412E23A97A2D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Missile Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $136,189,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC583A54900494A47B9A59937D48884CD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force
</quote>
, $219,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC2BF99E67CAE470ABC4E5122A7BCBE6F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Procurement, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Other Procurement, Air Force
</quote>
, $3,607,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H62FE254B9317471B938AABFCECCDDEF9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $250,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7B16C6B984214C2C86B79A492357FD95">
<header>
National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,200,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H3FC1F78947C1481B8EA0505B64808CE8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H63CB361210CA4AC998699E4FF90B2C78">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army
</quote>
, $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2FB250EA029B4F6394BECA8429EF3230">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy
</quote>
, $36,020,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H01C1A6F2BE4F488E9FA6BDC7589C54C2">
<header>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force
</quote>
, $14,706,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H35418581D2C14A8E8D5EB5818BF9FA3E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $174,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H7BD6DC210F824084A21550B0444640B1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Revolving and Management Funds
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H61DA198170464C698F731BD3D8D86FE7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense Working Capital Funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Defense Working Capital Funds
</quote>
, $91,350,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HE4EA8BA250674FA096B20C159A74E9F7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Department of Defense Programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0320ADDBA8554F47B4C06859939CE834">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Defense Health Program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Defense Health Program
</quote>
, $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8C7DEEF4C56A4C5199F847F9133BFBEF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense
</quote>
, $205,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC202B621C4A043238D2C2EBB1806873A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE549A916FE3647E8B06D56BC027E2B10">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the
<quote>
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund
</quote>
, $444,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1FF1DF157F59468384CC69C44FF76D23">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Inspector General
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for the
<quote>
Office of the Inspector General
</quote>
, $10,623,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H44A86A8FAD77402984319C8A8ED8FB29">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB73176BEC31A4FA5A64B3CA5E1898CDF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H08E7A22605704C91B7FAEF5297C8BA48">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF32281EB74E5480C973E4677E70696CD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $3,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H435EC32E44CF416B9627BAC1126E92FA">
<enum>
9003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house Government costs.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD51A081E93A546E3AD8B1C2681C44683" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9004.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9906E8F7C24B415DB4F3FD5515222C6F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated in this title under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Army
</quote>
may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That, not later than 30 days after the end of each month, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees monthly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H998B9ABCF1F84B41B9C75A42CC1A39F8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H682C6173A39B48D2962CC5CA9FD157C9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB38B931FDBCA46F3BDF108B266B6D175">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DBD71E89F8E41BEB163F3D7FE004952" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9006.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D5071E3D8CA454FAC4E9FD3BB0DD9D3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9007.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H877A2A7BDC38469886483946361852EF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13AC3D7EF63343C980596F654B01A9B9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE26E9087785041E581EE669C888CD876">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6BA8ED6FCE8467CA46837808D23CFBF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9008.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984):
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4CA9116A22C4DBDB81B5484EE9FA746">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2340A">
Section 2340A
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB788C864FBC7408DA33EFD3A5E8A95D2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">
Public Law 105–277
</external-xref>
; 112 Stat. 2681–822;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231">
8 U.S.C. 1231
</external-xref>
note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H970876485B0F4B4B9C6A0816314ED216">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/148">
Public Law 109–148
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1C8A9BB89934AA5ACEBD5726928F291" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9009.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided for the
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
(ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BB27BD624894EF1949803BD27776A27" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9010.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H622BDB99C4EF4518B1265266092CC1C6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9011.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Air Force
</quote>
, up to $140,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support United States Government transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life support, transportation and personal security, and facilities renovation and construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities that may be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional environment to address capability gaps, integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage and integrate defense-related institutions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for transitioning any such training activities that they determine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to existing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2751">
22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing a detailed justification and timeline for the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site where such operations and activities will be conducted during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H8ADD223706934BFCB5086FDE7AA56828">
<enum>
9012.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA5A10362F86F40EEB41091DF7768393E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide
</quote>
for payments under section 1233 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/181">
Public Law 110–181
</external-xref>
for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is—
</text>
<paragraph id="H445CFDE99016456282A282B7FB203B18">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC48A18550C2243BDA6C05EE792FD4C93">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1B2140E2F9F4990A5E68D4BEB12ADEC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H316CB29158D84361B25D21E521500D10">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD4D5DFB84E544BC09DFBB004797DA1D1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
implementing policies to protect judicial independence and due process of law;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCF2838D581646809664A98F086443B4">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBFA3B5B2885F44E0A5415BA6352F38ED">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E5F9D7753A843B8AE1698448AB499F6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in paragraph (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national security interest to do so:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HFED53B343FF745CA8676FBEEDBA9C42E">
<header>
(rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEC45EEC28F6446F86AB6E20AAFA8420" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
9013.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended:
</text>
<paragraph id="H18C58D7388C948B78148F3673477C573">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Other Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2013/2015, $8,200,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD956E17CF0B44561B29C802A144BC8EF">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Aircraft Procurement, Army
</quote>
, 2014/2016, $464,000,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H069475242053472E932BBDA088825A9B">
<enum/>
<text>
<quote>
Afghanistan Security Forces Fund
</quote>
, 2014/2015, $764,380,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H103849D1D7B845A8B527A63BAFC9B468">
<enum>
9014.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1541">
50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B0744C1C79140E7A83D4FD968F5F08B">
<enum>
9015.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the amounts appropriated in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to conduct surface and subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for use by its armed forces:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written plan to mitigate the threat of unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including a detailed spend plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees written progress reports every 180 days after the submission of the initial plan, until such funds are fully expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A6DD7425A1A419FAFF47D8533D010E3">
<enum>
9016.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, sustainment and stipends, to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups or individuals for the following purposes: defending the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by the Syrian opposition; protecting the United States, its friends and allies, and the Syrian people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for activities authorized by this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry out activities as authorized by this section and shall be credited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except that any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be available for obligation until a reprogramming action is submitted to the congressional defense committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President and the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the reporting requirements in section 149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<quote>
appropriately vetted
</quote>
as used in this section shall be construed to mean, at a minimum, assessments of possible recipients for associations with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, other al-Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias supporting the Governments of Syria or Iran; and for commitment to the rule of law and a peaceful and democratic Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds used pursuant to this authority shall be used for the procurement or transfer of man portable air defense systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for the introduction of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to provide assistance under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E1B9B2FC47843E4971AB218E0A4E542">
<enum>
9017.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H065EB9F071464931BA200AF04C88791A">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H81AB34F0EFF541A0AC2BE26041AE0E8B">
<enum>
9018.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts appropriated in title II or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to the operation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and reserve) for purposes of improving military readiness:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H3C0AD5D5B4CA4E5098AE0C16F3B82889" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
X
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Ebola Response and Preparedness
</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H0675487287A849CC973169CAEF68FD78">
<header>
Procurement
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC4DE9157E0FB417CAB256DDFE5EDCC45">
<header>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HB388D6EC85D24AFE9F0FA08459EF8A5E">
<text>
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Procurement, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for expenses related to the Ebola outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HFE46D41FE6174185A646DE6CF4B30173">
<header>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0FD39B1A3C154609AB9AE7CFAECE2548">
<header>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to developing technologies that are relevant to the Ebola outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC70394088F4C444D9F63681B0D557E09">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H596FBBA39BEC4A1780AC00D329CB1C5B" style="appropriations">
<enum>
D
</enum>
<header>
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="H47DCEE06FE49476DAE95F7E483AFF00F" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Corps of engineers—civil
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H65EBF71A5A8744089A2B657AA22FDA99">
<header>
Department of the army
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB8ACCB64BF9C4028B885651D2E57CA84">
<header>
Corps of engineers—civil
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H00FEF5B083D149C984E660D35807D411">
<header>
Investigations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the new study starts will consist of seven studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and three studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA82F3A4882014548B9853EAB50162B73">
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/303">
Public Law 104–303
</external-xref>
; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, four new construction starts during fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the new construction starts will consist of three projects where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and one project where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for new construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable but no later than August 31, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the selected new start and the impacts on other projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H343858D13FDD42B989A59036BC6B5E1D">
<header>
Mississippi river and tributaries
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2BFE4BC6DC594D1F9E3788C1C91E8EB2">
<header>
Operation and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/303">
Public Law 104–303
</external-xref>
shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDEF9B913B1EA444FB18CEFC71909FBE9">
<header>
Regulatory program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H096618B471E84CA2BF5353A280E18119">
<header>
Formerly utilized sites remedial action program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy program, $101,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1B25B37365EE4D2999EC39674ABFF3EF">
<header>
Flood control and coastal emergencies
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB7AF6B3C20064147B1B7676DD871F251">
<header>
Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB11BC98CF9E74A3497B117223AE3A7A4">
<header>
Office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/3016">
10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3)
</external-xref>
, $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HD1D48111502A4612AF2C8356D1946709">
<header>
General provisions—corps of engineers—civil
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H46148ACA30B546C9B4D8D034E4C4BB80">
<header>
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HB8416F01A383469B95A9C9811562CCD7">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H31D1832E956E483BA26ED59A3D26C314">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:
</text>
<paragraph id="H287F8D94DE9C4980B1FF63437EBF9CE0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H026A6116FCDB4559898B825136E807EB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE460590447D4F4E8A46BE555727117B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCED49AAB1BEF4955A9C0A378FB874FFF">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC61CFF4C113C4CE09D81ECE72E980946">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B0CA5C4499C486BB23635C5700205DB">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Investigations
</header>
<text>
For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22A964CB8E744279B7A043BD3A136764">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text>
For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0CD41D98950546F1B09044018246470E">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Operation and maintenance
</header>
<text>
Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C931E83625542919689888FAFBDF8D3">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Mississippi river and tributaries
</header>
<text>
The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1B2B9646D8A48E1AC94682003FD9DD3">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Formerly utilized sites remedial action program
</header>
<text>
Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H43063ABB7FFA4249B257ED58DAA930A1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
De Minimis Reprogrammings
</header>
<text>
In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9F8272D808704B47A445966E88293DF4">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Continuing Authorities Program
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H829173EAEDBF4387998E2B8ED43DFAB3">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6D29C1807803444F8CCF900AC615DF73">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF3DE68C8DEB439A95B737B58E36A87F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8C6AADA75E964599BAD6CA94786FDFB3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
An identification of items of special congressional interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4FAC4BB4555F4A0FAC46A11004CA8556">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7A3D600E18D548A190BEFAD5F92144B5">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading
<quote>
Operation and Maintenance
</quote>
to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDF16E5CF8CC545CF8A275129A8F04800">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3301">
16 U.S.C. 3301
</external-xref>
note; 110 Stat. 3761–3762; 113 Stat. 375–376; 121 Stat. 1203) is amended by striking
<quote>
$25,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$43,400,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4088F0174EF74AF1A1934A888B7ADF57">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), including the determination and designation of new starts.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H240FD03C56B046479EC41C0A0C8BE1C6">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/114">
Public Law 110–114
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4479A7F738E4486688009E66708532CF">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used within the borders of the State of Louisiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the Southwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any district of the Corps within such divisions to implement or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the
<quote>
Modified Charleston Method
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H7565A01DFD004109B06EF8E3686578A6">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5C215B20E34C41B481BB1F04400060AB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available in prior appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the headings
<quote>
Corps of Engineers—Civil, Department of the Army
</quote>
that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, including amounts specified in law for particular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is rescinded.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD9C9CDBE8182495994974A76D3BFCD75">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds under subsection (a) may be rescinded from amounts that the Congress designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H03E54FE38DB947809D367D95647CD03C">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the terms
<quote>
fill material
</quote>
or
<quote>
discharge of fill material
</quote>
for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H811001B40F3A445998DB890E875AAD62">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limited reevaluation report initiated in fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navigation project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the project as authorized under section 201 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">
Public Law 99–662
</external-xref>
(110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal share of the cost as in the design agreement executed on August 14, 2012.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HBFCC25D21C964DE584C85C913312DF40">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">
33 U.S.C. 1251
</external-xref>
, et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1344">
33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
,(C)).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H9FC5BCC9E25946A99E49B6BDA80C7B60">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw the interpretive rule,
<quote>
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A),
</quote>
signed on March 25, 2014.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H28E338D3E567489DAAFE0A339DA5C11E" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of the interior
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H50D45D2638E4406FA8E770185A36A126">
<header>
Central utah project
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H858FD49BC299457FA3C61625CADFAEA7">
<header>
Central utah project completion account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8C5802773DE64AF7A291A3618B1D0362">
<header>
Bureau of reclamation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HAFC9F4E52335483A8D177CCA1AA8560F">
<header>
Water and related resources
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA77CEE15CDF64765BD23187FD9FB3ECB">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5B3ECA2901B7478E8B9C8C7E5CED408C">
<header>
Central valley project restoration fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
, to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">
Public Law 102–575
</external-xref>
, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/575">
Public Law 102–575
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAD3D81C3ACC946E48754347F12337EDA">
<header>
California bay-delta restoration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA5761FBF58C74511AEF19E53C7B778F4">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCB65EE22E273485E86030DCC873CB03E">
<header>
Policy and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2016, $58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H92C2189E68C84F9DB0EEF0EB2A81364A">
<header>
Bureau of reclamation loan program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H48BE5739BE5D41FD883924F599962661">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $500,000 is hereby rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD97149CAF90947C7931BB7F988F05111">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H12720A1FD72947B590F1F5EE865B024B">
<header>
General provisions—department of the interior
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<section id="H0A004B513C894B56875B6B3B1890D85E">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFE51A9375AEB4A33BFA2967BE53EBA09">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H80961C01EDE74C438D3BD54E463ED4A6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCCE70D160E334014A3CBAEB5D1FE6EC3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H06DDA75683EE41BB8C822F9418A460FD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B84641AD3DA45EDB8148DC6FFB6B287">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC99AFA6F291D4A0A8DBAF8254D0E273C">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2723971986094F408852D60A0298232C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAEE5E5FBF804655BEFC82BFF2A183C3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB114EF4333A74F8289ECDD24621FD6E1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40556F42772E4218BC030A6386985B3B">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAF436FAFF6AA465C84F7665AF58B9567">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H77DD182FDA254875A02BBDE0A0AB4F7C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE86CBCAC22CF4F09A8B90B7CF70E108B">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5568E1C90240459CA7F68E1D522BBF01">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H577E1449254048C986DB5A88735A7798">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H847346481B7F42558F2FBB741639970E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the
<quote>
Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan
</quote>
and the
<quote>
SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan
</quote>
described in the report entitled
<quote>
Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995
</quote>
, prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HE5B3612234B642ED9E3903B94724F046">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/10364">
42 U.S.C. 10364(e)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
$200,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$300,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H37E1DFBE95B1400995C5034CB927B86F">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/2241">
43 U.S.C. 2241
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
2012
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2017
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HF32E29D27C7A4EA8ACBD46F1144F2CA4">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/361">
Public Law 108–361
</external-xref>
(the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 210 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/85">
Public Law 111–85
</external-xref>
, is amended by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
2016
</quote>
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H728DE31532BB42F08CA2E2E22E5D4B7A">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE3E30FEA863749CDA42850AD6A2F16EB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Interior may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as authorized by the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/620">
43 U.S.C. 620
</external-xref>
), to address the effects of historic drought conditions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9713C899EF6948B89B08403E515B8109">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text>
Pilot projects under this section are authorized to be funded through—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBC0135667DEC4EFF8F8564FB6B4B099B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
grants by the Secretary to public entities that use water from the Colorado River Basin for municipal purposes for projects that are implemented by 1 or more non-Federal entities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11BFB01786C04EAE9FEFD747C12A3861">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
grants or other appropriate financial agreements to provide additional funds for renewing or implementing water conservation agreements that are in existence on the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1039C6B92FB34EDD817DA4D553A9DD8F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="H815D73CE98D24FE49036ED37572D7C4C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established by section 5 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/620d">
43 U.S.C. 620d
</external-xref>
) and the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund established by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1543">
43 U.S.C. 1543
</external-xref>
) shall not be used to carry out this section; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE275FFDF875C40B781CE634831C75F45">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the authority to fund these pilot projects through grants shall terminate on September 30, 2018.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEFCFDF9EEA2348B0A1601057AC7129EF">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Report and Recommendation
</header>
<text>
Not later than September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects described in subsection (a) and a recommendation to Congress whether the activities undertaken by the pilot projects should be continued.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H608306C79B3E46B3A83968A6960E6252" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of energy
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H29E585919B4A49E186C4AB52D5CF8523">
<header>
Energy programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC02DA6B90ACD4F10B3A5D23B66B8FB7F">
<header>
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H62EF435D8E1F45F8B96F66540DD1E15D">
<header>
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion,
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
$1,936,999,858, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic"/>
$160,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2061">
50 U.S.C. App. 2061
</external-xref>
, et seq.):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $13,064,858 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded, of which $145,204 is from
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">
Public Law 111–8
</external-xref>
and $696,654 is from
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/85">
Public Law 111–85
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC0D27F6B6C15485DA865C3BBB5396073">
<header>
Electricity delivery and energy reliability
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $147,306,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $27,606,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3C969BD0592244CCA0F536745E696A47">
<header>
Nuclear energy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H90C25BAC80254043B9CE388C86762821">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the amount made available under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $10,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds made available under this heading in prior years, $80,000,000 of unobligated balances is hereby rescinded, including up to $18,000,000 from funds provided for program direction activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5E69879FAF314273B73EB56F50915268">
<header>
Fossil energy research and development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/91">
Public Law 95–91
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/3">
30 U.S.C. 3
</external-xref>
, 1602, and 1603), $571,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $119,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8310B647761B47728526F0FC151D8694">
<header>
Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $19,950,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H29D2D62361584535AACFCCDBCED40429">
<header>
Elk hills school lands fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the United States and the State of California on October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/106">
Public Law 104–106
</external-xref>
, $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California for the State Teachers' Retirement Fund, of which $15,579,815 shall be derived from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4F8A3A6859524496AA3D4CB4320C28D9">
<header>
Strategic petroleum reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">
42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H20D1E511323D433D87C2D98FB58389FF">
<header>
Northeast home heating oil reserve
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H46FCF268515249B9A564E7E3433CD67A">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6201">
42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $7,600,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $6,000,000 is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBE1704E56D094DF9849A192838BC0465">
<header>
Energy information administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $117,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3F1DBB1676BA4BA6BA8A9B7C6714DAA5">
<header>
Non-Defense environmental cleanup
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $246,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding made available under this heading may be made available for 15–D–410 Fort St. Vrain Facility Improvements Project.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6A1BD44E38BF4E8785E9E808778A5D00">
<header>
Uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H907E3172F48A4EF08001E2B899201F81">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H88CA046D15394200B46EEDA7B87691DF">
<header>
Science
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including two buses, $5,071,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $183,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funding may be made available for United States cash contributions to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project until its governing Council implements the recommendations of the Third Biennial International Organization Management Assessment Report:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Energy may waive this requirement upon submission to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a determination that the Council is making satisfactory progress towards implementation of such recommendations.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF1400205AAFF44698C0D674DE2A451B8">
<header>
Advanced research projects agency—energy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/69">
Public Law 110–69
</external-xref>
), as amended, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H36110CD00E5E44A686163BFFFD882DF7">
<header>
Title 17 innovative technology loan guarantee program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $17,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available until appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/10/609.10">
section 609.10
</external-xref>
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAD723312DDD74BBAB8D632E74E9EADF0">
<header>
Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing loan program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8D938B69798E47A8BE2529F39E4000F7">
<header>
Clean coal technology
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H51A26C69A1E84DAEA1EA9B0D7134C6FB">
<header>
(Including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2D0614F4C0E546C5B00EB6A42DE78662">
<header>
Departmental administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $245,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1511">
31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $119,171,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by section 201 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/238">
Public Law 95–238
</external-xref>
, notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $125,971,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, the Secretary may obligate only $26,000,000 until the report required under section 315(f) of this Act has been submitted to Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H707C654E3233458395A112E081D47A85">
<header>
Office of the inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $40,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major id="H75CA56D4E1C64233A825256E5A9FDB2D">
<header>
Atomic energy defense activities
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major id="H9593639C4E444F4994B85173A20F0346">
<header>
National nuclear security administration
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3DC21926E3C74D48BA10ECA8961C32FE">
<header>
Weapons activities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H275CDBACE8D944CDA4D4506C579531C0">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H66A801AF90154A5FB2199480185CD2A5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, $8,231,770,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $97,118,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $45,113,000 is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAB1D00C85E234CCE86EBB031B88A52B6">
<header>
Defense nuclear nonproliferation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3ED79C9D603D4C39BA5010F5C08DC0B3">
<header>
(Including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,641,369,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided by this Act for Project 99–D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may be made available only for construction and program support activities for such Project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $24,731,000 is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8F796E81B6EE4F2A8ED5A73A80C1ADF0">
<header>
Naval reactors
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H97C2FCFEF304484BB937BA4580416BC5">
<header>
(Including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,238,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $41,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HCBBD306FDAA24BEDBFFEE94EE2BABCF6">
<header>
Federal salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H44B836EE4AE548079654B0680A976E23">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Expenses (previously the Office of the Administrator) in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HFFA8B6B0AE6A4C2DBC2E7BA966F6B5EA">
<header>
Environmental and other defense activities
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H15DEB93B8A8E492E95E396479D009DF1">
<header>
Defense environmental cleanup
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HBE16AC25575646EBB143CA566D395114">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one sport utility vehicle, one heavy duty truck, two ambulances, and one ladder fire truck for replacement only, $5,010,830,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,830,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6CD59FACB50F4637A8B2DD5D8F70C6DB">
<header>
Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for atomic energy of defense environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning activities, $463,000,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account which shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3C8697C7B4EC4B1D947917F891C789B2">
<header>
Other defense activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $249,378,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major id="HB09B489FF1D64F0F9D123C71DD74D1E0">
<header>
Power marketing administration
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBA727399DC6B4375BFBFC74E33E6C277">
<header>
Bonneville power administration fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/454">
Public Law 93–454
</external-xref>
, are approved for the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, in addition, for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations may be made.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDAD3C3FE84E940C1AD8EB6A04057F3CB">
<header>
Operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">
16 U.S.C. 825s
</external-xref>
), as applied to the southeastern power area, $7,220,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB2C11A06D03447688AFBBB8D94B3F86F">
<header>
Operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">
16 U.S.C. 825s
</external-xref>
), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $46,240,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">
16 U.S.C. 825s
</external-xref>
), up to $34,840,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $11,400,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $53,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H327ADD51A5214248B16E75A2780FF382">
<header>
Construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7152">
42 U.S.C. 7152
</external-xref>
), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $304,402,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $296,321,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/825s">
16 U.S.C. 825s
</external-xref>
), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/392a">
43 U.S.C. 392a
</external-xref>
), up to $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $85,291,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses).
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4F2C728684584040B59B4A10F0041D60">
<header>
Falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, up to $4,499,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H277C9443441448DEBB349469DF7BEA76">
<header>
Federal energy regulatory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4E409B547C3346D99875D59F893DB83D">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7101">
42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, $304,389,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the offices of the Commissioners:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HC771FF3FE7174073900C13DCAE947627">
<header>
General provisions—department of energy
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="H0916FF692DF24C26901F2D02DC35D82E">
<header>
(including transfer and rescissions of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H1FE38F7E5F3C440DBE85994F6E828102">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC8327B87923D43D0B43E8D5CB6CD6848">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8ED0276CA3F1436BBDF6A28F7B99FB69">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB10038A8CB65468D837080E0CCB5B5D5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFD0D1BD4532540DC911EFF97D76ECC95" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1891910DFC314B3D89EE0A11DCA12552" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A5CE1E21FB7499A976449509801F3D1" indent="up1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H979D677659264C48BFDA268A787A2B89" indent="up1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB765692FE694CDC85BEEE3676F1342E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0A85BD8E15347DDB976C5E7E28A1C87" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is made.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF82D62E52E2F471DBEB42331105B447C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading
<quote>
Department of Energy—Energy Programs
</quote>
, enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless—
</text>
<paragraph id="H02C3C0492CDA49BFB062AC893CBBC4FC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H903B0BCBC10B4D239DFE917313D38B4B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on the availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 days in advance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB704829E2C042CFB8DFD9191E042254">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the
<quote>
Final Bill
</quote>
column in the
<quote>
Department of Energy
</quote>
table included under the heading
<quote>
Title III—Department of Energy
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H19EB3D7A47144B888B22A7026637FBB6">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming which would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB0CCF52F3FEA455993AC798108144F6C">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H53B00B02858948DC9FEFF510DF6B6CD2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8662812E2E04D6EAF29C14FE32D0159">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31D679D511CD4BBCAF1AA0F40A9632C2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBC23572368034D0F9670D9BEC709FF11">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H25BB271F33C9466F8C932438EF55FB63">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17F57F170A3344B29A2D544FA07F6605" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB0B98A9EC7B8403CBDDFD30A0EFD750C">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H53B5B9B38C4C4CB387874ECD02206F03">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/414">
50 U.S.C. 414
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4F0831F500D41D9A6BBE9E873ED1116">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB84C939F4FDE4AF4A5970A0F2CB179A0">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEF453C8BF19E460D8FA3353BE20275BE">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFC3318C5C0D546D79DD19D5D9A8CC532">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Secretarial determinations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, any determination (including a determination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary of Energy under section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 Stat. 1321–335), as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar years subsequent to such determination.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2EA5AAFC1659458A864EFC3C92A136AD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Congressional notification
</header>
<text>
In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 days prior to the provision of uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the following—
</text>
<paragraph id="H951A9A7EB2E84ED8B04820480BE4FB52">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the provision of uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75AD0E078BBC4C35A262A1AE044949B3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of uranium to be provided;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H386C8529EBF2438FBB5A603551E93E53">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of the gross fair market value of the uranium on the expected date of the provision of the uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CBAFB3696C742DAA93CF6BE0870A4B5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the expected date of the provision of the uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC5029DF382284E4C80820AC4E13BF2BC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient of the uranium;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEDFD1A5AAD0C4D1B8E9F1FB8F3C9F858">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the value the Secretary of Energy expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any adjustments to the gross fair market value of the uranium; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9756F7E0DA9A47559C063CB92F3A2A83">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
whether the uranium to be provided is encumbered by any restriction on use under an international agreement or otherwise.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF76B8FABE5F94D3AAD1F41AF063BB8AF">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading
<quote>
Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Science
</quote>
may be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H99E6C083D4864ACFA53CB9B504E98670">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD350FAA13E4D4DB79AA7DB916F0F7BB6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18DEB9EF53FD46EF8678F045250E259A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H401C0F08051241AD9406DB842A9EC079">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H893633C1ABC548EE9DA73075FB5C4C29">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58859EFFA5BD4A3A87DB6378D4224223">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6DD58E7BAE1A4606AB97C439B7F8791B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HACD59B99F53B49FD9793019F9DAB398E">
<enum>
309.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0A256F53FCE24EB28642F639B6733244">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations are hereby rescinded from the following accounts of the Department of Energy in the specified amounts:
</text>
<paragraph id="HEADAE630A9F347F490C374E322D6D694">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
</quote>
, $9,740,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD5428762AEFF425D928DA6F156B19047">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
</quote>
, $331,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H68D242B61CA74FC18F3E6CC07529A1CC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy
</quote>
, $121,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF4145BB066D04D2F9EB0F9C2BC6801D9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Research and Development
</quote>
, $10,413,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3A7AFB71F8DD4239B074067E4EC5E51A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Science
</quote>
, $3,262,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3029A6B298B8442A834EC73FFC8EA95C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy
</quote>
, $18,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DAEE23F97134AE28C2F5F34991F4524">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Energy Programs—Departmental Administration
</quote>
, $928,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CB2273DD7D74C2AACFF5870DA1E5F24">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities
</quote>
, $6,298,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H135F1E16DAD643C4B62130BEB97F4EEE">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
</quote>
, $1,390,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0BA4BA6BA8B94767ABFA362B7FFFF477">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Naval Reactors
</quote>
, $160,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE67EC928818244B4BDBBB8697D3003D0">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Office of the Administrator
</quote>
, $413,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H929F0C18E94740ADBFEBBE91CFCB9105">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Defense Environmental Cleanup
</quote>
, $9,983,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E938AD5471E4EBBAADB5D36ED362FB4">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Other Defense Activities
</quote>
, $551,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H955158B024A34C7BBF1F0591A519627C">
<enum>
(14)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<quote>
Power Marketing Administrations—Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration
</quote>
, $1,632,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H62AC93F09ED44556B61A96BC4538208B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7195EE17A1CD459CB7929000519F88A0">
<enum>
310.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H91B621AB04DC4C10ACCE404F08CB4EF1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act under the heading
<quote>
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
</quote>
may be made available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8BEFD3EAC1C64D69983530CC8E167DAD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in the national security interests of the United States. This waiver authority may not be delegated.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF26528158153484FAEBDC071F97380AF">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified form if necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA287D079BE434FAEBACA88DA00030D48">
<enum>
311.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for laboratory directed research and development, no individual program, project, or activity funded by this or any subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be charged more than the statutory maximum authorized for such activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall take effect not earlier than October 1, 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H39D674C6A59F4BBBB9218ACC6DFBECE1">
<enum>
312.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0ED5F74EE1744D5C99B5B43A311C70EE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Domestic uranium enrichment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act or that may be available to the Department of Energy may be used for the construction of centrifuges for the production of enriched uranium for national security needs in fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H910337084B2643A19470E8558D88CDB4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Department shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than April 30, 2015 that includes:
</text>
<paragraph id="HF0E54EB6E5EC4C30812457A8B8CEADB7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
an accounting of the current and future availability of low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched uranium, and tritium to meet defense needs; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A0220BD1A67419EB792AD9D5A1E0D7F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options available to supply enriched uranium for defense purposes, including a preliminary cost and schedule estimate to build a national security train.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H342A593447B348709F9676054D14FDC4">
<enum>
313.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used—
</text>
<paragraph id="H724633D5877441148A7E9F9505E0122A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to implement or enforce
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/10/430.32">
section 430.32(x)
</external-xref>
of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB16780281654FA08CF8A899AA7AB56F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to implement or enforce the standards established by the tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6295">
42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
) with respect to BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H23D09FF99F304DA0B610BCA7218C0481">
<enum>
314.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2297h-10">
42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B)
</external-xref>
) and all public notice and comment requirements under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/6">
chapter 6
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, that are applicable to carrying out such section.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H26CD05A923F5421E98B581ABA8009DD0">
<enum>
315.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2454624A90CC498CA07FE9C929F2E2B1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Notification of strategic petroleum reserve drawdown
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made available in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used to conduct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such exchange, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE02AB138554F42B7B9399248974D6374">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H069829419A794AE7819BA8B41EA60A5F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Content of notification
</header>
<text>
The notification required under subsection (a) shall include at a minimum—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9500E2F7CA314B90A8433738D9D21CF4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The justification for the drawdown or exchange, including—
</text>
<clause id="H7B30439A10E8426CACE3F7B42901DFC4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a specific description of any obligation under international energy agreements; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H21B5D593D29A48DDAB7A0D90E6D82D26">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a test drawdown, the specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be tested;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5942B33A0D6B498C91829A544F14D845">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the drawdown or exchange;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H612F62E52A5446B7AFB20F08F4EE4CB4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the number of barrels of petroleum products proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FF5D3941797418F805004A3F08E2241">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the location of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve site or sites from which the petroleum products are proposed to be withdrawn;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA036CE2B733642FAAD9EBAD9592D9E69">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
a good faith estimate of the expected proceeds from the sale of the petroleum products;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF29F196D614648D6A1B44196167BCAD2">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
an estimate of the total inventories of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the anticipated drawdown;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD7635E006EF14BCBBAC74F5969F53F72">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
a detailed plan for disposition of the proceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C21DAC146D14461ADE469DF4C09BA0D">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of the same or a different petroleum product.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD58708DDEACB4247BE67443B837501BB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of notification
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall provide the notification required under subsection (a)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD2C4C9E5981448F8A96D163BEE38B538">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of an exchange or a drawdown, as soon as practicable after the exchange or drawdown has occurred; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H04E14C10FCB2444582F5ECFEE9B483EF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of a test drawdown, not later than 30 days prior to a test drawdown.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H57B446E047954120B0DB953090D57200">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Post-sale notification
</header>
<text>
In addition to reporting requirements under other provisions of law, the Secretary shall, upon the execution of all contract awards associated with a competitive sale of petroleum products, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the actual value of the proceeds from the sale.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H04691CB857D44E3AAF4B19B44EF369C7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB34560640EC545509DADC60A07C41B9D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
New regional reserves
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may not establish any new regional petroleum product reserve—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA14539997C1E4A46B5723BDECA8815ED">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an annual budget submission and approved by the Congress in an appropriations Act; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4195419ABC024360BF73FD8CD08D9BCB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
until 90 days after notification of, and approval by, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AD94D41D539449996DA4F9D02075F21">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The budget request or notification shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9D1F07B4E9724B7B907D56D167536201">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the justification for the new reserve;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52736C011B0C4776B7A30EF0151661B4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2E34661C10B24B3FB71D7F3377CB4FC8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including the conditions upon which the products may be released;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4486D9C7D1564E829AB2D392E394E7A4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the location of the reserve; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4E16A3BC9DB24A1F8BEBE322081A9A60">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H103492B1AF0649BF8929A5875584E745">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Report on refined petroleum products
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed plan for operation of the refined petroleum products reserve, including funding sources and the conditions upon which refined petroleum products may be released.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5E909556AB604E01A3F303FE3CC19BC9">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Report on strategic petroleum reserve expansion
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H103CEC32E0B5479C871347EC6B3B73BE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary, through the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act the report required in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">
Public Law 111–8
</external-xref>
(123 Stat. 617) regarding the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31CBDAF2C21549AE885DA569602F660B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The report required in paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the impacts of Northeast Regional Refined Petroleum Product Reserve on the domestic petroleum market.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H382318CB5206430AAF4764C53E41A90F" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Independent agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDBC766237F47401F9747EDE84E520306">
<header>
Appalachian regional commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/14704">
40 U.S.C. 14704
</external-xref>
, and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB03D63D2555440928A533A7502D62109">
<header>
Defense nuclear facilities safety board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H666F24AE96CE432EB9037C8D80F4A3A2">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/456">
Public Law 100–456
</external-xref>
, section 1441, $28,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H987D68E22A7543AB84E93C62DB05A2FB">
<header>
Delta regional authority
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H28342474635548F5833C791EAA40163E">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H48EDDFC92EB645FE95C299C0DE51105A">
<header>
Denali commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">
Public Law 105–277
</external-xref>
), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/113">
Public Law 106–113
</external-xref>
(113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H314A8F95C9B045C3A7F034F9C6A9428E">
<header>
Northern border regional commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/15751">
section 15751(b)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7DE06DEC2028495C98806A8172E46D16">
<header>
Southeast crescent regional commission
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE1144E2C3A8E404687FB76AA6DE7595C">
<header>
Nuclear regulatory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H51C88DEEA6764FEEB182C03B6BF04B9D">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5841">
42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c)
</external-xref>
), the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a majority vote of the Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission may reprogram, not earlier than 30 days after notification of and approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to an additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, and other support costs of the Office of the Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $117,858,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in areas relevant to their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and engineering.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA53889B57F214B7F80FB34A3D4658298">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
section 3302
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,972,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee revenues:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8C2E88DB6CB040D996E178C85247DF08">
<header>
Nuclear waste technical review board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE9BC1B8609F5402296FCBC1EDD82281B">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/203">
Public Law 100–203
</external-xref>
, section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H1668892886EB447DA8B38E5E029A2FF8">
<header>
General provisions—independent agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<section id="H6FFCD65A2A724391AD02B7361DB35CAA">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the other members of the Commission, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins performing functions under the authority of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, or after a member of the Commission who is delegated emergency functions under subsection (b) of that section begins performing those functions. Such notification shall include an explanation of the circumstances warranting the exercise of such authority. The Chairman shall report to the Committees, not less frequently than once each week, on the actions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of the Commission, under such authority, until the authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees not later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall submit the report required by section 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted to the Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HAD9C96B4B2F741888C28CB446D747B59">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF88E92ECBE2A437FB511EE1C4BC71935">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H67D82D7E12D541AD930841EAEA0C22F8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Securing radiological material
</header>
<text>
No later than 2 years from enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that evaluates the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 and determines whether such requirements are adequate to protect high-risk radiological material. Such evaluation shall consider inspection results and event reports from the first two years of implementation of the requirements in 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC licensees.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF77577C34A754CFA8E6986A35E7AF6A0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
No later than 2 years after the completion of the NRC evaluation required in subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office, with assistance from an independent group of security experts, shall provide a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC and Agreement State licensees and recommendations to further strengthen radiological security.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1C398A36D14147EA8656C03D987A3140">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For this fiscal year, and each fiscal year hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a Congressional Budget Justification and a detailed annual report.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H08F100F6245A4AE6999AABCF959BF00F" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
<section id="H4B4D09C7591F4E4FBDC65191A4816E9E">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HA50FCBFC11E94959B5A400B39450618D">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H181B8A7688754048A8DB0384B9F147F2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H116C4AD38B7C42DE9037031963702F4F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4A49696D521842338C034ED269CEB8ED">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each authority.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H648E0FDED3594898A38A3F92433150A0">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4E725B2F3AA245F588DE8813CA369E3A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H76D40D3246D644679D20A2E8DC88AFE6" style="appropriations">
<enum>
E
</enum>
<header>
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="H79AEFA2943C14E98AF8C1D29F5EEA6BF" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9FFD01D082604F1A8E8F3A9FCC930DD6">
<header>
Departmental Offices
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H58BCD69285A542D98CD87323060B9948">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities, $210,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading—
</text>
<paragraph id="H22D8764166124D09B981D666D533380A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0256B76A0D3E42169A2AA55AEB326255">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA59B0BE02E3E4657A401579919EE9EF7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H870B3D95337C4B0FA00F24D4E89CA1D3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF207AADCB3B84F39B46C2B7B56FF762D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
information technology modernization requirements;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H52CE68C9AFA04B10A208606BBDA19ACD">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in an amount not less than $9,500,000, the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H976B83C8AC4045058A6DA245C13FD200">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, the development and implementation of programs within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative agreements.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA39CAC4A95DD4363AC8C6F405ED561C3">
<header>
Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBAE33C5CB4B6440F8B72475EEF40B8E5">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9633649D78CF46ABBED5270C061B0EE0">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $112,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,000,000 is available for administrative expenses; and (2) $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, is available for secure space requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for terrorism and financial intelligence activities under the heading
<quote>
Department of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
shall be transferred to, and merged with, this account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC246F290F90B4B8A98EAA32EE7B8FC54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department-Wide systems and capital investments programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA64BC57C84040D0A36CEEC60FE1C26A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement
<quote>
Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support
</quote>
or
<quote>
Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB9B78177CDB14AB9AC3CD48AF1B8C812">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H598C05BC2AB7449093CE559DF4561150">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $35,351,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1321">
33 U.S.C. 1321
</external-xref>
note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4CFB2144762847D8A5280A1CF90F8148">
<header>
Treasury inspector general for tax administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0AD335EAE6004D748A1F9F6846882A0A">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
); and services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; $158,210,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7D3CF0227B64460DA996768D25754D35">
<header>
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H13EBB53686FF43D192003BEA6886A761">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/343">
Public Law 110–343
</external-xref>
), $34,234,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA5C19CC14CF04A1F85C139B4EBB9B9A7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Financial crimes enforcement network
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H47620FFB1864440A84FD2423DCC4D1E6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $112,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC309AFD1A9AE40B9854DDEB60B3E43A9">
<header>
Treasury Forfeiture Fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H5B9ACD343FA4448688EB2C90C1CC4F20">
<header>
(rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $769,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6B981692570C4D8AA37DF4DFC28D8212">
<header>
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H1A96D9F082B74121AABA98732A1FFD1C">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $348,184,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/380">
Public Law 101–380
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC9FDAD8E156F497EA7F175F33C3D1AF2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBFF78B8F3DDA4A8C937B0123E828F07F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $100,000,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be for the costs of criminal enforcement activities and special law enforcement agents for targeting tobacco smuggling and other criminal diversion activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H08DE85824557455D83366E3800544A28">
<header>
United States Mint
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HF4E12D9E6B32444D8C9B104709BE814A">
<header>
united states mint public enterprise fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/5136">
section 5136
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2015 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed $20,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H27ACA0AA1F444E6C88ABEF5AA4DD5A93">
<header>
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H372F5935BD5F415D9AEC9E0754C4AAAC">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
), including services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–3, $230,500,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2437F90A37084F10A273877D2A37A21A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not less than $152,400,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4707">
12 U.S.C. 4707(e)
</external-xref>
) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4707">
12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
and (B)), of which up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H49B6BCE37F8544EDAF477CC1FBDC2D08">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4707">
12 U.S.C. 4707(e)
</external-xref>
), is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and other suitable providers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10558A442D854FA8BA4F191163240F98">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not less than $18,000,000 is available until September 30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H35B36362FFED47A1B39B00CF629AD636">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/325">
Public Law 103–325
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4707">
12 U.S.C. 4707(d)
</external-xref>
and (e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions for the purpose of offering affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed communities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6327307B1A5E4E3AB72406C35B74F55A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
up to $23,100,000 is available until September 30, 2015, for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which up to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI investments in underserved areas, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AA749C400EE41ABBD9266B26EEED6BE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/4713a">
12 U.S.C. 4713a
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not exceed $750,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4F213F0B17024700AB22523725F0BA9C">
<header>
Internal Revenue Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HDDFEC8D2CA724DE487E96D7E2FD1E2C9">
<header>
taxpayer services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less than $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6A45F54F5CC64CE0B56E94404D280063">
<header>
enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H62EE7DA5F9634BBA9463B4049A500D9F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
), and to provide other services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE6417CFCB15044E995CDF2F3D0028F64">
<header>
operations support
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF11597DFA40841F4BB2937C8C7217556">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
); and other services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed $315,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for research; of which not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for its major information technology investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 2016, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major information technology systems.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8B1286C2F7B04594BA429BBBED3978D9">
<header>
business systems modernization
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H346263B36FD947DEAEDE324F2C8C014F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File information technology investments, including the purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE99B9BC2E1944251A59318049911E4CE">
<header>
administrative provisions—internal revenue service
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H347601BB493449249CA84BBEAFFEBE1B">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H7135119F6C874379938DE314EE9584B7">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H308E6F043D1F47B4A23A8E254571951D">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF7529AA7974641048B292E2508EB6E51">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H80A65FDF810D484C9347B7A61AA38C5A">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA002984B931F4BA9B34AC4FD9170C286">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in advance that making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of the video.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H45AE25B7D22B48978F16B884B71E0E1D">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2BA17D09866D47E5900EA48086F855F4">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBB48742B4E064B7B9D92647D81E2FDFB">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEA125E81913147B69691F597BE2A3C82">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled
<quote>
Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California
</quote>
(Reference Number 2013–10–037).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFC6FE9E891324428BB38F07B8AB206BF">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6103">
section 6103
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information).
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HEA7919D0C2CF410B957629DB2B3A6AE5">
<header>
Administrative provisions—Department of the Treasury
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HC92A3D81E2C14404ADE9708883ED205D">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H89221AC8AFB4409BB4D1CCCCEE023B33">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901
</external-xref>
), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEC44943BB0954637ADF2358BEAF4927E">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings
<quote>
Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
,
<quote>
Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program
</quote>
,
<quote>
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
</quote>
,
<quote>
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
</quote>
may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H72F48DDE8EA5474B90DD1E209DD78DD9">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<text>
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEC1D9AD8F0544C98A318965B6BD1149D">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H38E91310AE5046EAB4BA9C6C42EBE3F5">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the
<quote>
Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H69CCB39B070847C0862AD488D0C5ADE7">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB5BB2C57807B47B9A24D8DF7B0FD1260">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1F1A8FACF273452FB518CEE05B56CD01">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/414">
50 U.S.C. 414
</external-xref>
) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BE9C2B647B644CAAD1E9D43CF710CBD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1A7646238ECF4A568ED9837C321F1384">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDAD24E3D32EF45E9BCDE05742A588F02">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCB9F8A3E599F4A1E9E310B8EC2F51FBE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB401C711D0E34CAAB8790C59DCFA06B3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The reports required under subsection (a) shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0B7628C5DE624FC0B2CC85FEB79F097C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB13B6CC8977349DDAEC8DEDB7ED86594">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC078E389F5E4AB4B3E053E81405060A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H058822CC7D76441EAC02204D5A0CAB1F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2B8171E525D448BA9480BE1AFD92AD19">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H89E3FFC3C94841F297DD8DDF9D9B18BB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1F96A0FE1FA24C9CAA54716FB22438CC">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B463A3ED3124FA7AC0DFFF4C0BF7F12" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HE9208E01AA1E4B7C8CA4998C7C64351C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H8119B54834F948F3AA60FE93AF4CF64A" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H37B45BD3538F4FB590CB14AD6FD83BE3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The white house
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7FF0192162B340AFB86BB561318BBF61">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
; subsistence expenses as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/103">
3 U.S.C. 103
</external-xref>
); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/107">
3 U.S.C. 107
</external-xref>
, $55,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAC45DF140E3548FCBFA0979536AAFBAF">
<header>
Executive Residence at the White House
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H0C446A1226D649F68DD0236C2E4C3D0F">
<header>
operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $12,700,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
, 109, 110, and 112–114.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD7BD0F4E2B604AF8906BC01D5656AD76">
<header>
reimbursable expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA5B3DEE2090D4830B85D4E6A51677C19">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/37">
chapter 37
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3AFB5FCA866C417F8B4CAFB623FF3EA6">
<header>
White House Repair and Restoration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H868BCDE1E89D4A8B801CE8298E4D7531">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/105">
3 U.S.C. 105(d)
</external-xref>
, $625,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3408C81746C74D6E80BF0E735C6F0041">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Council of economic advisers
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA7F53B7C88C249699E5CFD004D1D4D9B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/1021">
15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $4,184,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD880FD692A3547CFA4068ECAF65F265E">
<header>
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4F14F71718864A879EF7265D52AB3D0F">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $12,600,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA43F8590C7FF470AA43E0212C2C1EAC0">
<header>
Office of Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H154013A868CF44B1A15EF1082AA903B7">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/107">
3 U.S.C. 107
</external-xref>
, and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $111,300,000, of which not to exceed $12,006,000 shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of the information technology infrastructure within the Executive Office of the President.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H952AA6C2FF83427CA19E0C395C257768">
<header>
Office of Management and Budget
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A14FCDD6D8944BE857E0CF0771BB95C">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, to carry out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/35">
chapter 35
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/601">
7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF9D311EB5EB64FEB9F0497E77F1FF7CD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of national drug control policy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5CF99EEBA44A418487BBAC5A809C4B0E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $22,647,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAE2A358CF6B545B6AB84935E06CFF5CE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal drug control programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H66F601EF238145E98CD0F10730548BEE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
high intensity drug trafficking areas program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H329D69CD27554BF0987BC3E6823095F7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $245,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (
<quote>
HIDTAs
</quote>
), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That, notwithstanding the requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/58">
Public Law 106–58
</external-xref>
, any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2013 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2015 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3C541DBFBE0E40B6A72173091397BF6D">
<header>
Other Federal Drug Control Programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4E35FF19E61840A0A7EB15C85D5F5F45">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6904614B478447C69A20DFC4EBA34766">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
), $107,150,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $93,500,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/82">
Public Law 107–82
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/1521">
21 U.S.C. 1521
</external-xref>
note); $1,400,000 for drug court training and technical assistance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,000,000 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available as directed by section 1105 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/469">
Public Law 109–469
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7C37A22024F2428CB3BC75077D5442C4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unanticipated needs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/108">
3 U.S.C. 108
</external-xref>
, $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HEA6FA396737E4529A91122A17715215E">
<header>
Information Technology Oversight and Reform
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H096ED993E7CE46BC969B3069A19C14A2">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit quarterly reports not later than 45 days after the end of each quarter to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Government Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the Office of Management and Budget's government-wide information technology reform efforts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such reports shall include savings identified by fiscal year, agency, and appropriation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H37ADB58498EC45F38C53EE952A29C23D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special assistance to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1675AC0BF223413198A30C1D6DDE5AD9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/106">
3 U.S.C. 106
</external-xref>
, including subsistence expenses as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/106">
3 U.S.C. 106
</external-xref>
, which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA7B265AC5C5345C395C264861C22D05E">
<header>
Official Residence of the Vice President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H0A3E503B63154F04B10FA9357D4015BC">
<header>
operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H51360496EDB8430AB48FDBCFC9D381C9">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/106">
3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2)
</external-xref>
, $299,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H161B906DB32A4C5A8590A08ADC0B7390">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H651C3B44130C4FE595741B02CA0BD6EC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6CF345A03AE4D99BC89679BA3EEE960" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available in this Act under the headings
<quote>
The White House
</quote>
,
<quote>
Executive Residence at the White House
</quote>
,
<quote>
White House Repair and Restoration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Council of Economic Advisers
</quote>
,
<quote>
National Security Council and Homeland Security Council
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Special Assistance to the President
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Official Residence of the Vice President
</quote>
, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amount shall be transferred from
<quote>
Special Assistance to the President
</quote>
or
<quote>
Official Residence of the Vice President
</quote>
without the approval of the Vice President.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H44E87436F2364986B1DE5B30273E8AF3">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
). Such report shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H218A415E04104EBBAD83E24BF18F00C5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of funds through fiscal year 2017, by Federal agency and by fiscal year, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDFA1E4B545CA449A9658649F8B33EA22">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC272A38D8E244C96BD4DD701AA99AD2E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated obligations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA602A934FB94AA0A19F8A71746A55F8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the specific section of such Act that requires the obligation of funds; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H283DBBBD8222499E98ADDED39D9ECAD8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2017 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal year, including—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3374E4EFA4DD4893BDB661E84E03AC4F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated collections; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C6AE53A8791414A8886C382BFCC504A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the specific section of such Act that authorizes the collection of funds.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H41C2BF762071411B900D96A2E826CC67">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB26A8DB554004DD69683333A16DD2BE3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During fiscal year 2015, any Executive order issued by the President shall be accompanied by a statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of the Executive order.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H089C64E544BB414987DFA8DDB1C95C9A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Any such statement shall include—
</text>
<paragraph id="H9D63A83409374C65BA5D23EDBAD621B7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order on the Federal Government;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD432C55C344A479CAC94A29C2562ADAF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF161C99F2384C9889B31DC2A4F54A41">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the impact on revenues of the Federal Government over the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEBC834042A1F475AA57AFAF53250C9CA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 2015 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that the Executive order is issued.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25DEF6D6D15943C8BA3962BB574CDC7B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the heading
<quote>
Office of National Drug Control Policy
</quote>
, a detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by program, project, and activity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the reports required by this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41B771C2AB97436BA1A76F743F712E59" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF8EEC8B901742529780C4B2CABFBA38" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E164A5CAD1144F2A4A5B8502FAC4B1E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The first proviso under the heading
<quote>
Data-Driven Innovation
</quote>
in division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
shall
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
may
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F53A11402254EE28E95F9299C61782B" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HAA74E16631214B1F9463C33D286839F4" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
The judiciary
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD375FEE23C3347A383454A74454C0F8A">
<header>
Supreme Court of the United States
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3962ED8B37324B5486573266CD6399CF">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $74,967,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC41583FFC0784255AFCB43FD6DA48E3D">
<header>
care of the building and grounds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD5AAAB7A45D547C4B0400BB4FAB138CC">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $11,640,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBCF908E41727455CA4A452B4A6AA94C3">
<header>
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H03F6910F64F14645A043199519495637">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,212,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA930059706084CA9970C990ADE421762">
<header>
United States Court of International Trade
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H5EC15A65280545FAA8044668256572AF">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $17,807,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8893E104A4124947BC80CE22BDE36CC5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4A132C656CD441458AED16D82A73EEE1">
<header>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H9B0C3FE361574971A0C63847F6EDFA04">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $4,846,818,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Integrated Workplace Initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount provided for the Integrated Workplace Initiative shall not be available for obligation until the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate showing that the estimated cost savings resulting from the Initiative will exceed the estimated amounts obligated for the Initiative.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/660">
Public Law 99–660
</external-xref>
), not to exceed $5,423,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA0091AB038DA4148AEB2C5889AAECE93">
<header>
defender services
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC747E7D4E26146FE869A322541EB34BC">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3006A">
18 U.S.C. 3006A
</external-xref>
) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1875">
28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1)
</external-xref>
; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/983">
18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1)
</external-xref>
in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/4100">
18 U.S.C. 4100(b)
</external-xref>
; and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, $1,016,499,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC500413D84A34C2EB2D6FFA904715D2E">
<header>
fees of jurors and commissioners
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB20982DFEB5C48CFB735F9C4DAB1BD2D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1863">
28 U.S.C. 1863
</external-xref>
; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,191,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBCDF11774D7F4FF1B8134B57A2A0BC0A">
<header>
court security
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF99EFDAEC4A745FC99F92EC5C72518F1">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/702">
Public Law 100–702
</external-xref>
), $513,975,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H31EC819457974E868C87917C1227B144">
<header>
Administrative Office of the United States Courts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H783A77BAB9104CB89DDD9FDD0D78ADFB">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1345">
31 U.S.C. 1345
</external-xref>
, hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
, advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $84,399,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE76870DC68984FB0992AC451F0271D0C">
<header>
Federal Judicial Center
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HDD9A00318CB947ECA5B2F2E938DEFCD5">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/219">
Public Law 90–219
</external-xref>
, $26,959,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB8AE6205219841CEAA042733BF8E47C4">
<header>
United States Sentencing Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HF4805C94786B40099D60BFFD153CDD84">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/58">
chapter 58
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, $16,894,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD5C50B3EC4AE4629B75174B8A7C24BCB">
<header>
Administrative Provisions—The Judiciary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB0687D6A9B774A7299898D044A327524">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HFDF5F2A0CB19457181321407BB12C0E7">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H21FDC3855CBB4603AA048C6DEB18AE8A">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<text>
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except
<quote>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners
</quote>
, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H02D2687635614DFC86E0287E8F8D1F9F">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for
<quote>
Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services
</quote>
shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB4EB496B0112447C9A8D6F994ED78928">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3314">
Section 3314(a)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
Federal
</quote>
for
<quote>
executive
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7FC2EFEF89804DB2A7F68AA3F99AE162">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<text>
In accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/561">
28 U.S.C. 561–569
</external-xref>
, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/1315">
40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E)
</external-xref>
. For building-specific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H47D045E8A75546C8A63BB9B3C2456CDF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H427D73BCB2EF4A3995B47E5FC381F4E1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/650">
Public Law 101–650
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/133">
28 U.S.C. 133
</external-xref>
note), is amended in the matter following paragraph (12)—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7B18F124EB14A8CB9D6DCEBB3730653">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by striking
<quote>
23 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
24 years and 6 months
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8665AFC637F047FA889100987A930DE0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by striking
<quote>
20 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
21 years and 6 months
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H29286CF94DAA42B08FA72985C2B9F1CC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/115">
Public Law 109–115
</external-xref>
; 119 Stat. 2470;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/133">
28 U.S.C. 133
</external-xref>
note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking
<quote>
21 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
22 years and 6 months
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3840F1D4FED41DCAEB570AC95F620ED">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/273">
Public Law 107–273
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/133">
28 U.S.C. 133
</external-xref>
note), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BA306E8F3C84AC799C42D3E8340E5D2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence by striking
<quote>
12 years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
13 years
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18B92C55498A4338AF3F44C32060622F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by striking
<quote>
11 years and 6 months
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
12 years and 6 months
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98E0FAFBEABF44B9A8B78E58FE9B4053">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by striking
<quote>
10 years
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
11 years
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB9F40529C03D4DB9B3EBC6E2C38F5541">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/84">
Section 84(b)
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting
<quote>
Bakersfield,
</quote>
after
<quote>
shall be held at
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H71928B534C93469A83A951991714C8E7">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3155">
Section 3155
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H89A189ECB1AD4FA782484112CBADE51E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence, by deleting the words
<quote>
and the Director
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFCF7BD069C9C4E42A10EED973F75143D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence, by inserting at the end
<quote>
and shall ensure that case file, statistical, and other information concerning the work of pretrial services is provided to the Director
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H83771317B7114C6BBA495D6A47A464AD">
<text>
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H7260D7F7EE20447FB365ED28584024C8" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
District of columbia
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H06904D6DFDA7484C9EA0226E7D86297A">
<header>
Federal Funds
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HEC33CC9D5EA6420D9F8FF1F351753E7E">
<header>
federal payment for resident tuition support
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H18AF5CD0D44A40DA94F38BE062CD608F">
<header>
federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $12,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3437D744E25F45CB98D5DFD52EA6054C">
<header>
federal payment to the district of columbia courts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $245,110,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $116,443,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $71,155,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $43,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/35">
chapter 35
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7637E897F15E48A39BE63F2CE7BEE3EE">
<header>
federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H497581C455A9471C9B40A2583C09B087">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/16/23">
chapter 23
</external-xref>
of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/16/3">
chapter 3
</external-xref>
of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H08365D0BC2E34886B84671A4FAEBA145">
<header>
federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $234,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of which up to $9,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which $60,845,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants successfully meeting terms of supervision:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of the following: space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs; equipment, supplies, and vocational training services necessary to sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their dependent children; and programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants meeting terms of supervision:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6C78EF6FEE54479BB57A7799EC88EEE9">
<header>
federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $41,231,000, of which $1,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for relocation of satellite offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1342">
section 1342
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, and in addition to the authority provided by the District of Columbia Code Section 2–1607(b), upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That, notwithstanding District of Columbia Code section 2–1603(d), for the purpose of any action brought against the Board of the Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, the trustees shall be deemed to be employees of the Public Defender Service.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC8FF6F86A083427FA202281B3020B567">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCA6EF4DADC8F4EFAAAECD16B165D6FAA">
<header>
federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF669D82346104DD289EE37989596FAE4">
<header>
Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $270,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HACA9D894746A4899A3BB6149FC4C45FA">
<header>
federal payment for school improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/10">
Public Law 112–10
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0DF7C30653434647BE3720417071D951">
<header>
Federal Payment for the District of Columbia National Guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $435,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDCE59D89376B42909167739C6128E6AA">
<header>
federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HCA6F1CAC73FA4F8BB843A10A2A3648F2">
<header>
District of Columbia Funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia (
<quote>
General Fund
</quote>
) for programs and activities set forth under the heading
<quote>
District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses
</quote>
and at the rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2015 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2015, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title id="HE262FD63E97A472694B02F617BAAC74F" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Independent agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA8B969B46035462C99E807824DA8B636">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Conference of the United States
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1EDFE8C043D040F1A9B642D879079159">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/591">
5 U.S.C. 591 et seq.
</external-xref>
, $3,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA6A57F56C8134724995992325F475A33">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H069B54E44A8D4DFEBD8B0EB69F6D464C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including Transfers of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1">
7 U.S.C. 1 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for the purchase of information technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector General:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts provided herein may be moved between the amount for salaries and expenses and the amount for the purchase of information technology subject to reprogramming procedures under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8493889758E3452E960C2D0C23AE4E1B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Consumer product safety commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8F181A6DCF1C4AE8A936F814BFB0A44D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5376">
5 U.S.C. 5376
</external-xref>
, purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $123,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA8B2CDC43C024A799CC18A3D0518675F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Election assistance commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEDAF1A9FC46D468689AA7412BF97EFBC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB344CFD3FE7D475B9407E0929CA3F3EB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/252">
Public Law 107–252
</external-xref>
), $10,000,000, of which $1,900,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE92C1AE23D35494B975611C025D13921">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal communications commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE3DF6DA547C04CEBA98BA040B04AB319">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD34DBC86CB7746D4A27E3EE327D5EBBB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $339,844,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of which not less than $300,000 shall be available for consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and entities related to Hawaiian Home Lands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $339,844,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CA34">
Communications Act of 1934
</act-name>
, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any offsetting collections received in excess of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall not be available for obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2014, shall not be available for obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/309">
47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)
</external-xref>
, proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not exceed $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,090,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H03C9640C95584C319538350E3F37EEAD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—federal communications commission
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C450F2062BE4C36BBB15697007D985F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking
<quote>
December 31, 2015
</quote>
, each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2016
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H996CD38F94E145D88F7D957FEAA0B251" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCBAD914440BE43C0A7C1C596D397FD50">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal deposit insurance corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDA835B06A28A45A3A334E37893AC4AC5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of the inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4B1B5DF1BA064CE0B5E8048E12834C4C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2B75619B0E724B3B92E102A158C63FDB">
<header>
Federal Election Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HBE820C56EF894B4AB2F9B8E8B63B905D">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $67,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF61827BC907B4F99A353E7B7D9760A23">
<header>
Federal Labor Relations Authority
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD56DC3C3926842078F337AF31D758E29">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $25,548,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703">
5 U.S.C. 5703
</external-xref>
) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, funds received from fees charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE63CCA461EC741C49D155573A7E07964">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal trade commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3FF97A65444E40949A158DE5C64B939F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $293,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $100,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/18a">
15 U.S.C. 18a
</external-xref>
), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/6101">
15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $179,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FDIA">
Federal Deposit Insurance Act
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1831t">
12 U.S.C. 1831t
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB4CFEA68BAB245A691A22DD721AEB9CD">
<header>
General Services Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HFE5B28E754904168B209EB5635EDD0C3">
<header>
real property activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA9D9861CA26E4A9B8F79D34E4174413E">
<header>
federal buildings fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H88D8B6F869904FE88808F7B795B758C9">
<header>
limitations on availability of revenue
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2CD9ADAB2A2A4627A8C50CD739EED93F">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,238,310,000, of which—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD517E2ECD54340B58D6ED996E70393E6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$509,670,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services) of additional projects at—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4E2B58CFEB5E45DB8127949CF30D0306">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of Entry, $98,062,000;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC442077BD4C942FF8895FDE7B50C5235">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
California, San Diego, San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, $216,828,000;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H946F193D29B9477E80D83E1782B3178C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
District of Columbia, Washington, DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $144,000,000;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBAEF26B16176430D8D764B51D65A34F9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus, $35,000,000; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2110BA271BCA400089BC79254BAE0648">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, $15,780,000:
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5C8B3543D1DA4C43B7A756EE8D8C9E47" indent="down2">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount;
</text>
<paragraph id="HD9CD0DA23AE947A6969BCFBD4872A91D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$818,160,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including associated design and construction services, of which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H18556516332D4FCB8D210936171A9D23">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5350399EB6D741308D67E7030ABBC78E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5773ECFB8CDF4CDDB2CE17A9F87754BB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of which—
</text>
<clause id="H90458AE5D2114389AA2A8F6276F9290F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$5,000,000 is for Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Measures;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H33F7F27E715844759D9727CC0DF7BBA6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$26,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4B725E5F145C4ECF935F00727808B770">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF12C0C375C224683A0D12C6C32B5C045">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$70,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That consolidation projects result in reduced annual rent paid by the tenant agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no consolidation project exceed $20,000,000 in costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That consolidation projects are approved by each of the committees specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307">
section 3307(a)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That preference is given to consolidation projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130 usable square feet or less per person for office space:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the obligation of funds under this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken, including estimated savings, has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC6B2F28415EB4798A6EF7F9FAD2E6C05">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for
<quote>
Repairs and Alterations
</quote>
may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the heading
<quote>
Repairs and Alterations
</quote>
or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects;
</text>
<paragraph id="HE812DA38B4C944D0A4B72D553A122E90">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$5,666,348,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25C465D9E95D46C392D4FE411D580EA2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$2,244,132,000 for building operations to remain available until expended, of which $1,122,727,000 is for building services, and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available under this paragraph for building operations may be transferred between and merged with such appropriations upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 508 of this title shall not apply with respect to funds made available under this heading for building operations:
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBB5C430A069141019A0365E18E2BD7CC">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307">
40 U.S.C. 3307(a)
</external-xref>
, has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/592">
40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)
</external-xref>
and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/3056">
18 U.S.C. 3056
</external-xref>
, shall be available from such revenues and collections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015, excluding reimbursements under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/592">
40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2)
</external-xref>
, in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC43F3C4FC0EE44A584384D97AE7C23E3">
<header>
general activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3009C91DDFD7449F928ED63B9A3C1063">
<header>
government-wide policy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; $58,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF09A63E9AB46407190F4864652421221">
<header>
operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0B6E896BA296454E98697DCE42478050">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7B86200FE1C748E3BA2615C59A727A9F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and communications; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; $61,049,000, of which $26,328,000 is for Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is for the Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $8,992,000 is for the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under this heading for Office of the Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6571EF534EF5462A80567D08D8322902">
<header>
office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H422E111C71D949FF9729FA42D2530B96">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government property:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8CBD15210B0B43B7810383D79C1EF093">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
allowances and office staff for former presidents
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/102">
3 U.S.C. 102
</external-xref>
note), and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/138">
Public Law 95–138
</external-xref>
, $3,250,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H08D6F70929094DEEA0136D6E304381FD">
<header>
Federal Citizen Services Fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8DA4D80C4419406480EAE40936BBE9CD">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3604">
44 U.S.C. 3604
</external-xref>
; and for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; $53,294,000, of which $14,135,000 shall be available for electronic government projects, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed $90,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any appropriations provided to the Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated as of September 30, 2014, may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4BCA655B61A94E5D8F64729B6E93B7AF">
<header>
Administrative Provisions—General Services Administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9319F2981F6741A6839CC7C83FD1DD33">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H79A484AF405A418DBD687D5F1BD86C6D">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text>
Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73BBA51195F04605B71A07C63870B204" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08891AD76AA34D168C66699069AC188C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2016 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9A669A650AA24393806C7822EB06B413">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/313">
Public Law 92–313
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H790882DA5993495299E4FCB31BAD358F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
514.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From funds made available under the heading
<quote>
Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue
</quote>
, claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H104356A9B35B40AF9CDE5EEE1B0CE1F6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
515.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307">
40 U.S.C. 3307
</external-xref>
, the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BB3F7BCDD2B417FB524108095FC7DB3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
516.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to each project funded under the heading “Major Repairs and Alterations” or “Judiciary Capital Security Program”, and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the heading
<quote>
Federal Citizen Services Fund
</quote>
, the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7BA0E4341FE49F0AAF7C1DF6C7C94EE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
517.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any consolidation of the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation must result in a full consolidation.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF7301A4365BA4554890034CBA11162B3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Harry S Truman scholarship foundation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1F9B021BF58140099C85C37610B406B4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/642">
Public Law 93–642
</external-xref>
, $750,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9B91E643A1ED414895F81883DA5699A0">
<header>
Merit Systems Protection Board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H49DB069E889F465A905B76E1E7DF1DA8">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFF199A421744424FAAB7FDA92AD69644">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5509">
5 U.S.C. 5509
</external-xref>
note), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $42,740,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, together with not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HEF712AD408CE4D3C8444575F6EA8E284">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Morris K. udall and stewart L. udall foundation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFDE453CFE9E746DFB424304538F6E78E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Morris k. udall and stewart L. Udall trust fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFC404B73289649EE8C98AE4395011CDB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFF29530240404EAE89D4AABF80557E16">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/5601">
20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/289">
Public Law 107–289
</external-xref>
); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/259">
Public Law 102–259
</external-xref>
and section 817(a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/568">
Public Law 106–568
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/5604">
20 U.S.C. 5604(7)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount made available under this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H11D7830CA93B45B5A5E1B71E0D595068">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental dispute resolution fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H858AF023121843AA82D56CFEAA644F95">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National archives and records administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8BAB849FFE10438C863974A881A4E83B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901
</external-xref>
), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $365,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEB9F42BCA908455085025B016DFCF71F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/409">
Public Law 110–409
</external-xref>
, 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,130,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9624CED0DAD34AD6A4655E400857F002">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
repairs and restoration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE3E9D57139E64B2DA7F99DF5367B32BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
national historical publications and records commission
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9E255DB51B044794B95ABA815B937055">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
grants program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/2504">
44 U.S.C. 2504
</external-xref>
, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB4ADAC0E69784E2E8B5FEDFB50A6066D">
<header>
National Credit Union Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3D6EFC5AA06648EE936C846D73BE429E">
<header>
community development revolving loan fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9812">
42 U.S.C. 9812
</external-xref>
, 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H34EEAABA0D83424D9A1DAA6F80D51CA8">
<header>
Office of Government Ethics
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HAE9FDFFA61E0466097C6DDCCDCE96B03">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $15,420,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H284A4EF073244CE2AB93E1AA35C34E38">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of personnel management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFB009EC2C84143A2A93C5B55036067FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H481AFB4396984113B2190D1D8E4A828E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of trust funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/4001">
41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.
</external-xref>
)), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition $118,425,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, accept donations of money, property, and personal services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF3DD02AE88D14B81B0A5DB866E08E53A">
<header>
Office of Inspector General
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE86783453D4741FD8BC44D456DCE7EDD">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H053F6FDCD2444E68B8DDD969EA068324">
<header>
(including transfer of trust funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,384,000, and in addition, not to exceed $21,340,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6703EC7BB4F34505901DF897910B4901">
<header>
Office of Special Counsel
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H609F8FA757EE4CB184427AE09CD29963">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/454">
Public Law 95–454
</external-xref>
), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/12">
Public Law 101–12
</external-xref>
) as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/304">
Public Law 107–304
</external-xref>
, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/199">
Public Law 112–199
</external-xref>
), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/353">
Public Law 103–353
</external-xref>
), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $22,939,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDBA78651988649438AA2FCD1D476A1BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Postal regulatory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2E284913C0444C81AC1F84B080FDCBC7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE0879F01A66B4ED19913E5D5292D2622">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/435">
Public Law 109–435
</external-xref>
), $14,700,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H016B50E571CA46EF92B6A13652E2B98E">
<header>
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HF1619074644F48A09CB6DAA373C3FFDE">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2000ee">
42 U.S.C. 2000ee
</external-xref>
), $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H92CB4E95325F4A01A0FA5C7757B052A3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0B610F7D502403EB30BC4D1406D23C1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
), and to develop and test information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to enhance transparency of and detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal spending, and to develop and use information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure of funds as described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/2">
Public Law 113–2
</external-xref>
), which shall be administered under the terms and conditions of the accountability authorities of title XV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
, $18,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF16A28EE749F4A54865C322693B6F4A2">
<header>
Securities and Exchange Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H674FDF07F7744AB48646FE59E7EF29AC">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $9,239,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not less than $56,613,000 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78ee">
15 U.S.C. 78ee
</external-xref>
) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HCDB8DA5C20AF4F5CBD59D34A5DD90596">
<header>
Selective Service System
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H84A71EB785DC430686249C67EA0FC5B9">
<header>
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1341">
31 U.S.C. 1341
</external-xref>
, whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H692E2B4897554F45B015F3361DCA5019">
<header>
Small Business Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDCCF1AB0E48C4BF0A262F8D7DC3EBB76">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
1343
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1344">
1344
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $257,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SBA">
Small Business Act
</act-name>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/447">
Public Law 108–447
</external-xref>
, during fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/657d">
15 U.S.C. 657d
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H91423E3D5931471A84415B32A0699881">
<header>
Entrepreneurial Development Programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $115,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal year 2016 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $22,300,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/636">
15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4)
</external-xref>
) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $17,400,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized under section 1207 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/240">
Public Law 111–240
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD5BD4C4450E74DADA9AD0F6FAAA71AB0">
<header>
office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $19,400,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAE40096A48244F00BB93E74680286BEE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Advocacy
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC3D6BE43E173472693BA9C63DBCCCBE9">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/305">
Public Law 94–305
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/634a">
15 U.S.C. 634a et seq.
</external-xref>
) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/601">
5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $9,120,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBA08D017FFD1492BA24C04BAF72CAE4B">
<header>
Business loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H48F7597C85244CF881DFC44B3DD57DD0">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/85/699">
Public Law 85–699
</external-xref>
), $45,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $18,750,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $147,726,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB7F14C65BD384DB186C4A3161C907A64">
<header>
Disaster Loans Program Account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H70E5C40776884C7F8A1910D370B8F51F">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD8A046C68551469E9BF9E374872EA3B8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
administrative provisions—small business administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEBCF6117A00F44A0B53B9333C16FA5BE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
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<enum>
520.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF638C9620684B2BAC2F00BCAA53D787">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC2098081DA89430B888441B50D51F882">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/636">
15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)
</external-xref>
) with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 7(a)(31) of such Act that is made to a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/632">
15 U.S.C. 632
</external-xref>
)) that is 51 percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or more individuals who is a veteran (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101">
section 101
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code) or the spouse of a veteran.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H02CB35EE860F4D54B51224FAE8029AEA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern described in subsection (a) or any other borrower.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H931292DFD471437798BA71E8C32DC94F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states postal service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE3B47AA87CF9401DA9757A08916C3951">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the postal service fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/39/2401">
section 2401
</external-xref>
of title 39, United States Code, $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE96CB84D8F684AFA834860A98F32C46F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDD5447D3AB214577BF72DE3ED59C8FA8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H356BD213C28E492DA35BC028DBF7BA74">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $243,883,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/435">
Public Law 109–435
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBEF8889663CC402BB1A38A51881F0392">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states tax court
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H70E70B97581343128001364C777F9343">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $51,300,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="H54035383CFA54C3CBE5F0B574EC63F5E" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—this act
</header>
<appropriations-small id="HC49267D01B794B32AB9E36D257635BD2">
<header>
(Including rescission)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HB01EF72047494168BA045088CEB2BE5A">
<enum>
601.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE3A6F6C758064DC6983D74410C8C62BF">
<enum>
602.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA20B35A84528404CB1DC0F8DD84E8759">
<enum>
603.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD6FA9A3B08184B0AA9880F7E25DDBCA3">
<enum>
604.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA09C65D058DC4C0BAA6FE404D11247FB">
<enum>
605.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/1307">
19 U.S.C. 1307
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD339ECA4AAE64C24BC91B625B40993DB">
<enum>
606.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9654633A3A384A048ABD3E4264B2F075">
<enum>
607.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE2F79B36FCCA409E961E9A78C17B7A57">
<enum>
608.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD7CAE5E54DC54E58A68A9DB30EF0CB70">
<enum>
609.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE4CF3BC8A5D5438AA0071FB890F80B50">
<enum>
610.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H42A6F042300E4313871715A1709ED21B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4FC2780D1BF542A1BD1D139E526CA796">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAC3905587D340E7BFF7ECE685BC06ED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">
section 501(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5DFE34EE142B4F79A6B4961BBC177FF5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCFCC25FAD71044D9832CE507E5DE7292">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A37958CC9AD47569C77F5945E8098D2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6EEB4E47C0A64441967556D417020D46">
<enum>
611.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The cost accounting standards promulgated under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/15">
chapter 15
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/89">
chapter 89
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7AC70E23522D406884E072F542163080">
<enum>
612.
</enum>
<text>
For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA72BF9E2E33C4A3DAA045D981B40259D">
<enum>
613.
</enum>
<text>
No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H85F82C449E3D45ED912C61E6A2AF2718">
<enum>
614.
</enum>
<text>
The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0DDB68FED2B141D787336CEFA8C7B7CA">
<enum>
615.
</enum>
<text>
In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/83">
chapter 83
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/11101">
section 11101
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/103">
section 103
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9898B855B00342EBA3A8D202A2E1780A">
<enum>
616.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1353">
section 1353
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">
section 501(c)(3)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H32E5DB77454742C694244248236C240E">
<enum>
617.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F6A5167DD6F49B49F63DF3F2CE503EF">
<enum>
618.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5DDD8FC1FEA148ED8404816CBB43FC3A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HECFF6F6D5E8D4EC393587FE0F8ECDCC3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9782E5BF62AE4DCE908DBBD1DDAC162F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H71C27644BFEC4509BB426414008D1450">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
Executive agency covered by this Act
</quote>
means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3EF31E78F4684A76A33D0D58738147C9">
<enum>
619.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF3D86FD9A2C1475B8CDDF116AFA665E5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law:
</text>
<paragraph id="HFDEEF3E07092471F848F0CC112DA4D79">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Compensation of the President (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/102">
3 U.S.C. 102
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1612F70DB4BD48938D131A6A17684E37">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Payments to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1AB04454F83B40BDB847516403227414">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/377">
28 U.S.C. 377(o)
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10263769DD074F68BF91FE0354427774">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/376">
28 U.S.C. 376(c)
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0E0E00BAF22341E283FFB740723D183A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/178">
28 U.S.C. 178(l)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94720ED6F8724B6BA01D1688D9565856">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Payment of Government contributions—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H96ABE8280D544AE3A036CA981E45A4FA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/89">
chapter 89
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDA8D149EE3344A14A2AB91E749EA005D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9C4A3DB19C974FFBAB54685F2B4B681C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8348">
5 U.S.C. 8348
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B35F0F4086A44B69DA250AC9915DADD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/84">
chapter 84
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H67E35C9844A34A97BD07CB2AA121FF3C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H400610DF41D24BA2BD0ED3665816A590" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
620.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/204">
Public Law 107–204
</external-xref>
) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 2014, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4946BDF0557A4B99A49270D0B1D86FA6">
<enum>
621.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled
<quote>
Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts
</quote>
unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7FD0B781D6E04CA4B6A66D6E87308CE6">
<enum>
622.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6E8C8C6CAC504B04A05C60028B3607D1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Director, White House Office of Health Reform.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA14F75A00764120A979E6356438F677">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FB3CFCB7CEF476BB98DBAB241EC66FB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF81ED58319E408C8EB7B2600903BEF9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
White House Director of Urban Affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H2437A492A88846F6B221A58C52CB5FAB">
<enum>
623.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review processes for background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are being conducted by that contractor.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1F1907B94BAE4C8899E7DBFB0351337F">
<enum>
624.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/277">
Public Law 105–277
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/47/151">
47 U.S.C. 151
</external-xref>
note) are amended by striking
<quote>
November 1, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
October 1, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5FAB590DCA604DDE8A9E38620C5822E1">
<enum>
625.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9B1C76E1D9C441BFBFCBD3C760F5B1C0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB1FE4DF03D7D4F6781A3DF9E478C59AC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF2E8E184E070482DB9B8FDC8D4656628">
<enum>
626.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H1D5856A68ADE404294573B0D78934A2D">
<enum>
627.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously incorporated in the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HECCF8D563A5241739F494FD3B4B0B10B">
<enum>
628.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. In instances where there is not an appropriate alternative fueled vehicle commercially available for a particular light duty vehicle class, an exception is granted as to not impede agency missions.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H94CEF3EB640145D980A335E7EE8D1B3D">
<enum>
629.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From the unobligated balances available in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
), $25,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HB2E4CE52193947A0AE545458A7224D43" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
630.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/8305">
15 U.S.C. 8305
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9B155F10256E4F57B799A715CC176A03">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9C72BEC1DCE44A3B8EF393470699924D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking
<quote>
<short-title>
insured depository institution
</short-title>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
covered depository institution
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H42036A55291A47548679DAF369451AD8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2371A64389C14ABD967E5ED80F4B6D5E" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6D79007A3AC148489AEC52B6281D369C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Covered depository institution
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
covered depository institution
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H9ADA37C701DE4102B5D81ED2E42F9214">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
an insured depository institution, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1813">
12 U.S.C. 1813
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC910ED80E7524B02BDCAF3EADC027EC2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a United States uninsured branch or agency of a foreign bank.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H23C71ACC399E4A249DE3A8C98596AC98">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCFBADFA6A00245809597F813F33C8FCE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading for such subsection, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
insured
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
covered
</header-in-text>
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAB23E4AC57354E9FA2D3488154E345A7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
an insured
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a covered
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC352D9AD4AED458A8ABCAB8589FAC94E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
such insured
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
such covered
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8B2B48D016074F6481FE8F76376A3E71">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or savings and loan holding company
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
savings and loan holding company, or foreign banking organization (as such term is defined under Regulation K of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 211.21(o)))
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H39C345BEEB974278B029BDCA69CD4EF4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21E4AEE97523465EA7F982E48C89AA2A" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H207695ADBCD34F40BA62F7955A651A97">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Only bona fide hedging and traditional bank activities permitted
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6558BF2B8995415799FEA68EB36F0B80">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any covered depository institution that limits its swap and security-based swap activities to the following:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HAEA0ECA745974F6ABE4FDF65D5D5EE01">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Hedging and other similar risk mitigation activities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hedging and other similar risk mitigating activities directly related to the covered depository institution's activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HA7B43C6A6A99483E9460F24C7E0F0C60">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Non-structured finance swap activities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps other than a structured finance swap.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H267093E5B30F4794B8897AE14D401932">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Certain structured finance swap activities
</header>
<text>
Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps that are structured finance swaps, if—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H49FB54BDDD1C4AE398C3631A3ABCC39D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
such structured finance swaps are undertaken for hedging or risk management purposes; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H88145632A150487C8A9B1E076B53E7AB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
each asset-backed security underlying such structured finance swaps is of a credit quality and of a type or category with respect to which the prudential regulators have jointly adopted rules authorizing swap or security-based swap activity by covered depository institutions.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5BB1B143D38D4AEBA44C0A9C1CF561A6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFF3BC8D23CB64385A40796D17F2F7F0A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Structured finance swap
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
structured finance swap
</term>
means a swap or security-based swap based on an asset-backed security (or group or index primarily comprised of asset-backed securities).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBC07165CA9AB41ACB6C9302C92234668">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Asset-backed security
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
asset-backed security
</term>
has the meaning given such term under section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c">
15 U.S.C. 78c(a)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF4B6FFB5070A4E3C84DB6428781BBEC1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e), by striking
<quote>
an insured
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a covered
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE9312B4A283346A29F4FDA98BC735195">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HCF903FA68D43425B9EE43688F4731007">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
an insured depository
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a covered depository
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA32AF31B7444D76BB67BCB5A2C411C5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
the insured depository
</quote>
each place such term appears and inserting
<quote>
the covered depository
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HB70187353D5B48B88696D87962929C7A" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—government-wide
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBD8A01F5274F41A69D2A424D4F95455F">
<header>
Departments, Agencies, and Corporations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE2BC23DA6A8D4659A76089E1CB75823F">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H89BA5BE17B80405F9C446D657DE2271D">
<enum>
701.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2015 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/802">
21 U.S.C. 802
</external-xref>
)) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1545CFFA794447E8B4F4304E20AD9E06">
<enum>
702.
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
section 1343(c)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $13,631:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/549">
Public Law 101–549
</external-xref>
over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on emerging motor vehicle technology, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEA74A3B698D94120A92B342345A6E7EC">
<enum>
703.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7CE63DBAF5614F1C9A1ACC9402930124">
<enum>
704.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1324b">
8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B)
</external-xref>
; (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H896774FED53545FC91D0F976FAEC68ED">
<enum>
705.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H499CACA9A2FB483BAF44027F9D65B72A">
<enum>
706.
</enum>
<text>
In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6512E6631A14410C91E6D375F600C97B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87C9E863ECD242C9B65BEC221D362018">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD8481AABD407438DBACC88F98C2BD4E3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD5CCF90B72144CFE8F4C7A836F81DC58">
<enum>
707.
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/91">
chapter 91
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H635431002A8C4F03B883FBA07925BCF3">
<enum>
708.
</enum>
<text>
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5B1D1A2BCFC2458194354F87EC41FC42">
<enum>
709.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFF3E65AD3ECB4DF4BB5AA6D4BCEDDBC3">
<enum>
710.
</enum>
<text>
During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
office
</quote>
shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HDC6B50236657460EA186A423A7E05D64">
<enum>
711.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1346">
31 U.S.C. 1346
</external-xref>
, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5685299D1C734D3D9BBA01B0B2652DAC">
<enum>
712.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA3A1BB2BF3BC4B09A2F9ECC34F7CE76E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3302">
section 3302
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5198EC4EF92C4247838EC534D3C6A9F6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3003">
50 U.S.C. 3003(4)
</external-xref>
)).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H02B7D89DAA324CCC8305FEF1CC42A82B">
<enum>
713.
</enum>
<text>
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1BAE7D5804514B66A75DE21C6765E0F1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H71F10D13884D41B3BB05965206B9CDE0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H61B911C59BB24A5598F295423361D853">
<enum>
714.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE02B7A84B1D547E7A9B7DB36A18D62D8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8B3A88F7DDC74F80BD04407D4FB9E26C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4F503B3429940518FB78C00D653224F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFF917CEEDEC452C9BBBF70E4DF34680">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CC580EBAA1B40A2A44B97C5E44DB7FA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or
<quote>
new age
</quote>
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H82C3F16E4A2B4DEBA421ED2DAE9FF2CF">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0C7CFA5C30B94EB2A849C474FDE8F3AC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6E5AE54E08F547E19213BE1A6286FFF8">
<enum>
715.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD95F3D93B27147D58C61CF34DF59DA5E">
<enum>
716.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4FC33BB576004AE19ED36A4794C71B95">
<enum>
717.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H109C35AA62C84015AF2543807A2C1DCA">
<enum>
718.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCA53EBB5C13B472A86A8C88A1587E5EC">
<enum>
719.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H904EFB21329C4E958D6C113A4C6455BA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
In this section, the term
<quote>
agency
</quote>
—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8B6A6CFBA2C74F578C95B0F6E15A9868">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
means an Executive agency, as defined under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/105">
5 U.S.C. 105
</external-xref>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2273ABBA5AD741E28C1E0D1AE6E7BB23">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5DE303C1C2FF4275A14925A2134B9191">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/6301">
5 U.S.C. 6301(2)
</external-xref>
, has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the performance of official duties.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3891A1B76BF7466E89E91E4F5EECB607">
<enum>
720.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H842FEBA88FB549AC8578BF91E90E788D">
<enum>
721.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse
<quote>
General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy
</quote>
with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of
<quote>
General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy
</quote>
during fiscal year 2015 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE0032D47AB2D407E9EC2345CF332D01E">
<enum>
722.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB2A1060523714DEAADE8308EE00CEFDA">
<enum>
723.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1346">
31 U.S.C. 1346
</external-xref>
, or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H87BF296477AC4C45900DFF71FDCBC1A5">
<enum>
724.
</enum>
<text>
Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1545CFFA794447E8B4F4304E20AD9E064">
<enum>
725.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2BCF910CBE2149B2A43B761B2ADBA6A5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals' Internet Use
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency—
</text>
<paragraph id="HEA036DFD1A034633A36DBC3036C5D56E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F41EF2F90AB4E9DAF83357A1B046156">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H45352EAD773F42818CB494A47795B353">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<text>
The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H902EBD5AD3CD4FC0932E24DC5EDC5E0E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFB38B08D1884DDDB80FDF321553E868">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D2C4CC09EB9416D91B96A3C18F8F2F5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED213461B2044231AEA4307A90D50E81">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1FB7C3644104406480D1C325253C33B7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For the purposes of this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H1422AD99C0A34BEE8FDC50F3983390DC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
regulatory
</quote>
means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC215E74710C641B2BEE252B6BA339D0C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
supervisory
</quote>
means examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8ACE368E94AC4C738A47D29C1503EA4D">
<enum>
726.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4D603983BEEC4D0C98F38E04E61EA654">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD1BE6A2BE7BB4B9F8CC1F9AF6449473F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with—
</text>
<paragraph id="H885CDF6564324CC591D2688C66FC7378">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any of the following religious plans:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1822BDD3AEC74B48A568B0BAB1B567B5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Personal Care's HMO; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79CF9BD3A88448BE813280CA4308FEB4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7FAD64C02D964F3E8BF397C53D5E6CA3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HED1D775960BA48CEBF363947CC908CD9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H68213A73127B4AC1ADAC5454A0384FD4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HADC9096722D640B9A2968C720ACDF9D2">
<enum>
727.
</enum>
<text>
The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H99CD18EF6C7A44BA90FBF263F099ECDA">
<enum>
728.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3C6A2E8958E240869DC32542F2BFB19A">
<enum>
729.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5A6F4ECDA77D4CE59FA7D7C75EF75B88">
<enum>
730.
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H83342BD64791416D9F42DD2E9D99BCB3">
<enum>
731.
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H8A539381105D434E8CBEC190BC30924C">
<enum>
732.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/552a">
section 552a
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H8BE5AC1F71064F9A99EF306BA195F3EC">
<enum>
733.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HADAC162BEE044FEB9A84063128159303">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/6/395">
6 U.S.C. 395(b)
</external-xref>
) or any subsidiary of such an entity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HC7C36EE1F5734DDBB763F06C12EF2595">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Waivers
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8200BC3198C547EFB48A5BEB34A63390">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H8EE5FED33E7E48EA93D174D74ED9C2FB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Report to congress
</header>
<text>
Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8EF1A830E40E4239839928C28153EA9C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBCB348D453E54B7BA3F9134DC550547F">
<enum>
734.
</enum>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, for each employee who—
</text>
<paragraph id="H63E58AFE2C7F4434B7233C6846DFF7F8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
retires under section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8336">
8336(d)(2)
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8414">
8414(b)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6864087A349A4BE3B45AD5A241C9F3A1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8348">
section 8348(a)(1)(B)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H4DC7826B29B94CEA9AC0A6B80257F2E9">
<enum>
735.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB1BCAAAEC5164234B1F6FD9C4EC19584">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer:
</text>
<paragraph id="H821DA63837384253A964A57781BF44EC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4CCFF50C38134A55BC1E0CE0EAF4C71B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95D0B2B95200491D8EF705E44F375122">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, each of the terms
<quote>
contribution
</quote>
,
<quote>
expenditure
</quote>
,
<quote>
independent expenditure
</quote>
,
<quote>
electioneering communication
</quote>
,
<quote>
candidate
</quote>
,
<quote>
election
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Federal office
</quote>
has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/431">
2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4977F8592A284F9294579EFE0598B1B5">
<enum>
736.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/133">
section 133
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A009A9FE8714D70910A6EA307B25018" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
737.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H078061A67566403A9E4A2BA9ABC95EA2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE149B370F4BE4329819FFF333E16F7C7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5342">
section 5342(a)(2)(A)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DB9D115F0BA4CDA94A22C4FB8EBDD39" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B7AA826F6E84DEAA700340005D2B2C9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H307DE4B090CD4CF2B9ED70C84DA92006">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5303">
section 5303
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEBDFF871C4D4499992048E0A2101164">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H284B09766175459C872A680C006D7256" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5342">
section 5342(a)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H197029C790D34D27A0869C72A3A8049C" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2014, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8051BB581188417F990CF1F0E1A5FF1D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2014, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9E6A50012E14FF1947765D8580D4F3D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97BC78E842414F1392DEEA2AEA3A64C4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE00FD96D32E4DFE9B70691C25EFA978" indent="up1">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA5763882E284EB2BC1CE4DEA022A244" indent="up1">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90091973283C49879B0BD802972470FD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2015 under sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5344">
5344
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5348">
5348
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, shall be—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA74509D27D5A4D168285D39E2AF42DFB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5303">
5303
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5303">
5303
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5343">
section 5343(a)(5)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as
<quote>
Rest of United States
</quote>
pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6E5DBB75D704830B8D4F8FBEAB82A38">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HEC375CE7E27F4942A8703BE31E8847E4">
<enum>
738.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7EA46D2B943F45FC8DA15A58F1ED3D0C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Vice President may not receive a pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate adjustment made under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/3/104">
section 104
</external-xref>
of title 3, United States Code, or any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H85E09B5E253546379D98C4A6D821FB2E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5318">
section 5318
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position under a political appointment.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H436153D06AF94CA381646CCB37244CBB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/465">
Public Law 96–465
</external-xref>
) or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB4A370957EE4F1A850D982AAA15E6CE">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5382">
5382
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5383">
5383
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBCEE03BDE5964347B46680C9B7D66FCB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD754AA720C64388B0905843DB4BD3BA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H14BA5116FBEA43A1A2F1500786E9B451">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-based payments under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees appointed under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3161">
section 3161
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/51">
chapter 51
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, applied to them.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD23B57E9406E43EE9DFB4C895F7884E6">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA12E0B111FDA494ABC807806B465DD36">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3392">
section 3392
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H60258A6D7CDE49F78830A5C807AF964A">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/465">
Public Law 96–465
</external-xref>
) is not subject to this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC9F0DE358A204B6E83231EAD6A6D45EA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position with higher-level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9394C20BE61C48BB931FECAC2444B4E4">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H813BB233562445D9B3CD3B5AF669BC4B">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<text>
If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB5F5C7086E34B309B6AF85F14B30B76" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
739.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB25192876F1046FBBBF0BDFB11EAA666">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H04634F51790348D389D54FC7B4F83447">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDFF8E55A19934D71B95B7D261CE5AE35">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of its purpose;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36DDBA8F626747369465FB21BFB19F26">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the number of participants attending;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E41CF79C7B342CE88C9DF01269A9702">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H684F01B939954B76974F9A5104A0FB38">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cost of any food or beverages;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8378B1C79CE34AED94D41B85AED2F9DE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cost of any audio-visual services;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H48DA2FDB422545BD871579A3288D2A27">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E2D77E35D554D15824E26170B5C62EC">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A32DBDBA45447C5A0E33C4604F540CA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of the contracting procedures used including—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB55FB502147450CB3758B1414669E3D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FB304FC02F64403BA0CAF2E09ED3ED5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBBD26438ED74E789D7C6EDE0985A649">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending such conference.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2BBA012BCF749A0BDA73E3A7D4000A9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EE2ABED2F324375856EE88348F56862">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF6AC57813A734342974E0EE52A61BC57">
<enum>
740.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H821799516CDA4142843B7EF6A40AE039" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
741.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled
<quote>
Competitive Area
</quote>
published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73A827B06E134DA58D92609CCAC01F49" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
742.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H295E1F0B5DC64E629A848F012C725FD6">
<enum>
743.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H759B4D4E0F05483E8691F67D5611A3EB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA7B2BA3DA7BB4B668397148E017FDA86">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1618A1F0D04345A9B865A7EE5C77C947" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
744.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4240A2CD33541CB9C697AECB256945E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
745.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B74C84D5EAC4AC4B2E96CAEE2BEB922" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
746.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Government Accountability Office, and other stakeholders shall develop—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B106FA568B54FA681F1BF484EC43CAE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a stabilized, effective system of internal control over financial reporting, whereby the agency would qualify for a consolidated Department level audit for obtaining a financial statement audit opinion, rather than an agency level audit; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA9EB01C5E214B56A09D83D44F4AF9FA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
recommendations on how to improve current financial reporting requirements to increase government transparency, in conjunction with the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/101">
Public Law 113–101
</external-xref>
), and better meet the needs of all stakeholders.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H621074262F844B4297F2BA3E69AAD23B">
<enum>
747.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE9913C928DBD4916BF0756185686784F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions:
<quote>
These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling.
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H71770399A6A8409EB43B2F491814F1A4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5B10D7A338094AE98E96FDD65800CEDB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H21E72EB9813648ED8E0A6DD2E94AF116">
<enum>
748.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During fiscal year 2015, on the date that a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such requests.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H55CD5E6DCE9C45E1938DA417D0C17740">
<enum>
749.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administration has solicited and considered input from Governors, mayors, and other stakeholders.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H722FD0967D344A33A4D863F4CE42F5C8">
<enum>
750.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
<quote>
this Act
</quote>
contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HE1C1131B4845402A97699E469B3CF31E" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="traditional-inline">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—district of columbia
</header>
<appropriations-small id="HA15176ACC508415C886A5AFF4F3224BA">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H88BC8DA601EC46758756150E543588DB">
<enum>
801.
</enum>
<text>
There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H213C15DA960948AC84F3447377DEF371">
<enum>
802.
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7F920E00195446FCB81BF5B04AFA9A48">
<enum>
803.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1D77EDD2BB4A41DD99E4B217ED420871">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which—
</text>
<paragraph id="H83ADAE89EDB8471084B2C79BB0C18D7C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA5391C5E37C42548B8A2BDD54E27C72">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H55BF59B3650B489886B005EA659F04AA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9749AF71F2DC47A3AC5E345BB81A6AAA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5790F61B21394478AAED08359FE39300">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H935624F7E2EB47578ECCE2D13377746F">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEECFAB18EC27429F8C5AAF049FAA67B4">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center,
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFC8A8C058A144D3DA93F9FC710809E23">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1950A29318624F0AA4E3D04749BE21C7">
<enum>
804.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H327468F339D24285B762D656BD144D39">
<enum>
805.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
official duties
</quote>
does not include travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, except in the case of—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB35F58EBE7BE488A804C545C36433F06">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H248B60C1286E4EF3A965091632A8DF7D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB7485E2446041809189BDA068E18F8F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79492B76EC904D9CBCD979AA75838979">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1DED6065610843749C94B0DE3BE9AD6D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A8877ADED7E443E8B45F4B4F2217C76">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H258555A80FCE497898E8430800DA545D">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC19D37E6ACE3415985C71649B2A7841D">
<enum>
806.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA97BCDB70CEB473B9AED62D89D5EC038">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE01EC5ADF0C44056B79EE863D03BF160">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F472A0C73DA45FE91405443FC5DAF29" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
807.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HE6DD20FC22CC44D7A51376F77183FD5D">
<enum>
808.
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a
<quote>
conscience clause
</quote>
which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9DDEE3785F9940D7A07967C75A09C4C6">
<enum>
809.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H75A94553438746BD969EB1DF75B0364D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">
21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HF5C027917CC54E0CA637D12D724B02AC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801">
21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H251104FF0ED3436C974B42D13D6FAF6D">
<enum>
810.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB14F29D6AB094EF9A3D7654FDA1D98A1">
<enum>
811.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5D1D2458F82046ABB9D435565C68736D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2015 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9B21E14AB76943F786F862F7A8561360">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDEA2F48E7CC84858897A9A1231108ACF">
<enum>
812.
</enum>
<text>
No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1–204.42).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H210D3A68CB3D47A7B13AAF9D94DC4C1F">
<enum>
813.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H07A2AA4F0B3A4E3E9A938CFF5B677B9E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC4D1C2CF1D384C109C303DB260D1EF4A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7286FC3C9D3F49BDA2C87056082433A5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HF880A27BD47F459F854F575BC8F420AF">
<enum>
814.
</enum>
<text>
None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBFB8061C2214429AB6728AB1E68181F8">
<enum>
815.
</enum>
<text>
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H17E59A7B57CD40BF933B5CD10412EDE9">
<enum>
816.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2AA21C75A6384E21B4D2EAD668199079">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During fiscal year 2016, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1BC0C5170E794AA2A730628C6759E1DE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available—
</text>
<paragraph id="HBD680266D155468FB80DDD744CB54F21">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is in effect; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF46EA7049C2147C5B79850DF4E0FFBF8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2016.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H973BE3793BEB426FA1C95BA923C7A23A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7E5BA76DDBBD42BCBDE552A9AA2162B7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 for which this section applies to such project or activity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H75801F4B4D9A471795BD5D58D92BAF48">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)—
</text>
<paragraph id="H08F1E98C14214FBC9D5C2017C30A3EA8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6679176E78B84B33AA909DA1E62EED82">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFBA4B602E58C4CE594B9D7A6B78B3CBB">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H4CAB9E6681AA4206847A690FABAD7DA2">
<enum>
817.
</enum>
<text>
Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to
<quote>
this Act
</quote>
contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H46A6A4578AF443CBABB860634EC9CACB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H3C59EFF8517549199EAA7761BB5954C6" style="appropriations">
<enum>
F
</enum>
<header>
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="HD3CF6F537E3A42E9AA030C81D550EA6E" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H2F6ED57464354979B0907C1C31DDF23C">
<header>
Department of the Interior
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7BAEAF5784D9480FBA505784CFEEF433">
<header>
Bureau of Land Management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H38FF94EADE494E25B55EF737FE420964">
<header>
Management of lands and resources
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/487">
Public Law 96–487
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/3150">
16 U.S.C. 3150(a)
</external-xref>
), $970,016,000, to remain available until expended; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2015 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
in addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE51091BF11A14E02B088F69449FA756F">
<header>
Land acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
, including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H870B71D3DF324F86BE800B9742D22D83">
<header>
Oregon and California grant lands
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1181">
43 U.S.C. 1181(f)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1CC6674DD654413086806CA4B8A0666C">
<header>
Range improvements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1751">
43 U.S.C. 1751
</external-xref>
), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/315">
43 U.S.C. 315(b)
</external-xref>
, 315(m)) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC3E4CF0557244AF796A6864C9DE3B052">
<header>
Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701">
43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/185">
30 U.S.C. 185
</external-xref>
), to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1735">
43 U.S.C. 1735(a)
</external-xref>
), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1735">
43 U.S.C. 1735(c)
</external-xref>
), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H623DCCB7E1E54BC082D6570E24945D68">
<header>
Miscellaneous trust funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1737">
43 U.S.C. 1737
</external-xref>
), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1721">
43 U.S.C. 1721(b)
</external-xref>
), to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H544222CE9C964461B8A148023104473C">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/620">
Public Law 90–620
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/501">
44 U.S.C. 501
</external-xref>
), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HF5F1981EC2CA4D6594953E0E2855F25E">
<header>
United states fish and wildlife service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H929212A244FA4FC89A34F1CCE624D105">
<header>
Resource management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">
16 U.S.C. 1533
</external-xref>
) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">
16 U.S.C. 1533
</external-xref>
) for species that are not indigenous to the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H72A4A5D132A94840B8750E13F6D39ED8">
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H71E6F87A6BF240BC92E0A831F2BC3813">
<header>
Land acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBA594BB97C9D4861A6EA82CAE7813E1D">
<header>
Cooperative endangered species conservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1535">
16 U.S.C. 1535
</external-xref>
), $50,095,000, to remain available until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of which $27,400,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3C173F0BC1E24176BEE14D73E962DE0C">
<header>
National wildlife refuge fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/715s">
16 U.S.C. 715s
</external-xref>
), $13,228,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H751DCE623FCA49F6B020B489C93D79D9">
<header>
North American wetlands conservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4401">
16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $34,145,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5946E8B1C9C24361A116746320845BBB">
<header>
Neotropical migratory bird conservation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6101">
16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $3,660,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H55E7B04D12A04616A85933C4BF0A79F5">
<header>
Multinational species conservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4201">
16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4261">
16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5301">
16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6301">
16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6601">
16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $9,061,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0347EE0068C54C90B783FF4EC26230B3">
<header>
State and tribal wildlife grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the total population of all such States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amount apportioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2016, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2017, in the manner provided herein.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H85812C911CD64456B2A1C8A56319E9BB">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/501">
44 U.S.C. 501
</external-xref>
, the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the heading
<quote>
United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management
</quote>
and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC3A2B87F3CC343AEBC3D6EF730D5DC14">
<header>
National park service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H76E578CDE972499AA16993CBA12405AC">
<header>
Operation of the national park system
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,275,773,000, of which $9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and previous Appropriations Acts are available for the purposes of section 5 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/348">
Public Law 95–348
</external-xref>
and section 204 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/486">
Public Law 93–486
</external-xref>
, as amended by section 1(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/355">
Public Law 100–355
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H33272E18327D4588B7DCB806A5B4E8F9">
<header>
National recreation and preservation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $63,117,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H724B47D03BEC4598A52E1E2A009FC635">
<header>
Historic preservation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/470">
16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H59898F8BE22A481EBBA281A7D20B9C79">
<header>
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, including modifications authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/410r-8">
16 U.S.C. 410r-8
</external-xref>
), $138,339,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause
<quote>
availability of funds
</quote>
found at 48 CFR 52.232–18.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8E9F4AF565294B10AB36D593539BEBAE">
<header>
Land and water conservation fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF723A0F4C4D5438E8DDEF8897EF1A206">
<header>
(rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–10a) is rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9364B42493E24692866B4948C5E24697">
<header>
Land acquisition and state assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which $48,117,000 is for the State assistance program and of which $8,986,000 shall be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">
Public Law 111–11
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HABC8120EA4B747B98AE7035B39DEBD4A">
<header>
Centennial challenge
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 814(g) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/333">
Public Law 104–333
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1f">
16 U.S.C. 1f
</external-xref>
) relating to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD8672EC526A441F08D1CF422587AAC6F">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H33000863B890429689D0BFA8A2AF0C16">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/391">
Public Law 105–391
</external-xref>
, franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/432">
Public Law 109–432
</external-xref>
), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFD51BA08BB474C7CB3A3438877C8E8A2">
<header>
United states geological survey
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4E1A70AF1E1648EC8002EC59002373EE">
<header>
Surveys, investigations, and research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/31">
43 U.S.C. 31
</external-xref>
, 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/641">
30 U.S.C. 641
</external-xref>
); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/3">
30 U.S.C. 3
</external-xref>
, 21a, and 1603;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/98g">
50 U.S.C. 98g(1)
</external-xref>
) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,045,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which $53,337,189 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H334BC868A8BA40A7BEB6DC02ED66146A">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6302">
section 6302
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/6101">
41 U.S.C. 6101
</external-xref>
, for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB7C4F53AEDE74F3EB4734FE47951078B">
<header>
Bureau of ocean energy management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HBA52311998FB4F8E91FF51BEDC3C941D">
<header>
Ocean energy management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $72,422,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H94BB5D1E38D24A04A8420139B051FF82">
<header>
Bureau of safety and environmental enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H78A31C0A1F7245B6B76F94760066A09C">
<header>
Offshore safety and environmental enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which $66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $58,579,000 is to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $66,147,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">
43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including the review of applications for permits to drill.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7A231209A3CC4A8EADB73A69542CA05C">
<header>
Oil spill research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H37079F40D40D466CA3567E223F270BDB">
<header>
Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H22B059F82F2844EF8DCCB8816A2C000A">
<header>
Regulation and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
, $122,713,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBEBAC2FDC4324EBEB81F6A53EA7CD586">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 507 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1257">
30 U.S.C. 1257
</external-xref>
), $40,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees assessed and collected by the Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $122,713,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDAD21BC69C8F4D16B947B0D0923626BF">
<header>
Abandoned mine reclamation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
, $27,399,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/365">
Public Law 97–365
</external-xref>
, the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under title IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H605B012648624E94AB8BCB95907A7EDA">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, with funds available for the Technical Innovation and Professional Services program in this or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title for computer hardware, software and other technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory and reclamation programs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8625C15D3EE24A2E80001BD7D9487ECA">
<header>
Bureau of indian affairs and bureau of indian education
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3180E5247E784B82995679D73BDA53E2">
<header>
Operation of indian programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB0C2FD95ADDF4843BD42586E520673CB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/13">
25 U.S.C. 13
</external-xref>
), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Education Amendments of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2001">
25 U.S.C. 2001–2019
</external-xref>
), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2501">
25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $2,429,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450f">
25 U.S.C. 450f et seq.
</external-xref>
) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2008">
25 U.S.C. 2008
</external-xref>
), not to exceed $62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2014 for the operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 within and only from such amounts made available for administrative cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs of initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume operation on or after July 1, 2014, of Bureau-funded schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2016, may be transferred during fiscal year 2017 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H889AE57F37EB40B8B06B921D1E3922C8">
<header>
Construction
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCD8989DAE6644A67A86A3424C4B1E83D">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/87/483">
Public Law 87–483
</external-xref>
, $128,876,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the Bureau:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/297">
Public Law 100–297
</external-xref>
, the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards as required by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2005">
25 U.S.C. 2005(b)
</external-xref>
, with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2504">
25 U.S.C. 2504(f)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2507">
25 U.S.C. 2507(e)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBDF30418CA9A419687871BC7C4D5F06B">
<header>
Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFDB0E55DD7E94185A37B3385C500A574">
<header>
Indian guaranteed loan program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $100,496,183.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H898FA15EC87F4A16A0C9A54F8376DE76">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H11BE2F417DA34923AA89101E3126BD01">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/15">
25 U.S.C. 15
</external-xref>
, the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H61260D3A15C948F3A99E8E58914A5FC7">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/413">
Public Law 103–413
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H29E012DD084C4458A4B7E0A89131E7CD">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H91C8E5FE4D0343D299843180AD21D456">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/452">
25 U.S.C. 452 et seq.
</external-xref>
, shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9AA148F4B3A847A2A0D2CDF3ED86BEDB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/2021">
25 U.S.C. 2021
</external-xref>
)), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAF02E1F97FBC4EE2A8588F9F142074EF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/113">
Public Law 106–113
</external-xref>
, if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/301">
Public Law 101–301
</external-xref>
, the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H01CD768A9A304E16969A459FC9BBFE45">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<quote>
satellite school
</quote>
means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD5CEBC76F3864F67A67C83863E2B3D39">
<header>
Departmental offices
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H396E3DD1442242119B70070D2F6BC6EE">
<header>
Office of the Secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3139E6A21A7948B4B8D1D3A0D5497237">
<header>
departmental operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $265,263,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $12,000,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDEB9B2017B9E4D02A266DC686BDE8F48">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6901">
31 U.S.C. 6901–6907
</external-xref>
) may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual county by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpayments to that county:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid from any reductions for overpayments to other counties and the amount necessary to cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to individual counties.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD9770BF6580B4304B42D8AB320A126D6">
<header>
Insular affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H9FE8889C68DF4C27A5566CBB6BA82E17">
<header>
Assistance to territories
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
, $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 shall remain available until expended for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1661">
48 U.S.C. 1661(c)
</external-xref>
); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/241">
Public Law 94–241
</external-xref>
; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/35">
chapter 35
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/134">
Public Law 104–134
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5170c">
42 U.S.C. 5170c
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H54EABA66868F43C089584BD898DFACB0">
<header>
Compact of free association
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/658">
Public Law 99–658
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0C279228EC4945F58524EC1EFDDECCFF">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3B0E13EFFA5D4C52B2D6F97E555871FC">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/188">
Public Law 108–188
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/134">
Public Law 104–134
</external-xref>
, that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2992BD8C6DCA4B85A8FED1BE7E2A9A24">
<header>
Office of the solicitor
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H655941BE3615491AA238DB4ED91C145F">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2ACD33FC715D454EB3EB753B8EE6EA57">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H1A1AA95848A04161B9047C2E93DD8118">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $50,047,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4DD74A6308124473A764610D24C30F64">
<header>
Office of the special trustee for American indians
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3C11D43CEE384881819081D2EED2132D">
<header>
Federal trust programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB143DD42F03349B2A4F59E75B555AC1E">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education,
<quote>
Operation of Indian Programs
</quote>
account; the Office of the Solicitor,
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
account; and the Office of the Secretary,
<quote>
Departmental Operations
</quote>
account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
</external-xref>
), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 or less:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HCBFEE836B3904944A55AB9B58BC90817">
<header>
Department-Wide programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HBB6A5E516E774CFB8C55263F1C85C61C">
<header>
Wildland fire management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD7A41B4E7A2644A79E5F4628EFD9D775">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $804,779,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, of which $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided $18,035,000 is for burned area rehabilitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1856d">
42 U.S.C. 1856d
</external-xref>
, sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1856">
42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq.
</external-xref>
, protection of United States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, and for training and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/154">
Public Law 109–154
</external-xref>
), or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1531">
16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.
</external-xref>
) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency response actions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States and international organizations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD9D7722BC52943648DACE4F767ABE647">
<header>
Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA465FD7508C042F1A49CD65F3848D1AE">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are only available for transfer to the
<quote>
Wildland Fire Management
</quote>
account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1748a">
43 U.S.C. 1748a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD704D1F2C63F4872A09C56DE11CD4756">
<header>
Central hazardous materials fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HEFA98D45E76E44E8810AF958CC679B40">
<header>
Natural resource damage assessment and restoration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H32D49B028F504C90A0B219AAF94A6697">
<header>
Natural resource damage assessment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601">
42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1251">
33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/2701">
33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/337">
Public Law 101–337
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/19jj">
16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq.
</external-xref>
), $7,767,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H556C8ABB8B9040AA97C9340B21023A5F">
<header>
Working capital fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $57,100,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, local and tribal government employees for training services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment or professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3306">
section 3306(a)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2A74034D796848BBA5B0345C217D0D49">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3095C0AEE62047A897CD09914E2B79B1">
<header>
General provisions, Department of the Interior
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H532F4E1CBD744FD3BB9464E65074F7DA">
<header>
(Including Transfers of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H186A3DA2DC694BDFB3FA5E7AA992E0B1">
<header>
Emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H134E03B59D6F43CD93874F77B87DEDD6">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H5EBB35C951084A3395FF3B0D5BC1F305">
<header>
Emergency transfer authority—department-wide
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HB9B4F67110B7454C97E6B57128E54B98">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/224">
Public Law 106–224
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7717">
7 U.S.C. 7717(b)
</external-xref>
); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/87">
Public Law 95–87
</external-xref>
; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for
<quote>
wildland fire operations
</quote>
and
<quote>
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund
</quote>
shall be exhausted within 30 days:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H82B728FC8F9E4515B0676C2CD318AA96">
<header>
Authorized use of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HDF77EC484B234D76A724281CBBA27218">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HD3B8B9EE832A47FB8836DF6A6B042D0E">
<header>
Authorized use of funds, indian trust management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H70A5532B60BD4D109FF7F0CCF85EB868">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H9A06392DBF7141539978091609B0BCE8">
<header>
redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49FED3481C4C4D32848473AE1CE953D6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2015. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA2165442117D46B29BF8AAF354D048FF">
<header>
ellis, governors, and liberty islands
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HC85DF3A7B7954FF785246FEFE6E23AE3">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H02F7AE1682CD428D83940581F8F59DB1">
<header>
Outer Continental Shelf Inspection Fees
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H7988CB20A1B443B0BBC427B1E55B9BD3">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC6585DD9225A4BE0B5682FD5E1D6BC2F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the
<quote>
Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement
</quote>
account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1348">
43 U.S.C. 1348(c)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HF96059096F6348D7BFF0EE400A6EA922">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H79EEC31084814DF0BFBB43546570AA75">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2CCC14539EB24C0586B894DABFAA16E5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC48A12433B2C43608897B55697216FC3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HE8296A3234A1483D85E5BB4599D56EA0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD470B5971B7748FE86891EDB0A09EE36">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HC1985338081E490783201B33AF4AB562">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H99605F7DDD334089A0AFAE664DA19861">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H20317FF112284FB6B777CABD2E167D1C">
<header>
Oil and gas leasing internet program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H42732F93048241198A93457524A56E6F">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H32D077A42D894B5683809CF6C73284E3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">
30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
), the Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority to implement an oil and gas leasing Internet program, under which the Secretary may conduct lease sales through methods other than oral bidding.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8126DE96633345A6ABB479A9FEB0DD89">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective for fiscal year 2015 until the date of the enactment of a provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P.
<quote>
Buck
</quote>
McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/226">
30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)
</external-xref>
) to authorize onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H223AD9189E1E46F5AB1590D5836B9E63">
<header>
Bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement reorganization
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HCE7ABE284EA447DE9F78F5E2D65AC076">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines for division F in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HAB0D26F6D746472CB01CD0CCED52E2E9">
<header>
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H839303156DDD424A9E910EDA2550A87B">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/254c">
41 U.S.C. 254c
</external-xref>
) (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (d) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6353C8E0673C4CD1B8E6FEC9EF013291">
<header>
Mass Marking of Salmonids
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97B2A5430F3E4A75A2A84A263B43CA7E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HCB30978A534747DBA015E8F822A06709">
<header>
PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H52D37CC0D48143E4A08C4BC8EC6D9BC3">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCBF7F6A4C513498CB27875E1EC9B339D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California Railroad Company’s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within the scope of the Right of Way.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H51E1B7D0BDCE44489835CCE0F07B2C9F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to any proposal to store water underground for the purpose of export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar authorization on the Mojave National Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities associated with such right-of-way or similar approval.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB00FC18AC57942058DA75055869A69C3">
<header>
Republic of Palau
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" id="H7DAC44CBD41D441E938583DA24EEA059">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7F4314CA6C0644A598793807F108BC7E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text>
Subject to subsection (c), the United States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2015 grants in amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1931">
48 U.S.C. 1931
</external-xref>
note) (referred to in this section as the
<quote>
Compact
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HDA3E0D27C84747A38A11A3EB981FE7F6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Programmatic Assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subsection (c), the United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H33A7C7A2F22345129EB825B2CBABE32A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on Assistance
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H19F33DF03B04405EB90FECDD0C34941C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The grants and programmatic assistance provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DA40FDC50474F859454ED9B8922FAD8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Government of Palau withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of Palau.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HCCCC891FD43A4C0BA58D3DC974C09EBC">
<header>
Exhaustion of administrative review
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HE71CD72C3D184211BE5653D89DE31EA1">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
(125 Stat. 1013), as amended by section 122 of division G of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
(128 Stat. 314), is further amended by striking
<quote>
through 2015,
</quote>
in the first sentence and inserting
<quote>
through 2016,
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HCBEED4D6658341ADBD39890B9578C429">
<header>
Wild lands funding prohibition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H1CF030920CE945FDA3A6B100E09015B3">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary's authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H3A9BC3E2FE164CBA9E4FE3BE6B74FDC9">
<header>
Bureau of indian education operated schools
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H7208ADA308E948258B47D65EE7A9CABE">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 115(d) of division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
(125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2017
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6E80101C19264281B398AC5A171F239D">
<header>
REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H6C033E99D902429CB6ECF75D79C179DC">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/88">
Public Law 111–88
</external-xref>
) is amended in the text under the heading ‘‘FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H58BC09C10AFB4A17AEFBC7355ADAF31E">
<header>
VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DDA8F204DC34BED8FD0F95D89197C85" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/357">
Public Law 91–357
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/18j">
16 U.S.C. 18j
</external-xref>
), as amended, is further amended by striking
<quote>
$3,500,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$5,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2961EA441D3F43AFBEFD481DAE25CBDF">
<header>
CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H00CC5752674849368C7F25A297F7C36E">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H8DF44EDC180947508F4209FBFDF67398">
<header>
Heritage areas
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HD8FA8D4B30B64B569C1C35FCD52C9AB7">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6E3BE3DDA37F42A8835E343343BE185A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 109 of title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/355">
Public Law 105–355
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461">
16 U.S.C. 461
</external-xref>
note) shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 by substituting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD10A487495F74CDFB77A1102185455C7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 157(h)(1) of title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/291">
Public Law 106–291
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461">
16 U.S.C. 461
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking
<quote>
$10,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$11,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H3728055834D14B9F81038E439D8B1B06">
<header>
Ratification of payments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H57EB29EA64164F0881572E4EC607F8A2">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All payments made to school districts under the first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, chapter 417;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/40a">
16 U.S.C. 40a
</external-xref>
), during the period beginning in fiscal year 1976 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act are ratified and approved, notwithstanding the payments made under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/69">
chapter 69
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code to the units of general local government.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA8D5318D31614AD685D20335A09D1C24">
<header>
Sage-Grouse
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H25CE90BF8AF64452B2E82F52AC245A94">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1533">
16 U.S.C. 1533
</external-xref>
)—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB50C5BFA51734DD5AF461C84D3128E00">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse (
<italic>
Centrocercus urophasianus
</italic>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE1B118A9A4B7447C9921A4C0591EE3EE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H38236CFF22754EC3AF6A784927F4FAE1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
a final rule for the bi-state distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H50C1ACA8014A40EF9E18D3A22B86D01A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse (
<italic>
Centrocercus minimus
</italic>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H030087CBECE64E518BD357333706B0FF" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="H93956B1D3A8D4405BEFB1106DFA68007">
<header>
Environmental protection agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H55D101DA56AB461085AA2C14E23E7A37">
<header>
Science and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds included under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H08490E11E4A342B9B0D49793A351FC21">
<header>
Environmental Programs and Management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading for Information Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of funds made available for the Immediate Office of the Administrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall be withheld from obligation until reports detailed in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds provided under this heading for Operations and Administration for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be withheld from obligation until such reports are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE5575EE4CC5C48C3A247F296A77E12E6">
<header>
Hazardous waste electronic manifest system fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6939g">
42 U.S.C. 6939g
</external-xref>
), including the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,674,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC3B40821C1E843E096E1E0E947D7494D">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4D1732444A1E4662BC7C350E2B389D78">
<header>
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $42,317,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3E7083AC375B4579863142E92C1A99F9">
<header>
Hazardous substance superfund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H2F46C8A6608D47E38B15026290C673AC">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9611">
42 U.S.C. 9611
</external-xref>
) $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2014, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be paid to the
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the
<quote>
Science and Technology
</quote>
appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4FD5669E8FE14A5A9B4248072967ACB6">
<header>
Leaking underground storage tank trust fund program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage tanks.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA1E6CD42B2BB47EDA2A5A897657F3092">
<header>
Inland oil spill programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HCBDE9D18E3894227B403F4110863C38D">
<header>
State and tribal assistance grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, to remain available until expended, of which—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFE1FD0DCAB6842FF9E7245BC12711B45">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
$1,448,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $906,896,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Clean Water Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D0557152D4F44A8B4F47408FD208888">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
$5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission;
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6FB36C54EABC4C22A78E69A1172D3E03">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/33/1301">
33 U.S.C. 1301
</external-xref>
) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1921">
7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq.
</external-xref>
) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in regional hub communities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1D70DC1C70A04AE896EC7764B97778DB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
$80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H44EF4B055D8E4229A9E634F148EAB193">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$30,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9294D51FB3AF443CACC6E6089F7BAE04">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
$10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory statement accompanying this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B24DA4E89BA4259BF9B5667D58F7C63">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
$1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/134">
Public Law 104–134
</external-xref>
, and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
</quote>
to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H682BFB569A0641638BF72AE7AD9C8123">
<header>
Administrative provisions—environmental protection agency
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H750C25F5A38048A49095AA4C27631CEC">
<header>
(including transfer and rescission of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6303">
31 U.S.C. 6303(1)
</external-xref>
and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance agreements.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/177">
Public Law 112–177
</external-xref>
, the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136w-8">
7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2)
</external-xref>
), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/136w-8">
7 U.S.C. 136w–8
</external-xref>
) for fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H863C9929CD2948B794744152265FD936">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading
<quote>
Environmental Programs and Management
</quote>
to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The fourth paragraph under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Provisions
</quote>
in title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/54">
Public Law 109–54
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2020
</quote>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Environmental Programs and Management
</quote>
for fiscal year 2015 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0706D00ABA8648239F12C7C23A02EF38">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
From unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities funded through the
<quote>
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
</quote>
account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title id="HB947F48A75454AA9B9B6C5BB19B405DA" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<appropriations-major id="HAB268FFAF83E437D9B2F70E16C2D4259">
<header>
Related agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major id="H822A096235644CE38BAF82BDEF342402">
<header>
Department of agriculture
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H68A7A3B1D2A54E6C83ACF82C8580E964">
<header>
Forest service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HD35CDF30F664409A8721E1E7EE42BE3D">
<header>
Forest and rangeland research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds provided, $70,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFCE27547309A4E4F8C204C2E646F7675">
<header>
State and private forestry
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $232,653,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of which $53,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2D3B6FF323224941AF4856BBD046A8E1">
<header>
National forest system
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H02B524CD93BF4A6C85A7EC52102E7974">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, $1,494,330,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/7303">
16 U.S.C. 7303(f)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds appropriated in this fiscal year or in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA3F3156FAE354C608AA479605D1A5A76">
<header>
Capital improvement and maintenance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6DD1443AC57C45AD8F59A4C77981D0EB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $360,374,000, to remain available until expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community water sources:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/501">
16 U.S.C. 501
</external-xref>
) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to the
<quote>
National Forest System
</quote>
to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA66D3779CF4443609322450AEC61530C">
<header>
Land acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H5F11ACA350D543B7AC9BFF465F674AD8">
<header>
Acquisition of lands for national forests special acts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived from forest receipts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6078DB459FF448DCAFBBA0CAD574FFDA">
<header>
Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/484a">
16 U.S.C. 484a
</external-xref>
), to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 460
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
l
</added-phrase>
–516–617a, 555a;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/586">
Public Law 96–586
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/76/589">
Public Law 76–589
</external-xref>
, 76–591; and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/78/310">
Public Law 78–310
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBCB83611455B449689CB7BF616B173CD">
<header>
Range betterment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/579">
Public Law 94–579
</external-xref>
, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6D65EDE5F81A4AF1BACEF678BC6B175A">
<header>
Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1643">
16 U.S.C. 1643(b)
</external-xref>
, $45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HEB833CD890264037933EB824ABC9A678">
<header>
Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/487">
Public Law 96–487
</external-xref>
), $2,500,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H499B66C81898495F9E76A4CBB0A9004E">
<header>
Wildland fire management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H3D12C38A42714F139781E7E192B67141">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,333,298,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be available for the Forest Service in support of fire science research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including all Forest Service authorities for the use of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture agreements, and cooperative agreements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1641">
16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $78,000,000 is for State fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/2106">
16 U.S.C. 2106
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the
<quote>
National Forest System
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Forest and Rangeland Research
</quote>
accounts to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, and such aircraft shall be suitable for contractor operation over the terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of National Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief of the Forest Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities implement a community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and benefit resources on Federal land:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/393">
Public Law 106–393
</external-xref>
, title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the
<quote>
State and Private Forestry
</quote>
appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the
<quote>
State and Private Forestry
</quote>
appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds designated for wildfire suppression, including funds transferred from the
<quote>
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund,
</quote>
shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the
<quote>
National Forest System
</quote>
to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB132529D378F415EB9DF95499E5E7A82">
<header>
Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD6CF3B164D444A379D08A168D071C442">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are only available for transfer to the
<quote>
Wildland Fire Management
</quote>
account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1748a">
43 U.S.C. 1748a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H30BDF5C5569F4EFBA2922101FD359430">
<header>
Administrative provisions—forest service
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H881D416B848A4236A72EAD5045A63B95">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2225">
7 U.S.C. 2225
</external-xref>
, and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2250">
7 U.S.C. 2250
</external-xref>
); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/428a">
7 U.S.C. 428a
</external-xref>
; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/558a">
16 U.S.C. 558a
</external-xref>
, 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3718">
31 U.S.C. 3718(c)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
Wildland Fire Management
</quote>
and
<quote>
FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund
</quote>
will be obligated within 30 days:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2257">
7 U.S.C. 2257
</external-xref>
), section 442 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/224">
Public Law 106–224
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7772">
7 U.S.C. 7772
</external-xref>
), or section 10417(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/107">
Public Law 107–107
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8316">
7 U.S.C. 8316(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International Technology Service.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/82">
Public Law 103–82
</external-xref>
, as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/154">
Public Law 109–154
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/593">
Public Law 101–593
</external-xref>
, of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/244">
Public Law 98–244
</external-xref>
, up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/663">
Public Law 99–663
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056">
42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3056">
42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/28/171">
chapter 171
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H59FD5B2C48E34B84A5A0E08DF5F0357B">
<header>
Department of health and human services
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H16D0F226B5744050A0044888A52A4238">
<header>
Indian health service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HF8EFCF130FAB436C8C065D00A9EB24CA">
<header>
Indian health services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,182,147,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/238">
42 U.S.C. 238(b)
</external-xref>
and 238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450
</external-xref>
), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
$914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That
<added-phrase committee-id="SSAP00" reported-display-style="italic">
,
</added-phrase>
of the funds provided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1616a-1">
25 U.S.C. 1616a–1
</external-xref>
) and shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1616a-1">
25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c)
</external-xref>
), funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts made available within this account for the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initiative and for the domestic violence prevention initiative shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/1613">
25 U.S.C. 1613
</external-xref>
) shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
, such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">
20 U.S.C. 1400
</external-xref>
, et seq.):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFF73FB63B792454386DD11FB7445565B">
<header>
Indian health facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2004a">
42 U.S.C. 2004a
</external-xref>
), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000 to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be located:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the
<quote>
Indian Health Services
</quote>
account may be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the Indian Health Service and the General Services Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal buildings.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H43D5AA4364B449699C42EBA3D1843A8B">
<header>
administrative provisions—Indian health service
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5376">
5 U.S.C. 5376
</external-xref>
; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2651">
42 U.S.C. 2651–2653
</external-xref>
) shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be administered under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/121">
Public Law 86–121
</external-xref>
, the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450
</external-xref>
), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4A61E51580324DE392866ECCAD429FFD">
<header>
National institutes of health
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H208F622D3BAB47F4BBC43EEB1289CD6F">
<header>
National institute of environmental health sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9660">
42 U.S.C. 9660(a)
</external-xref>
) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $77,349,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9BCF1239A1024BB7AC51E1C3611F9ACB">
<header>
Agency for toxic substances and disease registry
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H5332ACFC02034B0FA3C8B4ED24A554C3">
<header>
Toxic substances and environmental public health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HD3BDD812C9E744C0AC1BC2CD7B9FD7F5">
<header>
Other related agencies
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HAEFB8DDA0B4B411BB8D5FE7E99751825">
<header>
Executive office of the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H849146D454D044A386EE0272EC8862BA">
<header>
Council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA9FC53265DA2429FBF978610DC0E795D">
<header>
Chemical safety and hazard investigation board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7A416B11B8B5476595FB2999743109A7">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
, and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5376">
5 U.S.C. 5376
</external-xref>
, $11,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service positions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the Board:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7A7A8290D5514DF49708B003FE205E41">
<header>
Office of navajo and hopi indian relocation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H10FB983AC93C4ED880F707E7FABB4BF4">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0B0709CAC13D49B3AB69782767200868">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/531">
Public Law 93–531
</external-xref>
, $7,341,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such household:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-10:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H90F0CB34B79A43F7B47E665DCBC0CA57">
<header>
Institute of American indian and alaska native culture and arts development
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA6B1373C2B2544059AB87E01A471B7DA">
<header>
Payment to the institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/498">
Public Law 99–498
</external-xref>
(20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HCF8EB19F690B4AE59BB4FC9ABD2BE3B0">
<header>
Smithsonian institution
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA7A8920126F445659B955648519F2502">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $675,343,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $47,522,000 for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAEE76E49317B4C35AC73A563EA908F13">
<header>
Facilities capital
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and of which $24,010,000 shall be for construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE999A607B6DE4BA79DD6710A5A80E6AB">
<header>
National gallery of art
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE4AAF17EB33148B89DC714AF92053701">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H766E674B61E24C87A6BB7F35D1769ED4">
<header>
Repair, restoration and renovation of buildings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7A8C5827C67D4009B1C93F68ED8D2C82">
<header>
John F. kennedy center for the performing arts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE4C45FE16C704BB5BF0173050B9CE517">
<header>
Operations and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $22,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBB4ABB86FB34436BBD0F120786EA0D31">
<header>
Capital repair and restoration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $10,800,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H412926EA3F6344C0B04C42EE3CD13306">
<header>
Woodrow wilson international center for scholars
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H24AD6D7EE2CB43959695A0BD7729FE91">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $10,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC1384EE852294CD3BCB4DB972907CC93">
<header>
National foundation on the arts and the humanities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4C3E987489B04D7183F263592A9C2886">
<header>
National endowment for the arts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE009F9A46B044DF5BD35239349EE88C0">
<header>
Grants and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE904E67E8C394E55B5E8303B8194FD2A">
<header>
National endowment for the humanities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB70250910A3E4389ACE237C9AC7F7251">
<header>
Grants and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which $135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H07FC11857D894FB7850F1B7C075BA7C6">
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H1D60A38E49A14A0FB751468B0C2B527A">
<header>
Commission of fine arts
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H4AAFE2A5DBF34F6CA79175487BA8B770">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/91">
Chapter 91
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation's Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study or education.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HEBA57332F1CC4EEC903D0EA5F372E5D4">
<header>
National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/190">
Public Law 99–190
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/956a">
20 U.S.C. 956a
</external-xref>
), $2,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5087939DE83049B6A57C12A6DCAE7C19">
<header>
Advisory council on historic preservation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HD7430BDF0A274CC79E82E9958F8D42C5">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/665">
Public Law 89–665
</external-xref>
), $6,204,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA49C2F4E4F1C4887820F7DFA7F4C0443">
<header>
National capital planning commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H79BFA33291AA4C5397196AF4B7CD1B7E">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/87">
chapter 87
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code, including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $7,948,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of world capitals.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H41DA7C5D299B4638AF7FB359B6043E98">
<header>
United states holocaust memorial museum
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H8E5C46B975E2441CB903009CC4F6F739">
<header>
Holocaust memorial museum
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/292">
Public Law 106–292
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/36/2301">
36 U.S.C. 2301–2310
</external-xref>
), $52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the Museum's equipment replacement program; and of which $1,900,000 for the Museum's repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H7C3B56F3384F4519A4675052B81057FC">
<header>
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H6D56693D719F438C9598DA1086290E3A">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, including the costs of construction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H0B98443B3B704091ACD258B2CAA9E807" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H39EA911E241D4395B0C4AAF61F4C8A4A">
<header>
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H817C549D3AEF44C5A65BC5716826706A">
<header>
(including transfers of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H0D3D15935ECC4E4E8DAFA8CA42A665EE">
<header>
Restriction on use of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H0FA7F310787B4C229BE37A996AC23E12">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H039F614B124C4BFBA461E5A5DD1FF41A">
<header>
Obligation of appropriations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H78DF3AA2BFE54D549B29C2E7D0614E62">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text>
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H3D025E51BB774383AD7B536406F37A78">
<header>
Disclosure of administrative expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H76F8E4AC9B4B447598C414FFCB5DF95A">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<text>
The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H765FC5DA3DE8494592AB6DA897F731CE">
<header>
Mining applications
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H7914D7EDB1464D8D93A36D2F15B45F2C">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0850861C3E384344BF4C672D28739D4B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation of Funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE4E5B1C13F1F4BFF8A6BA032B811FFAF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/35">
30 U.S.C. 35
</external-xref>
, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/42">
30 U.S.C. 42
</external-xref>
) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H31D3893588FF4511A7235EB21AA7DDA2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/208">
Public Law 104–208
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA1E008B5E9944C979569E51F428DC94A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Mineral Examinations
</header>
<text>
In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H2E7AE46C8EA347549406E57B4BC8AC6A">
<header>
Contract support costs, prior year limitation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H45F60625CCB94E0CB47E4850097F8F7E">
<enum>
405.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in committee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54, 109–289, division B and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/289">
Public Law 109–289
</external-xref>
, as amended by Public Laws 110–5 and 110–28), Public Laws 110–92, 110–116, 110–137, 110–149, 110–161, 110–329, 111–6, 111–8, 111–88, 112–10, 112–74, and 113–6 for payments for contract support costs associated with self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such purposes, except that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or annual funding agreements.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC6A51561B6B8411387D6693A90B8E3E1">
<header>
Contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 limitation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82E3395445094C6B90C92555742E46E9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
406.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts provided under the headings
<quote>
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services
</quote>
in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
) are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service for activities funded by the fiscal year 2014 appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such amounts provided by that Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HB28A1B97DF8744FB8AD58DEBF04B4F37">
<header>
Contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 limitation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H5EF8815A93AB4E729C82B62182F8A4A9">
<enum>
407.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2015 under the headings
<quote>
Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs
</quote>
are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2015 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H22C16EC43FC445C792293BC187CC0F3F">
<header>
Forest management plans
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H59FC3C2DA20249E29E93E39C66EA7FB4">
<enum>
408.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1604">
16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A)
</external-xref>
) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1600">
16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or any other law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H12921F105F7E4F60A6E9172A9C91A5BB">
<header>
Prohibition within national monuments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H80F6913C4A4841A6BB42A91AA83666B9">
<enum>
409.
</enum>
<text>
No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/181">
30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1331">
43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
</external-xref>
) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/431">
16 U.S.C. 431 et seq.
</external-xref>
) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H300A30F9790E445E81572221A4C884C9">
<header>
Limitation on takings
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H2CFC78BB285A4C69AEC7AF7752AD8247">
<enum>
410.
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HB8E452B744774D6795550C8D11EBE258">
<header>
Timber sale requirements
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HB81A848A887E48E482A32E75D2D2072D">
<enum>
411.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H1B7F83A3BB3C44818593C13711B43809">
<header>
Prohibition on no-bid contracts
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H02D530E6A8494AF1927A5F07106EF750">
<enum>
412.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/41/33">
Chapter 33
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code, or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/137">
Chapter 137
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless—
</text>
<paragraph id="H21D475525F934E3D823FCE573039C2B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAB452640C6F84F3FB59A5D2E0CFF886D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/638">
Public Law 93–638
</external-xref>
,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450">
25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b">
25 U.S.C. 450b(e)
</external-xref>
); or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC45DCD868DAA4FACB71C4D0572FAD741">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HE9BEEB4D9A1C41E7BC57F3AA88F81D5D">
<header>
Posting of reports
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HCB0D06BC739B4DE4A8A44AB2AE96F0F2">
<enum>
413.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2EC1CE42A40843468D148939A7EE784B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H72FB4223DEEC4611A3EC6206F94D4013">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1A698FEDEB87410F98128B9E32371F06">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1C198FF270D14EEEBB5FB9E03A5310DE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the report contains proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0457959541934D2D9369AB7690CF30D7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H2842430136F2426399F578A94F44CA4B">
<header>
National endowment for the arts grant guidelines
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H909628CC998E4C5BB586960E6FE9C039">
<enum>
414.
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDFEE1B3828934EE8A860CE1F7EBE18F4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0FABC93EA14947EF9CC96CE44E08C18F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA5CE22E9A194C098207DAC2D6C4126E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs and/or projects.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H68B6DE76CDDD4213950C24EDA1235E79">
<header>
National endowment for the arts program priorities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HCDCF8533BBCF4F6FA6C858FE9DC48E12">
<enum>
415.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE26CF7B2D98346BCB8DB4EACAB124015">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H09665AD3EA6E48D09080432AD5E52C55">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H3E3687D4034A4608B5F764F8B02F4E5F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
underserved population
</quote>
means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2E7380BDB4494A7A9E89F8560287C699">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<quote>
poverty line
</quote>
means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9902">
42 U.S.C. 9902(2)
</external-xref>
)) applicable to a family of the size involved.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H84F1958F4C394349BAC51756BA4ADC59">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEE03BC3A702149D4AF33EA3A63F0FD9B">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965—
</text>
<paragraph id="H634234AF4BCB461197A0BE1F6C30DE4B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12CF8B9A4B80438E86A1567F79D3D94F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DC7F7121E9E431EA37D678F1E0419DD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5EAB5FB072E54E5B9FF896728D19907A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HE11BB5E3729F4E4B8348348D0BA19C04">
<header>
Arts Indemnity Limitations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HAEFDC65BD436443294A37861F58002E2">
<enum>
416.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/974">
20 U.S.C. 974
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA76DA2738BFE4025BAF35CDC2F0AFE38">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HADC05A034247407D8CF70BE78E918BD4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$10,000,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$15,000,000,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H312FB793231D4FC2AD43EE0969158603">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$5,000,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$7,500,000,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE62030384A14A3AAF51BAA01A3CEA72">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (c)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCEA1854AF7374150B59B5DA80A070B9C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$1,200,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$1,800,000,000
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF079CB3C04A54ED9B49D63DB0DCAF98D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
$750,000,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
$1,000,000,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H9D820A503F5A4B9FBE61E1D5F101D7DE">
<header>
Status of balances of appropriations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H0770C44A0EE84F75BD716E84524847BE">
<enum>
417.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H7B746C03696043AE9044C6721ACCD9FF">
<header>
Report on use of climate change funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H060B59C777C54536BE9996E0947A42AC">
<enum>
418.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 120 days after the date on which the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and international, for climate change programs, projects, and activities in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the President's Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each climate change program, project, and activity listed in the report.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H141BC531FC96462F9DA723A85DAADB90">
<header>
Prohibition on use of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HC52B0DFA35A64E6787D458B0445C3D1A">
<enum>
419.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/7661">
42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq.
</external-xref>
) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H54320B745DAB4015AFD28FBF84EE4BA7">
<header>
Greenhouse gas reporting restrictions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H155FD1A7CFA14E59936BE2FD3C8118D5">
<enum>
420.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H32F16294398E485AAC44EFE148DB5C80">
<header>
American battlefield protection program grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H374FBCAB53D1420EBD6B7DEF63FC10EA">
<enum>
421.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7301(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/11">
Public Law 111–11
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/469k-1">
16 U.S.C. 469k–1(c)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2021
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAB86C65195414827989648D0BDBE1B8D">
<header>
Recreation Fee
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HA9B72B5EDFBB40139234A6D41297CE30">
<enum>
422.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/6809">
16 U.S.C. 6809
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
10 years after December 8, 2004
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
on September 30, 2016
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HBB5AC73F45834492A7FC34B7F52DD2E9">
<header>
Modification of authorities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H267C0D039A814DEDA69D1F092D48F9F8">
<enum>
423.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF923C4FEF4BA457AA86BE0FF3AA2308F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/8903">
40 U.S.C. 8903
</external-xref>
note;
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/79">
Public Law 106–79
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
September 30, 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H85C09D1B11A64840B4418060C8EFCC88">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading
<quote>
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction
</quote>
in division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall not be in effect.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H1571BFF8A6B948FA88465F303D600EA7">
<header>
USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H351D941966854BA68D865B93A17B1BEE">
<enum>
424.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H50CC73D387164B408DA60F7FFE7399D0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H07157D3EAED14CE28B8F2538841B9A63">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-12">
42 U.S.C. 300j–12
</external-xref>
) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3BEE9BDDE1244117A1D019DA6A02FB52" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
iron and steel products
</term>
means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF6EB2ED5B8364D3893A54AF982DA8F10">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the
<quote>
Administrator
</quote>
) finds that—
</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB739DB8D2BA0419289CF70EC660FB8B5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE69B2DA3408341B5B6346468A51AE39A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H762C6BDA635846B289728084383A2D59">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC95D6604A331417BA3B2BDFB8CD10783">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA87E9AF26B0D41BA96217294D1B945FF">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0CF67871DB4F44B695719169D03F0DC3">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9DD06387694A472B806355A707C06CE1">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section does not apply with respect to a project if a State agency approves the engineering plans and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2D96F810DC27405E897411C36C9A543E">
<header>
Funding Prohibition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" id="H088FAB34E6304E389E4B9581053C6262">
<enum>
425.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/2601">
15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
</external-xref>
) or any other law.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HFC0FB7B2670C422493BB8893A386697F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HD8D64820B40A4830AD7AB1446B0F153A" style="appropriations">
<enum>
G
</enum>
<header>
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H1A01AFFE83D440B4A622EE0DFFCC5362" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of Labor
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0FA42CB5F1F945DDBFDD659ACB07242A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Employment and training administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3294DDDE6D194F00819C9519F2E6F974">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Training and employment services
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BE4D343F329428094D3F59B8CA3FDD4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
WIOA
</quote>
), the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 1992 (
<quote>
WANTO Act
</quote>
), $3,139,706,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51A6806673884C729524077A931606DA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D3D101BD06C46219710C5D5DBC7F84A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$776,736,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82F3225EE1704A468018AFC4D0253794">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0C68E0957EA4DF8BD727CB238E9C88D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $155,530,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investment activities shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs;
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE139C1AEDA2D4636A4C2888AF7AE78BE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for federally administered programs, $429,520,000 as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8ACCCFF0E37F4DFE84F0433597C75389">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA and section 170(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
WIA
</quote>
), of the funds provided under this subparagraph, and the funds available from the appropriation under this subparagraph under the authority of the WIA in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB04D48C1C71482DB138A3184089EC8E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$46,082,000 for Native American programs, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD903518DE8364F8E8A8E4C869DCE4906">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for employment and training services), $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and $494,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E068126307E43CEA3BE91C85C2F54B7">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7098D417E7AF4C2782B451D0A7E73CD4">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C55F0193C184E2BBDFF61EF183CD645">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for national activities, $86,078,000, as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H184D4BE1D0D54510BB0B4DF2293DAC19">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC38B435F66094F78B6CA156C21FF1093">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$4,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HED1CC450D3E542CBBFC7944C077332B3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Job Corps
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H42AD6B4F744A474B86AEFD8640C5A036">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBB045B2AAAE47B4B37F3426B9E89BC0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15E8C520DBDE48839A564C2BEADDA9D7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAC2A2D14FCD4AA298752F96EC27C247">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, including expenses under the authority of the WIA, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="section">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That an entity operating a Job Corps center that is ranked among the top 5 percent of all Job Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement System for program year 2013 shall be eligible to compete in any selection process to operate such center that is carried out during the period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA3A1ACA4E1BB4024B72836A8AAD38BF2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community service employment for older americans
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
OAA
</quote>
), $434,371,000, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCF0D2ECF57F24E4895B2135BB0003970">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal unemployment benefits and allowances
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="TA74">
Trade Act of 1974
</act-name>
, and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) and section 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, $710,600,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H862F1200754949CDB01B6A617AD39DE1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State unemployment insurance and employment service operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For authorized administrative expenses, $81,566,000, together with not to exceed $3,495,584,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund (
<quote>
the Trust Fund
</quote>
), of which:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28097D820BD84C9F9DC897A29804779B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to address the misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8501">
5 U.S.C. 8501–8523
</external-xref>
, and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under sections 231(a) and 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015, except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017, or, if the automation acquisition is being carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2020, and for expenditure through September 30, 2021, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations, to conduct in-person assessments and reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals, and to address misclassification of workers shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015 and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced by the States through September 30, 2015 shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 for automation acquisitions that are being carried out by consortia of States shall be available for expenditure by the States for six fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the funds were obligated to the States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A59818AEB7747C985237A2ED126D529">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AE7C69040034A869903D54FE01CEA20">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A08409058AF42198B146201F748321D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/51">
section 51
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85E19A772D8E495182EDBCCF84B59191">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H072976F7DED143099E53FBACEF284168">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$60,153,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment (
<quote>
AWIU
</quote>
) for fiscal year 2015 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,957,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other States under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–87:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
to other States participating in the consortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/9a">
29 U.S.C. 9a
</external-xref>
, for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for such purposes.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FFE501F3C784A2BA75BBF94FD2485BF" section-type="undesignated-section">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, which shall be available for Federal obligations through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8585ADB9F4F34177B8AFF7F5883F26D8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9501">
section 9501(c)(1)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8509">
5 U.S.C. 8509
</external-xref>
, and to the
<quote>
Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances
</quote>
account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H06956EBE6A5A4FB0B3E85B34AFC846D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,577,000, together with not to exceed $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE8BFA10F3DA545638B82CB107838BCFC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Employee benefits security administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4DEED950705C457C8424ADAF2E4AFC3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $181,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1DA1191BE9D74B77BCE3CF6267E506AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDB8BC97AB3C940AC9B7A91265E8B7B75">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pension benefit guaranty corporation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (
<quote>
Corporation
</quote>
) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
31 U.S.C. 9104
</external-xref>
, as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2015, for the Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2015 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $415,394,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2015, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2016, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That obligations in excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H915E3BF14B4B4B05AF59575BEB4330A0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Wage and Hour Division
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6864B7CB05594392B79E1DED541A53AC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4025E963F038418982E22B49CBD1EC09">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $227,500,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H495001434B814911A5C4B49182DBB5B9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Labor-Management Standards
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9DD374A6E5CD4AE69F992DD9BBFF55C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $39,129,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H525AAF818A9B4BF78122726C314B60FD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H41B6604A74DA4FE287172F2BEF78ABD7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $106,476,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE8A53808542B423DADDD2CE9E911EE0B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1754E5FF94BE475986761E6B67CF589C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $110,823,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H67D0CC279CBD4DC0B387E0C78452ACD6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special benefits
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD450EB35138B4890A944B7B3BBF0424D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/81">
5 U.S.C. 81
</external-xref>
; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading
<quote>
Civilian War Benefits
</quote>
in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, $210,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8147">
5 U.S.C. 8147(c)
</external-xref>
to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, $60,334,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D2741FCD3224EA5B958068F0AD4F406">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $19,499,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C8E417BAE774AEFAC9106460F3EE2BA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95CC129001CF479BBA5C979DF5B4B933">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $16,482,000;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB5D09DFA3E54369B2631DE9F48E2153">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For program integrity, $1,385,000; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF32E32BB267F41369B0D795DC62CB250">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/81">
5 U.S.C. 81
</external-xref>
, or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA46E614974434883919A786419925BA2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special benefits for disabled coal miners
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/275">
Public Law 107–275
</external-xref>
, $77,262,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3EFE95B53A8D44B49CB539FF173CAB8B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $56,406,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H213ABA6152EB4E56BDF55098DA1C0352">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Black lung disability trust fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8D7B7D4B89DE42FD8A0BCBF0EB7498AC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the
<quote>
Fund
</quote>
), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2015 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $33,321,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs,
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
; not to exceed $30,403,000 for transfer to Departmental Management,
<quote>
Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
; not to exceed $327,000 for transfer to Departmental Management,
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6D13F3C7507F4B9DB9A3663AF703DAD3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Occupational safety and health administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H34BAF4440173493AAAD77F675E1D681B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the
<quote>
Act
</quote>
), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/9a">
29 U.S.C. 9a
</external-xref>
, to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (
<quote>
DART
</quote>
) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB64E24A1F60401593E9D7EB27E84DBF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8350BE32EE954F76856306E04AA29FDA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86405005FCEC4A48A39BC5EFEB173557">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05AB2F40DBC5428B915AC44CF8AEDC40">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H751732DAA94A4EF0BA26B9DDB5B37D2A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB69AF4016FB64558B63620049939A86D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act:
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="section">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants.
</continuation-text>
</section>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBD486F002791438CB04EA9E8386F2B71">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Mine safety and health administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1A910556BEAC4B1EA5851EF31CABDDDF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1E84249A3A304EFE811233AC3E3C0831">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $375,887,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than $8,441,000 for state assistance grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBEE7D1245618410ABFD5EE04CF4512CC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Bureau of labor statistics
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5B6A77631CF14D23A4019235B1FB0212">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $527,212,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H286E8B61E424416D8BCBF0654F95D272">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of disability employment policy
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAA66CC3BF465413EB5E7E53012DA215A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $38,500,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H810932B33771498F9DB4F61033124EC7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Departmental management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3FE39B6CD95C46C3A28B7EC38DCC7346">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H70953912A86F40F4B21975C9DCC8D000">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $337,621,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $64,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $58,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $8,040,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds available to the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the workforce.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD03AE573BFC14F63B0369F4E26D80D71">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Veterans employment and training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H723C95C34D924A6A81CA3DA9FC0A4A87">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4102A">
38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5)
</external-xref>
to support disabled veterans' outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local veterans' employment representatives under section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015 and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1EE198D3CCF4198893BABC321372874">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/1144">
10 U.S.C. 1144
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5BB0EFB530FF4618BEB5AA3EC5C486AA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H563786DF2F1E40738C88AA50C757C024">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109:
</text>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H687C9219CD2F4C62BE791B9EF945BF96">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2015, to provide services under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H57B24D0F85634C95A0ADD9D5D3961C50">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
IT modernization
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $15,394,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE000ECACDB4E49E68CA047B204036B55">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $76,000,000, together with not to exceed $5,590,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H481DA23A4AF446E281A63CBBD6675214">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA407C65F3C9F457880C22CBBCADC88DB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4325B33DB94E49FDAA05B2727543F5D1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54B8489B08274378BC9D00321D6DC530" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE5F5D7D312D43A682410F29D46A90E2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6654A1D5C84459EA9C719581A2ED634" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals over the age of 16 who are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the preceding limitation shall not apply to funding provided pursuant to solicitations for grant applications issued prior to January 15, 2014.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HACEC5B0C4DBC47E694CAFC99001BEFC8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Employment and Training Administration
</quote>
shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs involved including Employment and Training Administration programs.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H10157F0C4CE349AEB3F9334AC14A124D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Transfer of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H390984B518C142248DA5A817FE892948" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to
<quote>
Program Administration
</quote>
when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by Federal employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H71E81DF718CB4F4198FEA76689CDDAB2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1413952FE9D74D6FA751EC8E62EE8E07" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H869A8513809547FC94DB2E1D264406AE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to
<quote>
Departmental Management
</quote>
for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2A5037143D284E6CAA4487E291C008F2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are:
<quote>
Training and Employment Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Job Corps
</quote>
,
<quote>
Community Service Employment for Older Americans
</quote>
,
<quote>
State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Employee Benefits Security Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Wage and Hour Division
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Labor Management Standards
</quote>
,
<quote>
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Mine Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
, funding made available to the
<quote>
Bureau of International Affairs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Women's Bureau
</quote>
within the
<quote>
Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
account, and
<quote>
Veterans Employment and Training
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H414CEBF88F424CEC8D24A38F34AA2059" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2AFC6696026448A28771C018E5AE3119">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Flexibility with respect to the crossing of H–2B nonimmigrants working in the seafood industry
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BC56C0AB0D447C4AD4CD1B6A09E9002">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0818BDF5F67B4ED99783070B372574CA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Requirements for crossings after 90th day
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA47496BD9B5E4155A148930BC42C0370">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
completes a new assessment of the local labor market by—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5608ADC2D054C0A8E79DB91398E742F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1F2E8B5B51E4FD0B2A0B12ECADC63FB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the employer’s place of employment; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E8973C867C148FEAF7B7D558E472A67">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06855C67F99D4F5F9F80034F161F043D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
applies for the job; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC84DF3F6AF374915A29EB1332E4E4DC5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
will be available at the time and place of need.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FB34EADCEC048E7A8857480E380F482">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exemption from rules with respect to staggering
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/20/655.20">
section 655.20(d)
</external-xref>
of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F40C37E173749A190214010B125F866">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
H–2B nonimmigrants defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this section, the term
<term>
H–2B nonimmigrants
</term>
means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101">
8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H429F0016DB8743AF8FA9A28CA3E19A83">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take any action in connection with any asserted liability under subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall cease to apply upon the enactment of any bill that amends such subsection.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HD1315A9EB45A4A33A04E383F01D16EC3">
<header>
(Including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D7856E005D84AD2B994D6F05A125651">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA72C13A07B934A4685188DDE679FCAEE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out information technology purchases and upgrades for any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to
<quote>
Departmental Management
</quote>
for use by the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the purchases and upgrades to be carried out and an explanation of why funds are not needed in the donor account 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D064ABF178847C4AEB7F7300D77FE17">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are:
<quote>
Employment and Training Administration Program Administration
</quote>
, funding made available for Federal administration within
<quote>
Job Corps
</quote>
,
<quote>
Foreign Labor Certification Program Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Employee Benefits Security Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Workers' Compensation Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Wage and Hour Division
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Office of Labor Management Standards
</quote>
,
<quote>
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Mine Safety and Health Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
Veterans Employment and Training
</quote>
,
<quote>
Bureau of Labor Statistics
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Office of Disability Employment Policy
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2BB772953EF4C4D9AAC59409C63435D">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/207">
29 U.S.C. 207
</external-xref>
) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such section:
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<enum>
(s)
</enum>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0156B8C1DDD541FDA01ED8D5FCF719C5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A6123ECBC7443AF9A2A8D3BDAB265EA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2769DC1B5A67442CB5F96164D0CC5921">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
whose duties include any of the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0FB559E00AAF47D3B3BEC7AD47556D14">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFEAC666E8E9B4D09A02220C78EDAB037">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0C60719E34034641887FB0376F7F5E3A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
negotiating settlements; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8CD8EE10A2974A7290E0295EF9CC763C">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
making recommendations regarding litigation.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7A2F1035563940BF9FF6FCE2B22434F8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD9F7C547BAE3459EA0F3EF5D32DBCAF2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB9AFAF2601474CAAA433DDAF1BB54CBF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
major disaster
</quote>
means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or department;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23DA938F4BE1402FB0B37452CE6034CA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster
</quote>
means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71DAA07A557D49D48CDCD0FFF8E8DC8F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
affiliate
</quote>
means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another company.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H82D25CB02F2F4AEFA36476444A5F5842">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H14A922E0465A48BAB4C5D7DD8C3ABA1F">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HCC009E4E66624342903273CA93CC3EF6" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of health and human services
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8A110D22FEAA498686A04F2A207DC6F2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Health resources and services administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD288053B211D4ED3A0EE6673EF45BF6C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Primary health care
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the
<quote>
PHS Act
</quote>
) with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,491,522,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That no more than $100,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act, including associated administrative expenses and relevant evaluations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no more than $99,893,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/73">
Public Law 104–73
</external-xref>
and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as
<quote>
HHS
</quote>
) pertaining to administrative claims made under such law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of funds provided for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, not less than $165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 as base grant adjustments, not less than $350,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 to support new access points including approved and unfunded applications from fiscal year 2014, grants to expand medical services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and vision services, and up to $150,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 for construction and capital improvement costs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0BC7160A0F224F44A9A53CAC5B5A1BFF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Health workforce
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $751,600,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such sections.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD13FAA92B37E4326912E00E6CBD3C0AA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maternal and child health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $851,738,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1025465362194D81842C39C20C0A3EF1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Ryan white HIV/AIDS program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2017, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7EBAB50B5316431FA60FE4803D99E39B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Health care systems
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H295EB176615C4B93914EDF2697226680">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rural health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,511,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5430F11FF2054008B21A8909106244C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family Planning
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE43E963CF2014B7C965287DC5493BE3C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $154,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Primary Health Care”, “Health Workforce”, “Maternal and Child Health”, “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program”, “Health Care Systems”, and “Rural Health”.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD1A93B8A0B5C41BFA0F03565A385BD2D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Vaccine injury compensation program trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the
<quote>
Trust Fund
</quote>
), such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H30AD130BCA64499F9AEF7AD98626C867">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Centers for disease control and prevention
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H009575CBA3EE4957B5DD0A8E4826E422">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Immunization and respiratory diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $573,105,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5BFAC15448AF476E8892C0FA26F9587E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,117,609,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBD2905F179424704A6A0C56C3FDBB54E">
<header>
Emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $352,990,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Molecular Detection initiative.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H578D0D392289456C8A675C9EA8C88D4C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Chronic disease prevention and health promotion
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion, $747,220,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this account may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be available to continue and expand community specific extension and outreach programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available for a program consisting of three-year grants of no less than $100,000 per year to non-governmental entities, local public health offices, school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities or Indian tribes to implement evidence-based chronic disease prevention strategies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants for grants described in the previous proviso shall determine the population to be served and shall agree to work in collaboration with multi-sector partners:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFB8E91A39CE34AE18917D3E8DBF72B9E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $131,781,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H295BE150511345CBA8B42CC21C1B2D15">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Health Scientific Services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $481,061,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H12525BE8641E415DB3BF0E1C0A9321B9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environmental health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $166,404,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H33991D5606B547A2B33E65AB3947D7DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Injury prevention and control
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $170,447,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for an evidence-based prescription drug overdose prevention program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H348E7128DC8C46E98B0B0AB1D7CECFE9">
<header>
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<deleted-phrase reported-display-style="strikethrough"/>
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health, $334,863,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1C7824483B79434283A11B5E673D7B1A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Energy employees occupational illness compensation program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H06FD17A06DF4441BB20F9FC97DD309AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Global health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $416,517,000, of which $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 137 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF1AACF55DC6D4673A74379C636F67E86">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public health preparedness and response
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,352,551,000, of which $534,343,000 shall remain available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in the event the Director of the CDC activates the Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 45 days to support the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the originating center and number of days detailed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness emergencies.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4C26F3034D464B05B59CC46B5A579A7B">
<header>
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC6E828D87C324D78A0D647C50D672FF1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CDC-wide activities and program support
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H45C6CD264030419AA30B83613A79DDE5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A549EF04E9C47109D7A63DCAAB70AB1">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of CDC:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program shall be available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading and in all other accounts of CDC, up to $1,000 per eligible employee of CDC shall be made available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8BB26EA47D484BD1828F3C90F0200239">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institutes of health
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5CB67CB251CD4652873575A3AF364803">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National cancer institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up to $8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEBFBCFD44EF94F4897074A50AB610ABB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National heart, lung, and blood institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $2,997,870,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAB7687FCE47148068082750336AF6929">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of dental and craniofacial research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $399,886,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H911DD4EBF713430FA7ACFCD2887BA92C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,749,681,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H088A822AD5844AFDB16E015960D1082C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of neurological disorders and stroke
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,605,205,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDF0B4BED655F4548A8004362A9207D1D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of allergy and infectious diseases
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H60CE8AACDBB04D56BD670F0A6690DAF5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,358,841,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB3A61E17E371447685B37B5CA7B682FE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of general medical sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to general medical sciences, $2,371,476,000, of which $715,000,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $273,325,000 is provided for the Institutional Development Awards program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEAB7672AEB054583AB0810D24E198F31">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to child health and human development, $1,286,571,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H39C327627AF54B7081B59D6E63A50986">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National eye institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $684,191,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5384A6A51187461B8583F0A496330AC1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of environmental health sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to environmental health sciences, $667,502,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H96ED65C267394C6298C5F43E48177362">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on aging
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to aging, $1,199,468,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9A6675A932D14EF8BC0AB9D708242943">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $521,665,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC4467E5C042D4A16ADD1CF20E401F694">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on deafness and other communication disorders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $405,302,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDF3188D6FBCD40D29C0BE2CB2498941F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of nursing research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to nursing research, $140,953,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDCE005A45B4F4377BA19A304BC9266BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $447,408,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD128233F14BD44C5ACA81EEBDD71FF83">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on drug abuse
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H88E7E22386CD4344B96B1EDF041EFAF2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of mental health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4205FC7F099E4F5680EE296BE3B734F9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National human genome research institute
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to human genome research, $499,356,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H11FACA5D89294B09B445F4992D2AD1D9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $330,192,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0097F07C5F1A400F883B75F32D27300E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National center for complementary and integrative health
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to complementary and integrative health, $124,681,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds may be used to support the transition enacted in section 224 of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H329297D1C0354C26A0ED1AE7AC539EB8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National institute on minority health and health disparities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $269,154,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H318940726164411A98FC3B126ED0EACF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
John e. fogarty international center
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
), $67,786,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4A96B4B3B3554503B3A8FE7319864E9B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National library of medicine
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
with respect to health information communications, $336,939,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (referred to in this title as
<quote>
NIH
</quote>
).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H72CAE2BEE2CF4F31A7BABF24028A91AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $635,230,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That up to $9,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That at least $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D86FCA570AF4686BD9CE1937B958217">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the director
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1B30E9388FA4435580B681421896FCCD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0E4AF5F67BF74CFBA3E9B614A6098734">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may be used to carry out section 213 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children’s Study (
<quote>
NCS
</quote>
) or research related to the Study's goals and mission, and any funds in excess of the estimated need shall be transferred to and merged with the accounts for the various Institutes and Centers to support activity related to the goals and objectives of the NCS:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIH shall submit a spend plan on the NCS's next phase to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $533,039,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIH shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Literacy and Standing:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That NIH shall submit to Congress an NIH-wide 5-year scientific strategic plan as outlined in sections 402(b)(3) and 402(b)(4) of the PHS Act no later than 1 year after enactment of this Act.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9008">
section 9008
</external-xref>
of title 26, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1B51559709C74416BB805CD515F30AF6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Buildings and facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H85951EDBA8A1459ABF72E1DA146A4494">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Substance abuse and mental health services administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCD66C581016A4A14A0ADD45C8252F2C1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
MENTAL HEALTH
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,045,936,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $45,887,000 shall be for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a public entity to establish or operate a system of comprehensive community mental health services to children with a serious emotional disturbance, without regard to whether the public entity receives a grant under section 561(a) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That States shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9446FADE83934095A4754E1718B12CD3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $2,102,658,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7D1B30885306417F9FF4A6269A839DD0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $175,219,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9962CE38D98E43E9A88D4BFB0237DB83">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings
<quote>
Mental Health
</quote>
,
<quote>
Substance Abuse Treatment
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Substance Abuse Prevention
</quote>
in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $150,232,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings
<quote>
Mental Health
</quote>
,
<quote>
Substance Abuse Treatment
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Substance Abuse Prevention
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H43F4B9BDC3D143FF9547D694A432FE2B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agency for healthcare research and quality
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H350068BB86154389A57DCCA6FF17A7D1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Healthcare research and quality
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles III and IX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, part A of title XI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, $363,698,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H183D100BAC9946D489095E0DC24C0AE6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Centers for medicare and medicaid services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE9F85E20B3E149E196251D48EE77C82E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants to states for medicaid
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $234,608,916,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H452FF8BBB64A48F59D8A6E14561273EE">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
for the last quarter of fiscal year 2015 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H89E9367A35474B59812DA895F028A036">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $113,272,140,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H04697B580F9A4732A5A1277D378F102A">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFEC0C3A2D06B4C62942CA77CB859CD60">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to health care trust funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/97/248">
Public Law 97–248
</external-xref>
, and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H33146583594641AEB7D844AC7109491E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H060281CCEBF2415FA242AB41472D652F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program management
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, titles XIII and XXVII of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until September 30, 2020:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2015 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE03948AA9268433BBA65AE8709A0DE91">
<header>
Health care fraud and abuse control account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $672,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $477,120,000 shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security Act and for activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (
<quote>
CHIP
</quote>
) program integrity activities, and of which $60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $361,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1A5EBA1EE2924EE1B21B3946166E4495">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administration for children and families
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H20A88B2C43DD4E829F9572E99C0039C5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,438,523,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCE76417B23A04F14BE3BB89C80BCBE72">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Low income home energy assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, $3,390,304,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all but $491,000,000 of this amount shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2015 was less than $1,975,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3E197A6B4C174AF6893CCE24CB585FC0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Refugee and entrant assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">
Immigration and Nationality Act
</act-name>
and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (
<quote>
TVPA
</quote>
), section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2017 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts available under this heading to carry out such section 203 and the TVPA shall also be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under those authorities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in section 206 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting
<quote>
10 percent
</quote>
for
<quote>
3 percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H54D0ABF121D54D0E8FBDEDC6D0923A40">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to states for the child care and development block grant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the
<act-name parsable-cite="CCDBGA90">
Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990
</act-name>
(
<term>
CCDBG Act
</term>
), $2,435,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $19,357,000 shall be available for child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for a competitive grant for the operation of a national toll free referral line and Web site to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help parents access child care in their local community:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G of the CCDBG Act, $305,906,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities authorized under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $9,851,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE95EDF5F2E354F42B20E8BB257761601">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Social services block grant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $1,700,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1ABC98DCD8C649D994802D73AF817ECB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Children and families services programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF3A8C478C9204AF59AE891A2BD6F8B76">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the
<act-name parsable-cite="RHYA">
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
</act-name>
, the
<act-name parsable-cite="HSA">
Head Start Act
</act-name>
, the
<act-name parsable-cite="CAPTA">
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
</act-name>
, sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, part B–1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
; for making payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act (
<quote>
CSBG Act
</quote>
), sections 473B and 477(i) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, and the Assets for Independence Act; for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, the Act of July 5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="INA">
Immigration and Nationality Act
</act-name>
, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of prior year obligations made by the Administration for Children and Families under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of which $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 473A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
and may be made for adoptions completed before September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $8,598,095,000 shall be for making payments under the
<act-name parsable-cite="HSA">
Head Start Act
</act-name>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount in the previous proviso, $8,073,095,000 shall be available for payments under section 640 of the Head Start Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of such Act under the Designation Renewal System, established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts allocated to Head Start grantees at the discretion of the Secretary to supplement activities pursuant to the previous proviso shall not be included in the calculation of the
<quote>
base grant
</quote>
in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 640 of the Head Start Act, of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, and in addition to funds otherwise available under section 640 for such purposes, $500,000,000 shall be available through March 31, 2016 for Early Head Start programs as described in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of Head Start services to Early Head Start services as described in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, and for discretionary grants for high quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, with such funds in this Act and
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
not included in the calculation of the
<quote>
base grant
</quote>
for the current or any subsequent fiscal year as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act, and, notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are available to serve children under age 4:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount made available in the immediately preceding proviso, up to $10,000,000 shall be available for the Federal costs of administration and evaluation activities of the program described in such proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $710,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That $36,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $6,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act shall not apply to amounts provided herein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of administering the system:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System, including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the system's effectiveness.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4FAB4CAC4F304C3BB78707A3BBDBADDC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Promoting Safe and Stable Families
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $59,765,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H621C478FD7984C39965ED369F04C0E75">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments for foster care and permanency
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $4,832,000,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $2,300,000,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD2E3C9BEEF5F4BE6AB2F48D247A69724">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administration for community living
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H63CF263CDB484984A7FB15796A028FDB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aging and disability services programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5E3D59A32D834BE397EAFA14D266EBF5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1BBE7A092C3B46F6BE3A71C50C78AF52">
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, $1,621,141,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided shall be used to carry out sections 1701 and 1703 of the PHS Act (with respect to chronic disease self-management activity grants), except that such funds may be used for necessary expenses associated with administering any such grants awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3A3EFCE0064F449986D8FDACA83C94C2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7CBD8629EC754D7EB78E5C35423471D3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General departmental management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8F2B8CE735BB45E498597E5E89A269E6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $448,034,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, $52,224,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading, $1,750,000 is for strengthening the Department's acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the previous proviso, such funds shall be available for training, recruiting, retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition workforce as defined by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/1703">
41 U.S.C. 1703
</external-xref>
, for information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness and for management solutions to improve acquisition management:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as defined by section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act) to adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering the grant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That grants made under the authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act shall be made only to public and private entities that agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which abstinence education was provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFEA994D1A1DE4EBDA500DEE3849A79CE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of medicare hearings and appeals
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, $87,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA42E8832FBC24E8DAA320D7DF2D6B856">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the national coordinator for health information technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $60,367,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H921EC18310CD4E0BA6537F778888622E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $71,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAF79E87ACF9B460FA06A70F63A207D53">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office for civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $38,798,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2CBC3D0968F44378F1BF6D3B6C9B400">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF393E37455C54135B75B12599D586B0D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public health and social services emergency fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H47AE1CD0C63349CEB611B004FD81DA67">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $848,154,000, of which $415,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purpose:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support emergency operations shall remain available through September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 136 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7561EB95F72545E89DAB83542055C64D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $255,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4C9D665C7635428CB079E9A096DD5A0D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $71,915,000; of which $39,906,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB9EB318CDC224FD595969A0143E0DF72">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BD11E47D0DF4150A615993F8249EC9D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H603F444C01064E95B364C84AEE91AB55" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEE53343D17347F496CB52988BC06317" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE5E0ACF4E9F4A92875B96FCF90B207D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE133F6B5414A40A5A9F79E09D3FDD65D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H849A2A3FC8754840AFE650B112DFCC1C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F6BF69AE502407FA605392BEE87A4FD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4560155869C64E8E9FA306ABE14B7B1A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8B37EBEBE8547C48C6435624A498549" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2F1C356F42FB4E43B8F24F351042D35A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E1EA6493DE54292A98BB7C46D88CDE8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the
<quote>
Office of AIDS Research
</quote>
account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F1DB751741843CBB8628A054B8A0A8A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31F8ADA868034BFBB4643FEBFD07931C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A4BED92E6574DFC84B8B8FFD4B888DC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's enrollees):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8C306C9C2E142AA820C2D406C3FBA73" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2015:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB13895B14F30440ABD3B71C3C0098A0B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SDBAA">
State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956
</act-name>
. The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA80">
Foreign Service Act of 1980
</act-name>
and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5A9D77E3B194AA0995419AF4A43561B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9566D7B36785473290A095EC3FAC6327">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code if such personnel's official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/63">
chapter 63
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D46509BDCFD47AEBD8206747933ADC3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4853C863D436443F9202A090206FDCF5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH (
<quote>
Director
</quote>
) may use funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 402(b)(7) (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB77F6087F63B4A2CA9672805D2CA6726">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Peer review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1CB233FBF0A5428B9012A0389A171596" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds which are available for Individual Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (
<quote>
ATSDR
</quote>
) may be transferred to appropriate accounts of CDC, to be available only for Individual Learning Accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be used for any individual full-time equivalent employee while such employee is employed either by CDC or ATSDR.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3382F29706004C859488650999033160" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8E31C584A06246CAA44CE104B1832000">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2586D00F5BEF4C9D9FA64B0727275EBD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards (
<quote>
NRSA
</quote>
) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
PHS Act
</act-name>
, and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H262A693D9DCD4506AD0BB319773C99EF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF89AFDE9BF884E0EB60785FCD353390E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2EEDC85099054A25BAE23E53D7F950C1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (
<quote>
ACA
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1496DD27D67541578F6A1CD4547D34DC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the following information:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F3F2B30DB3C480AB6D69C6D01F023FF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of each transfer of funds under section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity receiving funds, the operating division or office that will administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not later than the day after the transfer is made.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H611EEF22089D4B24B239C3B6A1DEFB21">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Identification (along with a link to the full text) of each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the announcement or solicitation is issued.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E37013520DB489C86BECD288370CA7A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the award is made.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91D8D3CEA92F4BB9BDFD802CD273BFD5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC42B0BEABB984AC9B35B66C4B15B9463">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8E88FC8A3094805942085459113303A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA992E79375A84468989CEBCB53A0869F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single database;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26A05BA698B54086AD0D0FD4F2FB3ECA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
ensure that all information required in this section is directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01EF49AEE6F046DABDBDF823C1517596">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
ensure that all information required in this section is able to be organized by program or State.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEE93CC2FE1F5450E963079F154D01568">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Transfer of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C8DE85423394B5B8CC9E14FEF3FF5DD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE1AEB4B608FC42D4AFD6E73034134184">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (
<quote>
ACA
</quote>
) to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified under the heading
<quote>
Prevention and Public Health Fund
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6CE52F099A6A4982874B1948C6D17601">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE253BD87686F40A88532C7D3640FD20B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F8A3868E5F54160A544481BE50FBAFD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
220.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFC1DCE970A634098AEEB12364ADBFB0E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (
<quote>
BARDA
</quote>
) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97E88C864CE34BCD8947D8BC225F61F3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
funds are available and obligated—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8706DFE389E42E1BD19603645A007E2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39A2BF3CB1504B2E858947BB71CF5322">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA4F4E3ACE2342AF8946F50E27E3B749">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7E8E39DC8384F04847ED5B586F67FFB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A contract entered into under this section:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECFFEEA9F819410DB8F8CAFC57EAFD89">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/3903">
section 3903
</external-xref>
of title 41, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4C75B5AA1FE4DC18DE7EF74DA37178B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF6323D4821C479D805E4E66C1F86203" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
221.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9E0B747A4DAA423CB53387348648F0CA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (
<quote>
ACA
</quote>
), and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and the 4 prior fiscal years.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEF4167F86AF74CFF858B7E2D4F69470F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54CBC4BECE1A4D8499B9E5F9AC8051A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0F6F3187ABB41E19DF57F9D39BB61B6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H949676DF6C854EE3A44F57416D6BC61D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors who:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EBD91774D8045D1AB908BC23B067D29">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to the passage of the ACA;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFC3C7A72BFB4BC6BAED96CD337D72D3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H325E80B829334D978DDB451E83CDCFC4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD4CC119C4D5D42A3BDC22432FA4A8059">
<enum>
222.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the amounts otherwise available for
<quote>
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Management
</quote>
, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity related to the Medicare Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/152">
Public Law 111–152
</external-xref>
(or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts within such account.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H606711A4E8C84F2BB1D3371E1DFA8C1B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 338B of such Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0282052C610742679E3F12EBBD1ECBAF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE4D79948DE3847B7BF8FACC6A37678FF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking
<quote>
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
</quote>
in each place it appears and replacing it with
<quote>
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H820FF5952A414568B91A866522BB81E2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking
<quote>
alternative medicine
</quote>
in each place it appears and replacing it with
<quote>
integrative health
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC2AA670F5984308A730F2BF12C2B517">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking all references to
<quote>
alternative and complementary medical treatment
</quote>
or
<quote>
complementary and alternative treatment
</quote>
in each place either appears and inserting
<quote>
complementary and integrative health
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA6094E7C36946659D68347F9F83B94E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking references to
<quote>
alternative medical treatment
</quote>
in each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
integrative health treatment
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H694DD8705D2C4EAA96DD0EF2ED1B7F1D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Striking section 485D(c) and inserting:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7960D2C6B9F4CBCBBC1E38D40BA5263" style="appropriations">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H88C6E83A8A12465DADCD0FEC0B6F6E27">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as appropriate, study the integration of new and non-traditional approaches to health care treatment and consumption, including but not limited to non-traditional treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HDBC393397DB44A2BB9A249B376175FE7">
<enum>
225.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts provided herein, payments made for research organisms or substances, authorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH making the substance or organism available under section 301(a). Amounts credited to the account under this authority shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE10124E20DA248558C35389EEA967F3B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
226.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, information that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services specifically for Health Insurance Marketplaces for each fiscal year since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
) and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal year 2016. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal year—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3631E93969E4F9D9DBB40B5DEDDC0B4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading
<quote>
Health Insurance Marketplace Transparency
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0559981A732940D4B9B81FE3460BAA2A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the milestones completed for data hub functionality and implementation readiness.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HD4CA473213854E4D993C47658875AC1E">
<enum>
227.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to the
<quote>
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Program Management
</quote>
account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
(relating to risk corridors).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H867062A7AF514D78BD2FD01AE60FD531">
<enum>
228.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC2DBF93DEE01469ABE789BE96D92103C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2015, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2014, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority through September 30, 2015, at the level provided for such activities for fiscal year 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0297314539F24279A97CD13EDF491BB7">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs established under section 403(b) of the Social Security Act—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6459BD66E2C24528B66AA1A55158DC46">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the amount appropriated for section 403(b) of such Act shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H637BBD623C6C4D3FB3D55FA51B763AA3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the requirement to reserve funds provided for in section 403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply during fiscal years 2015 and 2016; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBBB152268F554BE4B2AFBF0656919094">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
grants and payments may only be made from such Fund for fiscal year 2015 after the application of subsection (d).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCF5D435A05D64A9BAFB4F6C76810D232">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of research, evaluations, and national studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section for fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8DA5CB4D443A490F82EF876134C13132">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amount made available under subsection (b)(1) for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA2C71C3D4B5D47289D7522FE633DB296">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$15,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to carry out section 413(h) of the Social Security Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD77F9CD980F14F81873CDCF0753EDF9B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to the Bureau of the Census to conduct activities using the Survey of Income and Program Participation to obtain information to enable interested parties to evaluate the impact of the amendments made by title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF86955B20B874D43B1B940FD3F8E1F9E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/613">
42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAAF237468C194CC2998E1C27F0AC4E4F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Section 414 of the Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/614">
42 U.S.C. 614
</external-xref>
) is repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H59A395CD55FC44FB94595552249BC3DB">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Expenditures made pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall be charged to the appropriation provided by subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H8789B1E5BF6149A4BBD1F1585D525E95">
<enum>
229.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The remaining unobligated balances of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 510(d) of the Social Security Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/710">
42 U.S.C. 710(d)
</external-xref>
) for which no application has been received by the Funding Opportunity Announcement deadline, shall be made available to States that require the implementation of each element described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of the definition of abstinence education in section 510(b)(2). The remaining unobligated balances shall be reallocated to such States that submit a valid application consistent with the original formula for this funding.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF9A9FB1A6459405FB5DCDDC1D69F3177">
<enum>
230.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hereafter, for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment, but without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Plan, as required under section 2(d)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/375">
Public Law 111–375
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H75F4B75897F7474DA607EBAB41D2FDC2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HDA70119086B64753A828B4013C604A7C" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of Education
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1144B06E4D824788A4AC429A283F5BED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Education for the disadvantaged
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out title I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
</act-name>
(referred to in this Act as
<quote>
ESEA
</quote>
) and section 418A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
Higher Education Act of 1965
</act-name>
(referred to in this Act as
<quote>
HEA
</quote>
), $15,536,107,000, of which $4,652,762,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $3,984,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
) on October 1, 2014, to obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $3,294,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available under sections 1124, 1124A, 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide homeless children and youths with services not ordinarily provided to other students under those sections, including supporting the liaison designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $710,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $505,756,000 shall be available for school improvement grants under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated by the Secretary through the formula described in section 1003(g)(2) and shall be used consistent with the requirements of section 1003(g), except that State and local educational agencies may use such funds to serve any school eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I that has not made adequate yearly progress for at least 2 years or is in the State's lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency rates and, in the case of secondary schools, priority shall be given to those schools with graduation rates below 60 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Secretary may permit a State educational agency to establish an award period of up to 5 years for each participating local educational agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that the program will have a statistically significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds available for school improvement grants may be used by a local educational agency to implement an alternative State-determined school improvement strategy that has been established by a State educational agency with the approval of the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That a local educational agency that is determined to be eligible for services under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of the ESEA may modify not more than one element of a school improvement grant model:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational agency may establish a maximum subgrant size of not more than $2,000,000 for each participating school applicable to such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of the ESEA to carry out activities to build State and local educational agency capacity to implement effectively the school improvement grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $160,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities, of which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the Secretary of the Interior for such a program at schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for grants to the outlying areas for such a program, up to 5 percent may be reserved for national activities, and the remainder shall be used to award competitive grants to State educational agencies for such a program, of which a State educational agency may reserve up to 5 percent for State leadership activities, including technical assistance and training, data collection, reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant not less than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in the case of early literacy, to local educational agencies or other nonprofit providers of early childhood education that partner with a public or private nonprofit organization or agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in improving the early literacy development of children from birth through kindergarten entry and in providing professional development in early literacy, giving priority to such agencies or other entities serving greater numbers or percentages of disadvantaged children:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 15 percent of the subgranted funds are used to serve children from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used to serve students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent are used to serve students in middle and high school including an equitable distribution of funds between middle and high schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That eligible entities receiving subgrants from State educational agencies shall use such funds for services and activities that have the characteristics of effective literacy instruction through professional development, screening and assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level and other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction and practice:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $37,474,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1F36AFA6A3384ED4988DE4BAA9CB1CD4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Impact aid
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
ESEA
</act-name>
, $1,288,603,000, of which $1,151,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 8003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under section 8007(b) and be available for obligation through September 30, 2016, $66,813,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 8008:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 8003(a) for school year 2014–2015, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE05163FDA42A44D7B1CC3AEB33E6C0C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
School improvement programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the
<act-name parsable-cite="CRA64">
Civil Rights Act of 1964
</act-name>
, $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to carry out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to carry out part C of title VII of the ESEA shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and also may be used for construction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $48,445,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 2.3 percent of the funds for subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall be reserved by the Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or principal recruitment and training or professional enhancement activities, including for civic education instruction, to national not-for-profit organizations, of which up to 8 percent may only be used for research, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance for competitive awards carried out under this proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of the ESEA.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBCC540566B82444B85061FF85A08DF15">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Indian education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
ESEA
</act-name>
, $123,939,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9777C240959146F49B20FB438CB27C22">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Innovation and improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, $1,102,111,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for section 14007 of division A of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
, and up to 5 percent of such funds may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the education facilities clearinghouse established through a competitive award process in fiscal year 2013 is authorized to collect and disseminate information on effective educational practices and the latest research regarding the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performance public facilities for early learning programs, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $230,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one nonprofit organization to develop and implement performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such performance-based compensation systems must consider gains in student academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That recipients of such grants shall demonstrate that such performance-based compensation systems are developed with the input of teachers and school leaders in the schools and local educational agencies to be served by the grant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That recipients of such grants may use such funds to develop or improve systems and tools (which may be developed and used for the entire local educational agency or only for schools served under the grant) that would enhance the quality and success of the compensation system, such as high-quality teacher evaluations and tools to measure growth in student achievement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applications for such grants shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities conducted and systems developed under the grant once the grant period has expired:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach, and evaluation activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $250,000,000 of the funds for part D of title V of the ESEA shall be available through December 31, 2015 for carrying out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of HHS, shall make competitive awards to States for activities that build the capacity within the State to develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs, including comprehensive services and family engagement, for preschool-aged children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That each State may subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local educational agencies and other early learning providers (including, but not limited to, Head Start programs and licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof, for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs for children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That subgrantees that are local educational agencies shall form strong partnerships with early learning providers and that subgrantees that are early learning providers shall form strong partnerships with local educational agencies, in order to carry out the requirements of the subgrant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That up to 3 percent of such funds for preschool development grants shall be available for technical assistance, evaluation, and other national activities related to such grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,000,000 of funds available under part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for the Full-Service Community Schools program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the Secretary shall use up to $11,000,000 to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and shall use not less than $13,000,000 for subpart 2:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds available for subpart 1 of part B of title V of the ESEA, and notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Secretary shall reserve up to $75,000,000 to make multiple awards to non-profit charter management organizations and other entities that are not for-profit entities for the replication and expansion of successful charter school models and shall reserve not less than $11,000,000 to carry out the activities described in section 5205(a), including improving quality and oversight of charter schools and providing technical assistance and grants to authorized public chartering agencies in order to increase the number of high-performing charter schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA may be used for grants that support preschool education in charter schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a plan to monitor and hold accountable authorized public chartering agencies through such activities as providing technical assistance or establishing a professional development program, which may include evaluation, planning, training, and systems development for staff of authorized public chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such agencies in the State to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable charter schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain assurances that State law, regulations, or other policies require that: (1) each authorized charter school in the State operate under a legally binding charter or performance contract between itself and the school’s authorized public chartering agency that describes the rights and responsibilities of the school and the public chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and independent audits of the school’s financial statements that are filed with the school’s authorized public chartering agency; and demonstrate improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized public chartering agencies use increases in student academic achievement for all groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA as one of the most important factors when determining to renew or revoke a school’s charter.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA1860F2F3C5047B5A1C0FC6D2FF11805">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Safe schools and citizenship education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the ESEA, $223,315,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $70,000,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (
<quote>
Project SERV
</quote>
) program to provide education-related services to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $56,754,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for Promise Neighborhoods.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB54F3172E85D4F109445D3BE782EC8CD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
English language acquisition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out part A of title III of the
<act-name parsable-cite="ESEA">
ESEA
</act-name>
, $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall use estimates of the American Community Survey child counts for the most recent 3-year period available to calculate allocations under such part:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall use $14,000,000 of funds available under this paragraph for grants to all State educational agencies within States with at least one county where 50 or more unaccompanied children have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014, through the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That awards to eligible State educational agencies shall be based on the State’s relative share of unaccompanied children that have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the data on unaccompanied children used by the Secretary under the two preceding provisos shall be the most recently available data from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as of the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each eligible State educational agency that receives a grant shall award subgrants to local educational agencies in the State that have experienced a significant increase during the 2014–2015 school year, as determined by the State educational agency, compared to the average of the 2 preceding school years, in the number or percentage of immigrant children and youth enrolled in their schools:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That local educational agencies shall use those subgrants for supplemental academic and non-academic services and supports to immigrant children and youth:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the term
<quote>
immigrant children and youth
</quote>
has the meaning given in section 3301 of the ESEA, and the terms
<quote>
State educational agency
</quote>
and
<quote>
local educational agency
</quote>
have the meanings given to them in section 9101 of the ESEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each eligible State educational agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary not later than 1 year after the award a report identifying the local educational agencies that received subgrants, the State’s definition of
<quote>
significant increase
</quote>
used to award the subgrants; and such other information as the Secretary may require.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFF8918AFCBE149648A6FD91D2A7698DC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,522,358,000, of which $3,006,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2014, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2014:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States' relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States' relative populations of those children who are living in poverty:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until the entire reduction is applied:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1234a">
20 U.S.C. 1234a
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the level of effort a local educational agency must meet under section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the IDEA, in the year after it fails to maintain effort is the level of effort that would have been required in the absence of that failure and not the LEA's reduced level of expenditures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3E5688C4A8FB4D9E8D8A2F710E3FE067">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rehabilitation services and disability research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,709,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving the education and post-school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental Security Income (
<quote>
SSI
</quote>
) and their families that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient's economic status and self-sufficiency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, non-profit entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any funds made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or insurance program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H81C4EE5F3FDD484DA561904D32447189">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special institutions for persons with disabilities
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2B4056B39D3D4629943A3BEE46719D27">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
American printing house for the blind
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,931,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5E394433272E4B629E7A734F3A59E413">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National technical institute for the deaf
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $67,016,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H87587F7458D347B7B201ACC8F94A55DA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Gallaudet university
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $120,275,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H57259BD86B1B441A81DA7D22BF479053">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Career, technical, and adult education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (
<quote>
AEFLA
</quote>
), $1,707,686,000, of which $916,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made available for integrated English literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other limited-English-proficient populations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall be allocated to States based on a State's absolute need as determined by calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 243.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA630CA26AABB4D85B1F64F33A42A3848">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Student financial assistance
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF74C8797CEC14E999DD80A04193DF806">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
HEA
</act-name>
, $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2015–2016 shall be $4,860.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA605587DDA2B4911A20482ECEC9FD870">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Student aid administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
HEA
</act-name>
, and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $1,396,924,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2AFD70EF1A11445BA3C728E7E621DDF4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Higher education
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,924,839,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 2.5 percent of the funds made available under this Act for part B of title VII of the HEA may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5D661DBED9D54889BC85D1511347568B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Howard university
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H137ECB8FCF264EE2835D72662170AD04">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
College housing and academic facilities loans program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="HEA65">
HEA
</act-name>
, $435,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6187FB450E7B400E82195FFB11B009FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $303,593,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That these funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 344(a) of the HEA.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAFF615FBC26A4D69AD32BC513EEA4805">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE1543CDF307D496195BA22807E3CD77A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Institute of education sciences
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $573,935,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop such systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $137,235,000 shall be for carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H271FD5FDCE5E4FBCAB5875F0C6517DEB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Departmental management
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDEF6072D325747B7917185651E0BD973">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $411,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5EEC1F17F53D43659F4F7E9F1ABC710C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office for civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $100,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H57542236D0004675B70D183CE88FDB0A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $57,791,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC5910CB195704AB0B24DFA15532055D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77A719D4A9E6497D90014D59C2F557D9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9604BE427F3B4F66BBAC232D0915733C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81A3CB1ED6884353A8799A9AA64D5DD6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1CC11DA7B9744308A2D5D1AE39FCB56C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H68BE52571F214E5E9D0A677735441FE1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADF0496095674C1D94275F0B33581B29" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received under this Act, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1469a">
48 U.S.C. 1469a
</external-xref>
, under part A of title V of the ESEA.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2355D94B5D7F41F090577674BC14D348" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
306.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/48/1921d">
48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
2009
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96837422D56B42D795A9FAA7976B0554" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
307.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve funds under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of that section with respect to any ESEA program funded in this Act and without respect to the source of funds for those activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That high-quality evaluations of ESEA programs shall be prioritized, before using funds for any other evaluation activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds reserved under this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 10 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall submit an evaluation plan to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce which identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, how ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated, and how findings from evaluations completed under this section will be widely disseminated.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9B630492F4364ACD90BEA11E1083CE67" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
308.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Education shall—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD386A1FC35A34CAE91D0136889F185E4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for the purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0957000F9ED6439AA425EA1EDDD3290F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
utilize such identification as a tool to notify students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal programs under which such students may be eligible to receive assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HE178E4F606154FC2BF6056FAE9470F4F">
<enum>
309.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H855B11BDA6E1492FAFA7B9265DD0AC00">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Student Eligibility
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H5B86CC9F45FD44D79FD04C3407B41394">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38921D961B2F422DAB9792B86E265B55" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H0A7C0C91B92B48C7A865CB23FE0D82D4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Students who are not high school graduates
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB8672A0F57454D5AAC06915720E19396">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Student eligibility
</header>
<text>
In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, the student shall meet the requirements of one of the following subparagraphs:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4E98AFA686F947828C408BD67690580E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway program and meets one of the following standards:
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H2838CED37CB24B02919B9B262557E468">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The student shall take an independently administered examination and shall achieve a score, specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit from the education or training being offered. Such examination shall be approved by the Secretary on the basis of compliance with such standards for development, administration, and scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H328AA3E2A6EF43D6B1F22B51EB8CA197">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The student shall be determined as having the ability to benefit from the education or training in accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. Any such process described or approved by a State for the purposes of this section shall be effective 6 months after the date of submission to the Secretary unless the Secretary disapproves such process. In determining whether to approve or disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into account the effectiveness of such process in enabling students without secondary school diplomas or the equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction offered by institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into account the cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and educational preparation of the populations served by the institutions.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HF66C7BAF84EB4225BC6CEB5642587C99">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
The student shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the ability to benefit from the education or training offered by the institution of higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate offered by the institution of higher education.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFCF5E4849D2C47F2AAFFD96AC66907D4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The student has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF4A871BDD9A94138B1950C69B20EBB2B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible career pathway program
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<term>
eligible career pathway program
</term>
means a program that—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7ABEEC8946764A60B602CF93775BE122">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary programs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H7A70279E5BA248ABB8C78BB93FF3C8AD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
provides counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career goals;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFADEE55501CD437C952E8E7B316F3162">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
provides structured course sequences that—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HC277B6AEA7C34B72AC06DDC8B0F8EF68">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
are articulated and contextualized; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HA74EFAB8A25C426EA8DA58E6CDD3DF55">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
allow students to advance to higher levels of education and employment;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDB075996ECBB45A88B4931160AFC71A9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
provides opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of completion of apprenticeship programs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H4438B63AB3034DBDBE09B9F66BB394F7">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
is organized to meet the needs of adults;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H089A0FBC5E074158A2DA62C83554816E">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
is aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional economy; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HF91928E2CB014FDEBF147BC554E24D78">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
has been developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce development, and economic development.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4592197787364206B21E2077390907B1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who are enrolled or who first enroll in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2014.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5F4067B51CA8477C83633E9AA7C83E2C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended by inserting after
<quote>
year
</quote>
and before the comma
<quote>
except that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HEE5BF96593CE48FA9455F329B0B1D11C">
<enum>
310.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(a) An institution of higher education that maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2015 may use the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation.
</text>
<subsection id="H2D2D27A0DA7244C28DEBD70D03B64E8E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H00D69126379747909F4EDF344989A744">
<enum>
311.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In making awards under section 402D of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H30069141D38148D8B7B5BAE228868AB1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
notwithstanding any other provision of law, publish a notice inviting applications for new awards no later than December 18, 2014; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H595B806B7A5242A4A70CD3942E8AD168">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
make all awards by August 10, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0B1DD6080F144F597C785821B9834E5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HEE22753151F34409BA4EFC86828432AE" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Related Agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFA2FBEDD08D84C3C86ED6E0ED42540F0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCA1E82B7CF844119963BD065B7CD0719">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/28">
Public Law 92–28
</external-xref>
, $5,362,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE609C00F5231414E82FFA549F3559804">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporation for national and community service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H82E97C346E814F57BAEAC817953CEC3F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC450FEF64F5A4C48A25265407435A6D4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this title as
<quote>
CNCS
</quote>
) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as
<quote>
1973 Act
</quote>
) and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as
<quote>
1990 Act
</quote>
), $758,349,000, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $16,038,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local community:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and shall remain available through September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall remain available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1552">
31 U.S.C. 1552(a)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act shall immediately be available for activities authorized under 198K of such Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7C438B909BDD48D38F8B03E60BE73445">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the National service trust
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBC8419CF494B465B8C1926EDF652CE9E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $209,618,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1513">
31 U.S.C. 1513(b)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCA419916D0414071BDCBB1575BC5ED09">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $81,737,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H227BF983FD4647DE901D560433D4027B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,250,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H80D10FADB40547D8A9698461E87514D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0123178F51BD4F97B0F85603EF984878" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CNCS shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE85F5BE031144A4CBA7636BD223AD296" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/45/2521.60">
section 2521.60
</external-xref>
of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/45/2521.70">
section 2521.70
</external-xref>
of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H141A4E4296424414A9C94D058C18159E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14929B6F704F4E71AFA45152E72EF08F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C2EC38CED48401E8FFD55AE01396A14" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
405.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE756C4245D543AF9A6C8E4298A04641">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered
<quote>
qualified entities
</quote>
under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (
<quote>
NCPA
</quote>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB323B2D679B14C1ABB34FFFC96D55313">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Individuals described in such section shall be considered
<quote>
volunteers
</quote>
under section 3 of NCPA; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF642A104426F49A5A48F82EA5D659E35">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/544">
Public Law 92–544
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H28DFB0663C1D458FAEFD6B33D173D57E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporation for public broadcasting
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (
<quote>
CPB
</quote>
), as authorized by the
<act-name parsable-cite="CA34">
Communications Act of 1934
</act-name>
, an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2017, $445,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of CPB:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H56093994B5C44A5BBA68BF486EE4BCCF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal mediation and conciliation service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFE56A2A7383D44648E6BE53EF71036F1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (
<quote>
Service
</quote>
) to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $45,666,000, including up to $400,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016 for activities authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H80CBF2C1B2424B04A6033D690FC4A04F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal mine safety and health review commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H139710A50DF24B9A98482A6092401EA5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $16,751,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2514728DE0AA472A9C12B58E776F144A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Institute of museum and library services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H15BC36591B6145A79ABFE5BC90E79B30">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of museum and library services: grants and administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $227,860,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H082F58DC063C4ADF8C1531DE83BC77F2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Medicaid and CHIP payment and access commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H22AA0D6F1E8945248C2D61F4306FC38D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $7,650,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H31EE9ED1A6C3472AA081BC71B9EBE56A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Medicare payment advisory commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H48002C75B222407A86B878A27497F615">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $11,749,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7F2CC391082044929EC1D3A4E7CB2CC0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National council on disability
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEC58335E00084042B1A7A8F219732BA4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the
<act-name parsable-cite="REH">
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
</act-name>
, $3,250,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4F3ED53183A94380A28B1ED27831232F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National labor relations board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA47F9A6A094B4339A8B355ECBCCCDE34">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4B488467C1264AD080437B552CDFF13E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provision
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HCE5ABECBD2D84A0797994A11B5375E49">
<enum>
406.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of voting through any electronic means in an election to determine a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H90C01213F5F64E41BAB580083ED8D0FD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National mediation board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAAEC9ED922DD4820BFA8E655EBF07C68">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $13,227,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3E2AF3E8F0CA47A59B9517768DBD5CAF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Occupational safety and health review commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H04737155FA1C4F81A3F68D0BCF0E2CD4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $11,639,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H06A08B5AB74040658992215361BC190C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Railroad retirement board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE312FB2553504EB89E5BEC5225CB5CD1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Dual benefits payments account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/76">
Public Law 98–76
</external-xref>
; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC804469F4E3F482999880C67B8804B47">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/98/76">
Public Law 98–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6D74C25AE78B4E15A95ED675C937F5A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board (
<quote>
Board
</quote>
) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H58CE48430C8D4B9FA3EB0B6EA3DA0471">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on the office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9A7015A9513244518223A34ED4E8C2FD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Social security administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD8B125AA124C4380992E3857CFF75913">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to social security trust funds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
, $16,400,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8D8FBD0C6E464B08891149C9CC088677">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Supplemental security income program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/92/603">
Public Law 92–603
</external-xref>
, section 212 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/66">
Public Law 93–66
</external-xref>
, as amended, and section 405 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/216">
Public Law 95–216
</external-xref>
, including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $41,232,978,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not more than $83,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2017.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $19,200,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4039FC0D7DBC4A0AA40B50EC736E19FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H840CA979B05045C8A1C6E3A7D05FECED">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $10,284,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, $131,000,000 may be used for the costs associated with conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commissioner may allocate additional funds under this paragraph above the level specified in the previous proviso for such activities but only to reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for conducting such activities and after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any such reallocation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2015 not needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under the authority in the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/7131">
5 U.S.C. 7131
</external-xref>
, and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,123,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/121">
Public Law 104–121
</external-xref>
for fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCB6C6F50B9D14A2692BA3068E7116CCF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/93/66">
Public Law 93–66
</external-xref>
, which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2015 exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2016 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6DBE405D1DBE4E17B1B1A720EC1D99E3">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H03BF7D3F22DF4A86915BBACC3C455B94">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC8695C278EB44C52A39C271F3F1B1A00">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed $74,521,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the
<quote>
Limitation on Administrative Expenses
</quote>
, Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H7322D612A46C49CD95ED6529F9FB4149" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General Provisions
</header>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H564B8AD88ADF4159914D7A8290D71101">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2782654A770842EDABA9C255D940794D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9989BF1BDE54BF0995983D002A56774" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B078CF2990E4C228A0BD41952510A78" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5D2CA88323FC4659AFD9A7F62ECA6899">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government itself.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBDC5DF370554BA58E95CB000257673B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF45F66BBD14406EB43AA2C8592CF0B9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD55AE16FABB145AC839808F0DD1760DE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for
<quote>
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for
<quote>
National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26253CE1DE8A42368EFA01F4E4CCAC32" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
505.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06314F0E09B047A69D737110E3BF8AFC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8677B2C0086A4F5DA5A92C8BB7B62D86">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F4B9F2A6339445F8A19ECB8F70706C8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7000180804504A6093A6DFF2AE5F6237" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
506.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB72F12688E4B4CC6A67C340874C66451">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2AA2DE4DF324BB997D7A641B35431CC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H529DC25BB2ED43D091CE35377161BE4F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
health benefits coverage
</term>
means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2520736D3B743EA81A0E837F309DF8E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
507.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC9F3D6B6DB2546BFBA7DABAA2E895CE3">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H891B8B75951D4718B7166DA3613EE9F7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9893B43F0FC444B0975B7BE0935BCCF9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80BDA3EB1B2A4B7A84C1B7FD436394B6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FEAAFFBB26F4B9DA1C2B79A43D82576">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1382978A8EAE40498F0D5E8A9C2045AF">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H41D4BF53071F4C2992E841BCF6911B02">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5398D64569EB45F6B316C0881A12593D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In this subsection, the term
<term>
health care entity
</term>
includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB5DE34BF77B4AE7BB3820468A36C213" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
508.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBCE6A48C3C854540B4F1B3D4022F9826">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F44AD6953D140A3822D28FE05CEB756">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E2FC979F6CA4011B5D852E5A5F59F46">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="PHSA">
Public Health Service Act
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/289g">
42 U.S.C. 289g(b)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H21935A99EDAA4D899E719BF31644BDD1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
human embryo or embryos
</term>
includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE33D5FBAF2B54308952E22D6B1224FBC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
509.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA6754E8AE0834C26932CB050AD5FB538">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="CSA">
Controlled Substances Act
</act-name>
except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F2BC48580734BE6AD1F8B3A3374AA5D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H843DB1077CD24FAFB1651B815006FDE4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="SSA">
Social Security Act
</act-name>
providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5F5348F8F2848AEA4762F23CD402510" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54B876FF17694A218F0F07621B31356A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/4212">
38 U.S.C. 4212(d)
</external-xref>
regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E61CCF0873E48E299039403CFC0D8FE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAE92625358224DE4B874CD639A802678" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B1A8E55EC4B4575BC62E144B8BAFE8B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
513.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0CAB79B93CA4BD38673699917C0FF7B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
514.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8D50A1E7EDB344FEA9553B5E681B9571">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD4208AA88A14B6F9EC5BD6A03C3C816">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B4BAB316F1940079809B1D3326979A7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8233E54A0AAE4C8393E9ADAF3B099E75">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC68A293534D14A438C5938F552E1B91F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
relocates an office or employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1926E60FE0054E1BB86A084DD1D46F3B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reorganizes or renames offices;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E8406953CCD40CBB358ACA5E0E69D83">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reorganizes programs or activities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF55B29F85C0A49DDB16E79E08FC9E62C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9399C89359B742EAA4B13C343A43E6B9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85BBC85CEEF144F7B9D12BCA645A2D28">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2EE04D5BB661404294F2271F67379113">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85B8540F8D804C12867B56A9E404E092">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF043C609EFB7468DBA3539754ECC3B34" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
515.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA146DEEA9A294607A2B1C298D19E463A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA64915026584D8EB37AB5A658CA978A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCCA1FAF43E254B5C8B1A56070357BE93" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
516.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2015 that are different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying this Act, or the fiscal year 2015 budget request.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4BAEFC83DEA540868103F27B3C67AFD9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
517.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2015, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H25AEC7BFAC9F4A91A7F5F127C1DF12AF">
<enum>
518.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social security account number that is not the claimant's number and the performance of such work under such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H86BA581C325F4EA483843219D4636067">
<enum>
519.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system established by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H6D7ADB417A9045218FF619EA6EC5D65D">
<header>
(rescission)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5112708ECB3341819871E94E768E645A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
520.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available for performance bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act, $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB360C890EEA3475C88E6028851995B19">
<enum>
521.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA977C0C469754F45A4FD8B39998B9776">
<header>
(Rescission)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HFA4F90526D854712871C34919CDAA24E">
<enum>
522.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2015 under section 3403 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HFA7B87D16AEE45DD85A0F4728B5A3624">
<enum>
523.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF614AE6868714F099899CB190F553072" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
524.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA67C32D740D34320B4AE425E9FC6D079">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74132BD11AD3435FB165BBF7809B5CD2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1DC383EC2A44D17BD30834352E08472">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or work, that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph">
fiscal year 2015
</header-in-text>
</quote>
for
<quote>
<header-in-text level="paragraph">
fiscal year 2014
</header-in-text>
</quote>
in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2019
</quote>
for
<quote>
September 30, 2018
</quote>
each place it appears.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0546D3E4EFB444E5A5585A556E76D9E1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5622876468D41229779F6564371E508" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
525.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) funded under this Act that has research and development expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per year shall develop a Federal research public access policy that provides for—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7645D2BE87F0444AB1860913C4DC32EF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a machine-readable version of the author’s final peer-reviewed manuscripts that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals describing research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75DEB2FCB9DB48A2B5E3704E2AA45745">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions not later than 12 months after the official date of publication; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB980D01EB89D4FAC8ACF18F550113E23">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
compliance with all relevant copyright laws.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H98893F7F18B94AD3B982CF190F2C0508">
<enum>
526.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCEF76922E4AC42BEAB0304948E4F7478">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7AE591428CDA4E7CB6A7DBB29D9A074D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HB05ECF8BBECB45668B7D8130DB397616">
<enum>
527.
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H997E1159760B43EAB57322F73E808CB2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7E942C38F0E340619650C0A86D65DAF3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H0DA2813D34D24EA0B6DE7EEF0EF13147">
<header>
(transfer)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H7D8CFD192F7F4F5F9FE6D47CDB4A54DF">
<enum>
528.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5F44AC899EED470CA8AF811DE8E9B3FB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This section applies to the amounts that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3D23AA80F9774447B0336EEAF46E5DA2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
are made available in this Act—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDD6D674B1E3A4AFBB457ACE8EB898565">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
under the heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research
</header-in-text>
</quote>
in title III; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H36FE7AF042CB4C1CBD291274EFCA942B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
under the heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="traditional">
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
</header-in-text>
</quote>
under the heading
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="OLC">
Departmental Management
</header-in-text>
</quote>
in title III; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H48D563D998B14BE1BFE72C101DFA2E27">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
relate to functions described in subsection (b), (m)(1), or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB7208A72CB504C719B42A638B91C2719">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obligated, expended, and transferred in accordance with that section 491.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H79F5E402656D41F98030CC68D1BF43B2">
<enum>
529.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this or any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HC1D6E71609F0438FB877643DABF32D30" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Ebola Response and Preparedness
</header>
<appropriations-major id="HBD865ED6EA0E4833AEA45A063AD501E6">
<header>
Department of Health and Human Services
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDDBDDB3806F449E783F0CF9F1218CA7C">
<header>
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H5332EBDBD19E443BAAD629D7FEC0A72A">
<header>
CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBD6C62101A174835935488910022E28A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support,
</quote>
$1,771,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally; for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or State quarantine law; and to carry out titles II, III, and XVII of the Public Health Service (
<quote>
PHS
</quote>
) Act with respect to domestic preparedness and global health:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no less than $10,000,000 shall be for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, emergency first responders and other workers who are at risk of exposure to Ebola through their work duties:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $597,000,000 shall be used to support national public health institutes and global health security:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $155,000,000 shall be to support the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be transferred by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
<quote>
CDC
</quote>
) to other accounts of the CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the CDC shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate promptly after any transfer under the preceding proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H59B2F44BD01F4BADA7BA5F46292A45CD">
<header>
National Institutes of Health
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HC4E5F83E8FFE4B449D33D37DFE048155">
<header>
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally, including expenses related to carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act, $238,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H41C206308F5A4E2E80B5C303ECF332BE">
<header>
Office of the Secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H8C0BB463D720464A8A2803564E8AC5D4">
<header>
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBF9B3B0ABB4141308CA0EBE529DB5907">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically or internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines including the development and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the renovation and alteration of privately owned facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at the State and local level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That sections 319C–1(h)(3) and 319C–2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursement of domestic transportation and treatment costs (other than costs paid or reimbursed by the individual's health coverage) for an individual treated in the United States for Ebola, before or after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of resources of the Secretary in implementation of a plan under section 311(c)(1) of the PHS Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/243">
42 U.S.C. 243(c)(1)
</external-xref>
), and funds made available by this title shall be available for that purpose, at the discretion of the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9B213A1A050B4FD4AC2D3E055B3CEBA2">
<header>
General Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="H985007821B424E49B5A2C1068E9B65FA">
<enum>
601.
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and responding to Ebola domestically or internationally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use funds provided in this title—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFF4492454E364ADB88D809803DBA7962">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter, renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in consultation with the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of the United States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants, direct assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H912D620C5A5D4A13A7BC6FDEBF7D6074">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, but without regard to the limitations in such section on the period of service and on pay) the personal services of experts or consultants who have scientific or other professional qualifications, except that in no case shall the compensation provided to any such expert or consultant exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of compensation for Executive Level II employees; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F57B03F164343068D7A0451555A9FDC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to use available resources to provide Federal assistance as necessary for repatriation notwithstanding the limitation on temporary assistance in section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H90F3EE6C7D6C4640BE4BA81FB45C1F65">
<enum>
602.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of the provisions in section 601.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA785240CF07245A2A5B04A148FA05425">
<enum>
603.
</enum>
<text>
A grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services with funds made available by this title may be made conditional on agreement by the awardee to comply with existing and future guidance from the Secretary regarding control of the spread of the Ebola virus.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H148809B1822B4CF8BC4397E2111A7527">
<header>
(transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H45E5AD252BD44BA196185A6A4F00538A">
<enum>
604.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, or the National Institutes of Health for the purposes specified in this title following consultation with the Office of Management and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 206 of this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5D2C1A2551914246976BF080B00CB5BF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HB66C704BF9834DECA110913D844DB13D" style="appropriations">
<enum>
H
</enum>
<header>
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H6D6CEAB074EE4D47B0408621819A1FBC" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H44AED9829E224C6C952BCD0A101A4E8F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H11FB325C7E0A4F48A54EB38BB14B52D1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SENATE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4F4B5AA6F9DD4AB0A89607D97DBFA636">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expense allowances
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $174,840.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAF4223C78A564F0F9D3E74A58962AADF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H2FFB5E0E293446068997BD4C35E91ACF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries, officers and employees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $177,723,681
<italic>
,
</italic>
which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5F8A8D86A8C54007962D5C687765A12D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Vice President
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA6DE51418A6049439BD00E842BB93D8F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the President Pro Tempore
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC63FC4AA111448A78202B2371E0A3CEE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB8985F942A754994B452013F23F30D0F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9DCBA0EFA6F24981A29CC16DD07B106C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Committee on Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA85AA8EBA9CD48F2AED2A106BE699876">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Conference Committees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7517D01FD8A940E78F1AC78EDBDC1B85">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8FC486267D56484AB7FB98A6FB0D3591">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Policy Committees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, $3,385,810
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB860D9A0529247209C6A17090713B732">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Chaplain
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4442FB577BDE4692BD734360ED6A4A1F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Secretary
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BA278B963AD48C094728AFDA4FB3D96">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $69,000,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6A337878DF6D45D781984F0172379616">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,762,000
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H31D6D565113849D3B51D21F319C6B417">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Agency Contributions and Related Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $47,355,869.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE1FA31C6FBEB49ED837F1404127922C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFA55945FAC2A4F9BA5380BFB14E0AF8C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500
<italic>
.
</italic>
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H909630C4E8ED455F9132BB0AFCBFB8FB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Senate Legal Counsel
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,120,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H07D51145595645908D8299B92046F488">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110
<italic/>
; in all, $28,440.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H867F7F090DB840F5B471A766C5E716BA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contingent Expenses of the Senate
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H487D6034F540466BB3882D4DBD2D72E8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Inquiries and Investigations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/304">
Public Law 96–304
</external-xref>
), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H657F1CB1E42945F2A9A8A6426A8C8084">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $508,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCBACA41314044632B1E7D3BCAEA0550A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Secretary of the Senate
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDD32E00DA123427E8E6914B49446B0D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $128,300,499
<italic>
,
</italic>
which shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2A1D3AFD6EF5427C9B9CBA4AFF787367">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Miscellaneous Items
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB2AF61BCB01F4E5088D85A92D5503528">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $390,000,000
<italic/>
of which $19,109,214 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
<italic/>
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA81934CB088F4E7EAAC875B9B68427A6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Official Mail Costs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H669F9E019C554A33A1E077956FEC8E4A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H42A8DA3C8E824BBD8C8F8E5737447910">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senate Stationery Procurement
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6131E0E05D1C4061BAAC9EC5477078CB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA8643911125A479D9FDAF1CBFDADB96E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6569">
2 U.S.C. 6569
</external-xref>
, 6570, 6571) are repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB79C1250D8AD48AA9A7957B3F7026634">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side heading
<quote>
For contingent expenses, namely
</quote>
: under the subheading
<quote>
Senate
</quote>
, under the heading
<quote>
Legislative
</quote>
of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6572">
2 U.S.C. 6572
</external-xref>
), is amended by striking
<quote>
sections, sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 69
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA774DA3D3246443A8ED735340B58A918" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/6115">
2 U.S.C. 6115
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking
<quote>
and the 110th Congress
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the 110th Congress, and the 114th Congress
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-major id="HD5FFF473C9EE446C987E0147BF70777B">
<header>
House of Representatives
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFB4050ACED68443BB0F7693436E37188">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,180,736,000, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBB604B56DCF042BD851FAF30885D1B61">
<header>
House Leadership Offices
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2015 until January 2, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3F364F8861A540818C819375F2692191">
<header>
Members’ Representational Allowances
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H70BE99D163ED42339138C7F90926F551">
<header>
Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $554,317,732.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB2141C502DD74712896427F341B56147">
<header>
Committee Employees
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6C500A6E5FA74A97ABC3E68EE58E8FE8">
<header>
Standing Committees, Special and Select
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $123,903,173:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016, except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H164183FE9D1F4F1CBAA19DD9E717B5F2">
<header>
Committee on Appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA25C54AB7CAD47988C18AE226FB06145">
<header>
Salaries, Officers and Employees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representative and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other authorized employees, $478,986.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H3A8A0D2AA8594F27B3609E90A969E891">
<header>
Allowances and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,247.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC318FAA770874B8C957E7DAD31225C4E">
<header>
Administrative Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</section>
<section id="HD51CE259D4224B4AA661BD24C0D96080">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7DB22BC41A9C4FF59C5D349D62F3DCAA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection">
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances
</header-in-text>
</quote>
shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H29A2B849CDC749B0B228C45270FFFE62">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC1E3EBD3783499ABDE884CD873152CF">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
As used in this section, the term
<quote>
Member of the House of Representatives
</quote>
means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H8FF465DA6D074F6C8DD747A4418226DD">
<header>
delivery of bills and resolutions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D6A329C4DFD4F7DA1E2228B48F3BAC0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member requests a copy.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HEFFDABC8E9DC464991B0B9A23F8DB7A0">
<header>
delivery of congressional record
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H20337765BF9E4FF6A70A59F92A25B81B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H392D72AC51944539B07950B469D17F5D">
<header>
limitation on amount available to lease vehicles
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C565192F7A54BD2AA27309B590C141F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC5B80F00E51742588F194BC955A196E1">
<header>
limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D77B8EC78A64C32AA7737A3B9911D40" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of the House of Representatives.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HBC0CA6438F414E098E5EE792BAB37EEB">
<header>
delivery of reports of disbursements
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H5D8C2FFEFF3A4A05A301141FF2FE2F7C">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/5535">
2 U.S.C. 5535
</external-xref>
) to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HDC3BCE9F835A4EAB836932F945AD04F4">
<header>
delivery of daily calendar
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H864A00D1052C4D82B143CA319F99AF78" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
</text>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H1FE85B5FE4894CB0A243A2E4817987A9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
JOINT ITEMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For Joint Committees, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB7421EF252704FD680065DC4C0733204">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint Economic Committee
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9646D48782CA45EC9355921929CE82EF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Joint Committee on Taxation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For other joint items, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8A86A00A9BBA4E05B51712F322D16708">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the Attending Physician
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including:
</text>
<paragraph id="H498EF5E22D3845D29E332B5C3B69DCA5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3FF1EF081874740B444FF136C4651A3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DD9264225044156B7000060EF67ED44">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E17BAFB1B3C4C518522208B6E501FD2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6941AED77EDD448CB56967FF8EC38242">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
$2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA9B4509E0AE4432C8EA1D6690E69DDB0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Congressional Accessibility Services
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H1591CDF571024CB190B2EA54C77F46CF">
<header>
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HF5835C60FAEB4586B73D2E9D2324D51F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CAPITOL POLICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="H24F28FA728844511A36195118E5E140C">
<header>
salaries
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA1E766B1078048598B4A180533C0F6AC">
<header>
general expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2015 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H1AAC046B55984978A779AA044221B495">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA7C91EE143D741C196AE01B7E6CAE84C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1385">
2 U.S.C. 1385
</external-xref>
), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H209612E081E14CBA89B8F9C16B685A36">
<header>
Administrative provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB09077421BF341C3904B3F81B6D931F4">
<header>
EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H6A785988F789435CB9E608643A15EF74">
<enum>
1001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1381">
2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking ‘‘the residences of covered employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered employees by the end of each fiscal year’’.
</text>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H8C4063606BFD48F3BD0285F8B5D256B2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC493B28B66D1410D8734568BA62C1AE4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $45,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H94E1186A2E1246F1BA714578F0A355F7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8DE903F10B85484CAFD0549ABEB82322">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General Administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE9603B7136E5479FB54CF84CE1E40A23">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Building
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which $9,134,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $21,222,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H74D62EEA7411495BBDF73EE54EE4C63C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Grounds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,973,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD62EAC4A7AD846F3AD5D85537B5F7819">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Senate Office Buildings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of which $36,488,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9F10C7BF1F3343708D91ABCBA9B327F3">
<header>
House Office Buildings
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, of which $24,824,898 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H948254E3DD9F43B38BC498F84E8717B9">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1CF7714582314D3FAE73E49DF4D9C4DC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Power Plant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HDE62C7D7520B4727A442BB3582EEF371">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Library Buildings and Grounds
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H35E27ABB65534E3EB5398CD81CAF0253">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, $19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0B66B7597E6C4EDE90A7A87809B5393C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Botanic Garden
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $15,573,000, of which $5,693,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/2146">
2 U.S.C. 2146
</external-xref>
), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE610FAFCEBFF4333B2232C2583FED676">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capitol Visitor Center
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $20,844,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H020E0B83D5284F228D7F09E94FCF42DA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</section>
<section id="HDD04ED93B8B94379B56A410D05276E44">
<enum>
1101.
</enum>
<header>
No bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H38AE436919504D31826FA57FD1D1D581">
<header>
U.S. Botanic Garden administration of educational outreach and services
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HDF8B6A0C182548E3A6487F2CF4AE1B43">
<enum>
1102.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC869211D48754ADA9EF66A874E349ADE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities, and mission.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8B3830E98FFF406D9587A78CD357CF4C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HFDA42B5F31224C17B108EDE7137271BB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, enter into a no-cost agreement, through a contract, cooperative agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with a qualified entity to conduct, or provide support for, an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach that benefits the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H2ADA491E96B7448EBEC9179AE99C7141" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Any agreement under paragraph (1) may—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB1BD5C36BB874611A90CAD1F44BD8733">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any program or class described in paragraph (1) in order to cover all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies, honoraria, or associated expenses for the program or class; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD05653677B0A4B1093B8297203848ACD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
subject to such terms as the Architect considers appropriate and necessary, grant temporary concessions to the qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to grant temporary concessions to another person, in connection with an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in paragraph (1), including concessions for food and merchandise sales that are specifically related to the educational mission involved.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7D461E51DC2440BA3BE0A1AD2F44BC3" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/5104">
Section 5104(c)
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6E307F1949144F768DA8CEAA1372D4EF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<term>
qualified entity
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H55A4F51B542F4730B84A874433EC64E1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H294EDE9252234DA98B307D28F349CD0D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
any other organization described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/501">
section 501(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the Capitol determines shares interests complementary to the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HE4488B5B7D204A23ABA567325B62DDF7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to any agreement providing for the construction or improvement of real property.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8DC17C58835C4A149EE9AB50FB16CA37">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H5AE77C84D8F140AB89C0DCE03CAA089F">
<header>
scrims
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD79A3214CCEE4D81B900AA5A1DE4B9E4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol.
</text>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H5A47926846374222B45E9C8C1F334A5E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6A0BC7B182B346468CB18579682CA397">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/150">
2 U.S.C. 150
</external-xref>
) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal information database and activities related thereto:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $6,350,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0101564CC23F484396ADCBFE9947C88E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Copyright Office
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE04C9568A884C5DAB0548819E6F5C85">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, of which not more than $27,971,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/17/708">
section 708(d)
</external-xref>
of title 17, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $33,582,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an
<quote>
International Copyright Institute
</quote>
in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any provision of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/17/8">
chapter 8
</external-xref>
of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCA73BD53CA864193A47DD10B4825F67B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional Research Service
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEC647554904F44FCACF02FE0D7DE72BE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/166">
2 U.S.C. 166
</external-xref>
) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $106,945,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HFF2FF45729114B67A8842A3DC110D105">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H97A92C8D6F034CAAA8409795B5C5F29F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/135a">
2 U.S.C. 135a
</external-xref>
), $50,248,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAB87AB5C50E54AA4AD2E689BBA918D3A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA831D8CEE87147A885F00D54944550ED">
<header>
reimbursable and revolving fund activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H45764781C69540CCBCAA0322D3E6122F">
<enum>
1201.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8897FA6EDE3D4A3B90D7E00E59309E39">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF18516F71C254F6C8B458C5CDF396B59">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Activities
</header>
<text>
The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HE8532535F8B2405E9DAF05B6F60E88E1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA84DB5909CBA425C8D2EEC1B4FE2865E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional Publishing
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3592DA0A45004509ACFAFC04EF2BD5A0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/902">
section 902
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code); publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,736,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/906">
section 906
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/718">
section 718
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/7">
chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/718">
section 718
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H958E7064B1514A5885DD58574479EF41">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H35E872A10050493B99FC2D82A3062642">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF9D10E8261114477B2CE48463D9C6737">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $31,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to depository and other designated libraries:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD9933CBB0FA640A18BB563497709EF46">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
section 9104
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That activities financed through the business operations revolving fund may provide information in any format:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the business operations revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading
<quote>
Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents
</quote>
may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in the District of Columbia.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC91F061B4F994677AA5468E9950CEF9E">
<header>
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="H442F9C7F07C64BE0AA6BC89EF723A4ED">
<enum>
1301.
</enum>
<header>
Redesignation of Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD6032B59167041D28923E58887022817">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95FB833E755F46E2A6E9F03ECD14266E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
References
</header>
<text>
Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Publishing Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H83552E9EC9634A309AA662A02B2F399C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Title 44, United States Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H69549DFFBCC843E1B76AD07C86A92068">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Public Printer
</quote>
each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>
Director of the Government Publishing Office
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1532398670894EF780A9D5F654DEF2F1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115, 1340, 1701, 1712, and 1914, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Public Printer
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Director of the Government Publishing Office
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD553EF2BF95240B2A4AE5472EFFC449B">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Other references
</header>
<text>
Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government Publishing Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC417EC14B15D4487A9E3389B7886E816">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Title 44, United States Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF7FF87254699425DA3A464E2A68C1EBD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Deputy Public Printer
</quote>
each place that term appears and inserting
<quote>
Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46A5AAE8F68E45EDA9569A62C638B01F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Deputy Public Printer
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="section" style="OLC">
Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED1F6B9F682D4EE4AE7646A716A873B4">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Other references
</header>
<text>
Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB7B8664CBEAB485B99B8E78C3B6C98FA">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/301">
Section 301
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H376BD8A968824B31BC97FC3893804F19">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>
, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2BD44912BCFD4087A3AC183EFFFAAFF1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence, by striking
<quote>
His
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
The
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1D90CB5916D24736A4D679830521ABC0">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/302">
Section 302
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H383BF36D9B14428BB5CDA078AD54EA45">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the first sentence, by striking
<quote>
, who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB997D96883114280940682EC3B826E7D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second sentence—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42A48289B1D7402EADB37EE517657CCF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
He
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDC9DB36248F4D1B8649945FBEE0998C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
perform the duties formerly required of the chief clerk,
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H883D81CC063141D096D9FF7F7840D19F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
, and perform
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
and perform
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB2B04FEAFC348F5A3126C89C7672D2F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
of him
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF51831B748334C03A5D7F07DE8BFA975">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/44/3">
Chapter 3
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D60C2FFF15B4B13A2A979ADDF6BB0F9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the first sentence of section 304, by striking
<quote>
or his
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or the Director's
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EF4DD818E4C4CA6BCA48523B078E597">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section 305(a)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA628D36E05F4F70AE7B5DDEF8D0DF2E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
he considers
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Director considers
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEE1B15D6FE744D949457A05C2626D9EF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
He may not
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
The Director of the Government Publishing Office may not
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EAD75F386FE4B019A33FB233FE1B926">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in section 306, by striking
<quote>
his direction
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the direction of the Director
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H962B757606C3458BB56A26BC64EC9533">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in section 308—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B99160A301E47FAA6BD67C1988F8CD3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(1)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H13B3D750AB7A4FFBADFA253678A8E4C1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his accounts
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the accounts of the disbursing officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3CCE3FC8D9FE460E9722757C0B07FECE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his name
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the name of the disbursing officer
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F18FC825E2147AFB1ECAC4FB27F19D7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (b)(2)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA85F1C710B347E7AEF61CEC37A185B0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his estate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the estate of the disbursing officer
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D4C32217AC74603A382070FE06ABB13">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
to him
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
to the deputy disbursing officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79305A4EFA7D45F48703EA6D126452FB">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his service
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the service of the deputy disbursing officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADC3F56B38FB4BFD80BCE6A6C3E919BE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)(1)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD01F23FAA2B4975B0D4B42B3326AEAD">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
by him
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
by such officer or employee
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H089DD3AA6D834E079713C364B77F815E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
his discretion
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the discretion of the Comptroller General
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBC1C138A4F249A6A63C301FD53CF860">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
whenever he
</quote>
each place that terms appears and inserting
<quote>
whenever the Comptroller General
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7092A6591047442ABDBC69FAEF91D8CC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
in section 309—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H391040EA885344839E59379ABFA2F6E3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking
<quote>
by him
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
by the Director
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE29DC2AB31CB4105A6EED76EF5DE518D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f), by striking
<quote>
his or her discretion
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the discretion of the Comptroller General
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49F835B0DBA9466A82C5A159324973C7">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
in section 310, by striking
<quote>
his written request
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the written request of the Director
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FA5512580804B37BD2FE5CEEC718EDC">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
in section 311(b), by striking
<quote>
he justifies
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the Director justifies
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8D684EA22471417D924925046F6A8BE0">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
in section 312, by striking
<quote>
his service
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the service of such officer
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8EC419CEB6F47DE9948FFF7F52D8D89">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
in section 317, by striking
<quote>
his delegate
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
a delegate of the Director
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H527E8197EE5A4207A098A0950BF64956">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5ACC0ACFBB7B4352851CEB9D8C06D1A6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and Expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109(b)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3324">
section 3324
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4081">
22 U.S.C. 4081(5)
</external-xref>
, (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $522,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in addition, $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H34683446C48642018C987FE6C3877487">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA585E65A151E4CE590755FB41AE2504B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
center for audit excellence
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05969D2654544825A77B828A445DC658" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1401.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCCA9AE725BF2456584A8F69FC941D7FB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Center for audit excellence
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7FEB5124D6D341F599DB401164764BBE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">
Chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2139213D674490BA517D9386FC1A92B" style="OLC">
<subchapter id="H4F97018550754E4696960F015B3823F6">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header>
Center for audit excellence
</header>
<section id="HE23C0EDE8CB84A68A7FBB1FDF627E2BA">
<enum>
791.
</enum>
<header>
Center for audit excellence
</header>
<subsection id="HCECD94891D59411BBA3850101663FA73">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government Accountability Office to be known as the
<quote>
Center for Audit Excellence
</quote>
(hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the
<quote>
Center
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB950A30D9BF9461C9727BDB83BD0A611">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Purpose and activities
</header>
<paragraph id="H47C380FF93004F5885D939D8F915FDF2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The Center shall build institutional auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and products and services to qualified personnel and entities of governments (including the Federal Government, State and local governments, tribal governments, and governments of foreign nations), international organizations, and other private organizations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF27117026FAE46C78A32A5D68DDD49F5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Determination of qualified personnel and entities
</header>
<text>
Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiving training, technical assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1) in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish and publish.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA093C5DCBC91412F923732E754B8AA73">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Fees
</header>
<paragraph id="HEE9639578D6C45D7A2883E027B5D0515">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Permitting charging of fees
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or advance basis) for the training, technical assistance, and products and services provided by the Center under this subchapter.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0DAD9770923B400AA5F3EAEB841C9BD6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Deposit into separate account
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) into the Center for Audit Excellence Account established under section 792.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2B5B711A672348018FE95B7C5A717697">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Gifts of property and services
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers) to support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General determines that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability Office.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9F68F9E1BFC74825851CB6963A2272D4">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Sense of congress regarding personnel
</header>
<text>
It is the sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in carrying out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that the operation of the Center will not detract from or impact the oversight and audit work of the Office.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H959AA94F93964819AD3A4B3CFE9762B9">
<enum>
792.
</enum>
<header>
Account
</header>
<subsection id="H042F742621C04FEE8AE0A3B1042E71B8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of separate account
</header>
<text>
There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability Office the
<quote>
Center for Audit Excellence Account
</quote>
, which shall consist of the fees deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and such other amounts as may be appropriated under law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H46AEF90D009749DA87779D3776773B4F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Use of account
</header>
<text>
Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General, in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry out this subchapter.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HA8DB5D6F2FAA42E992BAF55D36FAF93F">
<enum>
793.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter.
</text>
</section>
</subchapter>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H94CFD60C0EB44D15A6A4870DF9FE5097">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">
chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H00B3438E8F22429EBBF1C5055D32FBE1">
<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="subchapter">
Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry level="section">
791. Center for Audit Excellence.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
792. Account.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
793. Authorization of appropriations.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block/>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA37880FD847C4D4F998C7695C54D4F2E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of business plan
</header>
<text>
The Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under subchapter VII of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/7">
chapter 7
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) until—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFAEA593BC2174137ABB9E9C32EC79A30">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDDA54D1DD53848E68B77C9D0890C797F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
each such Committee approves the plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HE930A3876C7047A7B3C66706795F66F7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1151">
2 U.S.C. 1151
</external-xref>
), $5,700,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H6AAF80ADFBC9421294E2D3F5B9543535">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/1105">
2 U.S.C. 1105
</external-xref>
), $430,000.
</text>
</appropriations-major>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HBB34A4BF13714A44B5FCAB1929AF13CC" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H68A49797ED304A72B52BAB5F6E37E1BC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GENERAL PROVISIONS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB94F33708E4C4BCEB985588A90E6B840">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC05790FF7E941339D0BC79C58310ADB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC65541BCEC624B01B55359EE3F4220F5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8EC6477AF6B4AF48D219637175B7057" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2015 unless expressly so provided in this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H77191B7FCB22492DB072F61A821B2E7B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7F4367293AE47C29111DBCB0F56C5B4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA22C727371154DEC92C18C83BF7D1789">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CONSULTING SERVICES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D6A33A12105454C945683D9CA75782A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H28F19035807B40B3A550C3EC81A0F4D7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
COSTS OF LBFMC
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA9C9A3C65A8450096A42597D2C116AB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCCD40D8143D5431A95E0504559C753D9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF85B708289BD4E3E959F7032B0DBD0C1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB6F0DF50E324448F841FCFA60E3B9D02">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H483C4B59876E4A9FBEB3532AB4C3DC32" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H93B427442A9441CC8FE1F3EE5205A661">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5900FEE06D524ED9B2F8A91E2E0CE8F8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1D1B20D4B9F94C73A02BBAF4E76D35B2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5827D8042B7471E991A6245D59EF8CE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17B017C11895412292B4C56DF8C9F3FA">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HB76CBDFC06E742559F50EC0CF602A4A2" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title id="HC08E792CC3DA4DE2A7EB270488295DA6" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of defense
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5D4A560952454538A86C33174F704DF5">
<header>
Military Construction, Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $528,427,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, not to exceed $51,127,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5EB84BBB2440436BB831F97A603260A8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $1,018,772,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H56B6D90A09F4426C89E2582867A5C4C6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Construction, Air Force
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H37406D0BC2B64CBA9A224B5648D86DB4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law, $811,774,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading for military construction in the United Kingdom as identified in the table entitled
<quote>
Military Construction
</quote>
in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) may be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense completes a European Consolidation Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the findings of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in writing the requirement identified in the study for any military construction project in the United Kingdom funded in this section.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H237BB246E4CB4164B4C395D786CBBD31">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H008BA16BA99A489B88F50E254F8B59BE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, $1,991,690,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $37,918,000 shall be available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this title may be used to construct a squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that includes the following:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6BD61DFCA33E4743941067C774A395EC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A definition of
<quote>
Special Operations Forces-peculiar
</quote>
as it applies to the use of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding to meet military construction requirements for facilities that provide healthcare services or support fitness activities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HE545004C24764252A17EF8F828E2A4E4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A description of the decision-making process used to determine whether a military construction project that provides healthcare facilities or supports fitness activities should be funded by the USSOCOM or the military services.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HB626B2317EA24BAD9C0F0076CD66545A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for this project providing a schematic of the human performance center, a listing of the planned equipment related to training and resiliency and a description of the mission-critical benefit of each item, an explanation of why the unique physical and psychological health services incorporated could not be provided by the Defense Health Agency or military services, and a planned staffing breakdown.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE51F63102AA8497B9146C6621CACFF68">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, army national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $128,920,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $17,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4F8A43BBAB4A4BECB017CE2FF4C29556">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, air national guard
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $92,663,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD0C07FBB41344382B4433A805409FB06">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, army reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5EDEF95C34E14AEF8DD77CC2DFBA69B7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, navy reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $51,528,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,123,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H80B0FA8E8AD64BC6B4F98A8B59D063EC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Military construction, air force reserve
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1803">
chapter 1803
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF167EBC5A50541CD8069581671562C74">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
North atlantic treaty organization
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF06D5D528DA54A81AFCD7B711515FC1B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
security investment program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2806">
section 2806
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF11C19F319434DC7A0E082895BA0D1E4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing construction, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $78,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0695CAA43358479187C917B72DAB1F82">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $350,976,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H57F40C53CA944B018A63FA45772F1AF8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing construction, navy and marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $16,412,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBB3081A5C8264B3C946E52149563BBFD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, navy and marine corps
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $354,029,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H83C04CD221344A1FB785E5454988AB62">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, air force
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $327,747,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB16C616C893945C3B6C66A5C5E892FBA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family housing operation and maintenance, defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, $61,100,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF88BE9D93F18416885A4C830760005F0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of defense family housing improvement fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $1,662,000
<italic/>
, to remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">
section 2883
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H7E0430BC25AC4E77BF8FF7563CAB3E5F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Chemical demilitarization construction, defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/1521">
50 U.S.C. 1521
</external-xref>
), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $38,715,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB33E31F0E68B41C1B78F0907EBACAC2D">
<header>
Department of defense base closure account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">
10 U.S.C. 2687
</external-xref>
note), as amended by section 2711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/239">
Public Law 112–239
</external-xref>
), $315,085,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3186820D37394408BF76F5AA810A75BE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07163E42DB834047B1068F4F71D41EFB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A9F462B8D2D4041B2307201C441CDB7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB7E0F6D181C497F970B3870777EFC1F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/210">
section 210
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3D55C3D636249388231A7598829609B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAEDF4F4E313429BA1E04088999BCF69" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public interest.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H09D5A5D8A8734FCEA1686A95BA56C0AB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military construction.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD5996D7EBC1448B8C90078C8BA440CB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDDD2995094D4F60B0F4154F8A601EEC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB595A6EC3C24D6BA8AE9DEB83BA3388" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H573650001C2247169FD4361C4D9C3F27" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB0639323F2B0455CA9F94A6999488D26" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FEED311BDE248E7AECF038777A1FD0C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2FE2361547E4947B133E8A2340891EC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDB63E8DB6C148D6A154F3E2AE9C7D92" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available in this title which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9B2BD7B63F9440EA4300BB7B710B68A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD55F18F2CA6B4D5C9E95E76045176094" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF0F808C36AC411888E18D1FA87252E2" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to a military department or defense agency for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8CE88F06467D454C8E36B1A0219DB99E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4127D8B7F8AE4072B7787B61EB2AF689" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">
10 U.S.C. 2687
</external-xref>
note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2687">
10 U.S.C. 2687
</external-xref>
note), to be merged with, and to be available for the same purposes and the same time period as that account.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF93E245BCB764FAEB1F3167EE055040B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H313AFD4FB4004B06ABCCE7EAEEA15B19" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/480">
480
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">
2883
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in
<quote>
Family Housing
</quote>
accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in
<quote>
Military Construction
</quote>
accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/169">
chapter 169
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority in this provision shall also be applicable to amounts appropriated for construction in
<quote>
Family Housing
</quote>
accounts in section 2002 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/10">
Public Law 112–10
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HECB8F8E5525A43C9A1B1B3FF35F5B69F">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HF989A073C1C3425DB5E6853A7FEECA07">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">
42 U.S.C. 3374
</external-xref>
) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">
42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A)
</external-xref>
. Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which transferred.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4C0E482A4E724471BEBFC8C850BD8034" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/480">
480
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2883">
2883
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D9B32962A154AC28D5A7CD4EB582DFF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/10/2814">
section 2814
</external-xref>
of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA4858DEB5A274415BF3CC90D6103E28A">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H93F6FD51A9524A389B522A612DB8E907">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the 5-year period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation
<quote>
Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense
</quote>
, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A3F320E1BFC41049054E58866A4EE31">
<enum>
124.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H465B5DF52DA543D3B2FBC32D529677F9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6CF909070D3344FB948562A53B1FE1CE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
performs a testing mission or function that is not performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H579410A5DCC44313A88EB110D050F5A0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is located at a military installation at which the total number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of members of the regular and reserve components of the Army assigned to the installation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3A04D147B8DD46B9B29BADE63BE4D67E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HD9A15281FF4443CEBC56FF01EA982999">
<enum>
125.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC919B3E0D89D41DEBD550E4D1F0D19B5">
<enum>
126.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H36CEF86DC35D48768AAF1FE8FC971651">
<enum>
127.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
,
<quote>
Military Construction, Air Force
</quote>
,
<quote>
Military Construction, Army Reserve
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Military Construction, Navy Reserve
</quote>
, $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out construction of projects, excluding in Europe, as authorized in division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/66">
Public Law 113–66
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD24F6B1A20444269956DE3C4ADB2553F">
<enum>
128.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Army
</quote>
, $61,000,000;
<quote>
Military Construction, Army National Guard
</quote>
, $5,000,000; and
<quote>
Military Construction, Army Reserve
</quote>
, $51,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction of certain projects as authorized in division B of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense (relating to Military Construction Authorizations):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H28D625965A5F41D09330926756C7E43D">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H7CF98448CB9543ECAA240A64838DD4BE">
<enum>
129.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
Military Construction, Army
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $49,533,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HED1EFD229A464D36BFF99E92914F7BEB">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H40E08C0C2A6F4503AE125D03CE0AAA51">
<enum>
130.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HECD1BB395EEF42498468F4CA7993EAD8">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H3A802DEF58C54AA199ABC52F9FFCD3D6">
<enum>
131.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
Military Construction, Air Force
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H467B8F69B9304DDDBDC9BF648876DE57">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H8F7008CA69594BCEA83DE093D01C1F63">
<enum>
132.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available for
<quote>
NATO Security Investment Program
</quote>
, from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HB0ECA8BC6FFA4383BADA2716456A491D">
<header>
(rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H4C03DFD26FBF402289B80BAC3075BEF0">
<enum>
133.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances made available in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3374">
42 U.S.C. 3374
</external-xref>
) (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E2CB2EAE21B4FEE8DEE5B9C7FF4AB40" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
134.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act, the term
<quote>
congressional defense committees
</quote>
means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A716E573C2A468DA382B51C9DA299EB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
135.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the closure or abandonment of any facility located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H3DEC0BEB43024C8C985DE7F082AC92B1" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of veterans affairs
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0015A743D77D44E4B148915FEA931D7E">
<header>
Veterans benefits administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H8F697630D5184D8BA7CFDE7F57AD1513">
<header>
Compensation and pensions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H789138258B4544AE9A938C4CC8C88929">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is specifically provided as the
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to
<quote>
Medical Care Collections Fund
</quote>
to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB95D7E36F6A440D094DBFBE630281790">
<header>
Readjustment benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,997,136,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3104">
section 3104
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H28BE67C8967C4AAEBAA7EF7441AD1112">
<header>
Veterans insurance and indemnities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States Code, $63,257,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1D37AFB0028F489095897B060DF9308C">
<header>
Veterans housing benefit program fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/37">
chapter 37
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,881,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7F6B91D63ACE4AF0835D3827BC4AE021">
<header>
Vocational rehabilitation loans program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,877,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $361,000, which may be paid to the appropriation for
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCB697EFABA7841298C55C8FEF670B0F2">
<header>
Native american veteran housing loan program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by subchapter V of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/37">
chapter 37
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, $1,130,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H25A108701B1E4919A9452339CDCCD09A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Veterans health administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA8BAED8C73C94840A79A73A3E9CD469D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Medical services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1705">
section 1705(a)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1741">
section 1741
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1720G">
section 1720G
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/163">
Public Law 111–163
</external-xref>
; 124 Stat. 1174;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/7681">
38 U.S.C. 7681
</external-xref>
note), and hospital care and medical services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1787">
section 1787
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code; $209,189,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014; and, in addition, $47,603,202,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2007777AE2334BB1841BC9609A08658E">
<header>
Medical support and compliance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/17">
chapter 17
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2651">
42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $6,144,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1A8E98824C7F429A9F10D76E7DFA62CE">
<header>
Medical facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, $4,915,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1367BA6A91A44CF2B304A07D109B5B7E">
<header>
Medical and prosthetic research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/73">
chapter 73
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, $588,922,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9920564AB6B84351A0E0A3A17FC22E50">
<header>
National Cemetery administration
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, of which not to exceed $25,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H8279B4EA99BB41C58F47DF71AA83EA6E">
<header>
Departmental Administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HADDB5F3E08DD4C6DB577D18CC96E5A0E">
<header>
General administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6A552FC9BC784733BF3B32ADFE0EB666">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF6AA2B1ACD44455E9AB6A27148DF0E41">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, $321,591,000, of which not to exceed $9,660,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6BC029122BB941E7A639CC8015CB6BB2">
<header>
Board of veterans appeals
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, $99,294,000, of which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H9A2BE41A9C3D464BA0E2A947FAA3A732">
<header>
General operating expenses, veterans benefits administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H29518D44D13E45C085AD245E442836D3">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $2,534,254,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3104">
section 3104(a)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H7CA3EFD73F024463B893363CC51AC505">
<header>
Information technology systems
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HECA2582E0BDD4A2FBB22599C7A2E2629">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB7D3A3BC764044F795FB10EAFD534E26">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including developmental information systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus reimbursements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $548,335,000 shall be for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each development project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That amounts made available for the
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
account for development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That no project may be increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Office through the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology model:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and changes to the VistA Evolution program plan (hereinafter referred to as the
<quote>
Plan
</quote>
), VistA 4 product roadmap (
<quote>
Roadmap
</quote>
), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate, dated March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate presented in the Plan, including those based on actual costs incurred; (4) a Project Management Accountability System resourced schedule for every development project within the VistA Evolution program, including a testing methodology schedule; (5) progress toward developing and implementing all levels of interoperability, including semantic interoperability, between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) a detailed governance structure for the VistA Evolution program, including the establishment of a single program director and integrator who shall have responsibility for the entire program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HBCC88DB34F674CCE80CA7EF270D7EA62">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $126,411,000, of which $12,141,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4ACD46973E72428A9FC69235970C012C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Construction, major projects
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, architectural and engineering services, construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8104">
section 8104(a)(3)(A)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $34,000,000 shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design fund, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those capital investments funded through this account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project which has not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2015, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2015; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HAD741C82CC564C35A2CE9207A09FD62E">
<header>
Construction, minor projects
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/81">
chapter 81
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8104">
section 8104(a)(3)(A)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, $495,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, along with unobligated balances of previous
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7BB3A20209E14A96A04FB40FAE538914">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants for construction of state extended care facilities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H22B32A70197842C7A08EA94C71AAA781">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants for construction of veterans cemeteries
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/2408">
section 2408
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H484BB3F7C2CE42EE9F797925C0BABDD6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF510B43A45954992BFD56FC37CA1D0D4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD525C3787F56462295E90B3CB63B0EA9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
,
<quote>
Readjustment Benefits
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities
</quote>
may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HECD7FDC6E36C493AA9A41E5C5640FFEB">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H0D51A3FA2A9E47D498F647153EBD3F32">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
accounts may be transferred among the accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfers between the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfers between the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfers to or from the
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
account may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F625A87E2E8415D9A796211F6BC0C6A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF64ECB003A049AEBDC7EC42B252520D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H96D1910EDC6A4102ADEE5303C70044F1">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
</external-xref>
)), unless reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H38FBF725B4044DD3AC71BA521C894CDA">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available in this title for
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
,
<quote>
Readjustment Benefits
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Veterans Insurance and Indemnities
</quote>
shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2014.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1AC45B19E4934B8596B544E91A45545A">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from
<quote>
Compensation and Pensions
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H3188759C03AF48C886A626E9A7086A22">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H2C1A9422E2BD4DA7A98A2AD6567C9983">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1920">
section 1920
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1923">
section 1923
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1955">
section 1955
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2015 that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2015 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90DA8BC72DCF4EC7ABCA00490EDF6A34" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H04F8E4E8BEA54197B6DA7C365E2D1356">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HCE51593DC3B54B27911B6850486C24C7">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/319">
section 319
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts received shall be credited to the
<quote>
General Administration
</quote>
and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
accounts for use by the office that provided the service.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C7FE5591B77469986E2AB87D99662D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriations in this title shall be available to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, unless the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is received.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DD646DCD3BD49039AF402EC96EC2607" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/17">
chapter 17
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H82DAD03351034186925AA80D315A357A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H107F476ECA2040EABFA08ABB5A843779" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6232D759C998470E8A9EC3E123789DE9">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available under
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
are available—
</text>
<paragraph id="H41E101CE8C4444CD8DAE19E6CB2BF284">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5646B4E3EEF47D084898A783745BFA2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H004BF3CD5F0B4A0A8B3F5C8C41BAAA19">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HA98C7BE778504D319BEC9D134E2B1EAE">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1729A">
section 1729A
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
, to remain available until expended for the purposes of that account.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC106DAC5B4884D0EA0E74B3793356DF6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term
<quote>
rural Alaska
</quote>
shall mean those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1606">
43 U.S.C. 1606
</external-xref>
), and those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1606">
43 U.S.C. 1606
</external-xref>
), which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6B09A182D4E949A7BE770D2C1304D6B5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4010378FB77748E2A2587837200960DF" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such sums as may be deposited to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8118">
section 8118
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
and
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA978BE9A053541DAB3E0F91066A6384A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective Networks.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27941E1C1F574077A242507B4B4B7FF4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of the Veterans Health Administration.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7CEFAB07A4E4432F834866BF4CAFF403">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H986BD7B16AE84613A0DB5CEEAF1B4BBB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
220.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available under the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
,
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
,
<quote>
General Administration
</quote>
, and
<quote>
National Cemetery Administration
</quote>
accounts for fiscal year 2015 may be transferred to or from the
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H03668261CF1F4D198C3D594D5944025B">
<enum>
221.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
account for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated during the last 2 months of that fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H12F0AC7036384BD1B0AF60E86246F4C1">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H8DFF09D577EE4C35BF8DB0A88AB08B71">
<enum>
222.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
,
<quote>
Construction, Minor Projects
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Information Technology Systems
</quote>
, up to $259,251,213, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
; 122 Stat. 4500):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H7A8A1AE66D61401F877EB69BF219B4D3">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H0660D8F2BC9444358D476882D952D3F7">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2015, for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
, up to $245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
; 122 Stat. 4500):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAEC7E0E2E8AC4958B8D64950097B71F2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89C2742BB17249B58C968E6CCD13D7E5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1729A">
section 1729A
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/84">
Public Law 111–84
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
; 122 Stat. 4500).
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H91C1707DA0304C0AAFEC91E5E6B95F04">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86AEE3A5D60A4F1F94AE6DBB2211496E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
225.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts available in this title for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
,
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Medical Facilities
</quote>
, a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8111">
section 8111(d)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/8111">
section 8111
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H7E109CE6E91544D899781EA16FBF9A82">
<header>
(including rescissions of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HAAD11F9D32C5477C88A726CB5A8F8EB2">
<enum>
226.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H35E2BBCDDCFA4BA481DDCEFAB9B92C9D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated in title II of division J of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, the following amounts which became available on October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified:
</text>
<paragraph id="H1801E23DAFE64BF3A01343ADCEA75B79">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services
</quote>
, $1,400,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6D3455319AC744CDB082AEE5E90D57E4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, $100,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7E5C3CA41C84AF585FF217AF918CBFE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities
</quote>
, $250,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8AAFE9C234E6402BB24969C52A5147A8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 2016:
</text>
<paragraph id="HD6A4E2FEA0BB4D648734CE2C797E2753">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services
</quote>
, $1,400,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1113AB0C74DC4212AB023405158666BC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, $100,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5DFA76F2F5C9404BB36CF5D3DF38DD7C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
<quote>
Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities
</quote>
, $250,000,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAD822D4061F4A2FBAB315EA318343CE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
227.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such savings.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC5CA89494CC44FC93DF15A206FE8536" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
228.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The scope of work for a project included in
<quote>
Construction, Major Projects
</quote>
may not be increased above the scope specified for that project in the original justification data provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A4D863D7CB14433981185B4BD353FFD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
229.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following information from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training programs undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Quality Review Team audits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the respective quarter.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H12B5D5BDDD5A4225A465F53290DE8D8C">
<enum>
230.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming request if at any point during fiscal year 2015, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2015 expenditure plan is adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the corresponding congressional budget justification. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days has elapsed.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBADB76663AEA4C3DB839B80CADFBE74C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
231.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
and
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
, a maximum of $8,371,000 may be obligated from the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be obligated from the
<quote>
Medical Support and Compliance
</quote>
account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds in addition to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80DA498D052B4531B7E603100D21F76B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
232.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HFCE46CBD4B144E45BB72E8EF6985C228">
<header>
(including rescission of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H9705BA51E3BC40BC86A56C3D73CACA6B">
<enum>
233.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8BA26B8ED9764D908C7850672CC81953">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There is hereby rescinded an aggregate amount of $41,000,000 from the total budget authority provided for fiscal year 2015 for discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in—
</text>
<paragraph id="HD2103DFE102C49AFAC9BEDFE0BFAFF6D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
this Act; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA53BE04ADE54194B931BB7288EBCDE1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in prior appropriation Acts.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H84DC58759B144482A13DE72550D86FFC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission not later than 20 days following enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H844C7081BAD746C78553809A98664AAB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
234.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEEAEDD8898B74A4AA2308162DD685234">
<enum>
235.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part of a planned realignment of VA services until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report including the following elements: (1) a national realignment strategy that includes a detailed description of realignment plans within each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; (2) an explanation of the process by which those plans were developed and coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each planned realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health Administration services with contract care or other outsourced services; (4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances and transportation costs to access a VA medical facility and availability of local specialty and primary care; (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation and the methodology used to determine the buildings' condition and utilization; (6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent with requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act; and (7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings within newly identified realignment requirements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this provision shall not apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or approved by Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0EF0767DD664EF98BDA759AA46BE74B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
236.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A8AA213AB5047F2B25C2C9C9D7D700F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
237.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act or prior Acts may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the dialysis pilot program approved by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 or to create any new dialysis capability provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in any facility that is not an initial facility under the pilot program until the later of the following dates:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FF9626261F647029B4B93DE58D79C9A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C217A79DC494C0E90A2C8D9120B6D89">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The date on which an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program has been conducted at each initial facility and has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of both Houses of Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H3B9D70D0D9D54130BA65BFE3B74124A6">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8541A27627245F7923163EEDD995A25">
<enum>
238.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the
<quote>
Medical Services
</quote>
account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2015 in this title (except appropriations made to the
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2015, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H2D0757B9BB09451592F5904BA59C1A40">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFAD33592DD74446BBB007ED795D963F4">
<enum>
239.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the
<quote>
Board of Veterans Appeals
</quote>
and the
<quote>
General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration
</quote>
accounts may be transferred between such accounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H10AEBE3125694EA6B391E0A4A1A17AB4">
<header>
(Rescission of Funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3D9C815C1134786833C1D57D73BD072">
<enum>
240.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balances available within the
<quote>
DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund
</quote>
, $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA41E0F780D7495BB51240028EC318FA">
<enum>
241.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/275">
Public Law 104–275
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/5101">
38 U.S.C. 5101
</external-xref>
note) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC933A7201F944368A02A7EA01E21791C" style="appropriations">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C6C3831A0D24A3E95F29C0327890F82">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
The Secretary may carry out the pilot program under this section as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D97208432DC4E74B98767C09B2DDBBA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, through not more than 10 regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4848DF2F46D043A0990AA8B1E05881DB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 12 regional offices of the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD805E597AAD24C559983DBA1F862BD7E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 15 regional offices of the Department.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0E0AE9DE543B4A268663C47F92D364CE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, through such regional offices of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H6A366E8CC22C4F99B57A09C0C99CDB02">
<enum>
242.
</enum>
<text>
Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/146">
Public Law 113–146
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1701">
38 U.S.C. 1701
</external-xref>
note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3796EA68FEEC40DD82E7637A4F7608B9" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H1C4209B7D0274F12BDF33F7A9BA68276">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Other exceptions
</header>
<text>
With respect to furnishing care or services under this section in Alaska, the Alaska Fee Schedule of the Department of Veterans Affairs will be followed, except for when another payment agreement, including a contract or provider agreement, is in place. With respect to care or services furnished under this section in a State with an All-Payer Model Agreement under the Social Security Act that became effective on January 1, 2014, the Medicare payment rates under clause (i) shall be calculated based on the payment rates under such agreement.
</text>
</subclause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HE9E8E0CA3C064702A48409B6DA0595CB">
<enum>
243.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1710">
Section 1710(e)(1)(F)
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
January 1, 1957,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
August 1, 1953
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H0CEE8473C7254C148112BE9E7CEA9371">
<header>
Advance appropriations for certain accounts of department of veterans affairs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H9B9B2AB1413D4711AC0F7B041798C7AB">
<enum>
244.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7A1C9A3FB4044E81BE896AF90D9F8A30">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/117">
Section 117
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE9B9AEFC36D04E0CA129C1FFC9E0DDE0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
medical care accounts of the Department
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
covered accounts of the Department
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2363824F9387486FBA94C59CED6B270E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H26ED3D91586C453A829BFB189E0BD2F0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
beginning with fiscal year 2011,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0303440380BF482B9818E232D3513CFD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
discretionary
</quote>
each place it appears;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6692BDEC53647B48D16596D022F2899">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H2CD0DD059AAD49B496A498819CD7FCAD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs account
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6E13B9A822DA4BC09900B85F89DD3F34">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by inserting
<quote>
Veterans Health Administration,
</quote>
and after
<quote>
(1)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA6C6A38E6F4B47B6BA41CB5D1FA2D23F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2), by inserting
<quote>
Veterans Health Administration,
</quote>
after
<quote>
(2)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC2104E5EEB1483291869E62AF263CF0">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (3), by inserting
<quote>
Veterans Health Administration,
</quote>
after
<quote>
(3)
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5AA7AF3421B54015A82893AD1DDADA94">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10BFDB8636754E87A104F8961F76B377">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting before paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (E), the following new paragraphs:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0329A3AB59F415EB425E9D20CAED9A9" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFFBC93753B494565B0AE5DF15BA1BD3F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F4D821B576B4FF9B238DE79815FDCBF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46EF75CDBF0A46C8A8C9F3828C528884">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6043E1A4BE44228994E370F914A07C3">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
in the subsection heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">
Medical Care Accounts
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="subsection" style="USC">
Covered Accounts of the Department
</header-in-text>
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31DA229EB99B407C877542F98E47175A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in the section heading, by striking
<quote>
<header-in-text style="USC">
certain medical care accounts
</header-in-text>
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text style="USC">
certain accounts
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5167A75D64F84B73B4DA2826064CDA49">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/117">
Section 117
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, shall apply as follows:
</text>
<paragraph id="HFC44785CCE1740BD8192D5AA7CB3004A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to an account described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2011.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2AC2CC8E4E12442EB3CC9500F6833BCE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to an account described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as added by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with 2017.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H34395B8DD0204E50B1E186DCC66D5073">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections at the beginning of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/1">
chapter 1
</external-xref>
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following new item:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE68608611B474E5CA33DF22BD35E35C7" style="OLC">
<toc>
<toc-entry level="section">
117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1A3771BD7394949A7EF187FAF6D5E37">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming and technical amendments
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
Section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAE4A717FDFAD464EB75F0821D3B58880">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the first paragraph (37) and inserting the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8308BFF0F5D0401A950240C79F6F1544" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H69F0B4F5B0A645CA89F3F1606BC5F666">
<enum>
(37)
</enum>
<text>
information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3549A17978054749B4A73C272A1C662F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9ED18A1BB34A4C5A98CE489CA4620EEC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H19F8A94B6DC84076BD5E382097BD0CBC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CC13D7811E64A2E9C75251B21E0A52C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE82C0878B0BE4B38A4F3FF7F90CB9165">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD680F0225254420BB343A5CC523D6577">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Veterans Health Administration, Medical Facilities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA157D2C486D4489EA42B7D70CB36E142">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating the second paragraph (37), as added by section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/352">
Public Law 111–352
</external-xref>
; 124 Stat. 3881), as paragraph (39).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H560386F2CAF74BE383EB7AC7CAC5EFC1" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Related agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H385B3CB2E66E451FBCF9619FBCCBE03F">
<header>
American battle monuments commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7ED4432F476B49C5A694334DBAB684DB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $74,100,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAEB1397EDA6041F28042EA7C335F2701">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign currency fluctuations account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/36/2109">
section 2109
</external-xref>
of title 36, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H2C326B4E825047E8B8D3BCEFDFDF84AD">
<header>
United states court of appeals for veterans claims
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HAE9E983C1697484CB4FA47C3848523A3">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $31,386,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/229">
Public Law 102–229
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H27E4340E2A444C72A987084C39F2358B">
<header>
Department of defense—Civil
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H148DAB5286504B9583D5E5B136DBFF53">
<header>
Cemeterial expenses, Army
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H0C3D5A27CC7D43099909BBE2965B27B7">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the
<quote>
Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies
</quote>
account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4FD0A1B4E55842C4AD9FEF4F53C7DDD0">
<header>
Armed forces retirement home
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H139F32D5568B44A9B6257A4353BC4D0C">
<header>
Trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HBBD623805BD24101BFA3D14787D7179E">
<header>
Administrative Provision
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<section id="HEFB9B85FF2BA4E879455297B1D5A0ADF">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading
<quote>
Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army
</quote>
, may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land available for ground burials.
</text>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H18B0FC1D390B4CE4A659274C3EEC85BB" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Overseas Contingency Operations
</header>
<appropriations-major id="HA8693A06087B4A87A61386A99DEEB116">
<header>
Department of Defense
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HFB893800BAF84A258711EC25D006FF88">
<header>
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $46,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H74068B65DD1F49E7B0B4D337E3D19429">
<header>
European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Military Construction, Army
</quote>
,
<quote>
Military Construction, Air Force
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Military Construction, Defense-Wide
</quote>
, $175,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for military construction (including planning and design) for projects associated with the European Reassurance Initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for the European Reassurance Initiative military construction projects, and (2) the relevant Department of Defense Form 1391 for each project prior to the execution of that project.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</title>
<title id="H61558E98515D426B8D22DA521F9B915D" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AFCDE7BBEA54A628004E966DF70AD34" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
501.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA84027B72BA24443BE9EDA1FA22884C6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
502.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB147FFF2538415D82E3A23EB29AA97A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
503.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of
<quote>
E-Commerce
</quote>
technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE15CCF9E272F428B9BBD9BAB0CC9351D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
504.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55A61344A3744A1AB5B84DD006CC40FB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
505.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5161B351996B45339BCBB7AF1E67177F">
<enum>
506.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FD0EB834DDB4308BA0504D71ECE65BE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
507.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1C74BD70E0D442428F282131CBDD9A95">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DFB1AC9268949EDAD52648071BF0EB9">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC01A1B0E45E499282327ED4263FA9C1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H968A761B4FBC4454A69AC477DE6FE5B2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the report contains confidential or proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF7CDBA0945F40BAB161F36CB9D99336">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24AEF5F4247D42E9A54284203817AD08" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
508.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H11699EB7FD594A8AA81ED698592A9C0E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8ED73760E0A41AE93FF7B151E4A93AB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H67D854DA8B864F0AB48892FEE83075AC">
<enum>
509.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF7EB8CD3FF134D98B991F45E7C070AE4">
<enum>
510.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBA1BE7D548B342EFBC198AB120EE4034">
<enum>
511.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD021E1996484489BD7032DA645DAB88" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
512.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4A965732CBF5465898BC915E59F2C018">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In General
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84A912AC21834599AC716371C3D5B6A4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H525FC7B7F7554C7F86089EF0E50E4B92">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BB5EB2154F742A4947237ACD92E7849">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B18528DD14247B185F57C47DF39C6C5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6B7A62376F254639AAD4713D64B4B46F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H034241A8515B4D98860768AE769D1C32">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDFF530D73E5E469D8C3324392F6A2006">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H35D449058E4B434592CF0C0DA02D4B22" style="appropriations">
<enum>
J
</enum>
<header>
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H94608EED8C0C4993B643B40774E1E1C3" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of State and Related Agency
</header>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9010A3091769493299A400F2DE86F325">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of state
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE969D43C7F7845F0B6551E7B863A5742">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administration of foreign affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H73C11B256D5940E0BB41A68B99532998">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Diplomatic and consular programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H47E98CCC284B4EAB9DA9F32A0DC3C439">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $6,460,639,000, of which up to $650,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4268248BF6824B41A79C2EC09DC4A21E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Human resources
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC6070D35F40F43D586F9497D786DFD2B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas programs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,595,805,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE04811986BC4407582A59312037DD05E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Diplomatic policy and support
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized, $780,860,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBB3C974423E431C974C03BBB6382192">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Security programs
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for security activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB40DF5E9C90A4997B0BEF607B8DD41C1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fees and payments collected
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE29CC8ADDF7B43AB83F4680F7DE2203C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H877946FD1CAB4CDE808AFFA01B96BB75">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D691E6C2535499380ECC2AB517C3A81">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE72A7C508014E2EB44237A1B1E58852">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC77438D0C924EFB9CF9359D94B1A5B4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3E262B1B4E94D00A8FAC0A57584A753">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service
</quote>
, to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7F8E319672C48749679639580FFBE4C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1108">
31 U.S.C. 1108(g)
</external-xref>
, for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22792617BF9E4011BD12C772EF48F1CE">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $23,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading
<quote>
Conflict Stabilization Operations
</quote>
in title I of prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB321BBFF6D534879BA2D26F881F3CADD">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used for the preservation of religious sites unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national interest of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H068B0CF0EDE7458197883D359C8E853D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
capital investment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $56,400,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFD5F1722B3344E1994DA532E02C9A200">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FSA80">
Foreign Service Act of 1980
</act-name>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/465">
Public Law 96–465
</external-xref>
), as it relates to post inspections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA8B87A97D2A45DE99195E41CA279CAB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Educational and cultural exchange programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to existing educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar year 2013, including for special academic and special professional and cultural exchanges:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any further substantive modifications to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC02D813FD8AE4D3C888048C78622A3BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Representation expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB88C2A24AA8A42D288E3B7851BF62C54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Protection of foreign missions and officials
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD9B8D4BA5B4246ED8A464DE9F8A246C4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/292">
22 U.S.C. 292–303
</external-xref>
), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $822,755,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,240,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H16464398215E435DBC38B78FCC66EB5B">
<header>
Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H500D873EE1CE494D91C38F4118EE4AA2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Repatriation Loans Program Account
</quote>
, subject to the same terms and conditions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBED0B6F749D748EA85B2FEC1E328AD96">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Repatriation loans program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6A06507629504DC7B802FCA02BA7FA14">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,469,136.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9ACD1ACD8BC544F5972065F13F009BBB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
payment to the american institute in taiwan
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/8">
Public Law 96–8
</external-xref>
), $30,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1A7DF39E1D694CBB816688675BC21A4C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9E30660F04804AC893797359B940C275">
<header>
International organizations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HC75BAF5ABAF14272A6A12488701292E5">
<header>
Contributions to international organizations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President's budget to Congress under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105">
section 1105(a)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including from the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2706">
22 U.S.C. 2706
</external-xref>
), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an international organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel procedures of the United Nations and affiliated agencies funded under this heading and, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken at each agency to eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative activities and ensure that personnel practices are transparent and merit-based.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H758B7CC102BD43ECB6A519D6BA8E78CB">
<header>
Contributions for international peacekeeping activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in place measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in the mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation or other violations of human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who engage in such acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission, including prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in connection with such acts, and to make information about such cases publicly available in the country where an alleged crime occurs and on the United Nations’ Web site; and (3) the source of funds that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to the Congress such a recommendation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2706">
22 U.S.C. 2706
</external-xref>
), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be available for United States assessed contributions up to the amount specified in Annex IV accompanying United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/220:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be made available above the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/287e">
22 U.S.C. 287e
</external-xref>
note) only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the national interest of the United States.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF7119261486F4FEE846A781BC22713E5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International Commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H85530045ABFA4579A0C26C8E9419782A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International boundary and water commission, united states and mexico
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H237B3B1F37D94F0589CAA7FCE97E6405">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $44,707,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC97FCD2ABD2A436691B7A34FA6C1C281">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Construction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD699C15B641F451FB73C0771137AAF79">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
American sections, international commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/182">
Public Law 103–182
</external-xref>
, $12,561,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H92B7A049077F4DABA0889585212630C2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International fisheries commissions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $36,681,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="HFAD578A86665437498CDE06533580A18">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
related agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HBF62A31DF6DC433E94CA3C39484CAB05">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Broadcasting board of governors
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEB01D4695AF047F597340461C658F4A9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International broadcasting operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $726,567,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $44,025,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $17,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for representation expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority provided by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/228">
Public Law 107–228
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6206">
22 U.S.C. 6206
</external-xref>
note) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6202">
22 U.S.C. 6202
</external-xref>
) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HA0D36E6D4FCA4FF4A2D374F132A9FBD5">
<header>
Broadcasting capital improvements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9626FDBA21AF421FA90165739809FF07">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Related programs
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H593524FD52DC43C08520D9D88C1F3E38">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The asia foundation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia Foundation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4402">
22 U.S.C. 4402
</external-xref>
), $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3F126C25E9AC42D78110F961103CD9E0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States Institute of Peace
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall not be used for construction activities.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAC362F7817124D62A5E5AB0698367850">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2078">
22 U.S.C. 2078
</external-xref>
), the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5A069A0A28E345F6944E04599ECFB288">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Eisenhower exchange fellowship program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/5204">
20 U.S.C. 5204–5205
</external-xref>
), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5376">
5 U.S.C. 5376
</external-xref>
; or for purposes which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for personal services.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1E33EBF6F989403AB27483C01772268C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Israeli arab scholarship program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FRAA">
Foreign Relations Authorization Act
</act-name>
, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H58E9F2EC6000476EB9FF12F7410CD9ED">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
East-West center
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF2898552ADF841A9977BD9B4ECA87E73">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
national endowment for democracy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-major commented="no" id="H9F93178AAE2745D8973D4B00150B96FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
other commissions
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCDEB74429120424FB911907FC6E72C9F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
commission for the preservation of america’s heritage abroad
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA4C8E5DE493640A99E51A7A5136D1539">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as authorized by section 1303 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/83">
Public Law 99–83
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 1303(g) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/83">
Public Law 99–83
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/469j">
16 U.S.C. 469j
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Commission shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H45FADE943C6F4538B62261077DF733A8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states commission on international religious freedom
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB1DE16CB1A4340EFB28DF7C3662AB4E1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established in title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6431">
22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, subject to authorization.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H9DFCCEAFF60A44EA875C0E622DFE1795">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4F4C75C1B7864B67A077870CC3FF0559">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/304">
Public Law 94–304
</external-xref>
, $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HB8DB9CF566EC4A199AC169616C25996B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCD700E34857C4CB2BF419197FA0033E3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/6911">
22 U.S.C. 6911–6919
</external-xref>
), $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H10BA866A232641C1AE0ABA73985D1829">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC0683A8C713544B490CD509D142FD870">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7002">
22 U.S.C. 7002
</external-xref>
), $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this heading in division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H0B82F4A8F7E1429EB63975C69FC96426" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
United states agency for international development
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HAE57C2CEA69142EBA8D8391C95A29A3C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0538633C30C74E16A1AEA944DB43269B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H67A5D5ABFD48497B8C5E98A00CC9A032">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading
<quote>
Capital Investment Fund
</quote>
in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
in accordance with the provisions of those sections:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1AE3C1007859483EA7668467AAE24368">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capital investment fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H65922849BE964EE7A9C43C810F3D8364">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H8AD026920A884AB5ABFDE5964F9D88A5" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
bilateral economic assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF88F6E0ED7BE42DCB8D810D4FC38D0BB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
funds appropriated to the president
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows:
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCDF7E54A57054D749F9CDFC84B8E8498">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Global health programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H329CDD3F9D3642F0806B175F75254D25">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $2,783,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; and (7) family planning/reproductive health:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term
<term>
motivate
</term>
, as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H49F2A9A0D54B4E8DA3792D624BF3CD81">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/25">
Public Law 108–25
</external-xref>
), as amended, for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount of such contribution should be $1,350,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB74E3ADDA14848E286D2A48822CE9C8D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Development assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEEF6FE740B3248DDB8482841F3D3FE82">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than $10,500,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs of the United States Agency for International Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H800D3EF2E5F048B887F647F570E28EFF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International disaster assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $560,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4E5E6346E80D476AA035CB1A43E66E69">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transition initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $47,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support transition to democracy and long-term development for countries in crisis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H69663622D2824EE3B91EAA713F5BC0D4">
<header>
COMPLEX CRISES FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H2A7BB7D0FE90487B86CB7F71DD3BE4D1">
<header>
(INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on such terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5E8CD712631C4F6D947EF2CEFD2A1C99">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
development credit authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB52D2E1183A64FBBAF49B16BFB4DCDE2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of part I of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
in title II of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2017.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4B68BB83D9654FADA2D652AC1C966EF5">
<header>
Economic support fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFE9488C05054413BBE39C761640BC4F3">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,632,529,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2574D19CE6F54BB98B9D7DB908EEC994">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Democracy fund
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3715AF37A784725AA90BC5B0F883D66">
<enum/>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
for the promotion of democracy globally, $130,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development.
</text>
</subsection>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4485980CA16042DAA4C15433818F7A22">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H84B3888B36AD412BB006B59D186E6E03">
<header>
Migration and refugee assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3642B49E236A4FCB90351E345BF13F58">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2601">
22 U.S.C. 2601(c)
</external-xref>
), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA142898661C6474592EA88F6EC048C68">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
independent agencies
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1D04295D426D40EC8D19BDC1E3DED7B5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Peace corps
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3839EA4F7A5847E8BC5235D7117F3EB7">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H15FA5CCADF03433B8CBF1B334E9AF175">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2501">
22 U.S.C. 2501–2523
</external-xref>
), including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2515">
22 U.S.C. 2515
</external-xref>
, an amount not to exceed $5,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may be waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEC97D9EAA41B433BA7D26D6936A983A6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Millennium challenge corporation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H60DDC021BBB84956BBAAE8CA0ED6595C">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), $899,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Corporation):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold country program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such country has completed a country compact:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle income country or from a lower middle income country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy status in its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be available for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a candidate country:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H31B6BCC0841146018EE566D158500788">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Inter-american foundation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3AFD9F9240A44A988E9DD51CB3349C5F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United States African development foundation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/533">
Public Law 96–533
</external-xref>
), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCFBCC31F384947B4B0E918CA42B3C2C2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
department of the treasury
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H093128B652714977833657F65F91D559">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
international affairs technical assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H5DF849D5CCAD4CF09D984EA81134A0B5" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
International security assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE1F46368FF5C4F019135631DEAD87BF5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE1B10F217E554D65B258BA4FFE131F9B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International narcotics control and law enforcement
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7CE99357C8B546C188BBF8E7045B7AA5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provision of assistance by any other United States Government department or agency which is comparable to assistance made available under this heading but which is provided under any other provision of law, shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading for counternarcotics programs should be used to support social, economic, and judicial reform programs that address the causes of illicit drug production, trafficking, addiction, and related violent crime and corruption:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the reporting requirements contained in section 1404 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/252">
Public Law 110–252
</external-xref>
shall apply to funds made available by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the Palestinian Authority's security strategy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of that Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of establishing an aviation platform in Africa to conduct the activities described in House Report 113–499.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAC31865FEC7E442084B11CC065AE2D5D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused by the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2FE09622301540B087768B6C5674803B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Peacekeeping operations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H10355D5D86B34E14A0B6AB0863B0107B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $144,993,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H6F44B129FC0D4DA9A8EC84C0EA554CB4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6C1404C0415B4547987CB0EF699DE217">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
international military education and training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE2D6D8A9517B4EF6B43E55A0413DAC51">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign military financing program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0BA4CF2549414F2AB49E6644D9465D6D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $5,014,109,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/163">
Public Law 109–163
</external-xref>
; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor authority) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H232A34B74CCC4BFFA6A4096365EA6821">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the
<quote>
Foreign Military Sales Financing Program
</quote>
in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HABA628C21D57441694EFD9C9E81E3FD2" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
V
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Multilateral assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4855FF0D97634B82808A7A084E099AA8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEF2BA9D7E48F4B0C8E5715F3DFB52EA8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International organizations and programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to $10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD4273DE5985F471FA72B8EA6BEAFB52D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International financial institutions
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H38F946A8787948EFB725310A0EBAFA5C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Global environment facility
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB4FBB9E8E77A4DD382802926F64A8E7A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the international development association
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H59072E69A87F4EFE940FE2C1C71375F5">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEEDD491765FC439786FB7557FE35758C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6409C3AEBDFF48F2932B58CAF27EE7DE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,928,990,899.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD2307F97030A495D8C92772DE92AB8CB">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the clean technology fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Clean Technology Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $184,630,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2B6483CCF4F14C1FA8F6104BCFCFC9B6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the strategic climate fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Strategic Climate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H152FC793E4EE49E883521F6E6C7A757B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the inter-american development bank
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE7151496A204ED2A8CE20353003508E">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $102,020,448, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6E38B2AC4E7B4BA29FB47DE8E175BDCC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $4,098,794,833.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEF308F505EDD45708BF324D254989162">
<header>
CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $3,378,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such payment shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H10B9D7E6D5C34C8E9D39BE9A8D579ACC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the asian development bank
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of increase in capital stock, $106,586,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H554E8589A38149F586DE451C04B68FD6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on callable capital subscriptions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,558,048,769.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H98E173A63BA14940BF783CF813F0806B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the asian development fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $104,977,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB9992C9903B34FBC9297F557941782FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the african development bank
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $32,418,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H500A430162D944F3A6F402ECB78F5C2F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC7B836345313428DA0FFBFE6C8E381F0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the african development fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9EE0F413AFD34AF4876BEADB813F01AC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Contribution to the international fund for agricultural development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="HDC2778387D3C493486EF4A68831C8B63" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VI
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Export and Investment Assistance
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H0992F654D5A847DABF17F2B3E4C8FF1C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Export-Import bank of the united states
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBC59F01D758342C891980AA8097014BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H11956D2224814B6D96AF2578391743FA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 20 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used to finance exports directly by small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency technologies:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding section 1(c) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/428">
Public Law 103–428
</external-xref>
, as amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/428">
Public Law 103–428
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect through October 1, 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H38CAEEBD063E4FCFBC77D2F251D1BDD6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7738C48EE0C746BAA3BF2DE1402270F8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Receipts collected
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000, shall become available on September 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2018.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HD1BC86E3897B48E7936C28D6E3AA6C1D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas private investment corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H01721F07B9874018933D256E287A1FA7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Noncredit account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/9104">
31 U.S.C. 9104
</external-xref>
, such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed $62,787,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HABFECBFA088F4163B0708AA5285AD54B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain available for disbursement through 2023; funds obligated in fiscal year 2016 remain available for disbursement through 2024; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement through 2025:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
in Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8AF6C1C260B04C39AE9A623594FB5A33">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE2C3AF4885494A2CA2764E9271356065">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Trade and development agency
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign governments to support local procurements funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H7D92C177BABC4BB0A7F52228274F5E9D" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General Provisions
</header>
<appropriations-small id="HF64CD01E6B674729A5500874E62CDBB5">
<header>
ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H2BEFA61DDF9A45B4BB8E3EA50349A450">
<enum>
7001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/5/59">
chapter 59
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HBD8EC93244A943F19BA6F5DEBBC4740F">
<header>
UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HD8941C416B4845ABAEF695EED0038AF1">
<enum>
7002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year 2015 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report required by this section should specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obligated.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H9B6B7CB856F844659DDA07CB75B4C8CD">
<header>
CONSULTING SERVICES
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H8B1FFC68E9874931AEBDE2A801DED1D8">
<enum>
7003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE68E8B55D5DC4995831AF4C1EF10B842">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
diplomatic facilities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF221F5A50BED4D6EBBE716C739170ACB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7004.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB25AA29B5B3548508577740F0B2FCB9F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include office space or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/113">
Public Law 106–113
</external-xref>
and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0503B9E6F1EB417592D16363853F8959">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F440DE8CA334D58AB9EE60229EDB75F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4865">
22 U.S.C. 4865
</external-xref>
note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the Department of State’s contribution for this purpose.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5D6725A581674A958EFF55363BEBD730">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
in House Report 113–499.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE591CC3FED6D4D4DB981FC353B92A579">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H303BA29DD3494C55867EB2415082ADE4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, made available through Federal agency Capital Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or generated from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real property sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the New London Embassy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the reporting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB47B570CF64C4BA0B43604C46462A7C4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
may be obligated for the relocation of the United States Embassy to the Holy See only if the Secretary of State reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such relocation continues to be consistent with the conditions of section 7004(e)(2) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HCADE4F2092D94BC28566D20F992C2A19">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC9305AB306C14E4FBF87A8DE1FF1A6AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
may be made available to address security vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and temporary facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing, except that the amount of funds made available for such purposes from this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of $25,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the uses of such funds should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0800E5BB17A84C17A28C0E8D860D7E7D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of all expeditionary, interim, and temporary diplomatic facilities and the number of personnel and security costs for each such facility:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report required by this paragraph may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H7BD3F001CB3147D48824DE92F80EDEAF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an expeditionary, interim, or temporary diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HAE9CCAB79DFC44E39F28EB1BF00B9754">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
in titles I and VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7EB58F6878AA456FA1772E1DCD1E4498">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Personnel actions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H4434C62B61284BFB9E423A057E02A35F">
<enum>
7005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD5152F65ADDF4F6BA11AD1825BF7CDBD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H97B3646C38DE4BF9B0031D29584920C6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7006.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4864">
22 U.S.C. 4864
</external-xref>
), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section, for high risk, high threat posts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority in this section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H4E245F130A2944C4921BAA6A3207181B">
<header>
prohibition against direct funding for certain countries
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HEE159272381D40D68D4474C070A3197C">
<enum>
7007.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF778E9DF8F484F27BCCD7CD89FE8FC32">
<header>
coups d’état
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H48CD60A4DB1C4E508E60170BF64870B8">
<enum>
7008.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'état or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d'état or decree in which the military plays a decisive role:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H155BFA632A2F481DA65D82D86E2B0B6B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transfer authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7A2A93A9EBC4693A593468254D268E3" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7009.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0E7EBFACFB71439797790B2495A1EF79">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of state and broadcasting board of governors
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F831342B90A402BB4A691A185F29196">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase the appropriation under the heading
<quote>
Representation Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H005FB5434F03471C855AA6A5E078DBA2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC768E5CAF1DE4CA9B563684DD062B004">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF51E5684287C43F7AA6350EC73C42E47">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Export financing transfer authorities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E2B4BADDF3549378448E853C70F4F7B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on transfers between agencies
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC6330768E0A452BBE1BB127842C4FAC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5AC5039845A44431BA67F810D2F5986F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC16C5056F3CF464AB364C1B45D174CC7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of State.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H53915E073FD14CD0BCDB7BD813280543">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Transfers Between Accounts
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC754F4BAE9DA4375951F464C538E0ADC">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Audit of Inter-agency Transfers
</header>
<text>
Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H6E8A4C9F5E1040FA87E2841D3D291313">
<header>
security assistance report
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H8A7ED2F1BBC048568E678DC2F3B5AC2F">
<enum>
7010.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2014 under the headings
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD3084D3407F24FA0A7CF65B84D7DE7A9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Availability of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BD1F1CFA1424E5A80F4D12F7B14FDF0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7011.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, section 23 of the
<act-name parsable-cite="AECA">
Arms Export Control Act
</act-name>
, and funds provided under the heading
<quote>
Development Credit Authority
</quote>
shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations at the beginning of each fiscal year, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H0ABE7C1FE93E49AD8FEADA7DFD2D487A">
<header>
LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H52ACC52282EA478BB8C6435BA71C0315">
<enum>
7012.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United States.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF36C4B98D6EC49CB95EC66A8228463C8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
prohibition on taxation of united states assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H625088100A724D77826CDDD4E00BC7E1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7013.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE00396DC01A54392802DA8B948B1BE11">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
prohibition on taxation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEBE19B11FB440F0BB51495C845EE4E1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reimbursement of foreign taxes
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the central government of such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than September 30, 2016, that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the Government of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D173A8E0BA54957A10B435265C737D0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
de minimis exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7FDC1CC6E844E3A87221E53ABAD1F5C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reprogramming of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE032EA0015AB47A7A3596839820BBE7B">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
determinations
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95F00AE458874872803C0CA41911FCBC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The provisions of this section shall not apply to any country or entity the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2ECE478EEDFC41BCA86BFC2B11073B78">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not assess taxes on United States assistance or which has an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE56CA18C0B374BF3B863482E1524BCF9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United States assistance is not subject to taxation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A6227731FC340E39781AD6E42800B75">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any country or entity.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE80979A5DA694DCB96DA0B51787425C4">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
implementation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8FA1461F85DC4EC0B99B19DAAD0C2F83">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
As used in this section—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41631AFF30D643B3A339AD53A5770691">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the Government of the United States and such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H988B3444DBE24D3FA5D3EF96901E2270">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<quote>
taxes and taxation
</quote>
shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF4FD16D2F5E046469774921D298BBBFE">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies to comply with the requirements of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H70DCC8D3EF464C3DA485C1AFBDED7DBD">
<header>
reservations of funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HC1D1EB7BA8E1461493C09885D09B4D96">
<enum>
7014.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H31037F32102C4187A7D119051596D1F1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H734A0198F8824D6084EC557F0F927E73">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of availability:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0416549D3F44B34B247F3C359378739">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H27F2D46D0C824210A6416E1E26628BB5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notification requirements
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H51D776812D9444239C7C638CE99DAEF8">
<enum>
7015.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9A8F7BF2C07A46F588CBA5D0A0567739">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3E8E31D6981E4CCC8B545D327472E4F7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
creates new programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA449A57E11AA4C9CAC246296D1DD15B4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07C70862E79B41A48BE735D2053F4425">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87BC9DB298FC4F68A1E3A474B3276B30">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
relocates an office or employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD080FFC7D904DCD9B83343429DEA880">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
closes or opens a mission or post;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H947FC90D920C47E68B7D22E2775709F6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus, centers, or offices;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8571C33E9F0D4E87B8DA3B34FC3586C4">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
reorganizes programs or activities; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAF1F2B4B6AB646D195ACA64448911A94">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees;
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations, the requirements of this subsection shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of this subsection.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7430BA932D914EB98744A98754780785">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds provided under titles I and II of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agency or department funded under titles I and II of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agency or department funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2909FDFD9A7C44A3871C98A3F7488769">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
augments existing programs, projects, or activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H912B5828385A4E2DACD8012B2A1BD20F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0D5DD1F8C5548B0A782036357D1DD21">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9892E0BFEF844BBB8ECBA743B5798A49">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Trade and Development Agency
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Millennium Challenge Corporation
</quote>
,
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
,
<quote>
Conflict Stabilization Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Peace Corps
</quote>
, shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H586562D66A334F70AD52CF96F6A19188">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations, and funds made available for programs authorized by section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/163">
Public Law 109–163
</external-xref>
) (or any successor authority), shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F580EA7051D4DCD9D4A12707D0BED69">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H87807E626FAD4ECB9172BCE4CBABC79F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H9B2AE11F1E3D4602AF95F580429CEB7C">
<header>
NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H00DFC6C400EF44748583B40F262A766B">
<enum>
7016.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1F7F19DCE0854247AEA5C543C06403D3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H25386BB00EC74C1B902E2344040E9E46" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7017.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which are returned or not made available for organizations and programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this Act, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAB8078C8378C4CFCB3DDE4C56CF0FCF5">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE548EBCCEE8D4F5F8FF616C84D84C91D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7018.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H3B318AE749304B62A23F90329B167F16">
<header>
allocations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H7B21684E150F4341B2750EE4DD77262F">
<enum>
7019.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5966136BD7CC410FBAEB96CC5C4F0394">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds provided by this Act shall be made available for programs and countries in the amounts specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H003B468143F843AF9C4ED0E38284245C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
For the purposes of implementing this section and only with respect to the amounts for programs and countries specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in subsection (a), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HEFCC88523CB649A98A531640630649AE">
<header>
representation and entertainment expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H0B55A25FFD4D4933B00896CF1CEAEDFD">
<enum>
7020.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HD9389C917F60494B8A8905126D1B5D06">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business and United States foreign policy interests and are—
</text>
<paragraph id="H790292DDB87F453285CA423903FDE6F0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H93979FE10F9D4E0E9BFEA7EA653782E6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
principally for meals and events of a protocol nature;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7E6614635D2F411085485DD383BD8625">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
not for employee-only events; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2C1C4C4A45A4CA89996C5ACAA0C3D73">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCDF9C53A31F14DC38C9F8C3BA2AF93EB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
or
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for Informational Program activities or under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be obligated or expended to pay for—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4F0C2B8265E543E7BC36B2BEB6D36FC8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
alcoholic beverages; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF426DF121DF4C96AEB99A53E7256EDB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HD2049FE33D8E4164824E37E487BB58AF">
<header>
prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HBD6EA665921C43F7A0ACD47C72A686C9">
<enum>
7021.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H20EC4D41E0DC4D0CB7F712F3DD0FB72F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Lethal Military Equipment Exports
</header>
<paragraph id="H51993848E452471E82D052DF55976634">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by titles III through VI of this Act may be available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2185E16DB1924FE9B1AF5B8490524561">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAA913FD198FF4DF4B79C841A05219EFA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national interests.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5538A85C9C404888A15D2EA91F04506F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Bilateral Assistance
</header>
<paragraph id="H0EABC4955AE249D2A25878E3F959EC31">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government which the President determines—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5E728D63618B46DDA91FC2A030B8EAF2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAF190B8FF7774C19AE049812B36F0F2E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
otherwise supports international terrorism; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40A1E52032434AECA2D6B3234F31222F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98D5FCCA608B4AEDB721D5FE62D1CBC6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HCF9C3B06653B4DE4AFEED02EB2F23EDB">
<header>
AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H95048B42E22C4C33A0868F0DA435D51F">
<enum>
7022.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Trade and Development Agency
</quote>
, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/672">
Public Law 91–672
</external-xref>
, section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/103/236">
Public Law 103–236
</external-xref>
), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/50/3094">
50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HA6593D884FF64875B12064B87BDEFB42">
<header>
definition of program, project, and activity
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HAD6EA5B7236F44F59972B580E912DC3E">
<enum>
7023.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act
<quote>
program, project, and activity
</quote>
shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the following accounts:
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
,
<quote>
program, project, and activity
</quote>
shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account; and for the development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International Development,
<quote>
program, project, and activity
</quote>
shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as—
</text>
<paragraph id="H67D8538E3E584E3A8B017B43DFCA346B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
justified to the Congress; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC9989AC2D6C245228A480D2BC066D018">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H3803E6E92CD245089F3E1084E220D399">
<header>
AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HF7CA5CF8402F4E84B38583EA4A596CD0">
<enum>
7024.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development Foundation Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF4A2A5CD5D0E43D1BAD0EE6335B00674">
<header>
commerce, trade and surplus commodities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HFFE972FB43B94FDD8CDC0FD225A5743C">
<enum>
7025.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H66F77E53A28C4AD1B6A72AF9F2B2A8B5">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this subsection shall not prohibit—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB9BC02094AD5408A993735CBCA2DA98E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC11C15CA279947B0989A75D3858E0C72">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H67BAB91B23B846558F9057F558ADF28A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this subsection shall not prohibit—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8909D1126669436994EA34AA46AE7917">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA92D0A207F8D43CFBDFF48201B9408A2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
research activities intended primarily to benefit American producers;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDEBEE5B7A640441086E684828B55051D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD2A15C9D922340AEAF991DB2038992FB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0BBC37332E14D74996B9F5CC63D8377">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of this Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or made available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H8FBD0CC01E5744C287BB075C0075DB09">
<header>
separate accounts
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H724B74DC7788439A808091D38881E8C7">
<enum>
7026.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4E7BE025021247AA873036F9C3DECB9E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Separate Accounts for Local Currencies
</header>
<paragraph id="HD8C5DEEE74C4472B9D102781479B6605">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H64E3D835315949F9B278827C02AB8FFE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H894D44BCEF9945F7BFE99769EC1DCCFB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth—
</text>
<clause id="H2A3C34633557480B8F1FE2F6AF50EE4F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4B6D271C54A545F2968EFF003E45D008">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE89A4816EDE44A69AAE3B452B3964658">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate account.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3ABB48F260C48FB9B3D6F55C745A2F1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Uses of local currencies
</header>
<text>
As may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF8F0BBDB9C1B42BD97530AF0E195A5A8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as—
</text>
<clause id="H20838DF6F85D4DA688A80BE58AE4E8C2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
project and sector assistance activities; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEEF764B22CA042ECB62268E7E3482BF1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
debt and deficit financing; or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HED8E10AED9D149719513E3009538787D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
for the administrative requirements of the United States Government.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB96CD048895A4E5E8955141FCD52B36B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Programming accountability
</header>
<text>
USAID shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H309780A96C6840B9BEFF1ECB8B963353">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of assistance programs
</header>
<text>
Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States Government.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE01A8CE0CFEE4138A1E48EB979DE77F2">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Reporting requirement
</header>
<text>
The USAID Administrator shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the United States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H68383860BBFF4A72A3D8F8546299CFBF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers
</header>
<paragraph id="HE3F457A2DE0A45CF8B24EBC2ACCE2257">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle them with any other funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H11F44259561C45FB93ACDB233936E9F2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability of other provisions of law
</header>
<text>
Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H02B36104B2B543E0BE8C869D297EE924">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0980083DDF704027A85AE1B58743229E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Exemption
</header>
<text>
Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H661CF93B8EC54A2F9176AA4B17BD0A71">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
eligibility for assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HB6C997750A554A978A3B896492595A8F">
<enum>
7027.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H90779C3648F149AD91816CC74229A372">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations
</header>
<text>
Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H13670449FC11460A803FCB4C55ABE6C0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Public Law 480
</header>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7EA42E20327F495E94DE9634B8EE98D5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
This section shall not apply—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF6E5C5373166476BB9B0237681CC6423">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9F88411A7F84DC2B8957FB9214349FC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H289C9CDFA96A4360949D1A296DF1C1E0">
<header>
local competition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HD7F70D33B1F644BEB09CF1E9C649D6DB">
<enum>
7028.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H27E4C5B9B90E4A368D65D790AAFE2CA0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements for exceptions to competition for local entities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may only be made available for limited competitions through local entities if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H812C8EC8DDAD49FEA88FBD0E259740DA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
prior to the determination to limit competition to local entities, USAID has—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H30E3F9A7A31440DB88B75E8FA5F52C1A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
assessed the level of local capacity to effectively implement, manage, and account for programs included in such competition; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCCC861B2DB104DFC899FB5022D812D25">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
documented the written results of the assessment and decisions made; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31FB02EF69364CD4A104FD52668927F3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
prior to making an award after limiting competition to local entities—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA58CE743432D43909C61C32D89A9A662">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
each successful local entity has been determined to be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98F33146B40A449387E1C38A3937AEF3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that award funding is used for its intended purposes; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H002F253334E346A083CF272756F7CBD8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
no level of acceptable fraud is assumed.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE1D5375E76564E1FB9E1A3972D75745D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-annual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on all awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report should be posted on the USAID Web site:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4E293B7AE5254D508CB79D5E446FC05B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Section 7077 of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015, as amended by division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H20762087567145AE8457F87E3C99CCAA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
International financial institutions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA3A0888DAE4748308D387FA274BA4CCC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7029.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0A0BDADDAE6444F78FDA741D0B993812">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution adopts and implements a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective analysis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H16E9BF7101B44AE994193C3DB97D0876">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE963DC844CEB42A09DBB3853651F8630">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315">
section 5315
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5316">
section 5316
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H09154C515A7D458E992086527FE5CD12">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution conducts rigorous human rights due diligence and human rights risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other violation of human rights.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1BB3C85490B24241849C0C28C70DB711">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5C146D33D5A84D55AF23CE3513CD5E0B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives funds appropriated by this Act that are provided as payment to such institution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H945E6DFBFF3F4677A7D8F3FF5494CC24">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury should support efforts by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote economic cooperation and integration within the Caribbean region, consistent with the IDB’s charter and United States policy.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA5507133706B4335A1D2B68F0DAF9DDF">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For the purposes of this Act
<quote>
international financial institutions
</quote>
shall mean the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HC6975E6944194F3F820BB25EFA59581F">
<header>
debt-for-development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HF7837F2586754131A468057C767558CB">
<enum>
7030.
</enum>
<text>
In order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE7D75569E4CB4107868E8946AC39E0E8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H58EE731BB4F247B79942A98A690F026E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7031.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC7729F3F0932419F9A5295ADE9D3FD08">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on direct government-to-Government assistance
</header>
<paragraph id="HB213335ED0334D06976BA7C5B15E692A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance only if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H27751FE2ED3B4318B05A788CBC7FD67E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
each implementing agency or ministry to receive assistance has been assessed and is considered to have the systems required to manage such assistance and any identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have been addressed; and
</text>
<clause id="H15F471A58E334816B9C619741B75943E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes staff with the necessary technical, financial, and management capabilities;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H038B64FF49BE4FFC870E83BA0F1D8518">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient agency or ministry has adopted competitive procurement policies and systems;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA05ABFFA60CB450BA880A2A1E4ADC72D">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that such assistance is used for its intended purposes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD854E393F7F74C4481F73D3D8FB215BE">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDA8E7E29688044E29FF839150F300C73">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the government of the recipient country is taking steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national budget, to include income and expenditures;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5B3BBC68095843D6A7171DBEE690FA5E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient government is in compliance with the principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA5B6C0A9F7D04BA28E4F9E953B0337FF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or controlled by an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7BB5182F1F2E44688F61D97CFC960835">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the Government of the United States and the government of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use of such assistance, which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD20C25AC49F24B808E2865F191DCC81B">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the recipient government is taking steps to protect the rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, association, and assembly.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF94188E1A8F840ED9A4B4A159AA78D03">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no funds may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance without prior consultation with, and notification of, the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5692E963E5D449CB75384378B0C9ECA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5ACB9C69B1944499B9135A8AE8F8B0E6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2016 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9B56E3F7A6984237885B290C4D359AA1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2015, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAF392299DD3E48479D58D5E39C4A2337">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
details all assistance described in subsection (a) provided during the previous 6-month period by country, funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H61714165FA434D0992BAD6EC530F1941">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the type of procurement instrument or mechanism utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a reimbursable basis.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3825AD2D1B145C8823E314B50A104B3">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country to any international financial institution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>
international financial institution
</quote>
has the meaning given the term in section 7029(h) of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H65EA1E87BF1B4C8DB60A2E11511138DF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
National Budget and Contract Transparency
</header>
<paragraph id="H13873F623C20409AB6E3AA1B9BF71DCD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum Requirements of Fiscal Transparency
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the
<quote>
minimum requirements of fiscal transparency
</quote>
for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H266C7E581EE1439FB465DBC40EB0D5F2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1),
<quote>
minimum requirements of fiscal transparency
</quote>
are requirements consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget documentation (to include receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to include bidding and concession allocation practices).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H109442A3F6FB46E6BE5068569A6C13A6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Determination and report
</header>
<text>
For each government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make or update any determination of
<quote>
significant progress
</quote>
or
<quote>
no significant progress
</quote>
in meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly available in an annual
<quote>
Fiscal Transparency Report
</quote>
to be posted on the Department of State’s Web site:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by each such government to publicly disclose national budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps such government should take to improve fiscal transparency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the annual report shall include a detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks for measuring progress.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB794803A52E4FA98DB6460C4FFA486F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for programs and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a description of the uses of such funds shall be included in the annual
<quote>
Fiscal Transparency Report
</quote>
required by paragraph (3).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC1EC746561C48F0AE5495052C7FD8EB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBF9A8A02FAC342DBA16442DEA4F7164C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1E6AAD372C604666870DB46B41AF9111">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information have been involved in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be ineligible for entry into the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0A9864053BF04D9683D06D93E7A20A58" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate or identify officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H704DBF40295249D185A5EE0C4D68ADC4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the United States would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DA8BF0A74C947C794FBE31D5233DD83">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E637CCE49674F9A93430E2FF4B18128">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D921EFF146740B1A2661AF3701F06E2">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State’s Web site.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2D26E8B31E34334B5713B28DC236000">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1D229644EE842B0BDA3E62B81904C97">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Foreign assistance web site
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support the provision of additional information on United States Government foreign assistance on the Department of State's foreign assistance Web site:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request, to the Department of State.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H76907009266B4BB8882CA63637CEAEDB">
<header>
Democracy Programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HC68AE721120647C5A8C168059EDBCA0E">
<enum>
7032.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H152D54401B8640309C778536B8C4F380">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8DBDC757367A4337B59A20E1218642B8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD239DC13EA994FED8F882B06F2CB8066">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term
<term>
democracy programs
</term>
means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H09A8E6CB05624291916833764E49EBF2">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for governance programs should be made available to support institutions and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to democracy.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H18776774C09D4C0A82EFBF111736F23E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human rights, and governance activities in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H28446CE94D2A4F07ACA850A9DE6D0C09">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any funds made available by this Act for a business and human rights program in the People’s Republic of China shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBE439835D1C8454187371C6C77D22040">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL) and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned programs to the NED.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3FA65B3256E149AB87165C11200EE017">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
that are made available to DRL shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAE97CBA22B3642D5BC5B944810CAE559">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for democracy programs shall be made available to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HADA87B0BB9EE4E6489E185C950E13AAF">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for democracy programs in countries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDBDC6F41DC2C4A26B94243058B27CD55">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be made available for the activities described in section 1243 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/239">
Public Law 112–239
</external-xref>
, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H5EBFA6E629E84B39B9A4BDBDD2A47C2F">
<header>
multi-year pledges
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H3F90504390EF4DC595356177FF2ED7B8">
<enum>
7033.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was—
</text>
<paragraph id="HDEBD55F1EB704CFDBF5D450F4F758AC1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget justification;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFFA7872CC8974063ABBE3F27AB6988A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5445324C820449E190B1FF79F7CEF2D9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FCDCBF30BD741A093460B36CCBA7186">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3D890E46B4C249FEA3C88ECEB5FD7BDD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
special provisions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DD4B36EFCA4436589E4EABF8ABA8310" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7034.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6386FD88CB59470284D2CEC5B3E84E55">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Victims of war, displaced children, and displaced burmese
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7831BF5EEE8A4935AEAF90739938CC0C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reconstituting civilian police authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1321226D7D3C4E56A634CE0E1F61116C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
World food program
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6733675FAA9F4B938FC33AA9ED8A6FB9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the purposes of this subsection the term
<quote>
foreign terrorist organization
</quote>
means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC0A019BC63BE40DD8FD7888939FD3466">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Directives and authorities
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HED95B3CA167044F28462B193E81937BB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4501">
22 U.S.C. 4501–4508
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF553AC5F5EB944838897A7DACB919AED">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available as a contribution to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H20B456E5E8DB4C6B8C8042FE9EA4CE65">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
in title I, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/95/426">
Public Law 95–426
</external-xref>
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2656d">
22 U.S.C. 2656d
</external-xref>
), including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD3F37DC3BBC148AA9338056A42F4C06B">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Partner Vetting
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS pilot program for possible expansion:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113–195 and House Report 113–499:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD3F0FDE13A7A46F48BAECB4D4B577C71">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Contingencies
</header>
<text>
During fiscal year 2015, the President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB69B86EBC13A4AF18D0734D593F5E090">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
International child abductions
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H69265CC5815043FFB767E55C60FC773A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Reports Repealed
</header>
<text>
Section 304(f) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/173">
Public Law 107–173
</external-xref>
; section 2104 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/13">
Public Law 109–13
</external-xref>
; and subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/252">
Public Law 110–252
</external-xref>
), are hereby repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H395CB8ADFD024BEE8BAC03910C3B3C89">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Transfers for Extraordinary Protection
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading
<quote>
Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials
</quote>
unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6942919EAE0A44BCA866E703FF7552CF">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/457">
Public Law 110–457
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the Secretary should consider the following as
<quote>
credible evidence
</quote>
: (1) a final court judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a current or former employee of such mission or organization (for which the time period for appeal has expired); (2) the issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecution:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the sending states to provide compensation directly to victims:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary of each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder which meets one or more of the items in the first proviso of this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC6EF579557DD40D492137F49AAA962C5">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extension of authorities
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4B6CDC83E8B4931B3BC5CAA7A968ABB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/214">
22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
September 30, 2010
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB09F23700A0446EEB2139DBF32DB1144">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4831">
22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3)
</external-xref>
) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H016941B6A3704EA18E8A4EB09734F8C5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority contained in section 1115(d) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/32">
Public Law 111–32
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8B1657F62B514AA0966C0DF661CEACE1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/4064">
22 U.S.C. 4064(g)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
October 1, 2010
</quote>
in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22126D675EB84368942445F72A54ACA6">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2733">
22 U.S.C. 2733(a)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
October 1, 2010
</quote>
in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2318CBDBBD704850B0CA153906CA2B83">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2385">
22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1)
</external-xref>
) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
October 1, 2010
</quote>
in subparagraph (B).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAA90F0E7B794651A554923D264E4585">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5B6FA2DD2E554F31A2A7595F849D8E9D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/32">
Public Law 111–32
</external-xref>
; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H576CEE6DE2F14F9188A5B0ED5BC960E0" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5304">
section 5304
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DE4469ABAF8411AA08A078856375A5A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/167">
Public Law 101–167
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BEBC269598C4592B81DC571F015BBC8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In section 599D (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1157">
8 U.S.C. 1157
</external-xref>
note)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6EE06C124AC4915A1F954699D5D92D2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (b)(3), by striking
<quote>
and 2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2014, and 2015
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H852715E944DB4471B0879420FE938948">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (e), by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4737D15DB385476FB74C4EF9289C9C6D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in section 599E (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255">
8 U.S.C. 1255
</external-xref>
note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking
<quote>
2014
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF535A2755BA4DDEA816C3303364E61F">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/212">
Public Law 111–212
</external-xref>
shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H86650933D8114CF6A250BF4AFDEAC65F">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<header>
Crowd control items
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing democratic transition.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE7F1B02910C14E71AE44CE6320C9E55C">
<enum>
(n)
</enum>
<header>
Department of state working capital fund
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities and in the amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the component’s purpose and authorities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of each service.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H764C6D42145547D0B9EAF16AEBC304AF">
<enum>
(o)
</enum>
<header>
Security force accountability assistance
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details and sources of funding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, prosecute, and punish security force personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including by providing:
</text>
<paragraph id="HAE306B9A59E6410CAEF27726AB79F4FD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
technical assistance in support of such investigations and prosecutions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC73A3908628C4FD1BD4032BFEFE97214">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation on human rights and the rule of law;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AC88C1880C84A95BF1FAE1D47B93295">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to strengthen the internal accountability mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to bring such personnel to justice; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6AC22E38CEED424ABE95493F8D3229F2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor and document gross violations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H83947EA475094895AECF3B29570DE35A">
<enum>
(p)
</enum>
<header>
Humanitarian assistance
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB092A931FAA64090A3CE1ED7C25232E4">
<enum>
(q)
</enum>
<header>
HIV/AIDS Working capital fund
</header>
<text>
Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/477">
Public Law 108–477
</external-xref>
) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/477">
Public Law 108–477
</external-xref>
) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H2C963C4528E844319230992F529E7577">
<enum>
(r)
</enum>
<header>
Loan guarantees and enterprise funds
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HA70A736990B44319864838CDE0BED5B8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H833C3C1D2E9649708538D0DFD0C0B11E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2025.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HFAE70FC36102449794E7A0122C613623">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC9BB4DC4ECAB423C9B719A28C27C6BA7">
<enum>
(s)
</enum>
<header>
Report on executive salaries
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include the information specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4E5829B416DD46B6A999C33B8D9F2102">
<enum>
(t)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<paragraph id="H1191548303D34B5D87044D7E62E4C6D3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term
<term>
appropriate congressional committees
</term>
shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0359143451114AA99A25DF9516A9C1D2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term
<term>
funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs
</term>
shall mean funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF68073C7E6734CF49C52734641CA1F92">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF800A8AD4B094D6E8C9AFA57B1D8DE19">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Arab league boycott of israel
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E5C7438D951425A80B307E3AA8F6E9A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7035.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of the Congress that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9679C688A8824CDA9F7734A011FC59BE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA12FAB9AB3054F56A6E3A19F54286032">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB39F3E8B704D46C2B06B0231F268C380">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
all Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26041CAF82754FECB25FE2DCEDCA5DD0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03CEB92585294F95B26F4B6B400B019D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCFA18E0655EA42FCB2D57322AF089CF3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Palestinian statehood
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2974C7D0D08C47ABA394A7205819FCF7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7036.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3A88D88153ED4FE19032BF002438C04E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC09274E64F19448C8BF4ADB51F5BA340">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the governing entity of a new Palestinian state—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C88F12BA1A64267878A2DBE2699E56F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBF9006181794F85A4D22212C7343E72">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24BB01B868D940C1BFB8356B8736D672">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0323201F36D744CD8FF85380AC255C28">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
termination of all claims or states of belligerency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0256834EDFC496A99E8C088196EB71D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D50FCCDCC774AD79F1BD6215C8DB521">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7282AE1BBDD5432E9C10C4B07A45F5B2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2861F15BAB564A77BD30E8796F3C4FC1">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8106E575AD904E81AEA10149ACF00829">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sense of congress
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE72FFEC18F314946AFD42D1767549373">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Waiver
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF82619E2F3C411F98871BF0CA7DEAAE">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exemption
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act (
<quote>
Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority
</quote>
).
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCC062105DCF3442182EA07FB4B43C96E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Restrictions concerning the palestinian authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B4737A6AF04454681137E8280BC816F" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7037.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That as has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF3F136DF32684FD4AADD2AEAC9774850">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7456955BA8604AADA1F3AD0D9EAA2C00" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7038.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H8585380B51684EC48A7CB6D8BD81FAA4">
<header>
assistance for the west bank and gaza
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H231D97698CF947F0992EA460BAA54D4B">
<enum>
7039.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7260F4F9A4E34D7899A9F31EE590B1A9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Oversight
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for the West Bank and Gaza.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H06D2B5FF310641599903E8F56EC4C2F2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Vetting
</header>
<text>
Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity's governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2E460C80E35040A58775F22829AC7FE6">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition
</header>
<paragraph id="H50F10E675D144176B3C7BE563743C490">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB92F2F6C00064CF984DD1D3E16F1674C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H86066BE5FB224A81BADEF7B748BC2F9F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Audits
</header>
<paragraph id="H970F9320AFA04C54A109FA09BC48A080">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA53837DD73A143E88F9034BAD4A5E32B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB3B8AC696AB24054829E67F9881AF676">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and such audit shall address—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7C298E1A768042D396CF129CB1A7EC9E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD667C918AD74CD38B9CC3A4130896CC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9790817E15614463AE8C646F83F2BFF1">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAB2E1F68F21844C29FE9003A372F141E">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/13">
Public Law 109–13
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC632238A142C4EAFA1320AB12FA43462">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H670CACFB0470464CBCECE12EBA7C98AE" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7040.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8E01160CF5564B029B96F24AB76EFFEE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition of funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36A3603618784B4BAF7AF24DA023D503">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Waiver
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3AF5307317F842CDBA27ABEBC332EEBE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Period of application of waiver
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H341229265DC84190884D9F72263B3CC2">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C39FF13393A47369F0D053A846C5E45">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Certification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H031B2E1BF8124D7DAB8308E60E2B58E8">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE08C76605054BCABEEF767D79E86446">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23D2C21DD32A4A2088849C080EFDFAE3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05C4FE85158745328CE887BD274022E5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/446">
Public Law 109–446
</external-xref>
) with respect to this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H82D3F4456E90447382262ACF4C9DA59E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H071E1017DFF841188C075584120B277A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HC33C9E9C7C1D46E5817C7D30931C1D46">
<header>
Middle east and north africa
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3089C45C042420F96F060A68B65ADB7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7041.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H712B3FBA5CF045649863CAD5003E26FD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Egypt
</header>
<paragraph id="HE22B9AE33B694EF2B7F431E9320C619F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC493A3FCB6B7431AAB103D3B8046265D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5A9415E4FFC4FDB8A8CC5D74F7EB38A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H514175A88E604C0B9C333F06F080EF03">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Economic support fund
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA1996DC21530430D8BC9A3D885B0E668">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs including not less than $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian students with high financial need:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may also be made available for democracy programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be made available for a demonstration project to combat hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis from sources other than the United States Government.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H780422B687E84AB29EFA38604914ADF7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this subsection, funds made available under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made available for education and economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement market-based economic reforms.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59DD8227A0EF486A8E327F259A97CDAB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0A0DBED61D5E4311AB89C412B397838A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold from obligation an amount that the Secretary determines to be equivalent to that expended by the United States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees, associated with democracy related trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in
<quote>
Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012
</quote>
.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA05B0FE6EF5342208849494A39542FD0" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, shall be considered a conviction for purposes of United States law or for any activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCF41802BAFFD4CD1A0C35A74ABC55447">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Foreign military financing program
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
, and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing any defense articles withheld from delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans to restructure military assistance for Egypt, including cash flow financing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2DC82901CF048DC857BB95DCC3AF0AE">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Prior year funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
shall only be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12265E655B2F44F6AC1BD2A9E8EAF9CD">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Security exemptions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs in Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCFA94EC622B4CB3819045F59D6A8B0F">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Fiscal year 2015 funds
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for the Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE4B68B66F7CA43FCA7A8F99A6FD72E86">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt—
</text>
<clause id="HBACDBBB2141D49FFB93A10CCA00C89C0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
has held free and fair parliamentary elections;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDDDB35062EF3440C85E15ECE53FFC432">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF23D5BB339924211AEBEFC46CC72444C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
is implementing reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society organizations and the media to function without interference;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEC322F8393684F59B06D89F00EDF5461">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
is taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and religious minorities;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAF7DFC8009DC4128AD1B06DB53F50547">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
is providing detainees with due process of law;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFEAB6A6662A14F0084E04D684562B57B">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
is conducting credible investigations and prosecutions of the use of excessive force by security forces; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H51F856FD6B634C6ABE3F19467F92D229">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
has released American citizens who the Secretary of State determines to be political prisoners and dismissed charges against them; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7C2837E2E9CC4E00952AA40971AD727C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not less than 180 days after a certification and report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F3E879A09B043B2821D73E66B9BE745">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may provide assistance, notwithstanding the certification requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, if the Secretary, after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such Committees that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to provide such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report, which may be in classified form if necessary, shall contain a detailed justification and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) cannot be met.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7D82A7AC6E854B4B8E77448C92A5E58A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Iran
</header>
<paragraph id="H7CD5E87D0D234261805817A8110BAB64">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H195B3171201149509EABA14D8B55CE46">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF91B8E1D6AE746C38E6D6F8BE3A73947">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be
<quote>
September 30, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H718455D0F17A42828F93A4700A1726A4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and any extension of or successor to that agreement:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include the information required in House Report 113–499 and Senate Report 113–195, and may be submitted in classified form if necessary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H13013EAB9CCE42898A6658A70CC730AB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Iraq
</header>
<paragraph id="H7BCAEB7523094626800A7BDF53D91165">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s religious and ethnic minority populations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF33C3D4B2CF4FE1966620A631D1CE41">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for construction of a permanent United States consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement has been entered into by the Governments of the United States and Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE6878B3E61C4645A2B1E59EE838D4AE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1ED855368B814C888DC226CD94F61CAA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States Government to address the plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H018CAA6F577C47D48632E0B6CAD98EB5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Jordan
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
, not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8426381074B945988AC9FDEBEA088FF7">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Lebanon
</header>
<paragraph id="H8B82F2F6E3474A57B27BDD438B58E634">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2C4256C2C74C4C32B7B7862EBD097EA6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security and stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H579134D0AC8E4694B9D02166C1FA3ED3">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/228">
Public Law 107–228
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA70D8668E4014BDC9D2CECDB97DAFBBB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF20BF6E6A6874060AEAFAD125B7D71E5">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Libya
</header>
<paragraph id="H52931DF91A504D4389C3119A95E0B293">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for the purpose of protecting United States Government personnel or facilities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6B6FAF91717848BB9857C51304F1DF39">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Any notification required for assistance for Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a detailed justification for such assistance, and a description of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit receiving such assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H353CE44DC7E146E5829A85D239C3AF1D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Libya:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and control of assistance for Libya.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBA3086AE083C41F6A1A28DDAB8FE61C1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H74843FB793124959A1D325102663F2C1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the number of claims against Libya filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the Department of State’s referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/301">
Public Law 110–301
</external-xref>
and Executive Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC7800FC00E80461E87E32C0096AC1DFF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of remaining balances of funds received by the United States, and held by the United States Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 27, 2013 referral; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA62E95C093DE49BCA672A58DDC4767A2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the process by which the claims are to be adjudicated.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8739E01FD1844442AEF55EECEDB14674">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Morocco
</header>
<paragraph id="HA09C63C6D47A4AB49B3C355F41708A3D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Western Sahara:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB862657CE4B4A47A2BF22E6B7AE8635">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF45EF2EC29554C18877EDFE15079DE96">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Syria
</header>
<paragraph id="H929B248E86A444D59BE9C4B5594052A0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H39AA3EE45EF84EA7B9C3D66935954C95">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
establish governance in Syria that is representative, inclusive, and accountable;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01C21E17B5E74520897861FB94640558">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
expand the role of women in negotiations to end the violence and in any political transition in Syria;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA0B5051C3AE04E1BAA3A10F8D352313F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
develop and implement political processes that are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H577D07D67B8B401A980F4727D1DD67A9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition through cross-border programs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2D9FB38EEC914AFA8EC158043EC89397">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
develop civil society and an independent media in Syria;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB74FFDFE41BE4EEB990771BDCA6D3154">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
promote economic development in Syria;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76204A7E8DD94767B0DCA0093AD0F409">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
document, investigate, and prosecute human rights violations in Syria, including through transitional justice programs and support for nongovernmental organizations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB56E4EDF79DD457499AB61EC8E468504">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
counter extremist ideologies; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03BB0CC476864627B3D5AB203014A513">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
assist Syrian refugees whose education has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher education requirements at regional academic institutions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF934BBEADDED46249425CD50C4027DD6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each significant instance in which assistance provided pursuant to the authority of this subsection has been compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the Department of State’s response.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H84FF602041644A74A55CD764ECDE4CC6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE7497ABA5E6449EA0F9023AAEE66C56">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H16ECA08907D346A8A3D526B16349F402">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
West bank and gaza
</header>
<paragraph id="H6A4926E4542B4891B574E3C62BE005D6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Report on assistance
</header>
<text>
Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBA3F2D342D644B6CAE8E11A039A35748">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
advance Middle East peace;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H133B69C334AA4E588D6850B52C4B902D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
improve security in the region;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBBD29A908D41454DB73A65809E1C1BD9">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7D84DCD7B98048BCA0308B22A80CD599">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
promote a private sector economy; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H065312D3DED54DF5926720D900BABB8D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
address urgent humanitarian needs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F557F6492E74A3298728268BBCEA98F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations
</header>
<subparagraph id="HC3CE3602668E481497C1DCF274D3A4D9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H09B151D2A2E04CF297F8EBD74E8F3B85">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act—
</text>
<subclause id="HD09C2067800F46F4A75ED14CCA27AC12">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5747C10DF43848BB89C3462655BA5F83">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H3B070BF5D0254313891325C8EB10E0FD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8CCDD9BAC6794679A6F5F9BD4977CADA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H75D8235929754A4BA09F75951F033485">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/204">
Public Law 100–204
</external-xref>
if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act, obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H757D32CE958149DCB3588D6BE5F92406" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification and report pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the President may waive section 1003 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/204">
Public Law 100–204
</external-xref>
if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/204">
Public Law 100–204
</external-xref>
under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may be exercised.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFD7F4EB21A854977913BE1A3241662B1" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F8155182C604434AEB0EBE36A61CB9A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Reduction
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall reduce the amount of assistance made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF4359D7AD2654405ACA1FC3D07B1B088">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Yemen
</header>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H3B04E58A79A244528545F0D5D62207F7">
<header>
africa
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3BC9629D4ED4DC0BFFDCCA8EAFB1794" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7042.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H81F5E10D75814BE28DE0715E69397E5D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Central african republic
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EF4759E076F478BB4DCC43D837377AE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Counterterrorism programs
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72133DC53A5F4BD197A6D824C465CEA4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than $24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H545EF80EA3AD443F899D6CA118E202D8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, in addition to such sums that may otherwise be made available for such purposes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H33CB151C89494DEAB2BAB4AB45396A7A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Crisis Response
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
to respond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE5C5F35A026443C4AC974315BFE795E9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Ethiopia
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H155D51303F9A494F8FBDC00463A3AD70">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Ethiopian military and police forces shall not be made available until the Secretary of State—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62EFD9F6C1514E70804C23714DA4A73F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is implementing policies to—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H39E48CB5515C4ED882248BFAC4B12E84">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
protect judicial independence; freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; the right of political opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists to operate without harassment or interference; and due process of law; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64D23FD12B774BE1BE6BC4E790B415BB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit access for human rights and humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D9337AC4AA944B1835C8C9BAB11FC38">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the types and amounts of United States training and equipment proposed to be provided to the Ethiopian military and police, including steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF149F7FD533545F89657FE88ED849315">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance made available under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
(IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military efforts in support of international peacekeeping operations, countering regional terrorism, and border security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE768DE87227404EB2743BB6C2FED8EB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB4A71D6C1C434C50BB8838BFB4239653">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
not be used to support activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H734597E6790D4073819987D7650215C1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
support initiatives of local communities to improve their livelihoods; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBDB49BCF845D45868A1F586AE016EA96">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
be subject to prior consultation with affected populations.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AF489A563D2483A9A80BFBFDB956225">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against financing for any activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in Ethiopia.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD8E36C552C24B09B308AE23BD74FA29">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Expanded international military education and training
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF841D2AB086147F392228A3F52728968">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
in this Act that are made available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations, expanded IMET, and professional military education:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation included in this paragraph shall not apply to courses that support training in maritime security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5710AC8C232A4B4A8451A49953C5D891">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
in this Act should be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H45FE573E46354C74A093C9AE59308277">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Lord's resistance army
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/172">
Public Law 111–172
</external-xref>
), including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A05FEBAF92B4BABAF4F8BED0A2C1483">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Nigeria
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made available for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and in consultation with the Government of Nigeria.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H64FDAAF0367D4073B419122267285DCD">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Programs in africa
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1861826C10094E1A8AEE73079A1B4B09">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF0E4950BC45C44CDB4ADB0535BD19809">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAFD501DEE0054E58AFDF8C7D4274673A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States in areas of trade, investment, development, health, and security.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H3EF8137E315D4DC7BEC53A249B0DEADB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Somalia
</header>
<paragraph id="H27FC6837F618470DB64B2C0B983DC534">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the central government and Somali regions, and should be provided in an impartial manner that is based on need and institutional capacity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of law and government institutions, support civil society organizations involved in peace building, and support other development priorities including education and employment opportunities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0330584506C4C8A8C03180DC9F9F2A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for Somalia, notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, following consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C5424B68EE642B7AE1D6DF0D3C7132B">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
South Sudan
</header>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF45DC0C46DEF417D8B23B7A68E3A99A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC382C51BF4F4A19B66245D750ECFCB2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
be prioritized for programs that respond to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based violence;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC571145124554DCCA4FA66BCCB00526E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities, and enhance local governance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDC6533B535DD487AB24095BBF3CE7667">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
be used to advance democracy, including support for civil society, independent media, and other means to strengthen the rule of law;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDCC703FDAED9408CAABB8CB0861F8119">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
support the transparent and sustainable management of natural resources by assisting the Government of South Sudan in conducting regular audits of financial accounts, including revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure of such audits; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9F33AEAFD3B7445BA381B92D1B0C3A26">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to civilian authorities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77545D6817FB4198AD9284E35F2828E1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is taking steps to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB33AABA523C04F43B86855E0B6841058">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
provide access for humanitarian organizations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF0346497C01B4D13A81FD5CC9041A3D8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
end the use of child soldiers;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7E811F0CC36849D8B5126587C7DBD37E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
support a cessation of hostilities agreement;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4C15C180E7AE47E4B3C6555086BF8610">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H44B222CB2D4C4CCC921D609B4D2EC341">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of oil and gas; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB69BF6D41C14A80B87CE0AE59A268C0">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian authority.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25BFB2DE7DB4425E8C498BF0B5992006">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H26F4C565D97842F198230B409BB3E597">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
humanitarian assistance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA1743A1076034D559FB5FD7EBE7A9946">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to directly support South Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H48F1306FC0C64F069F2AA61CB2838475">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and mutual arrangements related to the CPA.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA02E59DCA54744BF8D144660FC629638">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sudan
</header>
<paragraph id="HE07560CCAFDA454EA41164011F056AD3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEA9EC1DCFAB54078B8325D9D57B0D115">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FAFE9E6049848699598E811DD69A7B4">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDA644F903F24F9F944C9CBA8E5BBC2B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
humanitarian assistance;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H959F74DACC9443928F96EEE944B4BF38">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB317E69726C4CA7A63D0ACAA91CEC6A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB76D34A0A654796958EE07062056042">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other Contraband
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB1261EE627EF4CB9B96628E1195926A7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease political, military and/or financial support to armed groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, or other contraband.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4EDB237659214DDBBF63A3971E914130">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to improve border controls to prevent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other contraband out of the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief efforts, to support the training and deployment of members of the Rwandan military in international peacekeeping operations, or to conduct operations against the Lord's Resistance Army.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC0CFC3796C944450BB92EBD01921C48E">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<header>
Zimbabwe
</header>
<paragraph id="H8E4EDEBD96B347728E40DCF333244D63">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54BC55C17A324B3299CC8FCBD704AD67">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural resources.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1021BB3B87C34DEE80D4932265014A77">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
East Asia and the Pacific
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCE5D0B4611354EC2AE764719923E99FD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7043.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5D0C2B1A32FA48B5B6F6873679106F01">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Asia rebalancing initiative
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9358C3124A5F479FA696ACA9964441A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Asia maritime security
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD072A71350A94AC490402C5329402F05">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
shall be made available for activities to strengthen maritime security in the Asia region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of such funds on a country-by-country basis and on the specific regional strategic objectives supported by such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may only be made available for programs for naval forces, coast guards, or other governmental maritime entities and nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate, directly engaged in maritime security issues, and shall be coordinated with other United States Government activities that seek to strengthen maritime security in such region.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE9BF54ABEA384CDE96A6EA6792CB4944">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
shall be made available for activities to promote the professionalism and capabilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other governmental maritime entities directly engaged in maritime security issues in the Asia region, including to counter piracy and facilitate cooperation on disaster relief efforts.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DFA290665B54DEAA5A20887344A57E6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to the consultation requirement in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to increase cooperation on maritime security issues with countries in the Asia region, including a description of specific regional strategic objectives served by such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, and cost estimates for implementation on an annual, country-by-country and regional basis.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8A9C9C1B8AB49659063BABEAE778C15">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for equipment or training for the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8F7B77552F034D2BBBA3C2787DAEDF35">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act may be made available by the Secretary of State for the participation by the United States in the Information Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD3181B8B2E164D2F897798FD06B84433">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Regional alliances and partnerships
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for programs to strengthen regional alliances and partnerships among governments in the Asia region should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the obligation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that such regional alliance or partnership is in the national security interest of the United States, and that the program or programs supporting such alliance serve specific strategic objectives, including a description of such objectives and an explanation of how such programs are coordinated with other United States Government programs to rebalance policy toward Asia.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE254F812C6A4AF8AD9F10B2D19E53BD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Economic growth and trade
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA0FEB340D1694B8EA4E4834674E4F1D7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for bilateral economic growth programs in the Asia region shall also be made available to increase United States trade in such region, and for assistance for capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC5AD42B968D047C7A36A1CABFEACE9F4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act shall be made available to increase United States trade in the Asia region above amounts made available for such purposes in prior fiscal years.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA01F7F15E4564963B3FD4CCAFB918140">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Operations and assistance calculations
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the funds provided for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative for operations and assistance for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2011:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall include total amounts made available for such Initiative for each fiscal year, and shall specify the increased amounts for operations and assistance for the Asia region to support such Initiative.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8AB8ED17F22C404584957F9C12A920AC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Public diplomacy
</header>
<subparagraph id="H8BEAB65B3B0A4C6A862238F68FB7992D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available for exchange programs for the Asia region, including for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such Initiative shall include the participation of representatives of democratic political parties and human rights organizations.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEE3C17658ABC489B869F90E1916E3134">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing a clear and comprehensive narrative on United States foreign policy for the Asia region, including a description of steps taken to disseminate such narrative among such agencies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H72B067C5732146B78E49900E1A1EC8DC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
that are made available for the Asia region shall be made available to support the narrative required in subparagraph (B), as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the programs that are attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative, including the costs of such programs.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8411CD8D4FF94D2D91EA7ECFECCAC1BF">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Democracy and human rights
</header>
<subparagraph id="HB819449D68DC47C6A92D7EC460112226">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made available to promote and protect democracy and human rights in the Asia region, including for political parties, civil society, and organizations and individuals seeking to advance transparency, accountability, and the rule of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall also be made available, through an open and competitive process, to nongovernmental networks and alliances that seek to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the Asia region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds should be made available on a grant or cooperative agreement basis.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFAFEEFB8CC354103AA7DEDE7B7EBD290">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are in addition to amounts made available for programs inside Tibet in subsection (g)(2) of this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98F6C28B528F4C23BCE1035454CF587C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Conflict resolution
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E547F580E354AD3AD01A0B6FF244FB4">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the Asia region means countries and territories in Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans bordering those countries and territories.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA75AE41A5749445F85ED67C5C1F193B1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Burma
</header>
<paragraph id="H2C00AA4F90A04392B32BD43679C885E9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including against Rohingyas and other minority groups:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC444C065FA0E47EDA2FAD5EAE17DDA2F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H75AC812882A04EE38C24FA628152071F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
may not be made available for budget support for the Government of Burma;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H45001BEF41C646B59BC6C954655DD5C4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall be provided to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support for such organizations;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H76E1E02422F3499DAE51DCA868D87803">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall be made available for community-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A9207118ADF4157BBD1DFDBB0C63DFD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
shall be made available for parliamentary strengthening programs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5D6C5D8E4073489785C7FFF0A3D9D374">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
shall be made available for ethnic and religious reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin crises.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD12E5EDA2E78480991819AEF1E8D7E3C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Burma:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1243E9FCB8DB456DADF8C32B5F31CFFD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Burma shall be made available for the implementation of the democracy and human rights strategy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in Burma:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States and other international donors to protect human rights and address conflict in Rakhine State.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD141A7ED846B4291B3FD930A96514B6B">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made available for assistance for the central Government of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, to include participation of citizens as voters and candidates:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State may waive the requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the democratic development of Burma, including a detailed justification for such waiver.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H88976F15EBEB4159A9C4E37F868AEEF6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3702714FF69E4C31A636E1408381E9D2">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position established by section 7 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/286">
Public Law 110–286
</external-xref>
shall remain vacant following the expiration of the current term.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52D1DA6C3D43470D9F27B68417AB6596">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H95E3AA6CAF874CFEB5DAC1C148E96D42">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 3(3) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/192">
Public Law 112–192
</external-xref>
(October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after
<quote>
Public Law 112–74
</quote>
the phrase
<quote>
and shall also include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H255CFEEBCE1F4A13A79CA9A03EDF0762" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made in subparagraph (A) shall only take effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2015 that the Government of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCBCB79FF7B5E4393B1401101F1BAB167">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Cambodia
</header>
<paragraph id="H8BFBAFD68A8F4B0C89F7F167331C3003">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for democracy and human rights programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall not include the costs associated with a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL, and should include programs that seek to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD512728EB02C4A3E879EEC816EC50ACB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
strengthen Cambodian civil society;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8B5370239D984EC98D8010364D8809C6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
promote transparent and accountable parliamentary and electoral processes;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H225C0A5CECAD414EB905CCD073D975FA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
provide access to justice for political prisoners and individuals whose land has been confiscated through extra-legal means;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE624E10AE7BE4C2BA77C0BC0FD6A1798">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of minority groups in Cambodia;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEAD4A6A244FE44A5AF6908C4F184FC37">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
support research and documentation on the Khmer Rouge genocide, including in a regional context; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H81E0981E1C1A4928AB0F1EB942C88686">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
support efforts to educate the people of Cambodia on such genocide.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD70AE026025749C0AAA39F8B341CDDDD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for basic education programs in Cambodia.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD7CEEAC09B704B48AA8551F1C07BCD0B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available for a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal until the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees on whether—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0839A0F1A3C14D2CB63A2D20C67DC94E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
international donors, in cooperation with the Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate of costs and a timeline associated with the winding down of such tribunal;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0A25DD7FBBAA41E191B9F8807454AAF4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the workings of the tribunal are free of interference by the Government of Cambodia; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD297642906F64DBFA927DC94B3B02527">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the Government of Cambodia is making financial contributions to such tribunal in a manner consistent with its pledges.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39124C84A6394947B93FD3D6E567239D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall consult with international donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a plan to reimburse the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the work of such tribunal:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the steps taken to develop such plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H742B36F6D28F4D038C60F9BED76A61BA">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
North Korea
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB2CBE8AD0E44CC193AFA4F72FF53CBA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available under the heading
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
in title I of this Act shall be made available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE888E57BFECC49089D8CE04A75A9BF9D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for protection activities in the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3827728F2B5141788D285D65823E67D7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for the government of North Korea.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H670A6FCABBA24DEA8B43EB794CD22B06">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
People's Republic of China
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E5CDDFD26D04936AC36C0A0508E712D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H547D0EC33938409497281FDCD2FB0ABC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62CA2E3213A84D729F6D60BD5A1EC603">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter the influence of the People’s Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy required by section 7043(e)(3) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD06A1C80F7B24221A3F6E220CF552C4A">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Philippines
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for the Philippine army should only be made available in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H155785E8BB094D88A3215FE6E8F41120">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Tibet
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE77113BE0F054CB0B317FA5D1DE10B6E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6E4A339E39F439BB3C55407522FB621">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54282392D27449D2AF88B5A77A65C6E1">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Vietnam
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
shall be made available for health/disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated with dioxin.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H807D981818A54F97912940B6E0E23257">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
South and Central Asia
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H319280C0C7824454B15D24AFF666536B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7044.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCCBF49C234DE4C87BFC392F5BF4CE924">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Afghanistan
</header>
<paragraph id="H2FA3D852451B4455809D304267C34FAC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Operations and reports
</header>
<subparagraph id="H9BD3855AA53A4EB6876753562DA2C078">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
that are available for the construction and renovation of United States Government facilities in Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is to accommodate Federal employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets above those notified by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those in place on the date of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitations in this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to protect such facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States personnel.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62648484CB3247ACAF2740487A9B208A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
that are made available for operations in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, submits to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, an update of the report required by section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H75CE095ED9F344FFA35F7204EF3E34DD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Assistance
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
for assistance for Afghanistan—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H53F0DCFCC1F64F988FDE78706D1FA5EF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
may not be used to support any program, project, or activity that—
</text>
<clause id="H46DD0120A45346A79C8E5B89438DA493">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
does not have regular oversight by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, to include site visits;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H134EB2AF507A4F0CB94B1B269AC384F7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
involves any individual or organization that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt practices; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFCF2C6C7996A4360B2316308CC7F797F">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
initiates new major infrastructure;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE381C5B744944C259E2F37A790E6171C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall only be made available for programs that the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined by the United States Chief of Mission;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8686961050BC4B798A63EEF1799E9AC1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall be prioritized for programs that promote women's economic and political empowerment, strengthen and protect the rights of women and girls, and to implement the United States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H753A6BB4289947B8BE10F3BE2B1D19C3">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
shall be implemented in accordance with all applicable audit policies of the Department of State and USAID.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C67E92B500D42278C3E6B9B887FB53A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notification and certification requirement
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
for assistance for the central Government of Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not be obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H084ACF52F11B4B4D9E21FD27AF73CEE3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals and civil society;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A826BBC3D484E8E9A31A056C61DC069">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA38A222ACC044032AC9674CA54F48D89">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5E08C171419D4E6495CC392E03C6FBEE">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
implementing the necessary policies and procedures to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEB3E5C15C3664CE7A5D167DA38F9EF01">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2CC47D70DFA14C44A8456A542855DC33">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (3) has not been met.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA88207F42A8B4B9DACF3AEF89B72BEED">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Rule of law programs
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of law programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating Director, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall be consulted on the uses of all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of law programs in Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD17BCE7041C34FA9976BBE864C180C23">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Funding reduction
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghanistan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the transport of property of the United States Government (including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22337D0D2FCB41FDAB78FCD13AB15A83">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Endowment to empower women and girls
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for an endowment to empower women and girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC658D95732B0473884BCB2E5AC98A890">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Authorities
</header>
<subparagraph id="H3678BEC204DE42C790A01810061F1C73">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available—
</text>
<clause id="H6BF9ACA6B92E469B992E05E56B6DA52E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFF264FD7AF2C43AD94AC0C628A54D62F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
for reconciliation programs and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities for former combatants who have renounced violence against the Government of Afghanistan in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H002FD51573C544FE8CFA524C68F0D306">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D0C0B9F70234CDEA903BC03FCC93BEC">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Afghanistan regional transition
</header>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for programs in Central and South Asia relating to a transition in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan linkages within the region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/179">
Public Law 101–179
</external-xref>
) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/511">
Public Law 102–511
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAFDE7CF63AC74999ABAB02678A8BC5D5">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<header>
Base rights
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H435ECB99C9C1460B98CC16DE8D27FBCE">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Bangladesh
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to improve labor conditions by strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ organizations in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sectors.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E0D8D95BB64449F9F96A584BD6DEDFD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nepal
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1521DF22B74A4A1497511C5E95DBEB2C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, including providing investigators access to witnesses, documents, and other information.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0AEEEB9BCE64F3C893546D6A800664E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, or for training to participate in international peacekeeping missions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7BF51D0E9A6D450EBC13E5DEF386FF14">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pakistan
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0215C0DA97147C08227C2C5C429C562">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Certification Requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF64D2BD97CD34E3D938C92F3E3CADEAC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75482F0704724B00AB77F741DF0B49AE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA1BF8ECCEA8448B382ED515DDB5D3999">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87596F4AABB742F7B14DCF268F7B3AB2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8BE9468C051245BC8265D9E91E3F73A3">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEF7A5222DDEF40FC97017D1E93A04A49">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H750FD080D89A477A9C529FEA81AD7A96">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (1) has not been met.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28C1AEABEDB44911AE00E49B704E6DBB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Assistance
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D71C6B410C1436D826FEE615F9D0ED4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and are subject to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F432FA3A7E1435680E0445FD4E5D4A8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to support programs to train border and customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF7FB873AC0A04E8FB715E10F696040E4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/19/2467">
19 U.S.C. 2467(6)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B80363E02F74E9A999FF1790123481A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A0BD60CAC4F496B8A0E242338C93943">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2902606D4A0448E93F3562DEB2AEC18">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Scholarships for women
</header>
<subparagraph id="HF0EE61B48C3C4CC4B43263ADF0E53036">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase the number of scholarships for women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC6CEA40A56EF426184BE6C6BFF3F528A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The additional scholarships available pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with other scholarship eligibility criteria already established by USAID.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17AF24A63F9B4DC6A273B8F3B3F74FA8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of scholarship recipients.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1EAC5376AE784EB6858701B1D774BD1E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships available under such Program should be awarded to Pakistani women.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F970BE2DA024274ADF34E8DBAA0A842">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reports
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB06798ADC667491DB42664B78ED85BE9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2807B3FE3FDB4F898476137A86EF56CB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, and expected results regarding combating poverty and furthering development in Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/73">
Public Law 111–73
</external-xref>
, as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D9CDE97054D45A9900D064B14E4CA7F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report required by paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9F252D7699664C3A8E1AAEE5B58B04FC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which such projects achieve such objectives.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A7D107F918E4CA5B89AED79DD2403B5">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sri Lanka
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F9E3E9405944586A3CA6C56FC19949F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7CC452C5DCD47E69A37DB39018F0B38">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and maritime surveillance.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E563EA4BA894F0189890D0032699E2D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary makes the certification required in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all military personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H47D9900776124C889C065B1D3E776824">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Military Education and Training
</quote>
(IMET) in this Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations and expanded IMET:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC128E5E20D4548A0906D79A48C68B5AA">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State makes the certification to the Committees on Appropriations required in paragraph (1).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H49AF0310C2824123BAE94325A4D495AD">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Regional programs
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA573BEC5A034091B9ED0A7A9893DFE9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the Central Asian countries.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3A5B5B9477A4218A5B37C477E5ADB8A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
that are available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia should be made available to enhance the recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in police and other security forces.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1F373F9F62704C96B63F6BFE8FF4B441">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
western hemisphere
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6818E74A3CB41FEB5E4C384756FF5FB" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7045.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE3C2B898589647A9A8DFDA0FD291AA61">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Central american migration prevention and response
</header>
<paragraph id="H2E85FDC913534D8788306787D9A24E72">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Strategy
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees a strategy to address the key factors in the countries in Central America contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such strategy shall include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and objectives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available to implement such strategy, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7F95B8393F6347B9BAFD68915FD36AD4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Border security
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for greater border security for the countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly the southern border of Mexico:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be made available by this Act to assist such countries to improve border security.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H69FA13851DAD476388CF27AEEC6F1C8E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Economic and social development
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social development programs, with a focus on communities that are major contributors of unaccompanied migrants and where there is significant gang activity.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H45454F776C124B55AC93D43262677A6E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial and law enforcement reform
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police reform and capacity building programs, with a focus on strengthening judicial independence and community policing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCABE5F9593D143D99C6A5435197859EC">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Trafficking in persons
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human trafficking in Central America, including through the use of forensic technology:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds in this Act shall be made available to support a multi-faceted approach to combat human trafficking in Guatemala.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5D80CE7606934B5B826D92B5B6130DF6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Repatriation and reintegration
</header>
<text>
The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe repatriation and reintegration of minors into families or family-like settings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be made available to support repatriation facilities for the processing of undocumented migrants returning from the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA6CF82FDF2A4FB4A59795305149D2EB">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy required by paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on progress toward achieving the goals and objectives contained in such strategy and an updated spend plan, as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall specify the amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to this section by country and the steps taken by the government of each country to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3B8072C4600D4AB3863808382567FC27">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
improve border security;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CE84E9841B548B58AA20174853C6D9F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, including to increase penalties for human smuggling;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB04276F8702A45589F57980DF4FC19F6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United States immigration laws; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H67E8B7316DA54D548FF782C456CBFF51">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
cooperate with United States Federal agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4E513FAA837E47EEBE6A6EA9BF1B0806">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of assistance
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this subsection for assistance for the government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is not taking the steps specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (7).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5BEC6BFA2DE4BE28030BD0CB469B9D3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Colombia
</header>
<paragraph id="H0599096C67794B7CA21066DE2B32B429">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division I of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/74">
Public Law 112–74
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Colombian national police for aerial drug eradication programs may not be used for the aerial spraying of chemical herbicides unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the herbicides do not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans, including pregnant women and children, or the environment, including endemic species:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial spraying shall be thoroughly investigated and evaluated, and fair compensation paid in a timely manner for meritorious claims:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development/institution building, local governance programs, and support for victims of the violence in Colombia.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H250F865A87D84BCA8B3674EA4639FA64">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H14CA7659F2B1459DA53F50FB26A578DC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Cuba
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
should be made available for programs in Cuba.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H97775C91FCD1400196E81F26701ADF1A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Guatemala
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFB7A29A4EE0418898795F5AEE39B10B">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Haiti
</header>
<paragraph id="HA2BCBF719E484FC186E4DF25845EB517">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H44396D1B01984257A48C6B2DF11176D2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8DC28C7B5DD24F28807B4E96059ECEC8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
is selecting judges in a transparent manner and respecting the independence of the judiciary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A6783C90E1C4CAD822526EDCC520ED3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEB6682990EB4928ADF285DD528F4BDF">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for government institutions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35CD7011C72C494A876A7EAF34562E28">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2751">
22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.
</external-xref>
) for the Coast Guard.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD7543F181CDE468BB480D12DB8734E48">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Honduras
</header>
<paragraph id="H322E90C7689041C69D024E4CC114CF59">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for the Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9132DCF64AD946BDABD55D6A5426740E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, respect for the rule of law within the army and police, and to combat human trafficking.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4173568A0C07490E8DC89CB85530F4D3">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Mexico
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H9518394480F14C05A72E4972F2BB31C4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
that are available for assistance for the Mexican army and police, the Secretary of State shall report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Mexico is meeting the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HD98268CD69FE490AB13DA8E92918AD00">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, and respect for the rule of law within the army and police.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H0F999721A1C34DC89411082D27588659">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico Section of the IBWC and the Government of Mexico to establish mechanisms to improve the transparency of data on, and predictability of, the water deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or eliminate the water deficits owed to the United States in the current 5-year cycle by the end of such cycle:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall include a projection of the balance of the water delivery deficit at the end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated impact to the United States of a negative delivery balance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F9DE48EBE0D4A5DA2D5774FBD6E13DF">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aircraft operations and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFDAA6948AA8F4F8097EDD6CC757C5F15">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Trade Capacity
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H91029B2041FF45C98222EBC26C30B1D2">
<header>
prohibition of payments to united nations members
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HB383702355CD49DBAA3784A1BF7D45AB">
<enum>
7046.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE7A2D23F37A740A198804B048346D54A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
War crimes tribunals
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0AB8B287B74F44B5A5A113E5DA2F8251" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7047.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H5AC8E32F412D4F719C94A87BAE743BF8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
UNITED NATIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H886269B3DF9D4FAB8D53B854231D8AED" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7048.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBDEABDFBCEFB47088EEC26BFC19AE0CB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transparency and accountability
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the heading
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
in title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency is—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6BF2C40A2C5B43138DCB739DDDE57464">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4321A6115AC0470FB01EBEC0FEEF1D53">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4514E63B8594AA2AF18481811EBEF18">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H242D7D4A35C94AFB8AB847F5DFF5E2C5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
legal burdens of proof;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H580A672F8FF0430F84D8440E3C12DCC6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H248F1848329F4EAE9249BDA2F90DC86E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDD209E6FFF554B17801FE5389F77931B">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD5307966CB4D4E2796E3CACF6F3AC021">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations
</header>
<paragraph id="H2371D369BC3B4B71825025D7BAED1152">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/50/2405">
50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1)
</external-xref>
), supports international terrorism.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F4A39A885014C1780B57347E92A7685">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F082EFA146C4F348600DDF141557BD8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D713A2557C54EEE8A318A0AE5A97BC5">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United nations human rights council
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights Council only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is in the national interest of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB84D6895698D4EA590F1103E93880207">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
United Nations Relief and Works Agency
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 45 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is—
</text>
<paragraph id="HAD80554A684749CD84EDEC8973C02675">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19F365B693FF4DD58E33B775BA4AFA50">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H6E26E078BB7142A7ACBBDFC1BB2A5D75">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7D799EDE00324E06A7CF397F793D6BDD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF3A7BF229A4043418E159AE6BE974C17">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H364BDBCDF4F144F4B650CABCDB62B7E7">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59913411689D4B529C06088072C3846A">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H899F8C21113C4C888420D2E4B83A17DD">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
United Nations Capital Master Plan
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8E50B644351745F6BB3BCF9AAE772A95">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Waiver
</header>
<text>
The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H00E80792687541E8A77C84516D25D0D2">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H8A404ADF96994847BCA1E23B3010CBCC">
<header>
community-based police assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HF8634D64C59D4ADEB63AD6FB808F4B09">
<enum>
7049.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H439C6A3E89944AC58C72D9F1481F1BA7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H95CD7DDBC10548BE8CCD1B81C2AEDDC4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Notification
</header>
<text>
Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H8C0CF9B988CF426BB6DE832EDAF19EBF">
<header>
prohibition on promotion of tobacco
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H9A28A3AA3D78472299868CB64AE9F219">
<enum>
7050.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HB2C51387C64A4E08AAD26F7BDAC7E276">
<header>
international conferences
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41FCFBA5ABF44523928CD51782213688" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7051.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section the term
<term>
international conference
</term>
shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H113C2F417EF44CEEA55078F434060100">
<header>
aircraft transfer and coordination
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H969968FB5644400DBD44445D74D1FF7A">
<enum>
7052.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3433764E9CC54ED08B7CCC69B4D0542E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer Authority
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Andean Counterdrug Initiative
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Andean Counterdrug Programs
</quote>
may be used for any other program and in any region, including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a deployment:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1A70691BA19B476785A8B7629FAD1373">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Property Disposal
</header>
<text>
The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2E5CE5DA5C7D48DABE7428E4F2B3B54B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Aircraft Coordination
</header>
<paragraph id="H3AE68B32127C4D7D820BE3C767D0944E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds received by the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Department's Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DDAC4A35DA8445E9C0459A57C4E4817">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the transportation of personnel.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HED854A22E02A4B148029A333B90C129E">
<header>
parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H342CF20AF9F440BB967C82B2B7D7D2F5">
<enum>
7053.
</enum>
<text>
The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall apply to this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the date
<quote>
September 30, 2009
</quote>
in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be
<quote>
September 30, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H0A382239FC9B47FCA10ABE5354B6DD01">
<header>
landmines and cluster munitions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H59FAB6B6E72D4526BD36BC883E7F1299">
<enum>
7054.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HBCE71B2797594102BBD01C35519E9A38">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Landmines
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF37CD019E6ED4003AFDF6D3F4B6F81A6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Cluster Munitions
</header>
<text>
No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless—
</text>
<paragraph id="H71498F6799CB4F4686AC33718555BB8C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0A2F2837084940DA9421F4D967CBF1BA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HAD160737719B444C8C31D2C97A8A9CEB">
<header>
prohibition on publicity or propaganda
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HB66BC0902B734FE4AD901681C1A35EF0">
<enum>
7055.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/96/533">
Public Law 96–533
</external-xref>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H01E6FD6F95384F5194DF3F5447DDE9CC">
<header>
limitation on residence expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HD035AD4DC5AB450BAE1B19B34941594F">
<enum>
7056.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE4684EDA49B545CB9C982DD8A0B9C350">
<header>
United states agency for international development management
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2733EA4F4CC246188B714672A49D2CD5">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="HEA7C61165EC54BE08AD594CF92F71F8E">
<enum>
7057.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8FE46421F9F34894B937226FDFE69185">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authority
</header>
<text>
Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5DACC0B7B27D49CC9B10CD37D186D594">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Restrictions
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H630B00C530B1438A9CDE6D44BC1F7EE8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not exceed 175.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4DDCA8528CBF44CA9BA044B3265033AB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H5BE3FBD0A23F4500AE74E27785809ACE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions
</header>
<text>
The authority of subsection (a) should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HEA2451FF35C344F4A79CFE4ED3D86A3F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Program Account Charged
</header>
<text>
The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which such individual's responsibilities primarily relate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD531AD1D91EE4EF8AFC86AB231AFA7AE">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Foreign Service Limited Extensions
</header>
<text>
Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H82831B294C334513B9206E53D3FFF9E0">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Disaster Surge Capacity
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H9FE03F98E80942C3AE464F815EF6EC35">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Personal Services Contractors
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/83/480">
Public Law 83–480
</external-xref>
), may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H709FFBCA9F614E2D86DCA400086F1A13">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Small Business
</header>
<text>
In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H246CE7C5433248208F038FDF50642D50">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments
</header>
<text>
Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4AA259B28B97444493CB04C6A1061418">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Local sustainable development
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the USAID Administrator shall submit to such committees a plan, including a timeline and resources required by fiscal year, to incorporate the following components into USAID Foreign Service training, assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local sustainable development principles to USAID assistance programs:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6CD3B5172E2443D49574B9D40C2F9A90">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates sustainable development, and which includes the option of extending such assignments;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H132503F6529548C18E6B16D0396D4912">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
sufficient foreign language training;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H12644DAEC62F4CF2AE7B7BC1C805B36A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
expertise in one or more program areas;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B6F6DCEE6AB48E8884EC274505284D9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers primary responsibility for developing relationships with, and building the capacity of, local nongovernmental and governmental entities, and supporting grants to and cooperative agreements with such entities to design and implement small-scale, sustainable programs, projects, and activities across all development sectors;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB333E05F7AB34C81B5C1E78F831A3C3D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
incentives, including training, compensation, and career development opportunities including promotions, to encourage such officers to carry out their responsibilities; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7BF028D7E3CD4B65BE4F593EB873B5DF">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and assignments of relevant locally employed staff are fully integrated with the work of such officers.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB38EBA4E1A184AEB9A76402AE2C5AA72">
<header>
global health activities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" id="HB640B646C32846B98C8FE67030D60AE2">
<enum>
7058.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H798C701955B74D2DA32893EDF55FD1B4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7601">
22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq.
</external-xref>
), as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H25A843DF74074981950FE58E143411D4">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Global Fund
</header>
<paragraph id="H665D0089613444099DACACAA3B82F181">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HEB360860A9AC4F95A4A6BD4F7EF52088">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public Web site;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91AB2EB595FB4A9FA35815FC17730DE4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Global Fund is providing sufficient resources to maintain an independent OIG that—
</text>
<clause id="HA09E34D481C845328D61BBAD8C894958">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC4EA63963F9B41A5A7A6A92833733450">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6138DE4CC8514DFE8CE3ED697353D6F1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
compiles regular, publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and Local Fund Agents;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1BF06E6829254618ABDCEE366EDBA01C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Global Fund maintains an effective whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from retaliation, including confidential procedures for reporting possible misconduct or irregularities; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H000DEE5DFFCF41A2AB75C0A4092E561B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the Global Fund is implementing the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 21, 2011.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9204639DF37341DFA7036B1A08FF6E84">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The withholding required by this subsection shall not be in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any other provision contained in this or any other Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8DCFE48F80234972A942240AA6F48D1E">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks
</header>
<text>
If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds made available under title III of this Act may be made available to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H58849D90E208447892BC64698DEDA044">
<header>
gender equality
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H5841E6677DF14F629F8FB16EFE340615">
<enum>
7059.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9F1B3D0FA34D46A687D761F3A75AC895">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Gender Equality
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE757C034E0B34A8BA91D1314AE401419">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Women’s leadership
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H66A5F708CB2B46CEBB793E1185FD9A39">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Gender-Based violence
</header>
<paragraph id="HD347989AC24641B4A88A4BC29B07D630">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H93726511684D4B1F96DC3FEA3946A573">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict settings.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF8D42A3A515A4891B0FAA2D0BD16EEC5" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA8B3BB2FC5654DE9A9BD6A08A262798A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Department of State and United States Agency for International Development gender programs shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6C12CF2F72FD4DBBBCDD40DE442CF270">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Women, Peace, and Security
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1B129DC23BDA4F34A49260602D028D29">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
SECTOR ALLOCATIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H7A110169C19E4BECB93A06BDC984E394">
<enum>
7060.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7DA29E27BBEB43FDB30CDFD9089CF698">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Education
</header>
<paragraph id="H4BA62242D391477AAB77DF325F371E9C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Basic education
</header>
<subparagraph id="H5EA4AAD34DF54079A1551F3FF216ACB7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any provision of
<linebreak/>
law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, except for the conditions provided in this subsection:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each country where USAID provides basic education assistance and such report shall also include details on the types of contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of such assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter until the unobligated and unexpended balances for such assistance are less than the amount made available by this paragraph for basic education assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the initial report shall also include a detailed plan, timeline, and the current status of assistance for basic education.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4157445E550B4A0AA7536836F04180AB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
USAID shall ensure that programs supported with funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are integrated, as appropriate, with health, agriculture, governance, and economic and social development activities to address the broader needs of target populations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That USAID shall work to achieve quality universal basic education by—
</text>
<clause id="H39C6E04727014B78AB9312B21285DBEC">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations working in developing countries to provide children with a quality basic education, including through strengthening host country educational systems; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFE3B1A85732241F1B00AD6AA642ED856">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
promoting basic education as the foundation for comprehensive community development programs.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H03919EFC65E541EAB20941AD015225C1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under title III for basic education, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to multilateral partnerships that support education.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF54F7C2622249B6B210E25438955FC0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Higher education
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in Africa, including $17,500,000 for human and institutional capacity development partnerships between higher education institutions in Africa and the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D5A2DE45321467FA51D28D3FBB36A41">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of funds appropriated under title III of this Act, the term
<quote>
democracy programs
</quote>
in section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to rescue scholars, and fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa for academic professionals and university students from countries in such region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFABC3FE06B704186B2EE9C3D189FF9C3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Countering violent extremism
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made available for programs to reduce support for foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and rehabilitation programs in prisons; job training and social reintegration for former supporters of FTOs; law enforcement training programs; and capacity building for civil society organizations to combat radicalization in local communities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this subsection the term
<quote>
countering violent extremism
</quote>
shall be defined as non-coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public support for FTOs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to counter violent extremism, including a description of the objectives of such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry out such strategy, and multi-year cost estimates.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6061A01B2A7A442BB2AB61899B792532">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Environment Programs
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2CB2743EBF040C8880F922A0F269E3E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for environment programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF442059D867F4A1DB75D08CDAE661B21">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clean energy
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitation in section 7081(b) of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the proviso contained in such section shall not apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7062A74DF496404DA09242897E1368AF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Adaptation and mitigation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for United States contributions to multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support adaptation and mitigation programs only in accordance with the directives under this subsection in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H105D2A26FAF04A21861B24EB1525838E">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs and, in addition, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available to protect biodiversity, and shall not be used to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available for the Central African Regional Program for the Environment and other tropical forest programs in the Congo Basin, not less than $17,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That funds made available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for programs in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned directly to the DOI:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such funds shall be made available to support other international conservation programs of the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest Service, and programs to protect great apes and other endangered species.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7FC89606AB404BAEB357B6A6FE10C2B3">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking
</header>
<subparagraph id="H6AFBBD7E499E4F43AED9ACAB2A1698B4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H40C239F2EA824587A38F8D4C4826300C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB65345E052A542F588E2EA9106EC54CD">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Authority
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the provisions of this subsection and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEF47B64E9E4446C90072AE5335455AC">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extraction of natural resources
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAAE362573577422FB0DAEDC0B236AC16">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246">
Public Law 110–246
</external-xref>
and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB3BD6A4111744218A9350A024BDC7273">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCA18EA8124914E9AB4352EE5894D7030">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial institutions and post on the Department of the Treasury’s Web site that it is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of the country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by section 1504 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203">
Public Law 111–203
</external-xref>
, and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered for—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0F2409A1B8A4453CB62D7633639F40F0" indent="up1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
accurately accounting for and public disclosure of payments to the host government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B516C4FFC2F4EFC8092A604B8E234CE" indent="up1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and public disclosure of the findings of such audits; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF9274FB17BC4B1F9B30C2296CC8F6FF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
public disclosure of such documents as Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary or that would create competitive disadvantage.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DE838B352DF4647B3C246534557841D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FA7FC7356884AC1BE3A7D044EFC7396">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution and the United States representatives to all forest-related multilateral financing mechanisms and processes to vote against any financing to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0EC3562CB8B6491E8D1B866C5F5E4C86">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution that it is the policy of the United States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution to support the construction of any large dam, only in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H363070183449457E971690B2899859F7">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H61E22DC756684C6AA346C29A62156A63">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall designate sufficient personnel with the technical expertise to fulfill the agency’s responsibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 of title XIII of the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, as amended, including the ability for personnel with such expertise from other relevant United States Government agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, which may be on a non-reimbursable basis, to provide additional technical support and specific subject matter reviews as part of USAID’s Title XIII analytical, investigative, and reporting responsibilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the responsibilities of such personnel shall include, but not be limited to—
</text>
<subclause id="H01705B5FE91A4789AB3BA1A4370D2B87">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
conducting independent, technical, and thorough reviews of proposed multilateral development bank (MDB) projects at the technical assessment/feasibility stage prior to the drafting of environmental impact assessments;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCE443622A658492185B67476B9912A07">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
conducting reviews, and coordinating and compiling the analyses by other relevant United States Government agencies with technical expertise of environmental impact assessments in support of the project review process, to assist in fulfilling USAID’s responsibilities under section 1303(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act, as amended; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC8E9E069881841D4A9937677F76227FB">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
ongoing monitoring of MDB projects reviewed pursuant to USAID’s Title XIII reporting responsibilities to determine the degree of incorporation and effectiveness of United States Government recommendations and the adequacy of safeguard policies.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H6C2DA867492544A695B9E3534F06AD03">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of this subsection.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6EB492CE85714CBA98B423463293773F">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer of funds
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer $29,907,000 of funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
to funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Multilateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions
</quote>
for additional payments to trust funds enumerated under such headings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to exercising such transfer authority the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6084CF8F4FD4C35A43DA46A735664E3">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Continuation of prior law
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H122EA9F5846648C1B7F06B993E045CF4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Food security and agricultural development
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H708B4C3812114EA79DBC22B8F84195A5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food security and agricultural development programs, of which $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future Collaborative Research Innovation Lab:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law to address food shortages, and for a United States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4FF9C9A5F8D04EF3A9348EF4C73978E4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause the United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds contributed to such Program.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA5D103A09DA4AE6871AD866397FCF2E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Microenterprise and microfinance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED77D1F78BB74743B84A1754F9081210">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reconciliation programs
</header>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
and
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
, not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9825AA142AF4FDA910E8E4D2D54C81F">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Trafficking in persons
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, not less than $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84FE2581FE474A28963FFEC125FDCB75">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Water and sanitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/121">
Public Law 109–121
</external-xref>
), of which not less than $145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDA7682B0E7904EEC912A39C2B79B77C6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notification requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Authorized deviations from funding levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0247EABF125E4BF7ADCCC7B35804FE84">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Uzbekistan
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8D68633875F4E9688E62850AA3F5D97" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7061.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8">
Public Law 111–8
</external-xref>
) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act, except that the Secretary of State may waive the application of section 7076(a) for a period of not more than 6 months and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the waiver is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain access to and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver includes an assessment of progress, if any, by the Government of Uzbekistan in meeting the requirements in section 7076(a):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, on all United States Government assistance provided to the Government of Uzbekistan and expenditures made in support of the Northern Distribution Network in Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months, including any credible information that such assistance or expenditures are being diverted for corrupt purposes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That information provided in the assessment and report required by the previous provisos shall be unclassified but may be accompanied by a classified annex and such annex shall indicate the basis for such classification:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of the application of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term
<quote>
assistance
</quote>
shall not include expanded international military education and training.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HFF8355A0F7BE4C0D81DF24BC7D06C321">
<header>
arms trade treaty
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HC2C6109F62AD4E4A9D1A8BDACAF94F01">
<enum>
7062.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCB00E4101E754DCBBB70550245DB552B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H276607C92D12499FA04571FBCCAD263D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7063.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H51DF41A60FB44927ADC8A80613147AB1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution
</header>
<text>
Of the funds made available under the heading
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
in this Act for fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H4C1E675570DA4549B705AE6DC03CC995">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Availability of funds
</header>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HB1D7B66D42CF4336BC6286FAB8195CB6">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on use of funds in china
</header>
<text>
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HEAF37463DAE549F69D34F9754AB18A23">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions on availability of funds
</header>
<text>
Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HCF614522FF47404CA36C5A30BC212EA6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HACA96149BA0142C29495DDA0BF0F6660">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
UNFPA does not fund abortions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H29BEB8C9AD8A4B8E9646C1582C274442">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Report to congress and dollar-for-Dollar withholding of funds
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H91F3AF8F477E42C28CEF3DE251450751">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H4C81D06D80C34AC58B3D3686C4AA3379">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H1076058D5778415CB501D99BB96631AC">
<header>
requests for documents
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HC787D77BAF014B4F9910841048B4D01E">
<enum>
7064.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International Development.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFC6F38B3195F4901BFA588020A10BC54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEF9DCCC4E424681B92DCB7DFD668E91" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7065.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
Development Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
in this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC64A531D822B49659F38C4CB57D875E4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prohibition on use of torture
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DAEEF88F81148DBA667C03A1FC9C594" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7066.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEAF08514320D49E5988F647B214014AD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9ED6F1E474C4D539E1B7155599101E5">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H33021AA80AFA4F859FDE4DFBB4770B18">
<header>
extradition
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H1FC0FA5FACFF4712B555A41B79CE4D68">
<enum>
7067.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2133825835984938AF6008F6AC710FB6">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
,
<quote>
United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance
</quote>
) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H99E5760611E04632B2CAB17798A9520C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD4980E87A77C493C9852870EA20596C7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interests of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H8B1B79F116B04D26B7148794250E6B3D">
<header>
commercial leasing of defense articles
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HCC5DFAA0D97445399732CE792A11E193">
<enum>
7068.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H7CB1BFB604D94779898862D444DF0A4A">
<header>
Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HFC3F7A13CACC4C9ABCCCA5070C4111C0">
<enum>
7069.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H861B911EFC7345CAB273DF1A440167CE">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to executing the authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national interest of the United States.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAF12908928F44ACFA44F623C89A3469E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the limitation contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for assistance and related programs for the countries identified in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/179">
Public Law 101–179
</external-xref>
) and section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/511">
Public Law 102–511
</external-xref>
) and may be used to carry out the provisions of those Acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such assistance and related programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/101/179">
Public Law 101–179
</external-xref>
) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/102/511">
Public Law 102–511
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9AD4183322154BF5BF262EE2615F5DF0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCA1C45BD61B64F26820B78914E186907">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/201">
Public Law 104–201
</external-xref>
or non-proliferation assistance;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD11F28D9FA474A4D93CC25952FB33111">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2421">
22 U.S.C. 2421
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D7DD1EEDF2C4FAD8F8E9E502952A0A7">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04F323F77F004C6E84A23EFBA7E7A261">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2191">
22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq.
</external-xref>
);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC04DD7E5F4F74D4D9D8F0460F81C8A2F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F3EFD3517D8418E9A9CA5550B947C79">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
humanitarian assistance.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H120DADB7AA134D85B3C973EBFFAFCDA0">
<header>
russia
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F6C1418E87143BCB3EEFC877385F562" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7070.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2ECE6C396043423DA67083ABA41A7CA8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2679381C8E184DCF8FB3A250A2EC8B7F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4D5925E1A7E447709CB2F76FF4939EEE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DC419B19557480FBCC42CDD85D9B3F9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H663BA423EBB24B5DAA026D5D4C32BD4C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBE5C23B271349408C498CD496A2B33B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC43570C38FFC43709D439B7CA405A67F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H40C3FBAC791241AEB9536F7F7FA3A9D2" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E2CA657EC244C878260F3256D8F972B" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H032903660F2144E5BE5A88A812898D78">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
in title III to counter Russian aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
in title IV:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA12E59F8531340AFA231F54E24F3F788">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB10CC8738EF44F083E97031DB6A7C82">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAF3D6D28300C450888B80D58C2543500">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFAB1DFBA81494C08ADF8EC7247A80FA6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
international monetary fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBD4ABA346FD6494490C5A23CD1ACC608" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7071.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7AD0847F5EB44D16BFF7515B7F2D139C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117">
Public Law 111–117
</external-xref>
shall apply to this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB809669F30B4220AE5A2ADD7674311A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7636ABD03F534DAD9CEE8CED8C831E07">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require that the IMF implements and enforces policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFFC45A0EDAA24A188F17B9934FCC7D55">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H625BFD7EB2AE41B09528E93ECEED6AC1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
legal burdens of proof;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCD333452FD3D421BACC03848E7781496">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9A6DC6C095D943D3AB579D0D4109F4E6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H561C058A7FB147BEAC4559DC48522084">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H9F9BBE8C86C24F668A3DF47A7BE878EB">
<header>
Public posting of reports
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H96CF2BDD0B024037A0DBAB68ED88EC15">
<enum>
7072.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H78E1FDAA3DDE4EAF9030E66AA2EE7EBD">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of such agency any report required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such agency that to do so is in the national interest.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB58504918A7941DABE55EDC2EAEA085E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB1C67A5DC2C6457986155D3CDF342C23">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the public posting of such report would compromise national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H217FC6CA906F48C98CF0E01BB59BCF82">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H898E60FE0F274B789CBA0A604EE76896">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE283F867367B43A59949FB4D979B2DC7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Overseas private investment corporation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4A15974E62DC4551886A65C2FB8B167A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7073.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H1D55895A57F54ECCBB1B63A92C821CC7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Whenever the President determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the
<act-name parsable-cite="FAA61">
Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
</act-name>
, up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that account:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H99AEF8294CAE4978AAD10AAA2107653D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H7F4422CC604B441DBCA7FF322999B6D9">
<header>
special defense acquisition fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H6A5335B63BBE4E53AC2DF40EBDFF2951">
<enum>
7074.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HC13FB3D8D98A4978A30ABCD2E3B668A1">
<header>
enterprise funds
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HFD6184765D784223B3AD705FC184AE7A">
<enum>
7075.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4FC9885FFBB14C4485CFAE41BA58F2AB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA106FED40FB41A998C29F047A0BE7AF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H514884D38518499D83EBBDBD3BA57A9A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7A0109FDAF7A426D8D8D121CE93CA2BC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
budget documents
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H016944CCA815465393D0A41790451398" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7076.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H96B6308858AE41C295AD4859F405AF93">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating Plans
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels and the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/justification:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That operating plans for funds for such department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or III and title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating plans for, and integrated information on, enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding specified in this Act or in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDAF9D19877684E8A8DAC9ED7F8B3C3E0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Spend Plans
</header>
<paragraph id="H0B654D049B5B4A7E9B80CE8731E0EFCF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act, for—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB1B930BFED24C408726E00E9FC313FA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC239DAEED5404C63BEBEEEAF8B8AE704">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the Central American Regional Security Initiative, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE6B60E84EBE349A582601188CA333636">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
democracy programs and each sector enumerated in section 7060 of this Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1A2855122EBA4C3F84C9EDE6FC85C7D4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act under the headings
<quote>
Department of the Treasury
</quote>
in title III and
<quote>
International Financial Institutions
</quote>
in title V.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3E7C281E253B43D8B3387A1421A7257A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Spending Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available during fiscal year 2014 under the heading
<quote>
Development Credit Authority
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H97F3A78AEAC84272932130914AF73635">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Notifications
</header>
<text>
The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H89AF85296A8A4036B48D6C7B1854DFAC">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Congressional budget justifications
</header>
<paragraph id="HF6DF54D87FF0413E9CE0C4B60A426731">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The congressional budget justifications for Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF783F4C53397447EB87A02823D6BF0D2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall include in the congressional budget justification a detailed justification for multi-year availability for any funds requested under the headings
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H7CA47B84139F4F2F93C0BB07DAEE545D">
<header>
use of funds in contravention of this act
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HA8E18E19FB1745F18F6594A42DAC5794">
<enum>
7077.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program and policy.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9AC072930695438C8AC94B6ACCC3C171">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H752E5E41D5D740EDB0172DF0D86C3DFC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7078.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE61FBB85B0F14DE69F368600EEECBD6C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2015 under the headings
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
, not less than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the United States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including from the private sector.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE44501652A044A5E8187AB3F6DD0843E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C70EE32FBBB4DE5B1D0A3363BDCE1D5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
coordinated with other democracy, governance, and broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Democracy Fund
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
, and shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy promotion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA0D96FB74ED4A96BFBA514BE12DA38D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/158">
Public Law 112–158
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H757983E55E074100A5C639D2D0EB4BA9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60F73A15B5E144FDBE672418D3796EDD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E30B8AFB1B6493C9D0E96F7B47DAAE4">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the United States Government’s technological advantage over such censorship techniques:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41D166A0C9B347EEA86C968E2B9E0088">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1147BA25119B4646B3C6B5B2F7E2C767">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of such audit.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9F1E5DB0C85A4AA181F3945235F644AE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Disability programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3D03D3CCA37B4BD89AAD6FAE8EBAC8F9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
7079.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0C21E15E004D44FC943AB4909FA7E756">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H923D6CD2F16F4E16B64B9FB7E5134847">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical support.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="H2D1DCAE136064D2FB0D065EF78F9B34E">
<header>
small grants program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HA57EEE41E3FF4062A3492D3350DA2661">
<enum>
7080.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA84F3B07AA164DA1AA539CA83636056D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A Small Grants Program (SGP) shall be established within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide small grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and agreements of not more than $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the SGP established pursuant to this section shall replace the function served previously by the Development Grants Program established under section 674 of division J, of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161">
Public Law 110–161
</external-xref>
, which is hereby abolished.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3094286A07284B31916AA813AAEE5BD8">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<text>
Grants from the SGP shall only be made to eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H620C67E51C6D490D99E22855361F82B8">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Proposals
</header>
<text>
Grants made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be provided through—
</text>
<paragraph id="H20B73FC745A242B1BDF819880B30D9C7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDD41009ABFA24AE9A90EF5377237A7FC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
an open and competitive process.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7E8B349730704A32A9C84EA60D9E9A78">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Funding
</header>
<paragraph id="HED118319B43E48E0B8EFA627A3EB5284">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for the SGP within USAID’s Local Sustainability Office of the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment to carry out this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF0CF161446F04E8D8468957CEF264B75">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Other than to meet the requirements of this section, funds made available to carry out this section may not be allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may be attributed to any such specifically designated funding level after the award of funds under this section, if applicable.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1CD399F06434ABB9B3B6EB8D6B83C56">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Funds made available under this section shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H96B2E583F0554C3EAB5741779634BEDC">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Management
</header>
<paragraph id="HAEC99B766B614BA083BE2E608AFAAE40">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall issue guidance to implement this section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such guidance shall include the requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA503E66AF67944EFAF81A147BC8A35C9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures required by paragraph (1), such selected mission may be allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such allocations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3D3B3ECBBAA427A8BAB036FA5F55FE5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section may be used by USAID for administrative and oversight expenses associated with managing relationships with entities under the SGP.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2D9AD0F2BF904EABA792E30DDA72C12F">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the Administrator shall submit a report to such committees describing the guidance to implement the SGP.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HE9946D5D05644B1597B2D05F94159392">
<header>
prohibition on first-class travel
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HF1EDCAA2BEBA458EBECB4AF3A69FD746">
<enum>
7081.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9E45C3E4D5D34964BC728E386254EB32">
<header>
Reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H9214A86113474BF6B4E35728B35E3AB8">
<enum>
7082.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will be made available for assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H9516D7698AFD45BEA2DDFFA1B58567FA">
<header>
Authority for replenishments
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H1F85209E1468466AB1BCC0C09A68E90F">
<enum>
7083.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HABC7FF57F6D846F4B1AD795BF1B1B6C1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Asian Development Bank Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/89/369">
Public Law 89–369
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/285">
22 U.S.C. 285 et seq.
</external-xref>
), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="H4348E94996374183B7B8DE335F588104" style="OLC">
<section id="HE54579E46BD34FB99549B94FC3C29330">
<enum>
35.
</enum>
<header>
Tenth Replenishment
</header>
<subsection id="H4AF6B8C499AB4832836DD89CA102FEB1">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $359,600,000 to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC65B4A1AF5654DF6A521101F7AAC13BC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEFB35055DC8541FC89847CF965D35B7E">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The International Development Association Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/565">
Public Law 86–565
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/284">
22 U.S.C. 284 et seq.
</external-xref>
), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="H611CB87F5D004E65B7403FCF311CBAD6" style="OLC">
<section id="HB8A3B581AABE4C88B791753292022D98">
<enum>
28.
</enum>
<header>
Seventeenth Replenishment
</header>
<subsection id="H12BDC86612FA4F2A8267C8D26FE22A59">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD368136235B34BF483B4632215164AE0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7F5D29CA09C94296A474A4D078CE0552">
<enum>
29.
</enum>
<header>
Multilateral Debt Relief
</header>
<subsection id="HC1061C7F82E94394A52CA4F10657D630">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $565,020,000 to the International Development Association for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB15B08E41A874F149BB337AF4FDF46FF">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2A44F218C2684B07AA6F5E1BF2E9A002">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In this section, the term
<quote>
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
</quote>
means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled
<quote>
Conclusions on Development,
</quote>
done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAAF4495A356B4B40803207999DEDC4A7">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The African Development Fund Act,
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/302">
Public Law 94–302
</external-xref>
, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/290g">
22 U.S.C. 290g et seq.
</external-xref>
), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="HD8F614B45D51480CA0B450CD358B190B" style="OLC">
<section id="H06E6333774B844E2890ECC02891BA09F">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<header>
Thirteenth Replenishment
</header>
<subsection id="H64A38288124A4589B36BDB0CBDA8816F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $585,000,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H807EF234FCCF476EA9A509FD116836B0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H20BC6A612DBE4BD5A771EE1034B1EC3E">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<header>
Multilateral Debt Relief
</header>
<subsection id="HDE651E38F9B449F8BD47C26A2BF9BE69">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the thirteenth replenishment of resources of the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8788C01DBBFF41008E8D62F2867EF652">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2CF60332068E4CA9A7719731F3323D72">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
In this section, the term
<quote>
Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative
</quote>
means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled
<quote>
Conclusions on Development,
</quote>
done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HC69F0C73D90E44D4814B451BDA8646BF">
<header>
RESCISSION OF FUNDS
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H4E3133E1987B4B00BD2714A03E34FBFA">
<enum>
7084.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unexpended balances available under the heading
<quote>
Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation
</quote>
from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $30,000,000 are rescinded.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="H0F88E937FCD1459FBB47E0F46131CB00">
<header>
MODIFICATIONS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACT OF 2000
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H64AE5C6691D847DA9D6A53DCDDBE1E67">
<enum>
7085.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HB2BB0DD581284FE5B51CCBC3DB06E3E4">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund
</header>
<text>
Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
note) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H611D936AFD5946DFB7CFA20C3E5397DF" style="OLC">
<paragraph commented="no" id="H3302613987894BD7BA672979B665F5BB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Excess funds
</header>
<text>
During each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of the amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph (1), shall be made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary of State, for grants to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="HD1966D62EBF24DABB52B5F2B7B776B41">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Administrative provisions
</header>
<text>
Section 209(a) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting
<quote>
(other than section 211)
</quote>
after
<quote>
this title
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H1C02DBBBEC2B4CA383DCEAD1A4DE65D3">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Grants authorized
</header>
<text>
The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/554">
Public Law 106–554
</external-xref>
and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/2452">
22 U.S.C. 2452
</external-xref>
note) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06A4335267D34CF4AEBCBAE1064C43EE" style="OLC">
<section commented="no" id="H11F4454157674CD5847C46AE9F79E1AB">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<header>
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H3E2B92AAF5CC4D3FBDF37728F257B9B7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Grants authorized
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of State is authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be used to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H689FD03EB7ED439FAB5D7303EE155B92">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Application
</header>
<text>
In order to receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H8ED6F9FFB68442ABA8BF02E9667BAC5A">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum standards
</header>
<text>
As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall ensure that the independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam described in subsection (a)—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H31B82C1480D149BFB730AF1F48BCC34D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
achieves standards comparable to those required for accreditation in the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H14D1818E2C034BB7B1AB3D677BBBA103">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and research programs in a broad range of fields, including public policy, management, and engineering; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HEF7188438A6E4338955F97D76939C35A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
establishes a policy of academic freedom and prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical views.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H46E5E0EA87C5451999CEEB176E0D1285">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Annual report
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" id="HF27794AA3B554ACE965BDD05F32F3482">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that summarizes the activities carried out under this section during such fiscal year.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H488D8B92DFC045C88993207DBF6329A9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
In this subsection, the term
<quote>
appropriate congressional committees
</quote>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H72E389EB822243ED84BCEBC8865BA9C0">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HE972DA695BC5470A9CA840B46F1856E2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HF28AB800AA244B7EA86C4D93A0D07FE5">
<header>
impact on jobs in the united states
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H39FC7834CADC42238E02C738F30A0244">
<enum>
7086.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to provide—
</text>
<paragraph id="H31D7491A510A4D5897C16EC36E30EB3A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the United States for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United States;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72A98889639D4A9D9F9B2F82B9D56A95">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
assistance for any program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that country:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate with the level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9ED837A8709D404BB6510822446B000E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any assistance to an entity outside the United States if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H24A2C72080C74317B9F955947177564C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H571E5700AA3742AAA393EE8E1978356A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6639E40395E54C9094192CE0F8E52E11">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the modification proposed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H8554BF1D918F4358B5E15C4AD51AB4C1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States on December 12, 2013,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H806FEC5BD4E64F5B860F416C5552D3B6" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
VIII
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Overseas Contingency Operations
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H8A4FE9DF31E042E69C340FE935D73F0F">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H71A9268F83B443DCBB2AAA5879A6BB3F">
<header>
Administration of foreign affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H7134E284F5794891B8D2E3619A195FEA">
<header>
Diplomatic and consular programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB719DFB4B33E4914AC713F58D5B05A36">
<header>
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, $1,350,803,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HDB77CE5898E44DE291B1C1D911BE686F">
<header>
CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Conflict Stabilization Operations
</quote>
, $15,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEA12DEA5F9C242EAA87838CA8FADDF93">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
, $56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2014:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H677E2D6F8FD14724A7D9C41FCF758FAA">
<header>
Embassy security, construction, and maintenance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance
</quote>
, $260,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HB5EB4492CF224EB1A3D7A1AF4325457C">
<header>
International organizations
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HEC50D1F790884ECC9A649F7E0B8E4CA0">
<header>
contributions to international organizations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Contributions to International Organizations
</quote>
, $74,400,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H980F4305854F48C48EEF124FB980A730">
<header>
Related agency
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H33BD278DF41B4495BB8A5252FC891F4C">
<header>
Broadcasting board of governors
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H38BE1C6DF61A44A8ADA87830A0D11BD5">
<header>
International broadcasting operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Broadcasting Operations
</quote>
, $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H0AEF10662E2A41EAB5732945C59E5898">
<header>
United states agency for international development
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H09D8D69A84AC4A999826C05B2B3EBD1F">
<header>
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA81BBBB9599242C1B2DDF1429C3FA91F">
<header>
Operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
, $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HA8E915ACAD2D48FB87414C2422BFD9B1">
<header>
Bilateral Economic Assistance
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HA2AD5863CA3D48BCB6B1EBB64F0FF5B1">
<header>
Funds Appropriated to the President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HDA5D51A691E447EE98135E0AC50A6EE5">
<header>
International Disaster Assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, $1,335,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB120DEE12F3C4E3183DCC3D4D20E82ED">
<header>
Transition initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
, $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H56939F64797B4F569C6FFA1BCB80312E">
<header>
Complex crises fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
, $30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H386DE911BF5D4683AE53C16F2A23EFE9">
<header>
Economic support fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCF1F6ECB4A934EAA9BA973AB31675AC6">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H0142A34941504CA18BD1F5613F56EE79">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HC52BD1A1F8104BBFBBC68FA6D3FE0EC0">
<header>
Migration and refugee assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
, $2,127,114,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H4AC68D8FC0B34F3DAAC780A324DCCCDC">
<header>
International security assistance
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HC3E0A1C1DDFA4C5793D33DBB8E5BB07D">
<header>
Department of state
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HE7F7594653144917831F525D47805A6E">
<header>
International narcotics control and law enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
, $443,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCFCE8B18C4304F288DC127F03E11BD0E">
<header>
Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
, $99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0B8437F0C6B7431C80DDDDDEE3E69413">
<header>
peacekeeping operations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other peacekeeping requirements, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the total amount of United States contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping operation shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso under the heading
<quote>
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities
</quote>
in title I of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H4B0FF0F2EB2A4D68A58416134D72B2CB">
<header>
Funds appropriated to the president
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H3EE603EDC58B4654A5ED0A22DBB9F44E">
<header>
Foreign military financing program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
, $866,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HDAE48C323E394EC1BB710E9F49F60637">
<header>
general provisions
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="H2D179B1C3BC941D694CBE6AF0CF27A25">
<header>
additional appropriations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H94D0B6F49DFA4583AECA537A703BCA86">
<enum>
8001.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HD5102091A45F41D7ADE116F9D79351D6">
<header>
extension of authorities and conditions
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HCAA391D108FD40FE9F8E883F7483A5AF">
<enum>
8002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HFE7577E3BF144C529DC224C68B06E423">
<header>
transfer and additional authority
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H0BFEF320ACEB407BBD78ABFE698E49A7">
<enum>
8003.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H47AFCC8CE1064A2AA73D22F4DD343781">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings
<quote>
Transition Initiatives
</quote>
,
<quote>
Complex Crises Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
may be transferred to, and merged with—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC5382C463FDE4CBD899BFB98FB613FAF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
funds appropriated by this title under such headings; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6540D5793B4D40A79BE5D963F6C5A258">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
funds appropriated by this title under the headings
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
and
<quote>
Migration and Refugee Assistance
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H505B7D8D87C64C8EB5E988F0C61EAF39">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Foreign Military Financing Program
</quote>
by this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading
<quote>
Global Security Contingency Fund
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 15 days prior to making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on a country basis, including the implementation plan and timeline for each proposed use of such funds.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H16A27072C386445E828C5C3B8DA3CAEF">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated contingencies.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5EE72533A6E649D0A99681B9B1625535">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds made available in this title under the heading “Bilateral Economic Assistance”, up to $380,000,000 may be made available to support international peacekeeping requirements only if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the Committees on Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to support such requirements above the amounts provided under the heading
<quote>
Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities
</quote>
in title I of this Act and under the heading
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
in this title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds may only be made available for the purposes described in the determination and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with the terms and conditions under the heading
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
in this title.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB5ECD3D5D1A64CD3A5E63C2CCDC44B23">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law, including section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H46F8A14AC8FA481CB902954E630B3D0C" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IX
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS
</header>
<appropriations-major id="H1584F8A8755B4BBB853F831729315D4C">
<header>
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5D561BACCECC4B29A04A0B2E62481708">
<header>
Administration of Foreign Affairs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HC5C7CC53B416494B8A876115F75C72F0">
<header>
DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, $36,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HCDADAEDEE0374250944F69D85DE1BC8F">
<header>
UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HE895D925E518410089AD282BB97EA230">
<header>
Funds Appropriated to the President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HA973272CC0FB4B8B9F09DE7F8A08ADE3">
<header>
OPERATING EXPENSES
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Operating Expenses
</quote>
, $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCD97482914D34EF18CCF2D8A454ED5A8">
<header>
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
, $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities funded by this title and administered by the United States Agency for International Development:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H4155733F9E994041B8973C3C84604441">
<header>
BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H1172B5ECD96F4316A3F80B66227D01A2">
<header>
Funds Appropriated to the President
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H66715DA3D9D548E1A36669420FEC929B">
<header>
GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
, $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE91D511F249F40D896752ACC6BD7895A">
<header>
INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, $1,436,273,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HF54016DAC6AF46F1A10C4E475D1255B5">
<header>
ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from such outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="HDCEA27EAFA73406A8FBDDC0856029F4D">
<header>
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H68A808A9EF38422C84E8AB6886C04EB3">
<header>
Department of State
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HF04D90A534D54091BDDCAC63FEB1BC19">
<header>
NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For an additional amount for
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
, $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola virus disease outbreak response efforts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-major id="H818D2647E37A47138305402DE312817E">
<header>
GENERAL PROVISIONS
</header>
</appropriations-major>
<appropriations-small id="H8F32AC4E5AD34DA89B1F36C101BD5DA2">
<header>
TRANSFER AUTHORITY
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="HAB990A6B6FDF4273B658984CF26FDA86">
<enum>
9001.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HC0CE749E5A3C4CDCB2398C86C74F6803">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings and under the headings
<quote>
International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement
</quote>
,
<quote>
Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Peacekeeping Operations
</quote>
in this Act to carry out the purposes of this title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority provided by this subsection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6D8D6C28D1144509BFE2F5AB4357DC12">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
Diplomatic and Consular Programs
</quote>
, up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Repatriation Loans Program Account
</quote>
in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the cost of direct loans, which may remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds are available to subsidize an additional amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1424EA3D132141B3BD931528D7C56446">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
, up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HED8A8237C63D4E2A9E8519D32B43F0E6">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, up to $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings
<quote>
International Organizations and Programs
</quote>
and
<quote>
Contributions to International Organizations
</quote>
to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no such funds that are made available for a United States contribution to the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may be obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an assessment for such mission has been received and reviewed by the Department of State.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9676ED6893CF4451BC09DADDFA6AB29E">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The transfer authorities of this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H951031686DEA484CBB925CAE67A7A8F0">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBDF42C4ACD6A4FAF9FAAEAB76F6FDC76">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such headings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to subsection (f) of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<appropriations-small id="HF314A1241E6840D489030A1B9FC29B56">
<header>
REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section id="H79821808C3A54F4199830CDAC8D45AF1">
<enum>
9002.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title under the headings
<quote>
Global Health Programs
</quote>
,
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
may be used to reimburse accounts administered by the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak prior to the enactment of this Act.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HD4D9F9B6EB304E9BB3359CC39A9BF30A">
<header>
NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H20F5D7AF8DFE443CAD21C43FDFD6DDF0">
<enum>
9003.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, notifies the appropriate congressional committees in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under the heading
<quote>
International Disaster Assistance
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF760EE71E341415DA5EF451BCCB9F8CA">
<header>
REPORTING REQUIREMENT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HC9430FD1BD9C4ADE8EC94DD993D2F4AD">
<enum>
9004.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a country and project basis, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such report shall be updated and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been fully expended, and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in the previous reports have changed, and obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis.
</text>
<appropriations-small id="HF287D5565EAA4EF884D946A3DC107B62">
<header>
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H2D8E7F33A1F149899B5A41F7021D9E8C">
<enum>
9005.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading
<quote>
Economic Support Fund
</quote>
, up to $500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller General of the United States, and shall remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported and reimbursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds appropriated by this title:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H72AD7EA899CF482E9719A88D52934B33">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H86D0C9CD22464E13B9DA0E20C0AF2CAB" style="appropriations">
<enum>
K
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</header>
<title commented="no" id="H7FD0F2F196654C429E195FFF8797B883" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of transportation
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5123B447B222456B8E9B750664D0BB04">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of the secretary
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBF25A698F8F94FAFA38E4FD6671F9A59">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $12,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,414,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/71">
Public Law 107–71
</external-xref>
, there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H6928CC7A20F64D4C86E58C36356508A5">
<header>
Research and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE43946AC5541452B968097098AFF2184">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National Infrastructure Investments
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public transportation projects eligible under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">
chapter 53
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/6">
chapter 6
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/31">
chapter 31
</external-xref>
of title 40, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure Investments program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H769D7265E1A64BB18D12AF300DF4F6AF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Financial management capital
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6C39029ECB0A428C8D6CB6821355BF0A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Cyber security initiatives
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to wide area network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls and identity management, testing and assessment of information technology against business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls on network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9D345A75A0064D8C95A9B40C7936A095">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of civil rights
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,600,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H59D03F266FEF4DE8995CAB75C168250E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transportation planning, research, and development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H69057E0B520A4A3D9AABACB3A5C83852">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $6,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0A51C1B607BB4428B08F2894031D0E32">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Working capital fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE974694757A74E539894AA86B2B8B030">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority business resource center program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000.
</text>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $592,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8A45856F5F1C400689060686D92BC8A6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Minority business outreach
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/332">
49 U.S.C. 332
</external-xref>
, these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H66CA53F952F2471DA34D848DA6B987A8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payments to air carriers
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H48CA693ED4F443E0927320169D3EA010">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41732">
section 41732(b)(3)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost share:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41742">
section 41742(b)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/45303">
section 45303
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H40E9D47346EF49AFA85101A52B19A7F2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB00F78B588C14D18AB19AB6A7BBA4903" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H028F71E91A2F4F7988CC826357565A2A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H858EF6A8567C4CB094B0C759A5ABF1D7" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3324">
section 3324
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, in addition to authority provided by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/327">
section 327
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 3049 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance under the contract.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3FA204A4A14412EBA053F9AD52597C1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H33CEF49DD7C744C39023B905DEB7282A">
<header>
Federal aviation administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H94844F0ACDF94F7F9FD904C18B22A684">
<header>
Operations
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H8B9E3AE1330348CA93A3B24F2F38C43F">
<header>
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/95">
Public Law 112–95
</external-xref>
, $9,740,700,000 of which $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/176">
Public Law 108–176
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 shall be for the contract tower program, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the contract tower cost share program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a job announcement for air traffic control specialists that renders ineligible by reason of age any applicant who had been included in the air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15, 2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCA05CEBAE61441CD9F7187AFFE9CF2BF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Facilities and equipment
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDB7DF7AAE97F436EB9431D16901E4A50">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
national airspace systems
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such report has not been submitted to Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HC98507564ECA46ADBD6005446400B005">
<header>
Research, engineering, and development
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H1ED5BC6A0D0C4331A1457EE754B18C4B">
<header>
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H398EAB1B807D4D3988E27200C93898FC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants-in-aid for airports
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H539FAAEA05E04632A667142DB3181057">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7E55A1DC288E49C5B8CE9C5CA9AC656A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB7E1E2B3B1BC4486A45F7EDE32CF0582">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(airport and airway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE8B9A81BF95D4147842748013C7A116C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC6DA0DA4D80741F7B8275FD72A4FD256">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/475">
chapter 475
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41743">
section 41743
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44706">
section 44706
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47117">
section 47117(g)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47109">
section 47109(a)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to
<quote>
Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H53E47C35FA5B4AB5BF42AC131F7E1AC0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and prior years under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/48112">
section 48112
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances are permanently rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H55C6F153AC85466A893B25CB71B807C7">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal aviation administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HCBEBAD7ADD374FEFA259CA07DC6BE988">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCA3919FF9BDF49C29D91F84DD57AC58C">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on
<quote>
below-market
</quote>
rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9B08B964CE244BDDB9159F61BDB10FF7">
<enum>
112.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41742">
49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1)
</external-xref>
from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H0C17432F575A4913A9CBEF43105805BF">
<enum>
113.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/40113">
section 40113(e)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes of such appropriation.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF9F11068DE524EA79490FAEEE3C7A41A">
<enum>
114.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5546">
section 5546(a)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF5970A7096984333BEE706FF453FCC7B">
<enum>
115.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF307B90E08BD44BA8084254C51F9DE75" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
116.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47114">
49 U.S.C. 47114(c)
</external-xref>
, if the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28C5CEBB24854D1D9013D13B11A49797" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
117.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of Transportation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H461754B921C54226A0B8BF1FFDFDC888" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
118.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (D) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47124">
section 47124(b)(3)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
benefit.
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 20 percent.
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E75D7D17B784BBD83A86A9EFBD1D314" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner's or operator’s aircraft registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that is made available to the public, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCC629126CBAB4568A0FF038A54414E92" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119A.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8201FB1988474841AA75C9732121E684" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119B.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44721">
section 44721
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3356BF5C2C3D4CDCBA888E574ED0F4DA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119C.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79D60B7BC2D742FB94DAFF0CD2FA9CA5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119D.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H270BB927898B41C0BD7CAA40E7622960" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119E.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 916 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/95">
Public Law 112–95
</external-xref>
is amended by striking
<quote>
Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Joint Advanced Materials and Structures
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD0CB46C380942CE93DDAA19BAC4AE64" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
119F.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sub
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/47109">
section 47109(c)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding before the period
<quote>
, except that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s share shall be an average of the Government share applicable to any project in each of the States
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC60B00A63A4748A0B625AB5329D90CA0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal highway administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCB9B1A387D9147D0A598BC50875B8EA1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation on administrative expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H92D136B6F73248E6AFEA116359315E23">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Highway Trust Fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7DF3590E5A334B5591D79810115EB513">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">
section 104
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4771B4A7A9094E4DA9D19884C515E0E4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal-aid highways
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HCF61BBF9B36A488A81A4CE52BA288D3F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H92F86C8F4FE04E6DB5B6C0AD835F6AF4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Funds available for the implementation or execution of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/608">
section 608
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HDBB6598005C04A7B97A7B1D5A028E71B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8FDCB834BFE14F9C9B45535B4E8BFC88">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Highway Trust Fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB9D9A2433DAF453488649FB6E1740E10">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB86DD8FD4478443D86F2B3FD34F2281C">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal highway administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H883D3F24046D4D11ACFC956F02E3E689">
<enum>
120.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HCB452125A33E4DE683FBC936879B853B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Transportation shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6934BF3E82264317829A8A965E105C64">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD360B37E8FB44850ABB8923BBD9A5594">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/104">
section 104(a)
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCA1822867CDA40CC8B221CDDD6418656">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB7FA71467CE641AFBBD11D8B34ED1D9F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD9A20C7236594DAC9B9359B8B4546824">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">
202
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/204">
204
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD52BA88CE45F4BA2A746D77AA7F42C5C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C045F90DBFB4EE2872B7063FD26EEBE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
determine the proportion that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE2772D9CF1664F75943C4E034CF6A8BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3D89A4A1D4E4495E833E2F1852CFF63F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95312F50A84B44DEBCA2AB5232743C63">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6E5CF30D427B404CA8162BC767BAC1EB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3EE7F6F7D5074ED28364CE3F5396B21B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A83FEA38C324BEAAD79C12DCE96640A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H30CF3D6C86FE4F169FE4AB65578560E3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5A063522F6914CF88761415B991E061B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H578CF573F53F4C9BBECB69D61112C312">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions From Obligation Limitation
</header>
<text>
The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations under or for—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF4DF2AC4DBF44E389CF8CCC668B4DE35">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/125">
section 125
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE6A222DC2FC34238A04299119A1578AC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/144">
23 U.S.C. 144
</external-xref>
note; 92 Stat. 2714);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDFE922E27D7840A491CAC70440CE459C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00398DF780464D3EAA8FB6E97BD076C2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5337BBA7247E41038B89CDB148882154">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H192946918ED1412C85F1B30056F9C340">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H92B20A8D04764C28B26AC725758E5D59">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/157">
section 157
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H866206AEF440450A9ECE6532EBCE23BB">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">
section 105
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H828AE0FFE2EB45898932E69E14507347">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H267C0D793E7F483E825F5FDA189B5B60">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/105">
section 105
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H284464E7A5A642CDB9FB39EC793B88FA">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/118">
23 U.S.C. 118
</external-xref>
note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H994A3124822F4FCD9FA928AE8DABCD9F">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3A839ADE87A4EEDB5D50B42A04350F7">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/119">
section 119
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD6D04DBA9E6A44E285079CCD562CE305">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCAD1AE44BA0849CD8C16D21BEB3C2D1D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H535652C4D344402187E6B95AB75135F2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
) and 104 of title 23, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H19B2B1AE4F2C4BFC81D083FE23D39BF7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs
</header>
<paragraph id="H78D7124DD57D4391966243969A825B98">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H83CE6C06F0A24606A7A86B2D218D387F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/23/5">
chapter 5
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF240AE6861F4B32A5BE19F1FAAC3848">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C5BC89724A546EEA2AF51F4AFAB48BF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H70816321D9414B21B03F043C3CEBBA74">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB145FAA02B8F4C1EBA12912A355CE8F4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H85890A939673404F937C04F98E0371AF">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds
</header>
<paragraph id="H6A0B946BF90C476DBC680ABCFEAAAD68">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/202">
section 202
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code) that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H260C387DEA0D4ADFB9F319F1E25C3641">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways programs; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1C4CD8BC924543A992B4CD53A0F294EF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/204">
section 204
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H008BD1DD92E343FC840B550F629D9F9B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Ratio
</header>
<text>
Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6C87CCF5FF894D1EA67E30DE075BEAFA">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Availability
</header>
<text>
Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/133">
section 133(b)
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H2BA3E74C9D244D68891787A74C50C2FD">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/63">
chapter 63
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H48D9FC1D5A374C449218D2F547DE2D0E">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H452561488A5F45478777B84BAB0F16DA">
<enum>
123.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEA430CCC42214281BF085F8109DA0CB7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In General
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6C539442E80544CD8A4AD61A300AE606">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C9EC49AD43044EF8BEAF6BD8754EC71">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
is constructed with Federal assistance provided under title 23, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE0BE3F89B161487F8A34F30B014DB105">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H356F8CFF25FD485C9F6EDF478E7D78F1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<paragraph id="HBD0CFF70E8574595BF285D303B6DDB82">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Number of toll lanes
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as were in existence prior to that date.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FD3A0AF193646AEB3A83EE32A2C7368">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
High-occupancy vehicle lanes
</header>
<text>
A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll, if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H398548FB30784B56BEA2BEFAD508C71F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC9F6FCDF6CE64B1D8A4C3646B869C2AE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H97080C71C93144ABAB005116011A892A">
<enum>
124.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/603">
603
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/604">
604
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance.
</text>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D0995497A514A8CA464D7656E872D2C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
125.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/127">
Section 127
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
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<subsection id="H6DB09D99DE294D908F1A98B05DCB1B26">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<header>
Operation of vehicles on certain other Wisconsin highways
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any segment of the United States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8CC86B9D572548C0A7877A3DCDE13948">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Operation of vehicles on certain Mississippi highways
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If any segment of United States Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit established under this section may apply to that segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that could have legally operated on that segment before such designation.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC1E7A77D9CDC4948AF82A75AA53B9A4C">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<header>
Operation of vehicles on certain kentucky highways
</header>
<paragraph id="HA68C3597C562438684516F8B768C7EF3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
If any segment of highway described in paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18D385CD201D4558B28E53781E779DCA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Description of highway segments
</header>
<text>
The highway segments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE7D0C8F63B214717B403F45B5E7B2979">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the Interstate Route 24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC20A00020EA946C1B88DA48106F8E936">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (to be designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky from the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to near milepost 77, and on new alignment to an interchange on the Audubon Parkway, if the segment is designated as part of the Interstate System.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA794C953DC264EEBA417F93AFE77D72D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal motor carrier safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4713346C974E43938754E1BC96D9FE2A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Motor carrier safety operations and programs
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H75F9DF79794B4A6C90AAA010E9D985D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFF2B4BB06B9F4F0A97984905BE1BC42F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H511900C6C15B448CA1B21B907B29BD03">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1F4168B108774035B0C1DC89C041D0F4">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31104">
section 31104(i)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, $271,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for implementation, execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $271,000,000 for
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs
</quote>
for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for the research and technology program, and of which $34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for information management:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out section 4134 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, of which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year unobligated contract authority provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, or other appropriations or authorization acts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of unobligated contract authority provided in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, or other appropriations or authorization acts for
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs
</quote>
, $6,700,000 shall be made available for enforcement and investigation activities related to the safe transportation of energy products, information management and technology needs related to the monitoring of high-risk carriers and carriers operating under consent agreements, and the Capital Improvement Plan for border facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000 shall be made available to administer the study required under section 133 of this Act, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall complete final regulatory action on the implementation of 49 United States Code 31137 no later than June 1, 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H51DCDE917C92425A9DB7136C5B859806">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Motor carrier safety grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H757048A9C60D4B74A0860B271A2884B8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB26827A44BBB404CAB11FCD39F37D175">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7052095668984BBDB54EB6669224403B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H022A0438706A414A8FDEBA49ACECB49D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, $313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Grants
</quote>
; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver's license program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for performance and registration information system management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HEBDC0A06EE294993A9F7321B67271662">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="HF1CB4EBD3CE24EB4956B139711711CEC">
<enum>
130.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/87">
Public Law 107–87
</external-xref>
and section 6901 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/28">
Public Law 110–28
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1844A517967E4D6D945D17B8E884AA1E">
<enum>
131.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9FEB0185D124ACAAF8B844400E8C61E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
132.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of commercial learner's permits to individuals under eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E71FAAC8EDE4766800DBC1028D21820" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
133.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEA1FD3F33AA94FFDA868A9021443D45B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Temporary Suspension of Enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(c)
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(d)
</external-xref>
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such sections shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act until the later of September 30, 2015, or upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary under this section. The restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in effect during this period.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H771616EAFA5B479889D164B706D4342A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Notification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a Notice in the Federal Register and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website announcing that the provisions in the rule referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and the restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91927ED55E1B43B39D978CCF858DE21B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions in sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(c)
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/395">
395.3(d)
</external-xref>
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle drivers. The study required under this subsection shall—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H091B8867E71046CD93019083BDE9CD1D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue between the following two groups of commercial motor vehicle drivers, each large enough to produce statistically significant results:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26B8B7D5E80B4A81BD13380E8E2DFB43">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under such provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H37F47E27ECA3478883A27EB45F301350">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under the provisions in effect on June 30, 2013.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BBA6DD7A4334F1393E8047B2F907C67">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and assess safety critical events (crashes, near crashes and crash-relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the commercial motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of this section from a statistically significant sample of drivers comprised of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, regional and short-haul operations in various sectors of the industry, including flat-bed, refrigerated, tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD2B46B73A48F4BDDB1C97D4AD61D4394">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assess drivers’ safety critical events, fatigue and levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes by using both electronic and captured record of duty status, including the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph watches and cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that record or measure safety critical events and driver alertness;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6DE97DA761AF434EA743A59159C2E493">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
utilize data from electronic logging devices, consistent to the extent practicable, with the anticipated requirements for such devices in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31137">
section 31137(b)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, from motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of such data under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/31137">
section 31137(e)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H323B49D398164891A7FE485D5E7E3A53">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
include the development of an initial study plan and final report, each of which shall be subject to an independent peer review by a panel of individuals with relevant medical and scientific expertise.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD80CEDCE4DB74A638119008F7F4F80D4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Prior to the study required under this subsection commencing and within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan outlining the scope and methodology for the study to the Department of Transportation Inspector General.
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B76936229A04CA7907C49B09CB15DC1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of Inspector General shall review and report whether it includes—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23217E2BA485471390FFC8E826A1B0E9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a sufficient number of participating drivers to produce statistically significant results consistent with subsection (c)(2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DCA5734BDF2492EA100EAE9C7908554">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the use of reliable technologies to assess the operational, safety and fatigue components of the study to produce consistent and valid results;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6616811645F54092B097D9F0FAC0E370">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
appropriate performance measures to properly evaluate the study outcomes; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FADA6BDEC9843729638ECC1F050CD31">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an appropriate selection of the independent review panel under subsection (c)(5).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F0DABF9EF8340948118B30CA07DC09E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Office of Inspector General shall report its findings, conclusions and any recommendations to the Secretary and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of receipt of the plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5CB65DF44E14B97823E260AD623D6BE">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reporting Requirements
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall submit a final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the Department’s recommendations on whether the provisions in effect on July 1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector General within 210 days of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report required in subsection (d)(2).
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18A1536C02D14FFA9C5FDC201FD1F040">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s findings and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the study’s compliance with the requirements outlined under subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB5B5A644D7D4A4D8F91DC3A4444D69E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and make the report publically available on its website.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BC508974F354704970DE8030A620006">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Certification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Transportation shall certify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector General's findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of this section that the Secretary has met the requirements as described in section (c) and (d).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBFBCC0568444157A2D26EAEC788EC48">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paperwork reduction act exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The study and the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject to section
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3506">
3506
</external-xref>
or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3507">
3507
</external-xref>
of title 44, United States Code.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEEA0BFC7B324A1796E5A05322D1833C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
134.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under the heading
<quote>
Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs
</quote>
may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H63395FC4D99B4291877F081D8675D14D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National highway traffic safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1EE744242A8E4174AB86D2D0A02E2652">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H84214BA5F9C2428BAFA7FC935D544962">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and research
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H047F12B17ED54952A8677718573D626A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H23093801B8E6447BA53B91F0F7F25406">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA1630132AA364A9C9E1C66541D1B8152">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">
23 U.S.C. 403
</external-xref>
, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">
chapter 303
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">
chapter 303
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That within the $133,500,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/403">
23 U.S.C. 403
</external-xref>
, and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/303">
chapter 303
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA77AA607200640E5A9B3AC11E35CAA75">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Highway traffic safety grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC7DB9ADF54C545A1803099B81F2ABD52">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H77F4D61728C0499E8FD2502152DD40B8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H88CE2160754F4134A8A2D31A6187B81C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3FA3929CBFEC46A3806EBEBE1BDE1BDD">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section 31101(a)(6) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, to remain available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section 31101(a)(6) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, of which $235,000,000 shall be for
<quote>
Highway Safety Programs
</quote>
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">
23 U.S.C. 402
</external-xref>
; $272,000,000 shall be for
<quote>
National Priority Safety Programs
</quote>
under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">
23 U.S.C. 405
</external-xref>
; $29,000,000 shall be for
<quote>
High Visibility Enforcement Program
</quote>
under section 2009 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/59">
Public Law 109–59
</external-xref>
, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
; $25,500,000 shall be for
<quote>
Administrative Expenses
</quote>
under section 31101(a)(6) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for
<quote>
National Priority Safety Programs
</quote>
under 23 U.S.C. 405 for
<quote>
Impaired Driving Countermeasures
</quote>
(as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the
<quote>
Transfers
</quote>
provision under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">
23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G)
</external-xref>
, any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/405">
23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G)
</external-xref>
within 60 days.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFF36F66547584400853BC2C1D1D1F74E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C2ABD8A2445403491BA1A461A0FD5FC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
140.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount limited for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/402">
section 402
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EFC39B4E26C4132A98D4AD677743198" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
141.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF87B396709564557B8ED7AC8C3F08CF8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
142.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/404">
section 404
</external-xref>
of title 23, United States Code.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HCAF17D0D10804F2ABDE8557DABF3E3E6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal railroad administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD79942AE36FD49889BCDA5645F681DDE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Safety and operations
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H76669C55996140D182C8B1462A098646">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Railroad research and development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $39,100,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB0C34C588D4E4FF7AC98D0FCE74F8141">
<header>
Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/94/210">
Public Law 94–210
</external-xref>
), as amended, such authority to exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total principal amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program to projects in a single state to exceed $5,600,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HB8057BBB16FC46F28734A615C5F5FBD4">
<header>
Operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts based on the Secretary's assessment of the Corporation's seasonal cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a State and the State participates in the setting of fares.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4F40B5C7239347E88110F56B0CA475DE">
<header>
Capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
), $1,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should the funds provided under the heading
<quote>
Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation
</quote>
be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's fiscal year 2015 business plan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
, the Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
, including the amendments made by section 212 to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/24905">
section 24905
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HE3348B808CC94C999BB89A92AD342724">
<header>
Administrative provisions—federal railroad administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H20D4E5BB2ACE489986348324FB789A74">
<enum>
150.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9B0AE1824E69493795F03404F36F82B9">
<enum>
151.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount to be determined by the Secretary.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H7F2A23BC3B6E474BA4753A6CC9DA0685">
<enum>
152.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds provided to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2014 and the three prior calendar years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three prior calendar years.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9A42C5DDB5614E268B887D034C260A59">
<enum>
153.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made available until expended for the Secretary to make grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail routes that transport energy products.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H503EB0B114A148D986DEE4F52E6EF436">
<header>
Federal transit administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HAE41A0B5195943B1A7EDEB7CE2550BD2">
<header>
Administrative expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration's programs authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">
chapter 53
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H131C8AFBE8B94232A42423174879FB8D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transit formula grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF7277E924F7C4D499EF05F7E94618F84">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(liquidation of contract authorization)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6DD9406A507C4CE39F78C9C71523CA01">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(limitation on obligations)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H858E6E8B1D0347E9891632046FDAF0F0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(highway trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5305">
49 U.S.C. 5305
</external-xref>
, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section 20005(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5305">
49 U.S.C. 5305
</external-xref>
, 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, and section 20005(b) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/141">
Public Law 112–141
</external-xref>
, shall not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF36DCFA6DEB9472689A03DC2AFFE766C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transit research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H28EC00A108AA44E38880BE356A6BDE4D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Technical Assistance and Training
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for activities authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5322">
49 U.S.C. 5322(a)
</external-xref>
, (b) and (e).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB3D48F25B9834D59BDC6EB1822376435">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Capital investment grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H92E577C7EB724717B7E3CE6F7CECD07E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(Including Rescission of Funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">
49 U.S.C. 5309
</external-xref>
, $2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when distributing funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first fully fund those projects covered by a full funding grant agreement, then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is less than 40 percent, and then distribute the remaining funds so as to protect as much as possible the projects’ budgets and schedules:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the unobligated amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H814E5618DECE442BABADF68D4F7A7203">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
, $150,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making significant progress in eliminating the material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and minor control deficiencies identified in the most recent Financial Management Oversight Review:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/432">
Public Law 110–432
</external-xref>
(112 Stat. 4968).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H724FBD834C0B4D7C8349A78222677F5C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—federal transit administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section id="H26F10CA115064D48A40975DF431C56D6">
<enum>
160.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5338">
49 U.S.C. 5338
</external-xref>
, previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC684C041EAEC43BC8AE4DDB6EE8578C1" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
161.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading
<quote>
Fixed Guideway Capital Investment
</quote>
of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00C2FE60599A4336BDFBEFF7C2E85BE8" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
162.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/49/53">
chapter 53
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5154998858A43989D2F61345D1AC89E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
163.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from said part.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D3B2E3E7C52437991EEA27E230BAA80" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
164.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of applying the project justification and local financial commitment criteria of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">
49 U.S.C. 5309(d)
</external-xref>
to a New Starts project, the Secretary may consider the costs and ridership of any connected project in an instance in which private parties are making significant financial contributions to the construction of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may consider the significant financial contributions of private parties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal share of net capital project costs for the New Starts project.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3909EEA8FC074B19A147FB24BD4CA32C">
<enum>
165.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF02DB7DACE754F9C9106CF8646DFDD79">
<enum>
166.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCACB3401149A43229C449DB9394DD8AB">
<enum>
167.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In developing guidance implementing
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">
49 U.S.C. 5309(i)
</external-xref>
Program of Interrelated Projects, the Secretary shall consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small Starts Projects, including streetcars.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H602EEF6299074C28BC40B5C6C8DEB3C4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
168.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary bus and bus facilities program under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5309">
49 U.S.C. 5309
</external-xref>
, $27,989,839 shall be used for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded under the heading
<quote>
Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants
</quote>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all such projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts, Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the Capital Investment Grants Program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act for
<quote>
Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3692131B49D54A94BDF9EC0AC16C0593">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Saint lawrence seaway development corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal year.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HDBD6D4BC14034951A881555B0DC6CC0F">
<header>
Operations and maintenance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HFF5C2D954E644662BAFF03BFC2EB33DA">
<header>
(harbor maintenance trust fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/662">
Public Law 99–662
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H43DE79CB4ADC432BAAED0A3BF1592816">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maritime administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H268474F968694B338DA58E87B3058A54">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maritime security program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HE324C668CA0E42C8863DED27381E9C67">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operations and training
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H97B1BD3549D443FA9BA4F80C43AD9661">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That 50 percent of the funding made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That not later than January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to Congress the biennial survey and report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/417">
Public Law 110–417
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H72A9C8688FF54555AB07C969CEBCC54E">
<header>
Ship disposal
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H96F3447B64DB48288CAF9656498B5BEA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA57E4E0DDA448278F7206350A9FE969">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid to the appropriations for
<quote>
Maritime Administration–Operations and Training
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HAF3E0F9BF2F64EF180351291DED6CD81">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative provisions—maritime administration
</header>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9C4959B65314291B091E396724001D5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
170.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H8EE12B2F3BB34BC7A0CC34EE8A1189BF">
<enum>
171.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/398">
Public Law 106–398
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration's authority to award contracts at least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/5405">
16 U.S.C. 5405(c)
</external-xref>
, section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
</text>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HA9234BAD07DD4BCD8BEE0C8DB1951CBC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H0E0DF98844004C14B6E72C3E8104C927">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operational expenses
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H411077B79E804321953E043647F55A13">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $22,225,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $1,500,000 shall be transferred to
<quote>
Pipeline Safety
</quote>
in order to fund
<quote>
Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities
</quote>
as authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60130">
section 60130
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H043EE76D31CE4FD795E0123FAB9CE027">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Hazardous materials safety
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $800,000 in fees collected under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5108">
49 U.S.C. 5108(g)
</external-xref>
shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB5790F6D631D46B287DC57E87AE2ACBF">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Pipeline safety
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HF117C0D439FE4F5E8A6864B54CEF8BA6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(pipeline safety fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFAD3D8DF0E104D069ED8E4C280C7F988">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(oil spill liability trust fund)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4949E8A3CFE84891BD6E8C6E3FDBC0FD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(pipeline safety design review fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60107">
49 U.S.C. 60107
</external-xref>
, and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of which $19,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund as authorized in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/60117">
49 U.S.C. 60117(n)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the One-Call state grant program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3E723DA2DB4946F7A60C7EB614DFE648">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Emergency preparedness grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H7D448EF50D7540C1BB83F35B4C4A6304">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(emergency preparedness fund)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses to carryout
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5128">
49 U.S.C. 5128(b)
</external-xref>
, $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116
</external-xref>
, not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 from amounts made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(i)
</external-xref>
, and 5128(b) and (c):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4)
</external-xref>
, not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay administrative costs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds made available by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(i)
</external-xref>
, 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5128">
49 U.S.C. 5128(b)
</external-xref>
and (c) and the current year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through an electronic format:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5116">
49 U.S.C. 5116(b)
</external-xref>
and (j).
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H9B42CFFF88BC4940B7803541FBB0C5F3">
<header>
Office of inspector general
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H78544645ACFA4447B1763027C3523967">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/5/3">
5 U.S.C. App. 3
</external-xref>
), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1001">
18 U.S.C. 1001
</external-xref>
), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funds made available under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/41712">
section 41712
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That hereafter funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HD5A93EB1E5DB49B0B18E7A48CEF50973">
<header>
Surface transportation board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="HB08E96F312B74B659306A6430BBBAEAA">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, $31,375,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than $30,125,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="HDD5EB11F64C841078A88AB17733011F5">
<header>
General provisions—Department of transportation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
</section>
<section id="HEA357C5831194D97B4FA131DC7E9C624">
<enum>
180.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4D2CF6B508F441518D800638DE700522">
<enum>
181.
</enum>
<text>
Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HD179947343F244048DE77A0764ACDE26">
<enum>
182.
</enum>
<text>
None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HEB0E9429BDE94B568325A81084D0A5D6">
<enum>
183.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H9248732E001D48E4A947831BB8FC5D93">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2725">
18 U.S.C. 2725(3)
</external-xref>
) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/2725">
18 U.S.C. 2725(1)
</external-xref>
, except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCEE6567923F248A5B6363A855C0F9502">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HEF2B3FEAA80B454CB926EAD923056BFA">
<enum>
184.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's
<quote>
Federal-Aid Highways
</quote>
account, the Federal Transit Administration's
<quote>
Technical Assistance and Training
</quote>
account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's
<quote>
Safety and Operations
</quote>
account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4BF79F1F2D29416CA70BF5620860B059">
<enum>
185.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the department or its modal administrations from:
</text>
<paragraph id="H37E6C38D806440078CFED845EB52B7DD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2870E42B157C470689BA39DCFFE7DA39">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEB710B951F7D42979A65106E0FF90F91">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
any program of the Federal Railroad Administration;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8378F5E06F54D2382E9A511110223B9">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
any program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5F52C58874474F7DA583B0763E96760A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
any program of the Maritime Administration; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA89392ED60BB4E0D96E0B857142A4366">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
any funding provided under the headings
<quote>
National Infrastructure Investments
</quote>
in this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any
<quote>
quick release
</quote>
of funds from the emergency relief program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H79B7C29014394A24A5C48972EAB540DF">
<enum>
186.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2CA676DD840946118095A18605D729D1">
<enum>
187.
</enum>
<text>
Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6B79B18C486B4CA3A00C7E3DE03CD6B6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAC913BE9057648E98AE828F543E882D6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H34D5C9C1EB8F44B489142A316947B1DA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are available:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall be available for the purposes and period associated with the account so credited; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H658C0AFBFFA541FCAD99284B6372B6F4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
improper payments
</quote>
has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/300">
Public Law 107–300
</external-xref>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H0F6ED4A885D64B1AB4CABBAC4AF81F50">
<enum>
188.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H13541F3A958B4FEBBB294BD1DE749872">
<enum>
189.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/28/1914">
section 1914
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H32924D65F1A84DE1A353A980EAC7576D">
<enum>
190.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or administrations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB3D0486814C346CCB3DFA79AA0131D68">
<enum>
191.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/7905">
section 7905
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2146F8D106BE460E8CC32FDE5CE68EC2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H895F2370342B4A468145DA2028274A07" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Department of housing and urban development
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3AB8E1B4B5774E458E58051DED8A5F31">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Management and administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBA16AC448D6D4F50979C1241FB6D9997">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Executive offices
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,500,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC4E73809AA4241C884ED1598E72C1F93">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Administrative support offices
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing mission area:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H4AD7680959B14643826EBDCF78558E8D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Program office salaries and expenses
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H64036AEBC7D54E4ABFC289B9526AF291">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public and indian housing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H58126AFE9C7D4BACB6B5D0D9F3264AF4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community planning and development
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB2C4258A9E374514BDC69EB456429954">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H4EC1E2A439554ED492AE2E48395F22A8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Policy development and research
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HEB9A7EC6EEAC49BC9AD7BE111DAD856E">
<header>
Fair housing and equal opportunity
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H241C015AFE014142B5D87B252A00D57A">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H5D589CD9F239415FAA8CF3147F2BFAA9">
<header>
Public and indian housing
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBCEFA80821884EE8BD80765A761851A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Tenant-based rental assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HADBA9464413746A586F580D1713793BF">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Act
</quote>
herein), not otherwise provided for, $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8874C35E87164C749ABFAD0FF4431DD7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations under this heading for public housing agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public housing agencies' contract renewal needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2015 MTW funding allocation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $120,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers that were issued but not leased prior to the end of such calendar year; and (5) for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0E8249C265A458AA548E8EA6D9B3AA9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/106/569">
Public Law 106–569
</external-xref>
, as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (3) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such tenant protection assistance made available under the previous proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(t)
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, including, but not limited to, requirements for defining eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families and for disaster assistance made available under
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/329">
Public Law 110–329
</external-xref>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC39D1C78143A4E06A6E5D42B2242BEB1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/276">
Public Law 105–276
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H219433FDBA174EBAB6114CF3FA27F989">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">
42 U.S.C. 8013
</external-xref>
), including necessary administrative expenses:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C96DB27133F4108BA0483489DA101C2">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
$75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this paragraph for a rental assistance and supportive housing demonstration program for Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such demonstration program shall be modeled after, with necessary and appropriate adjustments for Native American grant recipients and veterans, the rental assistance and supportive housing program funded under this paragraph, including administration in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and overall implementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts for rental assistance and associated administrative costs shall be made available by grants to recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That funds shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such rental assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the first and second provisos under this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made available for this demonstration, as appropriate:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall coordinate with block grant recipients and any other appropriate tribal organizations on the design of such demonstration and shall ensure the effective delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive assistance under this demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance provided under this demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB76A5257B1FE446E9F7A512D73551E65">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HFEC418CB329D450CA8CCE9F7E2026ED7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing certificate fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H45D0F93876AC4B9A85E09949933230B3">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescissions)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading
<quote>
Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing
</quote>
and the heading
<quote>
Project-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
, for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H28807F1D5ADC4880A3E80A746D3380A2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public housing capital fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2193609AF72A48A9BF9B116D47D36B4D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">
42 U.S.C. 1437g
</external-xref>
) (the
<quote>
Act
</quote>
) $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term
<term>
obligate
</term>
means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $5,000,000 shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $23,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5121">
42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.
</external-xref>
) occurring in fiscal year 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount made available under the previous proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437z-6">
42 U.S.C. 1437z–6
</external-xref>
) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4101">
25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the funding provided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to support the services element of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary program for residents:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H91D962EA96824950851D74C71AF8C9D9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public housing operating fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD7331D0C322A4C828513CF0C074B700D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">
42 U.S.C. 1437g(e)
</external-xref>
), $4,440,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA529C4312E9242F4B53A5A608E8D7BA8">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Choice neighborhoods initiative
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437v">
42 U.S.C. 1437v
</external-xref>
), unless otherwise specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That the use of funds made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal or private funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grantees may include local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and nonprofits:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437x">
42 U.S.C. 1437x
</external-xref>
), and grants under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That of the amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing authorities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to assist communities in developing comprehensive strategies for implementing this program or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with community notice and input:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, and performance metrics:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the heading
<quote>
Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI)
</quote>
in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBEE148E02F044996A2ED7B7DF9E8116C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Family self-sufficiency
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may carry out a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers for homeless youth under the Family Unification Program authorized under section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Act
</quote>
herein) with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program authorized under section 23 of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such a demonstration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any public housing agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers and an established Family Self-Sufficiency program may participate in such demonstration provided that they can demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public child welfare agency or agencies to serve the target population; (2) capacity to serve the target population; (3) the success of the agency’s existing Family Self-Sufficiency program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors established by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on whether the demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HD3B6A0C9D370493F85C80E31A80D54F3">
<header>
Native american housing block grants
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4111">
25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4212">
25 U.S.C. 4212
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8AB1C2ADBB5842AFAF7AF17E206D3087">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Native hawaiian housing block grant
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/4111">
25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H44FC303298A94F02829FDD77BFEB6081">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Indian housing loan guarantee fund program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-13a">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a
</external-xref>
), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H21F0F9AAF4064557ADCC6E74028790EC">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-13b">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b
</external-xref>
) and for such costs for loans used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8D4EB773A8844974B34F884870CC8517">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community planning and development
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD104EEC0939B4BFB8BDAEAD04FB74F28">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/12901">
42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.
</external-xref>
), $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HC13AD218C80C42E69AFA79CF94F85B52">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Community development fund
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HA38ACFD8FDDE40F5AACE4629E20B6CC1">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise specified:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the
<quote>
Act
</quote>
herein) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5301">
42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative (
<quote>
EDI
</quote>
) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5307">
42 U.S.C. 5307
</external-xref>
):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amounts made available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one national competition to Native American tribes with the greatest need.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H4B0133B1735446C9BE4507186905BD48">
<header>
Community development loan guarantees program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H95F4B760CA7C45FFB94F40204E28ECE2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5308">
42 U.S.C. 5308
</external-xref>
), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $500,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBE1F39BEF5DC43DE970927B69B1F9262">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Home investment partnerships program
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HBF0645A5C57941C682314A746CB13E04">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding the amount made available under this heading, the threshold reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the requirements under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such requirements applicable pursuant to the
<quote>
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
</quote>
, shall not apply to any project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the Final Rule titled
<quote>
Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards
</quote>
which became effective on such date:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H235A633CE01547028EEE4D08635084A4">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $35,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9816">
42 U.S.C. 9816
</external-xref>
note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity building activities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving high need rural communities.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H57C78489B73C491EA0DE0585E4FB48FD">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Homeless assistance grants
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB06DD31152CB454C96268491D1E63ACB">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the continuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of care program shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such emergency solutions grants program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance programs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all funds awarded for supportive services under the continuum of care program and the rural housing stability assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the continuum of care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements, performance measures, and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That with respect to funds provided under this heading for the continuum of care program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent housing rental assistance may be administered by private nonprofit organizations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE41CFC37261944F9AD6D153A4F5B9934">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing programs
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H71DD970E34EC4D259EA0AEB7D8BF3F66">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Project-based rental assistance
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HD70CC4C7F8BE4648B76B3B4BCEF270D2">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.
</external-xref>
) (
<quote>
the Act
</quote>
), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11401">
42 U.S.C. 11401
</external-xref>
), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this paragraph:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437(f)
</external-xref>
:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also use such amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a)
</external-xref>
); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701s">
12 U.S.C. 1701s
</external-xref>
); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2)
</external-xref>
); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701q">
12 U.S.C. 1701q
</external-xref>
); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">
42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2)
</external-xref>
); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/372">
Public Law 86–372
</external-xref>
; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/372">
Public Law 86–372
</external-xref>
; 73 Stat. 667):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading
<quote>
Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing
</quote>
, or the heading
<quote>
Housing Certificate Fund
</quote>
, may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="H22C79C91FAD44D56B47D2E25E84F5FF7">
<header>
Housing for the elderly
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the amount provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, up to $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018, for purposes under this heading, and shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such purposes.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H1787846164454C6C9D09A58DB3E200B6">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing for persons with disabilities
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H6EFB639BD6DC4D939B0F38209E2840A8">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8013">
42 U.S.C. 8013
</external-xref>
), for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/86/372">
Public Law 86–372
</external-xref>
; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading may be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H9041D0EBB7E14F7E9F9684DD0651D46F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Housing counseling assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That grants made available from amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB04076C895C4407581495D0B53AD1609">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Rental housing assistance
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701s">
12 U.S.C. 1701s
</external-xref>
) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-1">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–1
</external-xref>
) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such amount, together with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of law.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small id="HCE034EA56E6D4E0098F6B559B1D07608">
<header>
Payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5401">
42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.
</external-xref>
), up to $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees from any program participant:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HC7DFA701F33C4467B07B38753A84AC8B">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Federal housing administration
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H3BEABBFB071742CD8070E11D50F00401">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Mutual mortgage insurance program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That during fiscal year 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $20,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H11126CB0D03D4411B5EDF97B2A0473A1">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General and special risk program account
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2D3B8F7879CD4925846407BE5F296AC9">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescission)
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
single family
<added-phrase reported-display-style="italic"/>
real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That $10,000,000 previously provided under this heading is hereby permanently rescinded.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HE49CBCB13E7B4D4EB25AE83A99B3F08F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Government national mortgage association
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEF390AC5B11F4BC18520D052C24DDF9D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1721">
12 U.S.C. 1721(g)
</external-xref>
), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That $23,000,000 shall be available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government National Mortgage Association:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H41D2BE1CE2554941893212860E84851B">
<header>
Policy development and research
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H6E8297B2B0624D13880CE4365DFD0D35">
<header>
Research and technology
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1701z-1">
12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq.
</external-xref>
), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical assistance:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies for research projects:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/282">
Public Law 109–282
</external-xref>
, 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further,
</italic>
</proviso>
That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H1A9E6F41826947A88F4F67386E159229">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fair housing and equal opportunity
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HB1AC540A37124E7A85ECC49BA7DDE9D7">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fair housing activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $40,100,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That notwithstanding
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/3302">
31 U.S.C. 3302
</external-xref>
, the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H8549398158F8400C9A28C62335FA7746">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H494F59ECEAA64BA49637BD1C0356B826">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Lead hazard reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That up to $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
,
</proviso>
That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321">
42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.
</external-xref>
) and other provisions of the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That of the total amount made available under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each recipient of funds provided under the third proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H897429CB42294A31AECD825003A6760F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Information Technology fund
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H01629F30E5294AD3ACABB9CAC1592987">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific information systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition to any other information technology purposes for which such amounts were appropriated.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H3337E2631DCB477799520587F2A8F500">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of inspector general
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office.
</text>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H201400E06F884D3087BEA6D6F44BB0EE">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General provisions—Department of housing and urban development
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H54CCB67D43254074BE05428EE9F7E90F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including transfer of funds)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H8BCD613B88C64BAAB0E317FBCE9FD286">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(including rescissions)
</header>
</appropriations-small>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA109559B3B4F4626BEE9B66634144A08" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437
</external-xref>
note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HBB6A4F92CD81476D9D0C5E49AB1C6390">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<text>
None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H5C69D9A5E1AC48D088363300618DAE24">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 203 and 209 of division C of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
(125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
fiscal year 2015
</quote>
for
<quote>
fiscal year 2011
</quote>
and for
<quote>
fiscal year 2012
</quote>
each place such terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of statistical areas established by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/44/3504">
44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3)
</external-xref>
,
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1104">
31 U.S.C. 1104(d)
</external-xref>
, and Executive Order No. 10253.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4EA19B72463346DD991F1CB1D948CF6F">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<text>
Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3545">
42 U.S.C. 3545
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H46BFA63B19314C878B562F397AF1D8EB">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1811-1">
12 U.S.C. 1811–1
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H8D8401AB4B7C440AA087F6096C8FC883">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H65273511D4664B6D922F5264734B5A5F">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFB2D825B947549F7A537BD72D7B1B60A">
<enum>
208.
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H3908EC5340754070BD9BFA89EBE17009">
<enum>
209.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The President's formal budget request for fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A8B53BD5BD84734A2B4CC3CE2F465C9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
210.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory board of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H26C6F6872C2D4B38A5376EC0D30AEBA6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
211.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds provided under this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/661">
2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC10D1088322946AD94E50103CF652468" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
212.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H53C48EDBC5CC48CDB0405ACE90C54420">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC8784401F6147FDB94F5FB84782D054">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Phased Transfers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C6DB28D976F4CD69873AD2DB213CA53">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H950EE6D1ADBC4EABB961532BFAE21206">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Number and bedroom size of Units
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36B434718FBD42D3B6CFE241A5F78A09">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For occupied units in the transferring project: the number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H441BBED160B446ECA67F4F1FF0D47096">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For unoccupied units in the transferring project: the Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H341ABA9E1A3A4D3DB029EFA362C05C63">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51A0701F2166425F861BA156FCD3B678">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H15ECDD1586984CC2849CE70B5D676E9B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E322AA1F1E64CB79AF8B2BED0C22210">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAEA31C5FEBB4C7C81D9F331008D7E1B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9D39BA562354796A245881122CE9C10">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FD7F8C5E8C34A7394429D41A8753DEE">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDF147D3380A4A7D8D8EEA544E251ECD">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H573512C0FB714F6796ED1CAE2B359B17">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8304B6D0B56D4AF7B9448983F373B061">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the terms
<quote>
low-income
</quote>
and
<quote>
very low-income
</quote>
shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7EFAE4233EBA47F5891D544A31E4A776">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
multifamily housing project
</quote>
means housing that meets one of the following conditions—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB709FD8BFE10486E86787AFD20D6850F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD8298AB387D4E37A2D0421144C25763">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50170CC358F54B9DB0D1FCB5F2332DDC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D43A69109BD44DFB52385F05C52CD63">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H69D64A6F36A24B48930E1C9B2D9903D2">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD3D663DB72B848AD9E3259067D73110F">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H019B3D6437D7432F8010B6BFE8683B13">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
project-based assistance
</quote>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB4FD8913ADF45E7A2546EF28F95A02E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0C312B08833406F8D973F10AA8F9DCE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C3BB465E8204A5CAB78C39A5EE81DDB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H959E8EF92B47476CB2952E01E943776A">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C0D5C0A4DBF42D0BDA144B55092A5B7">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB26DADC0C77A41A3A2081ED4590E4AB2">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBACC0E39671C4472946D963EB07E1063">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
receiving project or projects
</quote>
means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B11BA3EAD01466D9AD713F35A230C21">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
transferring project
</quote>
means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE463AB6769824F278894F0C9E188DEF3">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C2D416EC9C046BA885449B6F21C22E9">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public Notice and Research Report
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0847EA813CD54249B1BE00C9BE98B801">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 30 days before the effective date of such notice.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H87EB001D3650432EA960AD1E66FA02E4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected properties.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C5228372D1E4D0CA8CAB071B6F10395" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
213.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAB155C94472242F0809A8FD2BE1DCA43">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
) to any individual who—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72E4B3AD824040ED9CCCAB748383F9AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">
20 U.S.C. 1002
</external-xref>
));
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA46A3FE0AA114860AF09C9951E266976">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is under 24 years of age;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H163571B15BE64883A7BE788CCB627522">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not a veteran;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEDAFC33CFB05481DBAFE05E2724D6CFB">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is unmarried;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BC3B8F3881341D1A4102D75A44B3B2F">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not have a dependent child;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F13B12B364141819170A607C7872F48">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">
42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E)
</external-xref>
) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F3C7B0A040944A2A776CE6585C4BC67">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23E7F7256F844BF98A0865C91C9AC998">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1001">
20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.
</external-xref>
), from private sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">
20 U.S.C. 1002
</external-xref>
)), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAE84C00E20C4902928548C1EC2CD456" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
214.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The funds made available for Native Alaskans under the heading
<quote>
Native American Housing Block Grants
</quote>
in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H54C27A3471AB4F8599346F0B8CC96A1C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
215.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1715z-20">
12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g)
</external-xref>
), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until September 30, 2015, insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4BBBB82BA5E40D49E1C065A31022B1A" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
216.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (
<quote>
MAHRAA
</quote>
) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF9D368B867F441CFB4FFC88B7B03BD67">
<enum>
217.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The commitment authority funded by fees as provided under the heading
<quote>
Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account
</quote>
may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5117073F27624F759194551176AD2F43" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
218.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1ED01505673346A19F47BE7CFDC28E94" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
219.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">
42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)
</external-xref>
and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">
42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1)
</external-xref>
, (2)):
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H6C0C1B631A504E7BB71E2A6BFBD35665">
<enum>
220.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts
<quote>
Executive Offices
</quote>
and
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices,
</quote>
as well as each account receiving appropriations for
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
,
<quote>
Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account
</quote>
, and
<quote>
Office of Inspector General
</quote>
within the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DED3950707B4C7AB97F20BA2E6AE1EC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
221.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based housing, including the number of all project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project-based units, all project-based units that have opted out or have otherwise been eliminated, and the reasons these units opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project-based units.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HFEEDBA94922244F6B53DC4DD4400E309">
<enum>
222.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFBAF4D9678344252A729E36D6ACA3D80" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
223.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation must be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. The annual budget submissions for program offices and Office of General Counsel personnel funding must include program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item request.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5002468DACCE421DAEBD4D20AE0757CD" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
224.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any office funded under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices
</quote>
to any other office funded under such heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no appropriation for any office funded under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices
</quote>
shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any account funded under the general heading
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
to any other account funded under such heading:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That no appropriation for any account funded under the general heading
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries and expenses between any office funded under the heading
<quote>
Administrative Support Offices
</quote>
and any account funded under the general heading
<quote>
Program Office Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
, but only with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H894DD6D265984AD295F3AB8E33031987" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
225.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be considered a
<quote>
program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development
</quote>
under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB4322562BF0A4DCABDDD288557ACCDEF">
<enum>
226.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H6BE05D0675E4460D84F507D1EA44F432">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take the required actions under subsection (b) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract for similar project-based assistance:
</text>
<paragraph id="H531E55CFF65245ACA3026C97A1C7B920">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score of 30 or less; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78A9A492B3A64C7193204DA91EBA6A00">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9688FC13BD544615B279482D10A0999C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that all deficiencies have been corrected; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68CEE248F7CF44B5BEEEFCDF84600BFB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC inspections.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
), but do not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13)
</external-xref>
) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437g">
42 U.S.C. 1437g
</external-xref>
).
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H298A66D431AA499AA30F89AC1282F1F6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall take the following required actions as authorized under subsection (a)—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1A21BF77A6D74D5589A3DCDFBFBECBF7">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9CED922D3C174CA9AD18900ED520F85C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following actions, and provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and the parties specified above:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H20C498719CF24F1BA2F27E5C0D12D79F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
impose civil money penalties;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDF5E023053742F0BC5B1602C3BFFDFE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD378AA0621E9450CBB3D810012A3202F">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures, which will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is offered; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF65EBE22F0134256A54BDF55AA785192">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H12CA1BC8A3034026BF60685AF55B1AFA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (
<quote>
MAHRAA
</quote>
) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecutive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report shall include:
</text>
<paragraph id="H7314439DDD044FD688310543EA1EFD98">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such conditions multiple times; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3701CA373D394D71817722F90B7E768F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H19766D7A273043ECA50DB220A6B6D31C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
227.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437">
42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.
</external-xref>
), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2015.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA85604C3DBD843CEAD14BBAAF639D9B6" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
228.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6044E8CDDBC04C40877821D25CE5A4A0" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
229.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437v">
42 U.S.C. 1437v
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H31FFF694AC9746B4B229A427824A31A2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (m)(1), by striking
<quote>
fiscal year
</quote>
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
fiscal year 2015.
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF0EA8B5294E34186869E589394AB9562">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (o), by striking
<quote>
September
</quote>
and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
September 30, 2015.
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6638D79CDA074B84865EFDA2D1C23A49" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
230.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AD6B8BC35564F3BA042345ACED85C19" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
231.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Of the amounts made available for salaries and expenses under all accounts under this title (except for the Office of Inspector General account), a total of up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available in the
<quote>
Information Technology Fund
</quote>
account under this title.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DCFEEF2516F46378ACB793D24730001" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
232.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking
<quote>
October 1, 2015
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof
<quote>
October 1, 2017
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H38B7D32BB77D4B6C9A6C03C604B93432">
<enum>
233.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAF9873C5A94E44F082A2902FB00A7F43" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
234.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The language under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55">
Public Law 112–55
</external-xref>
), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H345ADC835F9E4989A82A7C4AB8C6857D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
(except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act)
</quote>
in both places it appears;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCC00CD144454FB6B199A52CEE98DA82">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the second proviso, by striking
<quote>
2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
2018
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8BFA3387B07C43079C8D658EF615629E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the third proviso, after
<quote>
associated with such conversion
</quote>
, by inserting
<quote>
in excess of amounts made available under this heading
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B002041112342E5963ECE0F91696B63">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the fourth proviso, by striking
<quote>
60,000
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
185,000
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA90171844DA54ED9B91D8B315D098C8A">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the penultimate proviso, by—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H058954948CAE4F93A423ECCCB9D0ED1C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
for fiscal years 2012 through December 31, 2014
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5C1E30C589B4CD1925C558CBDBB3B29">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
and agreement of the administering public housing agency
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9019479A85F4D46831E59F31869E89E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
inserting
<quote>
a long-term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a term of no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an operating cost factor established by the Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437f">
42 U.S.C. 1437f
</external-xref>
note), or, subject to agreement of the administering public housing agency, to assistance under
</quote>
following
<quote>
vouchers to assistance under
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB424785906874FA0BD14AF0D80A28451">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting the following provisos before the final proviso:
<quote>
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts made available under the heading
<quote>
Rental Housing Assistance
</quote>
during the period of conversion under the previous proviso, which may extend beyond fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all timely applications, shall be available for project-based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the previous proviso:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That amounts, including contract authority, recaptured from contracts following a conversion under the previous two provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended for such conversions:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under the heading
<quote>
Rental Housing Assistance
</quote>
, amounts made available for tenant protection vouchers under the heading
<quote>
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
and specifically associated with any such conversions, and amounts made available under the previous proviso as needed to the account under the
<quote>
Project-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
heading to facilitate conversion under the three previous provisos and any increase in cost for
<quote>
Project-Based Rental Assistance
</quote>
associated with such conversion shall be equal to amounts so transferred:
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F419A2BF0714199B702C051A8BABAB3">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the final proviso, by—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEA2102C27AD047F09FDE6E345DB749C4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
with respect to the previous proviso
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
with respect to the previous four provisos
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B5C5ABC9C7448B9BB84097A04E90F2E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
striking
<quote>
impact of the previous proviso
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013 conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HA8AB8B60C4D04B0A98275CE261AABEFF">
<enum>
235.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing Administration program may be used to implement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1DBBDD7E629147EAAA3036824C96F02C">
<enum>
236.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a state.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF14F4FA623AB4B1C9AE4159081FA8BCA" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
237.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading “Brownfields Redevelopment” are hereby permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading
<quote>
Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing
</quote>
are hereby permanently rescinded:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby permanently rescinded.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF4B7594B097A432CBBEA165B07B09F0E">
<enum>
238.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1437a">
42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i)
</external-xref>
), as amended by section 210 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/76">
Public Law 113–76
</external-xref>
; 128 Stat. 625), is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H3C08710D8B4A4CC6B03BCDAFFA4FB494">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
which shall not be lower
</quote>
in the matter preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end of subclause (I) and inserting the following: ‘‘which—
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5C25F3CCB0E441988D35715F5557B704" style="OLC">
<subclause id="H8F55B2909A224BD782844E334F0AC080">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
shall not be lower than 80 percent of—
</text>
<item id="H189E53EFF9A2439EBF4E24A23FFAA159">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the applicable fair market rental established under section 8(c) of this Act; or
</text>
</item>
<item id="H98A3DE8030A340978DA46499D87539E1">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
at the discretion of the Secretary, such other applicable fair market rental established by the Secretary that the Secretary determines more accurately reflects local market conditions and is based on an applicable market area that is geographically smaller than the applicable market area used for purposes of the applicable fair market rental under section 8(c);
</text>
</item>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subclause">
except that a public housing agency may apply to the Secretary for exception allowing for a flat rental amount for a property that is lower than the amount otherwise determined pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant such exception if the Secretary determines that the fair market rental for the applicable market area pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) does not reflect the market value of the property and the proposed lower flat rental amount is based on a market analysis of the applicable market and complies with subclause (II) and
</continuation-text>
</subclause>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H10953078D5064DFC823E50FB11ADAB4C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subclause (II), by inserting
<quote>
shall
</quote>
before
<quote>
be designed
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67E5A51962224B339B99414E31855007">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter after and below subclause (II), by striking
<quote>
Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 2014, with the requirement of this clause, except that if
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
If
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HC5160857CC9C44F1B9FB78C6508366D6">
<enum>
239.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require the relocation, or to carry out any required relocation, of any asset management positions of the Office of Multifamily Housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HECB47BB9D9034562AC37BA367307D82F">
<enum>
240.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5302">
42 U.S.C. 5302
</external-xref>
)) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5306">
42 U.S.C. 5306
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2EAEBE8BA6D34657B6C32CDC02729826">
<enum>
241.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following:
<quote>
Exhausting all reasonable possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee shall include a good faith consideration of loan modification as well as meeting standards for servicing loans in default, as determined by the Secretary.
</quote>
.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HECCBCEDEB4334272AF0303743157559B">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This title may be cited as the
<quote>
Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H353075E11C5C482CA9B09ACFC09E939F" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
Related agencies
</header>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="HF343853E95CA4D24AFF6E9AF10D4933F">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Access board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="HEA7E7524933F47FAA5E8DC5AC5208BBA">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $7,548,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H6FD78B70EEF04F5DA1624A19C6A8FAB9">
<header>
Federal maritime commission
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H89C1D98F4AE44C9FACB83C22C3AD2525">
<header>
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/46/307">
46 U.S.C. 307
</external-xref>
), including services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1343">
31 U.S.C. 1343(b)
</external-xref>
; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
, $25,660,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5BDE32692FD8450191043B48774A8A9C">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National railroad passenger corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H11C94ED288C6431B95ED5D9BB0DDB8D0">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Office of Inspector General
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H036CA071FCCD4366AA1FBB739227023E">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,999,000:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-appendix" parsable-cite="usc-appendix/5/3">
5 U.S.C. App. 3
</external-xref>
), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1001">
18 U.S.C. 1001
</external-xref>
), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That concurrent with the President's budget request for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format and substance to those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H71FB62F108A440D793E23E1C853D2CE2">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
National transportation safety board
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H81AB23EDD6024891B261F4E317F2B94D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Salaries and expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
5 U.S.C. 3109
</external-xref>
, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5901">
5 U.S.C. 5901–5902
</external-xref>
), $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate id="H72FD4B427D904ACF85AC9F324A6745DF">
<header>
Neighborhood reinvestment corporation
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small id="H1CB30257FF7D4EAF830655D332413578">
<header>
Payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/8101">
42 U.S.C. 8101–8107
</external-xref>
), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing program:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms and conditions:
</text>
<paragraph id="HC19AE5A64A6F48339E94BC7484E948D5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (
<quote>
NRC
</quote>
) shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved by HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4B80A1547432425BA60D420121F6D051">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction payments.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2D93C0387224259BE18A39BF66B3AE5">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower's financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy by all interested parties.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA89889067D854C1688FC888176450287">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of any procedures or activities that could be construed as a conflict of interest or have the appearance of impropriety.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB5198AF2864B4ECABD440222F3764028">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC9DE06A0BD84029981D27396C3ABC01">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to build the mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate in NRC training shall pay market rates for such training.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H333F9D3508364D7BAE3069E3285427B2">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE45D56233CD34D3AB58D9AF5E3341F2E">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6FDD64605A5497C906DE89049E44933">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as determined by the NRC.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H524749B7138E44CAA5BCBB6DD6A4A9FC">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default.
</text>
</paragraph>
</appropriations-small>
<appropriations-intermediate commented="no" id="H5D90DBF20E81438BA5D095C4D0164B62">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
United states interagency council on homelessness
</header>
</appropriations-intermediate>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H2E85799E5C264C388001BBF4EC9DF40D">
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Operating expenses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11319">
42 U.S.C. 11319
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
October 1, 2016
</quote>
in section 209 and inserting
<quote>
October 1, 2017
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</title>
<title commented="no" id="H185B4060D15D45BBA7B920565328F11B" level-type="subsequent" section-style="traditional-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
IV
</enum>
<header display-inline="no-display-inline">
General provisions—this act
</header>
<section id="H644932F1B2B1432797C7FEA1B135FDEC">
<enum>
401.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A6008A387994D2EB6E21D02488E5E71" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
402.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEEB8225DF654C03B28B11C0C8A00F83" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
403.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/3109">
section 3109
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD52265A912074DCE9F4BC0BB7F105A46" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
404.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HDD412B78C3DA40498E5D655504042261">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1643981B76CA4935B7CC4993CD88578B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E0ABFB8AD3A4881AD1D5C4FCEA9D4C4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF21F9FCECCE400C82507A373E972E04">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B4599C0000E486A95F556E042569402">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or
<quote>
new age
</quote>
belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H384832D7A7164DBB9C87490D4AA38A34">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBCBD09A1B1524456926D5548F459EEFC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5D44638E0B546FC9E3A4451EF43349B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
405.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A6A657F7F924D07878F6BF2F079C9A0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates a new program;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EEA782F889748F0AFFF07ECF02934FA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
eliminates a program, project, or activity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB5CAE84CE3B848DC91405C99565879F6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BB3594F7233408EB33BAEB231AEC895">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC1C1EB12A82F458191EB15E28E9DEE87">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H289E3C1732034394BEBCA51AA3247A28">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCDAC7C35367449C1815B97CC701B0001">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the report shall include:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E2A930CFAB645B39D166F8639B2B204">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H60659B9759814F3A8A344005CD1D14B0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H389F1F1457CB4A1AB9219B6B6D047A77">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an identification of items of special congressional interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB79F01E2B7646FC91F2D775D37AA177" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
406.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7780DB9690CA449AB87789247AFB21F9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
407.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided further
</italic>
</proviso>
, That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownsfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/107/118">
Public Law 107–118
</external-xref>
) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H61B80C86CDB2490483EDE44383863DFC">
<enum>
408.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All Federal agencies and departments that are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole-source contracts by no later than July 30, 2015. Such report shall include the contractor, the amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole-source contract.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HCAAC5897D42C4C1F9C522A920CC2153E">
<enum>
409.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA6B604E86AE54FA9A66ED74F0DCF1454">
<enum>
410.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H010CE3E6BC954F57A7101665587330D7">
<enum>
411.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the
<quote>
Buy American Act
</quote>
).
</text>
</section>
<section id="H42A39AD8D0614BA983E4FB65F8DB5819">
<enum>
412.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/10a-10c">
41 U.S.C. 10a–10c
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD68CE39D6C814DDB808CE9C2820E8BC9" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
413.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/301-10">
301–10.122
</external-xref>
and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/41/301-10">
301–10.123
</external-xref>
of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HB6C4B4EB9F3F46A897C9791FF4D66312">
<enum>
414.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H9DFF04A0D8214306A82E93C31F10031C">
<enum>
415.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H58A22931DC7D4B4BBF3428D790E1AE8B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE8297FD9005B4A2FBCC6F9FC563F0671">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H60ABA30DDDB44E6A90668D8DFEF7F2CD">
<enum>
416.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC079B3186DD9458883C99403E044AB0E">
<enum>
417.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HC8E0C9A76B634203BBB117BACB3192A6">
<enum>
418.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/49/18.36">
section 18.36(c)(2)
</external-xref>
of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H66B70EC13684468099D51DC19760D6DC">
<enum>
419.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE8D85F1F8B5847FCB15A09D49E6EED57" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
420.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA591095B9F7443D8519585D5673159C" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
421.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
All agencies and departments funded by the Act shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal year a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of vehicles owned, leased, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBEE9F17C7738441BB483AB22E7893B67" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
422.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest:
<proviso>
<italic>
Provided
</italic>
</proviso>
, That for purposes of this section the term
<quote>
international conference
</quote>
shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations.
</text>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF62B07CBC21E40619FD88A589DB605EC" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
423.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
(a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committee in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest.
</text>
<subsection id="HFB10B862A3704D2E9832E2DCAB5D5874">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--
</text>
<paragraph id="H709DDB60594C49DC8FD8236C23F88508">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the public posting of the report compromises national security; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA3D8F76B53AA4CE4967AFAD89402A224">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the report contains proprietary information.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3A500FB64DE943739EF93AD711404FC0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5E1829BCD1041DAB21E5B8129B4456B" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
424.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any Federal agency or department that is funded under this Act shall respond to any recommendation made to such agency or department by the Government Accountability Office in a timely manner.
</text>
<appropriations-small commented="no" id="H160080AE40494EA6B7380DA5DFB18F1D">
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</appropriations-small>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="H86AC0BA669B54072AA2D2A0393215EA3" style="appropriations">
<enum>
L
</enum>
<header>
Further continuing appropriations, 2015
</header>
<section id="H96718EE06D9548C381FDA36FE387C3F1">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/113/164">
Public Law 113–164
</external-xref>
) is amended by—
</text>
<paragraph id="H353D3D182EEA4E58A127DD489533AA12">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting
<quote>
February 27, 2015
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66B9F96BE60E4C2FB1234CB01549273A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution
</quote>
in section 144 and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDCEE84859F394AD8A1FB3EF630235B7F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
adding after section 149 the following new sections:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" id="HB0E3B74068804D1488648666D3C42743" style="appropriations">
<section id="HFA15C717D5584A2AB562E301773661D6">
<enum>
150.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAB20864435434D6B90ACF913C3854A1D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amounts made available by section 101 for
<quote>
Department of Homeland Security—United States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses
</quote>
shall be obligated at a rate for operations necessary for Presidential candidate nominee protection.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2829587F5D874284B4D46E00A5D6C02D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H1CE9BD06CCD2419A9A95FF555D005685">
<enum>
151.
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Department of Homeland Security shall continue preparations to award the construction contract for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 2015.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HBD14487003584349B2E7DDD17EE725FC">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H3D6B2A07A9DA49B190017CE086B84967">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44302">
Section 44302(f)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB64AC005B4834EB2998ED3B4D58AF107">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44303">
Section 44303(b)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAEB03AD5FFC94AC18B710585469AA2B2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/44310">
Section 44310(a)
</external-xref>
of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 11, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</division>
<division id="H4690BF4AAE5243E7AB1730C4DB94FED6" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
M
</enum>
<header>
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
</header>
<section id="H6EEA7561B73448DC92D048155CD3CF22" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HA3CC4089028141BF9FB7DE4D9DABBC35">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Sense of Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that—
</text>
<paragraph id="H70A54DA1610C480AA1FF93FFD783F462">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
American expatriate health insurance companies should be permitted to compete on a level playing field in the global marketplace;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H006AEAEB0F774CDAA841D628A1ED9B23">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the global competitiveness of American companies should be encouraged; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7ECB82E7114E4D4782E588505B5CC362">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in implementing the health insurance provider fee under section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4001">
26 U.S.C. 4001
</external-xref>
note prec.) and other provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/152">
Public Law 111–152
</external-xref>
), the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of Labor should continue to recognize the unique and multinational features of expatriate health plans and the United States companies that operate such plans and the competitive pressures of such plans and companies.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HA246554709D243F28DF68B76444DD86B">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of expatriate health plans under ACA
</header>
<subsection id="H685731F8A96444C5B37F2F440FF591E0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of (including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148">
Public Law 111–148
</external-xref>
) and of title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/152">
Public Law 111–152
</external-xref>
) shall not apply with respect to—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2600A6F1054B4B308BDC1BDBD0A6E42F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
expatriate health plans;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H33F77008B9974F5EB992CDF2A182E4CB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
employers with respect to such plans, solely in their capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEC52BE2F1ABD47AB8D762927A518C232">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to coverage offered by such issuers under such plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD79A1D46C479477D99913DAC0228CD24">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum essential coverage and reporting requirements
</header>
<paragraph id="HDCD5FBF431724253A9CD3B9F07FB32DE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For the purpose of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/5000A">
section 5000A(f)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the definition of minimum essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by reference:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H36436FF2238A47CA93A1BF68AEE840A8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) of this section shall be treated as an eligible employer sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8A68D44B003E41BC9CD04A818307E882">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of this section shall be treated as a plan in the individual market under section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subparagraph shall apply solely for the purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1C044EB520B549FBBB02A01D84BEB2AA">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/6055">
section 6055
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H of such Code), except that statements furnished to individuals may be provided through electronic media and the primary insured shall be deemed to have consented to receive the statements under such sections in electronic form, unless the individual explicitly refuses such consent. Notwithstanding subsection (a),
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4980I">
section 4980I
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall continue to apply with respect to applicable employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in such section) of a qualified expatriate described in section 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than transferred) to work in the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H802139887E834B55B05FE8F961061DAE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified expatriates, spouses, and dependents not United States health risk
</header>
<paragraph id="H5C71B741755143BABB260FE8F0819C7C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/4001">
26 U.S.C. 4001
</external-xref>
note prec.), for calendar years after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any spouse, dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the plan) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a United States health risk.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7B536297FDF948E493C3A34645CE3DB8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance issuer shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such issuer under such section for each such year (determined without regard to this paragraph) as—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H35DC656E9D924044B95FCF5C357AB56E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, less the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, bears to
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD89CBA1E905D4980B898AE1CA014871C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H672543C82DBF4352B3F638CFA42A5CFA">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="HA2BBD81054FA4B909B5D1E5362CC0FFC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Expatriate health insurance issuer
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
expatriate health insurance issuer
</term>
means a health insurance issuer that issues expatriate health plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H89BF172486B24613AE6F8FD3B8E4036C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Expatriate health plan
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
expatriate health plan
</term>
means a group health plan, health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan, or health insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, dependents, and other individuals enrolled in the plan) that meets each of the following standards:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H931EFA88D0334A16B5B05B08CC65BB58">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Substantially all of the primary enrollees in such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates with respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the previous sentence, an individual shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the individual is not a national of the United States and the individual resides in the country of which the individual is a citizen.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H563A120C9C33450FA35D0FD561A2E246">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Substantially all of the benefits provided under the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/9832">
section 9832(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFE120CF43E4C4A69BC59B70480AD1BEF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
The plan or coverage provides coverage for inpatient hospital services, outpatient facility services, physician services, and emergency services (comparable to such emergency services coverage described in and offered under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/8903">
section 8903(1)
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code for plan year 2009)—
</text>
<clause id="HF124B5487E774766A0765B9BA2CC8480">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(A), both in the United States and in the country or countries from which the individual was transferred or assigned (accounting for flexibility needed with existing coverage), and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate (after taking into account the barriers and prohibitions to providing health care services in the countries as designated);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H70F53359DE13424A8EE2A0699E6591D6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries in which the individual is present in connection with the individual’s employment, and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H44D069C568374074A87934CDE4F1C59A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C), in the country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H647926EB12A84A449098DB6CB51106F2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the benefits provided by the expatriate health plan satisfy a standard at least actuarially equivalent to the level provided for in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/36B">
section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4A74F84119CA48B5971A1E6371BB9388">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
If the plan or coverage provides dependent coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such dependent coverage available for adult children until the adult child turns 26 years of age, unless such individual is the child of a child receiving dependent coverage.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA28F0C218A3448FBA1EBF113167B53DA">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
The plan or coverage—
</text>
<clause id="H5318D87B97F94D4B94A29669AFAF9AB6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is issued by an expatriate health plan issuer, or administered by an administrator, that together with any other person in the expatriate health plan issuer's or administrator’s controlled group (as described in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the regulations promulgated thereunder)), has licenses to sell insurance in more than two countries, and, with respect to such plan, coverage, or company in the controlled group—
</text>
<subclause id="HDD3C2EE09B3A467791493AB6B6BD5438">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
maintains network provider agreements that provide for direct claims payments, directly or through third party contracts, with health care providers in eight or more countries;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFCF309CF16044C32AD19F90AD4085A49">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
maintains call centers, directly or through third party contracts, in three or more countries and accepts calls from customers in eight or more languages;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HECB1EC2898FB42778A433A12F5463956">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
processes (in the aggregate together with other plans or coverage it issues or administers) at least $1,000,000 in claims in foreign currency equivalents each year;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9BCE110801A648F88101C4A4AA68DA9A">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
makes available (directly or through third party contracts) global evacuation/repatriation coverage; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD3B4412D67AD48B8BF1C850314CE55B2">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
maintains legal and compliance resources in three or more countries; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H42F42839DE9B41C5838C85AF4B5BCCB0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
offers reimbursements for items or services under such plan or coverage in the local currency in eight or more countries.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H82C5A03AB4AA43DFA4929436AE4CB613">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300gg">
42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq.
</external-xref>
),
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/100">
chapter 100
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1181">
29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq.
</external-xref>
), which would otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or issuer, if not for the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H024BF89E99EE4276997F74B73C556B88">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified expatriate
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
qualified expatriate
</term>
means a primary insured, or individual otherwise described in subparagraph (C)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6848E39535584E0B855CC6688D10DD26">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HEE19BA269C594EC3A4F13579C0CFFC11">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or expertise is of a type that has caused his or her employer to transfer or assign him or her to the United States for a specific and temporary purpose or assignment tied to his or her employment; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H29CF14CACD834F6BAE05FF2DF7AE1B74" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in connection with such transfer or assignment, is reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to require access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries, and is offered other multinational benefits on a periodic basis (such as tax equalization, compensation for cross border moving expenses, or compensation to enable the expatriate to return to their home country);
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3AB72B2AC5494AE6BD6534AD68445634">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
who is working outside of the United States for a period of at least 180 days in a consecutive 12-month period that overlaps with the plan year; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H92AD26F155184CC589D8E73E71BCA8CC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
who is a member of a group of similarly situated individuals—
</text>
<clause id="H52EF2FE46A89449B97D98D7FC115F64A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
that is formed for the purpose of traveling or relocating internationally in service of one or more of the purposes listed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similarly situated organizations or groups (such as students or religious missionaries);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H14193FE537914B729DFD392B22020DEA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
that is not formed primarily for the sale of health insurance coverage; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3C65056F0BDA4072AF381EB75E659E95">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, determines requires access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39AC11CB702340059E9E83AA9EAFC815">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
United States
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
United States
</term>
means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5B5CEC6E78AA4C139C159DEBA4E70177">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Miscellaneous terms
</header>
<subparagraph id="HEBD2B7C3CE764D0598ECAE59C20CEA3C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Group health plan; health insurance coverage; health insurance issuer; plan sponsor
</header>
<text>
The terms
<term>
group health plan
</term>
,
<term>
health insurance coverage
</term>
,
<term>
health insurance issuer
</term>
, and
<term>
plan sponsor
</term>
have the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300gg-91">
42 U.S.C. 300gg–91
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE048DDC586364729809E76F9DBF0C227">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Transfer
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
transfer
</term>
means an employer has transferred an employee to perform services for a branch of the same employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or subsidiary thereof.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4ED75B60F011492884C616EFD59F93DB">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act, including such rules as may be necessary to prevent inappropriate expansion of the application of the exclusions under this Act from applicable laws and regulations, and to amend existing annual reporting requirements or procedures to include applicable qualified expatriate health insurers’ total number of expatriate plan enrollees.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H448F34E230E24497BC4247C0261ABFA3">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
Unless otherwise specified, this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2015.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</division>
<division id="H1B50991DE30E43A5A4A30837A12F8E89" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
N
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Other Matters
</header>
<section id="H3BC4BE5DDAD8417FA7ABCBC68FEE03B4">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Separate Contribution Limits for Contributions Made to National Parties To Support Presidential Nominating Conventions, National Party Headquarters Buildings, and Recounts
</header>
<subsection id="H102FDFD1AECD4B2283C1922E80E238F2">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Separate limits
</header>
<text>
Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/30116">
52 U.S.C. 30116(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H129EBF760C7741C99275F44CE3A526C3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:
<quote>
, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A261D1F14FB4FC29D821C063E35DADD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following:
<quote>
, or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year;
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3EBCBF4E57D54F7F8E9A128F393A45E1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEFD109D56E749D1AAEFE5FD067CCDBF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HE2FE7879C1A1413CB5E966142F87C385" indent="up1">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
An account described in this paragraph is any of the following accounts:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAAF3BE7EE518453A83D09F53CFD16FCC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (other than a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses, except that the aggregate amount of expenditures the national committee of a political party may make from such account may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any single convention.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66D21DB6DA5E4CB1A4810ABB691C1F93">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses (including expenses for obligations incurred during the 2-year period which ends on the date of the enactment of this paragraph).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA10588FF86845888462B2B80792C18B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used to defray expenses incurred with respect to the preparation for and the conduct of election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD65ACA1C1D9C411FB9797B8CEA7EC562">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment relating to determination of coordinated expenditure limitations
</header>
<text>
Section 315(d) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/52/30116">
52 U.S.C. 30116(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H746AB4DDEFBE48F8BF3E35F97CCE5F98" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H6F82ABEA91D94C41A56BF721370030E9" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection shall not apply to expenditures made from any of the accounts described in subsection (a)(9).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H525F6970C6224949B6C4AE39671AFE34">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds that are solicited, received, transferred, or spent on or after the date of the enactment of this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7FE352B359D74202B69E20FD9F9460A1">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Modification of Treatment of Certain Health Organizations
</header>
<subsection id="H3B913FADFF144027B2E2ECD02BC12970">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (5) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/833">
section 833(c)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H43EDBBCAA5964B7AAB602F3E9D462739">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
this section
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a)
</quote>
, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC2F947BDA07047F4A013FF220718F2A9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
and for activities that improve health care quality
</quote>
after
<quote>
clinical services
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1FF8FEEE4A08472E8B29D3C26599E7BB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3A25B069E7B54690B0FF7FEAA7BE7EEC">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Budgetary Effects
</header>
<subsection id="HBC3DDB02A5F04C40B663D16D666598E7">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0D05E885A9134647B70BBD39F8C3CA40">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards
</header>
<text>
The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H14718EA799404124B19E3C837BB8711D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Classification of budgetary effects
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be estimated—
</text>
<paragraph id="HFF2C4A934E904970811EDE26C7C97132">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H25CABBA0BBA64F04AC9C6927291738F3">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
</division>
<division id="HCB8C3E7D2B414BF1BE6AB02534489707" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
O
</enum>
<header>
Multiemployer Pension Reform
</header>
<section id="H77EF803582984648A220045AEC91DAB4" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This division may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H1C23BFFC94FB48C1A51CBED3C733BC73">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Table of Contents
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The table of contents for this division is as follows:
</text>
<toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration">
<toc-entry idref="H77EF803582984648A220045AEC91DAB4" level="section">
Sec. 1. Short title.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1C23BFFC94FB48C1A51CBED3C733BC73" level="section">
Sec. 2. Table of Contents.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0B8FE8933036499FA176C8EC227F1195" level="title">
Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H97DDA0881CD24AE681D28A6C2DB94232" level="subtitle">
Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H2B0BE015DFFB49CE99A08A60BED95B7B" level="section">
Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H76095A70401F4243BE7574186F52F57E" level="section">
Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6899B14EEA8341EAB433C8DE09BA628F" level="section">
Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HBB1233BCFF5848D3AEB79DE5B79FDBD6" level="section">
Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H81C4DBEEB8904F318434C347EF842E33" level="section">
Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1C59A632EA224B3E9CFB2784D93310F8" level="section">
Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H5A7DED52EFF64020908C5EEB1346A850" level="section">
Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HB407F4B3B40F4E2289D08A4A0F000C31" level="section">
Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCB296542672D45C597EE7803AD62710F" level="section">
Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H803C1AD043224CA792F699AF0AE972C7" level="section">
Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HDD853CC59DD1459DAA577D28FB860B55" level="section">
Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H832D5A0DF8DC4A5DA4F975B7CC3E8DD0" level="subtitle">
Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H970B6CD42CA34159A8383ED951FC8186" level="section">
Sec. 121. Mergers.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1A3CE8E90E88467499153465067D5741" level="section">
Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF36EA11C8AD34540BA593E949F7438D7" level="subtitle">
Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD9D8E6CB5EB446E0BC6D565B4F6F6662" level="section">
Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H54C986D93E8B418D933DB7EA6485B13F" level="title">
Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H571D580D93974832B7F49C12456042EE" level="section">
Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</section>
<title id="H0B8FE8933036499FA176C8EC227F1195" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules
</header>
<subtitle id="H97DDA0881CD24AE681D28A6C2DB94232">
<enum>
A
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006
</header>
<section id="H2B0BE015DFFB49CE99A08A60BED95B7B">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules
</header>
<subsection id="H9E78A0B80B724718A69AE0FA13F14BEA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subtitle C of title II of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/412">
26 U.S.C. 412
</external-xref>
note) is repealed.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H46A4682401C6473289BCA71E6084C7A1">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="H4DF8F575F9834E8E8E6A56CFAC6D0B4E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1084">
29 U.S.C. 1084
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H95DAF2D633B94BCCB2D17E88496DB71B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/431">
Section 431(d)(1)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (C).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H76095A70401F4243BE7574186F52F57E" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Election to be in critical status
</header>
<subsection id="H21C720FCDB25456ABFEB080BEA23C305">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="H91ABF32325AE418886368D7346FF8540">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H4D158F8EFB8F4502AC17B456DE1BEC43" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H9BDD48D63738476B9089A16E0FE78C0A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Election to be in critical status
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB7F7EB754944460FB3C9F33030E5D7DB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC2DE9B1BAB1747B98452F4F8D368A4A9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H812E01F41E7449CFB7F21B2F0CAAC9CC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B7AAEA1F7AD42709992278A4A1A7CF9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<subparagraph id="H9689734A7A864E68B3C10D52CD7E6832">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
, and
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD356BC159DEC4E8A893A484E2CCCCCE3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Actuarial projections
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(B) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<clause id="HC2636C306718403A980DBC88A77242FB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i), by striking
<quote>
In making the determinations
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9195D222467F42138D750FC29E6CCDCC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB26F6257A19346FA99C9F5EBA46ED4F9" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0316C38108D141018408DCB712B1B19F">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H859C569912254604B99E2C0B43DFEEBD">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<subparagraph id="H1720E5565188494EAE622A9E1D812C31">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Of election to be in critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<clause id="H94BF3521375D4349A6302AF7DA9117E0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
<quote>
for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA0DB791591864A89910B80A6FDB6710C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulations or other guidance.
</quote>
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H01F3D136245F402A94B6677875260521">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD912FD366AFA4DF7806B75D5D47132AB" style="OLC">
<clause id="H2E1A0665568348A781D2101C4962C06A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H19E9BDD3546F494499E7E90441B0516D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<paragraph id="H7D02635809374B29A2F03EE92709C4FA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HE41383F56523442EB65787750C6866BF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H572A032557F14B71A163746C4A6DFEF6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Election to be in critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5EC08111CEB5487D8C02E7392A301D9B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H389E497873B249119F8AC0B67C5A4C5C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB868FBFC327F487FAE2E50E6CB4CFEEB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8131A3E763794164AA2E1C747ECA8298">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<subparagraph id="H76E63F6DC6424E58AED6253E1C77F87F">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking
<quote>
, and
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84F6339C78C449219DF177B52DED6C9A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Actuarial projections
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended—
</text>
<clause id="H6A048A0BCAE44B95BCC153F8DD8B2E61">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i), by striking
<quote>
In making the determinations
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H75E94F41F508456DBAE2E2FC677474A0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2BC7E2AAC6B3406ABAB3825F104CB3FF" style="OLC">
<clause id="H401A6E8DC4F74C89A1CC620F3799139E">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBDB98328617A4B94BE06FDBFEFF32152">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<subparagraph id="H27610583D98E449DB5D6138503ACEC9A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Of election to be in critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended—
</text>
<clause id="H1B1C1B7959AD439D924D2134A2C4025C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
<quote>
for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC8E96C1A1BB8492FBF8D6BAC2A799E5A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations or other guidance.
</quote>
.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC719EDD90CFC488595B0A51B11ADE4E5">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC396A332FAB14B459F40BE5E7B0F3E44" style="OLC">
<clause id="H01C80220B18644B5ADD5C4335ED4B02A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HA5B5ABBEF4E642DB9D1AC177EFA7C43F">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H6899B14EEA8341EAB433C8DE09BA628F">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status
</header>
<subsection id="H4C3383B350034A18826A73556ED41BD9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(4)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HA7FA1748D35640ED9B5FCFACACDC04ED" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H54FC604E9E1D4195956A76F6EDDAE774">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence
</header>
<clause id="HEBC3DFA680E542E0B5E282AC4A34FEBF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<subclause id="HD9C8493D92734E1B81F2B8A43AB3E9CF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7248181856DA45E4991E43D4AB90DEBA">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(2) or section 304 (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006); and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H49DE1BCBDC9E4F0CB3378273B9E0B082">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HB731CA9893D5436087A2114B44894074">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Plans with certain amortization extensions
</header>
<subclause id="HADB5BC58127A4478B06F01DC9EEC20ED">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Special emergence rule
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<item id="H73B46959ED7C4D188AEEA9C182F463FA">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1); and
</text>
</item>
<item commented="no" id="H73C666D2D2F24731A949391C80BA152F">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years,
</text>
</item>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subclause">
regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year.
</continuation-text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H87F540536C9F4C6F8661E0ED00F8914E">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reentry into critical status
</header>
<text>
A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless—
</text>
<item id="H303082ABADF3417DB8C21FC5ABAF39EC">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d); or
</text>
</item>
<item id="H63A500F1A7784F0AAD67710E3790A235">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAE53BD001B74495C98CA05C06811F693">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(e)(4)(B)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HE53FE807CDD34E58B3D497819D221DF3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H13BF9E4EEA8F4F939B74AFB9BFE9F0A0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence
</header>
<clause id="HF2399010839B4597A21C93E046855EBA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<subclause id="H36C8C341E49E4A1A800CDFB7FF675874">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H667C7B2DACC04CF5A1C353DF1B4F8537">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(2) or section 412(e) (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H461D1D05D00D4B32A62A2192972BA74B">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HB6EA05D5BD0042CAA0FBD7DC009BD0F0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Plans with certain amortization extensions
</header>
<subclause id="H5C290CB4A5E84C17891F941AC2FF57E8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Special emergence rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that—
</text>
<item id="HF1C440CA4ABB49258A6C8E279977678B">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1), and
</text>
</item>
<item commented="no" id="HCBB5C595E0654A8EBE4E6851CAAAA1AF">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years,
</text>
</item>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subclause">
regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year.
</continuation-text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD228139D8C2B4C1EAC0E6935C55F0FDF">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reentry into critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless—
</text>
<item id="H9BEAB943F0AA4836B5FE55259E69230D">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d), or
</text>
</item>
<item id="HBB8368AFF22A42E6981F9F8CBEC4A43E">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H21F90ABF55A84C5BA673C55A467832CA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HBB1233BCFF5848D3AEB79DE5B79FDBD6">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required
</header>
<subsection id="H411FDC10DAB2424385D7B5B554D2090C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="HE7D9B08A204B47CB8BD4C12AEC8D1CB3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)
</external-xref>
), as amended by section 102, is further amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7029A6FD56A74E789A08166CD4DED741">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5),
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1606C7D059B344D1B14205E8E648FA9B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HB19A051C121C40A5A15A701BD0CA3427" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H606BF2AF81384D32ACA141301716529E">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule
</header>
<text>
A plan is described in this paragraph if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDC6F2303FEFF4D3A86E46C536A568A88">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2699767F276C457E90D0A65E24B4E7A4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H60DB47ED85DD494A81540CCD87C3A93D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8834E0D4E5FA414D97B686377651D756">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H77ADD0EBB0144020A06FDA3ED2BBDD5F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H587C905B694A497AA36E36DEC9AFB6EE" style="OLC">
<clause id="H452859C3BCD344CBB8334748DD813428">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4BFA9330CFC64F73AAE3F66018EE2FE8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>
clause (ii)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
clauses (ii) and (iii)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC4DEFCE64312442EA2561124EFF77160">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended by inserting after
<quote>
endangered status for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
, or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5),
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H273F49D2B97C449788E68A8B7176DF52">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<paragraph id="HCEDCBDC1AB344949803C54B4A2E1298D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF0AB72DB24E64C7A85066DC1BD3A9765">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5),
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H54EEF9C9C5234FCDA3F0982EE09C6BA3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HAEF1098084194D80B188385DD17C3782" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3C687A9DAB75485EAE8EAF736331888D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule
</header>
<text>
A plan is described in this paragraph if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H199F5CEFC91B48FC8FBD9FCB23DEDFC9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6CB5F86083AB4BEB934BE3083D0873F3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB9F92114B5FE451C80E1D85F310DABBB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5924FD49B446461D8CFC20283E727F6B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF308B3FAE094BAD96C3B2E28D28AD59">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after clause (ii) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H555155D138E548CFA9520B2324ADB499" style="OLC">
<clause id="HD0453B373E804C43BA8587E71675DA83">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF304127AD828419885FCCEAD21C01BFA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>
clause (ii)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
clauses (ii) and (iii)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H91E8497259B54B32A030C59A884E809A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment
</header>
<text>
Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting after
<quote>
endangered status for a plan year
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
, or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5),
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65CEFC6E27A44AD696470F177BCF8DCD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H81C4DBEEB8904F318434C347EF842E33">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage
</header>
<subsection id="H5A84D6FD38EF4D29A3FE934810738AF0">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(c)(3)(A)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0791C6937650480F957B99EAAB989AA9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i)(I), by striking
<quote>
of such period
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7537DFF29B024FA49DD19E084EF2D34D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (ii), by striking
<quote>
any plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the last plan year
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H93AF2264CDF94EA19098AA94C4251546">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(c)(3)(A)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H5C92D8E10CB540459E94388F967469D8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (i)(I), by striking
<quote>
of such period
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79FA1D00694646B5A712D9BBD11904E5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (ii), by striking
<quote>
any plan year
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the last plan year
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7AA2E8B1258F441498B2A8E0933EB52B">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1C59A632EA224B3E9CFB2784D93310F8">
<enum>
106.
</enum>
<header>
Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods
</header>
<subsection id="H75FCA5149ADC46C4BA40F21506A5C2C9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H94083A511D4C49F1AD1BF7B96F747E2B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H3DD69D63D9544C5DA521034CE91BB25C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods
</header>
<paragraph id="H0CBDBD17988F428DAC8358E038EBB61A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H218FAA7F90AF4980868E14A7A238FBD6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD5FDC7C8B68044A4A42DED1929B68A79">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules for benefit increases
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0391A46920DE41A6B6DAE15BCDA7E908">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special Rules for Plan Adoption Period
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H05CC4E2D2D8F478D837260ECFEBADFB4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for—
</text>
<clause id="H42FF9F2E692A4B68A5B853EE5FF954D5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDB66064DFEF149FFAF64BA76943F13A6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1091BE2727FA4610B38FC177680FAA59">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB2A8F357B5EC4976B80B991077F8F2B1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1">
chapter 1
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7238F7F2B0FA43DF910EDA5D9234CD0A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(d)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H87ECBAB5765C49CF82CA026387C46A65" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H78B9C61101354EB1A94C521429A6312D">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods
</header>
<paragraph id="H9E30F8953A5B40C0A344054DDC597292">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="HD71A0133CAF9480090C721C90AEE9265">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE516671D38F341908A383704BAE3B44B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules for benefit increases
</header>
<text>
A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF8E45FA672014E50BB97E39BF595394B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules for plan adoption period
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H22479D1F730D46CFB871070A5F8CCBCA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for—
</text>
<clause id="H17F806BBC7F54A83A04E0D3F5892436C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H384AF43CCD8F457BA4BFBFB17FB5B864">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H125BD7735D78469EB3D751987C0F6F9B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F11014CF41644D1A48F4F5C4B3BFCDD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply with other applicable law.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5935637E6B6A43429C83E4C7FFB0A6E3">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5A7DED52EFF64020908C5EEB1346A850">
<enum>
107.
</enum>
<header>
Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining
</header>
<subsection id="HE98E221D359C47C3996837522F573198">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA181CD04F2544B6DAC3DD4BD5607D08B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H6BD244BD94FC4EED9CEBA31448C98D58" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2B7ADD341587425FB1667F5BB856BD71">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="HECDB4E79B25D4A18875388CB210650B7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Initial Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="H9F696E5F701B4F278D437B8E8F2123D3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H68EB2E6B30154674BEC7A09A993E3696">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF15C45D021C34359B68835FDAB7CB5EB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="HAAC5082D7E1D4BD29508B55C64F3E040">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H02179FCF0933429F99D4D2D7F34DAA4D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D27B6EFD4104349A8E9F2A7651FCAE7">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB300AABBFBD419FA3C0BA0324C1FCF2">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Failure to make scheduled contributions
</header>
<text>
Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this paragraph shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
,
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3DBD59D4938B4030B7CFBF3E641E5C53">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HC0A8B26CA48C460C9AD84279F0F313E8" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H1E7A31D77913410582883A7D877F8CC1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan
</header>
<clause id="H947E63A9EF2B4D07BAE0752CE530CC41">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Initial Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="H9B8A648203CC4EBA924AC86871BCB618">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H307B8DF518004C278C374FAF372CE01A">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i),
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2A2E08D5F20746B89195442FECF214D3">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="H447519AD0FF74F08A6EDC4A9B46F6D5B">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H35773A87078A4CE6A6C9686828D558EE">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1899D66435E24FF08543796D19392084">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (i) or (ii) expires.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2BC6DFCE85E849B890341228B9B07DDC">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Failure to make scheduled contributions
</header>
<text>
Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this subsection shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H60A7969B925D4B0FB3D81BAEBD10B065">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF4502F5DE748456094AE2E59DE549433">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H2E82FD931DEF4D659A14DB57B96F30AF" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H98F9A6A359F8427EBB710F3DD01885F2">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H2D03DD5626004DC2868561A36F65213D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Initial contribution schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="H27979830AA214CD5983923795F45C682">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H240F2AE0746344E1A585E5E141A610A1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7FE3BFD3C48C4130901166CC9783388A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent contribution schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<clause id="H6B44FB05F1844AA09E577492D34DD386">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6B175FCC624544A898F5ED54908C68B5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C).
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5B28AB9469D43C2BC9FC122507EEA73">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
, and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H03027B9F40C9485EA561EC9E7FA52651">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HAB32126AC5D747CD93674C6C433B9D5E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H576A04CF2E924F15B885C777E1B3A47C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan
</header>
<clause id="HC41E30007BEA45A6823C44BBA6341415">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Initial contribution schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="H90C7034B65744726BB2E72EF10A47EF6">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE69342561EFD41F58235AD0171F8ACEC">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i),
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5B715FA9381C4CD99273DEFEB7260B3F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Subsequent Contribution Schedule
</header>
<text>
If—
</text>
<subclause id="H1BB35CAE451B4967827E10A61B184CD8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC7B5D24CD10848DC8808C4BFC196AB66">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor,
</text>
</subclause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="clause">
then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii).
</continuation-text>
</clause>
<clause id="H54269028C38842E0A6D7516DC9D19809">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Date of implementation
</header>
<text>
The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (ii) or (iii) expires.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H34A4F9D49B22480293190F59F6F5486D">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB407F4B3B40F4E2289D08A4A0F000C31">
<enum>
108.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="HAFA369084CFE4C72A82FB8A574B43D87">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="HF077D213CF8747A6A9F7DE26AFC8CDDB">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1421">
29 U.S.C. 1421
</external-xref>
; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66FA48057CA44C1E98F69D744E56B9D9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of insolvency rules
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4245 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1426">
29 U.S.C. 1426
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H31ABCCCEE2BB41EA9AAED1AFB1AB97BC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
reorganization
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
critical status, as described in subsection 305(b)(2),
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HBB28C071BF2D4682B6635772FD14CBCD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)(2)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H40813357210041F8B9E09E95FEB5D76D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
The suspension
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(A) The suspension
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7EEE309F8BB546E1B521C5749F81CFE1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(within the meaning of section 4241(b)(6))
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H5C2A00F4E19C4E8988F3BA9BCAFF6F87">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H35A689A2FB954EA9AFD9C65F9F708A24" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H933DB6B41840425687B9A47723905AD1" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph—
</text>
<clause id="HFB72C64A4A784B9A8C124C26F07B37F2">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<term>
person in pay status
</term>
means—
</text>
<subclause id="H780D032D8DB24286B7D54A148CB949D4">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H66AC15E789E64CB9B6FD6A889FF8FF14">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HA9AA05EA9A204304B2DCE69076939A30">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the base plan year for any plan year is—
</text>
<subclause id="H3334C70A618D4E2887D5FEC5E2CBB069">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H16FDF320D99642A3843D75482E2ADCDF">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HA6D69E1D05DB4B099BF1311AB8B3CB78">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement—
</text>
<subclause id="HEBD4599AC2634A5182A97AC0900048A5">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H69EFE51FE93D4B79978D2FF16C50C039">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H18896A5A728F4A1091149AEAF616D44A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H95A94B29BF9B48D398F713F8046057EE">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<clause id="H638A47A1167846A4BC1DED8C69327476">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
(determined in accordance with section 4243(3)(B)(ii))
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H907E8622CC844E8494E300F150590DAC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC13D685573444D784836E22AD6DC9B6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H1EF92ADEA81E409E9810877EFC374082" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC66E8EC6FEF84B09808579841F1E1AFC">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (e)(1)—
</text>
<clause id="H1B99E5662A1341CF84D397CEEFFD6F36">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
the corporation, the parties described in section 4242(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the parties described in section 101(f)(1)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H066D72909F524D0EABAA10F58CEF853B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>
section 4242(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 101(f)(1)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H34486BFF7A4E4D6AB5C0F7871F5D0A82">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H41D07A8A34EA45FCB3D04F943E9DDFE7" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="HB37F9469ADB5472BB5F9F8013BF3B0D0">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 305(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5CC4E7B89054B739C6411A6FA8A96EB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendments
</header>
<subparagraph id="HD6976489324E4F20B4307B0A604D2EA7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of reorganization index
</header>
<text>
Section 4001(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1301">
29 U.S.C. 1301(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking paragraph (9).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFDD2ADE53A564F1E87D4F65892C4EC19">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum funding standards
</header>
<text>
Section 304(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1084">
29 U.S.C. 1084(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF58BC86942D3462FA52A9F5BF3F39525" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H120503EA52B747F095F5D48BFADBA7CA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of section 302, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59843EC730884169A4FFBE260CE514EB">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of part heading
</header>
<text>
Part 3 of subtitle D of title IV of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1421">
29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking the heading and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">
Insolvent Plans
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC01F29AE528648949E8C525C582E85FD">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment to table of contents
</header>
<text>
The table of contents in section 1 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1001">
29 U.S.C. 1001
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4241 through 4244A.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEB529C2D4979490EB2BCADB0DB6F6CE6">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<paragraph id="H1FD6044BC1254A2F9A6B4AE1DA8AF88D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H220C89A73ADA450DAB7EA880DB7EC770">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of insolvency rules
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 418E of such Code is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCDEF7BC239BC47B6AB3BC94524CC62EF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
reorganization
</quote>
each place it appears and inserting
<quote>
critical status, as described in subsection 432(b)(2),
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E4F3AA3C4E24C79966B16A53577C9FA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (c)(2)—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HD28003B33594450FB7896FD0A4DE4057">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
The suspension
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(A) The suspension
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9A6923A8D9DC4D6692D75C12447529CB">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
(within the meaning of section 418(b)(6))
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H66FDE0CD6F51401699B2CB7BF3136324">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89451EA2305D4B6CBF6D3B9A87EAA3C3" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="HAC2BE0FB58EC4E1D94875D6A70B394A8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph—
</text>
<clause id="H3162A73830304C40A7918FEA4BFA8E02">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the term
<term>
person in pay status
</term>
means—
</text>
<subclause id="HFCE67E40BDB14344BB21A378C422A22F">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC8B465B73B834E908B80B46F7D1DFA0D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H5C840D6B6D7A4F2E9CD11A4A9A95145F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the base plan year for any plan year is—
</text>
<subclause id="HDA6CB9DCBAB5471FBF3B9A6477694511">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H4730E039835A4873ABB5AF6EFF3D3859">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H683CE3DEE0734655BB64871275146165">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement—
</text>
<subclause id="HFF25AEC700804D56A933FA5C5374C693">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H16FC85B54093465DA2C0B50CC188E4ED">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HFE046EFD24F64DF98B20F8DF7907CF1C">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD80CF659212B48A69D1437C1AE5324D2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (d)—
</text>
<clause id="H1A346589F90E4284B03A24C9677D076F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1), by striking
<quote>
(determined in accordance with section 418B(3)(B)(ii))
</quote>
;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF9011FAFA6C8419AA57F36822EA24786">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE25D29658EAB4943A75680F28FB61EEE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3CDC3BEF989B4AABBCF0D0EF5BC51F1B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9DCACFDC3C8940C591B16086EDF7660F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (e)(1)—
</text>
<clause id="HE7F1C6853E594627B83B9094CF2D503A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subparagraph (A), by striking
<quote>
the corporation, the parties described in section 418A(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
the parties described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H555FEC74B8FA4C068943CBCFBB084BDC">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (B), by striking
<quote>
section 418A(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HC61B1ACD0D794B68A396689ACDE07621">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD919013C69E542C2B28492B61BBC55F5" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" id="H33059E2618C74D02A930324C34F803B0">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 432(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5570045D415F42F18AE5524111C73FB6">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendments
</header>
<subparagraph id="HCA27EA24BB224C909642EE1902E3007D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Minimum funding standards
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/431">
Section 431(a)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H893E7A4DE6C44ABF861E7AFF31A228F9" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H30C6933F5C13423889A40B157BF18576">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of section 412, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0D736172C0E349479BE6EABEFA946973">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Modification of subpart heading
</header>
<text>
Subpart C of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">
Insolvent Plans
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA7D765A847E436F9E48126C8012940C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment to table of contents
</header>
<text>
The table of contents for such subpart C is amended by striking the items relating to sections 418 through 418D.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB66B04B9711D4090B8FCCC067B96994B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming amendment to table of subparts
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting
<quote>
<header-in-text level="part" style="OLC">
Insolvent Plans
</header-in-text>
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30985F47110741A88A5F7307957FAA12">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HCB296542672D45C597EE7803AD62710F">
<enum>
109.
</enum>
<header>
Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes
</header>
<subsection id="H4BD0F42C2E0D4E1988D922990DF56BED">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H25A82FD5D94547CDBCE8A8B53FF00487">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFB144BCA099042DEB55AF5A2339763D7">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD09B27033BA74E1FA45D3390469DFD26">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H91A981C5F2454844B25085D2CA86B4C2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking
<quote>
During the rehabilitation plan adoption period—
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan—
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18F9710DD8A24B18B9B6C9CB5E5A6216">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H553EA8D01EF64D14A5430D1EB503C12B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H1C7B091A0C2A4DE88656D4AC4E0A7E7B" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HAB035E61370741428EF66E772872547B">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination
</header>
<paragraph id="H7E900D5EE256459FBDC8E056A4B4116C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit reduction
</header>
<text>
Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0C97A5E34A3E49C587B2861F7DFEC8E1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Surcharges
</header>
<text>
Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H239BBFC2ACCF4347A5F069A9085DAC9C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H9A33CE1314794C6B97B7B4C8EA903F63">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H64096026FCD54539921A33482AFB42FB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A54F6B9B66E4C61B7CF5C6C0A1338B3">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence from endangered or critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H850B8A5A612F4E11804087D3FB63D0B7">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Simplified calculations
</header>
<text>
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF5B08AFF961D4101B150E64F6912B4CA">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Internal Revenue Code
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H936BA83526B049CA809547318B398705">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9),
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H317E8BD432D8443E8EDEA7783A2DE11F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f)—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H6DFEEAC376F547378BDE51B7ADA0F002">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H23F2416C73B04BBEA1C0768344771EB8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), striking
<quote>
During the rehabilitation plan adoption period—
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan—
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8AE7B4AEBCF148B19FF99309E2FBFB8F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF02BE59F04514676B6AED2AA8FDED3F1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after subsection (f) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5177771C98B4479181122C0FD6DBA4B6" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H2AD2F187458248BB9B4EC933E4C8F6AE">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination
</header>
<paragraph id="H6FF26A9DA8D24502BFA29234541187CD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51CC1FAEB2D942F685F76D2C125093AC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Surcharges
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ECD0C789044465EACCB88C747B38FC1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="H7FC19C73ACF14E1F861791CE6702BD82">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of such Act and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H50CD32FC16844249A0B85ED9CC3FC733">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Special rules
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD75C1AE7D39742B590CEE26490DB38A5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Emergence from endangered or critical status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H870D1DE10A9248AD8B99B3112066BA57">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Simplified calculations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c) of such Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HAD73814488CC48418AD3BFE6254DCEB2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the contribution rate or other required contribution increases that go into effect during plan years beginning after December 31, 2014 and to surcharges the obligation for which accrue on or after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H803C1AD043224CA792F699AF0AE972C7">
<enum>
110.
</enum>
<header>
Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans
</header>
<subsection id="H212118A6422B4F939F1BAD75EAE9A013">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1322a">
29 U.S.C. 1322a(c)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H9F3C24472BD04594851FFFF00DD45789" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HFECD41EDD3B742308B58620871B66ABA">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined in section 205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a participant under a multiemployer plan which becomes insolvent under section 4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is terminated, such annuity shall not be treated as forfeitable solely because the participant has not died as of the date on which the plan became so insolvent or the termination date.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2E39005A7E4C4DC5A6BE6196E3661B01">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Retroactive Application
</header>
<text>
The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to multiemployer plan benefit payments becoming payable on or after January 1, 1985, except that the amendment shall not apply in any case where the surviving spouse has died before the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDD853CC59DD1459DAA577D28FB860B55" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
111.
</enum>
<header>
Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information
</header>
<subsection id="HEDDF787330D54CC0B9B1D8CCB41499A9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1021">
29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H262161C5AF294F44B1A2F9DB754B5917" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H715B06E07DA54D128514BEEA54B3BD48">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each administrator of a defined benefit plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written request, furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan a copy of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H25184AB9EF4A43CFB64A9E97094A4827">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the current plan document (including any amendments thereto),
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6DFABD0D35EC4BC3AB75A6CC301C2645">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the latest summary plan description of the plan,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2435526FD6564C1793036F4F3E8FC78E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the current trust agreement (including any amendments thereto), or any other instrument or agreement under which the plan is established or operated,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC4C701E4154B4F2988C2D14E6559DA59">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a request by an employer, any participation agreement with respect to the plan for such employer that relates to the employer’s plan participation during the current or any of the 5 immediately preceding plan years,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D917C86B4FD438CB5AE3BB44A58FB3A">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the annual report filed under section 104 for any plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H713A2641964F4180A6743B31D0123B02">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
the plan funding notice provided under subsection (f) for any plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5C710BFF2F4845C295CFC56F59624466">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
any periodic actuarial report (including any sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan year which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5FEA5F17A0E64AF9A4F82FFA1079C76A">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual financial report prepared for the plan by any plan investment manager or advisor or other fiduciary which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4D403BDEBC1145029863C2EC2CE9369A">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
audited financial statements of the plan for any plan year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB9EABA9386AA444480FEBBCC6714A37D">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<text>
any application filed with the Secretary of the Treasury requesting an extension under section 304(d) of this Act or
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/431">
section 431(d)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the determination of such Secretary pursuant to such application, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7918AE81A30248AE9196433A82B9ABFD">
<enum>
(K)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a plan which was in critical or endangered status under section 305 for a plan year, the latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and the contribution schedules applicable with respect to such funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (other than a contribution schedule applicable to a specific employer).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3EE3F810326A4A2AB0DC85E9718E6C7A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on disclosure
</header>
<text>
Section 101(k)(3) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1021">
29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and inserting the following:
<quote>
In no case shall a participant, beneficiary, employee representative, or employer be entitled under this subsection to receive more than one copy of any document described in paragraph (1) during any one 12-month period, or, in the case of any document described in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) of paragraph (1), a copy of any such document that as of the date on which the request is received by the administrator, has been in the administrator’s possession for 6 years or more. If the administrator provides a copy of a document described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the administrator shall be considered as having met any obligation the administrator may have under any other provision of this title to furnish a copy of the same document to such person upon request.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HECACD74F30B2459CB4344E2ACEFBEA25">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Retention of records
</header>
<text>
Section 107 of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1027">
29 U.S.C. 1027
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA9F8D86DF9564B79A93A0CCAFD43FBA6">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k))
</quote>
after
<quote>
file any report
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H04283B9CEB2443518664B9DB5CA5BA27">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
a copy of such report and
</quote>
after
<quote>
shall maintain
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F2000B025904036BD107C0659AB3ECC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Civil enforcement
</header>
<text>
Section 502(a) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1132">
29 U.S.C. 1132(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0EE3090FD15545818C515944461F061A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (9), by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H51132F8A75D346FFB9C3EEEDD0574E20">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF05E621CA5B94779AD5C8A65E53AB4EB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H499CD089E3BB452D9B189AC05E8F1C90" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H87BA1A5E680D4B559A50BE3F066429FA">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case of an employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to obtain appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such violation or (ii) to enforce such subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB3E2485C3EF4BE897E0B6963210DFDE">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="H832D5A0DF8DC4A5DA4F975B7CC3E8DD0">
<enum>
B
</enum>
<header>
Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions
</header>
<section id="H970B6CD42CA34159A8383ED951FC8186">
<enum>
121.
</enum>
<header>
Mergers
</header>
<subsection id="H59F053323A3D4416A10B76A543EA28BB">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
PBGC assistance for multiemployer plan mergers
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4231 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1411">
29 U.S.C. 1411
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H33CC6C060A3245E592CF106D75BF6E98" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H97B1F83690A94D2ABAF2E02473DAEFB1">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Facilitated mergers
</header>
<paragraph id="H62D5D34CFB9E4FC392A27E87EFA39DBF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
When requested to do so by the plan sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or more multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the transaction is in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of at least one of the plans and is not reasonably expected to be adverse to the overall interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of the plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical assistance, mediation, communication with stakeholders, and support with related requests to other government agencies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2EF020236EF4CFBACC3B0708F81EB63">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Financial assistance
</header>
<text>
In order to facilitate a merger which it determines is necessary to enable one or more of the plans involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the corporation may provide financial assistance (within the meaning of section 4261) to the merged plan if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA25F6E8A1548497492D8AF94E126ADE2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
one or more of the multiemployer plans participating in the merger is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4));
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE5A1AABE170B49759E8181992C8A4186">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the corporation reasonably expects that—
</text>
<clause id="H2C75F02CAB824897B0D05661B55280A6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
such financial assistance will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plans involved; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HFA0D0581A41145929D922D6886FDBEC1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such financial assistance is necessary for the merged plan to become or remain solvent;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD9632187593D40CCAC84E0DDAD2004F8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the corporation certifies that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans will not be impaired by such financial assistance; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0C6C2BB7BF1B486BA4377910FF5D681C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
such financial assistance is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial assistance, the corporation shall provide notice of such financial assistance to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9A08C4C9BD7B4BA6A885F406F88AF7CC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H1A3CE8E90E88467499153465067D5741">
<enum>
122.
</enum>
<header>
Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="H869B8FCA7FB34F9896DCADD27B8DF29D">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<paragraph id="H67E2BD5173D64EE6B0A6EA0D3DFB12BA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1413">
29 U.S.C. 1413
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF245D9ED83BE4690A3A29B38B1B327A2" style="OLC">
<section id="HEF0F1C79F2584DF0B22EF0772767F8C6">
<enum>
4233.
</enum>
<header>
Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="HAACCEF07EB8E4F36805B24F052323F45">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8B4C833F07F048D6B90874A762A49A4B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for a partition of the plan, the corporation may order a partition of the plan in accordance with this section. The corporation shall make a determination regarding the application not later than 270 days after the date such application was filed (or, if later, the date such application was completed) in accordance with regulations promulgated by the corporation.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCBBF8E1F0D9B41189D13E8E11516B884" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Not later than 30 days after submitting an application for partition of a plan under paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the plan shall notify the participants and beneficiaries of such application, in the form and manner prescribed by regulations issued by the corporation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB05A326DAB0348D5ACCF8DE41C7B9310">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiemployer plan if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H750680A7AECE4F4FA9F300F11C47F10B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4));
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H72491529160940589547A57C2359487F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the corporation determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking concurrently with an application for partition) all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency, including the maximum benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9), if applicable;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7532E559770848E5B3C43E79E73D5143">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the corporation reasonably expects that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDBF045F7A496483D8819A8C0CF1D12BF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a partition of the plan will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5395DA920DB4FBA9ADCAED59FF219DD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a partition of the plan is necessary for the plan to remain solvent;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4183CDDC8EED4C889432F68525DCA6BC">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the corporation certifies to Congress that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans (including any liabilities associated with multiemployer plans that are insolvent or that are projected to become insolvent within 10 years) will not be impaired by such partition; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE35B0529872740D4A2EBC5EC273980E8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
the cost to the corporation arising from such partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H45701FF9BEBA42B49127F86F2AC52641">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The corporation's partition order shall provide for a transfer to the plan referenced in subsection (d)(1) of the minimum amount of the plan’s liabilities necessary for the plan to remain solvent.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC0F4EB3B69D9486BAE7E252D81775FD9">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H69D2E7D305224BF398160F3327C1A002">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The plan created by the partition order is a successor plan to which section 4022A applies.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H18F1CFD1360C4319BC4BDC01CF0F64A6" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan prior to the partition and the administrator of such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the administrator, respectively, of the plan created by the partition order.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H39FB2885DDA145E79421FC220CE5A2F5" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that was partitioned within ten years following the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 with respect to both the plan that was partitioned and the plan created by the partition order. If the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that was partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the partition order).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6CE136AC669746A2B80B023559998BA9">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<paragraph display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF2B3D95522C349F0AE12514EC54EBB24">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each participant or beneficiary of the plan whose benefit was transferred to the plan created by the partition order pursuant to a partition, the plan that was partitioned shall pay a monthly benefit to such participant or beneficiary for each month in which such benefit is in pay status following the effective date of such partition in an amount equal to the excess of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HCE5A1B2CD3F546D789104CDA966C9791" indent="up1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the monthly benefit that would be paid to such participant or beneficiary for such month under the terms of the plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the effective date of such partition) if the partition had not occurred, over
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H080B10C253234DA19A5EEE775F4F1969" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the monthly benefit for such participant or beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H05EC989DD03E4DFA9F8AF763063B2430" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a plan provides a benefit improvement (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi)) that takes effect after the effective date of the partition, the plan shall pay to the corporation for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date, an annual amount equal to the lesser of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0489D727C714AAA81E4A734FC7924BE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the total value of the increase in benefit payments for such year that is attributable to the benefit improvement, or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H656EB2F229DD4AEE9F4E58DF63F418C4">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the total benefit payments from the plan created by the partition for such year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition to, any other premium imposed by the corporation under this title.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBDFD863B3754434396D23EA7431D878F" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums imposed by the corporation under this title with respect to participants whose benefits were transferred to the plan created by the partition order for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H54BB0231D769499F8C401988FA737D0E">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the corporation shall provide notice of such order to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and any affected participants or beneficiaries.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1709951AD43D40288132042C7630A0FD">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
<subtitle id="HF36EA11C8AD34540BA593E949F7438D7">
<enum>
C
</enum>
<header>
Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
</header>
<section id="HD9D8E6CB5EB446E0BC6D565B4F6F6662">
<enum>
131.
</enum>
<header>
Premium increases for multiemployer plans
</header>
<subsection id="H154AFD3478EC4CD8A8790FC029F68B7C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Increase in premium rate for multiemployer plans
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1306">
29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4DEC189B90704B74994FB0A02C141970">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph (A)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9DE4B81B24F7413288617F8A54F5008A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (iv), by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H151F7FCCE0F847D18EACB87352ADCB7D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (v)—
</text>
<clause id="H8ACEB45A35C74EEDB9E052913DF012AD">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
and before January 1, 2015,
</quote>
after
<quote>
December 31, 2012,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDF4D81E6B4C84C44BB8234D1C4C0C4AE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
, or
</quote>
; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0104C14C82CD469AB8FE0381B73FC5C5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDC5D376C288D420A9D7E6EA56590FEC3" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0A9ED7A452784C1CB1B95588C58B8093" indent="up2">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each individual who is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan year.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
; and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C6271A94D9045FE90C9C11AED3514B9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5FFAEDAFDCDB4BE8B1042B5FE73943D0" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H185D2D6EBFBA489CBBA13530E66AD0DF" indent="up2">
<enum>
(M)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal to the greater of—
</text>
<clause id="HBB2C1DAA05324BBE8C1B11A1AC0B5E59">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount by the ratio of—
</text>
<subclause id="HBF787B896B5F4A01AA70351A9AED53C6">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for the first of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year in which such plan year begins, to
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HABDE7C532EB04A42AC8850F41767D80C">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2013; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HDE70AC40470645D0AC08B1DBCF54C954">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the preceding calendar year.
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $1, such product shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1.
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE74CA669DBDA484094769918B0795C3B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Treatment of certain funds
</header>
<text>
Section 4005(b)(3) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1305">
29 U.S.C. 1305(b)(3)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H247024FE3C804C54950A457D83112999">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
Whenever
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(A) Whenever
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6257001EB7E64FED90A98212FBDCB2E9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA69109D99B4F4719A196728A116DFF1D" style="OLC">
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EAFFC95C5B047589D0EBAE586C3E1EE" indent="up2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)—
</text>
<clause id="H604CAB7481FF474FB8153D6AFADB4D09">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the amounts of premiums received under section 4006 with respect to the fund to be used for basic benefits under section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be placed in a noninterest-bearing account within such fund in the following amounts:
</text>
<subclause id="HD5C65548982640D99743A491400BFA1E">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H11B330502212447D9DB31C162D3EFB17">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H734F52869DF5479785723EACC8864679">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1B1A143065AD4474982A21C3A815104A">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2E4CAF9B2FD14820853D6461CA03EC63">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HAAC7F98083AE40478DB42FFCB76A8464">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
premiums received in fiscal years specified in subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be allocated in order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the amount specified and second to any other accounts within such fund; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5EFF182B617E4D5B8188147C5EA61AF8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
financial assistance, as provided under section 4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the noninterest-bearing and other accounts within the fund.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFFB61F26B7704A03A9EAE94D58996709">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In addition to any other report required by section 4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall submit to Congress a report that includes—
</text>
<paragraph id="H575B0A1B8CBA4C04B5E3D7AB96036D80">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under the amendment made by subsection (a) are sufficient for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its projected mean stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the ten- and twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including an explanation of the assumptions underlying this analysis; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H87795A7A8B9B49428D5A15425E973D21">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the premium levels are insufficient to meet such obligations (or are in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such obligations), a proposed schedule of revised premiums sufficient to meet (but not exceed) such obligations.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C40B4A206254BAC8444D417891FCA1F">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</subtitle>
</title>
<title id="H54C986D93E8B418D933DB7EA6485B13F" section-style="olc-section-style" style="OLC">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans
</header>
<section id="H571D580D93974832B7F49C12456042EE">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status
</header>
<subsection id="H4728A8CFF03849D5A5B905706EC0C752">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="H79A00FF73E3F4DF983D9F0CB533166FF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule for plan in critical and declining status
</header>
<text>
Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(a)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5166DA2C22094C37BD7F30E9BF840FE2">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H809BDB07EC2B4EA69F5585653F127464">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H45CAA9DD92D04582A12AE5C1BD62F8B2">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H920479C06D17413785993F9CF01D1584" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBC6588AC7E29469A8057B6A8BBFE8F4A">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the plan is in critical and declining status—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0D61A93FF0DF4D78920942CA85C11758">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA9160B375BC43929A3241DAE7E55121">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77D369B433D64710B0BA98DA0E86D4DB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)
</external-xref>
), as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1029DE7A26F54400A4543C3FC5AC9F06" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HDBBF13B597BE46AABCEDFDECF39B76EE">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB6B42346CC474E32A808ECECE6C89441">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<text>
Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H44A3B467BFA94FEF8CBFBE942DCC0067">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and whether
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, whether
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H063DD632ABFC4661B50908C51EBFF164">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year
</quote>
before
<quote>
, and
</quote>
at the end.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6149E276A6A54EA78FEF63889F8B3999">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Annual funding notices
</header>
<text>
Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1021">
29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC668A50B1345452B83A4F02CCADE4D15">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCDB4456032CD45AE86C4A80BCB286F8B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after clause (v) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H300D40785379417396F304B09815A7D2" style="OLC">
<clause id="HDD63465EFECE4A939C47A8F8E5A60661">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a multiemployer plan, whether the plan was in critical and declining status under section 305 for such plan year and, if so—
</text>
<subclause id="H2E50C4AD01A643F3BED1929A8B7097C3">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the projected date of insolvency;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H8CD343A5CF2D47539E98A8C5B042E121">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a clear statement that such insolvency may result in benefit reductions; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCEF0FA26BB9F461CBDC54FD6324E0A44">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
a statement describing whether the plan sponsor has taken legally permitted actions to prevent insolvency.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBAEF588E477B4114A1B0C0C2A2916C5D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of assets and liabilities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H89B193B9B4EC43C4AD909263D7FDA577" style="OLC">
<clause id="HB9F58E08A60F4DD7BABA007E9FC34EDE">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of critical and declining status
</header>
<text>
In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that—
</text>
<subclause id="H167997999E764702A63FA0F2335D24FC">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H824CD609665E4C15A50335AFBA4E6F67">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H018400342C324ECAA6F1EB23BDC50017">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(e)
</external-xref>
) (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HC35976BF7037447CA1FA9255920B8A4C" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HBE2ADC8FA50E4E8BB4A7D352EB8D97FE">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status
</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H56661E0DC3BA4A2DA1776F88381970EF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 204(g) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H91297A16346F4F71B5337FF7458A4E1B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits
</header>
<clause id="H738524DB66B843328F2D016919A8E428">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits defined
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>
suspension of benefits
</quote>
means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H208A95CA797C4982B427C98403575957">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Length of suspensions
</header>
<text>
Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3064CC036E7C4F6790CA576D42661D44">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
No liability
</header>
<text>
The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H16F228EA1B1C44E08F4B6DB1E77CA451">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HBB7C4405A37E440D9B7FF1E158311F24">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Retiree representative
</header>
<subclause id="HA980A74FAA4444DCA47194C8C99CDF14">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H09BA250CE7264949A25C1EC75B4D2911">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reasonable expenses from plan
</header>
<text>
The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H4EEF79803610400D86CDD86A3D134007">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule relating to fiduciary status
</header>
<text>
Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 404(a). The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB587BB7DEF614CF4BC78CC759C54AE5A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions for suspensions
</header>
<text>
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met:
</text>
<clause id="H377B9B08F3A840B2A34988F4DDCBDC66">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HD0A8506911DC431A83DF615AD9C67A89">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following:
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H18A9626E3CB54D84B727204313A6CF9C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Current and past contribution levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H433EE0B6C4A341FCABD5C9EAD4F9A09B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H46588C1533E34F17B24146AEEE0B928B">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H8FDAAD9915D5444DA4A0648D3EF9A1C1">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H08F4D79BBCDB44D0BD8CC6B03505B7D9">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H6316C6C0CE514000A6EB00C9D0AEE335">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H6FF81232AE2E49DBB45709368F3AC655">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HA813C29707EF4B47B8AD52DEC2100F0C">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H163041362E8345D58F163667262DB9F2">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HF1D5439973674CBBBF88C6E308B711EC">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text>
Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66A87B60A3B04D55BA7AAD9169DEA1F5">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on suspensions
</header>
<text>
Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations:
</text>
<clause id="H80DD59E157AD44FCA300210054301F35">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A on the date of the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H03968E562E204BFDB577F517781C86AE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<subclause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H567260CF0A894EA0BB163916D71FEAE4">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAE479BB2240A4FA4847BCD9C033DAEF4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H765AB014C333415E87695AE42116B9E8" indent="up1">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—
</text>
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<enum>
(aa)
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<text>
the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by
</text>
</item>
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<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
60 months.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H1C67F23EE49E40D6BB7E88F0B5F48CA5">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD95A2E12730D4F27937E9A8FD6F84FAB">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency.
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED11821CEEC44A36A933872DC05AA324">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2715588C0BE144E7A2F79FF5F012A55F">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following:
</text>
<subclause id="H32D0443E6BB149A383DA878EE0C4251D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Age and life expectancy.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H697D475C87FF4BC3895D9F0975BCD514">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Length of time in pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H3655F841608C47B497E723C58123B256">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Amount of benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HEF01264A42E94D139DADF58977D759CB">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H73CFAD6BCB2B441980C2376867DCCA42">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H759F546EB7D84CD6BAFF8A2AA39515ED">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE4B2D8E03A3B4774A6CA1FD0CD9F51D9">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
History of benefit increases and reductions.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H18E3E6AC80944076AAB4FFE144CEB700">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
Years to retirement for active employees.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCE20B069AA2D4B6F824F26EC2F5B8912">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD5A02ADD7CCA4330BAD1000EBCD0496B">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9FDDD9EB4F39482499894A70D735DB94">
<enum>
(XI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
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<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H58CBF99AE7174634897971625416A78D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H69B5229425C04B4A8113D8A2793444BE">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
</short-title>
—
</text>
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<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, and
</text>
</item>
<item id="H831BD525D25E43DA9AF97B8DEE85940A">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9416D719422944B3A37F1CB47805D84F">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit improvements
</header>
<clause id="H597A9549788543BF9CF45952FFEB73BC">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless—
</text>
<subclause id="HF9D3AA5A7D2E47AE8B6B6734B96EA539">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC60F4CB4EAF54BD982AE4D015C7819BE">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 4245.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H96F6F99602A9417BB06261EDBDAF4BA9">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable Distribution of Benefit Improvements
</header>
<subclause id="H9DBED44FC35A4FC1AA626D517ACCC987">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD8E2C8DC057547CCB0DEFDA0981B672B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable distribution of benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HEEA1C9C468ED4CCEAFC3D9D933BF5AC6">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status
</header>
<text>
The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEB6F888D67E24F3A93DF165628E88B52">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for certain benefit increases
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which—
</text>
<subclause id="HB29FA2CFBBA2471287E571185E73D0BB">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H3985661AE0AA4B8680310FF480EAA8FC">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H4B74AD34D13E4B34B9122A7D6D0EE3B5">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Additional limitations
</header>
<text>
Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC05790AD670F40938427C52A6D0CF9EA">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of benefit improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<quote>
benefit improvement
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means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9D8063A0FBEA4788A7BD844381B04257">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Notice requirements
</header>
<clause id="H0A65BEDFF5974D28B8A0218029C66DC6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to—
</text>
<subclause id="HBE4B25AFC04F461796F8AA576F2F55EB">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H3A30180BED754F5BB318BD314460BF6A">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a)) under the plan, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD42A38C4939F49C9B7534AF84B722B12">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H96D91534A6A24EF4A59CAE2982E289AD">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Content of notice
</header>
<text>
The notice under clause (i) shall contain—
</text>
<subclause id="H93F0B98B7D144644B56C1D1F85AB49B8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H36F632105D0A4F208542228966B13346">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H67E0AC3266074CB9AD3DB2DA2E79EEFF">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7D9125206635418795FEAED0AF8FCEEF">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H4F5A8BAFCD104DB689FA7354E70331E9">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAC926A80D906493086544E0220B02FF2">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HBED0D4C6B08045C69838A884289A2B02">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Form and manner
</header>
<text>
Any notice under clause (i)—
</text>
<subclause id="H14F6F50DD6874BB19A7FC7C205D4D56E">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD779D2A621F94FF2A3E2CA6A76DF26ED">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HD6AD4703323545849A644435899E03CD">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HB99FBF5B82814EF4AF61547F4E101603">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Other notice requirement
</header>
<text>
Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 204(h).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF2EB72B2568B4B4AA14537E606C49641">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Model notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F514FF24F464A568C8DAC03A4ED5E0D">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor
</header>
<clause id="H4C5195B813004E8EB1034F7642FCD1AA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H995C91ED246042AC9627EB3ACD54FEE6">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Solicitation of comments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5523DA374F884032B7A29EF9CAB3C6D9">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Required action; deemed approval
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury of an application shall be treated as a final agency action for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/704">
section 704
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H03F4CCEC835B4F9AB8978DA842FD0F7A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Agency review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HAB396FD8AD854FA299803D683FE95FCE">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2F39749F2B0E4664A8490800CD2DD186">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<header>
Participant ratification process
</header>
<clause id="H3A8A72BC6ED24490B4062DE5118E6439">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H69F819AAB19C4BCCA89A934460733899">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Administration of vote
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H85205C6FCD094730B92A3AA7B56C675B">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Ballots
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following:
</text>
<subclause id="H3EC5DEC34F7048F69C9A98C8E4031CCC">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H116B34B799DE4BE3A2D44FD296DBBF22">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HB66B06F9BEF344E0A0DC17DABB5CA4E4">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7F6276D99AB14E60A6DF2A851E29BE8E">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE9159C9067A4489D9246AED469172940">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAF89A15A8BAC4E9AACFCABE1692B5960">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H5F4A4CC31DCD4F66BD1FC2AD8E46633C">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Communication by plan sponsor
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means.
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEAACE3AE950A40359C36E0D911EEBF39">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plans
</header>
<subclause id="H7DEBC0C177964A1EA47036D9DE3C2C09">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote—
</text>
<item id="HAA02C3E2B1D3425F807534362883F1F0">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or
</text>
</item>
<item id="H439602B9A159401A966F8517480D4456">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 under such modification).
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H6A9AF7ACCC844F4C85103893B4F84FF1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HEE0D9A19C32A40248650E8C46461B209">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plan defined
</header>
<item id="HAF0FB34CF85C46FA88527F23B3D5C5BA">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented.
</text>
</item>
<item id="H5838EF6DE9734C6CA6FACFE9CBBCF1E7">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Indexing
</header>
<text>
For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H747B3952D9F94BF6B9842354C268E3A1">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Final authorization to suspend
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBE3A8E2B63294EC39AA01A94F2542EE1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial review
</header>
<clause id="H184B511B322F4A3C83F2068CB1BD8CA0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H337C28F2D4A64EEB89E5B09F0D32800D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of suspension of benefits
</header>
<subclause id="H64D8F4A0D2684AA88FDAC8FEA32786F4">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H41AD5A969F1F4C7C94FE5AFC45049B48">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Standards of review
</header>
<item id="HA4564913DDB94A5D82CC3E608717B7C0">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/706">
section 706
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</item>
<item id="HBEB47872B9674B2B9DEE9A7163DBB5BD">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Temporary injunction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HB93636BEF4044EE78B6C717C145B94D4">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Restricted cause of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3325DD0CEB7B445CBAF50FFE7C6E9A2D">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on action to suspend benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H79B0919F321442BD85077DC4D3B7C1CA">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for emergence from critical status
</header>
<text>
A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as—
</text>
<clause id="HAA19EDA513FC42A4873D6BE17B5E86EF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3F2CF53F59F94949BE0524A549403C9F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 4245.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H1A004175EBF249C5B750F1D97909EF4E">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Rules relating to withdrawal liability
</header>
<subparagraph id="H0C11A8B7F66D4D31A2AD16EC1EE1A289">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit suspensions disregarded
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 305(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting
<quote>
or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status,
</quote>
after
<quote>
benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4B00E87A9F7A4EBCA9BC5D836DD69DA3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal liability claims
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4219(d) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1399">
29 U.S.C. 1399(d)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
or to any arrangement relating to withdrawal liability involving the plan.
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0AC1993645CC4086A79D29D5693014E5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Civil actions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1303">
29 U.S.C. 1303
</external-xref>
)(f)(1)) is amended by inserting
<quote>
plan sponsor,
</quote>
before
<quote>
fiduciary
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7BA7927C37343CDA8BA5CE82700FE2B">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<header>
Guidance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 305(e)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1085">
29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9D5827C9EFBB43FE83A7BE0C5D0C740C">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<paragraph id="H0762CC1A8CB742DA89607C5C8371FF64">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
General rule for plan in critical and declining status
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(a)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5F88BFE463884605B5C77B4DA037163B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA74B8A8F46A949139CAB859D9CC13D0A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
, and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H312BD9B9EFFC4093B1DB7C48909919F3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5AF6E65927CB47B5A45CAED6CCDCCCAE" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB18250277EF540B4AB3F0006A88536A0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if the plan is in critical and declining status—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HED1CD48A2B394FACB1615A1AC5DE1B4B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC8DB81277F364019AB47A1FA23AA005F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCE05E6EB9C644CC7BD5A0591D178FF36">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAEB629A5029B46F2B7D9ED8DEC47CF72" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HF052A9F417D54F29B66097C24A39755E">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD52E5B4AD1C64D7B8D31B94FA0C18B12">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Annual certification
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H3815A963AD2A48CEBB60AD2329E2341E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
and whether
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
, whether
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7A5E4B6C9E5541FB83207DE89570F4CD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year
</quote>
before
<quote>
, and
</quote>
at the end.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H50AE07ED952C499089AE632FC81EA6DD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of assets and liabilities
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(b)(3)(B)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5CDC04F9958E4A24BC3D4EEB3FA66F91" style="OLC">
<clause id="HCD13F57C5E40422F82559FD7215CC7A7">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Projections of Critical and Declining Status
</header>
<text>
In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that—
</text>
<subclause id="H5565ED2A58934F3A954E974C6ECAD200">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H3407759C9720409F829B3F32BFBF1CD6">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79DF145579F042AA8981A61C05D752C2">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(e)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HA330726DC25C4FBCAF3EE2DC75449D89" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HEBDEFA8418674496890D7F02EBE7C41A">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status
</header>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H80A9EF65A4BF40FC967ED3BF2C5DAC76">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H31356D910D524EBA91F24DC9961A74E3">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits
</header>
<clause id="H46DE800628234611B3C43DBCCF8CC00C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Suspension of benefits defined
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection, the term
<quote>
suspension of benefits
</quote>
means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H97A5E96C35D24A4180D3D80518CA736E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Length of suspensions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H67D042DEB7474C53879A021A1343E036">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
No liability
</header>
<text>
The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H6252EDCDF05649D79DD98DBC8C28A2EA">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H9FBBBC4D56D14F89ACFCF933A6BD953B">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Retiree representative
</header>
<subclause id="HF7123E3346284F698CE65A0B462466D1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H38A2DCCCC75E476AB3A777C3B3CC6580">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Reasonable expenses from plan
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1CE4122DC11C4C83BFBEF1F3B9BF6984">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule relating to fiduciary status
</header>
<text>
Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 4975. The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5C669DB48FC4F47A3D872F95AB86425">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Conditions for suspensions
</header>
<text>
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met:
</text>
<clause id="HCAFD30226C3040998D4081350C0B4318">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 418E, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HB483CB9BC0B84E218B34815A76073C0C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following:
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HF86089B59E5246A389EB5462C2D5A5ED">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Current and past contribution levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H3BF02D526FCC4C19AF3041A59F2862AD">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H4822C5D5A98A48D58404D883EF6F29D1">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H64FE5A37784745B68F97D48A0A6F556D">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HAF6155B208E94228B43711E82E8814B5">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2236767F9DDF4F29ABABC56D8B00E6D8">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H960C97208A8C46289CC3DA588604B716">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HAFE5D27A8995441DA6D82DD4DBD72801">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H2CB973451C9B4803B6A00D4E538ED22D">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H09F087CFACE5441DBB8D92684D08024E">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text>
Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD37B855D8EC747C180D99DBB19A0100E">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on suspensions
</header>
<text>
Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations:
</text>
<clause id="H0DFD480CAE424C708E60706DB4AD040F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on the date of the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H26803D4A4E2A42F182763738CCE641DA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<subclause display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5B213EF698554C17ADE24CEFD4D37253">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HA3E7D6E715D74748BD2D20E5533F5468" indent="up1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2CD143B725A540D0863915939F9080D7" indent="up1">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—
</text>
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<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by
</text>
</item>
<item id="HC50A10B3DBD542CE8106AEF6AE9390C9">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
60 months.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H2983B486F6B44344AED297FFA5E3F192">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCF20AAE0C61344C5BB5292C671ADC24A">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H75EC018FBEAC4B3C9909DE473E621778">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H09760A04A17B4705A8399C43C4943C31">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following:
</text>
<subclause id="H6F35E6BA595E42B3A892D059A9E52CC7">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Age and life expectancy.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H867AE8E3D1E44676985EEA9B252BF6F7">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
Length of time in pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H13B293790DDF48278069CDEE0A1F45E2">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
Amount of benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5F2456C5E5674C758191FA3EDE6CA34F">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H6FBC1D283E004341916C1EDB613EB4E0">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HE9BD5B5CC09D4A75BCA2D589523E58C7">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HAD1E0E3561F744868F4A8ABB58074BE0">
<enum>
(VII)
</enum>
<text>
History of benefit increases and reductions.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCF42AA5B0BAC49C491BA07337EB22D94">
<enum>
(VIII)
</enum>
<text>
Years to retirement for active employees.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H5149C9F0B32E4CBFA388302002DF0713">
<enum>
(IX)
</enum>
<text>
Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7F03C3F224CB4404A3E582F833E9B4E7">
<enum>
(X)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7C0AD35AC32943438EB4DA014BFE13E9">
<enum>
(XI)
</enum>
<text>
Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95258433DCCA48058EE8951ADB391972">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall—
</text>
<subclause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H565CF63CF4E049B89198FA631B374A81">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or an agreement with the plan,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF46561AB2C834B00B911153FA3073791">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF29768FB086943BE95C015D595336E82">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
</short-title>
—
</text>
<item id="HDDC9414197094AC18031E091CDC80A3B">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of such Act or an agreement with the plan, and
</text>
</item>
<item id="H6C6390C0829D48A6B04B92530EC3F72B">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H68806ADEA17F45AE9DD861C29C46835D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Benefit improvements
</header>
<clause id="H6879D6BBAB4B48B79C2628B8270F7D31">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless—
</text>
<subclause id="H2E213FB456D54CF694CC7859D6614D6B">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H2875651B9B904C3BB3D9A43E674CD1C0">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 418E.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H9C5718963AF64434AF57FF44B005FC0C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable distribution of benefit improvements
</header>
<subclause id="HE0FB0943578A46E383DF94B9C6FDF817">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H184D8578957A4E5D853F548DCAC1F3E3">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Equitable distribution of benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H6DDAF3865A274151998556DAEDFDBAE3">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi).
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3F39EBEFFD4B444FA908EC0C7631FDA2">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for certain benefit increases
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which—
</text>
<subclause id="H80A24DBFBB964E009820ECD466C86BEC">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFA758EB088BC4483A99C140B7D171616">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H652E08C9ACEB41C4ACE1567F9C7C707A">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Additional limitations
</header>
<text>
Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA354221AB618438197231C1FDB5E0B4E">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of benefit improvement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term
<quote>
benefit improvement
</quote>
means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H80554C87E7CD4F23B6A6EBFCA68EBCF3">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Notice requirements
</header>
<clause id="H2BC730DAB12949EF88D2327134FFAE5A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to—
</text>
<subclause id="H8F3CC353FD2C4705A8482F55048594BD">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H0551AC5110454FA5A9F7AEE89DF5BFD6">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) under the plan, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF595EFF8D7484D2DBE36F07A4289A0C1">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H5EBA18B0134E4E29A1FE67E1846EA011">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Content of notice
</header>
<text>
The notice under clause (i) shall contain—
</text>
<subclause id="H00E10532D8D6437A9C06EEAB852FD48C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HFB71EEBE4F5F478283E76F7B0BA61098">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H07310B6B5F2946FD9AA9C35B65A24BA6">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HC7160A22503F474CA87D807924F373EE">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF55D6505E5974A81B3A581D843DCCBEA">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H98CECBC0F0E54C74ACF03FBB566F3A6C">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H63B936A0074746248999DFFA727D9672">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Form and manner
</header>
<text>
Any notice under clause (i)—
</text>
<subclause id="H2F6D669E21514CED9B9079EE04D4AB60">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law,
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1345F675A8444FE79923872900747840">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HF1AC3F0932A54320BDB5242B1DED5B1C">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HDF4527793843477CBC02FA24C5DE580E">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Other notice requirement
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 4980F.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3D525167582A40E985ED8FB07C6A35FB">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Model notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1867B26A6D4742E984BCC8599088F56C">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor
</header>
<clause id="H931FD70017F046A29D2D55E6BAAEF058">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury shall approve, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F).
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18D3CB7E2B864C9C82356A002315ED52">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Solicitation of comments
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Department of the Treasury.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HF7BFB80157C9443281CFB93979B31DC1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Required action; deemed approval
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of an application shall be treated as final agency action for purposes of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/704">
section 704
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H94244FEE3E16478E8FA79770B2C89ACA">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Agency review
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC5E7BF89AF7E40379AA8F69BA27623A7">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16BE6084EA1B467DA4D600FE358EA5EA">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<header>
Participant ratification process
</header>
<clause id="H599E37C6E9A04F04B02B1E9595254AD8">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3A5EBB9F05FD43BF970DB655FCA52A88">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Administration of vote
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H4F7F1C2FF79E407691EE676A46A8E42E">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Ballots
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following:
</text>
<subclause id="HAE51FC9355D845D48872CBBA31E40331">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H50F29C83A67E4038BAE86282530E0A01">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H8EA97A6FC07A42F699F9412033774DAA">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7B0A113EC9A74CF88627765B30F0632B">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H632486B90FEF481BB00DC7D5818D16BF">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7A004FF08D36447FA243ADC10E98E544">
<enum>
(VI)
</enum>
<text>
A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H7C7A80CE0E734B3F9D18ACEA48F42E34">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Communication by plan sponsor
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means.
</text>
</clause>
<clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C520A187C394F4080B6F1E1523759D6">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plans
</header>
<subclause id="H5CA14053B676470AB24CA34B56C0CAEE">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote—
</text>
<item id="H3F319ED7A8FE404483581E60E23BD875">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or
</text>
</item>
<item id="H44B6A76E645D4FABA580C6552AE6C175">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 under such modification).
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H8E6D15D40C1C487BAD127B2ABFB32F84">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Recommendations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension.
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H80EE2B3CABAC4A889DCC40F22A4D8A35">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<header>
Systemically important plan defined
</header>
<item id="HF240842BC3B54493868F75BAFFCF388C">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented.
</text>
</item>
<item id="HB70283CAA1CC4232961C0BB6F09BE465">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Indexing
</header>
<text>
For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H632E3E5B4744449BBA9B58869A54B334">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<header>
Final authorization to suspend
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC97D690D4A78418F96BAC139D1B1DB73">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Judicial review
</header>
<clause id="H3B9735BEA6234AB1B219130DA1DFDBC6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Denial of application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3AB2F68B67F848A6B7BB30173BAEAF11">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Approval of suspension of benefits
</header>
<subclause id="H0C446A9C69734AB8937C3A94C47CC801">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<header>
Timing of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi).
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H7999A763F624471FBEFDF9E38941C1BD">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<header>
Standards of review
</header>
<item id="HD70B0FECD5B3491D87C55B92A81447FD">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/706">
section 706
</external-xref>
of title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</item>
<item id="H1E54C3C5919B43EAA01845DF1F160569">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<header>
Temporary injunction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case.
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="HDA175B73E4C043859D683CBB32AE98F1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Restricted cause of action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCA83FA3B54AA4B149099856CAC6AB512">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on action to suspend benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H38D79A1E00214EDBB66F87825FCD4861">
<enum>
(J)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for emergence from critical status
</header>
<text>
A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as—
</text>
<clause id="HFFC7FD1805A64DAFA3F279A969B2C3BA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC6AE3DC019814E24A4934198520452C4">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 418E.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0EF8402E22D74D7AA1EED433E5270D2B">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Rule relating to withdrawal liability
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
Section 432(g)(1)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting
<quote>
, or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status,
</quote>
after
<quote>
benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H19D966CAF79D49D984E0DA3BB871D6C5">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Guidance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/432">
section 432(e)(9)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H70ED94A8C5CF471AA8744A410DF33DDD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</title>
</division>
<division id="HAAC4B783BABE463FAF96AE253AA12E8E" section-style="olc-section-style" style="appropriations">
<enum>
P
</enum>
<header>
Other Retirement-Related Modifications
</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08CCF971683844609C3C0D4478BB55A5" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Substantial cessation of operations
</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42738AB6BB494CFCADB3A49364A5637A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1362">
29 U.S.C. 1362
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block act-name="" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H791C7C6DBD324FB9ACF063FB7BBBD7A2" style="OLC">
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H17D43620D80148FCB965CF9EDEC81089">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Treatment of substantial cessation of operations
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H65DFBC4F399B46C2A44C6CE331EF249D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
General rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at a facility in any location, the employer shall be treated with respect to any single employer plan established and maintained by the employer covering participants at such facility as if the employer were a substantial employer under a plan under which more than one employer makes contributions and the provisions of sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall apply.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FA169264374493CAEBFF86DEFE21422">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Substantial cessation of operations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H568B3DFD63D4413E8332BF5E60094408">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
substantial cessation of operations
</term>
means a permanent cessation of operations at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of a number of eligible employees at the facility equivalent to more than 15 percent of the number of all eligible employees of the employer, determined immediately before the earlier of—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H38794FF3277841D1AB24587C859C09CB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the date of the employer's decision to implement such cessation, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE86D264695E43579BD0391F028DC50C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of a workforce reduction which includes 1 or more eligible employees described in paragraph (6)(B), the earliest date on which any such eligible employee was separated from employment.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H23B3C2B2B2D64A3EBFAFABF911CD1AB1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Workforce reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the term
<term>
workforce reduction
</term>
means the number of eligible employees at a facility who are separated from employment by reason of the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H27FC1EB56DA14036868D79C5537E5D52">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Relocation of workforce
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An eligible employee separated from employment at a facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if, within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the employer, at the same or another facility located in the United States, by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E48A8FB81EA4608BF73F10F79A378A4">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Dispositions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, whether by reason of a sale or other disposition of the assets or stock of a contributing sponsor (or any member of the same controlled group as such a sponsor) of the plan relating to operations at a facility or otherwise, an employer (the
<quote>
transferee employer
</quote>
) other than the employer which experiences the substantial cessation of operations (the
<quote>
transferor employer
</quote>
) conducts any portion of such operations, then—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E2BEFDB11B64347A2D5DA80ED59E91E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an eligible employee separated from employment with the transferor employer at the facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H589C3BD48E104B4B9279EBA574C554D1">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the transferee employer by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H161AF633EBF2475B883C820217D5D67D">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of an eligible employee who is a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H293E8172079B42EE93E3DBBD80FBD568">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
an eligible employee who continues to be employed at the facility by the transferee employer shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE9679BEF841440E7B52ADB67463E1583">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the eligible employee is not a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, or
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBA9E1AE953A649CF910961BE879E14D8">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in any other case, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FE8530E877040E9918C321363203774">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Exemption for plans with limited underfunding
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single employer plan if, for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9CE55A9BAF1431896352CC11FBB5186">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
there were fewer than 100 participants with accrued benefits under the plan as of the valuation date of the plan for the plan year (as determined under section 303(g)(2)); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5C4ECB64B49401DAFE38C06436F8B14">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year was 90 percent or greater.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3937E613CA21409D98ABCF87F01EBBF2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Election to make additional contributions to satisfy liability
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF14BD99CCE1C46A3A91E4BCCC1CBFEBB">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer may elect to satisfy the employer's liability with respect to a plan by reason of paragraph (1) by making additional contributions to the plan in the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each plan year in the 7-plan-year period beginning with the plan year in which the cessation occurred. Any such additional contribution for a plan year shall be in addition to any minimum required contribution under section 303 for such plan year and shall be paid not later than the earlier of—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B603B09C4FF414C96E87F23FFE8C8CA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the due date for the minimum required contribution for such year under section 303(j); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4ABDDDC868C4FC880273784718CDAF8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in the case of the first such contribution, the date that is 1 year after the date on which the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred, and in the case of subsequent contributions, the same date in each succeeding year.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5888BEF555246B58192E926EEE77C8F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Amount determined
</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H373CC129E82249E599F69C81A2D88D17">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Except as provided in clause (iii), the amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to each plan year in the 7-plan-year period is the product of—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB963DD266EAE469BAD2C12D7950A1485">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<fraction>
1/7
</fraction>
of the unfunded vested benefits determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date of the plan (as determined under section 303(g)(2)) for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF5B48D1B94D4780884F15358BDE1B06">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the reduction fraction.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7649F96B4186455E814847B71660D918">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Reduction fraction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of clause (i), the reduction fraction of a single employer plan is equal to—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB99183849E1D41A3A19537ADD29AB3B8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the number of participants with accrued benefits in the plan who were included in computing the workforce reduction under paragraph (2)(B) as a result of the cessation of operations at the facility; divided by
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H90C469AAAE754940A99067AC005ABB3B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the number of eligible employees of the employer who are participants with accrued benefits in the plan, determined as of the same date the determination under paragraph (2)(A) is made.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32FCD554D43147FF99A8B526B382E910">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The additional contribution under this subparagraph for any plan year shall not exceed the excess, if any, of—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H025284099EFF43DA88CAC0067C45747D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
25 percent of the difference between the market value of the assets of the plan and the funding target of the plan for the preceding plan year; over
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H85A3495B8860497D894D03E0EB4BA19B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the minimum required contribution under section 303 for the plan year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H73A2EBFF797243CD9EFCAE19F9E7E6F1">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Permitted cessation of annual installments when plan becomes sufficiently funded
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer's obligation to make additional contributions under this paragraph shall not apply to—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4B77C634FEB14A5BBAFE0C75173511E9">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the first plan year (beginning on or after the first day of the plan year in which the cessation occurs) for which the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90 percent or greater, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB60A965E7A1400989172F861C78C768">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any plan year following such first plan year.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5426838F34BC407E86DCB477424D889B">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Coordination with funding waivers
</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2C7AD9B276704F139BDDAA0D64B41297">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If the Secretary of the Treasury issues a funding waiver under section 302(c) with respect to the plan for a plan year in the 7-plan-year period under subparagraph (A), the additional contribution with respect to such plan year shall be permanently waived.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DA0031D636B4E2ABDF725BA88941251">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer maintaining a plan with respect to which such a funding waiver has been issued or a request for such a funding waiver is pending shall provide notice to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and at such time as the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide, of a cessation of operations to which paragraph (1) applies.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB138A05B0808404B9D45C142253BBB1D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Enforcement
</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9C4F713EFABF4BB6947582782E918114">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notice
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer making the election under this paragraph shall provide notice to the Corporation, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Corporation, of—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA7ED3B353ADF43859C6B50D611EAC02B">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
such election, not later than 30 days after the earlier of the date the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAA639CBA3A964381B94A38AC90EEEDE6">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the payment of each additional contribution, not later than 10 days after such payment;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5047E89E6A7B4280B3A63508CC29CC84">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
any failure to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period, not later than 10 days after the due date for such payment;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C722911FC6A4E289239C80D704DE09A">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the waiver under subparagraph (D)(i) of the obligation to make an additional contribution for any year, not later than 30 days after the funding waiver described in such subparagraph is granted; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB16AB7AFE95C4CB68BA007BFB2027964">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the cessation of any obligation to make additional contributions under subparagraph (C), not later than 10 days after the due date for payment of the additional contribution for the first plan year to which such cessation applies.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H761EA65766AE49788DC1B78E61AC0FC7">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Acceleration of liability to the plan for failure to pay
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If an employer fails to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period by the due date for such payment, the employer shall, as of such date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to the balance which remains unpaid as of such date of the aggregate amount of additional contributions required to be paid by the employer during such 7-year-plan period. The Corporation may waive or settle the liability described in the preceding sentence, at the discretion of the Corporation.
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F5524D8493543B184927B16FD4F0131">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Civil action
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Corporation may bring a civil action in the district courts of the United States in accordance with section 4003(e) to compel an employer making such election to pay the additional contributions required under this paragraph.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H28CE6556D87E473A9F491691B6DD0BE9">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EA7B10B6755431C8F06B2F6013A27EE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Eligible employee
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
eligible employee
</term>
means an employee who is eligible to participate in an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2)) established and maintained by the employer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCBE3B2E96358404FB3F32D97A24AB4F7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Funding target
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
funding target
</term>
means, with respect to any plan year, the funding target as determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for purposes of determining the premium paid to the Corporation under section 4007 for the plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E20FEE2FAED45A2AF46C3A8D7DBBE01">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Market value
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The market value of the assets of a plan shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of section 4006(a)(3)(E).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1DF4C725FDD746FE99EB98A1486EA55F">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Special rules
</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB2AB6229DF74BF78B7CE7B256EB74F3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Change in operation of certain facilities and property
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a qualified lodging facility (as defined in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/856">
section 856(d)(9)(D)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if such operations are continued by an eligible independent contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of such Code) pursuant to an agreement with the employer.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8DFE940026534266A75D767C86F4C7AD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Aggregation of prior separations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The workforce reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to any cessation of operations shall be determined by taking into account any separation from employment of any eligible employee at the facility (other than a separation which is not taken into account as workforce reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2)) which—
</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB99275DAB23F4366BE21517A3F0B962C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
is related to the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5D57B1CD813B4FBEBDAFE5BA82D8D96F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
occurs during the 3-year period preceding such cessation.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H984683861EE04A6890BCD9891D99D27D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No addition to prefunding balance
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of section 303(f)(6)(B) and
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/430">
section 430(f)(6)(B)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any additional contribution made under paragraph (4) shall be treated in the same manner as a contribution an employer is required to make in order to avoid a benefit reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/436">
section 436
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD879062DE3C44E6BA650F5DE3A540144">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Effective date
</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77DE613D2A5B406F9EA20AC649595284">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendment made by this section shall apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H22569BA49AC64351AFA26A9C2CAFF544">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Transition rule
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An employer that had a cessation of operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as in effect before the amendment made by this section), but did not enter into an arrangement with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to satisfy the requirements of such subsection (as so in effect) before such date of enactment, shall be permitted to make the election under section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in effect after the amendment made by this section) as if such cessation had occurred on such date of enactment. Such election shall be made not later than 30 days after such Corporation issues, on or after such date of the enactment, a final administrative determination that a substantial cessation of operations has occurred.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD5A204F63D35463192D245C51D087CAB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Direction to the Corporation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement, administrative, or other action pursuant to section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or in connection with an agreement settling liability arising under such section, that is inconsistent with the amendment made by this section, without regard to whether the action relates to a cessation or other event that occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless such action is in connection with a settlement agreement that is in place before June 1, 2014. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not initiate a new enforcement action with respect to section 4062(e) of such Act that is inconsistent with its enforcement policy in effect on June 1, 2014.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H365F2F0F319246B487153B52EDD13CE1">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification of the normal retirement age
</header>
<subsection id="H90EAF9D3B84B4A099AEA462AAD74B9ED">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
</header>
<text>
Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1054">
29 U.S.C. 1054
</external-xref>
) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H3DD1F3E9F1E548F399D7F3FB3748AB07" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H52B8AD8BF4414D54BC759E474E7F491B">
<enum>
(k)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans
</header>
<paragraph id="HC8A68F32B8CB4A69B66D755AC55A5A9F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding section 3(24), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this title, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H77F425CD129544D390AA01F39F232C6F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable plan
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HB86D9344EE2E47BBB1B3141931A0C9F8">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
The term
<quote>
applicable plan
</quote>
means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of—
</text>
<clause id="HB9466EDE8C2E404EAB09CAC76569DBDF">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an age otherwise permitted under section 3(24), or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7296AE57AD0B4A36A40F4FC1EFBD14C0">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan.
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9CB2D02FACA14E50A90330F14833AEEE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Expanded application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H262C8950D96845409ED032ED493F6876">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on expanded application
</header>
<text>
A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who—
</text>
<clause id="HD6787B419F3B4FA19AB30716EBEB71B3">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5E8504F6FB2E46809423FE76938A8A22">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HBBFB4E110452492FB05F96F46930B709">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/411">
Section 411
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H56D903ADB4E1425A94243F3A309BB4E7" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HE71D5FAB0D794C6AB424A9C0DEE24F93">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans
</header>
<paragraph id="H4C97B5ECB6754FD0A752BBA16D857735">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this subchapter, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA76F85E9A694034A2011502A911D4C9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicable plan
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this subsection—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H9AA50435BF9A403EA9C811AA93CDCB3A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
applicable plan
</quote>
means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of—
</text>
<clause id="HC436452C02404971830D984F05321C0A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an age otherwise permitted under subsection (a)(8), or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDF74FE27BAA740DEA7D400FF185E3B07">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan.
</text>
</clause>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph">
A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer.
</continuation-text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H774E520F34CA443B83E562E1E6F4A98A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Expanded application
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4CA9F2BD44B149BBBE32ACAEABB81B60">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on expanded application
</header>
<text>
A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who—
</text>
<clause id="H6C7DB5A83B1643C1AAE148509200FD0D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEB776EAB4813401485AE0B1AF3230535">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF7FB5B1A029F4455ABDD4E797F612EF9">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the date of enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H3F0639484AB44E249D586373C95D66FE">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children
</header>
<subsection id="H8F9EBDDD5C8E4E2A8E7D081BAB9D1043">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974
</header>
<paragraph id="H285570C53C374FED93C99E8C1471A0B3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text>
Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1060">
29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9100C035A2A44B2D8719FE8EE41A93ED" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H01C06626D33A45FBA8E65120A8E5E8EF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer—
</text>
<clause id="H40E0D29BCA8149648E79C497240744E6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H802F1100F7B049C49B559F583D729B13">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code,
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HB2FF7458D615405094FCE5F71974DFDE">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
with employees in at least 40 States, and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H72B259049E6E4DF9B6F202BBE84F1277">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H74265074653B423089792C144C57408A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Aggregation rules
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1060">
29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
paragraph (1)(B)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H49E10BE1D8754D20BE44BA169E607CE3">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Internal Revenue Code of 1986
</header>
<paragraph id="H2BD06F849B7046FE94E2DF3761F9D1AD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/414">
Section 414(y)(1)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H83FAD24F80734F4AB81A8D733F91391E" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H22FA7FE9AC2C424CABD3C21230F690CF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer—
</text>
<clause id="HF7C334382DE54CC096F3E877A8CD29B5">
<enum>
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described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code,
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chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code,
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with employees in at least 40 States, and
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whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children.
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Aggregation rules
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Section 414(y)(2)
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paragraph (1)(B)
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subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1)
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Effective date
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The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act (
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29 U.S.C. 401
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note).
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Q
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Budgetary effects
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Budgetary Effects
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Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards
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Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be estimated—
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for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.
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| I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 83 AN ACT Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 . 2. Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations. Sec. 6. Availability of funds. Sec. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences. Sec. 8. Adjustments to compensation. Sec. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas. Sec. 10. Amendments to the Consolidated Natural Resources Act. Sec. 11. Payments in lieu of taxes. Division A—Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Agricultural Programs Title II—Conservation Programs Title III—Rural Development Programs Title IV—Domestic Food Programs Title V—Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Title VI—Related Agency and Food and Drug Administration Title VII—General Provisions Title VIII—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division B—Commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of Commerce Title II—Department of Justice Title III—Science Title IV—Related Agencies Title V—General Provisions Title VI—Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 Title VII—Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 Division C—Department of Defense appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Military Personnel Title II—Operation and Maintenance Title III—Procurement Title IV—Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Title V—Revolving and Management Funds Title VI—Other Department of Defense Programs Title VII—Related Agencies Title VIII—General Provisions Title IX—Overseas Contingency Operations Title X—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division D—Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Corps of Engineers—Civil Title II—Department of the Interior Title III—Department of Energy Title IV—Independent Agencies Title V—General Provisions Division E—Financial services and general government appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of the Treasury Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Title III—The Judiciary Title IV—District of Columbia Title V—Independent Agencies Title VI—General Provisions—This Act Title VII—General Provisions—Government-Wide Title VIII—General Provisions—District of Columbia Division F—Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of the Interior Title II—Environmental Protection Agency Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—General Provisions Division G—Departments of labor, health and human services, and education, and related agencies appropriations act, 2015 Title I—Department of Labor Title II—Department of Health and Human Services Title III—Department of Education Title IV—Related Agencies Title V—General Provisions Title VI—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division H—Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Legislative Branch Title II—General Provisions Division I—Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of Defense Title II—Department of Veterans Affairs Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—Overseas Contingency Operations Title V—General Provisions Division J—Department of State, Foreign operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of State and Related Agency Title II—United States Agency for International Development Title III—Bilateral Economic Assistance Title IV—International Security Assistance Title V—Multilateral Assistance Title VI—Export and Investment Assistance Title VII—General Provisions Title VIII—Overseas Contingency Operations Title IX—Ebola Response and Preparedness Division K—Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 Title I—Department of Transportation Title II—Department of Housing and Urban Development Title III—Related Agencies Title IV—General Provisions—This Act Division L—Further Continuing Appropriations, 2015 Division M—Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 Division N—Other Matters Division O—Multiemployer Pension Reform Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of Contents. Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage. Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes. Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans. Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions Sec. 121. Mergers. Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. Division P—Other Retirement-Related Modifications Sec. 1. Substantial cessation of operations. Sec. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age. Sec. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children. Division Q—Budgetary effects Sec. 1. Budgetary Effects. 3. References Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division. 4. Explanatory Statement The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record on or about December 11, 2014 by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A through K of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. 5. Statement of appropriations The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. 6. Availability of funds (a) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. (b) Each amount designated in this Act by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be available (or rescinded, if applicable) only if the President subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits such designations to the Congress. 7. Technical allowance for estimating differences If, for fiscal year 2015, new budget authority provided in appropriations Acts exceeds the discretionary spending limit for any category set forth in section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 due to estimating differences with the Congressional Budget Office, an adjustment to the discretionary spending limit in such category for fiscal year 2015 shall be made by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the amount of the excess but the total of all such adjustments shall not exceed 0.2 percent of the sum of the adjusted discretionary spending limits for all categories for that fiscal year. 8. Adjustments to compensation Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be made under section 610(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) (relating to cost of living adjustments for Members of Congress) during fiscal year 2015. 9. Study of electric rates in the insular areas (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely associated states The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall, within the Empowering Insular Communities activity, establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on fuel shipped to the insular areas and Freely Associated States from ports outside the United States; (B) develop and utilize domestic fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. (g) Approval of secretary required The energy action plan shall not be implemented until the Secretary approves the energy action plan. 10. Amendments to the consolidated natural resources act Section 6 of Public Law 94–241 (90 Stat. 263; 122 Stat. 854) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking December 31, 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (d) and inserting December 31, 2019 ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in the third sentence of paragraph (2), by striking not to extend beyond December 31, 2014, unless extended pursuant to paragraph 5 of this subsection and inserting ending on December 31, 2019 ; (B) by striking paragraph (5); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5). 11. Payments in lieu of taxes (a) For payments in lieu of taxes under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2015, $372,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Interior. (b) The amount made available in subsection (a) shall be in addition to amounts made available for payments in lieu of taxes by the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. A Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS Production, Processing and Marketing Office of the Secretary (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $45,805,000, of which not to exceed $5,051,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $502,000 shall be available for the Office of Tribal Relations; not to exceed $1,496,000 shall be available for the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Coordination; not to exceed $1,209,000 shall be available for the Office of Advocacy and Outreach; not to exceed $25,928,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration, of which $25,124,000 shall be available for Departmental Administration to provide for necessary expenses for management support services to offices of the Department and for general administration, security, repairs and alterations, and other miscellaneous supplies and expenses not otherwise provided for and necessary for the practical and efficient work of the Department; not to exceed $3,869,000 shall be available for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations to carry out the programs funded by this Act, including programs involving intergovernmental affairs and liaison within the executive branch; and not to exceed $7,750,000 shall be available for the Office of Communications: Provided , That the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further , That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent: Provided further , That not to exceed $11,000 of the amount made available under this paragraph for the immediate Office of the Secretary shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That the amount made available under this heading for Departmental Administration shall be reimbursed from applicable appropriations in this Act for travel expenses incident to the holding of hearings as required by 5 U.S.C. 551–558: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be transferred to agencies of the Department of Agriculture funded by this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level: Provided further , That no funds made available under this heading for the Office of Assistant Secretary for Congressional Relations may be obligated after 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary has notified the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress on the allocation of these funds by USDA agency. Executive operations Office of the chief economist For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Economist, $17,377,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be for grants or cooperative agreements for policy research under 7 U.S.C. 3155. national appeals division For necessary expenses of the National Appeals Division, $13,317,000. Office of budget and program analysis For necessary expenses of the Office of Budget and Program Analysis, $9,392,000. Office of the chief information officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, $45,045,000, of which not less than $28,000,000 is for cybersecurity requirements of the Department. Office of the chief financial officer For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $6,028,000. Office of the assistant secretary for civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, $898,000. Office of civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $24,070,000. Agriculture buildings and facilities (including transfers of funds) For payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 , including authorities pursuant to the 1984 delegation of authority from the Administrator of General Services to the Department of Agriculture under 40 U.S.C. 121 , for programs and activities of the Department which are included in this Act, and for alterations and other actions needed for the Department and its agencies to consolidate unneeded space into configurations suitable for release to the Administrator of General Services, and for the operation, maintenance, improvement, and repair of Agriculture buildings and facilities, and for related costs, $55,866,000, to remain available until expended, for buildings operations and maintenance expenses: Provided , That the Secretary may use unobligated prior year balances of an agency or office that are no longer available for new obligation to cover shortfalls incurred in prior or current year rental payments for such agency or office. Hazardous materials management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Department of Agriculture, to comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ) and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ), $3,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That appropriations and funds available herein to the Department for Hazardous Materials Management may be transferred to any agency of the Department for its use in meeting all requirements pursuant to the above Acts on Federal and non-Federal lands. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, including employment pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, $95,026,000, including such sums as may be necessary for contracting and other arrangements with public agencies and private persons pursuant to section 6(a)(9) of the Inspector General Act of 1978, and including not to exceed $125,000 for certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of informants, to be expended under the direction of the Inspector General pursuant to Public Law 95–452 and section 1337 of Public Law 97–98 . Office of the general counsel For necessary expenses of the Office of the General Counsel, $44,383,000. Office of ethics For necessary expenses of the Office of Ethics, $3,654,000. Office of the under secretary for research, education, and economics For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, $898,000. Economic research service For necessary expenses of the Economic Research Service, $85,373,000. National agricultural statistics service For necessary expenses of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, $172,408,000, of which up to $47,842,000 shall be available until expended for the Census of Agriculture: Provided , That amounts made available for the Census of Agriculture may be used to conduct Current Industrial Report surveys subject to 7 U.S.C. 2204g(d) and (f). Agricultural research service Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Research Service and for acquisition of lands by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100, and for land exchanges where the lands exchanged shall be of equal value or shall be equalized by a payment of money to the grantor which shall not exceed 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests transferred out of Federal ownership, $1,132,625,000: Provided , That appropriations hereunder shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed one for replacement only: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for the construction, alteration, and repair of buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided, the cost of constructing any one building shall not exceed $375,000, except for headhouses or greenhouses which shall each be limited to $1,200,000, and except for 10 buildings to be constructed or improved at a cost not to exceed $750,000 each, and the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building or $375,000, whichever is greater: Provided further , That the limitations on alterations contained in this Act shall not apply to modernization or replacement of existing facilities at Beltsville, Maryland: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center: Provided further , That the foregoing limitations shall not apply to replacement of buildings needed to carry out the Act of April 24, 1948 ( 21 U.S.C. 113a ): Provided further, That appropriations hereunder shall be available for granting easements at any Agricultural Research Service location for the construction of a research facility by a non-Federal entity for use by, and acceptable to, the Agricultural Research Service and a condition of the easements shall be that upon completion the facility shall be accepted by the Secretary, subject to the availability of funds herein, if the Secretary finds that acceptance of the facility is in the interest of the United States: Provided further , That funds may be received from any State, other political subdivision, organization, or individual for the purpose of establishing or operating any research facility or research project of the Agricultural Research Service, as authorized by law: Provided further , That subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture considers appropriate to protect the interest of the United States, the Secretary may enter into a lease of Agricultural Research Service land in order to allow for the drilling of not more than three irrigation wells; the term of the lease may not exceed 20 years, but the Secretary may renew the lease for one or more additional 20-year periods. Buildings and facilities For the acquisition of land, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities as necessary to carry out the agricultural research programs of the Department of Agriculture, where not otherwise provided, $45,000,000 to remain available until expended. National institute of food and agriculture Research and education activities For payments to agricultural experiment stations, for cooperative forestry and other research, for facilities, and for other expenses, $786,874,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Research and Education Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for research grants for 1994 institutions, education grants for 1890 institutions, capacity building for non-land-grant colleges of agriculture, the agriculture and food research initiative, veterinary medicine loan repayment, multicultural scholars, graduate fellowship and institution challenge grants, and grants management systems shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That each institution eligible to receive funds under the Evans-Allen program receives no less than $1,000,000: Provided further, That funds for education grants for Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions be made available to individual eligible institutions or consortia of eligible institutions with funds awarded equally to each of the States of Alaska and Hawaii: Provided further, That funds for education grants for 1890 institutions shall be made available to institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 and 3222: Provided further , That not more than 5 percent of the amounts made available by this or any other Act to carry out the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) may be retained by the Secretary of Agriculture to pay administrative costs incurred by the Secretary in carrying out that authority. Native american institutions endowment fund For the Native American Institutions Endowment Fund authorized by Public Law 103–382 ( 7 U.S.C. 301 note), $11,880,000, to remain available until expended. Extension activities For payments to States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Micronesia, the Northern Marianas, and American Samoa, $471,691,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled “National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Extension Activities” in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for facility improvements at 1890 institutions shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That institutions eligible to receive funds under 7 U.S.C. 3221 for cooperative extension receive no less than $1,000,000: Provided further , That funds for cooperative extension under sections 3(b) and (c) of the Smith-Lever Act ( 7 U.S.C. 343(b) and (c)) and section 208(c) of Public Law 93–471 shall be available for retirement and employees’ compensation costs for extension agents. Integrated activities For the integrated research, education, and extension grants programs, including necessary administrative expenses, $30,900,000, which shall be for the purposes, and in the amounts, specified in the table titled National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Integrated Activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That funds for the Food and Agriculture Defense Initiative shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Office of the under secretary for marketing and regulatory programs For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, $898,000. Animal and plant health inspection service Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, including up to $30,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4085 ), $871,315,000, of which $470,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available for the control of outbreaks of insects, plant diseases, animal diseases and for control of pest animals and birds ( contingency fund ) to the extent necessary to meet emergency conditions; of which $11,520,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used for the cotton pests program for cost share purposes or for debt retirement for active eradication zones; of which $35,339,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Animal Health Technical Services; of which $697,000 shall be for activities under the authority of the Horse Protection Act of 1970, as amended ( 15 U.S.C. 1831 ); of which $52,340,000, to remain available until expended, shall be used to support avian health; of which $4,251,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for information technology infrastructure; of which $156,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for specialty crop pests; of which, $8,826,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for field crop and rangeland ecosystem pests; of which $54,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for tree and wood pests; of which $3,973,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the National Veterinary Stockpile; of which up to $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the scrapie program for indemnities; of which $1,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the wildlife damage management program for aviation safety: Provided , That of amounts available under this heading for wildlife services methods development, $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That of amounts available under this heading for the screwworm program, $4,990,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That no funds shall be used to formulate or administer a brucellosis eradication program for the current fiscal year that does not require minimum matching by the States of at least 40 percent: Provided further , That this appropriation shall be available for the operation and maintenance of aircraft and the purchase of not to exceed four, of which two shall be for replacement only: Provided further , That in addition, in emergencies which threaten any segment of the agricultural production industry of this country, the Secretary may transfer from other appropriations or funds available to the agencies or corporations of the Department such sums as may be deemed necessary, to be available only in such emergencies for the arrest and eradication of contagious or infectious disease or pests of animals, poultry, or plants, and for expenses in accordance with sections 10411 and 10417 of the Animal Health Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 8310 and 8316) and sections 431 and 442 of the Plant Protection Act (7 U.S.C. 7751 and 7772), and any unexpended balances of funds transferred for such emergency purposes in the preceding fiscal year shall be merged with such transferred amounts: Provided further , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the repair and alteration of leased buildings and improvements, but unless otherwise provided the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. In fiscal year 2015, the agency is authorized to collect fees to cover the total costs of providing technical assistance, goods, or services requested by States, other political subdivisions, domestic and international organizations, foreign governments, or individuals, provided that such fees are structured such that any entity's liability for such fees is reasonably based on the technical assistance, goods, or services provided to the entity by the agency, and such fees shall be reimbursed to this account, to remain available until expended, without further appropriation, for providing such assistance, goods, or services. Buildings and facilities For plans, construction, repair, preventive maintenance, environmental support, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 2250 , and acquisition of land as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 428a , $3,175,000, to remain available until expended. Agricultural marketing service Marketing services For necessary expenses of the Agricultural Marketing Service, $81,192,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Fees may be collected for the cost of standardization activities, as established by regulation pursuant to law ( 31 U.S.C. 9701 ). Limitation on administrative expenses Not to exceed $60,709,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses: Provided , That if crop size is understated and/or other uncontrollable events occur, the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. Funds for strengthening markets, income, and supply (section 32) (including transfers of funds) Funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c ), shall be used only for commodity program expenses as authorized therein, and other related operating expenses, except for: (1) transfers to the Department of Commerce as authorized by the Fish and Wildlife Act of August 8, 1956; (2) transfers otherwise provided in this Act; and (3) not more than $20,186,000 for formulation and administration of marketing agreements and orders pursuant to the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 and the Agricultural Act of 1961. Payments to states and possessions For payments to departments of agriculture, bureaus and departments of markets, and similar agencies for marketing activities under section 204(b) of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1623(b) ), $1,235,000. Grain inspection, packers and stockyards administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, $43,048,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Limitation on inspection and weighing services expenses Not to exceed $50,000,000 (from fees collected) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for inspection and weighing services: Provided , That if grain export activities require additional supervision and oversight, or other uncontrollable factors occur, this limitation may be exceeded by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. Office of the under secretary for food safety For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food Safety, $816,000. Food safety and inspection service For necessary expenses to carry out services authorized by the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act, including not to exceed $50,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 ( 7 U.S.C. 1766 ), $1,016,474,000; and in addition, $1,000,000 may be credited to this account from fees collected for the cost of laboratory accreditation as authorized by section 1327 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990 ( 7 U.S.C. 138f ): Provided , That funds provided for the Public Health Data Communication Infrastructure system shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That no fewer than 148 full-time equivalent positions shall be employed during fiscal year 2015 for purposes dedicated solely to inspections and enforcement related to the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Provided further , That the Food Safety and Inspection Service shall continue implementation of section 11016 of Public Law 110–246 as further clarified by the amendments made in section 12106 of Public Law 113–79 : Provided further , That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed 10 percent of the current replacement value of the building. Office of the under secretary for farm and foreign agricultural services For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, $898,000. Farm service agency Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Farm Service Agency, $1,200,180,000: Provided , That not more than 50 percent of the $132,364,000 made available under this heading for information technology related to farm program delivery, including the Modernize and Innovate the Delivery of Agricultural Systems (MIDAS) and other farm program delivery systems, may be obligated until the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations a plan for expenditure that (1) identifies for each project/investment over $25,000 (a) the functional and performance capabilities to be delivered and the mission benefits to be realized, (b) the estimated lifecycle cost, including estimates for development as well as maintenance and operations, and (c) key milestones to be met; (2) demonstrates that each project/investment is, (a) consistent with the Farm Service Agency Information Technology Roadmap, (b) being managed in accordance with applicable lifecycle management policies and guidance, and (c) subject to the applicable Department’s capital planning and investment control requirements; and (3) has been submitted to the Government Accountability Office: Provided further , That the agency shall submit a report by the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015 to the Committees on Appropriations and the Government Accountability Office, that identifies for each project/investment that is operational (a) current performance against key indicators of customer satisfaction, (b) current performance of service level agreements or other technical metrics, (c) current performance against a pre-established cost baseline, (d) a detailed breakdown of current and planned spending on operational enhancements or upgrades, and (e) an assessment of whether the investment continues to meet business needs as intended as well as alternatives to the investment: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to use the services, facilities, and authorities (but not the funds) of the Commodity Credit Corporation to make program payments for all programs administered by the Agency: Provided further , That other funds made available to the Agency for authorized activities may be advanced to and merged with this account: Provided further , That funds made available to county committees shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to close Farm Service Agency county offices: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Farm Service Agency shall be used to permanently relocate county based employees that would result in an office with two or fewer employees without prior notification and approval of the Committees on Appropriations. State mediation grants For grants pursuant to section 502(b) of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, as amended ( 7 U.S.C. 5101–5106 ), $3,404,000. Grassroots source water protection program For necessary expenses to carry out wellhead or groundwater protection activities under section 1240O of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2 ), $5,526,000, to remain available until expended. Dairy indemnity program (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses involved in making indemnity payments to dairy farmers and manufacturers of dairy products under a dairy indemnity program, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such program is carried out by the Secretary in the same manner as the dairy indemnity program described in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 ( Public Law 106–387 , 114 Stat. 1549A–12). Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed farm ownership ( 7 U.S.C. 1922 et seq. ) and operating ( 7 U.S.C. 1941 et seq. ) loans, emergency loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1961 et seq. ), Indian tribe land acquisition loans ( 25 U.S.C. 488 ), boll weevil loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1989 ), guaranteed conservation loans ( 7 U.S.C. 1924 et seq. ), and Indian highly fractionated land loans ( 25 U.S.C. 488 ) to be available from funds in the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund, as follows: $2,000,000,000 for guaranteed farm ownership loans and $1,500,000,000 for farm ownership direct loans; $1,393,443,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans and $1,252,004,000 for direct operating loans; emergency loans, $34,667,000; Indian tribe land acquisition loans, $2,000,000; guaranteed conservation loans, $150,000,000; Indian highly fractionated land loans, $10,000,000; and for boll weevil eradication program loans, $60,000,000: Provided , That the Secretary shall deem the pink bollworm to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll weevil eradication program loans. For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans and grants, including the cost of modifying loans as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: farm operating loans, $63,101,000 for direct operating loans, $14,770,000 for unsubsidized guaranteed operating loans, and emergency loans, $856,000, to remain available until expended. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $314,918,000, of which $306,998,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses . Funds appropriated by this Act to the Agricultural Credit Insurance Program Account for farm ownership, operating and conservation direct loans and guaranteed loans may be transferred among these programs: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. Risk management agency salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Risk Management Agency, $74,829,000: Provided , That not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1506(i) . Corporations The following corporations and agencies are hereby authorized to make expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accord with law, and to make contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation or agency, except as hereinafter provided. Federal crop insurance corporation fund For payments as authorized by section 516 of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1516 ), such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended. Commodity credit corporation fund Reimbursement for net realized losses (including transfers of funds) For the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for net realized losses sustained, but not previously reimbursed, pursuant to section 2 of the Act of August 17, 1961 ( 15 U.S.C. 713a–11 ): Provided , That of the funds available to the Commodity Credit Corporation under section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714i ) for the conduct of its business with the Foreign Agricultural Service, up to $5,000,000 may be transferred to and used by the Foreign Agricultural Service for information resource management activities of the Foreign Agricultural Service that are not related to Commodity Credit Corporation business. Hazardous waste management (limitation on expenses) For the current fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not expend more than $5,000,000 for site investigation and cleanup expenses, and operations and maintenance expenses to comply with the requirement of section 107(g) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9607(g) ), and section 6001 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6961 ). II Conservation programs Office of the under secretary for natural resources and environment For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Natural Resources and Environment, $898,000. Natural resources conservation service Conservation operations For necessary expenses for carrying out the provisions of the Act of April 27, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 590a–f), including preparation of conservation plans and establishment of measures to conserve soil and water (including farm irrigation and land drainage and such special measures for soil and water management as may be necessary to prevent floods and the siltation of reservoirs and to control agricultural related pollutants); operation of conservation plant materials centers; classification and mapping of soil; dissemination of information; acquisition of lands, water, and interests therein for use in the plant materials program by donation, exchange, or purchase at a nominal cost not to exceed $100 pursuant to the Act of August 3, 1956 ( 7 U.S.C. 428a ); purchase and erection or alteration or improvement of permanent and temporary buildings; and operation and maintenance of aircraft, $846,428,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That appropriations hereunder shall be available pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2250 for construction and improvement of buildings and public improvements at plant materials centers, except that the cost of alterations and improvements to other buildings and other public improvements shall not exceed $250,000: Provided further , That when buildings or other structures are erected on non-Federal land, that the right to use such land is obtained as provided in 7 U.S.C. 2250a: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, $5,600,000, shall remain available until expended for the authorities under 16 U.S.C. 1001–1005 and 1007–1009 for authorized ongoing watershed projects with a primary purpose of providing water to rural communities. Watershed rehabilitation program Under the authorities of section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, $12,000,000 is provided. III Rural development programs Office of the under secretary for rural development For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development, $898,000. Rural development salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for carrying out the administration and implementation of programs in the Rural Development mission area, including activities with institutions concerning the development and operation of agricultural cooperatives; and for cooperative agreements; $224,201,000: Provided , That no less than $15,000,000 shall be for the Comprehensive Loan Accounting System: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the Rural Development mission area: Provided further , That any balances available from prior years for the Rural Utilities Service, Rural Housing Service, and the Rural Business–Cooperative Service salaries and expenses accounts shall be transferred to and merged with this appropriation. Rural housing service Rural housing insurance fund program account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by title V of the Housing Act of 1949, to be available from funds in the rural housing insurance fund, as follows: $900,000,000 shall be for direct loans and $24,000,000,000 shall be for unsubsidized guaranteed loans; $26,279,000 for section 504 housing repair loans; $28,398,000 for section 515 rental housing; $150,000,000 for section 538 guaranteed multi-family housing loans; $10,000,000 for credit sales of single family housing acquired property; $5,000,000 for section 523 self-help housing land development loans; and $5,000,000 for section 524 site development loans. For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as follows: section 502 loans, $66,420,000 shall be for direct loans; section 504 housing repair loans, $3,687,000; and repair, rehabilitation, and new construction of section 515 rental housing, $9,800,000: Provided , That to support the loan program level for section 538 guaranteed loans made available under this heading the Secretary may charge or adjust any fees to cover the projected cost of such loan guarantees pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ), and the interest on such loans may not be subsidized: Provided further , That applicants in communities that have a current rural area waiver under section 541 of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490q ) shall be treated as living in a rural area for purposes of section 502 guaranteed loans provided under this heading: Provided further, That of the amounts available under this paragraph for section 502 direct loans, no less than $5,000,000 shall be available for direct loans for individuals whose homes will be built pursuant to a program funded with a mutual and self-help housing grant authorized by section 523 of the Housing Act of 1949 until June 1, 2015. In addition, for the cost of direct loans, grants, and contracts, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1484 and 1486, $15,936,000, to remain available until expended, for direct farm labor housing loans and domestic farm labor housing grants and contracts: Provided , That any balances available for the Farm Labor Program Account shall be transferred to and merged with this account. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $415,100,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Rental assistance program For rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed pursuant to the authority under section 521(a)(2) or agreements entered into in lieu of debt forgiveness or payments for eligible households as authorized by section 502(c)(5)(D) of the Housing Act of 1949, $1,088,500,000; and, in addition, such sums as may be necessary, as authorized by section 521(c) of the Act, to liquidate debt incurred prior to fiscal year 1992 to carry out the rental assistance program under section 521(a)(2) of the Act: Provided , That rental assistance agreements entered into or renewed during the current fiscal year shall be funded for a 1-year period: Provided further , That rental assistance contracts will not be renewed within the 12-month contract period: Provided further, That any unexpended balances remaining at the end of such 1-year agreements may be transferred and used for the purposes of any debt reduction; maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation of any existing projects; preservation; and rental assistance activities authorized under title V of the Act: Provided further , That rental assistance provided under agreements entered into prior to fiscal year 2015 for a farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act may not be recaptured for use in another project until such assistance has remained unused for a period of 12 consecutive months, if such project has a waiting list of tenants seeking such assistance or the project has rental assistance eligible tenants who are not receiving such assistance: Provided further , That such recaptured rental assistance shall, to the extent practicable, be applied to another farm labor multi-family housing project financed under section 514 or 516 of the Act. Multi-family housing revitalization program account For the rural housing voucher program as authorized under section 542 of the Housing Act of 1949, but notwithstanding subsection (b) of such section, and for additional costs to conduct a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph, $24,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading, $7,000,000, shall be available for rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a section 515 loan which has been prepaid after September 30, 2005: Provided further , That the amount of such voucher shall be the difference between comparable market rent for the section 515 unit and the tenant paid rent for such unit: Provided further , That funds made available for such vouchers shall be subject to the availability of annual appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, administer such vouchers with current regulations and administrative guidance applicable to section 8 housing vouchers administered by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that the amount made available for vouchers in this or any other Act is not needed for vouchers, the Secretary may use such funds for the demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of multi-family rental housing properties described in this paragraph: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $17,000,000 shall be available for a demonstration program for the preservation and revitalization of the sections 514, 515, and 516 multi-family rental housing properties to restructure existing USDA multi-family housing loans, as the Secretary deems appropriate, expressly for the purposes of ensuring the project has sufficient resources to preserve the project for the purpose of providing safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers including reducing or eliminating interest; deferring loan payments, subordinating, reducing or reamortizing loan debt; and other financial assistance including advances, payments and incentives (including the ability of owners to obtain reasonable returns on investment) required by the Secretary: Provided further , That the Secretary shall as part of the preservation and revitalization agreement obtain a restrictive use agreement consistent with the terms of the restructuring: Provided further , That if the Secretary determines that additional funds for vouchers described in this paragraph are needed, funds for the preservation and revitalization demonstration program may be used for such vouchers: Provided further , That if Congress enacts legislation to permanently authorize a multi-family rental housing loan restructuring program similar to the demonstration program described herein, the Secretary may use funds made available for the demonstration program under this heading to carry out such legislation with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That in addition to any other available funds, the Secretary may expend not more than $1,000,000 total, from the program funds made available under this heading, for administrative expenses for activities funded under this heading. Mutual and self-help housing grants For grants and contracts pursuant to section 523(b)(1)(A) of the Housing Act of 1949 ( 42 U.S.C. 1490c ), $27,500,000, to remain available until expended. Rural housing assistance grants For grants for very low-income housing repair and rural housing preservation made by the Rural Housing Service, as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 1474 , and 1490m, $32,239,000, to remain available until expended. Rural community facilities program account (including transfers of funds) For gross obligations for the principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $2,200,000,000 for direct loans and $73,222,000 for guaranteed loans. For the cost of guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying loans, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, $3,500,000, to remain available until expended. For the cost of grants for rural community facilities programs as authorized by section 306 and described in section 381E(d)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $26,778,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for a Rural Community Development Initiative: Provided further , That such funds shall be used solely to develop the capacity and ability of private, nonprofit community-based housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities, and Federally Recognized Native American Tribes to undertake projects to improve housing, community facilities, community and economic development projects in rural areas: Provided further , That such funds shall be made available to qualified private, nonprofit and public intermediary organizations proposing to carry out a program of financial and technical assistance: Provided further , That such intermediary organizations shall provide matching funds from other sources, including Federal funds for related activities, in an amount not less than funds provided: Provided further , That $5,778,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be to provide grants for facilities in rural communities with extreme unemployment and severe economic depression ( Public Law 106–387 ), with up to 5 percent for administration and capacity building in the State rural development offices: Provided further , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be available for community facilities grants to tribal colleges, as authorized by section 306(a)(19) of such Act: Provided further , That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. Rural business—Cooperative service Rural business program account (including transfers of funds) For the cost of loan guarantees and grants, for the rural business development programs authorized by section 310B and described in subsections (a), (c), (f) and (g) of section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $74,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $500,000 shall be made available for one grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development and $3,000,000 shall be for grants to the Delta Regional Authority ( 7 U.S.C. 2009aa et seq. ) for any Rural Community Advancement Program purpose as described in section 381E(d) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, of which not more than 5 percent may be used for administrative expenses: Provided further , That $4,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for business grants to benefit Federally Recognized Native American Tribes, including $250,000 for a grant to a qualified national organization to provide technical assistance for rural transportation in order to promote economic development: Provided further , That for purposes of determining eligibility or level of program assistance the Secretary shall not include incarcerated prison populations: Provided further, That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to funds made available under this heading. Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account (including transfer of funds) For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account ( 7 U.S.C. 1936b ), $18,889,000. For the cost of direct loans, $5,818,000, as authorized by the Intermediary Relending Program Fund Account ( 7 U.S.C. 1936b ), of which $531,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Federally Recognized Native American Tribes; and of which $1,021,000 shall be available through June 30, 2015, for Mississippi Delta Region counties (as determined in accordance with Public Law 100–460 ): Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan programs, $4,439,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Rural economic development loans program account (including rescission of funds) For the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized under section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act, for the purpose of promoting rural economic development and job creation projects, $33,077,000. Of the funds derived from interest on the cushion of credit payments, as authorized by section 313 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, $179,000,000 shall not be obligated and $179,000,000 are rescinded. Rural cooperative development grants For rural cooperative development grants authorized under section 310B(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932 ), $22,050,000, of which $2,500,000 shall be for cooperative agreements for the appropriate technology transfer for rural areas program: Provided , That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be for grants for cooperative development centers, individual cooperatives, or groups of cooperatives that serve socially disadvantaged groups and a majority of the boards of directors or governing boards of which are comprised of individuals who are members of socially disadvantaged groups; and of which $10,750,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for value-added agricultural product market development grants, as authorized by section 231 of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 ( 7 U.S.C. 1632a ). Rural energy for america program For the cost of a program of loan guarantees, under the same terms and conditions as authorized by section 9007 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8107 ), $1,350,000: Provided , That the cost of loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Rural utilities service Rural water and waste disposal program account (including transfers of funds) For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants for the rural water, waste water, waste disposal, and solid waste management programs authorized by sections 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 306E, and 310B and described in sections 306C(a)(2), 306D, 306E, and 381E(d)(2) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, $464,857,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306(a)(2)(B) of such Act, and of which not to exceed $993,000 shall be available for the rural utilities program described in section 306E of such Act: Provided , That $66,500,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for loans and grants including water and waste disposal systems grants authorized by 306C(a)(2)(B) and 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, Federally Recognized Native American Tribes authorized by 306C(a)(1), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (of the State of Hawaii): Provided further , That funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be provided to a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 : Provided further , That not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by the State of Alaska for training and technical assistance programs and not more than 2 percent of the funding provided for section 306D of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may be used by a consortium formed pursuant to section 325 of Public Law 105–83 for training and technical assistance programs: Provided further , That not to exceed $19,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(14) of such Act, unless the Secretary makes a determination of extreme need, of which $6,000,000 shall be made available for a grant to a qualified nonprofit multi-State regional technical assistance organization, with experience in working with small communities on water and waste water problems, the principal purpose of such grant shall be to assist rural communities with populations of 3,300 or less, in improving the planning, financing, development, operation, and management of water and waste water systems, and of which not less than $800,000 shall be for a qualified national Native American organization to provide technical assistance for rural water systems for tribal communities: Provided further , That not to exceed $15,919,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be for contracting with qualified national organizations for a circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for rural water systems: Provided further , That not to exceed $4,000,000 shall be for solid waste management grants: Provided further, That $10,000,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be transferred to, and merged with, the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account to provide grants authorized under section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ): Provided further , That any prior year balances for high-energy cost grants authorized by section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ) shall be transferred to and merged with the Rural Utilities Service, High Energy Cost Grants Account: Provided further , That sections 381E–H and 381N of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act are not applicable to the funds made available under this heading. Rural electrification and telecommunications loans program account (including transfer of funds) The principal amount of direct and guaranteed loans as authorized by sections 305 and 306 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 935 and 936) shall be made as follows: loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural electric, $5,000,000,000; guaranteed underwriting loans pursuant to section 313A, $500,000,000; 5 percent rural telecommunications loans, cost of money rural telecommunications loans, and for loans made pursuant to section 306 of that Act, rural telecommunications loans, $690,000,000: Provided , That up to $2,000,000,000 shall be used for the construction, acquisition, or improvement of fossil-fueled electric generating plants (whether new or existing) that utilize carbon sequestration systems. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $34,478,000, which shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Rural Development, Salaries and Expenses . Distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband program For the principal amount of broadband telecommunication loans, $24,077,000. For grants for telemedicine and distance learning services in rural areas, as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa et seq. , $22,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $3,000,000 shall be made available for grants authorized by 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further , That funding provided under this heading for grants under 379G of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act may only be provided to entities that meet all of the eligibility criteria for a consortium as established by this section. For the cost of broadband loans, as authorized by section 601 of the Rural Electrification Act, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the cost of direct loans shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. In addition, $10,372,000, to remain available until expended, for a grant program to finance broadband transmission in rural areas eligible for Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program benefits authorized by 7 U.S.C. 950aaa. IV Domestic Food Programs Office of the under secretary for food, nutrition, and consumer services For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, $816,000. Food and Nutrition Service Child nutrition programs (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ), except section 21, and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ), except sections 17 and 21; $21,300,170,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which such sums as are made available under section 14222(b)(1) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–246 ), as amended by this Act, shall be merged with and available for the same time period and purposes as provided herein: Provided , That of the total amount available, $17,004,000 shall be available to carry out section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ): Provided further , That of the total amount available, $25,000,000 shall be available to provide competitive grants to State agencies for subgrants to local educational agencies and schools to purchase the equipment needed to serve healthier meals, improve food safety, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the school breakfast program: Provided further , That of the total amount available, $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended to carry out section 749(g) of the Agriculture Appropriations Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–80 ). Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (wic) For necessary expenses to carry out the special supplemental nutrition program as authorized by section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ), $6,623,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding section 17(h)(10) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(h)(10) ), not less than $60,000,000 shall be used for breastfeeding peer counselors and other related activities, $14,000,000 shall be used for infrastructure, $30,000,000 shall be used for management information systems, and $25,000,000 shall be used for WIC electronic benefit transfer systems and activities: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this account shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except in accordance with the cost containment and competitive bidding requirements specified in section 17 of such Act: Provided further , That none of the funds provided shall be available for activities that are not fully reimbursed by other Federal Government departments or agencies unless authorized by section 17 of such Act: Provided further , That upon termination of a federally mandated vendor moratorium and subject to terms and conditions established by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the requirement at 7 CFR 246.12(g)(6) at the request of a State agency. Supplemental nutrition assistance program For necessary expenses to carry out the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ), $81,837,570,000, of which $3,000,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be placed in reserve for use only in such amounts and at such times as may become necessary to carry out program operations: Provided , That funds provided herein shall be expended in accordance with section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $998,000 may be used to provide nutrition education services to State agencies and Federally Recognized Tribes participating in the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Provided further , That this appropriation shall be subject to any work registration or workfare requirements as may be required by law: Provided further , That funds made available for Employment and Training under this heading shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for a study on Indian tribal administration of nutrition programs, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), and a study of the removal of cash benefits in Puerto Rico, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ) shall be available until expended: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for section 28(d)(1) and section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for employment and training pilot projects, as provided in title IV of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), shall remain available through September 30, 2018: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading may be used to enter into contracts and employ staff to conduct studies, evaluations, or to conduct activities related to program integrity provided that such activities are authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. Commodity assistance program For necessary expenses to carry out disaster assistance and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program as authorized by section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 ( 7 U.S.C. 612c note); the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983; special assistance for the nuclear affected islands, as authorized by section 103(f)(2) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–188 ); and the Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, $278,501,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, of which $2,800,000 shall be to begin service in seven additional States that have plans approved by the Department for the commodity supplemental food program but are not currently participating: Provided , That none of these funds shall be available to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities donated to the program: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, effective with funds made available in fiscal year 2015 to support the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, as authorized by section 4402 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, such funds shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That of the funds made available under section 27(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036(a) ), the Secretary may use up to 10 percent for costs associated with the distribution of commodities. Nutrition programs administration For necessary administrative expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for carrying out any domestic nutrition assistance program, $150,824,000: Provided , That of the funds provided herein, $2,000,000 shall be used for the purposes of section 4404 of Public Law 107–171 , as amended by section 4401 of Public Law 110–246 . V Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Foreign Agricultural Service salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Foreign Agricultural Service, including not to exceed $250,000 for representation allowances and for expenses pursuant to section 8 of the Act approved August 3, 1956 ( 7 U.S.C. 1766 ), $181,423,000: Provided , That the Service may utilize advances of funds, or reimburse this appropriation for expenditures made on behalf of Federal agencies, public and private organizations and institutions under agreements executed pursuant to the agricultural food production assistance programs ( 7 U.S.C. 1737 ) and the foreign assistance programs of the United States Agency for International Development: Provided further , That funds made available for middle-income country training programs, funds made available for the Borlaug International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellowship program, and up to $2,000,000 of the Foreign Agricultural Service appropriation solely for the purpose of offsetting fluctuations in international currency exchange rates, subject to documentation by the Foreign Agricultural Service, shall remain available until expended. Food for peace title i direct credit and food for progress program account (including rescission and transfer of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the credit program of title I, Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ) and the Food for Progress Act of 1985, $2,528,000, shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses : Provided , That of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to title I of the Food for Peace Act, $13,000,000 are rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. food for peace title ii grants For expenses during the current fiscal year, not otherwise recoverable, and unrecovered prior years' costs, including interest thereon, under the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under title II of said Act, $1,466,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts made available under this heading shall be used to provide not less than the minimum level of funding required by section 412(e)(2) of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1736f(e)(2) ) to carry out nonemergency food assistance programs under title II of such Act. mcgovern-dole international food for education and child nutrition program grants For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 3107 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 1736o–1 ), $191,626,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Commodity Credit Corporation is authorized to provide the services, facilities, and authorities for the purpose of implementing such section, subject to reimbursement from amounts provided herein. Commodity credit corporation export (loans) credit guarantee program account (including transfers of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Guarantee Program, GSM 102 and GSM 103, $6,748,000; to cover common overhead expenses as permitted by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act and in conformity with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of which $6,394,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Foreign Agricultural Service, Salaries and Expenses , and of which $354,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Farm Service Agency, Salaries and Expenses . VI Related agency and food and drug administration Department of health and human services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Food and Drug Administration, including hire and purchase of passenger motor vehicles; for payment of space rental and related costs pursuant to Public Law 92–313 for programs and activities of the Food and Drug Administration which are included in this Act; for rental of special purpose space in the District of Columbia or elsewhere; for miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities, authorized and approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $25,000; and notwithstanding section 521 of Public Law 107–188 ; $4,443,356,000: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, $798,000,000 shall be derived from prescription drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379h , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $128,282,000 shall be derived from medical device user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $312,116,000 shall be derived from human generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–42 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $21,014,000 shall be derived from biosimilar biological product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–52 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $22,464,000 shall be derived from animal drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–12 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $6,944,000 shall be derived from animal generic drug user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–21 , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended; $566,000,000 shall be derived from tobacco product user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 387s , and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That in addition and notwithstanding any other provision under this heading, amounts collected for prescription drug user fees, medical device user fees, human generic drug user fees, biosimilar biological product user fees, animal drug user fees, and animal generic drug user fees that exceed the respective fiscal year 2015 limitations are appropriated and shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That fees derived from prescription drug, medical device, human generic drug, biosimilar biological product, animal drug, and animal generic drug assessments for fiscal year 2015, including any such fees collected prior to fiscal year 2015 but credited for fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to the fiscal year 2015 limitations: Provided further , That the Secretary may accept payment during fiscal year 2015 of user fees specified under this heading and authorized for fiscal year 2016, prior to the due date for such fees, and that amounts of such fees assessed for fiscal year 2016 for which the Secretary accepts payment in fiscal year 2015 shall not be included in amounts under this heading: Provided further , That none of these funds shall be used to develop, establish, or operate any program of user fees authorized by 31 U.S.C. 9701: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated: (1) $903,403,000 shall be for the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (2) $1,337,948,000 shall be for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (3) $344,267,000 shall be for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (4) $173,976,000 shall be for the Center for Veterinary Medicine and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (5) $420,548,000 shall be for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (6) $63,331,000 shall be for the National Center for Toxicological Research; (7) $531,527,000 shall be for the Center for Tobacco Products and for related field activities in the Office of Regulatory Affairs; (8) not to exceed $163,079,000 shall be for Rent and Related activities, of which $47,116,000 is for White Oak Consolidation, other than the amounts paid to the General Services Administration for rent; (9) not to exceed $227,674,000 shall be for payments to the General Services Administration for rent; and (10) $277,603,000 shall be for other activities, including the Office of the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, the Office of Foods and Veterinary Medicine, the Office of Medical and Tobacco Products, the Office of Global and Regulatory Policy, the Office of Operations, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and central services for these offices: Provided further , That not to exceed $25,000 of this amount shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not otherwise provided for, as determined by the Commissioner: Provided further , That any transfer of funds pursuant to section 770(n) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 379dd(n) ) shall only be from amounts made available under this heading for other activities: Provided further , That of the amounts that are made available under this heading for other activities , and that are not derived from user fees, $1,500,000 shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for Department of Health and Human Services—Office of Inspector General for oversight of the programs and operations of the Food and Drug Administration and shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for oversight of the Food and Drug Administration: Provided further , That funds may be transferred from one specified activity to another with the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. In addition, mammography user fees authorized by 42 U.S.C. 263b , export certification user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 381 , priority review user fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360n and 360ff, food and feed recall fees, food reinspection fees, and voluntary qualified importer program fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–31 , outsourcing facility fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 379j–62 , prescription drug wholesale distributor licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 353(e)(3) , and third-party logistics provider licensing and inspection fees authorized by 21 U.S.C. 360eee–3(c)(1) , shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended. Buildings and facilities For plans, construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of or used by the Food and Drug Administration, where not otherwise provided, $8,788,000, to remain available until expended. Independent agency Farm credit administration Limitation on administrative expenses Not to exceed $60,500,000 (from assessments collected from farm credit institutions, including the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation) shall be obligated during the current fiscal year for administrative expenses as authorized under 12 U.S.C. 2249: Provided , That this limitation shall not apply to expenses associated with receiverships: Provided further , That the agency may exceed this limitation by up to 10 percent with notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. VII GENERAL PROVISIONS (INCLUDING RESCISSIONS AND TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 701. Within the unit limit of cost fixed by law, appropriations and authorizations made for the Department of Agriculture for the current fiscal year under this Act shall be available for the purchase, in addition to those specifically provided for, of not to exceed 71 passenger motor vehicles of which 68 shall be for replacement only, and for the hire of such vehicles: Provided , That notwithstanding this section, the only purchase of new passenger vehicles shall be for those determined by the Secretary to be necessary for transportation safety, to reduce operational costs, and for the protection of life, property, and public safety. 702. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer unobligated balances of discretionary funds appropriated by this Act or any other available unobligated discretionary balances that are remaining available of the Department of Agriculture to the Working Capital Fund for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture, such transferred funds to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without the prior approval of the agency administrator: Provided further , That none of the funds transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to this section shall be available for obligation without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act or made available to the Department's Working Capital Fund shall be available for obligation or expenditure to make any changes to the Department's National Finance Center without written notification to and prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress as required by section 719 of this Act: Provided further , That of annual income amounts in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture allocated for the National Finance Center, the Secretary may reserve not more than 4 percent for the replacement or acquisition of capital equipment, including equipment for the improvement and implementation of a financial management plan, information technology, and other systems of the National Finance Center or to pay any unforeseen, extraordinary cost of the National Finance Center: Provided further , That none of the amounts reserved shall be available for obligation unless the Secretary submits written notification of the obligation to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That the limitation on the obligation of funds pending notification to Congressional Committees shall not apply to any obligation that, as determined by the Secretary, is necessary to respond to a declared state of emergency that significantly impacts the operations of the National Finance Center; or to evacuate employees of the National Finance Center to a safe haven to continue operations of the National Finance Center. 703. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 704. No funds appropriated by this Act may be used to pay negotiated indirect cost rates on cooperative agreements or similar arrangements between the United States Department of Agriculture and nonprofit institutions in excess of 10 percent of the total direct cost of the agreement when the purpose of such cooperative arrangements is to carry out programs of mutual interest between the two parties. This does not preclude appropriate payment of indirect costs on grants and contracts with such institutions when such indirect costs are computed on a similar basis for all agencies for which appropriations are provided in this Act. 705. Appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for the cost of direct and guaranteed loans made available in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year for the following accounts: the Rural Development Loan Fund program account, the Rural Electrification and Telecommunication Loans program account, and the Rural Housing Insurance Fund program account. 706. None of the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture by this Act may be used to acquire new information technology systems or significant upgrades, as determined by the Office of the Chief Information Officer, without the approval of the Chief Information Officer and the concurrence of the Executive Information Technology Investment Review Board: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be transferred to the Office of the Chief Information Officer without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided further , That none of the funds available to the Department of Agriculture for information technology shall be obligated for projects over $25,000 prior to receipt of written approval by the Chief Information Officer: Provided further , That the Chief Information Officer may authorize an agency to obligate funds without written approval from the Chief Information Officer for projects up to $250,000 based upon the performance of an agency measured against the performance plan requirements described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 707. Funds made available under section 1240I and section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 and section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1524(b) ) in the current fiscal year shall remain available until expended to disburse obligations made in the current fiscal year. 708. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any former RUS borrower that has repaid or prepaid an insured, direct or guaranteed loan under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, or any not-for-profit utility that is eligible to receive an insured or direct loan under such Act, shall be eligible for assistance under section 313(b)(2)(B) of such Act in the same manner as a borrower under such Act. 709. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 12033 and section 15101 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, $125,000,000 are rescinded. 710. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not more than $20,000,000 in unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Farm Service Agency shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses: Provided , That except as otherwise specifically provided by law, unobligated balances from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses in this Act for the Rural Development mission area shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for information technology expenses. 711. The Secretary of Agriculture may authorize a State agency to use funds provided in this Act to exceed the maximum amount of liquid infant formula specified in 7 CFR 246.10 when issuing liquid infant formula to participants. 712. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 713. In the case of each program established or amended by the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ), other than by title I or subtitle A of title III of such Act, or programs for which indefinite amounts were provided in that Act, that is authorized or required to be carried out using funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation— (1) such funds shall be available for salaries and related administrative expenses, including technical assistance, associated with the implementation of the program, without regard to the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act ( 15 U.S.C. 714i ); and (2) the use of such funds for such purpose shall not be considered to be a fund transfer or allotment for purposes of applying the limitation on the total amount of allotments and fund transfers contained in such section. 714. Of the funds made available by this Act, not more than $2,000,000 shall be used to cover necessary expenses of activities related to all advisory committees, panels, commissions, and task forces of the Department of Agriculture, except for panels used to comply with negotiated rule makings and panels used to evaluate competitively awarded grants. 715. None of the funds in this Act shall be available to pay indirect costs charged against any agricultural research, education, or extension grant awards issued by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture that exceed 30 percent of total Federal funds provided under each award: Provided , That notwithstanding section 1462 of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 ( 7 U.S.C. 3310 ), funds provided by this Act for grants awarded competitively by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture shall be available to pay full allowable indirect costs for each grant awarded under section 9 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 638 ). 716. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out the following: (1) The Watershed Rehabilitation program authorized by section 14(h)(1) of the Watershed and Flood Protection Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(1) ) in excess of $73,000,000. (2) The Environmental Quality Incentives Program as authorized by sections 1240–1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3839aa–8) in excess of $1,347,000,000: Provided , That this limitation shall apply only to funds provided by section 1241(a)(5)(B) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(5)(B) ). (3) The Conservation Stewardship Program as authorized by sections 1238D–1238G of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3838d–3838g ) in excess of 7,741,000 acres. (4) The Biomass Crop Assistance Program authorized by section 9011 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8111 ) in excess of $23,000,000 in new obligational authority. (5) The Biorefinery, Renewable Chemical and Biobased Product Manufacturing Assistance program as authorized by section 9003 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8103 ) in excess of $30,000,000. 717. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out a program under subsection (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 in excess of $959,000,000, as follows: Child Nutrition Programs Entitlement Commodities—$465,000,000; State Option Contracts—$5,000,000; Removal of Defective Commodities—$2,500,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act shall be used for salaries and expenses to carry out in this fiscal year section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, except in an amount that excludes the transfer of $122,000,000 of the funds to be transferred under subsection (c) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 , until October 1, 2015: Provided further , That $122,000,000 made available on October 1, 2015, to carry out section 19(i)(1)(E) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, as amended, shall be excluded from the limitation described in subsection (b)(2)(A)(viii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 : Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries or expenses of any employee of the Department of Agriculture or officer of the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out clause 3 of section 32 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1935 ( Public Law 74–320 , 7 U.S.C. 612c , as amended), or for any surplus removal activities or price support activities under section 5 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act: Provided further , That of the available unobligated balances under (b)(2)(A)(vii) of section 14222 of Public Law 110–246 , $203,000,000 are rescinded. 718. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare or submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget submission to the Congress for programs under the jurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from the previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted into law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget submission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur in the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date of the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 appropriations Act. 719. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming, transfer of funds, or reimbursements as authorized by the Economy Act, or in the case of the Department of Agriculture, through use of the authority provided by section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 ( 7 U.S.C. 2257 ) or section 8 of Public Law 89–106 ( 7 U.S.C. 2263 ), that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming of such funds or the use of such authority. (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming or use of the authorities referred to in subsection (a) involving funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services (as the case may be) notifies in writing and receives approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of the reprogramming or transfer of such funds or the use of such authority. (c) The Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall notify in writing and receive approval from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress before implementing any program or activity not carried out during the previous fiscal year unless the program or activity is funded by this Act or specifically funded by any other Act. (d) None of the funds provided by this Act, or provided by previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in the current fiscal year, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for— (1) modifying major capital investments funding levels, including information technology systems, that involves increasing or decreasing funds in the current fiscal year for the individual investment in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent of the total cost, whichever is less; (2) realigning or reorganizing new, current, or vacant positions or agency activities or functions to establish a center, office, branch, or similar entity with five or more personnel; or (3) carrying out activities or functions that were not described in the budget request; unless the agencies funded by this Act notify, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 30 days in advance of using the funds for these purposes. (e) As described in this section, no funds may be used for any activities unless the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the Committee on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress written or electronic mail confirmation of receipt of the notification as required in this section. 720. Notwithstanding section 310B(g)(5) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1932(g)(5) ), the Secretary may assess a one-time fee for any guaranteed business and industry loan in an amount that does not exceed 3 percent of the guaranteed principal portion of the loan. 721. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administration, or the Farm Credit Administration shall be used to transmit or otherwise make available to any non-Department of Agriculture, non-Department of Health and Human Services, or non-Farm Credit Administration employee questions or responses to questions that are a result of information requested for the appropriations hearing process. 722. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this Act, may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 723. No employee of the Department of Agriculture may be detailed or assigned from an agency or office funded by this Act or any other Act to any other agency or office of the Department for more than 60 days in a fiscal year unless the individual's employing agency or office is fully reimbursed by the receiving agency or office for the salary and expenses of the employee for the period of assignment. 724. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who provide nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for mohair under section 1201 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ). 725. There is hereby appropriated $1,996,000 to carry out section 1621 of Public Law 110–246 . 726. There is hereby appropriated $600,000 for the purposes of section 727 of division A of Public Law 112–55 . 727. Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture, the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, and the Chairman of the Farm Credit Administration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed spending plan by program, project, and activity for all the funds made available under this Act including appropriated user fees, as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). 728. Funds made available under title II of the Food for Peace Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1721 et seq. ) may only be used to provide assistance to recipient nations if adequate monitoring and controls, as determined by the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, are in place to ensure that emergency food aid is received by the intended beneficiaries in areas affected by food shortages and not diverted for unauthorized or inappropriate purposes. 729. The Secretary shall continue the pilot program in effect for fiscal year 2013 for packaging and reviewing section 502 single family direct loans. The Secretary shall continue agreements with current intermediary organizations and not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act enter into additional agreements that increase the number of participating intermediary organizations to not less than 10. The Secretary shall work with these organizations to increase the effectiveness of the section 502 single family direct loan program in rural communities and shall set aside and make available from the national reserve section 502 loans an amount necessary to support the work of such intermediaries and provide a priority for review of such loans. 730. For loans and loan guarantees that do not require budget authority and the program level has been established in this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture may increase the program level for such loans and loan guarantees by not more than 25 percent: Provided , That prior to the Secretary implementing such an increase, the Secretary notifies, in writing, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress at least 15 days in advance. 731. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to write, prepare, or publish a final rule or an interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement or enforce the proposed rule entitled Implementation of Regulations Required Under Title XI, of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Conduct in Violation of the Act published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on June 22, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 35338 et seq.) unless the combined annual cost to the economy of such rules does not exceed $100,000,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, sections 201.2(l), 201.2(t), 201.2(u), 201.3(c), 201.210, 201.211, 201.213, or 201.214, as proposed to be added to title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations, by such proposed rule: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, enforce, or to take regulatory action other than rescission or repeal based on, or in furtherance of, 201.2(o), 201.3(a), or 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act), or to write, prepare, or publish a final or interim final rule in furtherance of, or otherwise to implement, the definitions or criteria specified in such sections: Provided further , That sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) are hereby indefinitely declared null and void and shall have no force under the laws, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall, within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, rescind sections 201.2(o), 201.3(a), and 201.215(a), of title 9 of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date). 732. None of the credit card refunds or rebates transferred to the Working Capital Fund pursuant to section 729 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 2235a ; Public Law 107–76 ) shall be available for obligation without written notification to, and the prior approval of, the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: Provided , That the refunds or rebates so transferred shall be available for obligation only for the acquisition of plant and capital equipment necessary for the delivery of financial, administrative, and information technology services of primary benefit to the agencies of the Department of Agriculture. 733. For the 2014 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, losses under section 1501 of Public Law 113–79 shall not be considered the same loss for the purposes of 7 U.S.C. 7333(i)(3) and 7 U.S.C. 1508(n) . 734. Of the funds made available to the Food and Drug Administration, Salaries and Expenses, Office of the Commissioner, $20,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the Food and Drug Administration finalizes the draft guidance of January 2013 entitled ‘‘Guidance for Industry: Abuse-Deterrent Opioids- Evaluation and Labeling’’: Provided , That if the Food and Drug Administration fails to finalize such guidance by June 30, 2015, such funds shall be made available for obligation to the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Criminal Investigation for the purpose of assisting Federal, state, and local agencies to combat the diversion and illegal sales of controlled substances. 735. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to carry out section 307(b) of division C of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999 ( Public Law 105–277 ; 112 Stat. 2681–640) in excess of $4,000,000. 736. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to procure processed poultry products imported into the United States from the People’s Republic of China for use in the school lunch program under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ), the Child and Adult Food Care Program under section 17 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1766 ), the Summer Food Service Program for Children under section 13 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1761 ), or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ). 737. In addition to amounts otherwise made available by this Act and notwithstanding the last sentence of 16 U.S.C. 1310 , there is appropriated $4,000,000, to remain available until expended, to implement non-renewable agreements on eligible lands, including flooded agricultural lands, as determined by the Secretary, under the Water Bank Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1301–1311 ). 738. (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services, on behalf of the United States may hereafter, whenever the Secretary deems desirable, relinquish to the State of Arkansas all or part of the jurisdiction of the United States over the lands and properties encompassing the Jefferson Labs campus in the State of Arkansas that are under the supervision or control of the Secretary. (b) Terms Relinquishment of jurisdiction under this section may be accomplished, under terms and conditions that the Secretary deems advisable— (1) by filing with the Governor of the State of Arkansas a notice of relinquishment to take effect upon acceptance thereof; or (2) as the laws of such State may otherwise provide. (c) Definition In this section, the term Jefferson Labs campus means the lands and properties of the National Center for Toxicological Research and the Arkansas Regional Laboratory. (d) Agreement regarding jefferson county technology research and commercialization center (1) In general The Secretary may hereafter enter into an agreement with the State of Arkansas or an agency of such State or a public or private entity with respect to the establishment or operation of a technology research and commercialization center in Jefferson County, Arkansas, proximate to the Jefferson Labs campus. (2) Receipt and expenditure of funds Pursuant to such agreement, the Secretary may hereafter receive and retain funds from such entity and use such funds, in addition to such other funds as are made available by this act or future acts for the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research, for the purposes listed in paragraph (3). Funds received from such entity shall be deemed to be appropriated for such purposes and shall remain available until expended. (3) Purposes (A) In general Funds described by paragraph (2) shall be available to defray— (i) the costs of creating, upgrading, and maintaining connections between such center and roads, communications facilities, and utilities that are on the Jefferson Labs campus; and (ii) the costs of upgrades, relocation, repair, and new constructions of roads, communications facilities, and utilities on such campus as may be necessary for such agreement. (B) Other acts For purposes of this and any subsequent Act, the operation of the National Center for Toxicological Research shall be deemed to include the purposes listed in subparagraph (A). 739. The Secretary shall set aside for Rural Economic Area Partnership (REAP) Zones, until August 15, 2015, an amount of funds made available in title III as follows: (a) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program Account, Mutual and Self-Help Housing Grants, Rural Community Facilities Program Account, Rural Development Loan Fund Program Account, and Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings during the 2008 fiscal year; and (b) with respect to funds under the headings of Rural Business Program Account, and Rural Housing Assistance Grants the set aside shall equal the amount obligated in REAP Zones with respect to funds provided under such headings in the most recent fiscal year funds were obligated under the heading. 740. In response to an eligible community where the drinking water supplies are inadequate due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, including drought or severe weather, the Secretary may provide potable water through the Emergency Community Water Assistance Grant Program for an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days beyond the established period provided under the Program in order to protect public health. 741. Hereafter, none of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used to carry out section 410 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 679a ) or section 30 of the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 471 ). 742. There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Nonrecurring expenses fund (the Fund): Provided , That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds appropriated in this or any succeeding fiscal year from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Department of Agriculture (except the Forest Service) by this or any other Act may be transferred (not later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated) into the Fund: Provided further , That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available for such purposes, for facilities infrastructure capital acquisition necessary for the operation of the Department of Agriculture, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That amounts in the Fund may be obligated only after the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of the planned use of funds. 743. There is hereby appropriated for the “Emergency Watershed Protection Program”, $78,581,000, to remain available until expended; for the Emergency Forestry Restoration Program , $3,203,000, to remain available until expended; and for the Emergency Conservation Program , $9,216,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds under this section are for necessary expenses resulting from a major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ), and are designated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 744. Of the funding provided in section 743 of division A of Public Law 113–76 , not more than $75,000 may be used for administrative purposes, including a modification to an existing contract to allow reimbursement for travel and other administrative purposes. 745. Of the unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1401, $1,530,000 are rescinded. 746. The unobligated balances identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X2271 are rescinded. 747. Section 501(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7401(f)(1)(C)(ii)(II) ) is amended by striking section 514 and inserting a commodity promotion law . 748. Of the unobligated balances provided pursuant to section 9004(d)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002, as amended, ( 7 U.S.C. 8104(d)(1) ), $8,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 749. Funds provided by this or any prior Appropriations Act for the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative under 7 U.S.C. 450i(b) shall be made available without regard to section 7128 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 3371 note), under the matching requirements in laws in effect on the date before the date of enactment of such section: Provided , That the requirements of 7 U.S.C. 450i(b)(9) shall continue to apply. 750. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel— (1) to inspect horses under section 3 of the Federal Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 603 ); (2) to inspect horses under section 903 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 1901 note; Public Law 104–127 ); or (3) to implement or enforce section 352.19 of title 9, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation). 751. For the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act through school year 2015–2016, with respect to the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) or the school breakfast program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ) and final regulations published by the Department of Agriculture in the Federal Register on January 26, 2012 (77 Fed. Reg. 4088 et seq.), the Secretary shall allow States to grant an exemption from the whole grain requirements that took effect on or after July 1, 2014, and the States shall establish a process for evaluating and responding, in a reasonable amount of time, to requests for an exemption: Provided , That school food authorities demonstrate hardship, including financial hardship, in procuring specific whole grain products which are acceptable to the students and compliant with the whole grain-rich requirements: Provided further , That school food authorities shall comply with the applicable grain component or standard with respect to the school lunch or school breakfast program that was in effect prior to July 1, 2014. 752. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to implement any regulations under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ), the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. ), the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–296 ), or any other law that would require a reduction in the quantity of sodium contained in federally reimbursed meals, foods, and snacks sold in schools below Target 1 (as described in section 220.8(f)(3) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations)) until the latest scientific research establishes the reduction is beneficial for children. 753. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict, or to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel to exclude or restrict, the eligibility of any variety of fresh, whole, or cut vegetables (except for vegetables with added sugars, fats, or oils) from being provided under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786 ) (in this section referred to as the program ). (b) Not later than 15 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each State agency shall carry out the program in a manner consistent with subsection (a). (c) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall commence under section 17(f)(11)(C) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(11)(C) ) the next regular review of the supplemental foods available under this program, including a review of the nutrient value of all vegetables. (d) If, upon completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture recommends that a vegetable be eligible for purchase under the program, none of the funds made available under this Act or any other Act may be used to exclude or restrict the eligibility of that variety of vegetable (except if that vegetable has added sugars, fats, or oils) from being purchased under the program, and subsection (a) shall continue to be effective. (e) If the review in subsection (c) recommends that any vegetable shall not be available for purchase under the program, based upon the nutritional content of the vegetable and the nutrition needs of WIC participants, subsection (a) shall expire upon the publication of the regularly scheduled review. (f) Not later than 90 days after completing the review under subsection (c), the Secretary of Agriculture shall make publicly available all scientific research and data used to make the final recommendations and explain the results of the review by submitting a report containing such information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, the Committee on Education and Workforce of the House of Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives. (g) Upon completion of the review under subsection (c) by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of the review which shall include an audit of the scientific research and data used to conduct the review. VIII EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration Salaries and Expenses For an additional amount for “Salaries and Expenses”, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus domestically and internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines, including the review, regulations, post market surveillance of vaccines and therapies, and administrative activities, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That of the amounts provided, $4,800,000 is for the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research; $2,400,000 is for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health; $400,000 is for the Office of the Commissioner; $1,900,000 is for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; $500,000 is for the Office of Regulatory Affairs; and $15,000,000 is for the Medical Countermeasures Initiative. This division may be cited as the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . B Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of Commerce International Trade Administration Operations and Administration For necessary expenses for international trade activities of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and for engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard to sections 3702 and 3703 of title 44, United States Code; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; travel and transportation of employees of the International Trade Administration between two points abroad, without regard to section 40118 of title 49, United States Code; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for periods not exceeding 10 years, and expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $294,300 for official representation expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use abroad, not to exceed $45,000 per vehicle; obtaining insurance on official motor vehicles; and rental of tie lines, $472,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from fees to be retained and used by the International Trade Administration, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided , That, of amounts provided under this heading, not less than $16,400,000 shall be for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities: Provided further , That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities; and that for the purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 shall include payment for assessments for services provided as part of these activities. Bureau of Industry and Security Operations and Administration For necessary expenses for export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce, including costs associated with the performance of export administration field activities both domestically and abroad; full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate families of employees stationed overseas; employment of citizens of the United States and aliens by contract for services abroad; payment of tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph of section 2672 of title 28, United States Code, when such claims arise in foreign countries; not to exceed $13,500 for official representation expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by section 1(b) of the Act of June 15, 1917 (40 Stat. 223; 22 U.S.C. 401(b) ); and purchase of passenger motor vehicles for official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law, $102,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these activities: Provided further , That payments and contributions collected and accepted for materials or services provided as part of such activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of such activities, and for providing information to the public with respect to the export administration and national security activities of the Department of Commerce and other export control programs of the United States and other governments. Economic development administration Economic development assistance programs For grants for economic development assistance as provided by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, for trade adjustment assistance, for the cost of loan guarantees authorized by section 26 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3721 ), for grants authorized by section 27 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722 ) of such Act, and for grants, $213,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which $5,000,000 shall be for projects to facilitate the relocation, to the United States, of a source of employment located outside the United States; of which $4,000,000 shall be for loan guarantees under such section 26; and of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants under such section 27: Provided , That the costs for loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds for loan guarantees under such section 26 are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $70,000,000. Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of administering the economic development assistance programs as provided for by law, $37,000,000: Provided , That these funds may be used to monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976, title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and the Community Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1977. Minority Business Development Agency Minority Business Development For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in fostering, promoting, and developing minority business enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and other agreements with public or private organizations, $30,000,000. Economic and Statistical Analysis Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic and statistical analysis programs of the Department of Commerce, $100,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Bureau of the Census Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics, provided for by law, $248,000,000: Provided , That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further , That the Bureau of the Census shall collect data for the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey using the same health insurance questions included in previous years, in addition to the revised questions implemented in the Current Population Survey beginning in February 2014. Periodic Censuses and Programs For necessary expenses for collecting, compiling, analyzing, preparing and publishing statistics for periodic censuses and programs provided for by law, $840,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, from amounts provided herein, funds may be used for promotion, outreach, and marketing activities: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated, $1,551,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the Bureau of the Census. National Telecommunications and Information Administration Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), $38,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d) , the Secretary of Commerce shall charge Federal agencies for costs incurred in spectrum management, analysis, operations, and related services, and such fees shall be retained and used as offsetting collections for costs of such spectrum services, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, from other Government agencies for all costs incurred in telecommunications research, engineering, and related activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences of NTIA, in furtherance of its assigned functions under this paragraph, and such funds received from other Government agencies shall remain available until expended. Public Telecommunications Facilities, Planning and Construction For the administration of prior-year grants, recoveries and unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated are available for the administration of all open grants until their expiration. United states patent and trademark office Salaries and expenses (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted against the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, $3,458,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as offsetting collections of fees and surcharges assessed and collected by the USPTO under any law are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $0: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, should the total amount of such offsetting collections be less than $3,458,000,000 this amount shall be reduced accordingly: Provided further , That any amount received in excess of $3,458,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 and deposited in the Patent and Trademark Fee Reserve Fund shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Director of USPTO shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for any amounts made available by the preceding proviso and such spending plan shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That any amounts reprogrammed in accordance with the preceding proviso shall be transferred to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Salaries and Expenses account: Provided further , That from amounts provided herein, not to exceed $900 shall be made available in fiscal year 2015 for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That in fiscal year 2015 from the amounts made available for Salaries and Expenses for the USPTO, the amounts necessary to pay (1) the difference between the percentage of basic pay contributed by the USPTO and employees under section 8334(a) of title 5, United States Code, and the normal cost percentage (as defined by section 8331(17) of that title) as provided by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for USPTO's specific use, of basic pay, of employees subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of that title, and (2) the present value of the otherwise unfunded accruing costs, as determined by OPM for USPTO's specific use of post-retirement life insurance and post-retirement health benefits coverage for all USPTO employees who are enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI), shall be transferred to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, the FEGLI Fund, and the FEHB Fund, as appropriate, and shall be available for the authorized purposes of those accounts: Provided further , That any differences between the present value factors published in OPM's yearly 300 series benefit letters and the factors that OPM provides for USPTO's specific use shall be recognized as an imputed cost on USPTO's financial statements, where applicable: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, all fees and surcharges assessed and collected by USPTO are available for USPTO only pursuant to section 42(c) of title 35, United States Code, as amended by section 22 of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act ( Public Law 112–29 ): Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated, $2,000,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to the USPTO. National institute of standards and technology Scientific and technical research and services For necessary expenses of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), $675,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $9,000,000 may be transferred to the Working Capital Fund : Provided , That not to exceed $5,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That NIST may provide local transportation for summer undergraduate research fellowship program participants. Industrial technology services For necessary expenses for industrial technology services, $138,100,000, to remain available until expended, of which $130,000,000 shall be for the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and of which $8,100,000 shall be for the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia. Construction of Research Facilities For construction of new research facilities, including architectural and engineering design, and for renovation and maintenance of existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by sections 13 through 15 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278c–278e ), $50,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in the budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Institute of Standards and Technology construction project having a total multi-year program cost of more than $5,000,000, and simultaneously the budget justification materials shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years. National oceanic and atmospheric administration Operations, research, and facilities (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including maintenance, operation, and hire of aircraft and vessels; grants, contracts, or other payments to nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and relocation of facilities, $3,202,398,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that funds provided for cooperative enforcement shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That fees and donations received by the National Ocean Service for the management of national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the salaries and expenses associated with those activities, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That in addition, $116,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the fund entitled Promote and Develop Fishery Products and Research Pertaining to American Fisheries , which shall only be used for fishery activities related to the Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program, Cooperative Research, Annual Stock Assessments, Survey and Monitoring Projects, Interjurisdictional Fisheries Grants, and Fish Information Networks: Provided further , That of the $3,333,398,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading $3,202,398,000 is appropriated from the general fund, $116,000,000 is provided by transfer, and $15,000,000 is derived from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That the total amount available for National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration corporate services administrative support costs shall not exceed $220,300,000: Provided further , That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That in addition, for necessary retired pay expenses under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plan, and for payments for the medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under the Dependents Medical Care Act ( 10 U.S.C. 55 ), such sums as may be necessary. Procurement, acquisition and construction For procurement, acquisition and construction of capital assets, including alteration and modification costs, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $2,179,225,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, except that funds provided for construction of facilities shall remain available until expended: Provided , That of the $2,192,225,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $2,179,225,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $13,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That any deviation from the amounts designated for specific activities in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this heading in previous years, shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce shall include in budget justification materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in support of the Department of Commerce budget (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) an estimate for each National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration procurement, acquisition or construction project having a total of more than $5,000,000 and simultaneously the budget justification shall include an estimate of the budgetary requirements for each such project for each of the 5 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That, within the amounts appropriated, $1,302,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General account for activities associated with carrying out investigations and audits related to satellite procurement, acquisition and construction. Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery For necessary expenses associated with the restoration of Pacific salmon populations, $65,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That, of the funds provided herein, the Secretary of Commerce may issue grants to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and Alaska, and to the Federally recognized tribes of the Columbia River and Pacific Coast (including Alaska), for projects necessary for conservation of salmon and steelhead populations that are listed as threatened or endangered, or that are identified by a State as at-risk to be so listed, for maintaining populations necessary for exercise of tribal treaty fishing rights or native subsistence fishing, or for conservation of Pacific coastal salmon and steelhead habitat, based on guidelines to be developed by the Secretary of Commerce: Provided further , That all funds shall be allocated based on scientific and other merit principles and shall not be available for marketing activities: Provided further , That funds disbursed to States shall be subject to a matching requirement of funds or documented in-kind contributions of at least 33 percent of the Federal funds. Fishermen's Contingency Fund For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 95–372 , not to exceed $350,000, to be derived from receipts collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until expended. Fisheries finance program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, obligations of direct loans may not exceed $24,000,000 for Individual Fishing Quota loans and not to exceed $100,000,000 for traditional direct loans as authorized by the Merchant Marine Act of 1936. Departmental Management Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses for the management of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not to exceed $4,500 for official reception and representation, $56,000,000: Provided , That the Secretary of Commerce shall maintain a task force on job repatriation and manufacturing growth and shall produce an annual report on related incentive strategies, implementation plans and program results: Provided further , That within amounts provided, the Secretary of Commerce may use up to $2,500,000 to engage in activities to provide businesses and communities with information about and referrals to relevant Federal, State, and local government programs. renovation and modernization For necessary expenses for the renovation and modernization of Department of Commerce facilities, $4,500,000, to remain available until expended. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $30,596,000. General Provisions—Department of Commerce 101. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations and funds made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 ( 15 U.S.C. 1514 ), to the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324 , may be used for advanced payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification of officials designated by the Secretary of Commerce that such payments are in the public interest. 102. During the current fiscal year, appropriations made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ). 103. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That the Secretary of Commerce shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance of the acquisition or disposal of any capital asset (including land, structures, and equipment) not specifically provided for in this Act or any other law appropriating funds for the Department of Commerce. 104. The requirements set forth by section 105 of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ), as amended by section 105 of title I of division B of Public Law 113–6 , are hereby adopted by reference and made applicable with respect to fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the life cycle cost for the Joint Polar Satellite System is $11,323,400,000 and the life cycle cost for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program is $10,829,500,000. 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may furnish services (including but not limited to utilities, telecommunications, and security services) necessary to support the operation, maintenance, and improvement of space that persons, firms, or organizations are authorized, pursuant to the Public Buildings Cooperative Use Act of 1976 or other authority, to use or occupy in the Herbert C. Hoover Building, Washington, DC, or other buildings, the maintenance, operation, and protection of which has been delegated to the Secretary from the Administrator of General Services pursuant to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis. Amounts received as reimbursement for services provided under this section or the authority under which the use or occupancy of the space is authorized, up to $200,000, shall be credited to the appropriation or fund which initially bears the costs of such services. 106. Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent a grant recipient from deterring child pornography, copyright infringement, or any other unlawful activity over its networks. 107. The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to use, with their consent, with reimbursement and subject to the limits of available appropriations, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States, or of any State, local government, Indian tribal government, Territory, or possession, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any foreign government or international organization, for purposes related to carrying out the responsibilities of any statute administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 108. The Department of Commerce shall provide a monthly report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on any official travel to China by any employee of the U.S. Department of Commerce, including the purpose of such travel. 109. The National Technical Information Service shall not charge any customer for a copy of any report or document generated by the Legislative Branch unless the Service has provided information to the customer on how an electronic copy of such report or document may be accessed and downloaded for free online. Should a customer still require the Service to provide a printed or digital copy of the report or document, the charge shall be limited to recovering the Service’s cost of processing, reproducing, and delivering such report or document. 110. To carry out the responsibilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Administrator of NOAA is authorized to: (1) enter into grants and cooperative agreements with; (2) use on a non-reimbursable basis land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities provided by; and (3) receive and expend funds made available on a consensual basis from: a Federal agency, State or subdivision thereof, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession or any subdivisions thereof: Provided , That funds received for permitting and related regulatory activities pursuant to this section shall be deposited under the heading National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration—Operations, Research, and Facilities and shall remain available until September 30, 2016 for such purposes: Provided further , That all funds within this section and their corresponding uses are subject to section 505 of this Act. 111. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the requirement for bonds under 40 U.S.C. 3131 with respect to contracts for the construction, alteration, or repair of vessels, regardless of the terms of the contracts as to payment or title, when the contract is made under the Coast and Geodetic Survey Act of 1947 ( 33 U.S.C. 883a et seq. ). This title may be cited as the Department of Commerce Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of Justice General Administration Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary for the administration of the Department of Justice, $111,500,000, of which not to exceed $4,000,000 for security and construction of Department of Justice facilities shall remain available until expended. Justice Information Sharing Technology For necessary expenses for information sharing technology, including planning, development, deployment and departmental direction, $25,842,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Attorney General may transfer up to $35,400,000 to this account, from funds available to the Department of Justice for information technology, for enterprise-wide information technology initiatives: Provided further , That the transfer authority in the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. Administrative Review and Appeals (Including Transfer of Funds) For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and clemency petitions and immigration-related activities, $351,072,000, of which $4,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the Executive Office for Immigration Review fees deposited in the Immigration Examinations Fee account. Office of Inspector General For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $88,577,000, including not to exceed $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character. United States Parole Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Parole Commission as authorized, $13,308,000. Legal Activities Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of Columbia, $885,000,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 for litigation support contracts shall remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount provided for INTERPOL Washington dues payments, not to exceed $685,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $9,000 shall be available to INTERPOL Washington for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for litigation activities of the Civil Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, such sums as may be necessary shall be available to the Civil Rights Division for salaries and expenses associated with the election monitoring program under section 8 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 ( 52 U.S.C. 10305 ) and to reimburse the Office of Personnel Management for such salaries and expenses: Provided further , That of the amounts provided under this heading for the election monitoring program, $3,390,000 shall remain available until expended. In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the Department of Justice associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed $7,833,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Salaries and expenses, antitrust division For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and kindred laws, $162,246,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.C. 18a ), regardless of the year of collection (and estimated to be $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2015), shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at $62,246,000. Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys For necessary expenses of the Offices of the United States Attorneys, including inter-governmental and cooperative agreements, $1,960,000,000: Provided , That of the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,200 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed $25,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That each United States Attorney shall establish or participate in a United States Attorney-led task force on human trafficking. United States Trustee System Fund For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program, as authorized, $225,908,000, to remain available until expended and to be derived from the United States Trustee System Fund: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, deposits to the Fund shall be available in such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due depositors: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $225,908,000 of offsetting collections pursuant to section 589a(b) of title 28, United States Code, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the Fund estimated at $0. Salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $2,326,000. Fees and Expenses of Witnesses For fees and expenses of witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel expenses, including advances, and for expenses of foreign counsel, $270,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $16,000,000 is for construction of buildings for protected witness safesites; not to exceed $3,000,000 is for the purchase and maintenance of armored and other vehicles for witness security caravans; and not to exceed $11,000,000 is for the purchase, installation, maintenance, and upgrade of secure telecommunications equipment and a secure automated information network to store and retrieve the identities and locations of protected witnesses. Salaries and Expenses, Community Relations Service For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, $12,250,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for conflict resolution and violence prevention activities of the Community Relations Service, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to the Community Relations Service, from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Assets Forfeiture Fund For expenses authorized by subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G) of section 524(c)(1) of title 28, United States Code, $20,514,000, to be derived from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund. United States Marshals Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals Service, $1,195,000,000, of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended. construction For construction in space controlled, occupied or utilized by the United States Marshals Service for prisoner holding and related support, $9,800,000, to remain available until expended. Federal Prisoner Detention (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code, $495,307,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 as if the following were inserted after the final period: The Attorney General shall use $1,100,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available in fiscal year 2015 for necessary expenses related to United States prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized by section 4013 of title 18, United States Code. : Provided further , That any use of such unobligated balances shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That not to exceed $20,000,000 shall be considered funds appropriated for State and local law enforcement assistance pursuant to section 4013(b) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That the United States Marshals Service shall be responsible for managing the Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation System: Provided further , That any unobligated balances available from funds appropriated under the heading General Administration, Detention Trustee shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation under this heading. National Security Division Salaries and Expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the National Security Division, $93,000,000, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 for information technology systems shall remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for the activities of the National Security Division, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to this heading from available appropriations for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice, as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Interagency Law Enforcement interagency crime and drug enforcement For necessary expenses for the identification, investigation, and prosecution of individuals associated with the most significant drug trafficking and affiliated money laundering organizations not otherwise provided for, to include inter-governmental agreements with State and local law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug trafficking, $507,194,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That any amounts obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed from this appropriation. Federal Bureau of Investigation Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for detection, investigation, and prosecution of crimes against the United States, $8,326,569,000, of which not less than $8,500,000 shall be for the National Gang Intelligence Center, and of which not to exceed $216,900,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $184,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That up to $1,000,000 shall be for a comprehensive review of the implementation of the recommendations related to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that were proposed in the report issued by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. construction For necessary expenses, to include the cost of equipment, furniture, and information technology requirements, related to construction or acquisition of buildings, facilities and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law; conversion, modification and extension of Federally-owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects; and operation and maintenance of secure work environment facilities and secure networking capabilities; $110,000,000, to remain available until expended. Drug Enforcement Administration Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character pursuant to section 530C of title 28, United States Code; and expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, including travel and related expenses for participants in such programs and the distribution of items of token value that promote the goals of such programs, $2,033,320,000; of which not to exceed $75,000,000 shall remain available until expended and not to exceed $90,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, for training of State and local law enforcement agencies with or without reimbursement, including training in connection with the training and acquisition of canines for explosives and fire accelerants detection; and for provision of laboratory assistance to State and local law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $1,201,000,000, of which not to exceed $36,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses, not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be available for the payment of attorneys' fees as provided by section 924(d)(2) of title 18, United States Code, and not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be available to investigate or act upon applications for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That such funds shall be available to investigate and act upon applications filed by corporations for relief from Federal firearms disabilities under section 925(c) of title 18, United States Code: Provided further , That no funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to transfer the functions, missions, or activities of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives to other agencies or Departments. Federal Prison System Salaries and Expenses (Including Transfer of Funds) For necessary expenses of the Federal Prison System for the administration, operation, and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional institutions, and for the provision of technical assistance and advice on corrections related issues to foreign governments, $6,815,000,000: Provided , That the Attorney General may transfer to the Health Resources and Services Administration such amounts as may be necessary for direct expenditures by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided further , That the Director of the Federal Prison System, where necessary, may enter into contracts with a fiscal agent or fiscal intermediary claims processor to determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of the Federal Prison System, furnish health services to individuals committed to the custody of the Federal Prison System: Provided further , That not to exceed $5,400 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed $50,000,000 shall remain available for necessary operations until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That, of the amounts provided for contract confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available until expended to make payments in advance for grants, contracts and reimbursable agreements, and other expenses: Provided further , That the Director of the Federal Prison System may accept donated property and services relating to the operation of the prison card program from a not-for-profit entity which has operated such program in the past, notwithstanding the fact that such not-for-profit entity furnishes services under contracts to the Federal Prison System relating to the operation of pre-release services, halfway houses, or other custodial facilities. Buildings and Facilities For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new facilities; purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling, and equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account, $106,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000,000 shall be available only for costs related to construction of new facilities, and of which not less than $81,000,000 shall be available only for modernization, maintenance and repair: Provided , That labor of United States prisoners may be used for work performed under this appropriation. Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with the law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for such corporation. Limitation on Administrative Expenses, Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated Not to exceed $2,700,000 of the funds of the Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, to be computed on an accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of claims, and expenditures which such accounting system requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities acquired or produced, including selling and shipping expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, protection, or disposition of facilities and other property belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest. State and Local Law Enforcement Activities Office on Violence Against Women violence against women prevention and prosecution programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance for the prevention and prosecution of violence against women, as authorized by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq. ) ( the 1968 Act ); the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ) ( the 1994 Act ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–21 ); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ) ( the 1974 Act ); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ) ( the 2000 Act ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and for related victims services, $430,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That except as otherwise provided by law, not to exceed 5 percent of funds made available under this heading may be used for expenses related to evaluation, training, and technical assistance: Provided further , That of the amount provided— (1) $195,000,000 is for grants to combat violence against women, as authorized by part T of the 1968 Act; (2) $26,000,000 is for transitional housing assistance grants for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault as authorized by section 40299 of the 1994 Act; (3) $3,000,000 is for the National Institute of Justice for research and evaluation of violence against women and related issues addressed by grant programs of the Office on Violence Against Women, which shall be transferred to Research, Evaluation and Statistics for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; (4) $10,000,000 is for a grant program to provide services to advocate for and respond to youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence; programs to engage men and youth in preventing such violence; and assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence: Provided , That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by sections 41201, 41204, 41303 and 41305 of the 1994 Act, prior to its amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program: Provided further , That 10 percent of the total amount available for this grant program shall be available for grants under the program authorized by section 2015 of the 1968 Act: Provided further , That the definitions and grant conditions in section 40002 of the 1994 Act shall apply to this program; (5) $50,000,000 is for grants to encourage arrest policies as authorized by part U of the 1968 Act, of which $4,000,000 is for a homicide reduction initiative; (6) $30,000,000 is for sexual assault victims assistance, as authorized by section 41601 of the 1994 Act; (7) $33,000,000 is for rural domestic violence and child abuse enforcement assistance grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act; (8) $12,000,000 is for grants to reduce violent crimes against women on campus, as authorized by section 304 of the 2005 Act; (9) $42,500,000 is for legal assistance for victims, as authorized by section 1201 of the 2000 Act; (10) $4,500,000 is for enhanced training and services to end violence against and abuse of women in later life, as authorized by section 40802 of the 1994 Act; (11) $16,000,000 is for grants to support families in the justice system, as authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act: Provided , That unobligated balances available for the programs authorized by section 1301 of the 2000 Act and section 41002 of the 1994 Act, prior to their amendment by the 2013 Act, shall be available for this program; (12) $6,000,000 is for education and training to end violence against and abuse of women with disabilities, as authorized by section 1402 of the 2000 Act; (13) $500,000 is for the National Resource Center on Workplace Responses to assist victims of domestic violence, as authorized by section 41501 of the 1994 Act; (14) $1,000,000 is for analysis and research on violence against Indian women, including as authorized by section 904 of the 2005 Act: Provided , That such funds may be transferred to Research, Evaluation and Statistics for administration by the Office of Justice Programs; and (15) $500,000 is for a national clearinghouse that provides training and technical assistance on issues relating to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native women. Office of Justice Programs research, evaluation and statistics For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( the 1974 Act ); the Missing Children's Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq. ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–21 ); the Justice for All Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–405 ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ); the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–473 ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ) ( the 2002 Act ); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other programs, $111,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $41,000,000 is for criminal justice statistics programs, and other activities, as authorized by part C of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided , That beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, as part of each National Crime Victimization Survey, the Attorney General shall include statistics relating to honor violence; (2) $36,000,000 is for research, development, and evaluation programs, and other activities as authorized by part B of title I of the 1968 Act and subtitle D of title II of the 2002 Act; (3) $30,000,000 is for regional information sharing activities, as authorized by part M of title I of the 1968 Act; and (4) $4,000,000 is for activities to strengthen and enhance the practice of forensic sciences, of which $3,000,000 is for transfer to the National Institute of Standards and Technology to support Scientific Area Committees. state and local law enforcement assistance For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ) ( the 1994 Act ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Justice for All Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–405 ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–164 ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–386 ); the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); subtitle D of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ) ( the 2002 Act ); the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ); the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–403 ); the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 ( Public Law 98–473 ); the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–416 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other programs, $1,241,000,000, to remain available until expended as follows— (1) $376,000,000 for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of the 1968 Act (except that section 1001(c), and the special rules for Puerto Rico under section 505(g) of title I of the 1968 Act shall not apply for purposes of this Act), of which, notwithstanding such subpart 1, $15,000,000 is for a Preventing Violence Against Law Enforcement Officer Resilience and Survivability Initiative (VALOR), $4,000,000 is for use by the National Institute of Justice for research targeted toward developing a better understanding of the domestic radicalization phenomenon, and advancing evidence-based strategies for effective intervention and prevention, $5,000,000 is for an initiative to support evidence-based policing, $2,500,000 is for an initiative to enhance prosecutorial decision-making, $3,000,000 is for competitive grants to distribute firearm safety materials and gun locks, $750,000 is for the purposes described in the Missing Alzheimer’s Disease Patient Alert Program (section 240001 of the 1994 Act), $10,500,000 is for an Edward Byrne Memorial criminal justice innovation program, and $2,500,000 is for a program to improve juvenile indigent defense; (2) $185,000,000 for the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by section 241(i)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(i)(5) ): Provided , That no jurisdiction shall request compensation for any cost greater than the actual cost for Federal immigration and other detainees housed in State and local detention facilities; (3) $42,250,000 for victim services programs for victims of trafficking, as authorized by section 107(b)(2) of Public Law 106–386 , for programs authorized under Public Law 109–164 , or programs authorized under Public Law 113–4 ; (4) $41,000,000 for Drug Courts, as authorized by section 1001(a)(25)(A) of title I of the 1968 Act; (5) $8,500,000 for mental health courts and adult and juvenile collaboration program grants, as authorized by parts V and HH of title I of the 1968 Act, and the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–416 ); (6) $10,000,000 for grants for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners, as authorized by part S of title I of the 1968 Act; (7) $2,000,000 for the Capital Litigation Improvement Grant Program, as authorized by section 426 of Public Law 108–405 , and for grants for wrongful conviction review; (8) $13,000,000 for economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants, including as authorized by section 401 of Public Law 110–403 ; (9) $2,000,000 for a student loan repayment assistance program pursuant to section 952 of Public Law 110–315 ; (10) $20,000,000 for sex offender management assistance, as authorized by the Adam Walsh Act, and related activities; (11) $8,000,000 for an initiative relating to children exposed to violence; (12) $22,250,000 for the matching grant program for law enforcement armor vests, as authorized by section 2501 of title I of the 1968 Act: Provided , That $1,500,000 is transferred directly to the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Office of Law Enforcement Standards for research, testing and evaluation programs; (13) $1,000,000 for the National Sex Offender Public Website; (14) $5,000,000 for competitive and evidence-based programs to reduce gun crime and gang violence; (15) $73,000,000 for grants to States to upgrade criminal and mental health records for the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, of which no less than $25,000,000 shall be for grants made under the authorities of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–180 ); (16) $12,000,000 for Paul Coverdell Forensic Sciences Improvement Grants under part BB of title I of the 1968 Act; (17) $125,000,000 for DNA-related and forensic programs and activities, of which— (A) $117,000,000 is for a DNA analysis and capacity enhancement program and for other local, State, and Federal forensic activities, including the purposes authorized under section 2 of the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 ( Public Law 106–546 ) (the Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program): Provided , That up to 4 percent of funds made available under this paragraph may be used for the purposes described in the DNA Training and Education for Law Enforcement, Correctional Personnel, and Court Officers program ( Public Law 108–405 , section 303); (B) $4,000,000 is for the purposes described in the Kirk Bloodsworth Post-Conviction DNA Testing Program ( Public Law 108–405 , section 412); and (C) $4,000,000 is for Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grants, including as authorized by section 304 of Public Law 108–405 ; (18) $41,000,000 for a grant program for community-based sexual assault response reform; (19) $6,000,000 for the court-appointed special advocate program, as authorized by section 217 of the 1990 Act; (20) $30,000,000 for assistance to Indian tribes; (21) $68,000,000 for offender reentry programs and research, as authorized by the Second Chance Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–199 ), without regard to the time limitations specified at section 6(1) of such Act, of which not to exceed $6,000,000 is for a program to improve State, local, and tribal probation or parole supervision efforts and strategies, and $5,000,000 is for Children of Incarcerated Parents Demonstrations to enhance and maintain parental and family relationships for incarcerated parents as a reentry or recidivism reduction strategy: Provided , That up to $7,500,000 of funds made available in this paragraph may be used for performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects, of which up to $5,000,000 shall be for Pay for Success programs implementing the Permanent Supportive Housing Model; (22) $5,000,000 for a veterans treatment courts program; (23) $11,000,000 for a program to monitor prescription drugs and scheduled listed chemical products; (24) $13,000,000 for prison rape prevention and prosecution grants to States and units of local government, and other programs, as authorized by the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–79 ); (25) $2,000,000 to operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety; (26) $27,500,000 for a justice reinvestment initiative, for activities related to criminal justice reform and recidivism reduction, of which not less than $750,000 is for a task force on Federal corrections; (27) $4,000,000 for additional replication sites employing the Project HOPE Opportunity Probation with Enforcement model implementing swift and certain sanctions in probation, and for a research project on the effectiveness of the model; (28) $12,500,000 for the Office of Victims of Crime for supplemental victims' services and other victim-related programs and initiatives, including research and statistics, and for tribal assistance for victims of violence; and (29) $75,000,000 for the Comprehensive School Safety Initiative, described in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided , That section 213 of this Act shall not apply with respect to the amount made available in this paragraph: Provided , That, if a unit of local government uses any of the funds made available under this heading to increase the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform non-administrative public sector safety service. juvenile justice programs For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( the 1974 Act ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ); the Missing Children's Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5771 et seq. ); the Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–21 ); the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–647 ) ( the 1990 Act ); the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–248 ) ( the Adam Walsh Act ); the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ); the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 ( Public Law 113–4 ) ( the 2013 Act ); and other juvenile justice programs, $251,500,000, to remain available until expended as follows— (1) $55,500,000 for programs authorized by section 221 of the 1974 Act, and for training and technical assistance to assist small, nonprofit organizations with the Federal grants process: Provided , That of the amounts provided under this paragraph, $500,000 shall be for a competitive demonstration grant program to support emergency planning among State, local and tribal juvenile justice residential facilities; (2) $90,000,000 for youth mentoring grants; (3) $15,000,000 for delinquency prevention, as authorized by section 505 of the 1974 Act, of which, pursuant to sections 261 and 262 thereof— (A) $5,000,000 shall be for the Tribal Youth Program; (B) $3,000,000 shall be for gang and youth violence education, prevention and intervention, and related activities; (C) $6,000,000 shall be for community-based violence prevention initiatives, including for public health approaches to reducing shootings and violence; and (D) $1,000,000 shall be for grants and technical assistance in support of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention; (4) $19,000,000 for programs authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990; (5) $68,000,000 for missing and exploited children programs, including as authorized by sections 404(b) and 405(a) of the 1974 Act (except that section 102(b)(4)(B) of the PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–401 ) shall not apply for purposes of this Act); (6) $1,500,000 for child abuse training programs for judicial personnel and practitioners, as authorized by section 222 of the 1990 Act; (7) $500,000 for an Internet site providing information and resources on children of incarcerated parents; and (8) $2,000,000 for competitive grants focusing on girls in the juvenile justice system: Provided , That not more than 10 percent of each amount may be used for research, evaluation, and statistics activities designed to benefit the programs or activities authorized: Provided further , That not more than 2 percent of the amounts designated under paragraphs (1) through (4) and (6) may be used for training and technical assistance: Provided further , That the two preceding provisos shall not apply to grants and projects authorized by sections 261 and 262 of the 1974 Act and to missing and exploited children programs. Public Safety Officer Benefits For payments and expenses authorized under section 1001(a)(4) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, such sums as are necessary (including amounts for administrative costs), to remain available until expended; and $16,300,000 for payments authorized by section 1201(b) of such Act and for educational assistance authorized by section 1218 of such Act, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding section 205 of this Act, upon a determination by the Attorney General that emergent circumstances require additional funding for such disability and education payments, the Attorney General may transfer such amounts to Public Safety Officer Benefits from available appropriations for the Department of Justice as may be necessary to respond to such circumstances: Provided further , That any transfer pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Community Oriented Policing Services community oriented policing services programs For activities authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–322 ); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( the 1968 Act ); and the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–162 ) ( the 2005 Act ), $208,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That any balances made available through prior year deobligations shall only be available in accordance with section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading— (1) $7,000,000 is for anti-methamphetamine-related activities, which shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement Administration upon enactment of this Act; (2) $180,000,000 is for grants under section 1701 of title I of the 1968 Act ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd ) for the hiring and rehiring of additional career law enforcement officers under part Q of such title notwithstanding subsection (i) of such section: Provided , That, notwithstanding section 1704(c) of such title ( 42 U.S.C. 3796dd–3(c) ), funding for hiring or rehiring a career law enforcement officer may not exceed $125,000 unless the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services grants a waiver from this limitation: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $33,000,000 is for improving tribal law enforcement, including hiring, equipment, training, and anti-methamphetamine activities: Provided further , That of the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $7,500,000 is for community policing development activities in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701: Provided further , That within the amounts appropriated under this paragraph, $5,000,000 is for the collaborative reform model of technical assistance in furtherance of the purposes in section 1701; (3) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to State law enforcement agencies in States with high seizures of precursor chemicals, finished methamphetamine, laboratories, and laboratory dump seizures: Provided , That funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including precursor diversion, laboratories, or methamphetamine traffickers; (4) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to statewide law enforcement agencies in States with high rates of primary treatment admissions for heroin and other opioids: Provided , That these funds shall be utilized for investigative purposes to locate or investigate illicit activities, including activities related to the distribution of heroin or unlawful distribution of prescription opioids, or unlawful heroin and prescription opioid traffickers through statewide collaboration; and (5) $7,000,000 is for competitive grants to support regional anti-gang task forces. General provisions—Department of justice 201. In addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title for official reception and representation expenses, a total of not to exceed $50,000 from funds appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall be available to the Attorney General for official reception and representation expenses. 202. None of the funds appropriated by this title shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided , That should this prohibition be declared unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and void. 203. None of the funds appropriated under this title shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate in any way the performance of, any abortion. 204. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided , That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect of section 203 intended to address the philosophical beliefs of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of Justice in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 206. The Attorney General is authorized to extend through September 30, 2015, the Personnel Management Demonstration Project transferred to the Attorney General pursuant to section 1115 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–296 ; 28 U.S.C. 599B ) without limitation on the number of employees or the positions covered. 207. None of the funds made available under this title may be used by the Federal Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals Service for the purpose of transporting an individual who is a prisoner pursuant to conviction for crime under State or Federal law and is classified as a maximum or high security prisoner, other than to a prison or other facility certified by the Federal Bureau of Prisons as appropriately secure for housing such a prisoner. 208. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by Federal prisons to purchase cable television services, or to rent or purchase audiovisual or electronic media or equipment used primarily for recreational purposes. (b) Subsection (a) does not preclude the rental, maintenance, or purchase of audiovisual or electronic media or equipment for inmate training, religious, or educational programs. 209. None of the funds made available under this title shall be obligated or expended for any new or enhanced information technology program having total estimated development costs in excess of $100,000,000, unless the Deputy Attorney General and the investment review board certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the information technology program has appropriate program management controls and contractor oversight mechanisms in place, and that the program is compatible with the enterprise architecture of the Department of Justice. 210. The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act shall apply to deviations from the amounts designated for specific activities in this Act and in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), and to any use of deobligated balances of funds provided under this title in previous years. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to plan for, begin, continue, finish, process, or approve a public-private competition under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any successor administrative regulation, directive, or policy for work performed by employees of the Bureau of Prisons or of Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated. 212. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds shall be available for the salary, benefits, or expenses of any United States Attorney assigned dual or additional responsibilities by the Attorney General or his designee that exempt that United States Attorney from the residency requirements of section 545 of title 28, United States Code. 213. At the discretion of the Attorney General, and in addition to any amounts that otherwise may be available (or authorized to be made available) by law, with respect to funds appropriated by this title under the headings Research, Evaluation and Statistics , State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance , and Juvenile Justice Programs — (1) up to 3 percent of funds made available to the Office of Justice Programs for grant or reimbursement programs may be used by such Office to provide training and technical assistance; and (2) up to 2 percent of funds made available for grant or reimbursement programs under such headings, except for amounts appropriated specifically for research, evaluation, or statistical programs administered by the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, shall be transferred to and merged with funds provided to the National Institute of Justice and the Bureau of Justice Statistics, to be used by them for research, evaluation, or statistical purposes, without regard to the authorizations for such grant or reimbursement programs. 214. Upon request by a grantee for whom the Attorney General has determined there is a fiscal hardship, the Attorney General may, with respect to funds appropriated in this or any other Act making appropriations for fiscal years 2012 through 2015 for the following programs, waive the following requirements: (1) For the adult and juvenile offender State and local reentry demonstration projects under part FF of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797w(g)(1) ), the requirements under section 2976(g)(1) of such part. (2) For State, Tribal, and local reentry courts under part FF of title I of such Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797w–2(e)(1) and (2)), the requirements under section 2978(e)(1) and (2) of such part. (3) For the prosecution drug treatment alternatives to prison program under part CC of title I of such Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3797q–3 ), the requirements under section 2904 of such part. (4) For grants to protect inmates and safeguard communities as authorized by section 6 of the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 ( 42 U.S.C. 15605(c)(3) ), the requirements of section 6(c)(3) of such Act. 215. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, section 20109(a) of subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 42 U.S.C. 13709(a) ) shall not apply to amounts made available by this or any other Act. 216. None of the funds made available under this Act, other than for the national instant criminal background check system established under section 103 of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note), may be used by a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an operable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement officer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug cartel, unless law enforcement personnel of the United States continuously monitor or control the firearm at all times. 217. (a) None of the income retained in the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, except up to $40,000,000 may be obligated for implementation of a unified Department of Justice financial management system. (b) Not to exceed $30,000,000 of the unobligated balances transferred to the capital account of the Department of Justice Working Capital Fund pursuant to title I of Public Law 102–140 (105 Stat. 784; 28 U.S.C. 527 note) shall be available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. (c) In addition to the amount otherwise provided by this Act in the first proviso under the heading United States Marshals Service—Federal Prisoner Detention , not to exceed $10,000,000 of the excess unobligated balances available under section 524(c)(8)(E) of title 28, United States Code, shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015, and any use, obligation, transfer or allocation of such funds shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act. (d) Of amounts available in the Assets Forfeiture Fund in fiscal year 2015, $154,700,000 shall be for payments associated with joint law enforcement operations as authorized by section 524(c)(1)(I) of title 28, United States Code. (e) The Attorney General shall submit a spending plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act detailing the planned distribution of Assets Forfeiture Fund joint law enforcement operations funding during fiscal year 2015. (f) Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall sunset on September 30, 2015. 218. No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny the Inspector General of the Department of Justice timely access to all records, documents, and other materials in the custody or possession of the Department or to prevent or impede the Inspector General’s access to such records, documents and other materials, unless in accordance with an express limitation of section 6(a) of the Inspector General Act, as amended, consistent with the plain language of the Inspector General Act, as amended. The Inspector General of the Department of Justice shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within five calendar days any failures to comply with this requirement. 219. Discretionary funds that are made available in this Act for the Office of Justice Programs may be used to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots authorized under section 526 of division H of Public Law 113–76 . This title may be cited as the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Science Office of science and technology policy For necessary expenses of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, in carrying out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Policy, Organization, and Priorities Act of 1976 ( 42 U.S.C. 6601 et seq. ), hire of passenger motor vehicles, and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $5,555,000. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Science For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $5,244,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the formulation and development costs (with development cost as defined under section 30104 of title 51, United States Code) for the James Webb Space Telescope shall not exceed $8,000,000,000: Provided further , That should the individual identified under subsection (c)(2)(E) of section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, as responsible for the James Webb Space Telescope determine that the development cost of the program is likely to exceed that limitation, the individual shall immediately notify the Administrator and the increase shall be treated as if it meets the 30 percent threshold described in subsection (f) of section 30104: Provided further , That $100,000,000 shall be for pre-formulation and/or formulation activities for a mission that meets the science goals outlined for the Jupiter Europa mission in the most recent planetary science decadal survey. Aeronautics For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aeronautics research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $651,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Space Technology For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space research and technology development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $596,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. exploration For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of exploration research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $4,356,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not less than $1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further , That not less than $2,051,300,000 shall be for the Space Launch System, which shall have a lift capability not less than 130 metric tons and which shall have an upper stage and other core elements developed simultaneously: Provided further , That of the funds made available for the Space Launch System, $1,700,000,000 shall be for launch vehicle development and $351,300,000 shall be for exploration ground systems: Provided further , That the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, concurrent with the annual budget submission, a 5 year budget profile and funding projection that adheres to a 70 percent Joint Confidence Level (JCL) and is consistent with the Key Decision Point C (KDP–C) for the Space Launch System and with the future KDP–C for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: Provided further , That in complying with the preceding proviso NASA shall include budget profiles and funding projections that conform to the KDP–C management agreement for development completion of the Space Launch System by December 2017, and the management agreement for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle upon completing KDP–C: Provided further , That in no case shall the JCL of the Space Launch System or the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle be less than the guidance outlined in NASA Procedural Requirements 7120.5E: Provided further , That funds made available for the Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle and Space Launch System are in addition to funds provided for these programs under the Construction and Environmental Compliance and Restoration heading: Provided further , That $805,000,000 shall be for commercial spaceflight activities: Provided further , That $306,400,000 shall be for exploration research and development. space operations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of space operations research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support and services; space flight, spacecraft control and communications activities, including operations, production, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $3,827,800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. education For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of aerospace and aeronautical education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $119,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $18,000,000 shall be for the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research and $40,000,000 shall be for the National Space Grant College program. Safety, Security and Mission Services For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, in the conduct and support of science, aeronautics, space technology, exploration, space operations and education research and development activities, including research, development, operations, support, and services; maintenance and repair, facility planning and design; space flight, spacecraft control, and communications activities; program management; personnel and related costs, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; travel expenses; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $63,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and purchase, lease, charter, maintenance, and operation of mission and administrative aircraft, $2,758,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. construction and environmental compliance and restoration For necessary expenses for construction of facilities including repair, rehabilitation, revitalization, and modification of facilities, construction of new facilities and additions to existing facilities, facility planning and design, and restoration, and acquisition or condemnation of real property, as authorized by law, and environmental compliance and restoration, $419,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided , That of the $429,100,000 provided for in direct obligations under this heading, $419,100,000 is appropriated from the general fund and $10,000,000 is provided from recoveries of prior year obligations: Provided further , That proceeds from leases deposited into this account shall be available for a period of 5 years to the extent and in amounts as provided in annual appropriations Acts: Provided further , That such proceeds referred to in the preceding proviso shall be available for obligation for fiscal year 2015 in an amount not to exceed $9,584,100: Provided further , That each annual budget request shall include an annual estimate of gross receipts and collections and proposed use of all funds collected pursuant to section 20145 of title 51, United States Code. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $37,000,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) Funds for any announced prize otherwise authorized shall remain available, without fiscal year limitation, until the prize is claimed or the offer is withdrawn. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Balances so transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred. Any transfer pursuant to this provision shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. The spending plan required by this Act shall be provided by NASA at the theme, program, project and activity level. The spending plan, as well as any subsequent change of an amount established in that spending plan that meets the notification requirements of section 505 of this Act, shall be treated as a reprogramming under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. (transfer of funds) The unexpired balances of a previous account, for activities for which funds are provided in this Act, may be transferred to the new account established in this Act that provides such activities. Balances so transferred shall be merged with the funds in the newly established account, but shall be available under the same terms, conditions and period of time as previously appropriated. National Science Foundation Research and Related Activities For necessary expenses in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), and Public Law 86–209 ( 42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq. ); services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; maintenance and operation of aircraft and purchase of flight services for research support; acquisition of aircraft; and authorized travel; $5,933,645,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $520,000,000 shall remain available until expended for polar research and operations support, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for operational and science support and logistical and other related activities for the United States Antarctic program: Provided , That receipts for scientific support services and materials furnished by the National Research Centers and other National Science Foundation supported research facilities may be credited to this appropriation: Provided further , That not less than $159,690,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7002(c)(2)(A)(iv) of Public Law 110–69 . major research equipment and facilities construction For necessary expenses for the acquisition, construction, commissioning, and upgrading of major research equipment, facilities, and other such capital assets pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), including authorized travel, $200,760,000, to remain available until expended. education and human resources For necessary expenses in carrying out science, mathematics and engineering education and human resources programs and activities pursuant to the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, authorized travel, and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, $866,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not less than $60,890,000 shall be available for activities authorized by section 7030 of Public Law 110–69 . Agency Operations and Award Management For agency operations and award management necessary in carrying out the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1861 et seq. ); services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by sections 5901 and 5902 of title 5, United States Code; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia; and reimbursement of the Department of Homeland Security for security guard services; $325,000,000: Provided , That not to exceed $8,280 is for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That contracts may be entered into under this heading in fiscal year 2015 for maintenance and operation of facilities and for other services to be provided during the next fiscal year: Provided further , That of the amount provided for costs associated with the acquisition, occupancy, and related costs of new headquarters space, not more than $27,370,000 shall remain available until expended. Office of the National Science Board For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) involved in carrying out section 4 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ( 42 U.S.C. 1863 ) and Public Law 86–209 ( 42 U.S.C. 1880 et seq. ), $4,370,000: Provided , That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, $14,430,000, of which $400,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Administrative Provision Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the National Science Foundation in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. This title may be cited as the Science Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV Related Agencies Commission on Civil Rights Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $9,200,000: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each Commissioner: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the exception of the chairperson, who is permitted 125 billable days: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be used for any activity or expense that is not explicitly authorized by section 3 of the Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 ( 42 U.S.C. 1975a ). Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 ( Public Law 110–233 ), the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–325 ), and the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–2 ), including services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code; nonmonetary awards to private citizens; and up to $30,000,000 for payments to State and local enforcement agencies for authorized services to the Commission, $364,500,000: Provided , That the Commission is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,250 from available funds: Provided further , That the Commission may take no action to implement any workforce repositioning, restructuring, or reorganization until such time as the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate have been notified of such proposals, in accordance with the reprogramming requirements of section 505 of this Act: Provided further , That the Chair is authorized to accept and use any gift or donation to carry out the work of the Commission. International Trade Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the International Trade Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and not to exceed $2,250 for official reception and representation expenses, $84,500,000, to remain available until expended. Legal Services Corporation Payment to the Legal Services Corporation For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, $375,000,000, of which $343,150,000 is for basic field programs and required independent audits; $4,350,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, of which such amounts as may be necessary may be used to conduct additional audits of recipients; $18,500,000 is for management and grants oversight; $4,000,000 is for client self-help and information technology; $4,000,000 is for a Pro Bono Innovation Fund; and $1,000,000 is for loan repayment assistance: Provided , That the Legal Services Corporation may continue to provide locality pay to officers and employees at a rate no greater than that provided by the Federal Government to Washington, DC-based employees as authorized by section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, notwithstanding section 1005(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2996(d) ): Provided further , That the authorities provided in section 205 of this Act shall be applicable to the Legal Services Corporation: Provided further , That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. Administrative Provision—Legal Services Corporation None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be expended for any purpose prohibited or limited by, or contrary to any of the provisions of, sections 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, and 506 of Public Law 105–119 , and all funds appropriated in this Act to the Legal Services Corporation shall be subject to the same terms and conditions set forth in such sections, except that all references in sections 502 and 503 to 1997 and 1998 shall be deemed to refer instead to 2014 and 2015, respectively. Marine Mammal Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as authorized by title II of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq. ), $3,340,000. Office of the United States Trade Representative Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $54,250,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $124,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. State Justice Institute Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as authorized by the State Justice Institute Authorization Act of 1984 ( 42 U.S.C. 10701 et seq. ) $5,121,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not to exceed $2,250 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That, for the purposes of section 505 of this Act, the State Justice Institute shall be considered an agency of the United States Government. V General provisions (including rescissions) 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 503. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 504. If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of each provision to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby. 505. None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices, programs or activities; (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; (7) augments existing programs, projects or activities in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, or reduces by 10 percent funding for any program, project or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent; or (8) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, projects or activities as approved by Congress; unless the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies (excluding agencies of the Department of Justice) funded by this Act and 45 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds by agencies of the Department of Justice funded by this Act. 506. (a) If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal agency that any person intentionally affixed a label bearing a Made in America inscription, or any inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in the United States, the person shall be ineligible to receive any contract or subcontract made with funds made available in this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) (1) To the extent practicable, with respect to authorized purchases of promotional items, funds made available by this Act shall be used to purchase items that are manufactured, produced, or assembled in the United States, its territories or possessions. (2) The term promotional items has the meaning given the term in OMB Circular A–87, Attachment B, Item (1)(f)(3). 507. (a) The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Science Foundation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations at the account level. For unobligated, uncommitted balances and unobligated, committed balances the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation from which the balances were derived. For balances that are obligated, but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify amounts by the year of obligation. (b) The report described in subsection (a) shall be submitted within 30 days of the end of each quarter. (c) If a department or agency is unable to fulfill any aspect of a reporting requirement described in subsection (a) due to a limitation of a current accounting system, the department or agency shall fulfill such aspect to the maximum extent practicable under such accounting system and shall identify and describe in each quarterly report the extent to which such aspect is not fulfilled. 508. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under this Act resulting from, or to prevent, personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to such department or agency: Provided , That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 505 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That for the Department of Commerce, this section shall also apply to actions taken for the care and protection of loan collateral or grant property. 509. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. 510. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts deposited or available in the Fund established by section 1402 of chapter XIV of title II of Public Law 98–473 ( 42 U.S.C. 10601 ) in any fiscal year in excess of $2,361,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until the following fiscal year: Provided , That notwithstanding section 1402(d) of such Act, of the amounts available from the Fund for obligation $10,000,000 shall remain available until expended to the Department of Justice Office of Inspector General for oversight and auditing purposes. 511. None of the funds made available to the Department of Justice in this Act may be used to discriminate against or denigrate the religious or moral beliefs of students who participate in programs for which financial assistance is provided from those funds, or of the parents or legal guardians of such students. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 513. Any funds provided in this Act used to implement E-Government Initiatives shall be subject to the procedures set forth in section 505 of this Act. 514. (a) The Inspectors General of the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the Legal Services Corporation shall conduct audits, pursuant to the Inspector General Act (5 U.S.C. App.), of grants or contracts for which funds are appropriated by this Act, and shall submit reports to Congress on the progress of such audits, which may include preliminary findings and a description of areas of particular interest, within 180 days after initiating such an audit and every 180 days thereafter until any such audit is completed. (b) Within 60 days after the date on which an audit described in subsection (a) by an Inspector General is completed, the Secretary, Attorney General, Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, shall make the results of the audit available to the public on the Internet website maintained by the Department, Administration, Foundation, or Corporation, respectively. The results shall be made available in redacted form to exclude— (1) any matter described in section 552(b) of title 5, United States Code; and (2) sensitive personal information for any individual, the public access to which could be used to commit identity theft or for other inappropriate or unlawful purposes. (c) Any person awarded a grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this Act shall submit a statement to the Secretary of Commerce, the Attorney General, the Administrator, Director, or President, as appropriate, certifying that no funds derived from the grant or contract will be made available through a subcontract or in any other manner to another person who has a financial interest in the person awarded the grant or contract. (d) The provisions of the preceding subsections of this section shall take effect 30 days after the date on which the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, determines that a uniform set of rules and requirements, substantially similar to the requirements in such subsections, consistently apply under the executive branch ethics program to all Federal departments, agencies, and entities. 515. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system, as defined for security categorization in the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Federal Information Processing Standard Publication 199, Standards for Security Categorization of Federal Information and Information Systems unless the agency has— (1) reviewed the supply chain risk for the information systems against criteria developed by NIST to inform acquisition decisions for high-impact and moderate-impact information systems within the Federal Government; (2) reviewed the supply chain risk from the presumptive awardee against available and relevant threat information provided by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other appropriate agencies; and (3) in consultation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation or other appropriate Federal entity, conducted an assessment of any risk of cyber-espionage or sabotage associated with the acquisition of such system, including any risk associated with such system being produced, manufactured, or assembled by one or more entities identified by the United States Government as posing a cyber threat, including but not limited to, those that may be owned, directed, or subsidized by the People's Republic of China. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used to acquire a high-impact or moderate-impact information system reviewed and assessed under subsection (a) unless the head of the assessing entity described in subsection (a) has— (1) developed, in consultation with NIST and supply chain risk management experts, a mitigation strategy for any identified risks; (2) determined that the acquisition of such system is in the national interest of the United States; and (3) reported that determination to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 516. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used in any way whatsoever to support or justify the use of torture by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. 517. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or treaty, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act or any other Act may be expended or obligated by a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States to pay administrative expenses or to compensate an officer or employee of the United States in connection with requiring an export license for the export to Canada of components, parts, accessories or attachments for firearms listed in Category I, section 121.1 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations (International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR), part 121, as it existed on April 1, 2005) with a total value not exceeding $500 wholesale in any transaction, provided that the conditions of subsection (b) of this section are met by the exporting party for such articles. (b) The foregoing exemption from obtaining an export license— (1) does not exempt an exporter from filing any Shipper's Export Declaration or notification letter required by law, or from being otherwise eligible under the laws of the United States to possess, ship, transport, or export the articles enumerated in subsection (a); and (2) does not permit the export without a license of— (A) fully automatic firearms and components and parts for such firearms, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; (B) barrels, cylinders, receivers (frames) or complete breech mechanisms for any firearm listed in Category I, other than for end use by the Federal Government, or a Provincial or Municipal Government of Canada; or (C) articles for export from Canada to another foreign destination. (c) In accordance with this section, the District Directors of Customs and postmasters shall permit the permanent or temporary export without a license of any unclassified articles specified in subsection (a) to Canada for end use in Canada or return to the United States, or temporary import of Canadian-origin items from Canada for end use in the United States or return to Canada for a Canadian citizen. (d) The President may require export licenses under this section on a temporary basis if the President determines, upon publication first in the Federal Register, that the Government of Canada has implemented or maintained inadequate import controls for the articles specified in subsection (a), such that a significant diversion of such articles has and continues to take place for use in international terrorism or in the escalation of a conflict in another nation. The President shall terminate the requirements of a license when reasons for the temporary requirements have ceased. 518. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this Act or any other Act shall obligate or expend in any way such funds to pay administrative expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of the United States to deny any application submitted pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(B) and qualified pursuant to 27 CFR section 478.112 or .113, for a permit to import United States origin curios or relics firearms, parts, or ammunition. 519. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to include in any new bilateral or multilateral trade agreement the text of— (1) paragraph 2 of article 16.7 of the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement; (2) paragraph 4 of article 17.9 of the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement; or (3) paragraph 4 of article 15.9 of the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement. 520. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to authorize or issue a national security letter in contravention of any of the following laws authorizing the Federal Bureau of Investigation to issue national security letters: The Right to Financial Privacy Act; The Electronic Communications Privacy Act; The Fair Credit Reporting Act; The National Security Act of 1947; USA PATRIOT Act; and the laws amended by these Acts. 521. If at any time during any quarter, the program manager of a project within the jurisdiction of the Departments of Commerce or Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or the National Science Foundation totaling more than $75,000,000 has reasonable cause to believe that the total program cost has increased by 10 percent or more, the program manager shall immediately inform the respective Secretary, Administrator, or Director. The Secretary, Administrator, or Director shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days in writing of such increase, and shall include in such notice: the date on which such determination was made; a statement of the reasons for such increases; the action taken and proposed to be taken to control future cost growth of the project; changes made in the performance or schedule milestones and the degree to which such changes have contributed to the increase in total program costs or procurement costs; new estimates of the total project or procurement costs; and a statement validating that the project's management structure is adequate to control total project or procurement costs. 522. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 523. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to enter into a contract in an amount greater than $5,000,000 or to award a grant in excess of such amount unless the prospective contractor or grantee certifies in writing to the agency awarding the contract or grant that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the contractor or grantee has filed all Federal tax returns required during the three years preceding the certification, has not been convicted of a criminal offense under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and has not, more than 90 days prior to certification, been notified of any unpaid Federal tax assessment for which the liability remains unsatisfied, unless the assessment is the subject of an installment agreement or offer in compromise that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service and is not in default, or the assessment is the subject of a non-frivolous administrative or judicial proceeding. (rescissions) 524. (a) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Commerce, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts— (1) Departmental Management, Franchise Fund , $2,906,000; and (2) Economic Development Administration, Economic Development Assistance Programs , $5,000,000. (b) Of the unobligated balances available to the Department of Justice, the following funds are hereby rescinded, not later than September 30, 2015, from the following accounts in the specified amounts— (1) Working Capital Fund , $99,000,000; (2) Tactical Law Enforcement Wireless Communications , $2,000,000; (3) Detention Trustee , $23,000,000; (4) Legal Activities, Assets Forfeiture Fund , $193,000,000; (5) Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, General Legal Activities , $10,000,000; (6) Legal Activities, Salaries and Expenses, Antitrust Division , $6,000,000; (7) Salaries and Expenses, United States Attorneys , $9,000,000; (8) United States Marshals Service, Federal Prisoner Detention , $188,000,000; (9) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Salaries and Expenses , $3,200,000; (10) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office on Violence Against Women, Violence Against Women Prevention and Prosecution Programs , $16,000,000; (11) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Office of Justice Programs , $82,500,000; and (12) State and Local Law Enforcement Activities, Community Oriented Policing Services , $40,000,000. (c) The Departments of Commerce and Justice shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report no later than September 1, 2015, specifying the amount of each rescission made pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 525. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to purchase first class or premium airline travel in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41 of the Code of Federal Regulations. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees from a Federal department or agency at any single conference occurring outside the United States unless such conference is a law enforcement training or operational conference for law enforcement personnel and the majority of Federal employees in attendance are law enforcement personnel stationed outside the United States. 527. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used in a manner that is inconsistent with the principal negotiating objective of the United States with respect to trade remedy laws to preserve the ability of the United States— (1) to enforce vigorously its trade laws, including antidumping, countervailing duty, and safeguard laws; (2) to avoid agreements that— (A) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international disciplines on unfair trade, especially dumping and subsidies; or (B) lessen the effectiveness of domestic and international safeguard provisions, in order to ensure that United States workers, agricultural producers, and firms can compete fully on fair terms and enjoy the benefits of reciprocal trade concessions; and (3) to address and remedy market distortions that lead to dumping and subsidization, including overcapacity, cartelization, and market-access barriers. 528. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 529. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 530. To the extent practicable, funds made available in this Act should be used to purchase light bulbs that are Energy Star qualified or have the Federal Energy Management Program designation. 531. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall instruct any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving funds appropriated under this Act to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts and include in its annual performance plan and performance and accountability reports the following: (1) Details on future action the department, agency, or instrumentality will take to resolve undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. (2) The method that the department, agency, or instrumentality uses to track undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts. (3) Identification of undisbursed balances in expired grant accounts that may be returned to the Treasury of the United States. (4) In the preceding 3 fiscal years, details on the total number of expired grant accounts with undisbursed balances (on the first day of each fiscal year) for the department, agency, or instrumentality and the total finances that have not been obligated to a specific project remaining in the accounts. 532. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) or the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to develop, design, plan, promulgate, implement, or execute a bilateral policy, program, order, or contract of any kind to participate, collaborate, or coordinate bilaterally in any way with China or any Chinese-owned company unless such activities are specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act. (b) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to effectuate the hosting of official Chinese visitors at facilities belonging to or utilized by NASA. (c) The limitations described in subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to activities which NASA or OSTP has certified— (1) pose no risk of resulting in the transfer of technology, data, or other information with national security or economic security implications to China or a Chinese-owned company; and (2) will not involve knowing interactions with officials who have been determined by the United States to have direct involvement with violations of human rights. (d) Any certification made under subsection (c) shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate no later than 30 days prior to the activity in question and shall include a description of the purpose of the activity, its agenda, its major participants, and its location and timing. 533. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries or expenses of personnel to deny, or fail to act on, an application for the importation of any model of shotgun if— (1) all other requirements of law with respect to the proposed importation are met; and (2) no application for the importation of such model of shotgun, in the same configuration, had been denied by the Attorney General prior to January 1, 2011, on the basis that the shotgun was not particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes. 534. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 535. The Departments of Commerce and Justice, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation shall submit spending plans, signed by the respective department or agency head, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 536. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 537. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery may be used for grant guidelines or requirements to establish minimum riparian buffers. 538. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Justice may be used, with respect to the States of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin, to prevent such States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. 539. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 7606 ( Legitimacy of Industrial Hemp Research ) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ) by the Department of Justice or the Drug Enforcement Administration. 540. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to relinquish the responsibility of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration during fiscal year 2015 with respect to Internet domain name system functions, including responsibility with respect to the authoritative root zone file and the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions. (b) Subsection (a) of this section shall expire on September 30, 2015. 541. (a) In general During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, the provisions of chapter 3 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2341 et seq. ), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering such provisions, section 256(b) of that Act shall be applied and administered by substituting $16,000,000 for the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending December 31, 2015 for $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007, and $4,000,000 for the 3-month period beginning on October 1, 2007 . (b) Termination During the period beginning on January 1, 2015, and ending on December 31, 2015, section 285 of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2271 note), as in effect on December 31, 2014, shall apply, except that in applying and administering that section, subsection (b) of that section shall be applied and administered as if paragraph (1) read as follows: (1) Assistance for firms (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), assistance may not be provided under chapter 3 after December 31, 2015. (B) Exception Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), any assistance approved under chapter 3 on or before December 31, 2015, may be provided— (i) to the extent funds are available pursuant to such chapter for such purpose; and (ii) to the extent the recipient of the assistance is otherwise eligible to receive such assistance. . VI Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 601. Short title This title may be cited as the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 . 602. Board of directors Subsection (b)(2)(A) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking promotion and marketing and inserting promotion or marketing ; and (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: At least 5 members of the board shall have experience working in United States multinational entities with marketing budgets. At least 2 members of the board shall be audit committee financial experts (as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with section 407 of Public Law 107–204 ( 15 U.S.C. 7265 )). All members of the board shall be a current or former chief executive officer, chief financial officer, or chief marketing officer, or have held an equivalent management position. ; and (2) in clause (x), by striking intercity passenger railroad business and inserting land or sea passenger transportation sector . 603. Annual report to Congress Subsection (c)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(c)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (I); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following: (G) a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s efforts to focus on specific countries and populations; (H) (i) a description of, and rationales for, the Corporation’s combination of media channels employed in meeting the promotional objectives of its marketing campaign; (ii) the ratio in which such channels are used; and (iii) a justification for the use and ratio of such channels; and . 604. Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services Subsection (d)(3) of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131(d)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking 80 percent and inserting 70 percent ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (E) Maintenance of an in-kind contributions policy The Corporation shall maintain an in-kind contributions policy. (F) Formalized procedures for in-kind contributions policy Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014, the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the Corporation, shall establish formal, publicly available procedures specifying time frames and conditions for— (i) making and agreeing to revisions of the Corporation’s in-kind contributions policy; and (ii) addressing and resolving disagreements between the Corporation and its partners, including the Secretary of Commerce, regarding the in-kind contributions policy. (G) Biannual review of procedures to determine fair market value of goods and services The Corporation and the Secretary of Commerce (or their designees) shall meet on a biannual basis to review the procedures to determine the fair market value of goods and services received from non-Federal sources by the Corporation under subparagraph (B). . 605. Extension of Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (a) In general The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(5)(A)(iv), by striking all States and the District of Columbia and inserting all States and territories of the United States and the District of Columbia, ; and (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking 2015 and inserting 2020 ; and (B) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking fiscal year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, or 2015 and inserting each of the fiscal years 2011 through 2020 . (b) Sunset of Travel Promotion Fund fee Section 217(h)(3)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1187(h)(3)(B)(iii) ) is amended by striking September 30, 2015 and inserting September 30, 2020 . 606. Accountability; procurement requirements The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as subsections (h), (e), (i), and (j), respectively; (2) by moving subsection (e) (as so redesignated) so that it follows subsection (d); (3) in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), by striking $5,000,000 and inserting $500,000 ; and (4) by inserting after subsection (e), as redesignated, the following: (f) Accountability (1) Performance plans and measures Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 , the Corporation shall— (A) establish performance metrics including, time frames, evaluation methodologies, and data sources for measuring— (i) the effectiveness of marketing efforts by the Corporation, including its progress in achieving the long-term goals of increased traveler visits to and spending in the United States; (ii) whether increases in visitation and spending have occurred in response to external influences, such as economic conditions or exchange rates, rather than in response to the efforts of the Corporation; and (iii) any cost or benefit to the economy of the United States; and (B) conduct periodic program evaluations in response to the data resulting from measurements under subparagraph (A). (2) GAO accountability Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Corporation receives a report from the Government Accountability Office with recommendations for the Corporation, the Corporation shall submit a report to Congress that describes the actions taken by the Corporation in response to the recommendations in such report. (g) Procurement requirements The Corporation shall— (1) establish a competitive procurement process; and (2) certify in its annual report to Congress under subsection (c)(3) that any contracts entered into were in compliance with the established competitive procurement process. . 607. Repeal of assessment authority The Travel Promotion Act of 2009 ( 22 U.S.C. 2131 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended by striking subsection (e) (as redesignated by section 606(1) of this Act). VII Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 701. Short title This title may be cited as the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 . 702. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In 2012, manufacturers contributed $2.03 trillion to the economy, or 1/8 of United States Gross Domestic Product. (2) For every $1.00 spent in manufacturing, another $1.32 is added to the economy, the highest multiplier effect of any economic sector. (3) Manufacturing supports an estimated 17,400,000 jobs in the United States—about 1 in 6 private-sector jobs. More than 12,000,000 Americans (or 9 percent of the workforce) are employed directly in manufacturing. (4) In 2012, the average manufacturing worker in the United States earned $77,505 annually, including pay and benefits. The average worker in all industries earned $62,063. (5) Taken alone, manufacturing in the United States would be the 8th largest economy in the world. (6) Manufacturers in the United States perform two-thirds of all private-sector research and development in the United States, driving more innovation than any other sector. 703. Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 271 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 34 as section 35; and (2) by inserting after section 33 ( 15 U.S.C. 278r ) the following: 34. Network for manufacturing innovation (a) Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation program (1) In general The Secretary shall establish within the Institute a program to be known as the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the Program ). (2) Purposes of program The purposes of the Program are— (A) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing and to increase the production of goods manufactured predominantly within the United States; (B) to stimulate United States leadership in advanced manufacturing research, innovation, and technology; (C) to facilitate the transition of innovative technologies into scalable, cost-effective, and high-performing manufacturing capabilities; (D) to facilitate access by manufacturing enterprises to capital-intensive infrastructure, including high-performance electronics and computing, and the supply chains that enable these technologies; (E) to accelerate the development of an advanced manufacturing workforce; (F) to facilitate peer exchange of and the documentation of best practices in addressing advanced manufacturing challenges; (G) to leverage non-Federal sources of support to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding; and (H) to create and preserve jobs. (3) Support The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall carry out the purposes set forth in paragraph (2) by supporting— (A) the Network for Manufacturing Innovation established under subsection (b); and (B) the establishment of centers for manufacturing innovation. (4) Director The Secretary shall carry out the Program through the Director. (b) Establishment of network for manufacturing innovation (1) In general As part of the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of centers for manufacturing innovation. (2) Designation The network established under paragraph (1) shall be known as the Network for Manufacturing Innovation (referred to in this section as the Network ). (c) Centers for manufacturing innovation (1) In general For purposes of this section, a center for manufacturing innovation is a center that— (A) has been established by a person or group of persons to address challenges in advanced manufacturing and to assist manufacturers in retaining or expanding industrial production and jobs in the United States; (B) has a predominant focus on a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or another relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing, such as nanotechnology applications, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics; (C) as determined by the Secretary, has the potential— (i) to improve the competitiveness of United States manufacturing, including key advanced manufacturing technologies such as nanotechnology, advanced ceramics, photonics and optics, composites, biobased and advanced materials, flexible hybrid technologies, and tool development for microelectronics; (ii) to accelerate non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing production capacity in the United States; or (iii) to enable the commercial application of new technologies or industry-wide manufacturing processes; and (D) includes active participation among representatives from multiple industrial entities, research universities, community colleges, and such other entities as the Secretary considers appropriate, which may include industry-led consortia, career and technical education schools, Federal laboratories, State, local, and tribal governments, businesses, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. (2) Activities Activities of a center for manufacturing innovation may include the following: (A) Research, development, and demonstration projects, including proof-of-concept development and prototyping, to reduce the cost, time, and risk of commercializing new technologies and improvements in existing technologies, processes, products, and research and development of materials to solve precompetitive industrial problems with economic or national security implications. (B) Development and implementation of education, training, and workforce recruitment courses, materials, and programs. (C) Development of innovative methodologies and practices for supply chain integration and introduction of new technologies into supply chains. (D) Outreach and engagement with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, including women and minority owned manufacturing enterprises, in addition to large manufacturing enterprises. (E) Such other activities as the Secretary, in consultation with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, considers consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (3) Additional centers for manufacturing innovation (A) In general The National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute and other manufacturing centers formally recognized as manufacturing innovation centers pursuant to Federal law or executive actions, or under pending interagency review for such recognition as of the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , shall be considered centers for manufacturing innovation, but such centers shall not receive any financial assistance under subsection (d). (B) Network participation A manufacturing center that is substantially similar to those established under this subsection but that does not receive financial assistance under subsection (d) may, upon request of the center, be recognized as a center for manufacturing innovation by the Secretary for purposes of participation in the Network. (d) Financial assistance to establish and support centers for manufacturing innovation (1) In general In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to a person or group of persons to assist the organization in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. (2) Application A person or group of persons seeking financial assistance under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application therefor at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. The application shall, at a minimum, describe the specific sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support for the center on the date financial assistance is sought, as well as the anticipated sources and amounts of non-Federal financial support during the period for which the center could be eligible for continued Federal financial assistance under this section. (3) Open process In soliciting applications for financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure an open process that will allow for the consideration of all applications relevant to advanced manufacturing regardless of technology area. (4) Selection (A) Competitive, merit review In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall use a competitive, merit review process that includes peer review by a diverse group of individuals with relevant expertise from both the private and public sectors. (B) Participation in process (i) In general No political appointee may participate on a peer review panel. The Secretary shall implement a conflict of interest policy that ensures public transparency and accountability, and requires full disclosure of any real or potential conflicts of interest on the parts of individuals that participate in the merit selection process. (ii) Definition For purposes of this subparagraph, the term political appointee means any individual who— (I) is employed in a position described under sections 5312 through 5316 of title 5, United States Code, (relating to the Executive Schedule); (II) is a limited term appointee, limited emergency appointee, or noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service, as defined under paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively, of section 3132(a) of title 5, United States Code; or (III) is employed in a position in the executive branch of the Government of a confidential or policy-determining character under schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations. (C) Performance measurement, transparency, and accountability For each award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (i) make publicly available at the time of the award a description of the bases for the award, including an explanation of the relative merits of the winning applicant as compared to other applications received, if applicable; and (ii) develop and implement metrics-based performance measures to assess the effectiveness of the activities funded. (D) Collaboration In awarding financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, acting through the National Program Office established under subsection (f)(1), collaborate with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing. (E) Considerations In selecting a person who submitted an application under paragraph (2) for an award of financial assistance under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following: (i) The potential of the center for manufacturing innovation to advance domestic manufacturing and the likelihood of economic impact, including the creation or preservation of jobs, in the predominant focus areas of the center for manufacturing innovation. (ii) The commitment of continued financial support, advice, participation, and other contributions from non-Federal sources, to provide leverage and resources to promote a stable and sustainable business model without the need for long-term Federal funding. (iii) Whether the financial support provided to the center for manufacturing innovation from non-Federal sources significantly exceeds the requested Federal financial assistance. (iv) How the center for manufacturing innovation will increase the non-Federal investment in advanced manufacturing research in the United States. (v) How the center for manufacturing innovation will engage with small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, to improve the capacity of such enterprises to commercialize new processes and technologies. (vi) How the center for manufacturing innovation will carry out educational and workforce activities that meet industrial needs related to the predominant focus areas of the center. (vii) How the center for manufacturing innovation will advance economic competitiveness and generate substantial benefits to the Nation that extend beyond the direct return to participants in the Program. (viii) Whether the predominant focus of the center for manufacturing innovation is a manufacturing process, novel material, enabling technology, supply chain integration methodology, or other relevant aspect of advanced manufacturing that has not already been commercialized, marketed, distributed, or sold by another entity. (ix) How the center for manufacturing innovation will strengthen and leverage the assets of a region. (x) How the center for manufacturing will encourage the education and training of veterans and individuals with disabilities. (5) Limitations on awards (A) In general No award of financial assistance may be made under paragraph (1) to a center of manufacturing innovation after the 7-year period beginning on the date on which the Secretary first awards financial assistance to that center under that paragraph. (B) Matching funds and preferences The total Federal financial assistance awarded to a center of manufacturing innovation, including the financial assistance under paragraph (1), in a given year shall not exceed 50 percent of the total funding of the center in that year, except that the Secretary may make an exception in the case of large capital facilities or equipment purchases. The Secretary shall give weighted preference to applicants seeking less than the maximum Federal share of funds allowed under this paragraph. (C) Funding decrease The amount of financial assistance provided to a center of manufacturing innovation under paragraph (1) shall decrease after the second year of funding for the center, and shall continue to decrease thereafter in each year in which financial assistance is provided, unless the Secretary determines that— (i) the center is otherwise meeting its stated goals and metrics under this section; (ii) unforeseen circumstances have altered the center’s anticipated funding; and (iii) the center can identify future non-Federal funding sources that would warrant a temporary exemption from the limitations established in this subparagraph. (e) Funding (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. (2) Authority (A) NIST Industrial Technical Services account To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2024 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated to the Institute for Industrial Technical Services. (B) Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary of Energy may transfer to the Institute not to exceed $250,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2015 through 2024 for the Secretary to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for advanced manufacturing research and development within the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy account for the Department of Energy. (f) National program office (1) Establishment The Secretary shall establish, within the Institute, the National Office of the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (referred to in this section as the National Program Office ), which shall oversee and carry out the Program. (2) Functions The functions of the National Program Office are— (A) to oversee the planning, management, and coordination of the Program; (B) to enter into memorandums of understanding with Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing, to carry out the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); (C) to develop, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , and update not less frequently than once every 3 years thereafter, a strategic plan to guide the Program; (D) to establish such procedures, processes, and criteria as may be necessary and appropriate to maximize cooperation and coordinate the activities of the Program with programs and activities of other Federal departments and agencies whose missions contribute to or are affected by advanced manufacturing; (E) to establish a clearinghouse of public information related to the activities of the Program; and (F) to act as a convener of the Network. (3) Recommendations In developing and updating the strategic plan under paragraph (2)(C), the Secretary shall solicit recommendations and advice from a wide range of stakeholders, including industry, small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, research universities, community colleges, and other relevant organizations and institutions on an ongoing basis. (4) Report to congress Upon completion, the Secretary shall transmit the strategic plan required under paragraph (2)(C) to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives. (5) Hollings manufacturing extension partnership The Secretary shall ensure that the National Program Office incorporates the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership into Program planning to ensure that the results of the Program reach small and medium-sized entities. (6) Detailees Any Federal Government employee may be detailed to the National Program Office without reimbursement. Such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or privilege. (g) Reporting and auditing (1) Annual reports to the secretary (A) In general The Secretary shall require each recipient of financial assistance under subsection (d)(1) to annually submit a report to the Secretary that describes the finances and performance of the center for manufacturing innovation for which such assistance was awarded. (B) Elements Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) an accounting of expenditures of amounts awarded to the recipient under subsection (d)(1); and (ii) consistent with the metrics-based performance measures developed and implemented by the Secretary under this section, a description of the performance of the center for manufacturing innovation with respect to— (I) its goals, plans, financial support, and accomplishments; and (II) how the center for manufacturing innovation has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (2) Annual reports to congress (A) In general Not less frequently than once each year until December 31, 2024, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress that describes the performance of the Program during the most recent 1-year period. (B) Elements Each report submitted under subparagraph (A) shall include, for the period covered by the report— (i) a summary and assessment of the reports received by the Secretary under paragraph (1); (ii) an accounting of the funds expended by the Secretary under the Program, including any temporary exemptions granted from the requirements of subsection (d)(5)(C); (iii) an assessment of the participation in, and contributions to, the Network by any centers for manufacturing innovation not receiving financial assistance under subsection (d)(1); and (iv) an assessment of the Program with respect to meeting the purposes described in subsection (a)(2). (3) Assessments by gao (A) Assessments Not less frequently than once every 2 years, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress an assessment of the operation of the Program during the most recent 2-year period. (B) Final assessment Not later than December 31, 2024, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a final report regarding the overall success of the Program. (C) Elements Each assessment submitted under subparagraph (A) or (B) shall include, for the period covered by the report— (i) a review of the management, coordination, and industry utility of the Program; (ii) an assessment of the extent to which the Program has furthered the purposes described in subsection (a)(2); (iii) such recommendations for legislative and administrative action as the Comptroller General considers appropriate to improve the Program; and (iv) an assessment as to whether any prior recommendations for improvement made by the Comptroller General have been implemented or adopted. (h) Additional authorities (1) Appointment of personnel and contracts The Secretary may appoint such personnel and enter into such contracts, financial assistance agreements, and other agreements as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program, including support for research and development activities involving a center for manufacturing innovation. (2) Transfer of funds Of amounts available under the authority provided by subsection (e), the Secretary may transfer to other Federal agencies such sums as the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the Program. No funds so transferred may be used to reimburse or otherwise pay for the costs of financial assistance incurred or commitments of financial assistance made prior to the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 . (3) Authority of other agencies In the event that the Secretary exercises the authority to transfer funds to another agency under paragraph (2), such agency may accept such funds to award and administer, under the same conditions and constraints applicable to the Secretary, all aspects of financial assistance awards under this section. (4) Use of resources In furtherance of the purposes of the Program, the Secretary may use, with the consent of a covered entity and with or without reimbursement, the land, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities of such covered entity. (5) Acceptance of resources In addition to amounts appropriated to carry out the Program, the Secretary may accept funds, services, equipment, personnel, and facilities from any covered entity to carry out the Program, subject to the same conditions and constraints otherwise applicable to the Secretary under this section and such funds may only be obligated to the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts. (6) Covered entity For purposes of this subsection, a covered entity is any Federal department, Federal agency, instrumentality of the United States, State, local government, tribal government, territory, or possession of the United States, or of any political subdivision thereof, or international organization, or any public or private entity or individual. (i) Patents Chapter 18 of title 35, United States Code, shall apply to any funding agreement (as defined in section 201 of that title) awarded to new or existing centers for manufacturing innovation. . 704. National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing Section 102 of the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 ( 42 U.S.C. 6622 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: In furtherance of the Committee’s work, the Committee shall consult with the National Economic Council. ; (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following: (7) develop and update a national strategic plan for advanced manufacturing in accordance with subsection (c). ; and (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following: (c) National strategic plan for advanced manufacturing (1) In general The President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, the strategic plan developed under paragraph (2). (2) Development The Committee shall develop, and update as required under paragraph (4), in coordination with the National Economic Council, a strategic plan to improve Government coordination and provide long-term guidance for Federal programs and activities in support of United States manufacturing competitiveness, including advanced manufacturing research and development. (3) Contents The strategic plan described in paragraph (2) shall— (A) specify and prioritize near-term and long-term objectives, including research and development objectives, the anticipated time frame for achieving the objectives, and the metrics for use in assessing progress toward the objectives; (B) describe the progress made in achieving the objectives from prior strategic plans, including a discussion of why specific objectives were not met; (C) specify the role, including the programs and activities, of each relevant Federal agency in meeting the objectives of the strategic plan; (D) describe how the Federal agencies and Federally funded research and development centers supporting advanced manufacturing research and development will foster the transfer of research and development results into new manufacturing technologies and United States-based manufacturing of new products and processes for the benefit of society to ensure national, energy, and economic security; (E) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will strengthen all levels of manufacturing education and training programs to ensure an adequate, well-trained workforce; (F) describe how such Federal agencies and centers will assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in developing and implementing new products and processes; (G) analyze factors that impact innovation and competitiveness for United States advanced manufacturing, including— (i) technology transfer and commercialization activities; (ii) the adequacy of the national security industrial base; (iii) the capabilities of the domestic manufacturing workforce; (iv) export opportunities and trade policies; (v) financing, investment, and taxation policies and practices; (vi) emerging technologies and markets; (vii) advanced manufacturing research and development undertaken by competing nations; and (viii) the capabilities of the manufacturing workforce of competing nations; and (H) elicit and consider the recommendations of a wide range of stakeholders, including representatives from diverse manufacturing companies, academia, and other relevant organizations and institutions. (4) Updates Not later than May 1, 2018, and not less frequently than once every 4 years thereafter, the President shall submit to Congress, and publish on an Internet website that is accessible to the public, an update of the strategic plan submitted under paragraph (1). Such updates shall be developed in accordance with the procedures set forth under this subsection. (5) Requirement to consider strategy in the budget In preparing the budget for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the President shall include information regarding the consistency of the budget with the goals and recommendations included in the strategic plan developed under this subsection applying to that fiscal year. (6) AMP steering committee input The Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology shall provide input, perspective, and recommendations to assist in the development and updates of the strategic plan under this subsection. . 705. Regional innovation program Section 27 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3722 ) is amended to read as follows: 27. Regional innovation program (a) Establishment The Secretary shall establish a regional innovation program to encourage and support the development of regional innovation strategies, including regional innovation clusters. (b) Cluster grants (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary may award grants on a competitive basis to eligible recipients for activities relating to the formation and development of regional innovation clusters. (2) Permissible activities Grants awarded under this subsection may be used for activities determined appropriate by the Secretary, including the following: (A) Feasibility studies. (B) Planning activities. (C) Technical assistance. (D) Developing or strengthening communication and collaboration between and among participants of a regional innovation cluster. (E) Attracting additional participants to a regional innovation cluster. (F) Facilitating market development of products and services developed by a regional innovation cluster, including through demonstration, deployment, technology transfer, and commercialization activities. (G) Developing relationships between a regional innovation cluster and entities or clusters in other regions. (H) Interacting with the public and State and local governments to meet the goals of the cluster. (3) Eligible recipient defined In this subsection, the term eligible recipient means— (A) a State; (B) an Indian tribe; (C) a city or other political subdivision of a State; (D) an entity that— (i) is a nonprofit organization, an institution of higher education, a public-private partnership, a science or research park, a Federal laboratory, or an economic development organization or similar entity; and (ii) has an application that is supported by a State or a political subdivision of a State; or (E) a consortium of any of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). (4) Application (A) In general An eligible recipient shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information and assurances as the Secretary may require. (B) Components The application shall include, at a minimum, a description of the regional innovation cluster supported by the proposed activity, including a description of— (i) whether the regional innovation cluster is supported by the private sector, State and local governments, and other relevant stakeholders; (ii) how the existing participants in the regional innovation cluster will encourage and solicit participation by all types of entities that might benefit from participation, including newly formed entities and those rival existing participants; (iii) the extent to which the regional innovation cluster is likely to stimulate innovation and have a positive impact on regional economic growth and development; (iv) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster have access to, or contribute to, a well-trained workforce; (v) whether the participants in the regional innovation cluster are capable of attracting additional funds from non-Federal sources; and (vi) the likelihood that the participants in the regional innovation cluster will be able to sustain activities once grant funds under this subsection have been expended. (C) Special consideration The Secretary shall give special consideration to applications from regions that contain communities negatively impacted by trade. (5) Special consideration The Secretary shall give special consideration to an eligible recipient who agrees to collaborate with local workforce investment area boards. (6) Cost share The Secretary may not provide more than 50 percent of the total cost of any activity funded under this subsection. (7) Outreach to rural communities The Secretary shall conduct outreach to public and private sector entities in rural communities to encourage those entities to participate in regional innovation cluster activities under this subsection. (8) Funding The Secretary may accept funds from other Federal agencies to support grants and activities under this subsection. (c) Regional innovation research and information program (1) In general As part of the program established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a regional innovation research and information program— (A) to gather, analyze, and disseminate information on best practices for regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including information relating to how innovation, productivity, and economic development can be maximized through such strategies; (B) to provide technical assistance, including through the development of technical assistance guides, for the development and implementation of regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters); (C) to support the development of relevant metrics and measurement standards to evaluate regional innovation strategies (including regional innovation clusters), including the extent to which such strategies stimulate innovation, productivity, and economic development; and (D) to collect and make available data on regional innovation cluster activity in the United States, including data on— (i) the size, specialization, and competitiveness of regional innovation clusters; (ii) the regional domestic product contribution, total jobs and earnings by key occupations, establishment size, nature of specialization, patents, Federal research and development spending, and other relevant information for regional innovation clusters; and (iii) supply chain product and service flows within and between regional innovation clusters. (2) Research grants The Secretary may award research grants on a competitive basis to support and further the goals of the program established under this subsection. (3) Dissemination of information Data and analysis compiled by the Secretary under the program established in this subsection shall be made available to other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and nonprofit and for-profit entities. (4) Regional innovation grant program The Secretary shall incorporate data and analysis relating to any grant under subsection (b) into the program established under this subsection. (d) Interagency coordination (1) In general To the maximum extent practicable, the Secretary shall ensure that the activities carried out under this section are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, other programs at the Department of Commerce or other Federal agencies. (2) Collaboration (A) In general The Secretary shall explore and pursue collaboration with other Federal agencies, including through multiagency funding opportunities, on regional innovation strategies. (B) Small businesses The Secretary shall ensure that such collaboration with Federal agencies prioritizes the needs and challenges of small businesses. (e) Evaluation (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 , the Secretary shall enter into a contract with an independent entity, such as the National Academy of Sciences, to conduct an evaluation of the program established under subsection (a). (2) Requirements The evaluation shall include— (A) whether the program is achieving its goals; (B) any recommendations for how the program may be improved; and (C) a recommendation as to whether the program should be continued or terminated. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) Regional innovation cluster The term regional innovation cluster means a geographically bounded network of similar, synergistic, or complementary entities that— (A) are engaged in or with a particular industry sector and its related sectors; (B) have active channels for business transactions and communication; (C) share specialized infrastructure, labor markets, and services; and (D) leverage the region’s unique competitive strengths to stimulate innovation and create jobs. (2) State The term State means one of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any other territory or possession of the United States. (g) Funding (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds are authorized to be appropriated by the Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2014 for carrying out this section. (2) Authority To the extent provided for in advance by appropriations Acts, the Secretary may use not to exceed $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2019 to carry out this section from amounts appropriated for economic development assistance programs. . This division may be cited as the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . C Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 I Military personnel Military personnel, army For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $41,116,129,000. Military personnel, navy For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), midshipmen, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,453,200,000. Military personnel, marine corps For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $12,828,931,000. Military personnel, air force For pay, allowances, individual clothing, subsistence, interest on deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel (including all expenses thereof for organizational movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on active duty (except members of reserve components provided for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps; and for payments pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97–377 , as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 402 note), and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $27,376,462,000. Reserve personnel, army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $4,317,859,000. Reserve personnel, navy For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,835,924,000. Reserve personnel, marine corps For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $660,424,000. Reserve personnel, air force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $1,653,148,000. National guard personnel, army For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army National Guard while on duty under sections 10211, 10302, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $7,643,832,000. National guard personnel, air force For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air National Guard on duty under sections 10211, 10305, or 12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund, $3,118,709,000. II operation and maintenance Operation and maintenance, army For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law, $31,961,920,000: Provided , That not to exceed $12,478,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $37,590,854,000: Provided , That not to exceed $15,055,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and maintenance, marine corps For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized by law, $5,610,063,000. Operation and maintenance, air force For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by law, $34,539,965,000: Provided , That not to exceed $7,699,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes. Operation and maintenance, defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as authorized by law, $30,824,752,000: Provided , That not more than $15,000,000 may be used for the Combatant Commander Initiative Fund authorized under section 166a of title 10, United States Code: Provided further , That not to exceed $36,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $35,045,000 shall be made available for the Procurement Technical Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program, of which not less than $3,600,000 shall be available for centers defined in 10 U.S.C. 2411(1)(D) : Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to plan or implement the consolidation of a budget or appropriations liaison office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the office of the Secretary of a military department, or the service headquarters of one of the Armed Forces into a legislative affairs or legislative liaison office: Provided further , That $8,881,000, to remain available until expended, is available only for expenses relating to certain classified activities, and may be transferred as necessary by the Secretary of Defense to operation and maintenance appropriations or research, development, test and evaluation appropriations, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That any ceiling on the investment item unit cost of items that may be purchased with operation and maintenance funds shall not apply to the funds described in the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Operation and maintenance, army reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $2,513,393,000. Operation and maintenance, navy reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $1,021,200,000. Operation and maintenance, marine corps reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $270,846,000. Operation and maintenance, air force reserve For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the operation and maintenance, including training, organization, and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and communications, $3,026,342,000. Operation and maintenance, army national guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment (including aircraft), $6,175,951,000. Operation and maintenance, air national guard For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the Air National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; transportation of things, hire of passenger motor vehicles; supplying and equipping the Air National Guard, as authorized by law; expenses for repair, modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and equipment, including those furnished from stocks under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, National Guard Bureau, $6,408,558,000. United states court of appeals for the armed forces For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, $13,723,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official representation purposes. Environmental restoration, army (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $201,560,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Army, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, navy (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Navy, $277,294,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Navy, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Navy, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, air force (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Air Force, $408,716,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Air Force shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of the Air Force, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Air Force, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For the Department of Defense, $8,547,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Environmental restoration, formerly used defense sites (including transfer of funds) For the Department of the Army, $250,853,000, to remain available until transferred: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall, upon determining that such funds are required for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris at sites formerly used by the Department of Defense, transfer the funds made available by this appropriation to other appropriations made available to the Department of the Army, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 404, 407, 2557, and 2561 of title 10, United States Code), $103,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Cooperative threat reduction account For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union and, with appropriate authorization by the Department of Defense and Department of State, to countries outside of the former Soviet Union, including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-related technology and expertise; for programs relating to the training and support of defense and military personnel for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons components, and weapons technology and expertise, and for defense and military contacts, $365,108,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Department of defense acquisition workforce development fund For the Department of Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund, $83,034,000. III PROCUREMENT Aircraft procurement, army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $5,216,225,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Missile procurement, army For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,208,692,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,722,136,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $1,015,477,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Other Procurement, Army For construction, procurement, production, and modification of vehicles, including tactical, support, and non-tracked combat vehicles; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $4,747,523,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Aircraft procurement, navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $14,758,035,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Weapons procurement, navy For construction, procurement, production, modification, and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and related support equipment including spare parts, and accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $3,137,257,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, navy and marine corps For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $674,100,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Shipbuilding and conversion, navy For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows: Carrier Replacement Program, $1,219,425,000; Virginia Class Submarine, $3,530,254,000; Virginia Class Submarine (AP), $2,301,825,000; CVN Refueling Overhauls (AP), $483,600,000; DDG–1000 Program, $419,532,000; DDG–51 Destroyer, $2,661,907,000; DDG–51 Destroyer (AP), $134,039,000; Littoral Combat Ship, $1,507,049,000; LPD–17, $1,000,000,000; LHA Replacement, $29,093,000; Joint High Speed Vessel, $200,000,000; Moored Training Ship, $737,268,000; Moored Training Ship (AP), $64,388,000; Ship to Shore Connector, $159,600,000; LCAC Service Life Extension Program, $40,485,000; and For outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and first destination transportation, $474,629,000. Completion of Prior Year Shipbuilding Programs, $991,285,000. In all: $15,954,379,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019: Provided , That additional obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2019, for engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of ship construction: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading for the construction or conversion of any naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction of major components of such vessel: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading shall be used for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards. Other procurement, navy For procurement, production, and modernization of support equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $5,846,558,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement, marine corps For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine Corps, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, $935,209,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $12,067,703,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Missile procurement, air force For construction, procurement, and modification of missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, including spare parts and accessories therefor; ground handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes including rents and transportation of things, $4,629,662,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement of ammunition, air force For construction, procurement, production, and modification of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, including ammunition facilities, authorized by section 2854 of title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes, $659,909,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Other procurement, air force For procurement and modification of equipment (including ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; lease of passenger motor vehicles; and expansion of public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $16,781,266,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Procurement, Defense-Wide For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided for; the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway, $4,429,303,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017. Defense production act purchases For activities by the Department of Defense pursuant to sections 108, 301, 302, and 303 of the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2078 , 2091, 2092, and 2093), $51,638,000, to remain available until expended. IV RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION Research, development, test and evaluation, army For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $6,675,565,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. Research, development, test and evaluation, navy For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $15,958,460,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V–22 may be used to meet unique operational requirements of the Special Operations Forces. Research, development, test and evaluation, air force For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation, including maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $23,643,983,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary for basic and applied scientific research, development, test and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment, $17,225,889,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds made available in this paragraph, $225,000,000 for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program shall only be available for expenses, not otherwise provided for, to include program management and oversight, to conduct research, development, test and evaluation to include proof of concept demonstration; engineering, testing, and validation; and transition to full-scale production: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein for the Defense Rapid Innovation Program to appropriations for research, development, test and evaluation to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer. Operational test and evaluation, defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, in the direction and supervision of operational test and evaluation, including initial operational test and evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection therewith, $209,378,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016. V revolving and management funds Defense working capital funds For the Defense Working Capital Funds, $1,649,468,000. National Defense Sealift Fund For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 1744 ), and for the necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $485,012,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the following major components unless such components are manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, including pumps, for all shipboard services; propulsion system components (engines, reduction gears, and propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard cranes: Provided further , That the exercise of an option in a contract awarded through the obligation of previously appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of a new contract: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new contract for the construction, acquisition, or conversion of vessels, including procurement of critical, long lead time components and designs for vessels to be constructed or converted in the future: Provided further , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive the restrictions in the first proviso on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. VI other department of defense programs Defense health program For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and health care programs of the Department of Defense as authorized by law, $32,069,772,000; of which $30,030,650,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed one percent shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $14,718,018,000 may be available for contracts entered into under the TRICARE program; of which $308,413,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,730,709,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the amount made available under this heading for research, development, test and evaluation, not less than $8,000,000 shall be available for HIV prevention educational activities undertaken in connection with United States military training, exercises, and humanitarian assistance activities conducted primarily in African nations: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading for operation and maintenance, procurement, and research, development, test and evaluation for the Interagency Program Office, the Defense Healthcare Management Systems Modernization (DHMSM) program, and the Defense Medical Information Exchange, not more than 25 percent may be obligated until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Government Accountability Office and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and such Committees approve, a plan for expenditure that describes: (1) the status of the final request for proposal for DHMSM and how the program office used comments received from industry from draft requests for proposal to refine the final request for proposal; (2) any changes to the deployment timeline, including benchmarks, for full operating capability; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate for full operating capability and the total life cycle cost of the project; (4) an assurance that the acquisition strategy will comply with the acquisition rules, requirements, guidelines, and systems acquisition management practices of the Federal Government; (5) the status of the effort to achieve interoperability between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs, including the scope, cost, schedule, mapping to health data standards, and performance benchmarks of the interoperable record; and (6) the progress toward developing, implementing, and fielding the interoperable electronic health record throughout the two Departments’ medical facilities. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521 ), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, $802,268,000, of which $196,128,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which no less than $52,102,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $21,016,000 for activities on military installations and $31,086,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to assist State and local governments; $10,227,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which $3,225,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program to assist State and local governments; and $595,913,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation, of which $575,808,000 shall only be for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense (including transfer of funds) For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations available to the Department of Defense for military personnel of the reserve components serving under the provisions of title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for operation and maintenance; for procurement; and for research, development, test and evaluation, $950,687,000, of which $669,631,000 shall be for counter-narcotics support; $105,591,000 shall be for the drug demand reduction program; and $175,465,000 shall be for the National Guard counter-drug program: Provided , That the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. Office of the inspector general For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $311,830,000, of which $309,430,000 shall be for operation and maintenance, of which not to exceed $700,000 is available for emergencies and extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made on the Inspector General's certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes; of which $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, shall be for procurement; and of which $1,400,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for research, development, test and evaluation. Support for international sporting competitions For logistical and security support for international sporting competitions (including pay and non-travel related allowances only for members of the Reserve Components of the Armed Forces of the United States called or ordered to active duty in connection with providing such support), $10,000,000, to remain available until expended. VII related agencies Central intelligence agency retirement and disability system fund For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, to maintain the proper funding level for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, $514,000,000. Intelligence community management account For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community Management Account, $507,600,000. VIII general provisions 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not authorized by the Congress. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided , That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire foreign national employees of the Department of Defense funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense foreign service national employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided further , That the limitations of this provision shall not apply to foreign national employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of Turkey. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein. 8004. No more than 20 percent of the appropriations in this Act which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year: Provided , That this section shall not apply to obligations for support of active duty training of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (transfer of funds) 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, he may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $4,500,000,000 of working capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military functions (except military construction) between such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided further , That no part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015: Provided further , That transfers among military personnel appropriations shall not be taken into account for purposes of the limitation on the amount of funds that may be transferred under this section. 8006. (a) With regard to the list of specific programs, projects, and activities (and the dollar amounts and adjustments to budget activities corresponding to such programs, projects, and activities) contained in the tables titled Explanation of Project Level Adjustments in the explanatory statement regarding this Act, the obligation and expenditure of amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for those programs, projects, and activities for which the amounts appropriated exceed the amounts requested are hereby required by law to be carried out in the manner provided by such tables to the same extent as if the tables were included in the text of this Act. (b) Amounts specified in the referenced tables described in subsection (a) shall not be treated as subdivisions of appropriations for purposes of section 8005 of this Act: Provided , That section 8005 shall apply when transfers of the amounts described in subsection (a) occur between appropriation accounts. 8007. (a) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Department of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the report shall include— (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by budget activity and program, project, and activity as detailed in the Budget Appendix; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) Notwithstanding section 8005 of this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense committees, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8008. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in working capital funds of the Department of Defense established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from such funds: Provided , That transfers may be made between such funds: Provided further , That transfers may be made between working capital funds and the Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense appropriation and the Operation and Maintenance appropriation accounts in such amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, except that such transfers may not be made unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no obligations may be made against a working capital fund to procure or increase the value of war reserve material inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress prior to any such obligation. 8009. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used to initiate a special access program without prior notification 30 calendar days in advance to the congressional defense committees. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available to initiate: (1) a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000; or (2) a contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the congressional defense committees have been notified at least 30 days in advance of the proposed contract award: Provided , That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: Provided further , That no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further , That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the execution of multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual procurement: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for a multiyear contract executed after the date of the enactment of this Act unless in the case of any such contract— (1) the Secretary of Defense has submitted to Congress a budget request for full funding of units to be procured through the contract and, in the case of a contract for procurement of aircraft, that includes, for any aircraft unit to be procured through the contract for which procurement funds are requested in that budget request for production beyond advance procurement activities in the fiscal year covered by the budget, full funding of procurement of such unit in that fiscal year; (2) cancellation provisions in the contract do not include consideration of recurring manufacturing costs of the contractor associated with the production of unfunded units to be delivered under the contract; (3) the contract provides that payments to the contractor under the contract shall not be made in advance of incurred costs on funded units; and (4) the contract does not provide for a price adjustment based on a failure to award a follow-on contract. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported as required by section 401(d) of title 10, United States Code: Provided , That funds available for operation and maintenance shall be available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by Public Law 99–239 : Provided further , That upon a determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action is beneficial for graduate medical education programs conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical services at such facilities and transportation to such facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, and Guam. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 2015, the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day of such fiscal year. (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were effective with regard to fiscal year 2016. (c) As required by section 1107 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 ( Public Law 113–66 ; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) civilian personnel at the Department of Army Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratories may not be managed on the basis of the Table of Distribution and Allowances, and the management of the workforce strength shall be done in a manner consistent with the budget available with respect to such Laboratories. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to military (civilian) technicians. 8013. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before the Congress. 8014. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a service commitment: Provided , That this section shall not apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further , That this section applies only to active components of the Army. (TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8015. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protégé Program may be transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protégé Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note), as amended, under the authority of this provision or any other transfer authority contained in this Act. 8016. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United States from components which are substantially manufactured in the United States: Provided , That for the purpose of this section, the term manufactured shall include cutting, heat treating, quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the forging and shot blasting process): Provided further , That for the purpose of this section substantially all of the components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to be produced or manufactured in the United States if the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured outside the United States: Provided further , That when adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes. (including transfer of funds) 8017. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, there is appropriated $175,000,000, for an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds shall only be available to the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Office of Economic Adjustment of the Department of Defense, or for transfer to the Secretary of Education, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to make grants, conclude cooperative agreements, or supplement other Federal funds to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools: Provided further , That in making such funds available, the Office of Economic Adjustment or the Secretary of Education shall give priority consideration to those military installations with schools having the most serious capacity or facility condition deficiencies as determined by the Secretary of Defense: Provided further , That a matching share, as outlined by the Department of Defense in the guidelines published in the September 9, 2011, Federal Register (76 Fed. Reg. 55883), is required to be provided by the local education authority or the State in which the school is located: Provided further , That these provisions apply to funds provided under this section, and to funds previously provided by Congress to construct, renovate, repair, or expand elementary and secondary public schools on military installations in order to address capacity or facility condition deficiencies at such schools to the extent such funds remain unobligated on the date of enactment of this section. 8018. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M–1 Carbines, M–1 Garand rifles, M–14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, .30 caliber rifles, or M–1911 pistols, or to demilitarize or destroy small arms ammunition or ammunition components that are not otherwise prohibited from commercial sale under Federal law, unless the small arms ammunition or ammunition components are certified by the Secretary of the Army or designee as unserviceable, unsuitable, or unsafe for further use. 8019. No more than $500,000 of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used during a single fiscal year for any single relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital Region: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that such a relocation is required in the best interest of the Government. 8020. Of the funds made available in this Act, $15,000,000 shall be available for incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 ( 25 U.S.C. 1544 ): Provided , That a prime contractor or a subcontractor at any tier that makes a subcontract award to any subcontractor or supplier as defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code, shall be considered a contractor for the purposes of being allowed additional compensation under section 504 of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 ( 25 U.S.C. 1544 ) whenever the prime contract or subcontract amount is over $500,000 and involves the expenditure of funds appropriated by an Act making appropriations for the Department of Defense with respect to any fiscal year: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1906 of title 41, United States Code, this section shall be applicable to any Department of Defense acquisition of supplies or services, including any contract and any subcontract at any tier for acquisition of commercial items produced or manufactured, in whole or in part, by any subcontractor or supplier defined in section 1544 of title 25, United States Code, or a small business owned and controlled by an individual or individuals defined under section 4221(9) of title 25, United States Code. 8021. Funds appropriated by this Act for the Defense Media Activity shall not be used for any national or international political or psychological activities. 8022. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, under that section: Provided , That upon receipt, such contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited to the appropriations or fund which incurred such obligations. 8023. (a) Of the funds made available in this Act, not less than $39,500,000 shall be available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation, of which— (1) $27,400,000 shall be available from Operation and Maintenance, Air Force to support Civil Air Patrol Corporation operation and maintenance, readiness, counter-drug activities, and drug demand reduction activities involving youth programs; (2) $10,400,000 shall be available from Aircraft Procurement, Air Force ; and (3) $1,700,000 shall be available from Other Procurement, Air Force for vehicle procurement. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force should waive reimbursement for any funds used by the Civil Air Patrol for counter-drug activities in support of Federal, State, and local government agencies. 8024. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act are available to establish a new Department of Defense (department) federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), either as a new entity, or as a separate entity administrated by an organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities. (b) No member of a Board of Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, except when acting in a technical advisory capacity, may be compensated for his or her services as a member of such entity, or as a paid consultant by more than one FFRDC in a fiscal year: Provided , That a member of any such entity referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of membership duties. (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the department from any source during fiscal year 2015 may be used by a defense FFRDC, through a fee or other payment mechanism, for construction of new buildings, for payment of cost sharing for projects funded by Government grants, for absorption of contract overruns, or for certain charitable contributions, not to include employee participation in community service and/or development. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the funds available to the department during fiscal year 2015, not more than 5,750 staff years of technical effort (staff years) may be funded for defense FFRDCs: Provided , That of the specific amount referred to previously in this subsection, not more than 1,125 staff years may be funded for the defense studies and analysis FFRDCs: Provided further , That this subsection shall not apply to staff years funded in the National Intelligence Program (NIP) and the Military Intelligence Program (MIP). (e) The Secretary of Defense shall, with the submission of the department's fiscal year 2016 budget request, submit a report presenting the specific amounts of staff years of technical effort to be allocated for each defense FFRDC during that fiscal year and the associated budget estimates. (f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for FFRDCs is hereby reduced by $40,000,000. 8025. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy, or armor steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or property under the control of the Department of Defense which were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: Provided , That these procurement restrictions shall apply to any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor steel plate: Provided further , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further , That these restrictions shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 8026. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional defense committees means the Armed Services Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 8027. During the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of components and other Defense-related articles, through competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance activities and private firms: Provided , That the Senior Acquisition Executive of the military department or Defense Agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify that successful bids include comparable estimates of all direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: Provided further , That Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under this section. 8028. (a) (1) If the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade Representative, determines that a foreign country which is party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of products produced in the United States that are covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with respect to such types of products produced in that foreign country. (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the Buy American Act for certain products in that country. (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 2015. Such report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 1979 ( 19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ), or any international agreement to which the United States is a party. (c) For purposes of this section, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 8029. During the current fiscal year, amounts contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 ( Public Law 101–510 ; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available until expended for the payments specified by section 2921(c)(2) of that Act. 8030. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Air Force may convey at no cost to the Air Force, without consideration, to Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington relocatable military housing units located at Grand Forks Air Force Base, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ellsworth Air Force Base, and Minot Air Force Base that are excess to the needs of the Air Force. (b) The Secretary of the Air Force shall convey, at no cost to the Air Force, military housing units under subsection (a) in accordance with the request for such units that are submitted to the Secretary by the Operation Walking Shield Program on behalf of Indian tribes located in the States of Nevada, Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Oregon, Minnesota, and Washington. Any such conveyance shall be subject to the condition that the housing units shall be removed within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary. (c) The Operation Walking Shield Program shall resolve any conflicts among requests of Indian tribes for housing units under subsection (a) before submitting requests to the Secretary of the Air Force under subsection (b). (d) In this section, the term Indian tribe means any recognized Indian tribe included on the current list published by the Secretary of the Interior under section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–454 ; 108 Stat. 4792; 25 U.S.C. 479a–1 ). 8031. During the current fiscal year, appropriations which are available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $250,000. 8032. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the appropriations or funds available to the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds shall be used for the purchase of an investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds if such an item would not have been chargeable to the Department of Defense Business Operations Fund during fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to appropriations made to the Department of Defense for procurement. (b) The fiscal year 2016 budget request for the Department of Defense as well as all justification material and other documentation supporting the fiscal year 2016 Department of Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed fiscal year 2016 procurement appropriation and not in the supply management business area or any other area or category of the Department of Defense Working Capital Funds. 8033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated, transferred, or otherwise credited to the Central Intelligence Agency Central Services Working Capital Fund during this or any prior or subsequent fiscal year shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That any funds appropriated or transferred to the Central Intelligence Agency for advanced research and development acquisition, for agent operations, and for covert action programs authorized by the President under section 503 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3093 ) shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 8034. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence Agency may be used for the design, development, and deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program intelligence communications and intelligence information systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, and the component commands. 8035. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide , not less than $12,000,000 shall be made available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, including training and technical assistance to tribes, related administrative support, the gathering of information, documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system for prioritization of mitigation and cost to complete estimates for mitigation, on Indian lands resulting from Department of Defense activities. 8036. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term Buy American Act means chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing a Made in America inscription to any product sold in or shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense. (c) In the case of any equipment or products purchased with appropriations provided under this Act, it is the sense of the Congress that any entity of the Department of Defense, in expending the appropriation, purchase only American-made equipment and products, provided that American-made equipment and products are cost-competitive, quality competitive, and available in a timely fashion. 8037. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available for a contract for studies, analysis, or consulting services entered into without competition on the basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the activity responsible for the procurement determines— (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work; (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or technological promise, represents the product of original thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source; or (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of a specific concern is given financial support: Provided , That this limitation shall not apply to contracts in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to improvements of equipment that is in development or production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the interest of the national defense. 8038. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none of the funds made available by this Act may be used— (1) to establish a field operating agency; or (2) to pay the basic pay of a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the department who is transferred or reassigned from a headquarters activity if the member or employee's place of duty remains at the location of that headquarters. (b) The Secretary of Defense or Secretary of a military department may waive the limitations in subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, if the Secretary determines, and certifies to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the granting of the waiver will reduce the personnel requirements or the financial requirements of the department. (c) This section does not apply to— (1) field operating agencies funded within the National Intelligence Program; (2) an Army field operating agency established to eliminate, mitigate, or counter the effects of improvised explosive devices, and, as determined by the Secretary of the Army, other similar threats; (3) an Army field operating agency established to improve the effectiveness and efficiencies of biometric activities and to integrate common biometric technologies throughout the Department of Defense; or (4) an Air Force field operating agency established to administer the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Program and Mortuary Operations for the Department of Defense and authorized Federal entities. 8039. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, is performed by Department of Defense civilian employees unless— (1) the conversion is based on the result of a public-private competition that includes a most efficient and cost effective organization plan developed by such activity or function; (2) the Competitive Sourcing Official determines that, over all performance periods stated in the solicitation of offers for performance of the activity or function, the cost of performance of the activity or function by a contractor would be less costly to the Department of Defense by an amount that equals or exceeds the lesser of— (A) 10 percent of the most efficient organization's personnel-related costs for performance of that activity or function by Federal employees; or (B) $10,000,000; and (3) the contractor does not receive an advantage for a proposal that would reduce costs for the Department of Defense by— (A) not making an employer-sponsored health insurance plan available to the workers who are to be employed in the performance of that activity or function under the contract; or (B) offering to such workers an employer-sponsored health benefits plan that requires the employer to contribute less towards the premium or subscription share than the amount that is paid by the Department of Defense for health benefits for civilian employees under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. (b) (1) The Department of Defense, without regard to subsection (a) of this section or subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 2461 of title 10, United States Code, and notwithstanding any administrative regulation, requirement, or policy to the contrary shall have full authority to enter into a contract for the performance of any commercial or industrial type function of the Department of Defense that— (A) is included on the procurement list established pursuant to section 2 of the Javits-Wagner-O’Day Act ( section 8503 of title 41, United States Code); (B) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit agency for other severely handicapped individuals in accordance with that Act; or (C) is planned to be converted to performance by a qualified firm under at least 51 percent ownership by an Indian tribe, as defined in section 4(e) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) ), or a Native Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(15) ). (2) This section shall not apply to depot contracts or contracts for depot maintenance as provided in sections 2469 and 2474 of title 10, United States Code. (c) The conversion of any activity or function of the Department of Defense under the authority provided by this section shall be credited toward any competitive or outsourcing goal, target, or measurement that may be established by statute, regulation, or policy and is deemed to be awarded under the authority of, and in compliance with, subsection (h) of section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, for the competition or outsourcing of commercial activities. (RESCISSIONS) 8040. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism or as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $18,242,000; Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army , 2013/2015, $5,000,000; Other Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $97,000,000; Aircraft Procurement, Navy , 2013/2015, $47,200,000; Procurement, Marine Corps , 2013/2015, $40,217,000; Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , 2013/2015, $64,600,000; Missile Procurement, Air Force , 2013/2015, $13,800,000; Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $30,000,000; Other Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $213,998,000; Aircraft Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $196,622,000; Weapons Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $63,400,000; Other Procurement, Navy , 2014/2016, $1,505,000; Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , 2014/2016, $83,400,000; Missile Procurement, Air Force , 2014/2016, $157,209,000; Procurement, Defense-Wide , 2014/2016, $12,100,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Army , 2014/2015, $5,000,000; Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force , 2014/2015, $37,000,000; and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy , 2014/2015, $141,727,000. 8041. None of the funds available in this Act may be used to reduce the authorized positions for military technicians (dual status) of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military technicians (dual status), unless such reductions are a direct result of a reduction in military force structure. 8042. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea unless specifically appropriated for that purpose. 8043. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and maintenance of the Military Departments, Combatant Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard and Reserve provide intelligence or counterintelligence support to Combatant Commands, Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including the activities and programs included within the National Intelligence Program and the Military Intelligence Program: Provided , That nothing in this section authorizes deviation from established Reserve and National Guard personnel and training procedures. 8044. Of the amounts appropriated for Working Capital Fund, Army , $225,000,000 shall be available to maintain competitive rates at the arsenals. 8045. (a) None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to any other department or agency of the United States except as specifically provided in an appropriations law. 8046. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic origin: Provided , That the Secretary of the military department responsible for such procurement may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes: Provided further , That this restriction shall not apply to the purchase of commercial items , as defined by section 4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, except that the restriction shall apply to ball or roller bearings purchased as end items. 8047. In addition to the amounts appropriated or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $44,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense: Provided , That upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, the Secretary shall make grants in the amounts specified as follows: $20,000,000 to the United Service Organizations and $24,000,000 to the Red Cross. 8048. None of the funds in this Act may be used to purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition must be made in order to acquire capability for national security purposes that is not available from United States manufacturers. 8049. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, the Small Business Innovation Research program and the Small Business Technology Transfer program set-asides shall be taken proportionally from all programs, projects, or activities to the extent they contribute to the extramural budget. 8050. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for the current fiscal year and hereafter may be obligated or expended to transfer to another nation or an international organization any defense articles or services (other than intelligence services) for use in the activities described in subsection (b) unless the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer. (b) This section applies to— (1) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United Nations Security Council resolution; and (2) any other international peacekeeping, peace-enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation. (c) A notice under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or services to be transferred. (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or supplies— (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be transferred have been met; and (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the President proposes to provide funds for such replacement. 8051. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee when— (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated with a business combination. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8052. During the current fiscal year, no more than $30,000,000 of appropriations made in this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide may be transferred to appropriations available for the pay of military personnel, to be merged with, and to be available for the same time period as the appropriations to which transferred, to be used in support of such personnel in connection with support and services for eligible organizations and activities outside the Department of Defense pursuant to section 2012 of title 10, United States Code. 8053. During the current fiscal year, in the case of an appropriation account of the Department of Defense for which the period of availability for obligation has expired or which has closed under the provisions of section 1552 of title 31, United States Code, and which has a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance, an obligation or an adjustment of an obligation may be charged to any current appropriation account for the same purpose as the expired or closed account if— (1) the obligation would have been properly chargeable (except as to amount) to the expired or closed account before the end of the period of availability or closing of that account; (2) the obligation is not otherwise properly chargeable to any current appropriation account of the Department of Defense; and (3) in the case of an expired account, the obligation is not chargeable to a current appropriation of the Department of Defense under the provisions of section 1405(b)(8) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991, Public Law 101–510 , as amended ( 31 U.S.C. 1551 note): Provided , That in the case of an expired account, if subsequent review or investigation discloses that there was not in fact a negative unliquidated or unexpended balance in the account, any charge to a current account under the authority of this section shall be reversed and recorded against the expired account: Provided further , That the total amount charged to a current appropriation under this section may not exceed an amount equal to 1 percent of the total appropriation for that account. 8054. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau may permit the use of equipment of the National Guard Distance Learning Project by any person or entity on a space-available, reimbursable basis. The Chief of the National Guard Bureau shall establish the amount of reimbursement for such use on a case-by-case basis. (b) Amounts collected under subsection (a) shall be credited to funds available for the National Guard Distance Learning Project and be available to defray the costs associated with the use of equipment of the project under that subsection. Such funds shall be available for such purposes without fiscal year limitation. 8055. Using funds made available by this Act or any other Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided , That in the City of Kaiserslautern and at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks area, such agreements will include the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy for municipal district heat to the United States Defense installations: Provided further , That at Landstuhl Army Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, if provisions are included for the consideration of United States coal as an energy source. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8056. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide”, $25,000,000 shall be for continued implementation and expansion of the Sexual Assault Special Victims’ Counsel Program, and $5,709,000 shall be for support of high priority Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program requirements and activities, including the training and funding of personnel: Provided , That the funds are made available for transfer to the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force: Provided further , That funds transferred shall be merged with and available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriations to which the funds are transferred: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. 8057. None of the funds appropriated in title IV of this Act may be used to procure end-items for delivery to military forces for operational training, operational use or inventory requirements: Provided , That this restriction does not apply to end-items used in development, prototyping, and test activities preceding and leading to acceptance for operational use: Provided further , That this restriction does not apply to programs funded within the National Intelligence Program: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. 8058. (a) The Secretary of Defense may, on a case-by-case basis, waive with respect to a foreign country each limitation on the procurement of defense items from foreign sources provided in law if the Secretary determines that the application of the limitation with respect to that country would invalidate cooperative programs entered into between the Department of Defense and the foreign country, or would invalidate reciprocal trade agreements for the procurement of defense items entered into under section 2531 of title 10, United States Code, and the country does not discriminate against the same or similar defense items produced in the United States for that country. (b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to— (1) contracts and subcontracts entered into on or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) options for the procurement of items that are exercised after such date under contracts that are entered into before such date if the option prices are adjusted for any reason other than the application of a waiver granted under subsection (a). (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a limitation regarding construction of public vessels, ball and roller bearings, food, and clothing or textile materials as defined by section 11 (chapters 50–65) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule and products classified under headings 4010, 4202, 4203, 6401 through 6406, 6505, 7019, 7218 through 7229, 7304.41 through 7304.49, 7306.40, 7502 through 7508, 8105, 8108, 8109, 8211, 8215, and 9404. 8059. (a) In general (1) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any training, equipment, or other assistance for a unit of a foreign security force if the Secretary of Defense has credible information that the unit has committed a gross violation of human rights. (2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall ensure that prior to a decision to provide any training, equipment, or other assistance to a unit of a foreign security force full consideration is given to any credible information available to the Department of State relating to human rights violations by such unit. (b) Exception The prohibition in subsection (a)(1) shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, determines that the government of such country has taken all necessary corrective steps, or if the equipment or other assistance is necessary to assist in disaster relief operations or other humanitarian or national security emergencies. (c) Waiver The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a)(1) if the Secretary of Defense determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances. (d) Procedures The Secretary of Defense shall establish, and periodically update, procedures to ensure that any information in the possession of the Department of Defense about gross violations of human rights by units of foreign security forces is shared on a timely basis with the Department of State. (e) Report Not more than 15 days after the application of any exception under subsection (b) or the exercise of any waiver under subsection (c), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report— (1) in the case of an exception under subsection (b), providing notice of the use of the exception and stating the grounds for the exception; and (2) in the case of a waiver under subsection (c), describing the information relating to the gross violation of human rights; the extraordinary circumstances that necessitate the waiver; the purpose and duration of the training, equipment, or other assistance; and the United States forces and the foreign security force unit involved. (f) Definition For purposes of this section the term appropriate congressional committees means the congressional defense committees and the Committees on Appropriations. 8060. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or other Department of Defense Appropriations Acts may be obligated or expended for the purpose of performing repairs or maintenance to military family housing units of the Department of Defense, including areas in such military family housing units that may be used for the purpose of conducting official Department of Defense business. 8061. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this Act under the heading Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide for any new start advanced concept technology demonstration project or joint capability demonstration project may only be obligated 45 days after a report, including a description of the project, the planned acquisition and transition strategy and its estimated annual and total cost, has been provided in writing to the congressional defense committees: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national interest to do so. 8062. The Secretary of Defense shall provide a classified quarterly report beginning 30 days after enactment of this Act, to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Subcommittees on Defense on certain matters as directed in the classified annex accompanying this Act. 8063. During the current fiscal year and hereafter, none of the funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to provide support to another department or agency of the United States if such department or agency is more than 90 days in arrears in making payment to the Department of Defense for goods or services previously provided to such department or agency on a reimbursable basis: Provided , That this restriction shall not apply if the department is authorized by law to provide support to such department or agency on a nonreimbursable basis, and is providing the requested support pursuant to such authority: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that it is in the national security interest to do so. 8064. Notwithstanding section 12310(b) of title 10, United States Code, a member of the National Guard serving on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, may perform duties in support of the ground-based elements of the National Ballistic Missile Defense System. 8065. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to transfer to any nongovernmental entity ammunition held by the Department of Defense that has a center-fire cartridge and a United States military nomenclature designation of armor penetrator , armor piercing (AP) , armor piercing incendiary (API) , or armor-piercing incendiary tracer (API–T) , except to an entity performing demilitarization services for the Department of Defense under a contract that requires the entity to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Department of Defense that armor piercing projectiles are either: (1) rendered incapable of reuse by the demilitarization process; or (2) used to manufacture ammunition pursuant to a contract with the Department of Defense or the manufacture of ammunition for export pursuant to a License for Permanent Export of Unclassified Military Articles issued by the Department of State. 8066. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, may waive payment of all or part of the consideration that otherwise would be required under section 2667 of title 10, United States Code, in the case of a lease of personal property for a period not in excess of 1 year to any organization specified in section 508(d) of title 32, United States Code, or any other youth, social, or fraternal nonprofit organization as may be approved by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or his designee, on a case-by-case basis. 8067. In specifying the amounts requested for the Department of the Army for Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, the budget of the President submitted to Congress shall request such amounts in the Cemeterial Expenses, Army appropriation, and shall not request such amounts in the Operation and Maintenance, Army appropriation. 8068. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military installation located in the United States unless such malt beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the case of the District of Columbia, within the District of Columbia, in which the military installation is located: Provided , That in a case in which the military installation is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in any State in which the installation is located: Provided further , That such local procurement requirements for malt beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages only for military installations in States which are not contiguous with another State: Provided further , That alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be procured from the most competitive source, price and other factors considered. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8069. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Army , $106,189,900 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense is authorized to transfer such funds to other activities of the Federal Government: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense is authorized to enter into and carry out contracts for the acquisition of real property, construction, personal services, and operations related to projects carrying out the purposes of this section: Provided further , That contracts entered into under the authority of this section may provide for such indemnification as the Secretary determines to be necessary: Provided further , That projects authorized by this section shall comply with applicable Federal, State, and local law to the maximum extent consistent with the national security, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. 8070. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to take any action to modify— (1) the appropriations account structure for the National Intelligence Program budget, including through the creation of a new appropriation or new appropriation account; (2) how the National Intelligence Program budget request is presented in the unclassified P–1, R–1, and O–1 documents supporting the Department of Defense budget request; (3) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are apportioned to the executing agencies; or (4) the process by which the National Intelligence Program appropriations are allotted, obligated and disbursed. (b) Nothing in section (a) shall be construed to prohibit the merger of programs or changes to the National Intelligence Program budget at or below the Expenditure Center level, provided such change is otherwise in accordance with paragraphs (a)(1)–(3). (c) The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense may jointly, only for the purposes of achieving auditable financial statements and improving fiscal reporting, study and develop detailed proposals for alternative financial management processes. Such study shall include a comprehensive counterintelligence risk assessment to ensure that none of the alternative processes will adversely affect counterintelligence. (d) Upon development of the detailed proposals defined under subsection (c), the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense shall— (1) provide the proposed alternatives to all affected agencies; (2) receive certification from all affected agencies attesting that the proposed alternatives will help achieve auditability, improve fiscal reporting, and will not adversely affect counterintelligence; and (3) not later than 30 days after receiving all necessary certifications under paragraph (2), present the proposed alternatives and certifications to the congressional defense and intelligence committees. (e) This section shall not be construed to alter or affect the application of section 1627 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to the amounts made available by this Act. (including transfer of funds) 8071. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $200,000,000 from funds available under Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide may be transferred to the Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund : Provided , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 30 days prior to making transfers to the Department of State Global Security Contingency Fund , notify the congressional defense committees in writing with the source of funds and a detailed justification, execution plan, and timeline for each proposed project. 8072. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense, to remain available for obligation until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, that upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that it shall serve the national interest, these funds shall be available only for a grant to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., only for the construction and furnishing of additional Fisher Houses to meet the needs of military family members when confronted with the illness or hospitalization of an eligible military beneficiary. 8073. The Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations to prohibit the sale of any tobacco or tobacco-related products in military resale outlets in the United States, its territories and possessions at a price below the most competitive price in the local community: Provided , That such regulations shall direct that the prices of tobacco or tobacco-related products in overseas military retail outlets shall be within the range of prices established for military retail system stores located in the United States. (including transfer of funds) 8074. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the headings Procurement, Defense-Wide and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $619,814,000 shall be for the Israeli Cooperative Programs: Provided , That of this amount, $350,972,000 shall be for the Secretary of Defense to provide to the Government of Israel for the procurement of the Iron Dome defense system to counter short-range rocket threats, subject to the U.S.-Israel Iron Dome Procurement Agreement, as amended; $137,934,000 shall be for the Short Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRBMD) program, including cruise missile defense research and development under the SRBMD program, of which $15,000,000 shall be for production activities of SRBMD missiles in the United States and in Israel to meet Israel's defense requirements consistent with each nation's laws, regulations, and procedures; $74,707,000 shall be for an upper-tier component to the Israeli Missile Defense Architecture; and $56,201,000 shall be for the Arrow System Improvement Program including development of a long range, ground and airborne, detection suite: Provided further , That funds made available under this provision for production of missiles and missile components may be transferred to appropriations available for the procurement of weapons and equipment, to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority contained in this Act. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8075. Of the amounts appropriated in this Act under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , $991,285,000 shall be available until September 30, 2015, to fund prior year shipbuilding cost increases: Provided , That upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds to the following appropriations in the amounts specified: Provided further , That the amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred to: (1) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2008/2015: Carrier Replacement Program $663,000,000; (2) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2009/2015: LPD–17 Amphibious Transport Dock Program $54,096,000; (3) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2010/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $65,771,000; (4) Under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy , 2010/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $35,345,000; (5) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: DDG–51 Destroyer $63,373,000; (6) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Littoral Combat Ship $41,700,000; (7) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2011/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $9,340,000; (8) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: CVN Refueling Overhauls Program $54,000,000; (9) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2012/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,620,000; and (10) Under the heading ‘‘Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy’’, 2013/2015: Joint High Speed Vessel $2,040,000. 8076. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3094 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8077. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity unless such program, project, or activity must be undertaken immediately in the interest of national security and only after written prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 8078. The budget of the President for fiscal year 2016 submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include separate budget justification documents for costs of United States Armed Forces' participation in contingency operations for the Military Personnel accounts, the Operation and Maintenance accounts, the Procurement accounts, and the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation accounts: Provided , That these documents shall include a description of the funding requested for each contingency operation, for each military service, to include all Active and Reserve components, and for each appropriations account: Provided further , That these documents shall include estimated costs for each element of expense or object class, a reconciliation of increases and decreases for each contingency operation, and programmatic data including, but not limited to, troop strength for each Active and Reserve component, and estimates of the major weapons systems deployed in support of each contingency: Provided further , That these documents shall include budget exhibits OP–5 and OP–32 (as defined in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation) for all contingency operations for the budget year and the two preceding fiscal years. 8079. None of the funds in this Act may be used for research, development, test, evaluation, procurement or deployment of nuclear armed interceptors of a missile defense system. 8080. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, to reflect savings due to favorable foreign exchange rates, the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced by $386,268,000. 8081. None of the funds appropriated or made available in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC–130 Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in this Act: Provided , That the Air Force shall allow the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron to perform other missions in support of national defense requirements during the non-hurricane season. 8082. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for integration of foreign intelligence information unless the information has been lawfully collected and processed during the conduct of authorized foreign intelligence activities: Provided , That information pertaining to United States persons shall only be handled in accordance with protections provided in the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution as implemented through Executive Order No. 12333. 8083. (a) At the time members of reserve components of the Armed Forces are called or ordered to active duty under section 12302(a) of title 10, United States Code, each member shall be notified in writing of the expected period during which the member will be mobilized. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of subsection (a) in any case in which the Secretary determines that it is necessary to do so to respond to a national security emergency or to meet dire operational requirements of the Armed Forces. 8084. Of the amounts appropriated for Missile Procurement, Air Force , $125,000,000 shall be available for the acceleration of a competitively awarded Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle mission: Provided , That competitions shall be open to all certified providers of Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class systems: Provided further , That competitions shall consider bids from two or more certified providers: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such providers may compete any certified launch vehicle in their inventory. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8085. The Secretary of Defense may transfer funds from any available Department of the Navy appropriation to any available Navy ship construction appropriation for the purpose of liquidating necessary changes resulting from inflation, market fluctuations, or rate adjustments for any ship construction program appropriated in law: Provided , That the Secretary may transfer not to exceed $16,000,000 under the authority provided by this section: Provided further , That the Secretary may not transfer any funds until 30 days after the proposed transfer has been reported to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, unless a response from the Committees is received sooner: Provided further , That any funds transferred pursuant to this section shall retain the same period of availability as when originally appropriated: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided by this section is in addition to any other transfer authority contained elsewhere in this Act. 8086. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to transfer research and development, acquisition, or other program authority relating to current tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (TUAVs) from the Army. (b) The Army shall retain responsibility for and operational control of the MQ–1C Gray Eagle Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in order to support the Secretary of Defense in matters relating to the employment of unmanned aerial vehicles. 8087. Up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Navy may be made available for the Asia Pacific Regional Initiative Program for the purpose of enabling the Pacific Command to execute Theater Security Cooperation activities such as humanitarian assistance, and payment of incremental and personnel costs of training and exercising with foreign security forces: Provided , That funds made available for this purpose may be used, notwithstanding any other funding authorities for humanitarian assistance, security assistance or combined exercise expenses: Provided further , That funds may not be obligated to provide assistance to any foreign country that is otherwise prohibited from receiving such type of assistance under any other provision of law. 8088. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for programs of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, except for funds appropriated for research and technology, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016. 8089. For purposes of section 1553(b) of title 31, United States Code, any subdivision of appropriations made in this Act under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy shall be considered to be for the same purpose as any subdivision under the heading Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy appropriations in any prior fiscal year, and the 1 percent limitation shall apply to the total amount of the appropriation. 8090. (a) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall submit a report to the congressional intelligence committees to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the report shall include— (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation by Expenditure Center and project; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this Act shall be available for reprogramming or transfer until the report identified in subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional intelligence committees, unless the Director of National Intelligence certifies in writing to the congressional intelligence committees that such reprogramming or transfer is necessary as an emergency requirement. 8091. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to eliminate, restructure or realign Army Contracting Command–New Jersey or make disproportionate personnel reductions at any Army Contracting Command–New Jersey sites without 30-day prior notification to the congressional defense committees. 8092. None of the funds made available by this Act for excess defense articles, assistance under section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ; 119 Stat. 3456), or peacekeeping operations for the countries designated annually to be in violation of the standards of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 may be used to support any military training or operation that includes child soldiers, as defined by the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–457 ; 22 U.S.C. 2370c–1 ), unless such assistance is otherwise permitted under section 404 of the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8093. Of the funds appropriated in the Intelligence Community Management Account for the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, $20,000,000 is available for transfer by the Director of National Intelligence to other departments and agencies for purposes of Government-wide information sharing activities: Provided , That funds transferred under this provision are to be merged with and available for the same purposes and time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the Office of Management and Budget must approve any transfers made under this provision. 8094. (a) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024(d) ) that— (1) creates a new start effort; (2) terminates a program with appropriated funding of $10,000,000 or more; (3) transfers funding into or out of the National Intelligence Program; or (4) transfers funding between appropriations, unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. (b) None of the funds provided for the National Intelligence Program in this or any prior appropriations Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming or transfer of funds in accordance with section 102A(d) or the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3024(d) ) that results in a cumulative increase or decrease of the levels specified in the classified annex accompanying the Act unless the congressional intelligence committees are notified 30 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds; this notification period may be reduced for urgent national security requirements. 8095. The Director of National Intelligence shall submit to Congress each year, at or about the time that the President's budget is submitted to Congress that year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a future-years intelligence program (including associated annexes) reflecting the estimated expenditures and proposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such future-years intelligence program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the budget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years. 8096. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional intelligence committees means the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives, the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, and the Subcommittee on Defense of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 8097. The Department of Defense shall continue to report incremental contingency operations costs for Operation Inherent Resolve, Operation Enduring Freedom, and any named successor operations, on a monthly basis and any other operation designated and identified by the Secretary of Defense for the purposes of section 127a of title 10, United States Code, on a semi-annual basis in the Cost of War Execution Report as prescribed in the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation Department of Defense Instruction 7000.14, Volume 12, Chapter 23 Contingency Operations , Annex 1, dated September 2005. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8098. During the current fiscal year, not to exceed $11,000,000 from each of the appropriations made in title II of this Act for Operation and Maintenance, Army , Operation and Maintenance, Navy , and Operation and Maintenance, Air Force may be transferred by the military department concerned to its central fund established for Fisher Houses and Suites pursuant to section 2493(d) of title 10, United States Code. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 8099. Funds appropriated by this Act for operation and maintenance may be available for the purpose of making remittances and transfer to the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Fund in accordance with section 1705 of title 10, United States Code. 8100. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 8101. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract for an amount in excess of $1,000,000, unless the contractor agrees not to— (1) enter into any agreement with any of its employees or independent contractors that requires, as a condition of employment, that the employee or independent contractor agree to resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention; or (2) take any action to enforce any provision of an existing agreement with an employee or independent contractor that mandates that the employee or independent contractor resolve through arbitration any claim under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or any tort related to or arising out of sexual assault or harassment, including assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, or negligent hiring, supervision, or retention. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be expended for any Federal contract unless the contractor certifies that it requires each covered subcontractor to agree not to enter into, and not to take any action to enforce any provision of, any agreement as described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), with respect to any employee or independent contractor performing work related to such subcontract. For purposes of this subsection, a covered subcontractor is an entity that has a subcontract in excess of $1,000,000 on a contract subject to subsection (a). (c) The prohibitions in this section do not apply with respect to a contractor's or subcontractor's agreements with employees or independent contractors that may not be enforced in a court of the United States. (d) The Secretary of Defense may waive the application of subsection (a) or (b) to a particular contractor or subcontractor for the purposes of a particular contract or subcontract if the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary personally determines that the waiver is necessary to avoid harm to national security interests of the United States, and that the term of the contract or subcontract is not longer than necessary to avoid such harm. The determination shall set forth with specificity the grounds for the waiver and for the contract or subcontract term selected, and shall state any alternatives considered in lieu of a waiver and the reasons each such alternative would not avoid harm to national security interests of the United States. The Secretary of Defense shall transmit to Congress, and simultaneously make public, any determination under this subsection not less than 15 business days before the contract or subcontract addressed in the determination may be awarded. (including transfer of funds) 8102. From within the funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program in this Act, up to $146,857,000, shall be available for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund in accordance with the provisions of section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, Public Law 111–84 : Provided , That for purposes of section 1704(b), the facility operations funded are operations of the integrated Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal medical facility as described by section 706 of Public Law 110–417 : Provided further , That additional funds may be transferred from funds appropriated for operation and maintenance for the Defense Health Program to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Defense to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 8103. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall not employ more Senior Executive employees than are specified in the classified annex. 8104. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and hereafter may be obligated or expended to pay a retired general or flag officer to serve as a senior mentor advising the Department of Defense unless such retired officer files a Standard Form 278 (or successor form concerning public financial disclosure under part 2634 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) to the Office of Government Ethics. 8105. Appropriations available to the Department of Defense may be used for the purchase of heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 8106. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act may be used by the Department of Defense or a component thereof in contravention of section 1243 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, relating to limitations on providing certain missile defense information to the Russian Federation. 8107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense to take beneficial occupancy of more than 3,000 parking spaces (other than handicap-reserved spaces) to be provided by the BRAC 133 project: Provided , That this limitation may be waived in part if: (1) the Secretary of Defense certifies to Congress that levels of service at existing intersections in the vicinity of the project have not experienced failing levels of service as defined by the Transportation Research Board Highway Capacity Manual over a consecutive 90-day period; (2) the Department of Defense and the Virginia Department of Transportation agree on the number of additional parking spaces that may be made available to employees of the facility subject to continued 90-day traffic monitoring; and (3) the Secretary of Defense notifies the congressional defense committees in writing at least 14 days prior to exercising this waiver of the number of additional parking spaces to be made available. 8108. The Secretary of Defense shall report quarterly the numbers of civilian personnel end strength by appropriation account for each and every appropriation account used to finance Federal civilian personnel salaries to the congressional defense committees within 15 days after the end of each fiscal quarter. (including transfer of funds) 8109. Upon a determination by the Director of National Intelligence that such action is necessary and in the national interest, the Director may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,000,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act for the National Intelligence Program: Provided , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen intelligence requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by the Congress: Provided further , That a request for multiple reprogrammings of funds using authority provided in this section shall be made prior to June 30, 2015. (including transfer of funds) 8110. There is appropriated $540,000,000 for the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund , to remain available until September 30, 2021: Provided , That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer funds from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund to appropriations for operation and maintenance; research, development, test and evaluation; and procurement, only for the purposes of operating, sustaining, equipping and modernizing the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers CG–63, CG–64, CG–65, CG–66, CG–67, CG–68, CG–69, CG–70, CG–71, CG–72, CG–73, and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ships LSD–41, LSD–42, and LSD–46: Provided further , That funds transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which they are transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall, not less than 30 days prior to making any transfer from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund , notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of such transfer: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall transfer and obligate funds from the Ship Modernization, Operations and Sustainment Fund for modernization of not more than two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers as detailed above in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That no more than six Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers shall be in a phased modernization at any time: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Navy shall contract for the required modernization equipment in the year prior to inducting a Ticonderoga-class cruiser for modernization: Provided further , That the prohibition in section 2244a(a) of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply to the use of any funds transferred pursuant to this section. 8111. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be obligated or expended by the Secretary of a military department in contravention of the provisions of section 352 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 to adopt any new camouflage pattern design or uniform fabric for any combat or camouflage utility uniform or family of uniforms for use by an Armed Force. 8112. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or assist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its territories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other detainee who— (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of Defense. 8113. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this or any other Act may be used to construct, acquire, or modify any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual described in subsection (c) for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. 8114. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act may be used to transfer any individual detained at United States Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, to the custody or control of the individual’s country of origin, any other foreign country, or any other foreign entity except in accordance with section 1035 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014. 8115. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 1590 or 1591 of title 18, United States Code, or in contravention of the requirements of section 106(g) or (h) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7104(g) or (h)). 8116. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ). 8117. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or any other Federal agency to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 8118. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of Defense, or any other official or officer of the Department of Defense, to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, or make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to Rosoboronexport or any subsidiary of Rosoboronexport. (b) The Secretary of Defense may waive the limitation in subsection (a) if the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that it is in the vital national security interest of the United States to do so, and certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees that, to the best of the Secretary's knowledge: (1) Rosoboronexport has ceased the transfer of lethal military equipment to, and the maintenance of existing lethal military equipment for, the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic; (2) The armed forces of the Russian Federation have withdrawn from Crimea, other than armed forces present on military bases subject to agreements in force between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Ukraine; and (3) Agents of the Russian Federation have ceased taking active measures to destabilize the control of the Government of Ukraine over eastern Ukraine. (c) The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of any action involving Rosoboronexport with respect to a waiver issued by the Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b), and not later than 90 days after the date on which such a waiver is issued by the Secretary of Defense, the Inspector General shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report containing the results of the review conducted with respect to such waiver. 8119. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the purchase or manufacture of a flag of the United States unless such flags are treated as covered items under section 2533a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 8120. None of the funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by the United States Government for the direct personal benefit of the President of Afghanistan. 8121. (a) Of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Department of Defense, amounts may be made available, under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to local military commanders appointed by the Secretary of Defense, or by an officer or employee designated by the Secretary, to provide at their discretion ex gratia payments in amounts consistent with subsection (d) of this section for damage, personal injury, or death that is incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces in a foreign country. (b) An ex gratia payment under this section may be provided only if— (1) the prospective foreign civilian recipient is determined by the local military commander to be friendly to the United States; (2) a claim for damages would not be compensable under chapter 163 of title 10, United States Code (commonly known as the Foreign Claims Act ); and (3) the property damage, personal injury, or death was not caused by action by an enemy. (c) Nature of payments Any payments provided under a program under subsection (a) shall not be considered an admission or acknowledgement of any legal obligation to compensate for any damage, personal injury, or death. (d) Amount of payments If the Secretary of Defense determines a program under subsection (a) to be appropriate in a particular setting, the amounts of payments, if any, to be provided to civilians determined to have suffered harm incident to combat operations of the Armed Forces under the program should be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary and based on an assessment, which should include such factors as cultural appropriateness and prevailing economic conditions. (e) Legal advice Local military commanders shall receive legal advice before making ex gratia payments under this subsection. The legal advisor, under regulations of the Department of Defense, shall advise on whether an ex gratia payment is proper under this section and applicable Department of Defense regulations. (f) Written record A written record of any ex gratia payment offered or denied shall be kept by the local commander and on a timely basis submitted to the appropriate office in the Department of Defense as determined by the Secretary of Defense. (g) Report The Secretary of Defense shall report to the congressional defense committees on an annual basis the efficacy of the ex gratia payment program including the number of types of cases considered, amounts offered, the response from ex gratia payment recipients, and any recommended modifications to the program. (h) Limitation Nothing in this section shall be deemed to provide any new authority to the Secretary of Defense. 8122. None of the funds available in this Act to the Department of Defense, other than appropriations made for necessary or routine refurbishments, upgrades or maintenance activities, shall be used to reduce or to prepare to reduce the number of deployed and non-deployed strategic delivery vehicles and launchers below the levels set forth in the report submitted to Congress in accordance with section 1042 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012. 8123. The Secretary of Defense shall post grant awards on a public Web site in a searchable format. 8124. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to cancel the avionics modernization program of record for C–130 aircraft: Provided , That the Secretary of the Air Force may proceed with a reduced scope program to address safety and airspace compliance requirements, using funds provided in this bill and previous funds appropriated for the avionics modernization program of record, consistent with the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8125. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to reduce the force structure at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, below the force structure at such Air Force Base as of October 1, 2013, except in accordance with section 1063 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8126. None of the Operation and Maintenance funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 41106 of title 49, United States Code. 8127. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to fund the performance of a flight demonstration team at a location outside of the United States: Provided , That this prohibition applies only if a performance of a flight demonstration team at a location within the United States was canceled during the current fiscal year due to insufficient funding. 8128. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the National Security Agency to— (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting a United States person; or (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents (as such term is defined in section 2510(8) of title 18, United States Code) of any electronic communication of a United States person from a provider of electronic communication services to the public pursuant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978. (including transfer of funds) 8129. Of the amounts appropriated for Operation and Maintenance, Navy , up to $1,000,000 shall be available for transfer to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1105 ). (Including transfer of funds) 8130. In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act for basic allowance for housing for military personnel, including active duty, reserve and National Guard personnel, $88,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer only to military personnel accounts: Provided , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act. 8131. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to divest E–3 airborne warning and control system aircraft, or disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft: Provided , That not later than 90 days following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report providing a detailed explanation of how the Secretary will meet the priority requirements of the commanders of the combatant commands related to airborne warning and control with a fleet of fewer than 31 E–3 aircraft. 8132. None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. 8133. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to transfer or divest AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Army National Guard to the active Army in fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the Secretary of the Army shall ensure the continuing readiness of the AH–64 Apache aircraft and ensure the training of the crews of such aircraft during fiscal year 2015, including the allocation of funds for operation and maintenance and personnel connected with such aircraft: Provided further , That this section shall continue in effect through the date of enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 8134. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated for activities authorized under section 1208 of the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 ( Public Law 112–81 ; 125 Stat. 1621) to initiate support for, or expand support to, foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals unless the congressional defense committees are notified in accordance with the direction contained in the classified annex accompanying this Act, not less than 15 days before initiating such support: Provided , That none of the funds made available in this Act may be used under such section 1208 for any activity that is not in support of an ongoing military operation being conducted by United States Special Operations Forces to combat terrorism: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibitions in this section if the Secretary determines that such waiver is required by extraordinary circumstances and, by not later than 72 hours after making such waiver, notifies the congressional defense committees of such waiver. 8135. (a) Within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense committees to assess whether the justification and approval requirements under section 811 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 2405) have, inconsistent with the intent of Congress— (1) negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department of Defense greater than $20,000,000; (2) discouraged agencies from awarding contracts greater than $20,000,000 to covered entities; and (3) been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented. (b) The Comptroller General shall analyze and report to the congressional defense committees on the sufficiency of the Department’s report in addressing the requirements; review the extent to which section 811 has negatively impacted the ability of covered entities to be awarded sole-source contracts with the Department, discouraged agencies from awarding contracts, or been misconstrued and/or inconsistently implemented. 8136. The Secretary of the Air Force shall designate a facility located on Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to be named after Senator Alan J. Dixon in recognition of his significant public service achievements. 8137. None of the funds in this Act may be used to require that seafood procured for the Department of Defense from sustainably managed fisheries in the United States, as determined by the National Marine Fisheries Service, be required to additionally meet sustainability certification criteria prescribed by third-party nongovernmental organizations. 8138. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to— (1) disestablish, or prepare to disestablish, a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with Department of Defense Instruction Number 1215.08, dated June 26, 2006; or (2) close, downgrade from host to extension center, or place on probation a Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program in accordance with the information paper of the Department of the Army titled Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC) Program Review and Criteria , dated January 27, 2014. 8139. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to retire, divest, or transfer, or to prepare or plan for the retirement, divestment, or transfer of, the entire KC–10 fleet during fiscal year 2015. 8140. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Iraq in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ), including for the introduction of United States armed forces into hostilities in Iraq, into situations in Iraq where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Iraqi territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of such Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 8141. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, or prepare to divest, retire, transfer, or place in storage, any A–10 aircraft, or to disestablish any units of the active or reserve component associated with such aircraft. IX Overseas contingency operations Military Personnel Military Personnel, Army For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Army , $3,259,970,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Navy , $332,166,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Marine Corps , $403,311,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Military Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for Military Personnel, Air Force , $728,334,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Army For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Army , $24,990,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Navy For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Navy , $13,953,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps , $5,069,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Reserve Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for Reserve Personnel, Air Force , $19,175,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Army For an additional amount for National Guard Personnel, Army , $174,778,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard Personnel, Air Force For an additional amount for National Guard Personnel, Air Force , $4,894,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance Operation and Maintenance, Army For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army , $18,108,656,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy , $6,253,819,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps , $1,850,984,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force , $10,076,383,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for “Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide”, $6,211,025,000: Provided , That of the funds provided under this heading, not to exceed $1,260,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for payments to reimburse key cooperating nations for logistical, military, and other support, including access, provided to United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq: Provided further , That such reimbursement payments may be made in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, and in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, may determine, based on documentation determined by the Secretary of Defense to adequately account for the support provided, and such determination is final and conclusive upon the accounting officers of the United States, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That these funds may be used for the purpose of providing specialized training and procuring supplies and specialized equipment and providing such supplies and loaning such equipment on a non-reimbursable basis to coalition forces supporting United States military and stability operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, and 15 days following notification to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That these funds may be used to reimburse the government of Jordan, in such amounts as the Secretary of Defense may determine, to maintain the ability of the Jordanian armed forces to maintain security along the border between Jordan and Syria, upon 15 days prior written notification to the congressional defense committees outlining the amounts reimbursed and the nature of the expenses to be reimbursed: Provided further , That not to exceed $15,000,000 can be used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential military purposes: Provided further , That the authority in the preceding proviso may only be used for emergency and extraordinary expenses associated with activities to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees on the use of funds provided in this paragraph: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve , $41,532,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve , $45,876,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve , $10,540,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve , $77,794,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard , $77,661,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard For an additional amount for Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard , $22,600,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund For the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund , $4,109,333,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Commander, Combined Security Transition Command—Afghanistan, or the Secretary's designee, to provide assistance, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, to the security forces of Afghanistan, including the provision of equipment, supplies, services, training, facility and infrastructure repair, renovation, construction, and funding: Provided further , That the authority to provide assistance under this heading is in addition to any other authority to provide assistance to foreign nations: Provided further , That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any person, foreign government, or international organization may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees in writing upon the receipt and upon the obligation of any contribution, delineating the sources and amounts of the funds received and the specific use of such contributions: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to obligating from this appropriation account, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such obligation: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of any proposed new projects or transfer of funds between budget sub-activity groups in excess of $20,000,000: Provided further , That the United States may accept equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts that was transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States: Provided further , That equipment procured using funds provided under this heading in this or prior Acts, and not yet transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan or transferred to the security forces of Afghanistan and returned by such forces to the United States, may be treated as stocks of the Department of Defense upon written notification to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, not less than $25,000,000 shall be for recruitment and retention of women in the Afghanistan National Security Forces, and the recruitment and training of female security personnel for the 2015 parliamentary elections: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Iraq Train and Equip Fund For the Iraq Train and Equip Fund , $1,618,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, pursuant to section 1236 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, to provide assistance, including training; equipment; logistics support, supplies, and services; stipends; infrastructure repair, renovation, and sustainment to military and other security forces of or associated with the Government of Iraq, including Kurdish and tribal security forces or other local security forces, with a national security mission, to counter the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that prior to providing assistance to elements of any forces such elements are appropriately vetted, including at a minimum, assessing such elements for associations with terrorist groups or groups associated with the Government of Iran; and receiving commitments from such elements to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments, including the Government of Iraq, and other entities, to carry out assistance authorized under this heading: Provided further , That contributions of funds for the purposes provided herein from any foreign government or other entities, may be credited to this Fund, to remain available until expended, and used for such purposes: Provided further , That not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after (1) the Secretary of Defense submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees, describing the plan for the provision of such training and assistance and the forces designated to receive such assistance, and (2) the President submits a report to the appropriate congressional committees on how assistance provided under this heading supports a larger regional strategy: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, not more than 60 percent may be obligated or expended until not fewer than 15 days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that an amount equal to not less than 40 percent of the amount provided under this heading has been contributed by other countries and entities for the purposes for which funds are provided under this heading, of which at least 50 percent shall have been contributed or provided by the Government of Iraq: Provided further , That the limitation in the preceding proviso shall not apply if the Secretary of Defense determines, in writing, that the national security objectives of the United States will be compromised by the application of the limitation to such assistance, and notifies the appropriate congressional committees not less than 15 days in advance of the exemption taking effect, including a justification for the Secretary’s determination and a description of the assistance to be exempted from the application of such limitation: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may waive a provision of law relating to the acquisition of items and support services or sections 40 and 40A of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2780 and 2785) if the Secretary determines such provisions of law would prohibit, restrict, delay or otherwise limit the provision of such assistance and a notice of and justification for such waiver is submitted to the appropriate congressional committees: Provided further , That the term appropriate congressional committees under this heading means the congressional defense committees , the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives: Provided further , That amounts made available under this heading are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund (including transfer of funds) For the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund , $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall be available to provide support and assistance to foreign security forces or other groups or individuals to conduct, support, or facilitate counterterrorism and crisis response activities pursuant to section 1534 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and subject to the same authorities and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the transfer authority under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That the funds available under this heading are available for transfer only to the extent that the Secretary of Defense submits a prior approval reprogramming request to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the appropriate vetting standards and procedures established elsewhere in this Act for any recipient of training, equipment, or other assistance: Provided further , That the amount provided under this heading is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. European Reassurance Initiative (including transfer of funds) For the European Reassurance Initiative , $175,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2015: Provided , That such funds shall be available under the authority provided to the Department of Defense by any other provision of law, for programs, activities, and assistance to provide support to the Governments of Ukraine, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, including the provision of training, equipment, and logistical supplies, support, and services, and the payment of incremental expenses of the Armed Forces associated with prepositioning additional equipment and undertaking additional or extended deployments in such countries and adjacent waters: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall transfer the funds provided herein to other appropriations provided for in this Act to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to transferring amounts from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further , That upon a determination by the Secretary of Defense that all or part of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes herein, such amounts may be transferred back to the appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as originally appropriated: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided under this heading is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement Aircraft Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Army , $196,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Missile Procurement, Army , $32,136,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army For an additional amount for “Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army”, $5,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Army For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Army , $140,905,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Army For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Army , $773,583,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Navy , $243,359,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Weapons Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Weapons Procurement, Navy , $66,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps , $154,519,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Navy For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Navy , $123,710,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Marine Corps For an additional amount for Procurement, Marine Corps , $65,589,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Aircraft Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Aircraft Procurement, Air Force , $481,019,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Missile Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Missile Procurement, Air Force , $136,189,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force For an additional amount for Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force , $219,785,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Procurement, Air Force For an additional amount for Other Procurement, Air Force , $3,607,526,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Procurement, Defense-Wide , $250,386,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Guard and Reserve Equipment Account For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat vehicles, ammunition, other weapons and other procurement for the reserve components of the Armed Forces, $1,200,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Chiefs of National Guard and Reserve components shall, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense committees the modernization priority assessment for their respective National Guard or Reserve component: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army , $2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy , $36,020,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force , $14,706,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $174,647,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Revolving and Management Funds Defense Working Capital Funds For an additional amount for Defense Working Capital Funds , $91,350,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Other Department of Defense Programs Defense Health Program For an additional amount for Defense Health Program , $300,531,000, which shall be for operation and maintenance: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense For an additional amount for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense , $205,000,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund (including transfer of funds) For the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Fund , $444,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That such funds shall be available to the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of allowing the Director of the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization to investigate, develop and provide equipment, supplies, services, training, facilities, personnel and funds to assist United States forces in the defeat of improvised explosive devices: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense may transfer funds provided herein to appropriations for military personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; research, development, test and evaluation; and defense working capital funds to accomplish the purpose provided herein: Provided further , That this transfer authority is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall, not fewer than 15 days prior to making transfers from this appropriation, notify the congressional defense committees in writing of the details of any such transfer: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Inspector General For an additional amount for the Office of the Inspector General , $10,623,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS—THIS TITLE 9001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2015. (including transfer of funds) 9002. Upon the determination of the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may, with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer up to $3,500,000,000 between the appropriations or funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title: Provided , That the Secretary shall notify the Congress promptly of each transfer made pursuant to the authority in this section: Provided further , That the authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense and is subject to the same terms and conditions as the authority provided in the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015. 9003. Supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction associated with a construction project funded with appropriations available for operation and maintenance or the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund provided in this Act and executed in direct support of overseas contingency operations in Afghanistan, may be obligated at the time a construction contract is awarded: Provided , That for the purpose of this section, supervision and administration costs and costs for design during construction include all in-house Government costs. 9004. From funds made available in this title, the Secretary of Defense may purchase for use by military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility: (a) passenger motor vehicles up to a limit of $75,000 per vehicle; and (b) heavy and light armored vehicles for the physical security of personnel or for force protection purposes up to a limit of $250,000 per vehicle, notwithstanding price or other limitations applicable to the purchase of passenger carrying vehicles. 9005. Not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts appropriated in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Army may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to fund the Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP), for the purpose of enabling military commanders in Afghanistan to respond to urgent, small-scale, humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements within their areas of responsibility: Provided , That each project (including any ancillary or related elements in connection with such project) executed under this authority shall not exceed $2,000,000: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after the end of each fiscal year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report regarding the source of funds and the allocation and use of funds during that quarter that were made available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein: Provided further , That, not later than 30 days after the end of each month, the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees monthly commitment, obligation, and expenditure data for the Commander’s Emergency Response Program in Afghanistan: Provided further , That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section or under any other provision of law for the purposes described herein for a project with a total anticipated cost for completion of $500,000 or more, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing each of the following: (1) The location, nature and purpose of the proposed project, including how the project is intended to advance the military campaign plan for the country in which it is to be carried out. (2) The budget, implementation timeline with milestones, and completion date for the proposed project, including any other CERP funding that has been or is anticipated to be contributed to the completion of the project. (3) A plan for the sustainment of the proposed project, including the agreement with either the host nation, a non-Department of Defense agency of the United States Government or a third-party contributor to finance the sustainment of the activities and maintenance of any equipment or facilities to be provided through the proposed project. 9006. Funds available to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to provide supplies, services, transportation, including airlift and sealift, and other logistical support to coalition forces supporting military and stability operations in Afghanistan: Provided , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide quarterly reports to the congressional defense committees regarding support provided under this section. 9007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act shall be obligated or expended by the United States Government for a purpose as follows: (1) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Iraq. (2) To exercise United States control over any oil resource of Iraq. (3) To establish any military installation or base for the purpose of providing for the permanent stationing of United States Armed Forces in Afghanistan. 9008. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of the following laws enacted or regulations promulgated to implement the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (done at New York on December 10, 1984): (1) Section 2340A of title 18, United States Code. (2) Section 2242 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (division G of Public Law 105–277 ; 112 Stat. 2681–822; 8 U.S.C. 1231 note) and regulations prescribed thereto, including regulations under part 208 of title 8, Code of Federal Regulations, and part 95 of title 22, Code of Federal Regulations. (3) Sections 1002 and 1003 of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–148 ). 9009. None of the funds provided for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund (ASFF) may be obligated prior to the approval of a financial and activity plan by the Afghanistan Resources Oversight Council (AROC) of the Department of Defense: Provided , That the AROC must approve the requirement and acquisition plan for any service requirements in excess of $50,000,000 annually and any non-standard equipment requirements in excess of $100,000,000 using ASFF: Provided further, That the Department of Defense must certify to the congressional defense committees that the AROC has convened and approved a process for ensuring compliance with the requirements in the preceding proviso and accompanying report language for the ASFF. 9010. Funds made available in this title to the Department of Defense for operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items having an investment unit cost of not more than $250,000: Provided , That, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is necessary to meet the operational requirements of a Commander of a Combatant Command engaged in contingency operations overseas, such funds may be used to purchase items having an investment item unit cost of not more than $500,000. 9011. From funds made available to the Department of Defense in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Air Force , up to $140,000,000 may be used by the Secretary of Defense, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to support United States Government transition activities in Iraq by funding the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq and security assistance teams, including life support, transportation and personal security, and facilities renovation and construction, and site closeout activities prior to returning sites to the Government of Iraq: Provided , That to the extent authorized under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, the operations and activities that may be carried out by the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq may, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, include non-operational training activities in support of Iraqi Minister of Defense and Counter Terrorism Service personnel in an institutional environment to address capability gaps, integrate processes relating to intelligence, air sovereignty, combined arms, logistics and maintenance, and to manage and integrate defense-related institutions: Provided further , That not later than 30 days following the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for transitioning any such training activities that they determine are needed after the end of fiscal year 2015, to existing or new contracts for the sale of defense articles or defense services consistent with the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ): Provided further , That not less than 15 days before making funds available pursuant to the authority provided in this section, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a written notice containing a detailed justification and timeline for the operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq at each site where such operations and activities will be conducted during fiscal year 2015. 9012. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the heading Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide for payments under section 1233 of Public Law 110–181 for reimbursement to the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Government of Pakistan is— (1) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (2) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (3) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (4) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (5) implementing policies to protect judicial independence and due process of law; (6) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (7) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (b) The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction in paragraph (a) on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that it is in the national security interest to do so: Provided , That if the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of State, exercises such waiver authority, the Secretaries shall report to the congressional defense committees on both the justification for the waiver and on the requirements of this section that the Government of Pakistan was not able to meet: Provided further , That such report may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (rescissions) 9013. Of the funds appropriated in Department of Defense Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided , That such amounts are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Other Procurement, Army , 2013/2015, $8,200,000; Aircraft Procurement, Army , 2014/2016, $464,000,000; and Afghanistan Security Forces Fund , 2014/2015, $764,380,000. 9014. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used with respect to Syria in contravention of the War Powers Resolution ( 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq. ), including for the introduction of United States armed or military forces into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, or into Syrian territory, airspace, or waters while equipped for combat, in contravention of the congressional consultation and reporting requirements of sections 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and 1543). 9015. In addition to the amounts appropriated in this Act, $250,000,000 is hereby appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, to conduct surface and subsurface clearance of unexploded ordnance at closed training ranges used by the Armed Forces of the United States in Afghanistan: Provided , That such funds shall be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That such ranges shall not have been transferred to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan for use by its armed forces: Provided further , That within 90 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a written plan to mitigate the threat of unexploded ordnance at such ranges, including a detailed spend plan: Provided further , That the Secretary of Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees written progress reports every 180 days after the submission of the initial plan, until such funds are fully expended: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 9016. The Secretary of Defense is authorized, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to provide assistance, including training, equipment, supplies, sustainment and stipends, to appropriately vetted elements of the Syrian opposition and other appropriately vetted Syrian groups or individuals for the following purposes: defending the Syrian people from attacks by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), and securing territory controlled by the Syrian opposition; protecting the United States, its friends and allies, and the Syrian people from the threats posed by terrorists in Syria; and promoting the conditions for a negotiated settlement to end the conflict in Syria: Provided , That up to $500,000,000 of funds appropriated for the Counterterrorism Partnerships Fund may be used for activities authorized by this section: Provided further , That the Secretary may accept and retain contributions, including assistance in-kind, from foreign governments to carry out activities as authorized by this section and shall be credited to the appropriate appropriations accounts, except that any funds so accepted by the Secretary shall not be available for obligation until a reprogramming action is submitted to the congressional defense committees: Provided further , That the President and the Secretary of Defense shall comply with the reporting requirements in section 149(b)(1), (b)(2), (c), and (d) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 ( Public Law 113–164 ): Provided further , That the term appropriately vetted as used in this section shall be construed to mean, at a minimum, assessments of possible recipients for associations with terrorist groups including the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), Jabhat al Nusrah, Ahrar al Sham, other al-Qaeda related groups, Hezbollah, or Shia militias supporting the Governments of Syria or Iran; and for commitment to the rule of law and a peaceful and democratic Syria: Provided further , That none of the funds used pursuant to this authority shall be used for the procurement or transfer of man portable air defense systems: Provided further , That nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a specific statutory authorization for the introduction of the United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the circumstances, in accordance with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution: Provided further , That amounts made available by this section are designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That the authority to provide assistance under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2015. 9017. None of the funds in this Act may be made available for the transfer of additional C–130 cargo aircraft to the Afghanistan National Security Forces or the Afghanistan Air Force until the Department of Defense provides a report to the congressional defense committees of the Afghanistan Air Force’s medium airlift requirements. The report should identify Afghanistan’s ability to utilize and maintain existing medium lift aircraft in the inventory and the best alternative platform, if necessary, to provide additional support to the Afghanistan Air Force’s current medium airlift capacity. (including transfer of funds) 9018. In addition to amounts appropriated in title II or otherwise made available elsewhere in this Act, $1,000,000,000 is hereby appropriated to the Department of Defense and made available for transfer to the operation and maintenance accounts of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force (including National Guard and reserve) for purposes of improving military readiness: Provided , That the transfer authority provided under this provision is in addition to any other transfer authority provided elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. X Ebola Response and Preparedness Procurement Procurement, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Procurement, Defense-Wide , $17,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for expenses related to the Ebola outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide , $95,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for expenses related to developing technologies that are relevant to the Ebola outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. This division may be cited as the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 . D Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Corps of engineers—civil Department of the army Corps of engineers—civil The following appropriations shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers for authorized civil functions of the Department of the Army pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related efforts. Investigations For expenses necessary where authorized by law for the collection and study of basic information pertaining to river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related needs; for surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of proposed river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, and aquatic ecosystem restoration projects, and related efforts prior to construction; for restudy of authorized projects; and for miscellaneous investigations, and, when authorized by law, surveys and detailed studies, and plans and specifications of projects prior to construction, $122,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, 10 new study starts during fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the new study starts will consist of seven studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and three studies where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Provided further , That the Secretary shall not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Construction For expenses necessary for the construction of river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, shore protection, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; for conducting detailed studies, and plans and specifications, of such projects (including those involving participation by States, local governments, or private groups) authorized or made eligible for selection by law (but such detailed studies, and plans and specifications, shall not constitute a commitment of the Government to construction); $1,639,489,000, to remain available until expended; of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of construction costs for facilities under the Dredged Material Disposal Facilities program shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund as authorized by Public Law 104–303 ; and of which such sums as are necessary to cover one-half of the costs of construction, replacement, rehabilitation, and expansion of inland waterways projects shall be derived from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, except as otherwise specifically provided for in law: Provided , That the Secretary may initiate up to, but not more than, four new construction starts during fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the new construction starts will consist of three projects where the majority of the benefits are derived from navigation transportation savings or from flood and storm damage reduction and one project where the majority of the benefits are derived from environmental restoration: Provided further , That for new construction projects, project cost sharing agreements shall be executed as soon as practicable but no later than August 31, 2015: Provided further , That no allocation for a new start shall be considered final and no work allowance shall be made until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate an out-year funding scenario demonstrating the affordability of the selected new start and the impacts on other projects: Provided further , That the Secretary may not deviate from the new starts proposed in the work plan, once the plan has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Mississippi river and tributaries For expenses necessary for flood damage reduction projects and related efforts in the Mississippi River alluvial valley below Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as authorized by law, $302,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. Operation and maintenance For expenses necessary for the operation, maintenance, and care of existing river and harbor, flood and storm damage reduction, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and related projects authorized by law; providing security for infrastructure owned or operated by the Corps, including administrative buildings and laboratories; maintaining harbor channels provided by a State, municipality, or other public agency that serve essential navigation needs of general commerce, where authorized by law; surveying and charting northern and northwestern lakes and connecting waters; clearing and straightening channels; and removing obstructions to navigation, $2,908,511,000, to remain available until expended, of which such sums as are necessary to cover the Federal share of eligible operation and maintenance costs for coastal harbors and channels, and for inland harbors shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; of which such sums as become available from the special account for the Corps of Engineers established by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 shall be derived from that account for resource protection, research, interpretation, and maintenance activities related to resource protection in the areas at which outdoor recreation is available; and of which such sums as become available from fees collected under section 217 of Public Law 104–303 shall be used to cover the cost of operation and maintenance of the dredged material disposal facilities for which such fees have been collected: Provided , That 1 percent of the total amount of funds provided for each of the programs, projects, or activities funded under this heading shall not be allocated to a field operating activity prior to the beginning of the fourth quarter of the fiscal year and shall be available for use by the Chief of Engineers to fund such emergency activities as the Chief of Engineers determines to be necessary and appropriate, and that the Chief of Engineers shall allocate during the fourth quarter any remaining funds which have not been used for emergency activities proportionally in accordance with the amounts provided for the programs, projects, or activities. Regulatory program For expenses necessary for administration of laws pertaining to regulation of navigable waters and wetlands, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Formerly utilized sites remedial action program For expenses necessary to clean up contamination from sites in the United States resulting from work performed as part of the Nation's early atomic energy program, $101,500,000, to remain available until expended. Flood control and coastal emergencies For expenses necessary to prepare for flood, hurricane, and other natural disasters and support emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to such disasters as authorized by law, $28,000,000, to remain available until expended. Expenses For expenses necessary for the supervision and general administration of the civil works program in the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers and the offices of the Division Engineers; and for costs of management and operation of the Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity, the Institute for Water Resources, the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center, and the United States Army Corps of Engineers Finance Center allocable to the civil works program, $178,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be used for official reception and representation purposes and only during the current fiscal year: Provided , That no part of any other appropriation provided in title I of this Act shall be available to fund the civil works activities of the Office of the Chief of Engineers or the civil works executive direction and management activities of the division offices: Provided further , That any Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies appropriation may be used to fund the supervision and general administration of emergency operations, repairs, and other activities in response to any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster. Office of the assistant secretary of the army for civil works For the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works as authorized by 10 U.S.C. 3016(b)(3) , $3,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. General provisions—corps of engineers—civil (including transfer and rescission of funds) 101. (a) None of the funds provided in title I of this Act, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title I of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates or initiates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity for a different purpose, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (5) augments or reduces existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of the amounts contained in paragraphs 6 through 10, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; (6) Investigations For a base level over $100,000, reprogramming of 25 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $150,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided , That for a base level less than $100,000, the reprogramming limit is $25,000: Provided further , That up to $25,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (7) Construction For a base level over $2,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $3,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided , That for a base level less than $2,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $300,000: Provided further , That up to $3,000,000 may be reprogrammed for settled contractor claims, changed conditions, or real estate deficiency judgments: Provided further , That up to $300,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation for existing obligations and concomitant administrative expenses; (8) Operation and maintenance Unlimited reprogramming authority is granted for the Corps to be able to respond to emergencies: Provided , That the Chief of Engineers shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of these emergency actions as soon thereafter as practicable: Provided further , That for a base level over $1,000,000, reprogramming of 15 percent of the base amount up to a limit of $5,000,000 per project, study or activity is allowed: Provided further , That for a base level less than $1,000,000, the reprogramming limit is $150,000: Provided further , That $150,000 may be reprogrammed into any continuing study or activity that did not receive an appropriation; (9) Mississippi river and tributaries The reprogramming guidelines in paragraphs (6), (7), and (8) shall apply to the Investigations, Construction, and Operation and Maintenance portions of the Mississippi River and Tributaries Account respectively; and (10) Formerly utilized sites remedial action program Reprogramming of up to 15 percent of the base of the receiving project is permitted. (b) De Minimis Reprogrammings In no case should a reprogramming for less than $50,000 be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. (c) Continuing Authorities Program Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to any project or activity funded under the continuing authorities program. (d) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year which shall include: (1) A table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if applicable, and the fiscal year enacted level; and (2) A delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriations; and (3) An identification of items of special congressional interest. 102. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to award or modify any contract that commits funds beyond the amounts appropriated for that program, project, or activity that remain unobligated, except that such amounts may include any funds that have been made available through reprogramming pursuant to section 101. 103. The Secretary of the Army may transfer to the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Fish and Wildlife Service may accept and expend, up to $4,700,000 of funds provided in this title under the heading Operation and Maintenance to mitigate for fisheries lost due to Corps of Engineers projects. 104. Subsection (a)(6) of section 511 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 ( 16 U.S.C. 3301 note; 110 Stat. 3761–3762; 113 Stat. 375–376; 121 Stat. 1203) is amended by striking $25,000,000 and inserting $43,400,000 . 105. The Secretary shall allocate funds made available in this Act solely in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), including the determination and designation of new starts. 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–114 ). 107. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used within the borders of the State of Louisiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the Southwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any district of the Corps within such divisions to implement or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the Modified Charleston Method . 108. (a) Of the funds made available in prior appropriations Acts for water resources efforts under the headings Corps of Engineers—Civil, Department of the Army that remain unobligated as of the date of enactment of this Act, including amounts specified in law for particular projects, programs, or activities, $28,000,000 is rescinded. (b) None of the funds under subsection (a) may be rescinded from amounts that the Congress designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. 109. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be used by the Corps of Engineers during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to develop, adopt, implement, administer, or enforce any change to the regulations in effect on October 1, 2012, pertaining to the definitions of the terms fill material or discharge of fill material for the purposes of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ). 110. The limited reevaluation report initiated in fiscal year 2012 for the Mobile Harbor, Alabama navigation project shall include evaluation of the full depth of the project as authorized under section 201 of Public Law 99–662 (110 Stat. 4090) at the same non-Federal share of the cost as in the design agreement executed on August 14, 2012. 111. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require a permit for the discharge of dredged or fill material under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 , et seq.) for the activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A) ,(C)). 112. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army shall withdraw the interpretive rule, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of the Army Interpretive Rule Regarding the Applicability of the Clean Water Act Section 404(f)(1)(A), signed on March 25, 2014. II Department of the interior Central utah project Central utah project completion account For carrying out activities authorized by the Central Utah Project Completion Act, $9,874,000, to remain available until expended, of which $1,000,000 shall be deposited into the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Account for use by the Utah Reclamation Mitigation and Conservation Commission: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, $1,300,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out related responsibilities of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, of the amount made available to the Commission under this Act or any other Act, the Commission may use an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for administrative expenses. Bureau of reclamation The following appropriations shall be expended to execute authorized functions of the Bureau of Reclamation: Water and related resources (including transfers of funds) For management, development, and restoration of water and related natural resources and for related activities, including the operation, maintenance, and rehabilitation of reclamation and other facilities, participation in fulfilling related Federal responsibilities to Native Americans, and related grants to, and cooperative and other agreements with, State and local governments, federally recognized Indian tribes, and others, $978,131,000, to remain available until expended, of which $25,000 shall be available for transfer to the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund and $6,840,000 shall be available for transfer to the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund; of which such amounts as may be necessary may be advanced to the Colorado River Dam Fund: Provided , That such transfers may be increased or decreased within the overall appropriation under this heading: Provided further , That of the total appropriated, the amount for program activities that can be financed by the Reclamation Fund or the Bureau of Reclamation special fee account established by 16 U.S.C. 6806 shall be derived from that Fund or account: Provided further , That funds contributed under 43 U.S.C. 395 are available until expended for the purposes for which the funds were contributed: Provided further , That funds advanced under 43 U.S.C. 397a shall be credited to this account and are available until expended for the same purposes as the sums appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That of the amounts provided herein, funds may be used for high-priority projects which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps, as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1706. Central valley project restoration fund For carrying out the programs, projects, plans, habitat restoration, improvement, and acquisition provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, $56,995,000 , to be derived from such sums as may be collected in the Central Valley Project Restoration Fund pursuant to sections 3407(d), 3404(c)(3), and 3405(f) of Public Law 102–575 , to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Bureau of Reclamation is directed to assess and collect the full amount of the additional mitigation and restoration payments authorized by section 3407(d) of Public Law 102–575 : Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for the acquisition or leasing of water for in-stream purposes if the water is already committed to in-stream purposes by a court adopted decree or order. California bay-delta restoration (including transfers of funds) For carrying out activities authorized by the Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act, consistent with plans to be approved by the Secretary of the Interior, $37,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which such amounts as may be necessary to carry out such activities may be transferred to appropriate accounts of other participating Federal agencies to carry out authorized purposes: Provided , That funds appropriated herein may be used for the Federal share of the costs of CALFED Program management: Provided further , That CALFED implementation shall be carried out in a balanced manner with clear performance measures demonstrating concurrent progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the Program. Policy and administration For necessary expenses of policy, administration, and related functions in the Office of the Commissioner, the Denver office, and offices in the five regions of the Bureau of Reclamation, to remain available until September 30, 2016, $58,500,000, to be derived from the Reclamation Fund and be nonreimbursable as provided in 43 U.S.C. 377: Provided , That no part of any other appropriation in this Act shall be available for activities or functions budgeted as policy and administration expenses. Bureau of reclamation loan program account (including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $500,000 is hereby rescinded. Administrative provision Appropriations for the Bureau of Reclamation shall be available for purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles, which are for replacement only. General provisions—department of the interior 201. (a) None of the funds provided in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources, or provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in title II of this Act for Water and Related Resources that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) initiates or creates a new program, project, or activity; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (4) restarts or resumes any program, project or activity for which funds are not provided in this Act, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (5) transfers funds in excess of the following limits, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: (A) 15 percent for any program, project or activity for which $2,000,000 or more is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; or (B) $300,000 for any program, project or activity for which less than $2,000,000 is available at the beginning of the fiscal year; (6) transfers more than $500,000 from either the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category or the Resources Management and Development category to any program, project, or activity in the other category, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; or (7) transfers, where necessary to discharge legal obligations of the Bureau of Reclamation, more than $5,000,000 to provide adequate funds for settled contractor claims, increased contractor earnings due to accelerated rates of operations, and real estate deficiency judgments, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) Subsection (a)(5) shall not apply to any transfer of funds within the Facilities Operation, Maintenance, and Rehabilitation category. (c) For purposes of this section, the term transfer means any movement of funds into or out of a program, project, or activity. (d) The Bureau of Reclamation shall submit reports on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing all the funds reprogrammed between programs, projects, activities, or categories of funding. The first quarterly report shall be submitted not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 202. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to determine the final point of discharge for the interceptor drain for the San Luis Unit until development by the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California of a plan, which shall conform to the water quality standards of the State of California as approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to minimize any detrimental effect of the San Luis drainage waters. (b) The costs of the Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and the costs of the San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program shall be classified by the Secretary of the Interior as reimbursable or nonreimbursable and collected until fully repaid pursuant to the Cleanup Program—Alternative Repayment Plan and the SJVDP—Alternative Repayment Plan described in the report entitled Repayment Report, Kesterson Reservoir Cleanup Program and San Joaquin Valley Drainage Program, February 1995 , prepared by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation. Any future obligations of funds by the United States relating to, or providing for, drainage service or drainage studies for the San Luis Unit shall be fully reimbursable by San Luis Unit beneficiaries of such service or studies pursuant to Federal reclamation law. 203. Section 9504(e) of the Secure Water Act of 2009 ( 42 U.S.C. 10364(e) ) is amended by striking $200,000,000 and inserting $300,000,000 . 204. Section 301 of the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991 ( 43 U.S.C. 2241 ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2017 . 205. Title I of Public Law 108–361 (the Calfed Bay-Delta Authorization Act) (118 Stat. 1681), as amended by section 210 of Public Law 111–85 , is amended by striking 2015 each place it appears and inserting 2016 . 206. (a) In general The Secretary of the Interior may fund or participate in pilot projects to increase Colorado River System water in Lake Mead and the initial units of Colorado River Storage Project reservoirs, as authorized by the first section of the Act of April 11, 1956 ( 43 U.S.C. 620 ), to address the effects of historic drought conditions. (b) Administration Pilot projects under this section are authorized to be funded through— (1) grants by the Secretary to public entities that use water from the Colorado River Basin for municipal purposes for projects that are implemented by 1 or more non-Federal entities; or (2) grants or other appropriate financial agreements to provide additional funds for renewing or implementing water conservation agreements that are in existence on the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Limitations (1) Funds in the Upper Colorado River Basin Fund established by section 5 of the Colorado River Storage Project Act ( 43 U.S.C. 620d ) and the Lower Colorado River Basin Development Fund established by section 403 of the Colorado River Basin Project Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1543 ) shall not be used to carry out this section; and (2) the authority to fund these pilot projects through grants shall terminate on September 30, 2018. (d) Report and Recommendation Not later than September 30, 2018, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations and Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Appropriations and Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report evaluating the effectiveness of the pilot projects described in subsection (a) and a recommendation to Congress whether the activities undertaken by the pilot projects should be continued. III Department of energy Energy programs Energy efficiency and renewable energy (including transfer and rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,936,999,858, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $160,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That , of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary may transfer up to $45,000,000 to the Defense Production Act Fund for activities of the Department of Energy pursuant to the Defense Production Act of 1950 ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2061 , et seq.): Provided further , That $13,064,858 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded, of which $145,204 is from Public Law 111–8 and $696,654 is from Public Law 111–85 : Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Electricity delivery and energy reliability For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for electricity delivery and energy reliability activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $147,306,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $27,606,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Nuclear energy (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for nuclear energy activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $913,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That, of the amount made available under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $10,000: Provided further , That, of the funds made available under this heading in prior years, $80,000,000 of unobligated balances is hereby rescinded, including up to $18,000,000 from funds provided for program direction activities: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Fossil energy research and development For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out fossil energy research and development activities, under the authority of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( Public Law 95–91 ), including the acquisition of interest, including defeasible and equitable interests in any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition or expansion, and for conducting inquiries, technological investigations and research concerning the extraction, processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without objectionable social and environmental costs ( 30 U.S.C. 3 , 1602, and 1603), $571,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $119,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Naval petroleum and oil shale reserves For Department of Energy expenses necessary to carry out naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities, $19,950,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, unobligated funds remaining from prior years shall be available for all naval petroleum and oil shale reserve activities. Elk hills school lands fund For necessary expenses in fulfilling the final payment under the Settlement Agreement entered into by the United States and the State of California on October 11, 1996, as authorized by section 3415 of Public Law 104–106 , $15,579,815, for payment to the State of California for the State Teachers' Retirement Fund, of which $15,579,815 shall be derived from the Elk Hills School Lands Fund. Strategic petroleum reserve For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Strategic Petroleum Reserve facility development and operations and program management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Northeast home heating oil reserve (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses necessary for Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve storage, operation, and management activities pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6201 et seq. ), $7,600,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $6,000,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Energy information administration For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities of the Energy Information Administration, $117,000,000, to remain available until expended. Non-Defense environmental cleanup For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for non-defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $246,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funding made available under this heading may be made available for 15–D–410 Fort St. Vrain Facility Improvements Project. Uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning fund For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out uranium enrichment facility decontamination and decommissioning, remedial actions, and other activities of title II of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, $625,000,000, to be derived from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be available in accordance with title X, subtitle A, of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. Science For Department of Energy expenses including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment, and other expenses necessary for science activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and purchase of not more than 17 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, including two buses, $5,071,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $183,700,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That no funding may be made available for United States cash contributions to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project until its governing Council implements the recommendations of the Third Biennial International Organization Management Assessment Report: Provided further , That the Secretary of Energy may waive this requirement upon submission to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a determination that the Council is making satisfactory progress towards implementation of such recommendations. Advanced research projects agency—energy For Department of Energy expenses necessary in carrying out the activities authorized by section 5012 of the America COMPETES Act ( Public Law 110–69 ), as amended, $280,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $28,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Title 17 innovative technology loan guarantee program Such sums as are derived from amounts received from borrowers pursuant to section 1702(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 under this heading in prior Acts, shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided , That, for necessary administrative expenses to carry out this Loan Guarantee program, $42,000,000 is appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $25,000,000 of the fees collected pursuant to section 1702(h) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account to cover administrative expenses and shall remain available until expended, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $17,000,000: Provided further , That fees collected under section 1702(h) in excess of the amount appropriated for administrative expenses shall not be available until appropriated: Provided further , That the Department of Energy shall not subordinate any loan obligation to other financing in violation of section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation to any loan or other debt obligations in violation of section 609.10 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations. Advanced technology vehicles manufacturing loan program For Department of Energy administrative expenses necessary in carrying out the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Clean coal technology (Including rescission of funds) Of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations under this heading, $6,600,000 is hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. Departmental administration For salaries and expenses of the Department of Energy necessary for departmental administration in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), $245,142,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $30,000, plus such additional amounts as necessary to cover increases in the estimated amount of cost of work for others notwithstanding the provisions of the Anti-Deficiency Act ( 31 U.S.C. 1511 et seq. ): Provided , That such increases in cost of work are offset by revenue increases of the same or greater amount: Provided further , That moneys received by the Department for miscellaneous revenues estimated to total $119,171,000 in fiscal year 2015 may be retained and used for operating expenses within this account, as authorized by section 201 of Public Law 95–238 , notwithstanding the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $125,971,000: Provided further , That $31,181,000 is for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis: Provided further , That of the funds made available for Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, the Secretary may obligate only $26,000,000 until the report required under section 315(f) of this Act has been submitted to Congress. Office of the inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $40,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Atomic energy defense activities National nuclear security administration Weapons activities (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for atomic energy defense weapons activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed 4 passenger vehicles, $8,231,770,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $97,118,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $45,113,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Defense nuclear nonproliferation (Including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other incidental expenses necessary for defense nuclear nonproliferation activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $1,641,369,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided by this Act for Project 99–D–143, Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility, and by prior Acts that remain unobligated for such Project, may be made available only for construction and program support activities for such Project: Provided further , That of the unobligated balances from prior year appropriations available under this heading, $24,731,000 is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Naval reactors (Including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses necessary for naval reactors activities to carry out the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition (by purchase, condemnation, construction, or otherwise) of real property, plant, and capital equipment, facilities, and facility expansion, $1,238,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $41,500,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That $4,500,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Federal salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for Federal Salaries and Expenses (previously the Office of the Administrator) in the National Nuclear Security Administration, $370,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $12,000. Environmental and other defense activities Defense environmental cleanup (including rescission of funds) For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses necessary for atomic energy defense environmental cleanup activities in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, and the purchase of not to exceed one sport utility vehicle, one heavy duty truck, two ambulances, and one ladder fire truck for replacement only, $5,010,830,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $280,784,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction: Provided further , That $10,830,000 from unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations provided under this heading is hereby rescinded: Provided further , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Defense Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning For an additional amount for atomic energy of defense environmental cleanup activities for Department of Energy contributions for uranium enrichment decontamination and decommissioning activities, $463,000,000, to be deposited into the Defense Environmental Cleanup account which shall be transferred to the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund . Other defense activities For Department of Energy expenses, including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment and other expenses, necessary for atomic energy defense, other defense activities, and classified activities, in carrying out the purposes of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including the acquisition or condemnation of any real property or any facility or for plant or facility acquisition, construction, or expansion, $754,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $249,378,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for program direction. Power marketing administration Bonneville power administration fund Expenditures from the Bonneville Power Administration Fund, established pursuant to Public Law 93–454 , are approved for the Black Canyon Trout Hatchery and, in addition, for official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $5,000: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, no new direct loan obligations may be made. Operation and maintenance, southeastern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, including transmission wheeling and ancillary services, pursuant to section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), as applied to the southeastern power area, $7,220,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944, up to $7,220,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southeastern Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $0: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $73,579,000 collected by the Southeastern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Operation and maintenance, southwestern power administration For necessary expenses of operation and maintenance of power transmission facilities and of marketing electric power and energy, for construction and acquisition of transmission lines, substations and appurtenant facilities, and for administrative expenses, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500 in carrying out section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), as applied to the Southwestern Power Administration, $46,240,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 and section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), up to $34,840,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Southwestern Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $11,400,000: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $53,000,000 collected by the Southwestern Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That, for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area power administration For carrying out the functions authorized by title III, section 302(a)(1)(E) of the Act of August 4, 1977 ( 42 U.S.C. 7152 ), and other related activities including conservation and renewable resources programs as authorized, $304,402,000, including official reception and representation expenses in an amount not to exceed $1,500, to remain available until expended, of which $296,321,000 shall be derived from the Department of the Interior Reclamation Fund: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 ( 16 U.S.C. 825s ), and section 1 of the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 392a ), up to $211,030,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended, for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the Western Area Power Administration: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $93,372,000, of which $85,291,000 is derived from the Reclamation Fund: Provided further , That , notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $260,510,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration pursuant to the Flood Control Act of 1944 and the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to recover purchase power and wheeling expenses shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of making purchase power and wheeling expenditures: Provided further , That , for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred (excluding purchase power and wheeling expenses). Falcon and amistad operating and maintenance fund For operation, maintenance, and emergency costs for the hydroelectric facilities at the Falcon and Amistad Dams, $4,727,000, to remain available until expended, and to be derived from the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund of the Western Area Power Administration, as provided in section 2 of the Act of June 18, 1954 (68 Stat. 255): Provided , That notwithstanding the provisions of that Act and of 31 U.S.C. 3302 , up to $4,499,000 collected by the Western Area Power Administration from the sale of power and related services from the Falcon and Amistad Dams shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended for the sole purpose of funding the annual expenses of the hydroelectric facilities of these Dams and associated Western Area Power Administration activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated for annual expenses shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $228,000: Provided further , That for purposes of this appropriation, annual expenses means expenditures that are generally recovered in the same year that they are incurred: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, the Administrator of the Western Area Power Administration may accept up to $802,000 in funds contributed by United States power customers of the Falcon and Amistad Dams for deposit into the Falcon and Amistad Operating and Maintenance Fund, and such funds shall be available for the purpose for which contributed in like manner as if said sums had been specifically appropriated for such purpose: Provided further , That any such funds shall be available without further appropriation and without fiscal year limitation for use by the Commissioner of the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission for the sole purpose of operating, maintaining, repairing, rehabilitating, replacing, or upgrading the hydroelectric facilities at these Dams in accordance with agreements reached between the Administrator, Commissioner, and the power customers. Federal energy regulatory commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to carry out the provisions of the Department of Energy Organization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7101 et seq. ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $3,000, $304,389,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $5,400,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the offices of the Commissioners: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $304,389,000 of revenues from fees and annual charges, and other services and collections in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as revenues are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. General provisions—department of energy (including transfer and rescissions of funds) 301. (a) No appropriation, funds, or authority made available by this title for the Department of Energy shall be used to initiate or resume any program, project, or activity or to prepare or initiate Requests For Proposals or similar arrangements (including Requests for Quotations, Requests for Information, and Funding Opportunity Announcements) for a program, project, or activity if the program, project, or activity has not been funded by Congress. (b) (1) Unless the Secretary of Energy notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 full business days in advance, none of the funds made available in this title may be used to— (A) make a grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling $1,000,000 or more; (B) make a discretionary contract award or Other Transaction Agreement totaling $1,000,000 or more, including a contract covered by the Federal Acquisition Regulation; (C) issue a letter of intent to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B); or (D) announce publicly the intention to make an allocation, award, or Agreement in excess of the limits in subparagraph (A) or (B). (2) The Secretary of Energy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the conclusion of each quarter a report detailing each grant allocation or discretionary grant award totaling less than $1,000,000 provided during the previous quarter. (3) The notification required by paragraph (1) and the report required by paragraph (2) shall include the recipient of the award, the amount of the award, the fiscal year for which the funds for the award were appropriated, the account and program, project, or activity from which the funds are being drawn, the title of the award, and a brief description of the activity for which the award is made. (c) The Department of Energy may not, with respect to any program, project, or activity that uses budget authority made available in this title under the heading Department of Energy—Energy Programs , enter into a multiyear contract, award a multiyear grant, or enter into a multiyear cooperative agreement unless— (1) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award; or (2) the contract, grant, or cooperative agreement includes a clause conditioning the Federal Government's obligation on the availability of future year budget authority and the Secretary notifies the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 3 days in advance. (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (f), and (g), the amounts made available by this title shall be expended as authorized by law for the programs, projects, and activities specified in the Final Bill column in the Department of Energy table included under the heading Title III—Department of Energy in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (e) The amounts made available by this title may be reprogrammed for any program, project, or activity, and the Department shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 30 days prior to the use of any proposed reprogramming which would cause any program, project, or activity funding level to increase or decrease by more than $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, during the time period covered by this Act. (f) None of the funds provided in this title shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates, initiates, or eliminates a program, project, or activity; (2) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds are denied or restricted by this Act; or (3) reduces funds that are directed to be used for a specific program, project, or activity by this Act. (g) (1) The Secretary of Energy may waive any requirement or restriction in this section that applies to the use of funds made available for the Department of Energy if compliance with such requirement or restriction would pose a substantial risk to human health, the environment, welfare, or national security. (2) The Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of any waiver under paragraph (1) as soon as practicable, but not later than 3 days after the date of the activity to which a requirement or restriction would otherwise have applied. Such notice shall include an explanation of the substantial risk under paragraph (1) that permitted such waiver. 302. The unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities in this Act may be available to the same appropriation accounts for such activities established pursuant to this title. Available balances may be merged with funds in the applicable established accounts and thereafter may be accounted for as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted. 303. Funds appropriated by this or any other Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for intelligence activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 2015. 304. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for the construction of facilities classified as high-hazard nuclear facilities under 10 CFR Part 830 unless independent oversight is conducted by the Office of Independent Enterprise Assessments to ensure the project is in compliance with nuclear safety requirements. 305. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to approve critical decision-2 or critical decision-3 under Department of Energy Order 413.3B, or any successive departmental guidance, for construction projects where the total project cost exceeds $100,000,000, until a separate independent cost estimate has been developed for the project for that critical decision. 306. (a) Secretarial determinations In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, any determination (including a determination made prior to the date of enactment of this Act) by the Secretary of Energy under section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act (110 Stat. 1321–335), as amended, shall be valid for not more than 2 calendar years subsequent to such determination. (b) Congressional notification In this fiscal year, and in each subsequent fiscal year, not less than 30 days prior to the provision of uranium in any form the Secretary of Energy shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the following— (1) the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the provision of uranium; (2) the amount of uranium to be provided; (3) an estimate by the Secretary of Energy of the gross fair market value of the uranium on the expected date of the provision of the uranium; (4) the expected date of the provision of the uranium; (5) the recipient of the uranium; (6) the value the Secretary of Energy expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any adjustments to the gross fair market value of the uranium; and (7) whether the uranium to be provided is encumbered by any restriction on use under an international agreement or otherwise. 307. Notwithstanding section 301(c) of this Act, none of the funds made available under the heading Department of Energy—Energy Programs—Science may be used for a multiyear contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement of $1,000,000 or less unless the contract, grant, cooperative agreement, or Other Transaction Agreement is funded for the full period of performance as anticipated at the time of award. 308. In fiscal year 2015 and subsequent fiscal years, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to the congressional defense committees (as defined in U.S.C. 101(a)(16)) a report, on each major warhead refurbishment program that reaches the Phase 6.3 milestone, that provides an analysis of alternatives. Such report shall include— (1) a full description of alternatives considered prior to the award of Phase 6.3; (2) a comparison of the costs and benefits of each of those alternatives, to include an analysis of trade-offs among cost, schedule, and performance objectives against each alternative considered; (3) identification of the cost and risk of critical technology elements associated with each alternative, including technology maturity, integration risk, manufacturing feasibility, and demonstration needs; (4) identification of the cost and risk of additional capital asset and infrastructure capabilities required to support production and certification of each alternative; (5) a comparative analysis of the risks, costs, and scheduling needs for any military requirement intended to enhance warhead safety, security, or maintainability, including any requirement to consolidate and/or integrate warhead systems or mods as compared to at least one other feasible refurbishment alternative the Nuclear Weapons Council considers appropriate; and (6) a life-cycle cost estimate for the alternative selected that details the overall cost, scope, and schedule planning assumptions. 309. (a) Unobligated balances available from prior year appropriations are hereby rescinded from the following accounts of the Department of Energy in the specified amounts: (1) Energy Programs—Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy , $9,740,000. (2) Energy Programs—Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability , $331,000. (3) Energy Programs—Nuclear Energy , $121,000. (4) Energy Programs—Fossil Energy Research and Development , $10,413,000. (5) Energy Programs—Science , $3,262,000. (6) Energy Programs—Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy , $18,000. (7) Energy Programs—Departmental Administration , $928,000. (8) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Weapons Activities , $6,298,000. (9) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation , $1,390,000. (10) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Naval Reactors , $160,000. (11) Atomic Energy Defense Activities—National Nuclear Security Administration—Office of the Administrator , $413,000. (12) Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Defense Environmental Cleanup , $9,983,000. (13) Environmental and Other Defense Activities—Other Defense Activities , $551,000. (14) Power Marketing Administrations—Construction, Rehabilitation, Operation and Maintenance, Western Area Power Administration , $1,632,000. (b) No amounts may be rescinded by this section from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 310. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any prior Act under the heading Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation may be made available to enter into new contracts with, or new agreements for Federal assistance to, the Russian Federation. (b) The Secretary of Energy may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such activity is in the national security interests of the United States. This waiver authority may not be delegated. (c) A waiver under subsection (b) shall not be effective until 15 days after the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, in classified form if necessary, a report on the justification for the waiver. 311. Of the funds authorized by the Secretary of Energy for laboratory directed research and development, no individual program, project, or activity funded by this or any subsequent Act making appropriations for Energy and Water Development for any fiscal year may be charged more than the statutory maximum authorized for such activities: Provided , That this section shall take effect not earlier than October 1, 2015. 312. (a) Domestic uranium enrichment None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act or that may be available to the Department of Energy may be used for the construction of centrifuges for the production of enriched uranium for national security needs in fiscal year 2015. (b) The Department shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than April 30, 2015 that includes: (1) an accounting of the current and future availability of low-enriched uranium, highly-enriched uranium, and tritium to meet defense needs; and (2) a cost-benefit analysis of each of the options available to supply enriched uranium for defense purposes, including a preliminary cost and schedule estimate to build a national security train. 313. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used— (1) to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations; or (2) to implement or enforce the standards established by the tables contained in section 325(i)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6295(i)(1)(B) ) with respect to BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps. 314. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 3112(d)(2)(B) of the USEC Privatization Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2297h–10(d)(2)(B) ) and all public notice and comment requirements under chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, that are applicable to carrying out such section. 315. (a) Notification of strategic petroleum reserve drawdown None of the funds made available by this Act or any prior Act, or funds made available in the SPR Petroleum Account, may be used to conduct a drawdown (including a test drawdown) and sale or exchange of petroleum products from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve unless the Secretary of Energy provides notice, in accordance with subsection (b), of such exchange, or drawdown (including a test drawdown) to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) (1) Content of notification The notification required under subsection (a) shall include at a minimum— (A) The justification for the drawdown or exchange, including— (i) a specific description of any obligation under international energy agreements; and (ii) in the case of a test drawdown, the specific aspects of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to be tested; (B) the provisions of law (including regulations) authorizing the drawdown or exchange; (C) the number of barrels of petroleum products proposed to be withdrawn or exchanged; (D) the location of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve site or sites from which the petroleum products are proposed to be withdrawn; (E) a good faith estimate of the expected proceeds from the sale of the petroleum products; (F) an estimate of the total inventories of petroleum products in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after the anticipated drawdown; (G) a detailed plan for disposition of the proceeds after deposit into the SPR Petroleum Account; and (H) a plan for refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, including whether the acquisition will be of the same or a different petroleum product. (2) Timing of notification The Secretary shall provide the notification required under subsection (a)— (A) in the case of an exchange or a drawdown, as soon as practicable after the exchange or drawdown has occurred; and (B) in the case of a test drawdown, not later than 30 days prior to a test drawdown. (c) Post-sale notification In addition to reporting requirements under other provisions of law, the Secretary shall, upon the execution of all contract awards associated with a competitive sale of petroleum products, notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the actual value of the proceeds from the sale. (d) (1) New regional reserves The Secretary may not establish any new regional petroleum product reserve— (A) unless funding for the proposed regional petroleum product reserve is explicitly requested in advance in an annual budget submission and approved by the Congress in an appropriations Act; or (B) until 90 days after notification of, and approval by, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (2) The budget request or notification shall include— (A) the justification for the new reserve; (B) a cost estimate for the establishment, operation, and maintenance of the reserve, including funding sources; (C) a detailed plan for operation of the reserve, including the conditions upon which the products may be released; (D) the location of the reserve; and (E) the estimate of the total inventory of the reserve. (e) Report on refined petroleum products Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a detailed plan for operation of the refined petroleum products reserve, including funding sources and the conditions upon which refined petroleum products may be released. (f) Report on strategic petroleum reserve expansion (1) The Secretary, through the Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act the report required in Public Law 111–8 (123 Stat. 617) regarding the expansion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. (2) The report required in paragraph (1) shall include an analysis of the impacts of Northeast Regional Refined Petroleum Product Reserve on the domestic petroleum market. IV Independent agencies Appalachian regional commission For expenses necessary to carry out the programs authorized by the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965, notwithstanding 40 U.S.C. 14704 , and for necessary expenses for the Federal Co-Chairman and the Alternate on the Appalachian Regional Commission, for payment of the Federal share of the administrative expenses of the Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. Defense nuclear facilities safety board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board in carrying out activities authorized by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by Public Law 100–456 , section 1441, $28,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Delta regional authority Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary of the Delta Regional Authority and to carry out its activities, as authorized by the Delta Regional Authority Act of 2000, notwithstanding sections 382C(b)(2), 382F(d), 382M, and 382N of said Act, $12,000,000, to remain available until expended. Denali commission For expenses of the Denali Commission including the purchase, construction, and acquisition of plant and capital equipment as necessary and other expenses, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, notwithstanding the limitations contained in section 306(g) of the Denali Commission Act of 1998: Provided , That funds shall be available for construction projects in an amount not to exceed 80 percent of total project cost for distressed communities, as defined by section 307 of the Denali Commission Act of 1998 (division C, title III, Public Law 105–277 ), as amended by section 701 of appendix D, title VII, Public Law 106–113 (113 Stat. 1501A–280), and an amount not to exceed 50 percent for non-distressed communities. Northern border regional commission For expenses necessary of the Northern Border Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $5,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts shall be available for administrative expenses, notwithstanding section 15751(b) of title 40, United States Code. Southeast crescent regional commission For necessary expenses of the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission in carrying out activities authorized by subtitle V of title 40, United States Code, $250,000, to remain available until expended. Nuclear regulatory commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission in carrying out the purposes of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 and the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, $1,003,233,000, including official representation expenses not to exceed $25,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount appropriated herein, not more than $7,500,000 may be made available for salaries, travel, and other support costs for the Office of the Commission, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which, notwithstanding section 201(a)(2)(c) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5841(a)(2)(c) ), the use and expenditure shall only be approved by a majority vote of the Commission: Provided further , That the Commission may reprogram, not earlier than 30 days after notification of and approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, up to an additional $2,000,000 for salaries, travel, and other support costs of the Office of the Commission: Provided further , That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $885,375,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and used for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $117,858,000: Provided further , That of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be for university research and development in areas relevant to their respective organization's mission, and $5,000,000 shall be for a Nuclear Science and Engineering Grant Program that will support multiyear projects that do not align with programmatic missions but are critical to maintaining the discipline of nuclear science and engineering. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $12,071,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That revenues from licensing fees, inspection services, and other services and collections estimated at $10,099,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall be retained and be available until September 30, 2016, for necessary salaries and expenses in this account, notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced by the amount of revenues received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $1,972,000: Provided further , That, of the amounts appropriated under this heading, $850,000 shall be for Inspector General services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, which shall not be available from fee revenues: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, in this fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter, the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is authorized to exercise the same authorities with respect to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, as determined by the Inspector General of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, as the Inspector General exercises under the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) with respect to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Nuclear waste technical review board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, as authorized by Public Law 100–203 , section 5051, $3,400,000, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016. General provisions—independent agencies 401. The Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall notify the other members of the Commission, the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, not later than 1 day after the Chairman begins performing functions under the authority of section 3 of Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980, or after a member of the Commission who is delegated emergency functions under subsection (b) of that section begins performing those functions. Such notification shall include an explanation of the circumstances warranting the exercise of such authority. The Chairman shall report to the Committees, not less frequently than once each week, on the actions taken by the Chairman, or a delegated member of the Commission, under such authority, until the authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall notify the Committees not later than 1 day after such authority is relinquished. The Chairman shall submit the report required by section 3(d) of the Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980 to the Committees not later than 1 day after it was submitted to the Commission. This section shall be in effect in fiscal year 2015 and each subsequent fiscal year. 402. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission shall comply with the July 5, 2011, version of Chapter VI of its Internal Commission Procedures when responding to Congressional requests for information. 403. (a) Securing radiological material No later than 2 years from enactment of this Act, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that evaluates the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 and determines whether such requirements are adequate to protect high-risk radiological material. Such evaluation shall consider inspection results and event reports from the first two years of implementation of the requirements in 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC licensees. (b) No later than 2 years after the completion of the NRC evaluation required in subsection (a), the Government Accountability Office, with assistance from an independent group of security experts, shall provide a report to Congress on the effectiveness of the requirements of 10 CFR Part 37 for NRC and Agreement State licensees and recommendations to further strengthen radiological security. 404. For this fiscal year, and each fiscal year hereafter, each independent agency receiving funding under this title shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a Congressional Budget Justification and a detailed annual report. V General provisions 501. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to influence congressional action on any legislation or appropriation matters pending before Congress, other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in title III of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality. (b) None of the funds made available for any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may be transferred to accounts funded in title III of this Act, except pursuant to a transfer made by or transfer authority provided in this Act or any other appropriations Act for any fiscal year, transfer authority referenced in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), or any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality. (c) The head of any relevant department or agency funded in this Act utilizing any transfer authority shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a semiannual report detailing the transfer authorities, except for any authority whereby a department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government may provide goods or services to another department, agency, or instrumentality, used in the previous 6 months and in the year-to-date. This report shall include the amounts transferred and the purposes for which they were transferred, and shall not replace or modify existing notification requirements for each authority. 503. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations). This division may be cited as the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . E Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 I DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Departmental Offices salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Departmental Offices including operation and maintenance of the Treasury Building and Annex; hire of passenger motor vehicles; maintenance, repairs, and improvements of, and purchase of commercial insurance policies for, real properties leased or owned overseas, when necessary for the performance of official business; executive direction program activities; international affairs and economic policy activities; domestic finance and tax policy activities; and Treasury-wide management policies and programs activities, $210,000,000: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading— (1) not to exceed $350,000 is for official reception and representation expenses; (2) not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate; and (3) not to exceed $24,200,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for— (A) the Treasury-wide Financial Statement Audit and Internal Control Program; (B) information technology modernization requirements; (C) in an amount not less than $9,500,000, the audit, oversight, and administration of the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund; and (D) in an amount not to exceed $3,400,000, the development and implementation of programs within the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy, including entering into cooperative agreements. Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For the necessary expenses of the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to safeguard the financial system against illicit use and to combat rogue nations, terrorist facilitators, weapons of mass destruction proliferators, money launderers, drug kingpins, and other national security threats, $112,500,000: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading: (1) not to exceed $27,000,000 is available for administrative expenses; and (2) $1,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, is available for secure space requirements: Provided further , That the unobligated balances of prior year appropriations made available for terrorism and financial intelligence activities under the heading Department of the Treasury—Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses shall be transferred to, and merged with, this account. Department-Wide systems and capital investments programs (including transfer of funds) For development and acquisition of automatic data processing equipment, software, and services and for repairs and renovations to buildings owned by the Department of the Treasury, $2,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That these funds shall be transferred to accounts and in amounts as necessary to satisfy the requirements of the Department's offices, bureaus, and other organizations: Provided further, That this transfer authority shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act: Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to support or supplement Internal Revenue Service, Operations Support or Internal Revenue Service, Business Systems Modernization . Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $35,351,000, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General of the Treasury; of which up to $2,800,000 shall be for audits and investigations conducted pursuant to section 1608 of the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 ( 33 U.S.C. 1321 note); and of which not to exceed $1,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Treasury inspector general for tax administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, including purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ); and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Inspector General for Tax Administration; $158,210,000, of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $6,000,000 shall be available for official travel expenses; of which not to exceed $500,000 shall be available for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature, to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Inspector General for Tax Administration; and of which not to exceed $1,500 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Special Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–343 ), $34,234,000. Financial crimes enforcement network salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and training expenses of non-Federal and foreign government personnel to attend meetings and training concerned with domestic and foreign financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and financial regulation; services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for assistance to Federal law enforcement agencies, with or without reimbursement, $112,000,000, of which not to exceed $34,335,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Treasury Forfeiture Fund (rescission) Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, $769,000,000 are rescinded. Bureau of the Fiscal Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of operations of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, $348,184,000; of which not to exceed $4,210,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for information systems modernization initiatives; and of which $5,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. In addition, $165,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to reimburse administrative and personnel expenses for financial management of the Fund, as authorized by section 1012 of Public Law 101–380 . Alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of carrying out section 1111 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $100,000,000; of which not to exceed $6,000 for official reception and representation expenses; not to exceed $50,000 for cooperative research and development programs for laboratory services; and provision of laboratory assistance to State and local agencies with or without reimbursement: Provided , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $3,000,000 shall be for the costs of criminal enforcement activities and special law enforcement agents for targeting tobacco smuggling and other criminal diversion activities. United States Mint united states mint public enterprise fund Pursuant to section 5136 of title 31, United States Code, the United States Mint is provided funding through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs associated with the production of circulating coins, numismatic coins, and protective services, including both operating expenses and capital investments: Provided , That the aggregate amount of new liabilities and obligations incurred during fiscal year 2015 under such section 5136 for circulating coinage and protective service capital investments of the United States Mint shall not exceed $20,000,000. Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account To carry out the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvements Act of 1994 (subtitle A of title I of Public Law 103–325 ), including services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for EX–3, $230,500,000. Of the amount appropriated under this heading— (1) not less than $152,400,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(e) ) with regard to Small and/or Emerging Community Development Financial Institutions Assistance awards, is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance and technical assistance under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 108(a)(1), respectively, of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(a)(1)(A) and (B)), of which up to $3,102,500 may be used for the cost of direct loans: Provided, That the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $25,000,000; (2) not less than $15,000,000, notwithstanding section 108(e) of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(e) ), is available until September 30, 2016, for financial assistance, technical assistance, training and outreach programs designed to benefit Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Alaskan Native communities and provided primarily through qualified community development lender organizations with experience and expertise in community development banking and lending in Indian country, Native American organizations, tribes and tribal organizations, and other suitable providers; (3) not less than $18,000,000 is available until September 30, 2016, for the Bank Enterprise Award program; (4) not less than $22,000,000, notwithstanding subsections (d) and (e) of section 108 of Public Law 103–325 ( 12 U.S.C. 4707(d) and (e)), is available until September 30, 2016, for a Healthy Food Financing Initiative to provide financial assistance, technical assistance, training, and outreach to community development financial institutions for the purpose of offering affordable financing and technical assistance to expand the availability of healthy food options in distressed communities; (5) up to $23,100,000 is available until September 30, 2015, for administrative expenses, including administration of CDFI fund programs and the New Markets Tax Credit Program, of which up to $1,000,000 is for capacity building to expand CDFI investments in underserved areas, and up to $300,000 is for administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program; and (6) during fiscal year 2015, none of the funds available under this heading are available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under section 114A of the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 ( 12 U.S.C. 4713a ): Provided , That commitments to guarantee bonds and notes under such section 114A shall not exceed $750,000,000: Provided further , That such section 114A shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015. Internal Revenue Service taxpayer services For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to provide taxpayer services, including pre-filing assistance and education, filing and account services, taxpayer advocacy services, and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $2,156,554,000, of which not less than $7,000,000 shall be for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly Program, of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be available for low-income taxpayer clinic grants, and of which not less than $12,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be available for a Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance matching grants program for tax return preparation assistance, of which not less than $206,000,000 shall be available for operating expenses of the Taxpayer Advocate Service: Provided , That of the amounts made available for the Taxpayer Advocate Service, not less than $5,000,000 shall be for identity theft casework. enforcement For necessary expenses for tax enforcement activities of the Internal Revenue Service to determine and collect owed taxes, to provide legal and litigation support, to conduct criminal investigations, to enforce criminal statutes related to violations of internal revenue laws and other financial crimes, to purchase and hire passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ), and to provide other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner, $4,860,000,000, of which not less than $60,257,000 shall be for the Interagency Crime and Drug Enforcement program. operations support For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service to support taxpayer services and enforcement programs, including rent payments; facilities services; printing; postage; physical security; headquarters and other IRS-wide administration activities; research and statistics of income; telecommunications; information technology development, enhancement, operations, maintenance, and security; the hire of passenger motor vehicles ( 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ); and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , at such rates as may be determined by the Commissioner; $3,638,446,000, of which not to exceed $315,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for research; of which not less than $1,850,000 shall be for the Internal Revenue Service Oversight Board; of which not to exceed $25,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses: Provided , That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for its major information technology investments, including the purpose and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter: Provided further , That the Internal Revenue Service shall include, in its budget justification for fiscal year 2016, a summary of cost and schedule performance information for its major information technology systems. business systems modernization For necessary expenses of the Internal Revenue Service's business systems modernization program, $290,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including related Internal Revenue Service labor costs, and contractual costs associated with operations authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided , That not later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the Internal Revenue Service shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Comptroller General of the United States detailing the cost and schedule performance for CADE 2 and Modernized e-File information technology investments, including the purposes and life-cycle stages of the investments; the reasons for any cost and schedule variances; the risks of such investments and the strategies the Internal Revenue Service is using to mitigate such risks; and the expected developmental milestones to be achieved and costs to be incurred in the next quarter. administrative provisions—internal revenue service (including transfer of funds) 101. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 102. The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law. 103. The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft. 104. Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers. The Commissioner shall continue to make improvements to the Internal Revenue Service 1–800 help line service a priority and allocate resources necessary to enhance the response time to taxpayer communications, particularly with regard to victims of tax-related crimes. 105. None of the funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service by this Act may be used to make a video unless the Service-Wide Video Editorial Board determines in advance that making the video is appropriate, taking into account the cost, topic, tone, and purpose of the video. 106. The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer. 107. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 108. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs. 109. None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California (Reference Number 2013–10–037). 110. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information). Administrative provisions—Department of the Treasury (including transfers of funds) 111. Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year; entering into contracts with the Department of State for the furnishing of health and medical services to employees and their dependents serving in foreign countries; and services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 112. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses , Office of Inspector General , Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program , Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , Bureau of the Fiscal Service , and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That no transfer under this section may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 113. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 2 percent. 114. None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. 115. The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service-Salaries and Expenses to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided , That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund. 116. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 117. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 118. Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015. 119. Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses. 120. The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President: Provided , That such Capital Investment Plan shall include capital investment spending from all accounts within the Department of the Treasury, including but not limited to the Department-wide Systems and Capital Investment Programs account, Treasury Franchise Fund account, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund account: Provided further , That such Capital Investment Plan shall include expenditures occurring in previous fiscal years for each capital investment project that has not been fully completed. 121. (a) Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (b) The reports required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) the obligations made during the previous quarter by object class, office, and activity; (2) the estimated obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year by object class, office, and activity; (3) the number of full-time equivalents within each office during the previous quarter; (4) the estimated number of full-time equivalents within each office for the remainder of the fiscal year; and (5) actions taken to achieve the goals, objectives, and performance measures of each office. (c) At the request of any such Committees specified in subsection (a), the Office of Financial Stability and the Office of Financial Research shall make officials available to testify on the contents of the reports required under subsection (a). 122. Within 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund including the amount charged for each service provided by the Franchise Fund to each office, a detailed description of the services, a detailed explanation of how each charge for each service is calculated, and a description of the role customers have in governing in the Franchise Fund. 123. The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the appropriate agencies, departments, bureaus, and commissions that have expertise in terrorism and complex financial instruments, shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act on economic warfare and financial terrorism. This title may be cited as the Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president The white house salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the White House as authorized by law, including not to exceed $3,850,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 105 ; subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 105 , which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; hire of passenger motor vehicles, and travel (not to exceed $100,000 to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 103 ); and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be available for allocation within the Executive Office of the President; and for necessary expenses of the Office of Policy Development, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107 , $55,000,000. Executive Residence at the White House operating expenses For necessary expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, $12,700,000, to be expended and accounted for as provided by 3 U.S.C. 105 , 109, 110, and 112–114. reimbursable expenses For the reimbursable expenses of the Executive Residence at the White House, such sums as may be necessary: Provided , That all reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence shall be made in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, such amount for reimbursable operating expenses shall be the exclusive authority of the Executive Residence to incur obligations and to receive offsetting collections, for such expenses: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall require each person sponsoring a reimbursable political event to pay in advance an amount equal to the estimated cost of the event, and all such advance payments shall be credited to this account and remain available until expended: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall require the national committee of the political party of the President to maintain on deposit $25,000, to be separately accounted for and available for expenses relating to reimbursable political events sponsored by such committee during such fiscal year: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall ensure that a written notice of any amount owed for a reimbursable operating expense under this paragraph is submitted to the person owing such amount within 60 days after such expense is incurred, and that such amount is collected within 30 days after the submission of such notice: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall charge interest and assess penalties and other charges on any such amount that is not reimbursed within such 30 days, in accordance with the interest and penalty provisions applicable to an outstanding debt on a United States Government claim under 31 U.S.C. 3717: Provided further , That each such amount that is reimbursed, and any accompanying interest and charges, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations, by not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Act, a report setting forth the reimbursable operating expenses of the Executive Residence during the preceding fiscal year, including the total amount of such expenses, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable official and ceremonial events, the amount of such total that consists of reimbursable political events, and the portion of each such amount that has been reimbursed as of the date of the report: Provided further , That the Executive Residence shall maintain a system for the tracking of expenses related to reimbursable events within the Executive Residence that includes a standard for the classification of any such expense as political or nonpolitical: Provided further , That no provision of this paragraph may be construed to exempt the Executive Residence from any other applicable requirement of subchapter I or II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code. White House Repair and Restoration For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Executive Residence at the White House pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 105(d) , $625,000, to remain available until expended, for required maintenance, resolution of safety and health issues, and continued preventative maintenance. Council of economic advisers salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Council of Economic Advisers in carrying out its functions under the Employment Act of 1946 ( 15 U.S.C. 1021 et seq. ), $4,184,000. National Security Council and Homeland Security Council salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Security Council and the Homeland Security Council, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $12,600,000. Office of Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Administration, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 107 , and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $111,300,000, of which not to exceed $12,006,000 shall remain available until expended for continued modernization of the information technology infrastructure within the Executive Office of the President. Office of Management and Budget Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Management and Budget, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , to carry out the provisions of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, and to prepare and submit the budget of the United States Government, in accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, $91,750,000, of which not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for official representation expenses: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Office of Management and Budget may be used for the purpose of reviewing any agricultural marketing orders or any activities or regulations under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 ( 7 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ): Provided further , That none of the funds made available for the Office of Management and Budget by this Act may be expended for the altering of the transcript of actual testimony of witnesses, except for testimony of officials of the Office of Management and Budget, before the Committees on Appropriations or their subcommittees: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this or prior Acts shall be used, directly or indirectly, by the Office of Management and Budget, for evaluating or determining if water resource project or study reports submitted by the Chief of Engineers acting through the Secretary of the Army are in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and requirements relevant to the Civil Works water resource planning process: Provided further , That the Office of Management and Budget shall have not more than 60 days in which to perform budgetary policy reviews of water resource matters on which the Chief of Engineers has reported: Provided further , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall notify the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees when the 60-day review is initiated: Provided further , That if water resource reports have not been transmitted to the appropriate authorizing and appropriating committees within 15 days after the end of the Office of Management and Budget review period based on the notification from the Director, Congress shall assume Office of Management and Budget concurrence with the report and act accordingly. Office of national drug control policy salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–469 ); not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for participation in joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement, $22,647,000: Provided , That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, and utilize gifts, both real and personal, public and private, without fiscal year limitation, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the Office. Federal drug control programs high intensity drug trafficking areas program (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program, $245,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for drug control activities consistent with the approved strategy for each of the designated High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( HIDTAs ), of which not less than 51 percent shall be transferred to State and local entities for drug control activities and shall be obligated not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act: Provided , That up to 49 percent may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments in amounts determined by the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, of which up to $2,700,000 may be used for auditing services and associated activities: Provided further, That, notwithstanding the requirements of Public Law 106–58 , any unexpended funds obligated prior to fiscal year 2013 may be used for any other approved activities of that HIDTA, subject to reprogramming requirements: Provided further , That each HIDTA designated as of September 30, 2014, shall be funded at not less than the fiscal year 2014 base level, unless the Director submits to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate justification for changes to those levels based on clearly articulated priorities and published Office of National Drug Control Policy performance measures of effectiveness: Provided further , That the Director shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the initial allocation of fiscal year 2015 funding among HIDTAs not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, and shall notify the Committees of planned uses of discretionary HIDTA funding, as determined in consultation with the HIDTA Directors, not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act: Provided further , That upon a determination that all or part of the funds so transferred from this appropriation are not necessary for the purposes provided herein and upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, such amounts may be transferred back to this appropriation. Other Federal Drug Control Programs (including transfers of funds) For other drug control activities authorized by the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–469 ), $107,150,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be available as follows: $93,500,000 for the Drug-Free Communities Program, of which $2,000,000 shall be made available as directed by section 4 of Public Law 107–82 , as amended by Public Law 109–469 ( 21 U.S.C. 1521 note); $1,400,000 for drug court training and technical assistance; $9,000,000 for anti-doping activities; $2,000,000 for the United States membership dues to the World Anti-Doping Agency; and $1,250,000 shall be made available as directed by section 1105 of Public Law 109–469 : Provided, That amounts made available under this heading may be transferred to other Federal departments and agencies to carry out such activities. Unanticipated needs For expenses necessary to enable the President to meet unanticipated needs, in furtherance of the national interest, security, or defense which may arise at home or abroad during the current fiscal year, as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 108 , $800,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Information Technology Oversight and Reform (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for the furtherance of integrated, efficient, secure, and effective uses of information technology in the Federal Government, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may transfer these funds to one or more other agencies to carry out projects to meet these purposes: Provided further , That the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit quarterly reports not later than 45 days after the end of each quarter to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the Government Accountability Office identifying the savings achieved by the Office of Management and Budget's government-wide information technology reform efforts: Provided further , That such reports shall include savings identified by fiscal year, agency, and appropriation. Special assistance to the president salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to enable the Vice President to provide assistance to the President in connection with specially assigned functions; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 and 3 U.S.C. 106 , including subsistence expenses as authorized by 3 U.S.C. 106 , which shall be expended and accounted for as provided in that section; and hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,211,000. Official Residence of the Vice President operating expenses (including transfer of funds) For the care, operation, refurnishing, improvement, and to the extent not otherwise provided for, heating and lighting, including electric power and fixtures, of the official residence of the Vice President; the hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $90,000 pursuant to 3 U.S.C. 106(b)(2) , $299,000: Provided , That advances, repayments, or transfers from this appropriation may be made to any department or agency for expenses of carrying out such activities. Administrative provisions—Executive office of the president and funds appropriated to the president (including transfers of funds) 201. From funds made available in this Act under the headings The White House , Executive Residence at the White House , White House Repair and Restoration , Council of Economic Advisers , National Security Council and Homeland Security Council , Office of Administration , Special Assistance to the President , and Official Residence of the Vice President , the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing), may, with advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation, to be merged with and available for the same time and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided , That the amount of an appropriation shall not be increased by more than 50 percent by such transfers: Provided further , That no amount shall be transferred from Special Assistance to the President or Official Residence of the Vice President without the approval of the Vice President. 202. Within 90 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the costs of implementing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ). Such report shall include— (1) the estimated mandatory and discretionary obligations of funds through fiscal year 2017, by Federal agency and by fiscal year, including— (A) the estimated obligations by cost inputs such as rent, information technology, contracts, and personnel; (B) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated obligations; and (C) the specific section of such Act that requires the obligation of funds; and (2) the estimated receipts through fiscal year 2017 from assessments, user fees, and other fees by the Federal agency making the collections, by fiscal year, including— (A) the methodology and data sources used to calculate such estimated collections; and (B) the specific section of such Act that authorizes the collection of funds. 203. (a) During fiscal year 2015, any Executive order issued by the President shall be accompanied by a statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of the Executive order. (b) Any such statement shall include— (1) a narrative summary of the budgetary impact of such order on the Federal Government; (2) the impact on mandatory and discretionary obligations and outlays, listed by Federal agency, for each year in the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015; and (3) the impact on revenues of the Federal Government over the 5-fiscal year period beginning in fiscal year 2015. (c) If an Executive order is issued during fiscal year 2015 due to a national emergency, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget may issue the statement required by subsection (a) not later than 15 days after the date that the Executive order is issued. 204. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and prior to the initial obligation of more than 20 percent of the funds appropriated in any account under the heading Office of National Drug Control Policy , a detailed narrative and financial plan on the proposed uses of all funds under the account by program, project, and activity: Provided , That the reports required by this section shall be updated and submitted to the Committees on Appropriations every 6 months and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in previous reports have changed: Provided further , That any new projects and changes in funding of ongoing projects shall be subject to the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 205. Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be transferred between appropriated programs upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That no transfer may increase or decrease any such appropriation by more than 3 percent. 206. Not to exceed $1,000,000 of any appropriations in this Act made available to the Office of National Drug Control Policy may be reprogrammed within a program, project, or activity upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations. 207. The first proviso under the heading Data-Driven Innovation in division E of Public Law 113–76 is amended by striking shall and inserting may . This title may be cited as the Executive Office of the President Appropriations Act, 2015 . III The judiciary Supreme Court of the United States salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and grounds, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for official reception and representation expenses; and for miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice may approve, $74,967,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until expended. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief justice and associate justices of the court. care of the building and grounds For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon the Architect by 40 U.S.C. 6111 and 6112, $11,640,000, to remain available until expended. United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit salaries and expenses For salaries of officers and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $30,212,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. United States Court of International Trade salaries and expenses For salaries of officers and employees of the court, services, and necessary expenses of the court, as authorized by law, $17,807,000. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of the chief judge and judges of the court. Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services Salaries and expenses For the salaries of judges of the United States Court of Federal Claims, magistrate judges, and all other officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise specifically provided for, necessary expenses of the courts, and the purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for Probation and Pretrial Services Office staff, as authorized by law, $4,846,818,000 (including the purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed $27,817,000 shall remain available until expended for space alteration projects and for furniture and furnishings related to new space alteration and construction projects; and of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Integrated Workplace Initiative: Provided , That the amount provided for the Integrated Workplace Initiative shall not be available for obligation until the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate showing that the estimated cost savings resulting from the Initiative will exceed the estimated amounts obligated for the Initiative. In addition, there are appropriated such sums as may be necessary under current law for the salaries of circuit and district judges (including judges of the territorial courts of the United States), bankruptcy judges, and justices and judges retired from office or from regular active service. In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–660 ), not to exceed $5,423,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. defender services For the operation of Federal Defender organizations; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 18 U.S.C. 3006A and 3599, and for the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons furnishing investigative, expert, and other services for such representations as authorized by law; the compensation (in accordance with the maximums under 18 U.S.C. 3006A ) and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived representation by counsel; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1875(d)(1) ; the compensation and reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed under 18 U.S.C. 983(b)(1) in connection with certain judicial civil forfeiture proceedings; the compensation and reimbursement of travel expenses of guardians ad litem appointed under 18 U.S.C. 4100(b) ; and for necessary training and general administrative expenses, $1,016,499,000, to remain available until expended. fees of jurors and commissioners For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863 ; and compensation of commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to rule 71.1(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71.1(h)), $52,191,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the compensation of land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of the highest rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5332. court security (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, incident to the provision of protective guard services for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, and the procurement, installation, and maintenance of security systems and equipment for United States courthouses and other facilities housing Federal court operations, including building ingress-egress control, inspection of mail and packages, directed security patrols, perimeter security, basic security services provided by the Federal Protective Service, and other similar activities as authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and Access to Justice Act ( Public Law 100–702 ), $513,975,000, of which not to exceed $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended, to be expended directly or transferred to the United States Marshals Service, which shall be responsible for administering the Judicial Facility Security Program consistent with standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Attorney General. Administrative Office of the United States Courts salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345 , hire of a passenger motor vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) , advertising and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $84,399,000, of which not to exceed $8,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. Federal Judicial Center Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as authorized by Public Law 90–219 , $26,959,000; of which $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; and of which not to exceed $1,500 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. United States Sentencing Commission salaries and expenses For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, $16,894,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official reception and representation expenses. Administrative Provisions—The Judiciary (including transfer of funds) 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109. 302. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services and Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners , shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under sections 604 and 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in section 608. 303. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided , That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference. 304. Section 3314(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting Federal for executive each place it appears. 305. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 561–569 , and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E) . For building-specific security services at these courthouses, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall reimburse the United States Marshals Service rather than the Department of Homeland Security. 306. (a) Section 203(c) of the Judicial Improvements Act of 1990 ( Public Law 101–650 ; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended in the matter following paragraph (12)— (1) in the second sentence (relating to the District of Kansas), by striking 23 years and 6 months and inserting 24 years and 6 months ; and (2) in the sixth sentence (relating to the District of Hawaii), by striking 20 years and 6 months and inserting 21 years and 6 months . (b) Section 406 of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( Public Law 109–115 ; 119 Stat. 2470; 28 U.S.C. 133 note) is amended in the second sentence (relating to the eastern District of Missouri) by striking 21 years and 6 months and inserting 22 years and 6 months . (c) Section 312(c)(2) of the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act ( Public Law 107–273 ; 28 U.S.C. 133 note), is amended— (1) in the first sentence by striking 12 years and inserting 13 years ; (2) in the second sentence (relating to the central District of California), by striking 11 years and 6 months and inserting 12 years and 6 months ; and (3) in the third sentence (relating to the western district of North Carolina), by striking 10 years and inserting 11 years . 307. Section 84(b) of title 28, United States Code, is amended in the second sentence by inserting Bakersfield, after shall be held at . 308. Section 3155 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by deleting the words and the Director ; and (2) in the first sentence, by inserting at the end and shall ensure that case file, statistical, and other information concerning the work of pretrial services is provided to the Director . This title may be cited as the Judiciary Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV District of columbia Federal Funds federal payment for resident tuition support For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia, to be deposited into a dedicated account, for a nationwide program to be administered by the Mayor, for District of Columbia resident tuition support, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds, including any interest accrued thereon, may be used on behalf of eligible District of Columbia residents to pay an amount based upon the difference between in-State and out-of-State tuition at public institutions of higher education, or to pay up to $2,500 each year at eligible private institutions of higher education: Provided further , That the awarding of such funds may be prioritized on the basis of a resident's academic merit, the income and need of eligible students and such other factors as may be authorized: Provided further , That the District of Columbia government shall maintain a dedicated account for the Resident Tuition Support Program that shall consist of the Federal funds appropriated to the Program in this Act and any subsequent appropriations, any unobligated balances from prior fiscal years, and any interest earned in this or any fiscal year: Provided further , That the account shall be under the control of the District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer, who shall use those funds solely for the purposes of carrying out the Resident Tuition Support Program: Provided further , That the Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall provide a quarterly financial report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for these funds showing, by object class, the expenditures made and the purpose therefor. federal payment for emergency planning and security costs in the district of columbia For a Federal payment of necessary expenses, as determined by the Mayor of the District of Columbia in written consultation with the elected county or city officials of surrounding jurisdictions, $12,500,000, to remain available until expended, for the costs of providing public safety at events related to the presence of the National Capital in the District of Columbia, including support requested by the Director of the United States Secret Service in carrying out protective duties under the direction of the Secretary of Homeland Security, and for the costs of providing support to respond to immediate and specific terrorist threats or attacks in the District of Columbia or surrounding jurisdictions. federal payment to the district of columbia courts For salaries and expenses for the District of Columbia Courts, $245,110,000 to be allocated as follows: for the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, $13,622,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, $116,443,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; for the District of Columbia Court System, $71,155,000, of which not to exceed $2,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $43,890,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for capital improvements for District of Columbia courthouse facilities: Provided , That funds made available for capital improvements shall be expended consistent with the District of Columbia Courts master plan study and facilities condition assessment: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further , That 30 days after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the District of Columbia Courts may reallocate not more than $6,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading among the items and entities funded under this heading: Provided further , That the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia may, by regulation, establish a program substantially similar to the program set forth in subchapter II of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code, for employees of the District of Columbia Courts. federal payment for defender services in district of columbia courts For payments authorized under section 11–2604 and section 11–2605, D.C. Official Code (relating to representation provided under the District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act), payments for counsel appointed in proceedings in the Family Court of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under chapter 23 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, or pursuant to contractual agreements to provide guardian ad litem representation, training, technical assistance, and such other services as are necessary to improve the quality of guardian ad litem representation, payments for counsel appointed in adoption proceedings under chapter 3 of title 16, D.C. Official Code, and payments authorized under section 21–2060, D.C. Official Code (relating to services provided under the District of Columbia Guardianship, Protective Proceedings, and Durable Power of Attorney Act of 1986), $49,890,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided under this heading shall be administered by the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, this appropriation shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for expenses of other Federal agencies. federal payment to the court services and offender supervision agency for the district of columbia For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $234,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 is for official reception and representation expenses related to Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Agency programs, of which not to exceed $25,000 is for dues and assessments relating to the implementation of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Interstate Supervision Act of 2002; of which $173,155,000 shall be for necessary expenses of Community Supervision and Sex Offender Registration, to include expenses relating to the supervision of adults subject to protection orders or the provision of services for or related to such persons, of which up to $9,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the relocation of offender supervision field offices; and of which $60,845,000 shall be available to the Pretrial Services Agency: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of other Federal agencies: Provided further , That amounts under this heading may be used for programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants successfully meeting terms of supervision: Provided further , That the Director is authorized to accept and use gifts in the form of in-kind contributions of the following: space and hospitality to support offender and defendant programs; equipment, supplies, and vocational training services necessary to sustain, educate, and train offenders and defendants, including their dependent children; and programmatic incentives for offenders and defendants meeting terms of supervision: Provided further , That the Director shall keep accurate and detailed records of the acceptance and use of any gift under the previous proviso, and shall make such records available for audit and public inspection: Provided further , That the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Director is authorized to accept and use reimbursement from the District of Columbia Government for space and services provided on a cost reimbursable basis. federal payment to the district of columbia public defender service For salaries and expenses, including the transfer and hire of motor vehicles, of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, as authorized by the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997, $41,231,000, of which $1,150,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, is for relocation of satellite offices: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, all amounts under this heading shall be apportioned quarterly by the Office of Management and Budget and obligated and expended in the same manner as funds appropriated for salaries and expenses of Federal agencies: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, and in addition to the authority provided by the District of Columbia Code Section 2–1607(b), upon approval of the Board of Trustees, the District of Columbia Public Defender Service may accept and use voluntary and uncompensated services for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service: Provided further, That, notwithstanding District of Columbia Code section 2–1603(d), for the purpose of any action brought against the Board of the Trustees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, the trustees shall be deemed to be employees of the Public Defender Service. Federal payment to the district of columbia water and sewer authority For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, $14,000,000, to remain available until expended, to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-Term Plan: Provided , That the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority provides a 100 percent match for this payment. federal payment to the criminal justice coordinating council For a Federal payment to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, $1,900,000, to remain available until expended, to support initiatives related to the coordination of Federal and local criminal justice resources in the District of Columbia. Federal Payment for Judicial Commissions For a Federal payment, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, $295,000, and for the Judicial Nomination Commission, $270,000. federal payment for school improvement For a Federal payment for a school improvement program in the District of Columbia, $45,000,000, to remain available until expended, for payments authorized under the Scholarship for Opportunity and Results Act (division C of Public Law 112–10 ): Provided , That within funds provided for opportunity scholarships $3,000,000 shall be for the activities specified in sections 3007(b) through 3007(d) and 3009 of the Act. Federal Payment for the District of Columbia National Guard For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia National Guard, $435,000, to remain available until expended for the Major General David F. Wherley, Jr. District of Columbia National Guard Retention and College Access Program. federal payment for testing and treatment of hiv/aids For a Federal payment to the District of Columbia for the testing of individuals for, and the treatment of individuals with, human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in the District of Columbia, $5,000,000. District of Columbia Funds Local funds are appropriated for the District of Columbia for the current fiscal year out of the General Fund of the District of Columbia ( General Fund ) for programs and activities set forth under the heading District of Columbia Funds Summary of Expenses and at the rate set forth under such heading, as included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to the Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in section 450A of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (section 1–204.50a, D.C. Official Code), sections 816 and 817 of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2009 (secs. 47–369.01 and 47–369.02, D.C. Official Code), and provisions of this Act, the total amount appropriated in this Act for operating expenses for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 2015 under this heading shall not exceed the estimates included in the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request Act of 2014 submitted to Congress by the District of Columbia as amended as of the date of enactment of this Act or the sum of the total revenues of the District of Columbia for such fiscal year: Provided further , That the amount appropriated may be increased by proceeds of one-time transactions, which are expended for emergency or unanticipated operating or capital needs: Provided further , That such increases shall be approved by enactment of local District law and shall comply with all reserve requirements contained in the District of Columbia Home Rule Act: Provided further , That the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia shall take such steps as are necessary to assure that the District of Columbia meets these requirements, including the apportioning by the Chief Financial Officer of the appropriations and funds made available to the District during fiscal year 2015, except that the Chief Financial Officer may not reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. This title may be cited as the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2015 . V Independent agencies Administrative Conference of the United States Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of the United States, authorized by 5 U.S.C. 591 et seq. , $3,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $1,000 is for official reception and representation expenses. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (including Transfers of Funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ), including the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, and the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $250,000,000, including not to exceed $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, and not to exceed $25,000 for the expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, of which not less than $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, shall be for the purchase of information technology and of which not less than $2,620,000 shall be for the Office of the Inspector General: Provided , That not to exceed $10,000,000 of the amounts provided herein may be moved between the amount for salaries and expenses and the amount for the purchase of information technology subject to reprogramming procedures under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. Consumer product safety commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable under 5 U.S.C. 5376 , purchase of nominal awards to recognize non-Federal officials' contributions to Commission activities, and not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $123,000,000. Election assistance commission salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Help America Vote Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–252 ), $10,000,000, of which $1,900,000 shall be transferred to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for election reform activities authorized under the Help America Vote Act of 2002. Federal communications commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and representation expenses; purchase and hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $339,844,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of which not less than $300,000 shall be available for consultation with federally recognized Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages, and entities related to Hawaiian Home Lands: Provided further, That $339,844,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the Communications Act of 1934 , shall be retained and used for necessary expenses and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at $0: Provided further , That any offsetting collections received in excess of $339,844,000 in fiscal year 2015 shall not be available for obligation: Provided further , That remaining offsetting collections from prior years collected in excess of the amount specified for collection in each such year and otherwise becoming available on October 1, 2014, shall not be available for obligation: Provided further , That notwithstanding 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B) , proceeds from the use of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made available for obligation shall not exceed $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated under this heading, not less than $11,090,000 shall be for the salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General. Administrative provisions—federal communications commission 501. Section 302 of the Universal Service Antideficiency Temporary Suspension Act is amended by striking December 31, 2015 , each place it appears and inserting December 31, 2016 . 502. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004 recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments. Federal deposit insurance corporation office of the inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $34,568,000, to be derived from the Deposit Insurance Fund or, only when appropriate, the FSLIC Resolution Fund. Federal Election Commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, $67,500,000, of which not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for reception and representation expenses. Federal Labor Relations Authority Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and including hire of experts and consultants, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and including official reception and representation expenses (not to exceed $1,500) and rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $25,548,000: Provided , That public members of the Federal Service Impasses Panel may be paid travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5703 ) for persons employed intermittently in the Government service, and compensation as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , funds received from fees charged to non-Federal participants at labor-management relations conferences shall be credited to and merged with this account, to be available without further appropriation for the costs of carrying out these conferences. Federal trade commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $293,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $300,000 shall be available for use to contract with a person or persons for collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 3718: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $100,000,000 of offsetting collections derived from fees collected for premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ( 15 U.S.C. 18a ), regardless of the year of collection, shall be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $14,000,000 in offsetting collections derived from fees sufficient to implement and enforce the Telemarketing Sales Rule, promulgated under the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act ( 15 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. ), shall be credited to this account, and be retained and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $179,000,000: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission may be used to implement subsection (e)(2)(B) of section 43 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1831t ). General Services Administration real property activities federal buildings fund limitations on availability of revenue (including transfers of funds) Amounts in the Fund, including revenues and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available for necessary expenses of real property management and related activities not otherwise provided for, including operation, maintenance, and protection of federally owned and leased buildings; rental of buildings in the District of Columbia; restoration of leased premises; moving governmental agencies (including space adjustments and telecommunications relocation expenses) in connection with the assignment, allocation and transfer of space; contractual services incident to cleaning or servicing buildings, and moving; repair and alteration of federally owned buildings including grounds, approaches and appurtenances; care and safeguarding of sites; maintenance, preservation, demolition, and equipment; acquisition of buildings and sites by purchase, condemnation, or as otherwise authorized by law; acquisition of options to purchase buildings and sites; conversion and extension of federally owned buildings; preliminary planning and design of projects by contract or otherwise; construction of new buildings (including equipment for such buildings); and payment of principal, interest, and any other obligations for public buildings acquired by installment purchase and purchase contract; in the aggregate amount of $9,238,310,000, of which— (1) $509,670,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and acquisition (including funds for sites and expenses, and associated design and construction services) of additional projects at— (A) California, Calexico, Calexico West Land Port of Entry, $98,062,000; (B) California, San Diego, San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, $216,828,000; (C) District of Columbia, Washington, DHS Consolidation at St. Elizabeths, $144,000,000; (D) National Capital Region, Civilian Cyber Campus, $35,000,000; and (E) New York, Glenville, Scotia Depot, $15,780,000: Provided , That each of the foregoing limits of costs on new construction and acquisition projects may be exceeded to the extent that savings are effected in other such projects, but not to exceed 10 percent of the amounts included in a transmitted prospectus, if required, unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount; (2) $818,160,000 shall remain available until expended for repairs and alterations, including associated design and construction services, of which— (A) $306,894,000 is for Major Repairs and Alterations; (B) $390,266,000 is for Basic Repairs and Alterations; and (C) $121,000,000 is for Special Emphasis Programs, of which— (i) $5,000,000 is for Energy and Water Retrofit and Conservation Measures; (ii) $26,000,000 is for Fire and Life Safety; (iii) $20,000,000 is for Judiciary Capital Security; and (iv) $70,000,000 is for Consolidation Activities: Provided , That consolidation projects result in reduced annual rent paid by the tenant agency: Provided further , That no consolidation project exceed $20,000,000 in costs: Provided further , That consolidation projects are approved by each of the committees specified in section 3307(a) of title 40, United States Code: Provided further , That preference is given to consolidation projects that achieve a utilization rate of 130 usable square feet or less per person for office space: Provided further , That the obligation of funds under this paragraph for consolidation activities may not be made until 10 days after a proposed spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken, including estimated savings, has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That funds made available in this or any previous Act in the Federal Buildings Fund for Repairs and Alterations shall, for prospectus projects, be limited to the amount identified for each project, except each project in this or any previous Act may be increased by an amount not to exceed 10 percent unless advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations of a greater amount: Provided further , That additional projects for which prospectuses have been fully approved may be funded under this category only if advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the amounts provided in this or any prior Act for Repairs and Alterations may be used to fund costs associated with implementing security improvements to buildings necessary to meet the minimum standards for security in accordance with current law and in compliance with the reprogramming guidelines of the appropriate Committees of the House and Senate: Provided further, That the difference between the funds appropriated and expended on any projects in this or any prior Act, under the heading ‘‘Repairs and Alterations’’, may be transferred to Basic Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects: Provided further , That the amount provided in this or any prior Act for Basic Repairs and Alterations may be used to pay claims against the Government arising from any projects under the heading Repairs and Alterations or used to fund authorized increases in prospectus projects; (3) $5,666,348,000 for rental of space to remain available until expended; and (4) $2,244,132,000 for building operations to remain available until expended, of which $1,122,727,000 is for building services, and $1,121,405,000 is for salaries and expenses: Provided further , That not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available under this paragraph for building operations may be transferred between and merged with such appropriations upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfers: Provided further , That section 508 of this title shall not apply with respect to funds made available under this heading for building operations: Provided further , That the total amount of funds made available from this Fund to the General Services Administration shall not be available for expenses of any construction, repair, alteration and acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 40 U.S.C. 3307(a) , has not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for each project for required expenses for the development of a proposed prospectus: Provided further , That funds available in the Federal Buildings Fund may be expended for emergency repairs when advance approval is obtained from the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That amounts necessary to provide reimbursable special services to other agencies under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) and amounts to provide such reimbursable fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities on private or other property not in Government ownership or control as may be appropriate to enable the United States Secret Service to perform its protective functions pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3056 , shall be available from such revenues and collections: Provided further , That revenues and collections and any other sums accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015, excluding reimbursements under 40 U.S.C. 592(b)(2) , in excess of the aggregate new obligational authority authorized for Real Property Activities of the Federal Buildings Fund in this Act shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts. general activities government-wide policy For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide policy and evaluation activities associated with the management of real and personal property assets and certain administrative services; Government-wide policy support responsibilities relating to acquisition, travel, motor vehicles, information technology management, and related technology activities; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; $58,000,000. operating expenses (including transfer of funds) For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, for Government-wide activities associated with utilization and donation of surplus personal property; disposal of real property; agency-wide policy direction, management, and communications; the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; $61,049,000, of which $26,328,000 is for Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal; $25,729,000 is for the Office of the Administrator, of which not to exceed $7,500 is for official reception and representation expenses; and $8,992,000 is for the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals: Provided further , That not to exceed 5 percent of the appropriation made available under this heading for Office of the Administrator may be transferred to the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal upon notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, but the appropriation for the Real and Personal Property Management and Disposal may not be increased by more than 5 percent by any such transfer. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General and service authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $65,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for payment for information and detection of fraud against the Government, including payment for recovery of stolen Government property: Provided further , That not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for awards to employees of other Federal agencies and private citizens in recognition of efforts and initiatives resulting in enhanced Office of Inspector General effectiveness. allowances and office staff for former presidents For carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 25, 1958 ( 3 U.S.C. 102 note), and Public Law 95–138 , $3,250,000. Federal Citizen Services Fund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, including services authorized by 40 U.S.C. 323 and 44 U.S.C. 3604 ; and for necessary expenses in support of interagency projects that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically, through the development and implementation of innovative uses of information technology; $53,294,000, of which $14,135,000 shall be available for electronic government projects, to be deposited into the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided , That the previous amount may be transferred to Federal agencies to carry out the purpose of the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further , That the appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections deposited into the Fund shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of Federal Citizen Services and other activities that enable the Federal Government to enhance its ability to conduct activities electronically in the aggregate amount not to exceed $90,000,000: Provided further , That appropriations, revenues, reimbursements, and collections accruing to this Fund during fiscal year 2015 in excess of such amount shall remain in the Fund and shall not be available for expenditure except as authorized in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That any appropriations provided to the Electronic Government Fund that remain unobligated as of September 30, 2014, may be transferred to the Federal Citizen Services Fund: Provided further , That the transfer authorities provided herein shall be in addition to any other transfer authority provided in this Act. Administrative Provisions—General Services Administration (including transfer of funds) 510. Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles. 511. Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2015 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided , That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 512. Except as otherwise provided in this title, funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2016 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget; (2) reflects the priorities of the Judicial Conference of the United States as set out in its approved 5-year construction plan; and (3) includes a standardized courtroom utilization study of each facility to be constructed, replaced, or expanded. 513. None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 ( Public Law 92–313 ). 514. From funds made available under the heading Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on Availability of Revenue , claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 515. In any case in which the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate adopt a resolution granting lease authority pursuant to a prospectus transmitted to Congress by the Administrator of the General Services Administration under 40 U.S.C. 3307 , the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements, except that, if the Administrator determines that the delineated area of the procurement should not be identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus, the Administrator shall provide an explanatory statement to each of such committees and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to exercising any lease authority provided in the resolution. 516. With respect to each project funded under the heading “Major Repairs and Alterations” or “Judiciary Capital Security Program”, and with respect to E-Government projects funded under the heading Federal Citizen Services Fund , the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 517. Any consolidation of the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation must result in a full consolidation. Harry S Truman scholarship foundation Salaries and expenses For payment to the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Trust Fund, established by section 10 of Public Law 93–642 , $750,000, to remain available until expended. Merit Systems Protection Board Salaries and Expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, and the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( 5 U.S.C. 5509 note), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, direct procurement of survey printing, and not to exceed $2,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $42,740,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, together with not to exceed $2,345,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for administrative expenses to adjudicate retirement appeals to be transferred from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund in amounts determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board. Morris K. udall and stewart L. udall foundation Morris k. udall and stewart L. Udall trust fund (including transfer of funds) For payment to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, pursuant to the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act ( 20 U.S.C. 5601 et seq. ), $1,995,000, to remain available until expended, of which, notwithstanding sections 8 and 9 of such Act: (1) up to $50,000 shall be used to conduct financial audits pursuant to the Accountability of Tax Dollars Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–289 ); and (2) up to $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the activities authorized by section 6(7) of Public Law 102–259 and section 817(a) of Public Law 106–568 ( 20 U.S.C. 5604(7) ): Provided , That of the total amount made available under this heading $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Environmental dispute resolution fund For payment to the Environmental Dispute Resolution Fund to carry out activities authorized in the Environmental Policy and Conflict Resolution Act of 1998, $3,400,000, to remain available until expended. National archives and records administration operating expenses For necessary expenses in connection with the administration of the National Archives and Records Administration and archived Federal records and related activities, as provided by law, and for expenses necessary for the review and declassification of documents, the activities of the Public Interest Declassification Board, the operations and maintenance of the electronic records archives, the hire of passenger motor vehicles, and for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning, $365,000,000. office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Reform Act of 2008, Public Law 110–409 , 122 Stat. 4302–16 (2008), and the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), and for the hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,130,000. repairs and restoration For the repair, alteration, and improvement of archives facilities, and to provide adequate storage for holdings, $7,600,000, to remain available until expended. national historical publications and records commission grants program For necessary expenses for allocations and grants for historical publications and records as authorized by 44 U.S.C. 2504 , $5,000,000, to remain available until expended. National Credit Union Administration community development revolving loan fund For the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund program as authorized by 42 U.S.C. 9812 , 9822 and 9910, $2,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for technical assistance to low-income designated credit unions. Office of Government Ethics salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Government Ethics pursuant to the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act of 2012, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, hire of passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $1,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $15,420,000. Office of personnel management Salaries and expenses (including transfer of trust funds) For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978 and the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; medical examinations performed for veterans by private physicians on a fee basis; rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere; hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses; advances for reimbursements to applicable funds of OPM and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for expenses incurred under Executive Order No. 10422 of January 9, 1953, as amended; and payment of per diem and/or subsistence allowances to employees where Voting Rights Act activities require an employee to remain overnight at his or her post of duty, $96,039,000, of which $642,000 may be for strengthening the capacity and capabilities of the acquisition workforce (as defined by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended ( 41 U.S.C. 4001 et seq. )), including the recruitment, hiring, training, and retention of such workforce and information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness or for management solutions to improve acquisition management; and in addition $118,425,000 for administrative expenses, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of OPM without regard to other statutes, including direct procurement of printed materials, for the retirement and insurance programs: Provided , That the provisions of this appropriation shall not affect the authority to use applicable trust funds as provided by sections 8348(a)(1)(B), 8958(f)(2)(A), 8988(f)(2)(A), and 9004(f)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code: Provided further , That no part of this appropriation shall be available for salaries and expenses of the Legal Examining Unit of OPM established pursuant to Executive Order No. 9358 of July 1, 1943, or any successor unit of like purpose: Provided further , That the President's Commission on White House Fellows, established by Executive Order No. 11183 of October 3, 1964, may, during fiscal year 2015, accept donations of money, property, and personal services: Provided further , That such donations, including those from prior years, may be used for the development of publicity materials to provide information about the White House Fellows, except that no such donations shall be accepted for travel or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of employees of such Commission. Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses (including transfer of trust funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , hire of passenger motor vehicles, $4,384,000, and in addition, not to exceed $21,340,000 for administrative expenses to audit, investigate, and provide other oversight of the Office of Personnel Management's retirement and insurance programs, to be transferred from the appropriate trust funds of the Office of Personnel Management, as determined by the Inspector General: Provided , That the Inspector General is authorized to rent conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere. Office of Special Counsel salaries and expenses For necessary expenses to carry out functions of the Office of Special Counsel pursuant to Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1978, the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 ( Public Law 95–454 ), the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–12 ) as amended by Public Law 107–304 , the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–199 ), and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–353 ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , payment of fees and expenses for witnesses, rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and hire of passenger motor vehicles; $22,939,000. Postal regulatory commission Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Postal Regulatory Commission in carrying out the provisions of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ( Public Law 109–435 ), $14,700,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(a) of such Act. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, as authorized by section 1061 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000ee ), $7,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board to carry out the provisions of title XV of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), and to develop and test information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to enhance transparency of and detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in Federal spending, and to develop and use information technology resources and oversight mechanisms to detect and remediate waste, fraud, and abuse in obligation and expenditure of funds as described in section 904(d) of the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013 ( Public Law 113–2 ), which shall be administered under the terms and conditions of the accountability authorities of title XV of Public Law 111–5 , $18,000,000. Securities and Exchange Commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $1,500,000,000, to remain available until expended; of which not less than $9,239,000 shall be for the Office of Inspector General; of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be available for a permanent secretariat for the International Organization of Securities Commissions; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members of their delegations and staffs to exchange views concerning securities matters, such expenses to include necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in attendance including: (1) incidental expenses such as meals; (2) travel and transportation; and (3) related lodging or subsistence; and of which not less than $56,613,000 shall be for the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis: Provided , That fees and charges authorized by section 31 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78ee ) shall be credited to this account as offsetting collections: Provided further , That not to exceed $1,500,000,000 of such offsetting collections shall be available until expended for necessary expenses of this account: Provided further , That the total amount appropriated under this heading from the general fund for fiscal year 2015 shall be reduced as such offsetting fees are received so as to result in a final total fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at not more than $0. Selective Service System salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Selective Service System, including expenses of attendance at meetings and of training for uniformed personnel assigned to the Selective Service System, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 4101–4118 for civilian employees; hire of passenger motor vehicles; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses; $22,500,000: Provided , That during the current fiscal year, the President may exempt this appropriation from the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1341 , whenever the President deems such action to be necessary in the interest of national defense: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be expended for or in connection with the induction of any person into the Armed Forces of the United States. Small Business Administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the Small Business Administration, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by sections 1343 and 1344 of title 31, United States Code, and not to exceed $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $257,000,000, of which not less than $12,000,000 shall be available for examinations, reviews, and other lender oversight activities: Provided , That the Administrator is authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain loan program activities, including fees authorized by section 5(b) of the Small Business Act : Provided further , That, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , revenues received from all such activities shall be credited to this account, to remain available until expended, for carrying out these purposes without further appropriations: Provided further, That the Small Business Administration may accept gifts in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 and may co-sponsor activities, each in accordance with section 132(a) of division K of Public Law 108–447 , during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That $6,100,000 shall be available for the Loan Modernization and Accounting System, to be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,000,000 shall be for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program under section 34 of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 657d ). Entrepreneurial Development Programs For necessary expenses of programs supporting entrepreneurial and small business development, $220,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That $115,000,000 shall be available to fund grants for performance in fiscal year 2015 or fiscal year 2016 as authorized by section 21 of the Small Business Act: Provided further , That $22,300,000 shall be for marketing, management, and technical assistance under section 7(m) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(m)(4) ) by intermediaries that make microloans under the microloan program: Provided further , That $17,400,000 shall be available for grants to States to carry out export programs that assist small business concerns authorized under section 1207 of Public Law 111–240 . office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $19,400,000. Office of Advocacy For necessary expenses of the Office of Advocacy in carrying out the provisions of title II of Public Law 94–305 ( 15 U.S.C. 634a et seq. ) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 ( 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ), $9,120,000, to remain available until expended. Business loans program account (including transfer of funds) For the cost of direct loans, $2,500,000, to remain available until expended, and for the cost of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 ( Public Law 85–699 ), $45,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans under section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $7,500,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015 commitments for general business loans authorized under section 7(a) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed $18,750,000,000 for a combination of amortizing term loans and the aggregated maximum line of credit provided by revolving loans: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015 commitments to guarantee loans for debentures under section 303(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 shall not exceed $4,000,000,000: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, guarantees of trust certificates authorized by section 5(g) of the Small Business Act shall not exceed a principal amount of $12,000,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $147,726,000, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. Disaster Loans Program Account (including transfers of funds) For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by section 7(b) of the Small Business Act, $186,858,000, to be available until expended, of which $1,000,000 is for the Office of Inspector General of the Small Business Administration for audits and reviews of disaster loans and the disaster loan programs and shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for the Office of Inspector General; of which $176,858,000 is for direct administrative expenses of loan making and servicing to carry out the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses; and of which $9,000,000 is for indirect administrative expenses for the direct loan program, which may be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses. administrative provisions—small business administration (including transfer of funds) 520. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this paragraph shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 608 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. 521. (a) None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to collect a guarantee fee under section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18) ) with respect to a loan guaranteed under section 7(a)(31) of such Act that is made to a small business concern (as defined under section 3 of such Act ( 15 U.S.C. 632 )) that is 51 percent or more owned and controlled by 1 or more individuals who is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code) or the spouse of a veteran. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to waive such a guarantee fee or any other loan fee with respect to a loan to a small business concern described in subsection (a) or any other borrower. United states postal service Payment to the postal service fund For payment to the Postal Service Fund for revenue forgone on free and reduced rate mail, pursuant to subsections (c) and (d) of section 2401 of title 39, United States Code, $70,000,000, of which $41,000,000 shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 2015: Provided , That mail for overseas voting and mail for the blind shall continue to be free: Provided further , That 6-day delivery and rural delivery of mail shall continue at not less than the 1983 level: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Postal Service by this Act shall be used to implement any rule, regulation, or policy of charging any officer or employee of any State or local child support enforcement agency, or any individual participating in a State or local program of child support enforcement, a fee for information requested or provided concerning an address of a postal customer: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be used to consolidate or close small rural and other small post offices. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $243,883,000, to be derived by transfer from the Postal Service Fund and expended as authorized by section 603(b)(3) of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act ( Public Law 109–435 ). United states tax court Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, including contract reporting and other services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $51,300,000: Provided , That travel expenses of the judges shall be paid upon the written certificate of the judge. VI General provisions—this act (Including rescission) 601. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 602. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 604. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 605. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ). 606. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 607. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code. 608. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by the Committee on Appropriations of either the House of Representatives or the Senate for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates or reorganizes offices, programs, or activities unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided , That prior to any significant reorganization or restructuring of offices, programs, or activities, each agency or entity funded in this Act shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That at a minimum the report shall include: (1) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (2) a delineation in the table for each appropriation both by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (3) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 609. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further, That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines. 610. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request— (1) any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply— (1) in the case of an official background investigation report, if such individual has given express written consent for such request not more than 6 months prior to the date of such request and during the same presidential administration; or (2) if such request is required due to extraordinary circumstances involving national security. 611. The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code. 612. For the purpose of resolving litigation and implementing any settlement agreements regarding the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance program, the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an Appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval. 613. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions. 614. The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 615. In order to promote Government access to commercial information technology, the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology (as defined in section 11101 of title 40, United States Code), that is a commercial item (as defined in section 103 of title 41, United States Code). 616. Notwithstanding section 1353 of title 31, United States Code, no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses for the purpose of enabling an officer or employee to attend and participate in any meeting or similar function relating to the official duties of the officer or employee when the entity offering payment or reimbursement is a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, or represents a person or entity subject to regulation by such agency or commission, unless the person or entity is an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code. 617. Notwithstanding section 708 of this Act, funds made available to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission by this or any other Act may be used for the interagency funding and sponsorship of a joint advisory committee to advise on emerging regulatory issues. 618. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor. (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency. (b) For purposes of this section, the term Executive agency covered by this Act means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service. 619. (a) There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law: (1) Compensation of the President ( 3 U.S.C. 102 ). (2) Payments to— (A) the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 377(o) ); (B) the Judicial Survivors' Annuities Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 376(c) ); and (C) the United States Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement Fund ( 28 U.S.C. 178(l) ). (3) Payment of Government contributions— (A) with respect to the health benefits of retired employees, as authorized by chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, and the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (74 Stat. 849); and (B) with respect to the life insurance benefits for employees retiring after December 31, 1989 (5 U.S.C. ch. 87). (4) Payment to finance the unfunded liability of new and increased annuity benefits under the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund ( 5 U.S.C. 8348 ). (5) Payment of annuities authorized to be paid from the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund by statutory provisions other than subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code. (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to exempt any amount appropriated by this section from any otherwise applicable limitation on the use of funds contained in this Act. 620. The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (Board) shall have authority to obligate funds for the scholarship program established by section 109(c)(2) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( Public Law 107–204 ) in an aggregate amount not exceeding the amount of funds collected by the Board as of December 31, 2014, including accrued interest, as a result of the assessment of monetary penalties. Funds available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended. 621. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563. 622. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to pay the salaries and expenses for the following positions: (1) Director, White House Office of Health Reform. (2) Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change. (3) Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury assigned to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and Senior Counselor for Manufacturing Policy. (4) White House Director of Urban Affairs. 623. None of the funds in this Act may be used for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to award a contract, enter an extension of, or exercise an option on a contract to a contractor conducting the final quality review processes for background investigation fieldwork services or background investigation support services that, as of the date of the award of the contract, are being conducted by that contractor. 624. Sections 1101(a) and 1104(a)(2)(A) of the Internet Tax Freedom Act (title XI of division C of Public Law 105–277 ; 47 U.S.C. 151 note) are amended by striking November 1, 2014 and inserting October 1, 2015 . 625. (a) The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology. (b) Amounts appropriated for any executive branch agency funded by this Act that are available for information technology shall be allocated within the agency, consistent with the provisions of appropriations Acts and budget guidelines and recommendations from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in such manner as specified by, or approved by, the Chief Information Officer of the agency in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer of the agency and budget officials. 626. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States Code. 627. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to enter into any contract with an incorporated entity if such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity is incorporated or chartered in Bermuda or the Cayman Islands, and such entity’s sealed bid or competitive proposal shows that such entity was previously incorporated in the United States. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. In instances where there is not an appropriate alternative fueled vehicle commercially available for a particular light duty vehicle class, an exception is granted as to not impede agency missions. 629. From the unobligated balances available in the Securities and Exchange Commission Reserve Fund established by section 991 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( Public Law 111–203 ), $25,000,000 are rescinded. 630. Section 716 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ( 15 U.S.C. 8305 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking insured depository institution and inserting covered depository institution ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Covered depository institution The term covered depository institution means— (A) an insured depository institution, as that term is defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1813 ); and (B) a United States uninsured branch or agency of a foreign bank. ; (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in the heading for such subsection, by striking insured and inserting covered ; (B) by striking an insured and inserting a covered ; (C) by striking such insured and inserting such covered ; and (D) by striking or savings and loan holding company and inserting savings and loan holding company, or foreign banking organization (as such term is defined under Regulation K of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (12 CFR 211.21(o))) ; (3) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) Only bona fide hedging and traditional bank activities permitted (1) In general The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any covered depository institution that limits its swap and security-based swap activities to the following: (A) Hedging and other similar risk mitigation activities Hedging and other similar risk mitigating activities directly related to the covered depository institution's activities. (B) Non-structured finance swap activities Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps other than a structured finance swap. (C) Certain structured finance swap activities Acting as a swaps entity for swaps or security-based swaps that are structured finance swaps, if— (i) such structured finance swaps are undertaken for hedging or risk management purposes; or (ii) each asset-backed security underlying such structured finance swaps is of a credit quality and of a type or category with respect to which the prudential regulators have jointly adopted rules authorizing swap or security-based swap activity by covered depository institutions. (2) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Structured finance swap The term structured finance swap means a swap or security-based swap based on an asset-backed security (or group or index primarily comprised of asset-backed securities). (B) Asset-backed security The term asset-backed security has the meaning given such term under section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a) ). ; (4) in subsection (e), by striking an insured and inserting a covered ; and (5) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking an insured depository and inserting a covered depository ; and (B) by striking the insured depository each place such term appears and inserting the covered depository . VII General provisions—government-wide Departments, Agencies, and Corporations (including transfer of funds) 701. No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2015 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 )) by the officers and employees of such department, agency, or instrumentality. 702. Unless otherwise specifically provided, the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with sub section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, and undercover surveillance vehicles), is hereby fixed at $13,197 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $13,631: Provided , That these limits may be exceeded by not to exceed $3,700 for police-type vehicles, and by not to exceed $4,000 for special heavy-duty vehicles: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section may not be exceeded by more than 5 percent for electric or hybrid vehicles purchased for demonstration under the provisions of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section may be exceeded by the incremental cost of clean alternative fuels vehicles acquired pursuant to Public Law 101–549 over the cost of comparable conventionally fueled vehicles: Provided further , That the limits set forth in this section shall not apply to any vehicle that is a commercial item and which operates on emerging motor vehicle technology, including but not limited to electric, plug-in hybrid electric, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. 703. Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924. 704. Unless otherwise specified in law during the current fiscal year, no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States (including any agency the majority of the stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) whose post of duty is in the continental United States unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B) ; (3) is a person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible; or (4) is a person who owes allegiance to the United States: Provided , That for purposes of this section, affidavits signed by any such person shall be considered prima facie evidence that the requirements of this section with respect to his or her status are being complied with: Provided further , That for purposes of subsections (2) and (3) such affidavits shall be submitted prior to employment and updated thereafter as necessary: Provided further , That any person making a false affidavit shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $4,000 or imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both: Provided further , That the above penal clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law: Provided further , That any payment made to any officer or employee contrary to the provisions of this section shall be recoverable in action by the Federal Government: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to any person who is an officer or employee of the Government of the United States on the date of enactment of this Act, or to international broadcasters employed by the Broadcasting Board of Governors, or to temporary employment of translators, or to temporary employment in the field service (not to exceed 60 days) as a result of emergencies: Provided further , That this section does not apply to the employment as Wildland firefighters for not more than 120 days of nonresident aliens employed by the Department of the Interior or the USDA Forest Service pursuant to an agreement with another country. 705. Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law. 706. In addition to funds provided in this or any other Act, all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs. Such funds shall be available until expended for the following purposes: (1) Acquisition, waste reduction and prevention, and recycling programs as described in Executive Order No. 13423 (January 24, 2007), including any such programs adopted prior to the effective date of the Executive order. (2) Other Federal agency environmental management programs, including, but not limited to, the development and implementation of hazardous waste management and pollution prevention programs. (3) Other employee programs as authorized by law or as deemed appropriate by the head of the Federal agency. 707. Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and the objects specified under this head, all the provisions of which shall be applicable to the expenditure of such funds unless otherwise specified in the Act by which they are made available: Provided , That in the event any functions budgeted as administrative expenses are subsequently transferred to or paid from other funds, the limitations on administrative expenses shall be correspondingly reduced. 708. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality. 709. None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States. 710. During the period in which the head of any department or agency, or any other officer or civilian employee of the Federal Government appointed by the President of the United States, holds office, no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. For the purposes of this section, the term office shall include the entire suite of offices assigned to the individual, as well as any other space used primarily by the individual or the use of which is directly controlled by the individual. 711. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012). 712. (a) None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to Federal employees or members of the armed forces detailed to or from an element of the intelligence community (as that term is defined under section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3003(4) )). 713. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress in connection with any matter pertaining to the employment of such other officer or employee or pertaining to the department or agency of such other officer or employee in any way, irrespective of whether such communication or contact is at the initiative of such other officer or employee or in response to the request or inquiry of such Member, committee, or subcommittee; or (2) removes, suspends from duty without pay, demotes, reduces in rank, seniority, status, pay, or performance or efficiency rating, denies promotion to, relocates, reassigns, transfers, disciplines, or discriminates in regard to any employment right, entitlement, or benefit, or any term or condition of employment of, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government, or attempts or threatens to commit any of the foregoing actions with respect to such other officer or employee, by reason of any communication or contact of such other officer or employee with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress as described in paragraph (1). 714. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 715. No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself. 716. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction. 717. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. 718. No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress. 719. (a) In this section, the term agency — (1) means an Executive agency, as defined under 5 U.S.C. 105 ; and (2) includes a military department, as defined under section 102 of such title, the Postal Service, and the Postal Regulatory Commission. (b) Unless authorized in accordance with law or regulations to use such time for other purposes, an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties. An employee not under a leave system, including a Presidential appointee exempted under 5 U.S.C. 6301(2) , has an obligation to expend an honest effort and a reasonable proportion of such employee's time in the performance of official duties. 720. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs. 721. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 and section 708 of this Act, the head of each Executive department and agency is hereby authorized to transfer to or reimburse General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy with the approval of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act, including rebates from charge card and other contracts: Provided , That these funds shall be administered by the Administrator of General Services to support Government-wide and other multi-agency financial, information technology, procurement, and other management innovations, initiatives, and activities, as approved by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the appropriate interagency and multi-agency groups designated by the Director (including the President's Management Council for overall management improvement initiatives, the Chief Financial Officers Council for financial management initiatives, the Chief Information Officers Council for information technology initiatives, the Chief Human Capital Officers Council for human capital initiatives, the Chief Acquisition Officers Council for procurement initiatives, and the Performance Improvement Council for performance improvement initiatives): Provided further , That the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $17,000,000 for Government-Wide innovations, initiatives, and activities: Provided further , That the funds transferred to or for reimbursement of General Services Administration, Government-wide Policy during fiscal year 2015 shall remain available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That such transfers or reimbursements may only be made after 15 days following notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. 722. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location. 723. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1346 , or section 708 of this Act, funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council (authorized by Executive Order No. 12881), which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities: Provided , That the Office of Management and Budget shall provide a report describing the budget of and resources connected with the National Science and Technology Council to the Committees on Appropriations, the House Committee on Science and Technology, and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 90 days after enactment of this Act. 724. Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall indicate the agency providing the funds, the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number, as applicable, and the amount provided: Provided , That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds. 725. (a) Prohibition of Federal Agency Monitoring of Individuals' Internet Use None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency— (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency; or (2) to enter into any agreement with a third party (including another government agency) to collect, review, or obtain any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any nongovernmental Internet site. (b) Exceptions The limitations established in subsection (a) shall not apply to— (1) any record of aggregate data that does not identify particular persons; (2) any voluntary submission of personally identifiable information; (3) any action taken for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory purposes, in accordance with applicable law; or (4) any action described in subsection (a)(1) that is a system security action taken by the operator of an Internet site and is necessarily incident to providing the Internet site services or to protecting the rights or property of the provider of the Internet site. (c) Definitions For the purposes of this section: (1) The term regulatory means agency actions to implement, interpret or enforce authorities provided in law. (2) The term supervisory means examinations of the agency's supervised institutions, including assessing safety and soundness, overall financial condition, management practices and policies and compliance with applicable standards as provided in law. 726. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage. (b) Nothing in this section shall apply to a contract with— (1) any of the following religious plans: (A) Personal Care's HMO; and (B) OSF HealthPlans, Inc.; and (2) any existing or future plan, if the carrier for the plan objects to such coverage on the basis of religious beliefs. (c) In implementing this section, any plan that enters into or renews a contract under this section may not subject any individual to discrimination on the basis that the individual refuses to prescribe or otherwise provide for contraceptives because such activities would be contrary to the individual's religious beliefs or moral convictions. (d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require coverage of abortion or abortion-related services. 727. The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities. 728. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program. 729. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program, or to implement the proposed regulations of the Office of Personnel Management to add sections 300.311 through 300.316 to part 300 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, published in the Federal Register, volume 68, number 174, on September 9, 2003 (relating to the detail of executive branch employees to the legislative branch). 730. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, except that the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional facilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training which cannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities. 731. Unless otherwise authorized by existing law, none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency. 732. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section. 733. (a) In General None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 395(b) ) or any subsidiary of such an entity. (b) Waivers (1) In general Any Secretary shall waive subsection (a) with respect to any Federal Government contract under the authority of such Secretary if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required in the interest of national security. (2) Report to congress Any Secretary issuing a waiver under paragraph (1) shall report such issuance to Congress. (c) Exception This section shall not apply to any Federal Government contract entered into before the date of the enactment of this Act, or to any task order issued pursuant to such contract. 734. During fiscal year 2015, for each employee who— (1) retires under section 8336(d)(2) or 8414(b)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code; or (2) retires under any other provision of subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title 5 and receives a payment as an incentive to separate, the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year. Such amounts shall be available until expended to the Office of Personnel Management and shall be deemed to be an administrative expense under section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code. 735. (a) None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer: (1) Any payment consisting of a contribution, expenditure, independent expenditure, or disbursement for an electioneering communication that is made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to a candidate for election for Federal office or to a political committee, or that is otherwise made with respect to any election for Federal office. (2) Any disbursement of funds (other than a payment described in paragraph (1)) made by the entity, its officers or directors, or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries to any person with the intent or the reasonable expectation that the person will use the funds to make a payment described in paragraph (1). (b) In this section, each of the terms contribution , expenditure , independent expenditure , electioneering communication , candidate , election , and Federal office has the meaning given such term in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ). 736. None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal government, including the President, the Vice President, a member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch. 737. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in this section, no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2015, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code— (A) during the period from the date of expiration of the limitation imposed by the comparable section for the previous fiscal years until the normal effective date of the applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take effect in fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of the applicable wage schedule in accordance with such section; and (B) during the period consisting of the remainder of fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the sum of— (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay under the General Schedule; and (ii) the difference between the overall average percentage of the locality-based comparability payments taking effect in fiscal year 2015 under section 5304 of such title (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the overall average percentage of such payments which was effective in the previous fiscal year under such section. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to such employee. (3) For the purposes of this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not in existence on September 30, 2014, shall be determined under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management. (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rates of premium pay for employees subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in effect on September 30, 2014, except to the extent determined by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the purpose of this subsection. (5) This subsection shall apply with respect to pay for service performed after September 30, 2014. (6) For the purpose of administering any provision of law (including any rule or regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic pay. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall be considered to permit or require the payment to any employee covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that would be payable were this subsection not in effect. (8) The Office of Personnel Management may provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified employees. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the adjustment in rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems that take place in fiscal year 2015 under sections 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, shall be— (1) not less than the percentage received by employees in the same location whose rates of basic pay are adjusted pursuant to the statutory pay systems under sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code: Provided , That prevailing rate employees at locations where there are no employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay locality designated as Rest of United States pursuant to section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, for purposes of this subsection; and (2) effective as of the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning after September 30, 2014. 738. (a) The Vice President may not receive a pay raise in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding the rate adjustment made under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, or any other provision of law. (b) An employee serving in an Executive Schedule position, or in a position for which the rate of pay is fixed by statute at an Executive Schedule rate, may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding schedule adjustments made under section 5318 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection applies only to employees who are holding a position under a political appointment. (c) A chief of mission or ambassador at large may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding section 401 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ) or any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). (d) Notwithstanding sections 5382 and 5383 of title 5, United States Code, a pay rate increase may not be received in calendar year 2015 (except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i)) by— (1) a noncareer appointee in the Senior Executive Service paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule; or (2) a limited term appointee or limited emergency appointee in the Senior Executive Service serving under a political appointment and paid a rate of basic pay at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule. (e) Any employee paid a rate of basic pay (including any locality-based payments under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, or similar authority) at or above level IV of the Executive Schedule who serves under a political appointment may not receive a pay rate increase in calendar year 2015, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in subsection (g), (h), or (i). This subsection does not apply to employees in the General Schedule pay system or the Foreign Service pay system, or to employees appointed under section 3161 of title 5, United States Code, or to employees in another pay system whose position would be classified at GS–15 or below if chapter 51 of title 5, United States Code, applied to them. (f) Nothing in subsections (b) through (e) shall prevent employees who do not serve under a political appointment from receiving pay increases as otherwise provided under applicable law. (g) A career appointee in the Senior Executive Service who receives a Presidential appointment and who makes an election to retain Senior Executive Service basic pay entitlements under section 3392 of title 5, United States Code, is not subject to this section. (h) A member of the Senior Foreign Service who receives a Presidential appointment to any position in the executive branch and who makes an election to retain Senior Foreign Service pay entitlements under section 302(b) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ) is not subject to this section. (i) Notwithstanding subsections (b) through (e), an employee in a covered position may receive a pay rate increase upon an authorized movement to a different covered position with higher-level duties and a pre-established higher level or range of pay, except that any such increase must be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. (j) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for an individual who is newly appointed to a covered position during the period of time subject to this section, the initial pay rate shall be based on the rates of pay and applicable pay limitations in effect on December 31, 2013. (k) If an employee affected by subsections (b) through (e) is subject to a biweekly pay period that begins in calendar year 2015 but ends in calendar year 2016, the bar on the employee's receipt of pay rate increases shall apply through the end of that pay period. 739. (a) The head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000. (b) Each report submitted shall include, for each conference described in subsection (a) held during the applicable period— (1) a description of its purpose; (2) the number of participants attending; (3) a detailed statement of the costs to the United States Government, including— (A) the cost of any food or beverages; (B) the cost of any audio-visual services; (C) the cost of employee or contractor travel to and from the conference; and (D) a discussion of the methodology used to determine which costs relate to the conference; and (4) a description of the contracting procedures used including— (A) whether contracts were awarded on a competitive basis; and (B) a discussion of any cost comparison conducted by the departmental component or office in evaluating potential contractors for the conference. (c) Within 15 days of the date of a conference held by any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act during fiscal year 2015 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $20,000, the head of any such department, agency, board, commission, or office shall notify the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, of the date, location, and number of employees attending such conference. (d) A grant or contract funded by amounts appropriated by this or any other appropriations Act may not be used for the purpose of defraying the costs of a conference described in subsection (c) that is not directly and programmatically related to the purpose for which the grant or contract was awarded, such as a conference held in connection with planning, training, assessment, review, or other routine purposes related to a project funded by the grant or contract. (e) None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used for travel and conference activities that are not in compliance with Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012. 740. None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act. 741. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled Competitive Area published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.). 742. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy. 743. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contactors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. 744. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 745. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. 746. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, the Government Accountability Office, and other stakeholders shall develop— (1) criteria for an agency that has demonstrated a stabilized, effective system of internal control over financial reporting, whereby the agency would qualify for a consolidated Department level audit for obtaining a financial statement audit opinion, rather than an agency level audit; and (2) recommendations on how to improve current financial reporting requirements to increase government transparency, in conjunction with the implementation of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–101 ), and better meet the needs of all stakeholders. 747. (a) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions: These provisions are consistent with and do not supersede, conflict with, or otherwise alter the employee obligations, rights, or liabilities created by existing statute or Executive order relating to (1) classified information, (2) communications to Congress, (3) the reporting to an Inspector General of a violation of any law, rule, or regulation, or mismanagement, a gross waste of funds, an abuse of authority, or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety, or (4) any other whistleblower protection. The definitions, requirements, obligations, rights, sanctions, and liabilities created by controlling Executive orders and statutory provisions are incorporated into this agreement and are controlling. : Provided , That notwithstanding the preceding provision of this section, a nondisclosure policy form or agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related activity, other than an employee or officer of the United States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the particular activity for which such document is to be used. Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the person will not disclose any classified information received in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the United States Government. Such nondisclosure forms shall also make it clear that they do not bar disclosures to Congress, or to an authorized official of an executive agency or the Department of Justice, that are essential to reporting a substantial violation of law. (b) A nondisclosure agreement may continue to be implemented and enforced notwithstanding subsection (a) if it complies with the requirements for such agreement that were in effect when the agreement was entered into. (c) No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce any agreement entered into during fiscal year 2014 which does not contain substantially similar language to that required in subsection (a). 748. During fiscal year 2015, on the date that a request is made for a transfer of funds in accordance with section 1017 of Public Law 111–203 , the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such requests. 749. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement a new Federal Flood Risk Management Standard until the Administration has solicited and considered input from Governors, mayors, and other stakeholders. 750. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII. VIII General provisions—district of columbia (including transfers of funds) 801. There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government. 802. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature. 803. (a) None of the Federal funds provided under this Act to the agencies funded by this Act, both Federal and District government agencies, that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditures for an agency through a reprogramming of funds which— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or responsibility center; (3) establishes or changes allocations specifically denied, limited or increased under this Act; (4) increases funds or personnel by any means for any program, project, or responsibility center for which funds have been denied or restricted; (5) re-establishes any program or project previously deferred through reprogramming; (6) augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) increases by 20 percent or more personnel assigned to a specific program, project or responsibility center, unless prior approval is received from the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to approve and execute reprogramming and transfer requests of local funds under this title through November 7, 2015. 804. None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979 (D.C. Law 3–171; D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–123). 805. Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties. For purposes of this section, the term official duties does not include travel between the officer's or employee's residence and workplace, except in the case of— (1) an officer or employee of the Metropolitan Police Department who resides in the District of Columbia or is otherwise designated by the Chief of the Department; (2) at the discretion of the Fire Chief, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (3) at the discretion of the Director of the Department of Corrections, an officer or employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (4) at the discretion of the Chief Medical Examiner, an officer or employee of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (5) at the discretion of the Director of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, an officer or employee of the Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency who resides in the District of Columbia and is on call 24 hours a day; (6) the Mayor of the District of Columbia; and (7) the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia. 806. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia. (b) Nothing in this section bars the District of Columbia Attorney General from reviewing or commenting on briefs in private lawsuits, or from consulting with officials of the District government regarding such lawsuits. 807. None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution. 808. Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a conscience clause which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions. 809. (a) None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative. (b) None of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative for recreational purposes. 810. None of the funds appropriated under this Act shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest. 811. (a) No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, sec. 1–204.42), for all agencies of the District of Columbia government for fiscal year 2015 that is in the total amount of the approved appropriation and that realigns all budgeted data for personal services and other-than-personal services, respectively, with anticipated actual expenditures. (b) This section shall apply only to an agency for which the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia certifies that a reallocation is required to address unanticipated changes in program requirements. 812. No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment. The revised appropriated funds budget shall be in the format of the budget that the District of Columbia government submitted pursuant to section 442 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (D.C. Official Code, Sec. 1–204.42). 813. (a) Amounts appropriated in this Act as operating funds may be transferred to the District of Columbia's enterprise and capital funds and such amounts, once transferred, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. (b) The District of Columbia government is authorized to reprogram or transfer for operating expenses any local funds transferred or reprogrammed in this or the four prior fiscal years from operating funds to capital funds, and such amounts, once transferred or reprogrammed, shall retain appropriation authority consistent with the provisions of this Act. (c) The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects. 814. None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 815. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or under this Act, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further , That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines outlined in section 803 of this Act. 816. (a) During fiscal year 2016, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request Act of 2015 as submitted to Congress (subject to any modifications enacted by the District of Columbia as of the beginning of the period during which this subsection is in effect) at the rate set forth by such Act. (b) Appropriations made by subsection (a) shall cease to be available— (1) during any period in which a District of Columbia continuing resolution for fiscal year 2016 is in effect; or (2) upon the enactment into law of the regular District of Columbia appropriation bill for fiscal year 2016. (c) An appropriation made by subsection (a) is provided under the authority and conditions as provided under this Act and shall be available to the extent and in the manner that would be provided by this Act. (d) An appropriation made by subsection (a) shall cover all obligations or expenditures incurred for such project or activity during the portion of fiscal year 2016 for which this section applies to such project or activity. (e) This section shall not apply to a project or activity during any period of fiscal year 2016 if any other provision of law (other than an authorization of appropriations)— (1) makes an appropriation, makes funds available, or grants authority for such project or activity to continue for such period; or (2) specifically provides that no appropriation shall be made, no funds shall be made available, or no authority shall be granted for such project or activity to continue for such period. (f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect obligations of the government of the District of Columbia mandated by other law. 817. Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV. This division may be cited as the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 . F Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Management of lands and resources For necessary expenses for protection, use, improvement, development, disposal, cadastral surveying, classification, acquisition of easements and other interests in lands, and performance of other functions, including maintenance of facilities, as authorized by law, in the management of lands and their resources under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, including the general administration of the Bureau, and assessment of mineral potential of public lands pursuant to section 1010(a) of Public Law 96–487 ( 16 U.S.C. 3150(a) ), $970,016,000, to remain available until expended; of which $3,000,000 shall be available in fiscal year 2015 subject to a match by at least an equal amount by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for cost-shared projects supporting conservation of Bureau lands; and such funds shall be advanced to the Foundation as a lump-sum grant without regard to when expenses are incurred. In addition, $32,500,000 is for the processing of applications for permit to drill and related use authorizations, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation that shall be derived from a fee of $6,500 per new application for permit to drill that the Bureau shall collect upon submission of each new application, and , in addition, $39,696,000 is for Mining Law Administration program operations, including the cost of administering the mining claim fee program, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Bureau and credited to this appropriation from mining claim maintenance fees and location fees that are hereby authorized for fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final appropriation estimated at not more than $970,016,000, and $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, from communication site rental fees established by the Bureau for the cost of administering communication site activities. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out sections 205, 206, and 318(d) of Public Law 94–579 , including administrative expenses and acquisition of lands or waters, or interests therein, $19,746,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. Oregon and California grant lands For expenses necessary for management, protection, and development of resources and for construction, operation, and maintenance of access roads, reforestation, and other improvements on the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands, on other Federal lands in the Oregon and California land-grant counties of Oregon, and on adjacent rights-of-way; and acquisition of lands or interests therein, including existing connecting roads on or adjacent to such grant lands; $113,777,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That 25 percent of the aggregate of all receipts during the current fiscal year from the revested Oregon and California Railroad grant lands is hereby made a charge against the Oregon and California land-grant fund and shall be transferred to the General Fund in the Treasury in accordance with the second paragraph of subsection (b) of title II of the Act of August 28, 1937 ( 43 U.S.C. 1181(f) ). Range improvements For rehabilitation, protection, and acquisition of lands and interests therein, and improvement of Federal rangelands pursuant to section 401 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751 ), notwithstanding any other Act, sums equal to 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year under sections 3 and 15 of the Taylor Grazing Act ( 43 U.S.C. 315(b) , 315(m)) and the amount designated for range improvements from grazing fees and mineral leasing receipts from Bankhead-Jones lands transferred to the Department of the Interior pursuant to law, but not less than $10,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $600,000 shall be available for administrative expenses. Service charges, deposits, and forfeitures For administrative expenses and other costs related to processing application documents and other authorizations for use and disposal of public lands and resources, for costs of providing copies of official public land documents, for monitoring construction, operation, and termination of facilities in conjunction with use authorizations, and for rehabilitation of damaged property, such amounts as may be collected under Public Law 94–579 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ), and under section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 185 ), to remain available until expended: Provided , That, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary of section 305(a) of Public Law 94–579 ( 43 U.S.C. 1735(a) ), any moneys that have been or will be received pursuant to that section, whether as a result of forfeiture, compromise, or settlement, if not appropriate for refund pursuant to section 305(c) of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1735(c) ), shall be available and may be expended under the authority of this Act by the Secretary to improve, protect, or rehabilitate any public lands administered through the Bureau of Land Management which have been damaged by the action of a resource developer, purchaser, permittee, or any unauthorized person, without regard to whether all moneys collected from each such action are used on the exact lands damaged which led to the action: Provided further , That any such moneys that are in excess of amounts needed to repair damage to the exact land for which funds were collected may be used to repair other damaged public lands. Miscellaneous trust funds In addition to amounts authorized to be expended under existing laws, there is hereby appropriated such amounts as may be contributed under section 307 of Public Law 94–579 ( 43 U.S.C. 1737 ), and such amounts as may be advanced for administrative costs, surveys, appraisals, and costs of making conveyances of omitted lands under section 211(b) of that Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1721(b) ), to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions The Bureau of Land Management may carry out the operations funded under this Act by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities, including with States. Appropriations for the Bureau shall be available for purchase, erection, and dismantlement of temporary structures, and alteration and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities to which the United States has title; up to $100,000 for payments, at the discretion of the Secretary, for information or evidence concerning violations of laws administered by the Bureau; miscellaneous and emergency expenses of enforcement activities authorized or approved by the Secretary and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate, not to exceed $10,000: Provided , That notwithstanding Public Law 90–620 ( 44 U.S.C. 501 ), the Bureau may, under cooperative cost-sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share the cost of printing either in cash or in services, and the Bureau determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further , That projects to be funded pursuant to a written commitment by a State government to provide an identified amount of money in support of the project may be carried out by the Bureau on a reimbursable basis. Appropriations herein made shall not be available for the destruction of healthy, unadopted, wild horses and burros in the care of the Bureau or its contractors or for the sale of wild horses and burros that results in their destruction for processing into commercial products. United states fish and wildlife service Resource management For necessary expenses of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, as authorized by law, and for scientific and economic studies, general administration, and for the performance of other authorized functions related to such resources, $1,207,658,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016 except as otherwise provided herein: Provided, That not to exceed $20,515,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) (except for processing petitions, developing and issuing proposed and final regulations, and taking any other steps to implement actions described in subsection (c)(2)(A), (c)(2)(B)(i), or (c)(2)(B)(ii)), of which not to exceed $4,605,000 shall be used for any activity regarding the designation of critical habitat, pursuant to subsection (a)(3), excluding litigation support, for species listed pursuant to subsection (a)(1) prior to October 1, 2012; of which not to exceed $1,501,000 shall be used for any activity regarding petitions to list species that are indigenous to the United States pursuant to subsections (b)(3)(A) and (b)(3)(B); and, of which not to exceed $1,504,000 shall be used for implementing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (e) of section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 ) for species that are not indigenous to the United States. Construction For construction, improvement, acquisition, or removal of buildings and other facilities required in the conservation, management, investigation, protection, and utilization of fish and wildlife resources, and the acquisition of lands and interests therein; $15,687,000, to remain available until expended. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, $47,535,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated for specific land acquisition projects may be used to pay for any administrative overhead, planning or other management costs. Cooperative endangered species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out section 6 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1535 ), $50,095,000, to remain available until expended, of which $22,695,000 is to be derived from the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund; and of which $27,400,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. National wildlife refuge fund For expenses necessary to implement the Act of October 17, 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 715s ), $13,228,000. North American wetlands conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq. ), $34,145,000, to remain available until expended. Neotropical migratory bird conservation For expenses necessary to carry out the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6101 et seq. ), $3,660,000, to remain available until expended. Multinational species conservation fund For expenses necessary to carry out the African Elephant Conservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 4201 et seq. ), the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997 ( 16 U.S.C. 4261 et seq. ), the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ), the Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000 ( 16 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), and the Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004 ( 16 U.S.C. 6601 et seq. ), $9,061,000, to remain available until expended. State and tribal wildlife grants For wildlife conservation grants to States and to the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and Indian tribes under the provisions of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, for the development and implementation of programs for the benefit of wildlife and their habitat, including species that are not hunted or fished, $58,695,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the amount provided herein, $4,084,000 is for a competitive grant program for Indian tribes not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further , That $5,487,000 is for a competitive grant program for States, territories, and other jurisdictions and at the discretion of affected States, the regional Associations of fish and wildlife agencies, not subject to the remaining provisions of this appropriation: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, after deducting $9,571,000 and administrative expenses, apportion the amount provided herein in the following manner: (1) to the District of Columbia and to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, each a sum equal to not more than one-half of 1 percent thereof; and (2) to Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, each a sum equal to not more than one-fourth of 1 percent thereof: Provided further , That the Secretary shall apportion the remaining amount in the following manner: (1) one-third of which is based on the ratio to which the land area of such State bears to the total land area of all such States; and (2) two-thirds of which is based on the ratio to which the population of such State bears to the total population of all such States: Provided further , That the amounts apportioned under this paragraph shall be adjusted equitably so that no State shall be apportioned a sum which is less than 1 percent of the amount available for apportionment under this paragraph for any fiscal year or more than 5 percent of such amount: Provided further , That the Federal share of planning grants shall not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of such projects and the Federal share of implementation grants shall not exceed 65 percent of the total costs of such projects: Provided further , That the non-Federal share of such projects may not be derived from Federal grant programs: Provided further , That any amount apportioned in 2015 to any State, territory, or other jurisdiction that remains unobligated as of September 30, 2016, shall be reapportioned, together with funds appropriated in 2017, in the manner provided herein. Administrative provisions The United States Fish and Wildlife Service may carry out the operations of Service programs by direct expenditure, contracts, grants, cooperative agreements and reimbursable agreements with public and private entities. Appropriations and funds available to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall be available for repair of damage to public roads within and adjacent to reservation areas caused by operations of the Service; options for the purchase of land at not to exceed $1 for each option; facilities incident to such public recreational uses on conservation areas as are consistent with their primary purpose; and the maintenance and improvement of aquaria, buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Service and to which the United States has title, and which are used pursuant to law in connection with management, and investigation of fish and wildlife resources: Provided , That notwithstanding 44 U.S.C. 501 , the Service may, under cooperative cost sharing and partnership arrangements authorized by law, procure printing services from cooperators in connection with jointly produced publications for which the cooperators share at least one-half the cost of printing either in cash or services and the Service determines the cooperator is capable of meeting accepted quality standards: Provided further , That the Service may accept donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: Provided further , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , all fees collected for non-toxic shot review and approval shall be deposited under the heading United States Fish and Wildlife Service—Resource Management and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation, to be used for expenses of processing of such non-toxic shot type or coating applications and revising regulations as necessary, and shall remain available until expended. National park service Operation of the national park system For expenses necessary for the management, operation, and maintenance of areas and facilities administered by the National Park Service and for the general administration of the National Park Service, $2,275,773,000, of which $9,923,000 for planning and interagency coordination in support of Everglades restoration and $81,961,000 for maintenance, repair, or rehabilitation projects for constructed assets shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading in this Act and previous Appropriations Acts are available for the purposes of section 5 of Public Law 95–348 and section 204 of Public Law 93–486 , as amended by section 1(3) of Public Law 100–355 . National recreation and preservation For expenses necessary to carry out recreation programs, natural programs, cultural programs, heritage partnership programs, environmental compliance and review, international park affairs, and grant administration, not otherwise provided for, $63,117,000. Historic preservation fund For expenses necessary in carrying out the National Historic Preservation Act ( 16 U.S.C. 470 et seq. ), $56,410,000, to be derived from the Historic Preservation Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2016. Construction For construction, improvements, repair, or replacement of physical facilities, including modifications authorized by section 104 of the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989 ( 16 U.S.C. 410r-8 ), $138,339,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, for any project initially funded in fiscal year 2015 with a future phase indicated in the National Park Service 5–Year Line Item Construction Plan, a single procurement may be issued which includes the full scope of the project: Provided further , That the solicitation and contract shall contain the clause availability of funds found at 48 CFR 52.232–18. Land and water conservation fund (rescission) The contract authority provided for fiscal year 2015 by section 9 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l –10a) is rescinded. Land acquisition and state assistance For expenses necessary to carry out the Land and Water Conservation Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 through 11), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of lands or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with the statutory authority applicable to the National Park Service, $98,960,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended, of which $48,117,000 is for the State assistance program and of which $8,986,000 shall be for the American Battlefield Protection Program grants as authorized by section 7301 of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–11 ). Centennial challenge For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of section 814(g) of Public Law 104–333 ( 16 U.S.C. 1f ) relating to challenge cost share agreements, $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, for Centennial Challenge projects and programs: Provided , That not less than 50 percent of the total cost of each project or program shall be derived from non-Federal sources in the form of donated cash, assets, or a pledge of donation guaranteed by an irrevocable letter of credit. Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) In addition to other uses set forth in section 407(d) of Public Law 105–391 , franchise fees credited to a sub-account shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary, without further appropriation, for use at any unit within the National Park System to extinguish or reduce liability for Possessory Interest or leasehold surrender interest. Such funds may only be used for this purpose to the extent that the benefitting unit anticipated franchise fee receipts over the term of the contract at that unit exceed the amount of funds used to extinguish or reduce liability. Franchise fees at the benefitting unit shall be credited to the sub-account of the originating unit over a period not to exceed the term of a single contract at the benefitting unit, in the amount of funds so expended to extinguish or reduce liability. For the costs of administration of the Land and Water Conservation Fund grants authorized by section 105(a)(2)(B) of the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–432 ), the National Park Service may retain up to 3 percent of the amounts which are authorized to be disbursed under such section, such retained amounts to remain available until expended. National Park Service funds may be transferred to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Department of Transportation, for purposes authorized under 23 U.S.C. 204. Transfers may include a reasonable amount for FHWA administrative support costs. United states geological survey Surveys, investigations, and research For expenses necessary for the United States Geological Survey to perform surveys, investigations, and research covering topography, geology, hydrology, biology, and the mineral and water resources of the United States, its territories and possessions, and other areas as authorized by 43 U.S.C. 31 , 1332, and 1340; classify lands as to their mineral and water resources; give engineering supervision to power permittees and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission licensees; administer the minerals exploration program ( 30 U.S.C. 641 ); conduct inquiries into the economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing industries ( 30 U.S.C. 3 , 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g(1) ) and related purposes as authorized by law; and to publish and disseminate data relative to the foregoing activities; $1,045,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which $53,337,189 shall remain available until expended for satellite operations; and of which $7,280,000 shall be available until expended for deferred maintenance and capital improvement projects that exceed $100,000 in cost: Provided , That none of the funds provided for the ecosystem research activity shall be used to conduct new surveys on private property, unless specifically authorized in writing by the property owner: Provided further , That no part of this appropriation shall be used to pay more than one-half the cost of topographic mapping or water resources data collection and investigations carried on in cooperation with States and municipalities. Administrative provisions From within the amount appropriated for activities of the United States Geological Survey such sums as are necessary shall be available for contracting for the furnishing of topographic maps and for the making of geophysical or other specialized surveys when it is administratively determined that such procedures are in the public interest; construction and maintenance of necessary buildings and appurtenant facilities; acquisition of lands for gauging stations and observation wells; expenses of the United States National Committee for Geological Sciences; and payment of compensation and expenses of persons employed by the Survey duly appointed to represent the United States in the negotiation and administration of interstate compacts: Provided , That activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements as defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That the United States Geological Survey may enter into contracts or cooperative agreements directly with individuals or indirectly with institutions or nonprofit organizations, without regard to 41 U.S.C. 6101 , for the temporary or intermittent services of students or recent graduates, who shall be considered employees for the purpose of chapters 57 and 81 of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for travel and work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, relating to tort claims, but shall not be considered to be Federal employees for any other purposes. Bureau of ocean energy management Ocean energy management For expenses necessary for granting leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf and approving operations related thereto, as authorized by law; for environmental studies, as authorized by law; for implementing other laws and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $169,770,000, of which $72,422,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $97,348,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided , That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $72,422,000: Provided further , That not to exceed $3,000 shall be available for reasonable expenses related to promoting volunteer beach and marine cleanup activities. Bureau of safety and environmental enforcement Offshore safety and environmental enforcement For expenses necessary for the regulation of operations related to leases, easements, rights-of-way and agreements for use for oil and gas, other minerals, energy, and marine-related purposes on the Outer Continental Shelf, as authorized by law; for enforcing and implementing laws and regulations as authorized by law and to the extent provided by Presidential or Secretarial delegation; and for matching grants or cooperative agreements, $124,726,000, of which $66,147,000 is to remain available until September 30, 2016 and of which $58,579,000 is to remain available until expended: Provided , That this total appropriation shall be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation from additions to receipts resulting from increases to lease rental rates in effect on August 5, 1993, and from cost recovery fees from activities conducted by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, including studies, assessments, analysis, and miscellaneous administrative activities: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $66,147,000. For an additional amount, $65,000,000, to remain available until expended, to be reduced by amounts collected by the Secretary and credited to this appropriation, which shall be derived from non-refundable inspection fees collected in fiscal year 2015, as provided in this Act: Provided , That to the extent that amounts realized from such inspection fees exceed $65,000,000, the amounts realized in excess of $65,000,000 shall be credited to this appropriation and remain available until expended: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, not less than 50 percent of the inspection fees expended by the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement will be used to fund personnel and mission-related costs to expand capacity and expedite the orderly development, subject to environmental safeguards, of the Outer Continental Shelf pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ), including the review of applications for permits to drill. Oil spill research For necessary expenses to carry out title I, section 1016, title IV, sections 4202 and 4303, title VII, and title VIII, section 8201 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $14,899,000, which shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, to remain available until expended. Office of surface mining reclamation and enforcement Regulation and technology For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 , $122,713,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That appropriations for the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement may provide for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. In addition, for costs to review, administer, and enforce permits issued by the Bureau pursuant to section 507 of Public Law 95–87 ( 30 U.S.C. 1257 ), $40,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That fees assessed and collected by the Bureau pursuant to such section 507 shall be credited to this account as discretionary offsetting collections, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as collections are received during the fiscal year, so as to result in a fiscal year 2015 appropriation estimated at not more than $122,713,000. Abandoned mine reclamation fund For necessary expenses to carry out title IV of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977, Public Law 95–87 , $27,399,000, to be derived from receipts of the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That pursuant to Public Law 97–365 , the Department of the Interior is authorized to use up to 20 percent from the recovery of the delinquent debt owed to the United States Government to pay for contracts to collect these debts: Provided further , That funds made available under title IV of Public Law 95–87 may be used for any required non-Federal share of the cost of projects funded by the Federal Government for the purpose of environmental restoration related to treatment or abatement of acid mine drainage from abandoned mines: Provided further , That such projects must be consistent with the purposes and priorities of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: Provided further , That amounts provided under this heading may be used for the travel and per diem expenses of State and tribal personnel attending Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement sponsored training. Administrative provision In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, with funds available for the Technical Innovation and Professional Services program in this or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year, the Secretary may transfer title for computer hardware, software and other technical equipment to State and tribal regulatory and reclamation programs. Bureau of indian affairs and bureau of indian education Operation of indian programs (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the operation of Indian programs, as authorized by law, including the Snyder Act of November 2, 1921 ( 25 U.S.C. 13 ), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ), the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2001–2019 ), and the Tribally Controlled Schools Act of 1988 ( 25 U.S.C. 2501 et seq. ), $2,429,236,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $8,500 may be for official reception and representation expenses; of which not to exceed $74,809,000 shall be for welfare assistance payments: Provided , That in cases of designated Federal disasters, the Secretary may exceed such cap, from the amounts provided herein, to provide for disaster relief to Indian communities affected by the disaster: Provided further , That federally recognized Indian tribes and tribal organizations of federally recognized Indian tribes may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet welfare assistance costs: Provided further , That not to exceed $606,690,000 for school operations costs of Bureau-funded schools and other education programs shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That not to exceed $48,553,000 shall remain available until expended for housing improvement, road maintenance, attorney fees, litigation support, land records improvement, and the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Program: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, including but not limited to the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450f et seq. ) and section 1128 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2008 ), not to exceed $62,395,000 within and only from such amounts made available for school operations shall be available for administrative cost grants associated with ongoing grants entered into with the Bureau prior to or during fiscal year 2014 for the operation of Bureau-funded schools, and up to $500,000 within and only from such amounts made available for administrative cost grants shall be available for the transitional costs of initial administrative cost grants to grantees that assume operation on or after July 1, 2014, of Bureau-funded schools: Provided further , That any forestry funds allocated to a federally recognized tribe which remain unobligated as of September 30, 2016, may be transferred during fiscal year 2017 to an Indian forest land assistance account established for the benefit of the holder of the funds within the holder's trust fund account: Provided further , That any such unobligated balances not so transferred shall expire on September 30, 2017: Provided further , That in order to enhance the safety of Bureau field employees, the Bureau may use funds to purchase uniforms or other identifying articles of clothing for personnel. Construction (including transfer of funds) For construction, repair, improvement, and maintenance of irrigation and power systems, buildings, utilities, and other facilities, including architectural and engineering services by contract; acquisition of lands, and interests in lands; and preparation of lands for farming, and for construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project pursuant to Public Law 87–483 , $128,876,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts as may be available for the construction of the Navajo Indian Irrigation Project may be transferred to the Bureau of Reclamation: Provided further , That not to exceed 6 percent of contract authority available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Federal Highway Trust Fund may be used to cover the road program management costs of the Bureau: Provided further , That any funds provided for the Safety of Dams program pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 13 shall be made available on a nonreimbursable basis: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, in implementing new construction or facilities improvement and repair project grants in excess of $100,000 that are provided to grant schools under Public Law 100–297 , the Secretary of the Interior shall use the Administrative and Audit Requirements and Cost Principles for Assistance Programs contained in 43 CFR part 12 as the regulatory requirements: Provided further , That such grants shall not be subject to section 12.61 of 43 CFR; the Secretary and the grantee shall negotiate and determine a schedule of payments for the work to be performed: Provided further , That in considering grant applications, the Secretary shall consider whether such grantee would be deficient in assuring that the construction projects conform to applicable building standards and codes and Federal, tribal, or State health and safety standards as required by 25 U.S.C. 2005(b) , with respect to organizational and financial management capabilities: Provided further , That if the Secretary declines a grant application, the Secretary shall follow the requirements contained in 25 U.S.C. 2504(f) : Provided further , That any disputes between the Secretary and any grantee concerning a grant shall be subject to the disputes provision in 25 U.S.C. 2507(e) : Provided further , That in order to ensure timely completion of construction projects, the Secretary may assume control of a project and all funds related to the project, if, within 18 months of the date of enactment of this Act, any grantee receiving funds appropriated in this Act or in any prior Act, has not completed the planning and design phase of the project and commenced construction: Provided further , That this appropriation may be reimbursed from the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians appropriation for the appropriate share of construction costs for space expansion needed in agency offices to meet trust reform implementation. Indian land and water claim settlements and miscellaneous payments to indians For payments and necessary administrative expenses for implementation of Indian land and water claim settlements pursuant to Public Laws 99–264, 100–580, 101–618, 111–11, and 111–291, and for implementation of other land and water rights settlements, $35,655,000, to remain available until expended. Indian guaranteed loan program account For the cost of guaranteed loans and insured loans, $7,731,000, of which $1,045,000 is for administrative expenses, as authorized by the Indian Financing Act of 1974: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed or insured, not to exceed $100,496,183. Administrative provisions The Bureau of Indian Affairs may carry out the operation of Indian programs by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, either directly or in cooperation with States and other organizations. Notwithstanding 25 U.S.C. 15 , the Bureau of Indian Affairs may contract for services in support of the management, operation, and maintenance of the Power Division of the San Carlos Irrigation Project. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for central office oversight and Executive Direction and Administrative Services (except executive direction and administrative services funding for Tribal Priority Allocations, regional offices, and facilities operations and maintenance) shall be available for contracts, grants, compacts, or cooperative agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs under the provisions of the Indian Self-Determination Act or the Tribal Self-Governance Act of 1994 ( Public Law 103–413 ). In the event any tribe returns appropriations made available by this Act to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, this action shall not diminish the Federal Government's trust responsibility to that tribe, or the government-to-government relationship between the United States and that tribe, or that tribe's ability to access future appropriations. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education, other than the amounts provided herein for assistance to public schools under 25 U.S.C. 452 et seq. , shall be available to support the operation of any elementary or secondary school in the State of Alaska. No funds available to the Bureau of Indian Education shall be used to support expanded grades for any school or dormitory beyond the grade structure in place or approved by the Secretary of the Interior at each school in the Bureau of Indian Education school system as of October 1, 1995, except that the Secretary of the Interior may waive this prohibition to support expansion of up to one additional grade when the Secretary determines such waiver is needed to support accomplishment of the mission of the Bureau of Indian Education. Appropriations made available in this or any prior Act for schools funded by the Bureau shall be available, in accordance with the Bureau's funding formula, only to the schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, and to any school or school program that was reinstated in fiscal year 2012. Funds made available under this Act may not be used to establish a charter school at a Bureau-funded school (as that term is defined in section 1141 of the Education Amendments of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 2021 )), except that a charter school that is in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act and that has operated at a Bureau-funded school before September 1, 1999, may continue to operate during that period, but only if the charter school pays to the Bureau a pro rata share of funds to reimburse the Bureau for the use of the real and personal property (including buses and vans), the funds of the charter school are kept separate and apart from Bureau funds, and the Bureau does not assume any obligation for charter school programs of the State in which the school is located if the charter school loses such funding. Employees of Bureau-funded schools sharing a campus with a charter school and performing functions related to the charter school’s operation and employees of a charter school shall not be treated as Federal employees for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including section 113 of title I of appendix C of Public Law 106–113 , if in fiscal year 2003 or 2004 a grantee received indirect and administrative costs pursuant to a distribution formula based on section 5(f) of Public Law 101–301 , the Secretary shall continue to distribute indirect and administrative cost funds to such grantee using the section 5(f) distribution formula. Funds available under this Act may not be used to establish satellite locations of schools in the Bureau school system as of September 1, 1996, except that the Secretary may waive this prohibition in order for an Indian tribe to provide language and cultural immersion educational programs for non-public schools located within the jurisdictional area of the tribal government which exclusively serve tribal members, do not include grades beyond those currently served at the existing Bureau-funded school, provide an educational environment with educator presence and academic facilities comparable to the Bureau-funded school, comply with all applicable Tribal, Federal, or State health and safety standards, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and demonstrate the benefits of establishing operations at a satellite location in lieu of incurring extraordinary costs, such as for transportation or other impacts to students such as those caused by busing students extended distances: Provided , That no funds available under this Act may be used to fund operations, maintenance, rehabilitation, construction or other facilities-related costs for such assets that are not owned by the Bureau: Provided further , That the term satellite school means a school location physically separated from the existing Bureau school by more than 50 miles but that forms part of the existing school in all other respects. Departmental offices Office of the Secretary departmental operations For necessary expenses for management of the Department of the Interior, including the collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, and for grants and cooperative agreements, as authorized by law, $265,263,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $15,000 may be for official reception and representation expenses; and of which up to $1,000,000 shall be available for workers compensation payments and unemployment compensation payments associated with the orderly closure of the United States Bureau of Mines; and of which $12,000,000 for the Office of Valuation Services is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and shall remain available until expended; and of which $38,300,000 shall remain available until expended for the purpose of mineral revenue management activities: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000 under this heading shall be available for refunds of overpayments in connection with certain Indian leases in which the Secretary concurred with the claimed refund due, to pay amounts owed to Indian allottees or tribes, or to correct prior unrecoverable erroneous payments. Administrative provisions For fiscal year 2015, up to $400,000 of the payments authorized by the Act of October 20, 1976 ( 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 ) may be retained for administrative expenses of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program: Provided , That no payment shall be made pursuant to that Act to otherwise eligible units of local government if the computed amount of the payment is less than $100: Provided further , That the Secretary may reduce the payment authorized by 31 U.S.C. 6901–6907 for an individual county by the amount necessary to correct prior year overpayments to that county: Provided further , That the amount needed to correct a prior year underpayment to an individual county shall be paid from any reductions for overpayments to other counties and the amount necessary to cover any remaining underpayment is hereby appropriated and shall be paid to individual counties. Insular affairs Assistance to territories For expenses necessary for assistance to territories under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior and other jurisdictions identified in section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 , $85,976,000, of which: (1) $76,528,000 shall remain available until expended for territorial assistance, including general technical assistance, maintenance assistance, disaster assistance, coral reef initiative activities, and brown tree snake control and research; grants to the judiciary in American Samoa for compensation and expenses, as authorized by law ( 48 U.S.C. 1661(c) ); grants to the Government of American Samoa, in addition to current local revenues, for construction and support of governmental functions; grants to the Government of the Virgin Islands as authorized by law; grants to the Government of Guam, as authorized by law; and grants to the Government of the Northern Mariana Islands as authorized by law ( Public Law 94–241 ; 90 Stat. 272); and (2) $9,448,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, for salaries and expenses of the Office of Insular Affairs: Provided , That all financial transactions of the territorial and local governments herein provided for, including such transactions of all agencies or instrumentalities established or used by such governments, may be audited by the Government Accountability Office, at its discretion, in accordance with chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code: Provided further , That Northern Mariana Islands Covenant grant funding shall be provided according to those terms of the Agreement of the Special Representatives on Future United States Financial Assistance for the Northern Mariana Islands approved by Public Law 104–134 : Provided further , That the funds for the program of operations and maintenance improvement are appropriated to institutionalize routine operations and maintenance improvement of capital infrastructure with territorial participation and cost sharing to be determined by the Secretary based on the grantee's commitment to timely maintenance of its capital assets: Provided further , That any appropriation for disaster assistance under this heading in this Act or previous appropriations Acts may be used as non-Federal matching funds for the purpose of hazard mitigation grants provided pursuant to section 404 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5170c ). Compact of free association For grants and necessary expenses, $3,318,000, to remain available until expended, as provided for in sections 221(a)(2) and 233 of the Compact of Free Association for the Republic of Palau; and section 221(a)(2) of the Compacts of Free Association for the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia, as authorized by Public Law 99–658 and Public Law 108–188 . Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) At the request of the Governor of Guam, the Secretary may transfer discretionary funds or mandatory funds provided under section 104(e) of Public Law 108–188 and Public Law 104–134 , that are allocated for Guam, to the Secretary of Agriculture for the subsidy cost of direct or guaranteed loans, plus not to exceed three percent of the amount of the subsidy transferred for the cost of loan administration, for the purposes authorized by the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act for construction and repair projects in Guam, and such funds shall remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That such loans or loan guarantees may be made without regard to the population of the area, credit elsewhere requirements, and restrictions on the types of eligible entities under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and section 306(a)(1) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act: Provided further , That any funds transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available to make or guarantee loans under such authorities. Office of the solicitor Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Solicitor, $65,800,000. Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $50,047,000. Office of the special trustee for American indians Federal trust programs (including transfer of funds) For the operation of trust programs for Indians by direct expenditure, contracts, cooperative agreements, compacts, and grants, $139,029,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $23,061,000 from this or any other Act, may be available for historical accounting: Provided , That funds for trust management improvements and litigation support may, as needed, be transferred to or merged with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs account; the Office of the Solicitor, Salaries and Expenses account; and the Office of the Secretary, Departmental Operations account: Provided further , That funds made available through contracts or grants obligated during fiscal year 2015, as authorized by the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ), shall remain available until expended by the contractor or grantee: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not be required to provide a quarterly statement of performance for any Indian trust account that has not had activity for at least 18 months and has a balance of $15 or less: Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue an annual account statement and maintain a record of any such accounts and shall permit the balance in each such account to be withdrawn upon the express written request of the account holder: Provided further , That not to exceed $50,000 is available for the Secretary to make payments to correct administrative errors of either disbursements from or deposits to Individual Indian Money or Tribal accounts after September 30, 2002: Provided further , That erroneous payments that are recovered shall be credited to and remain available in this account for this purpose: Provided further , That the Secretary shall not be required to reconcile Special Deposit Accounts with a balance of less than $500 unless the Office of the Special Trustee receives proof of ownership from a Special Deposit Accounts claimant. Department-Wide programs Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for fire preparedness, fire suppression operations, fire science and research, emergency rehabilitation, hazardous fuels management activities, and rural fire assistance by the Department of the Interior, $804,779,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $6,127,000 shall be for the renovation or construction of fire facilities: Provided , That such funds are also available for repayment of advances to other appropriation accounts from which funds were previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further , That of the funds provided $164,000,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, of which $10,000,000 is for resilient landscapes activities: Provided further , That of the funds provided $18,035,000 is for burned area rehabilitation: Provided further , That persons hired pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1469 may be furnished subsistence and lodging without cost from funds available from this appropriation: Provided further , That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 1856d , sums received by a bureau or office of the Department of the Interior for fire protection rendered pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1856 et seq. , protection of United States property, may be credited to the appropriation from which funds were expended to provide that protection, and are available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That using the amounts designated under this title of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into procurement contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements, for hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, and for training and monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities on Federal land, or on adjacent non-Federal land for activities that benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further , That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further , That notwithstanding requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act, the Secretary, for purposes of hazardous fuels management and resilient landscapes activities, may obtain maximum practicable competition among: (1) local private, nonprofit, or cooperative entities; (2) Youth Conservation Corps crews, Public Lands Corps ( Public Law 109–154 ), or related partnerships with State, local, or nonprofit youth groups; (3) small or micro-businesses; or (4) other entities that will hire or train locally a significant percentage, defined as 50 percent or more, of the project workforce to complete such contracts: Provided further , That in implementing this section, the Secretary shall develop written guidance to field units to ensure accountability and consistent application of the authorities provided herein: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to reimburse the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq. ) to consult and conference, as required by section 7 of such Act, in connection with wildland fire management activities: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior may use wildland fire appropriations to enter into leases of real property with local governments, at or below fair market value, to construct capitalized improvements for fire facilities on such leased properties, including but not limited to fire guard stations, retardant stations, and other initial attack and fire support facilities, and to make advance payments for any such lease or for construction activity associated with the lease: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further , That funds provided for wildfire suppression shall be available for support of Federal emergency response actions: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for assistance to or through the Department of State in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, shall be available to support forestry, wildland fire management, and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with United States and international organizations. Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of the Interior and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $92,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts are only available for transfer to the Wildland Fire Management account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748a ). Central hazardous materials fund For necessary expenses of the Department of the Interior and any of its component offices and bureaus for the response action, including associated activities, performed pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ), $10,010,000, to remain available until expended. Natural resource damage assessment and restoration Natural resource damage assessment fund To conduct natural resource damage assessment, restoration activities, and onshore oil spill preparedness by the Department of the Interior necessary to carry out the provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. ), the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 ( 33 U.S.C. 2701 et seq. ), and Public Law 101–337 ( 16 U.S.C. 19jj et seq. ), $7,767,000, to remain available until expended. Working capital fund For the operation and maintenance of a departmental financial and business management system, information technology improvements of general benefit to the Department, consolidation of facilities and operations throughout the Department, $57,100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated in this Act or any other Act may be used to establish reserves in the Working Capital Fund account other than for accrued annual leave and depreciation of equipment without prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That the Secretary may assess reasonable charges to State, local and tribal government employees for training services provided by the National Indian Program Training Center, other than training related to Public Law 93–638 : Provided further , That the Secretary may lease or otherwise provide space and related facilities, equipment or professional services of the National Indian Program Training Center to State, local and tribal government employees or persons or organizations engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activities (as defined in section 3306(a) of title 40, United States Code) at the prevailing rate for similar space, facilities, equipment, or services in the vicinity of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further , That all funds received pursuant to the two preceding provisos shall be credited to this account, shall be available until expended, and shall be used by the Secretary for necessary expenses of the National Indian Program Training Center: Provided further , That the Secretary may enter into grants and cooperative agreements to support the Office of Natural Resource Revenue's collection and disbursement of royalties, fees, and other mineral revenue proceeds, as authorized by law. Administrative provision There is hereby authorized for acquisition from available resources within the Working Capital Fund, aircraft which may be obtained by donation, purchase or through available excess surplus property: Provided , That existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft. General provisions, Department of the Interior (Including Transfers of Funds) Emergency transfer authority—intra-bureau 101. Appropriations made in this title shall be available for expenditure or transfer (within each bureau or office), with the approval of the Secretary, for the emergency reconstruction, replacement, or repair of aircraft, buildings, utilities, or other facilities or equipment damaged or destroyed by fire, flood, storm, or other unavoidable causes: Provided , That no funds shall be made available under this authority until funds specifically made available to the Department of the Interior for emergencies shall have been exhausted: Provided further , That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible. Emergency transfer authority—department-wide 102. The Secretary may authorize the expenditure or transfer of any no year appropriation in this title, in addition to the amounts included in the budget programs of the several agencies, for the suppression or emergency prevention of wildland fires on or threatening lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior; for the emergency rehabilitation of burned-over lands under its jurisdiction; for emergency actions related to potential or actual earthquakes, floods, volcanoes, storms, or other unavoidable causes; for contingency planning subsequent to actual oil spills; for response and natural resource damage assessment activities related to actual oil spills or releases of hazardous substances into the environment; for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary, pursuant to the authority in section 417(b) of Public Law 106–224 ( 7 U.S.C. 7717(b) ); for emergency reclamation projects under section 410 of Public Law 95–87 ; and shall transfer, from any no year funds available to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, such funds as may be necessary to permit assumption of regulatory authority in the event a primacy State is not carrying out the regulatory provisions of the Surface Mining Act: Provided , That appropriations made in this title for wildland fire operations shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred during the preceding fiscal year, and for reimbursement to other Federal agencies for destruction of vehicles, aircraft, or other equipment in connection with their use for wildland fire operations, such reimbursement to be credited to appropriations currently available at the time of receipt thereof: Provided further , That for wildland fire operations, no funds shall be made available under this authority until the Secretary determines that funds appropriated for wildland fire operations and FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund shall be exhausted within 30 days: Provided further , That all funds used pursuant to this section must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation, which must be requested as promptly as possible: Provided further , That such replenishment funds shall be used to reimburse, on a pro rata basis, accounts from which emergency funds were transferred. Authorized use of funds 103. Appropriations made to the Department of the Interior in this title shall be available for services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, when authorized by the Secretary, in total amount not to exceed $500,000; purchase and replacement of motor vehicles, including specially equipped law enforcement vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of reprints; payment for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; and the payment of dues, when authorized by the Secretary, for library membership in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members. Authorized use of funds, indian trust management 104. Appropriations made in this Act under the headings Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, and Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians and any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts made under the same headings shall be available for expenditure or transfer for Indian trust management and reform activities. Total funding for historical accounting activities shall not exceed amounts specifically designated in this Act for such purpose. redistribution of funds, bureau of indian affairs 105. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to redistribute any Tribal Priority Allocation funds, including tribal base funds, to alleviate tribal funding inequities by transferring funds to address identified, unmet needs, dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies. No tribe shall receive a reduction in Tribal Priority Allocation funds of more than 10 percent in fiscal year 2015. Under circumstances of dual enrollment, overlapping service areas or inaccurate distribution methodologies, the 10 percent limitation does not apply. ellis, governors, and liberty islands 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to acquire lands, waters, or interests therein including the use of all or part of any pier, dock, or landing within the State of New York and the State of New Jersey, for the purpose of operating and maintaining facilities in the support of transportation and accommodation of visitors to Ellis, Governors, and Liberty Islands, and of other program and administrative activities, by donation or with appropriated funds, including franchise fees (and other monetary consideration), or by exchange; and the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into leases, subleases, concession contracts or other agreements for the use of such facilities on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine reasonable. Outer Continental Shelf Inspection Fees 107. (a) In fiscal year 2015, the Secretary shall collect a nonrefundable inspection fee, which shall be deposited in the Offshore Safety and Environmental Enforcement account, from the designated operator for facilities subject to inspection under 43 U.S.C. 1348(c) . (b) Annual fees shall be collected for facilities that are above the waterline, excluding drilling rigs, and are in place at the start of the fiscal year. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $10,500 for facilities with no wells, but with processing equipment or gathering lines; (2) $17,000 for facilities with 1 to 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells; and (3) $31,500 for facilities with more than 10 wells, with any combination of active or inactive wells. (c) Fees for drilling rigs shall be assessed for all inspections completed in fiscal year 2015. Fees for fiscal year 2015 shall be: (1) $30,500 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of 500 feet or more; and (2) $16,700 per inspection for rigs operating in water depths of less than 500 feet. (d) The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (b) within 60 days, with payment required within 30 days of billing. The Secretary shall bill designated operators under subsection (c) within 30 days of the end of the month in which the inspection occurred, with payment required within 30 days of billing. Oil and gas leasing internet program 108. (a) Notwithstanding section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1)(A) ), the Secretary of the Interior shall have the authority to implement an oil and gas leasing Internet program, under which the Secretary may conduct lease sales through methods other than oral bidding. (b) The authority in subsection (a) shall be effective for fiscal year 2015 until the date of the enactment of a provision of the Carl Levin and Howard P. Buck McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 that amends section 17(b)(1) of the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 226(b)(1) ) to authorize onshore lease sales through Internet-based bidding methods. Bureau of ocean energy management, regulation and enforcement reorganization 109. The Secretary of the Interior, in order to implement a reorganization of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, may transfer funds among and between the successor offices and bureaus affected by the reorganization only in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines for division F in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS FOR WILD HORSE AND BURRO HOLDING FACILITIES 110. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior may enter into multiyear cooperative agreements with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate entities, and may enter into multiyear contracts in accordance with the provisions of section 304B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ( 41 U.S.C. 254c ) (except that the 5-year term restriction in subsection (d) shall not apply), for the long-term care and maintenance of excess wild free roaming horses and burros by such organizations or entities on private land. Such cooperative agreements and contracts may not exceed 10 years, subject to renewal at the discretion of the Secretary. Mass Marking of Salmonids 111. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall, in carrying out its responsibilities to protect threatened and endangered species of salmon, implement a system of mass marking of salmonid stocks, intended for harvest, that are released from federally operated or federally financed hatcheries including but not limited to fish releases of coho, chinook, and steelhead species. Marked fish must have a visible mark that can be readily identified by commercial and recreational fishers. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS 112. (a) Any proposed new use of the Arizona & California Railroad Company’s Right of Way for conveyance of water shall not proceed unless the Secretary of the Interior certifies that the proposed new use is within the scope of the Right of Way. (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of the Interior may be used, in relation to any proposal to store water underground for the purpose of export, for approval of any right-of-way or similar authorization on the Mojave National Preserve or lands managed by the Needles Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management, or for carrying out any activities associated with such right-of-way or similar approval. Republic of Palau 113. (a) In General Subject to subsection (c), the United States Government, through the Secretary of the Interior shall provide to the Government of Palau for fiscal year 2015 grants in amounts equal to the annual amounts specified in subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 211 of the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau ( 48 U.S.C. 1931 note) (referred to in this section as the Compact ). (b) Programmatic Assistance Subject to subsection (c), the United States shall provide programmatic assistance to the Republic of Palau for fiscal year 2015 in amounts equal to the amounts provided in subsections (a) and (b)(1) of section 221 of the Compact. (c) Limitations on Assistance (1) In general The grants and programmatic assistance provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be provided to the same extent and in the same manner as the grants and assistance were provided in fiscal year 2009. (2) Trust fund If the Government of Palau withdraws more than $5,000,000 from the trust fund established under section 211(f) of the Compact, amounts to be provided under subsections (a) and (b) shall be withheld from the Government of Palau. Exhaustion of administrative review 114. Paragraph (1) of section 122(a) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1013), as amended by section 122 of division G of Public Law 113–76 (128 Stat. 314), is further amended by striking through 2015, in the first sentence and inserting through 2016, . Wild lands funding prohibition 115. None of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, or enforce Secretarial Order No. 3310 issued by the Secretary of the Interior on December 22, 2010: Provided , That nothing in this section shall restrict the Secretary's authorities under sections 201 and 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1711 and 1712). Bureau of indian education operated schools 116. Section 115(d) of division E of Public Law 112–74 (125 Stat. 1010) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2017 . REAUTHORIZATION OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND 117. Title I of the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 ( Public Law 111–88 ) is amended in the text under the heading ‘‘FOREST ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND RECOVERY FUND’’ by striking ‘‘2015’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘2020’’. VOLUNTEERS IN PARKS 118. Section 4 of Public Law 91–357 ( 16 U.S.C. 18j ), as amended, is further amended by striking $3,500,000 and inserting $5,000,000 . CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS WITH INDIAN AFFAIRS 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, in carrying out work involving cooperation with State, local, and tribal governments or any political subdivision thereof, Indian Affairs may record obligations against accounts receivable from any such entities, except that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total budgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year. Heritage areas 120. (a) Section 109 of title I of Public Law 105–355 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note) shall be applied for fiscal year 2015 by substituting 2015 for 2014 . (b) Section 157(h)(1) of title I of Public Law 106–291 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note) is amended by striking $10,000,000 and inserting $11,000,000 . Ratification of payments 121. All payments made to school districts under the first section of the Act of June 4, 1948 (62 Stat. 338, chapter 417; 16 U.S.C. 40a ), during the period beginning in fiscal year 1976 and ending on the date of enactment of this Act are ratified and approved, notwithstanding the payments made under chapter 69 of title 31, United States Code to the units of general local government. Sage-Grouse 122. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used by the Secretary of the Interior to write or issue pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 ( 16 U.S.C. 1533 )— (1) a proposed rule for greater sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ); (2) a proposed rule for the Columbia basin distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; (3) a final rule for the bi-state distinct population segment of greater sage-grouse; or (4) a final rule for Gunnison sage-grouse ( Centrocercus minimus ). II Environmental protection agency Science and technology For science and technology, including research and development activities, which shall include research and development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; and other operating expenses in support of research and development, $734,648,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds included under this heading, $4,100,000 shall be for Research: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. Environmental Programs and Management For environmental programs and management, including necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel and related costs and travel expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in societies or associations which issue publications to members only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who are not members; administrative costs of the brownfields program under the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002; and not to exceed $19,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $2,613,679,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds included under this heading, $12,700,000 shall be for Environmental Protection: National Priorities as specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further , That of the funds included under this heading, $427,737,000 shall be for Geographic Programs specified in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading for Information Exchange and Outreach, $856,750 of funds made available for the Immediate Office of the Administrator and $1,790,750 of funds made available for the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations shall be withheld from obligation until reports detailed in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate; and of the funds provided under this heading for Operations and Administration for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, $741,500 shall be withheld from obligation until such reports are provided to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Hazardous waste electronic manifest system fund For necessary expenses to carry out section 3024 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6939g ), including the development, operation, maintenance, and upgrading of the hazardous waste electronic manifest system established by such section, $3,674,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $41,489,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Buildings and facilities For construction, repair, improvement, extension, alteration, and purchase of fixed equipment or facilities of, or for use by, the Environmental Protection Agency, $42,317,000, to remain available until expended. Hazardous substance superfund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including sections 111(c)(3), (c)(5), (c)(6), and (e)(4) ( 42 U.S.C. 9611 ) $1,088,769,000, to remain available until expended, consisting of such sums as are available in the Trust Fund on September 30, 2014, as authorized by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA) and up to $1,088,769,000 as a payment from general revenues to the Hazardous Substance Superfund for purposes as authorized by section 517(b) of SARA: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be allocated to other Federal agencies in accordance with section 111(a) of CERCLA: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $9,939,000 shall be paid to the Office of Inspector General appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016, and $18,850,000 shall be paid to the Science and Technology appropriation to remain available until September 30, 2016. Leaking underground storage tank trust fund program For necessary expenses to carry out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $91,941,000, to remain available until expended, of which $66,572,000 shall be for carrying out leaking underground storage tank cleanup activities authorized by section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $25,369,000 shall be for carrying out the other provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code: Provided , That the Administrator is authorized to use appropriations made available under this heading to implement section 9013 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide financial assistance to federally recognized Indian tribes for the development and implementation of programs to manage underground storage tanks. Inland oil spill programs For expenses necessary to carry out the Environmental Protection Agency's responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $18,209,000, to be derived from the Oil Spill Liability trust fund, to remain available until expended. State and tribal assistance grants For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, including capitalization grants for State revolving funds and performance partnership grants, $3,545,161,000, to remain available until expended, of which— (1) $1,448,887,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Clean Water State Revolving Funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; and of which $906,896,000 shall be for making capitalization grants for the Drinking Water State Revolving Funds under section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided , That for fiscal year 2015, to the extent there are sufficient eligible project applications, not less than 10 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Clean Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants may, at the discretion of each State, be used for projects to address green infrastructure, water or energy efficiency improvements, or other environmentally innovative activities: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 603(d)(7) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the limitation on the amounts in a State water pollution control revolving fund that may be used by a State to administer the fund shall not apply to amounts included as principal in loans made by such fund in fiscal year 2015 and prior years where such amounts represent costs of administering the fund to the extent that such amounts are or were deemed reasonable by the Administrator, accounted for separately from other assets in the fund, and used for eligible purposes of the fund, including administration: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitation on amounts in section 518(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and section 1452(i) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to a total of 2 percent of the funds appropriated for State Revolving Funds under such Acts may be reserved by the Administrator for grants under section 518(c) and section 1452(i) of such Acts: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the amounts specified in section 205(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, up to 1.5 percent of the aggregate funds appropriated for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program under the Act less any sums reserved under section 518(c) of the Act, may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under title II of the Clean Water Act for American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, and United States Virgin Islands: Provided further , That for fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding the limitations on amounts specified in section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act, up to 1.5 percent of the funds appropriated for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act may be reserved by the Administrator for grants made under section 1452(j) of the Safe Drinking Water Act: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent but not more than 30 percent of the funds made available under this title to each State for Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants shall be used by the State to provide additional subsidy to eligible recipients in the form of forgiveness of principal, negative interest loans, or grants (or any combination of these), and shall be so used by the State only where such funds are provided as initial financing for an eligible recipient or to buy, refinance, or restructure the debt obligations of eligible recipients only where such debt was incurred on or after the date of enactment of this Act; (2) $5,000,000 shall be for architectural, engineering, planning, design, construction and related activities in connection with the construction of high priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the appropriate border commission; Provided , That no funds provided by this appropriations Act to address the water, wastewater and other critical infrastructure needs of the colonias in the United States along the United States-Mexico border shall be made available to a county or municipal government unless that government has established an enforceable local ordinance, or other zoning rule, which prevents in that jurisdiction the development or construction of any additional colonia areas, or the development within an existing colonia the construction of any new home, business, or other structure which lacks water, wastewater, or other necessary infrastructure; (3) $10,000,000 shall be for grants to the State of Alaska to address drinking water and wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native Villages: Provided , That of these funds: (A) the State of Alaska shall provide a match of 25 percent; (B) no more than 5 percent of the funds may be used for administrative and overhead expenses; and (C) the State of Alaska shall make awards consistent with the Statewide priority list established in conjunction with the Agency and the U.S. Department of Agriculture for all water, sewer, waste disposal, and similar projects carried out by the State of Alaska that are funded under section 221 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1301 ) or the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1921 et seq. ) which shall allocate not less than 25 percent of the funds provided for projects in regional hub communities; (4) $80,000,000 shall be to carry out section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), including grants, interagency agreements, and associated program support costs: Provided , That not more than 25 percent of the amount appropriated to carry out section 104(k) of CERCLA shall be used for site characterization, assessment, and remediation of facilities described in section 101(39)(D)(ii)(II) of CERCLA; (5) $30,000,000 shall be for grants under title VII, subtitle G of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; (6) $10,000,000 shall be for targeted airshed grants in accordance with the terms and conditions of the explanatory statement accompanying this Act; and (7) $1,054,378,000 shall be for grants, including associated program support costs, to States, federally recognized tribes, interstate agencies, tribal consortia, and air pollution control agencies for multi-media or single media pollution prevention, control and abatement and related activities, including activities pursuant to the provisions set forth under this heading in Public Law 104–134 , and for making grants under section 103 of the Clean Air Act for particulate matter monitoring and data collection activities subject to terms and conditions specified by the Administrator, of which: $47,745,000 shall be for carrying out section 128 of CERCLA; $9,646,000 shall be for Environmental Information Exchange Network grants, including associated program support costs; $1,498,000 shall be for grants to States under section 2007(f)(2) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, which shall be in addition to funds appropriated under the heading Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program to carry out the provisions of the Solid Waste Disposal Act specified in section 9508(c) of the Internal Revenue Code other than section 9003(h) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; $17,848,000 of the funds available for grants under section 106 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act shall be for State participation in national- and State-level statistical surveys of water resources and enhancements to State monitoring programs. Administrative provisions—environmental protection agency (including transfer and rescission of funds) For fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 6303(1) and 6305(1), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, in carrying out the Agency's function to implement directly Federal environmental programs required or authorized by law in the absence of an acceptable tribal program, may award cooperative agreements to federally recognized Indian tribes or Intertribal consortia, if authorized by their member tribes, to assist the Administrator in implementing Federal environmental programs for Indian tribes required or authorized by law, except that no such cooperative agreements may be awarded from funds designated for State financial assistance agreements. The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is authorized to collect and obligate pesticide registration service fees in accordance with section 33 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended by Public Law 112–177 , the Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2012. Notwithstanding section 33(d)(2) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–8(d)(2) ), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency may assess fees under section 33 of FIFRA ( 7 U.S.C. 136w–8 ) for fiscal year 2015. The Administrator is authorized to transfer up to $300,000,000 of the funds appropriated for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative under the heading Environmental Programs and Management to the head of any Federal department or agency, with the concurrence of such head, to carry out activities that would support the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement programs, projects, or activities; to enter into an interagency agreement with the head of such Federal department or agency to carry out these activities; and to make grants to governmental entities, nonprofit organizations, institutions, and individuals for planning, research, monitoring, outreach, and implementation in furtherance of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. The Science and Technology, Environmental Programs and Management, Office of Inspector General, Hazardous Substance Superfund, and Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program Accounts, are available for the construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities provided that the cost does not exceed $150,000 per project. The fourth paragraph under the heading Administrative Provisions in title II of Public Law 109–54 is amended by striking 2015 and inserting 2020 . For fiscal year 2015, and notwithstanding section 518(f) of the Water Pollution Control Act, the Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated for any fiscal year under section 319 of the Act to make grants to federally recognized Indian tribes pursuant to sections 319(h) and 518(e) of that Act. The Administrator is authorized to use the amounts appropriated under the heading Environmental Programs and Management for fiscal year 2015 to provide grants to implement the Southeastern New England Watershed Restoration Program. From unobligated balances to carry out projects and activities funded through the State and Tribal Assistance Grants account, $40,000,000, are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. III Related agencies Department of agriculture Forest service Forest and rangeland research For necessary expenses of forest and rangeland research as authorized by law, $296,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the funds provided, $70,000,000 is for the forest inventory and analysis program. State and private forestry For necessary expenses of cooperating with and providing technical and financial assistance to States, territories, possessions, and others, and for forest health management, including treatments of pests, pathogens, and invasive or noxious plants and for restoring and rehabilitating forests damaged by pests or invasive plants, cooperative forestry, and education and land conservation activities and conducting an international program as authorized, $232,653,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized by law; of which $53,000,000 is to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. National forest system (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, for management, protection, improvement, and utilization of the National Forest System, $1,494,330,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds provided, $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Fund for ecological restoration treatments as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 7303(f) : Provided further , That of the funds provided, $339,130,000 shall be for forest products: Provided further , That of the funds provided, up to $81,941,000 is for the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program for Region 1, Region 3 and Region 4: Provided further , That of the funds provided for forest products, up to $65,560,000 may be transferred to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program in the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the Secretary of Agriculture may transfer to the Secretary of the Interior any unobligated funds appropriated in this fiscal year or in a previous fiscal year for operation of the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Capital improvement and maintenance (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Forest Service, not otherwise provided for, $360,374,000, to remain available until expended, for construction, capital improvement, maintenance and acquisition of buildings and other facilities and infrastructure; and for construction, reconstruction, decommissioning of roads that are no longer needed, including unauthorized roads that are not part of the transportation system, and maintenance of forest roads and trails by the Forest Service as authorized by 16 U.S.C. 532–538 and 23 U.S.C. 101 and 205: Provided, That $40,000,000 shall be designated for urgently needed road decommissioning, road and trail repair and maintenance and associated activities, and removal of fish passage barriers, especially in areas where Forest Service roads may be contributing to water quality problems in streams and water bodies which support threatened, endangered, or sensitive species or community water sources: Provided further , That funds becoming available in fiscal year 2015 under the Act of March 4, 1913 ( 16 U.S.C. 501 ) shall be transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and shall not be available for transfer or obligation for any other purpose unless the funds are appropriated: Provided further , That of the funds provided for decommissioning of roads, up to $14,743,000 may be transferred to the National Forest System to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. Land acquisition For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, (16 U.S.C. 460 l –4 et seq.), including administrative expenses, and for acquisition of land or waters, or interest therein, in accordance with statutory authority applicable to the Forest Service, $47,500,000, to be derived from the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to remain available until expended. Acquisition of lands for national forests special acts For acquisition of lands within the exterior boundaries of the Cache, Uinta, and Wasatch National Forests, Utah; the Toiyabe National Forest, Nevada; and the Angeles, San Bernardino, Sequoia, and Cleveland National Forests, California, as authorized by law, $950,000, to be derived from forest receipts. Acquisition of lands to complete land exchanges For acquisition of lands, such sums, to be derived from funds deposited by State, county, or municipal governments, public school districts, or other public school authorities, and for authorized expenditures from funds deposited by non-Federal parties pursuant to Land Sale and Exchange Acts, pursuant to the Act of December 4, 1967, ( 16 U.S.C. 484a ), to remain available until expended (16 U.S.C. 460 l –516–617a, 555a; Public Law 96–586 ; Public Law 76–589 , 76–591; and Public Law 78–310 ). Range betterment fund For necessary expenses of range rehabilitation, protection, and improvement, 50 percent of all moneys received during the prior fiscal year, as fees for grazing domestic livestock on lands in National Forests in the 16 Western States, pursuant to section 401(b)(1) of Public Law 94–579 , to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed 6 percent shall be available for administrative expenses associated with on-the-ground range rehabilitation, protection, and improvements. Gifts, donations and bequests for forest and rangeland research For expenses authorized by 16 U.S.C. 1643(b) , $45,000, to remain available until expended, to be derived from the fund established pursuant to the above Act. Management of national forest lands for subsistence uses For necessary expenses of the Forest Service to manage Federal lands in Alaska for subsistence uses under title VIII of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ), $2,500,000, to remain available until expended. Wildland fire management (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for forest fire presuppression activities on National Forest System lands, for emergency fire suppression on or adjacent to such lands or other lands under fire protection agreement, hazardous fuels management on or adjacent to such lands, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over National Forest System lands and water, and for State and volunteer fire assistance, $2,333,298,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such funds including unobligated balances under this heading, are available for repayment of advances from other appropriations accounts previously transferred for such purposes: Provided further , That such funds shall be available to reimburse State and other cooperating entities for services provided in response to wildfire and other emergencies or disasters to the extent such reimbursements by the Forest Service for non-fire emergencies are fully repaid by the responsible emergency management agency: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $6,914,000 of funds appropriated under this appropriation shall be available for the Forest Service in support of fire science research authorized by the Joint Fire Science Program, including all Forest Service authorities for the use of funds, such as contracts, grants, research joint venture agreements, and cooperative agreements: Provided further , That all authorities for the use of funds, including the use of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements, available to execute the Forest and Rangeland Research appropriation, are also available in the utilization of these funds for Fire Science Research: Provided further , That funds provided shall be available for emergency rehabilitation and restoration, hazardous fuels management activities, support to Federal emergency response, and wildfire suppression activities of the Forest Service: Provided further , That of the funds provided, $361,749,000 is for hazardous fuels management activities, $19,795,000 is for research activities and to make competitive research grants pursuant to the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act, ( 16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq. ), $78,000,000 is for State fire assistance, and $13,000,000 is for volunteer fire assistance under section 10 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 ( 16 U.S.C. 2106 ): Provided further , That amounts in this paragraph may be transferred to the National Forest System , and Forest and Rangeland Research accounts to fund forest and rangeland research, the Joint Fire Science Program, vegetation and watershed management, heritage site rehabilitation, and wildlife and fish habitat management and restoration: Provided further , That, of the funds provided, $65,000,000 shall be available for the purpose of acquiring aircraft for the next-generation airtanker fleet to enhance firefighting mobility, effectiveness, efficiency, and safety, and such aircraft shall be suitable for contractor operation over the terrain and forested-ecosystems characteristic of National Forest System lands, as determined by the Chief of the Forest Service: Provided further , That the costs of implementing any cooperative agreement between the Federal Government and any non-Federal entity may be shared, as mutually agreed on by the affected parties: Provided further , That up to $15,000,000 of the funds provided herein may be used by the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into procurement contracts or cooperative agreements or to issue grants for hazardous fuels management activities and for training or monitoring associated with such hazardous fuels management activities on Federal land or on non-Federal land if the Secretary determines such activities implement a community wildfire protection plan (or equivalent) and benefit resources on Federal land: Provided further , That funds made available to implement the Community Forest Restoration Act, Public Law 106–393 , title VI, shall be available for use on non-Federal lands in accordance with authorities made available to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry appropriation: Provided further , That the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may authorize the transfer of funds appropriated for wildland fire management, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $50,000,000, between the Departments when such transfers would facilitate and expedite wildland fire management programs and projects: Provided further , That of the funds provided for hazardous fuels management, not to exceed $15,000,000 may be used to make grants, using any authorities available to the Forest Service under the State and Private Forestry appropriation, for the purpose of creating incentives for increased use of biomass from National Forest System lands: Provided further , That funds designated for wildfire suppression, including funds transferred from the FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund, shall be assessed for cost pools on the same basis as such assessments are calculated against other agency programs: Provided further , That of the funds for hazardous fuels management, up to $28,077,000 may be transferred to the National Forest System to support the Integrated Resource Restoration pilot program. Flame wildfire suppression reserve fund (including transfers of funds) For necessary expenses for large fire suppression operations of the Department of Agriculture and as a reserve fund for suppression and Federal emergency response activities, $303,060,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amounts are only available for transfer to the Wildland Fire Management account following a declaration by the Secretary in accordance with section 502 of the FLAME Act of 2009 ( 43 U.S.C. 1748a ). Administrative provisions—forest service (including transfers of funds) Appropriations to the Forest Service for the current fiscal year shall be available for: (1) purchase of passenger motor vehicles; acquisition of passenger motor vehicles from excess sources, and hire of such vehicles; purchase, lease, operation, maintenance, and acquisition of aircraft to maintain the operable fleet for use in Forest Service wildland fire programs and other Forest Service programs; notwithstanding other provisions of law, existing aircraft being replaced may be sold, with proceeds derived or trade-in value used to offset the purchase price for the replacement aircraft; (2) services pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 2225 , and not to exceed $100,000 for employment under 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; (3) purchase, erection, and alteration of buildings and other public improvements ( 7 U.S.C. 2250 ); (4) acquisition of land, waters, and interests therein pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 428a ; (5) for expenses pursuant to the Volunteers in the National Forest Act of 1972 ( 16 U.S.C. 558a , 558d, and 558a note); (6) the cost of uniforms as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; and (7) for debt collection contracts in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 3718(c) . Any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be transferred to the Wildland Fire Management appropriation for forest firefighting, emergency rehabilitation of burned-over or damaged lands or waters under its jurisdiction, and fire preparedness due to severe burning conditions upon the Secretary's notification of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that all fire suppression funds appropriated under the headings Wildland Fire Management and FLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Fund will be obligated within 30 days: Provided , That all funds used pursuant to this paragraph must be replenished by a supplemental appropriation which must be requested as promptly as possible. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for assistance to or through the Agency for International Development in connection with forest and rangeland research, technical information, and assistance in foreign countries, and shall be available to support forestry and related natural resource activities outside the United States and its territories and possessions, including technical assistance, education and training, and cooperation with U.S., private, and international organizations. The Forest Service, acting for the International Program, may sign direct funding agreements with foreign governments and institutions as well as other domestic agencies (including the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of State, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation), U.S. private sector firms, institutions and organizations to provide technical assistance and training programs overseas on forestry and rangeland management. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for expenditure or transfer to the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, for removal, preparation, and adoption of excess wild horses and burros from National Forest System lands, and for the performance of cadastral surveys to designate the boundaries of such lands. None of the funds made available to the Forest Service in this Act or any other Act with respect to any fiscal year shall be subject to transfer under the provisions of section 702(b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 ( 7 U.S.C. 2257 ), section 442 of Public Law 106–224 ( 7 U.S.C. 7772 ), or section 10417(b) of Public Law 107–107 ( 7 U.S.C. 8316(b) ). None of the funds available to the Forest Service may be reprogrammed without the advance approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the reprogramming procedures contained in the explanatory statement accompanying this Act. Not more than $82,000,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund of the Department of Agriculture and not more than $14,500,000 of funds available to the Forest Service shall be transferred to the Department of Agriculture for Department Reimbursable Programs, commonly referred to as Greenbook charges. Nothing in this paragraph shall prohibit or limit the use of reimbursable agreements requested by the Forest Service in order to obtain services from the Department of Agriculture's National Information Technology Center. Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the Forest Service portion of implementation costs to be paid to the Department of Agriculture for the International Technology Service. Of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $5,000,000 shall be available for priority projects within the scope of the approved budget, which shall be carried out by the Youth Conservation Corps and shall be carried out under the authority of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993, Public Law 103–82 , as amended by Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005, Public Law 109–154 . Of the funds available to the Forest Service, $4,000 is available to the Chief of the Forest Service for official reception and representation expenses. Pursuant to sections 405(b) and 410(b) of Public Law 101–593 , of the funds available to the Forest Service, up to $3,000,000 may be advanced in a lump sum to the National Forest Foundation to aid conservation partnership projects in support of the Forest Service mission, without regard to when the Foundation incurs expenses, for projects on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided , That of the Federal funds made available to the Foundation, no more than $300,000 shall be available for administrative expenses: Provided further , That the Foundation shall obtain, by the end of the period of Federal financial assistance, private contributions to match on at least one-for-one basis funds made available by the Forest Service: Provided further , That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or a non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. Pursuant to section 2(b)(2) of Public Law 98–244 , up to $3,000,000 of the funds available to the Forest Service may be advanced to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation in a lump sum to aid cost-share conservation projects, without regard to when expenses are incurred, on or benefitting National Forest System lands or related to Forest Service programs: Provided , That such funds shall be matched on at least a one-for-one basis by the Foundation or its sub-recipients: Provided further , That the Foundation may transfer Federal funds to a Federal or non-Federal recipient for a project at the same rate that the recipient has obtained the non-Federal matching funds. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for interactions with and providing technical assistance to rural communities and natural resource-based businesses for sustainable rural development purposes. Funds appropriated to the Forest Service shall be available for payments to counties within the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, pursuant to section 14(c)(1) and (2), and section 16(a)(2) of Public Law 99–663 . Any funds appropriated to the Forest Service may be used to meet the non-Federal share requirement in section 502(c) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056(c)(2) ). Funds available to the Forest Service, not to exceed $55,000,000, shall be assessed for the purpose of performing fire, administrative and other facilities maintenance and decommissioning. Such assessments shall occur using a square foot rate charged on the same basis the agency uses to assess programs for payment of rent, utilities, and other support services. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service not to exceed $500,000 may be used to reimburse the Office of the General Counsel (OGC), Department of Agriculture, for travel and related expenses incurred as a result of OGC assistance or participation requested by the Forest Service at meetings, training sessions, management reviews, land purchase negotiations and similar nonlitigation-related matters. Future budget justifications for both the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture should clearly display the sums previously transferred and the requested funding transfers. An eligible individual who is employed in any project funded under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3056 et seq. ) and administered by the Forest Service shall be considered to be a Federal employee for purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code. Department of health and human services Indian health service Indian health services For expenses necessary to carry out the Act of August 5, 1954 (68 Stat. 674), the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to the Indian Health Service, $4,182,147,000, together with payments received during the fiscal year pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 238(b) and 238b, for services furnished by the Indian Health Service: Provided , That funds made available to tribes and tribal organizations through contracts, grant agreements, or any other agreements or compacts authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 ), shall be deemed to be obligated at the time of the grant or contract award and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That , $914,139,000 for Purchased/Referred Care, including $51,500,000 for the Indian Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund, shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That , of the funds provided, up to $36,000,000 shall remain available until expended for implementation of the loan repayment program under section 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Provided further , That the amounts collected by the Federal Government as authorized by sections 104 and 108 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a) during the preceding fiscal year for breach of contracts shall be deposited to the Fund authorized by section 108A of the Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1 ) and shall remain available until expended and, notwithstanding section 108A(c) of the Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1616a–1(c) ), funds shall be available to make new awards under the loan repayment and scholarship programs under sections 104 and 108 of the Act (25 U.S.C. 1613a and 1616a): Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amounts made available within this account for the methamphetamine and suicide prevention and treatment initiative and for the domestic violence prevention initiative shall be allocated at the discretion of the Director of the Indian Health Service and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That funds provided in this Act may be used for annual contracts and grants that fall within 2 fiscal years, provided the total obligation is recorded in the year the funds are appropriated: Provided further , That the amounts collected by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under the authority of title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall remain available until expended for the purpose of achieving compliance with the applicable conditions and requirements of titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, except for those related to the planning, design, or construction of new facilities: Provided further , That funding contained herein for scholarship programs under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act ( 25 U.S.C. 1613 ) shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That amounts received by tribes and tribal organizations under title IV of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act shall be reported and accounted for and available to the receiving tribes and tribal organizations until expended: Provided further , That the Bureau of Indian Affairs may collect from the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations operating health facilities pursuant to Public Law 93–638 , such individually identifiable health information relating to disabled children as may be necessary for the purpose of carrying out its functions under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 , et seq.): Provided further , That the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund may be used, as needed, to carry out activities typically funded under the Indian Health Facilities account. Indian health facilities For construction, repair, maintenance, improvement, and equipment of health and related auxiliary facilities, including quarters for personnel; preparation of plans, specifications, and drawings; acquisition of sites, purchase and erection of modular buildings, and purchases of trailers; and for provision of domestic and community sanitation facilities for Indians, as authorized by section 7 of the Act of August 5, 1954 ( 42 U.S.C. 2004a ), the Indian Self-Determination Act, and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and for expenses necessary to carry out such Acts and titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act with respect to environmental health and facilities support activities of the Indian Health Service, $460,234,000 to remain available until expended: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for the planning, design, construction, renovation or expansion of health facilities for the benefit of an Indian tribe or tribes may be used to purchase land on which such facilities will be located: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 may be used by the Indian Health Service to purchase TRANSAM equipment from the Department of Defense for distribution to the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service may be used for sanitation facilities construction for new homes funded with grants by the housing programs of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development: Provided further , That not to exceed $2,700,000 from this account and the Indian Health Services account may be used by the Indian Health Service to obtain ambulances for the Indian Health Service and tribal facilities in conjunction with an existing interagency agreement between the Indian Health Service and the General Services Administration: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 may be placed in a Demolition Fund, to remain available until expended, and be used by the Indian Health Service for the demolition of Federal buildings. administrative provisions—Indian health service Appropriations provided in this Act to the Indian Health Service shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 at rates not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior-level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of medical equipment; purchase of reprints; purchase, renovation and erection of modular buildings and renovation of existing facilities; payments for telephone service in private residences in the field, when authorized under regulations approved by the Secretary; uniforms or allowances therefor as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; and for expenses of attendance at meetings that relate to the functions or activities of the Indian Health Service: Provided , That in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, non-Indian patients may be extended health care at all tribally administered or Indian Health Service facilities, subject to charges, and the proceeds along with funds recovered under the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2651–2653 ) shall be credited to the account of the facility providing the service and shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other law or regulation, funds transferred from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Indian Health Service shall be administered under Public Law 86–121 , the Indian Sanitation Facilities Act and Public Law 93–638 : Provided further , That funds appropriated to the Indian Health Service in this Act, except those used for administrative and program direction purposes, shall not be subject to limitations directed at curtailing Federal travel and transportation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used for any assessments or charges by the Department of Health and Human Services unless identified in the budget justification and provided in this Act, or approved by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations through the reprogramming process: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds previously or herein made available to a tribe or tribal organization through a contract, grant, or agreement authorized by title I or title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975 ( 25 U.S.C. 450 ), may be deobligated and reobligated to a self-determination contract under title I, or a self-governance agreement under title V of such Act and thereafter shall remain available to the tribe or tribal organization without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to the Indian Health Service in this Act shall be used to implement the final rule published in the Federal Register on September 16, 1987, by the Department of Health and Human Services, relating to the eligibility for the health care services of the Indian Health Service until the Indian Health Service has submitted a budget request reflecting the increased costs associated with the proposed final rule, and such request has been included in an appropriations Act and enacted into law: Provided further , That with respect to functions transferred by the Indian Health Service to tribes or tribal organizations, the Indian Health Service is authorized to provide goods and services to those entities on a reimbursable basis, including payments in advance with subsequent adjustment, and the reimbursements received therefrom, along with the funds received from those entities pursuant to the Indian Self-Determination Act, may be credited to the same or subsequent appropriation account from which the funds were originally derived, with such amounts to remain available until expended: Provided further , That reimbursements for training, technical assistance, or services provided by the Indian Health Service will contain total costs, including direct, administrative, and overhead associated with the provision of goods, services, or technical assistance: Provided further , That the appropriation structure for the Indian Health Service may not be altered without advance notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. National institutes of health National institute of environmental health sciences For necessary expenses for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in carrying out activities set forth in section 311(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9660(a) ) and section 126(g) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, $77,349,000. Agency for toxic substances and disease registry Toxic substances and environmental public health For necessary expenses for the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in carrying out activities set forth in sections 104(i) and 111(c)(4) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and section 3019 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, $74,691,000, of which up to $1,000 per eligible employee of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry shall remain available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, in lieu of performing a health assessment under section 104(i)(6) of CERCLA, the Administrator of ATSDR may conduct other appropriate health studies, evaluations, or activities, including, without limitation, biomedical testing, clinical evaluations, medical monitoring, and referral to accredited healthcare providers: Provided further , That in performing any such health assessment or health study, evaluation, or activity, the Administrator of ATSDR shall not be bound by the deadlines in section 104(i)(6)(A) of CERCLA: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for ATSDR to issue in excess of 40 toxicological profiles pursuant to section 104(i) of CERCLA during fiscal year 2015, and existing profiles may be updated as necessary. Other related agencies Executive office of the president Council on environmental quality and office of environmental quality For necessary expenses to continue functions assigned to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Environmental Quality Improvement Act of 1970, and Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977, and not to exceed $750 for official reception and representation expenses, $3,000,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 202 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Council shall consist of one member, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, serving as chairman and exercising all powers, functions, and duties of the Council. Chemical safety and hazard investigation board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses in carrying out activities pursuant to section 112(r)(6) of the Clean Air Act, including hire of passenger vehicles, uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 , and for services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem equivalent to the maximum rate payable for senior level positions under 5 U.S.C. 5376 , $11,000,000: Provided , That the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (Board) shall have not more than three career Senior Executive Service positions: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual appointed to the position of Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shall, by virtue of such appointment, also hold the position of Inspector General of the Board: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Inspector General of the Board shall utilize personnel of the Office of Inspector General of EPA in performing the duties of the Inspector General of the Board, and shall not appoint any individuals to positions within the Board. Office of navajo and hopi indian relocation Salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation as authorized by Public Law 93–531 , $7,341,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act are to be used to relocate eligible individuals and groups including evictees from District 6, Hopi-partitioned lands residents, those in significantly substandard housing, and all others certified as eligible and not included in the preceding categories: Provided further , That none of the funds contained in this or any other Act may be used by the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to evict any single Navajo or Navajo family who, as of November 30, 1985, was physically domiciled on the lands partitioned to the Hopi Tribe unless a new or replacement home is provided for such household: Provided further , That no relocatee will be provided with more than one new or replacement home: Provided further , That the Office shall relocate any certified eligible relocatees who have selected and received an approved homesite on the Navajo reservation or selected a replacement residence off the Navajo reservation or on the land acquired pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 640d-10: Provided further , That $200,000 shall be transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the Department of the Interior, to remain available until expended, for audits and investigations of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, consistent with the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.). Institute of American indian and alaska native culture and arts development Payment to the institute For payment to the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development, as authorized by title XV of Public Law 99–498 (20 U.S.C. 56 part A), $9,469,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Smithsonian institution Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Smithsonian Institution, as authorized by law, including research in the fields of art, science, and history; development, preservation, and documentation of the National Collections; presentation of public exhibits and performances; collection, preparation, dissemination, and exchange of information and publications; conduct of education, training, and museum assistance programs; maintenance, alteration, operation, lease agreements of no more than 30 years, and protection of buildings, facilities, and approaches; not to exceed $100,000 for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and purchase, rental, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for employees, $675,343,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except as otherwise provided herein; of which not to exceed $47,522,000 for the instrumentation program, collections acquisition, exhibition reinstallation, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the repatriation of skeletal remains program shall remain available until expended; and including such funds as may be necessary to support American overseas research centers: Provided , That funds appropriated herein are available for advance payments to independent contractors performing research services or participating in official Smithsonian presentations. Facilities capital For necessary expenses of repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities owned or occupied by the Smithsonian Institution, by contract or otherwise, as authorized by section 2 of the Act of August 22, 1949 (63 Stat. 623), and for construction, including necessary personnel, $144,198,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $10,000 shall be for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and of which $24,010,000 shall be for construction of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. National gallery of art Salaries and expenses For the upkeep and operations of the National Gallery of Art, the protection and care of the works of art therein, and administrative expenses incident thereto, as authorized by the Act of March 24, 1937 (50 Stat. 51), as amended by the public resolution of April 13, 1939 (Public Resolution 9, Seventy-sixth Congress), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; payment in advance when authorized by the treasurer of the Gallery for membership in library, museum, and art associations or societies whose publications or services are available to members only, or to members at a price lower than to the general public; purchase, repair, and cleaning of uniforms for guards, and uniforms, or allowances therefor, for other employees as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ); purchase or rental of devices and services for protecting buildings and contents thereof, and maintenance, alteration, improvement, and repair of buildings, approaches, and grounds; and purchase of services for restoration and repair of works of art for the National Gallery of Art by contracts made, without advertising, with individuals, firms, or organizations at such rates or prices and under such terms and conditions as the Gallery may deem proper, $119,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $3,578,000 for the special exhibition program shall remain available until expended. Repair, restoration and renovation of buildings For necessary expenses of repair, restoration and renovation of buildings, grounds and facilities owned or occupied by the National Gallery of Art, by contract or otherwise, for operating lease agreements of no more than 10 years, with no extensions or renewals beyond the 10 years, that address space needs created by the ongoing renovations in the Master Facilities Plan, as authorized, $19,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That contracts awarded for environmental systems, protection systems, and exterior repair or renovation of buildings of the National Gallery of Art may be negotiated with selected contractors and awarded on the basis of contractor qualifications as well as price. John F. kennedy center for the performing arts Operations and maintenance For necessary expenses for the operation, maintenance and security of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $22,000,000. Capital repair and restoration For necessary expenses for capital repair and restoration of the existing features of the building and site of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, $10,800,000, to remain available until expended. Woodrow wilson international center for scholars Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary in carrying out the provisions of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 1356) including hire of passenger vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $10,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. National foundation on the arts and the humanities National endowment for the arts Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 shall be available to the National Endowment for the Arts for the support of projects and productions in the arts, including arts education and public outreach activities, through assistance to organizations and individuals pursuant to section 5 of the Act, for program support, and for administering the functions of the Act, to remain available until expended. National endowment for the humanities Grants and administration For necessary expenses to carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, $146,021,000 to remain available until expended, of which $135,121,000 shall be available for support of activities in the humanities, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act and for administering the functions of the Act; and $10,900,000 shall be available to carry out the matching grants program pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Act, including $8,500,000 for the purposes of section 7(h): Provided , That appropriations for carrying out section 10(a)(2) shall be available for obligation only in such amounts as may be equal to the total amounts of gifts, bequests, devises of money, and other property accepted by the chairman or by grantees of the National Endowment for the Humanities under the provisions of sections 11(a)(2)(B) and 11(a)(3)(B) during the current and preceding fiscal years for which equal amounts have not previously been appropriated. Administrative provisions None of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used to process any grant or contract documents which do not include the text of 18 U.S.C. 1913: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated to the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities may be used for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That funds from nonappropriated sources may be used as necessary for official reception and representation expenses: Provided further , That the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts may approve grants of up to $10,000, if in the aggregate the amount of such grants does not exceed 5 percent of the sums appropriated for grantmaking purposes per year: Provided further , That such small grant actions are taken pursuant to the terms of an expressed and direct delegation of authority from the National Council on the Arts to the Chairperson. Commission of fine arts Salaries and expenses For expenses of the Commission of Fine Arts under Chapter 91 of title 40, United States Code, $2,524,000: Provided , That the Commission is authorized to charge fees to cover the full costs of its publications, and such fees shall be credited to this account as an offsetting collection, to remain available until expended without further appropriation: Provided further , That the Commission is authorized to accept gifts, including objects, papers, artwork, drawings and artifacts, that pertain to the history and design of the Nation's Capital or the history and activities of the Commission of Fine Arts, for the purpose of artistic display, study or education. National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs For necessary expenses as authorized by Public Law 99–190 ( 20 U.S.C. 956a ), $2,000,000. Advisory council on historic preservation Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation ( Public Law 89–665 ), $6,204,000. National capital planning commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Capital Planning Commission under chapter 87 of title 40, United States Code, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $7,948,000: Provided , That one-quarter of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading may be used for official reception and representational expenses associated with hosting international visitors engaged in the planning and physical development of world capitals. United states holocaust memorial museum Holocaust memorial museum For expenses of the Holocaust Memorial Museum, as authorized by Public Law 106–292 ( 36 U.S.C. 2301–2310 ), $52,385,000, of which $515,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017, for the Museum's equipment replacement program; and of which $1,900,000 for the Museum's repair and rehabilitation program and $1,264,000 for the Museum's outreach initiatives program shall remain available until expended. Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses, including the costs of construction design, of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended. IV General provisions (including transfers of funds) Restriction on use of funds 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available for any activity or the publication or distribution of literature that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal on which Congressional action is not complete other than to communicate to Members of Congress as described in 18 U.S.C. 1913. Obligation of appropriations 402. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. Disclosure of administrative expenses 403. The amount and basis of estimated overhead charges, deductions, reserves or holdbacks, including working capital fund and cost pool charges, from programs, projects, activities and subactivities to support government-wide, departmental, agency, or bureau administrative functions or headquarters, regional, or central operations shall be presented in annual budget justifications and subject to approval by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Changes to such estimates shall be presented to the Committees on Appropriations for approval. Mining applications 404. (a) Limitation of Funds None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the general mining laws. (b) Exceptions Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim concerned (1) a patent application was filed with the Secretary on or before September 30, 1994; and (2) all requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode claims, sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 35 , 36, and 37) for placer claims, and section 2337 of the Revised Statutes ( 30 U.S.C. 42 ) for mill site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by the applicant by that date. (c) Report On September 30, 2015, the Secretary of the Interior shall file with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on actions taken by the Department under the plan submitted pursuant to section 314(c) of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 ( Public Law 104–208 ). (d) Mineral Examinations In order to process patent applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party contractor to be selected by the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill sites contained in a patent application as set forth in subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party contractor in accordance with the standard procedures employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of third-party contractors. Contract support costs, prior year limitation 405. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts appropriated to or otherwise designated in committee reports for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service by Public Laws 103–138, 103–332, 104–134, 104–208, 105–83, 105–277, 106–113, 106–291, 107–63, 108–7, 108–108, 108–447, 109–54, 109–289, division B and Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2007 (division B of Public Law 109–289 , as amended by Public Laws 110–5 and 110–28), Public Laws 110–92, 110–116, 110–137, 110–149, 110–161, 110–329, 111–6, 111–8, 111–88, 112–10, 112–74, and 113–6 for payments for contract support costs associated with self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service as funded by such Acts, are the total amounts available for fiscal years 1994 through 2013 for such purposes, except that the Bureau of Indian Affairs, tribes and tribal organizations may use their tribal priority allocations for unmet contract support costs of ongoing contracts, grants, self-governance compacts, or annual funding agreements. Contract support costs, fiscal year 2014 limitation 406. Amounts provided under the headings Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs and Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 ( Public Law 113–76 ) are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service for activities funded by the fiscal year 2014 appropriation: Provided, That such amounts provided by that Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years. Contract support costs, fiscal year 2015 limitation 407. Amounts provided by this Act for fiscal year 2015 under the headings Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Indian Health Services and Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education, Operation of Indian Programs are the only amounts available for contract support costs arising out of self-determination or self-governance contracts, grants, compacts, or annual funding agreements for fiscal year 2015 with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or the Indian Health Service: Provided, That such amounts provided by this Act are not available for payment of claims for contract support costs for prior years, or for repayments of payments for settlements or judgments awarding contract support costs for prior years. Forest management plans 408. The Secretary of Agriculture shall not be considered to be in violation of subparagraph 6(f)(5)(A) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 ( 16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(5)(A) ) solely because more than 15 years have passed without revision of the plan for a unit of the National Forest System. Nothing in this section exempts the Secretary from any other requirement of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq. ) or any other law: Provided , That if the Secretary is not acting expeditiously and in good faith, within the funding available, to revise a plan for a unit of the National Forest System, this section shall be void with respect to such plan and a court of proper jurisdiction may order completion of the plan on an accelerated basis. Prohibition within national monuments 409. No funds provided in this Act may be expended to conduct preleasing, leasing and related activities under either the Mineral Leasing Act ( 30 U.S.C. 181 et seq. ) or the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ) within the boundaries of a National Monument established pursuant to the Act of June 8, 1906 ( 16 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ) as such boundary existed on January 20, 2001, except where such activities are allowed under the Presidential proclamation establishing such monument. Limitation on takings 410. Unless otherwise provided herein, no funds appropriated in this Act for the acquisition of lands or interests in lands may be expended for the filing of declarations of taking or complaints in condemnation without the approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That this provision shall not apply to funds appropriated to implement the Everglades National Park Protection and Expansion Act of 1989, or to funds appropriated for Federal assistance to the State of Florida to acquire lands for Everglades restoration purposes. Timber sale requirements 411. No timber sale in Alaska's Region 10 shall be advertised if the indicated rate is deficit (defined as the value of the timber is not sufficient to cover all logging and stumpage costs and provide a normal profit and risk allowance under the Forest Service's appraisal process) when appraised using a residual value appraisal. The western red cedar timber from those sales which is surplus to the needs of the domestic processors in Alaska, shall be made available to domestic processors in the contiguous 48 United States at prevailing domestic prices. All additional western red cedar volume not sold to Alaska or contiguous 48 United States domestic processors may be exported to foreign markets at the election of the timber sale holder. All Alaska yellow cedar may be sold at prevailing export prices at the election of the timber sale holder. Prohibition on no-bid contracts 412. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act to executive branch agencies may be used to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is entered into in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 33 of title 41, United States Code, or Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, and the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless— (1) Federal law specifically authorizes a contract to be entered into without regard for these requirements, including formula grants for States, or federally recognized Indian tribes; or (2) such contract is authorized by the Indian Self-Determination and Education and Assistance Act ( Public Law 93–638 , 25 U.S.C. 450 et seq. ) or by any other Federal laws that specifically authorize a contract within an Indian tribe as defined in section 4(e) of that Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b(e) ); or (3) such contract was awarded prior to the date of enactment of this Act. Posting of reports 413. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. National endowment for the arts grant guidelines 414. Of the funds provided to the National Endowment for the Arts— (1) The Chairperson shall only award a grant to an individual if such grant is awarded to such individual for a literature fellowship, National Heritage Fellowship, or American Jazz Masters Fellowship. (2) The Chairperson shall establish procedures to ensure that no funding provided through a grant, except a grant made to a State or local arts agency, or regional group, may be used to make a grant to any other organization or individual to conduct activity independent of the direct grant recipient. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit payments made in exchange for goods and services. (3) No grant shall be used for seasonal support to a group, unless the application is specific to the contents of the season, including identified programs and/or projects. National endowment for the arts program priorities 415. (a) In providing services or awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 from funds appropriated under this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that serve underserved populations. (b) In this section: (1) The term underserved population means a population of individuals, including urban minorities, who have historically been outside the purview of arts and humanities programs due to factors such as a high incidence of income below the poverty line or to geographic isolation. (2) The term poverty line means the poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) )) applicable to a family of the size involved. (c) In providing services and awarding financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 with funds appropriated by this Act, the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts shall ensure that priority is given to providing services or awarding financial assistance for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that will encourage public knowledge, education, understanding, and appreciation of the arts. (d) With funds appropriated by this Act to carry out section 5 of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965— (1) the Chairperson shall establish a grant category for projects, productions, workshops, or programs that are of national impact or availability or are able to tour several States; (2) the Chairperson shall not make grants exceeding 15 percent, in the aggregate, of such funds to any single State, excluding grants made under the authority of paragraph (1); (3) the Chairperson shall report to the Congress annually and by State, on grants awarded by the Chairperson in each grant category under section 5 of such Act; and (4) the Chairperson shall encourage the use of grants to improve and support community-based music performance and education. Arts Indemnity Limitations 416. Section 5 of the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act ( 20 U.S.C. 974 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking $10,000,000,000 and inserting $15,000,000,000 ; and (B) by striking $5,000,000,000 and inserting $7,500,000,000 ; and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking $1,200,000,000 and inserting $1,800,000,000 ; and (B) by striking $750,000,000 and inserting $1,000,000,000 . Status of balances of appropriations 417. The Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Forest Service, and the Indian Health Service shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate quarterly reports on the status of balances of appropriations including all uncommitted, committed, and unobligated funds in each program and activity. Report on use of climate change funds 418. Not later than 120 days after the date on which the President's fiscal year 2016 budget request is submitted to the Congress, the President shall submit a comprehensive report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing in detail all Federal agency funding, domestic and international, for climate change programs, projects, and activities in fiscal years 2014 and 2015, including an accounting of funding by agency with each agency identifying climate change programs, projects, and activities and associated costs by line item as presented in the President's Budget Appendix, and including citations and linkages where practicable to each strategic plan that is driving funding within each climate change program, project, and activity listed in the report. Prohibition on use of funds 419. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act or any other Act may be used to promulgate or implement any regulation requiring the issuance of permits under title V of the Clean Air Act ( 42 U.S.C. 7661 et seq. ) for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, water vapor, or methane emissions resulting from biological processes associated with livestock production. Greenhouse gas reporting restrictions 420. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to implement any provision in a rule, if that provision requires mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. American battlefield protection program grants 421. Section 7301(c) of Public Law 111–11 ( 16 U.S.C. 469k–1(c) ) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2021 . Recreation Fee 422. Section 810 of the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act ( 16 U.S.C. 6809 ) is amended by striking 10 years after December 8, 2004 and inserting on September 30, 2016 . Modification of authorities 423. (a) Section 8162(m)(3) of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 ( 40 U.S.C. 8903 note; Public Law 106–79 ) is amended by striking September 30, 2014 and inserting September 30, 2015 . (b) For fiscal year 2015, the authority provided by the provisos under the heading Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission—Capital Construction in division E of Public Law 112–74 shall not be in effect. USE OF AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL 424. (a) (1) None of the funds made available by a State water pollution control revolving fund as authorized by section 1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12 ) shall be used for a project for the construction, alteration, maintenance, or repair of a public water system or treatment works unless all of the iron and steel products used in the project are produced in the United States. (2) In this section, the term iron and steel products means the following products made primarily of iron or steel: lined or unlined pipes and fittings, manhole covers and other municipal castings, hydrants, tanks, flanges, pipe clamps and restraints, valves, structural steel, reinforced precast concrete, and construction materials. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any case or category of cases in which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (in this section referred to as the Administrator ) finds that— (1) applying subsection (a) would be inconsistent with the public interest; (2) iron and steel products are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities and of a satisfactory quality; or (3) inclusion of iron and steel products produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent. (c) If the Administrator receives a request for a waiver under this section, the Administrator shall make available to the public on an informal basis a copy of the request and information available to the Administrator concerning the request, and shall allow for informal public input on the request for at least 15 days prior to making a finding based on the request. The Administrator shall make the request and accompanying information available by electronic means, including on the official public Internet Web site of the Environmental Protection Agency. (d) This section shall be applied in a manner consistent with United States obligations under international agreements. (e) The Administrator may retain up to 0.25 percent of the funds appropriated in this Act for the Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds for carrying out the provisions described in subsection (a)(1) for management and oversight of the requirements of this section. (f) This section does not apply with respect to a project if a State agency approves the engineering plans and specifications for the project, in that agency’s capacity to approve such plans and specifications prior to a project requesting bids, prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. Funding Prohibition 425. None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to regulate the lead content of ammunition, ammunition components, or fishing tackle under the Toxic Substances Control Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. ) or any other law. This division may be cited as the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . G Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of Labor Employment and training administration Training and employment services (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (referred to in this Act as WIOA ), the Second Chance Act of 2007, and the Women in Apprenticeship and Non-Traditional Occupations Act of 1992 ( WANTO Act ), $3,139,706,000, plus reimbursements, shall be available. Of the amounts provided: (1) for grants to States for adult employment and training activities, youth activities, and dislocated worker employment and training activities, $2,624,108,000 as follows: (A) $776,736,000 for adult employment and training activities, of which $64,736,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016, and of which $712,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (B) $831,842,000 for youth activities, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (C) $1,015,530,000 for dislocated worker employment and training activities, of which $155,530,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and of which $860,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding section 128(a)(1) of the WIOA, the amount available to the Governor for statewide workforce investment activities shall not exceed 10 percent of the amount allotted to the State from each of the appropriations under the preceding subparagraphs; (2) for federally administered programs, $429,520,000 as follows: (A) $220,859,000 for the dislocated workers assistance national reserve, of which $20,859,000 shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016, and of which $200,000,000 shall be available for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds provided to carry out section 132(a)(2)(A) of the WIOA may be used to provide assistance to a State for statewide or local use in order to address cases where there have been worker dislocations across multiple sectors or across multiple local areas and such workers remain dislocated; coordinate the State workforce development plan with emerging economic development needs; and train such eligible dislocated workers: Provided further , That funds provided to carry out sections 168(b) and 169(c) of the WIOA may be used for technical assistance and demonstration projects, respectively, that provide assistance to new entrants in the workforce and incumbent workers: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 168(b) of the WIOA and section 170(b) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (referred to in this Act as WIA ), of the funds provided under this subparagraph, and the funds available from the appropriation under this subparagraph under the authority of the WIA in Public Law 113–76 , the Secretary of Labor (referred to in this title as Secretary ) may reserve not more than 10 percent of such funds to provide technical assistance and carry out additional activities related to the transition to the WIOA; (B) $46,082,000 for Native American programs, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (C) $81,896,000 for migrant and seasonal farmworker programs under section 167 of the WIOA, including $75,885,000 for formula grants (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for employment and training services), $5,517,000 for migrant and seasonal housing (of which not less than 70 percent shall be for permanent housing), and $494,000 for other discretionary purposes, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law or related regulation, the Department of Labor shall take no action limiting the number or proportion of eligible participants receiving related assistance services or discouraging grantees from providing such services; (D) $994,000 for carrying out the WANTO Act, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; and (E) $79,689,000 for YouthBuild activities as described in section 171 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (3) for national activities, $86,078,000, as follows: (A) $82,078,000 for ex-offender activities, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA and section 212 of the Second Chance Act of 2007, which shall be available for the period April 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That of this amount, $20,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to national and regional intermediaries for activities that prepare young ex-offenders and school dropouts for employment, with a priority for projects serving high-crime, high-poverty areas; and (B) $4,000,000 for the Workforce Data Quality Initiative, under the authority of section 169 of the WIOA, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. Job Corps (including transfer of funds) To carry out subtitle C of title I of the WIOA, including Federal administrative expenses, the purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles, the construction, alteration, and repairs of buildings and other facilities, and the purchase of real property for training centers as authorized by the WIOA, $1,688,155,000, plus reimbursements, as follows: (1) $1,580,825,000 for Job Corps Operations, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (2) $75,000,000 for construction, rehabilitation and acquisition of Job Corps Centers, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2018, and which may include the acquisition, maintenance, and repair of major items of equipment: Provided , That the Secretary may transfer up to 15 percent of such funds to meet the operational needs of such centers or to achieve administrative efficiencies: Provided further , That any funds transferred pursuant to the preceding proviso shall not be available for obligation after June 30, 2016: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer; and (3) $32,330,000 for necessary expenses of Job Corps, including expenses under the authority of the WIA, which shall be available for obligation for the period October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015: Provided , That no funds from any other appropriation shall be used to provide meal services at or for Job Corps centers: Provided further , That an entity operating a Job Corps center that is ranked among the top 5 percent of all Job Corps centers based on the Outcome Measurement System for program year 2013 shall be eligible to compete in any selection process to operate such center that is carried out during the period beginning on October 1, 2014 and ending on June 30, 2015. Community service employment for older americans To carry out title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as OAA ), $434,371,000, which shall be available for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, and may be recaptured and reobligated in accordance with section 517(c) of the OAA. Federal unemployment benefits and allowances For payments during fiscal year 2015 of trade adjustment benefit payments and allowances under part I of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974 , and section 246 of that Act; and for training, employment and case management services, allowances for job search and relocation, and related State administrative expenses under part II of subchapter B of chapter 2 of title II of the Trade Act of 1974, and including benefit payments, allowances, training, employment and case management services, and related State administration provided pursuant to section 231(a) and section 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, $710,600,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent appropriation for payments for any period subsequent to September 15, 2015. State unemployment insurance and employment service operations For authorized administrative expenses, $81,566,000, together with not to exceed $3,495,584,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund ( the Trust Fund ), of which: (1) $2,757,793,000 from the Trust Fund is for grants to States for the administration of State unemployment insurance laws as authorized under title III of the Social Security Act (including not less than $60,000,000 to conduct in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews, and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, $10,000,000 for activities to address the misclassification of workers, and $3,000,000 for continued support of the Unemployment Insurance Integrity Center of Excellence), the administration of unemployment insurance for Federal employees and for ex-service members as authorized under 5 U.S.C. 8501–8523 , and the administration of trade readjustment allowances, reemployment trade adjustment assistance, and alternative trade adjustment assistance under the Trade Act of 1974 and under sections 231(a) and 233(b) of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015, except that funds used for automation acquisitions shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017, or, if the automation acquisition is being carried out through consortia of States, for State obligation through September 30, 2020, and for expenditure through September 30, 2021, and funds for competitive grants awarded to States for improved operations, to conduct in-person assessments and reviews and provide reemployment services and referrals, and to address misclassification of workers shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015 and for obligation by the States through September 30, 2017, and funds used for unemployment insurance workloads experienced by the States through September 30, 2015 shall be available for Federal obligation through December 31, 2015: Provided , That funds provided under this heading for fiscal year 2011 through fiscal year 2014 for automation acquisitions that are being carried out by consortia of States shall be available for expenditure by the States for six fiscal years after the fiscal year in which the funds were obligated to the States; (2) $12,892,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities necessary to support the administration of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system; (3) $642,771,000 from the Trust Fund, together with $21,413,000 from the General Fund of the Treasury, is for grants to States in accordance with section 6 of the Wagner-Peyser Act, and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016; (4) $19,818,000 from the Trust Fund is for national activities of the Employment Service, including administration of the work opportunity tax credit under section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and the provision of technical assistance and staff training under the Wagner-Peyser Act; (5) $62,310,000 from the Trust Fund is for the administration of foreign labor certifications and related activities under the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws, of which $48,028,000 shall be available for the Federal administration of such activities, and $14,282,000 shall be available for grants to States for the administration of such activities; and (6) $60,153,000 from the General Fund is to provide workforce information, national electronic tools, and one-stop system building under the Wagner-Peyser Act and shall be available for Federal obligation for the period July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016: Provided , That to the extent that the Average Weekly Insured Unemployment ( AWIU ) for fiscal year 2015 is projected by the Department of Labor to exceed 2,957,000, an additional $28,600,000 from the Trust Fund shall be available for obligation for every 100,000 increase in the AWIU level (including a pro rata amount for any increment less than 100,000) to carry out title III of the Social Security Act : Provided further , That funds appropriated in this Act that are allotted to a State to carry out activities under title III of the Social Security Act may be used by such State to assist other States in carrying out activities under such title III if the other States include areas that have suffered a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States for the use of the National Directory of New Hires under section 453(j)(8) of such Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds appropriated for grants to States under title III of the Social Security Act to make payments on behalf of States to the entity operating the State Information Data Exchange System: Provided further , That funds appropriated in this Act which are used to establish a national one-stop career center system, or which are used to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance, employment service, or immigration programs, may be obligated in contracts, grants, or agreements with States and non-State entities: Provided further , That States awarded competitive grants for improved operations under title III of the Social Security Act, or awarded grants to support the national activities of the Federal-State unemployment insurance system, may award subgrants to other States under such grants, subject to the conditions applicable to the grants: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this Act for activities authorized under title III of the Social Security Act and the Wagner-Peyser Act may be used by States to fund integrated Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service automation efforts, notwithstanding cost allocation principles prescribed under the Office of Management and Budget Circular A–87: Provided further, That the Secretary, at the request of a State participating in a consortium with other States, may reallot funds allotted to such State under title III of the Social Security Act to other States participating in the consortium in order to carry out activities that benefit the administration of the unemployment compensation law of the State making the request: Provided further , That the Secretary may collect fees for the costs associated with additional data collection, analyses, and reporting services relating to the National Agricultural Workers Survey requested by State and local governments, public and private institutions of higher education, and non-profit organizations and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a , for the National Agricultural Workers Survey infrastructure, methodology, and data to meet the information collection and reporting needs of such entities, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for such purposes. In addition, $20,000,000 from the Employment Security Administration Account of the Unemployment Trust Fund shall be available for in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment reviews and to provide reemployment services and referrals to training as appropriate, which shall be available for Federal obligations through December 31, 2015, and for State obligation through September 30, 2017. Advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds For repayable advances to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by sections 905(d) and 1203 of the Social Security Act , and to the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund as authorized by section 9501(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and for nonrepayable advances to the revolving fund established by section 901(e) of the Social Security Act, to the Unemployment Trust Fund as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 8509 , and to the Federal Unemployment Benefits and Allowances account, such sums as may be necessary, which shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016. Program administration For expenses of administering employment and training programs, $104,577,000, together with not to exceed $49,982,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Employee benefits security administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, $181,000,000. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Pension benefit guaranty corporation fund The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ( Corporation ) is authorized to make such expenditures, including financial assistance authorized by subtitle E of title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, within limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104 , as may be necessary in carrying out the program, including associated administrative expenses, through September 30, 2015, for the Corporation: Provided , That none of the funds available to the Corporation for fiscal year 2015 shall be available for obligations for administrative expenses in excess of $415,394,000: Provided further , That to the extent that the number of new plan participants in plans terminated by the Corporation exceeds 100,000 in fiscal year 2015, an amount not to exceed an additional $9,200,000 shall be available through September 30, 2016, for obligation for administrative expenses for every 20,000 additional terminated participants: Provided further , That obligations in excess of the amounts provided in this paragraph may be incurred for unforeseen and extraordinary pretermination expenses or extraordinary multiemployer program related expenses after approval by the Office of Management and Budget and notification of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Wage and Hour Division Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Wage and Hour Division, including reimbursement to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for inspection services rendered, $227,500,000. Office of Labor-Management Standards Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Labor-Management Standards, $39,129,000. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, $106,476,000. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, $110,823,000, together with $2,177,000 which may be expended from the Special Fund in accordance with sections 39(c), 44(d), and 44(j) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. Special benefits (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses (except administrative expenses) accruing during the current or any prior fiscal year authorized by 5 U.S.C. 81 ; continuation of benefits as provided for under the heading Civilian War Benefits in the Federal Security Agency Appropriation Act, 1947; the Employees' Compensation Commission Appropriation Act, 1944; sections 4(c) and 5(f) of the War Claims Act of 1948; and 50 percent of the additional compensation and benefits required by section 10(h) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, $210,000,000, together with such amounts as may be necessary to be charged to the subsequent year appropriation for the payment of compensation and other benefits for any period subsequent to August 15 of the current year: Provided , That amounts appropriated may be used under 5 U.S.C. 8104 by the Secretary to reimburse an employer, who is not the employer at the time of injury, for portions of the salary of a re-employed, disabled beneficiary: Provided further , That balances of reimbursements unobligated on September 30, 2014, shall remain available until expended for the payment of compensation, benefits, and expenses: Provided further , That in addition there shall be transferred to this appropriation from the Postal Service and from any other corporation or instrumentality required under 5 U.S.C. 8147(c) to pay an amount for its fair share of the cost of administration, such sums as the Secretary determines to be the cost of administration for employees of such fair share entities through September 30, 2015: Provided further , That of those funds transferred to this account from the fair share entities to pay the cost of administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act, $60,334,000 shall be made available to the Secretary as follows: (1) For enhancement and maintenance of automated data processing systems operations and telecommunications systems, $19,499,000; (2) For automated workload processing operations, including document imaging, centralized mail intake, and medical bill processing, $22,968,000; (3) For periodic roll disability management and medical review, $16,482,000; (4) For program integrity, $1,385,000; and (5) The remaining funds shall be paid into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That the Secretary may require that any person filing a notice of injury or a claim for benefits under 5 U.S.C. 81 , or the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, provide as part of such notice and claim, such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as such regulations may prescribe. Special benefits for disabled coal miners For carrying out title IV of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977, as amended by Public Law 107–275 , $77,262,000, to remain available until expended. For making after July 31 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title IV of such Act, for costs incurred in the current fiscal year, such amounts as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title IV for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $21,000,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative expenses, energy employees occupational illness compensation fund For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $56,406,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary may require that any person filing a claim for benefits under the Act provide as part of such claim such identifying information (including Social Security account number) as may be prescribed. Black lung disability trust fund (including transfer of funds) Such sums as may be necessary from the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund (the Fund ), to remain available until expended, for payment of all benefits authorized by section 9501(d)(1), (2), (6), and (7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and repayment of, and payment of interest on advances, as authorized by section 9501(d)(4) of that Act. In addition, the following amounts may be expended from the Fund for fiscal year 2015 for expenses of operation and administration of the Black Lung Benefits program, as authorized by section 9501(d)(5): not to exceed $33,321,000 for transfer to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs, Salaries and Expenses ; not to exceed $30,403,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses ; not to exceed $327,000 for transfer to Departmental Management, Office of Inspector General ; and not to exceed $356,000 for payments into miscellaneous receipts for the expenses of the Department of the Treasury. Occupational safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, $552,787,000, including not to exceed $100,850,000 which shall be the maximum amount available for grants to States under section 23(g) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (the Act ), which grants shall be no less than 50 percent of the costs of State occupational safety and health programs required to be incurred under plans approved by the Secretary under section 18 of the Act; and, in addition, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration may retain up to $499,000 per fiscal year of training institute course tuition and fees, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, and may utilize such sums for occupational safety and health training and education: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Secretary is authorized, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, to collect and retain fees for services provided to Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratories, and may utilize such sums, in accordance with the provisions of 29 U.S.C. 9a , to administer national and international laboratory recognition programs that ensure the safety of equipment and products used by workers in the workplace: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to prescribe, issue, administer, or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act which is applicable to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further , That no funds appropriated under this paragraph shall be obligated or expended to administer or enforce any standard, rule, regulation, or order under the Act with respect to any employer of 10 or fewer employees who is included within a category having a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred ( DART ) occupational injury and illness rate, at the most precise industrial classification code for which such data are published, less than the national average rate as such rates are most recently published by the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in accordance with section 24 of the Act, except— (1) to provide, as authorized by the Act, consultation, technical assistance, educational and training services, and to conduct surveys and studies; (2) to conduct an inspection or investigation in response to an employee complaint, to issue a citation for violations found during such inspection, and to assess a penalty for violations which are not corrected within a reasonable abatement period and for any willful violations found; (3) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to imminent dangers; (4) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to health hazards; (5) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to a report of an employment accident which is fatal to one or more employees or which results in hospitalization of two or more employees, and to take any action pursuant to such investigation authorized by the Act; and (6) to take any action authorized by the Act with respect to complaints of discrimination against employees for exercising rights under the Act: Provided further , That the foregoing proviso shall not apply to any person who is engaged in a farming operation which does not maintain a temporary labor camp and employs 10 or fewer employees: Provided further , That $10,537,000 shall be available for Susan Harwood training grants. Mine safety and health administration Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Mine Safety and Health Administration, $375,887,000, including purchase and bestowal of certificates and trophies in connection with mine rescue and first-aid work, and the hire of passenger motor vehicles, including up to $2,000,000 for mine rescue and recovery activities and not less than $8,441,000 for state assistance grants: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , not to exceed $750,000 may be collected by the National Mine Health and Safety Academy for room, board, tuition, and the sale of training materials, otherwise authorized by law to be collected, to be available for mine safety and health education and training activities: Provided further , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to collect and retain up to $2,499,000 from fees collected for the approval and certification of equipment, materials, and explosives for use in mines, and may utilize such sums for such activities: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to accept lands, buildings, equipment, and other contributions from public and private sources and to prosecute projects in cooperation with other agencies, Federal, State, or private: Provided further , That the Mine Safety and Health Administration is authorized to promote health and safety education and training in the mining community through cooperative programs with States, industry, and safety associations: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to recognize the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association as a principal safety association and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, may provide funds and, with or without reimbursement, personnel, including service of Mine Safety and Health Administration officials as officers in local chapters or in the national organization: Provided further , That any funds available to the Department of Labor may be used, with the approval of the Secretary, to provide for the costs of mine rescue and survival operations in the event of a major disaster. Bureau of labor statistics Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, including advances or reimbursements to State, Federal, and local agencies and their employees for services rendered, $527,212,000, together with not to exceed $65,000,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. Office of disability employment policy Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Office of Disability Employment Policy to provide leadership, develop policy and initiatives, and award grants furthering the objective of eliminating barriers to the training and employment of people with disabilities, $38,500,000. Departmental management Salaries and expenses (Including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for Departmental Management, including the hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $337,621,000, together with not to exceed $308,000, which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund: Provided , That $64,825,000 for the Bureau of International Labor Affairs shall be available for obligation through December 31, 2015: Provided further , That funds available to the Bureau of International Labor Affairs may be used to administer or operate international labor activities, bilateral and multilateral technical assistance, and microfinance programs, by or through contracts, grants, subgrants and other arrangements: Provided further , That not more than $58,825,000 shall be for programs to combat exploitative child labor internationally and not less than $6,000,000 shall be used to implement model programs that address worker rights issues through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has free trade agreements or trade preference programs: Provided further , That $8,040,000 shall be used for program evaluation and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds available for program evaluation may be transferred to any other appropriate account in the Department for such purpose: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer: Provided further , That the funds available to the Women's Bureau may be used for grants to serve and promote the interests of women in the workforce. Veterans employment and training Not to exceed $231,872,000 may be derived from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund to carry out the provisions of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code, of which: (1) $175,000,000 is for Jobs for Veterans State grants under 38 U.S.C. 4102A(b)(5) to support disabled veterans' outreach program specialists under section 4103A of such title and local veterans' employment representatives under section 4104(b) of such title, and for the expenses described in section 4102A(b)(5)(C), which shall be available for obligation by the States through December 31, 2015 and not to exceed 3 percent for the necessary Federal expenditures for data systems and contract support to allow for the tracking of participant and performance information: Provided , That, in addition, such funds may be used to support such specialists and representatives in the provision of services to transitioning members of the Armed Forces who have participated in the Transition Assistance Program and have been identified as in need of intensive services, to members of the Armed Forces who are wounded, ill, or injured and receiving treatment in military treatment facilities or warrior transition units, and to the spouses or other family caregivers of such wounded, ill, or injured members; (2) $14,000,000 is for carrying out the Transition Assistance Program under 38 U.S.C. 4113 and 10 U.S.C. 1144 ; (3) $39,458,000 is for Federal administration of chapters 41, 42, and 43 of title 38, United States Code; and (4) $3,414,000 is for the National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute under 38 U.S.C. 4109: Provided , That the Secretary may reallocate among the appropriations provided under paragraphs (1) through (4) above an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the appropriation from which such reallocation is made. In addition, from the General Fund of the Treasury, $38,109,000 is for carrying out programs to assist homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness who are transitioning from certain institutions under sections 2021, 2021A, and 2023 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That notwithstanding subsections (c)(3) and (d) of section 2023, the Secretary may award grants through September 30, 2015, to provide services under such section: Provided further , That services provided under section 2023 may include, in addition to services to the individuals described in subsection (e) of such section, services to veterans recently released from incarceration who are at risk of homelessness. IT modernization For necessary expenses for Department of Labor centralized infrastructure technology investment activities related to support systems and modernization, $15,394,000. Office of inspector general For salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $76,000,000, together with not to exceed $5,590,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration account in the Unemployment Trust Fund. General provisions 101. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Job Corps shall be used to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or any proration as an indirect cost, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. (transfer of funds) 102. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for the Department of Labor in this Act may be transferred between a program, project, or activity, but no such program, project, or activity shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 103. In accordance with Executive Order 13126, none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or expended for the procurement of goods mined, produced, manufactured, or harvested or services rendered, in whole or in part, by forced or indentured child labor in industries and host countries already identified by the United States Department of Labor prior to enactment of this Act. 104. None of the funds made available to the Department of Labor for grants under section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act of 1998 may be used for any purpose other than competitive grants for training individuals over the age of 16 who are not currently enrolled in school within a local educational agency in the occupations and industries for which employers are using H–1B visas to hire foreign workers, and the related activities necessary to support such training: Provided , That the preceding limitation shall not apply to funding provided pursuant to solicitations for grant applications issued prior to January 15, 2014. 105. None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Employment and Training Administration shall be used by a recipient or subrecipient of such funds to pay the salary and bonuses of an individual, either as direct costs or indirect costs, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. This limitation shall not apply to vendors providing goods and services as defined in Office of Management and Budget Circular A–133. Where States are recipients of such funds, States may establish a lower limit for salaries and bonuses of those receiving salaries and bonuses from subrecipients of such funds, taking into account factors including the relative cost-of-living in the State, the compensation levels for comparable State or local government employees, and the size of the organizations that administer Federal programs involved including Employment and Training Administration programs. (Including Transfer of Funds) 106. Notwithstanding section 102, the Secretary may transfer funds made available to the Employment and Training Administration by this Act, either directly or through a set-aside, for technical assistance services to grantees to Program Administration when it is determined that those services will be more efficiently performed by Federal employees: Provided , That this section shall not apply to section 171 of the WIOA. (including transfer of funds) 107. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.5 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out evaluations of any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management for use by the Office of the Chief Evaluation Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Evaluation Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the evaluations to be carried out 15 days in advance of any transfer. (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Training and Employment Services , Job Corps , Community Service Employment for Older Americans , State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations , Employee Benefits Security Administration , Office of Workers' Compensation Programs , Wage and Hour Division , Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs , Office of Labor Management Standards , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Mine Safety and Health Administration , funding made available to the Bureau of International Affairs and Women's Bureau within the Departmental Management, Salaries and Expenses account, and Veterans Employment and Training . 108. (a) Flexibility with respect to the crossing of H–2B nonimmigrants working in the seafood industry (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), if a petition for H–2B nonimmigrants filed by an employer in the seafood industry is granted, the employer may bring the nonimmigrants described in the petition into the United States at any time during the 120-day period beginning on the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants without filing another petition. (2) Requirements for crossings after 90th day An employer in the seafood industry may not bring H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States after the date that is 90 days after the start date for which the employer is seeking the services of the nonimmigrants unless the employer— (A) completes a new assessment of the local labor market by— (i) listing job orders in local newspapers on 2 separate Sundays; and (ii) posting the job opportunity on the appropriate Department of Labor Electronic Job Registry and at the employer’s place of employment; and (B) offers the job to an equally or better qualified United States worker who— (i) applies for the job; and (ii) will be available at the time and place of need. (3) Exemption from rules with respect to staggering The Secretary of Labor shall not consider an employer in the seafood industry who brings H–2B nonimmigrants into the United States during the 120-day period specified in paragraph (1) to be staggering the date of need in violation of section 655.20(d) of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or any other applicable provision of law. (b) H–2B nonimmigrants defined In this section, the term H–2B nonimmigrants means aliens admitted to the United States pursuant to section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(B) ). 109. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to take any action in connection with any asserted liability under subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974: Provided , That this section shall cease to apply upon the enactment of any bill that amends such subsection. (Including transfer of funds) 110. (a) The Secretary may reserve not more than 0.25 percent from each appropriation made available in this Act identified in subsection (b) in order to carry out information technology purchases and upgrades for any of the programs or activities that are funded under such accounts. Any funds reserved under this section shall be transferred to Departmental Management for use by the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Labor, and shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016: Provided , That such funds shall only be available if the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Labor submits a plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate describing the purchases and upgrades to be carried out and an explanation of why funds are not needed in the donor account 15 days in advance of any transfer. (b) The accounts referred to in subsection (a) are: Employment and Training Administration Program Administration , funding made available for Federal administration within Job Corps , Foreign Labor Certification Program Administration , Employee Benefits Security Administration , Office of Workers' Compensation Programs , Wage and Hour Division , Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs , Office of Labor Management Standards , Occupational Safety and Health Administration , Mine Safety and Health Administration , Veterans Employment and Training , Bureau of Labor Statistics , and Office of Disability Employment Policy . 111. (a) Section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 ( 29 U.S.C. 207 ) shall be applied as if the following text is part of such section: (s) (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply for a period of 2 years after the occurrence of a major disaster to any employee— (A) employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster, by an employer not engaged, directly or through an affiliate, in underwriting, selling, or marketing property, casualty, or liability insurance policies or contracts; (B) who receives from such employer on average weekly compensation of not less than $591.00 per week or any minimum weekly amount established by the Secretary, whichever is greater, for the number of weeks such employee is engaged in any of the activities described in subparagraph (C); and (C) whose duties include any of the following: (i) interviewing insured individuals, individuals who suffered injuries or other damages or losses arising from or relating to a disaster, witnesses, or physicians; (ii) inspecting property damage or reviewing factual information to prepare damage estimates; (iii) evaluating and making recommendations regarding coverage or compensability of claims or determining liability or value aspects of claims; (iv) negotiating settlements; or (v) making recommendations regarding litigation. (2) The exemption in this subsection shall not affect the exemption provided by section 13(a)(1). (3) For purposes of this subsection— (A) the term major disaster means any disaster or catastrophe declared or designated by any State or Federal agency or department; (B) the term employee employed to adjust or evaluate claims resulting from or relating to such major disaster means an individual who timely secured or secures a license required by applicable law to engage in and perform the activities described in clauses (i) through (v) of paragraph (1)(C) relating to a major disaster, and is employed by an employer that maintains worker compensation insurance coverage or protection for its employees, if required by applicable law, and withholds applicable Federal, State, and local income and payroll taxes from the wages, salaries and any benefits of such employees; and (C) the term affiliate means a company that, by reason of ownership or control of 25 percent or more of the outstanding shares of any class of voting securities of one or more companies, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, another company. . (b) This section shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act. This title may be cited as the Department of Labor Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of health and human services Health resources and services administration Primary health care For carrying out titles II and III of the Public Health Service Act (referred to in this Act as the PHS Act ) with respect to primary health care and the Native Hawaiian Health Care Act of 1988, $1,491,522,000: Provided , That no more than $100,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of section 224(o) of the PHS Act, including associated administrative expenses and relevant evaluations: Provided further , That no more than $99,893,000 shall be available until expended for carrying out the provisions of Public Law 104–73 and for expenses incurred by the Department of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as HHS ) pertaining to administrative claims made under such law: Provided further , That of funds provided for the Health Centers program, as defined by section 330 of the PHS Act, by this Act or any other Act for fiscal year 2015, not less than $165,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 as base grant adjustments, not less than $350,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 to support new access points including approved and unfunded applications from fiscal year 2014, grants to expand medical services, behavioral health, oral health, pharmacy, and vision services, and up to $150,000,000 shall be obligated in fiscal year 2015 for construction and capital improvement costs. Health workforce For carrying out titles III, VII, and VIII of the PHS Act with respect to the health workforce, section 1128E of the Social Security Act, and the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986, $751,600,000: Provided , That sections 747(c)(2), 751(j)(2), 762(k), and the proportional funding amounts in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 756(e) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading: Provided further , That for any program operating under section 751 of the PHS Act on or before January 1, 2009, the Secretary may hereafter waive any of the requirements contained in sections 751(d)(2)(A) and 751(d)(2)(B) of such Act for the full project period of a grant under such section: Provided further , That no funds shall be available for section 340G–1 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That fees collected for the disclosure of information under section 427(b) of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and sections 1128E(d)(2) and 1921 of the Social Security Act shall be sufficient to recover the full costs of operating the programs authorized by such sections and shall remain available until expended for the National Practitioner Data Bank: Provided further , That funds transferred to this account to carry out section 846 and subpart 3 of part D of title III of the PHS Act may be used to make prior year adjustments to awards made under such sections. Maternal and child health For carrying out titles III, XI, XII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to maternal and child health, title V of the Social Security Act, and section 712 of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, $851,738,000: Provided , That notwithstanding sections 502(a)(1) and 502(b)(1) of the Social Security Act, not more than $77,093,000 shall be available for carrying out special projects of regional and national significance pursuant to section 501(a)(2) of such Act and $10,276,000 shall be available for projects described in paragraphs (A) through (F) of section 501(a)(3) of such Act. Ryan white HIV/AIDS program For carrying out title XXVI of the PHS Act with respect to the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program, $2,318,781,000, of which $1,970,881,000 shall remain available to the Secretary through September 30, 2017, for parts A and B of title XXVI of the PHS Act, and of which not less than $900,313,000 shall be for State AIDS Drug Assistance Programs under the authority of section 2616 or 311(c) of such Act. Health care systems For carrying out titles III and XII of the PHS Act with respect to health care systems, and the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, $103,193,000, of which $122,000 shall be available until expended for facilities renovations at the Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center. Rural health For carrying out titles III and IV of the PHS Act with respect to rural health, section 427(a) of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000, and sections 711 and 1820 of the Social Security Act, $147,471,000, of which $41,609,000 from general revenues, notwithstanding section 1820(j) of the Social Security Act, shall be available for carrying out the Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants program: Provided , That of the funds made available under this heading for Medicare rural hospital flexibility grants, $14,942,000 shall be available for the Small Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program for quality improvement and adoption of health information technology and up to $1,000,000 shall be to carry out section 1820(g)(6) of the Social Security Act, with funds provided for grants under section 1820(g)(6) available for the purchase and implementation of telehealth services, including pilots and demonstrations on the use of electronic health records to coordinate rural veterans care between rural providers and the Department of Veterans Affairs electronic health record system: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 338J(k) of the PHS Act, $9,511,000 shall be available for State Offices of Rural Health. Family Planning For carrying out the program under title X of the PHS Act to provide for voluntary family planning projects, $286,479,000: Provided , That amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be expended for any activity (including the publication or distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or candidate for public office. Program management For program support in the Health Resources and Services Administration, $154,000,000: Provided , That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings “Primary Health Care”, “Health Workforce”, “Maternal and Child Health”, “Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program”, “Health Care Systems”, and “Rural Health”. Vaccine injury compensation program trust fund For payments from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Trust Fund (the Trust Fund ), such sums as may be necessary for claims associated with vaccine-related injury or death with respect to vaccines administered after September 30, 1988, pursuant to subtitle 2 of title XXI of the PHS Act , to remain available until expended: Provided , That for necessary administrative expenses, not to exceed $7,500,000 shall be available from the Trust Fund to the Secretary. Centers for disease control and prevention Immunization and respiratory diseases For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXI, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to immunization and respiratory diseases, $573,105,000. HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention For carrying out titles II, III, XVII, and XXIII of the PHS Act with respect to HIV/AIDS, viral hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis prevention, $1,117,609,000. Emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII, and section 2821 of the PHS Act, titles II and IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act, with respect to emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases, $352,990,000: Provided , That of the funds available under this heading, $30,000,000 shall be for the Advanced Molecular Detection initiative. Chronic disease prevention and health promotion For carrying out titles II, III, XI, XV, XVII, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to chronic disease prevention and health promotion, $747,220,000: Provided , That funds appropriated under this account may be available for making grants under section 1509 of the PHS Act for not less than 21 States, tribes, or tribal organizations: Provided further , That of the funds available under this heading, $7,500,000 shall be available to continue and expand community specific extension and outreach programs to combat obesity in counties with the highest levels of obesity: Provided further , That of the funds provided under this heading, $80,000,000 shall be available for a program consisting of three-year grants of no less than $100,000 per year to non-governmental entities, local public health offices, school districts, local housing authorities, local transportation authorities or Indian tribes to implement evidence-based chronic disease prevention strategies: Provided further , That applicants for grants described in the previous proviso shall determine the population to be served and shall agree to work in collaboration with multi-sector partners: Provided further , That the proportional funding requirements under section 1503(a) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds made available under this heading. Birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health For carrying out titles II, III, XI, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to birth defects, developmental disabilities, disabilities and health, $131,781,000. Public Health Scientific Services For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to health statistics, surveillance, health informatics, and workforce development, $481,061,000. Environmental health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health, $166,404,000. Injury prevention and control For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to injury prevention and control, $170,447,000: Provided , That of the funds provided under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for an evidence-based prescription drug overdose prevention program. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act, sections 101, 102, 103, 201, 202, 203, 301, and 501 of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act, section 13 of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act, and sections 20, 21, and 22 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with respect to occupational safety and health, $334,863,000. Energy employees occupational illness compensation program For necessary expenses to administer the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act, $55,358,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That this amount shall be available consistent with the provision regarding administrative expenses in section 151(b) of division B, title I of Public Law 106–554 . Global health For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to global health, $416,517,000, of which $128,421,000 for international HIV/AIDS shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further , That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 137 of Public Law 113–164 . Public health preparedness and response For carrying out titles II, III, and XVII of the PHS Act with respect to public health preparedness and response, and for expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, and chemical threats to civilian populations, $1,352,551,000, of which $534,343,000 shall remain available until expended for the Strategic National Stockpile: Provided , That in the event the Director of the CDC activates the Emergency Operations Center, the Director of the CDC may detail CDC staff without reimbursement for up to 45 days to support the work of the CDC Emergency Operations Center, so long as the Director provides a notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of this authority and a full report within 30 days after use of this authority which includes the number of staff and funding level broken down by the originating center and number of days detailed: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used to support a contract for the operation and maintenance of an aircraft in direct support of activities throughout CDC to ensure the agency is prepared to address public health preparedness emergencies. Buildings and facilities For acquisition of real property, equipment, construction, and renovation of facilities, $10,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That funds previously set-aside by CDC for repair and upgrade of the Lake Lynn Experimental Mine and Laboratory shall be used to acquire a replacement mine safety research facility. CDC-wide activities and program support (including transfer of funds) For carrying out titles II, III, XVII and XIX, and section 2821 of the PHS Act and for cross-cutting activities and program support for activities funded in other appropriations included in this Act for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $113,570,000: Provided , That paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) of section 2821 of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading and in all other accounts of the CDC: Provided further , That employees of CDC or the Public Health Service, both civilian and commissioned officers, detailed to States, municipalities, or other organizations under authority of section 214 of the PHS Act, or in overseas assignments, shall be treated as non-Federal employees for reporting purposes only and shall not be included within any personnel ceiling applicable to the Agency, Service, or HHS during the period of detail or assignment: Provided further , That CDC may use up to $10,000 from amounts appropriated to CDC in this Act for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of CDC: Provided further , That in addition, such sums as may be derived from authorized user fees, which shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, authorized user fees from the Vessel Sanitation Program shall be available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading and in all other accounts of CDC, up to $1,000 per eligible employee of CDC shall be made available until expended for Individual Learning Accounts. National institutes of health National cancer institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cancer, $4,950,396,000, of which up to $8,000,000 may be used for facilities repairs and improvements at the National Cancer Institute—Frederick Federally Funded Research and Development Center in Frederick, Maryland. National heart, lung, and blood institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to cardiovascular, lung, and blood diseases, and blood and blood products, $2,997,870,000. National institute of dental and craniofacial research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to dental and craniofacial diseases, $399,886,000. National institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to diabetes and digestive and kidney disease, $1,749,681,000. National institute of neurological disorders and stroke For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to neurological disorders and stroke, $1,605,205,000. National institute of allergy and infectious diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to allergy and infectious diseases, $4,358,841,000. National institute of general medical sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to general medical sciences, $2,371,476,000, of which $715,000,000 shall be from funds available under section 241 of the PHS Act: Provided , That not less than $273,325,000 is provided for the Institutional Development Awards program. Eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health and human development For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to child health and human development, $1,286,571,000. National eye institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to eye diseases and visual disorders, $684,191,000. National institute of environmental health sciences For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to environmental health sciences, $667,502,000. National institute on aging For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to aging, $1,199,468,000. National institute of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, $521,665,000. National institute on deafness and other communication disorders For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to deafness and other communication disorders, $405,302,000. National institute of nursing research For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to nursing research, $140,953,000. National institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to alcohol abuse and alcoholism, $447,408,000. National institute on drug abuse For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to drug abuse, $1,028,614,000. National institute of mental health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, $1,463,036,000. National human genome research institute For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to human genome research, $499,356,000. National institute of biomedical imaging and bioengineering For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to biomedical imaging and bioengineering research, $330,192,000. National center for complementary and integrative health For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to complementary and integrative health, $124,681,000: Provided , That these funds may be used to support the transition enacted in section 224 of this Act. National institute on minority health and health disparities For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to minority health and health disparities research, $269,154,000. John e. fogarty international center For carrying out the activities of the John E. Fogarty International Center (described in subpart 2 of part E of title IV of the PHS Act ), $67,786,000. National library of medicine For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to health information communications, $336,939,000: Provided , That of the amounts available for improvement of information systems, $4,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That in fiscal year 2015, the National Library of Medicine may enter into personal services contracts for the provision of services in facilities owned, operated, or constructed under the jurisdiction of the National Institutes of Health (referred to in this title as NIH ). NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES For carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act with respect to translational sciences, $635,230,000: Provided , That up to $9,835,000 shall be available to implement section 480 of the PHS Act, relating to the Cures Acceleration Network: Provided further , That at least $474,746,000 is provided to the Clinical and Translational Sciences Awards program. Office of the director (including transfer of funds) For carrying out the responsibilities of the Office of the Director, NIH, $1,401,134,000, of which up to $25,000,000 may be used to carry out section 213 of this Act: Provided , That funding shall be available for the purchase of not to exceed 29 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only: Provided further , That all funds credited to the NIH Management Fund shall remain available for one fiscal year after the fiscal year in which they are deposited: Provided further , That $165,000,000 shall be for the National Children’s Study ( NCS ) or research related to the Study's goals and mission, and any funds in excess of the estimated need shall be transferred to and merged with the accounts for the various Institutes and Centers to support activity related to the goals and objectives of the NCS: Provided further , That NIH shall submit a spend plan on the NCS's next phase to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That $533,039,000 shall be available for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c)(1) of the PHS Act: Provided further , That of the funds provided, $10,000 shall be for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Director of the NIH: Provided further , That the Office of AIDS Research within the Office of the Director of the NIH may spend up to $8,000,000 to make grants for construction or renovation of facilities as provided for in section 2354(a)(5)(B) of the PHS Act: Provided further , That NIH shall contract with the National Academy of Sciences for a Blue Ribbon Commission on Scientific Literacy and Standing: Provided further , That NIH shall submit to Congress an NIH-wide 5-year scientific strategic plan as outlined in sections 402(b)(3) and 402(b)(4) of the PHS Act no later than 1 year after enactment of this Act. In addition to other funds appropriated for the Common Fund established under section 402A(c) of the PHS Act, $12,600,000 is appropriated to the Common Fund from the 10-year Pediatric Research Initiative Fund described in section 9008 of title 26, United States Code, for the purpose of carrying out section 402(b)(7)(B)(ii) of the PHS Act (relating to pediatric research), as authorized in the Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act. Buildings and facilities For the study of, construction of, renovation of, and acquisition of equipment for, facilities of or used by NIH, including the acquisition of real property, $128,863,000, to remain available through September 30, 2019. Substance abuse and mental health services administration MENTAL HEALTH For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to mental health, and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act, $1,045,936,000: Provided , That notwithstanding section 520A(f)(2) of the PHS Act, no funds appropriated for carrying out section 520A shall be available for carrying out section 1971 of the PHS Act: Provided further, That in addition to amounts provided herein, $21,039,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out subpart I of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1920(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1920(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart I of part B of title XIX: Provided further, That section 520E(b)(2) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this heading, $45,887,000 shall be for the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative as described in section 582 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 565(b)(1) of the PHS Act, technical assistance may be provided to a public entity to establish or operate a system of comprehensive community mental health services to children with a serious emotional disturbance, without regard to whether the public entity receives a grant under section 561(a) of such Act: Provided further , That States shall expend at least 5 percent of the amount each receives for carrying out section 1911 of the PHS Act to support evidence-based programs that address the needs of individuals with early serious mental illness, including psychotic disorders, regardless of the age of the individual at onset: Provided further , That none of the funds provided for section 1911 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT For carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse treatment and section 1922(a) of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $2,102,658,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts provided herein, the following amounts shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act: (1) $79,200,000 to carry out subpart II of part B of title XIX of the PHS Act to fund section 1935(b) technical assistance, national data, data collection and evaluation activities, and further that the total available under this Act for section 1935(b) activities shall not exceed 5 percent of the amounts appropriated for subpart II of part B of title XIX; and (2) $2,000,000 to evaluate substance abuse treatment programs: Provided further , That none of the funds provided for section 1921 of the PHS Act shall be subject to section 241 of such Act. SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION For carrying out titles III and V of the PHS Act with respect to substance abuse prevention, $175,219,000. HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND PROGRAM SUPPORT For program support and cross-cutting activities that supplement activities funded under the headings Mental Health , Substance Abuse Treatment , and Substance Abuse Prevention in carrying out titles III, V, and XIX of the PHS Act and the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness Act in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, $150,232,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts provided herein, $31,428,000 shall be available under section 241 of the PHS Act to supplement funds available to carry out national surveys on drug abuse and mental health, to collect and analyze program data, and to conduct public awareness and technical assistance activities: Provided further , That, in addition, fees may be collected for the costs of publications, data, data tabulations, and data analysis completed under title V of the PHS Act and provided to a public or private entity upon request, which shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until expended for such purposes: Provided further , That amounts made available in this Act for carrying out section 501(m) of the PHS Act shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used to supplement program support funding provided under the headings Mental Health , Substance Abuse Treatment , and Substance Abuse Prevention . Agency for healthcare research and quality Healthcare research and quality For carrying out titles III and IX of the PHS Act , part A of title XI of the Social Security Act , and section 1013 of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003, $363,698,000: Provided , That section 947(c) of the PHS Act shall not apply in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That in addition, amounts received from Freedom of Information Act fees, reimbursable and interagency agreements, and the sale of data shall be credited to this appropriation and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Centers for medicare and medicaid services Grants to states for medicaid For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI and XIX of the Social Security Act , $234,608,916,000, to remain available until expended. For making, after May 31, 2015, payments to States under title XIX or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the last quarter of fiscal year 2015 for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making payments to States or in the case of section 1928 on behalf of States under title XIX of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $113,272,140,000, to remain available until expended. Payment under such title XIX may be made for any quarter with respect to a State plan or plan amendment in effect during such quarter, if submitted in or prior to such quarter and approved in that or any subsequent quarter. Payments to health care trust funds For payment to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 217(g), 1844, and 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act, sections 103(c) and 111(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 1965, section 278(d)(3) of Public Law 97–248 , and for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, $259,212,000,000. In addition, for making matching payments under section 1844 and benefit payments under section 1860D–16 of the Social Security Act that were not anticipated in budget estimates, such sums as may be necessary. Program management For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles XI, XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act , titles XIII and XXVII of the PHS Act , the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, and other responsibilities of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, not to exceed $3,669,744,000, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act ; together with all funds collected in accordance with section 353 of the PHS Act and section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act , funds retained by the Secretary pursuant to section 302 of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006; and such sums as may be collected from authorized user fees and the sale of data, which shall be credited to this account and remain available until September 30, 2020: Provided, That all funds derived in accordance with 31 U.S.C. 9701 from organizations established under title XIII of the PHS Act shall be credited to and available for carrying out the purposes of this appropriation: Provided further, That the Secretary is directed to collect fees in fiscal year 2015 from Medicare Advantage organizations pursuant to section 1857(e)(2) of the Social Security Act and from eligible organizations with risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of that Act pursuant to section 1876(k)(4)(D) of that Act. Health care fraud and abuse control account In addition to amounts otherwise available for program integrity and program management, $672,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, as authorized by section 201(g) of the Social Security Act, of which $477,120,000 shall be for the Medicare Integrity Program at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including administrative costs, to conduct oversight activities for Medicare Advantage under Part C and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program under Part D of the Social Security Act and for activities described in section 1893(b) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act, of which $67,200,000 shall be for the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program ( CHIP ) program integrity activities, and of which $60,480,000 shall be for the Department of Justice to carry out fraud and abuse activities authorized by section 1817(k)(3) of such Act: Provided , That the report required by section 1817(k)(5) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall include measures of the operational efficiency and impact on fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP programs for the funds provided by this appropriation: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, $311,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(C)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $361,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(C) of such Act. Administration for children and families Payments to states for child support enforcement and family support programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, $2,438,523,000, to remain available until expended; and for such purposes for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $1,160,000,000, to remain available until expended. For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, titles I, IV–D, X, XI, XIV, and XVI of the Social Security Act and the Act of July 5, 1960, for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. Low income home energy assistance For making payments under subsections (b) and (d) of section 2602 of the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, $3,390,304,000: Provided , That all but $491,000,000 of this amount shall be allocated as though the total appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2015 was less than $1,975,000,000: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 2609A(a), of the amounts appropriated under section 2602(b), not more than $2,988,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary for technical assistance, training, and monitoring of program activities for compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures and may, in addition to the authorities provided in section 2609A(a)(1), use such funds through contracts with private entities that do not qualify as nonprofit organizations. Refugee and entrant assistance For necessary expenses for refugee and entrant assistance activities authorized by section 414 of the Immigration and Nationality Act and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, and for carrying out section 462 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, section 235 of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008, the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 ( TVPA ), section 203 of the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005, and the Torture Victims Relief Act of 1998, $1,559,884,000, of which $1,533,394,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2017 for carrying out such sections 414, 501, 462, and 235: Provided , That amounts available under this heading to carry out such section 203 and the TVPA shall also be available for research and evaluation with respect to activities under those authorities: Provided further , That the limitation in section 206 of this Act regarding transfers increasing any appropriation shall apply to transfers to appropriations under this heading by substituting 10 percent for 3 percent . Payments to states for the child care and development block grant For carrying out the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 ( CCDBG Act ), $2,435,000,000 shall be used to supplement, not supplant State general revenue funds for child care assistance for low-income families: Provided , That $19,357,000 shall be available for child care resource and referral and school-aged child care activities, of which $996,000 shall be available to the Secretary for a competitive grant for the operation of a national toll free referral line and Web site to develop and disseminate child care consumer education information for parents and help parents access child care in their local community: Provided further , That, in addition to the amounts required to be reserved by the States under section 658G of the CCDBG Act, $305,906,000 shall be reserved by the States for activities authorized under section 658G, of which $112,187,000 shall be for activities that improve the quality of infant and toddler care: Provided further , That $9,851,000 shall be for use by the Secretary for child care research, demonstration, and evaluation activities: Provided further , That technical assistance under section 658I(a)(3) of such Act may be provided directly, or through the use of contracts, grants, cooperative agreements, or interagency agreements. Social services block grant For making grants to States pursuant to section 2002 of the Social Security Act , $1,700,000,000: Provided , That notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of section 404(d)(2) of such Act, the applicable percent specified under such subparagraph for a State to carry out State programs pursuant to title XX–A of such Act shall be 10 percent. Children and families services programs For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act , the Head Start Act , the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act , sections 303 and 313 of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Native American Programs Act of 1974, title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (adoption opportunities), the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988, part B–1 of title IV and sections 413, 1110, and 1115 of the Social Security Act ; for making payments under the Community Services Block Grant Act ( CSBG Act ), sections 473B and 477(i) of the Social Security Act , and the Assets for Independence Act; for necessary administrative expenses to carry out such Acts and titles I, IV, V, X, XI, XIV, XVI, and XX of the Social Security Act , the Act of July 5, 1960, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act , and section 501 of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980; and for the administration of prior year obligations made by the Administration for Children and Families under the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act and the Help America Vote Act of 2002, $10,346,115,000, of which $37,943,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, shall be for grants to States for adoption incentive payments, as authorized by section 473A of the Social Security Act and may be made for adoptions completed before September 30, 2015: Provided , That $8,598,095,000 shall be for making payments under the Head Start Act : Provided further , That of the amount in the previous proviso, $8,073,095,000 shall be available for payments under section 640 of the Head Start Act: Provided further , That of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, $25,000,000 shall be available for allocation by the Secretary to supplement activities described in paragraphs (7)(B) and (9) of section 641(c) of such Act under the Designation Renewal System, established under the authority of sections 641(c)(7), 645A(b)(12) and 645A(d) of such Act: Provided further , That amounts allocated to Head Start grantees at the discretion of the Secretary to supplement activities pursuant to the previous proviso shall not be included in the calculation of the base grant in subsequent fiscal years, as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 640 of the Head Start Act, of the amount provided for making payments under the Head Start Act, and in addition to funds otherwise available under section 640 for such purposes, $500,000,000 shall be available through March 31, 2016 for Early Head Start programs as described in section 645A of such Act, for conversion of Head Start services to Early Head Start services as described in section 645(a)(5)(A) of such Act, and for discretionary grants for high quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships, to entities defined as eligible under section 645A(d) of such Act, with such funds in this Act and Public Law 113–76 not included in the calculation of the base grant for the current or any subsequent fiscal year as such term is used in section 640(a)(7)(A) of the Head Start Act, and, notwithstanding section 645A(c)(2) of such Act, these funds are available to serve children under age 4: Provided further , That of the amount made available in the immediately preceding proviso, up to $10,000,000 shall be available for the Federal costs of administration and evaluation activities of the program described in such proviso: Provided further , That $710,383,000 shall be for making payments under the CSBG Act: Provided further, That $36,733,000 shall be for sections 680 and 678E(b)(2) of the CSBG Act, of which not less than $29,883,000 shall be for section 680(a)(2) and not less than $6,500,000 shall be for section 680(a)(3)(B) of such Act: Provided further, That to the extent Community Services Block Grant funds are distributed as grant funds by a State to an eligible entity as provided under the CSBG Act, and have not been expended by such entity, they shall remain with such entity for carryover into the next fiscal year for expenditure by such entity consistent with program purposes: Provided further , That the Secretary shall establish procedures regarding the disposition of intangible assets and program income that permit such assets acquired with, and program income derived from, grant funds authorized under section 680 of the CSBG Act to become the sole property of such grantees after a period of not more than 12 years after the end of the grant period for any activity consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further , That intangible assets in the form of loans, equity investments and other debt instruments, and program income may be used by grantees for any eligible purpose consistent with section 680(a)(2)(A) of the CSBG Act: Provided further , That these procedures shall apply to such grant funds made available after November 29, 1999: Provided further , That funds appropriated for section 680(a)(2) of the CSBG Act shall be available for financing construction and rehabilitation and loans or investments in private business enterprises owned by community development corporations: Provided further , That section 303(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act shall not apply to amounts provided herein: Provided further , That $1,864,000 shall be for a human services case management system for federally declared disasters, to include a comprehensive national case management contract and Federal costs of administering the system: Provided further , That up to $2,000,000 shall be for improving the Public Assistance Reporting Information System, including grants to States to support data collection for a study of the system's effectiveness. Promoting Safe and Stable Families For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 436 of the Social Security Act , $345,000,000 and, for carrying out, except as otherwise provided, section 437 of such Act, $59,765,000. Payments for foster care and permanency For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act , $4,832,000,000. For carrying out, except as otherwise provided, title IV–E of the Social Security Act , for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $2,300,000,000. For carrying out, after May 31 of the current fiscal year, except as otherwise provided, section 474 of title IV–E of the Social Security Act , for the last 3 months of the current fiscal year for unanticipated costs, incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. Administration for community living Aging and disability services programs (including transfer of funds) For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the OAA, titles III and XXIX of the PHS Act, section 119 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008, title XX–B of the Social Security Act, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, parts 2 and 5 of subtitle D of title II of the Help America Vote Act of 2002, and for Department-wide coordination of policy and program activities that assist individuals with disabilities, $1,621,141,000, together with $52,115,000 to be transferred from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to carry out section 4360 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990: Provided , That amounts appropriated under this heading may be used for grants to States under section 361 of the OAA only for disease prevention and health promotion programs and activities which have been demonstrated through rigorous evaluation to be evidence-based and effective: Provided further , That none of the funds provided shall be used to carry out sections 1701 and 1703 of the PHS Act (with respect to chronic disease self-management activity grants), except that such funds may be used for necessary expenses associated with administering any such grants awarded prior to the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, funds made available under this heading to carry out section 311 of the OAA may be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with such section. Office of the secretary General departmental management For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for general departmental management, including hire of six passenger motor vehicles, and for carrying out titles III, XVII, XXI, and section 229 of the PHS Act, the United States-Mexico Border Health Commission Act, and research studies under section 1110 of the Social Security Act , $448,034,000, together with $64,828,000 from the amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act to carry out national health or human services research and evaluation activities: Provided , That of this amount, $52,224,000 shall be for minority AIDS prevention and treatment activities: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $101,000,000 shall be for making competitive contracts and grants to public and private entities to fund medically accurate and age appropriate programs that reduce teen pregnancy and for the Federal costs associated with administering and evaluating such contracts and grants, of which not more than 10 percent of the available funds shall be for training and technical assistance, evaluation, outreach, and additional program support activities, and of the remaining amount 75 percent shall be for replicating programs that have been proven effective through rigorous evaluation to reduce teenage pregnancy, behavioral risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy, or other associated risk factors, and 25 percent shall be available for research and demonstration grants to develop, replicate, refine, and test additional models and innovative strategies for preventing teenage pregnancy: Provided further , That of the amounts provided under this heading from amounts available under section 241 of the PHS Act, $6,800,000 shall be available to carry out evaluations (including longitudinal evaluations) of teenage pregnancy prevention approaches: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $1,750,000 is for strengthening the Department's acquisition workforce capacity and capabilities: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, such funds shall be available for training, recruiting, retaining, and hiring members of the acquisition workforce as defined by 41 U.S.C. 1703 , for information technology in support of acquisition workforce effectiveness and for management solutions to improve acquisition management: Provided further, That of the funds made available under this heading, $5,000,000 shall be for making competitive grants to provide abstinence education (as defined by section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act) to adolescents, and for Federal costs of administering the grant: Provided further, That grants made under the authority of section 510(b)(2)(A)–(H) of the Social Security Act shall be made only to public and private entities that agree that, with respect to an adolescent to whom the entities provide abstinence education under such grant, the entities will not provide to that adolescent any other education regarding sexual conduct, except that, in the case of an entity expressly required by law to provide health information or services the adolescent shall not be precluded from seeking health information or services from the entity in a different setting than the setting in which abstinence education was provided: Provided further , That funds provided in this Act for embryo adoption activities may be used to provide to individuals adopting embryos, through grants and other mechanisms, medical and administrative services deemed necessary for such adoptions: Provided further , That such services shall be provided consistent with 42 CFR 59.5(a)(4). Office of medicare hearings and appeals For expenses necessary for the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals, $87,381,000, to be transferred in appropriate part from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. Office of the national coordinator for health information technology For expenses necessary for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for the development and advancement of interoperable health information technology, $60,367,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, including the hire of passenger motor vehicles for investigations, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $71,000,000: Provided, That of such amount, necessary sums shall be available for providing protective services to the Secretary and investigating non-payment of child support cases for which non-payment is a Federal offense under 18 U.S.C. 228. Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, $38,798,000. Retirement pay and medical benefits for commissioned officers For retirement pay and medical benefits of Public Health Service Commissioned Officers as authorized by law, for payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan and Survivor Benefit Plan, and for medical care of dependents and retired personnel under the Dependents' Medical Care Act, such amounts as may be required during the current fiscal year. Public health and social services emergency fund For expenses necessary to support activities related to countering potential biological, nuclear, radiological, chemical, and cybersecurity threats to civilian populations, and for other public health emergencies, $848,154,000, of which $415,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act, and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority: Provided , That funds provided under this heading for the purpose of acquisition of security countermeasures shall be in addition to any other funds available for such purpose: Provided further , That products purchased with funds provided under this heading may, at the discretion of the Secretary, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile pursuant to section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That $5,000,000 of the amounts made available to support emergency operations shall remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided further , That these funds are in addition to amounts provided in section 136 of Public Law 113–164 . For expenses necessary for procuring security countermeasures (as defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act), $255,000,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for expenses necessary to prepare for or respond to an influenza pandemic, $71,915,000; of which $39,906,000 shall be available until expended, for activities including the development and purchase of vaccine, antivirals, necessary medical supplies, diagnostics, and other surveillance tools: Provided , That notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the construction or renovation of privately owned facilities for the production of pandemic influenza vaccines and other biologics, if the Secretary finds such construction or renovation necessary to secure sufficient supplies of such vaccines or biologics. General provisions 201. Funds appropriated in this title shall be available for not to exceed $50,000 for official reception and representation expenses when specifically approved by the Secretary. 202. The Secretary shall make available through assignment not more than 60 employees of the Public Health Service to assist in child survival activities and to work in AIDS programs through and with funds provided by the Agency for International Development, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund or the World Health Organization. 203. None of the funds appropriated in this title shall be used to pay the salary of an individual, through a grant or other extramural mechanism, at a rate in excess of Executive Level II. 204. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be expended pursuant to section 241 of the PHS Act , except for funds specifically provided for in this Act, or for other taps and assessments made by any office located in HHS, prior to the preparation and submission of a report by the Secretary to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailing the planned uses of such funds. 205. Notwithstanding section 241(a) of the PHS Act , such portion as the Secretary shall determine, but not more than 2.5 percent, of any amounts appropriated for programs authorized under such Act shall be made available for the evaluation (directly, or by grants or contracts) and the implementation and effectiveness of programs funded in this title. (transfer of funds) 206. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the current fiscal year for HHS in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (transfer of funds) 207. The Director of the NIH, jointly with the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, may transfer up to 3 percent among institutes and centers from the total amounts identified by these two Directors as funding for research pertaining to the human immunodeficiency virus: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. (transfer of funds) 208. Of the amounts made available in this Act for NIH, the amount for research related to the human immunodeficiency virus, as jointly determined by the Director of NIH and the Director of the Office of AIDS Research, shall be made available to the Office of AIDS Research account. The Director of the Office of AIDS Research shall transfer from such account amounts necessary to carry out section 2353(d)(3) of the PHS Act . 209. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be made available to any entity under title X of the PHS Act unless the applicant for the award certifies to the Secretary that it encourages family participation in the decision of minors to seek family planning services and that it provides counseling to minors on how to resist attempts to coerce minors into engaging in sexual activities. 210. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no provider of services under title X of the PHS Act shall be exempt from any State law requiring notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest. 211. None of the funds appropriated by this Act (including funds appropriated to any trust fund) may be used to carry out the Medicare Advantage program if the Secretary denies participation in such program to an otherwise eligible entity (including a Provider Sponsored Organization) because the entity informs the Secretary that it will not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or provide referrals for abortions: Provided , That the Secretary shall make appropriate prospective adjustments to the capitation payment to such an entity (based on an actuarially sound estimate of the expected costs of providing the service to such entity's enrollees): Provided further , That nothing in this section shall be construed to change the Medicare program's coverage for such services and a Medicare Advantage organization described in this section shall be responsible for informing enrollees where to obtain information about all Medicare covered services. 212. In order for HHS to carry out international health activities, including HIV/AIDS and other infectious disease, chronic and environmental disease, and other health activities abroad during fiscal year 2015: (1) The Secretary may exercise authority equivalent to that available to the Secretary of State in section 2(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 . The Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of State and relevant Chief of Mission to ensure that the authority provided in this section is exercised in a manner consistent with section 207 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 and other applicable statutes administered by the Department of State. (2) The Secretary is authorized to provide such funds by advance or reimbursement to the Secretary of State as may be necessary to pay the costs of acquisition, lease, alteration, renovation, and management of facilities outside of the United States for the use of HHS. The Department of State shall cooperate fully with the Secretary to ensure that HHS has secure, safe, functional facilities that comply with applicable regulation governing location, setback, and other facilities requirements and serve the purposes established by this Act. The Secretary is authorized, in consultation with the Secretary of State, through grant or cooperative agreement, to make available to public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries, funds to acquire, lease, alter, or renovate facilities in those countries as necessary to conduct programs of assistance for international health activities, including activities relating to HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases, chronic and environmental diseases, and other health activities abroad. (3) The Secretary is authorized to provide to personnel appointed or assigned by the Secretary to serve abroad, allowances and benefits similar to those provided under chapter 9 of title I of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, and 22 U.S.C. 4081 through 4086 and subject to such regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The Secretary is further authorized to provide locality-based comparability payments (stated as a percentage) up to the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such personnel under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code if such personnel's official duty station were in the District of Columbia. Leaves of absence for personnel under this subsection shall be on the same basis as that provided under subchapter I of chapter 63 of title 5, United States Code, or section 903 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, to individuals serving in the Foreign Service. 213. (a) Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of NIH ( Director ) may use funds available under section 402(b)(7) or 402(b)(12) of the PHS Act to enter into transactions (other than contracts, cooperative agreements, or grants) to carry out research identified pursuant to such section 402(b)(7) (pertaining to the Common Fund) or research and activities described in such section 402(b)(12). (b) Peer review In entering into transactions under subsection (a), the Director may utilize such peer review procedures (including consultation with appropriate scientific experts) as the Director determines to be appropriate to obtain assessments of scientific and technical merit. Such procedures shall apply to such transactions in lieu of the peer review and advisory council review procedures that would otherwise be required under sections 301(a)(3), 405(b)(1)(B), 405(b)(2), 406(a)(3)(A), 492, and 494 of the PHS Act. 214. Funds which are available for Individual Learning Accounts for employees of CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry ( ATSDR ) may be transferred to appropriate accounts of CDC, to be available only for Individual Learning Accounts: Provided , That such funds may be used for any individual full-time equivalent employee while such employee is employed either by CDC or ATSDR. 215. Not to exceed $45,000,000 of funds appropriated by this Act to the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health may be used for alteration, repair, or improvement of facilities, as necessary for the proper and efficient conduct of the activities authorized herein, at not to exceed $3,500,000 per project. (transfer of funds) 216. Of the amounts made available for NIH, 1 percent of the amount made available for National Research Service Awards ( NRSA ) shall be made available to the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration to make NRSA awards for research in primary medical care to individuals affiliated with entities who have received grants or contracts under sections 736, 739, or 747 of the PHS Act , and 1 percent of the amount made available for NRSA shall be made available to the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to make NRSA awards for health service research. 217. None of the funds made available in this title may be used, in whole or in part, to advocate or promote gun control. 218. (a) The Secretary shall establish a publicly accessible Web site to provide information regarding the uses of funds made available under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ). (b) With respect to funds provided under section 4002 of the ACA, the Secretary shall include on the Web site established under subsection (a) at a minimum the following information: (1) In the case of each transfer of funds under section 4002(c), a statement indicating the program or activity receiving funds, the operating division or office that will administer the funds, and the planned uses of the funds, to be posted not later than the day after the transfer is made. (2) Identification (along with a link to the full text) of each funding opportunity announcement, request for proposals, or other announcement or solicitation of proposals for grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts intended to be awarded using such funds, to be posted not later than the day after the announcement or solicitation is issued. (3) Identification of each grant, cooperative agreement, or contract with a value of $25,000 or more awarded using such funds, including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient, to be posted not later than 5 days after the award is made. (4) A report detailing the uses of all funds transferred under section 4002(c) during the fiscal year, to be posted not later than 90 days after the end of the fiscal year. (c) With respect to awards made in fiscal years 2013 through 2015, the Secretary shall also include on the Web site established under subsection (a), semi-annual reports from each entity awarded a grant, cooperative agreement, or contract from such funds with a value of $25,000 or more, summarizing the activities undertaken and identifying any sub-grants or sub-contracts awarded (including the purpose of the award and the identity of the recipient), to be posted not later than 30 days after the end of each 6-month period. (d) In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall: (1) present the information required in subsection (b)(1) on a single webpage or on a single database; (2) ensure that all information required in this section is directly accessible from the single webpage or database; and (3) ensure that all information required in this section is able to be organized by program or State. (Transfer of Funds) 219. (a) Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transfer funds appropriated under section 4002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ) to the accounts specified, in the amounts specified, and for the activities specified under the heading Prevention and Public Health Fund in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act. (b) Notwithstanding section 4002(c) of the ACA, the Secretary may not further transfer these amounts. (c) Funds transferred for activities authorized under section 2821 of the PHS Act shall be made available without reference to section 2821(b) of such Act. 220. (a) The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ( BARDA ) may enter into a contract, for more than one but no more than 10 program years, for purchase of research services or of security countermeasures, as that term is defined in section 319F–2(c)(1)(B) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–6b(c)(1)(B)), if— (1) funds are available and obligated— (A) for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect; and (B) for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and (2) the Secretary determines that a multi-year contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of BARDA's programs. (b) A contract entered into under this section: (1) shall include a termination clause as described by subsection (c) of section 3903 of title 41, United States Code; and (2) shall be subject to the congressional notice requirement stated in subsection (d) of such section. 221. (a) The Secretary shall publish in the fiscal year 2016 budget justification and on Departmental Web sites information concerning the employment of full-time equivalent Federal employees or contractors for the purposes of implementing, administering, enforcing, or otherwise carrying out the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ( ACA ), and the amendments made by that Act, in the proposed fiscal year and the 4 prior fiscal years. (b) With respect to employees or contractors supported by all funds appropriated for purposes of carrying out the ACA (and the amendments made by that Act), the Secretary shall include, at a minimum, the following information: (1) For each such fiscal year, the section of such Act under which such funds were appropriated, a statement indicating the program, project, or activity receiving such funds, the Federal operating division or office that administers such program, and the amount of funding received in discretionary or mandatory appropriations. (2) For each such fiscal year, the number of full-time equivalent employees or contracted employees assigned to each authorized and funded provision detailed in accordance with paragraph (1). (c) In carrying out this section, the Secretary may exclude from the report employees or contractors who: (1) Are supported through appropriations enacted in laws other than the ACA and work on programs that existed prior to the passage of the ACA; (2) spend less than 50 percent of their time on activities funded by or newly authorized in the ACA; (3) or who work on contracts for which FTE reporting is not a requirement of their contract, such as fixed-price contracts. 222. In addition to the amounts otherwise available for Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Program Management , the Secretary of Health and Human Services may transfer up to $305,000,000 to such account from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund to support program management activity related to the Medicare Program: Provided , That except for the foregoing purpose, such funds may not be used to support any provision of Public Law 111–148 or Public Law 111–152 (or any amendment made by either such Public Law) or to supplant any other amounts within such account. 223. In lieu of the timeframe specified in section 338E(c)(2) of the PHS Act, terminations described in such section may occur up to 60 days after the execution of a contract awarded in fiscal year 2015 under section 338B of such Act. 224. Title IV of the PHS Act is amended by: (1) Striking National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in each place it appears and replacing it with National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health ; (2) Striking alternative medicine in each place it appears and replacing it with integrative health ; (3) Striking all references to alternative and complementary medical treatment or complementary and alternative treatment in each place either appears and inserting complementary and integrative health ; (4) Striking references to alternative medical treatment in each place it appears and inserting integrative health treatment ; and (5) Striking section 485D(c) and inserting: (c) In carrying out subsection (a), the Director of the Center shall, as appropriate, study the integration of new and non-traditional approaches to health care treatment and consumption, including but not limited to non-traditional treatment, diagnostic and prevention systems, modalities, and disciplines. . 225. In addition to amounts provided herein, payments made for research organisms or substances, authorized under section 301(a) of the PHS Act, shall be retained and credited to the appropriations accounts of the Institutes and Centers of the NIH making the substance or organism available under section 301(a). Amounts credited to the account under this authority shall be available for obligation through September 30, 2016. 226. The Secretary shall publish, as part of the fiscal year 2016 budget of the President submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, information that details the uses of all funds used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services specifically for Health Insurance Marketplaces for each fiscal year since the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and the proposed uses for such funds for fiscal year 2016. Such information shall include, for each such fiscal year— (1) the amount of funds used for each activity specified under the heading Health Insurance Marketplace Transparency in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) accompanying this Act; and (2) the milestones completed for data hub functionality and implementation readiness. 227. None of the funds made available by this Act from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund or the Federal Supplemental Medical Insurance Trust Fund, or transferred from other accounts funded by this Act to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—Program Management account, may be used for payments under section 1342(b)(1) of Public Law 111–148 (relating to risk corridors). 228. (a) Subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, activities authorized under part A of title IV and section 1108(b) of the Social Security Act shall continue through September 30, 2015, in the manner authorized for fiscal year 2014, and out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated such sums as may be necessary for such purpose. Grants and payments may be made pursuant to this authority through September 30, 2015, at the level provided for such activities for fiscal year 2014, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c). (b) In the case of the Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs established under section 403(b) of the Social Security Act— (1) the amount appropriated for section 403(b) of such Act shall be $608,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 and 2016; (2) the requirement to reserve funds provided for in section 403(b)(2) of such Act shall not apply during fiscal years 2015 and 2016; and (3) grants and payments may only be made from such Fund for fiscal year 2015 after the application of subsection (d). (c) In the case of research, evaluations, and national studies funded under section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act, no funds shall be appropriated under that section for fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter. (d) Of the amount made available under subsection (b)(1) for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015— (1) $15,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to carry out section 413(h) of the Social Security Act; and (2) $10,000,000 is hereby transferred and made available to the Bureau of the Census to conduct activities using the Survey of Income and Program Participation to obtain information to enable interested parties to evaluate the impact of the amendments made by title I of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. (e) Section 413(h)(1) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 613(h)(1) ) is amended, in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and inserting Funds made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year shall be used . (f) Section 414 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 614 ) is repealed. (g) Expenditures made pursuant to Public Law 113–164 for section 403(b) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 2015 shall be charged to the appropriation provided by subsection (b)(1) for such fiscal year. 229. The remaining unobligated balances of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 2015 by section 510(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 710(d) ) for which no application has been received by the Funding Opportunity Announcement deadline, shall be made available to States that require the implementation of each element described in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of the definition of abstinence education in section 510(b)(2). The remaining unobligated balances shall be reallocated to such States that submit a valid application consistent with the original formula for this funding. 230. Hereafter, for each fiscal year through fiscal year 2025, the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall prepare and submit directly to the President for review and transmittal to Congress, after reasonable opportunity for comment, but without change, by the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services, an annual budget estimate (including an estimate of the number and type of personnel needs for the Institutes) for the initiatives of the National Institutes of Health pursuant to the National Alzheimer's Plan, as required under section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 111–375 . This title may be cited as the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Department of Education Education for the disadvantaged For carrying out title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as ESEA ) and section 418A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (referred to in this Act as HEA ), $15,536,107,000, of which $4,652,762,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $10,841,177,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That $6,459,401,000 shall be for basic grants under section 1124 of the ESEA: Provided further , That up to $3,984,000 of these funds shall be available to the Secretary of Education (referred to in this title as Secretary ) on October 1, 2014, to obtain annually updated local educational agency-level census poverty data from the Bureau of the Census: Provided further , That $1,362,301,000 shall be for concentration grants under section 1124A of the ESEA: Provided further , That $3,294,050,000 shall be for targeted grants under section 1125 of the ESEA: Provided further , That $3,294,050,000 shall be for education finance incentive grants under section 1125A of the ESEA: Provided further , That funds available under sections 1124, 1124A, 1125 and 1125A of the ESEA may be used to provide homeless children and youths with services not ordinarily provided to other students under those sections, including supporting the liaison designated pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(ii) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and providing transportation pursuant to section 722(g)(1)(J)(iii) of such Act: Provided further , That $710,000 shall be to carry out sections 1501 and 1503 of the ESEA: Provided further , That $505,756,000 shall be available for school improvement grants under section 1003(g) of the ESEA, which shall be allocated by the Secretary through the formula described in section 1003(g)(2) and shall be used consistent with the requirements of section 1003(g), except that State and local educational agencies may use such funds to serve any school eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I that has not made adequate yearly progress for at least 2 years or is in the State's lowest quintile of performance based on proficiency rates and, in the case of secondary schools, priority shall be given to those schools with graduation rates below 60 percent: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(C) of the ESEA, the Secretary may permit a State educational agency to establish an award period of up to 5 years for each participating local educational agency: Provided further , That funds available for school improvement grants for fiscal year 2014 and thereafter may be used by a local educational agency to implement a whole-school reform strategy for a school using an evidence-based strategy that ensures whole-school reform is undertaken in partnership with a strategy developer offering a whole-school reform program that is based on at least a moderate level of evidence that the program will have a statistically significant effect on student outcomes, including at least one well-designed and well-implemented experimental or quasi-experimental study: Provided further, That funds available for school improvement grants may be used by a local educational agency to implement an alternative State-determined school improvement strategy that has been established by a State educational agency with the approval of the Secretary: Provided further, That a local educational agency that is determined to be eligible for services under subpart 1 or 2 of part B of title VI of the ESEA may modify not more than one element of a school improvement grant model: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 1003(g)(5)(A), each State educational agency may establish a maximum subgrant size of not more than $2,000,000 for each participating school applicable to such funds: Provided further, That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the funds available for section 1003(g) of the ESEA to carry out activities to build State and local educational agency capacity to implement effectively the school improvement grants program: Provided further , That $160,000,000 shall be available under section 1502 of the ESEA for a comprehensive literacy development and education program to advance literacy skills, including pre-literacy skills, reading, and writing, for students from birth through grade 12, including limited-English-proficient students and students with disabilities, of which one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for the Secretary of the Interior for such a program at schools funded by the Bureau of Indian Education, one-half of 1 percent shall be reserved for grants to the outlying areas for such a program, up to 5 percent may be reserved for national activities, and the remainder shall be used to award competitive grants to State educational agencies for such a program, of which a State educational agency may reserve up to 5 percent for State leadership activities, including technical assistance and training, data collection, reporting, and administration, and shall subgrant not less than 95 percent to local educational agencies or, in the case of early literacy, to local educational agencies or other nonprofit providers of early childhood education that partner with a public or private nonprofit organization or agency with a demonstrated record of effectiveness in improving the early literacy development of children from birth through kindergarten entry and in providing professional development in early literacy, giving priority to such agencies or other entities serving greater numbers or percentages of disadvantaged children: Provided further , That the State educational agency shall ensure that at least 15 percent of the subgranted funds are used to serve children from birth through age 5, 40 percent are used to serve students in kindergarten through grade 5, and 40 percent are used to serve students in middle and high school including an equitable distribution of funds between middle and high schools: Provided further , That eligible entities receiving subgrants from State educational agencies shall use such funds for services and activities that have the characteristics of effective literacy instruction through professional development, screening and assessment, targeted interventions for students reading below grade level and other research-based methods of improving classroom instruction and practice: Provided further , That $37,474,000 shall be for carrying out section 418A of the HEA. Impact aid For carrying out programs of financial assistance to federally affected schools authorized by title VIII of the ESEA , $1,288,603,000, of which $1,151,233,000 shall be for basic support payments under section 8003(b), $48,316,000 shall be for payments for children with disabilities under section 8003(d), $17,406,000 shall be for construction under section 8007(b) and be available for obligation through September 30, 2016, $66,813,000 shall be for Federal property payments under section 8002, and $4,835,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for facilities maintenance under section 8008: Provided , That for purposes of computing the amount of a payment for an eligible local educational agency under section 8003(a) for school year 2014–2015, children enrolled in a school of such agency that would otherwise be eligible for payment under section 8003(a)(1)(B) of such Act, but due to the deployment of both parents or legal guardians, or a parent or legal guardian having sole custody of such children, or due to the death of a military parent or legal guardian while on active duty (so long as such children reside on Federal property as described in section 8003(a)(1)(B)), are no longer eligible under such section, shall be considered as eligible students under such section, provided such students remain in average daily attendance at a school in the same local educational agency they attended prior to their change in eligibility status. School improvement programs For carrying out school improvement activities authorized by parts A and B of title II, part B of title IV, parts A and B of title VI, and parts B and C of title VII of the ESEA; the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act; section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002; the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003; and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 , $4,402,671,000, of which $2,585,661,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $1,681,441,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That funds made available to carry out part B of title VII of the ESEA may be used for construction, renovation, and modernization of any elementary school, secondary school, or structure related to an elementary school or secondary school, run by the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii, that serves a predominantly Native Hawaiian student body: Provided further , That funds made available to carry out part C of title VII of the ESEA shall be awarded on a competitive basis, and also may be used for construction: Provided further , That $48,445,000 shall be available to carry out section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002: Provided further , That $16,699,000 shall be available to carry out the Supplemental Education Grants program for the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: Provided further , That the Secretary may reserve up to 5 percent of the amount referred to in the previous proviso to provide technical assistance in the implementation of these grants: Provided further , That up to 2.3 percent of the funds for subpart 1 of part A of title II of the ESEA shall be reserved by the Secretary for competitive awards for teacher or principal recruitment and training or professional enhancement activities, including for civic education instruction, to national not-for-profit organizations, of which up to 8 percent may only be used for research, dissemination, evaluation, and technical assistance for competitive awards carried out under this proviso: Provided further , That $152,717,000 shall be to carry out part B of title II of the ESEA. Indian education For expenses necessary to carry out, to the extent not otherwise provided, title VII, part A of the ESEA , $123,939,000. Innovation and improvement For carrying out activities authorized by part G of title I, subpart 5 of part A and parts C and D of title II, parts B, C, and D of title V of the ESEA, and section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, as amended, $1,102,111,000: Provided , That up to $120,000,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for section 14007 of division A of Public Law 111–5 , and up to 5 percent of such funds may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section: Provided further , That the education facilities clearinghouse established through a competitive award process in fiscal year 2013 is authorized to collect and disseminate information on effective educational practices and the latest research regarding the planning, design, financing, construction, improvement, operation, and maintenance of safe, healthy, high-performance public facilities for early learning programs, kindergarten through grade 12, and higher education: Provided further , That $230,000,000 of the funds for subpart 1 of part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for competitive grants to local educational agencies, including charter schools that are local educational agencies, or States, or partnerships of: (1) a local educational agency, a State, or both; and (2) at least one nonprofit organization to develop and implement performance-based compensation systems for teachers, principals, and other personnel in high-need schools: Provided further , That such performance-based compensation systems must consider gains in student academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles: Provided further , That recipients of such grants shall demonstrate that such performance-based compensation systems are developed with the input of teachers and school leaders in the schools and local educational agencies to be served by the grant: Provided further , That recipients of such grants may use such funds to develop or improve systems and tools (which may be developed and used for the entire local educational agency or only for schools served under the grant) that would enhance the quality and success of the compensation system, such as high-quality teacher evaluations and tools to measure growth in student achievement: Provided further , That applications for such grants shall include a plan to sustain financially the activities conducted and systems developed under the grant once the grant period has expired: Provided further , That up to 5 percent of such funds for competitive grants shall be available for technical assistance, training, peer review of applications, program outreach, and evaluation activities: Provided further , That $250,000,000 of the funds for part D of title V of the ESEA shall be available through December 31, 2015 for carrying out, in accordance with the applicable requirements of part D of title V of the ESEA, a preschool development grants program: Provided further , That the Secretary, jointly with the Secretary of HHS, shall make competitive awards to States for activities that build the capacity within the State to develop, enhance, or expand high-quality preschool programs, including comprehensive services and family engagement, for preschool-aged children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line: Provided further, That each State may subgrant a portion of such grant funds to local educational agencies and other early learning providers (including, but not limited to, Head Start programs and licensed child care providers), or consortia thereof, for the implementation of high-quality preschool programs for children from families at or below 200 percent of the Federal poverty line: Provided further, That subgrantees that are local educational agencies shall form strong partnerships with early learning providers and that subgrantees that are early learning providers shall form strong partnerships with local educational agencies, in order to carry out the requirements of the subgrant: Provided further, That up to 3 percent of such funds for preschool development grants shall be available for technical assistance, evaluation, and other national activities related to such grants: Provided further , That $10,000,000 of funds available under part D of title V of the ESEA shall be for the Full-Service Community Schools program: Provided further , That of the funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA, the Secretary shall use up to $11,000,000 to carry out activities under section 5205(b) and shall use not less than $13,000,000 for subpart 2: Provided further , That of the funds available for subpart 1 of part B of title V of the ESEA, and notwithstanding section 5205(a), the Secretary shall reserve up to $75,000,000 to make multiple awards to non-profit charter management organizations and other entities that are not for-profit entities for the replication and expansion of successful charter school models and shall reserve not less than $11,000,000 to carry out the activities described in section 5205(a), including improving quality and oversight of charter schools and providing technical assistance and grants to authorized public chartering agencies in order to increase the number of high-performing charter schools: Provided further , That funds available for part B of title V of the ESEA may be used for grants that support preschool education in charter schools: Provided further , That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall describe a plan to monitor and hold accountable authorized public chartering agencies through such activities as providing technical assistance or establishing a professional development program, which may include evaluation, planning, training, and systems development for staff of authorized public chartering agencies to improve the capacity of such agencies in the State to authorize, monitor, and hold accountable charter schools: Provided further , That each application submitted pursuant to section 5203(a) shall contain assurances that State law, regulations, or other policies require that: (1) each authorized charter school in the State operate under a legally binding charter or performance contract between itself and the school’s authorized public chartering agency that describes the rights and responsibilities of the school and the public chartering agency; conduct annual, timely, and independent audits of the school’s financial statements that are filed with the school’s authorized public chartering agency; and demonstrate improved student academic achievement; and (2) authorized public chartering agencies use increases in student academic achievement for all groups of students described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) of the ESEA as one of the most important factors when determining to renew or revoke a school’s charter. Safe schools and citizenship education For carrying out activities authorized by part A of title IV and subparts 1, 2, and 10 of part D of title V of the ESEA, $223,315,000: Provided , That $70,000,000 shall be available for subpart 2 of part A of title IV, of which up to $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for the Project School Emergency Response to Violence ( Project SERV ) program to provide education-related services to local educational agencies and institutions of higher education in which the learning environment has been disrupted due to a violent or traumatic crisis: Provided further , That $56,754,000 shall be available through December 31, 2015 for Promise Neighborhoods. English language acquisition For carrying out part A of title III of the ESEA , $737,400,000, which shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, except that 6.5 percent of such amount shall be available on October 1, 2014, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, to carry out activities under section 3111(c)(1)(C): Provided, That the Secretary shall use estimates of the American Community Survey child counts for the most recent 3-year period available to calculate allocations under such part: Provided further , That the Secretary shall use $14,000,000 of funds available under this paragraph for grants to all State educational agencies within States with at least one county where 50 or more unaccompanied children have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014, through the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement: Provided further , That awards to eligible State educational agencies shall be based on the State’s relative share of unaccompanied children that have been released to sponsors since January 1, 2014: Provided further , That the data on unaccompanied children used by the Secretary under the two preceding provisos shall be the most recently available data from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That each eligible State educational agency that receives a grant shall award subgrants to local educational agencies in the State that have experienced a significant increase during the 2014–2015 school year, as determined by the State educational agency, compared to the average of the 2 preceding school years, in the number or percentage of immigrant children and youth enrolled in their schools: Provided further , That local educational agencies shall use those subgrants for supplemental academic and non-academic services and supports to immigrant children and youth: Provided further , That the term immigrant children and youth has the meaning given in section 3301 of the ESEA, and the terms State educational agency and local educational agency have the meanings given to them in section 9101 of the ESEA: Provided further , That each eligible State educational agency shall prepare and submit to the Secretary not later than 1 year after the award a report identifying the local educational agencies that received subgrants, the State’s definition of significant increase used to award the subgrants; and such other information as the Secretary may require. Special education For carrying out the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Special Olympics Sport and Empowerment Act of 2004, $12,522,358,000, of which $3,006,259,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $9,283,383,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for academic year 2015–2016: Provided , That the amount for section 611(b)(2) of the IDEA shall be equal to the lesser of the amount available for that activity during fiscal year 2014, increased by the amount of inflation as specified in section 619(d)(2)(B) of the IDEA, or the percent change in the funds appropriated under section 611(i) of the IDEA, but not less than the amount for that activity during fiscal year 2014: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, without regard to section 611(d) of the IDEA, distribute to all other States (as that term is defined in section 611(g)(2)), subject to the third proviso, any amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d), from funds appropriated under this heading, is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B), according to the following: 85 percent on the basis of the States' relative populations of children aged 3 through 21 who are of the same age as children with disabilities for whom the State ensures the availability of a free appropriate public education under this part, and 15 percent to States on the basis of the States' relative populations of those children who are living in poverty: Provided further , That the Secretary may not distribute any funds under the previous proviso to any State whose reduction in allocation from funds appropriated under this heading made funds available for such a distribution: Provided further , That the States shall allocate such funds distributed under the second proviso to local educational agencies in accordance with section 611(f): Provided further , That the amount by which a State's allocation under section 611(d) of the IDEA is reduced under section 612(a)(18)(B) and the amounts distributed to States under the previous provisos in fiscal year 2012 or any subsequent year shall not be considered in calculating the awards under section 611(d) for fiscal year 2013 or for any subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That, notwithstanding the provision in section 612(a)(18)(B) regarding the fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611(d) is reduced for failure to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A), the Secretary may apply the reduction specified in section 612(a)(18)(B) over a period of consecutive fiscal years, not to exceed five, until the entire reduction is applied: Provided further , That the Secretary may, in any fiscal year in which a State's allocation under section 611 is reduced in accordance with section 612(a)(18)(B), reduce the amount a State may reserve under section 611(e)(1) by an amount that bears the same relation to the maximum amount described in that paragraph as the reduction under section 612(a)(18)(B) bears to the total allocation the State would have received in that fiscal year under section 611(d) in the absence of the reduction: Provided further , That the Secretary shall either reduce the allocation of funds under section 611 for any fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the State fails to comply with the requirement of section 612(a)(18)(A) as authorized by section 612(a)(18)(B), or seek to recover funds under section 452 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1234a ): Provided further , That the funds reserved under 611(c) of the IDEA may be used to provide technical assistance to States to improve the capacity of the States to meet the data collection requirements of sections 616 and 618 and to administer and carry out other services and activities to improve data collection, coordination, quality, and use under parts B and C of the IDEA: Provided further , That the level of effort a local educational agency must meet under section 613(a)(2)(A)(iii) of the IDEA, in the year after it fails to maintain effort is the level of effort that would have been required in the absence of that failure and not the LEA's reduced level of expenditures: Provided further , That the Secretary may use funds made available for the State Personnel Development Grants program under part D, subpart 1 of IDEA to evaluate program performance under such subpart. Rehabilitation services and disability research For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Assistive Technology Act of 1998, and the Helen Keller National Center Act, $3,709,853,000, of which $3,335,074,000 shall be for grants for vocational rehabilitation services under title I of the Rehabilitation Act: Provided , That the Secretary may use amounts provided in this Act that remain available subsequent to the reallotment of funds to States pursuant to section 110(b) of the Rehabilitation Act for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities as defined in section 7(20)(B) of the Rehabilitation Act, including activities aimed at improving the education and post-school outcomes of children receiving Supplemental Security Income ( SSI ) and their families that may result in long-term improvement in the SSI child recipient's economic status and self-sufficiency: Provided further , That States may award subgrants for a portion of the funds to other public and private, non-profit entities: Provided further, That any funds made available subsequent to reallotment for innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,000,000 shall be for competitive grants to support alternative financing programs that provide for the purchase of assistive technology devices, such as a low-interest loan fund; an interest buy-down program; a revolving loan fund; a loan guarantee; or insurance program: Provided further , That applicants shall provide an assurance that, and information describing the manner in which, the alternative financing program will expand and emphasize consumer choice and control: Provided further , That State agencies and community-based disability organizations that are directed by and operated for individuals with disabilities shall be eligible to compete. Special institutions for persons with disabilities American printing house for the blind For carrying out the Act of March 3, 1879, $24,931,000. National technical institute for the deaf For the National Technical Institute for the Deaf under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $67,016,000: Provided, That from the total amount available, the Institute may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. Gallaudet university For the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School, the Model Secondary School for the Deaf, and the partial support of Gallaudet University under titles I and II of the Education of the Deaf Act of 1986, $120,275,000: Provided , That from the total amount available, the University may at its discretion use funds for the endowment program as authorized under section 207 of such Act. Career, technical, and adult education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 and the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act ( AEFLA ), $1,707,686,000, of which $916,686,000 shall become available on July 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016, and of which $791,000,000 shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the amount provided for Adult Education State Grants, $71,439,000 shall be made available for integrated English literacy and civics education services to immigrants and other limited-English-proficient populations: Provided further, That of the amount reserved for integrated English literacy and civics education, notwithstanding section 211 of the AEFLA, 65 percent shall be allocated to States based on a State's absolute need as determined by calculating each State's share of a 10-year average of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence for the 10 most recent years, and 35 percent allocated to States that experienced growth as measured by the average of the 3 most recent years for which United States Citizenship and Immigration Services data for immigrants admitted for legal permanent residence are available, except that no State shall be allocated an amount less than $60,000: Provided further, That of the amounts made available for AEFLA, $13,712,000 shall be for national leadership activities under section 243. Student financial assistance For carrying out subparts 1, 3, and 10 of part A, and part C of title IV of the HEA , $24,198,210,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016. The maximum Pell Grant for which a student shall be eligible during award year 2015–2016 shall be $4,860. Student aid administration For Federal administrative expenses to carry out part D of title I, and subparts 1, 3, 9, and 10 of part A, and parts B, C, D, and E of title IV of the HEA , and subpart 1 of part A of title VII of the Public Health Service Act, $1,396,924,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Higher education For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, titles II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, and VIII of the HEA, the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, and section 117 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, $1,924,839,000: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this Act to carry out title VI of the HEA and section 102(b)(6) of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 may be used to support visits and study in foreign countries by individuals who are participating in advanced foreign language training and international studies in areas that are vital to United States national security and who plan to apply their language skills and knowledge of these countries in the fields of government, the professions, or international development: Provided further , That of the funds referred to in the preceding proviso up to 1 percent may be used for program evaluation, national outreach, and information dissemination activities: Provided further , That up to 1.5 percent of the funds made available under chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the HEA may be used for evaluation: Provided further , That up to 2.5 percent of the funds made available under this Act for part B of title VII of the HEA may be used for technical assistance and the evaluation of activities carried out under such section. Howard university For partial support of Howard University, $221,821,000, of which not less than $3,405,000 shall be for a matching endowment grant pursuant to the Howard University Endowment Act and shall remain available until expended. College housing and academic facilities loans program For Federal administrative expenses to carry out activities related to existing facility loans pursuant to section 121 of the HEA , $435,000. Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program Account For the cost of guaranteed loans, $19,096,000, as authorized pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $303,593,000: Provided further, That these funds may be used to support loans to public and private Historically Black Colleges and Universities without regard to the limitations within section 344(a) of the HEA. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the Historically Black College and University Capital Financing Program entered into pursuant to part D of title III of the HEA, $334,000. Institute of education sciences For carrying out activities authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002, the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002, and section 664 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, $573,935,000, which shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used to link Statewide elementary and secondary data systems with early childhood, postsecondary, and workforce data systems, or to further develop such systems: Provided further , That up to $6,000,000 of the funds available to carry out section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act may be used for awards to public or private organizations or agencies to support activities to improve data coordination, quality, and use at the local, State, and national levels: Provided further , That $137,235,000 shall be for carrying out activities authorized by the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act. Departmental management Program administration For carrying out, to the extent not otherwise provided, the Department of Education Organization Act, including rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia and hire of three passenger motor vehicles, $411,000,000, of which up to $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for relocation of, and renovation of buildings occupied by, Department staff. Office for civil rights For expenses necessary for the Office for Civil Rights, as authorized by section 203 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $100,000,000. Office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General, as authorized by section 212 of the Department of Education Organization Act, $57,791,000. General provisions 301. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to overcome racial imbalance in any school or school system, or for the transportation of students or teachers (or for the purchase of equipment for such transportation) in order to carry out a plan of racial desegregation of any school or school system. 302. None of the funds contained in this Act shall be used to require, directly or indirectly, the transportation of any student to a school other than the school which is nearest the student's home, except for a student requiring special education, to the school offering such special education, in order to comply with title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For the purpose of this section an indirect requirement of transportation of students includes the transportation of students to carry out a plan involving the reorganization of the grade structure of schools, the pairing of schools, or the clustering of schools, or any combination of grade restructuring, pairing, or clustering. The prohibition described in this section does not include the establishment of magnet schools. 303. No funds appropriated in this Act may be used to prevent the implementation of programs of voluntary prayer and meditation in the public schools. (transfer of funds) 304. Not to exceed 1 percent of any discretionary funds (pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) which are appropriated for the Department of Education in this Act may be transferred between appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 3 percent by any such transfer: Provided , That the transfer authority granted by this section shall not be used to create any new program or to fund any project or activity for which no funds are provided in this Act: Provided further , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are notified at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. 305. The Outlying Areas may consolidate funds received under this Act, pursuant to 48 U.S.C. 1469a , under part A of title V of the ESEA. 306. Section 105(f)(1)(B)(ix) of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 ( 48 U.S.C. 1921d(f)(1)(B)(ix) ) shall be applied by substituting 2015 for 2009 . 307. The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences, may reserve funds under section 9601 of the ESEA (subject to the limitations in subsections (b) and (c) of that section) in order to carry out activities authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of that section with respect to any ESEA program funded in this Act and without respect to the source of funds for those activities: Provided , That high-quality evaluations of ESEA programs shall be prioritized, before using funds for any other evaluation activities: Provided further , That any funds reserved under this section shall be available from July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That not later than 10 days prior to the initial obligation of funds reserved under this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Director, shall submit an evaluation plan to the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and the Workforce which identifies the source and amount of funds reserved under this section, the impact on program grantees if funds are withheld, the programs to be evaluated with such funds, how ESEA programs will be regularly evaluated, and how findings from evaluations completed under this section will be widely disseminated. 308. The Secretary of Education shall— (1) modify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid described in section 483 of the HEA so that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid contains an individual box for the purpose of identifying students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system; and (2) utilize such identification as a tool to notify students who are foster youth or were in the foster care system of their potential eligibility for Federal student aid, including postsecondary education programs through the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and any other Federal programs under which such students may be eligible to receive assistance. 309. (a) Student Eligibility (1) Subsection (d) of section 484 of the HEA is amended to read as follows: (d) Students who are not high school graduates (1) Student eligibility In order for a student who does not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such certificate, to be eligible for any assistance under subparts 1, 3, and 4 of part A and parts B, C, D, and E of this title, the student shall meet the requirements of one of the following subparagraphs: (A) The student is enrolled in an eligible career pathway program and meets one of the following standards: (i) The student shall take an independently administered examination and shall achieve a score, specified by the Secretary, demonstrating that such student can benefit from the education or training being offered. Such examination shall be approved by the Secretary on the basis of compliance with such standards for development, administration, and scoring as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations. (ii) The student shall be determined as having the ability to benefit from the education or training in accordance with such process as the State shall prescribe. Any such process described or approved by a State for the purposes of this section shall be effective 6 months after the date of submission to the Secretary unless the Secretary disapproves such process. In determining whether to approve or disapprove such process, the Secretary shall take into account the effectiveness of such process in enabling students without secondary school diplomas or the equivalent thereof to benefit from the instruction offered by institutions utilizing such process, and shall also take into account the cultural diversity, economic circumstances, and educational preparation of the populations served by the institutions. (iii) The student shall be determined by the institution of higher education as having the ability to benefit from the education or training offered by the institution of higher education upon satisfactory completion of 6 credit hours or the equivalent coursework that are applicable toward a degree or certificate offered by the institution of higher education. (B) The student has completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under State law. (2) Eligible career pathway program In this subsection, the term eligible career pathway program means a program that— (A) concurrently enrolls participants in connected adult education and eligible postsecondary programs; (B) provides counseling and supportive services to identify and attain academic and career goals; (C) provides structured course sequences that— (i) are articulated and contextualized; and (ii) allow students to advance to higher levels of education and employment; (D) provides opportunities for acceleration to attain recognized postsecondary credentials, including degrees, industry relevant certifications, and certificates of completion of apprenticeship programs; (E) is organized to meet the needs of adults; (F) is aligned with the education and skill needs of the regional economy; and (G) has been developed and implemented in collaboration with partners in business, workforce development, and economic development. . (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if such amendment was enacted on June 30, 2014, and shall apply to students who are enrolled or who first enroll in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2014. (b) Section 401 (b)(2)(A)(ii) of the HEA is amended by inserting after year and before the comma except that a student eligible only under 484(d)(1)(A) who first enrolls in an eligible program of study on or after July 1, 2015 shall not be eligible for the amount of the increase calculated under paragraph (7)(B) . 310. (a) An institution of higher education that maintains an endowment fund supported with funds appropriated for title III or V of the HEA for fiscal year 2015 may use the income from that fund to award scholarships to students, subject to the limitation in section 331(c)(3)(B)(i) of the HEA. The use of such income for such purposes, prior to the enactment of this Act, shall be considered to have been an allowable use of that income, subject to that limitation. (b) Subsection (a) shall be in effect until titles III and V of the HEA are reauthorized. 311. In making awards under section 402D of the HEA with funds appropriated by this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) notwithstanding any other provision of law, publish a notice inviting applications for new awards no later than December 18, 2014; and (2) make all awards by August 10, 2015. This title may be cited as the Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2015 . IV Related Agencies Committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled established by Public Law 92–28 , $5,362,000. Corporation for national and community service Operating expenses For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and Community Service (referred to in this title as CNCS ) to carry out the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (referred to in this title as 1973 Act ) and the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (referred to in this title as 1990 Act ), $758,349,000, notwithstanding sections 198B(b)(3), 198S(g), 501(a)(6), 501(a)(4)(C), and 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act: Provided , That of the amounts provided under this heading: (1) up to 1 percent of program grant funds may be used to defray the costs of conducting grant application reviews, including the use of outside peer reviewers and electronic management of the grants cycle; (2) $70,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act; (3) $16,038,000 shall be available to provide assistance to State commissions on national and community service, under section 126(a) of the 1990 Act and notwithstanding section 501(a)(5)(B) of the 1990 Act; (4) $30,000,000 shall be available to carry out subtitle E of the 1990 Act; and (5) $3,800,000 shall be available for expenses authorized under section 501(a)(4)(F) of the 1990 Act, which, notwithstanding the provisions of section 198P shall be awarded by CNCS on a competitive basis: Provided further , That for the purposes of carrying out the 1990 Act, satisfying the requirements in section 122(c)(1)(D) may include a determination of need by the local community: Provided further , That not to exceed 20 percent of funds made available under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act may be used for Social Innovation Fund Pilot Program-related performance-based awards for Pay for Success projects and shall remain available through September 30, 2016: Provided further , That, with respect to the previous proviso, any funds obligated for such projects shall remain available for disbursement until expended, notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1552(a) : Provided further , That any funds deobligated from projects under section 501(a)(4)(E) of the 1990 Act shall immediately be available for activities authorized under 198K of such Act. Payment to the National service trust (including transfer of funds) For payment to the National Service Trust established under subtitle D of title I of the 1990 Act, $209,618,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That CNCS may transfer additional funds from the amount provided within Operating Expenses allocated to grants under subtitle C of title I of the 1990 Act to the National Service Trust upon determination that such transfer is necessary to support the activities of national service participants and after notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided further , That amounts appropriated for or transferred to the National Service Trust may be invested under section 145(b) of the 1990 Act without regard to the requirement to apportion funds under 31 U.S.C. 1513(b) . Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of administration as provided under section 501(a)(5) of the 1990 Act and under section 504(a) of the 1973 Act, including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms in the District of Columbia, the employment of experts and consultants authorized under 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and not to exceed $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, $81,737,000. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, $5,250,000. Administrative provisions 401. CNCS shall make any significant changes to program requirements, service delivery or policy only through public notice and comment rulemaking. For fiscal year 2015, during any grant selection process, an officer or employee of CNCS shall not knowingly disclose any covered grant selection information regarding such selection, directly or indirectly, to any person other than an officer or employee of CNCS that is authorized by CNCS to receive such information. 402. AmeriCorps programs receiving grants under the National Service Trust program shall meet an overall minimum share requirement of 24 percent for the first 3 years that they receive AmeriCorps funding, and thereafter shall meet the overall minimum share requirement as provided in section 2521.60 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations, without regard to the operating costs match requirement in section 121(e) or the member support Federal share limitations in section 140 of the 1990 Act, and subject to partial waiver consistent with section 2521.70 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. 403. Donations made to CNCS under section 196 of the 1990 Act for the purposes of financing programs and operations under titles I and II of the 1973 Act or subtitle B, C, D, or E of title I of the 1990 Act shall be used to supplement and not supplant current programs and operations. 404. In addition to the requirements in section 146(a) of the 1990 Act, use of an educational award for the purpose described in section 148(a)(4) shall be limited to individuals who are veterans as defined under section 101 of the Act. 405. For the purpose of carrying out section 189D of the 1990 Act: (1) Entities described in paragraph (a) of such section shall be considered qualified entities under section 3 of the National Child Protection Act of 1993 ( NCPA ); and (2) Individuals described in such section shall be considered volunteers under section 3 of NCPA; and (3) State Commissions on National and Community Service established pursuant to section 178 of the 1990 Act, are authorized to receive criminal history record information, consistent with Public Law 92–544 . Corporation for public broadcasting For payment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ), as authorized by the Communications Act of 1934 , an amount which shall be available within limitations specified by that Act, for the fiscal year 2017, $445,000,000: Provided , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to pay for receptions, parties, or similar forms of entertainment for Government officials or employees: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be available or used to aid or support any program or activity from which any person is excluded, or is denied benefits, or is discriminated against, on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, or sex: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to apply any political test or qualification in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking any other personnel action with respect to officers, agents, and employees of CPB: Provided further , That none of the funds made available to CPB by this Act shall be used to support the Television Future Fund or any similar purpose. Federal mediation and conciliation service Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service ( Service ) to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, including hire of passenger motor vehicles; for expenses necessary for the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978; and for expenses necessary for the Service to carry out the functions vested in it by the Civil Service Reform Act, $45,666,000, including up to $400,000 to remain available through September 30, 2016 for activities authorized by the Labor-Management Cooperation Act of 1978: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , fees charged, up to full-cost recovery, for special training activities and other conflict resolution services and technical assistance, including those provided to foreign governments and international organizations, and for arbitration services shall be credited to and merged with this account, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That fees for arbitration services shall be available only for education, training, and professional development of the agency workforce: Provided further , That the Director of the Service is authorized to accept and use on behalf of the United States gifts of services and real, personal, or other property in the aid of any projects or functions within the Director's jurisdiction. Federal mine safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission, $16,751,000. Institute of museum and library services Office of museum and library services: grants and administration For carrying out the Museum and Library Services Act of 1996 and the National Museum of African American History and Culture Act, $227,860,000. Medicaid and CHIP payment and access commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1900 of the Social Security Act, $7,650,000. Medicare payment advisory commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out section 1805 of the Social Security Act , $11,749,000, to be transferred to this appropriation from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. National council on disability Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Council on Disability as authorized by title IV of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 , $3,250,000. National labor relations board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the National Labor Relations Board to carry out the functions vested in it by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and other laws, $274,224,000: Provided , That no part of this appropriation shall be available to organize or assist in organizing agricultural laborers or used in connection with investigations, hearings, directives, or orders concerning bargaining units composed of agricultural laborers as referred to in section 2(3) of the Act of July 5, 1935, and as amended by the Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947, and as defined in section 3(f) of the Act of June 25, 1938, and including in said definition employees engaged in the maintenance and operation of ditches, canals, reservoirs, and waterways when maintained or operated on a mutual, nonprofit basis and at least 95 percent of the water stored or supplied thereby is used for farming purposes. Administrative provision 406. None of the funds provided by this Act or previous Acts making appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board may be used to issue any new administrative directive or regulation that would provide employees any means of voting through any electronic means in an election to determine a representative for the purposes of collective bargaining. National mediation board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, including emergency boards appointed by the President, $13,227,000. Occupational safety and health review commission Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, $11,639,000. Railroad retirement board Dual benefits payments account For payment to the Dual Benefits Payments Account, authorized under section 15(d) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, $34,000,000, which shall include amounts becoming available in fiscal year 2014 pursuant to section 224(c)(1)(B) of Public Law 98–76 ; and in addition, an amount, not to exceed 2 percent of the amount provided herein, shall be available proportional to the amount by which the product of recipients and the average benefit received exceeds the amount available for payment of vested dual benefits: Provided , That the total amount provided herein shall be credited in 12 approximately equal amounts on the first day of each month in the fiscal year. Federal payments to the railroad retirement accounts For payment to the accounts established in the Treasury for the payment of benefits under the Railroad Retirement Act for interest earned on unnegotiated checks, $150,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016, which shall be the maximum amount available for payment pursuant to section 417 of Public Law 98–76 . Limitation on administration For necessary expenses for the Railroad Retirement Board ( Board ) for administration of the Railroad Retirement Act and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, $111,225,000, to be derived in such amounts as determined by the Board from the railroad retirement accounts and from moneys credited to the railroad unemployment insurance administration fund: Provided , That notwithstanding section 7(b)(9) of the Railroad Retirement Act this limitation may be used to hire attorneys only through the excepted service: Provided further , That the previous proviso shall not change the status under Federal employment laws of any attorney hired by the Railroad Retirement Board prior to January 1, 2013. Limitation on the office of inspector general For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General for audit, investigatory and review activities, as authorized by the Inspector General Act of 1978, not more than $8,437,000, to be derived from the railroad retirement accounts and railroad unemployment insurance account. Social security administration Payments to social security trust funds For payment to the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, as provided under sections 201(m), 228(g), and 1131(b)(2) of the Social Security Act , $16,400,000. Supplemental security income program For carrying out titles XI and XVI of the Social Security Act, section 401 of Public Law 92–603 , section 212 of Public Law 93–66 , as amended, and section 405 of Public Law 95–216 , including payment to the Social Security trust funds for administrative expenses incurred pursuant to section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, $41,232,978,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That any portion of the funds provided to a State in the current fiscal year and not obligated by the State during that year shall be returned to the Treasury: Provided further, That not more than $83,000,000 shall be available for research and demonstrations under sections 1110, 1115, and 1144 of the Social Security Act, and remain available through September 30, 2017. For making, after June 15 of the current fiscal year, benefit payments to individuals under title XVI of the Social Security Act, for unanticipated costs incurred for the current fiscal year, such sums as may be necessary. For making benefit payments under title XVI of the Social Security Act for the first quarter of fiscal year 2016, $19,200,000,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on administrative expenses For necessary expenses, including the hire of two passenger motor vehicles, and not to exceed $20,000 for official reception and representation expenses, not more than $10,284,945,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to in such section: Provided , That not less than $2,300,000 shall be for the Social Security Advisory Board: Provided further , That, $131,000,000 may be used for the costs associated with conducting continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act: Provided further , That the Commissioner may allocate additional funds under this paragraph above the level specified in the previous proviso for such activities but only to reconcile estimated and actual unit costs for conducting such activities and after notifying the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any such reallocation: Provided further , That unobligated balances of funds provided under this paragraph at the end of fiscal year 2015 not needed for fiscal year 2015 shall remain available until expended to invest in the Social Security Administration information technology and telecommunications hardware and software infrastructure, including related equipment and non-payroll administrative expenses associated solely with this information technology and telecommunications infrastructure: Provided further , That the Commissioner of Social Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate prior to making unobligated balances available under the authority in the previous proviso: Provided further , That reimbursement to the trust funds under this heading for expenditures for official time for employees of the Social Security Administration pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7131 , and for facilities or support services for labor organizations pursuant to policies, regulations, or procedures referred to in section 7135(b) of such title shall be made by the Secretary of the Treasury, with interest, from amounts in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, as soon as possible after such expenditures are made. In addition, for the costs associated with continuing disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act and for the cost associated with conducting redeterminations of eligibility under title XVI of the Social Security Act, $1,396,000,000 may be expended, as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act, from any one or all of the trust funds referred to therein: Provided , That, of such amount, $273,000,000 is provided to meet the terms of section 251(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, and $1,123,000,000 is additional new budget authority specified for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(B) of such Act: Provided further , That the Commissioner shall provide to the Congress (at the conclusion of the fiscal year) a report on the obligation and expenditure of these funds, similar to the reports that were required by section 103(d)(2) of Public Law 104–121 for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. In addition, $124,000,000 to be derived from administration fees in excess of $5.00 per supplementary payment collected pursuant to section 1616(d) of the Social Security Act or section 212(b)(3) of Public Law 93–66 , which shall remain available until expended. To the extent that the amounts collected pursuant to such sections in fiscal year 2015 exceed $124,000,000, the amounts shall be available in fiscal year 2016 only to the extent provided in advance in appropriations Acts. In addition, up to $1,000,000 to be derived from fees collected pursuant to section 303(c) of the Social Security Protection Act, which shall remain available until expended. Office of inspector general (including transfer of funds) For expenses necessary for the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, $28,829,000, together with not to exceed $74,521,000, to be transferred and expended as authorized by section 201(g)(1) of the Social Security Act from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund. In addition, an amount not to exceed 3 percent of the total provided in this appropriation may be transferred from the Limitation on Administrative Expenses , Social Security Administration, to be merged with this account, to be available for the time and purposes for which this account is available: Provided, That notice of such transfers shall be transmitted promptly to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate at least 15 days in advance of any transfer. V General Provisions (transfer of funds) 501. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education are authorized to transfer unexpended balances of prior appropriations to accounts corresponding to current appropriations provided in this Act. Such transferred balances shall be used for the same purpose, and for the same periods of time, for which they were originally appropriated. 502. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 503. (a) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, for the preparation, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, electronic communication, radio, television, or video presentation designed to support or defeat the enactment of legislation before the Congress or any State or local legislature or legislative body, except in presentation to the Congress or any State or local legislature itself, or designed to support or defeat any proposed or pending regulation, administrative action, or order issued by the executive branch of any State or local government, except in presentation to the executive branch of any State or local government itself. (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act or transferred pursuant to section 4002 of Public Law 111–148 shall be used to pay the salary or expenses of any grant or contract recipient, or agent acting for such recipient, related to any activity designed to influence the enactment of legislation, appropriations, regulation, administrative action, or Executive order proposed or pending before the Congress or any State government, State legislature or local legislature or legislative body, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships or participation by an agency or officer of a State, local or tribal government in policymaking and administrative processes within the executive branch of that government. (c) The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall include any activity to advocate or promote any proposed, pending or future Federal, State or local tax increase, or any proposed, pending, or future requirement or restriction on any legal consumer product, including its sale or marketing, including but not limited to the advocacy or promotion of gun control. 504. The Secretaries of Labor and Education are authorized to make available not to exceed $28,000 and $20,000, respectively, from funds available for salaries and expenses under titles I and III, respectively, for official reception and representation expenses; the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from the funds available for Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Salaries and Expenses ; and the Chairman of the National Mediation Board is authorized to make available for official reception and representation expenses not to exceed $5,000 from funds available for National Mediation Board, Salaries and Expenses . 505. When issuing statements, press releases, requests for proposals, bid solicitations and other documents describing projects or programs funded in whole or in part with Federal money, all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, including but not limited to State and local governments and recipients of Federal research grants, shall clearly state— (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources. 506. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for any abortion. (b) None of the funds appropriated in this Act, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are appropriated in this Act, shall be expended for health benefits coverage that includes coverage of abortion. (c) The term health benefits coverage means the package of services covered by a managed care provider or organization pursuant to a contract or other arrangement. 507. (a) The limitations established in the preceding section shall not apply to an abortion— (1) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest; or (2) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself, that would, as certified by a physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is performed. (b) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as prohibiting the expenditure by a State, locality, entity, or private person of State, local, or private funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (c) Nothing in the preceding section shall be construed as restricting the ability of any managed care provider from offering abortion coverage or the ability of a State or locality to contract separately with such a provider for such coverage with State funds (other than a State's or locality's contribution of Medicaid matching funds). (d) (1) None of the funds made available in this Act may be made available to a Federal agency or program, or to a State or local government, if such agency, program, or government subjects any institutional or individual health care entity to discrimination on the basis that the health care entity does not provide, pay for, provide coverage of, or refer for abortions. (2) In this subsection, the term health care entity includes an individual physician or other health care professional, a hospital, a provider-sponsored organization, a health maintenance organization, a health insurance plan, or any other kind of health care facility, organization, or plan. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for— (1) the creation of a human embryo or embryos for research purposes; or (2) research in which a human embryo or embryos are destroyed, discarded, or knowingly subjected to risk of injury or death greater than that allowed for research on fetuses in utero under 45 CFR 46.204(b) and section 498(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 289g(b) ). (b) For purposes of this section, the term human embryo or embryos includes any organism, not protected as a human subject under 45 CFR 46 as of the date of the enactment of this Act, that is derived by fertilization, parthenogenesis, cloning, or any other means from one or more human gametes or human diploid cells. 509. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any activity that promotes the legalization of any drug or other substance included in schedule I of the schedules of controlled substances established under section 202 of the Controlled Substances Act except for normal and recognized executive-congressional communications. (b) The limitation in subsection (a) shall not apply when there is significant medical evidence of a therapeutic advantage to the use of such drug or other substance or that federally sponsored clinical trials are being conducted to determine therapeutic advantage. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to promulgate or adopt any final standard under section 1173(b) of the Social Security Act providing for, or providing for the assignment of, a unique health identifier for an individual (except in an individual's capacity as an employer or a health care provider), until legislation is enacted specifically approving the standard. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended to enter into or renew a contract with an entity if— (1) such entity is otherwise a contractor with the United States and is subject to the requirement in 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) regarding submission of an annual report to the Secretary of Labor concerning employment of certain veterans; and (2) such entity has not submitted a report as required by that section for the most recent year for which such requirement was applicable to such entity. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. 513. None of the funds made available by this Act to carry out the Library Services and Technology Act may be made available to any library covered by paragraph (1) of section 224(f) of such Act, as amended by the Children's Internet Protection Act, unless such library has made the certifications required by paragraph (4) of such section. 514. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) reorganizes or renames offices; (6) reorganizes programs or activities; or (7) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agencies funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $500,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects (including construction projects), or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate are consulted 15 days in advance of such reprogramming or of an announcement of intent relating to such reprogramming, whichever occurs earlier, and are notified in writing 10 days in advance of such reprogramming. 515. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to request that a candidate for appointment to a Federal scientific advisory committee disclose the political affiliation or voting history of the candidate or the position that the candidate holds with respect to political issues not directly related to and necessary for the work of the committee involved. (b) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to disseminate information that is deliberately false or misleading. 516. Within 45 days of enactment of this Act, each department and related agency funded through this Act shall submit an operating plan that details at the program, project, and activity level any funding allocations for fiscal year 2015 that are different than those specified in this Act, the accompanying detailed table in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) accompanying this Act, or the fiscal year 2015 budget request. 517. The Secretaries of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education shall each prepare and submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the number and amount of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements exceeding $500,000 in value and awarded by the Department on a non-competitive basis during each quarter of fiscal year 2015, but not to include grants awarded on a formula basis or directed by law. Such report shall include the name of the contractor or grantee, the amount of funding, the governmental purpose, including a justification for issuing the award on a non-competitive basis. Such report shall be transmitted to the Committees within 30 days after the end of the quarter for which the report is submitted. 518. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be expended or obligated by the Commissioner of Social Security, for purposes of administering Social Security benefit payments under title II of the Social Security Act, to process any claim for credit for a quarter of coverage based on work performed under a social security account number that is not the claimant's number and the performance of such work under such number has formed the basis for a conviction of the claimant of a violation of section 208(a)(6) or (7) of the Social Security Act. 519. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security Administration to pay the compensation of employees of the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments, under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the social security system established by title II of the Social Security Act and the social security system of Mexico, which would not otherwise be payable but for such agreement. (rescission) 520. Of the funds made available for performance bonus payments under section 2105(a)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act, $1,745,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 521. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to carry out any program of distributing sterile needles or syringes for the hypodermic injection of any illegal drug. (Rescission) 522. Of the funds made available for fiscal year 2015 under section 3403 of Public Law 111–148 , $10,000,000 are rescinded. 523. Not later than 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, beginning with the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education and the Social Security Administration shall provide the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate a quarterly report on the status of balances of appropriations: Provided, That for balances that are unobligated and uncommitted, committed, and obligated but unexpended, the quarterly reports shall separately identify the amounts attributable to each source year of appropriation (beginning with fiscal year 2012, or, to the extent feasible, earlier fiscal years) from which balances were derived. 524. (a) Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to carry out up to 10 Performance Partnership Pilots. Such Pilots shall: (1) be designed to improve outcomes for disconnected youth, and (2) involve Federal programs targeted on disconnected youth, or designed to prevent youth from disconnecting from school or work, that provide education, training, employment, and other related social services. Such Pilots shall be governed by the provisions of section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, except that in carrying out such Pilots section 526 shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2014 in the title of subsection (b) and by substituting September 30, 2019 for September 30, 2018 each place it appears. (b) In addition, Federal agencies may use Federal discretionary funds that are made available in this Act to participate in Performance Partnership Pilots that are being carried out pursuant to the authority provided by section 526 of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014. 525. Each Federal agency, or in the case of an agency with multiple bureaus, each bureau (or operating division) funded under this Act that has research and development expenditures in excess of $100,000,000 per year shall develop a Federal research public access policy that provides for— (1) the submission to the agency, agency bureau, or designated entity acting on behalf of the agency, a machine-readable version of the author’s final peer-reviewed manuscripts that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals describing research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government; (2) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions not later than 12 months after the official date of publication; and (3) compliance with all relevant copyright laws. 526. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 527. For purposes of carrying out Executive Order 13589, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M–12–12 dated May 11, 2012, and requirements contained in the annual appropriations bills relating to conference attendance and expenditures: (1) the operating divisions of HHS shall be considered independent agencies; and (2) attendance at and support for scientific conferences shall be tabulated separately from and not included in agency totals. (transfer) 528. (a) This section applies to the amounts that— (1) are made available in this Act— (A) under the heading Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research in title III; or (B) under the heading PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION under the heading Departmental Management in title III; and (2) relate to functions described in subsection (b), (m)(1), or (n)(2) of section 491 of the WIOA. (b) Amounts described in subsection (a) shall be obligated, expended, and transferred in accordance with that section 491. 529. None of the funds made available under this or any other Act, or any prior Appropriations Act, may be provided to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, allied organizations, or successors. VI Ebola Response and Preparedness Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for CDC-Wide Activities and Program Support, $1,771,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally; for the transportation, medical care, treatment, and other related costs of persons quarantined or isolated under Federal or State quarantine law; and to carry out titles II, III, and XVII of the Public Health Service ( PHS ) Act with respect to domestic preparedness and global health: Provided , That no less than $10,000,000 shall be for worker-based training to prevent and reduce exposure of hospital employees, emergency first responders and other workers who are at risk of exposure to Ebola through their work duties: Provided further , That $597,000,000 shall be used to support national public health institutes and global health security: Provided further , That $155,000,000 shall be to support the Public Health Emergency Preparedness program: Provided further , That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That funds may be used for purchase and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries: Provided further , That such funds may be transferred by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) to other accounts of the CDC for the purposes provided in this paragraph: Provided further , That the Director of the CDC shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate promptly after any transfer under the preceding proviso: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. National Institutes of Health NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES For an additional amount for National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically and internationally, including expenses related to carrying out section 301 and title IV of the PHS Act, $238,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of the Secretary PUBLIC HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES EMERGENCY FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For an additional amount for Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund to prevent, prepare for, and respond to Ebola domestically or internationally, and to develop necessary medical countermeasures and vaccines including the development and purchase of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics, necessary medical supplies, and administrative activities, $733,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That products purchased with these funds may, at the discretion of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, be deposited in the Strategic National Stockpile under section 319F–2 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That, notwithstanding section 496(b) of the PHS Act, funds may be used for the renovation and alteration of privately owned facilities to improve preparedness and response capability at the State and local level: Provided further , That sections 319C–1(h)(3) and 319C–2(h) of the PHS Act shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That reimbursement of domestic transportation and treatment costs (other than costs paid or reimbursed by the individual's health coverage) for an individual treated in the United States for Ebola, before or after the date of enactment of this Act, shall be deemed to be a use of resources of the Secretary in implementation of a plan under section 311(c)(1) of the PHS Act ( 42 U.S.C. 243(c)(1) ), and funds made available by this title shall be available for that purpose, at the discretion of the Secretary: Provided further , That funds appropriated in this paragraph may be used for the purposes specified in this paragraph and to the fund authorized by section 319F–4 of the PHS Act: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. General Provisions 601. For purposes of preventing, preparing for, and responding to Ebola domestically or internationally, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may use funds provided in this title— (1) for the CDC to acquire, lease, construct, alter, renovate, equip, furnish, or manage facilities outside of the United States, as necessary to conduct such programs, in consultation with the Secretary of State, either directly for the use of the United States Government or for the use, pursuant to grants, direct assistance, or cooperative agreements, of public or nonprofit private institutions or agencies in participating foreign countries; (2) for the CDC to obtain by contract (in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, but without regard to the limitations in such section on the period of service and on pay) the personal services of experts or consultants who have scientific or other professional qualifications, except that in no case shall the compensation provided to any such expert or consultant exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of compensation for Executive Level II employees; and (3) to use available resources to provide Federal assistance as necessary for repatriation notwithstanding the limitation on temporary assistance in section 1113(d) of the Social Security Act. 602. The Secretary shall provide notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate within 15 days of the use of the provisions in section 601. 603. A grant awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services with funds made available by this title may be made conditional on agreement by the awardee to comply with existing and future guidance from the Secretary regarding control of the spread of the Ebola virus. (transfer of funds) 604. Funds appropriated in this title may be transferred to, and merged with, other appropriation accounts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, or the National Institutes of Health for the purposes specified in this title following consultation with the Office of Management and Budget: Provided , That the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate shall be notified 10 days in advance of any such transfer: Provided further , That, upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this title may be transferred pursuant to the authority in section 206 of this Act or section 241(a) of the PHS Act. This division may be cited as the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . H Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH SENATE Expense allowances For expense allowances of the Vice President, $18,760; the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, $37,520; Majority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Minority Leader of the Senate, $39,920; Majority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Minority Whip of the Senate, $9,980; Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Conference Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; and Chairmen of the Majority and Minority Policy Committees, $4,690 for each Chairman; in all, $174,840. Representation Allowances for the Majority and Minority Leaders For representation allowances of the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate, $14,070 for each such Leader; in all, $28,140 . Salaries, officers and employees For compensation of officers, employees, and others as authorized by law, including agency contributions, $177,723,681 , which shall be paid from this appropriation without regard to the following limitations: Office of the Vice President For the Office of the Vice President, $2,417,248 . Office of the President Pro Tempore For the Office of the President Pro Tempore, $723,466 . Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders For Offices of the Majority and Minority Leaders, $5,255,576 . Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips For Offices of the Majority and Minority Whips, $3,359,424 . Committee on Appropriations For salaries of the Committee on Appropriations, $15,142,000 . Conference Committees For the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, at rates of compensation to be fixed by the Chairman of each such committee, $1,658,000 for each such committee; in all, $3,316,000 . Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority For Offices of the Secretaries of the Conference of the Majority and the Conference of the Minority, $817,402 . Policy Committees For salaries of the Majority Policy Committee and the Minority Policy Committee, $1,692,905 for each such committee; in all, $3,385,810 . Office of the Chaplain For Office of the Chaplain, $416,886 . Office of the Secretary For Office of the Secretary, $24,772,000 . Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper For Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, $69,000,000 . Offices of the Secretaries for the Majority and Minority For Offices of the Secretary for the Majority and the Secretary for the Minority, $1,762,000 . Agency Contributions and Related Expenses For agency contributions for employee benefits, as authorized by law, and related expenses, $47,355,869. Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the Senate, $5,408,500 . Office of Senate Legal Counsel For salaries and expenses of the Office of Senate Legal Counsel, $1,120,000. Expense Allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and Secretaries for the Majority and Minority of the Senate For expense allowances of the Secretary of the Senate, $7,110; Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Majority of the Senate, $7,110; Secretary for the Minority of the Senate, $7,110 ; in all, $28,440. Contingent Expenses of the Senate Inquiries and Investigations For expenses of inquiries and investigations ordered by the Senate, or conducted under paragraph 1 of rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the Senate, section 112 of the Supplemental Appropriations and Rescission Act, 1980 ( Public Law 96–304 ), and Senate Resolution 281, 96th Congress, agreed to March 11, 1980, $133,265,000, of which $26,650,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control For expenses of the United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, $508,000. Secretary of the Senate For expenses of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, $6,250,000 of which $4,350,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate For expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $128,300,499 , which shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Miscellaneous Items For miscellaneous items, $21,178,002, which shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account For Senators' Official Personnel and Office Expense Account, $390,000,000 of which $19,109,214 shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Official Mail Costs For expenses necessary for official mail costs of the Senate, $300,000. Administrative Provisions Senate Stationery Procurement 1. (a) Sections 65, 66, 67, and 68 of the Revised Statutes ( 2 U.S.C. 6569 , 6570, 6571) are repealed. (b) The fifth paragraph after the paragraph under the side heading For contingent expenses, namely : under the subheading Senate , under the heading Legislative of the Act of March 3, 1887 (24 Stat. 596, chapter 392; 2 U.S.C. 6572 ), is amended by striking sections, sixty-five, sixty six, sixty-seven, sixty-eight, and sixty-nine, and inserting section 69 . 2. Section 7(e) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 ( 2 U.S.C. 6115 note) is amended by striking and the 110th Congress and inserting the 110th Congress, and the 114th Congress . House of Representatives Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the House of Representatives, $1,180,736,000, as follows: House Leadership Offices For salaries and expenses, as authorized by law, $22,278,891, including: Office of the Speaker, $6,645,417, including $25,000 for official expenses of the Speaker; Office of the Majority Floor Leader, $2,180,048, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Majority Leader; Office of the Minority Floor Leader, $7,114,471, including $10,000 for official expenses of the Minority Leader; Office of the Majority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Majority Whip, $1,886,632, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Majority Whip; Office of the Minority Whip, including the Chief Deputy Minority Whip, $1,459,639, including $5,000 for official expenses of the Minority Whip; Republican Conference, $1,505,426; Democratic Caucus, $1,487,258: Provided , That such amount for salaries and expenses shall remain available from January 3, 2015 until January 2, 2016. Members’ Representational Allowances Including Members’ Clerk Hire, Official Expenses of Members, and Official Mail For Members' representational allowances, including Members' clerk hire, official expenses, and official mail, $554,317,732. Committee Employees Standing Committees, Special and Select For salaries and expenses of standing committees, special and select, authorized by House resolutions, $123,903,173: Provided , That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016, except that $2,300,000 of such amount shall remain available until expended for committee room upgrading. Committee on Appropriations For salaries and expenses of the Committee on Appropriations, $23,271,004, including studies and examinations of executive agencies and temporary personal services for such committee, to be expended in accordance with section 202(b) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 and to be available for reimbursement to agencies for services performed: Provided , That such amount shall remain available for such salaries and expenses until December 31, 2016. Salaries, Officers and Employees For compensation and expenses of officers and employees, as authorized by law, $171,344,864, including: for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Clerk, including the positions of the Chaplain and the Historian, and including not more than $25,000 for official representative and reception expenses, of which not more than $20,000 is for the Family Room and not more than $2,000 is for the Office of the Chaplain, $24,009,473; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Sergeant at Arms, including the position of Superintendent of Garages and the Office of Emergency Management, and including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $11,926,729 of which $4,344,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer including not more than $3,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $113,100,000, of which $4,000,000 shall remain available until expended; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Inspector General, $4,741,809; for salaries and expenses of the Office of General Counsel, $1,340,987; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Parliamentarian, including the Parliamentarian, $2,000 for preparing the Digest of Rules, and not more than $1,000 for official representation and reception expenses, $1,952,249; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House, $4,087,587, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of the Legislative Counsel of the House, $8,892,975, of which $540,000 shall remain available until expended for the completion of the House Modernization Initiative; for salaries and expenses of the Office of Interparliamentary Affairs, $814,069; for other authorized employees, $478,986. Allowances and Expenses For allowances and expenses as authorized by House resolution or law, $285,620,336, including: supplies, materials, administrative costs and Federal tort claims, $4,152,789; official mail for committees, leadership offices, and administrative offices of the House, $190,486; Government contributions for health, retirement, Social Security, and other applicable employee benefits, $256,635,776, to remain available until March 31, 2016; Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery, $16,217,008 of which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended; transition activities for new members and staff, $3,737,000, to remain available until expended; Wounded Warrior Program $2,500,000, to remain available until expended; Office of Congressional Ethics, $1,467,030; and miscellaneous items including purchase, exchange, maintenance, repair and operation of House motor vehicles, interparliamentary receptions, and gratuities to heirs of deceased employees of the House, $720,247. Administrative Provisions 101. (a) Requiring Amounts Remaining in Members' Representational Allowances To Be Used for Deficit Reduction or To Reduce the Federal Debt Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated under this Act for HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—Salaries and Expenses—Members’ Representational Allowances shall be available only for fiscal year 2015. Any amount remaining after all payments are made under such allowances for fiscal year 2015 shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction (or, if there is no Federal budget deficit after all such payments have been made, for reducing the Federal debt, in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Regulations The Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section. (c) Definition As used in this section, the term Member of the House of Representatives means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress. delivery of bills and resolutions 102. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of a bill, joint resolution, or resolution to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) unless the Member requests a copy. delivery of congressional record 103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of any version of the Congressional Record to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). limitation on amount available to lease vehicles 104. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to make any payments from any Members' Representational Allowance for the leasing of a vehicle, excluding mobile district offices, in an aggregate amount that exceeds $1,000 for the vehicle in any month. limitation on printed copies of u.s. code to house 105. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to provide an aggregate number of more than 50 printed copies of any edition of the United States Code to all offices of the House of Representatives. delivery of reports of disbursements 106. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver a printed copy of the report of disbursements for the operations of the House of Representatives under section 106 of the House of Representatives Administrative Reform Technical Corrections Act ( 2 U.S.C. 5535 ) to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress). delivery of daily calendar 107. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to deliver to the office of a Member of the House of Representatives (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress) a printed copy of the Daily Calendar of the House of Representatives which is prepared by the Clerk of the House of Representatives. JOINT ITEMS For Joint Committees, as follows: Joint Economic Committee For salaries and expenses of the Joint Economic Committee, $4,203,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. Joint Committee on Taxation For salaries and expenses of the Joint Committee on Taxation, $10,095,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. For other joint items, as follows: Office of the Attending Physician For medical supplies, equipment, and contingent expenses of the emergency rooms, and for the Attending Physician and his assistants, including: (1) an allowance of $2,175 per month to the Attending Physician; (2) an allowance of $1,300 per month to the Senior Medical Officer; (3) an allowance of $725 per month each to three medical officers while on duty in the Office of the Attending Physician; (4) an allowance of $725 per month to 2 assistants and $580 per month each not to exceed 11 assistants on the basis heretofore provided for such assistants; and (5) $2,486,000 for reimbursement to the Department of the Navy for expenses incurred for staff and equipment assigned to the Office of the Attending Physician, which shall be advanced and credited to the applicable appropriation or appropriations from which such salaries, allowances, and other expenses are payable and shall be available for all the purposes thereof, $3,371,000, to be disbursed by the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives. Office of Congressional Accessibility Services Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, $1,387,000, to be disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate. CAPITOL POLICE salaries For salaries of employees of the Capitol Police, including overtime, hazardous duty pay, and Government contributions for health, retirement, social security, professional liability insurance, and other applicable employee benefits, $286,500,000 of which overtime shall not exceed $23,425,000 unless the Committee on Appropriations of the House and Senate are notified, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee. general expenses For necessary expenses of the Capitol Police, including motor vehicles, communications and other equipment, security equipment and installation, uniforms, weapons, supplies, materials, training, medical services, forensic services, stenographic services, personal and professional services, the employee assistance program, the awards program, postage, communication services, travel advances, relocation of instructor and liaison personnel for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and not more than $5,000 to be expended on the certification of the Chief of the Capitol Police in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $61,459,000, to be disbursed by the Chief of the Capitol Police or his designee: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the cost of basic training for the Capitol Police at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center for fiscal year 2015 shall be paid by the Secretary of Homeland Security from funds available to the Department of Homeland Security. OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as authorized by section 305 of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1385 ), $3,959,000, of which $450,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That not more than $500 may be expended on the certification of the Executive Director of the Office of Compliance in connection with official representation and reception expenses. Administrative provision EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATIONS 1001. Section 301(h)(2) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 ( 2 U.S.C. 1381(h)(2) ) is amended by striking ‘‘the residences of covered employees’’ and inserting ‘‘covered employees by the end of each fiscal year’’. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses necessary for operation of the Congressional Budget Office, including not more than $6,000 to be expended on the certification of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses, $45,700,000. ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL General Administration For salaries for the Architect of the Capitol, and other personal services, at rates of pay provided by law; for surveys and studies in connection with activities under the care of the Architect of the Capitol; for all necessary expenses for the general and administrative support of the operations under the Architect of the Capitol including the Botanic Garden; electrical substations of the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, and other facilities under the jurisdiction of the Architect of the Capitol; including furnishings and office equipment; including not more than $5,000 for official reception and representation expenses, to be expended as the Architect of the Capitol may approve; for purchase or exchange, maintenance, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle, $91,455,000. Capitol Building For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol, $54,665,000, of which $9,134,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $21,222,000 shall remain available until expended. Capitol Grounds For all necessary expenses for care and improvement of grounds surrounding the Capitol, the Senate and House office buildings, and the Capitol Power Plant, $11,973,000, of which $2,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Senate Office Buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of Senate office buildings; and furniture and furnishings to be expended under the control and supervision of the Architect of the Capitol, $94,313,000, of which $36,488,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. House Office Buildings For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the House office buildings, $89,446,898, of which $24,824,898 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. In addition, for a payment to the House Historic Buildings Revitalization Trust Fund, $70,000,000, to remain available until expended. Capitol Power Plant For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Capitol Power Plant; lighting, heating, power (including the purchase of electrical energy) and water and sewer services for the Capitol, Senate and House office buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and the grounds about the same, Botanic Garden, Senate garage, and air conditioning refrigeration not supplied from plants in any of such buildings; heating the Government Printing Office and Washington City Post Office, and heating and chilled water for air conditioning for the Supreme Court Building, the Union Station complex, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building and the Folger Shakespeare Library, expenses for which shall be advanced or reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol and amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury to the credit of this appropriation, $90,652,000, of which $8,686,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That not more than $9,000,000 of the funds credited or to be reimbursed to this appropriation as herein provided shall be available for obligation during fiscal year 2015. Library Buildings and Grounds For all necessary expenses for the mechanical and structural maintenance, care and operation of the Library buildings and grounds, $42,180,000, of which $17,042,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Capitol Police Buildings, Grounds, and Security For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of buildings, grounds and security enhancements of the United States Capitol Police, wherever located, the Alternate Computer Facility, and AOC security operations, $19,159,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019. Botanic Garden For all necessary expenses for the maintenance, care and operation of the Botanic Garden and the nurseries, buildings, grounds, and collections; and purchase and exchange, maintenance, repair, and operation of a passenger motor vehicle; all under the direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, $15,573,000, of which $5,693,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount made available under this heading, the Architect of the Capitol may obligate and expend such sums as may be necessary for the maintenance, care and operation of the National Garden established under section 307E of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1989 ( 2 U.S.C. 2146 ), upon vouchers approved by the Architect of the Capitol or a duly authorized designee. Capitol Visitor Center For all necessary expenses for the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, $20,844,000. Administrative Provisions 1101. No bonuses for contractors behind schedule or over budget None of the funds made available in this Act for the Architect of the Capitol may be used to make incentive or award payments to contractors for work on contracts or programs for which the contractor is behind schedule or over budget, unless the Architect of the Capitol, or agency-employed designee, determines that any such deviations are due to unforeseeable events, government-driven scope changes, or are not significant within the overall scope of the project and/or program. U.S. Botanic Garden administration of educational outreach and services 1102. (a) The Architect of the Capitol, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, may enter into cooperative agreements with entities under such terms as the Architect determines advisable, in order to support the United States Botanic Garden in carrying out its duties, authorities, and mission. (b) (1) The Architect of the Capitol may, subject to the direction of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library, enter into a no-cost agreement, through a contract, cooperative agreement, or memorandum of understanding, with a qualified entity to conduct, or provide support for, an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach that benefits the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden. (2) Any agreement under paragraph (1) may— (A) allow the qualified entity to accept fees for any program or class described in paragraph (1) in order to cover all or a portion of the entity's costs of any supplies, honoraria, or associated expenses for the program or class; and (B) subject to such terms as the Architect considers appropriate and necessary, grant temporary concessions to the qualified entity, or allow the qualified entity to grant temporary concessions to another person, in connection with an educational exhibit, program, class, or outreach described in paragraph (1), including concessions for food and merchandise sales that are specifically related to the educational mission involved. (3) Section 5104(c) of title 40, United States Code, shall not apply to any activity carried out under this subsection. (4) In this subsection, the term qualified entity means— (A) the National Fund for the United States Botanic Garden; and (B) any other organization described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code that the Architect of the Capitol determines shares interests complementary to the educational mission of the United States Botanic Garden. (c) Any authority under subsection (a) or (b) shall not apply to any agreement providing for the construction or improvement of real property. (d) This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2015 and each succeeding fiscal year. scrims 1103. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for scrims containing photographs of building facades during restoration or construction projects performed by the Architect of the Capitol. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Library of Congress not otherwise provided for, including development and maintenance of the Library's catalogs; custody and custodial care of the Library buildings; special clothing; cleaning, laundering and repair of uniforms; preservation of motion pictures in the custody of the Library; operation and maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the Library; activities under the Civil Rights History Project Act of 2009; preparation and distribution of catalog records and other publications of the Library; hire or purchase of one passenger motor vehicle; and expenses of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board not properly chargeable to the income of any trust fund held by the Board, $419,357,000, of which not more than $6,000,000 shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015, and shall remain available until expended, under the Act of June 28, 1902 (chapter 1301; 32 Stat. 480; 2 U.S.C. 150 ) and not more than $350,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 and shall remain available until expended for the development and maintenance of an international legal information database and activities related thereto: Provided , That the Library of Congress may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under the Act of June 28, 1902, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $6,350,000: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, not more than $12,000 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for the Overseas Field Offices: Provided further , That of the total amount appropriated, $8,231,000 shall remain available until expended for the digital collections and educational curricula program. Copyright Office salaries and expenses For all necessary expenses of the Copyright Office, $54,303,000, of which not more than $27,971,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from collections credited to this appropriation during fiscal year 2015 under section 708(d) of title 17, United States Code: Provided , That the Copyright Office may not obligate or expend any funds derived from collections under such section, in excess of the amount authorized for obligation or expenditure in appropriations Acts: Provided further , That not more than $5,611,000 shall be derived from collections during fiscal year 2015 under sections 111(d)(2), 119(b)(2), 803(e), 1005, and 1316 of such title: Provided further , That the total amount available for obligation shall be reduced by the amount by which collections are less than $33,582,000: Provided further , That not more than $100,000 of the amount appropriated is available for the maintenance of an International Copyright Institute in the Copyright Office of the Library of Congress for the purpose of training nationals of developing countries in intellectual property laws and policies: Provided further , That not more than $6,500 may be expended, on the certification of the Librarian of Congress, in connection with official representation and reception expenses for activities of the International Copyright Institute and for copyright delegations, visitors, and seminars: Provided further , That notwithstanding any provision of chapter 8 of title 17, United States Code, any amounts made available under this heading which are attributable to royalty fees and payments received by the Copyright Office pursuant to sections 111, 119, and chapter 10 of such title may be used for the costs incurred in the administration of the Copyright Royalty Judges program, with the exception of the costs of salaries and benefits for the Copyright Royalty Judges and staff under section 802(e). Congressional Research Service Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 203 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 166 ) and to revise and extend the Annotated Constitution of the United States of America, $106,945,000: Provided , That no part of such amount may be used to pay any salary or expense in connection with any publication, or preparation of material therefor (except the Digest of Public General Bills), to be issued by the Library of Congress unless such publication has obtained prior approval of either the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate. Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Salaries and Expenses For salaries and expenses to carry out the Act of March 3, 1931 (chapter 400; 46 Stat. 1487; 2 U.S.C. 135a ), $50,248,000: Provided , That of the total amount appropriated, $650,000 shall be available to contract to provide newspapers to blind and physically handicapped residents at no cost to the individual. Administrative Provision reimbursable and revolving fund activities 1201. (a) In General For fiscal year 2015, the obligational authority of the Library of Congress for the activities described in subsection (b) may not exceed $203,058,000. (b) Activities The activities referred to in subsection (a) are reimbursable and revolving fund activities that are funded from sources other than appropriations to the Library in appropriations Acts for the legislative branch. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE Congressional Publishing (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For authorized publishing of congressional information and the distribution of congressional information in any format; expenses necessary for preparing the semimonthly and session index to the Congressional Record, as authorized by law ( section 902 of title 44, United States Code); publishing of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed to Members of Congress; and publishing and distribution of Government publications authorized by law to be distributed without charge to the recipient, $79,736,000: Provided , That this appropriation shall not be available for paper copies of the permanent edition of the Congressional Record for individual Representatives, Resident Commissioners or Delegates authorized under section 906 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for the payment of obligations incurred under the appropriations for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 2-year limitation under section 718 of title 44, United States Code, none of the funds appropriated or made available under this Act or any other Act for printing and binding and related services provided to Congress under chapter 7 of title 44, United States Code, may be expended to print a document, report, or publication after the 27-month period beginning on the date that such document, report, or publication is authorized by Congress to be printed, unless Congress reauthorizes such printing in accordance with section 718 of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate: Provided further , That notwithstanding sections 901, 902, and 906 of title 44, United States Code, this appropriation may be used to prepare indexes to the Congressional Record on only a monthly and session basis. Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents Salaries and Expenses (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For expenses of the public information programs of the Office of Superintendent of Documents necessary to provide for the cataloging and indexing of Government publications and their distribution to the public, Members of Congress, other Government agencies, and designated depository and international exchange libraries as authorized by law, $31,500,000: Provided , That amounts of not more than $2,000,000 from current year appropriations are authorized for producing and disseminating Congressional serial sets and other related publications for fiscal years 2013 and 2014 to depository and other designated libraries: Provided further, That any unobligated or unexpended balances in this account or accounts for similar purposes for preceding fiscal years may be transferred to the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund for carrying out the purposes of this heading, subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate. Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund For payment to the Government Publishing Office Business Operations Revolving Fund, $8,757,000, to remain available until expended, for information technology development and facilities repair: Provided , That the Government Publishing Office is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds available and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs and purposes set forth in the budget for the current fiscal year for the Government Publishing Office business operations revolving fund: Provided further, That not more than $7,500 may be expended on the certification of the Director of the Government Publishing Office in connection with official representation and reception expenses: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for the hire or purchase of not more than 12 passenger motor vehicles: Provided further, That expenditures in connection with travel expenses of the advisory councils to the Director of the Government Publishing Office shall be deemed necessary to carry out the provisions of title 44, United States Code: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund shall be available for temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such title: Provided further, That activities financed through the business operations revolving fund may provide information in any format: Provided further, That the business operations revolving fund and the funds provided under the heading Public Information Programs of the Superintendent of Documents may not be used for contracted security services at GPO's passport facility in the District of Columbia. Administrative Provision 1301. Redesignation of Government Printing Office to Government Publishing Office (a) In general The Government Printing Office is hereby redesignated the Government Publishing Office. (b) References Any reference to the Government Printing Office in any law, rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act shall be considered to refer and apply to the Government Publishing Office. (c) Title 44, United States Code Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Public Printer each place that term appears and inserting Director of the Government Publishing Office ; and (2) in the heading for each of sections 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 502, 710, 1102, 1111, 1115, 1340, 1701, 1712, and 1914, by striking Public Printer and inserting Director of the Government Publishing Office . (d) Other references Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Director of the Government Publishing Office. (e) Title 44, United States Code Title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking Deputy Public Printer each place that term appears and inserting Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office ; and (2) in the heading for each of sections 302 and 303, by striking Deputy Public Printer and inserting Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office . (f) Other references Any reference in any law other than in title 44, United States Code, or in any rule, regulation, certificate, directive, instruction, or other official paper in force on the date of enactment of this Act to the Deputy Public Printer shall be considered to refer and apply to the Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office. (g) Section 301 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking , who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, ; and (2) in the second sentence, by striking His and inserting The . (h) Section 302 of title 44, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking , who must be a practical printer and versed in the art of bookbinding, ; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking He and inserting The Deputy Director of the Government Publishing Office ; (B) by striking perform the duties formerly required of the chief clerk, ; (C) by striking , and perform and inserting and perform ; and (D) by striking of him . (i) Chapter 3 of title 44, United States Code is amended— (1) in the first sentence of section 304, by striking or his and inserting or the Director's ; (2) in section 305(a)— (A) by striking he considers and inserting the Director considers ; and (B) by striking He may not and inserting The Director of the Government Publishing Office may not ; (3) in section 306, by striking his direction and inserting the direction of the Director ; (4) in section 308— (A) in subsection (b)(1)— (i) by striking his accounts and inserting the accounts of the disbursing officer ; and (ii) by striking his name and inserting the name of the disbursing officer ; (B) in subsection (b)(2)— (i) by striking his estate and inserting the estate of the disbursing officer ; (ii) by striking to him and inserting to the deputy disbursing officer ; and (iii) by striking his service and inserting the service of the deputy disbursing officer ; and (C) in subsection (c)(1)— (i) by striking by him and inserting by such officer or employee ; (ii) by striking his discretion and inserting the discretion of the Comptroller General ; and (iii) by striking whenever he each place that terms appears and inserting whenever the Comptroller General ; (5) in section 309— (A) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking by him and inserting by the Director ; and (B) in subsection (f), by striking his or her discretion and inserting the discretion of the Comptroller General ; (6) in section 310, by striking his written request and inserting the written request of the Director ; (7) in section 311(b), by striking he justifies and inserting the Director justifies ; (8) in section 312, by striking his service and inserting the service of such officer ; and (9) in section 317, by striking his delegate and inserting a delegate of the Director . GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE Salaries and Expenses For necessary expenses of the Government Accountability Office, including not more than $12,500 to be expended on the certification of the Comptroller General of the United States in connection with official representation and reception expenses; temporary or intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not more than the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of such title; hire of one passenger motor vehicle; advance payments in foreign countries in accordance with section 3324 of title 31, United States Code; benefits comparable to those payable under sections 901(5), (6), and (8) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4081(5) , (6), and (8)); and under regulations prescribed by the Comptroller General of the United States, rental of living quarters in foreign countries, $522,000,000: Provided , That, in addition, $23,750,000 of payments received under sections 782, 3521, and 9105 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available without fiscal year limitation: Provided further , That this appropriation and appropriations for administrative expenses of any other department or agency which is a member of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum or a Regional Intergovernmental Audit Forum shall be available to finance an appropriate share of either Forum's costs as determined by the respective Forum, including necessary travel expenses of non-Federal participants: Provided further , That payments hereunder to the Forum may be credited as reimbursements to any appropriation from which costs involved are initially financed. Administrative Provision center for audit excellence 1401. (a) Center for audit excellence (1) Establishment Chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter: VII Center for audit excellence 791. Center for audit excellence (a) Establishment The Comptroller General shall establish, maintain, and operate a center within the Government Accountability Office to be known as the Center for Audit Excellence (hereafter in this subchapter referred to as the Center ). (b) Purpose and activities (1) In general The Center shall build institutional auditing capacity and promote good governance by providing affordable, relevant, and high-quality training, technical assistance, and products and services to qualified personnel and entities of governments (including the Federal Government, State and local governments, tribal governments, and governments of foreign nations), international organizations, and other private organizations. (2) Determination of qualified personnel and entities Personnel and entities shall be considered qualified for purposes of receiving training, technical assistance, and products or services from the Center under paragraph (1) in accordance with such criteria as the Comptroller General may establish and publish. (c) Fees (1) Permitting charging of fees The Comptroller General may establish, charge, and collect fees (on a reimbursable or advance basis) for the training, technical assistance, and products and services provided by the Center under this subchapter. (2) Deposit into separate account The Comptroller General shall deposit all fees collected under paragraph (1) into the Center for Audit Excellence Account established under section 792. (d) Gifts of property and services The Comptroller General may accept and use conditional or non-conditional gifts of property (both real and personal) and services (including services of guest lecturers) to support the operation of the Center, except that the Comptroller General may not accept or use such a gift if the Comptroller General determines that the acceptance or use of the gift would compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of the Government Accountability Office. (e) Sense of congress regarding personnel It is the sense of Congress that the Center should be staffed primarily by personnel of the Government Accountability Office who are not otherwise engaged in carrying out other duties of the Office under this chapter, so as to ensure that the operation of the Center will not detract from or impact the oversight and audit work of the Office. 792. Account (a) Establishment of separate account There is established in the Treasury as a separate account for the Government Accountability Office the Center for Audit Excellence Account , which shall consist of the fees deposited by the Comptroller General under section 791(c) and such other amounts as may be appropriated under law. (b) Use of account Amounts in the Center for Audit Excellence Account shall be available to the Comptroller General, in amounts specified in appropriations Acts and without fiscal year limitation, to carry out this subchapter. 793. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this subchapter. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subchapter VII—Center for Audit Excellence 791. Center for Audit Excellence. 792. Account. 793. Authorization of appropriations. (b) Approval of business plan The Comptroller General may not begin operating the Center for Audit Excellence under subchapter VII of chapter 7 of title 31, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)) until— (1) the Comptroller General submits a business plan for the Center to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and Senate; and (2) each such Committee approves the plan. Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund For a payment to the Open World Leadership Center Trust Fund for financing activities of the Open World Leadership Center under section 313 of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001 ( 2 U.S.C. 1151 ), $5,700,000: Provided , That funds made available to support Russian participants shall only be used for those engaging in free market development, humanitarian activities, and civic engagement, and shall not be used for officials of the central government of Russia. John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development For payment to the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Development Trust Fund established under section 116 of the John C. Stennis Center for Public Service Training and Development Act ( 2 U.S.C. 1105 ), $430,000. II GENERAL PROVISIONS MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF PRIVATE VEHICLES 201. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall be used for the maintenance or care of private vehicles, except for emergency assistance and cleaning as may be provided under regulations relating to parking facilities for the House of Representatives issued by the Committee on House Administration and for the Senate issued by the Committee on Rules and Administration. FISCAL YEAR LIMITATION 202. No part of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond fiscal year 2015 unless expressly so provided in this Act. RATES OF COMPENSATION AND DESIGNATION 203. Whenever in this Act any office or position not specifically established by the Legislative Pay Act of 1929 (46 Stat. 32 et seq.) is appropriated for or the rate of compensation or designation of any office or position appropriated for is different from that specifically established by such Act, the rate of compensation and the designation in this Act shall be the permanent law with respect thereto: Provided , That the provisions in this Act for the various items of official expenses of Members, officers, and committees of the Senate and House of Representatives, and clerk hire for Senators and Members of the House of Representatives shall be the permanent law with respect thereto. CONSULTING SERVICES 204. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued under existing law. COSTS OF LBFMC 205. Amounts available for administrative expenses of any legislative branch entity which participates in the Legislative Branch Financial Managers Council (LBFMC) established by charter on March 26, 1996, shall be available to finance an appropriate share of LBFMC costs as determined by the LBFMC, except that the total LBFMC costs to be shared among all participating legislative branch entities (in such allocations among the entities as the entities may determine) may not exceed $2,000. LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE 206. For fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, the Architect of the Capitol, in consultation with the District of Columbia, is authorized to maintain and improve the landscape features, excluding streets, in Square 580 up to the beginning of I–395. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS 207. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriation Act. GUIDED TOURS OF THE CAPITOL 208. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available to the Architect of the Capitol in this Act may be used to eliminate or restrict guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns of offices of Members of Congress and other offices of the House of Representatives and Senate. (b) At the direction of the Capitol Police Board, or at the direction of the Architect of the Capitol with the approval of the Capitol Police Board, guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by employees and interns described in subsection (a) may be suspended temporarily or otherwise subject to restriction for security or related reasons to the same extent as guided tours of the United States Capitol which are led by the Architect of the Capitol. This division may be cited as the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 . I Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of defense Military Construction, Army For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Army as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Army Corps of Engineers and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, and for construction and operation of facilities in support of the functions of the Commander in Chief, $528,427,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $51,127,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, architect and engineer services, and host nation support, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Army determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, naval installations, facilities, and real property for the Navy and Marine Corps as currently authorized by law, including personnel in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command and other personal services necessary for the purposes of this appropriation, $1,018,772,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $33,366,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military Construction, Air Force For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, military installations, facilities, and real property for the Air Force as currently authorized by law, $811,774,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, not to exceed $10,738,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading for military construction in the United Kingdom as identified in the table entitled Military Construction in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) may be obligated or expended until the Department of Defense completes a European Consolidation Study, and the Secretary of Defense (1) provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a comprehensive European basing strategy reflecting the findings of the Consolidation Study, and (2) certifies in writing the requirement identified in the study for any military construction project in the United Kingdom funded in this section. Military Construction, Defense-Wide (including transfer of funds) For acquisition, construction, installation, and equipment of temporary or permanent public works, installations, facilities, and real property for activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments), as currently authorized by law, $1,991,690,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That such amounts of this appropriation as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to such appropriations of the Department of Defense available for military construction or family housing as the Secretary may designate, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $162,240,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor: Provided further , That of the amount appropriated, notwithstanding any other provision of law, $37,918,000 shall be available for payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the planning, design, and construction of a new North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this title may be used to construct a squadron operations facility at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report that includes the following: (1) A definition of Special Operations Forces-peculiar as it applies to the use of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) funding to meet military construction requirements for facilities that provide healthcare services or support fitness activities. (2) A description of the decision-making process used to determine whether a military construction project that provides healthcare facilities or supports fitness activities should be funded by the USSOCOM or the military services. (3) An addendum to the DOD Form 1391 for this project providing a schematic of the human performance center, a listing of the planned equipment related to training and resiliency and a description of the mission-critical benefit of each item, an explanation of why the unique physical and psychological health services incorporated could not be provided by the Defense Health Agency or military services, and a planned staffing breakdown. Military construction, army national guard For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $128,920,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $17,600,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Army National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, air national guard For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air National Guard, and contributions therefor, as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $92,663,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $7,700,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Director of the Air National Guard determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, army reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Army Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $103,946,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $8,337,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Army Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, navy reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the reserve components of the Navy and Marine Corps as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $51,528,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $2,123,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Secretary of the Navy determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. Military construction, air force reserve For construction, acquisition, expansion, rehabilitation, and conversion of facilities for the training and administration of the Air Force Reserve as authorized by chapter 1803 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $49,492,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of the amount appropriated, not to exceed $6,892,000 shall be available for study, planning, design, and architect and engineer services, as authorized by law, unless the Chief of the Air Force Reserve determines that additional obligations are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the determination and the reasons therefor. North atlantic treaty organization security investment program For the United States share of the cost of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program for the acquisition and construction of military facilities and installations (including international military headquarters) and for related expenses for the collective defense of the North Atlantic Treaty Area as authorized by section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, and Military Construction Authorization Acts, $199,700,000, to remain available until expended. Family housing construction, army For expenses of family housing for the Army for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $78,609,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Family housing operation and maintenance, army For expenses of family housing for the Army for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $350,976,000. Family housing construction, navy and marine corps For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for construction, including acquisition, replacement, addition, expansion, extension, and alteration, as authorized by law, $16,412,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019. Family housing operation and maintenance, navy and marine corps For expenses of family housing for the Navy and Marine Corps for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $354,029,000. Family housing operation and maintenance, air force For expenses of family housing for the Air Force for operation and maintenance, including debt payment, leasing, minor construction, principal and interest charges, and insurance premiums, as authorized by law, $327,747,000. Family housing operation and maintenance, defense-Wide For expenses of family housing for the activities and agencies of the Department of Defense (other than the military departments) for operation and maintenance, leasing, and minor construction, as authorized by law, $61,100,000. Department of defense family housing improvement fund For the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund, $1,662,000 , to remain available until expended, for family housing initiatives undertaken pursuant to section 2883 of title 10, United States Code, providing alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing and supporting facilities. Chemical demilitarization construction, defense-Wide For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 ( 50 U.S.C. 1521 ), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $38,715,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be only for the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives program. Department of defense base closure account For deposit into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account, established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2711 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ( Public Law 112–239 ), $315,085,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions 101. None of the funds made available in this title shall be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contract for construction, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States, except Alaska, without the specific approval in writing of the Secretary of Defense setting forth the reasons therefor. 102. Funds made available in this title for construction shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles. 103. Funds made available in this title for construction may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for the construction of access roads as authorized by section 210 of title 23, United States Code, when projects authorized therein are certified as important to the national defense by the Secretary of Defense. 104. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made. 105. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used for purchase of land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of the value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where there is a determination of value by a Federal court; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or the designee of the Attorney General; (3) where the estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) as otherwise determined by the Secretary of Defense to be in the public interest. 106. None of the funds made available in this title shall be used to: (1) acquire land; (2) provide for site preparation; or (3) install utilities for any family housing, except housing for which funds have been made available in annual Acts making appropriations for military construction. 107. None of the funds made available in this title for minor construction may be used to transfer or relocate any activity from one base or installation to another, without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 108. None of the funds made available in this title may be used for the procurement of steel for any construction project or activity for which American steel producers, fabricators, and manufacturers have been denied the opportunity to compete for such steel procurement. 109. None of the funds available to the Department of Defense for military construction or family housing during the current fiscal year may be used to pay real property taxes in any foreign nation. 110. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to initiate a new installation overseas without prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 111. None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated for architect and engineer contracts estimated by the Government to exceed $500,000 for projects to be accomplished in Japan, in any North Atlantic Treaty Organization member country, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, unless such contracts are awarded to United States firms or United States firms in joint venture with host nation firms. 112. None of the funds made available in this title for military construction in the United States territories and possessions in the Pacific and on Kwajalein Atoll, or in countries bordering the Arabian Gulf, may be used to award any contract estimated by the Government to exceed $1,000,000 to a foreign contractor: Provided , That this section shall not be applicable to contract awards for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a United States contractor exceeds the lowest responsive and responsible bid of a foreign contractor by greater than 20 percent: Provided further , That this section shall not apply to contract awards for military construction on Kwajalein Atoll for which the lowest responsive and responsible bid is submitted by a Marshallese contractor. 113. The Secretary of Defense shall inform the appropriate committees of both Houses of Congress, including the Committees on Appropriations, of plans and scope of any proposed military exercise involving United States personnel 30 days prior to its occurring, if amounts expended for construction, either temporary or permanent, are anticipated to exceed $100,000. 114. Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available in this title which are limited for obligation during the current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last 2 months of the fiscal year. 115. Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction in prior years shall be available for construction authorized for each such military department by the authorizations enacted into law during the current session of Congress. 116. For military construction or family housing projects that are being completed with funds otherwise expired or lapsed for obligation, expired or lapsed funds may be used to pay the cost of associated supervision, inspection, overhead, engineering and design on those projects and on subsequent claims, if any. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds made available to a military department or defense agency for the construction of military projects may be obligated for a military construction project or contract, or for any portion of such a project or contract, at any time before the end of the fourth fiscal year after the fiscal year for which funds for such project were made available, if the funds obligated for such project: (1) are obligated from funds available for military construction projects; and (2) do not exceed the amount appropriated for such project, plus any amount by which the cost of such project is increased pursuant to law. (including transfer of funds) 118. In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, proceeds deposited to the Department of Defense Base Closure Account established by section 207(a)(1) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) pursuant to section 207(a)(2)(C) of such Act, may be transferred to the account established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 ( 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), to be merged with, and to be available for the same purposes and the same time period as that account. (including transfer of funds) 119. Subject to 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, such additional amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense may be transferred to: (1) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction in Family Housing accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund; or (2) the Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund from amounts appropriated for construction of military unaccompanied housing in Military Construction accounts, to be merged with and to be available for the same purposes and for the same period of time as amounts appropriated directly to the Fund: Provided , That appropriations made available to the Funds shall be available to cover the costs, as defined in section 502(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of direct loans or loan guarantees issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to the provisions of subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, pertaining to alternative means of acquiring and improving military family housing, military unaccompanied housing, and supporting facilities: Provided further , That the transfer authority in this provision shall also be applicable to amounts appropriated for construction in Family Housing accounts in section 2002 of Public Law 112–10 . (including transfer of funds) 120. In addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense, amounts may be transferred from the Department of Defense Base Closure Account to the fund established by section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 3374 ) to pay for expenses associated with the Homeowners Assistance Program incurred under 42 U.S.C. 3374(a)(1)(A) . Any amounts transferred shall be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to which transferred. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available in this title for operation and maintenance of family housing shall be the exclusive source of funds for repair and maintenance of all family housing units, including general or flag officer quarters: Provided , That not more than $35,000 per unit may be spent annually for the maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without 30 days prior notification, or 14 days for a notification provided in an electronic medium pursuant to sections 480 and 2883 of title 10, United States Code, to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, except that an after-the-fact notification shall be submitted if the limitation is exceeded solely due to costs associated with environmental remediation that could not be reasonably anticipated at the time of the budget submission: Provided further, That the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) is to report annually to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress all operation and maintenance expenditures for each individual general or flag officer quarters for the prior fiscal year. 122. Amounts contained in the Ford Island Improvement Account established by subsection (h) of section 2814 of title 10, United States Code, are appropriated and shall be available until expended for the purposes specified in subsection (i)(1) of such section or until transferred pursuant to subsection (i)(3) of such section. (including transfer of funds) 123. During the 5-year period after appropriations available in this Act to the Department of Defense for military construction and family housing operation and maintenance and construction have expired for obligation, upon a determination that such appropriations will not be necessary for the liquidation of obligations or for making authorized adjustments to such appropriations for obligations incurred during the period of availability of such appropriations, unobligated balances of such appropriations may be transferred into the appropriation Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Construction, Defense , to be merged with and to be available for the same time period and for the same purposes as the appropriation to which transferred. 124. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Secretary of the Army to relocate a unit in the Army that— (1) performs a testing mission or function that is not performed by any other unit in the Army and is specifically stipulated in title 10, United States Code; and (2) is located at a military installation at which the total number of civilian employees of the Department of the Army and Army contractor personnel employed exceeds 10 percent of the total number of members of the regular and reserve components of the Army assigned to the installation. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply if the Secretary of the Army certifies to the congressional defense committees that in proposing the relocation of the unit of the Army, the Secretary complied with Army Regulation 5–10 relating to the policy, procedures, and responsibilities for Army stationing actions. 125. Amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in an account funded under the headings in this title may be transferred among projects and activities within the account in accordance with the reprogramming guidelines for military construction and family housing construction contained in Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 7000.14–R, Volume 3, Chapter 7, of February 2009, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act. 126. None of the funds made available in this title may be obligated or expended for planning and design and construction of projects at Arlington National Cemetery. 127. For an additional amount for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps , Military Construction, Air Force , Military Construction, Army Reserve , and Military Construction, Navy Reserve , $125,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may be obligated and expended to carry out construction of projects, excluding in Europe, as authorized in division B of Public Law 113–66 : Provided further, That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading. 128. For an additional amount for Military Construction, Army , $61,000,000; Military Construction, Army National Guard , $5,000,000; and Military Construction, Army Reserve , $51,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, such funds may only be obligated to carry out construction of certain projects as authorized in division B of an Act authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for military activities of the Department of Defense (relating to Military Construction Authorizations): Provided further , That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress an expenditure plan for funds provided under this heading. (rescission of funds) 129. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Army , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $49,533,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 130. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Navy and Marine Corps , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,522,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 131. Of the unobligated balances available for Military Construction, Air Force , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as for being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $41,392,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 132. Of the unobligated balances available for NATO Security Investment Program , from prior appropriations Acts (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $25,000,000 are hereby rescinded. (rescission of funds) 133. Of the unobligated balances made available in prior appropriation Acts for the fund established in section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 ( 42 U.S.C. 3374 ) (other than appropriations designated by law as being for contingency operations directly related to the global war on terrorism or as an emergency requirement), $63,800,000 are hereby rescinded. 134. For the purposes of this Act, the term congressional defense committees means the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives. 135. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for the closure or abandonment of any facility located at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. II Department of veterans affairs Veterans benefits administration Compensation and pensions (including transfer of funds) For the payment of compensation benefits to or on behalf of veterans and a pilot program for disability examinations as authorized by section 107 and chapters 11, 13, 18, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; pension benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 15, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code; and burial benefits, the Reinstated Entitlement Program for Survivors, emergency and other officers' retirement pay, adjusted-service credits and certificates, payment of premiums due on commercial life insurance policies guaranteed under the provisions of title IV of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. App. 541 et seq.) and for other benefits as authorized by sections 107, 1312, 1977, and 2106, and chapters 23, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $79,071,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not to exceed $15,430,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading shall be reimbursed to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration , and Information Technology Systems for necessary expenses in implementing the provisions of chapters 51, 53, and 55 of title 38, United States Code, the funding source for which is specifically provided as the Compensation and Pensions appropriation: Provided further , That such sums as may be earned on an actual qualifying patient basis, shall be reimbursed to Medical Care Collections Fund to augment the funding of individual medical facilities for nursing home care provided to pensioners as authorized. Readjustment benefits For the payment of readjustment and rehabilitation benefits to or on behalf of veterans as authorized by chapters 21, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 39, 41, 51, 53, 55, and 61 of title 38, United States Code, $14,997,136,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That expenses for rehabilitation program services and assistance which the Secretary is authorized to provide under subsection (a) of section 3104 of title 38, United States Code, other than under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of that subsection, shall be charged to this account. Veterans insurance and indemnities For military and naval insurance, national service life insurance, servicemen's indemnities, service-disabled veterans insurance, and veterans mortgage life insurance as authorized by chapters 19 and 21, title 38, United States Code, $63,257,000, to remain available until expended. Veterans housing benefit program fund For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, such sums as may be necessary to carry out the program, as authorized by subchapters I through III of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That during fiscal year 2015, within the resources available, not to exceed $500,000 in gross obligations for direct loans are authorized for specially adapted housing loans. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs, $160,881,000. Vocational rehabilitation loans program account For the cost of direct loans, $10,000, as authorized by chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,877,000. In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry out the direct loan program, $361,000, which may be paid to the appropriation for General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration . Native american veteran housing loan program account For administrative expenses to carry out the direct loan program authorized by subchapter V of chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, $1,130,000. Veterans health administration Medical services For necessary expenses for furnishing, as authorized by law, inpatient and outpatient care and treatment to beneficiaries of the Department of Veterans Affairs and veterans described in section 1705(a) of title 38, United States Code, including care and treatment in facilities not under the jurisdiction of the Department, and including medical supplies and equipment, bioengineering services, food services, and salaries and expenses of healthcare employees hired under title 38, United States Code, aid to State homes as authorized by section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, assistance and support services for caregivers as authorized by section 1720G of title 38, United States Code, loan repayments authorized by section 604 of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–163 ; 124 Stat. 1174; 38 U.S.C. 7681 note), and hospital care and medical services authorized by section 1787 of title 38, United States Code; $209,189,000, which shall be in addition to funds previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014; and, in addition, $47,603,202,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a priority for the provision of medical treatment for veterans who have service-connected disabilities, lower income, or have special needs: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall give priority funding for the provision of basic medical benefits to veterans in enrollment priority groups 1 through 6: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may authorize the dispensing of prescription drugs from Veterans Health Administration facilities to enrolled veterans with privately written prescriptions based on requirements established by the Secretary: Provided further , That the implementation of the program described in the previous proviso shall incur no additional cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medical support and compliance For necessary expenses in the administration of the medical, hospital, nursing home, domiciliary, construction, supply, and research activities, as authorized by law; administrative expenses in support of capital policy activities; and administrative and legal expenses of the Department for collecting and recovering amounts owed the Department as authorized under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, and the Federal Medical Care Recovery Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2651 et seq. ), $6,144,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Medical facilities For necessary expenses for the maintenance and operation of hospitals, nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and other necessary facilities of the Veterans Health Administration; for administrative expenses in support of planning, design, project management, real property acquisition and disposition, construction, and renovation of any facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department; for oversight, engineering, and architectural activities not charged to project costs; for repairing, altering, improving, or providing facilities in the several hospitals and homes under the jurisdiction of the Department, not otherwise provided for, either by contract or by the hire of temporary employees and purchase of materials; for leases of facilities; and for laundry services, $4,915,000,000, plus reimbursements, shall become available on October 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Medical and prosthetic research For necessary expenses in carrying out programs of medical and prosthetic research and development as authorized by chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, $588,922,000, plus reimbursements, shall remain available until September 30, 2016. National Cemetery administration For necessary expenses of the National Cemetery Administration for operations and maintenance, not otherwise provided for, including uniforms or allowances therefor; cemeterial expenses as authorized by law; purchase of one passenger motor vehicle for use in cemeterial operations; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and repair, alteration or improvement of facilities under the jurisdiction of the National Cemetery Administration, $256,800,000, of which not to exceed $25,600,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Departmental Administration General administration (including transfer of funds) For necessary operating expenses of the Department of Veterans Affairs, not otherwise provided for, including administrative expenses in support of Department-wide capital planning, management and policy activities, uniforms, or allowances therefor; not to exceed $25,000 for official reception and representation expenses; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, $321,591,000, of which not to exceed $9,660,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That funds provided under this heading may be transferred to General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration . Board of veterans appeals For necessary operating expenses of the Board of Veterans Appeals, $99,294,000, of which not to exceed $9,429,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. General operating expenses, veterans benefits administration For necessary operating expenses of the Veterans Benefits Administration, not otherwise provided for, including hire of passenger motor vehicles, reimbursement of the General Services Administration for security guard services, and reimbursement of the Department of Defense for the cost of overseas employee mail, $2,534,254,000: Provided , That expenses for services and assistance authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (11) of section 3104(a) of title 38, United States Code, that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs determines are necessary to enable entitled veterans: (1) to the maximum extent feasible, to become employable and to obtain and maintain suitable employment; or (2) to achieve maximum independence in daily living, shall be charged to this account: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, not to exceed $124,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Information technology systems (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses for information technology systems and telecommunications support, including developmental information systems and operational information systems; for pay and associated costs; and for the capital asset acquisition of information technology systems, including management and related contractual costs of said acquisitions, including contractual costs associated with operations authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $3,903,344,000, plus reimbursements: Provided , That $1,039,000,000 shall be for pay and associated costs, of which not to exceed $30,792,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $2,316,009,000 shall be for operations and maintenance, of which not to exceed $160,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That $548,335,000 shall be for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, and shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That amounts made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may not be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a certification of the amounts, in parts or in full, to be obligated and expended for each development project: Provided further , That amounts made available for salaries and expenses, operations and maintenance, and information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among the three subaccounts after the Secretary of Veterans Affairs requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further, That amounts made available for the Information Technology Systems account for development, modernization, and enhancement may be transferred among projects or to newly defined projects: Provided further, That no project may be increased or decreased by more than $1,000,000 of cost prior to submitting a request to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress to make the transfer and an approval is issued, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed: Provided further , That funds under this heading may be used by the Interagency Program Office through the Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a standard data reference terminology model: Provided further , That of the funds made available for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement for VistA Evolution, not more than 25 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Veterans Affairs submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, and such Committees approve, a report that describes: (1) the status of and changes to the VistA Evolution program plan (hereinafter referred to as the Plan ), VistA 4 product roadmap ( Roadmap ), or the VistA Evolution cost estimate, dated March 24, 2014; (2) any changes to the scope or functionality of projects within the VistA Evolution program as established in the Plan; (3) any refinements to the cost estimate presented in the Plan, including those based on actual costs incurred; (4) a Project Management Accountability System resourced schedule for every development project within the VistA Evolution program, including a testing methodology schedule; (5) progress toward developing and implementing all levels of interoperability, including semantic interoperability, between the electronic health record systems of the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (6) a detailed governance structure for the VistA Evolution program, including the establishment of a single program director and integrator who shall have responsibility for the entire program: Provided further , That the funds made available under this heading for information technology systems development, modernization, and enhancement, shall be for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under this heading in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, to include information technology, in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), $126,411,000, of which $12,141,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. Construction, major projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406 and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, including planning, architectural and engineering services, construction management services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, where the estimated cost of a project is more than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, or where funds for a project were made available in a previous major project appropriation, $561,800,000, of which $527,800,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2019, and of which $34,000,000 shall remain available until expended: Provided , That except for advance planning activities, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and other capital asset management related activities, including portfolio development and management activities, and investment strategy studies funded through the advance planning fund and the planning and design activities funded through the design fund, including needs assessments which may or may not lead to capital investments, and salaries and associated costs of the resident engineers who oversee those capital investments funded through this account, and funds provided for the purchase of land for the National Cemetery Administration through the land acquisition line item, none of the funds made available under this heading shall be used for any project which has not been approved by the Congress in the budgetary process: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading for fiscal year 2015, for each approved project shall be obligated: (1) by the awarding of a construction documents contract by September 30, 2015; and (2) by the awarding of a construction contract by September 30, 2016: Provided further , That the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall promptly submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a written report on any approved major construction project for which obligations are not incurred within the time limitations established above. Construction, minor projects For constructing, altering, extending, and improving any of the facilities, including parking projects, under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs, including planning and assessments of needs which may lead to capital investments, architectural and engineering services, maintenance or guarantee period services costs associated with equipment guarantees provided under the project, services of claims analysts, offsite utility and storm drainage system construction costs, and site acquisition, or for any of the purposes set forth in sections 316, 2404, 2406, and chapter 81 of title 38, United States Code, not otherwise provided for, where the estimated cost of a project is equal to or less than the amount set forth in section 8104(a)(3)(A) of title 38, United States Code, $495,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, along with unobligated balances of previous Construction, Minor Projects appropriations which are hereby made available for any project where the estimated cost is equal to or less than the amount set forth in such section: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall be for: (1) repairs to any of the nonmedical facilities under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department which are necessary because of loss or damage caused by any natural disaster or catastrophe; and (2) temporary measures necessary to prevent or to minimize further loss by such causes. Grants for construction of state extended care facilities For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $90,000,000, to remain available until expended. Grants for construction of veterans cemeteries For grants to assist States and tribal organizations in establishing, expanding, or improving veterans cemeteries as authorized by section 2408 of title 38, United States Code, $46,000,000, to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions (including transfer of funds) 201. Any appropriation for fiscal year 2015 for Compensation and Pensions , Readjustment Benefits , and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities may be transferred as necessary to any other of the mentioned appropriations: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval, or absent a response, a period of 30 days has elapsed. (including transfer of funds) 202. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities accounts may be transferred among the accounts: Provided , That any transfers between the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts of 1 percent or less of the total amount appropriated to the account in this or any other Act may take place subject to notification from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of the amount and purpose of the transfer: Provided further , That any transfers between the Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance accounts in excess of 1 percent, or exceeding the cumulative 1 percent for the fiscal year, may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued: Provided further , That any transfers to or from the Medical Facilities account may take place only after the Secretary requests from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 203. Appropriations available in this title for salaries and expenses shall be available for services authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code; hire of passenger motor vehicles; lease of a facility or land or both; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by sections 5901 through 5902 of title 5, United States Code. 204. No appropriations in this title (except the appropriations for Construction, Major Projects , and Construction, Minor Projects ) shall be available for the purchase of any site for or toward the construction of any new hospital or home. 205. No appropriations in this title shall be available for hospitalization or examination of any persons (except beneficiaries entitled to such hospitalization or examination under the laws providing such benefits to veterans, and persons receiving such treatment under sections 7901 through 7904 of title 5, United States Code, or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. )), unless reimbursement of the cost of such hospitalization or examination is made to the Medical Services account at such rates as may be fixed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 206. Appropriations available in this title for Compensation and Pensions , Readjustment Benefits , and Veterans Insurance and Indemnities shall be available for payment of prior year accrued obligations required to be recorded by law against the corresponding prior year accounts within the last quarter of fiscal year 2014. 207. Appropriations available in this title shall be available to pay prior year obligations of corresponding prior year appropriations accounts resulting from sections 3328(a), 3334, and 3712(a) of title 31, United States Code, except that if such obligations are from trust fund accounts they shall be payable only from Compensation and Pensions . (including transfer of funds) 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall, from the National Service Life Insurance Fund under section 1920 of title 38, United States Code, the Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund under section 1923 of title 38, United States Code, and the United States Government Life Insurance Fund under section 1955 of title 38, United States Code, reimburse the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration and Information Technology Systems accounts for the cost of administration of the insurance programs financed through those accounts: Provided , That reimbursement shall be made only from the surplus earnings accumulated in such an insurance program during fiscal year 2015 that are available for dividends in that program after claims have been paid and actuarially determined reserves have been set aside: Provided further , That if the cost of administration of such an insurance program exceeds the amount of surplus earnings accumulated in that program, reimbursement shall be made only to the extent of such surplus earnings: Provided further , That the Secretary shall determine the cost of administration for fiscal year 2015 which is properly allocable to the provision of each such insurance program and to the provision of any total disability income insurance included in that insurance program. 209. Amounts deducted from enhanced-use lease proceeds to reimburse an account for expenses incurred by that account during a prior fiscal year for providing enhanced-use lease services, may be obligated during the fiscal year in which the proceeds are received. (including transfer of funds) 210. Funds available in this title or funds for salaries and other administrative expenses shall also be available to reimburse the Office of Resolution Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication under section 319 of title 38, United States Code, for all services provided at rates which will recover actual costs but not to exceed $42,904,000 for the Office of Resolution Management and $3,400,000 for the Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication: Provided , That payments may be made in advance for services to be furnished based on estimated costs: Provided further , That amounts received shall be credited to the General Administration and Information Technology Systems accounts for use by the office that provided the service. 211. No appropriations in this title shall be available to enter into any new lease of real property if the estimated annual rental cost is more than $1,000,000, unless the Secretary submits a report which the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve within 30 days following the date on which the report is received. 212. No funds of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be available for hospital care, nursing home care, or medical services provided to any person under chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, for a non-service-connected disability described in section 1729(a)(2) of such title, unless that person has disclosed to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in such form as the Secretary may require, current, accurate third-party reimbursement information for purposes of section 1729 of such title: Provided , That the Secretary may recover, in the same manner as any other debt due the United States, the reasonable charges for such care or services from any person who does not make such disclosure as required: Provided further , That any amounts so recovered for care or services provided in a prior fiscal year may be obligated by the Secretary during the fiscal year in which amounts are received. (including transfer of funds) 213. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, proceeds or revenues derived from enhanced-use leasing activities (including disposal) may be deposited into the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts and be used for construction (including site acquisition and disposition), alterations, and improvements of any medical facility under the jurisdiction or for the use of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Such sums as realized are in addition to the amount provided for in Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects . 214. Amounts made available under Medical Services are available— (1) for furnishing recreational facilities, supplies, and equipment; and (2) for funeral expenses, burial expenses, and other expenses incidental to funerals and burials for beneficiaries receiving care in the Department. (including transfer of funds) 215. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to Medical Services , to remain available until expended for the purposes of that account. 216. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations which are party to the Alaska Native Health Compact with the Indian Health Service, and Indian tribes and tribal organizations serving rural Alaska which have entered into contracts with the Indian Health Service under the Indian Self Determination and Educational Assistance Act, to provide healthcare, including behavioral health and dental care. The Secretary shall require participating veterans and facilities to comply with all appropriate rules and regulations, as established by the Secretary. The term rural Alaska shall mean those lands sited within the external boundaries of the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(1)–(4) and (7)–(12) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1606 ), and those lands within the Alaska Native regions specified in sections 7(a)(5) and 7(a)(6) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1606 ), which are not within the boundaries of the municipality of Anchorage, the Fairbanks North Star Borough, the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the Matanuska Susitna Borough. (including transfer of funds) 217. Such sums as may be deposited to the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts. 218. None of the funds made available in this title may be used to implement any policy prohibiting the Directors of the Veterans Integrated Services Networks from conducting outreach or marketing to enroll new veterans within their respective Networks. 219. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report on the financial status of the Veterans Health Administration. (including transfer of funds) 220. Amounts made available under the Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , Medical Facilities , General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration , General Administration , and National Cemetery Administration accounts for fiscal year 2015 may be transferred to or from the Information Technology Systems account: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and an approval is issued. 221. Of the amounts made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, in this or any other Act, under the Medical Facilities account for nonrecurring maintenance, not more than 20 percent of the funds made available shall be obligated during the last 2 months of that fiscal year: Provided , That the Secretary may waive this requirement after providing written notice to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 222. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , Medical Facilities , Construction, Minor Projects , and Information Technology Systems , up to $259,251,213, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided , That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 223. Of the amounts appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs which become available on October 1, 2015, for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities , up to $245,398,000, plus reimbursements, may be transferred to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571) and may be used for operation of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500): Provided , That additional funds may be transferred from accounts designated in this section to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. (including transfer of funds) 224. Such sums as may be deposited to the Medical Care Collections Fund pursuant to section 1729A of title 38, United States Code, for healthcare provided at facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500) shall also be available: (1) for transfer to the Joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund, established by section 1704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 ( Public Law 111–84 ; 123 Stat. 3571); and (2) for operations of the facilities designated as combined Federal medical facilities as described by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 ( Public Law 110–417 ; 122 Stat. 4500). (including transfer of funds) 225. Of the amounts available in this title for Medical Services , Medical Support and Compliance , and Medical Facilities , a minimum of $15,000,000 shall be transferred to the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund, as authorized by section 8111(d) of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until expended, for any purpose authorized by section 8111 of title 38, United States Code. (including rescissions of funds) 226. (a) Of the funds appropriated in title II of division J of Public Law 113–76 , the following amounts which became available on October 1, 2014, are hereby rescinded from the following accounts in the amounts specified: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services , $1,400,000,000. (2) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance , $100,000,000. (3) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities , $250,000,000. (b) In addition to amounts provided elsewhere in this Act, an additional amount is appropriated to the following accounts in the amounts specified to remain available until September 30, 2016: (1) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Services , $1,400,000,000. (2) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Support and Compliance , $100,000,000. (3) Department of Veterans Affairs, Medical Facilities , $250,000,000. 227. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of all bid savings in major construction projects that total at least $5,000,000, or 5 percent of the programmed amount of the project, whichever is less: Provided , That such notification shall occur within 14 days of a contract identifying the programmed amount: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 14 days prior to the obligation of such bid savings and shall describe the anticipated use of such savings. 228. The scope of work for a project included in Construction, Major Projects may not be increased above the scope specified for that project in the original justification data provided to the Congress as part of the request for appropriations. 229. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a quarterly report that contains the following information from each Veterans Benefits Administration Regional Office: (1) the average time to complete a disability compensation claim; (2) the number of claims pending more than 125 days; (3) error rates; (4) the number of claims personnel; (5) any corrective action taken within the quarter to address poor performance; (6) training programs undertaken; and (7) the number and results of Quality Review Team audits: Provided , That each quarterly report shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the respective quarter. 230. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a reprogramming request if at any point during fiscal year 2015, the funding allocated for a medical care initiative identified in the fiscal year 2015 expenditure plan is adjusted by more than $25,000,000 from the allocation shown in the corresponding congressional budget justification. Such a reprogramming request may go forward only if the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress approve the request or if a period of 14 days has elapsed. 231. Of the funds provided to the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015 for Medical Services and Medical Support and Compliance , a maximum of $8,371,000 may be obligated from the Medical Services account and a maximum of $114,703,000 may be obligated from the Medical Support and Compliance account for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects: Provided , That funds in addition to these amounts may be obligated for the VistA Evolution and electronic health record interoperability projects upon written notification by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress. 232. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide written notification to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress 15 days prior to organizational changes which result in the transfer of 25 or more full-time equivalents from one organizational unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs to another. (including rescission of funds) 233. (a) There is hereby rescinded an aggregate amount of $41,000,000 from the total budget authority provided for fiscal year 2015 for discretionary accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in— (1) this Act; or (2) any advance appropriation for fiscal year 2015 in prior appropriation Acts. (b) The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report specifying the account and amount of each rescission not later than 20 days following enactment of this Act. 234. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide on a quarterly basis to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress notification of any single national outreach and awareness marketing campaign in which obligations exceed $2,000,000. 235. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be used to close Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, domiciliaries, or clinics, conduct an environmental assessment, or to diminish healthcare services at existing Veterans Health Administration medical facilities located in Veterans Integrated Service Network 23 as part of a planned realignment of VA services until the Secretary provides to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress a report including the following elements: (1) a national realignment strategy that includes a detailed description of realignment plans within each Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN), including an updated Long Range Capital Plan to implement realignment requirements; (2) an explanation of the process by which those plans were developed and coordinated within the VISN; (3) a cost vs. benefit analysis of each planned realignment, including the cost of replacing Veterans Health Administration services with contract care or other outsourced services; (4) an analysis of how any such planned realignment of services will impact access to care for veterans living in rural or highly rural areas, including travel distances and transportation costs to access a VA medical facility and availability of local specialty and primary care; (5) an inventory of VA buildings with historic designation and the methodology used to determine the buildings' condition and utilization; (6) a description of how any realignment will be consistent with requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act; and (7) consideration given for reuse of historic buildings within newly identified realignment requirements: Provided , That this provision shall not apply to capital projects in VISN 23, or any other VISN, which have been authorized or approved by Congress. 236. None of the funds available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this or any other Act, may be used to replace the current system by which the Veterans Integrated Service Networks select and contract for diabetes monitoring supplies and equipment. 237. None of the funds made available in this Act or prior Acts may be used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the dialysis pilot program approved by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health in August 2010 and by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in September 2010 or to create any new dialysis capability provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs in any facility that is not an initial facility under the pilot program until the later of the following dates: (1) September 30, 2015. (2) The date on which an independent analysis of the dialysis pilot program has been conducted at each initial facility and has been submitted to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of both Houses of Congress. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 238. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, upon determination that such action is necessary to address needs of the Veterans Health Administration, may transfer to the Medical Services account any discretionary appropriations made available for fiscal year 2015 in this title (except appropriations made to the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration account) or any discretionary unobligated balances within the Department of Veterans Affairs, including those appropriated for fiscal year 2015, that were provided in advance by appropriations Acts: Provided , That transfers shall be made only with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That the transfer authority provided in this section is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further , That no amounts may be transferred from amounts that were designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That such authority to transfer may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on emergent healthcare requirements, than those for which originally appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further , That, upon determination that all or part of the funds transferred from an appropriation are not necessary, such amounts may be transferred back to that appropriation and shall be available for the same purposes as originally appropriated: Provided further , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and receive approval of that request. (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) 239. Amounts made available for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2015, under the Board of Veterans Appeals and the General Operating Expenses, Veterans Benefits Administration accounts may be transferred between such accounts: Provided , That before a transfer may take place, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall request from the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress the authority to make the transfer and such Committees issue an approval. (Rescission of Funds) 240. Of the unobligated balances available within the DOD–VA Health Care Sharing Incentive Fund , $15,000,000 are hereby rescinded. 241. Subsection (b) of section 504 of the Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–275 ; 38 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Limitation The Secretary may carry out the pilot program under this section as follows: (1) In fiscal years before fiscal year 2015, through not more than 10 regional offices of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (2) In fiscal year 2015, through not more than 12 regional offices of the Department. (3) In fiscal year 2016, through not more than 15 regional offices of the Department. (4) In fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter, through such regional offices of the Department as the Secretary considers appropriate. . 242. Section 101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–146 ; 38 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subclause: (III) Other exceptions With respect to furnishing care or services under this section in Alaska, the Alaska Fee Schedule of the Department of Veterans Affairs will be followed, except for when another payment agreement, including a contract or provider agreement, is in place. With respect to care or services furnished under this section in a State with an All-Payer Model Agreement under the Social Security Act that became effective on January 1, 2014, the Medicare payment rates under clause (i) shall be calculated based on the payment rates under such agreement. . 243. Section 1710(e)(1)(F) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking January 1, 1957, and inserting August 1, 1953 . Advance appropriations for certain accounts of department of veterans affairs 244. (a) In general Section 117 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking medical care accounts of the Department each place it appears and inserting covered accounts of the Department ; (2) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking beginning with fiscal year 2011, ; and (B) by striking discretionary each place it appears; (3) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account and inserting accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs account ; (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, and after (1) ; (C) in paragraph (2), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, after (2) ; (D) in paragraph (3), by inserting Veterans Health Administration, after (3) ; (E) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; (F) by inserting before paragraph (4), as redesignated by subparagraph (E), the following new paragraphs: (1) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions. (2) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits. (3) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. ; and (G) in the subsection heading, by striking Medical Care Accounts and inserting Covered Accounts of the Department ; and (4) in the section heading, by striking certain medical care accounts and inserting certain accounts . (b) Applicability Section 117 of title 38, United States Code, shall apply as follows: (1) With respect to an account described in paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 2011. (2) With respect to an account described in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of such subsection (c), as added by subsection (a) of this section, for each fiscal year beginning with 2017. (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 117 and inserting the following new item: 117. Advance appropriations for certain accounts. . (d) Conforming and technical amendments Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking the first paragraph (37) and inserting the following new paragraph: (37) information on estimates of appropriations for the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs: (A) Veterans Benefits Administration, Compensation and Pensions. (B) Veterans Benefits Administration, Readjustment Benefits. (C) Veterans Benefits Administration, Veterans Insurance and Indemnities. (D) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services. (E) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Support and Compliance. (F) Veterans Health Administration, Medical Facilities. ; and (2) by redesignating the second paragraph (37), as added by section 11(a)(2) of the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–352 ; 124 Stat. 3881), as paragraph (39). III Related agencies American battle monuments commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, including the acquisition of land or interest in land in foreign countries; purchases and repair of uniforms for caretakers of national cemeteries and monuments outside of the United States and its territories and possessions; rent of office and garage space in foreign countries; purchase (one-for-one replacement basis only) and hire of passenger motor vehicles; not to exceed $7,500 for official reception and representation expenses; and insurance of official motor vehicles in foreign countries, when required by law of such countries, $74,100,000, to remain available until expended. Foreign currency fluctuations account For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the American Battle Monuments Commission, such sums as may be necessary, to remain available until expended, for purposes authorized by section 2109 of title 36, United States Code. United states court of appeals for veterans claims Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the operation of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims as authorized by sections 7251 through 7298 of title 38, United States Code, $31,386,000: Provided , That $2,500,000 shall be available for the purpose of providing financial assistance as described, and in accordance with the process and reporting procedures set forth, under this heading in Public Law 102–229 . Department of defense—Civil Cemeterial expenses, Army Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for maintenance, operation, and improvement of Arlington National Cemetery and Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, including the purchase or lease of passenger motor vehicles for replacement on a one-for-one basis only, and not to exceed $1,000 for official reception and representation expenses, $65,800,000, of which not to exceed $3,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for parking maintenance, repairs and replacement, to be derived from the Lease of Department of Defense Real Property for Defense Agencies account. Armed forces retirement home Trust fund For expenses necessary for the Armed Forces Retirement Home to operate and maintain the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi, to be paid from funds available in the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund, $63,400,000, of which $1,000,000 shall remain available until expended for construction and renovation of the physical plants at the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Washington, District of Columbia, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home—Gulfport, Mississippi. Administrative Provision 301. Funds appropriated in this Act under the heading Department of Defense—Civil, Cemeterial Expenses, Army , may be provided to Arlington County, Virginia, for the relocation of the federally owned water main at Arlington National Cemetery, making additional land available for ground burials. IV Overseas Contingency Operations Department of Defense Military Construction, Defense-Wide For an additional amount for Military Construction, Defense-Wide , $46,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for a project outside of the United States: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. European Reassurance Initiative Military Construction For an additional amount for Military Construction, Army , Military Construction, Air Force , and Military Construction, Defense-Wide , $175,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2017, for military construction (including planning and design) for projects associated with the European Reassurance Initiative: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this heading may be obligated or expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress: (1) a final spending plan for the European Reassurance Initiative military construction projects, and (2) the relevant Department of Defense Form 1391 for each project prior to the execution of that project. V General provisions 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein. 502. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for any program, project, or activity, when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to which the funds are made available that the program, project, or activity is not in compliance with any Federal law relating to risk assessment, the protection of private property rights, or unfunded mandates. 503. All departments and agencies funded under this Act are encouraged, within the limits of the existing statutory authorities and funding, to expand their use of E-Commerce technologies and procedures in the conduct of their business practices and public service activities. 504. Unless stated otherwise, all reports and notifications required by this Act shall be submitted to the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this or any other appropriations Act. 506. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for a project or program named for an individual serving as a Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the United States House of Representatives. 507. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Congress in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains confidential or proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 508. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography. (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds necessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement agency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, prosecution, or adjudication activities. 509. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by an agency of the executive branch to pay for first-class travel by an employee of the agency in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 510. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to execute a contract for goods or services, including construction services, where the contractor has not complied with Executive Order No. 12989. 511. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 512. (a) In General None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Defense in this Act may be used to construct, renovate, or expand any facility in the United States, its territories, or possessions to house any individual detained at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, for the purposes of detention or imprisonment in the custody or under the control of the Department of Defense. (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to any modification of facilities at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. (c) An individual described in this subsection is any individual who, as of June 24, 2009, is located at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and who— (1) is not a citizen of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States; and (2) is— (A) in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense; or (B) otherwise under detention at United States Naval Station, Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This division may be cited as the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . J Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of State and Related Agency Department of state Administration of foreign affairs Diplomatic and consular programs For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, $6,460,639,000, of which up to $650,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and of which up to $2,128,115,000 may remain available until expended for Worldwide Security Protection: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (1) through (4) as follows: (1) Human resources For necessary expenses for training, human resources management, and salaries, including employment without regard to civil service and classification laws of persons on a temporary basis (not to exceed $700,000), as authorized by section 801 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, $2,270,036,000, of which up to $331,885,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (2) Overseas programs For necessary expenses for the regional bureaus of the Department of State and overseas activities as authorized by law, $1,595,805,000. (3) Diplomatic policy and support For necessary expenses for the functional bureaus of the Department of State, including representation to certain international organizations in which the United States participates pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate or specific Acts of Congress, general administration, and arms control, nonproliferation and disarmament activities as authorized, $780,860,000. (4) Security programs For necessary expenses for security activities, $1,813,938,000, of which up to $1,796,230,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection. (5) Fees and payments collected In addition to amounts otherwise made available under this heading— (A) not to exceed $1,806,600 shall be derived from fees collected from other executive agencies for lease or use of facilities located at the International Center in accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act, and, in addition, as authorized by section 5 of such Act, $533,000, to be derived from the reserve authorized by that section, to be used for the purposes set out in that section; (B) as authorized by section 810 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, not to exceed $5,000,000, to remain available until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from fees or other payments received from English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication programs and from fees from educational advising and counseling and exchange visitor programs; and (C) not to exceed $15,000, which shall be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use of Blair House facilities. (6) Transfer, reprogramming, and other matters (A) Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, funds may be reprogrammed within and between paragraphs (1) through (4) under this heading subject to section 7015 of this Act. (B) Of the amount made available under this heading, not to exceed $10,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available by this Act under the heading Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service , to be available only for emergency evacuations and rewards, as authorized. (C) Funds appropriated under this heading are available for acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by law and, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1108(g) , for the field examination of programs and activities in the United States funded from any account contained in this title. (D) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $23,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be for Conflict Stabilization Operations and for related reconstruction and stabilization assistance to prevent or respond to conflict or civil strife in foreign countries or regions, or to enable transition from such strife: Provided , That such funds may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading Conflict Stabilization Operations in title I of prior acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. (E) None of the funds appropriated under this heading may be used for the preservation of religious sites unless the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such sites are historically, artistically, or culturally significant, that the purpose of the project is neither to advance nor to inhibit the free exercise of religion, and that the project is in the national interest of the United States. capital investment fund For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, $56,400,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General, $73,400,000, notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–465 ), as it relates to post inspections: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, $11,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016. Educational and cultural exchange programs For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, as authorized, $589,900,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $236,485,000 shall be for the Fulbright Program: Provided, That fees or other payments received from, or in connection with, English teaching, educational advising and counseling programs, and exchange visitor programs as authorized may be credited to this account, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That a portion of the Fulbright awards from the Eurasia and Central Asia regions shall be designated as Edmund S. Muskie Fellowships, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing modifications made to existing educational and cultural exchange programs since calendar year 2013, including for special academic and special professional and cultural exchanges: Provided further , That any further substantive modifications to programs funded by this Act under this heading shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. Representation expenses For representation expenses as authorized, $8,030,000. Protection of foreign missions and officials For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective services, as authorized, $30,036,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign Service Buildings Act of 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 292–303 ), preserving, maintaining, repairing, and planning for buildings that are owned or directly leased by the Department of State, renovating, in addition to funds otherwise available, the Harry S Truman Building, and carrying out the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as authorized, $822,755,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $25,000 may be used for domestic and overseas representation expenses as authorized: Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of furniture, furnishings, or generators for other departments and agencies. In addition, for the costs of worldwide security upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized, $1,240,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations the proposed allocation of funds made available under this heading and the actual and anticipated proceeds of sales for all projects in fiscal year 2015. Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service For necessary expenses to enable the Secretary of State to meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and Consular Service, $7,900,000, to remain available until expended as authorized, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Repatriation Loans Program Account , subject to the same terms and conditions. Repatriation loans program account For the cost of direct loans, $1,300,000, as authorized: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such funds are available to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $2,469,136. payment to the american institute in taiwan For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations Act ( Public Law 96–8 ), $30,000,000. Payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, as authorized, $158,900,000. International organizations Contributions to international organizations For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet annual obligations of membership in international multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions or specific Acts of Congress, $1,399,151,000: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall, at the time of the submission of the President's budget to Congress under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, transmit to the Committees on Appropriations the most recent biennial budget prepared by the United Nations for the operations of the United Nations: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days in advance (or in an emergency, as far in advance as is practicable) of any United Nations action to increase funding for any United Nations program without identifying an offsetting decrease elsewhere in the United Nations budget: Provided further , That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including from the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further , That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided further , That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2706 ), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits and updated foreign currency exchange rates: Provided further , That any payment of arrearages under this heading shall be directed to activities that are mutually agreed upon by the United States and the respective international organization and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for a United States contribution to an international organization for the United States share of interest costs made known to the United States Government by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 1, 1984, through external borrowings: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall review the budgetary and personnel procedures of the United Nations and affiliated agencies funded under this heading and, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken at each agency to eliminate unnecessary administrative costs and duplicative activities and ensure that personnel practices are transparent and merit-based. Contributions for international peacekeeping activities For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses of international peacekeeping activities directed to the maintenance or restoration of international peace and security, $2,118,891,000, of which 15 percent shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That none of the funds made available by this Act shall be obligated or expended for any new or expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 15 days in advance of voting for such mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an emergency as far in advance as is practicable), the Committees on Appropriations are notified: (1) of the estimated cost and duration of the mission, the objectives of the mission, the national interest that will be served, and the exit strategy; (2) that the United Nations has in place measures to prevent United Nations employees, contractor personnel, and peacekeeping troops serving in the mission from trafficking in persons, exploiting victims of trafficking, or committing acts of illegal sexual exploitation or other violations of human rights, and to bring to justice individuals who engage in such acts while participating in the peacekeeping mission, including prosecution in their home countries of such individuals in connection with such acts, and to make information about such cases publicly available in the country where an alleged crime occurs and on the United Nations’ Web site; and (3) the source of funds that will be used to pay the cost of the new or expanded mission, and the estimated cost in future fiscal years: Provided further , That funds shall be available for peacekeeping expenses unless the Secretary of State determines that American manufacturers and suppliers are not being given opportunities to provide equipment, services, and material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall work with the United Nations and foreign governments contributing peacekeeping troops to implement effective vetting procedures to ensure that such troops have not violated human rights: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to the Congress such a recommendation: Provided further , That not later than May 1, 2015, and 30 days after the end of fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations any credits available to the United States, including those resulting from United Nations peacekeeping missions or the United Nations Tax Equalization Fund, and provide updated fiscal year 2015 and fiscal year 2016 assessment costs including offsets from available credits: Provided further , That any such credits shall only be available for United States assessed contributions to the United Nations, and the Committees on Appropriations shall be notified when such credits are applied to any assessed contribution, including any payment of arrearages: Provided further , That any notification regarding funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs submitted pursuant to section 7015 of this Act, section 34 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2706 ), or any operating plan submitted pursuant to section 7076 of this Act, shall include an estimate of all known credits currently available to the United States and provide updated assessment costs including offsets from available credits: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be available for United States assessed contributions up to the amount specified in Annex IV accompanying United Nations General Assembly Resolution 64/220: Provided further , That such funds may be made available above the amount authorized in section 404(b)(2)(B) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995 ( 22 U.S.C. 287e note) only if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that it is important to the national interest of the United States. International Commissions For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or specific Acts of Congress, as follows: International boundary and water commission, united states and mexico For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for representation expenses; as follows: Salaries and expenses For salaries and expenses, not otherwise provided for, $44,707,000. Construction For detailed plan preparation and construction of authorized projects, $29,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. American sections, international commissions For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided, for the International Joint Commission and the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by treaties between the United States and Canada or Great Britain, and the Border Environment Cooperation Commission as authorized by Public Law 103–182 , $12,561,000: Provided, That of the amount provided under this heading for the International Joint Commission, up to $500,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and $9,000 may be made available for representation expenses. International fisheries commissions For necessary expenses for international fisheries commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by law, $36,681,000: Provided , That the United States share of such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324. related agency Broadcasting board of governors International broadcasting operations For necessary expenses to enable the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), as authorized, to carry out international communication activities, and to make and supervise grants for radio and television broadcasting to the Middle East, $726,567,000: Provided , That in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, up to $44,025,000 of the amount appropriated under this heading may remain available until expended for satellite transmissions and Internet freedom programs, of which not less than $17,500,000 shall be for Internet freedom programs: Provided further, That of the total amount appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $35,000 may be used for representation expenses, of which $10,000 may be used for representation expenses within the United States as authorized, and not to exceed $30,000 may be used for representation expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Provided further , That the authority provided by section 504(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 ( Public Law 107–228 ; 22 U.S.C. 6206 note) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015: Provided further , That the BBG shall notify the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of any determination by the Board that any of its broadcast entities, including its grantee organizations, provides an open platform for international terrorists or those who support international terrorism, or is in violation of the principles and standards set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of section 303 of the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 ( 22 U.S.C. 6202 ) or the entity’s journalistic code of ethics: Provided further , That significant modifications to BBG broadcast hours previously justified to Congress, including changes to transmission platforms (shortwave, medium wave, satellite, Internet, and television), for all BBG language services shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That in addition to funds made available under this heading, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $5,000,000 in receipts from advertising and revenue from business ventures, up to $500,000 in receipts from cooperating international organizations, and up to $1,000,000 in receipts from privatization efforts of the Voice of America and the International Broadcasting Bureau, shall remain available until expended for carrying out authorized purposes. Broadcasting capital improvements For the purchase, rent, construction, repair, preservation, and improvement of facilities for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception; the purchase, rent, and installation of necessary equipment for radio, television, and digital transmission and reception, including to Cuba, as authorized; and physical security worldwide, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, $4,800,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. Related programs The asia foundation For a grant to The Asia Foundation, as authorized by The Asia Foundation Act ( 22 U.S.C. 4402 ), $17,000,000, to remain available until expended, as authorized. United States Institute of Peace For necessary expenses of the United States Institute of Peace, as authorized by the United States Institute of Peace Act, $35,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall not be used for construction activities. Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund For necessary expenses of the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, as authorized by section 633 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004 ( 22 U.S.C. 2078 ), the total amount of the interest and earnings accruing to such Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. Eisenhower exchange fellowship program For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, Incorporated, as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 ( 20 U.S.C. 5204–5205 ), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376 ; or for purposes which are not in accordance with OMB Circulars A–110 (Uniform Administrative Requirements) and A–122 (Cost Principles for Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on compensation for personal services. Israeli arab scholarship program For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act , Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 ( 22 U.S.C. 2452 ), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 2015, to remain available until expended. East-West center To enable the Secretary of State to provide for carrying out the provisions of the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West Act of 1960, by grant to the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West in the State of Hawaii, $16,700,000. national endowment for democracy For grants made by the Department of State to the National Endowment for Democracy, as authorized by the National Endowment for Democracy Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $100,000,000 shall be allocated in the traditional and customary manner, including for the core institutes, and $35,000,000 shall be for democracy, human rights, and rule of law programs. other commissions commission for the preservation of america’s heritage abroad salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, $644,000, as authorized by section 1303 of Public Law 99–83 : Provided , That the Commission may procure temporary, intermittent, and other services notwithstanding paragraph (3) of section 1303(g) of Public Law 99–83 ( 16 U.S.C. 469j ): Provided further , That such authority shall terminate on October 1, 2015: Provided further , That the Commission shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising such authority. United states commission on international religious freedom Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses for the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom established in title II of the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 ( 22 U.S.C. 6431 et seq. ), $3,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, subject to authorization. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94–304 , $2,579,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, as authorized by title III of the U.S.-China Relations Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 6911–6919 ), $2,000,000, including not more than $3,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016. United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission, as authorized by section 1238 of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001 ( 22 U.S.C. 7002 ), $3,500,000, including not more than $4,000 for representation expenses, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the authorities, requirements, limitations, and conditions contained in the second through sixth provisos under this heading in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading as if included in this Act. II United states agency for international development Funds appropriated to the president Operating expenses For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $1,090,836,000, of which up to $163,625,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading and under the heading Capital Investment Fund in this title may be made available to finance the construction (including architect and engineering services), purchase, or long-term lease of offices for use by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), unless the USAID Administrator has identified such proposed use of funds in a report submitted to the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to the obligation of funds for such purposes: Provided further , That contracts or agreements entered into with funds appropriated under this heading may entail commitments for the expenditure of such funds through the following fiscal year: Provided further , That the authority of sections 610 and 109 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be exercised by the Secretary of State to transfer funds appropriated to carry out chapter 1 of part I of such Act to Operating Expenses in accordance with the provisions of those sections: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated or made available under this heading, not to exceed $250,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses, for USAID during the current fiscal year. Capital investment fund For necessary expenses for overseas construction and related costs, and for the procurement and enhancement of information technology and related capital investments, pursuant to section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $130,815,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That this amount is in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for obligation only pursuant to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Office of inspector general For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $54,285,000, of which up to $8,143,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development. III bilateral economic assistance funds appropriated to the president For necessary expenses to enable the President to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and for other purposes, as follows: Global health programs For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for global health activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, $2,783,950,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, and which shall be apportioned directly to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID): Provided , That this amount shall be made available for training, equipment, and technical assistance to build the capacity of public health institutions and organizations in developing countries, and for such activities as: (1) child survival and maternal health programs; (2) immunization and oral rehydration programs; (3) other health, nutrition, water and sanitation programs which directly address the needs of mothers and children, and related education programs; (4) assistance for children displaced or orphaned by causes other than AIDS; (5) programs for the prevention, treatment, control of, and research on HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, polio, malaria, and other infectious diseases including neglected tropical diseases, and for assistance to communities severely affected by HIV/AIDS, including children infected or affected by AIDS; (6) disaster preparedness training for health crises; and (7) family planning/reproductive health: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available for a United States contribution to the GAVI Alliance: Provided further , That none of the funds made available in this Act nor any unobligated balances from prior appropriations Acts may be made available to any organization or program which, as determined by the President of the United States, supports or participates in the management of a program of coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization: Provided further , That any determination made under the previous proviso must be made not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and must be accompanied by the evidence and criteria utilized to make the determination: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for the performance of abortion as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions: Provided further , That nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion: Provided further , That in order to reduce reliance on abortion in developing nations, funds shall be available only to voluntary family planning projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, or information about access to, a broad range of family planning methods and services, and that any such voluntary family planning project shall meet the following requirements: (1) service providers or referral agents in the project shall not implement or be subject to quotas, or other numerical targets, of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning (this provision shall not be construed to include the use of quantitative estimates or indicators for budgeting and planning purposes); (2) the project shall not include payment of incentives, bribes, gratuities, or financial reward to: (A) an individual in exchange for becoming a family planning acceptor; or (B) program personnel for achieving a numerical target or quota of total number of births, number of family planning acceptors, or acceptors of a particular method of family planning; (3) the project shall not deny any right or benefit, including the right of access to participate in any program of general welfare or the right of access to health care, as a consequence of any individual's decision not to accept family planning services; (4) the project shall provide family planning acceptors comprehensible information on the health benefits and risks of the method chosen, including those conditions that might render the use of the method inadvisable and those adverse side effects known to be consequent to the use of the method; and (5) the project shall ensure that experimental contraceptive drugs and devices and medical procedures are provided only in the context of a scientific study in which participants are advised of potential risks and benefits; and, not less than 60 days after the date on which the USAID Administrator determines that there has been a violation of the requirements contained in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (5) of this proviso, or a pattern or practice of violations of the requirements contained in paragraph (4) of this proviso, the Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report containing a description of such violation and the corrective action taken by the Agency: Provided further , That in awarding grants for natural family planning under section 104 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 no applicant shall be discriminated against because of such applicant's religious or conscientious commitment to offer only natural family planning; and, additionally, all such applicants shall comply with the requirements of the previous proviso: Provided further , That for purposes of this or any other Act authorizing or appropriating funds for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, the term motivate , as it relates to family planning assistance, shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent with local law, of information or counseling about all pregnancy options: Provided further , That information provided about the use of condoms as part of projects or activities that are funded from amounts appropriated by this Act shall be medically accurate and shall include the public health benefits and failure rates of such use. In addition, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the prevention, treatment, and control of, and research on, HIV/AIDS, $5,670,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019, which shall be apportioned directly to the Department of State: Provided , That funds appropriated under this paragraph may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 ( Public Law 108–25 ), as amended, for a United States contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), and shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects and activities: Provided further , That the amount of such contribution should be $1,350,000,000: Provided further , That up to 5 percent of the aggregate amount of funds made available to the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 may be made available to USAID for technical assistance related to the activities of the Global Fund: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this paragraph, up to $17,000,000 may be made available, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes, for administrative expenses of the Office of the United States Global AIDS Coordinator. Development assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of sections 103, 105, 106, 214, and sections 251 through 255, and chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,507,001,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $23,000,000 shall be made available for the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program, and not less than $10,500,000 shall be made available for cooperative development programs of the United States Agency for International Development. International disaster assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for international disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance, $560,000,000, to remain available until expended. Transition initiatives For necessary expenses for international disaster rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), pursuant to section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $47,000,000, to remain available until expended, to support transition to democracy and long-term development for countries in crisis: Provided , That such support may include assistance to develop, strengthen, or preserve democratic institutions and processes, revitalize basic infrastructure, and foster the peaceful resolution of conflict: Provided further , That the USAID Administrator shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days prior to beginning a new program of assistance: Provided further , That if the Secretary of State determines that it is important to the national interest of the United States to provide transition assistance in excess of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to $15,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used for purposes of this heading and under the authorities applicable to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to the previous proviso shall be made available subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. COMPLEX CRISES FUND (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to support programs and activities to prevent or respond to emerging or unforeseen foreign challenges and complex crises overseas, $20,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available on such terms and conditions as are appropriate and necessary for the purposes of preventing or responding to such challenges and crises, except that no funds shall be made available for lethal assistance or to respond to natural disasters: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except sections 7007, 7008, and 7018 of this Act and section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used for administrative expenses, in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes, except that such expenses may not exceed 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such notifications shall be transmitted at least 5 days prior to the obligation of funds. development credit authority For the cost of direct loans and loan guarantees provided by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as authorized by sections 256 and 635 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, up to $40,000,000 may be derived by transfer from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out part I of such Act: Provided , That funds provided under this paragraph and funds provided as a gift that are used for purposes of this paragraph pursuant to section 635(d) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be made available only for micro- and small enterprise programs, urban programs, and other programs which further the purposes of part I of such Act: Provided further , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such direct and guaranteed loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further , That funds made available by this paragraph may be used for the cost of modifying any such guaranteed loans under this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and funds used for such costs shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the provisions of section 107A(d) (relating to general provisions applicable to the Development Credit Authority) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as contained in section 306 of H.R. 1486 as reported by the House Committee on International Relations on May 9, 1997, shall be applicable to direct loans and loan guarantees provided under this heading, except that the principal amount of loans made or guaranteed under this heading with respect to any single country shall not exceed $300,000,000: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any portion of which is to be guaranteed, of up to $1,500,000,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out credit programs administered by USAID, $8,120,000, which may be transferred to, and merged with, funds made available under the heading Operating Expenses in title II of this Act: Provided , That funds made available under this heading shall remain available until September 30, 2017. Economic support fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $2,632,529,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Democracy fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the promotion of democracy globally, $130,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $75,500,000 shall be made available for the Human Rights and Democracy Fund of the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and $55,000,000 shall be made available for the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development. Department of State Migration and refugee assistance For necessary expenses not otherwise provided for, to enable the Secretary of State to carry out the provisions of section 2(a) and (b) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, and other activities to meet refugee and migration needs; salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United States Code; purchase and hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, $931,886,000, to remain available until expended, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be made available to respond to small-scale emergency humanitarian requirements, and $10,000,000 shall be made available for refugees resettling in Israel. united states emergency refugee and migration assistance fund For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 2601(c) ), $50,000,000, to remain available until expended. independent agencies Peace corps (including transfer of funds) For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Peace Corps Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2501–2523 ), including the purchase of not to exceed five passenger motor vehicles for administrative purposes for use outside of the United States, $379,500,000, of which $5,150,000 is for the Office of Inspector General, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the Director of the Peace Corps may transfer to the Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account, as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2515 , an amount not to exceed $5,000,000: Provided further , That funds transferred pursuant to the previous proviso may not be derived from amounts made available for Peace Corps overseas operations: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $104,000 may be available for representation expenses, of which not to exceed $4,000 may be made available for entertainment expenses: Provided further , That any decision to open, close, significantly reduce, or suspend a domestic or overseas office or country program shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, except that prior consultation and regular notification procedures may be waived when there is a substantial security risk to volunteers or other Peace Corps personnel, pursuant to section 7015(e) of this Act: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be used to pay for abortions: Provided further , That notwithstanding the previous proviso, section 614 of division E of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading. Millennium challenge corporation For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of the Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 (MCA), $899,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, up to $105,000,000 may be available for administrative expenses of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (the Corporation): Provided further , That up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made available to carry out the purposes of section 616 of the MCA for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That section 605(e) of the MCA shall apply to funds appropriated under this heading: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for a Millennium Challenge Compact entered into pursuant to section 609 of the MCA only if such Compact obligates, or contains a commitment to obligate subject to the availability of funds and the mutual agreement of the parties to the Compact to proceed, the entire amount of the United States Government funding anticipated for the duration of the Compact: Provided further , That the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall notify the Committees on Appropriations not later than 15 days prior to commencing negotiations for any country compact or threshold country program; signing any such compact or threshold program; or terminating or suspending any such compact or threshold program: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available to implement section 609(g) of the MCA shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That no country should be eligible for a threshold program after such country has completed a country compact: Provided further , That any funds that are deobligated from a Millennium Challenge Compact shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations prior to re-obligation: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 606(a)(2) of the MCA, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 606(b)(1) of the MCA, in addition to countries described in the preceding proviso, a country shall be a candidate country for purposes of eligibility for assistance for the fiscal year if the country has a per capita income equal to or below the World Bank's lower middle income country threshold for the fiscal year and is not among the 75 lowest per capita income countries as identified by the World Bank; and the country meets the requirements of section 606(a)(1)(B) of the MCA: Provided further , That any Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country under section 606 of the MCA with a per capita income that changes in the fiscal year such that the country would be reclassified from a low income country to a lower middle income country or from a lower middle income country to a low income country shall retain its candidacy status in its former income classification for the fiscal year and the 2 subsequent fiscal years: Provided further , That publication in the Federal Register of a notice of availability of a copy of a Compact on the Millennium Challenge Corporation Web site shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of section 610(b)(2) of the MCA for such Compact: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be available for a threshold program in a country that is not currently a candidate country: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $100,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses, of which not to exceed $5,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. Inter-american foundation For necessary expenses to carry out the functions of the Inter-American Foundation in accordance with the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969, $22,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses. United States African development foundation For necessary expenses to carry out title V of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 ( Public Law 96–533 ), $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided , That funds made available to grantees may be invested pending expenditure for project purposes when authorized by the Board of Directors of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF): Provided further, That interest earned shall be used only for the purposes for which the grant was made: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 505(a)(2) of the African Development Foundation Act, in exceptional circumstances the Board of Directors of the USADF may waive the $250,000 limitation contained in that section with respect to a project and a project may exceed the limitation by up to 10 percent if the increase is due solely to foreign currency fluctuation: Provided further, That the USADF shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations after each time such waiver authority is exercised: Provided further , That the USADF may make rent or lease payments in advance from appropriations available for such purpose for offices, buildings, grounds, and quarters in Africa as may be necessary to carry out its functions. department of the treasury international affairs technical assistance For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 129 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $23,500,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, which shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law. IV International security assistance Department of State International narcotics control and law enforcement For necessary expenses to carry out section 481 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $853,055,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the provision of assistance by any other United States Government department or agency which is comparable to assistance made available under this heading but which is provided under any other provision of law, shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of sections 481(b) and 622(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading for counternarcotics programs should be used to support social, economic, and judicial reform programs that address the causes of illicit drug production, trafficking, addiction, and related violent crime and corruption: Provided further, That the reporting requirements contained in section 1404 of Public Law 110–252 shall apply to funds made available by this Act, including a description of modifications, if any, to the Palestinian Authority's security strategy: Provided further, That the Department of State may use the authority of section 608 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, without regard to its restrictions, to receive excess property from an agency of the United States Government for the purpose of providing such property to a foreign country or international organization under chapter 8 of part I of that Act, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be made available to support training and technical assistance for foreign law enforcement, corrections, and other judicial authorities, utilizing regional partners: Provided further, That section 482(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated under this heading, except that any funds made available notwithstanding such section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the feasibility and cost of establishing an aviation platform in Africa to conduct the activities described in House Report 113–499. Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs For necessary expenses for nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs and activities, $586,260,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, to carry out the provisions of chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for anti-terrorism assistance, chapter 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 504 of the FREEDOM Support Act, section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for demining activities, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the destruction of small arms, and related activities, notwithstanding any other provision of law, including activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations, and section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for a voluntary contribution to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and for a United States contribution to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Preparatory Commission: Provided , That for the clearance of unexploded ordnance, the Secretary of State should prioritize those areas where such ordnance was caused by the United States: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading for the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund shall be available notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations, to promote bilateral and multilateral activities relating to nonproliferation, disarmament and weapons destruction, and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That such funds may also be used for such countries other than the Independent States of the former Soviet Union and international organizations when it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading may be made available for the IAEA unless the Secretary of State determines that Israel is being denied its right to participate in the activities of that Agency: Provided further , That funds made available for conventional weapons destruction programs, including demining and related activities, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, may be used for administrative expenses related to the operation and management of such programs and activities. Peacekeeping operations For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 551 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $144,993,000: Provided , That funds appropriated under this heading may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of such Act, to provide assistance to enhance the capacity of foreign civilian security forces, including gendarmes, to participate in peacekeeping operations: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $28,000,000 shall be made available for a United States contribution to the Multinational Force and Observers mission in the Sinai: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers: Provided further , That none of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. funds appropriated to the president international military education and training For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 541 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $106,074,000, of which up to $4,000,000 may remain available until September 30, 2016, and may only be provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the civilian personnel for whom military education and training may be provided under this heading may include civilians who are not members of a government whose participation would contribute to improved civil-military relations, civilian control of the military, or respect for human rights: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not to exceed $55,000 may be available for entertainment expenses. Foreign military financing program For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, $5,014,109,000: Provided , That to expedite the provision of assistance to foreign countries and international organizations, the Secretary of State, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and subject to the regular notification procedures of such Committees, may use the funds appropriated under this heading to procure defense articles and services to enhance the capacity of foreign security forces: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $3,100,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Israel, and funds are available for assistance for Jordan and Egypt subject to section 7041 of this Act: Provided further , That the funds appropriated under this heading for assistance for Israel shall be disbursed within 30 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That to the extent that the Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such purposes, grants made available for Israel under this heading shall, as agreed by the United States and Israel, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less than $815,300,000 shall be available for the procurement in Israel of defense articles and defense services, including research and development: Provided further , That none of the funds made available under this heading shall be made available to support or continue any program initially funded under the authority of section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ; 119 Stat. 3456) (or any successor authority) unless the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, has justified such program to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading shall be nonrepayable notwithstanding any requirement in section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further , That funds made available under this heading shall be obligated upon apportionment in accordance with paragraph (5)(C) of title 31, United States Code, section 1501(a). None of the funds made available under this heading shall be available to finance the procurement of defense articles, defense services, or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act unless the foreign country proposing to make such procurement has first signed an agreement with the United States Government specifying the conditions under which such procurement may be financed with such funds: Provided , That all country and funding level increases in allocations shall be submitted through the regular notification procedures of section 7015 of this Act: Provided further, That funds made available under this heading may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for demining, the clearance of unexploded ordnance, and related activities, and may include activities implemented through nongovernmental and international organizations: Provided further , That only those countries for which assistance was justified for the Foreign Military Sales Financing Program in the fiscal year 1989 congressional presentation for security assistance programs may utilize funds made available under this heading for procurement of defense articles, defense services or design and construction services that are not sold by the United States Government under the Arms Export Control Act: Provided further , That funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended at the minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for defense articles and services: Provided further , That not more than $63,945,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading may be obligated for necessary expenses, including the purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only for use outside of the United States, for the general costs of administering military assistance and sales, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading for general costs of administering military assistance and sales, not to exceed $4,000 may be available for entertainment expenses and not to exceed $130,000 may be available for representation expenses: Provided further , That not more than $904,000,000 of funds realized pursuant to section 21(e)(1)(A) of the Arms Export Control Act may be obligated for expenses incurred by the Department of Defense during fiscal year 2015 pursuant to section 43(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, except that this limitation may be exceeded only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. V Multilateral assistance Funds appropriated to the president International organizations and programs For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 301 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and of section 2 of the United Nations Environment Program Participation Act of 1973, $344,170,000, of which up to $10,000,000 may be made available for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change/United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Provided , That section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to contributions to the United Nations Democracy Fund. International financial institutions Global environment facility For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Global Environment Facility by the Secretary of the Treasury, $136,563,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the international development association For payment to the International Development Association by the Secretary of the Treasury, $1,287,800,000, to remain available until expended. CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increases in capital stock, $186,957,000, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONs The United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of increases in capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,928,990,899. Contribution to the clean technology fund For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Clean Technology Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $184,630,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the strategic climate fund For payment to the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as trustee for the Strategic Climate Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $49,900,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the inter-american development bank For payment to the Inter-American Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $102,020,448, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The United States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $4,098,794,833. CONTRIBUTION TO THE ENTERPRISE FOR THE AMERICAS MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT FUND For payment to the Enterprise for the Americas Multilateral Investment Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $3,378,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such payment shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. Contribution to the asian development bank For payment to the Asian Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of increase in capital stock, $106,586,000, to remain available until expended. Limitation on callable capital subscriptions The United States Governor of the Asian Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $2,558,048,769. Contribution to the asian development fund For payment to the Asian Development Bank's Asian Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $104,977,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the african development bank For payment to the African Development Bank by the Secretary of the Treasury for the United States share of the paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock, $32,418,000, to remain available until expended. LIMITATION ON CALLABLE CAPITAL SUBSCRIPTIONS The United States Governor of the African Development Bank may subscribe without fiscal year limitation to the callable capital portion of the United States share of such capital stock in an amount not to exceed $507,860,808. Contribution to the african development fund For payment to the African Development Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury, $175,668,000, to remain available until expended. Contribution to the international fund for agricultural development For payment to the International Fund for Agricultural Development by the Secretary of the Treasury, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended. VI Export and Investment Assistance Export-Import bank of the united states Inspector general For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $5,750,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016. Program account The Export-Import Bank (the Bank) of the United States is authorized to make such expenditures within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to such corporation, and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as may be necessary in carrying out the program for the current fiscal year for such corporation: Provided, That none of the funds available during the current fiscal year may be used to make expenditures, contracts, or commitments for the export of nuclear equipment, fuel, or technology to any country, other than a nuclear-weapon state as defined in Article IX of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons eligible to receive economic or military assistance under this Act, that has detonated a nuclear explosive after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used to finance exports directly by small business concerns (as defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act): Provided further , That not less than 10 percent of the aggregate loan, guarantee, and insurance authority available to the Bank under this Act should be used for renewable energy technologies or energy efficiency technologies: Provided further, That notwithstanding section 1(c) of Public Law 103–428 , as amended, sections 1(a) and (b) of Public Law 103–428 shall remain in effect through October 1, 2015. administrative expenses For administrative expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan and insurance programs, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , and not to exceed $30,000 for official reception and representation expenses for members of the Board of Directors, not to exceed $106,250,000: Provided , That the Export-Import Bank (the Bank) may accept, and use, payment or services provided by transaction participants for legal, financial, or technical services in connection with any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made: Provided further , That notwithstanding subsection (b) of section 117 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1992, subsection (a) thereof shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015: Provided further , That the Bank shall charge fees for necessary expenses (including special services performed on a contract or fee basis, but not including other personal services) in connection with the collection of moneys owed the Bank, repossession or sale of pledged collateral or other assets acquired by the Bank in satisfaction of moneys owed the Bank, or the investigation or appraisal of any property, or the evaluation of the legal, financial, or technical aspects of any transaction for which an application for a loan, guarantee or insurance commitment has been made, or systems infrastructure directly supporting transactions: Provided further , That in addition to other funds appropriated for administrative expenses, such fees shall be credited to this account for such purposes, to remain available until expended. Receipts collected Receipts collected pursuant to the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945, as amended, and the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended, in an amount not to exceed the amount appropriated herein, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account: Provided , That the sums herein appropriated from the General Fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by such offsetting collections so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the General Fund estimated at $0: Provided further , That amounts collected in fiscal year 2015 in excess of obligations, up to $10,000,000, shall become available on September 1, 2015, and shall remain available until September 30, 2018. Overseas private investment corporation Noncredit account The Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to make, without regard to fiscal year limitations, as provided by 31 U.S.C. 9104 , such expenditures and commitments within the limits of funds available to it and in accordance with law as may be necessary: Provided, That the amount available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs (including an amount for official reception and representation expenses which shall not exceed $35,000) shall not exceed $62,787,000: Provided further, That project-specific transaction costs, including direct and indirect costs incurred in claims settlements, and other direct costs associated with services provided to specific investors or potential investors pursuant to section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , shall not be considered administrative expenses for the purposes of this heading. Program account For the cost of direct and guaranteed loans, $25,000,000, as authorized by section 234 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , to be derived by transfer from the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account: Provided, That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That such sums shall be available for direct loan obligations and loan guaranty commitments incurred or made during fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017: Provided further, That funds so obligated in fiscal year 2015 remain available for disbursement through 2023; funds obligated in fiscal year 2016 remain available for disbursement through 2024; and funds obligated in fiscal year 2017 remain available for disbursement through 2025: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation is authorized to undertake any program authorized by title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in Iraq: Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to the authority of the previous proviso shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. In addition, such sums as may be necessary for administrative expenses to carry out the credit program may be derived from amounts available for administrative expenses to carry out the credit and insurance programs in the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Noncredit Account and merged with said account. Trade and development agency For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, $60,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to provide comprehensive procurement advice to foreign governments to support local procurements funded by the United States Agency for International Development, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the Department of State: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not more than $4,000 may be available for representation and entertainment expenses. VII General Provisions ALLOWANCES AND DIFFERENTIALS 7001. Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by sub chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) . UNOBLIGATED BALANCES REPORT 7002. Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year 2015 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year: Provided , That the report required by this section should specify by account the amount of funds obligated pursuant to bilateral agreements which have not been further sub-obligated. CONSULTING SERVICES 7003. The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive Order issued pursuant to existing law. diplomatic facilities 7004. (a) Of funds provided under title I of this Act, except as provided in subsection (b), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may not include office space or other accommodations for an employee of a Federal agency or department if the Secretary of State determines that such department or agency has not provided to the Department of State the full amount of funding required by subsection (e) of section 604 of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 (as enacted into law by section 1000(a)(7) of Public Law 106–113 and contained in appendix G of that Act; 113 Stat. 1501A–453), as amended by section 629 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2005. (b) Notwithstanding the prohibition in subsection (a), a project to construct a diplomatic facility of the United States may include office space or other accommodations for members of the United States Marine Corps. (c) For the purposes of calculating the fiscal year 2015 costs of providing new United States diplomatic facilities in accordance with section 604(e) of the Secure Embassy Construction and Counterterrorism Act of 1999 ( 22 U.S.C. 4865 note), the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall determine the annual program level and agency shares in a manner that is proportional to the Department of State’s contribution for this purpose. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, which may be made available for the acquisition of property or award of construction contracts for overseas diplomatic facilities during fiscal year 2015, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That notifications pursuant to this subsection shall include the information enumerated under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in House Report 113–499. (e) (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in this Act and in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, made available through Federal agency Capital Security Cost Sharing contributions and reimbursements, or generated from the proceeds of real property sales, other than from real property sales located in London, United Kingdom, may be made available for site acquisition and mitigation, planning, design, or construction of the New London Embassy: Provided , That the reporting requirement contained in section 7004(f)(2) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall remain in effect during fiscal year 2015. (2) Funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance may be obligated for the relocation of the United States Embassy to the Holy See only if the Secretary of State reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that such relocation continues to be consistent with the conditions of section 7004(e)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (f) (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance may be made available to address security vulnerabilities at expeditionary, interim, and temporary facilities abroad, including physical security upgrades and local guard staffing, except that the amount of funds made available for such purposes from this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be a minimum of $25,000,000: Provided , That the uses of such funds should be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and Foreign Missions, in consultation with the Director of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations: Provided further , That such funds shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (2) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of all expeditionary, interim, and temporary diplomatic facilities and the number of personnel and security costs for each such facility: Provided , That the report required by this paragraph may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the opening, closure, or any significant modification to an expeditionary, interim, or temporary diplomatic facility shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees and the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, except that such consultation and notification may be waived if there is a security risk to personnel. (g) Funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , including for Worldwide Security Protection, and under the heading Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance in titles I and VIII of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by such titles under such headings if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to implement the recommendations of the Benghazi Accountability Review Board, or to prevent or respond to security situations and requirements, following consultation with, and subject to the regular notification procedures of, such Committees: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law. Personnel actions 7005. Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency: Provided , That the authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided further , That use of funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. LOCAL GUARD CONTRACTS 7006. In evaluating proposals for local guard contracts, the Secretary of State shall award contracts in accordance with section 136 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 ( 22 U.S.C. 4864 ), except that the Secretary may grant authorization to award such contracts on the basis of best value as determined by a cost-technical tradeoff analysis (as described in Federal Acquisition Regulation part 15.101), notwithstanding subsection (c)(3) of such section, for high risk, high threat posts: Provided , That the authority in this section shall apply to any options for renewal that may be exercised under such contracts that are awarded during the current fiscal year. prohibition against direct funding for certain countries 7007. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, Iran, or Syria: Provided , That for purposes of this section, the prohibition on obligations or expenditures shall include direct loans, credits, insurance and guarantees of the Export-Import Bank or its agents. coups d’état 7008. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'état or decree or, after the date of enactment of this Act, a coup d'état or decree in which the military plays a decisive role: Provided , That assistance may be resumed to such government if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that subsequent to the termination of assistance a democratically elected government has taken office: Provided further , That the provisions of this section shall not apply to assistance to promote democratic elections or public participation in democratic processes: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to the previous provisos shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Transfer authority 7009. (a) Department of state and broadcasting board of governors (1) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers, and no such transfer may be made to increase the appropriation under the heading Representation Expenses . (2) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Broadcasting Board of Governors under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers. (3) Any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 7015(a) and (b) of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section. (b) Export financing transfer authorities Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation other than for administrative expenses made available for fiscal year 2015, for programs under title VI of this Act may be transferred between such appropriations for use for any of the purposes, programs, and activities for which the funds in such receiving account may be used, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 25 percent by any such transfer: Provided, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Limitation on transfers between agencies (1) None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), in addition to transfers made by, or authorized elsewhere in, this Act, funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be allocated or transferred to agencies of the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of sections 109, 610, and 632 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (3) Any agreement entered into by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Department of State with any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government pursuant to section 632(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 valued in excess of $1,000,000 and any agreement made pursuant to section 632(a) of such Act, with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , and Economic Support Fund shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the requirement in the previous sentence shall not apply to agreements entered into between USAID and the Department of State. (d) Transfers Between Accounts None of the funds made available under titles II through V of this Act may be obligated under an appropriation account to which such funds were not appropriated, except for transfers specifically provided for in this Act, unless the President, not less than 5 days prior to the exercise of any authority contained in the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to transfer funds, consults with and provides a written policy justification to the Committees on Appropriations. (e) Audit of Inter-agency Transfers Any agreement for the transfer or allocation of funds appropriated by this Act, or prior Acts, entered into between the Department of State or USAID and another agency of the United States Government under the authority of section 632(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law, shall expressly provide that the Inspector General (IG) for the agency receiving the transfer or allocation of such funds, or other entity with audit responsibility if the receiving agency does not have an IG, shall perform periodic program and financial audits of the use of such funds: Provided , That such audits shall be transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds transferred under such authority may be made available for the cost of such audits. security assistance report 7010. Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report on funds obligated and expended during fiscal year 2014 under the headings International Military Education and Training , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program . Availability of funds 7011. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available for obligation after the expiration of the current fiscal year unless expressly so provided in this Act: Provided, That funds appropriated for the purposes of chapters 1 and 8 of part I, section 661, chapters 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act , and funds provided under the heading Development Credit Authority shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any funds made available for the purposes of chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which are allocated or obligated for cash disbursements in order to address balance of payments or economic policy reform objectives, shall remain available for an additional 4 years from the date on which the availability of such funds would otherwise have expired, if such funds are initially allocated or obligated before the expiration of their respective periods of availability contained in this Act: Provided further, That the Secretary of State shall provide a report to the Committees on Appropriations at the beginning of each fiscal year, detailing by account and source year, the use of this authority during the previous fiscal year. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES IN DEFAULT 7012. No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following consultations with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United States. prohibition on taxation of united states assistance 7013. (a) prohibition on taxation None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to provide assistance for a foreign country under a new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which such assistance is to be provided unless such agreement includes a provision stating that assistance provided by the United States shall be exempt from taxation, or reimbursed, by the foreign government, and the Secretary of State shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform with this requirement. (b) reimbursement of foreign taxes An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2015 on funds appropriated by this Act by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs for which funds are appropriated by this Act, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2016 and allocated for the central government of such country and for the West Bank and Gaza program to the extent that the Secretary of State certifies and reports in writing to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than September 30, 2016, that such taxes have not been reimbursed to the Government of the United States. (c) de minimis exception Foreign taxes of a de minimis nature shall not be subject to the provisions of subsection (b). (d) reprogramming of funds Funds withheld from obligation for each country or entity pursuant to subsection (b) shall be reprogrammed for assistance for countries which do not assess taxes on United States assistance or which have an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes, and that can reasonably accommodate such assistance in a programmatically responsible manner. (e) determinations (1) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any country or entity the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations— (A) does not assess taxes on United States assistance or which has an effective arrangement that is providing substantial reimbursement of such taxes; or (B) the foreign policy interests of the United States outweigh the purpose of this section to ensure that United States assistance is not subject to taxation. (2) The Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations at least 15 days prior to exercising the authority of this subsection with regard to any country or entity. (f) implementation The Secretary of State shall issue rules, regulations, or policy guidance, as appropriate, to implement the prohibition against the taxation of assistance contained in this section. (g) definitions As used in this section— (1) the term ‘‘bilateral agreement’’ refers to a framework bilateral agreement between the Government of the United States and the government of the country receiving assistance that describes the privileges and immunities applicable to United States foreign assistance for such country generally, or an individual agreement between the Government of the United States and such government that describes, among other things, the treatment for tax purposes that will be accorded the United States assistance provided under that agreement; (2) the term taxes and taxation shall include value added taxes and customs duties but shall not include individual income taxes assessed to local staff. (h) Report The Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant departments or agencies, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by such departments or agencies to comply with the requirements of this section. reservations of funds 7014. (a) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act: Provided , That any such reprogramming shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That assistance that is reprogrammed pursuant to this subsection shall be made available under the same terms and conditions as originally provided. (b) In addition to the authority contained in subsection (a), the original period of availability of funds appropriated by this Act and administered by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) that are specifically designated for particular programs or activities by this or any other Act may be extended for an additional fiscal year if the Secretary of State or the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, determines and reports promptly to the Committees on Appropriations that the termination of assistance to a country or a significant change in circumstances makes it unlikely that such designated funds can be obligated during the original period of availability: Provided , That such designated funds that continue to be available for an additional fiscal year shall be obligated only for the purpose of such designation. (c) Ceilings and specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act shall not be applicable to funds or authorities appropriated or otherwise made available by any subsequent Act unless such Act specifically so directs: Provided , That specifically designated funding levels or minimum funding requirements contained in any other Act shall not be applicable to funds appropriated by this Act. Notification requirements 7015. (a) None of the funds made available in titles I and II of this Act, or in prior appropriations Acts to the agencies and departments funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or of currency reflows or other offsetting collections, or made available by transfer, to the agencies and departments funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that— (1) creates new programs; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates an office or employees; (5) closes or opens a mission or post; (6) creates, closes, reorganizes, or renames bureaus, centers, or offices; (7) reorganizes programs or activities; or (8) contracts out or privatizes any functions or activities presently performed by Federal employees; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds: Provided , That unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations, the requirements of this subsection shall apply to all obligations of funds appropriated under titles I and II of this Act for paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6) of this subsection. (b) None of the funds provided under titles I and II of this Act, or provided under previous appropriations Acts to the agency or department funded under titles I and II of this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees available to the agency or department funded under title I of this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure for activities, programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $1,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, that— (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general savings, including savings from a reduction in personnel, which would result in a change in existing programs, activities, or projects as approved by Congress; unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such reprogramming of funds. (c) None of the funds made available by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , International Organizations and Programs , Trade and Development Agency , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Economic Support Fund , Democracy Fund , Peacekeeping Operations , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , Millennium Challenge Corporation , Foreign Military Financing Program , International Military Education and Training , Conflict Stabilization Operations , and Peace Corps , shall be available for obligation for activities, programs, projects, type of materiel assistance, countries, or other operations not justified or in excess of the amount justified to the Committees on Appropriations for obligation under any of these specific headings unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance: Provided , That the President shall not enter into any commitment of funds appropriated for the purposes of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act for the provision of major defense equipment, other than conventional ammunition, or other major defense items defined to be aircraft, ships, missiles, or combat vehicles, not previously justified to Congress or 20 percent in excess of the quantities justified to Congress unless the Committees on Appropriations are notified 15 days in advance of such commitment: Provided further , That requirements of this subsection or any similar provision of this or any other Act shall not apply to any reprogramming for an activity, program, or project for which funds are appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act of less than 10 percent of the amount previously justified to the Congress for obligation for such activity, program, or project for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That any notification submitted pursuant to subsection (f) of this section shall include information (if known on the date of transmittal of such notification) on the use of notwithstanding authority: Provided further , That if subsequent to the notification of assistance it becomes necessary to rely on notwithstanding authority, the Committees on Appropriations should be informed at the earliest opportunity and to the extent practicable. (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the exception of funds transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under title I of this Act, funds transferred by the Department of Defense to the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development for assistance for foreign countries and international organizations, and funds made available for programs authorized by section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 ( Public Law 109–163 ) (or any successor authority), shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (e) The requirements of this section or any similar provision of this Act or any other Act, including any prior Act requiring notification in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, may be waived if failure to do so would pose a substantial risk to human health or welfare: Provided , That in case of any such waiver, notification to the Committees on Appropriations shall be provided as early as practicable, but in no event later than 3 days after taking the action to which such notification requirement was applicable, in the context of the circumstances necessitating such waiver: Provided further , That any notification provided pursuant to such a waiver shall contain an explanation of the emergency circumstances. (f) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended for assistance for Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bolivia, Burma, Cambodia, Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Serbia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Yemen, and Zimbabwe except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. NOTIFICATION ON EXCESS DEFENSE EQUIPMENT 7016. Prior to providing excess Department of Defense articles in accordance with section 516(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations to the same extent and under the same conditions as other committees pursuant to subsection (f) of that section: Provided , That before issuing a letter of offer to sell excess defense articles under the Arms Export Control Act, the Department of Defense shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in accordance with the regular notification procedures of such Committees if such defense articles are significant military equipment (as defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or are valued (in terms of original acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, or if notification is required elsewhere in this Act for the use of appropriated funds for specific countries that would receive such excess defense articles: Provided further , That such Committees shall also be informed of the original acquisition cost of such defense articles. Limitation on availability of funds for international organizations and programs 7017. Subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, funds appropriated under titles I and III through V of this Act, which are returned or not made available for organizations and programs because of the implementation of section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or section 7048(a) of this Act, shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the requirement to withhold funds for programs in Burma under section 307(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall not apply to funds appropriated by this Act. Prohibition on funding for abortions and involuntary sterilization 7018. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of involuntary sterilization as a method of family planning or to coerce or provide any financial incentive to any person to undergo sterilizations. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for any biomedical research which relates in whole or in part, to methods of, or the performance of, abortions or involuntary sterilization as a means of family planning. None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be obligated or expended for any country or organization if the President certifies that the use of these funds by any such country or organization would violate any of the above provisions related to abortions and involuntary sterilizations. allocations 7019. (a) Funds provided by this Act shall be made available for programs and countries in the amounts specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (b) For the purposes of implementing this section and only with respect to the amounts for programs and countries specifically designated in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act), the Secretary of State, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate, may propose deviations to the amounts referenced in subsection (a), subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. representation and entertainment expenses 7020. (a) Each Federal department, agency, or entity funded in titles I or II of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and independent agencies funded in titles III or VI of this Act, shall take steps to ensure that domestic and overseas representation and entertainment expenses further official agency business and United States foreign policy interests and are— (1) primarily for fostering relations outside of the Executive Branch; (2) principally for meals and events of a protocol nature; (3) not for employee-only events; and (4) do not include activities that are substantially of a recreational character. (b) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings International Military Education and Training or Foreign Military Financing Program for Informational Program activities or under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be obligated or expended to pay for— (1) alcoholic beverages; or (2) entertainment expenses for activities that are substantially of a recreational character, including but not limited to entrance fees at sporting events, theatrical and musical productions, and amusement parks. prohibition on assistance to governments supporting international terrorism 7021. (a) Lethal Military Equipment Exports (1) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by titles III through VI of this Act may be available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism for purposes of section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act: Provided , That the prohibition under this section with respect to a foreign government shall terminate 12 months after that government ceases to provide such military equipment: Provided further , That this section applies with respect to lethal military equipment provided under a contract entered into after October 1, 1997. (2) Assistance restricted by paragraph (1) or any other similar provision of law, may be furnished if the President determines that to do so is important to the national interest of the United States. (3) Whenever the President makes a determination pursuant to paragraph (2), the President shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report with respect to the furnishing of such assistance, including a detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and an explanation of how the assistance furthers United States national interests. (b) Bilateral Assistance (1) Funds appropriated for bilateral assistance in titles III through VI of this Act and funds appropriated under any such title in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be made available to any foreign government which the President determines— (A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual or group which has committed an act of international terrorism; (B) otherwise supports international terrorism; or (C) is controlled by an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (2) The President may waive the application of paragraph (1) to a government if the President determines that national security or humanitarian reasons justify such waiver: Provided , That the President shall publish each such waiver in the Federal Register and, at least 15 days before the waiver takes effect, shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the waiver (including the justification for the waiver) in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS 7022. Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading Trade and Development Agency , may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 , section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 ( Public Law 103–236 ), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1) ). definition of program, project, and activity 7023. For the purpose of titles II through VI of this Act program, project, and activity shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations with the exception that for the following accounts: Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program , program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include country, regional, and central program level funding within each such account; and for the development assistance accounts of the United States Agency for International Development, program, project, and activity shall also be considered to include central, country, regional, and program level funding, either as— (1) justified to the Congress; or (2) allocated by the Executive Branch in accordance with a report, to be provided to the Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of the enactment of this Act, as required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. AUTHORITIES FOR THE PEACE CORPS, INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION AND UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 7024. Unless expressly provided to the contrary, provisions of this or any other Act, including provisions contained in prior Acts authorizing or making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act or the African Development Foundation Act: Provided , That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action. commerce, trade and surplus commodities 7025. (a) None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity: Provided , That such prohibition shall not apply to the Export-Import Bank if in the judgment of its Board of Directors the benefits to industry and employment in the United States are likely to outweigh the injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity, and the Chairman of the Board so notifies the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That this subsection shall not prohibit— (1) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or (2) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. (b) None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be available for any testing or breeding feasibility study, variety improvement or introduction, consultancy, publication, conference, or training in connection with the growth or production in a foreign country of an agricultural commodity for export which would compete with a similar commodity grown or produced in the United States: Provided , That this subsection shall not prohibit— (1) activities designed to increase food security in developing countries where such activities will not have a significant impact on the export of agricultural commodities of the United States; (2) research activities intended primarily to benefit American producers; (3) activities in a country that is eligible for assistance from the International Development Association, is not eligible for assistance from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and does not export on a consistent basis the agricultural commodity with respect to which assistance is furnished; or (4) activities in a country the President determines is recovering from widespread conflict, a humanitarian crisis, or a complex emergency. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions, as defined in section 7029(h) of this Act, to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any assistance by such institutions, using funds appropriated or made available by this Act, for the production or extraction of any commodity or mineral for export, if it is in surplus on world markets and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity. separate accounts 7026. (a) Separate Accounts for Local Currencies (1) If assistance is furnished to the government of a foreign country under chapters 1 and 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 under agreements which result in the generation of local currencies of that country, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall— (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government; (B) enter into an agreement with that government which sets forth— (i) the amount of the local currencies to be generated; and (ii) the terms and conditions under which the currencies so deposited may be utilized, consistent with this section; and (C) establish by agreement with that government the responsibilities of USAID and that government to monitor and account for deposits into and disbursements from the separate account. (2) Uses of local currencies As may be agreed upon with the foreign government, local currencies deposited in a separate account pursuant to subsection (a), or an equivalent amount of local currencies, shall be used only— (A) to carry out chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), for such purposes as— (i) project and sector assistance activities; or (ii) debt and deficit financing; or (B) for the administrative requirements of the United States Government. (3) Programming accountability USAID shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the equivalent of the local currencies disbursed pursuant to subsection (a)(2)(A) from the separate account established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) are used for the purposes agreed upon pursuant to subsection (a)(2). (4) Termination of assistance programs Upon termination of assistance to a country under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as the case may be), any unencumbered balances of funds which remain in a separate account established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be disposed of for such purposes as may be agreed to by the government of that country and the United States Government. (5) Reporting requirement The USAID Administrator shall report on an annual basis as part of the justification documents submitted to the Committees on Appropriations on the use of local currencies for the administrative requirements of the United States Government as authorized in subsection (a)(2)(B), and such report shall include the amount of local currency (and United States dollar equivalent) used or to be used for such purpose in each applicable country. (b) Separate Accounts for Cash Transfers (1) In general If assistance is made available to the government of a foreign country, under chapter 1 or 10 of part I or chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as cash transfer assistance or as nonproject sector assistance, that country shall be required to maintain such funds in a separate account and not commingle them with any other funds. (2) Applicability of other provisions of law Such funds may be obligated and expended notwithstanding provisions of law which are inconsistent with the nature of this assistance including provisions which are referenced in the Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference accompanying House Joint Resolution 648 (House Report No. 98–1159). (3) Notification At least 15 days prior to obligating any such cash transfer or nonproject sector assistance, the President shall submit a notification through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, which shall include a detailed description of how the funds proposed to be made available will be used, with a discussion of the United States interests that will be served by the assistance (including, as appropriate, a description of the economic policy reforms that will be promoted by such assistance). (4) Exemption Nonproject sector assistance funds may be exempt from the requirements of subsection (b)(1) only through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. eligibility for assistance 7027. (a) Assistance Through Nongovernmental Organizations Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided , That before using the authority of this subsection to furnish assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations, the President shall notify the Committees on Appropriations pursuant to the regular notification procedures, including a description of the program to be assisted, the assistance to be provided, and the reasons for furnishing such assistance: Provided further , That nothing in this subsection shall be construed to alter any existing statutory prohibitions against abortion or involuntary sterilizations contained in this or any other Act. (b) Public Law 480 During fiscal year 2015, restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance under the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ): Provided , That none of the funds appropriated to carry out title I of such Act and made available pursuant to this subsection may be obligated or expended except as provided through the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Exception This section shall not apply— (1) with respect to section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to countries that support international terrorism; or (2) with respect to section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any comparable provision of law prohibiting assistance to the government of a country that violates internationally recognized human rights. local competition 7028. (a) Requirements for exceptions to competition for local entities Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available to the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) may only be made available for limited competitions through local entities if— (1) prior to the determination to limit competition to local entities, USAID has— (A) assessed the level of local capacity to effectively implement, manage, and account for programs included in such competition; and (B) documented the written results of the assessment and decisions made; and (2) prior to making an award after limiting competition to local entities— (A) each successful local entity has been determined to be responsible in accordance with USAID guidelines; and (B) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that award funding is used for its intended purposes; and (3) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed. (b) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (1), the Administrator of USAID shall report, on a semi-annual basis, to the appropriate congressional committees on all awards subject to limited or no competition for local entities: Provided , That such report should be posted on the USAID Web site: Provided further , That the requirements of this subsection shall only apply to awards in excess of $3,000,000 and sole source awards to local entities in excess of $2,000,000. (c) Section 7077 of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015, as amended by division K of Public Law 113–76 . International financial institutions 7029. (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution adopts and implements a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 25 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities in advancing the institution’s goals of reducing poverty and promoting equitable economic growth, consistent with relevant safeguards, to ensure that decisions to support such loans, grants, programs, and activities are based on accurate data and objective analysis: Provided , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan, grant, policy, or strategy if such institution has adopted and is implementing any social or environmental safeguard relevant to such loan, grant, policy, or strategy that provides less protection than World Bank safeguards in effect on September 30, 2014. (c) None of the funds appropriated under title V of this Act may be made as payment to any international financial institution while the United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate which, together with whatever compensation such executive director receives from the United States, is in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, or while any alternate United States executive director to such institution is compensated by the institution at a rate in excess of the rate provided for an individual occupying a position at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. (d) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution conducts rigorous human rights due diligence and human rights risk management, as appropriate, in connection with any loan, grant, policy, or strategy of such institution: Provided , That prior to voting on any such loan, grant, policy, or strategy the executive director shall consult with the Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, if the executive director has reason to believe that such loan, grant, policy, or strategy could result in forced displacement or other violation of human rights. (e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to promote in loan, grant, and other financing agreements improvements in borrowing countries’ financial management and judicial capacity to investigate, prosecute, and punish fraud and corruption. (f) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to seek to require that such institution collects, verifies, and publishes, to the maximum extent practicable, beneficial ownership information (excluding proprietary information) for any corporation or limited liability company, other than a publicly listed company, that receives funds appropriated by this Act that are provided as payment to such institution: Provided , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on steps taken by the United States executive directors and the international financial institutions consistent with this paragraph. (g) The Secretary of the Treasury should support efforts by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to promote economic cooperation and integration within the Caribbean region, consistent with the IDB’s charter and United States policy. (h) For the purposes of this Act international financial institutions shall mean the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Development Association, the International Finance Corporation, the Inter-American Development Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the Asian Development Bank, the Asian Development Fund, the Inter-American Investment Corporation, the North American Development Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency. debt-for-development 7030. In order to enhance the continued participation of nongovernmental organizations in debt-for-development and debt-for-nature exchanges, a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the United States Agency for International Development may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TRANSPARENCY 7031. (a) Limitation on direct government-to-Government assistance (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance only if— (A) each implementing agency or ministry to receive assistance has been assessed and is considered to have the systems required to manage such assistance and any identified vulnerabilities or weaknesses of such agency or ministry have been addressed; and (i) the recipient agency or ministry employs and utilizes staff with the necessary technical, financial, and management capabilities; (ii) the recipient agency or ministry has adopted competitive procurement policies and systems; (iii) effective monitoring and evaluation systems are in place to ensure that such assistance is used for its intended purposes; (iv) no level of acceptable fraud is assumed; and (v) the government of the recipient country is taking steps to publicly disclose on an annual basis its national budget, to include income and expenditures; (B) the recipient government is in compliance with the principles set forth in section 7013 of this Act; (C) the recipient agency or ministry is not headed or controlled by an organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (D) the Government of the United States and the government of the recipient country have agreed, in writing, on clear and achievable objectives for the use of such assistance, which should be made available on a cost-reimbursable basis; and (E) the recipient government is taking steps to protect the rights of civil society, including freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. (2) In addition to the requirements in subsection (a), no funds may be made available for direct government-to-government assistance without prior consultation with, and notification of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That such notification shall contain an explanation of how the proposed activity meets the requirements of paragraph (1): Provided further , That the requirements of this paragraph shall only apply to direct government-to-government assistance in excess of $10,000,000 and all funds available for cash transfer, budget support, and cash payments to individuals. (3) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Administrator or the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Administrator or the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance, including a justification, or that such misuse has been appropriately addressed. (4) The Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations, concurrent with the fiscal year 2016 congressional budget justification materials, amounts planned for assistance described in subsection (a) by country, proposed funding amount, source of funds, and type of assistance. (5) Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2015, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a report that— (A) details all assistance described in subsection (a) provided during the previous 6-month period by country, funding amount, source of funds, and type of such assistance; and (B) the type of procurement instrument or mechanism utilized and whether the assistance was provided on a reimbursable basis. (6) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for any foreign country for debt service payments owed by any country to any international financial institution: Provided , That for purposes of this subsection, the term international financial institution has the meaning given the term in section 7029(h) of this Act. (b) National Budget and Contract Transparency (1) Minimum Requirements of Fiscal Transparency The Secretary of State shall continue to update and strengthen the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency for each government receiving assistance appropriated by this Act, as identified in the report required by section 7031(b) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Definition For purposes of paragraph (1), minimum requirements of fiscal transparency are requirements consistent with those in subsection (a)(1), and the public disclosure of national budget documentation (to include receipts and expenditures by ministry) and government contracts and licenses for natural resource extraction (to include bidding and concession allocation practices). (3) Determination and report For each government identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State, not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, shall make or update any determination of significant progress or no significant progress in meeting the minimum requirements of fiscal transparency, and make such determinations publicly available in an annual Fiscal Transparency Report to be posted on the Department of State’s Web site: Provided , That the Secretary shall identify the significant progress made by each such government to publicly disclose national budget documentation, contracts, and licenses which are additional to such information disclosed in previous fiscal years, and include specific recommendations of short- and long-term steps such government should take to improve fiscal transparency: Provided further , That the annual report shall include a detailed description of how funds appropriated by this Act are being used to improve fiscal transparency, and identify benchmarks for measuring progress. (4) Assistance Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for programs and activities to assist governments identified pursuant to paragraph (1) to improve budget transparency and to support civil society organizations in such countries that promote budget transparency: Provided, That such sums shall be in addition to funds otherwise made available for such purposes: Provided further , That a description of the uses of such funds shall be included in the annual Fiscal Transparency Report required by paragraph (3). (c) Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights (1) (A) Officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary of State has credible information have been involved in significant corruption, including corruption related to the extraction of natural resources, or a gross violation of human rights shall be ineligible for entry into the United States. (B) The Secretary may also publicly or privately designate or identify officials of foreign governments and their immediate family members about whom the Secretary has such credible information without regard to whether the individual has applied for a visa. (2) Individuals shall not be ineligible if entry into the United States would further important United States law enforcement objectives or is necessary to permit the United States to fulfill its obligations under the United Nations Headquarters Agreement: Provided , That nothing in paragraph (1) shall be construed to derogate from United States Government obligations under applicable international agreements. (3) The Secretary may waive the application of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the waiver would serve a compelling national interest or that the circumstances which caused the individual to be ineligible have changed sufficiently. (4) Not later than 6 months after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report, including a classified annex if necessary, to the Committees on Appropriations and the Committees on the Judiciary describing the information related to corruption or violation of human rights concerning each of the individuals found ineligible in the previous 12 months pursuant to paragraph (1)(A) as well as the individuals who the Secretary designated or identified pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), or who would be ineligible but for the application of paragraph (2), a list of any waivers provided under paragraph (3), and the justification for each waiver. (5) Any unclassified portion of the report required under paragraph (4) shall be posted on the Department of State’s Web site. (6) For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B), (4), and (5), the records of the Department of State and of diplomatic and consular offices of the United States pertaining to the issuance or refusal of visas or permits to enter the United States shall not be considered confidential. (d) Foreign assistance web site Funds appropriated by this Act under titles I and II, and funds made available for any independent agency in title III, as appropriate, shall be made available to support the provision of additional information on United States Government foreign assistance on the Department of State's foreign assistance Web site: Provided , That all Federal agencies funded under this Act shall provide such information on foreign assistance, upon request, to the Department of State. Democracy Programs 7032. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $2,264,986,000 should be made available for democracy programs, as defined in subsection (c). (b) Funds made available by this Act for democracy programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, and with regard to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), any regulation. (c) For purposes of funds appropriated by this Act, the term democracy programs means programs that support good governance, credible and competitive elections, freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion, human rights, labor rights, independent media, and the rule of law, and that otherwise strengthen the capacity of democratic political parties, governments, nongovernmental organizations and institutions, and citizens to support the development of democratic states, and institutions that are responsive and accountable to citizens. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for governance programs should be made available to support institutions and individuals that demonstrate a commitment to democracy. (e) With respect to the provision of assistance for democracy, human rights, and governance activities in this Act, the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of that assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to the prior approval by the government of any foreign country: Provided , That the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, detailing steps taken by the Department of State and USAID to comply with the requirements of this subsection. (f) Any funds made available by this Act for a business and human rights program in the People’s Republic of China shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. (g) The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL) and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, USAID, shall regularly communicate their planned programs to the NED. (h) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Democracy Fund that are made available to DRL shall be made available to maintain a database of prisons and gulags in North Korea, in accordance with section 7032(i) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (i) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for democracy programs shall be made available to support freedom of religion, including in the Middle East and North Africa. (j) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for democracy programs in countries in the Western Hemisphere above the total amount requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015: Provided , That the Department of State and USAID, as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of such funds. (k) Funds made available by this Act for the Near East Regional Democracy program shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL: Provided , That such funds shall be made available for the activities described in section 1243 of Public Law 112–239 , following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. multi-year pledges 7033. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge was— (1) previously justified, including the projected future year costs, in a congressional budget justification; (2) included in an Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs or previously authorized by an Act of Congress; (3) notified in accordance with the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, including the projected future year costs; or (4) the subject of prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations and such consultation was conducted at least 7 days in advance of the pledge. special provisions 7034. (a) Victims of war, displaced children, and displaced burmese Funds appropriated in titles III and VI of this Act that are made available for victims of war, displaced children, displaced Burmese, and to combat trafficking in persons and assist victims of such trafficking, may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law. (b) Reconstituting civilian police authority In providing assistance with funds appropriated by this Act under section 660(b)(6) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, support for a nation emerging from instability may be deemed to mean support for regional, district, municipal, or other sub-national entity emerging from instability, as well as a nation emerging from instability. (c) World food program Funds managed by the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), from this or any other Act, may be made available as a general contribution to the World Food Program, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (d) Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulation or Executive order, funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Economic Support Fund , Peacekeeping Operations , International Disaster Assistance , Complex Crises Fund , and Transition Initiatives may be made available to support programs to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate into civilian society former members of foreign terrorist organizations: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds pursuant to this subsection: Provided further , That for the purposes of this subsection the term foreign terrorist organization means an organization designated as a terrorist organization under section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (e) Directives and authorities (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available to carry out the Program for Research and Training on Eastern Europe and the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union as authorized by the Soviet-Eastern European Research and Training Act of 1983 ( 22 U.S.C. 4501–4508 ). (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available as a contribution to establish and maintain memorial sites of genocide, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (3) Of the amounts made available by this Act under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in title I, up to $500,000 may be made available for grants pursuant to section 504 of Public Law 95–426 ( 22 U.S.C. 2656d ), including to facilitate collaboration with indigenous communities. (f) Partner Vetting Funds appropriated by this Act or in titles I through IV of prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be used by the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator, as appropriate, to support the continued implementation of the Partner Vetting System (PVS) pilot program: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall jointly submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations, not later than 30 days after completion of the pilot program, on the estimated timeline and criteria for evaluating the PVS pilot program for possible expansion: Provided further , That such report shall include the requirements in Senate Report 113–195 and House Report 113–499: Provided further , That such report may be delivered in classified form, if necessary. (g) Contingencies During fiscal year 2015, the President may use up to $100,000,000 under the authority of section 451 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, notwithstanding any other provision of law. (h) International child abductions The Secretary of State should withhold funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for the central government of any country that is not taking appropriate steps to comply with the Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abductions, done at the Hague on October 25, 1980: Provided , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations within 15 days of withholding funds under this subsection. (i) Reports Repealed Section 304(f) of Public Law 107–173 ; section 2104 of Public Law 109–13 ; and subsection 1405(c) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–252 ), are hereby repealed. (j) Transfers for Extraordinary Protection The Secretary of State may transfer to, and merge with, funds under the heading Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials unobligated balances of expired funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs for fiscal year 2015, except for funds designated for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, at no later than the end of the fifth fiscal year after the last fiscal year for which such funds are available for the purposes for which appropriated: Provided , That not more than $50,000,000 may be transferred. (k) Protections and Remedies for Employees of Diplomatic Missions and International Organizations The Secretary of State shall implement section 203(a)(2) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–457 ): Provided , That in determining whether to suspend the issuance of A–3 or G–5 visas under such section, the Secretary should consider the following as credible evidence : (1) a final court judgment (including a default judgment) issued against a current or former employee of such mission or organization (for which the time period for appeal has expired); (2) the issuance of a T-visa to the victim; or (3) a request by the Department of State to the sending state that immunity of individual diplomats or family members be waived to permit criminal prosecution: Provided further , That the Secretary should assist in obtaining payment of final court judgments awarded to A–3 and G–5 visa holders, including encouraging the sending states to provide compensation directly to victims: Provided further , That the Secretary shall include in the Trafficking in Persons annual report a concise summary of each trafficking case involving an A–3 or G–5 visa holder which meets one or more of the items in the first proviso of this subsection. (l) Extension of authorities (1) Section 1(b)(2) of the Passport Act of June 4, 1920 ( 22 U.S.C. 214(b)(2) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for September 30, 2010 . (2) The authority provided by section 301(a)(3) of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 ( 22 U.S.C. 4831(a)(3) ) shall remain in effect for facilities in Afghanistan through September 30, 2015, except that the notification and reporting requirements contained in such section shall include the Committees on Appropriations. (3) The authority contained in section 1115(d) of Public Law 111–32 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (4) Section 824(g) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 ( 22 U.S.C. 4064(g) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). (5) Section 61(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 ( 22 U.S.C. 2733(a) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in paragraph (2). (6) Section 625(j)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2385(j)(1) ) shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2015 for October 1, 2010 in subparagraph (B). (7) (A) Subject to the limitation described in subparagraph (B), the authority provided by section 1113 of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 ( Public Law 111–32 ; 123 Stat. 1904) shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (B) The authority described in subparagraph (A) may not be used to pay an eligible member of the Foreign Service (as defined in section 1113(b) of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009) a locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that exceeds two-thirds of the amount of the locality-based comparability payment (stated as a percentage) that would be payable to such member under section 5304 of title 5, United States Code, if such member’s official duty station were in the District of Columbia. (8) The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 ( Public Law 101–167 ) is amended— (A) In section 599D ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 note)— (i) in subsection (b)(3), by striking and 2014 and inserting 2014, and 2015 ; and (ii) in subsection (e), by striking 2014 each place it appears and inserting 2015 ; and (B) in section 599E ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection (b)(2), by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 . (9) The authorities provided in section 1015(b) of Public Law 111–212 shall remain in effect through September 30, 2015. (m) Crowd control items Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used for tear gas, small arms, light weapons, ammunition, or other items for crowd control purposes for foreign security forces that use excessive force to repress peaceful expression, association, or assembly in countries undergoing democratic transition. (n) Department of state working capital fund Funds appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of State for payments to the Working Capital Fund may only be used for the activities and in the amounts allowed in the President’s fiscal year 2015 budget: Provided , That Federal agency components shall be charged only for their direct usage of each Working Capital Fund service: Provided further , That Federal agency components may only pay for Working Capital Fund services that are consistent with the component’s purpose and authorities: Provided further , That the Working Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates which will return the full cost of each service. (o) Security force accountability assistance The Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act on steps taken to implement section 620M(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, including program details and sources of funding: Provided , That such report shall describe how funds appropriated by this Act are used to encourage, assist, and build the capacity of foreign governments to investigate, prosecute, and punish security force personnel who are credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including by providing: (1) technical assistance in support of such investigations and prosecutions; (2) assistance to strengthen civilian-military cooperation on human rights and the rule of law; (3) assistance to strengthen the internal accountability mechanisms and technical capacity of foreign governments to bring such personnel to justice; and (4) support for nongovernmental organizations that monitor and document gross violations. (p) Humanitarian assistance Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for monitoring and evaluation of assistance under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall, as appropriate, be made available for the regular collection of feedback obtained directly from beneficiaries on the quality and relevance of such assistance: Provided , That the Department of State and USAID shall conduct regular oversight to ensure that such feedback is collected and used by grantees to maximize the cost-effectiveness and utility of such assistance, and require grantees that receive funds under such headings to establish procedures for collecting and responding to such feedback. (q) HIV/AIDS Working capital fund Funds available in the HIV/AIDS Working Capital Fund established pursuant to section 525(b)(1) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–477 ) may be made available for pharmaceuticals and other products for child survival, malaria, and tuberculosis to the same extent as HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, subject to the terms and conditions in such section: Provided , That the authority in section 525(b)(5) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 ( Public Law 108–477 ) shall be exercised by the Assistant Administrator for Global Health, USAID, with respect to funds deposited for such non-HIV/AIDS pharmaceuticals and other products, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary of State shall include in the congressional budget justification an accounting of budgetary resources, disbursements, balances, and reimbursements related to such fund. (r) Loan guarantees and enterprise funds (1) Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund only in title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for the costs, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of loan guarantees for Jordan, Ukraine, and Tunisia, which are authorized to be provided: Provided , That amounts made available under this paragraph for the costs of such guarantees shall not be considered assistance for the purposes of provisions of law limiting assistance to a country. (2) Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act may be made available to establish and operate one or more enterprise funds for Egypt and Tunisia: Provided , That the first, third and fifth provisos under section 7041(b) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for an enterprise fund or funds to the same extent and in the same manner as such provision of law applied to funds made available under such section (except that the clause excluding subsection (d)(3) of section 201 of the SEED Act shall not apply): Provided further , That the authority of any such enterprise fund or funds to provide assistance shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2025. (3) Funds made available by this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (s) Report on executive salaries Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the head of any non-Federal or quasi-Federal organization that is provided a direct appropriation with funds made available by this Act under titles I or III shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on executive salary and compensation: Provided , That the report shall include the information specified under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (t) Definitions (1) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term appropriate congressional committees shall mean the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives. (2) Unless otherwise defined in this Act, for purposes of this Act the term funds appropriated in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall mean funds that remain available for obligation, and have not expired. (3) Any reference to Southern Kordofan in this or any other Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be deemed to include portions of Western Kordofan that were previously part of Southern Kordofan prior to the 2013 division of Southern Kordofan. Arab league boycott of israel 7035. It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the Arab League boycott of Israel, and the secondary boycott of American firms that have commercial ties with Israel, is an impediment to peace in the region and to United States investment and trade in the Middle East and North Africa; (2) the Arab League boycott, which was regrettably reinstated in 1997, should be immediately and publicly terminated, and the Central Office for the Boycott of Israel immediately disbanded; (3) all Arab League states should normalize relations with their neighbor Israel; (4) the President and the Secretary of State should continue to vigorously oppose the Arab League boycott of Israel and find concrete steps to demonstrate that opposition by, for example, taking into consideration the participation of any recipient country in the boycott when determining to sell weapons to said country; and (5) the President should report to Congress annually on specific steps being taken by the United States to encourage Arab League states to normalize their relations with Israel to bring about the termination of the Arab League boycott of Israel, including those to encourage allies and trading partners of the United States to enact laws prohibiting businesses from complying with the boycott and penalizing businesses that do comply. Palestinian statehood 7036. (a) Limitation on assistance None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that— (1) the governing entity of a new Palestinian state— (A) has demonstrated a firm commitment to peaceful co-existence with the State of Israel; and (B) is taking appropriate measures to counter terrorism and terrorist financing in the West Bank and Gaza, including the dismantling of terrorist infrastructures, and is cooperating with appropriate Israeli and other appropriate security organizations; and (2) the Palestinian Authority (or the governing entity of a new Palestinian state) is working with other countries in the region to vigorously pursue efforts to establish a just, lasting, and comprehensive peace in the Middle East that will enable Israel and an independent Palestinian state to exist within the context of full and normal relationships, which should include— (A) termination of all claims or states of belligerency; (B) respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and political independence of every state in the area through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; (C) their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force; (D) freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; and (E) a framework for achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that the governing entity should enact a constitution assuring the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and respect for human rights for its citizens, and should enact other laws and regulations assuring transparent and accountable governance. (c) Waiver The President may waive subsection (a) if the President determines that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to do so. (d) Exemption The restriction in subsection (a) shall not apply to assistance intended to help reform the Palestinian Authority and affiliated institutions, or the governing entity, in order to help meet the requirements of subsection (a), consistent with the provisions of section 7040 of this Act ( Limitation on Assistance for the Palestinian Authority ). Restrictions concerning the palestinian authority 7037. None of the funds appropriated under titles II through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to create in any part of Jerusalem a new office of any department or agency of the United States Government for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with the Palestinian Authority over Gaza and Jericho or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles: Provided , That this restriction shall not apply to the acquisition of additional space for the existing Consulate General in Jerusalem: Provided further , That meetings between officers and employees of the United States and officials of the Palestinian Authority, or any successor Palestinian governing entity provided for in the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles, for the purpose of conducting official United States Government business with such authority should continue to take place in locations other than Jerusalem: Provided further , That as has been true in the past, officers and employees of the United States Government may continue to meet in Jerusalem on other subjects with Palestinians (including those who now occupy positions in the Palestinian Authority), have social contacts, and have incidental discussions. Prohibition on assistance to the palestinian broadcasting corporation 7038. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. assistance for the west bank and gaza 7039. (a) Oversight For fiscal year 2015, 30 days prior to the initial obligation of funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, the Secretary of State shall certify to the Committees on Appropriations that procedures have been established to assure the Comptroller General of the United States will have access to appropriate United States financial information in order to review the uses of United States assistance for the Program funded under the heading Economic Support Fund for the West Bank and Gaza. (b) Vetting Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity nor, with respect to private entities or educational institutions, those that have as a principal officer of the entity's governing board or governing board of trustees any individual that has been determined to be involved in, or advocating terrorist activity or determined to be a member of a designated foreign terrorist organization: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall, as appropriate, establish procedures specifying the steps to be taken in carrying out this subsection and shall terminate assistance to any individual, entity, or educational institution which the Secretary has determined to be involved in or advocating terrorist activity. (c) Prohibition (1) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act for assistance under the West Bank and Gaza Program may be made available for the purpose of recognizing or otherwise honoring individuals who commit, or have committed acts of terrorism. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available by this or prior appropriations Acts, including funds made available by transfer, may be made available for obligation for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations on the benchmarks that have been established for security assistance for the West Bank and Gaza and reports on the extent of Palestinian compliance with such benchmarks. (d) Audits (1) The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development shall ensure that Federal or non-Federal audits of all contractors and grantees, and significant subcontractors and sub-grantees, under the West Bank and Gaza Program, are conducted at least on an annual basis to ensure, among other things, compliance with this section. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act up to $500,000 may be used by the Office of Inspector General of the United States Agency for International Development for audits, inspections, and other activities in furtherance of the requirements of this subsection: Provided , That such funds are in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes. (e) Subsequent to the certification specified in subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit and an investigation of the treatment, handling, and uses of all funds for the bilateral West Bank and Gaza Program, including all funds provided as cash transfer assistance, in fiscal year 2015 under the heading Economic Support Fund , and such audit shall address— (1) the extent to which such Program complies with the requirements of subsections (b) and (c); and (2) an examination of all programs, projects, and activities carried out under such Program, including both obligations and expenditures. (f) Funds made available in this Act for West Bank and Gaza shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations updating the report contained in section 2106 of chapter 2 of title II of Public Law 109–13 . Limitation on assistance for the palestinian authority 7040. (a) Prohibition of funds None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority. (b) Waiver The prohibition included in subsection (a) shall not apply if the President certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that waiving such prohibition is important to the national security interest of the United States. (c) Period of application of waiver Any waiver pursuant to subsection (b) shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (d) Report Whenever the waiver authority pursuant to subsection (b) is exercised, the President shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the justification for the waiver, the purposes for which the funds will be spent, and the accounting procedures in place to ensure that the funds are properly disbursed: Provided , That the report shall also detail the steps the Palestinian Authority has taken to arrest terrorists, confiscate weapons and dismantle the terrorist infrastructure. (e) Certification If the President exercises the waiver authority under subsection (b), the Secretary of State must certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds that the Palestinian Authority has established a single treasury account for all Palestinian Authority financing and all financing mechanisms flow through this account, no parallel financing mechanisms exist outside of the Palestinian Authority treasury account, and there is a single comprehensive civil service roster and payroll, and the Palestinian Authority is acting to counter incitement of violence against Israelis and is supporting activities aimed at promoting peace, coexistence, and security cooperation with Israel. (f) Prohibition to Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organization (1) None of the funds appropriated in titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for salaries of personnel of the Palestinian Authority located in Gaza or may be obligated or expended for assistance to Hamas or any entity effectively controlled by Hamas, any power-sharing government of which Hamas is a member, or that results from an agreement with Hamas and over which Hamas exercises undue influence. (2) Notwithstanding the limitation of paragraph (1), assistance may be provided to a power-sharing government only if the President certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent, has publicly accepted and is complying with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended. (3) The President may exercise the authority in section 620K(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–446 ) with respect to this subsection. (4) Whenever the certification pursuant to paragraph (2) is exercised, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations within 120 days of the certification and every quarter thereafter on whether such government, including all of its ministers or such equivalent are continuing to comply with the principles contained in section 620K(b)(1) (A) and (B) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended: Provided , That the report shall also detail the amount, purposes and delivery mechanisms for any assistance provided pursuant to the abovementioned certification and a full accounting of any direct support of such government. (5) None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated for assistance for the Palestine Liberation Organization. Middle east and north africa 7041. (a) Egypt (1) In general Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the Government of Egypt may only be made available if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is— (A) sustaining the strategic relationship with the United States; and (B) meeting its obligations under the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty. (2) Economic support fund (A) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $150,000,000 may be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which not less than $35,000,000 should be made available for higher education programs including not less than $10,000,000 for scholarships at not-for-profit institutions for Egyptian students with high financial need: Provided , That such funds may also be made available for democracy programs: Provided further , That such funds shall be made available for a demonstration project to combat hepatitis C, on a cost matching basis from sources other than the United States Government. (B) Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraph (6) of this subsection, funds made available under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for assistance for Egypt may be made available for education and economic growth programs, subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees: Provided , That such funds may not be made available for cash transfer assistance or budget support unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the Government of Egypt is taking consistent and effective steps to stabilize the economy and implement market-based economic reforms. (C) (i) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance for Egypt, the Secretary of State shall withhold from obligation an amount that the Secretary determines to be equivalent to that expended by the United States Government for bail, and by nongovernmental organizations for legal and court fees, associated with democracy related trials in Egypt until the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt has dismissed the convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012 . (ii) No conviction issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in ‘‘Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012’’, against a citizen or national of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States, shall be considered a conviction for purposes of United States law or for any activity undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States. (3) Foreign military financing program Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program , and subject to paragraph (6) of this subsection, up to $1,300,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, may be made available for assistance for Egypt which may be transferred to an interest bearing account in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That if the Secretary of State is unable to make the certification in subparagraph (6)(A) or (B) of this subsection, such funds may be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs, notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, except that defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met: Provided further , That not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations describing any defense articles withheld from delivery to Egypt as of the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on plans to restructure military assistance for Egypt, including cash flow financing. (4) Prior year funds Funds appropriated under the headings Foreign Military Financing Program and International Military Education and Training in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, except that such funds under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program shall only be made available at the minimum rate necessary to continue existing programs and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, and the defense articles and services from such programs shall not be delivered until the requirements in subparagraphs (6)(A), (B), or (C) of this subsection are met. (5) Security exemptions Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt, including paragraphs (3), (4), and (6) of this subsection, funds made available for assistance for Egypt in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for counterterrorism, border security, and nonproliferation programs in Egypt, and for development activities in the Sinai, if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States. (6) Fiscal year 2015 funds Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3) and (5) of this subsection, funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Military Education and Training , and Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for the Government of Egypt may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law restricting assistance for Egypt as follows— (A) up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Egypt— (i) has held free and fair parliamentary elections; (ii) is implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals; (iii) is implementing reforms that protect freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly, including the ability of civil society organizations and the media to function without interference; (iv) is taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and religious minorities; (v) is providing detainees with due process of law; (vi) is conducting credible investigations and prosecutions of the use of excessive force by security forces; and (vii) has released American citizens who the Secretary of State determines to be political prisoners and dismissed charges against them; and (B) not less than 180 days after a certification and report under subparagraph (6)(A), up to $725,850,000 may be made available only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the requirements in subparagraph (6)(A) are being met. (C) The Secretary of State may provide assistance, notwithstanding the certification requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) and (B) of this subsection or similar provisions of law in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, if the Secretary, after consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, certifies and reports to such Committees that it is important to the national security interest of the United States to provide such assistance: Provided , That such report, which may be in classified form if necessary, shall contain a detailed justification and the reasons why any of the requirements of subparagraphs 6(A) or (B) cannot be met. (b) Iran (1) The terms and conditions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 7041(c) in division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act. (2) (A) The reporting requirements in section 7043(c) in division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided , That the date in subsection (c)(1) shall be deemed to be September 30, 2015 . (B) The Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees, not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act and at the end of each 30-day period thereafter until September 30, 2015, a report on the implementation of the Joint Plan of Action between the P5+1 and the Government of Iran concluded on November 24, 2013, and any extension of or successor to that agreement: Provided , That the report shall include the information required in House Report 113–499 and Senate Report 113–195, and may be submitted in classified form if necessary. (c) Iraq (1) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for Iraq to promote governance, security, and internal and regional stability, including in Kurdistan and other areas impacted by the conflict in Syria, and among Iraq’s religious and ethnic minority populations. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for construction of a permanent United States consulate in Iraq on property for which no land-use agreement has been entered into by the Governments of the United States and Iraq. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Iraq should be made available to enhance the capacity of Kurdistan Regional Government security services and for security programs in Kurdistan to address requirements arising from the violence in Syria and Iraq: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States Government to address the plight, including resettlement needs, of Iranian dissidents located at Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq. (d) Jordan Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Foreign Military Financing Program , not less than $1,000,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for Jordan. (e) Lebanon (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) or the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) if the ISF or the LAF is controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available for programs and equipment for the ISF and the LAF to address security and stability requirements in areas affected by the conflict in Syria, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance for Lebanon may be made available notwithstanding section 1224 of Public Law 107–228 . (4) In addition to the activities described in paragraph (2), funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Lebanon may be made available only to professionalize the LAF and to strengthen border security and combat terrorism, including training and equipping the LAF to secure Lebanon’s borders, interdicting arms shipments, preventing the use of Lebanon as a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701: Provided , That funds may not be obligated for assistance for the LAF until the Secretary of State submits to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan, including actions to be taken to ensure equipment provided to the LAF is only used for the intended purposes, except such plan may not be considered as meeting the notification requirements under section 7015 of this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and shall be submitted not later than September 1, 2015: Provided further , That any notification submitted pursuant to such sections shall include any funds specifically intended for lethal military equipment. (f) Libya (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Libya unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is cooperating with United States Government efforts to investigate and bring to justice those responsible for the attack on United States personnel and facilities in Benghazi, Libya in September 2012: Provided , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to funds made available for the purpose of protecting United States Government personnel or facilities. (2) Any notification required for assistance for Libya for funds appropriated under title IV of this Act shall include a detailed justification for such assistance, and a description of the vetting procedures used for any individual or unit receiving such assistance. (3) The limitation on the uses of funds in section 7041(f)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Libya: Provided , That prior to the obligation of such funds, the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring and control of assistance for Libya. (4) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing— (A) the number of claims against Libya filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the Department of State’s referral of claims of November 27, 2013 in connection with the Claims Settlement Agreement between the United States of America and the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya of August 14, 2008, as implemented pursuant to the Libyan Claims Resolution Act, Public Law 110–301 and Executive Order 13477 dated October 31, 2008; (B) the amount of remaining balances of funds received by the United States, and held by the United States Treasury, for payment of awards rendered by the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission pursuant to the November 27, 2013 referral; and (C) the process by which the claims are to be adjudicated. (g) Morocco (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act shall be made available for assistance for the Western Sahara: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act and prior to the obligation of such funds the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the proposed uses of such funds. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Morocco may only be used for the purposes requested in the Congressional Budget Justification, Foreign Operations, Fiscal Year 2015. (h) Syria (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law for non-lethal assistance for programs to address the needs of civilians affected by conflict in Syria, and for programs that seek to— (A) establish governance in Syria that is representative, inclusive, and accountable; (B) expand the role of women in negotiations to end the violence and in any political transition in Syria; (C) develop and implement political processes that are democratic, transparent, and adhere to the rule of law; (D) further the legitimacy of the Syrian opposition through cross-border programs; (E) develop civil society and an independent media in Syria; (F) promote economic development in Syria; (G) document, investigate, and prosecute human rights violations in Syria, including through transitional justice programs and support for nongovernmental organizations; (H) counter extremist ideologies; and (I) assist Syrian refugees whose education has been interrupted by the ongoing conflict to complete higher education requirements at regional academic institutions. (2) Prior to the obligation of funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Syria, the Secretary of State shall take all practicable steps to ensure that mechanisms are in place for monitoring, oversight, and control of such assistance inside Syria: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall promptly inform the appropriate congressional committees of each significant instance in which assistance provided pursuant to the authority of this subsection has been compromised, to include the type and amount of assistance affected, a description of the incident and parties involved, and an explanation of the Department of State’s response. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Syria pursuant to the authority of this subsection may only be made available after the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of relevant United States Government agencies, submits, in classified form if necessary, an update to the comprehensive strategy required in section 7041(i)(3) of Public Law 113–76 . (4) Funds made available pursuant to this subsection may only be made available following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (i) West bank and gaza (1) Report on assistance Prior to the initial obligation of funds made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for the West Bank and Gaza, the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations that the purpose of such assistance is to— (A) advance Middle East peace; (B) improve security in the region; (C) continue support for transparent and accountable government institutions; (D) promote a private sector economy; or (E) address urgent humanitarian needs. (2) Limitations (A) (i) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act— (I) the Palestinians obtain the same standing as member states or full membership as a state in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians; or (II) the Palestinians initiate an International Criminal Court judicially authorized investigation, or actively support such an investigation, that subjects Israeli nationals to an investigation for alleged crimes against Palestinians. (ii) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in paragraph (2)(A) resulting from the application of paragraph (2)(A)(i)(I) if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States, and submits a report to such Committees detailing how the waiver and the continuation of assistance would assist in furthering Middle East peace. (B) (i) The President may waive the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have not, after the date of enactment of this Act, obtained in the United Nations or any specialized agency thereof the same standing as member states or full membership as a state outside an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians. (ii) Not less than 90 days after the President is unable to make the certification and report pursuant to subparagraph (B)(i), the President may waive section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 if the President determines and certifies in writing to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President pro tempore of the Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations that the Palestinians have entered into direct and meaningful negotiations with Israel: Provided , That any waiver of the provisions of section 1003 of Public Law 100–204 under subparagraph (B)(i) of this paragraph or under previous provisions of law must expire before the waiver under the preceding sentence may be exercised. (iii) Any waiver pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective for no more than a period of 6 months at a time and shall not apply beyond 12 months after the enactment of this Act. (3) Reduction The Secretary of State shall reduce the amount of assistance made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for the Palestinian Authority by an amount the Secretary determines is equivalent to the amount expended by the Palestinian Authority as payments for acts of terrorism by individuals who are imprisoned after being fairly tried and convicted for acts of terrorism and by individuals who died committing acts of terrorism during the previous calendar year: Provided , That the Secretary shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the amount reduced for fiscal year 2015 prior to the obligation of funds for the Palestinian Authority. (j) Yemen None of the funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Yemen may be made available for the Armed Forces of Yemen if such forces are controlled by a foreign terrorist organization, as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act. africa 7042. (a) Central african republic Funds made available by this Act for assistance for the Central African Republic shall be made available for reconciliation and peacebuilding programs, including activities to promote inter-faith dialogue at the national and local levels, and for programs to prevent crimes against humanity. (b) Counterterrorism programs (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $63,331,000 should be made available for the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and not less than $24,000,000 should be made available for the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program. (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , $10,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter extremism in East Africa, in addition to such sums that may otherwise be made available for such purposes. (c) Crisis Response Notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Global Health Programs for HIV/AIDS activities may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings Economic Support Fund and Transition Initiatives to respond to unanticipated crises in Africa, except that funds shall not be transferred unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that no individual currently on anti-retroviral therapy supported by such funds shall be negatively impacted by the transfer of such funds: Provided , That the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (d) Ethiopia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Ethiopian military and police forces shall not be made available until the Secretary of State— (A) certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ethiopia is implementing policies to— (i) protect judicial independence; freedom of expression, association, assembly, and religion; the right of political opposition parties, civil society organizations, and journalists to operate without harassment or interference; and due process of law; and (ii) permit access for human rights and humanitarian organizations to the Somali region of Ethiopia; and (B) submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the types and amounts of United States training and equipment proposed to be provided to the Ethiopian military and police, including steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided in contravention of section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance made available under the heading International Military Education and Training (IMET) in this Act, assistance to Ethiopian military efforts in support of international peacekeeping operations, countering regional terrorism, and border security, and assistance for the Ethiopian Defense Command and Staff College. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund that are available for assistance in the lower Omo and Gambella regions of Ethiopia shall— (A) not be used to support activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions; (B) support initiatives of local communities to improve their livelihoods; and (C) be subject to prior consultation with affected populations. (4) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against financing for any activities that directly or indirectly involve forced evictions in Ethiopia. (e) Expanded international military education and training (1) Funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training in this Act that are made available for assistance for Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Zimbabwe may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations, expanded IMET, and professional military education: Provided , That the limitation included in this paragraph shall not apply to courses that support training in maritime security. (2) None of the funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training in this Act should be made available for assistance for Equatorial Guinea. (f) Lord's resistance army Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for programs and activities in areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) consistent with the goals of the Lord’s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act ( Public Law 111–172 ), including to improve physical access, telecommunications infrastructure, and early-warning mechanisms and to support the disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of former LRA combatants, especially child soldiers. (g) Nigeria Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for Nigeria shall be made available for assistance for women and girls who are targeted by the terrorist organization Boko Haram, consistent with the provisions of section 7059 of this Act, and in consultation with the Government of Nigeria. (h) Programs in africa (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs and Economic Support Fund , not less than $7,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(1) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $8,000,000 shall be made available for the purposes of section 7042(g)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (3) Funds made available under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be programmed in a manner that leverages a United States Government-wide approach to addressing shared challenges and mutually beneficial opportunities, and shall be the responsibility of United States Chiefs of Mission in countries in Africa seeking enhanced partnerships with the United States in areas of trade, investment, development, health, and security. (i) Somalia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for Somalia should be used to promote dialogue and reconciliation between the central government and Somali regions, and should be provided in an impartial manner that is based on need and institutional capacity: Provided , That such assistance should also be used to strengthen the rule of law and government institutions, support civil society organizations involved in peace building, and support other development priorities including education and employment opportunities. (2) Funds appropriated in prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for assistance for Somalia, notwithstanding section 7042(h)(2) of division K of Public Law 113–76 , following consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (j) South Sudan (1) Funds appropriated by this Act that are made available for assistance for South Sudan should— (A) be prioritized for programs that respond to humanitarian needs and the delivery of basic services and to mitigate conflict and promote stability, including to address protection needs and prevent and respond to gender-based violence; (B) support programs that build resilience of communities to address food insecurity, maintain educational opportunities, and enhance local governance; (C) be used to advance democracy, including support for civil society, independent media, and other means to strengthen the rule of law; (D) support the transparent and sustainable management of natural resources by assisting the Government of South Sudan in conducting regular audits of financial accounts, including revenues from oil and gas, and the timely public disclosure of such audits; and (E) support the professionalization of security forces, including human rights and accountability to civilian authorities. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for the central Government of South Sudan may be made available until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is taking steps to— (A) provide access for humanitarian organizations; (B) end the use of child soldiers; (C) support a cessation of hostilities agreement; (D) protect freedoms of expression, association, and assembly; (E) reduce corruption related to the extraction and sale of oil and gas; and (F) establish democratic institutions, including accountable military and police forces under civilian authority. (3) The limitation of paragraph (2) shall not apply to— (A) humanitarian assistance; (B) assistance to directly support South Sudan peace negotiations or to implement a peace agreement; and (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and mutual arrangements related to the CPA. (k) Sudan (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Government of Sudan. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying loans and loan guarantees held by the Government of Sudan, including the cost of selling, reducing, or canceling amounts owed to the United States, and modifying concessional loans, guarantees, and credit agreements. (3) The limitations of paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply to— (A) humanitarian assistance; (B) assistance for the Darfur region, Southern Kordofan State, Blue Nile State, other marginalized areas and populations in Sudan, and Abyei; and (C) assistance to support implementation of outstanding issues of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), mutual arrangements related to post-referendum issues associated with the CPA, or any other internationally recognized viable peace agreement in Sudan. (l) Trafficking in Conflict Minerals, Wildlife, and Other Contraband (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Rwanda unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Rwanda is implementing a policy to cease political, military and/or financial support to armed groups in the Democratic of the Congo (DRC) that have violated human rights or are involved in the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, or other contraband. (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to improve border controls to prevent the illegal exportation of minerals, wildlife, and other contraband out of the DRC by such groups, to protect humanitarian relief efforts, to support the training and deployment of members of the Rwandan military in international peacekeeping operations, or to conduct operations against the Lord's Resistance Army. (m) Zimbabwe (1) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to vote against any extension by the respective institution of any loan or grant to the Government of Zimbabwe, except to meet basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the rule of law has been restored, including respect for ownership and title to property, and freedoms of expression, association, and assembly. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available for assistance for the central Government of Zimbabwe, except for health and education, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports as required in paragraph (1), and funds may be made available for macroeconomic growth assistance if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such government is implementing transparent fiscal policies, including public disclosure of revenues from the extraction of natural resources. East Asia and the Pacific 7043. (a) Asia rebalancing initiative (1) Asia maritime security (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program shall be made available for activities to strengthen maritime security in the Asia region: Provided , That prior to obligating such funds, the Secretary of State shall consult with the appropriate congressional committees on the uses of such funds on a country-by-country basis and on the specific regional strategic objectives supported by such funds: Provided further , That such funds may only be made available for programs for naval forces, coast guards, or other governmental maritime entities and nongovernmental organizations, as appropriate, directly engaged in maritime security issues, and shall be coordinated with other United States Government activities that seek to strengthen maritime security in such region. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Military Education and Training shall be made available for activities to promote the professionalism and capabilities of naval forces, coast guard, or other governmental maritime entities directly engaged in maritime security issues in the Asia region, including to counter piracy and facilitate cooperation on disaster relief efforts. (C) In addition to the consultation requirement in paragraph (1)(A), not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to increase cooperation on maritime security issues with countries in the Asia region, including a description of specific regional strategic objectives served by such funds: Provided , That such strategy shall include clear goals and objectives, and cost estimates for implementation on an annual, country-by-country and regional basis. (D) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for equipment or training for the armed forces of the People’s Republic of China. (E) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act may be made available by the Secretary of State for the participation by the United States in the Information Sharing Centre located in Singapore, as established by the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia. (2) Regional alliances and partnerships Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for programs to strengthen regional alliances and partnerships among governments in the Asia region should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government: Provided , That prior to the obligation of funds for such programs, the Secretary of State shall certify to the appropriate congressional committees that such regional alliance or partnership is in the national security interest of the United States, and that the program or programs supporting such alliance serve specific strategic objectives, including a description of such objectives and an explanation of how such programs are coordinated with other United States Government programs to rebalance policy toward Asia. (3) Economic growth and trade (A) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act that are made available for bilateral economic growth programs in the Asia region shall also be made available to increase United States trade in such region, and for assistance for capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements. (B) Funds appropriated under title VI of this Act shall be made available to increase United States trade in the Asia region above amounts made available for such purposes in prior fiscal years. (4) Operations and assistance calculations Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing the funds provided for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative for operations and assistance for each fiscal year beginning in fiscal year 2011: Provided , That such report shall include total amounts made available for such Initiative for each fiscal year, and shall specify the increased amounts for operations and assistance for the Asia region to support such Initiative. (5) Public diplomacy (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs and Economic Support Fund shall be made available for exchange programs for the Asia region, including for the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which should be matched to the maximum extent practicable and as appropriate from sources other than the United States Government: Provided , That such Initiative shall include the participation of representatives of democratic political parties and human rights organizations. (B) Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing a clear and comprehensive narrative on United States foreign policy for the Asia region, including a description of steps taken to disseminate such narrative among such agencies. (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Broadcasting Operations that are made available for the Asia region shall be made available to support the narrative required in subparagraph (B), as appropriate: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the programs that are attributable to the Asia Rebalancing Initiative, including the costs of such programs. (6) Democracy and human rights (A) Funds appropriated by title III of this Act for the Asia Rebalancing Initiative shall be made available to promote and protect democracy and human rights in the Asia region, including for political parties, civil society, and organizations and individuals seeking to advance transparency, accountability, and the rule of law: Provided , That such funds shall also be made available, through an open and competitive process, to nongovernmental networks and alliances that seek to promote democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in the Asia region: Provided further , That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds should be made available on a grant or cooperative agreement basis. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for programs to promote and preserve Tibetan culture and the resilience of Tibetan communities in India and Nepal, and to assist in the education and development of the next generation of Tibetan leaders from such communities: Provided , That such funds are in addition to amounts made available for programs inside Tibet in subsection (g)(2) of this section. (7) Conflict resolution Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to address and mitigate conflict in the Asia region arising from ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes. (8) Definition For purposes of this subsection, the Asia region means countries and territories in Oceania, Southeast Asia, and South Asia, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans bordering those countries and territories. (b) Burma (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available for assistance for Burma notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided , That no such funds shall be made available to any successor or affiliated organization of the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) controlled by former SPDC members that promotes the repressive policies of the SPDC, or to any individual or organization credibly alleged to have committed gross violations of human rights, including against Rohingyas and other minority groups: Provided further , That such funds may be made available for programs administered by the Office of Transition Initiatives, USAID, for ethnic groups and civil society in Burma to help sustain ceasefire agreements and further prospects for reconciliation and peace, which may include support to representatives of ethnic armed groups for this purpose. (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Burma— (A) may not be made available for budget support for the Government of Burma; (B) shall be provided to strengthen civil society organizations in Burma, including as core support for such organizations; (C) shall be made available for community-based organizations operating in Thailand to provide food, medical, and other humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons in eastern Burma, in addition to assistance for Burmese refugees from funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance ; (D) shall be made available for parliamentary strengthening programs; and (E) shall be made available for ethnic and religious reconciliation programs, including in ceasefire areas, as appropriate, and to address the Rohingya and Kachin crises. (3) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Military Education and Training and Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Burma: Provided , That the Department of State may continue consultations with the armed forces of Burma only on human rights and disaster response in a manner consistent with the prior fiscal year, and following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (4) Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Burma shall be made available for the implementation of the democracy and human rights strategy required by section 7043(b)(3)(A) of division K of Public Law 113–76 : Provided , That the United States Chief of Mission in Burma, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State (DRL), shall be responsible for democracy and human rights programs in Burma: Provided further , That not less than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees detailing steps taken by the United States and other international donors to protect human rights and address conflict in Rakhine State. (5) Funds appropriated by this Act shall only be made available for assistance for the central Government of Burma if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections, to include participation of citizens as voters and candidates: Provided , That the Secretary of State may waive the requirements of this paragraph if the Secretary certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is important to the democratic development of Burma, including a detailed justification for such waiver. (6) Any new program or activity in Burma initiated in fiscal year 2015 shall be subject to prior consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (7) Notwithstanding any provision of law, the position established by section 7 of Public Law 110–286 shall remain vacant following the expiration of the current term. (8) (A) Section 3(3) of Public Law 112–192 (October 5, 2012) is amended by inserting after Public Law 112–74 the phrase and shall also include the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency . (B) The amendment made in subparagraph (A) shall only take effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations by September 30, 2015 that the Government of Burma has implemented reforms, in consultation with Burma’s political opposition and ethnic groups, providing for free and fair presidential and parliamentary elections. (c) Cambodia (1) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act for assistance for Cambodia shall be made available for democracy and human rights programs: Provided , That such funds shall not include the costs associated with a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal: Provided further , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the United States Chief of Mission in Cambodia, in consultation with the Assistant Secretary for DRL, and should include programs that seek to— (A) strengthen Cambodian civil society; (B) promote transparent and accountable parliamentary and electoral processes; (C) provide access to justice for political prisoners and individuals whose land has been confiscated through extra-legal means; (D) protect the rights, livelihood and traditions of minority groups in Cambodia; (E) support research and documentation on the Khmer Rouge genocide, including in a regional context; and (F) support efforts to educate the people of Cambodia on such genocide. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the heading Development Assistance shall be made available for basic education programs in Cambodia. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act may not be made available for a United States contribution to a Khmer Rouge tribunal until the Secretary of State reports to the appropriate congressional committees on whether— (A) international donors, in cooperation with the Government of Cambodia, have determined an estimate of costs and a timeline associated with the winding down of such tribunal; (B) the workings of the tribunal are free of interference by the Government of Cambodia; and (C) the Government of Cambodia is making financial contributions to such tribunal in a manner consistent with its pledges. (4) The Secretary of State shall consult with international donors to the Khmer Rouge tribunal on a plan to reimburse the Documentation Center of Cambodia for costs incurred in support of the work of such tribunal: Provided , That not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the steps taken to develop such plan. (d) North Korea (1) Funds made available under the heading International Broadcasting Operations in title I of this Act shall be made available to maintain broadcasts into North Korea. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Migration and Refugee Assistance shall be made available for assistance for refugees from North Korea, including for protection activities in the People’s Republic of China. (3) None of the funds made available by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available for assistance for the government of North Korea. (e) People's Republic of China (1) None of the funds appropriated under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs in this Act may be obligated or expended for processing licenses for the export of satellites of United States origin (including commercial satellites and satellite components) to the People's Republic of China unless, at least 15 days in advance, the Committees on Appropriations are notified of such proposed action. (2) The terms and requirements of section 620(h) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall apply to foreign assistance projects or activities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, to include such projects or activities by any entity that is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA: Provided , That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to this Act may be used to finance any grant, contract, or cooperative agreement with the PLA, or any entity that the Secretary of State has reason to believe is owned or controlled by, or an affiliate of, the PLA. (3) Funds appropriated by this Act for public diplomacy under title I and for assistance under titles III and IV shall be made available to counter the influence of the People’s Republic of China, in accordance with the strategy required by section 7043(e)(3) of division K of Public Law 113–76 , following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations. (f) Philippines Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Philippine army should only be made available in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (g) Tibet (1) The Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to support financing of projects in Tibet if such projects do not provide incentives for the migration and settlement of non-Tibetans into Tibet or facilitate the transfer of ownership of Tibetan land and natural resources to non-Tibetans, are based on a thorough needs-assessment, foster self-sufficiency of the Tibetan people and respect Tibetan culture and traditions, and are subject to effective monitoring. (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available to nongovernmental organizations to support activities which preserve cultural traditions and promote sustainable development, education, and environmental conservation in Tibetan communities in the Tibetan Autonomous Region and in other Tibetan communities in China. (h) Vietnam Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available for remediation of dioxin contaminated sites in Vietnam and may be made available for assistance for the Government of Vietnam, including the military, for such purposes, and funds appropriated under the heading Development Assistance shall be made available for health/disability activities in areas sprayed with Agent Orange or otherwise contaminated with dioxin. South and Central Asia 7044. (a) Afghanistan (1) Operations and reports (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs , Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance , and Operating Expenses that are available for the construction and renovation of United States Government facilities in Afghanistan may not be made available if the purpose is to accommodate Federal employee positions or to expand aviation facilities or assets above those notified by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to the Committees on Appropriations, or contractors in addition to those in place on the date of enactment of this Act: Provided , That the limitations in this paragraph shall not apply if funds are necessary to protect such facilities or the security, health, and welfare of United States personnel. (B) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses that are made available for operations in Afghanistan, 15 percent shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the USAID Administrator, submits to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, an update of the report required by section 7044(a)(1)(B) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (2) Assistance Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for Afghanistan— (A) may not be used to support any program, project, or activity that— (i) does not have regular oversight by the Department of State or USAID, as appropriate, to include site visits; (ii) involves any individual or organization that the Secretary of State determines to be involved in corrupt practices; or (iii) initiates new major infrastructure; (B) shall only be made available for programs that the Government of Afghanistan or other Afghan entity is capable of sustaining, as appropriate and as determined by the United States Chief of Mission; (C) shall be prioritized for programs that promote women's economic and political empowerment, strengthen and protect the rights of women and girls, and to implement the United States Embassy Kabul Gender Strategy; and (D) shall be implemented in accordance with all applicable audit policies of the Department of State and USAID. (3) Notification and certification requirement Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement for assistance for the central Government of Afghanistan shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, and may not be obligated unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Afghanistan is— (A) implementing laws or policies to govern democratically and protect the rights of individuals and civil society; (B) implementing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United States; (C) taking consistent steps to protect and advance the rights of women and girls in Afghanistan; (D) implementing the necessary policies and procedures to comply with section 7013 of this Act; and (E) reducing corruption and recovering stolen assets. (4) Waiver The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (3) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (3) has not been met. (5) Rule of law programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for assistance for Afghanistan, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available for rule of law programs: Provided , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Coordinating Director, in consultation with other appropriate United States Government officials in Afghanistan, and such Director shall be consulted on the uses of all funds appropriated by this Act for rule of law programs in Afghanistan. (6) Funding reduction Funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs that are available for assistance for the Government of Afghanistan shall be reduced by $5 for every $1 that the Government of Afghanistan imposes in taxes, duties, penalties, or other fees on the transport of property of the United States Government (including the United States Armed Forces), entering or leaving Afghanistan. (7) Endowment to empower women and girls Funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs may be made available for an endowment to empower women and girls in Afghanistan, following consultation with the appropriate congressional committees. (8) Authorities (A) Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act that are made available for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available— (i) notwithstanding section 7012 of this Act or any similar provision of law and section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; and (ii) for reconciliation programs and disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration activities for former combatants who have renounced violence against the Government of Afghanistan in accordance with section 7046(a)(2)(B)(ii) of Public Law 112–74 . (B) Section 7046(a)(2)(A) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan. (9) Afghanistan regional transition Funds made available by this Act for assistance for Afghanistan may be made available for programs in Central and South Asia relating to a transition in Afghanistan, including expanding Afghanistan linkages within the region: Provided , That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State, and the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ): Provided further , That such funds shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (10) Base rights None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by the United States Government to enter into a permanent basing rights agreement between the United States and Afghanistan. (b) Bangladesh Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Development Assistance that are made available for assistance for Bangladesh shall be made available for programs to improve labor conditions by strengthening the capacity of independent workers’ organizations in Bangladesh’s readymade garment, shrimp, and fish export sectors. (c) Nepal (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Nepal only if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Nepal is investigating and prosecuting violations of human rights and the laws of war, and the Nepal army is cooperating fully with civilian judicial authorities, including providing investigators access to witnesses, documents, and other information. (2) The conditions in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian relief and reconstruction activities in Nepal, or for training to participate in international peacekeeping missions. (d) Pakistan (1) Certification Requirement None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , and Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for the Government of Pakistan may be made available unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Pakistan is— (A) cooperating with the United States in counterterrorism efforts against the Haqqani Network, the Quetta Shura Taliban, Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, Al-Qaeda, and other domestic and foreign terrorist organizations, including taking steps to end support for such groups and prevent them from basing and operating in Pakistan and carrying out cross border attacks into neighboring countries; (B) not supporting terrorist activities against United States or coalition forces in Afghanistan, and Pakistan’s military and intelligence agencies are not intervening extra-judicially into political and judicial processes in Pakistan; (C) dismantling improvised explosive device (IED) networks and interdicting precursor chemicals used in the manufacture of IEDs; (D) preventing the proliferation of nuclear-related material and expertise; (E) issuing visas in a timely manner for United States visitors engaged in counterterrorism efforts and assistance programs in Pakistan; and (F) providing humanitarian organizations access to detainees, internally displaced persons, and other Pakistani civilians affected by the conflict. (2) Waiver The Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of Defense, may waive the certification requirement of paragraph (1) if the Secretary of State determines that to do so is important to the national security interest of the United States and the Secretary submits a report to the Committees on Appropriations, in classified form if necessary, on the justification for the waiver and the reasons why any part of the certification requirement of paragraph (1) has not been met. (3) Assistance (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program for assistance for Pakistan may be made available only to support counterterrorism and counterinsurgency capabilities in Pakistan, and are subject to section 620M of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (B) Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs that are available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to interdict precursor materials from Pakistan to Afghanistan that are used to manufacture IEDs, including calcium ammonium nitrate; to support programs to train border and customs officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan; and for agricultural extension programs that encourage alternative fertilizer use among Pakistani farmers. (C) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for infrastructure projects in Pakistan shall be implemented in a manner consistent with section 507(6) of the Trade Act of 1974 ( 19 U.S.C. 2467(6) ). (D) Funds appropriated by this Act under titles III and IV for assistance for Pakistan may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for this subsection. (E) Of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for assistance for Pakistan, $33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden. (4) Scholarships for women (A) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund that are made available for assistance for Pakistan shall be made available to increase the number of scholarships for women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program during fiscal year 2015. (B) The additional scholarships available pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded in accordance with other scholarship eligibility criteria already established by USAID. (C) Additional scholarships funded pursuant to this subsection shall be awarded for a range of disciplines to improve the employability of graduates and to meet the needs of scholarship recipients. (D) Not less than 50 percent of the scholarships available under such Program should be awarded to Pakistani women. (5) Reports (A) (i) The spend plan required by section 7076 of this Act for assistance for Pakistan shall include achievable and sustainable goals, benchmarks for measuring progress, and expected results regarding combating poverty and furthering development in Pakistan, countering extremism, and establishing conditions conducive to the rule of law and transparent and accountable governance: Provided , That such benchmarks may incorporate those required in title III of Public Law 111–73 , as appropriate: Provided further , That not later than 6 months after submission of such spend plan, and each 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of achieving the goals and benchmarks in such plan. (ii) The Secretary of State should suspend assistance for the Government of Pakistan if any report required by paragraph (A)(i) indicates that Pakistan is failing to make measurable progress in meeting such goals or benchmarks. (B) Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the costs and objectives associated with significant infrastructure projects supported by the United States in Pakistan, and an assessment of the extent to which such projects achieve such objectives. (e) Sri Lanka (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program may be made available for assistance for Sri Lanka, no defense export license may be issued, and no military equipment or technology shall be sold or transferred to Sri Lanka pursuant to the authorities contained in this Act or any other Act, unless the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Sri Lanka is meeting the conditions under this subsection in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance for humanitarian demining, disaster relief, and aerial and maritime surveillance. (3) If the Secretary makes the certification required in paragraph (1), funds appropriated under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are made available for assistance for Sri Lanka should be used to support the recruitment of Tamils into the Sri Lankan military in an inclusive and transparent manner, Tamil language training for Sinhalese military personnel, and human rights training for all military personnel. (4) Funds appropriated under the heading International Military Education and Training (IMET) in this Act that are available for assistance for Sri Lanka, may be made available only for training related to international peacekeeping operations and expanded IMET: Provided , That the limitation in this paragraph shall not apply to maritime security. (5) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of the international financial institutions to vote against any loan, agreement, or other financial support for Sri Lanka except to meet basic human needs, unless the Secretary of State makes the certification to the Committees on Appropriations required in paragraph (1). (f) Regional programs (1) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund for assistance for Afghanistan and Pakistan may be provided, notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, for cross border stabilization and development programs between Afghanistan and Pakistan, or between either country and the Central Asian countries. (2) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement that are available for assistance for countries in South and Central Asia should be made available to enhance the recruitment, retention, and professionalism of women in police and other security forces. western hemisphere 7045. (a) Central american migration prevention and response (1) Strategy Not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and after consultation with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies and the Committees on Appropriations, shall submit to such Committees a strategy to address the key factors in the countries in Central America contributing to the migration of unaccompanied, undocumented minors to the United States: Provided , That such strategy shall include a clear mission statement, achievable goals and objectives, benchmarks, timelines, and a spend plan: Provided further , That funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be made available to implement such strategy, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (2) Border security The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for greater border security for the countries in Central America and for Mexico, particularly the southern border of Mexico: Provided , That funds shall be made available by this Act to assist such countries to improve border security. (3) Economic and social development The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include economic and social development programs, with a focus on communities that are major contributors of unaccompanied migrants and where there is significant gang activity. (4) Judicial and law enforcement reform The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include judicial and police reform and capacity building programs, with a focus on strengthening judicial independence and community policing. (5) Trafficking in persons The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall include activities to combat human trafficking in Central America, including through the use of forensic technology: Provided , That funds in this Act shall be made available to support a multi-faceted approach to combat human trafficking in Guatemala. (6) Repatriation and reintegration The strategy required by paragraph (1) shall address the need for the safe repatriation and reintegration of minors into families or family-like settings: Provided , That funds shall be made available to support repatriation facilities for the processing of undocumented migrants returning from the United States. (7) Not later than 60 days after submission of the strategy required by paragraph (1), and every 120 days thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the USAID Administrator, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations on progress toward achieving the goals and objectives contained in such strategy and an updated spend plan, as appropriate: Provided , That such report shall specify the amount of funds obligated and expended pursuant to this section by country and the steps taken by the government of each country to— (A) improve border security; (B) enforce laws and policies to reduce the flow of illegal migrants to the United States, including to increase penalties for human smuggling; (C) conduct public outreach campaigns to explain the dangers of the journey to the southwest border of the United States, and to inform potential migrants of relevant United States immigration laws; and (D) cooperate with United States Federal agencies to facilitate and expedite the return, repatriation, and reintegration of illegal migrants arriving at the southwest border of the United States. (8) Suspension of assistance The Secretary of State shall suspend further obligation of funds provided pursuant to this subsection for assistance for the government of a country if the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees that such government is not taking the steps specified in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (7). (b) Colombia (1) Funds appropriated by this Act and made available to the Department of State for assistance for the Government of Colombia may be used to support a unified campaign against narcotics trafficking, organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and other criminal or illegal armed groups, and to take actions to protect human health and welfare in emergency circumstances, including undertaking rescue operations: Provided , That the first through fifth provisos of paragraph (1), and paragraph (3) of section 7045(a) of division I of Public Law 112–74 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 and shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act and made available for assistance for Colombia as if included in this Act: Provided further , That 10 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act for the Colombian national police for aerial drug eradication programs may not be used for the aerial spraying of chemical herbicides unless the Secretary of State certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the herbicides do not pose unreasonable risks or adverse effects to humans, including pregnant women and children, or the environment, including endemic species: Provided further , That any complaints of harm to health or licit crops caused by such aerial spraying shall be thoroughly investigated and evaluated, and fair compensation paid in a timely manner for meritorious claims: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $133,000,000 shall be apportioned directly to USAID for alternative development/institution building, local governance programs, and support for victims of the violence in Colombia. (2) Limitation Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for Colombia, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (c) Cuba Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund should be made available for programs in Cuba. (d) Guatemala Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the Guatemalan army only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (e) Haiti (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of Haiti until the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Haiti— (A) is taking steps to hold free and fair parliamentary elections and to seat a new Haitian Parliament; (B) is selecting judges in a transparent manner and respecting the independence of the judiciary; (C) is combating corruption, including implementing the anti-corruption law by prosecuting corrupt officials; and (D) is improving governance and implementing financial transparency and accountability requirements for government institutions. (2) The Government of Haiti shall be eligible to purchase defense articles and services under the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq. ) for the Coast Guard. (f) Honduras (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Honduran army and police, 25 percent may be obligated only in accordance with the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, respect for the rule of law within the army and police, and to combat human trafficking. (g) Mexico (1) Prior to the obligation of 15 percent of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program that are available for assistance for the Mexican army and police, the Secretary of State shall report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Mexico is meeting the conditions under section 7045 in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not apply to assistance to promote transparency, anti-corruption, border and maritime security, and respect for the rule of law within the army and police. (3) Not later than 45 days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Commissioner for the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC), shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the efforts to work with the Mexico Section of the IBWC and the Government of Mexico to establish mechanisms to improve the transparency of data on, and predictability of, the water deliveries from Mexico to the United States to meet annual water apportionments to the Rio Grande, in accordance with the 1944 Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande, and on actions taken to minimize or eliminate the water deficits owed to the United States in the current 5-year cycle by the end of such cycle: Provided , That such report shall include a projection of the balance of the water delivery deficit at the end of the current 5-year cycle, as well as the estimated impact to the United States of a negative delivery balance. (h) Aircraft operations and maintenance To the maximum extent practicable, the costs of operations and maintenance, including fuel, of aircraft funded by this Act should be borne by the recipient country. (i) Trade Capacity Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance and Economic Support Fund should be made available for labor and environmental capacity building activities relating to free trade agreements with countries of Central America, Colombia, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. prohibition of payments to united nations members 7046. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for carrying out the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used to pay in whole or in part any assessments, arrearages, or dues of any member of the United Nations or, from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the costs for participation of another country's delegation at international conferences held under the auspices of multilateral or international organizations. War crimes tribunals 7047. If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof: Provided, That the determination required under this section shall be in lieu of any determinations otherwise required under section 552(c): Provided further, That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be made available subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. UNITED NATIONS 7048. (a) Transparency and accountability Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the heading International Organizations and Programs in title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations), any United Nations agency, or the Organization of American States, 15 percent may not be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the organization, department, or agency is— (1) posting on a publicly available Web site, consistent with privacy regulations and due process, regular financial and programmatic audits of such organization, department, or agency, and providing the United States Government with necessary access to such financial and performance audits; and (2) effectively implementing and enforcing policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— (A) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (B) legal burdens of proof; (C) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (D) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (E) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. (b) Restrictions on United Nations Delegations and Organizations (1) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used to pay expenses for any United States delegation to any specialized agency, body, or commission of the United Nations if such agency, body, or commission is chaired or presided over by a country, the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( 50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)(1) ), supports international terrorism. (2) None of the funds made available under title I of this Act may be used by the Secretary of State as a contribution to any organization, agency, commission, or program within the United Nations system if such organization, agency, commission, or program is chaired or presided over by a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined, for purposes of section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 6(j)(1) of the Export Administration Act of 1979, or any other provision of law, is a government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism. (3) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in this subsection if the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national interest of the United States. (c) United nations human rights council Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available to support the United Nations Human Rights Council only if the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that participation in the Council is in the national interest of the United States: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than September 30, 2015, on the resolutions considered in the United Nations Human Rights Council during the previous 12 months, and on steps taken to remove Israel as a permanent agenda item. (d) United Nations Relief and Works Agency The Secretary of State shall submit a report in writing to the Committees on Appropriations not less than 45 days after enactment of this Act on whether the United Nations Relief and Works Agency is— (1) utilizing Operations Support Officers in the West Bank, Gaza, and other fields of operation to inspect UNRWA installations and reporting any inappropriate use; (2) acting promptly to address any staff or beneficiary violation of its own policies (including the policies on neutrality and impartiality of employees) and the legal requirements under section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (3) implementing procedures to maintain the neutrality of its facilities, including implementing a no-weapons policy, and conducting regular inspections of its installations, to ensure they are only used for humanitarian or other appropriate purposes; (4) taking necessary and appropriate measures to ensure it is operating in compliance with the conditions of section 301(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and continuing regular reporting to the Department of State on actions it has taken to ensure conformance with such conditions; (5) taking steps to ensure the content of all educational materials currently taught in UNRWA-administered schools and summer camps is consistent with the values of human rights, dignity, and tolerance and does not induce incitement; (6) not engaging in operations with financial institutions or related entities in violation of relevant United States law, and is taking steps to improve the financial transparency of the organization; and (7) in compliance with the United Nations Board of Auditors’ biennial audit requirements and is implementing in a timely fashion the Board’s recommendations. (e) United Nations Capital Master Plan None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for the design, renovation, or construction of the United Nations Headquarters in New York. (f) Waiver The restrictions imposed by or pursuant to subsection (a) may be waived on a case-by-case basis by the Secretary of State if the Secretary determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is necessary to avert or respond to a humanitarian crisis. (g) Report Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations detailing the amount of funds available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015 for contributions to any organization, department, agency, or program within the United Nations system or any international program that are withheld from obligation or expenditure due to any provision of law: Provided , That the Secretary of State shall update such report each time additional funds are withheld by operation of any provision of law: Provided further , That the reprogramming of any withheld funds identified in such report, including updates thereof, shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. community-based police assistance 7049. (a) Authority Funds made available by titles III and IV of this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 1 of part I and chapters 4 and 6 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, may be used, notwithstanding section 660 of that Act, to enhance the effectiveness and accountability of civilian police authority through training and technical assistance in human rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, strategic planning, and through assistance to foster civilian police roles that support democratic governance, including assistance for programs to prevent conflict, respond to disasters, address gender-based violence, and foster improved police relations with the communities they serve. (b) Notification Assistance provided under subsection (a) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. prohibition on promotion of tobacco 7050. None of the funds provided by this Act shall be available to promote the sale or export of tobacco or tobacco products, or to seek the reduction or removal by any foreign country of restrictions on the marketing of tobacco or tobacco products, except for restrictions which are not applied equally to all tobacco or tobacco products of the same type. international conferences 7051. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of agencies or departments of the United States Government who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference occurring outside the United States, unless the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: Provided , That for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. aircraft transfer and coordination 7052. (a) Transfer Authority Notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Andean Counterdrug Initiative , and Andean Counterdrug Programs may be used for any other program and in any region, including for the transportation of active and standby Civilian Response Corps personnel and equipment during a deployment: Provided , That the responsibility for policy decisions and justification for the use of such transfer authority shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of State and the Deputy Secretary of State and this responsibility shall not be delegated. (b) Property Disposal The authority provided in subsection (a) shall apply only after the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the equipment is no longer required to meet programmatic purposes in the designated country or region: Provided , That any such transfer shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Aircraft Coordination (1) The uses of aircraft purchased or leased by the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs shall be coordinated under the authority of the appropriate Chief of Mission: Provided , That such aircraft may be used to transport, on a reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, Federal and non-Federal personnel supporting Department of State and USAID programs and activities: Provided further , That official travel for other agencies for other purposes may be supported on a reimbursable basis, or without reimbursement when traveling on a space available basis: Provided further , That funds received by the Department of State for the use of aircraft owned, leased, or chartered by the Department of State may be credited to the Department's Working Capital Fund and shall be available for expenses related to the purchase, lease, maintenance, chartering, or operation of such aircraft. (2) The requirement and authorities of this subsection shall only apply to aircraft, the primary purpose of which is the transportation of personnel. parking fines and real property taxes owed by foreign governments 7053. The terms and conditions of section 7055 of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall apply to this Act: Provided , That the date September 30, 2009 in subsection (f)(2)(B) shall be deemed to be September 30, 2014 . landmines and cluster munitions 7054. (a) Landmines Notwithstanding any other provision of law, demining equipment available to the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State and used in support of the clearance of landmines and unexploded ordnance for humanitarian purposes may be disposed of on a grant basis in foreign countries, subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary of State may prescribe. (b) Cluster Munitions No military assistance shall be furnished for cluster munitions, no defense export license for cluster munitions may be issued, and no cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology shall be sold or transferred, unless— (1) the submunitions of the cluster munitions, after arming, do not result in more than 1 percent unexploded ordnance across the range of intended operational environments, and the agreement applicable to the assistance, transfer, or sale of such cluster munitions or cluster munitions technology specifies that the cluster munitions will only be used against clearly defined military targets and will not be used where civilians are known to be present or in areas normally inhabited by civilians; or (2) such assistance, license, sale, or transfer is for the purpose of demilitarizing or permanently disposing of such cluster munitions. prohibition on publicity or propaganda 7055. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before the date of the enactment of this Act by the Congress: Provided , That not to exceed $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of Public Law 96–533 . limitation on residence expenses 7056. Of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to title II of this Act, not to exceed $100,500 shall be for official residence expenses of the United States Agency for International Development during the current fiscal year. United states agency for international development management (including transfer of funds) 7057. (a) Authority Up to $93,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980. (b) Restrictions (1) The number of individuals hired in any fiscal year pursuant to the authority contained in subsection (a) may not exceed 175. (2) The authority to hire individuals contained in subsection (a) shall expire on September 30, 2016. (c) Conditions The authority of subsection (a) should only be used to the extent that an equivalent number of positions that are filled by personal services contractors or other non-direct hire employees of USAID, who are compensated with funds appropriated to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, are eliminated. (d) Program Account Charged The account charged for the cost of an individual hired and employed under the authority of this section shall be the account to which such individual's responsibilities primarily relate: Provided , That funds made available to carry out this section may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act in title II under the heading Operating Expenses . (e) Foreign Service Limited Extensions Individuals hired and employed by USAID, with funds made available in this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, pursuant to the authority of section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, may be extended for a period of up to 4 years notwithstanding the limitation set forth in such section. (f) Disaster Surge Capacity Funds appropriated under title III of this Act to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, in addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, for the cost (including the support costs) of individuals detailed to or employed by USAID whose primary responsibility is to carry out programs in response to natural disasters, or man-made disasters subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (g) Personal Services Contractors Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I, chapter 4 of part II, and section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and title II of the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), may be used by USAID to employ up to 40 personal services contractors in the United States, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the purpose of providing direct, interim support for new or expanded overseas programs and activities managed by the agency until permanent direct hire personnel are hired and trained: Provided , That not more than 15 of such contractors shall be assigned to any bureau or office: Provided further , That such funds appropriated to carry out title II of the Food for Peace Act ( Public Law 83–480 ), may be made available only for personal services contractors assigned to the Office of Food for Peace. (h) Small Business In entering into multiple award indefinite-quantity contracts with funds appropriated by this Act, USAID may provide an exception to the fair opportunity process for placing task orders under such contracts when the order is placed with any category of small or small disadvantaged business. (i) Senior Foreign Service Limited Appointments Individuals hired pursuant to the authority provided by section 7059(o) of division F of Public Law 111–117 may be assigned to or support programs in Afghanistan or Pakistan with funds made available in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. (j) Local sustainable development Not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the USAID Administrator shall submit to such committees a plan, including a timeline and resources required by fiscal year, to incorporate the following components into USAID Foreign Service training, assignment, and promotion practices in order to enable all Foreign Service Officers to effectively apply local sustainable development principles to USAID assistance programs: (1) a time period for overseas assignments that facilitates sustainable development, and which includes the option of extending such assignments; (2) sufficient foreign language training; (3) expertise in one or more program areas; (4) work objectives that give Foreign Service Officers primary responsibility for developing relationships with, and building the capacity of, local nongovernmental and governmental entities, and supporting grants to and cooperative agreements with such entities to design and implement small-scale, sustainable programs, projects, and activities across all development sectors; (5) incentives, including training, compensation, and career development opportunities including promotions, to encourage such officers to carry out their responsibilities; and (6) procedures to ensure that the responsibilities and assignments of relevant locally employed staff are fully integrated with the work of such officers. global health activities 7058. (a) In general Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are made available for bilateral assistance for child survival activities or disease programs including activities relating to research on, and the prevention, treatment and control of, HIV/AIDS may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law except for provisions under the heading Global Health Programs and the United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 (117 Stat. 711; 22 U.S.C. 7601 et seq. ), as amended: Provided , That of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $575,000,000 should be made available for family planning/reproductive health, including in areas where population growth threatens biodiversity or endangered species. (b) Global Fund (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act that are available for a contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund), 10 percent should be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that— (A) the Global Fund is maintaining and implementing a policy of transparency, including the authority of the Global Fund Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to publish OIG reports on a public Web site; (B) the Global Fund is providing sufficient resources to maintain an independent OIG that— (i) reports directly to the Board of the Global Fund; (ii) maintains a mandate to conduct thorough investigations and programmatic audits, free from undue interference; and (iii) compiles regular, publicly published audits and investigations of financial, programmatic, and reporting aspects of the Global Fund, its grantees, recipients, sub-recipients, and Local Fund Agents; (C) the Global Fund maintains an effective whistleblower policy to protect whistleblowers from retaliation, including confidential procedures for reporting possible misconduct or irregularities; and (D) the Global Fund is implementing the recommendations contained in the Consolidated Transformation Plan approved by the Board of the Global Fund on November 21, 2011. (2) The withholding required by this subsection shall not be in addition to funds that are withheld from the Global Fund in fiscal year 2015 pursuant to the application of any other provision contained in this or any other Act. (c) Contagious Infectious Disease Outbreaks If the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an international infectious disease outbreak is sustained, severe, and is spreading internationally, or that it is in the national interest to respond to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, funds made available under title III of this Act may be made available to combat such infectious disease or public health emergency: Provided , That funds made available pursuant to the authority of this subsection shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations. gender equality 7059. (a) Gender Equality Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote gender equality in United States Government diplomatic and development efforts by raising the status, increasing the participation, and protecting the rights of women and girls worldwide. (b) Women’s leadership Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to increase leadership opportunities for women in countries where women and girls suffer discrimination due to law, policy, or practice, by strengthening protections for women’s political status, expanding women’s participation in political parties and elections, and increasing women’s opportunities for leadership positions in the public and private sectors at the local, provincial, and national levels. (c) Gender-Based violence (1) (A) Of the funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act, not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available to implement a multi-year strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence in countries where it is common in conflict and non-conflict settings. (B) Funds appropriated by titles III and IV of this Act that are available to train foreign police, judicial, and military personnel, including for international peacekeeping operations, shall address, where appropriate, prevention and response to gender-based violence and trafficking in persons, and shall promote the integration of women into the police and other security forces. (2) Department of State and United States Agency for International Development gender programs shall incorporate coordinated efforts to combat a variety of forms of gender-based violence, including child marriage, rape, female genital cutting and mutilation, and domestic violence, among other forms of gender-based violence in conflict and non-conflict settings. (d) Women, Peace, and Security Funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement should be made available to support a multi-year strategy to expand, and improve coordination of, United States Government efforts to empower women as equal partners in conflict prevention, peace building, transitional processes, and reconstruction efforts in countries affected by conflict or in political transition, and to ensure the equitable provision of relief and recovery assistance to women and girls. SECTOR ALLOCATIONS 7060. (a) Education (1) Basic education (A) Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $800,000,000 should be made available for assistance for basic education, and such funds may be made available notwithstanding any provision of law that restricts assistance to foreign countries, except for the conditions provided in this subsection: Provided , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) shall report to the Committees on Appropriations on the status of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances in each country where USAID provides basic education assistance and such report shall also include details on the types of contracts and grants provided and the goals and objectives of such assistance: Provided further , That the Administrator shall update such report on a monthly basis thereafter until the unobligated and unexpended balances for such assistance are less than the amount made available by this paragraph for basic education assistance: Provided further , That the initial report shall also include a detailed plan, timeline, and the current status of assistance for basic education. (B) USAID shall ensure that programs supported with funds appropriated for basic education in this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs are integrated, as appropriate, with health, agriculture, governance, and economic and social development activities to address the broader needs of target populations: Provided , That USAID shall work to achieve quality universal basic education by— (i) assisting foreign governments, nongovernmental, and multilateral organizations working in developing countries to provide children with a quality basic education, including through strengthening host country educational systems; and (ii) promoting basic education as the foundation for comprehensive community development programs. (C) Of the funds appropriated by this Act under title III for basic education, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for a contribution to multilateral partnerships that support education. (2) Higher education Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for assistance for higher education, of which not less than $35,000,000 shall be to support such programs in Africa, including $17,500,000 for human and institutional capacity development partnerships between higher education institutions in Africa and the United States. (3) Definition For purposes of funds appropriated under title III of this Act, the term democracy programs in section 7032(c) of this Act shall also include programs to rescue scholars, and fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges in the Middle East and North Africa for academic professionals and university students from countries in such region, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Countering violent extremism Funds appropriated by titles I, III, and IV of this Act may be made available for programs to reduce support for foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), as designated pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, through messaging campaigns to damage their appeal; programs for potential supporters of violent extremism; counter radicalization and rehabilitation programs in prisons; job training and social reintegration for former supporters of FTOs; law enforcement training programs; and capacity building for civil society organizations to combat radicalization in local communities: Provided , That for purposes of this subsection the term countering violent extremism shall be defined as non-coercive interventions aimed directly at reducing public support for FTOs: Provided further , That not later than 180 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the heads of other relevant United States Government agencies, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to counter violent extremism, including a description of the objectives of such strategy, oversight mechanisms for programs to carry out such strategy, and multi-year cost estimates. (c) Environment Programs (1) In general Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $1,153,500,000 should be made available for environment programs. (2) Clean energy The limitation in section 7081(b) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act: Provided , That the proviso contained in such section shall not apply. (3) Adaptation and mitigation Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for United States contributions to multilateral environmental funds and facilities to support adaptation and mitigation programs only in accordance with the directives under this subsection in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (4) Sustainable landscapes and biodiversity Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, not less than $123,500,000 shall be made available for sustainable landscapes programs and, in addition, not less than $250,000,000 shall be made available to protect biodiversity, and shall not be used to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013: Provided , That of the funds made available for the Central African Regional Program for the Environment and other tropical forest programs in the Congo Basin, not less than $17,500,000 shall be apportioned directly to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS): Provided further, That funds made available for the Department of the Interior (DOI) for programs in the Mayan Biosphere Reserve shall be apportioned directly to the DOI: Provided further, That such funds shall be made available to support other international conservation programs of the USFWS, programs of the United States Forest Service, and programs to protect great apes and other endangered species. (5) Wildlife Poaching and Trafficking (A) Not less than $55,000,000 of the funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available to combat the transnational threat of wildlife poaching and trafficking, including not less than $10,000,000 for programs to combat rhinoceros poaching. (B) None of the funds appropriated under title IV of this Act may be made available for training or other assistance for any military unit or personnel that the Secretary of State determines has been credibly alleged to have participated in wildlife poaching or trafficking, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States. (6) Authority Funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of sections 103 through 106, and chapter 4 of part II, of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used, notwithstanding any other provision of law except for the provisions of this subsection and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, to support environment programs. (7) Extraction of natural resources (A) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to promote and support transparency and accountability of expenditures and revenues related to the extraction of natural resources, including by strengthening implementation and monitoring of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, implementing and enforcing section 8204 of Public Law 110–246 and to prevent the sale of conflict diamonds, and provide technical assistance to promote independent audit mechanisms and support civil society participation in natural resource management. (B) (i) The Secretary of the Treasury shall inform the management of the international financial institutions and post on the Department of the Treasury’s Web site that it is the policy of the United States to vote against any assistance by such institutions (including but not limited to any loan, credit, grant, or guarantee) for the extraction and export of a natural resource if the government of the country has in place laws, regulations, or procedures to prevent or limit the public disclosure of company payments as required by section 1504 of Public Law 111–203 , and unless such government has adopted laws, regulations, or procedures in the sector in which assistance is being considered for— (I) accurately accounting for and public disclosure of payments to the host government by companies involved in the extraction and export of natural resources; (II) the independent auditing of accounts receiving such payments and public disclosure of the findings of such audits; and (III) public disclosure of such documents as Host Government Agreements, Concession Agreements, and bidding documents, allowing in any such dissemination or disclosure for the redaction of, or exceptions for, information that is commercially proprietary or that would create competitive disadvantage. (ii) The requirements of clause (i) shall not apply to assistance for the purpose of building the capacity of such government to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (C) The Secretary of the Treasury or the Secretary of State, as appropriate, shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution and the United States representatives to all forest-related multilateral financing mechanisms and processes to vote against any financing to support or promote the expansion of industrial scale logging or any other industrial scale extractive activity into areas that were primary/intact tropical forest as of December 30, 2013. (D) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution that it is the policy of the United States to vote in relation to any loan, grant, strategy, or policy of such institution to support the construction of any large dam, only in accordance with the conditions under this section in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (E) (i) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall designate sufficient personnel with the technical expertise to fulfill the agency’s responsibilities under sections 1302, 1303, and 1307 of title XIII of the International Financial Institutions Act of 1977, as amended, including the ability for personnel with such expertise from other relevant United States Government agencies to be detailed to USAID, as needed, which may be on a non-reimbursable basis, to provide additional technical support and specific subject matter reviews as part of USAID’s Title XIII analytical, investigative, and reporting responsibilities: Provided , That the responsibilities of such personnel shall include, but not be limited to— (I) conducting independent, technical, and thorough reviews of proposed multilateral development bank (MDB) projects at the technical assessment/feasibility stage prior to the drafting of environmental impact assessments; (II) conducting reviews, and coordinating and compiling the analyses by other relevant United States Government agencies with technical expertise of environmental impact assessments in support of the project review process, to assist in fulfilling USAID’s responsibilities under section 1303(c) of the International Financial Institutions Act, as amended; and (III) ongoing monitoring of MDB projects reviewed pursuant to USAID’s Title XIII reporting responsibilities to determine the degree of incorporation and effectiveness of United States Government recommendations and the adequacy of safeguard policies. (ii) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the implementation of this subsection. (8) Transfer of funds Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall transfer $29,907,000 of funds appropriated under the heading Economic Support Fund to funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Multilateral Assistance, International Financial Institutions for additional payments to trust funds enumerated under such headings: Provided , That prior to exercising such transfer authority the Secretary of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations. (9) Continuation of prior law Section 7081(g)(2) and (4) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall continue in effect during fiscal year 2015 as if part of this Act. (d) Food security and agricultural development (1) Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $1,000,600,000 should be made available for food security and agricultural development programs, of which $32,000,000 shall be made available for the Feed the Future Collaborative Research Innovation Lab: Provided , That such funds may be made available notwithstanding any other provision of law to address food shortages, and for a United States contribution to the endowment of the Global Crop Diversity Trust. (2) Funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be made available as a contribution to the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program if such contribution will not cause the United States to exceed 33 percent of the total amount of funds contributed to such Program. (e) Microenterprise and microfinance Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $265,000,000 should be made available for microenterprise and microfinance development programs for the poor, especially women. (f) Reconciliation programs Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Development Assistance , not less than $26,000,000 shall be made available to support people-to-people reconciliation programs which bring together individuals of different ethnic, religious, and political backgrounds from areas of civil strife and war: Provided , That the USAID Administrator shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations, prior to the initial obligation of funds, on the uses of such funds: Provided further, That to the maximum extent practicable, such funds shall be matched by sources other than the United States Government. (g) Trafficking in persons Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , not less than $52,500,000 shall be made available for activities to combat trafficking in persons internationally. (h) Water and sanitation Of the funds appropriated by this Act, not less than $382,500,000 shall be made available for water and sanitation supply projects pursuant to the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of 2005 ( Public Law 109–121 ), of which not less than $145,000,000 should be for programs in sub-Saharan Africa, and of which not less than $12,500,000 shall be made available for programs to design and build safe, public latrines in Africa and Asia. (i) Notification requirements Authorized deviations from funding levels contained in this section shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. Uzbekistan 7061. The terms and conditions of section 7076 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (division H of Public Law 111–8 ) shall apply to funds appropriated by this Act, except that the Secretary of State may waive the application of section 7076(a) for a period of not more than 6 months and every 6 months thereafter until September 30, 2016, if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that the waiver is in the national security interest and necessary to obtain access to and from Afghanistan for the United States, and the waiver includes an assessment of progress, if any, by the Government of Uzbekistan in meeting the requirements in section 7076(a): Provided , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 12 months after enactment of this Act and 6 months thereafter, on all United States Government assistance provided to the Government of Uzbekistan and expenditures made in support of the Northern Distribution Network in Uzbekistan during the previous 12 months, including any credible information that such assistance or expenditures are being diverted for corrupt purposes: Provided further , That information provided in the assessment and report required by the previous provisos shall be unclassified but may be accompanied by a classified annex and such annex shall indicate the basis for such classification: Provided further , That for purposes of the application of section 7076(e) to this Act, the term assistance shall not include expanded international military education and training. arms trade treaty 7062. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be obligated or expended to implement the Arms Trade Treaty until the Senate approves a resolution of ratification for the Treaty. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND 7063. (a) Contribution Of the funds made available under the heading International Organizations and Programs in this Act for fiscal year 2015, $35,000,000 shall be made available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). (b) Availability of funds Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the Global Health Programs account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (c) Prohibition on use of funds in china None of the funds made available by this Act may be used by UNFPA for a country program in the People’s Republic of China. (d) Conditions on availability of funds Funds made available by this Act for UNFPA may not be made available unless— (1) UNFPA maintains funds made available by this Act in an account separate from other accounts of UNFPA and does not commingle such funds with other sums; and (2) UNFPA does not fund abortions. (e) Report to congress and dollar-for-Dollar withholding of funds (1) Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations indicating the amount of funds that UNFPA is budgeting for the year in which the report is submitted for a country program in the People’s Republic of China. (2) If a report under paragraph (1) indicates that UNFPA plans to spend funds for a country program in the People’s Republic of China in the year covered by the report, then the amount of such funds UNFPA plans to spend in the People’s Republic of China shall be deducted from the funds made available to UNFPA after March 1 for obligation for the remainder of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. requests for documents 7064. None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be available to a nongovernmental organization, including any contractor, which fails to provide upon timely request any document, file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the United States Agency for International Development. INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONDITIONS 7065. Funds appropriated under the headings Development Assistance , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement in this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for assistance to eliminate inhumane conditions in foreign prisons and other detention facilities: Provided , That decisions regarding the uses of such funds shall be the responsibility of the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), in consultation with the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement Affairs, and the Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate: Provided further , That the Assistant Secretary of State for DRL shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to the obligation of funds. Prohibition on use of torture 7066. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture, cruel, or inhumane treatment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government. (b) Funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act shall be made available, notwithstanding section 660 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, for assistance to eliminate torture by foreign police, military or other security forces in countries receiving assistance from funds appropriated by this Act. extradition 7067. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings International Disaster Assistance , Complex Crises Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Migration and Refugee Assistance , United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund , and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance ) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request. (b) Subsection (a) shall only apply to the central government of a country with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and with which the United States has an extradition treaty and the government of that country is in violation of the terms and conditions of the treaty. (c) The Secretary of State may waive the restriction in subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary certifies to the Committees on Appropriations that such waiver is important to the national interests of the United States. commercial leasing of defense articles 7068. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, the authority of section 23(a) of the Arms Export Control Act may be used to provide financing to Israel, Egypt, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and major non-NATO allies for the procurement by leasing (including leasing with an option to purchase) of defense articles from United States commercial suppliers, not including Major Defense Equipment (other than helicopters and other types of aircraft having possible civilian application), if the President determines that there are compelling foreign policy or national security reasons for those defense articles being provided by commercial lease rather than by government-to-government sale under such Act. Independent States of the Former Soviet Union 7069. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if that government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union, such as those violations included in the Helsinki Final Act: Provided , That except as otherwise provided in section 7070(a) of this Act, funds may be made available without regard to the restriction in this subsection if the President determines that to do so is in the national security interest of the United States: Provided further , That prior to executing the authority contained in this subsection the Department of State shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on how such assistance supports the national interest of the United States. (b) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund may be made available, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for the limitation contained in section 7070(a) of this Act, for assistance and related programs for the countries identified in section 3(c) of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ) and may be used to carry out the provisions of those Acts: Provided , That such assistance and related programs from funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , Economic Support Fund , and International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement shall be administered in accordance with the responsibilities of the coordinator designated pursuant to section 601 of the Support for Eastern European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 ( Public Law 101–179 ) and section 102 of the FREEDOM Support Act ( Public Law 102–511 ). (c) Section 907 of the FREEDOM Support Act shall not apply to— (1) activities to support democracy or assistance under title V of the FREEDOM Support Act and section 1424 of Public Law 104–201 or non-proliferation assistance; (2) any assistance provided by the Trade and Development Agency under section 661 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2421 ); (3) any activity carried out by a member of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service while acting within his or her official capacity; (4) any insurance, reinsurance, guarantee, or other assistance provided by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation under title IV of chapter 2 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2191 et seq. ); (5) any financing provided under the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945; or (6) humanitarian assistance. russia 7070. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation. (b) (1) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central government of a country that the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations has taken affirmative steps intended to support or be supportive of the Russian Federation annexation of Crimea: Provided , That except as otherwise provided in subsection (a), the Secretary may waive the restriction on assistance required by this paragraph if the Secretary certifies to such Committees that to do so is in the national interest of the United States, and includes a justification for such interest. (2) None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for— (A) the implementation of any action or policy that recognizes the sovereignty of the Russian Federation over Crimea; (B) the facilitation, financing, or guarantee of United States Government investments in Crimea, if such activity includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, or other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities; or (C) assistance for Crimea, if such assistance includes the participation of Russian Government officials, and Russian owned and controlled banks, and other Russian Government owned and controlled financial entities. (3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive directors of each international financial institution to vote against any assistance by such institution (including but not limited to any loan, credit, or guarantee) for any program that violates the sovereignty or territorial integrity of Ukraine. (4) The requirements of subsection (b) shall cease to be in effect if the Secretary of State certifies and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that the Government of Ukraine has reestablished sovereignty over Crimea. (c) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund in title III to counter Russian aggression and influence in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement and Foreign Military Financing Program in title IV: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law: Provided further , That such transfer authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (d) Funds appropriated by this Act for assistance for the Eastern Partnership countries shall be made available to advance the implementation of Association Agreements, trade agreements, and visa liberalization agreements with the European Union, and to reduce their vulnerability to external economic and political pressure from the Russian Federation. (e) Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to support the advancement of democracy and the rule of law in the Russian Federation, including to promote Internet freedom, and shall also be made available to support the democracy and rule of law strategy required by section 7071(d) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . (f) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall update the reports required by section 7071(b)(2), (c), and (e) of division K of Public Law 113–76 . international monetary fund 7071. (a) The terms and conditions of sections 7086(b) (1) and (2) and 7090(a) of division F of Public Law 111–117 shall apply to this Act. (b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private creditors. (c) The Secretary of the Treasury shall seek to require that the IMF implements and enforces policies and procedures which reflect best practices as defined in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act) for the protection of whistleblowers from retaliation, including best practices for— (1) protection against retaliation for internal and lawful public disclosures; (2) legal burdens of proof; (3) statutes of limitation for reporting retaliation; (4) access to independent adjudicative bodies, including external arbitration; and (5) results that eliminate the effects of proven retaliation. Public posting of reports 7072. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available by this Act shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web site of such agency any report required by this Act to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations, upon a determination by the head of such agency that to do so is in the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if— (1) the public posting of such report would compromise national security, including the conduct of diplomacy; or (2) the report contains proprietary, privileged, or sensitive information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the Committees on Appropriations for not less than 45 days. Overseas private investment corporation 7073. (a) Whenever the President determines that it is in furtherance of the purposes of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 , up to a total of $20,000,000 of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this Act for the Overseas Private Investment Corporation Program Account, to be subject to the terms and conditions of that account: Provided, That such funds shall not be available for administrative expenses of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Provided further, That designated funding levels in this Act shall not be transferred pursuant to this section: Provided further, That the exercise of such authority shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Notwithstanding section 235(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the authority of subsections (a) through (c) of section 234 of such Act shall remain in effect until September 30, 2015. special defense acquisition fund 7074. Not to exceed $100,000,000 may be obligated pursuant to section 51(c)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act for the purposes of the Special Defense Acquisition Fund (Fund), to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided, That the provision of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries or international organizations from the Fund shall be subject to the concurrence of the Secretary of State. enterprise funds 7075. (a) None of the funds made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available for Enterprise Funds unless the appropriate congressional committees are notified at least 15 days in advance. (b) Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund. (c) Prior to a transition to and operation of any private equity fund or other parallel investment fund under an existing Enterprise Fund, the President shall submit such transition or operating plan to the appropriate congressional committees. budget documents 7076. (a) Operating Plans Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act, and the Department of the Treasury and Independent Agencies funded in title III of this Act, including the Inter-American Foundation and the United States African Development Foundation, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization in such titles of this Act, or funds otherwise available for obligation in fiscal year 2015, that provides details of the uses of such funds at the program, project, and activity level: Provided , That such plans shall include, as applicable, a comparison between the most recent congressional directives or approved funding levels and the funding levels proposed by the department or agency; and a clear, concise, and informative description/justification: Provided further , That operating plans for funds for such department, agency, or organization in titles I, II, or III and title VIII, shall simultaneously submit the operating plans for, and integrated information on, enduring and Overseas Contingency Operations funds: Provided further , That operating plans that include changes in levels of funding specified in this Act or in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this Consolidated Act) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (b) Spend Plans (1) Prior to the initial obligation of funds, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act, for— (A) assistance for Afghanistan, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mexico, Pakistan, the West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen; (B) the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative, the Central American Regional Security Initiative, the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership program, and the Partnership for Regional East Africa Counterterrorism program; and (C) democracy programs and each sector enumerated in section 7060 of this Act. (2) Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed spend plan for funds made available by this Act under the headings Department of the Treasury in title III and International Financial Institutions in title V. (c) Spending Report Not later than 45 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations a detailed report on spending of funds made available during fiscal year 2014 under the heading Development Credit Authority . (d) Notifications The spend plans referenced in subsection (b) shall not be considered as meeting the notification requirements in this Act or under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (e) Congressional budget justifications (1) The congressional budget justifications for Department of State operations and foreign operations shall be provided to the Committees on Appropriations concurrent with the date of submission of the President’s budget for fiscal year 2016. (2) The Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall include in the congressional budget justification a detailed justification for multi-year availability for any funds requested under the headings Diplomatic and Consular Programs and Operating Expenses . use of funds in contravention of this act 7077. If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program and policy. GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM 7078. (a) Of the funds available for obligation during fiscal year 2015 under the headings International Broadcasting Operations , Economic Support Fund , and Democracy Fund , not less than $50,500,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally: Provided , That such programs shall be prioritized for countries whose governments restrict freedom of expression on the Internet, and that are important to the national interests of the United States: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to this section shall be matched, to the maximum extent practicable, by sources other than the United States Government, including from the private sector. (b) Funds made available pursuant to subsection (a) shall be— (1) coordinated with other democracy, governance, and broadcasting programs funded by this Act under the headings International Broadcasting Operations , Economic Support Fund , Democracy Fund , and Complex Crises Fund , and shall be incorporated into country assistance, democracy promotion, and broadcasting strategies, as appropriate; (2) made available to the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State for programs to implement the May 2011, International Strategy for Cyberspace and the comprehensive strategy to promote Internet freedom and access to information in Iran, as required by section 414 of Public Law 112–158 ; (3) made available to the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) to provide tools and techniques to access the Internet Web sites of BBG broadcasters that are censored, and to work with such broadcasters to promote and distribute such tools and techniques, including digital security techniques; (4) made available for programs that support the efforts of civil society to counter the development of repressive Internet-related laws and regulations, including countering threats to Internet freedom at international organizations; to combat violence against bloggers and other users; and to enhance digital security training and capacity building for democracy activists; and (5) made available for research of key threats to Internet freedom; the continued development of technologies that provide or enhance access to the Internet, including circumvention tools that bypass Internet blocking, filtering, and other censorship techniques used by authoritarian governments; and maintenance of the United States Government’s technological advantage over such censorship techniques: Provided , That the Secretary of State, in consultation with the BBG, shall coordinate any such research and development programs with other relevant United States Government departments and agencies in order to share information, technologies, and best practices, and to assess the effectiveness of such technologies. (c) After consultation among the relevant agency heads to coordinate and de-conflict planned activities, but not later than 90 days after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and the BBG Chairman shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations spend plans for funds made available by this Act for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, which shall include a description of safeguards established by relevant agencies to ensure that such programs are not used for illicit purposes. (d) The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an audit of Internet freedom programs supported by funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, and shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations on the scope and requirements of such audit. Disability programs 7079. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund shall be made available for programs and activities administered by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to address the needs and protect and promote the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries, including initiatives that focus on independent living, economic self-sufficiency, advocacy, education, employment, transportation, sports, and integration of individuals with disabilities, including for the cost of translation. (b) Of the funds made available by this section, 5 percent may be used for USAID for management, oversight, and technical support. small grants program 7080. (a) In general A Small Grants Program (SGP) shall be established within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide small grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance mechanisms and agreements of not more than $2,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of chapters 1 and 10 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided , That the SGP established pursuant to this section shall replace the function served previously by the Development Grants Program established under section 674 of division J, of Public Law 110–161 , which is hereby abolished. (b) Eligibility Grants from the SGP shall only be made to eligible entities as described in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (c) Proposals Grants made pursuant to the authority of this section shall be provided through— (1) unsolicited applications received and evaluated pursuant to USAID policy regarding such proposals; or (2) an open and competitive process. (d) Funding (1) Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out chapter 1 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $45,000,000 shall be made available for the SGP within USAID’s Local Sustainability Office of the Bureau for Economic Growth, Education and Environment to carry out this subsection. (2) Other than to meet the requirements of this section, funds made available to carry out this section may not be allocated in the report required by section 653(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to meet any other specifically designated funding levels contained in this Act: Provided , That such funds may be attributed to any such specifically designated funding level after the award of funds under this section, if applicable. (3) Funds made available under this section shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 2019. (e) Management (1) Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act, the USAID Administrator shall issue guidance to implement this section: Provided , That such guidance shall include the requirements contained in the joint explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act). (2) Upon selection of a mission pursuant to the procedures required by paragraph (1), such selected mission may be allocated the full estimated cost of the multi-year program: Provided , That such allocations shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations. (3) In addition to funds otherwise available for such purposes, up to 12 percent of the funds made available to carry out this section may be used by USAID for administrative and oversight expenses associated with managing relationships with entities under the SGP. (f) Report Not later than 120 days after enactment of this Act and after consultation with the appropriate congressional committees, the Administrator shall submit a report to such committees describing the guidance to implement the SGP. prohibition on first-class travel 7081. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. Reporting requirements concerning individuals detained at naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba 7082. Not later than 5 days after the conclusion of an agreement with a country, including a state with a compact of free association with the United States, to receive by transfer or release individuals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the terms of the agreement, including whether funds appropriated by this Act or prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs will be made available for assistance for such country pursuant to such agreement. Authority for replenishments 7083. (a) The Asian Development Bank Act, Public Law 89–369 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 285 et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 35. Tenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the Bank is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, $359,600,000 to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $359,600,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. . (b) The International Development Association Act, Public Law 86–565 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 284 et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 28. Seventeenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the International Development Association is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $3,871,800,000 to the seventeenth replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,871,800,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 29. Multilateral Debt Relief (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $565,020,000 to the International Development Association for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the seventeenth replenishment of resources of the International Development Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $565,020,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) In this section, the term Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled Conclusions on Development, done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005. . (c) The African Development Fund Act, Public Law 94–302 , as amended ( 22 U.S.C. 290g et seq. ), is further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new sections: 223. Thirteenth Replenishment (a) The United States Governor of the Fund is authorized to contribute on behalf of the United States $585,000,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $585,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. 224. Multilateral Debt Relief (a) The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to contribute, on behalf of the United States, not more than $54,620,000 to the African Development Fund for the purpose of funding debt relief costs under the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative incurred in the period governed by the thirteenth replenishment of resources of the African Development Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations and without prejudice to any funding arrangements in existence on the date of the enactment of this section. (b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, not more than $54,620,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury. (c) In this section, the term Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative means the proposal set out in the G8 Finance Ministers' Communique entitled Conclusions on Development, done at London, June 11, 2005, and reaffirmed by G8 Heads of State at the Gleneagles Summit on July 8, 2005. . RESCISSION OF FUNDS 7084. Of the unexpended balances available under the heading Export and Investment Assistance, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Subsidy Appropriation from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $30,000,000 are rescinded. MODIFICATIONS TO THE VIETNAM EDUCATION FOUNDATION ACT OF 2000 7085. (a) Expanded Use of Vietnam Debt Repayment Fund Section 207(c)(3) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended to read as follows: (3) Excess funds During each of the fiscal years 2015 through 2018, amounts deposited into the Fund, in excess of the amounts made available to the Foundation under paragraph (1), shall be made available by the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary of State, for grants to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. . (b) Administrative provisions Section 209(a) of the Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by inserting (other than section 211) after this title . (c) Grants authorized The Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000 (title II of division B of H.R. 5666, as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554 and contained in appendix D of that Act; 114 Stat. 2763A–257; 22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: 211. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT, NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACADEMIC INSTITUTION IN THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM (a) Grants authorized The Secretary of State is authorized to award 1 or more grants which shall be used to support the establishment of an independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. (b) Application In order to receive a grant pursuant to subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall submit an application to the Secretary of State at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (c) Minimum standards As a condition of receiving a grant under subsection (a), a prospective grantee shall ensure that the independent, not-for-profit academic institution in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam described in subsection (a)— (1) achieves standards comparable to those required for accreditation in the United States; (2) offers graduate and undergraduate level teaching and research programs in a broad range of fields, including public policy, management, and engineering; and (3) establishes a policy of academic freedom and prohibits the censorship of dissenting or critical views. (d) Annual report (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the last day of each fiscal year until 2020, the Secretary of State shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report that summarizes the activities carried out under this section during such fiscal year. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— (A) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (B) the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. . impact on jobs in the united states 7086. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be obligated or expended to provide— (1) any financial incentive to a business enterprise currently located in the United States for the purpose of inducing such an enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of employees of such business enterprise in the United States because United States production is being replaced by such enterprise outside the United States; (2) assistance for any program, project, or activity that contributes to the violation of internationally recognized workers rights, as defined in section 507(4) of the Trade Act of 1974, of workers in the recipient country, including any designated zone or area in that country: Provided , That the application of section 507(4)(D) and (E) of such Act should be commensurate with the level of development of the recipient country and sector, and shall not preclude assistance for the informal sector in such country, micro and small-scale enterprise, and smallholder agriculture; (3) any assistance to an entity outside the United States if such assistance is for the purpose of directly relocating or transferring jobs from the United States to other countries and adversely impacts the labor force in the United States; or (4) for the enforcement of any rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines implemented pursuant to— (A) the third proviso of subsection 7079(b) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010; (B) the modification proposed by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation in November 2013 to the Corporation’s Environmental and Social Policy Statement relating to coal; or (C) the Supplemental Guidelines for High Carbon Intensity Projects approved by the Export-Import Bank of the United States on December 12, 2013, when enforcement of such rule, regulation, policy, or guidelines would prohibit, or have the effect of prohibiting, any coal-fired or other power-generation project the purpose of which is to: (i) provide affordable electricity in International Development Association (IDA)-eligible countries and IDA-blend countries; and (ii) increase exports of goods and services from the United States or prevent the loss of jobs from the United States. VIII Overseas Contingency Operations Department of State Administration of foreign affairs Diplomatic and consular programs (including transfer of funds) For an additional amount for Diplomatic and Consular Programs , $1,350,803,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $989,706,000 is for Worldwide Security Protection and shall remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary of State may transfer up to $35,000,000 of the total funds made available under this heading to any other appropriation of any department or agency of the United States, upon the concurrence of the head of such department or agency, to support operations in and assistance for Afghanistan and to carry out the provisions of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further , That any such transfer shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsections (a) and (b) of section 7015 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. CONFLICT STABILIZATION OPERATIONS For an additional amount for Conflict Stabilization Operations , $15,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Office of inspector general For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General , $56,900,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, which shall be for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) for reconstruction oversight: Provided , That printing and reproduction costs shall not exceed amounts for such costs during fiscal year 2014: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, any employee of SIGAR who completes at least 12 months of continuous service after the date of enactment of this Act or who is employed on the date on which SIGAR terminates, whichever occurs first, shall acquire competitive status for appointment to any position in the competitive service for which the employee possesses the required qualifications: Provided further , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Embassy security, construction, and maintenance For an additional amount for Embassy Security, Construction, and Maintenance , $260,800,000, to remain available until expended, of which $250,000,000 shall be for Worldwide Security Upgrades, acquisition, and construction as authorized: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. International organizations contributions to international organizations For an additional amount for Contributions to International Organizations , $74,400,000: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Related agency Broadcasting board of governors International broadcasting operations For an additional amount for International Broadcasting Operations , $10,700,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. United states agency for international development Funds appropriated to the president Operating expenses For an additional amount for Operating Expenses , $125,464,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Bilateral Economic Assistance Funds Appropriated to the President International Disaster Assistance For an additional amount for International Disaster Assistance , $1,335,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Transition initiatives For an additional amount for Transition Initiatives , $20,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Complex crises fund For an additional amount for Complex Crises Fund , $30,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Economic support fund For an additional amount for Economic Support Fund , $2,114,266,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Department of State Migration and refugee assistance For an additional amount for Migration and Refugee Assistance , $2,127,114,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. International security assistance Department of state International narcotics control and law enforcement For an additional amount for International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , $443,195,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Nonproliferation, anti-terrorism, demining and related programs For an additional amount for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , $99,240,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. peacekeeping operations For an additional amount for Peacekeeping Operations , $328,698,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985: Provided further , That funds may be used to pay assessed expenses of international peacekeeping activities in Somalia and other peacekeeping requirements, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the total amount of United States contributions to support an assessed peacekeeping operation shall not exceed the level described in the final proviso under the heading Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in title I of this Act. Funds appropriated to the president Foreign military financing program For an additional amount for Foreign Military Financing Program , $866,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. general provisions additional appropriations 8001. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated in this title are in addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act for fiscal year 2015. extension of authorities and conditions 8002. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act, the additional amounts appropriated by this title to appropriations accounts in this Act shall be available under the authorities and conditions applicable to such appropriations accounts. transfer and additional authority 8003. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings Transition Initiatives , Complex Crises Fund , Economic Support Fund , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program may be transferred to, and merged with— (1) funds appropriated by this title under such headings; and (2) funds appropriated by this title under the headings International Disaster Assistance and Migration and Refugee Assistance . (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, not to exceed $25,000,000 from funds appropriated under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Peacekeeping Operations , and Foreign Military Financing Program by this title in this Act may be transferred to, and merged with, funds previously made available under the heading Global Security Contingency Fund : Provided , That not later than 15 days prior to making any such transfer, the Secretary of State shall notify the Committees on Appropriations on a country basis, including the implementation plan and timeline for each proposed use of such funds. (c) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) may only be exercised to address unanticipated contingencies. (d) Of the funds made available in this title under the heading “Bilateral Economic Assistance”, up to $380,000,000 may be made available to support international peacekeeping requirements only if the Secretary of State submits a determination to the Committees on Appropriations that additional funds are necessary to support such requirements above the amounts provided under the heading Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities in title I of this Act and under the heading Peacekeeping Operations in this title and title IV of this Act, and that it is in the national security interest of the United States to do so: Provided , That such funds may only be made available for the purposes described in the determination and shall be subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That funds made available pursuant to this subsection shall be used in accordance with the terms and conditions under the heading Peacekeeping Operations in this title. (e) The transfer authority provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be subject to prior consultation with, and the regular notification procedures of, the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That such transfer authority is in addition to any transfer authority otherwise available under any other provision of law, including section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which may be exercised by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this title. IX EBOLA RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS DEPARTMENT OF STATE Administration of Foreign Affairs DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Diplomatic and Consular Programs , $36,420,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT Funds Appropriated to the President OPERATING EXPENSES For an additional amount for Operating Expenses , $19,037,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL For an additional amount for Office of Inspector General , $5,626,000, to remain available until expended, for oversight of activities funded by this title and administered by the United States Agency for International Development: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE Funds Appropriated to the President GLOBAL HEALTH PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Global Health Programs , $312,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak in countries directly affected by, or at risk of being affected by, such outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE For an additional amount for International Disaster Assistance , $1,436,273,000, to remain available until expended, for assistance for countries affected by, or at risk of being affected by, the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND For an additional amount for Economic Support Fund , $711,725,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak and to address economic and stabilization requirements resulting from such outbreak: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE Department of State NONPROLIFERATION, ANTI-TERRORISM, DEMINING AND RELATED PROGRAMS For an additional amount for Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , $5,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of chapter 9 of Part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for efforts to mitigate the risk of illicit acquisition of the Ebola virus and to promote biosecurity practices associated with Ebola virus disease outbreak response efforts: Provided , That such amount is designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. GENERAL PROVISIONS TRANSFER AUTHORITY 9001. (a) Funds appropriated by this title in this Act under the headings Global Health Programs , International Disaster Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated by this title under such headings and under the headings International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Programs , and Peacekeeping Operations in this Act to carry out the purposes of this title: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as appropriate, shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to exercising the transfer authority provided by this subsection. (b) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Diplomatic and Consular Programs , up to $1,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading Repatriation Loans Program Account in Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the cost of direct loans, which may remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including cost of modifying such loans, shall be defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That such funds are available to subsidize an additional amount of gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans not to exceed $1,899,335. (c) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Global Health Programs , up to $50,000,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the heading International Organizations and Programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak. (d) Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading International Disaster Assistance , up to $35,300,000 may be transferred to, and merged with, funds appropriated under the headings International Organizations and Programs and Contributions to International Organizations to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak: Provided , That no such funds that are made available for a United States contribution to the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response may be obligated until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that an assessment for such mission has been received and reviewed by the Department of State. (e) The transfer authorities of this section are in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law. (f) No funds shall be transferred pursuant to this section unless at least 15 days prior to making such transfer the Secretary of State or USAID Administrator, as appropriate, notifies the Committees on Appropriations in writing of the details of any such transfer. (g) Upon a determination that all or part of the funds transferred pursuant to the authorities of this section are not necessary for such purposes, such amounts may be transferred back to such headings: Provided , That any transfer pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to subsection (f) of this section. REIMBURSEMENT AUTHORITY 9002. Funds appropriated by this title under the headings Global Health Programs , International Disaster Assistance , and Economic Support Fund may be used to reimburse accounts administered by the United States Agency for International Development and the Department of State for obligations incurred to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the Ebola virus disease outbreak prior to the enactment of this Act. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 9003. Funds appropriated by this title shall not be available for obligation unless the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, as appropriate, notifies the appropriate congressional committees in writing at least 15 days in advance of such obligation: Provided , That the requirement of this section shall not apply to funds made available by this title under the heading International Disaster Assistance . REPORTING REQUIREMENT 9004. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations not later than 30 days after enactment of this Act a report on the proposed uses of funds on a country and project basis, for which the obligation of funds is anticipated: Provided , That such report shall be updated and submitted to the Committee on Appropriations every 30 days until September 30, 2016, and every 180 days thereafter until all funds have been fully expended, and shall include information detailing how the estimates and assumptions contained in the previous reports have changed, and obligations and expenditures on a country and project basis. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OVERSIGHT 9005. Of the funds appropriated by this title under the heading Economic Support Fund , up to $500,000 may be made available to the Comptroller General of the United States, and shall remain available until expended, for oversight of activities supported and reimbursements made pursuant to section 9002 of this title with funds appropriated by this title: Provided , That the Secretary of State and the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations prior to obligating such funds. This division may be cited as the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 . K Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 I Department of transportation Office of the secretary Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary, $105,000,000, of which not to exceed $2,696,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Secretary; not to exceed $1,011,000 shall be available for the immediate Office of the Deputy Secretary; not to exceed $19,900,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $9,800,000 shall be available for the Office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy; not to exceed $12,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs; not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs; not to exceed $25,365,000 shall be available for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Public Affairs; not to exceed $1,714,000 shall be available for the Office of the Executive Secretariat; not to exceed $1,414,000 shall be available for the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; not to exceed $10,600,000 shall be available for the Office of Intelligence, Security, and Emergency Response; and not to exceed $15,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided , That the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to transfer funds appropriated for any office of the Office of the Secretary to any other office of the Office of the Secretary: Provided further , That no appropriation for any office shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent by all such transfers: Provided further , That notice of any change in funding greater than 5 percent shall be submitted for approval to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not to exceed $60,000 shall be for allocation within the Department for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, excluding fees authorized in Public Law 107–71 , there may be credited to this appropriation up to $2,500,000 in funds received in user fees: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for the position of Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. Research and technology For necessary expenses related to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, $13,000,000, of which $8,218,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training: Provided further , That any reference in law, regulation, judicial proceedings, or elsewhere to the Research and Innovative Technology Administration shall continue to be deemed to be a reference to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology of the Department of Transportation. National Infrastructure Investments For capital investments in surface transportation infrastructure, $500,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Secretary of Transportation shall distribute funds provided under this heading as discretionary grants to be awarded to a State, local government, transit agency, or a collaboration among such entities on a competitive basis for projects that will have a significant impact on the Nation, a metropolitan area, or a region: Provided further , That projects eligible for funding provided under this heading shall include, but not be limited to, highway or bridge projects eligible under title 23, United States Code; public transportation projects eligible under chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code; passenger and freight rail transportation projects; and port infrastructure investments (including inland port infrastructure): Provided further , That the Secretary may use up to 20 percent of the funds made available under this heading for the purpose of paying the subsidy and administrative costs of projects eligible for Federal credit assistance under chapter 6 of title 23, United States Code, if the Secretary finds that such use of the funds would advance the purposes of this paragraph: Provided further , That in distributing funds provided under this heading, the Secretary shall take such measures so as to ensure an equitable geographic distribution of funds, an appropriate balance in addressing the needs of urban and rural areas, and the investment in a variety of transportation modes: Provided further , That a grant funded under this heading shall be not less than $10,000,000 and not greater than $200,000,000: Provided further , That not more than 25 percent of the funds made available under this heading may be awarded to projects in a single State: Provided further , That the Federal share of the costs for which an expenditure is made under this heading shall be, at the option of the recipient, up to 80 percent: Provided further , That the Secretary shall give priority to projects that require a contribution of Federal funds in order to complete an overall financing package: Provided further , That not less than 20 percent of the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located in rural areas: Provided further , That for projects located in rural areas, the minimum grant size shall be $1,000,000 and the Secretary may increase the Federal share of costs above 80 percent: Provided further , That projects conducted using funds provided under this heading must comply with the requirements of subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code: Provided further , That the Secretary shall conduct a new competition to select the grants and credit assistance awarded under this heading: Provided further , That the Secretary may retain up to $20,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading, and may transfer portions of those funds to the Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Maritime Administration, to fund the award and oversight of grants and credit assistance made under the National Infrastructure Investments program. Financial management capital For necessary expenses for upgrading and enhancing the Department of Transportation's financial systems and re-engineering business processes, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Cyber security initiatives For necessary expenses for cyber security initiatives, including necessary upgrades to wide area network and information technology infrastructure, improvement of network perimeter controls and identity management, testing and assessment of information technology against business, security, and other requirements, implementation of Federal cyber security initiatives and information infrastructure enhancements, implementation of enhanced security controls on network devices, and enhancement of cyber security workforce training tools, $5,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2016. Office of civil rights For necessary expenses of the Office of Civil Rights, $9,600,000. Transportation planning, research, and development For necessary expenses for conducting transportation planning, research, systems development, development activities, and making grants, to remain available until expended, $6,000,000. Working capital fund For necessary expenses for operating costs and capital outlays of the Working Capital Fund, not to exceed $181,500,000 shall be paid from appropriations made available to the Department of Transportation: Provided , That such services shall be provided on a competitive basis to entities within the Department of Transportation: Provided further , That the above limitation on operating expenses shall not apply to non-DOT entities: Provided further , That no funds appropriated in this Act to an agency of the Department shall be transferred to the Working Capital Fund without majority approval of the Working Capital Fund Steering Committee and approval of the Secretary: Provided further , That no assessments may be levied against any program, budget activity, subactivity or project funded by this Act unless notice of such assessments and the basis therefor are presented to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and are approved by such Committees. Minority business resource center program For the cost of guaranteed loans, $333,000, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 332: Provided , That such costs, including the cost of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $18,367,000. In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the guaranteed loan program, $592,000. Minority business outreach For necessary expenses of Minority Business Resource Center outreach activities, $3,099,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 332 , these funds may be used for business opportunities related to any mode of transportation. Payments to air carriers (airport and airway trust fund) In addition to funds made available from any other source to carry out the essential air service program under 49 U.S.C. 41731 through 41742, $155,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: Provided , That in determining between or among carriers competing to provide service to a community, the Secretary may consider the relative subsidy requirements of the carriers: Provided further , That basic essential air service minimum requirements shall not include the 15-passenger capacity requirement under sub section 41732(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act or any other Act shall be used to enter into a new contract with a community located less than 40 miles from the nearest small hub airport before the Secretary has negotiated with the community over a local cost share: Provided further , That amounts authorized to be distributed for the essential air service program under sub section 41742(b) of title 49, United States Code, shall be made available immediately from amounts otherwise provided to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration: Provided further , That the Administrator may reimburse such amounts from fees credited to the account established under section 45303 of title 49, United States Code. Administrative provisions—office of the secretary of transportation 101. None of the funds made available in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary of Transportation to approve assessments or reimbursable agreements pertaining to funds appropriated to the modal administrations in this Act, except for activities underway on the date of enactment of this Act, unless such assessments or agreements have completed the normal reprogramming process for Congressional notification. 102. The Secretary or his designee may engage in activities with States and State legislators to consider proposals related to the reduction of motorcycle fatalities. 103. Notwithstanding section 3324 of title 31, United States Code, in addition to authority provided by section 327 of title 49, United States Code, the Department's Working Capital Fund is hereby authorized to provide payments in advance to vendors that are necessary to carry out the Federal transit pass transportation fringe benefit program under Executive Order 13150 and section 3049 of Public Law 109–59 : Provided , That the Department shall include adequate safeguards in the contract with the vendors to ensure timely and high-quality performance under the contract. 104. The Secretary shall post on the Web site of the Department of Transportation a schedule of all meetings of the Credit Council, including the agenda for each meeting, and require the Credit Council to record the decisions and actions of each meeting. Federal aviation administration Operations (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses of the Federal Aviation Administration, not otherwise provided for, including operations and research activities related to commercial space transportation, administrative expenses for research and development, establishment of air navigation facilities, the operation (including leasing) and maintenance of aircraft, subsidizing the cost of aeronautical charts and maps sold to the public, lease or purchase of passenger motor vehicles for replacement only, in addition to amounts made available by Public Law 112–95 , $9,740,700,000 of which $8,595,000,000 shall be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, of which not to exceed $7,396,654,000 shall be available for air traffic organization activities; not to exceed $1,218,458,000 shall be available for aviation safety activities; not to exceed $16,605,000 shall be available for commercial space transportation activities; not to exceed $756,047,000 shall be available for finance and management activities; not to exceed $60,089,000 shall be available for NextGen and operations planning activities; and not to exceed $292,847,000 shall be available for staff offices: Provided , That not to exceed 2 percent of any budget activity, except for aviation safety budget activity, may be transferred to any budget activity under this heading: Provided further , That no transfer may increase or decrease any appropriation by more than 2 percent: Provided further , That any transfer in excess of 2 percent shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 405 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section: Provided further , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall transmit to Congress an annual update to the report submitted to Congress in December 2004 pursuant to section 221 of Public Law 108–176 : Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to the Congress: Provided further , That not later than March 31 of each fiscal year hereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a companion report that describes a comprehensive strategy for staffing, hiring, and training flight standards and aircraft certification staff in a format similar to the one utilized for the controller staffing plan, including stated attrition estimates and numerical hiring goals by fiscal year: Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after March 31 that such report has not been submitted to Congress: Provided further , That funds may be used to enter into a grant agreement with a nonprofit standard-setting organization to assist in the development of aviation safety standards: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for new applicants for the second career training program: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the Federal Aviation Administration to finalize or implement any regulation that would promulgate new aviation user fees not specifically authorized by law after the date of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections funds received from States, counties, municipalities, foreign authorities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred in the provision of agency services, including receipts for the maintenance and operation of air navigation facilities, and for issuance, renewal or modification of certificates, including airman, aircraft, and repair station certificates, or for tests related thereto, or for processing major repair or alteration forms: Provided further , That of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less than $144,500,000 shall be for the contract tower program, of which not less than $9,500,000 is for the contract tower cost share program: Provided further , That none of the funds in this Act for aeronautical charting and cartography are available for activities conducted by, or coordinated through, the Working Capital Fund: Provided further , That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used for the Federal Aviation Administration to issue a job announcement for air traffic control specialists that renders ineligible by reason of age any applicant who had been included in the air traffic control specialist applicant inventory as of January 15, 2014, and who was born between February 9, 1983, and October 1, 1984. Facilities and equipment (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for acquisition, establishment, technical support services, improvement by contract or purchase, and hire of national airspace systems and experimental facilities and equipment, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including initial acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; engineering and service testing, including construction of test facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant; construction and furnishing of quarters and related accommodations for officers and employees of the Federal Aviation Administration stationed at remote localities where such accommodations are not available; and the purchase, lease, or transfer of aircraft from funds available under this heading, including aircraft for aviation regulation and certification; to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, $2,600,000,000, of which $460,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2015, and $2,140,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, for expenses incurred in the establishment, improvement, and modernization of national airspace systems : Provided further , That upon initial submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive capital investment plan for the Federal Aviation Administration which includes funding for each budget line item for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, with total funding for each year of the plan constrained to the funding targets for those years as estimated and approved by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further , That the amount herein appropriated shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the initial submission of the fiscal year 2016 President’s budget that such report has not been submitted to Congress. Research, engineering, and development (airport and airway trust fund) For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for research, engineering, and development, as authorized under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, including construction of experimental facilities and acquisition of necessary sites by lease or grant, $156,750,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That there may be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources, which shall be available for expenses incurred for research, engineering, and development. Grants-in-aid for airports (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (airport and airway trust fund) (including transfer of funds) (including rescission) For liquidation of obligations incurred for grants-in-aid for airport planning and development, and noise compatibility planning and programs as authorized under subchapter I of chapter 471 and subchapter I of chapter 475 of title 49, United States Code, and under other law authorizing such obligations; for procurement, installation, and commissioning of runway incursion prevention devices and systems at airports of such title; for grants authorized under section 41743 of title 49, United States Code; and for inspection activities and administration of airport safety programs, including those related to airport operating certificates under section 44706 of title 49, United States Code, $3,200,000,000, to be derived from the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the obligations for which are in excess of $3,350,000,000 in fiscal year 2015, notwithstanding section 47117(g) of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That none of the funds under this heading shall be available for the replacement of baggage conveyor systems, reconfiguration of terminal baggage areas, or other airport improvements that are necessary to install bulk explosive detection systems: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, United States Code, the Government’s share of allowable project costs under paragraph (2) for subgrants or paragraph (3) of that section shall be 95 percent for a project at other than a large or medium hub airport that is a successive phase of a multi-phased construction project for which the project sponsor received a grant in fiscal year 2011 for the construction project: Provided further , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, of funds limited under this heading, not more than $107,100,000 shall be obligated for administration, not less than $15,000,000 shall be available for the Airport Cooperative Research Program, not less than $29,750,000 shall be available for Airport Technology Research, and $5,500,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available and transferred to Office of the Secretary, Salaries and Expenses to carry out the Small Community Air Service Development Program. (Rescission) Of the amounts authorized for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and prior years under section 48112 of title 49, United States Code, all unobligated balances are permanently rescinded. Administrative provisions—federal aviation administration 110. None of the funds in this Act may be used to compensate in excess of 600 technical staff-years under the federally funded research and development center contract between the Federal Aviation Administration and the Center for Advanced Aviation Systems Development during fiscal year 2015. 111. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to pursue or adopt guidelines or regulations requiring airport sponsors to provide to the Federal Aviation Administration without cost building construction, maintenance, utilities and expenses, or space in airport sponsor-owned buildings for services relating to air traffic control, air navigation, or weather reporting: Provided , That the prohibition of funds in this section does not apply to negotiations between the agency and airport sponsors to achieve agreement on below-market rates for these items or to grant assurances that require airport sponsors to provide land without cost to the FAA for air traffic control facilities. 112. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may reimburse amounts made available to satisfy 49 U.S.C. 41742(a)(1) from fees credited under 49 U.S.C. 45303 and any amount remaining in such account at the close of that fiscal year may be made available to satisfy section 41742(a)(1) for the subsequent fiscal year. 113. Amounts collected under section 40113(e) of title 49, United States Code, shall be credited to the appropriation current at the time of collection, to be merged with and available for the same purposes of such appropriation. 114. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for paying premium pay under sub section 5546(a) of title 5, United States Code, to any Federal Aviation Administration employee unless such employee actually performed work during the time corresponding to such premium pay. 115. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase a store gift card or gift certificate through use of a Government-issued credit card. 116. The Secretary shall apportion to the sponsor of an airport that received scheduled or unscheduled air service from a large certified air carrier (as defined in part 241 of title 14 Code of Federal Regulations, or such other regulations as may be issued by the Secretary under the authority of section 41709) an amount equal to the minimum apportionment specified in 49 U.S.C. 47114(c) , if the Secretary determines that airport had more than 10,000 passenger boardings in the preceding calendar year, based on data submitted to the Secretary under part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. 117. None of the funds in this Act may be obligated or expended for retention bonuses for an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration without the prior written approval of the Assistant Secretary for Administration of the Department of Transportation. 118. Subparagraph (D) of section 47124(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking benefit. and inserting benefit, with the maximum allowable local cost share capped at 20 percent. . 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available under this Act or any prior Act may be used to implement or to continue to implement any limitation on the ability of any owner or operator of a private aircraft to obtain, upon a request to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, a blocking of that owner's or operator’s aircraft registration number from any display of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Aircraft Situational Display to Industry data that is made available to the public, except data made available to a Government agency, for the noncommercial flights of that owner or operator. 119A. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 9 political and Presidential appointees in the Federal Aviation Administration. 119B. None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to increase fees pursuant to section 44721 of title 49, United States Code, until the FAA provides to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a report that justifies all fees related to aeronautical navigation products and explains how such fees are consistent with Executive Order 13642. 119C. None of the funds appropriated or limited by this Act may be used to change weight restrictions or prior permission rules at Teterboro airport in Teterboro, New Jersey. 119D. None of the funds in this Act may be used to close a regional operations center of the Federal Aviation Administration or reduce its services unless the Administrator notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 90 full business days in advance. 119E. Section 916 of Public Law 112–95 is amended by striking Advanced Materials in Transport Aircraft and inserting Joint Advanced Materials and Structures . 119F. Sub section 47109(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding before the period , except that at a primary non-hub airport located in a State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is within 15 miles of another State as set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Government’s share shall be an average of the Government share applicable to any project in each of the States . Federal highway administration Limitation on administrative expenses (Highway Trust Fund) (including transfer of funds) Not to exceed $426,100,000, together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Highway Administration, shall be obligated for necessary expenses for administration and operation of the Federal Highway Administration. In addition, not to exceed $3,248,000 shall be transferred to the Appalachian Regional Commission in accordance with section 104 of title 23, United States Code. Federal-aid highways (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) Funds available for the implementation or execution of programs of Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under titles 23 and 49, United States Code, and the provisions of Public Law 112–141 shall not exceed total obligations of $40,256,000,000 for fiscal year 2015: Provided , That the Secretary may collect and spend fees, as authorized by title 23, United States Code, to cover the costs of services of expert firms, including counsel, in the field of municipal and project finance to assist in the underwriting and servicing of Federal credit instruments and all or a portion of the costs to the Federal Government of servicing such credit instruments: Provided further , That such fees are available until expended to pay for such costs: Provided further , That such amounts are in addition to administrative expenses that are also available for such purpose, and are not subject to any obligation limitation or the limitation on administrative expenses under section 608 of title 23, United States Code. (Liquidation of contract authorization) (Highway Trust Fund) For the payment of obligations incurred in carrying out Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs authorized under title 23, United States Code, $40,995,000,000 derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), to remain available until expended. Administrative provisions—federal highway administration 120. (a) For fiscal year 2015, the Secretary of Transportation shall— (1) not distribute from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways— (A) amounts authorized for administrative expenses and programs by section 104(a) of title 23, United States Code; and (B) amounts authorized for the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; (2) not distribute an amount from the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways that is equal to the unobligated balance of amounts— (A) made available from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for previous fiscal years the funds for which are allocated by the Secretary (or apportioned by the Secretary under section 202 or 204 of title 23, United States Code); and (B) for which obligation limitation was provided in a previous fiscal year; (3) determine the proportion that— (A) the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate of amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; bears to (B) the total of the sums authorized to be appropriated for the Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs (other than sums authorized to be appropriated for provisions of law described in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) and sums authorized to be appropriated for section 119 of title 23, United States Code, equal to the amount referred to in subsection (b)(13) for such fiscal year), less the aggregate of the amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection; (4) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2), for each of the programs (other than programs to which paragraph (1) applies) that are allocated by the Secretary under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act and title 23, United States Code, or apportioned by the Secretary under sections 202 or 204 of that title, by multiplying— (A) the proportion determined under paragraph (3); by (B) the amounts authorized to be appropriated for each such program for such fiscal year; and (5) distribute the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways, less the aggregate amounts not distributed under paragraphs (1) and (2) and the amounts distributed under paragraph (4), for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs that are apportioned by the Secretary under title 23, United States Code (other than the amounts apportioned for the National Highway Performance Program in section 119 of title 23, United States Code, that are exempt from the limitation under subsection (b)(13) and the amounts apportioned under sections 202 and 204 of that title) in the proportion that— (A) amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to each State for such fiscal year; bears to (B) the total of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the programs that are apportioned under title 23, United States Code, to all States for such fiscal year. (b) Exceptions From Obligation Limitation The obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall not apply to obligations under or for— (1) section 125 of title 23, United States Code; (2) section 147 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 ( 23 U.S.C. 144 note; 92 Stat. 2714); (3) section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1981 (95 Stat. 1701); (4) subsections (b) and (j) of section 131 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2119); (5) subsections (b) and (c) of section 149 of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 198); (6) sections 1103 through 1108 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2027); (7) section 157 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect on June 8, 1998); (8) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 1998 through 2004, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (9) Federal-aid Highways programs for which obligation authority was made available under the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (112 Stat. 107) or subsequent Acts for multiple years or to remain available until expended, but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used; (10) section 105 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2005 through 2012, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); (11) section 1603 of SAFETEA–LU ( 23 U.S.C. 118 note; 119 Stat. 1248), to the extent that funds obligated in accordance with that section were not subject to a limitation on obligations at the time at which the funds were initially made available for obligation; and (12) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (as in effect for fiscal years 2013 and 2014, but only in an amount equal to $639,000,000 for each of those fiscal years); and (13) section 119 of title 23, United States Code (but, for fiscal year 2015, only in an amount equal to $639,000,000). (c) Redistribution of Unused Obligation Authority Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall, after August 1 of such fiscal year— (1) revise a distribution of the obligation limitation made available under subsection (a) if an amount distributed cannot be obligated during that fiscal year; and (2) redistribute sufficient amounts to those States able to obligate amounts in addition to those previously distributed during that fiscal year, giving priority to those States having large unobligated balances of funds apportioned under sections 144 (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of Public Law 112–141 ) and 104 of title 23, United States Code. (d) Applicability of Obligation Limitations to Transportation Research Programs (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways shall apply to contract authority for transportation research programs carried out under— (A) chapter 5 of title 23, United States Code; and (B) division E of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. (2) Exception Obligation authority made available under paragraph (1) shall— (A) remain available for a period of 4 fiscal years; and (B) be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs for future fiscal years. (e) Redistribution of Certain Authorized Funds (1) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of distribution of obligation limitation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall distribute to the States any funds (excluding funds authorized for the program under section 202 of title 23, United States Code) that— (A) are authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year for Federal-aid Highways programs; and (B) the Secretary determines will not be allocated to the States (or will not be apportioned to the States under section 204 of title 23, United States Code), and will not be available for obligation, for such fiscal year because of the imposition of any obligation limitation for such fiscal year. (2) Ratio Funds shall be distributed under paragraph (1) in the same proportion as the distribution of obligation authority under subsection (a)(5). (3) Availability Funds distributed to each State under paragraph (1) shall be available for any purpose described in section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code. 121. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , funds received by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics from the sale of data products, for necessary expenses incurred pursuant to chapter 63 of title 49, United States Code, may be credited to the Federal-aid Highways account for the purpose of reimbursing the Bureau for such expenses: Provided , That such funds shall be subject to the obligation limitation for Federal-aid Highways and highway safety construction programs. 122. Not less than 15 days prior to waiving, under his or her statutory authority, any Buy America requirement for Federal-aid Highways projects, the Secretary of Transportation shall make an informal public notice and comment opportunity on the intent to issue such waiver and the reasons therefor: Provided , That the Secretary shall provide an annual report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on any waivers granted under the Buy America requirements. 123. (a) In General Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the funds made available, limited, or otherwise affected by this Act shall be used to approve or otherwise authorize the imposition of any toll on any segment of highway located on the Federal-aid system in the State of Texas that— (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act, is not tolled; (2) is constructed with Federal assistance provided under title 23, United States Code; and (3) is in actual operation as of the date of enactment of this Act. (b) Exceptions (1) Number of toll lanes Subsection (a) shall not apply to any segment of highway on the Federal-aid system described in that subsection that, as of the date on which a toll is imposed on the segment, will have the same number of nontoll lanes as were in existence prior to that date. (2) High-occupancy vehicle lanes A high-occupancy vehicle lane that is converted to a toll lane shall not be subject to this section, and shall not be considered to be a nontoll lane for purposes of determining whether a highway will have fewer nontoll lanes than prior to the date of imposition of the toll, if— (A) high-occupancy vehicles occupied by the number of passengers specified by the entity operating the toll lane may use the toll lane without paying a toll, unless otherwise specified by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority; or (B) each high-occupancy vehicle lane that was converted to a toll lane was constructed as a temporary lane to be replaced by a toll lane under a plan approved by the appropriate county, town, municipal or other local government entity, or public toll road or transit authority. 124. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to provide credit assistance unless not less than 3 days before any application approval to provide credit assistance under sections 603 and 604 of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation provides notification in writing to the following committees: the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations; the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate; and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives: Provided , That such notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the project sponsor; a description of the project; whether credit assistance will be provided as a direct loan, loan guarantee, or line of credit; and the amount of credit assistance. 125. Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Operation of vehicles on certain other Wisconsin highways If any segment of the United States Route 41 corridor, as described in section 1105(c)(57) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a). (k) Operation of vehicles on certain Mississippi highways If any segment of United States Route 78 in Mississippi from mile marker 0 to mile marker 113 is designated as part of the Interstate System, no limit established under this section may apply to that segment with respect to the operation of any vehicle that could have legally operated on that segment before such designation. (l) Operation of vehicles on certain kentucky highways (1) In general If any segment of highway described in paragraph (2) is designated as a route on the Interstate System, a vehicle that could operate legally on that segment before the date of such designation may continue to operate on that segment, without regard to any requirement under subsection (a). (2) Description of highway segments The highway segments referred to in paragraph (1) are as follows: (A) Interstate Route 69 in Kentucky (formerly the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway) from the Interstate Route 24 Interchange, near Eddyville, to the Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway Interchange. (B) The Edward T. Breathitt (Pennyrile) Parkway (to be designated as Interstate Route 69) in Kentucky from the Wendell H. Ford (Western Kentucky) Parkway Interchange to near milepost 77, and on new alignment to an interchange on the Audubon Parkway, if the segment is designated as part of the Interstate System. . Federal motor carrier safety administration Motor carrier safety operations and programs (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in the implementation, execution and administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs pursuant to section 31104(i) of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4127 and 4134 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , $271,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account), together with advances and reimbursements received by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the sum of which shall remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for implementation, execution or administration of motor carrier safety operations and programs authorized under title 49, United States Code, shall not exceed total obligations of $271,000,000 for Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs for fiscal year 2015, of which $9,000,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for the research and technology program, and of which $34,545,000, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017, is for information management: Provided further , That $2,300,000 shall be made available for commercial motor vehicle operator grants to carry out section 4134 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , of which $1,300,000 is to be made available from prior year unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 112–141 , or other appropriations or authorization acts: Provided further , That of unobligated contract authority provided in Public Law 112–141 , or other appropriations or authorization acts for Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs , $6,700,000 shall be made available for enforcement and investigation activities related to the safe transportation of energy products, information management and technology needs related to the monitoring of high-risk carriers and carriers operating under consent agreements, and the Capital Improvement Plan for border facilities and field offices, and an additional $4,000,000 shall be made available to administer the study required under section 133 of this Act, to remain available for obligation until September 30, 2017: Provided further , That the Secretary shall complete final regulatory action on the implementation of 49 United States Code 31137 no later than June 1, 2015. Motor carrier safety grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out sections 31102, 31104(a), 31106, 31107, 31109, 31309, 31313 of title 49, United States Code, and sections 4126 and 4128 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , $313,000,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for the implementation or execution of motor carrier safety programs shall not exceed total obligations of $313,000,000 in fiscal year 2015 for Motor Carrier Safety Grants ; of which $218,000,000 shall be available for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $30,000,000 shall be available for commercial driver's license program improvement grants, $32,000,000 shall be available for border enforcement grants, $5,000,000 shall be available for performance and registration information system management grants, $25,000,000 shall be available for the commercial vehicle information systems and networks deployment program, and $3,000,000 shall be available for safety data improvement grants: Provided further , That, of the funds made available herein for the motor carrier safety assistance program, $32,000,000 shall be available for audits of new entrant motor carriers. Administrative provisions—federal motor carrier safety administration 130. Funds appropriated or limited in this Act shall be subject to the terms and conditions stipulated in section 350 of Public Law 107–87 and section 6901 of Public Law 110–28 . 131. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration shall send notice of 49 CFR section 385.308 violations by certified mail, registered mail, or another manner of delivery, which records the receipt of the notice by the persons responsible for the violations. 132. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under this Act shall be used by the Secretary to enforce any regulation prohibiting a State from issuing a commercial learner’s permit to individuals under the age of eighteen if the State had a law authorizing the issuance of commercial learner's permits to individuals under eighteen years of age as of May 9, 2011. 133. (a) Temporary Suspension of Enforcement None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act or any other Act shall be used to enforce sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, and such sections shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act until the later of September 30, 2015, or upon submission of the final report issued by the Secretary under this section. The restart provisions in effect on June 30, 2013, shall be in effect during this period. (b) Public Notification As soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall publish a Notice in the Federal Register and on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website announcing that the provisions in the rule referred to in subsection (a) shall have no force or effect from the date of enactment of this Act through September 30, 2015, and the restart rule in effect on June 30, 2013, shall immediately be in effect. (c) Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Driver Restart Study Within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall initiate a naturalistic study of the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions in sections 395.3(c) and 395.3(d) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, on commercial motor vehicle drivers. The study required under this subsection shall— (1) compare the work schedules and assess operator fatigue between the following two groups of commercial motor vehicle drivers, each large enough to produce statistically significant results: (A) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under such provisions, in effect between July 1, 2013, and the day before the date of enactment of this Act, and (B) commercial motor vehicle drivers who operate under the provisions in effect on June 30, 2013. (2) compare, at a minimum, the 5-month work schedules, and assess safety critical events (crashes, near crashes and crash-relevant conflicts) and operator fatigue between the commercial motor vehicle drivers identified under subsection (c)(1) of this section from a statistically significant sample of drivers comprised of fleets of all sizes, including long-haul, regional and short-haul operations in various sectors of the industry, including flat-bed, refrigerated, tank, and dry-van, to the extent practicable; (3) assess drivers’ safety critical events, fatigue and levels of alertness, and driver health outcomes by using both electronic and captured record of duty status, including the Psychomotor Vigilance Test (PVT), e-logging data, actigraph watches and cameras or other on-board monitoring systems that record or measure safety critical events and driver alertness; (4) utilize data from electronic logging devices, consistent to the extent practicable, with the anticipated requirements for such devices in section 31137(b) of title 49, United States Code, from motor carriers and drivers of commercial motor vehicles, notwithstanding any limitation on the use of such data under section 31137(e) of title 49, United States Code; and (5) include the development of an initial study plan and final report, each of which shall be subject to an independent peer review by a panel of individuals with relevant medical and scientific expertise. (d) Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General Review Prior to the study required under this subsection commencing and within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit a plan outlining the scope and methodology for the study to the Department of Transportation Inspector General. (1) Within 30 days of receiving the plan, the Office of Inspector General shall review and report whether it includes— (A) a sufficient number of participating drivers to produce statistically significant results consistent with subsection (c)(2); (B) the use of reliable technologies to assess the operational, safety and fatigue components of the study to produce consistent and valid results; (C) appropriate performance measures to properly evaluate the study outcomes; and (D) an appropriate selection of the independent review panel under subsection (c)(5). (2) The Office of Inspector General shall report its findings, conclusions and any recommendations to the Secretary and to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations within 30 days of receipt of the plan. (e) Reporting Requirements The Secretary shall submit a final report on the findings and conclusions of the study and the Department’s recommendations on whether the provisions in effect on July 1, 2013, provide a greater net benefit for the operational, safety, health and fatigue impacts of the restart provisions to the Inspector General within 210 days of receiving the Office of the Inspector General report required in subsection (d)(2). (1) Within 60 days of receipt of the Secretary’s findings and recommendations in subsection (e), the Inspector General shall report to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the study’s compliance with the requirements outlined under subsection (c). (2) Upon submission of the Office of the Inspector General report in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit its report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and make the report publically available on its website. (f) Certification The Secretary of Transportation shall certify in writing in a manner addressing the Inspector General's findings and recommendations in subsection (d)(1) and (e)(1) of this section that the Secretary has met the requirements as described in section (c) and (d). (g) Paperwork reduction act exception The study and the Office of the Inspector General reviews shall not be subject to section 3506 or 3507 of title 44, United States Code. 134. None of the funds limited or otherwise made available under the heading Motor Carrier Safety Operations and Programs may be used to deny an application to renew a Hazardous Materials Safety Program permit for a motor carrier based on that carrier’s Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate, unless the carrier has the opportunity to submit a written description of corrective actions taken, and other documentation the carrier wishes the Secretary to consider, including submitting a corrective action plan, and the Secretary determines the actions or plan is insufficient to address the safety concerns that resulted in that Hazardous Materials Out-of-Service rate. National highway traffic safety administration Operations and research For expenses necessary to discharge the functions of the Secretary, with respect to traffic and highway safety authorized under chapter 301 and part C of subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, $130,000,000, of which $20,000,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016. Operations and research (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 , and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, $138,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) and to remain available until expended: Provided , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $138,500,000, of which $133,500,000 shall be for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 403 and $5,000,000 shall be for the National Driver Register authorized under chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code: Provided further , That within the $133,500,000 obligation limitation for operations and research, $20,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, and shall be in addition to the amount of any limitation imposed on obligations for future years: Provided further , That $20,000,000 of the total obligation limitation for operations and research in fiscal year 2015 shall be applied toward unobligated balances of contract authority provided in prior Acts for carrying out the provisions of 23 U.S.C. 403 , and chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code. Highway traffic safety grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in carrying out provisions of 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 , to remain available until expended, $561,500,000, to be derived from the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account): Provided , That none of the funds in this Act shall be available for the planning or execution of programs the total obligations for which, in fiscal year 2015, are in excess of $561,500,000 for programs authorized under 23 U.S.C. 402 and 405, section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 , of which $235,000,000 shall be for Highway Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 402 ; $272,000,000 shall be for National Priority Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 405 ; $29,000,000 shall be for High Visibility Enforcement Program under section 2009 of Public Law 109–59 , as amended by Public Law 112–141 ; $25,500,000 shall be for Administrative Expenses under section 31101(a)(6) of Public Law 112–141 : Provided further , That none of these funds shall be used for construction, rehabilitation, or remodeling costs, or for office furnishings and fixtures for State, local or private buildings or structures: Provided further , That not to exceed $500,000 of the funds made available for National Priority Safety Programs under 23 U.S.C. 405 for Impaired Driving Countermeasures (as described in subsection (d) of that section) shall be available for technical assistance to the States: Provided further , That with respect to the Transfers provision under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) , any amounts transferred to increase the amounts made available under section 402 shall include the obligation authority for such amounts: Provided further , That the Administrator shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of any exercise of the authority granted under the previous proviso or under 23 U.S.C. 405(a)(1)(G) within 60 days. Administrative provisions—national highway traffic safety administration 140. An additional $130,000 shall be made available to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, out of the amount limited for section 402 of title 23, United States Code, to pay for travel and related expenses for State management reviews and to pay for core competency development training and related expenses for highway safety staff. 141. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration set in this Act shall not apply to obligations for which obligation authority was made available in previous public laws but only to the extent that the obligation authority has not lapsed or been used. 142. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to implement section 404 of title 23, United States Code. Federal railroad administration Safety and operations For necessary expenses of the Federal Railroad Administration, not otherwise provided for, $186,870,000, of which $15,400,000 shall remain available until expended. Railroad research and development For necessary expenses for railroad research and development, $39,100,000, to remain available until expended. Railroad rehabilitation and improvement financing program The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to issue direct loans and loan guarantees pursuant to sections 501 through 504 of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 ( Public Law 94–210 ), as amended, such authority to exist as long as any such direct loan or loan guarantee is outstanding: Provided , That pursuant to section 502 of such Act, as amended, no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments shall be made using Federal funds for the credit risk premium during fiscal year 2015: Provided further, That no new direct loans or loan guarantee commitments made under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program in fiscal year 2015 shall cause the total principal amount of direct loans and loan guarantees committed under the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program to projects in a single state to exceed $5,600,000,000. Operating grants to the national railroad passenger corporation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make quarterly grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, in amounts based on the Secretary's assessment of the Corporation's seasonal cash flow requirements, for the operation of intercity passenger rail, as authorized by section 101 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432 ), $250,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the amounts available under this paragraph shall be available for the Secretary to approve funding to cover operating losses for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific train route: Provided further, That each such grant request shall be accompanied by a detailed financial analysis, revenue projection, and capital expenditure projection justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction: Provided further , That not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall transmit, in electronic format, to the Secretary and the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the annual budget, business plan, the 5-Year Financial Plan for fiscal year 2015 required under section 204 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 and the comprehensive fleet plan for all Amtrak rolling stock: Provided further, That the budget, business plan and the 5-Year Financial Plan shall include annual information on the maintenance, refurbishment, replacement, and expansion for all Amtrak rolling stock consistent with the comprehensive fleet plan: Provided further, That the Corporation shall provide monthly performance reports in an electronic format which shall describe the work completed to date, any changes to the business plan, and the reasons for such changes as well as progress against the milestones and target dates of the 2012 performance improvement plan: Provided further, That the Corporation's budget, business plan, 5-Year Financial Plan, semiannual reports, monthly reports, comprehensive fleet plan and all supplemental reports or plans comply with requirements in Public Law 112–55 : Provided further, That none of the funds provided in this Act may be used to support any route on which Amtrak offers a discounted fare of more than 50 percent off the normal peak fare: Provided further, That the preceding proviso does not apply to routes where the operating loss as a result of the discount is covered by a State and the State participates in the setting of fares. Capital and debt service grants to the national railroad passenger corporation To enable the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for capital investments as authorized by sections 101(c), 102, and 219(b) of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–432 ), $1,140,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which not to exceed $175,000,000 shall be for debt service obligations as authorized by section 102 of such Act: Provided , That of the amounts made available under this heading, not less than $50,000,000 shall be made available to bring Amtrak-served facilities and stations into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Provided further , That after an initial distribution of up to $200,000,000, which shall be used by the Corporation as a working capital account, all remaining funds shall be provided to the Corporation only on a reimbursable basis: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, up to $50,000,000 may be used by the Secretary to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation should the funds provided under the heading Operating Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation be insufficient to meet operational costs for fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary may retain up to one-half of 1 percent of the funds provided under this heading to fund the costs of project management and oversight of activities authorized by subsections 101(a) and 101(c) of division B of Public Law 110–432 : Provided further , That the Secretary shall approve funding for capital expenditures, including advance purchase orders of materials, for the Corporation only after receiving and reviewing a grant request for each specific capital project justifying the Federal support to the Secretary's satisfaction: Provided further , That except as otherwise provided herein, none of the funds under this heading may be used to subsidize operating losses of the Corporation: Provided further , That none of the funds under this heading may be used for capital projects not approved by the Secretary of Transportation or on the Corporation's fiscal year 2015 business plan: Provided further , That in addition to the project management oversight funds authorized under section 101(d) of division B of Public Law 110–432 , the Secretary may retain up to an additional $5,000,000 of the funds provided under this heading to fund expenses associated with implementing section 212 of division B of Public Law 110–432 , including the amendments made by section 212 to section 24905 of title 49, United States Code. Administrative provisions—federal railroad administration 150. The Secretary of Transportation may receive and expend cash, or receive and utilize spare parts and similar items, from non-United States Government sources to repair damages to or replace United States Government owned automated track inspection cars and equipment as a result of third-party liability for such damages, and any amounts collected under this section shall be credited directly to the Safety and Operations account of the Federal Railroad Administration, and shall remain available until expended for the repair, operation and maintenance of automated track inspection cars and equipment in connection with the automated track inspection program. 151. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, rule or regulation, the Secretary of Transportation is authorized to allow the issuer of any preferred stock heretofore sold to the Department to redeem or repurchase such stock upon the payment to the Department of an amount to be determined by the Secretary. 152. None of the funds provided to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation may be used to fund any overtime costs in excess of $35,000 for any individual employee: Provided , That the President of Amtrak may waive the cap set in the previous proviso for specific employees when the President of Amtrak determines such a cap poses a risk to the safety and operational efficiency of the system: Provided further , That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations each quarter of the calendar year on waivers granted to employees and amounts paid above the cap for each month within such quarter and delineate the reasons each waiver was granted: Provided further, That the President of Amtrak shall report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations by March 1, 2015, a summary of all overtime payments incurred by the Corporation for 2014 and the three prior calendar years: Provided further , That such summary shall include the total number of employees that received waivers and the total overtime payments the Corporation paid to those employees receiving waivers for each month for 2014 and for the three prior calendar years. 153. For an additional amount, $10,000,000 shall be made available until expended for the Secretary to make grants for grade crossing and track improvements on rail routes that transport energy products. Federal transit administration Administrative expenses For necessary administrative expenses of the Federal Transit Administration's programs authorized by chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, $105,933,000, of which not less than $4,500,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5329 and not less than $1,000,000 shall be available to carry out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5326: Provided , That none of the funds provided or limited in this Act may be used to create a permanent office of transit security under this heading: Provided further , That upon submission to the Congress of the fiscal year 2016 President's budget, the Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to Congress the annual report on New Starts, including proposed allocations for fiscal year 2016. Transit formula grants (liquidation of contract authorization) (limitation on obligations) (highway trust fund) For payment of obligations incurred in the Federal Public Transportation Assistance Program in this account, and for payment of obligations incurred in carrying out the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 5305 , 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141 , $9,500,000,000, to be derived from the Mass Transit Account of the Highway Trust Fund and to remain available until expended: Provided , That funds available for the implementation or execution of programs authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5305 , 5307, 5310, 5311, 5318, 5322(d), 5329(e)(6), 5335, 5337, 5339, and 5340, as amended by Public Law 112–141 , and section 20005(b) of Public Law 112–141 , shall not exceed total obligations of $8,595,000,000 in fiscal year 2015. Transit research For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5312 and 5313, $33,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $30,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5312 and $3,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5313. Technical Assistance and Training For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5314 and 5322(a), (b) and (e), $4,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That $4,000,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5314 and $500,000 shall be for activities authorized under 49 U.S.C. 5322(a) , (b) and (e). Capital investment grants (Including Rescission of Funds) For necessary expenses to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5309 , $2,120,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That when distributing funds among Recommended New Starts Projects, the Administrator shall first fully fund those projects covered by a full funding grant agreement, then fully fund those projects whose section 5309 share is less than 40 percent, and then distribute the remaining funds so as to protect as much as possible the projects’ budgets and schedules: Provided further , That of the unobligated amounts available for the Capital Investment Grants program, $121,546,138 is hereby rescinded. Grants to the washington metropolitan area transit authority For grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority as authorized under section 601 of division B of Public Law 110–432 , $150,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That the Secretary shall approve grants for capital and preventive maintenance expenditures for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority only after receiving and reviewing a request for each specific project: Provided further , That prior to approving such grants, the Secretary shall certify that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is making significant progress in eliminating the material weaknesses, significant deficiencies, and minor control deficiencies identified in the most recent Financial Management Oversight Review: Provided further , That the Secretary shall determine that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has placed the highest priority on those investments that will improve the safety of the system before approving such grants: Provided further , That the Secretary, in order to ensure safety throughout the rail system, may waive the requirements of section 601(e)(1) of title VI of Public Law 110–432 (112 Stat. 4968). Administrative provisions—federal transit administration 160. The limitations on obligations for the programs of the Federal Transit Administration shall not apply to any authority under 49 U.S.C. 5338 , previously made available for obligation, or to any other authority previously made available for obligation. 161. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated or limited by this Act under the heading Fixed Guideway Capital Investment of the Federal Transit Administration for projects specified in this Act or identified in reports accompanying this Act not obligated by September 30, 2019, and other recoveries, shall be directed to projects eligible to use the funds for the purposes for which they were originally provided. 162. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any funds appropriated before October 1, 2014, under any section of chapter 53 of title 49, United States Code, that remain available for expenditure, may be transferred to and administered under the most recent appropriation heading for any such section. 163. The Secretary may not enforce regulations related to charter bus service under part 604 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for any transit agency that during fiscal year 2008 was both initially granted a 60-day period to come into compliance with part 604, and then was subsequently granted an exception from said part. 164. For purposes of applying the project justification and local financial commitment criteria of 49 U.S.C. 5309(d) to a New Starts project, the Secretary may consider the costs and ridership of any connected project in an instance in which private parties are making significant financial contributions to the construction of the connected project; additionally, the Secretary may consider the significant financial contributions of private parties to the connected project in calculating the non-Federal share of net capital project costs for the New Starts project. 165. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds made available in this Act shall be used to enter into a full funding grant agreement for a project with a New Starts share greater than 60 percent. 166. None of the funds in this or any other Act may be available to advance in any way a new light or heavy rail project towards a full funding grant agreement as defined by 49 U.S.C. 5309 for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas if the proposed capital project is constructed on or planned to be constructed on Richmond Avenue west of South Shepherd Drive or on Post Oak Boulevard north of Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. 167. In developing guidance implementing 49 U.S.C. 5309(i) Program of Interrelated Projects, the Secretary shall consider projects eligible under section 5309(h) Small Starts Projects, including streetcars. 168. Of the unobligated balance of amounts made available for fiscal year 2011 or prior fiscal years to carry out the discretionary bus and bus facilities program under 49 U.S.C. 5309 , $27,989,839 shall be used for new bus rapid transit projects recommended, in the President's fiscal year 2015 budget request, to be funded under the heading Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants : Provided , That all such projects shall remain subject to the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 5309 for New Starts, Small Starts, or Core Capacity projects, as applicable, under the Capital Investment Grants Program: Provided further , That such funds shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise made available by this Act for Department of Transportation-Federal Transit Administration-Capital Investment Grants . Saint lawrence seaway development corporation The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to the Corporation, and in accord with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of the Government Corporation Control Act, as amended, as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the Corporation's budget for the current fiscal year. Operations and maintenance (harbor maintenance trust fund) For necessary expenses to conduct the operations, maintenance, and capital asset renewal activities of those portions of the St. Lawrence Seaway owned, operated, and maintained by the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, $32,042,000, to be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, pursuant to Public Law 99–662 . Maritime administration Maritime security program For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the United States, $186,000,000, to remain available until expended. Operations and training For necessary expenses of operations and training activities authorized by law, $148,050,000, of which $11,300,000 shall remain available until expended for maintenance and repair of training ships at State Maritime Academies, and of which $2,400,000 shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for the Student Incentive Program at State Maritime Academies, and of which $1,200,000 shall remain available until expended for training ship fuel assistance payments, and of which $15,000,000 shall remain available until expended for facilities maintenance and repair, equipment, and capital improvements at the United States Merchant Marine Academy: Provided , That amounts apportioned for the United States Merchant Marine Academy shall be available only upon allotments made personally by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs: Provided further , That the Superintendent, Deputy Superintendent and the Director of the Office of Resource Management of the United States Merchant Marine Academy may not be allotment holders for the United States Merchant Marine Academy, and the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall hold all allotments made by the Secretary of Transportation or the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs under the previous proviso: Provided further , That 50 percent of the funding made available for the United States Merchant Marine Academy under this heading shall be available only after the Secretary, in consultation with the Superintendent and the Maritime Administrator, completes a plan detailing by program or activity how such funding will be expended at the Academy, and this plan is submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That not later than January 12, 2015, the Administrator of the Maritime Administration shall transmit to Congress the biennial survey and report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at the United States Merchant Marine Academy as required pursuant to section 3507 of Public Law 110–417 . Ship disposal For necessary expenses related to the disposal of obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $4,000,000, to remain available until expended. Maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account (including transfer of funds) For necessary administrative expenses of the maritime guaranteed loan program, $3,100,000 shall be paid to the appropriations for Maritime Administration–Operations and Training . Administrative provisions—maritime administration 170. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities and services and make necessary repairs in connection with any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government property under control of the Maritime Administration: Provided , That payments received therefor shall be credited to the appropriation charged with the cost thereof and shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. 171. None of the funds available or appropriated in this Act shall be used by the United States Department of Transportation or the United States Maritime Administration to negotiate or otherwise execute, enter into, facilitate or perform fee-for-service contracts for vessel disposal, scrapping or recycling, unless there is no qualified domestic ship recycler that will pay any sum of money to purchase and scrap or recycle a vessel owned, operated or managed by the Maritime Administration or that is part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet: Provided , That such sales offers must be consistent with the solicitation and provide that the work will be performed in a timely manner at a facility qualified within the meaning of section 3502 of Public Law 106–398 : Provided further , That nothing contained herein shall affect the Maritime Administration's authority to award contracts at least cost to the Federal Government and consistent with the requirements of 16 U.S.C. 5405(c) , section 3502, or otherwise authorized under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Pipeline and hazardous materials safety administration Operational expenses (including transfer of funds) For necessary operational expenses of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $22,225,000: Provided , That $1,500,000 shall be transferred to Pipeline Safety in order to fund Pipeline Safety Information Grants to Communities as authorized under section 60130 of title 49, United States Code. Hazardous materials safety For expenses necessary to discharge the hazardous materials safety functions of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, $52,000,000, of which $7,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That up to $800,000 in fees collected under 49 U.S.C. 5108(g) shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as offsetting receipts: Provided further , That there may be credited to this appropriation, to be available until expended, funds received from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training, for reports publication and dissemination, and for travel expenses incurred in performance of hazardous materials exemptions and approvals functions. Pipeline safety (pipeline safety fund) (oil spill liability trust fund) (pipeline safety design review fund) For expenses necessary to conduct the functions of the pipeline safety program, for grants-in-aid to carry out a pipeline safety program, as authorized by 49 U.S.C. 60107 , and to discharge the pipeline program responsibilities of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, $146,000,000, of which $19,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $124,500,000 shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Fund, of which $66,309,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $2,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be derived from the Pipeline Safety Design Review Fund as authorized in 49 U.S.C. 60117(n) : Provided , That not less than $1,058,000 of the funds provided under this heading shall be for the One-Call state grant program. Emergency preparedness grants (emergency preparedness fund) For necessary expenses to carryout 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) , $188,000, to be derived from the Emergency Preparedness Fund, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That notwithstanding the fiscal year limitation specified in 49 U.S.C. 5116 , not more than $28,318,000 shall be made available for obligation in fiscal year 2015 from amounts made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) , and 5128(b) and (c): Provided further , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5116(i)(4) , not more than 4 percent of the amounts made available from this account shall be available to pay administrative costs: Provided further , That none of the funds made available by 49 U.S.C. 5116(i) , 5128(b), or 5128(c) shall be made available for obligation by individuals other than the Secretary of Transportation, or his or her designee: Provided further , That notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. 5128(b) and (c) and the current year obligation limitation, prior year recoveries recognized in the current year shall be available to develop a hazardous materials response training curriculum for emergency responders, including response activities for the transportation of crude oil, ethanol and other flammable liquids by rail, consistent with National Fire Protection Association standards, and to make such training available through an electronic format: Provided further , That the prior year recoveries made available under this heading shall also be available to carry out 49 U.S.C. 5116(b) and (j). Office of inspector general Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of the Inspector General to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $86,223,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. App. 3 ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government ( 18 U.S.C. 1001 ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the Department: Provided further , That the funds made available under this heading may be used to investigate, pursuant to section 41712 of title 49, United States Code: (1) unfair or deceptive practices and unfair methods of competition by domestic and foreign air carriers and ticket agents; and (2) the compliance of domestic and foreign air carriers with respect to item (1) of this proviso: Provided further , That hereafter funds transferred to the Office of the Inspector General through forfeiture proceedings or from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund or the Department of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund, as a participating agency, as an equitable share from the forfeiture of property in investigations in which the Office of Inspector General participates, or through the granting of a Petition for Remission or Mitigation, shall be deposited to the credit of this account for law enforcement activities authorized under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, to remain available until expended. Surface transportation board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Surface Transportation Board, including services authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , $31,375,000: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed $1,250,000 from fees established by the Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board shall be credited to this appropriation as offsetting collections and used for necessary and authorized expenses under this heading: Provided further , That the sum herein appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 2015, to result in a final appropriation from the general fund estimated at no more than $30,125,000. General provisions—Department of transportation 180. During the current fiscal year, applicable appropriations to the Department of Transportation shall be available for maintenance and operation of aircraft; hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; purchase of liability insurance for motor vehicles operating in foreign countries on official department business; and uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ). 181. Appropriations contained in this Act for the Department of Transportation shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for an Executive Level IV. 182. None of the funds in this Act shall be available for salaries and expenses of more than 110 political and Presidential appointees in the Department of Transportation: Provided , That none of the personnel covered by this provision may be assigned on temporary detail outside the Department of Transportation. 183. (a) No recipient of funds made available in this Act shall disseminate personal information (as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(3) ) obtained by a State department of motor vehicles in connection with a motor vehicle record as defined in 18 U.S.C. 2725(1) , except as provided in 18 U.S.C. 2721 for a use permitted under 18 U.S.C. 2721. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall not withhold funds provided in this Act for any grantee if a State is in noncompliance with this provision. 184. Funds received by the Federal Highway Administration, Federal Transit Administration, and Federal Railroad Administration from States, counties, municipalities, other public authorities, and private sources for expenses incurred for training may be credited respectively to the Federal Highway Administration's Federal-Aid Highways account, the Federal Transit Administration's Technical Assistance and Training account, and to the Federal Railroad Administration's Safety and Operations account, except for State rail safety inspectors participating in training pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 20105. 185. None of the funds in this Act to the Department of Transportation may be used to make a loan, loan guarantee, line of credit, or grant unless the Secretary of Transportation notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project competitively selected to receive a discretionary grant award, any discretionary grant award, letter of intent, loan commitment, loan guarantee commitment, line of credit commitment, or full funding grant agreement is announced by the department or its modal administrations from: (1) any discretionary grant or federal credit program of the Federal Highway Administration including the emergency relief program; (2) the airport improvement program of the Federal Aviation Administration; (3) any program of the Federal Railroad Administration; (4) any program of the Federal Transit Administration other than the formula grants and fixed guideway modernization programs; (5) any program of the Maritime Administration; or (6) any funding provided under the headings National Infrastructure Investments in this Act: Provided , That the Secretary gives concurrent notification to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for any quick release of funds from the emergency relief program: Provided further , That no notification shall involve funds that are not available for obligation. 186. Rebates, refunds, incentive payments, minor fees and other funds received by the Department of Transportation from travel management centers, charge card programs, the subleasing of building space, and miscellaneous sources are to be credited to appropriations of the Department of Transportation and allocated to elements of the Department of Transportation using fair and equitable criteria and such funds shall be available until expended. 187. Amounts made available in this or any other Act that the Secretary determines represent improper payments by the Department of Transportation to a third-party contractor under a financial assistance award, which are recovered pursuant to law, shall be available— (1) to reimburse the actual expenses incurred by the Department of Transportation in recovering improper payments; and (2) to pay contractors for services provided in recovering improper payments or contractor support in the implementation of the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002: Provided , That amounts in excess of that required for paragraphs (1) and (2)— (A) shall be credited to and merged with the appropriation from which the improper payments were made, and shall be available for the purposes and period for which such appropriations are available: Provided further , That where specific project or accounting information associated with the improper payment or payments is not readily available, the Secretary may credit an appropriate account, which shall be available for the purposes and period associated with the account so credited; or (B) if no such appropriation remains available, shall be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts: Provided further , That prior to the transfer of any such recovery to an appropriations account, the Secretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations of the amount and reasons for such transfer: Provided further , That for purposes of this section, the term improper payments has the same meaning as that provided in section 2(d)(2) of Public Law 107–300 . 188. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if any funds provided in or limited by this Act are subject to a reprogramming action that requires notice to be provided to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations, transmission of said reprogramming notice shall be provided solely to the Committees on Appropriations, and said reprogramming action shall be approved or denied solely by the Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That the Secretary may provide notice to other congressional committees of the action of the Committees on Appropriations on such reprogramming but not sooner than 30 days following the date on which the reprogramming action has been approved or denied by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 189. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act may be used by the Surface Transportation Board of the Department of Transportation to charge or collect any filing fee for rate or practice complaints filed with the Board in an amount in excess of the amount authorized for district court civil suit filing fees under section 1914 of title 28, United States Code. 190. Funds appropriated in this Act to the modal administrations may be obligated for the Office of the Secretary for the costs related to assessments or reimbursable agreements only when such amounts are for the costs of goods and services that are purchased to provide a direct benefit to the applicable modal administration or administrations. 191. The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to carry out a program that establishes uniform standards for developing and supporting agency transit pass and transit benefits authorized under section 7905 of title 5, United States Code, including distribution of transit benefits by various paper and electronic media. This title may be cited as the Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015 . II Department of housing and urban development Management and administration Executive offices For necessary salaries and expenses for Executive Offices, which shall be comprised of the offices of the Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Adjudicatory Services, Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, Public Affairs, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, and the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, $14,500,000: Provided , That not to exceed $25,000 of the amount made available under this heading shall be available to the Secretary for official reception and representation expenses as the Secretary may determine. Administrative support offices For necessary salaries and expenses for Administrative Support Offices, $518,100,000, of which not to exceed $47,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer; not to exceed $94,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the General Counsel; not to exceed $200,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Administration; not to exceed $57,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer; not to exceed $50,000,000 shall be available for the Office of Field Policy and Management; not to exceed $16,500,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer; not to exceed $3,200,000 shall be available for the Office of Departmental Equal Employment Opportunity; not to exceed $4,400,000 shall be available for the Office of Strategic Planning and Management; and not to exceed $46,000,000 shall be available for the Office of the Chief Information Officer: Provided , That funds provided under this heading may be used for necessary administrative and non-administrative expenses of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, not otherwise provided for, including purchase of uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles; and services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated under this heading may be used for advertising and promotional activities that support the housing mission area: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide the Committees on Appropriations quarterly written notification regarding the status of pending congressional reports: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide in electronic form all signed reports required by Congress. Program office salaries and expenses Public and indian housing For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Public and Indian Housing, $203,000,000. Community planning and development For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Community Planning and Development, $102,000,000. Housing For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Housing, $379,000,000, of which at least $9,000,000 shall be for the Office of Risk and Regulatory Affairs. Policy development and research For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Policy Development and Research, $22,700,000. Fair housing and equal opportunity For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, $68,000,000. Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes, $6,700,000. Public and indian housing Tenant-based rental assistance For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act herein), not otherwise provided for, $15,304,160,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, 2014), and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: Provided , That the amounts made available under this heading are provided as follows: (1) $17,486,000,000 shall be available for renewals of expiring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS) leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI, and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further , That in determining calendar year 2015 funding allocations under this heading for public housing agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW) demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of changes in targeting and utility allowances, on public housing agencies' contract renewal needs: Provided further , That none of the funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions of their MTW agreements: Provided further , That the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's allocation otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Provided further , That except as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method described above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their annual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, 2015: Provided further , That the Secretary may extend the notification period with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos: Provided further , That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar year 2015 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year 2014 that is verifiable and complete), as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset, as determined by the Secretary, excluding amounts subject to the single fund budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements, from the agencies’ calendar year 2015 MTW funding allocation: Provided further , That the Secretary shall use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of insufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the proration of renewal funding allocations: Provided further , That up to $120,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in use during the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD–VASH) vouchers; (4) for adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of the calendar year that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used to establish the allocation, and for additional leasing of vouchers that were issued but not leased prior to the end of such calendar year; and (5) for public housing agencies that despite taking reasonable cost savings measures, as determined by the Secretary, would otherwise be required to terminate rental assistance for families as a result of insufficient funding: Provided further , That the Secretary shall allocate amounts under the previous proviso based on need, as determined by the Secretary; (2) $130,000,000 shall be for section 8 rental assistance for relocation and replacement of housing units that are demolished or disposed of pursuant to section 18 of the Act, conversion of section 23 projects to assistance under section 8, the family unification program under section 8(x) of the Act, relocation of witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law enforcement or prosecution agency, enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under section 8(t) of the Act, HOPE VI and Choice Neighborhood vouchers, mandatory and voluntary conversions, and tenant protection assistance including replacement and relocation assistance or for project-based assistance to prevent the displacement of unassisted elderly tenants currently residing in section 202 properties financed between 1959 and 1974 that are refinanced pursuant to Public Law 106–569 , as amended, or under the authority as provided under this Act: Provided , That when a public housing development is submitted for demolition or disposition under section 18 of the Act, the Secretary may provide section 8 rental assistance when the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to residents: Provided further , That the Secretary may only provide replacement vouchers for units that were occupied within the previous 24 months that cease to be available as assisted housing, subject only to the availability of funds: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this paragraph, $5,000,000 may be available to provide tenant protection assistance, not otherwise provided under this paragraph, to residents residing in low vacancy areas and who may have to pay rents greater than 30 percent of household income, as the result of (1) the maturity of a HUD-insured, HUD-held or section 202 loan that requires the permission of the Secretary prior to loan prepayment; (2) the expiration of a rental assistance contract for which the tenants are not eligible for enhanced voucher or tenant protection assistance under existing law; or (3) the expiration of affordability restrictions accompanying a mortgage or preservation program administered by the Secretary: Provided further , That such tenant protection assistance made available under the previous proviso may be provided under the authority of section 8(t) or section 8(o)(13) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(t) ): Provided further , That the Secretary shall issue guidance to implement the previous provisos, including, but not limited to, requirements for defining eligible at-risk households within 120 days of the enactment of this Act: Provided further , That any tenant protection voucher made available from amounts under this paragraph shall not be reissued by any public housing agency, except the replacement vouchers as defined by the Secretary by notice, when the initial family that received any such voucher no longer receives such voucher, and the authority for any public housing agency to issue any such voucher shall cease to exist: Provided further , That the Secretary, for the purpose under this paragraph, may use unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from amounts appropriated in prior fiscal years under this heading for voucher assistance for nonelderly disabled families and for disaster assistance made available under Public Law 110–329 ; (3) $1,530,000,000 shall be for administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the section 8 tenant-based rental assistance program, of which up to $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary to allocate to public housing agencies that need additional funds to administer their section 8 programs, including fees associated with section 8 tenant protection rental assistance, the administration of disaster related vouchers, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers, and other special purpose incremental vouchers: Provided , That no less than $1,520,000,000 of the amount provided in this paragraph shall be allocated to public housing agencies for the calendar year 2015 funding cycle based on section 8(q) of the Act (and related Appropriation Act provisions) as in effect immediately before the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 ( Public Law 105–276 ): Provided further , That if the amounts made available under this paragraph are insufficient to pay the amounts determined under the previous proviso, the Secretary may decrease the amounts allocated to agencies by a uniform percentage applicable to all agencies receiving funding under this paragraph or may, to the extent necessary to provide full payment of amounts determined under the previous proviso, utilize unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryovers, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading from prior fiscal years, excluding special purpose vouchers, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further , That all public housing agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements, and shall be subject to the same uniform percentage decrease as under the previous proviso: Provided further , That amounts provided under this paragraph shall be only for activities related to the provision of tenant-based rental assistance authorized under section 8, including related development activities; (4) $83,160,000 for the renewal of tenant-based assistance contracts under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ), including necessary administrative expenses: Provided , That administrative and other expenses of public housing agencies in administering the special purpose vouchers in this paragraph shall be funded under the same terms and be subject to the same pro rata reduction as the percent decrease for administrative and other expenses to public housing agencies under paragraph (3) of this heading; (5) $75,000,000 for incremental rental voucher assistance for use through a supported housing program administered in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs as authorized under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937: Provided , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make such funding available, notwithstanding section 204 (competition provision) of this title, to public housing agencies that partner with eligible VA Medical Centers or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, based on geographical need for such assistance as identified by the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, public housing agency administrative performance, and other factors as specified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Provided further , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative requirements for (in consultation with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs), any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development administers in connection with the use of funds made available under this paragraph (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective delivery and administration of such voucher assistance: Provided further , That the Secretary shall set aside an amount provided under this paragraph for a rental assistance and supportive housing demonstration program for Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness living on or near a reservation or other Indian areas: Provided further , That such demonstration program shall be modeled after, with necessary and appropriate adjustments for Native American grant recipients and veterans, the rental assistance and supportive housing program funded under this paragraph, including administration in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and overall implementation of section 8(o)(19) of the Act: Provided further , That amounts for rental assistance and associated administrative costs shall be made available by grants to recipients eligible to receive block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. section 4101 et seq.): Provided further , That funds shall be awarded based on need, administrative capacity, and any other funding criteria established by the Secretary in a Notice published in the Federal Register after coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That such rental assistance shall be administered by block grant recipients in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996: Provided further , That the first and second provisos under this paragraph shall apply to use of funds made available for this demonstration, as appropriate: Provided further , That the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall coordinate with block grant recipients and any other appropriate tribal organizations on the design of such demonstration and shall ensure the effective delivery of supportive services to Native American veterans that are homeless or at-risk of homelessness eligible to receive assistance under this demonstration: Provided further , That grant recipients shall report to the Secretary, as prescribed by the Secretary, utilization of such rental assistance provided under this demonstration: Provided further , That assistance made available under this paragraph shall continue to remain available for homeless veterans upon turn-over; and (6) The Secretary shall separately track all special purpose vouchers funded under this heading. Housing certificate fund (including rescissions) Unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under this heading, the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing and the heading Project-Based Rental Assistance , for fiscal year 2015 and prior years may be used for renewal of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts and for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds were appropriated: Provided , That any obligated balances of contract authority from fiscal year 1974 and prior that have been terminated shall be rescinded: Provided further , That amounts heretofore recaptured, or recaptured during the current fiscal year, from section 8 project-based contracts from source years fiscal year 1975 through fiscal year 1987 are hereby rescinded, and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended, for the purposes set forth under this heading, in addition to amounts otherwise available. Public housing capital fund For the Public Housing Capital Fund Program to carry out capital and management activities for public housing agencies, as authorized under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ) (the Act ) $1,875,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That notwithstanding any other provision of law or regulation, during fiscal year 2015 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not delegate to any Department official other than the Deputy Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing any authority under paragraph (2) of section 9(j) regarding the extension of the time periods under such section: Provided further , That for purposes of such section 9(j), the term obligate means, with respect to amounts, that the amounts are subject to a binding agreement that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future: Provided further , That up to $5,000,000 shall be to support ongoing Public Housing Financial and Physical Assessment activities: Provided further , That up to $3,000,000 shall be to support the costs of administrative and judicial receiverships: Provided further , That of the total amount provided under this heading, not to exceed $23,000,000 shall be available for the Secretary to make grants, notwithstanding section 204 of this Act, to public housing agencies for emergency capital needs including safety and security measures necessary to address crime and drug-related activity as well as needs resulting from unforeseen or unpreventable emergencies and natural disasters excluding Presidentially declared emergencies and natural disasters under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq. ) occurring in fiscal year 2015: Provided further , That of the amount made available under the previous proviso, not less than $6,000,000 shall be for safety and security measures: Provided further , That of the total amount provided under this heading $45,000,000 shall be for supportive services, service coordinator and congregate services as authorized by section 34 of the Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1437z–6 ) and the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq. ): Provided further , That of the total amount made available under this heading, up to $15,000,000 may be used for incentives as part of a Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative modeled after the Jobs-Plus demonstration: Provided further , That the funding provided under the previous proviso shall provide competitive grants to partnerships between public housing authorities, local workforce investment boards established under section 117 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and other agencies and organizations that provide support to help public housing residents obtain employment and increase earnings: Provided further , That applicants must demonstrate the ability to provide services to residents, partner with workforce investment boards, and leverage service dollars: Provided further , That the Secretary may set aside a portion of the funds provided for the Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency program to support the services element of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative: Provided further , That the Secretary may allow PHAs to request exemptions from rent and income limitation requirements under sections 3 and 6 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 as necessary to implement the Jobs-Plus program, on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may approve upon a finding by the Secretary that any such waivers or alternative requirements are necessary for the effective implementation of the Jobs-Plus Pilot initiative as a voluntary program for residents: Provided further , That the Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register any waivers or alternative requirements pursuant to the preceding proviso no later than 10 days before the effective date of such notice: Provided further , That for funds provided under this heading, the limitation in section 9(g)(1) of the Act shall be 25 percent: Provided further , That the Secretary may waive the limitation in the previous proviso to allow public housing agencies to fund activities authorized under section 9(e)(1)(C) of the Act: Provided further , That from the funds made available under this heading, the Secretary shall provide bonus awards in fiscal year 2015 to public housing agencies that are designated high performers: Provided further , That the Department shall notify public housing agencies of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Public housing operating fund For 2015 payments to public housing agencies for the operation and management of public housing, as authorized by section 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(e) ), $4,440,000,000. Choice neighborhoods initiative For competitive grants under the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (subject to section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437v ), unless otherwise specified under this heading), for transformation, rehabilitation, and replacement housing needs of both public and HUD-assisted housing and to transform neighborhoods of poverty into functioning, sustainable mixed income neighborhoods with appropriate services, schools, public assets, transportation and access to jobs, $80,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That grant funds may be used for resident and community services, community development, and affordable housing needs in the community, and for conversion of vacant or foreclosed properties to affordable housing: Provided further, That the use of funds made available under this heading shall not be deemed to be public housing notwithstanding section 3(b)(1) of such Act: Provided further, That grantees shall commit to an additional period of affordability determined by the Secretary of not fewer than 20 years: Provided further , That grantees shall undertake comprehensive local planning with input from residents and the community, and that grantees shall provide a match in State, local, other Federal or private funds: Provided further , That grantees may include local governments, tribal entities, public housing authorities, and nonprofits: Provided further , That for-profit developers may apply jointly with a public entity: Provided further , That for purposes of environmental review, a grantee shall be treated as a public housing agency under section 26 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437x ), and grants under this heading shall be subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to implement such section: Provided further , That of the amount provided, not less than $50,000,000 shall be awarded to public housing authorities: Provided further , That such grantees shall create partnerships with other local organizations including assisted housing owners, service agencies, and resident organizations: Provided further , That the Secretary shall consult with the Secretaries of Education, Labor, Transportation, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, and Commerce, the Attorney General, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate and leverage other appropriate Federal resources: Provided further , That no more than $5,000,000 of funds made available under this heading may be provided to assist communities in developing comprehensive strategies for implementing this program or implementing other revitalization efforts in conjunction with community notice and input: Provided further , That the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the use of such competitive funds, including but not limited to eligible activities, program requirements, and performance metrics: Provided further , That unobligated balances, including recaptures, remaining from funds appropriated under the heading Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE VI) in fiscal year 2011 and prior fiscal years may be used for purposes under this heading, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. Family self-sufficiency For the Family Self-Sufficiency program to support family self-sufficiency coordinators under section 23 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate the use of assistance under sections 8(o) and 9 of such Act with public and private resources, and enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, $75,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That the Secretary may, by Federal Register notice, waive or specify alternative requirements under sections b(3), b(4), b(5), or c(1) of section 23 of such Act in order to facilitate the operation of a unified self-sufficiency program for individuals receiving assistance under different provisions of the Act, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That owners of a privately owned multifamily property with a section 8 contract may voluntarily make a Family Self-Sufficiency program available to the assisted tenants of such property in accordance with procedures established by the Secretary: Provided further , That such procedures established pursuant to the previous proviso shall permit participating tenants to accrue escrow funds in accordance with section 23(d)(2) and shall allow owners to use funding from residual receipt accounts to hire coordinators for their own Family Self-Sufficiency program: Provided further , That the Secretary may carry out a demonstration testing the effectiveness of combining vouchers for homeless youth under the Family Unification Program authorized under section 8(x) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act herein) with assistance under the Family Self-Sufficiency program authorized under section 23 of the Act: Provided further , That the Secretary may establish alternative requirements to those contained in section 8(x) of the Act to facilitate such a demonstration: Provided further , That any public housing agency that has existing Family Unification Program vouchers and an established Family Self-Sufficiency program may participate in such demonstration provided that they can demonstrate (1) an agreement with the public child welfare agency or agencies to serve the target population; (2) capacity to serve the target population; (3) the success of the agency’s existing Family Self-Sufficiency program in serving residents; (4) partnerships with local organizations that serve homeless youth; and (5) any other factors established by the Secretary: Provided further , That the Secretary shall monitor and evaluate the demonstration and report on whether the demonstration helped homeless youth achieve self-sufficiency. Native american housing block grants For the Native American Housing Block Grants program, as authorized under title I of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) ( 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq. ), $650,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That, notwithstanding the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, to determine the amount of the allocation under title I of such Act for each Indian tribe, the Secretary shall apply the formula under section 302 of such Act with the need component based on single-race census data and with the need component based on multi-race census data, and the amount of the allocation for each Indian tribe shall be the greater of the two resulting allocation amounts: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under this heading, $3,500,000 shall be contracted for assistance for national or regional organizations representing Native American housing interests for providing training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities as authorized under NAHASDA: Provided further , That of the funds made available under the previous proviso, not less than $2,000,000 shall be made available for a national organization as authorized under section 703 of NAHASDA ( 25 U.S.C. 4212 ): Provided further, That of the amounts made available under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be to support the inspection of Indian housing units, contract expertise, training, and technical assistance in the training, oversight, and management of such Indian housing and tenant-based assistance, including up to $300,000 for related travel: Provided further , That of the amount provided under this heading, $2,000,000 shall be made available for the cost of guaranteed notes and other obligations, as authorized by title VI of NAHASDA: Provided further , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such notes and other obligations, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize the total principal amount of any notes and other obligations, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to exceed $16,530,000: Provided further , That the Department will notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of the date of enactment of this Act. Native hawaiian housing block grant For the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program, as authorized under title VIII of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4111 et seq. ), $9,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019: Provided , That of this amount, $300,000 shall be for training and technical assistance activities, including up to $100,000 for related travel by Hawaii-based employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Indian housing loan guarantee fund program account For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a ), $7,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $744,047,000, to remain available until expended: Provided further , That up to $750,000 of this amount may be for administrative contract expenses including management processes and systems to carry out the loan guarantee program. Native hawaiian housing loan guarantee fund program account For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by section 184A of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–13b ) and for such costs for loans used for refinancing, $100,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such costs, including the costs of modifying such loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further , That these funds are available to subsidize total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, up to $16,130,000, to remain available until expended. Community planning and development Housing opportunities for persons with AIDS For carrying out the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, as authorized by the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq. ), $330,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, except that amounts allocated pursuant to section 854(c)(3) of such Act shall remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That the Secretary shall renew all expiring contracts for permanent supportive housing that initially were funded under section 854(c)(3) of such Act from funds made available under this heading in fiscal year 2010 and prior fiscal years that meet all program requirements before awarding funds for new contracts under such section: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Community development fund For assistance to units of State and local government, and to other entities, for economic and community development activities, and for other purposes, $3,066,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, unless otherwise specified: Provided , That of the total amount provided, $3,000,000,000 is for carrying out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (the Act herein) ( 42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq. ): Provided further , That unless explicitly provided for under this heading, not to exceed 20 percent of any grant made with funds appropriated under this heading shall be expended for planning and management development and administration: Provided further , That a metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or Indian tribe, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives funds under this heading may not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer all or any portion of such funds to another such entity in exchange for any other funds, credits or non-Federal considerations, but must use such funds for activities eligible under title I of the Act: Provided further , That notwithstanding section 105(e)(1) of the Act, no funds provided under this heading may be provided to a for-profit entity for an economic development project under section 105(a)(17) unless such project has been evaluated and selected in accordance with guidelines required under subparagraph (e)(2): Provided further, That none of the funds made available under this heading may be used for grants for the Economic Development Initiative ( EDI ) or Neighborhood Initiatives activities, Rural Innovation Fund, or for grants pursuant to section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5307 ): Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That $66,000,000 shall be for grants to Indian tribes notwithstanding section 106(a)(1) of such Act, of which, notwithstanding any other provision of law (including section 204 of this Act), up to $3,960,000 may be used for emergencies that constitute imminent threats to health and safety: Provided further , That of the amounts made available under the previous proviso, $6,000,000 shall be for grants for mold remediation and prevention that shall be awarded through one national competition to Native American tribes with the greatest need. Community development loan guarantees program account Subject to section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, during fiscal year 2015, commitments to guarantee loans under section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5308 ), any part of which is guaranteed, shall not exceed a total principal amount of $500,000,000, notwithstanding any aggregate limitation on outstanding obligations guaranteed in subsection (k) of such section 108: Provided , That the Secretary shall collect fees from borrowers, notwithstanding subsection (m) of such section 108, to result in a credit subsidy cost of zero for guaranteeing such loans, and any such fees shall be collected in accordance with section 502(7) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Home investment partnerships program For the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended, $900,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That notwithstanding the amount made available under this heading, the threshold reduction requirements in sections 216(10) and 217(b)(4) of such Act shall not apply to allocations of such amount: Provided further , That the requirements under provisos 2 through 6 under this heading for fiscal year 2012 and such requirements applicable pursuant to the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 , shall not apply to any project to which funds were committed on or after August 23, 2013, but such projects shall instead be governed by the Final Rule titled Home Investment Partnerships Program; Improving Performance and Accountability; Updating Property Standards which became effective on such date: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Self-help and assisted homeownership opportunity program For the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program, as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That of the total amount provided under this heading, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Self-Help and Assisted Homeownership Opportunity Program as authorized under section 11 of the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996, as amended: Provided further , That $35,000,000 shall be made available for the second, third, and fourth capacity building activities authorized under section 4(a) of the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 ( 42 U.S.C. 9816 note), of which not less than $5,000,000 shall be made available for rural capacity building activities: Provided further , That $5,000,000 shall be made available for capacity building by national rural housing organizations with experience assessing national rural conditions and providing financing, training, technical assistance, information, and research to local nonprofits, local governments and Indian Tribes serving high need rural communities. Homeless assistance grants For the emergency solutions grants program as authorized under subtitle B of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; the continuum of care program as authorized under subtitle C of title IV of such Act; and the rural housing stability assistance program as authorized under subtitle D of title IV of such Act, $2,135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017: Provided , That any rental assistance amounts that are recaptured under such continuum of care program shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That not less than $250,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such emergency solutions grants program: Provided further , That not less than $1,862,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for such continuum of care and rural housing stability assistance programs: Provided further , That up to $7,000,000 of the funds appropriated under this heading shall be available for the national homeless data analysis project: Provided further , That all funds awarded for supportive services under the continuum of care program and the rural housing stability assistance program shall be matched by not less than 25 percent in cash or in kind by each grantee: Provided further , That for all match requirements applicable to funds made available under this heading for this fiscal year and prior years, a grantee may use (or could have used) as a source of match funds other funds administered by the Secretary and other Federal agencies unless there is (or was) a specific statutory prohibition on any such use of any such funds: Provided further , That the Secretary may renew on an annual basis expiring contracts or amendments to contracts funded under the continuum of care program if the program is determined to be needed under the applicable continuum of care and meets appropriate program requirements, performance measures, and financial standards, as determined by the Secretary: Provided further , That all awards of assistance under this heading shall be required to coordinate and integrate homeless programs with other mainstream health, social services, and employment programs for which homeless populations may be eligible: Provided further , That with respect to funds provided under this heading for the continuum of care program for fiscal years 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 provision of permanent housing rental assistance may be administered by private nonprofit organizations: Provided further , That the Department shall notify grantees of their formula allocation from amounts allocated (which may represent initial or final amounts allocated) for the emergency solutions grant program within 60 days of enactment of this Act. Housing programs Project-based rental assistance For activities and assistance for the provision of project-based subsidy contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ) ( the Act ), not otherwise provided for, $9,330,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2014 (in addition to the $400,000,000 previously appropriated under this heading that became available October 1, 2014), and $400,000,000, to remain available until expended, shall be available on October 1, 2015: Provided , That the amounts made available under this heading shall be available for expiring or terminating section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for amendments to section 8 project-based subsidy contracts (including section 8 moderate rehabilitation contracts), for contracts entered into pursuant to section 441 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11401 ), for renewal of section 8 contracts for units in projects that are subject to approved plans of action under the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 or the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990, and for administrative and other expenses associated with project-based activities and assistance funded under this paragraph: Provided further , That of the total amounts provided under this heading, not to exceed $210,000,000 shall be available for performance-based contract administrators for section 8 project-based assistance, for carrying out 42 U.S.C. 1437(f) : Provided further , That the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may also use such amounts in the previous proviso for performance-based contract administrators for the administration of: interest reduction payments pursuant to section 236(a) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(a) ); rent supplement payments pursuant to section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701s ); section 236(f)(2) rental assistance payments ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1(f)(2) ); project rental assistance contracts for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701q ); project rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(2) ); project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667); and loans under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667): Provided further , That amounts recaptured under this heading, the heading Annual Contributions for Assisted Housing , or the heading Housing Certificate Fund , may be used for renewals of or amendments to section 8 project-based contracts or for performance-based contract administrators, notwithstanding the purposes for which such amounts were appropriated: Provided further , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 8 project-based Housing Assistance Payments contract that authorizes HUD or a Housing Finance Agency to require that surplus project funds be deposited in an interest-bearing residual receipts account and that are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until expended: Provided further , That amounts deposited pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amount otherwise provided by this heading for uses authorized under this heading. Housing for the elderly For amendments to capital advance contracts for housing for the elderly, as authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended, and for project rental assistance for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of such Act, including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, and for senior preservation rental assistance contracts, including renewals, as authorized by section 811(e) of the American Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000, as amended, and for supportive services associated with the housing, $420,000,000 to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That of the amount provided under this heading, up to $70,000,000 shall be for service coordinators and the continuation of existing congregate service grants for residents of assisted housing projects: Provided further , That amounts under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 202 projects: Provided further , That the Secretary may waive the provisions of section 202 governing the terms and conditions of project rental assistance, except that the initial contract term for such assistance shall not exceed 5 years in duration: Provided further , That upon request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 202 project rental assistance contract, and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary, up to $16,000,000 in any such excess amounts shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018, for purposes under this heading, and shall be in addition to the amounts otherwise provided under this heading for such purposes. Housing for persons with disabilities For amendments to capital advance contracts for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8013 ), for project rental assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811(d)(2) of such Act and for project assistance contracts pursuant to section 202(h) of the Housing Act of 1959 ( Public Law 86–372 ; 73 Stat. 667), including amendments to contracts for such assistance and renewal of expiring contracts for such assistance for up to a 1-year term, for project rental assistance to State housing finance agencies and other appropriate entities as authorized under section 811(b)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Housing Act, and for supportive services associated with the housing for persons with disabilities as authorized by section 811(b)(1) of such Act, $135,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2018: Provided , That amounts made available under this heading shall be available for Real Estate Assessment Center inspections and inspection-related activities associated with section 811 projects: Provided further , That, in this fiscal year, upon the request of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, project funds that are held in residual receipts accounts for any project subject to a section 811 project rental assistance contract and that upon termination of such contract are in excess of an amount to be determined by the Secretary shall be remitted to the Department and deposited in this account, to be available until September 30, 2018: Provided further , That amounts deposited in this account pursuant to the previous proviso shall be available in addition to the amounts otherwise provided by this heading for the purposes authorized under this heading: Provided further , That unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds transferred to or appropriated under this heading may be used for the current purposes authorized under this heading notwithstanding the purposes for which such funds originally were appropriated. Housing counseling assistance For contracts, grants, and other assistance excluding loans, as authorized under section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, $47,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, including up to $4,500,000 for administrative contract services: Provided , That grants made available from amounts provided under this heading shall be awarded within 180 days of enactment of this Act: Provided further , That funds shall be used for providing counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners, both current and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, financial management/literacy, and such other matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving their housing conditions, meeting their financial needs, and fulfilling the responsibilities of tenancy or homeownership; for program administration; and for housing counselor training: Provided further , That for purposes of providing such grants from amounts provided under this heading, the Secretary may enter into multiyear agreements as is appropriate, subject to the availability of annual appropriations. Rental housing assistance For amendments to contracts under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701s ) and section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–1 ) in State-aided, noninsured rental housing projects, $18,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided , That such amount, together with unobligated balances from recaptured amounts appropriated prior to fiscal year 2006 from terminated contracts under such sections of law, and any unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated under this heading after fiscal year 2005, shall also be available for extensions of up to one year for expiring contracts under such sections of law. Payment to manufactured housing fees trust fund For necessary expenses as authorized by the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq. ), up to $10,000,000, to remain available until expended, of which $10,000,000 is to be derived from the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund: Provided , That not to exceed the total amount appropriated under this heading shall be available from the general fund of the Treasury to the extent necessary to incur obligations and make expenditures pending the receipt of collections to the Fund pursuant to section 620 of such Act: Provided further , That the amount made available under this heading from the general fund shall be reduced as such collections are received during fiscal year 2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation from the general fund estimated at zero, and fees pursuant to such section 620 shall be modified as necessary to ensure such a final fiscal year 2015 appropriation: Provided further , That for the dispute resolution and installation programs, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may assess and collect fees from any program participant: Provided further , That such collections shall be deposited into the Fund, and the Secretary, as provided herein, may use such collections, as well as fees collected under section 620, for necessary expenses of such Act: Provided further , That, notwithstanding the requirements of section 620 of such Act, the Secretary may carry out responsibilities of the Secretary under such Act through the use of approved service providers that are paid directly by the recipients of their services. Federal housing administration Mutual mortgage insurance program account New commitments to guarantee single family loans insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund shall not exceed $400,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, obligations to make direct loans to carry out the purposes of section 204(g) of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall not exceed $20,000,000: Provided further , That the foregoing amount in the previous proviso shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with sales of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Provided further , That for administrative contract expenses of the Federal Housing Administration, $130,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further , That to the extent guaranteed loan commitments exceed $200,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $1,400 for administrative contract expenses shall be available for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $30,000,000. General and special risk program account (including rescission) New commitments to guarantee loans insured under the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–3 and 1735c), shall not exceed $30,000,000,000 in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That during fiscal year 2015, gross obligations for the principal amount of direct loans, as authorized by sections 204(g), 207(l), 238, and 519(a) of the National Housing Act, shall not exceed $20,000,000, which shall be for loans to nonprofit and governmental entities in connection with the sale of single family real properties owned by the Secretary and formerly insured under such Act: Provided further , That $10,000,000 previously provided under this heading is hereby permanently rescinded. Government national mortgage association Guarantees of mortgage-backed securities loan guarantee program account New commitments to issue guarantees to carry out the purposes of section 306 of the National Housing Act, as amended ( 12 U.S.C. 1721(g) ), shall not exceed $500,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That $23,000,000 shall be available for necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Government National Mortgage Association: Provided further , That to the extent that guaranteed loan commitments will and do exceed $155,000,000,000 on or before April 1, 2015, an additional $100 for necessary salaries and expenses shall be available until expended for each $1,000,000 in additional guaranteed loan commitments (including a pro rata amount for any amount below $1,000,000), but in no case shall funds made available by this proviso exceed $3,000,000: Provided further , That receipts from Commitment and Multiclass fees collected pursuant to title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, shall be credited as offsetting collections to this account. Policy development and research Research and technology For contracts, grants, and necessary expenses of programs of research and studies relating to housing and urban problems, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title V of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 ( 12 U.S.C. 1701z–1 et seq. ), including carrying out the functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under section 1(a)(1)(i) of Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1968, and for technical assistance, $72,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $22,000,000 shall be for technical assistance: Provided , That with respect to amounts made available under this heading, notwithstanding section 204 of this title, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements funded with philanthropic entities, other Federal agencies, or State or local governments and their agencies for research projects: Provided further , That with respect to the previous proviso, such partners to the cooperative agreements must contribute at least a 50 percent match toward the cost of the project: Provided further , That for non-competitive agreements entered into in accordance with the previous two provisos, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall comply with section 2(b) of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 ( Public Law 109–282 , 31 U.S.C. note) in lieu of compliance with section 102(a)(4)(C) with respect to documentation of award decisions: Provided further, That prior to obligation of technical assistance funding, the Secretary shall submit a plan, for approval, to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on how it will allocate funding for this activity. Fair housing and equal opportunity Fair housing activities For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and section 561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended, $65,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016, of which $40,100,000 shall be to carry out activities pursuant to such section 561: Provided , That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302 , the Secretary may assess and collect fees to cover the costs of the Fair Housing Training Academy, and may use such funds to provide such training: Provided further , That no funds made available under this heading shall be used to lobby the executive or legislative branches of the Federal Government in connection with a specific contract, grant, or loan: Provided further , That of the funds made available under this heading, $300,000 shall be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the creation and promotion of translated materials and other programs that support the assistance of persons with limited English proficiency in utilizing the services provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of lead hazard control and healthy homes Lead hazard reduction For the Lead Hazard Reduction Program, as authorized by section 1011 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992, $110,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That up to $15,000,000 of that amount shall be for the Healthy Homes Initiative, pursuant to sections 501 and 502 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 that shall include research, studies, testing, and demonstration efforts, including education and outreach concerning lead-based paint poisoning and other housing-related diseases and hazards: Provided further , That for purposes of environmental review, pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) and other provisions of the law that further the purposes of such Act, a grant under the Healthy Homes Initiative, or the Lead Technical Studies program under this heading or under prior appropriations Acts for such purposes under this heading, shall be considered to be funds for a special project for purposes of section 305(c) of the Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994: Provided further , That of the total amount made available under this heading, $45,000,000 shall be made available on a competitive basis for areas with the highest lead paint abatement needs: Provided further , That each recipient of funds provided under the third proviso shall make a matching contribution in an amount not less than 25 percent: Provided further , That each applicant shall certify adequate capacity that is acceptable to the Secretary to carry out the proposed use of funds pursuant to a notice of funding availability: Provided further , That amounts made available under this heading in this or prior appropriations Acts, and that still remain available, may be used for any purpose under this heading notwithstanding the purpose for which such amounts were appropriated if a program competition is undersubscribed and there are other program competitions under this heading that are oversubscribed. Information Technology fund For the development of, modifications to, and infrastructure for Department-wide and program-specific information technology systems, for the continuing operation and maintenance of both Department-wide and program-specific information systems, and for program-related maintenance activities, $250,000,000, which shall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided , That any amounts transferred to this Fund under this Act shall remain available until expended: Provided further , That any amounts transferred to this Fund from amounts appropriated by previously enacted appropriations Acts may be used for the purposes specified under this Fund, in addition to any other information technology purposes for which such amounts were appropriated. Office of inspector general For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of Inspector General in carrying out the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $126,000,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have independent authority over all personnel issues within this office. General provisions—Department of housing and urban development (including transfer of funds) (including rescissions) 201. Fifty percent of the amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 percent of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, that are recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 note) shall be rescinded or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local governments or local housing agencies with projects approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with such section. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the Secretary may award up to 15 percent of the budget authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury to provide project owners with incentives to refinance their project at a lower interest rate. 202. None of the amounts made available under this Act may be used during fiscal year 2015 to investigate or prosecute under the Fair Housing Act any otherwise lawful activity engaged in by one or more persons, including the filing or maintaining of a nonfrivolous legal action, that is engaged in solely for the purpose of achieving or preventing action by a Government official or entity, or a court of competent jurisdiction. 203. Sections 203 and 209 of division C of Public Law 112–55 (125 Stat. 693–694) shall apply during fiscal year 2015 as if such sections were included in this title, except that during such fiscal year such sections shall be applied by substituting fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2011 and for fiscal year 2012 each place such terms appear, and shall be amended to reflect revised delineations of statistical areas established by the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(3) , 31 U.S.C. 1104(d) , and Executive Order No. 10253. 204. Except as explicitly provided in law, any grant, cooperative agreement or other assistance made pursuant to title II of this Act shall be made on a competitive basis and in accordance with section 102 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 ( 42 U.S.C. 3545 ). 205. Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development subject to the Government Corporation Control Act or section 402 of the Housing Act of 1950 shall be available, without regard to the limitations on administrative expenses, for legal services on a contract or fee basis, and for utilizing and making payment for services and facilities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Federal Financing Bank, Federal Reserve banks or any member thereof, Federal Home Loan banks, and any insured bank within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Act, as amended ( 12 U.S.C. 1811–1 ). 206. Unless otherwise provided for in this Act or through a reprogramming of funds, no part of any appropriation for the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be available for any program, project or activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates submitted to Congress. 207. Corporations and agencies of the Department of Housing and Urban Development which are subject to the Government Corporation Control Act are hereby authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available to each such corporation or agency and in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 104 of such Act as may be necessary in carrying out the programs set forth in the budget for 2015 for such corporation or agency except as hereinafter provided: Provided , That collections of these corporations and agencies may be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments only to the extent expressly provided for in this Act (unless such loans are in support of other forms of assistance provided for in this or prior appropriations Acts), except that this proviso shall not apply to the mortgage insurance or guaranty operations of these corporations, or where loans or mortgage purchases are necessary to protect the financial interest of the United States Government. 208. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall provide quarterly reports to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations regarding all uncommitted, unobligated, recaptured and excess funds in each program and activity within the jurisdiction of the Department and shall submit additional, updated budget information to these Committees upon request. 209. The President's formal budget request for fiscal year 2016, as well as the Department of Housing and Urban Development's congressional budget justifications to be submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall use the identical account and sub-account structure provided under this Act. 210. A public housing agency or such other entity that administers Federal housing assistance for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California, and the States of Alaska, Iowa, and Mississippi shall not be required to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 on the board of directors or a similar governing board of such agency or entity as required under section (2)(b) of such Act. Each public housing agency or other entity that administers Federal housing assistance under section 8 for the Housing Authority of the county of Los Angeles, California and the States of Alaska, Iowa and Mississippi that chooses not to include a resident of public housing or a recipient of section 8 assistance on the board of directors or a similar governing board shall establish an advisory board of not less than six residents of public housing or recipients of section 8 assistance to provide advice and comment to the public housing agency or other administering entity on issues related to public housing and section 8. Such advisory board shall meet not less than quarterly. 211. No funds provided under this title may be used for an audit of the Government National Mortgage Association that makes applicable requirements under the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 ( 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq. ). 212. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the conditions listed under this section, for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may authorize the transfer of some or all project-based assistance, debt held or insured by the Secretary and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions if any, associated with one or more multifamily housing project or projects to another multifamily housing project or projects. (b) Phased Transfers Transfers of project-based assistance under this section may be done in phases to accommodate the financing and other requirements related to rehabilitating or constructing the project or projects to which the assistance is transferred, to ensure that such project or projects meet the standards under subsection (c). (c) The transfer authorized in subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions: (1) Number and bedroom size of Units (A) For occupied units in the transferring project: the number of low-income and very low-income units and the configuration (i.e., bedroom size) provided by the transferring project shall be no less than when transferred to the receiving project or projects and the net dollar amount of Federal assistance provided to the transferring project shall remain the same in the receiving project or projects. (B) For unoccupied units in the transferring project: the Secretary may authorize a reduction in the number of dwelling units in the receiving project or projects to allow for a reconfiguration of bedroom sizes to meet current market demands, as determined by the Secretary and provided there is no increase in the project-based assistance budget authority. (2) The transferring project shall, as determined by the Secretary, be either physically obsolete or economically nonviable. (3) The receiving project or projects shall meet or exceed applicable physical standards established by the Secretary. (4) The owner or mortgagor of the transferring project shall notify and consult with the tenants residing in the transferring project and provide a certification of approval by all appropriate local governmental officials. (5) The tenants of the transferring project who remain eligible for assistance to be provided by the receiving project or projects shall not be required to vacate their units in the transferring project or projects until new units in the receiving project are available for occupancy. (6) The Secretary determines that this transfer is in the best interest of the tenants. (7) If either the transferring project or the receiving project or projects meets the condition specified in subsection (d)(2)(A), any lien on the receiving project resulting from additional financing obtained by the owner shall be subordinate to any FHA-insured mortgage lien transferred to, or placed on, such project by the Secretary, except that the Secretary may waive this requirement upon determination that such a waiver is necessary to facilitate the financing of acquisition, construction, and/or rehabilitation of the receiving project or projects. (8) If the transferring project meets the requirements of subsection (d)(2), the owner or mortgagor of the receiving project or projects shall execute and record either a continuation of the existing use agreement or a new use agreement for the project where, in either case, any use restrictions in such agreement are of no lesser duration than the existing use restrictions. (9) The transfer does not increase the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended) of any FHA-insured mortgage, except to the extent that appropriations are provided in advance for the amount of any such increased cost. (d) For purposes of this section— (1) the terms low-income and very low-income shall have the meanings provided by the statute and/or regulations governing the program under which the project is insured or assisted; (2) the term multifamily housing project means housing that meets one of the following conditions— (A) housing that is subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act; (B) housing that has project-based assistance attached to the structure including projects undergoing mark to market debt restructuring under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Housing Act; (C) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended by section 801 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; (D) housing that is assisted under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as such section existed before the enactment of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; (E) housing that is assisted under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act; or (F) housing or vacant land that is subject to a use agreement; (3) the term project-based assistance means— (A) assistance provided under section 8(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (B) assistance for housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of such Act (as such section existed immediately before October 1, 1983); (C) rent supplement payments under section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; (D) interest reduction payments under section 236 and/or additional assistance payments under section 236(f)(2) of the National Housing Act; (E) assistance payments made under section 202(c)(2) of the Housing Act of 1959; and (F) assistance payments made under section 811(d)(2) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (4) the term receiving project or projects means the multifamily housing project or projects to which some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions are to be transferred; (5) the term transferring project means the multifamily housing project which is transferring some or all of the project-based assistance, debt, and the statutorily required low-income and very low-income use restrictions to the receiving project or projects; and (6) the term Secretary means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (e) Public Notice and Research Report (1) The Secretary shall publish by notice in the Federal Register the terms and conditions, including criteria for HUD approval, of transfers pursuant to this section no later than 30 days before the effective date of such notice. (2) The Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the transfer authority under this section, including the effect of such transfers on the operational efficiency, contract rents, physical and financial conditions, and long-term preservation of the affected properties. 213. (a) No assistance shall be provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ) to any individual who— (1) is enrolled as a student at an institution of higher education (as defined under section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )); (2) is under 24 years of age; (3) is not a veteran; (4) is unmarried; (5) does not have a dependent child; (6) is not a person with disabilities, as such term is defined in section 3(b)(3)(E) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(3)(E) ) and was not receiving assistance under such section 8 as of November 30, 2005; and (7) is not otherwise individually eligible, or has parents who, individually or jointly, are not eligible, to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ). (b) For purposes of determining the eligibility of a person to receive assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), any financial assistance (in excess of amounts received for tuition and any other required fees and charges) that an individual receives under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. ), from private sources, or an institution of higher education (as defined under the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )), shall be considered income to that individual, except for a person over the age of 23 with dependent children. 214. The funds made available for Native Alaskans under the heading Native American Housing Block Grants in title II of this Act shall be allocated to the same Native Alaskan housing block grant recipients that received funds in fiscal year 2005. 215. Notwithstanding the limitation in the first sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1715z–20(g) ), the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may, until September 30, 2015, insure and enter into commitments to insure mortgages under such section 255. 216. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 2015, in managing and disposing of any multifamily property that is owned or has a mortgage held by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and during the process of foreclosure on any property with a contract for rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or other Federal programs, the Secretary shall maintain any rental assistance payments under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other programs that are attached to any dwelling units in the property. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that such a multifamily property owned or held by the Secretary is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( MAHRAA ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect prior to foreclosure, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other available remedies, such as partial abatements or receivership. After disposition of any multifamily property described under this section, the contract and allowable rent levels on such properties shall be subject to the requirements under section 524 of MAHRAA. 217. The commitment authority funded by fees as provided under the heading Community Development Loan Guarantees Program Account may be used to guarantee, or make commitments to guarantee, notes, or other obligations issued by any State on behalf of non-entitlement communities in the State in accordance with the requirements of section 108 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided , That any State receiving such a guarantee or commitment shall distribute all funds subject to such guarantee to the units of general local government in non-entitlement areas that received the commitment. 218. Public housing agencies that own and operate 400 or fewer public housing units may elect to be exempt from any asset management requirement imposed by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in connection with the operating fund rule: Provided , That an agency seeking a discontinuance of a reduction of subsidy under the operating fund formula shall not be exempt from asset management requirements. 219. With respect to the use of amounts provided in this Act and in future Acts for the operation, capital improvement and management of public housing as authorized by sections 9(d) and 9(e) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(d) and (e)), the Secretary shall not impose any requirement or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use of capital funds for central office costs pursuant to section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g(g)(1) , (2)): Provided , That a public housing agency may not use capital funds authorized under section 9(d) for activities that are eligible under section 9(e) for assistance with amounts from the operating fund in excess of the amounts permitted under section 9(g)(1) or 9(g)(2). 220. No official or employee of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall be designated as an allotment holder unless the Office of the Chief Financial Officer has determined that such allotment holder has implemented an adequate system of funds control and has received training in funds control procedures and directives. The Chief Financial Officer shall ensure that there is a trained allotment holder for each HUD sub-office under the accounts Executive Offices and Administrative Support Offices, as well as each account receiving appropriations for Program Office Salaries and Expenses , Government National Mortgage Association—Guarantees of Mortgage-Backed Securities Loan Guarantee Program Account , and Office of Inspector General within the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 221. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall report annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the status of all section 8 project-based housing, including the number of all project-based units by region as well as an analysis of all federally subsidized housing being refinanced under the Mark-to-Market program. The Secretary shall identify all existing units maintained by region as section 8 project-based units, all project-based units that have opted out or have otherwise been eliminated, and the reasons these units opted out or otherwise were lost as section 8 project-based units. 222. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall, for fiscal year 2015, notify the public through the Federal Register and other means, as determined appropriate, of the issuance of a notice of the availability of assistance or notice of funding availability (NOFA) for any program or discretionary fund administered by the Secretary that is to be competitively awarded. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for fiscal year 2015, the Secretary may make the NOFA available only on the Internet at the appropriate Government Web site or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. 223. Payment of attorney fees in program-related litigation must be paid from the individual program office and Office of General Counsel personnel funding. The annual budget submissions for program offices and Office of General Counsel personnel funding must include program-related litigation costs for attorney fees as a separate line item request. 224. The Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices to any other office funded under such heading: Provided , That no appropriation for any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary is authorized to transfer up to 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, of the funds appropriated for any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses to any other account funded under such heading: Provided further , That no appropriation for any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses shall be increased or decreased by more than 5 percent or $5,000,000, whichever is less, without prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided further , That the Secretary may transfer funds made available for salaries and expenses between any office funded under the heading Administrative Support Offices and any account funded under the general heading Program Office Salaries and Expenses , but only with the prior written approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations. 225. The Disaster Housing Assistance Programs, administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, shall be considered a program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development under section 904 of the McKinney Act for the purpose of income verifications and matching. 226. (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall take the required actions under subsection (b) when a multifamily housing project with a section 8 contract or contract for similar project-based assistance: (1) receives a Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) score of 30 or less; or (2) receives a REAC score between 31 and 59 and: (A) fails to certify in writing to HUD within 60 days that all deficiencies have been corrected; or (B) receives consecutive scores of less than 60 on REAC inspections. Such requirements shall apply to insured and noninsured projects with assistance attached to the units under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f ), but do not apply to such units assisted under section 8(o)(13) ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13) ) or to public housing units assisted with capital or operating funds under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ). (b) The Secretary shall take the following required actions as authorized under subsection (a)— (1) The Secretary shall notify the owner and provide an opportunity for response within 30 days. If the violations remain, the Secretary shall develop a Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan within 60 days, with a specified timetable for correcting all deficiencies. The Secretary shall provide notice of the Plan to the owner, tenants, the local government, any mortgagees, and any contract administrator. (2) At the end of the term of the Compliance, Disposition and Enforcement Plan, if the owner fails to fully comply with such plan, the Secretary may require immediate replacement of project management with a management agent approved by the Secretary, and shall take one or more of the following actions, and provide additional notice of those actions to the owner and the parties specified above: (A) impose civil money penalties; (B) abate the section 8 contract, including partial abatement, as determined by the Secretary, until all deficiencies have been corrected; (C) pursue transfer of the project to an owner, approved by the Secretary under established procedures, which will be obligated to promptly make all required repairs and to accept renewal of the assistance contract as long as such renewal is offered; or (D) seek judicial appointment of a receiver to manage the property and cure all project deficiencies or seek a judicial order of specific performance requiring the owner to cure all project deficiencies. (c) The Secretary shall also take appropriate steps to ensure that project-based contracts remain in effect, subject to the exercise of contractual abatement remedies to assist relocation of tenants for imminent major threats to health and safety after written notice to and informed consent of the affected tenants and use of other remedies set forth above. To the extent the Secretary determines, in consultation with the tenants and the local government, that the property is not feasible for continued rental assistance payments under such section 8 or other programs, based on consideration of (1) the costs of rehabilitating and operating the property and all available Federal, State, and local resources, including rent adjustments under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( MAHRAA ) and (2) environmental conditions that cannot be remedied in a cost-effective fashion, the Secretary may, in consultation with the tenants of that property, contract for project-based rental assistance payments with an owner or owners of other existing housing properties, or provide other rental assistance. The Secretary shall report semi-annually on all properties covered by this section that are assessed through the Real Estate Assessment Center and have physical inspection scores of less than 30 or have consecutive physical inspection scores of less than 60. The report shall include: (1) The enforcement actions being taken to address such conditions, including imposition of civil money penalties and termination of subsidies, and identify properties that have such conditions multiple times; and (2) Actions that the Department of Housing and Urban Development is taking to protect tenants of such identified properties. 227. None of the funds made available by this Act, or any other Act, for purposes authorized under section 8 (only with respect to the tenant-based rental assistance program) and section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq. ), may be used by any public housing agency for any amount of salary, including bonuses, for the chief executive officer of which, or any other official or employee of which, that exceeds the annual rate of basic pay payable for a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule at any time during any public housing agency fiscal year 2015. 228. None of the funds in this Act may be available for the doctoral dissertation research grant program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 229. Section 24 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437v ) is amended— (1) in subsection (m)(1), by striking fiscal year and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting fiscal year 2015. ; and (2) in subsection (o), by striking September and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting September 30, 2015. . 230. None of the funds in this Act provided to the Department of Housing and Urban Development may be used to make a grant award unless the Secretary notifies the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations not less than 3 full business days before any project, State, locality, housing authority, tribe, nonprofit organization, or other entity selected to receive a grant award is announced by the Department or its offices. 231. Of the amounts made available for salaries and expenses under all accounts under this title (except for the Office of Inspector General account), a total of up to $2,500,000 may be transferred to and merged with amounts made available in the Information Technology Fund account under this title. 232. Section 579 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act (MAHRA) of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by striking October 1, 2015 each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof October 1, 2017 . 233. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require or enforce the Physical Needs Assessment (PNA). 234. The language under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012 ( Public Law 112–55 ), is amended— (1) by striking (except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) in both places it appears; (2) in the second proviso, by striking 2015 and inserting 2018 ; (3) in the third proviso, after associated with such conversion , by inserting in excess of amounts made available under this heading ; (4) in the fourth proviso, by striking 60,000 and inserting 185,000 ; (5) in the penultimate proviso, by— (A) striking for fiscal years 2012 through December 31, 2014 ; (B) striking and agreement of the administering public housing agency ; and (C) inserting a long-term project-based subsidy contract under section 8 of the Act, which shall have a term of no less than 20 years, with rent adjustments only by an operating cost factor established by the Secretary, which shall be eligible for renewal under section 524 of the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f note), or, subject to agreement of the administering public housing agency, to assistance under following vouchers to assistance under ; (6) by inserting the following provisos before the final proviso: Provided further , That amounts made available under the heading Rental Housing Assistance during the period of conversion under the previous proviso, which may extend beyond fiscal year 2016 as necessary to allow processing of all timely applications, shall be available for project-based subsidy contracts entered into pursuant to the previous proviso: Provided further , That amounts, including contract authority, recaptured from contracts following a conversion under the previous two provisos are hereby rescinded and an amount of additional new budget authority, equivalent to the amount rescinded is hereby appropriated, to remain available until expended for such conversions: Provided further , That the Secretary may transfer amounts made available under the heading Rental Housing Assistance , amounts made available for tenant protection vouchers under the heading Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and specifically associated with any such conversions, and amounts made available under the previous proviso as needed to the account under the Project-Based Rental Assistance heading to facilitate conversion under the three previous provisos and any increase in cost for Project-Based Rental Assistance associated with such conversion shall be equal to amounts so transferred: ; and (7) in the final proviso, by— (A) striking with respect to the previous proviso and inserting with respect to the previous four provisos ; and (B) striking impact of the previous proviso and inserting impact of the fiscal year 2012 and 2013 conversion of tenant protection vouchers to assistance under section 8(o)(13) of the Act . 235. None of the funds made available by this Act nor any receipts or amounts collected under any Federal Housing Administration program may be used to implement the Homeowners Armed with Knowledge (HAWK) program. 236. None of the funds made available in this Act shall be used by the Federal Housing Administration, the Government National Mortgage Administration, or the Department of Housing and Urban Development to insure, securitize, or establish a Federal guarantee of any mortgage or mortgage backed security that refinances or otherwise replaces a mortgage that has been subject to eminent domain condemnation or seizure, by a state, municipality, or any other political subdivision of a state. 237. All unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading “Brownfields Redevelopment” are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the heading Drug Elimination Grants for Low Income Housing are hereby permanently rescinded: Provided further , That all unobligated balances, including recaptures and carryover, remaining from funds appropriated to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Youthbuild program activities authorized by subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act are hereby permanently rescinded. 238. Clause (i) of section 3(a)(2)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(a)(2)(B)(i) ), as amended by section 210 of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 (division L of Public Law 113–76 ; 128 Stat. 625), is amended— (1) by striking which shall not be lower in the matter preceding subclause (I) and all that follows through the end of subclause (I) and inserting the following: ‘‘which— (I) shall not be lower than 80 percent of— (aa) the applicable fair market rental established under section 8(c) of this Act; or (bb) at the discretion of the Secretary, such other applicable fair market rental established by the Secretary that the Secretary determines more accurately reflects local market conditions and is based on an applicable market area that is geographically smaller than the applicable market area used for purposes of the applicable fair market rental under section 8(c); except that a public housing agency may apply to the Secretary for exception allowing for a flat rental amount for a property that is lower than the amount otherwise determined pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) and the Secretary may grant such exception if the Secretary determines that the fair market rental for the applicable market area pursuant to item (aa) or (bb) does not reflect the market value of the property and the proposed lower flat rental amount is based on a market analysis of the applicable market and complies with subclause (II) and ; (2) in subclause (II), by inserting shall before be designed ; and (3) in the matter after and below subclause (II), by striking Public housing agencies must comply by June 1, 2014, with the requirement of this clause, except that if and inserting If . 239. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to require the relocation, or to carry out any required relocation, of any asset management positions of the Office of Multifamily Housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in existence as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 240. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to terminate the status of a unit of general local government as a metropolitan city (as defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5302 )) with respect to grants under section 106 of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5306 ). 241. Section 184(h)(1)(B) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1715z–13a(h)(1)(B)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following: Exhausting all reasonable possibilities of collection by the holder of the guarantee shall include a good faith consideration of loan modification as well as meeting standards for servicing loans in default, as determined by the Secretary. . This title may be cited as the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2015 . III Related agencies Access board Salaries and expenses For expenses necessary for the Access Board, as authorized by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, $7,548,000: Provided , That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, there may be credited to this appropriation funds received for publications and training expenses. Federal maritime commission Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended ( 46 U.S.C. 307 ), including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 ; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b) ; and uniforms or allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 , $25,660,000: Provided , That not to exceed $2,000 shall be available for official reception and representation expenses. National railroad passenger corporation Office of Inspector General salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation to carry out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, $23,999,000: Provided , That the Inspector General shall have all necessary authority, in carrying out the duties specified in the Inspector General Act, as amended ( 5 U.S.C. App. 3 ), to investigate allegations of fraud, including false statements to the government ( 18 U.S.C. 1001 ), by any person or entity that is subject to regulation by the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further , That the Inspector General may enter into contracts and other arrangements for audits, studies, analyses, and other services with public agencies and with private persons, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern the obtaining of such services within the National Railroad Passenger Corporation: Provided further , That the Inspector General may select, appoint, and employ such officers and employees as may be necessary for carrying out the functions, powers, and duties of the Office of Inspector General, subject to the applicable laws and regulations that govern such selections, appointments, and employment within Amtrak: Provided further , That concurrent with the President's budget request for fiscal year 2016, the Inspector General shall submit to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations a budget request for fiscal year 2016 in similar format and substance to those submitted by executive agencies of the Federal Government. National transportation safety board Salaries and expenses For necessary expenses of the National Transportation Safety Board, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and aircraft; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 , but at rates for individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for a GS–15; uniforms, or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901–5902 ), $103,981,000, of which not to exceed $2,000 may be used for official reception and representation expenses. The amounts made available to the National Transportation Safety Board in this Act include amounts necessary to make lease payments on an obligation incurred in fiscal year 2001 for a capital lease. Neighborhood reinvestment corporation Payment to the neighborhood reinvestment corporation For payment to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for use in neighborhood reinvestment activities, as authorized by the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 8101–8107 ), $135,000,000, of which $5,000,000 shall be for a multi-family rental housing program: Provided , That in addition, $50,000,000 shall be made available until expended to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities, under the following terms and conditions: (1) The Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation ( NRC ) shall make grants to counseling intermediaries approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (with match to be determined by the NRC based on affordability and the economic conditions of an area; a match also may be waived by the NRC based on the aforementioned conditions) to provide mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance primarily to States and areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures to help eliminate the default and foreclosure of mortgages of owner-occupied single-family homes that are at risk of such foreclosure. Other than areas with high rates of defaults and foreclosures, grants may also be provided to approved counseling intermediaries based on a geographic analysis of the Nation by the NRC which determines where there is a prevalence of mortgages that are risky and likely to fail, including any trends for mortgages that are likely to default and face foreclosure. A State Housing Finance Agency may also be eligible where the State Housing Finance Agency meets all the requirements under this paragraph. A HUD-approved counseling intermediary shall meet certain mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance counseling requirements, as determined by the NRC, and shall be approved by HUD or the NRC as meeting these requirements. (2) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance shall only be made available to homeowners of owner-occupied homes with mortgages in default or in danger of default. These mortgages shall likely be subject to a foreclosure action and homeowners will be provided such assistance that shall consist of activities that are likely to prevent foreclosures and result in the long-term affordability of the mortgage retained pursuant to such activity or another positive outcome for the homeowner. No funds made available under this paragraph may be provided directly to lenders or homeowners to discharge outstanding mortgage balances or for any other direct debt reduction payments. (3) The use of mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance by approved counseling intermediaries and State Housing Finance Agencies shall involve a reasonable analysis of the borrower's financial situation, an evaluation of the current value of the property that is subject to the mortgage, counseling regarding the assumption of the mortgage by another non-Federal party, counseling regarding the possible purchase of the mortgage by a non-Federal third party, counseling and advice of all likely restructuring and refinancing strategies or the approval of a work-out strategy by all interested parties. (4) NRC may provide up to 15 percent of the total funds under this paragraph to its own charter members with expertise in foreclosure prevention counseling, subject to a certification by the NRC that the procedures for selection do not consist of any procedures or activities that could be construed as a conflict of interest or have the appearance of impropriety. (5) HUD-approved counseling entities and State Housing Finance Agencies receiving funds under this paragraph shall have demonstrated experience in successfully working with financial institutions as well as borrowers facing default, delinquency and foreclosure as well as documented counseling capacity, outreach capacity, past successful performance and positive outcomes with documented counseling plans (including post mortgage foreclosure mitigation counseling), loan workout agreements and loan modification agreements. NRC may use other criteria to demonstrate capacity in underserved areas. (6) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $2,500,000 may be made available to build the mortgage foreclosure and default mitigation counseling capacity of counseling intermediaries through NRC training courses with HUD-approved counseling intermediaries and their partners, except that private financial institutions that participate in NRC training shall pay market rates for such training. (7) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to 5 percent may be used for associated administrative expenses for the NRC to carry out activities provided under this section. (8) Of the total amount made available under this paragraph, up to $4,000,000 may be used for wind-down and closeout of the mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities program. (9) Mortgage foreclosure mitigation assistance grants may include a budget for outreach and advertising, and training, as determined by the NRC. (10) The NRC shall continue to report bi-annually to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations as well as the Senate Banking Committee and House Financial Services Committee on its efforts to mitigate mortgage default. United states interagency council on homelessness Operating expenses For necessary expenses (including payment of salaries, authorized travel, hire of passenger motor vehicles, the rental of conference rooms, and the employment of experts and consultants under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code) of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness in carrying out the functions pursuant to title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended, $3,530,000. Title II of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11319 ) is amended by striking October 1, 2016 in section 209 and inserting October 1, 2017 . IV General provisions—this act 401. None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. 402. None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein. 403. The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through a procurement contract pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law. 404. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties; (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of emotional response or psychological stress in some participants; (3) does not require prior employee notification of the content and methods to be used in the training and written end of course evaluation; (4) contains any methods or content associated with religious or quasi-religious belief systems or new age belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Notice N–915.022, dated September 2, 1988; or (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing directly upon the performance of official duties. 405. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases funds or personnel for any program, project, or activity for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress; (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity by either the House or Senate Committees on Appropriations for a different purpose; (5) augments existing programs, projects, or activities in excess of $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; (6) reduces existing programs, projects, or activities by $5,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less; or (7) creates, reorganizes, or restructures a branch, division, office, bureau, board, commission, agency, administration, or department different from the budget justifications submitted to the Committees on Appropriations or the table accompanying the explanatory statement accompanying this Act, whichever is more detailed, unless prior approval is received from the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations: Provided , That not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each agency funded by this Act shall submit a report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of Representatives to establish the baseline for application of reprogramming and transfer authorities for the current fiscal year: Provided further , That the report shall include: (A) a table for each appropriation with a separate column to display the prior year enacted level, the President's budget request, adjustments made by Congress, adjustments due to enacted rescissions, if appropriate, and the fiscal year enacted level; (B) a delineation in the table for each appropriation and its respective prior year enacted level by object class and program, project, and activity as detailed in the budget appendix for the respective appropriation; and (C) an identification of items of special congressional interest: Provided further , That the amount appropriated or limited for salaries and expenses for an agency shall be reduced by $100,000 per day for each day after the required date that the report has not been submitted to the Congress. 406. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2015 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2016, for each such account for the purposes authorized: Provided , That a request shall be submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations for approval prior to the expenditure of such funds: Provided further , That these requests shall be made in compliance with reprogramming guidelines under section 405 of this Act. 407. No funds in this Act may be used to support any Federal, State, or local projects that seek to use the power of eminent domain, unless eminent domain is employed only for a public use: Provided , That for purposes of this section, public use shall not be construed to include economic development that primarily benefits private entities: Provided further , That any use of funds for mass transit, railroad, airport, seaport or highway projects, as well as utility projects which benefit or serve the general public (including energy-related, communication-related, water-related and wastewater-related infrastructure), other structures designated for use by the general public or which have other common-carrier or public-utility functions that serve the general public and are subject to regulation and oversight by the government, and projects for the removal of an immediate threat to public health and safety or brownsfields as defined in the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownsfield Revitalization Act ( Public Law 107–118 ) shall be considered a public use for purposes of eminent domain. 408. All Federal agencies and departments that are funded under this Act shall issue a report to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on all sole-source contracts by no later than July 30, 2015. Such report shall include the contractor, the amount of the contract and the rationale for using a sole-source contract. 409. None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act. 410. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be available to pay the salary for any person filling a position, other than a temporary position, formerly held by an employee who has left to enter the Armed Forces of the United States and has satisfactorily completed his or her period of active military or naval service, and has within 90 days after his or her release from such service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than 1 year, made application for restoration to his or her former position and has been certified by the Office of Personnel Management as still qualified to perform the duties of his or her former position and has not been restored thereto. 411. No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a–10c, popularly known as the Buy American Act ). 412. No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating the Buy American Act ( 41 U.S.C. 10a–10c ). 413. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used for first-class airline accommodations in contravention of sections 301–10.122 and 301–10.123 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations. 414. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of the 5th or 14th Amendment to the Constitution or title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 415. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to approve a new foreign air carrier permit under sections 41301 through 41305 of title 49, United States Code, or exemption application under section 40109 of that title of an air carrier already holding an air operators certificate issued by a country that is party to the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement where such approval would contravene United States law or Article 17 bis of the U.S.–E.U.–Iceland–Norway Air Transport Agreement. (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict or otherwise preclude the Secretary of Transportation from granting a foreign air carrier permit or an exemption to such an air carrier where such authorization is consistent with the U.S.-E.U.-Iceland-Norway Air Transport Agreement and United States law. 416. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to obligate or award funds for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s National Roadside Survey. 417. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to mandate global positioning system (GPS) tracking in private passenger motor vehicles without providing full and appropriate consideration of privacy concerns under 5 U.S.C. chapter 5, subchapter II. 418. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Transit Administration to implement, administer, or enforce section 18.36(c)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, for construction hiring purposes. 419. None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum—Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 420. It is the sense of the Congress that the Congress should not pass any legislation that authorizes spending cuts that would increase poverty in the United States. 421. All agencies and departments funded by the Act shall send to Congress at the end of the fiscal year a report containing a complete inventory of the total number of vehicles owned, leased, permanently retired, and purchased during fiscal year 2015, as well as the total cost of the vehicle fleet, including maintenance, fuel, storage, purchasing, and leasing. 422. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to send or otherwise pay for the attendance of more than 50 employees of a single agency or department of the United States Government, who are stationed in the United States, at any single international conference unless the relevant Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations at least 5 days in advance that such attendance is important to the national interest: Provided , That for purposes of this section the term international conference shall mean a conference occurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of the United States Government and of foreign governments, international organizations, or nongovernmental organizations. 423. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this Act, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public website of that agency any report required to be submitted by the Committee in this or any other Act, upon the determination by the head of the agency that it shall serve the national interest. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if-- (1) the public posting of the report compromises national security; or (2) the report contains proprietary information. (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only after such report has been made available to the requesting Committee or Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days. 424. Any Federal agency or department that is funded under this Act shall respond to any recommendation made to such agency or department by the Government Accountability Office in a timely manner. This division may be cited as the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 . L Further continuing appropriations, 2015 101. The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 ( Public Law 113–164 ) is amended by— (1) striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting February 27, 2015 ; (2) striking the date specified in section 106(3) of this joint resolution in section 144 and inserting December 11, 2014 ; and (3) adding after section 149 the following new sections: 150. (a) Amounts made available by section 101 for Department of Homeland Security—United States Secret Service—Salaries and Expenses shall be obligated at a rate for operations necessary for Presidential candidate nominee protection. (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on each use of the authority provided in this section. 151. The Department of Homeland Security shall continue preparations to award the construction contract for the National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility by May 1, 2015. . 102. (a) Section 44302(f) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . (b) Section 44303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . (c) Section 44310(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 and inserting December 11, 2014 . M Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 1. Short title This division may be cited as the Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 . 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) American expatriate health insurance companies should be permitted to compete on a level playing field in the global marketplace; (2) the global competitiveness of American companies should be encouraged; and (3) in implementing the health insurance provider fee under section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ; 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.) and other provisions of such Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ), the Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Secretary of Labor should continue to recognize the unique and multinational features of expatriate health plans and the United States companies that operate such plans and the competitive pressures of such plans and companies. 3. Treatment of expatriate health plans under ACA (a) In general Subject to subsection (b), the provisions of (including any amendment made by) the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ) and of title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–152 ) shall not apply with respect to— (1) expatriate health plans; (2) employers with respect to such plans, solely in their capacity as plan sponsors for such plans; or (3) expatriate health insurance issuers with respect to coverage offered by such issuers under such plans. (b) Minimum essential coverage and reporting requirements (1) In general For the purpose of section 5000A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and any other section of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that incorporates the definition of minimum essential coverage under such section 5000A(f) by reference: (A) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsections (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(B) of this section shall be treated as an eligible employer sponsored plan under 5000A(f)(2) of such Code. (B) An expatriate health plan offered to primary enrollees who are described in subsection (d)(3)(C) of this section shall be treated as a plan in the individual market under section 5000A(f)(1)(C) of such Code. This subparagraph shall apply solely for the purposes of sections 36B, 5000A, and 6055 of such Code. (2) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or sections 4980H and 6056 of such Code in the case of an applicable large employer (as defined in section 4980H of such Code), except that statements furnished to individuals may be provided through electronic media and the primary insured shall be deemed to have consented to receive the statements under such sections in electronic form, unless the individual explicitly refuses such consent. Notwithstanding subsection (a), section 4980I of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall continue to apply with respect to applicable employer-sponsored coverage (as defined in such section) of a qualified expatriate described in section 3(d)(3)(A)(i) who is assigned (rather than transferred) to work in the United States. (c) Qualified expatriates, spouses, and dependents not United States health risk (1) In general For purposes of section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( 26 U.S.C. 4001 note prec.), for calendar years after 2015, a qualified expatriate (and any spouse, dependent, or any other individual enrolled in the plan) enrolled in an expatriate health plan shall not be considered a United States health risk. (2) Special rule Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the fee under section 9010 of such Act for each of calendar years 2014 and 2015 with respect to any expatriate health insurance issuer shall be the amount which bears the same ratio to the fee amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to such issuer under such section for each such year (determined without regard to this paragraph) as— (A) the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, less the amount of premiums for expatriate health plans taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year, bears to (B) the amount of premiums taken into account under such section with respect to such issuer for each such year. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Expatriate health insurance issuer The term expatriate health insurance issuer means a health insurance issuer that issues expatriate health plans. (2) Expatriate health plan The term expatriate health plan means a group health plan, health insurance coverage offered in connection with a group health plan, or health insurance coverage offered to a group of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C) (which may include spouses, dependents, and other individuals enrolled in the plan) that meets each of the following standards: (A) Substantially all of the primary enrollees in such plan or coverage are qualified expatriates with respect to such plan or coverage. In applying the previous sentence, an individual shall not be considered a primary enrollee if the individual is not a national of the United States and the individual resides in the country of which the individual is a citizen. (B) Substantially all of the benefits provided under the plan or coverage are not excepted benefits described in section 9832(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (C) The plan or coverage provides coverage for inpatient hospital services, outpatient facility services, physician services, and emergency services (comparable to such emergency services coverage described in and offered under section 8903(1) of title 5, United States Code for plan year 2009)— (i) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(A), both in the United States and in the country or countries from which the individual was transferred or assigned (accounting for flexibility needed with existing coverage), and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate (after taking into account the barriers and prohibitions to providing health care services in the countries as designated); (ii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(B), in the country or countries in which the individual is present in connection with the individual’s employment, and such other country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate; or (iii) in the case of individuals described in paragraph (3)(C), in the country or countries as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, may designate. (D) The plan sponsor reasonably believes that the benefits provided by the expatriate health plan satisfy a standard at least actuarially equivalent to the level provided for in section 36B(c)(2)(C)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (E) If the plan or coverage provides dependent coverage of children, the plan or coverage makes such dependent coverage available for adult children until the adult child turns 26 years of age, unless such individual is the child of a child receiving dependent coverage. (F) The plan or coverage— (i) is issued by an expatriate health plan issuer, or administered by an administrator, that together with any other person in the expatriate health plan issuer's or administrator’s controlled group (as described in section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and the regulations promulgated thereunder)), has licenses to sell insurance in more than two countries, and, with respect to such plan, coverage, or company in the controlled group— (I) maintains network provider agreements that provide for direct claims payments, directly or through third party contracts, with health care providers in eight or more countries; (II) maintains call centers, directly or through third party contracts, in three or more countries and accepts calls from customers in eight or more languages; (III) processes (in the aggregate together with other plans or coverage it issues or administers) at least $1,000,000 in claims in foreign currency equivalents each year; (IV) makes available (directly or through third party contracts) global evacuation/repatriation coverage; and (V) maintains legal and compliance resources in three or more countries; and (ii) offers reimbursements for items or services under such plan or coverage in the local currency in eight or more countries. (G) The plan or coverage, and the plan sponsor or expatriate health insurance issuer with respect to such plan or coverage, satisfies the provisions of title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg et seq. ), chapter 100 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and part 7 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1181 et seq. ), which would otherwise apply to such a plan or coverage, and sponsor or issuer, if not for the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title I and subtitle B of title II of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. (3) Qualified expatriate The term qualified expatriate means a primary insured, or individual otherwise described in subparagraph (C)— (A) (i) whose skills, qualifications, job duties, or expertise is of a type that has caused his or her employer to transfer or assign him or her to the United States for a specific and temporary purpose or assignment tied to his or her employment; and (ii) in connection with such transfer or assignment, is reasonably determined by the plan sponsor to require access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries, and is offered other multinational benefits on a periodic basis (such as tax equalization, compensation for cross border moving expenses, or compensation to enable the expatriate to return to their home country); (B) who is working outside of the United States for a period of at least 180 days in a consecutive 12-month period that overlaps with the plan year; or (C) who is a member of a group of similarly situated individuals— (i) that is formed for the purpose of traveling or relocating internationally in service of one or more of the purposes listed in section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or similarly situated organizations or groups (such as students or religious missionaries); (ii) that is not formed primarily for the sale of health insurance coverage; and (iii) that the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor, determines requires access to health insurance and other related services and support in multiple countries. (4) United States The term United States means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. (5) Miscellaneous terms (A) Group health plan; health insurance coverage; health insurance issuer; plan sponsor The terms group health plan , health insurance coverage , health insurance issuer , and plan sponsor have the meanings given those terms in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 ). (B) Transfer The term transfer means an employer has transferred an employee to perform services for a branch of the same employer or a parent, affiliate, franchise, or subsidiary thereof. (e) Regulations The Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of Labor may promulgate regulations necessary to carry out this Act, including such rules as may be necessary to prevent inappropriate expansion of the application of the exclusions under this Act from applicable laws and regulations, and to amend existing annual reporting requirements or procedures to include applicable qualified expatriate health insurers’ total number of expatriate plan enrollees. (f) Effective date Unless otherwise specified, this Act shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and shall apply only to expatriate health plans issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2015. N Other Matters 101. Separate Contribution Limits for Contributions Made to National Parties To Support Presidential Nominating Conventions, National Party Headquarters Buildings, and Recounts (a) Separate limits Section 315(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 52 U.S.C. 30116(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year; ; (2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: , or, in the case of contributions made to any of the accounts described in paragraph (9), exceed 300 percent of the amount otherwise applicable under this subparagraph with respect to such calendar year; ; and (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) An account described in this paragraph is any of the following accounts: (A) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (other than a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to a presidential nominating convention (including the payment of deposits) or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses, except that the aggregate amount of expenditures the national committee of a political party may make from such account may not exceed $20,000,000 with respect to any single convention. (B) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used solely to defray expenses incurred with respect to the construction, purchase, renovation, operation, and furnishing of one or more headquarters buildings of the party or to repay loans the proceeds of which were used to defray such expenses, or otherwise to restore funds used to defray such expenses (including expenses for obligations incurred during the 2-year period which ends on the date of the enactment of this paragraph). (C) A separate, segregated account of a national committee of a political party (including a national congressional campaign committee of a political party) which is used to defray expenses incurred with respect to the preparation for and the conduct of election recounts and contests and other legal proceedings. . (b) Conforming amendment relating to determination of coordinated expenditure limitations Section 315(d) of such Act ( 52 U.S.C. 30116(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The limitations contained in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of this subsection shall not apply to expenditures made from any of the accounts described in subsection (a)(9). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to funds that are solicited, received, transferred, or spent on or after the date of the enactment of this section. 102. Modification of Treatment of Certain Health Organizations (a) In general Paragraph (5) of section 833(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) by striking this section and inserting paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) , and (2) by inserting and for activities that improve health care quality after clinical services . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2009. 103. Budgetary Effects (a) Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). (c) Classification of budgetary effects Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105–217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of division M and sections 101 and 102 of division N shall not be estimated— (1) for purposes of section 251 of such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act. O Multiemployer Pension Reform 1. Short title This division may be cited as the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 . 2. Table of Contents The table of contents for this division is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of Contents. Title I—Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules Subtitle A—Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 Sec. 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules. Sec. 102. Election to be in critical status. Sec. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status. Sec. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required. Sec. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage. Sec. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods. Sec. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining. Sec. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans. Sec. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes. Sec. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans. Sec. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information. Subtitle B—Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions Sec. 121. Mergers. Sec. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans. Subtitle C—Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Sec. 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans. Title II—Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans Sec. 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. I Modifications to Multiemployer Plan Rules A Amendments to Pension Protection Act of 2006 101. Repeal of sunset of PPA funding rules (a) In general Subtitle C of title II of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 ( 26 U.S.C. 412 note) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 304(d)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1084 ) is amended by striking subparagraph (C). (2) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 431(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (C). 102. Election to be in critical status (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Election to be in critical status Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)— (A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year, (B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and (C) a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B). . (2) Annual certification (A) In general Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by striking , and and inserting or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and . (B) Actuarial projections Section 305(b)(3)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B) ) is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking In making the determinations and inserting Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses. . (3) Notice (A) Of election to be in critical status Section 305(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D)(i) ) is amended— (i) by inserting after for a plan year the following: or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of the Treasury of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe by regulations or other guidance. (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code (1) In general Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) Election to be in critical status Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to paragraph (3)(B)(iv)— (A) the plan sponsor of a multiemployer plan that is not in critical status for a plan year but that is projected by the plan actuary, pursuant to the determination under paragraph (3), to be in critical status in any of the succeeding 5 plan years may, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification under paragraph (3)(A), elect to be in critical status effective for the current plan year, (B) the plan year in which the plan sponsor elects to be in critical status under subparagraph (A) shall be treated for purposes of this section as the first year in which the plan is in critical status, regardless of the date on which the plan first satisfies the criteria for critical status under paragraph (2), and (C) a plan that is in critical status under this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status except in accordance with subsection (e)(4)(B). . (2) Annual certification (A) In general Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by striking , and and inserting or for any of the succeeding 5 plan years, and . (B) Actuarial projections Section 432(b)(3)(B) of such Code is amended— (i) in clause (i), by striking In making the determinations and inserting Except as provided in clause (iv), in making the determinations ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections relating to critical status in succeeding plan years Clauses (i) and (ii) (other than the 2nd sentence of clause (i)) may be disregarded by a plan actuary in the case of any certification of whether a plan will be in critical status in a succeeding plan year, except that a plan sponsor may not elect to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) in any case in which the certification upon which such election would be based is made without regard to such clauses. . (3) Notice (A) Of election to be in critical status Section 432(b)(3)(D)(i) of such Code is amended— (i) by inserting after for a plan year the following: or in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: In any case in which a plan sponsor elects to be in critical status for a plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall notify the Secretary of such election not later than 30 days after the date of such certification or such other time as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations or other guidance. . (B) Of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Notice of projection to be in critical status in a future plan year In any case in which it is certified under subparagraph (A)(i) that a multiemployer plan will be in critical status for any of 5 succeeding plan years (but not for the current plan year) and the plan sponsor of such plan has not made an election to be in critical status for the plan year under paragraph (4), the plan sponsor shall, not later than 30 days after the date of the certification, provide notification of the projected critical status to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 103. Clarification of rule for emergence from critical status (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(e)(4)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(4)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: (B) Emergence (i) In general A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (I) the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year; (II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(2) or section 304 (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006); and (III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. (ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions (I) Special emergence rule Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d)(1); and (bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years, regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year. (II) Reentry into critical status A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless— (aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 304(d); or (bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. . (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code Section 432(e)(4)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (B) Emergence (i) In general A plan in critical status shall remain in such status until a plan year for which the plan actuary certifies, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (I) the plan is not described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year, (II) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(2) or section 412(e) (as in effect prior to the enactment of the Pension Protection Act of 2006), and (III) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. (ii) Plans with certain amortization extensions (I) Special emergence rule Notwithstanding clause (i), a plan in critical status that has an automatic extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1) shall no longer be in critical status if the plan actuary certifies for a plan year, in accordance with subsection (b)(3)(A), that— (aa) the plan is not projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d)(1), and (bb) the plan is not projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years, regardless of whether the plan is described in one or more of the subparagraphs in subsection (b)(2) as of the beginning of the plan year. (II) Reentry into critical status A plan that emerges from critical status under subclause (I) shall not reenter critical status for any subsequent plan year unless— (aa) the plan is projected to have an accumulated funding deficiency for the plan year or any of the 9 succeeding plan years, without regard to the use of the shortfall method but taking into account any extension of amortization periods under section 431(d), or (bb) the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E for any of the 30 succeeding plan years. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 104. Endangered status not applicable if no additional action is required (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ), as amended by section 102, is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and inserting the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5), ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule A plan is described in this paragraph if— (A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and (B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year. . (2) Notice Section 305(b)(3)(D) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(D) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(a)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph. . (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii) and (iii) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended by inserting after endangered status for a plan year the following: , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5), . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 102, is further amended— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and inserting the plan is not in critical status for the plan year and is not described in paragraph (5), ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (5) Special rule A plan is described in this paragraph if— (A) as part of the actuarial certification of endangered status under paragraph (3)(A) for the plan year, the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to no longer be described in either paragraph (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) as of the end of the tenth plan year ending after the plan year to which the certification relates, and (B) the plan was not in critical or endangered status for the immediately preceding plan year. . (2) Notice Section 432(b)(3)(D) of such Code is amended— (A) by redesignating clause (iii) and clause (iv) (as added by section 102(b)(3)(B)) as clauses (iv) and (v), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) In the case of a multiemployer plan that would be in endangered status but for paragraph (5), the plan sponsor shall provide notice to the bargaining parties and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation that the plan would be in endangered status but for such paragraph. . (C) in clause (iv) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking clause (ii) and inserting clauses (ii) and (iii) . (3) Conforming amendment Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of such Code is amended by inserting after endangered status for a plan year the following: , or would be in endangered status for such plan year but for paragraph (5), . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 105. Correct endangered status funding improvement plan target funded percentage (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(c)(3)(A) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(c)(3)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking of such period and inserting of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3) ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking any plan year and inserting the last plan year . (b) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code Section 432(c)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking of such period and inserting of the first plan year for which the plan is certified to be in endangered status pursuant to paragraph (b)(3) ; and (2) in clause (ii), by striking any plan year and inserting the last plan year . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 106. Conforming endangered status and critical status rules during funding improvement and rehabilitation plan adoption periods (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305(d) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(d) ) is amended to read as follows: (d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods (1) Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan (A) In general A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan. (B) Special rules for benefit increases A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan. (2) Special Rules for Plan Adoption Period During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan— (A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for— (i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants, (ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or (iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and (B) no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law. . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code Section 432(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (d) Rules for Operation of Plan During Adoption and Improvement Periods (1) Compliance with Funding Improvement Plan (A) In general A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to be inconsistent with the funding improvement plan. (B) Special rules for benefit increases A plan may not be amended after the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan under subsection (c) so as to increase benefits, including future benefit accruals, unless the plan actuary certifies that such increase is paid for out of additional contributions not contemplated by the funding improvement plan, and, after taking into account the benefit increase, the multiemployer plan still is reasonably expected to meet the applicable benchmark on the schedule contemplated in the funding improvement plan. (2) Special rules for plan adoption period During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial determination year and ending on the date of the adoption of a funding improvement plan— (A) the plan sponsor may not accept a collective bargaining agreement or participation agreement with respect to the multiemployer plan that provides for— (i) a reduction in the level of contributions for any participants, (ii) a suspension of contributions with respect to any period of service, or (iii) any new direct or indirect exclusion of younger or newly hired employees from plan participation, and (B) no amendment of the plan which increases the liabilities of the plan by reason of any increase in benefits, any change in the accrual of benefits, or any change in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan may be adopted unless the amendment is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 or to comply with other applicable law. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 107. Corrective plan schedules when parties fail to adopt in bargaining (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan (A) Initial Contribution Schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and (ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (B) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and (ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (C) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires. (D) Failure to make scheduled contributions Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this paragraph shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such. , (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan (i) Initial Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and (II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (ii) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and (II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (iii) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (i) or (ii) expires. (iv) Failure to make scheduled contributions Any failure to make a contribution under a schedule of contribution rates provided under this subsection shall be treated as a delinquent contribution under section 515 and shall be enforceable as such. . (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows: (7) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt funding improvement plan (A) Initial contribution schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered endangered status expires, and (ii) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in paragraph (1)(B)(i)(I) beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (B) Subsequent contribution schedule If— (i) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a funding improvement plan (or imposed under subparagraph (A)) expires while the plan is still in endangered status, and (ii) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (6)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated funding improvement plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in subparagraph (C). (C) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in subparagraph (A) or (B) expires. , and (2) in subsection (e)(3), by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows: (C) Imposition of schedule where failure to adopt rehabilitation plan (i) Initial contribution schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan that was in effect at the time the plan entered critical status expires, and (II) after receiving one or more schedules from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor under paragraph (1)(B)(i), the plan sponsor shall implement the schedule described in the last sentence of paragraph (1) beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (ii) Subsequent Contribution Schedule If— (I) a collective bargaining agreement providing for contributions under a multiemployer plan in accordance with a schedule provided by the plan sponsor pursuant to a rehabilitation plan (or imposed under subparagraph (C)(i)) expires while the plan is still in critical status, and (II) after receiving one or more updated schedules from the plan sponsor under subparagraph (B)(ii), the bargaining parties with respect to such agreement fail to adopt a contribution schedule with terms consistent with the updated rehabilitation plan and a schedule from the plan sponsor, then the contribution schedule applicable under the expired collective bargaining agreement, as updated and in effect on the date the collective bargaining agreement expires, shall be implemented by the plan sponsor beginning on the date specified in clause (iii). (iii) Date of implementation The date specified in this subparagraph is the date which is 180 days after the date on which the collective bargaining agreement described in clause (ii) or (iii) expires. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 108. Repeal of reorganization rules for multiemployer plans (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Sections 4241, 4242, 4243, 4244, and 4244A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1421 ; 1422; 1423; 1424; 1425) are repealed. (2) Modification of insolvency rules Section 4245 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1426 ) is amended— (A) by striking reorganization each place it appears and inserting critical status, as described in subsection 305(b)(2), ; (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by striking The suspension and inserting (A) The suspension ; (ii) by striking (within the meaning of section 4241(b)(6)) ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) the term person in pay status means— (I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and (II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan. (ii) the base plan year for any plan year is— (I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or (II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year. (iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement— (I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and (II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year. (iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements. ; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking (determined in accordance with section 4243(3)(B)(ii)) ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. ; (D) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the corporation, the parties described in section 4242(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting the parties described in section 101(f)(1) ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 4242(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting section 101(f)(1) ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (g) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 305(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Definition of reorganization index Section 4001(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1301(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (9). (B) Minimum funding standards Section 304(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1084(a) ) is amended to read as follows: (a) In general For purposes of section 302, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years. . (C) Modification of part heading Part 3 of subtitle D of title IV of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1421 et seq. ) is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (D) Conforming amendment to table of contents The table of contents in section 1 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1001 note) is amended by striking the items relating to sections 4241 through 4244A. (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code (1) In general Sections 418, 418A, 418B, 418C, and 418D of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are repealed. (2) Modification of insolvency rules Section 418E of such Code is amended— (A) by striking reorganization each place it appears and inserting critical status, as described in subsection 432(b)(2), ; (B) in subsection (c)(2)— (i) by striking The suspension and inserting (A) The suspension ; (ii) by striking (within the meaning of section 418(b)(6)) ; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (B) For purposes of this paragraph— (i) the term person in pay status means— (I) a participant or beneficiary on the last day of the base plan year who, at any time during such year, was paid an early, late, normal, or disability retirement benefit (or a death benefit related to a retirement benefit), and (II) to the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury, any other person who is entitled to such a benefit under the plan. (ii) the base plan year for any plan year is— (I) if there is a relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 6 months before the relevant effective date, or (II) if there is no relevant collective bargaining agreement, the last plan year ending at least 12 months before the beginning of the plan year. (iii) a relevant collective bargaining agreement is a collective bargaining agreement— (I) which is in effect for at least 6 months during the plan year, and (II) which has not been in effect for more than 36 months as of the end of the plan year. (iv) the relevant effective date is the earliest of the effective dates for the relevant collective bargaining agreements. ; (C) in subsection (d)— (i) in paragraph (1), by striking (determined in accordance with section 418B(3)(B)(ii)) ; (ii) by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of this subsection, the value of plan assets shall be the value of the available plan assets determined under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. ; (D) in subsection (e)(1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking the corporation, the parties described in section 418A(a)(2), and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting the parties described in section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking section 418A(a)(2) and the plan participants and beneficiaries and inserting section 101(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ; and (E) by adding at the end the following: (h) Subsections (a) and (c) shall not apply to a plan that, for the plan year, is operating under section 432(e)(9), regarding benefit suspensions by certain multiemployer plans in critical and declining status. . (3) Conforming amendments (A) Minimum funding standards Section 431(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) In general For purposes of section 412, the accumulated funding deficiency of a multiemployer plan for any plan year is the amount, determined as of the end of the plan year, equal to the excess (if any) of the total charges to the funding standard account of the plan for all plan years (beginning with the first plan year for which this part applies to the plan) over the total credits to such account for such years. . (B) Modification of subpart heading Subpart C of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (C) Conforming amendment to table of contents The table of contents for such subpart C is amended by striking the items relating to sections 418 through 418D. (D) Conforming amendment to table of subparts The table of subparts for part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the heading and inserting Insolvent Plans . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 109. Disregard of certain contribution increases for withdrawal liability purposes (a) Amendment to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 305 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9); (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (B) in paragraph (3) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), by striking During the rehabilitation plan adoption period— and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan— ; (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination (1) Benefit reduction Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201. (2) Surcharges Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5). (3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (A) In general Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c), except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5). (B) Special rules For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B). (4) Emergence from endangered or critical status In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status. (5) Simplified calculations The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c). . (b) Amendments to Internal Revenue Code Section 432 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (9), (2) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (B) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)), striking During the rehabilitation plan adoption period— and inserting During the period beginning on the date of the certification under subsection (b)(3)(A) for the initial critical year and ending on the date of the adoption of a rehabilitation plan— ; (3) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as subsections (h), (i), and (j), respectively; and (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following: (g) Adjustments Disregarded in Withdrawal Liability Determination (1) Benefit reduction Any benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) shall be disregarded in determining a plan’s unfunded vested benefits for purposes of determining an employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. (2) Surcharges Any surcharges under subsection (e)(7) shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act. (3) Contribution increases required by funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (A) In general Any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) that is required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan shall be disregarded in determining the allocation of unfunded vested benefits to an employer under section 4211 of such Act and in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act, except for purposes of determining the unfunded vested benefits attributable to an employer under section 4211(c)(4) of such Act or a comparable method approved under section 4211(c)(5) of such Act. (B) Special rules For purposes of this paragraph, any increase in the contribution rate (or other increase in contribution requirements) shall be deemed to be required or made in order to enable the plan to meet the requirement of the funding improvement plan or rehabilitation plan except for increases in contribution requirements due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided or additional contributions are used to provide an increase in benefits, including an increase in future benefit accruals, permitted by subsection (d)(1)(B) or (f)(1)(B). (4) Emergence from endangered or critical status In the case of increases in the contribution rate (or other increases in contribution requirements unless due to increased levels of work, employment, or periods for which compensation is provided) disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3), this subsection shall cease to apply as of the expiration date of the collective bargaining agreement in effect when the plan emerges from endangered or critical status. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, once the plan emerges from critical or endangered status, increases in the contribution rate disregarded pursuant to paragraph (3) shall continue to be disregarded in determining the highest contribution rate under section 4219(c) of such Act for plan years during which the plan was in endangered or critical status. (5) Simplified calculations The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall prescribe simplified methods for the application of this subsection in determining withdrawal liability and payment amounts under section 4219(c) of such Act. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to benefit reductions and increases in the contribution rate or other required contribution increases that go into effect during plan years beginning after December 31, 2014 and to surcharges the obligation for which accrue on or after December 31, 2014. 110. Guarantee for pre-retirement survivor annuities under multiemployer pension plans (a) In general Section 4022A(c) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1322a(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) For purposes of subsection (a), in the case of a qualified preretirement survivor annuity (as defined in section 205(e)(1)) payable to the surviving spouse of a participant under a multiemployer plan which becomes insolvent under section 4245(b) or 4281(d)(2) or is terminated, such annuity shall not be treated as forfeitable solely because the participant has not died as of the date on which the plan became so insolvent or the termination date. . (b) Retroactive Application The amendment made by this section shall apply with respect to multiemployer plan benefit payments becoming payable on or after January 1, 1985, except that the amendment shall not apply in any case where the surviving spouse has died before the date of the enactment of this Act. 111. Required disclosure of multiemployer plan information (a) In general Section 101(k)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(1) ) is amended to read as follows: (1) In general Each administrator of a defined benefit plan that is a multiemployer plan shall, upon written request, furnish to any plan participant or beneficiary, employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan a copy of— (A) the current plan document (including any amendments thereto), (B) the latest summary plan description of the plan, (C) the current trust agreement (including any amendments thereto), or any other instrument or agreement under which the plan is established or operated, (D) in the case of a request by an employer, any participation agreement with respect to the plan for such employer that relates to the employer’s plan participation during the current or any of the 5 immediately preceding plan years, (E) the annual report filed under section 104 for any plan year, (F) the plan funding notice provided under subsection (f) for any plan year, (G) any periodic actuarial report (including any sensitivity testing) received by the plan for any plan year which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days, (H) any quarterly, semi-annual, or annual financial report prepared for the plan by any plan investment manager or advisor or other fiduciary which has been in the plan's possession for at least 30 days, (I) audited financial statements of the plan for any plan year, (J) any application filed with the Secretary of the Treasury requesting an extension under section 304(d) of this Act or section 431(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the determination of such Secretary pursuant to such application, and (K) in the case of a plan which was in critical or endangered status under section 305 for a plan year, the latest funding improvement or rehabilitation plan, and the contribution schedules applicable with respect to such funding improvement or rehabilitation plan (other than a contribution schedule applicable to a specific employer). . (b) Limitations on disclosure Section 101(k)(3) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(k)(3) ) is amended by striking the 1st sentence and inserting the following: In no case shall a participant, beneficiary, employee representative, or employer be entitled under this subsection to receive more than one copy of any document described in paragraph (1) during any one 12-month period, or, in the case of any document described in subparagraph (E), (F), (G), (H) or (I) of paragraph (1), a copy of any such document that as of the date on which the request is received by the administrator, has been in the administrator’s possession for 6 years or more. If the administrator provides a copy of a document described in paragraph (1) to any person upon request, the administrator shall be considered as having met any obligation the administrator may have under any other provision of this title to furnish a copy of the same document to such person upon request. . (c) Retention of records Section 107 of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1027 ) is amended— (1) by inserting (including the documents described in subparagraphs (E) through (I) of section 101(k)) after file any report ; and (2) by inserting a copy of such report and after shall maintain . (d) Civil enforcement Section 502(a) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1132(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (9), by striking or at the end; (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (11) in the case of a multiemployer plan, by an employee representative, or any employer that has an obligation to contribute to the plan, (A) to enjoin any act or practice which violates subsection (k) of section 101 (or, in the case of an employer, subsection (l) of such section), or (B) to obtain appropriate equitable relief (i) to redress such violation or (ii) to enforce such subsection. . (e) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. B Multiemployer Plan Mergers and Partitions 121. Mergers (a) PBGC assistance for multiemployer plan mergers Section 4231 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1411 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (e) Facilitated mergers (1) In general When requested to do so by the plan sponsors, the corporation may take such actions as it deems appropriate to promote and facilitate the merger of two or more multiemployer plans if it determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the transaction is in the interests of the participants and beneficiaries of at least one of the plans and is not reasonably expected to be adverse to the overall interests of the participants and beneficiaries of any of the plans. Such facilitation may include training, technical assistance, mediation, communication with stakeholders, and support with related requests to other government agencies. (2) Financial assistance In order to facilitate a merger which it determines is necessary to enable one or more of the plans involved to avoid or postpone insolvency, the corporation may provide financial assistance (within the meaning of section 4261) to the merged plan if— (A) one or more of the multiemployer plans participating in the merger is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4)); (B) the corporation reasonably expects that— (i) such financial assistance will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plans involved; and (ii) such financial assistance is necessary for the merged plan to become or remain solvent; (C) the corporation certifies that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans will not be impaired by such financial assistance; and (D) such financial assistance is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans. Not later than 14 days after the provision of such financial assistance, the corporation shall provide notice of such financial assistance to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. 122. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans (a) In general (1) In general Section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1413 ) is amended to read as follows: 4233. Partitions of eligible multiemployer plans (a) (1) Upon the application by the plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan for a partition of the plan, the corporation may order a partition of the plan in accordance with this section. The corporation shall make a determination regarding the application not later than 270 days after the date such application was filed (or, if later, the date such application was completed) in accordance with regulations promulgated by the corporation. (2) Not later than 30 days after submitting an application for partition of a plan under paragraph (1), the plan sponsor of the plan shall notify the participants and beneficiaries of such application, in the form and manner prescribed by regulations issued by the corporation. (b) For purposes of this section, a multiemployer plan is an eligible multiemployer plan if— (1) the plan is in critical and declining status (as defined in section 305(b)(4)); (2) the corporation determines, after consultation with the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004, that the plan sponsor has taken (or is taking concurrently with an application for partition) all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency, including the maximum benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9), if applicable; (3) the corporation reasonably expects that— (A) a partition of the plan will reduce the corporation’s expected long-term loss with respect to the plan; and (B) a partition of the plan is necessary for the plan to remain solvent; (4) the corporation certifies to Congress that its ability to meet existing financial assistance obligations to other plans (including any liabilities associated with multiemployer plans that are insolvent or that are projected to become insolvent within 10 years) will not be impaired by such partition; and (5) the cost to the corporation arising from such partition is paid exclusively from the fund for basic benefits guaranteed for multiemployer plans. (c) The corporation's partition order shall provide for a transfer to the plan referenced in subsection (d)(1) of the minimum amount of the plan’s liabilities necessary for the plan to remain solvent. (d) (1) The plan created by the partition order is a successor plan to which section 4022A applies. (2) The plan sponsor of an eligible multiemployer plan prior to the partition and the administrator of such plan shall be the plan sponsor and the administrator, respectively, of the plan created by the partition order. (3) In the event an employer withdraws from the plan that was partitioned within ten years following the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 with respect to both the plan that was partitioned and the plan created by the partition order. If the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the date of the partition order, withdrawal liability shall be computed under section 4201 only with respect to the plan that was partitioned (and not with respect to the plan created by the partition order). (e) (1) For each participant or beneficiary of the plan whose benefit was transferred to the plan created by the partition order pursuant to a partition, the plan that was partitioned shall pay a monthly benefit to such participant or beneficiary for each month in which such benefit is in pay status following the effective date of such partition in an amount equal to the excess of— (A) the monthly benefit that would be paid to such participant or beneficiary for such month under the terms of the plan (taking into account benefit suspensions under section 305(e)(9) and any plan amendments following the effective date of such partition) if the partition had not occurred, over (B) the monthly benefit for such participant or beneficiary which is guaranteed under section 4022A. (2) In any case in which a plan provides a benefit improvement (as defined in section 305(e)(9)(E)(vi)) that takes effect after the effective date of the partition, the plan shall pay to the corporation for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date, an annual amount equal to the lesser of— (A) the total value of the increase in benefit payments for such year that is attributable to the benefit improvement, or (B) the total benefit payments from the plan created by the partition for such year. Such payment shall be made at the time of, and in addition to, any other premium imposed by the corporation under this title. (3) The plan that was partitioned shall pay the premiums imposed by the corporation under this title with respect to participants whose benefits were transferred to the plan created by the partition order for each year during the 10-year period following the partition effective date. (f) Not later than 14 days after the partition order, the corporation shall provide notice of such order to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, and any affected participants or beneficiaries. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. C Strengthening the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 131. Premium increases for multiemployer plans (a) Increase in premium rate for multiemployer plans Section 4006(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1306(a)(3) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) in clause (iv), by striking or at the end; (B) in clause (v)— (i) by inserting and before January 1, 2015, after December 31, 2012, ; and (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, for plan years beginning after December 31, 2014, $26 for each individual who is a participant in such plan during the applicable plan year. ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (M) For each plan year beginning in a calendar year after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in clause (vi) of subparagraph (A) an amount equal to the greater of— (i) the product derived by multiplying such dollar amount by the ratio of— (I) the national average wage index (as defined in section 209(k)(1) of the Social Security Act) for the first of the 2 calendar years preceding the calendar year in which such plan year begins, to (II) the national average wage index (as so defined) for 2013; and (ii) such dollar amount for plan years beginning in the preceding calendar year. If the amount determined under this subparagraph is not a multiple of $1, such product shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $1. . (b) Treatment of certain funds Section 4005(b)(3) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1305(b)(3) ) is amended— (1) by striking Whenever and inserting (A) Whenever ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A)— (i) the amounts of premiums received under section 4006 with respect to the fund to be used for basic benefits under section 4022A in a fiscal year in the period beginning with fiscal year 2016 and ending with fiscal year 2020 shall be placed in a noninterest-bearing account within such fund in the following amounts: (I) for fiscal year 2016, $108,000,000; (II) for fiscal year 2017, $111,000,000; (III) for fiscal year 2018, $113,000,000; (IV) for fiscal year 2019, $149,000,000; and (V) for fiscal year 2020, $296,000,000; (ii) premiums received in fiscal years specified in subclauses (I) through (V) of clause (i) shall be allocated in order first to the noninterest-bearing account in the amount specified and second to any other accounts within such fund; and (iii) financial assistance, as provided under section 4261, shall be withdrawn proportionately from the noninterest-bearing and other accounts within the fund. . (c) Report In addition to any other report required by section 4022A(f), not later than June 1, 2016, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall submit to Congress a report that includes— (1) an analysis of whether the premium levels enacted under the amendment made by subsection (a) are sufficient for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to meet its projected mean stochastic basic benefit guarantee obligations for the ten- and twenty-year periods beginning with 2015, including an explanation of the assumptions underlying this analysis; and (2) if the analysis under paragraph (1) concludes that the premium levels are insufficient to meet such obligations (or are in excess of the levels sufficient to meet such obligations), a proposed schedule of revised premiums sufficient to meet (but not exceed) such obligations. (d) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to plan years beginning after December 31, 2014. II Remediation Measures for Deeply Troubled Plans 201. Conditions, limitations, distribution and notice requirements, and approval process for benefit suspensions under multiemployer plans in critical and declining status (a) Amendments to Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining status Section 305(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(a) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) if the plan is in critical and declining status— (A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and (B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9). . (2) Critical and declining status defined Section 305(b) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b) ), as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Critical and declining status For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 4245 during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent). . (3) Annual certification Section 305(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(A)(i) ) is amended— (A) by striking and whether and inserting , whether , and (B) by inserting , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year before , and at the end. (4) Annual funding notices Section 101(f)(2)(B) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1021(f)(2)(B) ) is amended— (A) by redesignating clauses (vi) through (x) as clauses (vii) through (xi), respectively; and (B) by inserting after clause (v) the following: (vi) in the case of a multiemployer plan, whether the plan was in critical and declining status under section 305 for such plan year and, if so— (I) the projected date of insolvency; (II) a clear statement that such insolvency may result in benefit reductions; and (III) a statement describing whether the plan sponsor has taken legally permitted actions to prevent insolvency. . (5) Projections of assets and liabilities Section 305(b)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(b)(3)(B) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections of critical and declining status In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that— (I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and (II) the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect. . (6) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status Section 305(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e) ) (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status (A) In general Notwithstanding section 204(g) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate. (B) Suspension of benefits (i) Suspension of benefits defined For purposes of this subsection, the term suspension of benefits means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits. (ii) Length of suspensions Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms. (iii) No liability The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph. (iv) Applicability For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants. (v) Retiree representative (I) In general In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process. (II) Reasonable expenses from plan The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status. (III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 404(a). The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee. (C) Conditions for suspensions The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met: (i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely. (ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following: (I) Current and past contribution levels. (II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals). (III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits. (IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection. (V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants. (VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally. (VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers. (VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan. (IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels. (X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers. (D) Limitations on suspensions Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A on the date of the suspension. (ii) (I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause; (III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— (aa) the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by (bb) 60 months. (iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph. (iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency. (v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition. (vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following: (I) Age and life expectancy. (II) Length of time in pay status. (III) Amount of benefit. (IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement. (V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit. (VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases. (VII) History of benefit increases and reductions. (VIII) Years to retirement for active employees. (IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits. (X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status. (XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability. (vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall— (I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, (II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and (III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 — (aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) or an agreement with the plan, and (bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan. (E) Benefit improvements (i) In general The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless— (I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and (II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 4245. (ii) Equitable Distribution of Benefit Improvements (I) Limitation The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined. (II) Equitable distribution of benefits The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended. (iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi). (iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which— (I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or (II) is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (v) Additional limitations Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan. (vi) Definition of benefit improvement For purposes of this subparagraph, the term benefit improvement means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan. (F) Notice requirements (i) In general No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to— (I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts, (II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a)) under the plan, and (III) each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer. (ii) Content of notice The notice under clause (i) shall contain— (I) sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary, (II) a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions, (III) a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted, (IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries, (V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and (VI) information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate. (iii) Form and manner Any notice under clause (i)— (I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law, (II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and (III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided. (iv) Other notice requirement Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 204(h). (v) Model notice The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (G) Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor (i) In general The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F). (ii) Solicitation of comments Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Secretary of the Treasury. (iii) Required action; deemed approval The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury of an application shall be treated as a final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Agency review In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause. (v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous. (H) Participant ratification process (i) In general No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension. (ii) Administration of vote Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph. (iii) Ballots The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following: (I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension. (II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii). (III) A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor. (IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect. (V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension. (VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency. (iv) Communication by plan sponsor It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means. (v) Systemically important plans (I) In general Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote— (aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or (bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 under such modification). (II) Recommendations Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension. (III) Systemically important plan defined (aa) In general For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented. (bb) Indexing For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000. (vi) Final authorization to suspend In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)). (I) Judicial review (i) Denial of application An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial. (ii) Approval of suspension of benefits (I) Timing of action An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi). (II) Standards of review (aa) In general A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code. (bb) Temporary injunction A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case. (iii) Restricted cause of action A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title. (iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action. (J) Special rule for emergence from critical status A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as— (i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and (ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 4245. . (7) Rules relating to withdrawal liability (A) Benefit suspensions disregarded Section 305(g)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status, after benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) . (B) Authority of plan to subordinate withdrawal liability claims Section 4219(d) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1399(d) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting or to any arrangement relating to withdrawal liability involving the plan. . (C) Civil actions Section 4003(f)(1) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1303 )(f)(1)) is amended by inserting plan sponsor, before fiduciary . (8) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 305(e)(9) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1085(e)(9) ). (b) Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) General rule for plan in critical and declining status Section 432(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking and at the end; (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting , and ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (3) if the plan is in critical and declining status— (A) the requirements of paragraph (2) shall apply to the plan; and (B) the plan sponsor may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits in accordance with the requirements of subsection (e)(9). . (2) Critical and declining status defined Section 432(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by sections 102 and 104, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (6) Critical and declining status For purposes of this section, a plan in critical status shall be treated as in critical and declining status if the plan is described in one or more of subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) and the plan is projected to become insolvent within the meaning of section 418E during the current plan year or any of the 14 succeeding plan years (19 succeeding plan years if the plan has a ratio of inactive participants to active participants that exceeds 2 to 1 or if the funded percentage of the plan is less than 80 percent). . (3) Annual certification Section 432(b)(3)(A)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by striking and whether and inserting , whether , and (B) by inserting , and whether or not the plan is or will be in critical and declining status for such plan year before , and at the end. (4) Projections of assets and liabilities Section 432(b)(3)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: (iv) Projections of Critical and Declining Status In determining whether a plan is in critical and declining status as described in subsection (e)(9), clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) shall apply, except that— (I) if reasonable, the plan actuary shall assume that each contributing employer in compliance continues to comply through the end of the rehabilitation period or such later time as provided in subsection (e)(3)(A)(ii) with the terms of the rehabilitation plan that correspond to the schedule adopted or imposed under subsection (e), and (II) the plan actuary shall take into account any suspensions of benefits described in subsection (e)(9) adopted in a prior plan year that are still in effect. . (5) Benefit suspensions for multiemployer plans in critical and declining status Section 432(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended by section 109) is amended by inserting after paragraph (8) the following: (9) Benefit Suspensions for Multiemployer Plans in Critical and Declining Status (A) In general Notwithstanding section 411(d)(6) and subject to subparagraphs (B) through (I), the plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status may, by plan amendment, suspend benefits which the sponsor deems appropriate. (B) Suspension of benefits (i) Suspension of benefits defined For purposes of this subsection, the term suspension of benefits means the temporary or permanent reduction of any current or future payment obligation of the plan to any participant or beneficiary under the plan, whether or not in pay status at the time of the suspension of benefits. (ii) Length of suspensions Any suspension of benefits made under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until the earlier of when the plan sponsor provides benefit improvements in accordance with subparagraph (E) or the suspension of benefits expires by its own terms. (iii) No liability The plan shall not be liable for any benefit payments not made as a result of a suspension of benefits under this paragraph. (iv) Applicability For purposes of this paragraph, all references to suspensions of benefits, increases in benefits, or resumptions of suspended benefits with respect to participants shall also apply with respect to benefits of beneficiaries or alternative payees of participants. (v) Retiree representative (I) In general In the case of a plan with 10,000 or more participants, not later than 60 days prior to the plan sponsor submitting an application to suspend benefits, the plan sponsor shall select a participant of the plan in pay status to act as a retiree representative. The retiree representative shall advocate for the interests of the retired and deferred vested participants and beneficiaries of the plan throughout the suspension approval process. (II) Reasonable expenses from plan The plan shall provide for reasonable expenses by the retiree representative, including reasonable legal and actuarial support, commensurate with the plan's size and funded status. (III) Special rule relating to fiduciary status Duties performed pursuant to subclause (I) shall not be subject to section 4975. The preceding sentence shall not apply to those duties associated with an application to suspend benefits pursuant to subparagraph (G) that are performed by the retiree representative who is also a plan trustee. (C) Conditions for suspensions The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year may suspend benefits only if the following conditions are met: (i) Taking into account the proposed suspensions of benefits (and, if applicable, a proposed partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), the plan actuary certifies that the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 418E, assuming the suspensions of benefits continue until the suspensions of benefits expire by their own terms or if no such expiration date is set, indefinitely. (ii) The plan sponsor determines, in a written record to be maintained throughout the period of the benefit suspension, that the plan is still projected to become insolvent unless benefits are suspended under this paragraph, although all reasonable measures to avoid insolvency have been taken (and continue to be taken during the period of the benefit suspension). In its determination, the plan sponsor may take into account factors including the following: (I) Current and past contribution levels. (II) Levels of benefit accruals (including any prior reductions in the rate of benefit accruals). (III) Prior reductions (if any) of adjustable benefits. (IV) Prior suspensions (if any) of benefits under this subsection. (V) The impact on plan solvency of the subsidies and ancillary benefits available to active participants. (VI) Compensation levels of active participants relative to employees in the participants’ industry generally. (VII) Competitive and other economic factors facing contributing employers. (VIII) The impact of benefit and contribution levels on retaining active participants and bargaining groups under the plan. (IX) The impact of past and anticipated contribution increases under the plan on employer attrition and retention levels. (X) Measures undertaken by the plan sponsor to retain or attract contributing employers. (D) Limitations on suspensions Any suspensions of benefits made by a plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject to the following limitations: (i) The monthly benefit of any participant or beneficiary may not be reduced below 110 percent of the monthly benefit which is guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on the date of the suspension. (ii) (I) In the case of a participant or beneficiary who has attained 75 years of age as of the effective date of the suspension, not more than the applicable percentage of the maximum suspendable benefits of such participant or beneficiary may be suspended under this paragraph. (II) For purposes of subclause (I), the maximum suspendable benefits of a participant or beneficiary is the portion of the benefits of such participant or beneficiary that would be suspended pursuant to this paragraph without regard to this clause; (III) For purposes of subclause (I), the applicable percentage is a percentage equal to the quotient obtained by dividing— (aa) the number of months during the period beginning with the month after the month in which occurs the effective date of the suspension and ending with the month during which the participant or beneficiary attains the age of 80, by (bb) 60 months. (iii) No benefits based on disability (as defined under the plan) may be suspended under this paragraph. (iv) Any suspensions of benefits, in the aggregate (and, if applicable, considered in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), shall be reasonably estimated to achieve, but not materially exceed, the level that is necessary to avoid insolvency. (v) In any case in which a suspension of benefits with respect to a plan is made in combination with a partition of the plan under section 4233 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the suspension of benefits may not take effect prior to the effective date of such partition. (vi) Any suspensions of benefits shall be equitably distributed across the participant and beneficiary population, taking into account factors, with respect to participants and beneficiaries and their benefits, that may include one or more of the following: (I) Age and life expectancy. (II) Length of time in pay status. (III) Amount of benefit. (IV) Type of benefit: survivor, normal retirement, early retirement. (V) Extent to which participant or beneficiary is receiving a subsidized benefit. (VI) Extent to which participant or beneficiary has received post-retirement benefit increases. (VII) History of benefit increases and reductions. (VIII) Years to retirement for active employees. (IX) Any discrepancies between active and retiree benefits. (X) Extent to which active participants are reasonably likely to withdraw support for the plan, accelerating employer withdrawals from the plan and increasing the risk of additional benefit reductions for participants in and out of pay status. (XI) Extent to which benefits are attributed to service with an employer that failed to pay its full withdrawal liability. (vii) In the case of a plan that includes the benefits described in clause (III), benefits suspended under this paragraph shall— (I) first, be applied to the maximum extent permissible to benefits attributable to a participant’s service for an employer which withdrew from the plan and failed to pay (or is delinquent with respect to paying) the full amount of its withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or an agreement with the plan, (II) second, except as provided by subclause (III), be applied to all other benefits that may be suspended under this paragraph, and (III) third, be applied to benefits under a plan that are directly attributable to a participant’s service with any employer which has, prior to the date of enactment of the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 — (aa) withdrawn from the plan in a complete withdrawal under section 4203 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and has paid the full amount of the employer’s withdrawal liability under section 4201(b)(1) of such Act or an agreement with the plan, and (bb) pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, assumed liability for providing benefits to participants and beneficiaries of the plan under a separate, single-employer plan sponsored by the employer, in an amount equal to any amount of benefits for such participants and beneficiaries reduced as a result of the financial status of the plan. (E) Benefit improvements (i) In general The plan sponsor may, in its sole discretion, provide benefit improvements while any suspension of benefits under the plan remains in effect, except that the plan sponsor may not increase the liabilities of the plan by reason of any benefit improvement for any participant or beneficiary not in pay status by the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement takes effect, unless— (I) such action is accompanied by equitable benefit improvements in accordance with clause (ii) for all participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement dates were before the first day of the plan year for which the benefit improvement for such participant or beneficiary not in pay status took effect; and (II) the plan actuary certifies that after taking into account such benefits improvements the plan is projected to avoid insolvency indefinitely under section 418E. (ii) Equitable distribution of benefit improvements (I) Limitation The projected value of the total liabilities for benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, as determined as of such date, may not exceed the projected value of the liabilities arising from benefit improvements for participants and beneficiaries with benefit commencement dates prior to the first day of such plan year, as so determined. (II) Equitable distribution of benefits The plan sponsor shall equitably distribute any increase in total liabilities for benefit improvements in clause (i) to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries whose benefit commencement date is before the date of the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements are proposed to take effect, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi) and the extent to which the benefits of the participants and beneficiaries were suspended. (iii) Special rule for resumptions of benefits only for participants in pay status The plan sponsor may increase liabilities of the plan through a resumption of benefits for participants and beneficiaries in pay status only if the plan sponsor equitably distributes the value of resumed benefits to some or all of the participants and beneficiaries in pay status, taking into account the relevant factors described in subparagraph (D)(vi). (iv) Special rule for certain benefit increases This subparagraph shall not apply to a resumption of suspended benefits or plan amendment which increases liabilities with respect to participants and beneficiaries not in pay status by the first day of the plan year in which the benefit improvements took effect which— (I) the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines to be reasonable and which provides for only de minimis increases in the liabilities of the plan, or (II) is required as a condition of qualification under part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of subtitle A or to comply with other applicable law, as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. (v) Additional limitations Except for resumptions of suspended benefits described in clause (iii), the limitations on benefit improvements while a suspension of benefits is in effect under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other applicable limitations on increases in benefits imposed on a plan. (vi) Definition of benefit improvement For purposes of this subparagraph, the term benefit improvement means, with respect to a plan, a resumption of suspended benefits, an increase in benefits, an increase in the rate at which benefits accrue, or an increase in the rate at which benefits become nonforfeitable under the plan. (F) Notice requirements (i) In general No suspension of benefits may be made pursuant to this paragraph unless notice of such proposed suspension has been given by the plan sponsor concurrently with an application for approval of such suspension submitted under subparagraph (G) to the Secretary of the Treasury to— (I) such plan participants and beneficiaries who may be contacted by reasonable efforts, (II) each employer who has an obligation to contribute (within the meaning of section 4212(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) under the plan, and (III) each employee organization which, for purposes of collective bargaining, represents plan participants employed by such an employer. (ii) Content of notice The notice under clause (i) shall contain— (I) sufficient information to enable participants and beneficiaries to understand the effect of any suspensions of benefits, including an individualized estimate (on an annual or monthly basis) of such effect on each participant or beneficiary, (II) a description of the factors considered by the plan sponsor in designing the benefit suspensions, (III) a statement that the application for approval of any suspension of benefits shall be available on the website of the Department of the Treasury and that comments on such application will be accepted, (IV) information as to the rights and remedies of plan participants and beneficiaries, (V) if applicable, a statement describing the appointment of a retiree representative, the date of appointment of such representative, identifying information about the retiree representative (including whether the representative is a plan trustee), and how to contact such representative, and (VI) information on how to contact the Department of the Treasury for further information and assistance where appropriate. (iii) Form and manner Any notice under clause (i)— (I) shall be provided in a form and manner prescribed in guidance by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, notwithstanding any other provision of law, (II) shall be written in a manner so as to be understood by the average plan participant, and (III) may be provided in written, electronic, or other appropriate form to the extent such form is reasonably accessible to persons to whom the notice is required to be provided. (iv) Other notice requirement Any notice provided under clause (i) shall fulfill the requirement for notice of a significant reduction in benefits described in section 4980F. (v) Model notice The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall in the guidance prescribed under clause (iii)(I) establish a model notice that a plan sponsor may use to meet the requirements of this subparagraph. (G) Approval process by the Secretary of the Treasury in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor (i) In general The plan sponsor of a plan in critical and declining status for a plan year that seeks to suspend benefits must submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval of the suspensions of benefits. If the plan sponsor submits an application for approval of the suspensions, the Secretary of the Treasury shall approve, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, the application upon finding that the plan is eligible for the suspensions and has satisfied the criteria of subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F). (ii) Solicitation of comments Not later than 30 days after receipt of the application under clause (i), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish a notice in the Federal Register soliciting comments from contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the plan for which an application was made and other interested parties. The application for approval of the suspension of benefits shall be published on the website of the Department of the Treasury. (iii) Required action; deemed approval The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall approve or deny any application for suspensions of benefits under this paragraph within 225 days after the submission of such application. An application for suspension of benefits shall be deemed approved unless, within such 225 days, the Secretary of the Treasury notifies the plan sponsor that it has failed to satisfy one or more of the criteria described in this paragraph. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, rejects a plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide notice to the plan sponsor detailing the specific reasons for the rejection, including reference to the specific requirement not satisfied. Approval or denial by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of an application shall be treated as final agency action for purposes of section 704 of title 5, United States Code. (iv) Agency review In evaluating whether the plan sponsor has met the criteria specified in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall review the plan sponsor’s consideration of factors under such clause. (v) Standard for accepting plan sponsor determinations In evaluating the plan sponsor’s application, the Secretary of the Treasury shall accept the plan sponsor’s determinations unless it concludes, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan sponsor’s determinations were clearly erroneous. (H) Participant ratification process (i) In general No suspension of benefits may take effect pursuant to this paragraph prior to a vote of the participants of the plan with respect to the suspension. (ii) Administration of vote Not later than 30 days after approval of the suspension by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (G), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall administer a vote of participants and beneficiaries of the plan. Except as provided in clause (v), the suspension shall go into effect following the vote unless a majority of all participants and beneficiaries of the plan vote to reject the suspension. The plan sponsor may submit a new suspension application to the Secretary of the Treasury for approval in any case in which a suspension is prohibited from taking effect pursuant to a vote under this subparagraph. (iii) Ballots The plan sponsor shall provide a ballot for the vote (subject to approval by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor) that includes the following: (I) A statement from the plan sponsor in support of the suspension. (II) A statement in opposition to the suspension compiled from comments received pursuant to subparagraph (G)(ii). (III) A statement that the suspension has been approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor. (IV) A statement that the plan sponsor has determined that the plan will become insolvent unless the suspension takes effect. (V) A statement that insolvency of the plan could result in benefits lower than benefits paid under the suspension. (VI) A statement that insolvency of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation would result in benefits lower than benefits paid in the case of plan insolvency. (iv) Communication by plan sponsor It is the sense of Congress that, depending on the size and resources of the plan and geographic distribution of the plan’s participants, the plan sponsor should take such steps as may be necessary to inform participants about proposed benefit suspensions through in-person meetings, telephone or internet-based communications, mailed information, or by other means. (v) Systemically important plans (I) In general Not later than 14 days after a vote under this subparagraph rejecting a suspension, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall determine whether the plan is a systemically important plan. If the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, determines that the plan is a systemically important plan, not later than the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date the results of the vote are certified, the Secretary of the Treasury shall, notwithstanding such adverse vote— (aa) permit the implementation of the suspension proposed by the plan sponsor; or (bb) permit the implementation of a modification by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, of such suspension (so long as the plan is projected to avoid insolvency within the meaning of section 4245 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 under such modification). (II) Recommendations Not later than 30 days after a determination by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, that the plan is systemically important, the Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate selected under section 4004 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 may submit recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the suspension or any revisions to the suspension. (III) Systemically important plan defined (aa) In general For purposes of this subparagraph, a systemically important plan is a plan with respect to which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation projects the present value of projected financial assistance payments exceeds $1,000,000,000 if suspensions are not implemented. (bb) Indexing For calendar years beginning after 2015, there shall be substituted for the dollar amount specified in item (aa) an amount equal to the product of such dollar amount and a fraction, the numerator of which is the contribution and benefit base (determined under section 230 of the Social Security Act) for the preceding calendar year and the denominator of which is such contribution and benefit base for calendar year 2014. If the amount otherwise determined under this item is not a multiple of $1,000,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $1,000,000. (vi) Final authorization to suspend In any case in which a suspension goes into effect following a vote pursuant to clause (ii) (or following a determination under clause (v) that the plan is a systemically important plan), the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall issue a final authorization to suspend with respect to the suspension not later than 7 days after such vote (or, in the case of a suspension that goes into effect under clause (v), at a time sufficient to allow the implementation of the suspension prior to the end of the 90-day period described in clause (v)(I)). (I) Judicial review (i) Denial of application An action by the plan sponsor challenging the denial of an application for suspension of benefits by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, may only be brought following such denial. (ii) Approval of suspension of benefits (I) Timing of action An action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may only be brought following a final authorization to suspend by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, under subparagraph (H)(vi). (II) Standards of review (aa) In general A court shall review an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph in accordance with section 706 of title 5, United States Code. (bb) Temporary injunction A court reviewing an action challenging a suspension of benefits under this paragraph may not grant a temporary injunction with respect to such suspension unless the court finds a clear and convincing likelihood that the plaintiff will prevail on the merits of the case. (iii) Restricted cause of action A participant or beneficiary affected by a benefit suspension under this paragraph shall not have a cause of action under this title. (iv) Limitation on action to suspend benefits No action challenging a suspension of benefits following the final authorization to suspend or the denial of an application for suspension of benefits pursuant to this paragraph may be brought after one year after the earliest date on which the plaintiff acquired or should have acquired actual knowledge of the existence of such cause of action. (J) Special rule for emergence from critical status A plan certified to be in critical and declining status pursuant to projections made under subsection (b)(3) for which a suspension of benefits has been made by the plan sponsor pursuant to this paragraph shall not emerge from critical status under paragraph (4)(B), until such time as— (i) the plan is no longer certified to be in critical or endangered status under paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b), and (ii) the plan is projected to avoid insolvency under section 418E. . (6) Rule relating to withdrawal liability Section 432(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by section 109, is further amended by inserting , or benefit reductions or suspensions while in critical and declining status under subsection (e)(9)), unless the withdrawal occurs more than ten years after the effective date of a benefit suspension by a plan in critical and declining status, after benefit reductions under subsection (e)(8) or (f) . (7) Guidance Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the Secretary of Labor, shall publish appropriate guidance to implement section 432(e)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. P Other Retirement-Related Modifications 1. Substantial cessation of operations (a) In general Subsection (e) of section 4062 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1362 ) is amended to read as follows: (e) Treatment of substantial cessation of operations (1) General rule Except as provided in paragraphs (3) and (4), if there is a substantial cessation of operations at a facility in any location, the employer shall be treated with respect to any single employer plan established and maintained by the employer covering participants at such facility as if the employer were a substantial employer under a plan under which more than one employer makes contributions and the provisions of sections 4063, 4064, and 4065 shall apply. (2) Substantial cessation of operations For purposes of this subsection: (A) In general The term substantial cessation of operations means a permanent cessation of operations at a facility which results in a workforce reduction of a number of eligible employees at the facility equivalent to more than 15 percent of the number of all eligible employees of the employer, determined immediately before the earlier of— (i) the date of the employer's decision to implement such cessation, or (ii) in the case of a workforce reduction which includes 1 or more eligible employees described in paragraph (6)(B), the earliest date on which any such eligible employee was separated from employment. (B) Workforce reduction Subject to subparagraphs (C) and (D), the term workforce reduction means the number of eligible employees at a facility who are separated from employment by reason of the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility. (C) Relocation of workforce An eligible employee separated from employment at a facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if, within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the employer, at the same or another facility located in the United States, by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States. (D) Dispositions If, whether by reason of a sale or other disposition of the assets or stock of a contributing sponsor (or any member of the same controlled group as such a sponsor) of the plan relating to operations at a facility or otherwise, an employer (the transferee employer ) other than the employer which experiences the substantial cessation of operations (the transferor employer ) conducts any portion of such operations, then— (i) an eligible employee separated from employment with the transferor employer at the facility shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if— (I) within a reasonable period of time, the employee is replaced by the transferee employer by an employee who is a citizen or resident of the United States; and (II) in the case of an eligible employee who is a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer; and (ii) an eligible employee who continues to be employed at the facility by the transferee employer shall not be taken into account in computing a workforce reduction if— (I) the eligible employee is not a participant in a single employer plan maintained by the transferor employer, or (II) in any other case, the transferee employer, within a reasonable period of time, maintains a single employer plan which includes the assets and liabilities attributable to the accrued benefit of the eligible employee at the time of separation from employment with the transferor employer. (3) Exemption for plans with limited underfunding Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to a single employer plan if, for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred— (A) there were fewer than 100 participants with accrued benefits under the plan as of the valuation date of the plan for the plan year (as determined under section 303(g)(2)); or (B) the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year was 90 percent or greater. (4) Election to make additional contributions to satisfy liability (A) In general An employer may elect to satisfy the employer's liability with respect to a plan by reason of paragraph (1) by making additional contributions to the plan in the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for each plan year in the 7-plan-year period beginning with the plan year in which the cessation occurred. Any such additional contribution for a plan year shall be in addition to any minimum required contribution under section 303 for such plan year and shall be paid not later than the earlier of— (i) the due date for the minimum required contribution for such year under section 303(j); or (ii) in the case of the first such contribution, the date that is 1 year after the date on which the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred, and in the case of subsequent contributions, the same date in each succeeding year. (B) Amount determined (i) In general Except as provided in clause (iii), the amount determined under this subparagraph with respect to each plan year in the 7-plan-year period is the product of— (I) 1/7 of the unfunded vested benefits determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E) as of the valuation date of the plan (as determined under section 303(g)(2)) for the plan year preceding the plan year in which the cessation occurred; and (II) the reduction fraction. (ii) Reduction fraction For purposes of clause (i), the reduction fraction of a single employer plan is equal to— (I) the number of participants with accrued benefits in the plan who were included in computing the workforce reduction under paragraph (2)(B) as a result of the cessation of operations at the facility; divided by (II) the number of eligible employees of the employer who are participants with accrued benefits in the plan, determined as of the same date the determination under paragraph (2)(A) is made. (iii) Limitation The additional contribution under this subparagraph for any plan year shall not exceed the excess, if any, of— (I) 25 percent of the difference between the market value of the assets of the plan and the funding target of the plan for the preceding plan year; over (II) the minimum required contribution under section 303 for the plan year. (C) Permitted cessation of annual installments when plan becomes sufficiently funded An employer's obligation to make additional contributions under this paragraph shall not apply to— (i) the first plan year (beginning on or after the first day of the plan year in which the cessation occurs) for which the ratio of the market value of the assets of the plan to the funding target of the plan for the plan year is 90 percent or greater, or (ii) any plan year following such first plan year. (D) Coordination with funding waivers (i) In general If the Secretary of the Treasury issues a funding waiver under section 302(c) with respect to the plan for a plan year in the 7-plan-year period under subparagraph (A), the additional contribution with respect to such plan year shall be permanently waived. (ii) Notice An employer maintaining a plan with respect to which such a funding waiver has been issued or a request for such a funding waiver is pending shall provide notice to the Secretary of the Treasury, in such form and at such time as the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide, of a cessation of operations to which paragraph (1) applies. (E) Enforcement (i) Notice An employer making the election under this paragraph shall provide notice to the Corporation, in accordance with rules prescribed by the Corporation, of— (I) such election, not later than 30 days after the earlier of the date the employer notifies the Corporation of the substantial cessation of operations or the date the Corporation determines a substantial cessation of operations has occurred; (II) the payment of each additional contribution, not later than 10 days after such payment; (III) any failure to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period, not later than 10 days after the due date for such payment; (IV) the waiver under subparagraph (D)(i) of the obligation to make an additional contribution for any year, not later than 30 days after the funding waiver described in such subparagraph is granted; and (V) the cessation of any obligation to make additional contributions under subparagraph (C), not later than 10 days after the due date for payment of the additional contribution for the first plan year to which such cessation applies. (ii) Acceleration of liability to the plan for failure to pay If an employer fails to pay the additional contribution in the full amount for any year in the 7-plan-year period by the due date for such payment, the employer shall, as of such date, be liable to the plan in an amount equal to the balance which remains unpaid as of such date of the aggregate amount of additional contributions required to be paid by the employer during such 7-year-plan period. The Corporation may waive or settle the liability described in the preceding sentence, at the discretion of the Corporation. (iii) Civil action The Corporation may bring a civil action in the district courts of the United States in accordance with section 4003(e) to compel an employer making such election to pay the additional contributions required under this paragraph. (5) Definitions For purposes of this subsection: (A) Eligible employee The term eligible employee means an employee who is eligible to participate in an employee pension benefit plan (as defined in section 3(2)) established and maintained by the employer. (B) Funding target The term funding target means, with respect to any plan year, the funding target as determined under section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(I) for purposes of determining the premium paid to the Corporation under section 4007 for the plan year. (C) Market value The market value of the assets of a plan shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of section 4006(a)(3)(E). (6) Special rules (A) Change in operation of certain facilities and property For purposes of paragraphs (1) and (2), an employer shall not be treated as ceasing operations at a qualified lodging facility (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) if such operations are continued by an eligible independent contractor (as defined in section 856(d)(9)(A) of such Code) pursuant to an agreement with the employer. (B) Aggregation of prior separations The workforce reduction under paragraph (2) with respect to any cessation of operations shall be determined by taking into account any separation from employment of any eligible employee at the facility (other than a separation which is not taken into account as workforce reduction by reason of subparagraph (C) or (D) of paragraph (2)) which— (i) is related to the permanent cessation of operations of the employer at the facility, and (ii) occurs during the 3-year period preceding such cessation. (C) No addition to prefunding balance For purposes of section 303(f)(6)(B) and section 430(f)(6)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, any additional contribution made under paragraph (4) shall be treated in the same manner as a contribution an employer is required to make in order to avoid a benefit reduction under paragraph (1), (2), or (4) of section 206(g) or subsection (b), (c), or (e) of section 436 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the plan year. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by this section shall apply to a cessation of operations or other event at a facility occurring on or after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Transition rule An employer that had a cessation of operations before the date of enactment of this Act (as determined under subsection 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as in effect before the amendment made by this section), but did not enter into an arrangement with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to satisfy the requirements of such subsection (as so in effect) before such date of enactment, shall be permitted to make the election under section 4062(e)(4) of such Act (as in effect after the amendment made by this section) as if such cessation had occurred on such date of enactment. Such election shall be made not later than 30 days after such Corporation issues, on or after such date of the enactment, a final administrative determination that a substantial cessation of operations has occurred. (c) Direction to the Corporation The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not take any enforcement, administrative, or other action pursuant to section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or in connection with an agreement settling liability arising under such section, that is inconsistent with the amendment made by this section, without regard to whether the action relates to a cessation or other event that occurs before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless such action is in connection with a settlement agreement that is in place before June 1, 2014. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation shall not initiate a new enforcement action with respect to section 4062(e) of such Act that is inconsistent with its enforcement policy in effect on June 1, 2014. 2. Clarification of the normal retirement age (a) Amendments to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 204 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1054 ) is amended by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (l) and by inserting after subsection (j) the following new subsection: (k) Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (1) In general Notwithstanding section 3(24), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this title, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this title, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2). (2) Applicable plan For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term applicable plan means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of— (i) an age otherwise permitted under section 3(24), or (ii) the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan. A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer. (B) Expanded application Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees. (C) Limitation on expanded application A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who— (i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or (ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date. . (b) Amendment to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 Section 411 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (f) Special rule for determining normal retirement age for certain existing defined benefit plans (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a)(8), an applicable plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any requirement of this subchapter, or as failing to have a uniform normal retirement age for purposes of this subchapter, solely because the plan provides for a normal retirement age described in paragraph (2). (2) Applicable plan For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term applicable plan means a defined benefit plan the terms of which, on or before December 8, 2014, provided for a normal retirement age which is the earlier of— (i) an age otherwise permitted under subsection (a)(8), or (ii) the age at which a participant completes the number of years (not less than 30 years) of benefit accrual service specified by the plan. A plan shall not fail to be treated as an applicable plan solely because the normal retirement age described in the preceding sentence only applied to certain participants or only applied to employees of certain employers in the case of a plan maintained by more than 1 employer. (B) Expanded application Subject to subparagraph (C), if, after December 8, 2014, an applicable plan is amended to expand the application of the normal retirement age described in subparagraph (A) to additional participants or to employees of additional employers maintaining the plan, such plan shall also be treated as an applicable plan with respect to such participants or employees. (C) Limitation on expanded application A defined benefit plan shall be an applicable plan only with respect to an individual who— (i) is a participant in the plan on or before January 1, 2017, or (ii) is an employee at any time on or before January 1, 2017, of any employer maintaining the plan, and who becomes a participant in such plan after such date. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to all periods before, on, and after the date of enactment of this Act. 3. Application of cooperative and small employer charity pension plan rules to certain charitable employers whose primary exempt purpose is providing services with respect to children (a) Employee Retirement Income and Security Act of 1974 (1) In general Section 210(f)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(1) ) is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code, (ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, (iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children. . (2) Aggregation rules Section 210(f)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1060(f)(2) ) is amended by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) . (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (1) In general Section 414(y)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ; or , and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) that, as of June 25, 2010, was maintained by an employer— (i) described in section 501(c)(3) of such Code, (ii) chartered under part B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, (iii) with employees in at least 40 States, and (iv) whose primary exempt purpose is to provide services with respect to children. . (2) Aggregation rules Section 414(y)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking paragraph (1)(B) and inserting subparagraph (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by the Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act ( 29 U.S.C. 401 note). Q Budgetary effects 1. Budgetary Effects (a) Statutory pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on either PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010. (b) Senate pay-As-You-Go scorecards The budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be entered on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress). (c) Classification of budgetary effects Notwithstanding Rule 3 of the Budget Scorekeeping Guidelines set forth in the joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference accompanying Conference Report 105-217 and section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the budgetary effects of divisions O and P shall not be estimated— (1) for purposes of section 251 of the such Act; and (2) for purposes of paragraph 4(C) of section 3 of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 as being included in an appropriation Act.
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113 HR 83 IH: To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
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Mrs. Christensen
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To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a
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Insular areas and Freely
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Comprehensive
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An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of
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a
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benchmarks for
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 83 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Faleomavaega , Mr. Sablan , and Ms. Bordallo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fossil fuels; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. |
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| II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 83 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 16, 2014 Received AN ACT To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plans In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) promote access to affordable, reliable energy; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plans. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team. (g) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose.
Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk |
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reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fossil fuels;
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benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation.
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promote access to affordable, reliable energy;
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Amend the title so as to read:
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A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and
financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the
United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of
energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable
energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and
for other purposes.
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.
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June 19, 2014
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Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union,
and ordered to be printed
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| IB Union Calendar No. 359 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 83 [Report No. 113–483] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Faleomavaega , Mr. Sablan , and Ms. Bordallo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce June 19, 2014 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of action plans aimed at reducing reliance on imported fossil fuels and increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes.
1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing such plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plan In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plan shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) reduce reliance and expenditures on imported fossil fuels; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy sources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plan. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
1. Insular areas and Freely Associated States energy development (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Comprehensive energy plan The term comprehensive energy plan means a comprehensive energy plan prepared and updated under subsections (c) and (e) of section 604 of the Act entitled An Act to authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes , approved December 24, 1980 ( 48 U.S.C. 1492 ). (2) Energy action plan The term energy action plan means the plan required by subsection (d). (3) Freely Associated States The term Freely Associated States means the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. (4) Insular areas The term insular areas means American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) Team The term team means the team established by the Secretary under subsection (b). (b) Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a team of technical, policy, and financial experts— (1) to develop energy action plans addressing the immediate, near-term, and long-term energy and environmental needs of each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States; and (2) to assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing an energy action plan. (c) Participation of regional utility organizations In establishing the team, the Secretary shall consider including regional utility organizations. (d) Energy action plans In accordance with subsection (b), the energy action plans shall include— (1) recommendations, based on the comprehensive energy plan where applicable, to— (A) promote access to affordable, reliable energy; (B) develop indigenous, nonfossil fuel energy resources; and (C) improve performance of energy infrastructure and overall energy efficiency; (2) a schedule for implementation of such recommendations and identification and prioritization of specific projects; (3) a financial and engineering plan for implementing and sustaining projects; and (4) benchmarks for measuring progress toward implementation. (e) Reports to Secretary Not later than 1 year after the date on which the Secretary establishes the team and annually thereafter, the team shall submit to the Secretary a report detailing progress made in fulfilling its charge and in implementing the energy action plans. (f) Annual reports to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary receives a report submitted by the team under subsection (e), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a summary of the report of the team.
Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to assemble a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States through the development of energy action plans aimed at promoting access to affordable, reliable energy, including increasing use of indigenous clean-energy resources, and for other purposes. .
June 19, 2014 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed |
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H. R. 84
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an
Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the
purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential,
informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of
Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other
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This Act may be cited as the
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Transportation Security Administration
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Transportation
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In
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chapter 449
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Ombudsman
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There
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Ombudsman
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The Office shall be under the direction of the Ombudsman
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Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of
the Secretary of Homeland Security.
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Qualifications
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An
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labor and employment relations with Federal agencies; and
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dispute
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Notification of
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The Chief Human Capital Officer of the
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committees within 30 days after the effective date of any of the following
actions:
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The appointment of
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The reappointment
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The removal of
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Ensuring
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The Ombudsman shall report—
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(i)
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to
the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; and
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(ii)
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to the Chief
Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to
any dispute between the Ombudsman and the Administrator of Transportation
Security Administration over matters involving the execution of the Ombudsman’s
duties as set forth in subsection (b).
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Inspector
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Nothing in this section shall prohibit the
Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security from initiating,
carrying out, or completing any investigation.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(b)
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<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
Ombudsman shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
conduct outreach
to Transportation Security Administration employees, including publicizing a
toll-free telephone number to report complaints;
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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evaluate each
complainant’s claim objectively;
</text>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
provide
information, advice, and assistance to complainants and, as appropriate,
initiate informal, impartial fact-finding and inquiries, on complaints or on
the Ombudsman’s own initiative;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
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<text>
inform each
complainant—
</text>
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(A)
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<text>
when the Ombudsman
decides against conducting a fact-finding inquiry into the complaint;
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
on the status of
the Ombudsman’s fact-finding inquiry to the complainant, on a regular basis if
requested by the complainant; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
of the Ombudsman’s
recommendations and information, as appropriate, for the complainant to
formally complain to the appropriate authority;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
work with the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to address issues
identified through fact-finding and inquiries;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
maintain
confidential any matter related to complaints and inquiries, including the
identities of the complainants and witnesses; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF7C31FAB049B4515A6C92EB70A6E066C">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
submit an annual
report to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with
subsection (c).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Annual
report
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Ombudsman shall report no later than September 30
each year to the appropriate congressional committees on the actions taken by
the Office of the Ombudsman over the preceding year and the objectives of those
actions.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
Each
such report shall, for the period covered by the report, include—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
statistical
information, by region, on the volume of complaints received, general nature of
complaints, general information on complainants, and the percentage of
complaints that resulted in a fact-finding inquiry;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a summary of problems encountered by
complainants, including information on the most pervasive or serious types of
problems encountered by complainants;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8225E2624CFA4D26AE5D77EC05721D69">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
policy
recommendations that the Office of the Ombudsman made to the Administrator of
the Transportation Security Administration;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
an inventory of
the items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action has been
taken, and the result of such action;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
an inventory of
the items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action remains to be
completed; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
such other
information as the Ombudsman considers relevant.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Report to be
submitted directly
</header>
<text>
Each report under this subsection shall be
provided directly to the committees described in paragraph (1) without any
prior comment or amendment by the Administrator of the Transportation Security
Administration. However, the Ombudsman shall seek comment from the
Administrator to be submitted by the Ombudsman together with the annual
report.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Other
reports
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude
the Ombudsman from issuing other reports on the activities of the Office of the
Ombudsman.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Contact
information
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Administrator
of the Transportation Security Administration shall make publically available
on the Internet site of the Administration information about the Office of the
Ombudsman, including regarding how to contact the Office.
</text>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Appropriate
congressional committee defined
</header>
<text>
In this section the term
<quote>
appropriate congressional committee
</quote>
means the Committee on
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and any committee of the
House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative jurisdiction under
the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, over the
matter
concerned.
</text>
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.
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is
amended by adding at the end the items relating to subchapter II the following
new item:
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44946. Ombudsman.
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.
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(c)
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Authorization of
Appropriations
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There is
authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016
$575,000 for implementing
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section 44946
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of title 49, United States Code, as
amended by this section.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 84 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish an Ombudsman Office within the Transportation Security Administration for the purpose of enhancing transportation security by providing confidential, informal, and neutral assistance to address work-place related problems of Transportation Security Administration employees, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2013 . 2. Transportation security administration ombudsman office (a) In general Subchapter II of chapter 449 of title 49, United States Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 44946. Ombudsman (a) In general (1) Establishment There is established an Office of the Ombudsman in the Transportation Security Administration. (2) Ombudsman (A) In general The Office shall be under the direction of the Ombudsman of the Transportation Security Administration, who shall be appointed by the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of the Secretary of Homeland Security. (B) Qualifications An individual appointed as the Ombudsman must have expertise in— (i) labor and employment relations with Federal agencies; and (ii) dispute resolution. (C) Notification of Appointment and removal The Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security shall notify the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days after the effective date of any of the following actions: (i) The appointment of an individual as Ombudsman. (ii) The reappointment as Ombudsman of an individual who is serving as Ombudsman. (iii) The removal of an individual from the position of Ombudsman. (3) Ensuring independence of Ombudsman (A) In general The Ombudsman shall report— (i) to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; and (ii) to the Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department of Homeland Security with respect to any dispute between the Ombudsman and the Administrator of Transportation Security Administration over matters involving the execution of the Ombudsman’s duties as set forth in subsection (b). (B) Inspector general’s authority to conduct investigations not affected Nothing in this section shall prohibit the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security from initiating, carrying out, or completing any investigation. (b) Duties The Ombudsman shall— (1) conduct outreach to Transportation Security Administration employees, including publicizing a toll-free telephone number to report complaints; (2) evaluate each complainant’s claim objectively; (3) provide information, advice, and assistance to complainants and, as appropriate, initiate informal, impartial fact-finding and inquiries, on complaints or on the Ombudsman’s own initiative; (4) inform each complainant— (A) when the Ombudsman decides against conducting a fact-finding inquiry into the complaint; (B) on the status of the Ombudsman’s fact-finding inquiry to the complainant, on a regular basis if requested by the complainant; and (C) of the Ombudsman’s recommendations and information, as appropriate, for the complainant to formally complain to the appropriate authority; (5) work with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration to address issues identified through fact-finding and inquiries; (6) maintain confidential any matter related to complaints and inquiries, including the identities of the complainants and witnesses; and (7) submit an annual report to the appropriate congressional committees in accordance with subsection (c). (c) Annual report (1) In general The Ombudsman shall report no later than September 30 each year to the appropriate congressional committees on the actions taken by the Office of the Ombudsman over the preceding year and the objectives of those actions. (2) Contents Each such report shall, for the period covered by the report, include— (A) statistical information, by region, on the volume of complaints received, general nature of complaints, general information on complainants, and the percentage of complaints that resulted in a fact-finding inquiry; (B) a summary of problems encountered by complainants, including information on the most pervasive or serious types of problems encountered by complainants; (C) policy recommendations that the Office of the Ombudsman made to the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration; (D) an inventory of the items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action has been taken, and the result of such action; (E) an inventory of the items described in subparagraphs (B) and (C) for which action remains to be completed; and (F) such other information as the Ombudsman considers relevant. (3) Report to be submitted directly Each report under this subsection shall be provided directly to the committees described in paragraph (1) without any prior comment or amendment by the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration. However, the Ombudsman shall seek comment from the Administrator to be submitted by the Ombudsman together with the annual report. (4) Other reports Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to preclude the Ombudsman from issuing other reports on the activities of the Office of the Ombudsman. (d) Contact information The Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall make publically available on the Internet site of the Administration information about the Office of the Ombudsman, including regarding how to contact the Office. (e) Appropriate congressional committee defined In this section the term appropriate congressional committee means the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative jurisdiction under the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate, respectively, over the matter concerned. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the items relating to subchapter II the following new item: 44946. Ombudsman. . (c) Authorization of Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal years 2014, 2015, and 2016 $575,000 for implementing section 44946 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by this section. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 85
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January 3, 2013
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Mrs. Christensen
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
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To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the
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1.
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<header>
Chief financial officer of
the virgin islands
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(a)
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<header>
Appointment of
chief financial officer
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(1)
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In
general
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The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief
Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the
Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature
of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after
receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from
such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis until the Legislature
consents to a Chief Financial Officer.
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(2)
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<header>
Acting chief
financial officer
</header>
<text>
If a Chief Financial Officer has not been
appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment
of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by
majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section
2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief
Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In
either case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity
for 180 consecutive days, without further action the Acting Chief Financial
Officer shall become the Chief Financial Officer.
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(b)
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<header>
Duties of chief
financial officer
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The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall
include the following:
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(1)
</enum>
<text>
Develop and report
on the financial status of the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than
6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be
available to the public.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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Each year prepare and certify spending
limits of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all revenues of the
territory without regard to sources, and whether or not the annual budget is
balanced.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Revise and update
standards for financial management, including inventory and contracting, for
the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in
conjunction with the agency head.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Documents
provided
</header>
<text>
The heads of each department of the Government of the
Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the
Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin
Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of
that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his
or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer.
</text>
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(d)
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<header>
Conditions
related to chief financial officer
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Term
</header>
<text>
The
Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Removal
</header>
<text>
The
Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief
Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer
appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Replacement
</header>
<text>
If
the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due
to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall
be selected in accordance with subsection (a).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Salary
</header>
<text>
The
Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the
Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the
highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin
Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or
semiautonomous agency.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(e)
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<header>
Referendum
</header>
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As part of the closest regularly scheduled,
islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth
year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of
Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of
the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief
Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a
permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the
Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of
the ballots cast.
</text>
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2.
</enum>
<header>
Establishment of
commission
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Establishment
</header>
<text>
There
is established a commission to be known as the
<quote>
Virgin Islands Chief
Financial Officer Search Commission
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duty of
commission
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not
less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin
Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management
of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of
financial management in governmental or business entities and must have
experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial
management systems.
</text>
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(c)
</enum>
<header>
Membership
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Number and
appointment
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall be composed of 8 members
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or
financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows:
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
1 individual
appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands.
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
1 individual
appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
</text>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
1 individual, who
is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the
Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
1 individual
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F6BB32BA5654B1F861A6CF67EC58DFA">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
1 individual
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
1 individual
appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3564AE90155B4031AF97C97ED87F4A1F">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
1 individual, who
is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature
of the Virgin Islands.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
1 individual appointed by the President of
AARP Virgin islands.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Terms
</header>
<subparagraph id="H36E7833123FA4051B8602993440489FF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
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(B)
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<header>
Vacancies
</header>
<text>
A
vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed
for the remainder of that term.
</text>
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(3)
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<header>
Basic
pay
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<text>
Members shall serve without pay.
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(4)
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Quorum
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Five
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
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(5)
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Chairperson
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The Chairperson of the Commission shall be
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or
the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio
member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie.
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(6)
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Meetings
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The
Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet
for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed
under this subsection.
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(7)
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Government
employment
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Members may not be current government employees,
except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C).
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(d)
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Report;
recommendations
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The
Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting.
The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for
nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands.
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(e)
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Termination
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The
Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief
Financial Officer.
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3.
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Definitions
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For the purposes of this Act, the following
definitions apply:
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(1)
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Chief financial
officer
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<text>
In sections 1 and 2, the term
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Chief Financial
Officer
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means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial
Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 1(a).
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(2)
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Commission
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The
term
<term>
Commission
</term>
means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer
Search Commission established pursuant to section 2.
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(3)
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Governor
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The
term
<term>
Governor
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means the Governor of the Virgin Islands.
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(4)
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Removal for
cause
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The term
<term>
removal for cause
</term>
means removal based
upon misconduct, failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that a
reasonable person would find grounds for discharge.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 85 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
1. Chief financial officer of the virgin islands (a) Appointment of chief financial officer (1) In general The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial Officer. (2) Acting chief financial officer If a Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section 2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In either case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity for 180 consecutive days, without further action the Acting Chief Financial Officer shall become the Chief Financial Officer. (b) Duties of chief financial officer The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall include the following: (1) Develop and report on the financial status of the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than 6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be available to the public. (2) Each year prepare and certify spending limits of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all revenues of the territory without regard to sources, and whether or not the annual budget is balanced. (3) Revise and update standards for financial management, including inventory and contracting, for the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in conjunction with the agency head. (c) Documents provided The heads of each department of the Government of the Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer. (d) Conditions related to chief financial officer (1) Term The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. (2) Removal The Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (3) Replacement If the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall be selected in accordance with subsection (a). (4) Salary The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or semiautonomous agency. (e) Referendum As part of the closest regularly scheduled, islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of the ballots cast. 2. Establishment of commission (a) Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission . (b) Duty of commission The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of financial management in governmental or business entities and must have experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial management systems. (c) Membership (1) Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of 8 members appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows: (A) 1 individual appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (B) 1 individual appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (C) 1 individual, who is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands. (D) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John. (E) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix. (F) 1 individual appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands. (G) 1 individual, who is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (H) 1 individual appointed by the President of AARP Virgin islands. (2) Terms (A) In general Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (B) Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. (3) Basic pay Members shall serve without pay. (4) Quorum Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. (5) Chairperson The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie. (6) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed under this subsection. (7) Government employment Members may not be current government employees, except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C). (d) Report; recommendations The Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting. The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. (e) Termination The Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief Financial Officer. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Chief financial officer In sections 1 and 2, the term Chief Financial Officer means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 1(a). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission established pursuant to section 2. (3) Governor The term Governor means the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (4) Removal for cause The term removal for cause means removal based upon misconduct, failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that a reasonable person would find grounds for discharge. |
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Mrs. Christensen
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Chief financial officer of
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Appointment of
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In
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The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief
Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the
Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature
of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after
receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from
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Acting chief
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If a Chief Financial Officer has not been
appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment
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majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section
2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief
Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In
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Duties of chief
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The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall
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Develop and report
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6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be
available to the public.
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Each year prepare and certify spending
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Revise and update
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the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in
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Documents
provided
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The heads of each department of the Government of the
Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the
Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin
Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of
that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his
or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer.
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(d)
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Conditions
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(1)
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Term
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The
Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years.
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(2)
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Removal
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The
Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief
Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer
appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin
Islands.
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(3)
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Replacement
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If
the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due
to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall
be selected in accordance with subsection (a).
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(4)
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Salary
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The
Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the
Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the
highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin
Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or
semiautonomous agency.
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(e)
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Referendum
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As part of the closest regularly scheduled,
islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth
year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of
Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of
the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief
Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a
permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands.
The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the
Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of
the ballots cast.
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2.
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Establishment of
commission
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(a)
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<header>
Establishment
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There
is established a commission to be known as the
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Virgin Islands Chief
Financial Officer Search Commission
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.
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(b)
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Duty of
commission
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The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not
less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin
Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management
of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of
financial management in governmental or business entities and must have
experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial
management systems.
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(c)
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Membership
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(1)
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<header>
Number and
appointment
</header>
<text>
The Commission shall be composed of 8 members
appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or
financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows:
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(A)
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1 individual
appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands.
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(B)
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1 individual
appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.
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(C)
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1 individual, who
is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the
Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands.
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(D)
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1 individual
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John.
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(E)
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1 individual
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix.
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(F)
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1 individual
appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands.
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(G)
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1 individual, who
is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature
of the Virgin Islands.
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(H)
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1 individual appointed by the President of
AARP Virgin islands.
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(2)
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Terms
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<enum>
(A)
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<header>
In
general
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Each member shall be appointed for the life of the
Commission.
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Vacancies
</header>
<text>
A
vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original
appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed
for the remainder of that term.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFF9F79E7428F4DEC97051B2E6CEDFC09">
<enum>
(3)
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<header>
Basic
pay
</header>
<text>
Members shall serve without pay.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H218D057E4F2249E7843FA38DBEF9E119">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Quorum
</header>
<text>
Five
members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB9CD57369DE43DBA81336EF304301C8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Chairperson
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Chairperson of the Commission shall be
the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or
the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio
member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H17C4A4E8801E4534BBEDD6B613F13E9E">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Meetings
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet
for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed
under this subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF1D4BA2968674C98B30441A1FA94BDD5">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Government
employment
</header>
<text>
Members may not be current government employees,
except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Report;
recommendations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The
Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting.
The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for
nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF54B5E2461B04C259E3F4ED7D060E9D4">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Termination
</header>
<text>
The
Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief
Financial Officer.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
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Chief financial
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Chief Financial
Officer
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(2)
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Commission
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The
term
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Commission
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Governor
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The
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Governor
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removal for cause
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reasonable person would find grounds for discharge.
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June 17, 2013
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Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
of the Union and ordered to be printed
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| IB Union Calendar No. 78 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 85 [Report No. 113–110] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources June 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
1. Chief financial officer of the virgin islands (a) Appointment of chief financial officer (1) In general The Governor of the Virgin Islands shall appoint a Chief Financial Officer, with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands, from the names on the list required under section 2(d). If the Governor has nominated a person for Chief Financial Officer but the Legislature of the Virgin Islands has not confirmed a nominee within 90 days after receiving the list pursuant to section 2(d), the Governor shall appoint from such list a Chief Financial Officer on an acting basis until the Legislature consents to a Chief Financial Officer. (2) Acting chief financial officer If a Chief Financial Officer has not been appointed under paragraph (1) within 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission, by majority vote, shall appoint from the names on the list submitted under section 2(d), an Acting Chief Financial Officer to serve in that capacity until a Chief Financial Officer is appointed under the first sentence of paragraph (1). In either case, if the Acting Chief Financial Officer serves in an acting capacity for 180 consecutive days, without further action the Acting Chief Financial Officer shall become the Chief Financial Officer. (b) Duties of chief financial officer The duties of the Chief Financial Officer shall include the following: (1) Develop and report on the financial status of the Government of the Virgin Islands not later than 6 months after appointment and quarterly thereafter. Such reports shall be available to the public. (2) Each year prepare and certify spending limits of the annual budget, including annual estimates of all revenues of the territory without regard to sources, and whether or not the annual budget is balanced. (3) Revise and update standards for financial management, including inventory and contracting, for the Government of the Virgin Islands in general and for each agency in conjunction with the agency head. (c) Documents provided The heads of each department of the Government of the Virgin Islands, in particular the head of the Department of Finance of the Virgin Islands and the head of the Internal Revenue Bureau of the Virgin Islands shall provide all documents and information under the jurisdiction of that head that the Chief Financial Officer considers required to carry out his or her functions to the Chief Financial Officer. (d) Conditions related to chief financial officer (1) Term The Chief Financial Officer shall be appointed for a term of 5 years. (2) Removal The Chief Financial Officer shall not be removed except for cause. An Acting Chief Financial Officer may be removed for cause or by a Chief Financial Officer appointed with the advice and consent of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (3) Replacement If the Chief Financial Officer is unable to continue acting in that capacity due to removal, illness, death, or otherwise, another Chief Financial Officer shall be selected in accordance with subsection (a). (4) Salary The Chief Financial Officer shall be paid at a salary to be determined by the Governor of the Virgin Islands, except such rate may not be less than the highest rate of pay for a cabinet officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands or a Chief Financial Officer serving in any government or semiautonomous agency. (e) Referendum As part of the closest regularly scheduled, islands-wide election in the Virgin Islands to the expiration of the fourth year of the five-year term of the Chief Financial Officer, the Board of Elections of the Virgin Islands shall hold a referendum to seek the approval of the people of the Virgin Islands regarding whether the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Government of the Virgin Islands shall be made a permanent part of the executive branch of the Government of the Virgin Islands. The referendum shall be binding and conducted according to the laws of the Virgin Islands, except that the results shall be determined by a majority of the ballots cast. 2. Establishment of commission (a) Establishment There is established a commission to be known as the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission . (b) Duty of commission The Commission shall recommend to the Governor not less than 3 candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. Each candidate must have demonstrated ability in general management of, knowledge of, and extensive practical experience at the highest levels of financial management in governmental or business entities and must have experience in the development, implementation, and operation of financial management systems. (c) Membership (1) Number and appointment The Commission shall be composed of 8 members appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Persons appointed as members must have recognized business, government, or financial expertise and experience and shall be appointed as follows: (A) 1 individual appointed by the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (B) 1 individual appointed by the President of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (C) 1 individual, who is an employee of the Government of the Virgin Islands, appointed by the Central Labor Council of the Virgin Islands. (D) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Thomas-St. John. (E) 1 individual appointed by the Chamber of Commerce of St. Croix. (F) 1 individual appointed by the President of the University of the Virgin Islands. (G) 1 individual, who is a resident of St. John, appointed by the At-Large Member of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. (H) 1 individual appointed by the President of AARP Virgin islands. (2) Terms (A) In general Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (B) Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy shall be appointed for the remainder of that term. (3) Basic pay Members shall serve without pay. (4) Quorum Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. (5) Chairperson The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Virgin Islands or the designee of the Chief Justice. The Chairperson shall serve as an ex officio member of the Commission and shall vote only in the case of a tie. (6) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairperson. The Commission shall meet for the first time not later than 15 days after all members have been appointed under this subsection. (7) Government employment Members may not be current government employees, except for the member appointed under paragraph (1)(C). (d) Report; recommendations The Commission shall transmit a report to the Governor, the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate not later than 60 days after its first meeting. The report shall name the Commission’s recommendations for candidates for nomination as Chief Financial Officer of the Virgin Islands. (e) Termination The Commission shall terminate upon the nomination and confirmation of the Chief Financial Officer. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Chief financial officer In sections 1 and 2, the term Chief Financial Officer means a Chief Financial Officer or Acting Chief Financial Officer, as the case may be, appointed under section 1(a). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Virgin Islands Chief Financial Officer Search Commission established pursuant to section 2. (3) Governor The term Governor means the Governor of the Virgin Islands. (4) Removal for cause The term removal for cause means removal based upon misconduct, failure to meet job requirements, or any grounds that a reasonable person would find grounds for discharge.
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to
establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the
establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs,
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This Act may be cited as the
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Cybersecurity Education Enhancement
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Department of Homeland
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In
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The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the
Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, shall establish, in conjunction with the
National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of
higher education (and consortia thereof) for—
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the establishment
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the establishment
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and
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the purchase of
equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional
development programs or degree programs.
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Roles
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Department of
Homeland Security
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The Secretary, acting through the Assistant
Secretary and in consultation with the Director of the National Science
Foundation, shall establish the goals for the program established under this
section and the criteria for awarding grants.
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National Science
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The Director of the National Science Foundation shall
operate the program established under this section consistent with the goals
and criteria established under paragraph (1), including soliciting applicants,
reviewing applications, and making and administering awards. The Director may
consult with the Assistant Secretary in selecting awardees.
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Funding
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The
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to carry out this section.
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Awards
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(1)
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Peer
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All awards under this section shall be provided on a
competitive, merit-reviewed basis.
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Focus
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In
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practicable, ensure geographic diversity and the participation of women and
underrepresented minorities.
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(3)
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Preference
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In
making awards under this section, the Director—
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(A)
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shall give
preference to applications submitted by consortia of institutions, to encourage
as many students and professionals as possible to benefit from the program
established under this section; and
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shall give preference to any application
submitted by a consortium of institutions that includes at least one
institution that is eligible to receive funds under title III or V of the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
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(d)
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Institution of
higher education defined
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In this section the term
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institution of higher education
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has the meaning given that term
in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
1001(a)).
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(e)
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Authorization of
appropriations
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There is authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary for carrying out this section $3,700,000 for each of fiscal years
2012 and 2013.
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3.
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E-Security Fellows
Program
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(a)
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Establishment of
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Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of
2002 (
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6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.
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following:
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226.
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E-Security
Fellows Program
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(a)
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Establishment
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(1)
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In
general
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The Secretary shall establish a fellowship program in
accordance with this section for the purpose of bringing State, local, tribal,
and private sector officials to participate in the work of the National
Cybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with the Department’s stated
cybersecurity missions and capabilities, including but not limited to—
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enhancing Federal,
State, local, and tribal government cybersecurity;
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(B)
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developing
partnerships with other Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments,
and the private sector;
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improving and
enhancing public/private information sharing involving cyber attacks, threats,
and vulnerabilities;
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(D)
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providing and
coordinating incident response and recovery planning efforts; and
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fostering training
and certification.
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Program
name
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The program under this section shall be known as the
E-Security Fellows Program.
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(b)
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Eligibility
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order to be eligible for selection as a fellow under the program, an individual
must—
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(1)
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have
cybersecurity-related responsibilities; and
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(2)
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be eligible to
possess an appropriate national security clearance.
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(c)
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Limitations
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The
Secretary—
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(1)
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may conduct up to
2 iterations of the program each year, each of which shall be 180 days in
duration; and
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shall ensure that
the number of fellows selected for each iteration does not impede the
activities of the Division.
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(d)
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Condition
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As
a condition of selecting an individual as a fellow under the program, the
Secretary shall require that the individual’s employer agree to continue to pay
the individual’s salary and benefits during the period of the
fellowship.
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(e)
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Stipend
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During
the period of the fellowship of an individual under the program, the Secretary
shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the individual
a stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable living expenses during the
period of the
fellowship.
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(b)
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Clerical
amendment
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The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is
amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the
following:
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Sec. 226. E-Security Fellows
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 86 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology , and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Homeland Security , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to award grants to institutions of higher education for the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cybersecurity Education Enhancement Act of 2013 . 2. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity training programs and equipment (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Cybersecurity, shall establish, in conjunction with the National Science Foundation, a program to award grants to institutions of higher education (and consortia thereof) for— (1) the establishment or expansion of cybersecurity professional development programs; (2) the establishment or expansion (or both) of associate degree programs in cybersecurity; and (3) the purchase of equipment to provide training in cybersecurity for either professional development programs or degree programs. (b) Roles (1) Department of Homeland Security The Secretary, acting through the Assistant Secretary and in consultation with the Director of the National Science Foundation, shall establish the goals for the program established under this section and the criteria for awarding grants. (2) National Science Foundation The Director of the National Science Foundation shall operate the program established under this section consistent with the goals and criteria established under paragraph (1), including soliciting applicants, reviewing applications, and making and administering awards. The Director may consult with the Assistant Secretary in selecting awardees. (3) Funding The Secretary shall transfer to the National Science Foundation the funds necessary to carry out this section. (c) Awards (1) Peer review All awards under this section shall be provided on a competitive, merit-reviewed basis. (2) Focus In making awards under this section, the Director shall, to the extent practicable, ensure geographic diversity and the participation of women and underrepresented minorities. (3) Preference In making awards under this section, the Director— (A) shall give preference to applications submitted by consortia of institutions, to encourage as many students and professionals as possible to benefit from the program established under this section; and (B) shall give preference to any application submitted by a consortium of institutions that includes at least one institution that is eligible to receive funds under title III or V of the Higher Education Act of 1965. (d) Institution of higher education defined In this section the term institution of higher education has the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001(a)). (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary for carrying out this section $3,700,000 for each of fiscal years 2012 and 2013. 3. E-Security Fellows Program (a) Establishment of program Subtitle C of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 121 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 226. E-Security Fellows Program (a) Establishment (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a fellowship program in accordance with this section for the purpose of bringing State, local, tribal, and private sector officials to participate in the work of the National Cybersecurity Division in order to become familiar with the Department’s stated cybersecurity missions and capabilities, including but not limited to— (A) enhancing Federal, State, local, and tribal government cybersecurity; (B) developing partnerships with other Federal agencies, State, local, and tribal governments, and the private sector; (C) improving and enhancing public/private information sharing involving cyber attacks, threats, and vulnerabilities; (D) providing and coordinating incident response and recovery planning efforts; and (E) fostering training and certification. (2) Program name The program under this section shall be known as the E-Security Fellows Program. (b) Eligibility In order to be eligible for selection as a fellow under the program, an individual must— (1) have cybersecurity-related responsibilities; and (2) be eligible to possess an appropriate national security clearance. (c) Limitations The Secretary— (1) may conduct up to 2 iterations of the program each year, each of which shall be 180 days in duration; and (2) shall ensure that the number of fellows selected for each iteration does not impede the activities of the Division. (d) Condition As a condition of selecting an individual as a fellow under the program, the Secretary shall require that the individual’s employer agree to continue to pay the individual’s salary and benefits during the period of the fellowship. (e) Stipend During the period of the fellowship of an individual under the program, the Secretary shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, provide to the individual a stipend to cover the individual’s reasonable living expenses during the period of the fellowship. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by adding at the end of the items relating to such subtitle the following: Sec. 226. E-Security Fellows Program. . |
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1st Session
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H. R. 87
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mrs. Christensen
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
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A BILL
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To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at
St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other
purposes.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Castle Nugent National Historic Site
Establishment Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Definitions
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In this Act:
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(1)
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Historic
site
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
historic site
</term>
means the Castle Nugent
National Historic Site established in section 3.
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<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of the Interior.
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3.
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<header>
Castle Nugent
National Historic Site
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(a)
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Establishment
</header>
<text>
There
is established as a unit of the National Park System the Castle Nugent National
Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to
preserve, protect, and interpret, for the benefit of present and future
generations, a Caribbean cultural landscape that spans more than 300 years of
agricultural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove forests,
endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive barrier coral reef system,
and other outstanding natural features.
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(b)
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Boundaries
</header>
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The historic site consists of the
approximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys Hill and Laprey Valley
to the Caribbean Sea and from Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with
associated submerged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as generally
depicted on the map titled
<quote>
Castle Nugent National Historic Site Proposed
Boundary Map
</quote>
, numbered T22/100,447, and dated October 2009.
</text>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Map
availability
</header>
<text>
The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on
file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the
National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
</text>
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(d)
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Acquisition of
land
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(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary is
authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of the
historic site by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or
exchange.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
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U.S. Virgin
Island lands
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Secretary is
authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands owned by the U.S. Virgin
Islands or any political subdivision thereof only by donation or
exchange.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
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4.
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Administration
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall administer the historic site in
accordance with this Act and with laws generally applicable to units of the
National Park System, including—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the National Park
Service Organic Act (39 Stat. 535;
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16 U.S.C. 1 et seq.
</external-xref>
); and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the Act of August
21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666;
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461">
16 U.S.C. 461 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Shared
resources
</header>
<text>
To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary shall
use the resources of other sites administered by the National Park Service on
the Island of St. Croix to administer the historic site.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Continued
use
</header>
<text>
In order to maintain an important feature of the cultural
landscape of the historic site, the Secretary may lease to the University of
the Virgin Islands certain lands within the boundary of the historic site for
the purpose of continuing the university’s operation breeding Senepol cattle, a
breed developed on St. Croix. A lease under this subsection shall contain such
terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, including those
necessary to protect the values of the historic site.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Management
plan
</header>
<text>
Not later than three years after funds are made available
for this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for
the historic site.
</text>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 87 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the Castle Nugent National Historic Site at St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Castle Nugent National Historic Site Establishment Act of 2013 . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Historic site The term historic site means the Castle Nugent National Historic Site established in section 3. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. 3. Castle Nugent National Historic Site (a) Establishment There is established as a unit of the National Park System the Castle Nugent National Historic Site on the Island of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, in order to preserve, protect, and interpret, for the benefit of present and future generations, a Caribbean cultural landscape that spans more than 300 years of agricultural use, significant archeological resources, mangrove forests, endangered sea turtle nesting beaches, an extensive barrier coral reef system, and other outstanding natural features. (b) Boundaries The historic site consists of the approximately 2,900 acres of land extending from Lowrys Hill and Laprey Valley to the Caribbean Sea and from Manchenil Bay to Great Pond, along with associated submerged lands to the three-mile territorial limit, as generally depicted on the map titled Castle Nugent National Historic Site Proposed Boundary Map , numbered T22/100,447, and dated October 2009. (c) Map availability The map referred to in subsection (b) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior. (d) Acquisition of land (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands within the boundaries of the historic site by donation, purchase with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (2) U.S. Virgin Island lands The Secretary is authorized to acquire lands and interests in lands owned by the U.S. Virgin Islands or any political subdivision thereof only by donation or exchange. 4. Administration (a) In general The Secretary shall administer the historic site in accordance with this Act and with laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (1) the National Park Service Organic Act (39 Stat. 535; 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); and (2) the Act of August 21, 1935 (49 Stat. 666; 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ). (b) Shared resources To the greatest extent practicable, the Secretary shall use the resources of other sites administered by the National Park Service on the Island of St. Croix to administer the historic site. (c) Continued use In order to maintain an important feature of the cultural landscape of the historic site, the Secretary may lease to the University of the Virgin Islands certain lands within the boundary of the historic site for the purpose of continuing the university’s operation breeding Senepol cattle, a breed developed on St. Croix. A lease under this subsection shall contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers appropriate, including those necessary to protect the values of the historic site. (d) Management plan Not later than three years after funds are made available for this subsection, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historic site. |
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113 HR 88 IH: No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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<legis-num>
H. R. 88
</legis-num>
<current-chamber>
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
</current-chamber>
<action>
<action-date date="20130103">
January 3, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="J000032">
Ms. Jackson Lee
</sponsor>
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on the
Judiciary
</committee-name>
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</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict
a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers
or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for
other purposes.
</official-title>
</form>
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement
Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
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<section id="H15022F37A685478D886C402260E1BFD4">
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2.
</enum>
<header>
Findings; sense
of Congress
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(a)
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<header>
Findings
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Congress finds the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
In recent years it
has become clear that programs funded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice
Assistance Grant program (referred to in this Act as the
<quote>
Byrne grants
program
</quote>
) have perpetuated racial disparities, corruption in law
enforcement, and the commission of civil rights abuses across the country. This
is especially the case when it comes to the program’s funding of hundreds of
regional antidrug task forces because the grants for these antidrug task forces
have been dispensed to State governments with very little Federal oversight and
have been prone to misuse and corruption.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF5F9AFFD56CC4319A018BC18CFB1B8A5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Numerous
Government Accountability Office reports have found that the Department of
Justice has inadequately monitored grants provided under the Byrne grants
program. A 2001 General Accounting Office report found that one-third of the
grants did not contain required monitoring plans. Seventy percent of files on
such grants did not contain required progress reports. Forty-one percent of
such files did not contain financial reports covering the full grant period. A
2002 report by the Heritage Foundation reported that
<quote>
there is virtually
no evidence
</quote>
that the Byrne grants program has been successful in
reducing crime and that the program lacks
<quote>
adequate measures of
performance
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H892A218C4B5D4E3FBE80A94DDB1E73C8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A
2002 report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas identified 17 recent
scandals involving antidrug task forces in Texas that receive funds under the
Byrne grants program. Such scandals include cases of the falsification of
government records, witness tampering, fabricating evidence, false
imprisonment, stealing drugs from evidence lockers, selling drugs to children,
large-scale racial profiling, sexual harassment, and other abuses of official
capacity. Recent scandals in other States include the misuse of millions of
dollars in Byrne grants program money in Kentucky and Massachusetts, wrongful
convictions based on police perjury in Missouri, and negotiations with drug
offenders to drop or lower their charges in exchange for money or vehicles in
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and
Wisconsin.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H879797376C9247298E373D88FA1E248C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The most
well-known Byrne-funded task force scandal occurred in Tulia, Texas, where
dozens of African-American residents (totaling over 16 percent of the town’s
African-American population) were arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced to
decades in prison, based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of one
undercover officer whose background included past allegations of misconduct,
sexual harassment, unpaid debts, and habitual use of a racial epithet. The
undercover officer was allowed to work alone, and not required to provide
audiotapes, video surveillance, or eyewitnesses to corroborate his allegations.
Despite the lack of physical evidence or corroboration, the charges were
vigorously prosecuted. After the first few trials resulted in convictions and
lengthy sentences, many defendants accepted plea bargains. Suspicions regarding
the legitimacy of the charges eventually arose after two of the accused
defendants were able to produce convincing alibi evidence to prove that they
were out of State or at work at the time of the alleged drug purchases. Texas
Governor Rick Perry eventually pardoned the Tulia defendants (after four years
of imprisonment), but these kinds of scandals continue to plague Byrne grant
program spending.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A2673BDB2D84F38AB466ADE5AB011D8">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
A
case arose in a Federal court in Waco, Texas, concerning the wrongful arrests
of 28 African-Americans out of 4,500 other residents of Hearne, Texas. In
November 2000, these individuals were arrested on charges of possession or
distribution of crack cocaine, and they subsequently filed a case against the
county government. On May 11, 2005, a magistrate judge found sufficient
evidence that a Byrne-funded antidrug task force had routinely targeted
African-Americans to hold the county liable for the harm suffered by the
plaintiffs. Plaintiffs in that lawsuit alleged that for the past 15 years,
based on the uncorroborated tales of informants, task force members annually
raided the African-American community in eastern Hearne to arrest the residents
identified by the confidential informants, resulting in the arrest and
prosecution of innocent citizens without cause. On the eve of trial the
counties involved in the Hearne task force scandal settled the case, agreeing
to pay financial damages to the plaintiffs.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBD50BB9EAC77415985F79A2EDB70D352">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Scandals related
to the Byrne grants program have grown so prolific that the Texas legislature
has passed several reforms in response to them, including outlawing racial
profiling and changing Texas law to prohibit drug offense convictions based
solely on the word of an undercover informant. The Criminal Jurisprudence
Committee of the Texas House of Representatives issued a report in 2004
recommending that all of the State’s federally funded antidrug task forces be
abolished because they are inherently prone to corruption. The Committee
reported,
<quote>
Continuing to sanction task force operations as stand-alone
law enforcement entities—with widespread authority to operate at will across
multiple jurisdictional lines—should not continue. The current approach
violates practically every sound principle of police oversight and
accountability applicable to narcotics interdiction.
</quote>
The Texas
legislature passed a law that ends the ability of a narcotics task force to
operate as an entity with no clear accountability. The legislation transfers
authority for multicounty drug task forces to the Department of Public Safety
and channels one-quarter of asset forfeiture proceeds received by the task
forces to a special fund to support drug abuse prevention programs, drug
treatment, and other programs designed to reduce drug use in the county where
the assets are seized.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB31C1529333E4FA78EE482306B453120">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
Texas’s
<quote>
corroboration
</quote>
law was passed thanks to a coalition of Christian
conservatives and civil rights activists. As one Texas preacher related,
requiring corroboration
<quote>
puts a protective hedge around the ninth
commandment,
<quote>
You shall not bear false witness against your
neighbor.
</quote>
As long as people bear false witness against their neighbors,
this Biblical law will not be outdated.
</quote>
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE1B6B30C4BC2484E9D664AA54F596B9A">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
During floor
debate, conservative Texas legislators pointed out that Mosaic law requires
corroboration:
<quote>
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any
iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two
witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be
established.
</quote>
Deuteronomy 19:15. Jesus concurred with the corroboration
rule:
<quote>
If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his
fault between thee and him alone. … But if he will not hear thee, then take
with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every
word may be established.
</quote>
Matthew 18:15–16.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEE82419BA8D3449BA7CD5E4403527E4F">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Texas’s
<quote>
corroboration
</quote>
law had an immediate positive impact. Once
prosecutors needed more than just the word of one person to convict someone of
a drug offense they began scrutinizing law enforcement tactics. This new
scrutiny led to the uncovering of massive corruption and civil rights abuse by
the Dallas police force. In what became known nationally as the
<quote>
Sheetrock
</quote>
scandal, Dallas police officers and undercover
informants were found to have set up dozens of innocent people, mostly Mexican
immigrants, by planting fake drugs on them consisting of chalk-like material
used in Sheetrock and other brands of wallboard. The revelations led to the
dismissal of over 40 cases (although some of those arrested were already
deported). In April 2005, a former Dallas narcotics detective was sentenced to
five years in prison for his role in the scheme. Charges against others are
pending.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9240DB5680A74EBD8D0DF01FE26A64F2">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text>
Many regional
antidrug task forces receive up to 75 percent of their funding from the Byrne
grant program. As such, the United States Government is accountable for
corruption and civil rights abuses inherent in their operation.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5170F754E9E640D78F101BEA0E69FDD0">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Sense of
Congress
</header>
<text>
It is the sense of Congress that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCACC010B55BC453BA0DFCF7D453D0B58">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
grants under the
Byrne grants program should be prohibited for States that do not exercise
effective control over antidrug task forces;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E59168485B041A6BCA6706E8731D47F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
at a minimum, no
State that fails to prohibit criminal convictions based solely on the testimony
of a law enforcement officer or informants should receive a grant under such
program; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9EE63444005E4404BE02278E5B90A2FF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
corroborative
evidence, such as video or audio tapes, drugs, and money, should always be
required for such criminal convictions to be sustained.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HED0F6257CE8F4B1E8AACCE9D137D8654">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
receipt of Byrne grant funds and other Department of Justice law enforcement
assistance
</header>
<subsection id="H70C9EA5C30164CBDAD25624122E8AA7C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
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For
any fiscal year, a State shall not receive any amount that would otherwise be
allocated to that State under section 505(a) of the
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Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968
</act-name>
(
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42 U.S.C. 3755(a)
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), or any amount from any other law
enforcement assistance program of the Department of Justice, unless the
State—
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(1)
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does not fund any
antidrug task forces for that fiscal year; or
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
has in effect
throughout the State laws that ensure—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a person is not
convicted of a drug offense unless the fact that a drug offense was committed,
and the fact that the person committed that offense, are each supported by
evidence other than the eyewitness testimony of a law enforcement officer or an
individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a law enforcement
officer does not participate in an antidrug task force unless the honesty and
integrity of that officer is evaluated and found to be at an appropriately high
level.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The
Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out subsection
(a).
</text>
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<enum>
(c)
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<header>
Reallocation
</header>
<text>
Amounts
not allocated by reason of subsection (a) shall be reallocated to States not
disqualified by failure to comply with such subsection.
</text>
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4.
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<header>
Collection of
data
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(a)
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<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
A State that receives Federal funds pursuant to
eligibility under section 3(a)(2), with respect to a fiscal year, shall collect
data, for the most recent year for which funds were allocated to such State,
with respect to the—
</text>
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(1)
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<text>
racial
distribution of charges made during that year;
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
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<text>
nature of the
criminal law specified in the charges made; and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
city or law
enforcement jurisdiction in which the charges were made.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<text>
As
a condition of receiving Federal funds pursuant to section 3(a)(2), a State
shall submit to Congress the data collected under subsection (a) by not later
than the date that is 180 days prior to the date on which such funds are
awarded for a fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 88 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To increase the evidentiary standard required to convict a person for a drug offense, to require screening of law enforcement officers or others acting under color of law participating in drug task forces, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No More Tulias: Drug Law Enforcement Evidentiary Standards Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) In recent years it has become clear that programs funded by the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program (referred to in this Act as the Byrne grants program ) have perpetuated racial disparities, corruption in law enforcement, and the commission of civil rights abuses across the country. This is especially the case when it comes to the program’s funding of hundreds of regional antidrug task forces because the grants for these antidrug task forces have been dispensed to State governments with very little Federal oversight and have been prone to misuse and corruption. (2) Numerous Government Accountability Office reports have found that the Department of Justice has inadequately monitored grants provided under the Byrne grants program. A 2001 General Accounting Office report found that one-third of the grants did not contain required monitoring plans. Seventy percent of files on such grants did not contain required progress reports. Forty-one percent of such files did not contain financial reports covering the full grant period. A 2002 report by the Heritage Foundation reported that there is virtually no evidence that the Byrne grants program has been successful in reducing crime and that the program lacks adequate measures of performance . (3) A 2002 report by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas identified 17 recent scandals involving antidrug task forces in Texas that receive funds under the Byrne grants program. Such scandals include cases of the falsification of government records, witness tampering, fabricating evidence, false imprisonment, stealing drugs from evidence lockers, selling drugs to children, large-scale racial profiling, sexual harassment, and other abuses of official capacity. Recent scandals in other States include the misuse of millions of dollars in Byrne grants program money in Kentucky and Massachusetts, wrongful convictions based on police perjury in Missouri, and negotiations with drug offenders to drop or lower their charges in exchange for money or vehicles in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin. (4) The most well-known Byrne-funded task force scandal occurred in Tulia, Texas, where dozens of African-American residents (totaling over 16 percent of the town’s African-American population) were arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced to decades in prison, based solely on the uncorroborated testimony of one undercover officer whose background included past allegations of misconduct, sexual harassment, unpaid debts, and habitual use of a racial epithet. The undercover officer was allowed to work alone, and not required to provide audiotapes, video surveillance, or eyewitnesses to corroborate his allegations. Despite the lack of physical evidence or corroboration, the charges were vigorously prosecuted. After the first few trials resulted in convictions and lengthy sentences, many defendants accepted plea bargains. Suspicions regarding the legitimacy of the charges eventually arose after two of the accused defendants were able to produce convincing alibi evidence to prove that they were out of State or at work at the time of the alleged drug purchases. Texas Governor Rick Perry eventually pardoned the Tulia defendants (after four years of imprisonment), but these kinds of scandals continue to plague Byrne grant program spending. (5) A case arose in a Federal court in Waco, Texas, concerning the wrongful arrests of 28 African-Americans out of 4,500 other residents of Hearne, Texas. In November 2000, these individuals were arrested on charges of possession or distribution of crack cocaine, and they subsequently filed a case against the county government. On May 11, 2005, a magistrate judge found sufficient evidence that a Byrne-funded antidrug task force had routinely targeted African-Americans to hold the county liable for the harm suffered by the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs in that lawsuit alleged that for the past 15 years, based on the uncorroborated tales of informants, task force members annually raided the African-American community in eastern Hearne to arrest the residents identified by the confidential informants, resulting in the arrest and prosecution of innocent citizens without cause. On the eve of trial the counties involved in the Hearne task force scandal settled the case, agreeing to pay financial damages to the plaintiffs. (6) Scandals related to the Byrne grants program have grown so prolific that the Texas legislature has passed several reforms in response to them, including outlawing racial profiling and changing Texas law to prohibit drug offense convictions based solely on the word of an undercover informant. The Criminal Jurisprudence Committee of the Texas House of Representatives issued a report in 2004 recommending that all of the State’s federally funded antidrug task forces be abolished because they are inherently prone to corruption. The Committee reported, Continuing to sanction task force operations as stand-alone law enforcement entities—with widespread authority to operate at will across multiple jurisdictional lines—should not continue. The current approach violates practically every sound principle of police oversight and accountability applicable to narcotics interdiction. The Texas legislature passed a law that ends the ability of a narcotics task force to operate as an entity with no clear accountability. The legislation transfers authority for multicounty drug task forces to the Department of Public Safety and channels one-quarter of asset forfeiture proceeds received by the task forces to a special fund to support drug abuse prevention programs, drug treatment, and other programs designed to reduce drug use in the county where the assets are seized. (7) Texas’s corroboration law was passed thanks to a coalition of Christian conservatives and civil rights activists. As one Texas preacher related, requiring corroboration puts a protective hedge around the ninth commandment, You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. As long as people bear false witness against their neighbors, this Biblical law will not be outdated. (8) During floor debate, conservative Texas legislators pointed out that Mosaic law requires corroboration: One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established. Deuteronomy 19:15. Jesus concurred with the corroboration rule: If thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone. … But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. Matthew 18:15–16. (9) Texas’s corroboration law had an immediate positive impact. Once prosecutors needed more than just the word of one person to convict someone of a drug offense they began scrutinizing law enforcement tactics. This new scrutiny led to the uncovering of massive corruption and civil rights abuse by the Dallas police force. In what became known nationally as the Sheetrock scandal, Dallas police officers and undercover informants were found to have set up dozens of innocent people, mostly Mexican immigrants, by planting fake drugs on them consisting of chalk-like material used in Sheetrock and other brands of wallboard. The revelations led to the dismissal of over 40 cases (although some of those arrested were already deported). In April 2005, a former Dallas narcotics detective was sentenced to five years in prison for his role in the scheme. Charges against others are pending. (10) Many regional antidrug task forces receive up to 75 percent of their funding from the Byrne grant program. As such, the United States Government is accountable for corruption and civil rights abuses inherent in their operation. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) grants under the Byrne grants program should be prohibited for States that do not exercise effective control over antidrug task forces; (2) at a minimum, no State that fails to prohibit criminal convictions based solely on the testimony of a law enforcement officer or informants should receive a grant under such program; and (3) corroborative evidence, such as video or audio tapes, drugs, and money, should always be required for such criminal convictions to be sustained. 3. Limitation on receipt of Byrne grant funds and other Department of Justice law enforcement assistance (a) Limitation For any fiscal year, a State shall not receive any amount that would otherwise be allocated to that State under section 505(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755(a) ), or any amount from any other law enforcement assistance program of the Department of Justice, unless the State— (1) does not fund any antidrug task forces for that fiscal year; or (2) has in effect throughout the State laws that ensure— (A) a person is not convicted of a drug offense unless the fact that a drug offense was committed, and the fact that the person committed that offense, are each supported by evidence other than the eyewitness testimony of a law enforcement officer or an individual acting on behalf of a law enforcement officer; and (B) a law enforcement officer does not participate in an antidrug task force unless the honesty and integrity of that officer is evaluated and found to be at an appropriately high level. (b) Regulations The Attorney General shall prescribe regulations to carry out subsection (a). (c) Reallocation Amounts not allocated by reason of subsection (a) shall be reallocated to States not disqualified by failure to comply with such subsection. 4. Collection of data (a) In General A State that receives Federal funds pursuant to eligibility under section 3(a)(2), with respect to a fiscal year, shall collect data, for the most recent year for which funds were allocated to such State, with respect to the— (1) racial distribution of charges made during that year; (2) nature of the criminal law specified in the charges made; and (3) city or law enforcement jurisdiction in which the charges were made. (b) Report As a condition of receiving Federal funds pursuant to section 3(a)(2), a State shall submit to Congress the data collected under subsection (a) by not later than the date that is 180 days prior to the date on which such funds are awarded for a fiscal year. |
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 89
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mrs. Christensen
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(for
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Mr. Pierluisi
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,
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Mr. Faleomavaega
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, and
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Ms. Bordallo
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) introduced the following
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Committee
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To establish the St. Croix National Heritage Area, and
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1.
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<header>
St. Croix National Heritage
Area
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(a)
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Definitions
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In
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(1)
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Heritage
area
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The term
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Heritage Area
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means the St. Croix
National Heritage Area established by subsection (b)(1).
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(2)
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<header>
Local
coordinating entity
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The term
<term>
local coordinating
entity
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means the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area
designated by subsection (b)(4).
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(3)
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Management
plan
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The term
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management plan
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means the management
plan for the Heritage Area required under subsection (d).
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(4)
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<header>
Map
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The
term
<term>
map
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means the map entitled
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Proposed St. Croix National
Heritage Area
</quote>
and dated ________.
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(5)
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<header>
Secretary
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<text>
The
term
<term>
Secretary
</term>
means the Secretary of the Interior.
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(6)
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<header>
State
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
State
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means St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands.
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(b)
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<header>
St. Croix
National Heritage Area
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(1)
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<header>
Establishment
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There
is established in the State the St. Croix National Heritage Area.
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(2)
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<header>
Conceptual
boundaries
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The Heritage Area shall consist of the entire
island.
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(3)
</enum>
<header>
Map
</header>
<text>
A
map of the Heritage Area shall be—
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
included in the
management plan; and
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
on file and
available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park
Service.
</text>
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(4)
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<header>
Local
coordinating entity
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall
be known as St. Croix United for Community, Culture, Environment, and Economic
Development (SUCCEED) Inc.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Membership
requirements
</header>
<text>
Membership in SUCCEED, Inc. shall be open to a broad
cross-section of public, private, and non-governmental sectors including
businesses, individuals, agencies, and organizations that were involved in the
planning and development of the Heritage Area prior to the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
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(c)
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<header>
Administration
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(1)
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<header>
Authorities
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of carrying out the management plan, the Secretary, acting through the
local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available under this section
to—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
make grants to the
State or a political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and
other persons;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
enter into
cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to, the State or a
political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other
interested parties;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC34AC5FDCEF1432B8CDE4A9C6063499D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
hire and
compensate staff, which shall include individuals with expertise in natural,
cultural, and historical resources protection, and heritage programming;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
obtain money or
services from any source including any that are provided under any other
Federal law or program;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9AF32679642436BB1097B845B0820E4">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
contract for goods
or services; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8E461779CCBA41C582DF026EC6CE1A73">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
undertake to be a
catalyst for any other activity that furthers the Heritage Area and is
consistent with the approved management plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
local coordinating entity shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in accordance with
subsection (d), prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area to
the Secretary;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FF9CD590EBC42DC921D356743006E05">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
assist units of
local government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations
in carrying out the approved management plan by—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
carrying out
programs and projects that recognize, protect, and enhance important resource
values in the Heritage Area;
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
establishing and
maintaining interpretive exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
developing
recreational and educational opportunities in the Heritage Area;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
increasing public
awareness of, and appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and cultural
resources of the Heritage Area;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
protecting and
restoring historic sites and buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent
with Heritage Area themes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7AFB5217E66A40609D6DE45049565B2B">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
ensuring that
clear, consistent, and appropriate signs identifying points of public access,
and sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage Area; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5541044945304A1FA15B97DA469C44F6">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
promoting a wide
range of partnerships among governments, organizations, and individuals to
further the Heritage Area;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H340B4ED13B2B48A38E86A33977471A8B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
consider the
interests of diverse units of government, businesses, organizations, and
individuals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of the
management plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H454D0D03DB3E4207A9026DC1E8B2DED8">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
conduct meetings
open to the public at least semiannually regarding the development and
implementation of the management plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEBFFB9419A214482987EE0D7D2DA1232">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
for any year that
Federal funds have been received under this section—
</text>
<clause id="H3EFD1A5B216D4F3CBBA2C4912E731D15">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
submit an annual
report to the Secretary that describes the activities, expenses, and income of
the local coordinating entity (including grants to any other entities during
the year that the report is made);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0128D698F089425789ACE62B9A5E0AE8">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
make available to
the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of the funds
and any matching funds; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H32735BE57FE54928B7AD6160C31AFA14">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
require, with
respect to all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other
organizations, that the organizations receiving the funds make available to the
Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of the funds;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66AEEE7799F7407EA4EC142929250E12">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
encourage by
appropriate means economic viability that is consistent with the Heritage
Area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E24BB8641DF4385814C54B9E73AF2BF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
the acquisition of real property
</header>
<text>
The local coordinating entity
shall not use Federal funds made available under this section to acquire real
property or any interest in real property.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0E0C95103EAF4F349F4DC87941D38C57">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Cost-sharing
requirement
</header>
<subparagraph id="HEB3781C5BC604CEDA201266E34FCD384">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
Appropriations
</header>
<text>
Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to
be appropriated to carry out this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal
year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFF3C76F519DD404A89B7FA7F544383FF">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Cost-sharing
Requirement
</header>
<text>
The Federal share of the total cost of any activity
under this Act shall be not more than 50 percent; the non-Federal contribution
may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly
valued.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDEB14F12AFD14F34A35927D4AA2F5728">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Management
plan
</header>
<paragraph id="H19EF9FCA39034FC698E4F4BD2454FDBA">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of
this Act, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for
approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE05D73ECAE5147DB943615B4534BC4DB">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Requirements
</header>
<text>
The
management plan shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H4CE97C468DC845D49053628FC2078E3A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
incorporate an
integrated and cooperative approach for the protection, enhancement, and
interpretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, and recreational
resources of the Heritage Area;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H182E81551198438F8E1473218746959D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
take into
consideration State and local plans;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEA92A47809394E55AE3918F4B501DD7B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
include—
</text>
<clause id="H1222E3F32E1841F8B50B1BDFBCD99301">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
an
inventory of—
</text>
<subclause id="H14E286F95E4A4522B4F4C2069E37CFA7">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the resources
located in the core area described in subsection (b)(2); and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H8293E0E0763349D7B41BA3D6D738C04B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
any other
property in the core area that—
</text>
<item id="HA6CF11960E2B44CDAAD97502C1DA211C">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<text>
is
related to the themes of the Heritage Area; and
</text>
</item>
<item id="H5CCCFC5576BB459B8F034C3ED99050A0">
<enum>
(bb)
</enum>
<text>
should be
preserved, restored, managed, or maintained because of the significance of the
property;
</text>
</item>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H0A58C90A1E5042DAADB4474E2180FD49">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
describe
comprehensive policies, goals, strategies and recommendations for telling the
story of the heritage of the area covered by the designation and encouraging
long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding,
management, and development;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H3C9C40327A1E4D1E8C318CA6BA92ABD1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
a
description of actions that governments, private organizations, and individuals
have agreed to take to protect the natural, historical and cultural resources
of the Heritage Area;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H85F5FBAE23204B5F9B992C5601F380F6">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
a
program of implementation for the management plan by the local coordinating
entity that includes a description of—
</text>
<subclause id="HBA9E28349D9F4B05B869146FC807CA3D">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
actions to
facilitate ongoing collaboration among partners to promote plans for resource
protection, restoration, and construction; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H9B5B5B3D38B247C3AF2B3A72066595E2">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
specific
commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating
entity or any government, organization, or individual for the first 5 years of
operation;
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H957B184CECA64999B72ACE20BA71810C">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the
identification of sources of funding for carrying out the management
plan;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HE7A09B95CE784B469DAE0680DCAA77F1">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
analysis and
recommendations for means by which local, State, and Federal programs, may best
be coordinated to carry out this section; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H376D7633FCFE4267AC389DF7AFDCAC14">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
a
business plan that describes the role, operation, financing, and functions of
the local coordinating entity and of each of the major activities contained in
the management plan and provides adequate assurances that the local
coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial and other resources
necessary to implement the management plan for the National Heritage Area;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H890220AE7B764D01BA7E98D45E78BF82">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
recommend policies
and strategies for resource management that consider and detail the application
of appropriate land and water management techniques, including the development
of intergovernmental and interagency cooperative agreements to protect the
natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources
of the Heritage Area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32EF675E4E474EFE97728380A98B7BE2">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Deadline
</header>
<text>
If
a proposed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date that
is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating
entity shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under this section
until the date that the Secretary receives and approves the management
plan.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16BF64A598744C40A7165123DFD59118">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Approval or
disapproval of management plan
</header>
<subparagraph id="HCBF294E8AC1247D0AF0E318499A031A5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the
management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the
State, shall approve or disapprove the management plan.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC866360362104F8E87014DB45BD541F6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria for
approval
</header>
<text>
In determining whether to approve the management plan,
the Secretary shall consider whether—
</text>
<clause id="H68C524054F5F430381BBFC4755218CC4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
local coordinating entity is representative of the diverse interests of the
Heritage Area, including governments, natural and historic resource protection
organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and recreational
organizations;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC165603C5864415386DA0BED04BBD5F5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
local coordinating entity has afforded adequate opportunity, including public
hearings, for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the
management plan; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HABBDAE2243074EE1A6066B20B393E38C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the resource
protection and interpretation strategies contained in the management plan, if
implemented, would adequately protect the natural, historical, and cultural
resources of the Heritage Area.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAA61CF45F114677BF3878AD49EF6BB8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Action following
disapproval
</header>
<text>
If the Secretary disapproves the management plan
under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall—
</text>
<clause id="H05A0A964B7D0486D9917CC7F2BC2C6F1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
advise the local
coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H777AA4ABE0824A878CD11F618C25B1AA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
make
recommendations for revisions to the management plan; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA6505F8D29F74F2FBA3F756889C5FBD1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
not later than
180 days after the receipt of any proposed revision of the management plan from
the local coordinating entity, approve or disapprove the proposed
revision.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCBD2EFA594EA4A8D8AE7932B6D6633D3">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Amendments
</header>
<clause id="H04C4811BD5764CC3A6115883D37B908C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment
to the management plan that the Secretary determines make a substantial change
to the management plan.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H8539211922BE4A6EB06CDA7E168E22FF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Use of
funds
</header>
<text>
The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds
authorized by this section to carry out any amendments to the management plan
until the Secretary has approved the amendments.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H71D6813BD853495085667D57029E8A39">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Relationship to
other federal agencies
</header>
<paragraph id="H9EAAE0F78D7D4E9AA249DCF86A2D2370">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section affects the authority of a
Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other
law.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H833B93D79795491E97D7BE1DBC9A70B1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Consultation and
coordination
</header>
<text>
The head of any Federal agency planning to conduct
activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to
consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local
coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D4C1C30E9F043679F90E3BE5D784951">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Other federal
agencies
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE496146DEC724C979F2AAB663180E3FC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
modifies, alters,
or amends any law or regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal
land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H13ECEFCA595546AA8765A5122962F241">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
limits the
discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan
within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H598BC293EA6A4625B0E1C2C5587A6178">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
modifies, alters,
or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a
Federal agency.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H09E78A78AFD8434F95786967B6F91E36">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Private property
and regulatory protections
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCFABA67065B14C47BD485D627B309D5A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
abridges the
rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right
to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity
conducted within the Heritage Area;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9DF89B79F27842C1AD2E0FC18F7D577A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
requires any
property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State, or
local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify public
access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, State,
or local law;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H52AB578B16F44E198A160C79D41A33DF">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
alters any duly
adopted land use regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory
authority of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys any land use or
other regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H41566F763B9A43D19159EFCA81E1F6F5">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
authorizes or
implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8DBB39ECD6D34467B5C98462C5F992A5">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
diminishes the
authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of
fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H825C636D31E4406AAC5EE6B2F93900A5">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
creates any
liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private
property owner with respect to any person injured on the private
property.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF9F3DDDFF4964FBBB9CD5425C8B14C9B">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Evaluation;
report
</header>
<paragraph id="H2BACAA503A434453AC47C391C92F9931">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority
for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary
shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE106941714A04E49BEB35F33B57E8420">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
conduct an
evaluation of the accomplishments of the Heritage Area; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB5B457AE21A84E9FA95639D6839C8BA7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
prepare a report
in accordance with paragraph (3).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF9D69631E554AB6AD70F649D1243CDC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Evaluation
</header>
<text>
An
evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H94D1CFDB3BF84EE78F7FED6302E838A5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
assess the
progress of the local coordinating entity with respect to—
</text>
<clause id="HEA846A4619004A0E93340FC9D14F713E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
accomplishing the
purposes of this section for the Heritage Area; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5F76677F0DEC4E3FB1AF9E0C1653F944">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
achieving the
goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the Heritage
Area;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDFAA352A047F47328E12A5179623F77C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
analyze the
Federal, State, local, and private investments in the Heritage Area to
determine the leverage and impact of the investments; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA9F79C849A0E4B5BB5E0AAFAE4DC88F0">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
review the
management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the Heritage
Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for sustainability of
the Heritage Area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H28AB7A6F808745E18D06685A92E28665">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Report
</header>
<subparagraph id="HCE2D921BCB4B474B9F46915D4AF5494D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Based on the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A),
the Secretary shall prepare a report that includes recommendations for the
future role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage
Area.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H66AE4352407C43DBB3AB43BE87FEDE8F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Required
analysis
</header>
<text>
If the report prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends
that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall
include an analysis of—
</text>
<clause id="H19F21977BFF84C7C9210F396BD5597E5">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
ways
in which Federal funding for the Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HEEE6F2E708694A6BAD647A043C190345">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
appropriate time period necessary to achieve the recommended reduction or
elimination.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H686A2CABBD184B849E7ABFF5EB1DD480">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Submission to
congress
</header>
<text>
On completion of the report, the Secretary shall submit
the report to—
</text>
<clause id="HCDD2047168D348A29BB8E696FAE19342">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H43191D08FC014D60AC80F22369E37BEE">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3597AAA9AE8D488BBDD195C3FD903BB0">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made
available for any fiscal year.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H52E26AF940C74EDDAFC3A68F11202807">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
authority
</header>
<text>
The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance
under this section terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 89 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Mr. Pierluisi , Mr. Faleomavaega , and Ms. Bordallo ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the St. Croix National Heritage Area, and for other purposes.
1. St. Croix National Heritage Area (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Heritage area The term Heritage Area means the St. Croix National Heritage Area established by subsection (b)(1). (2) Local coordinating entity The term local coordinating entity means the local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area designated by subsection (b)(4). (3) Management plan The term management plan means the management plan for the Heritage Area required under subsection (d). (4) Map The term map means the map entitled Proposed St. Croix National Heritage Area and dated ________. (5) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (6) State The term State means St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. (b) St. Croix National Heritage Area (1) Establishment There is established in the State the St. Croix National Heritage Area. (2) Conceptual boundaries The Heritage Area shall consist of the entire island. (3) Map A map of the Heritage Area shall be— (A) included in the management plan; and (B) on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (4) Local coordinating entity (A) In general The local coordinating entity for the Heritage Area shall be known as St. Croix United for Community, Culture, Environment, and Economic Development (SUCCEED) Inc. (B) Membership requirements Membership in SUCCEED, Inc. shall be open to a broad cross-section of public, private, and non-governmental sectors including businesses, individuals, agencies, and organizations that were involved in the planning and development of the Heritage Area prior to the enactment of this Act. (c) Administration (1) Authorities For purposes of carrying out the management plan, the Secretary, acting through the local coordinating entity, may use amounts made available under this section to— (A) make grants to the State or a political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; (B) enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide technical assistance to, the State or a political subdivision of the State, nonprofit organizations, and other interested parties; (C) hire and compensate staff, which shall include individuals with expertise in natural, cultural, and historical resources protection, and heritage programming; (D) obtain money or services from any source including any that are provided under any other Federal law or program; (E) contract for goods or services; and (F) undertake to be a catalyst for any other activity that furthers the Heritage Area and is consistent with the approved management plan. (2) Duties The local coordinating entity shall— (A) in accordance with subsection (d), prepare and submit a management plan for the Heritage Area to the Secretary; (B) assist units of local government, regional planning organizations, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out the approved management plan by— (i) carrying out programs and projects that recognize, protect, and enhance important resource values in the Heritage Area; (ii) establishing and maintaining interpretive exhibits and programs in the Heritage Area; (iii) developing recreational and educational opportunities in the Heritage Area; (iv) increasing public awareness of, and appreciation for, natural, historical, scenic, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; (v) protecting and restoring historic sites and buildings in the Heritage Area that are consistent with Heritage Area themes; (vi) ensuring that clear, consistent, and appropriate signs identifying points of public access, and sites of interest are posted throughout the Heritage Area; and (vii) promoting a wide range of partnerships among governments, organizations, and individuals to further the Heritage Area; (C) consider the interests of diverse units of government, businesses, organizations, and individuals in the Heritage Area in the preparation and implementation of the management plan; (D) conduct meetings open to the public at least semiannually regarding the development and implementation of the management plan; (E) for any year that Federal funds have been received under this section— (i) submit an annual report to the Secretary that describes the activities, expenses, and income of the local coordinating entity (including grants to any other entities during the year that the report is made); (ii) make available to the Secretary for audit all records relating to the expenditure of the funds and any matching funds; and (iii) require, with respect to all agreements authorizing expenditure of Federal funds by other organizations, that the organizations receiving the funds make available to the Secretary for audit all records concerning the expenditure of the funds; and (F) encourage by appropriate means economic viability that is consistent with the Heritage Area. (3) Prohibition on the acquisition of real property The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds made available under this section to acquire real property or any interest in real property. (4) Cost-sharing requirement (A) Authorization of Appropriations Subject to subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act not more than $1,000,000 for any fiscal year. Funds so appropriated shall remain available until expended. (B) Cost-sharing Requirement The Federal share of the total cost of any activity under this Act shall be not more than 50 percent; the non-Federal contribution may be in the form of in-kind contributions of goods or services fairly valued. (d) Management plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall submit to the Secretary for approval a proposed management plan for the Heritage Area. (2) Requirements The management plan shall— (A) incorporate an integrated and cooperative approach for the protection, enhancement, and interpretation of the natural, cultural, historic, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area; (B) take into consideration State and local plans; (C) include— (i) an inventory of— (I) the resources located in the core area described in subsection (b)(2); and (II) any other property in the core area that— (aa) is related to the themes of the Heritage Area; and (bb) should be preserved, restored, managed, or maintained because of the significance of the property; (ii) describe comprehensive policies, goals, strategies and recommendations for telling the story of the heritage of the area covered by the designation and encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, interpretation, funding, management, and development; (iii) a description of actions that governments, private organizations, and individuals have agreed to take to protect the natural, historical and cultural resources of the Heritage Area; (iv) a program of implementation for the management plan by the local coordinating entity that includes a description of— (I) actions to facilitate ongoing collaboration among partners to promote plans for resource protection, restoration, and construction; and (II) specific commitments for implementation that have been made by the local coordinating entity or any government, organization, or individual for the first 5 years of operation; (v) the identification of sources of funding for carrying out the management plan; (vi) analysis and recommendations for means by which local, State, and Federal programs, may best be coordinated to carry out this section; and (vii) a business plan that describes the role, operation, financing, and functions of the local coordinating entity and of each of the major activities contained in the management plan and provides adequate assurances that the local coordinating entity has the partnerships and financial and other resources necessary to implement the management plan for the National Heritage Area; and (D) recommend policies and strategies for resource management that consider and detail the application of appropriate land and water management techniques, including the development of intergovernmental and interagency cooperative agreements to protect the natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resources of the Heritage Area. (3) Deadline If a proposed management plan is not submitted to the Secretary by the date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the local coordinating entity shall be ineligible to receive additional funding under this section until the date that the Secretary receives and approves the management plan. (4) Approval or disapproval of management plan (A) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of receipt of the management plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary, in consultation with the State, shall approve or disapprove the management plan. (B) Criteria for approval In determining whether to approve the management plan, the Secretary shall consider whether— (i) the local coordinating entity is representative of the diverse interests of the Heritage Area, including governments, natural and historic resource protection organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and recreational organizations; (ii) the local coordinating entity has afforded adequate opportunity, including public hearings, for public and governmental involvement in the preparation of the management plan; and (iii) the resource protection and interpretation strategies contained in the management plan, if implemented, would adequately protect the natural, historical, and cultural resources of the Heritage Area. (C) Action following disapproval If the Secretary disapproves the management plan under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— (i) advise the local coordinating entity in writing of the reasons for the disapproval; (ii) make recommendations for revisions to the management plan; and (iii) not later than 180 days after the receipt of any proposed revision of the management plan from the local coordinating entity, approve or disapprove the proposed revision. (D) Amendments (i) In general The Secretary shall approve or disapprove each amendment to the management plan that the Secretary determines make a substantial change to the management plan. (ii) Use of funds The local coordinating entity shall not use Federal funds authorized by this section to carry out any amendments to the management plan until the Secretary has approved the amendments. (e) Relationship to other federal agencies (1) In general Nothing in this section affects the authority of a Federal agency to provide technical or financial assistance under any other law. (2) Consultation and coordination The head of any Federal agency planning to conduct activities that may have an impact on the Heritage Area is encouraged to consult and coordinate the activities with the Secretary and the local coordinating entity to the maximum extent practicable. (3) Other federal agencies Nothing in this section— (A) modifies, alters, or amends any law or regulation authorizing a Federal agency to manage Federal land under the jurisdiction of the Federal agency; (B) limits the discretion of a Federal land manager to implement an approved land use plan within the boundaries of the Heritage Area; or (C) modifies, alters, or amends any authorized use of Federal land under the jurisdiction of a Federal agency. (f) Private property and regulatory protections Nothing in this section— (1) abridges the rights of any property owner (whether public or private), including the right to refrain from participating in any plan, project, program, or activity conducted within the Heritage Area; (2) requires any property owner to permit public access (including access by Federal, State, or local agencies) to the property of the property owner, or to modify public access or use of property of the property owner under any other Federal, State, or local law; (3) alters any duly adopted land use regulation, approved land use plan, or other regulatory authority of any Federal, State, or local agency, or conveys any land use or other regulatory authority to the local coordinating entity; (4) authorizes or implies the reservation or appropriation of water or water rights; (5) diminishes the authority of the State to manage fish and wildlife, including the regulation of fishing and hunting within the Heritage Area; or (6) creates any liability, or affects any liability under any other law, of any private property owner with respect to any person injured on the private property. (g) Evaluation; report (1) In general Not later than 3 years before the date on which authority for Federal funding terminates for the Heritage Area, the Secretary shall— (A) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments of the Heritage Area; and (B) prepare a report in accordance with paragraph (3). (2) Evaluation An evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A) shall— (A) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity with respect to— (i) accomplishing the purposes of this section for the Heritage Area; and (ii) achieving the goals and objectives of the approved management plan for the Heritage Area; (B) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private investments in the Heritage Area to determine the leverage and impact of the investments; and (C) review the management structure, partnership relationships, and funding of the Heritage Area for purposes of identifying the critical components for sustainability of the Heritage Area. (3) Report (A) In general Based on the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall prepare a report that includes recommendations for the future role of the National Park Service, if any, with respect to the Heritage Area. (B) Required analysis If the report prepared under subparagraph (A) recommends that Federal funding for the Heritage Area be reauthorized, the report shall include an analysis of— (i) ways in which Federal funding for the Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated; and (ii) the appropriate time period necessary to achieve the recommended reduction or elimination. (C) Submission to congress On completion of the report, the Secretary shall submit the report to— (i) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate; and (ii) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. (h) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, of which not more than $1,000,000 may be made available for any fiscal year. (i) Termination of authority The authority of the Secretary to provide assistance under this section terminates on the date that is 15 years after the date of enactment of this Act. |
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113 HR 90 IH: David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 90
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
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To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for
other purposes.
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1.
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<header>
Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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<short-title>
David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act
of 2013
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or
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<short-title>
David’s Law
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.
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2.
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<header>
Findings
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Congress finds that—
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(1)
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the incidence of
violence motivated by the actual or perceived race, color, national origin,
religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim poses a
serious national problem;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
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<text>
such violence
disrupts the tranquility and safety of communities and is deeply
divisive;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H045F63D00E754F8F9C147BCD0BEDEB3C">
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(3)
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<text>
existing Federal
law is inadequate to address this problem;
</text>
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(4)
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<text>
such violence
affects interstate commerce in many ways, including—
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
by impeding the
movement of members of targeted groups and forcing such members to move across
State lines to escape the incidence or risk of such violence; and
</text>
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(B)
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<text>
by preventing
members of targeted groups from purchasing goods and services, obtaining or
sustaining employment or participating in other commercial activity;
</text>
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(5)
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<text>
perpetrators cross
State lines to commit such violence;
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<enum>
(6)
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<text>
instrumentalities
of interstate commerce are used to facilitate the commission of such
violence;
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(7)
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<text>
such violence is
committed using articles that have traveled in interstate commerce;
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<paragraph id="H568F8CC7D5204A578E5E7F3CDB2E5E71">
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(8)
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<text>
violence motivated
by bias that is a relic of slavery can constitute badges and incidents of
slavery;
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<enum>
(9)
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<text>
although many
local jurisdictions have attempted to respond to the challenges posed by such
violence, the problem is sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in
scope to warrant Federal intervention to assist such jurisdictions; and
</text>
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(10)
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<text>
many States have
no laws addressing violence based on the actual or perceived race, color,
national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability, of the
victim, while other States have laws that provide only limited
protection.
</text>
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3.
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<header>
Definition of
hate crime
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In this Act, the
term
<term>
hate crime
</term>
has the same meaning as in section 280003(a) of
the
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Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994
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(
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28 U.S.C. 994
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note).
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4.
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<header>
Prohibition of
certain acts of violence
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Section 245
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of title 18, United States Code,
is amended—
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(1)
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by redesignating
subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and
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(2)
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by inserting after
subsection (b) the following:
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(c)
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(1)
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Whoever, whether or not
acting under color of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or,
through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause
bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived race, color,
religion, or national origin of any person—
</text>
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(A)
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shall be imprisoned not more than 10
years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and
</text>
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(B)
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shall be imprisoned for any term of
years or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both if—
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(i)
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death results from the acts
committed in violation of this paragraph; or
</text>
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(ii)
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the acts committed in violation of
this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual
abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to
kill.
</text>
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(2)
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(A)
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Whoever, whether or not
acting under color of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B),
willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a
firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person,
because of the actual or perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, or
disability of any person—
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(i)
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shall be imprisoned not more than 10
years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and
</text>
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(ii)
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shall be imprisoned for any term of
years or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both, if—
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(I)
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death results from the acts
committed in violation of this paragraph; or
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(II)
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the acts committed in violation of
this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual
abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to
kill.
</text>
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</clause>
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(B)
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For purposes of subparagraph (A), the
circumstances described in this subparagraph are that—
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(i)
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in connection with the offense, the
defendant or the victim travels in interstate or foreign commerce, uses a
facility or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, or engages in
any activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or
</text>
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(ii)
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<text>
the offense is in or affects
interstate or foreign
commerce.
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.
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<enum>
5.
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<header>
Duties of Federal
sentencing commission
</header>
<subsection id="HCD782A9FB28E44B184C6218AAADF62F5">
<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Amendment of
Federal sentencing guidelines
</header>
<text>
Pursuant to its authority under
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section 994
</external-xref>
of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing
Commission shall study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit
hate crimes and shall, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines
to provide sentencing enhancements (in addition to the sentencing enhancement
provided for the use of a minor during the commission of an offense) for adult
defendants who recruit juveniles to assist in the commission of hate
crimes.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Consistency with
other guidelines
</header>
<text>
In carrying out this section, the United States
Sentencing Commission shall—
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(1)
</enum>
<text>
ensure that there
is reasonable consistency with other Federal sentencing guidelines; and
</text>
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(2)
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<text>
avoid duplicative
punishments for substantially the same offense.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Grant
program
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Authority To
make grants
</header>
<text>
The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall make grants, in
accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe, to
State and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by
juveniles.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated such sums
as may be necessary to carry out this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H25560B7F85EF4C059084656C284C9C96">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Authorization for
additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There are authorized to be appropriated to
the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, including the
Community Relations Service, for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 such sums as
are necessary to increase the number of personnel to prevent and respond to
alleged violations of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/245">
section 245
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code (as amended
by this Act).
</text>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 90 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To enhance Federal enforcement of hate crimes, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the David Ray Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2013 or David’s Law . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the incidence of violence motivated by the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability of the victim poses a serious national problem; (2) such violence disrupts the tranquility and safety of communities and is deeply divisive; (3) existing Federal law is inadequate to address this problem; (4) such violence affects interstate commerce in many ways, including— (A) by impeding the movement of members of targeted groups and forcing such members to move across State lines to escape the incidence or risk of such violence; and (B) by preventing members of targeted groups from purchasing goods and services, obtaining or sustaining employment or participating in other commercial activity; (5) perpetrators cross State lines to commit such violence; (6) instrumentalities of interstate commerce are used to facilitate the commission of such violence; (7) such violence is committed using articles that have traveled in interstate commerce; (8) violence motivated by bias that is a relic of slavery can constitute badges and incidents of slavery; (9) although many local jurisdictions have attempted to respond to the challenges posed by such violence, the problem is sufficiently serious, widespread, and interstate in scope to warrant Federal intervention to assist such jurisdictions; and (10) many States have no laws addressing violence based on the actual or perceived race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability, of the victim, while other States have laws that provide only limited protection. 3. Definition of hate crime In this Act, the term hate crime has the same meaning as in section 280003(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 ( 28 U.S.C. 994 note). 4. Prohibition of certain acts of violence Section 245 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following: (c) (1) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived race, color, religion, or national origin of any person— (A) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and (B) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both if— (i) death results from the acts committed in violation of this paragraph; or (ii) the acts committed in violation of this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill. (2) (A) Whoever, whether or not acting under color of law, in any circumstance described in subparagraph (B), willfully causes bodily injury to any person or, through the use of fire, a firearm, or an explosive device, attempts to cause bodily injury to any person, because of the actual or perceived religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability of any person— (i) shall be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or fined in accordance with this title, or both; and (ii) shall be imprisoned for any term of years or for life, or fined in accordance with this title, or both, if— (I) death results from the acts committed in violation of this paragraph; or (II) the acts committed in violation of this paragraph include kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, aggravated sexual abuse or an attempt to commit aggravated sexual abuse, or an attempt to kill. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the circumstances described in this subparagraph are that— (i) in connection with the offense, the defendant or the victim travels in interstate or foreign commerce, uses a facility or instrumentality of interstate or foreign commerce, or engages in any activity affecting interstate or foreign commerce; or (ii) the offense is in or affects interstate or foreign commerce. . 5. Duties of Federal sentencing commission (a) Amendment of Federal sentencing guidelines Pursuant to its authority under section 994 of title 28, United States Code, the United States Sentencing Commission shall study the issue of adult recruitment of juveniles to commit hate crimes and shall, if appropriate, amend the Federal sentencing guidelines to provide sentencing enhancements (in addition to the sentencing enhancement provided for the use of a minor during the commission of an offense) for adult defendants who recruit juveniles to assist in the commission of hate crimes. (b) Consistency with other guidelines In carrying out this section, the United States Sentencing Commission shall— (1) ensure that there is reasonable consistency with other Federal sentencing guidelines; and (2) avoid duplicative punishments for substantially the same offense. 6. Grant program (a) Authority To make grants The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice shall make grants, in accordance with such regulations as the Attorney General may prescribe, to State and local programs designed to combat hate crimes committed by juveniles. (b) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. 7. Authorization for additional personnel to assist State and local law enforcement There are authorized to be appropriated to the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, including the Community Relations Service, for fiscal years 2013, 2014, and 2015 such sums as are necessary to increase the number of personnel to prevent and respond to alleged violations of section 245 of title 18, United States Code (as amended by this Act). |
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Extension of the Supplemental
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titles IV and XVI (as in effect
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 91 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen (for herself, Ms. Bordallo , and Mr. Faleomavaega ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To extend the supplemental security income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.
1. Extension of the Supplemental Security Income benefits program to Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and American Samoa (a) In general Section 1101(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301(a)(1)) is amended— (1) by striking , the Virgin Islands, and Guam each place such term appears; and (2) by striking title IV and inserting titles IV and XVI (as in effect pursuant to such amendment after December 31, 1973) . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 303(b) of the Social Security Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 1484) is amended by striking , Guam, and the Virgin Islands . (2) Sections 3(a)(2), 1003(a)(2), 1403(a)(2), and 1603(a)(2) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 303(a)(2) , 1203(a)(2), 1353(a)(2), and 1383 note) are each amended by striking , the Virgin Islands, and Guam . (3) Section 1614(e) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1382c(e) ) is amended by striking and the District of Columbia and inserting , the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 1st day of the 3rd calendar month that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief
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High energy costs
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Section 19 of the
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High Energy Cost
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Out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not
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as may be necessary for the grant provided for in paragraph (1), in addition to
any other appropriated funds that may be used for the grant.
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Amounts
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Economic
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for fiscal years 2013 through 2017.
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Low-Income Home
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With
respect to fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the percentage described in section
2605(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42
U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 300 percent when applied to households
located in the Virgin Islands.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 92 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. Christensen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture , and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce , Transportation and Infrastructure , Financial Services , and Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide energy crisis relief to residents of the Virgin Islands.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Virgin Islands Energy Crisis Relief Act . 2. High energy costs assistance Section 19 of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 ( 7 U.S.C. 918a ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) High Energy Cost Grant to the Water and Power Authority of the United States Virgin Islands (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Rural Utilities Service, shall make a grant in an amount equal to $100,000,000 to the Water and Power Authority of the United States Virgin Islands under subection (a)(1) if that entity applies for, and is eligible for, such a grant. (2) Appropriation (A) In general Out of any funds in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are appropriated for fiscal year 2013 such sums as may be necessary for the grant provided for in paragraph (1), in addition to any other appropriated funds that may be used for the grant. (B) Availability Amounts made available under subparagraph (A) shall remain available through fiscal year 2015. (d) Territories included In this section, the term State includes Territory. . 3. Economic adjustment assistance (a) In general The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to make grants under section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3199 ) to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for programs and activities to convert base power production in the Virgin Islands from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section a total of $15,000,000 for fiscal years 2013 through 2017. 4. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program With respect to fiscal years 2013 through 2018, the percentage described in section 2605(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(i)) shall be 300 percent when applied to households located in the Virgin Islands. |
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restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture,
or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license
has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial
notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other
purposes.
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Restrictions on
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It shall be unlawful for
a person who has been notified by the Attorney General that the Attorney
General has made a determination to revoke a license issued to the person under
this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or to deny an
application of the person to renew such a license, to—
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into
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to an employee of the person, or to an
individual described in section 923(d)(1)(B) with respect to the person;
or
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receive a firearm that was a business
inventory firearm of the person as of the date the person received the
notice.
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Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is
rescinded.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 93 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cicilline introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to restrict the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fire Sale Loophole Closing Act . 2. Restrictions on the ability of a person whose Federal license to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms has been revoked, whose application to renew such a license has been denied, or who has received a license revocation or renewal denial notice, to transfer business inventory firearms (a) Restrictions Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (aa) (1) (A) It shall be unlawful for a person who has been notified by the Attorney General that the Attorney General has made a determination to revoke a license issued to the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or to deny an application of the person to renew such a license, to— (i) transfer a business inventory firearm of the person— (I) into a personal collection of the person; or (II) to an employee of the person, or to an individual described in section 923(d)(1)(B) with respect to the person; or (ii) receive a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the person as of the date the person received the notice. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is rescinded. (2) (A) It shall be unlawful for a person, on or after the effective date of the revocation of a license issued to the person under this chapter to import, manufacture, or deal in firearms, or (in the case that the application of the person to renew such a license is denied) on or after the date the license expires, to— (i) engage in conduct prohibited by paragraph (1); or (ii) transfer to any other person (except a person licensed under this chapter or a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency) a firearm that was a business inventory firearm of the person as of the effective date or expiration date, as the case may be. (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a license revocation or denial determination that is reversed. . (b) Business inventory defined Section 921(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) Business inventory firearm The term business inventory firearm means, with respect to a person, a firearm required by law to be recorded in the acquisition and disposition logs of any firearms business of the person. . (c) Conforming amendment Section 923(c) of such title is amended in the 2nd sentence by inserting section 922(aa) and to after subject only to . (d) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(aa) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year (or, if the violation was willful, 5 years), or both. . (e) Requirement that license revocation or application denial notice include text of law prohibiting dealing in firearms without a Federal firearms license and restricting transfer of firearms after receipt of official license revocation or renewal application denial notice Section 923(f)(1) of such title is amended in the last sentence by inserting , and shall set forth the provisions of Federal law and regulation which prohibit a person not licensed under this chapter from engaging in the business of dealing in firearms or are relevant in determining whether a person is doing so, and the provisions of section 922(aa) before the period. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 94 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.
1. Prohibiting use of presidential election campaign funds for party conventions (a) In general Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 9008. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 9008. 2. Conforming amendments (a) Availability of payments to candidates The third sentence of section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking , section 9008(b)(3), . (b) Reports by Federal election commission Section 9009(a) of such Code is amended— (1) by adding and at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking ; and at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (c) Penalties Section 9012 of such Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second sentence; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (d) Availability of payments from presidential primary matching payment account The second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking and for payments under section 9008(b)(3) . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2012. |
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| IB Union Calendar No. 210 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 94 [Report No. 113–291] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration December 12, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Kline and Mr. Loebsack December 12, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the use of public funds for political party conventions.
1. Prohibiting use of presidential election campaign funds for party conventions (a) In general Chapter 95 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking section 9008. (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections of chapter 95 of such Code is amended by striking the item relating to section 9008. 2. Conforming amendments (a) Availability of payments to candidates The third sentence of section 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking , section 9008(b)(3), . (b) Reports by Federal election commission Section 9009(a) of such Code is amended— (1) by adding and at the end of paragraph (2); (2) by striking ; and at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), and (6). (c) Penalties Section 9012 of such Code is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking the second sentence; and (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2). (d) Availability of payments from presidential primary matching payment account The second sentence of section 9037(a) of such Code is amended by striking and for payments under section 9008(b)(3) . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to elections occurring after December 31, 2012.
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<session>
1st Session
</session>
<legis-num>
H. R. 95
</legis-num>
<current-chamber>
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
</current-chamber>
<action>
<action-date date="20130103">
January 3, 2013
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Mr. Cole
</sponsor>
introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Ways and
Means
</committee-name>
, and in addition to the Committee on
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House Administration
</committee-name>
, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
</action-desc>
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<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating
taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party
conventions.
</official-title>
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1.
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<header>
Termination of taxpayer
financing of presidential election campaigns
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(a)
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Termination of
designation of income tax payments
</header>
<text>
Section 6096 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new
subsection:
</text>
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(d)
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Termination
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<text>
This
section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31,
2011.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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(b)
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Termination of
fund and account
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(1)
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Termination of
presidential election campaign fund
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(A)
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<header>
In
general
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<text>
Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
</text>
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9014.
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Termination
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The provisions of this chapter shall not
apply with respect to any presidential election (or any presidential nominating
convention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any
candidate in such an
election.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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(B)
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Transfer of
excess funds to general fund
</header>
<text>
Section 9006 of such Code is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
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(d)
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Transfer of
funds remaining after termination
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<text>
The Secretary shall transfer
all amounts in the fund after the date of the enactment of this section to the
general fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the
deficit.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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<header>
Termination of
account
</header>
<text>
Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by
adding at the end the following new section:
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9043.
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Termination
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The provisions of this chapter shall not
apply to any candidate with respect to any presidential election after the date
of the enactment of this
section.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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(c)
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Clerical
amendments
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<enum>
(1)
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<text>
The table of
sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
</text>
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Sec. 9014.
Termination.
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.
</after-quoted-block>
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(2)
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<text>
The table of
sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the
end the following new item:
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Sec. 9043.
Termination.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 95 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Cole introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To reduce Federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns and party conventions.
1. Termination of taxpayer financing of presidential election campaigns (a) Termination of designation of income tax payments Section 6096 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Termination This section shall not apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2011. . (b) Termination of fund and account (1) Termination of presidential election campaign fund (A) In general Chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9014. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply with respect to any presidential election (or any presidential nominating convention) after the date of the enactment of this section, or to any candidate in such an election. . (B) Transfer of excess funds to general fund Section 9006 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Transfer of funds remaining after termination The Secretary shall transfer all amounts in the fund after the date of the enactment of this section to the general fund of the Treasury, to be used only for reducing the deficit. . (2) Termination of account Chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 9043. Termination The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any candidate with respect to any presidential election after the date of the enactment of this section. . (c) Clerical amendments (1) The table of sections for chapter 95 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9014. Termination. . (2) The table of sections for chapter 96 of subtitle H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 9043. Termination. . |
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Amendment to
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Televising
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The
Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the
Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that
allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the
due process rights of one or more of the parties before the
Court.
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678. Televising Supreme Court
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 96 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Poe of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cameras in the Courtroom Act . 2. Amendment to title 28 (a) In general Chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of one or more of the parties before the Court. . (b) Clerical amendment The chapter analysis for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings. . |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Connolly
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Mr. Langevin
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, and in addition to the Committee on the
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Judiciary
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, for a period
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concerned
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To provide incentives for States to invest in practices
and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to
simplify voter registration.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely
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Incentives for
States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite
voting at the polls and simplify voter registration
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(a)
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Purposes
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The purposes of this section are to—
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(1)
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provide incentives
for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite
voting at the polls; and
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(2)
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provide incentives
for States to simplify voter registration.
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(b)
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Reservation of
funds
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From the amount made available to carry out this section
for a fiscal year, the Attorney General may reserve not more than 10 percent of
such amount to carry out activities related to—
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(1)
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technical
assistance; and
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(2)
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outreach and
dissemination.
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(c)
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Program
authorized
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(1)
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In
general
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From the amounts made
available under subsection (h) for a fiscal year and not reserved under
subsection (b), the Attorney General shall award grants, on a competitive
basis, to States in accordance with subsection (d)(2)
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to enable the States to carry out the purposes of this
section.
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(2)
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Number of
grants
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A State may not receive more than 1 grant under this
section per grant period.
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(3)
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Duration of
grants
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(A)
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In
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A grant under this
section shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 years.
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(B)
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Continuation of
grants
</header>
<text>
A State that is awarded a grant under this section shall
not receive grant funds under this section for the second or any subsequent
year of the grant unless the State demonstrates to the Attorney General, at
such time and in such manner as determined by the Attorney General, that the
State is—
</text>
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(i)
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making progress in
implementing the plan under subsection (d)(1)(C) at a rate that the Attorney
General determines will result in the State fully implementing such plan during
the remainder of the grant period; or
</text>
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(ii)
</enum>
<text>
making progress
against the performance measures set forth in subsection (e) at a rate that the
Attorney General determines will result in the State reaching its targets and
achieving the objectives of the grant during the remainder of the grant
period.
</text>
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Applications
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(1)
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<header>
Applications
</header>
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Each
State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an
application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. At
a minimum, each such application shall include—
</text>
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(A)
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documentation of
the applicant’s record, as applicable—
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(i)
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in
providing various voter registration opportunities;
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
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in
providing early voting;
</text>
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(iii)
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<text>
in
providing absentee voting;
</text>
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<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
in
providing assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary
language;
</text>
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<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
in
providing assistance to voters with disabilities;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
in
providing effective access to voting for members of the armed services;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
in
providing formal training of election officials;
</text>
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<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
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in auditing or
otherwise documenting waiting times at polling stations;
</text>
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<enum>
(ix)
</enum>
<text>
in
allocating polling locations, equipment, and staff to match population
distribution;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(x)
</enum>
<text>
in
responding to voting irregularities and concerns raised at polling
stations;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(xi)
</enum>
<text>
in
creating and adhering to contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or
other disaster; and
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(xii)
</enum>
<text>
with respect to
any other performance measure described in subsection (e) that is not included
in clauses (i) through (xi);
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDAAA53D576E5497BB8DD69A3D8FCF21D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
evidence of
conditions of innovation and reform that the applicant has established and the
applicant's proposed plan for implementing additional conditions for innovation
and reform, including—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
how the applicant has identified and eliminated ineffective practices in the
past and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HE51866E936B94A08A63A1DED5C7FF37B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
how the applicant has identified and promoted effective practices in the past
and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H0709D67CFAB94BD0820806AAA82E4414">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
steps the
applicant has taken and will take to eliminate statutory, regulatory,
procedural, or other barriers and to facilitate the full implementation of the
proposed plan under this subparagraph;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H842A96096BDD44A1A687995A113A0DC6">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a comprehensive
and coherent plan for using funds under this section, and other Federal, State,
and local funds, to improve the applicant’s performance on the measures
described in subsection (e), consistent with criteria set forth by the Attorney
General, including how the applicant will, if applicable—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
provide flexible
registration opportunities, including online and same-day registration and
registration updating;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H9F520832ECF5492EA2CE1F249EFDBF51">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
provide early
voting, at a minimum of 9 of the 10 calendar days preceding an election, at
sufficient and flexible hours;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCE69EE32A6E749D38FBFD03869930CA9">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
provide absentee
voting, including no-excuse absentee voting;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
provide
assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary language;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7BFF3A7FDC9F4D6CAF16BE2146B8761C">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
provide assistance
to voters with disabilities, including visual impairment;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
provide effective
access to voting for members of the armed services;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H573C1E8F04E64723BFC9C623DC0DA8AC">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
provide formal
training of election officials, including State and county administrators and
volunteers;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H223BA4E3F7BA4292B91328BCC48A334C">
<enum>
(viii)
</enum>
<text>
audit and
reduce waiting times at polling stations;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H684D277C112D4C908FBB4D8B5AFBAAA5">
<enum>
(ix)
</enum>
<text>
allocate polling
locations, equipment, and staff to match population distribution;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H7E52C18504334A758B47BEAD4160AA40">
<enum>
(x)
</enum>
<text>
respond to any
reports of voting irregularities or concerns raised at the polling
station;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(xi)
</enum>
<text>
create
contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or other disaster;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H74264CFEA4D8411DB737696FA78830CF">
<enum>
(xii)
</enum>
<text>
improve the wait
times at the persistently poorest performing polling stations within the
jurisdiction of the applicant;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
evidence of
collaboration between the State, local election officials, and other
stakeholders, in developing the plan described in subparagraph (C), including
evidence of the commitment and capacity to implement the plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the applicant’s
annual performance measures and targets, consistent with the requirements of
subsection (e); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the applicant’s plan to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of
activities carried out with funds under this section.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7CE755D3B8264D36B9F39FBDD46DA4A8">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Criteria for
evaluating applications
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Award
basis
</header>
<text>
The Attorney General shall award grants under this section
on a competitive basis, based on the quality of the applications submitted
under paragraph (1), including—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
each
applicant’s record in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2A143CB562254E978FDFCB93E57CB51F">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
each applicant’s
record of, and commitment to, establishing conditions for innovation and
reform, as described in paragraph (1)(B);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA5C1A20D117A4670B70D79A9F10B3025">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the quality and
likelihood of success of each applicant’s plan described in paragraph (1)(C) in
showing improvement in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A), including each
applicant’s capacity to implement the plan and evidence of collaboration as
described in paragraph (1)(D); and
</text>
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<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
each applicant’s
evaluation plan as described in paragraph (1)(F).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Explanation
</header>
<text>
The
Attorney General shall publish an explanation of how the application review
process under this paragraph will ensure an equitable and objective evaluation
based on the criteria described in subparagraph (A).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Performance
measures
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each State receiving
a grant under this section shall establish performance measures and targets,
approved by the Attorney General, for the programs and activities carried out
under this section. These measures shall, at a minimum, track the State’s
progress—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in implementing
its plan described in subsection (d)(1)(C);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF2398751F75D43D1B2D9A0DF07BD6179">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in expediting
voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFE21168CA7EB471BAADCC3F430187DD0">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
on any other
measures identified by the Attorney General.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Uses of
funds
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Each State that
receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for any purpose
included in the State's plan under subsection (d)(1)(C).
</text>
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<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Reporting
</header>
<text>
A
State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney
General, at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may require,
an annual report including—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
data on the
State’s progress in achieving the targets for the performance measures
established under subsection (e);
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a
description of the challenges the State has faced in implementing its program
and how it has addressed or plans to address those challenges; and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
findings from the
evaluation plan as described in subsection (d)(1)(F).
</text>
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<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<header>
State
defined
</header>
<text>
In this section, the term
<term>
State
</term>
means each
of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are
authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this
section.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 97 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Connolly (for himself and Mr. Langevin ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and to simplify voter registration.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair, Accurate, Secure, and Timely Voting Act or the FAST Voting Act . 2. Incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls and simplify voter registration (a) Purposes The purposes of this section are to— (1) provide incentives for States to invest in practices and technology that are designed to expedite voting at the polls; and (2) provide incentives for States to simplify voter registration. (b) Reservation of funds From the amount made available to carry out this section for a fiscal year, the Attorney General may reserve not more than 10 percent of such amount to carry out activities related to— (1) technical assistance; and (2) outreach and dissemination. (c) Program authorized (1) In general From the amounts made available under subsection (h) for a fiscal year and not reserved under subsection (b), the Attorney General shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to States in accordance with subsection (d)(2) , to enable the States to carry out the purposes of this section. (2) Number of grants A State may not receive more than 1 grant under this section per grant period. (3) Duration of grants (A) In general A grant under this section shall be awarded for a period of not more than 4 years. (B) Continuation of grants A State that is awarded a grant under this section shall not receive grant funds under this section for the second or any subsequent year of the grant unless the State demonstrates to the Attorney General, at such time and in such manner as determined by the Attorney General, that the State is— (i) making progress in implementing the plan under subsection (d)(1)(C) at a rate that the Attorney General determines will result in the State fully implementing such plan during the remainder of the grant period; or (ii) making progress against the performance measures set forth in subsection (e) at a rate that the Attorney General determines will result in the State reaching its targets and achieving the objectives of the grant during the remainder of the grant period. (d) Applications (1) Applications Each State that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require. At a minimum, each such application shall include— (A) documentation of the applicant’s record, as applicable— (i) in providing various voter registration opportunities; (ii) in providing early voting; (iii) in providing absentee voting; (iv) in providing assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary language; (v) in providing assistance to voters with disabilities; (vi) in providing effective access to voting for members of the armed services; (vii) in providing formal training of election officials; (viii) in auditing or otherwise documenting waiting times at polling stations; (ix) in allocating polling locations, equipment, and staff to match population distribution; (x) in responding to voting irregularities and concerns raised at polling stations; (xi) in creating and adhering to contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or other disaster; and (xii) with respect to any other performance measure described in subsection (e) that is not included in clauses (i) through (xi); (B) evidence of conditions of innovation and reform that the applicant has established and the applicant's proposed plan for implementing additional conditions for innovation and reform, including— (i) a description of how the applicant has identified and eliminated ineffective practices in the past and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future; (ii) a description of how the applicant has identified and promoted effective practices in the past and the applicant's plan for doing so in the future; and (iii) steps the applicant has taken and will take to eliminate statutory, regulatory, procedural, or other barriers and to facilitate the full implementation of the proposed plan under this subparagraph; (C) a comprehensive and coherent plan for using funds under this section, and other Federal, State, and local funds, to improve the applicant’s performance on the measures described in subsection (e), consistent with criteria set forth by the Attorney General, including how the applicant will, if applicable— (i) provide flexible registration opportunities, including online and same-day registration and registration updating; (ii) provide early voting, at a minimum of 9 of the 10 calendar days preceding an election, at sufficient and flexible hours; (iii) provide absentee voting, including no-excuse absentee voting; (iv) provide assistance to voters who do not speak English as a primary language; (v) provide assistance to voters with disabilities, including visual impairment; (vi) provide effective access to voting for members of the armed services; (vii) provide formal training of election officials, including State and county administrators and volunteers; (viii) audit and reduce waiting times at polling stations; (ix) allocate polling locations, equipment, and staff to match population distribution; (x) respond to any reports of voting irregularities or concerns raised at the polling station; (xi) create contingency voting plans in the event of a natural or other disaster; and (xii) improve the wait times at the persistently poorest performing polling stations within the jurisdiction of the applicant; (D) evidence of collaboration between the State, local election officials, and other stakeholders, in developing the plan described in subparagraph (C), including evidence of the commitment and capacity to implement the plan; (E) the applicant’s annual performance measures and targets, consistent with the requirements of subsection (e); and (F) a description of the applicant’s plan to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of activities carried out with funds under this section. (2) Criteria for evaluating applications (A) Award basis The Attorney General shall award grants under this section on a competitive basis, based on the quality of the applications submitted under paragraph (1), including— (i) each applicant’s record in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A); (ii) each applicant’s record of, and commitment to, establishing conditions for innovation and reform, as described in paragraph (1)(B); (iii) the quality and likelihood of success of each applicant’s plan described in paragraph (1)(C) in showing improvement in the areas described in paragraph (1)(A), including each applicant’s capacity to implement the plan and evidence of collaboration as described in paragraph (1)(D); and (iv) each applicant’s evaluation plan as described in paragraph (1)(F). (B) Explanation The Attorney General shall publish an explanation of how the application review process under this paragraph will ensure an equitable and objective evaluation based on the criteria described in subparagraph (A). (e) Performance measures Each State receiving a grant under this section shall establish performance measures and targets, approved by the Attorney General, for the programs and activities carried out under this section. These measures shall, at a minimum, track the State’s progress— (1) in implementing its plan described in subsection (d)(1)(C); (2) in expediting voting at the polls or simplifying voter registration, as applicable; and (3) on any other measures identified by the Attorney General. (f) Uses of funds Each State that receives a grant under this section shall use the grant funds for any purpose included in the State's plan under subsection (d)(1)(C). (g) Reporting A State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney General, at such time and in such manner as the Attorney General may require, an annual report including— (1) data on the State’s progress in achieving the targets for the performance measures established under subsection (e); (2) a description of the challenges the State has faced in implementing its program and how it has addressed or plans to address those challenges; and (3) findings from the evaluation plan as described in subsection (d)(1)(F). (h) State defined In this section, the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (i) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. |
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113 HR 98 IH: John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 98
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Conyers
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on the
Judiciary
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the
victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot of 1921.
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1.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood
Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2013
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</quote>
.
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<section id="H5C53AEC5C0654AF7AF67CCEA28414251">
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2.
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<header>
Findings
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Congress makes the following
findings:
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(1)
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In 1921, Greenwood (a community in Tulsa,
Oklahoma) was one of the most prosperous African-American communities in the
United States. Serving over 8,000 residents, Greenwood's commercial district
was known nationally as the
<quote>
Negro Wall Street
</quote>
. The community
boasted two newspapers, over a dozen churches, and hundreds of
African-American-owned businesses.
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
On the evening of
May 31, 1921, the African-American Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma was
ravaged by a White mob. By the conclusion of the riot at midday, June 1,
virtually every building in a 42-square-block area of the community—homes,
schools, churches, and businesses—was burned to the ground and thousands were
left homeless. Over 1,200 homes were destroyed. Every church, school, and
business in Greenwood was set on fire. Approximately 8,000 African-Americans
were left homeless and penniless. Unable to rebuild, thousands of residents
spent the winter of 1921–1922 in tents.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE5F78F53141D424D82097BA162FBDB15">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Credible evidence
supports the belief that up to 300 African-Americans were killed during the
riot. As many victims were buried in unmarked graves, an exact accounting is
impossible.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3D28F4D26E8E4868BFADDE85C55CBAE2">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In the wake of the
White mob destruction of the Greenwood District, a State-convened grand jury
officially placed responsibility for the violence on the African-American
community, exonerating Whites of all responsibility. Neither the State nor the
city undertook any investigations or prosecutions, and documents relating to
the riot vanished from State archives. Ultimately, no convictions were obtained
for the incidents of murder, arson, or larceny connected with the riot.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90EF9852621F49A491BF084142562320">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
None of the more
than 100 contemporaneously filed lawsuits by residents and property owners in
Greenwood were successful in recovering damages from insurance companies to
assist in the reconstruction of the community. After the city attempted to
block their redevelopment efforts, victims were forced to rebuild with their
own resources or abandon the community.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
State and local
governments suppressed or ignored issues and claims arising from the 1921 riot,
effectively excising it from collective memory, until the Oklahoma Legislature
created a commission to study the event in 1997. The commission's February 28,
2001, report uncovered new information and detailed, for the first time, the
extent of involvement by the State and city government in prosecuting and
erasing evidence of the riot (Okla. Stat. Tit. 74 Section 8000.1 (West
2005)).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA4F6FA73F2D94CF5BE5C25B990F5AF06">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
The documentation
assembled by the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Commission provides strong evidence that
some local municipal and county officials failed to take actions to calm or
contain the situation once violence erupted and, in some cases, became
participants in the subsequent violence, and even deputized and armed many
Whites who were part of a mob that killed, looted, and burned down the
Greenwood area.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
Based on new
information contained in the report, the Greenwood claimants filed suit,
pursuant to the laws codified in sections 1981, 1983, and 1985 of title 42 of
the United States Code and the 14th Amendment, seeking damages for the injuries
sustained in the riot as a result of the government's involvement. Their claims
were dismissed as time barred by the court, and so were not determined on the
merits (382 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir. 2004), rehrg en banc denied (with dissent),
391 F.3d 1155 (10th Cir. 2004), cert denied Alexander v. State of Oklahoma, 544
U.S. 1044 (2005)).
</text>
</paragraph>
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3.
</enum>
<header>
Cause of
action
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Every person who, in
connection with the Tulsa, Oklahoma race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted
under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the
State of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the
deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the
deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil
action for redress.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text>
In
this section, the term
<quote>
person
</quote>
includes the State of
Oklahoma.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
commencement of action
</header>
<text>
A civil action under this section may not
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Act.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 98 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide a remedy for survivors and descendants of the victims of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Race Riot of 1921.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Findings The Congress makes the following findings: (1) In 1921, Greenwood (a community in Tulsa, Oklahoma) was one of the most prosperous African-American communities in the United States. Serving over 8,000 residents, Greenwood's commercial district was known nationally as the Negro Wall Street . The community boasted two newspapers, over a dozen churches, and hundreds of African-American-owned businesses. (2) On the evening of May 31, 1921, the African-American Greenwood community of Tulsa, Oklahoma was ravaged by a White mob. By the conclusion of the riot at midday, June 1, virtually every building in a 42-square-block area of the community—homes, schools, churches, and businesses—was burned to the ground and thousands were left homeless. Over 1,200 homes were destroyed. Every church, school, and business in Greenwood was set on fire. Approximately 8,000 African-Americans were left homeless and penniless. Unable to rebuild, thousands of residents spent the winter of 1921–1922 in tents. (3) Credible evidence supports the belief that up to 300 African-Americans were killed during the riot. As many victims were buried in unmarked graves, an exact accounting is impossible. (4) In the wake of the White mob destruction of the Greenwood District, a State-convened grand jury officially placed responsibility for the violence on the African-American community, exonerating Whites of all responsibility. Neither the State nor the city undertook any investigations or prosecutions, and documents relating to the riot vanished from State archives. Ultimately, no convictions were obtained for the incidents of murder, arson, or larceny connected with the riot. (5) None of the more than 100 contemporaneously filed lawsuits by residents and property owners in Greenwood were successful in recovering damages from insurance companies to assist in the reconstruction of the community. After the city attempted to block their redevelopment efforts, victims were forced to rebuild with their own resources or abandon the community. (6) State and local governments suppressed or ignored issues and claims arising from the 1921 riot, effectively excising it from collective memory, until the Oklahoma Legislature created a commission to study the event in 1997. The commission's February 28, 2001, report uncovered new information and detailed, for the first time, the extent of involvement by the State and city government in prosecuting and erasing evidence of the riot (Okla. Stat. Tit. 74 Section 8000.1 (West 2005)). (7) The documentation assembled by the 1921 Tulsa Race Riot Commission provides strong evidence that some local municipal and county officials failed to take actions to calm or contain the situation once violence erupted and, in some cases, became participants in the subsequent violence, and even deputized and armed many Whites who were part of a mob that killed, looted, and burned down the Greenwood area. (8) Based on new information contained in the report, the Greenwood claimants filed suit, pursuant to the laws codified in sections 1981, 1983, and 1985 of title 42 of the United States Code and the 14th Amendment, seeking damages for the injuries sustained in the riot as a result of the government's involvement. Their claims were dismissed as time barred by the court, and so were not determined on the merits (382 F.3d 1206 (10th Cir. 2004), rehrg en banc denied (with dissent), 391 F.3d 1155 (10th Cir. 2004), cert denied Alexander v. State of Oklahoma, 544 U.S. 1044 (2005)). 3. Cause of action (a) In general Every person who, in connection with the Tulsa, Oklahoma race riot of 1921 and its aftermath, acted under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of the State of Oklahoma to subject, or cause to be subjected, any person to the deprivation, on account of race, of any right secured at the time of the deprivation by Oklahoma law, shall be liable to the party injured in a civil action for redress. (b) Definition In this section, the term person includes the State of Oklahoma. (c) Limitation on commencement of action A civil action under this section may not be commenced later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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Health Insurance Industry Antitrust
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Restoring the
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Nothing contained in this Act shall modify,
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the business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the
term
<quote>
antitrust laws
</quote>
has the meaning given it in subsection (a)
of the first section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section
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competition.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 99 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit anticompetitive activities and to provide that health insurance issuers and medical malpractice insurance issuers are subject to the antitrust laws of the United States, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2013 . 2. Prohibition of anticompetitive activities Notwithstanding any other provision of law, nothing in the Act of March 9, 1945 ( 15 U.S.C. 1011 et seq. , commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act ), shall be construed to permit health insurance issuers (as defined in section 2791 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300gg–91 )) or issuers of medical malpractice insurance to engage in any form of price fixing, bid rigging, or market allocations in connection with the conduct of the business of providing health insurance coverage (as defined in such section) or coverage for medical malpractice claims or actions. 3. Restoring the application of antitrust laws to health sector insurers (a) Amendment to McCarran-Ferguson Act Section 3 of the Act of March 9, 1945 (15 U.S.C. 1013), commonly known as the McCarran-Ferguson Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Nothing contained in this Act shall modify, impair, or supersede the operation of any of the antitrust laws with respect to the business of health insurance. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term antitrust laws has the meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of the Clayton Act, except that such term includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to the extent that such section 5 applies to unfair methods of competition. . (b) Related Provision For purposes of section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ( 15 U.S.C. 45 ) to the extent such section applies to unfair methods of competition, section 3(c) of the McCarran-Ferguson Act shall apply with respect to the business of health insurance without regard to whether such business is carried on for profit, notwithstanding the definition of Corporation contained in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. |
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Mr. Deutch
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Mr. Nadler
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Mr. Johnson of Georgia
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Mr. Watt
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Mr. George Miller of California
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Ms. Jackson Lee
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Protecting Employees and
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Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
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Sec. 2. Findings.
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<toc-entry idref="HD242F392003149E38E764D536BC67A80" level="title">
Title I—Improving Recoveries for Employees and Retirees
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H3D3EE18AAA124A1189257116FD23DA11" level="section">
Sec. 101. Increased wage priority.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H3D04F93A96D244CFBF8E91C0BB355C7B" level="section">
Sec. 102. Claim for stock value losses in defined contribution
plans.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0344E8EE7F88464795390B5DD85FD84D" level="section">
Sec. 103. Priority for severance pay.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H09B157C1BFE246E386EDD30D9556F948" level="section">
Sec. 104. Financial returns for employees and
retirees.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H074D2A3A5061401D8BC4B47EBBF46558" level="section">
Sec. 105. Priority for WARN Act damages.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H47A35F0E00ED4FC380CD577B80FF9E29" level="title">
Title II—Reducing Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 201. Rejection of collective bargaining
agreements.
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<toc-entry idref="H5D9396CA363D4C4CBF31CE2C03F31CBB" level="section">
Sec. 202. Payment of insurance benefits to retired
employees.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4B2049F49F894EE3B58A85AFCFFAF339" level="section">
Sec. 203. Protection of employee benefits in a sale of
assets.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H31BF051FB30C435F978023FA38840FE6" level="section">
Sec. 204. Claim for pension losses.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6408C93BD900445E9978CD8F016BDB59" level="section">
Sec. 205. Payments by secured lender.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H79743A81EC974BC4AB07FB1A73A741D2" level="section">
Sec. 206. Preservation of jobs and benefits.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 207. Termination of exclusivity.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H0A056D7441E64BDFA241333B9C8421D9" level="title">
Title III—Restricting Executive Compensation Programs
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 301. Executive compensation upon exit from
bankruptcy.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H1A0144A69F914A6780A222DE7887A71F" level="section">
Sec. 302. Limitations on executive compensation
enhancements.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 303. Assumption of executive benefit plans.
</toc-entry>
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Sec. 304. Recovery of executive compensation.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HF05EE9D1CFAE4BFCBB2794BCA5666BB1" level="section">
Sec. 305. Preferential compensation transfer.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HDEB6EF4CCE8F4290A842E7D31C673598" level="title">
Title IV—Other Provisions
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H41C448AA1DA846AE998FC3049C1418A7" level="section">
Sec. 401. Union proof of claim.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HD48F06E3CF664B41985E5199FA975728" level="section">
Sec. 402. Exception from automatic stay.
</toc-entry>
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Findings
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The Congress finds the following:
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(1)
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Business
bankruptcies have increased sharply in recent years and remain at high levels.
These bankruptcies include several of the largest business bankruptcy filings
in history. As the use of bankruptcy has expanded, job preservation and
retirement security are placed at greater risk.
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(2)
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Laws enacted to
improve recoveries for employees and retirees and limit their losses in
bankruptcy cases have not kept pace with the increasing and broader use of
bankruptcy by businesses in all sectors of the economy. However, while
protections for employees and retirees in bankruptcy cases have eroded,
management compensation plans devised for those in charge of troubled
businesses have become more prevalent and are escaping adequate
scrutiny.
</text>
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(3)
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Changes in the law
regarding these matters are urgently needed as bankruptcy is used to address
increasingly more complex and diverse conditions affecting troubled businesses
and industries.
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I
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Improving
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101.
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Increased wage
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Section 507(a) of
title 11, United States Code, is amended—
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(1)
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(A)
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by striking
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$10,000
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$20,000
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;
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(B)
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within 180 days
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or the date of the cessation of the debtor’s business, whichever occurs
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(A)
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within 180
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or the date
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for each such
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multiplied by
$20,000.
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Claim for stock
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(1)
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in subparagraph
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or
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right or interest in equity securities of
the debtor, or an affiliate of the debtor, held in a defined contribution plan
(within the meaning of section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (
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29 U.S.C. 1002(34)
</external-xref>
)) for the benefit of an individual who is not
an insider, a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly
compensated employees of the debtor (if one or more are not insiders), if such
securities were attributable to either employer contributions by the debtor or
an affiliate of the debtor, or elective deferrals (within the meaning of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/402">
section 402(g)
</external-xref>
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and any earnings thereon,
if an employer or plan sponsor who has commenced a case under this title has
committed fraud with respect to such plan or has otherwise breached a duty to
the participant that has proximately caused the loss of
value.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H0344E8EE7F88464795390B5DD85FD84D">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Priority for
severance pay
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 503(b)
of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0031BB7E4AA14B13B2655713D3B9256A">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (8),
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5FBD8A29CFA040A7BB36520C6E34389F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (9),
by striking the period and inserting
<quote>
; and
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2D8F7785FB449C2AF7ACCFCAF646D52">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF97C222FF6134297960897A2B1F6833D" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H81C24571CEE642E7881D0FA997CE7353">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
severance pay owed to employees of the
debtor (other than to an insider, other senior management, or a consultant
retained to provide services to the debtor), under a plan, program, or policy
generally applicable to employees of the debtor (but not under an individual
contract of employment), or owed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement,
for layoff or termination on or after the date of the filing of the petition,
which pay shall be deemed earned in full upon such layoff or termination of
employment.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H09B157C1BFE246E386EDD30D9556F948">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Financial
returns for employees and retirees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/1129">
Section 1129(a)
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H6991A78D0B3D4D848870A851ACBD55F8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HAF9836DB1B354C6FAE50234F2C198BB7" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H29C7BB8542D04CDFB28F4996C0AA2EFC">
<enum>
(17)
</enum>
<text>
The plan provides
for recovery of damages payable for the rejection of a collective bargaining
agreement, or for other financial returns as negotiated by the debtor and the
authorized representative under section 1113 (to the extent that such returns
are paid under, rather than outside of, a
plan).
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB932687927F24D28AE67DFC44C81140C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (13) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD917065D4EB249ABB71531FB078CB8FD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H85549E2965C64922819F2F1DCCBE5FB1">
<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
With respect to retiree benefits, as that
term is defined in section 1114(a), the plan—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HDA28EF0DBE004147AD27F74EA750B3C7">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
provides for the
continuation after its effective date of payment of all retiree benefits at the
level established pursuant to subsection (e)(1)(B) or (g) of section 1114 at
any time before the date of confirmation of the plan, for the duration of the
period for which the debtor has obligated itself to provide such benefits, or
if no modifications are made before confirmation of the plan, the continuation
of all such retiree benefits maintained or established in whole or in part by
the debtor before the date of the filing of the petition; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9ADE686CA6CA468EA7FB6D1AA890C431">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
provides for
recovery of claims arising from the modification of retiree benefits or for
other financial returns, as negotiated by the debtor and the authorized
representative (to the extent that such returns are paid under, rather than
outside of, a
plan).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H074D2A3A5061401D8BC4B47EBBF46558">
<enum>
105.
</enum>
<header>
Priority for
WARN Act damages
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section
503(b)(1)(A)(ii) of title 11, United States Code is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H334E6D861097451BB6FBF5AF55A34624" style="OLC">
<clause id="HFF4E03E196E44366814DED74598E99B1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
wages and
benefits awarded pursuant to a judicial proceeding or a proceeding of the
National Labor Relations Board as back pay or damages attributable to any
period of time occurring after the date of commencement of the case under this
title, as a result of a violation of Federal or State law by the debtor,
without regard to the time of the occurrence of unlawful conduct on which the
award is based or to whether any services were rendered on or after the
commencement of the case, including an award by a court under section 2901 of
title 29, United States Code, of up to 60 days’ pay and benefits following a
layoff that occurred or commenced at a time when such award period includes a
period on or after the commencement of the case, if the court determines that
payment of wages and benefits by reason of the operation of this clause will
not substantially increase the probability of layoff or termination of current
employees or of nonpayment of domestic support obligations during the case
under this
title.
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H47A35F0E00ED4FC380CD577B80FF9E29">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Reducing
Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses
</header>
<section id="H21C353DD30644C088AF6E73DC6ACA003">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Rejection of
collective bargaining agreements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/1113">
Section 1113
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and inserting the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA370686D2E4B43FAA1F1AA62D7B52B2F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H1D63FAFC7C8D4AF2BFC370E59A5C4BFF">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
The debtor in
possession, or the trustee if one has been appointed under this chapter, other
than a trustee in a case covered by subchapter IV of this chapter and by title
I of the Railway Labor Act, may reject a collective bargaining agreement only
in accordance with this section. Hereinafter in this section, a reference to
the trustee includes a reference to the debtor in possession.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H414026F96B004485BD8160C1F642D720">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
No provision of
this title shall be construed to permit the trustee to unilaterally terminate
or alter any provision of a collective bargaining agreement before complying
with this section. The trustee shall timely pay all monetary obligations
arising under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Any such
payment required to be made before a plan confirmed under section 1129 is
effective has the status of an allowed administrative expense under section
503.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H401D8D3B5BCD43C8AF2FC364217B47F0">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0CC8886FAFAC45A79FA3428C2E0D947E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If the trustee seeks
modification of a collective bargaining agreement, then the trustee shall
provide notice to the labor organization representing the employees covered by
the agreement that modifications are being proposed under this section, and
shall promptly provide an initial proposal for modifications to the agreement.
Thereafter, the trustee shall confer in good faith with the labor organization,
at reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of
the case, in attempting to reach mutually acceptable modifications of such
agreement.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H90EC4BB4C3F84E85AD23560F627B8DAA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The initial proposal and subsequent
proposals by the trustee for modification of a collective bargaining agreement
shall be based upon a business plan for the reorganization of the debtor, and
shall reflect the most complete and reliable information available. The trustee
shall provide to the labor organization all information that is relevant for
negotiations. The court may enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure
of information if disclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with
respect to its competitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the labor
organization to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and any application for
rejection of the agreement or for interim relief pursuant to this
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9FC1320D1CBE4D7785FC9DD6A2FC45B4" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
In consideration of Federal policy
encouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in
recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the
agreement, modifications proposed by the trustee—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8247696119CF4BFA9671376DBF46858A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall be proposed only as part of a
program of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the
reorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel
costs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9EA1848F949F44AA832D54CA22AF8838">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall be limited to modifications
designed to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the
employees covered by the agreement (taking into consideration any labor cost
savings negotiated within the 12-month period before the filing of the
petition), and shall be not more than the minimum savings essential to permit
the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of
reorganization is not likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for
further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the
debtor) in the short-term; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H29E61BF4E8A14FDD81043590033E1187">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall not be disproportionate or
overly burden the employees covered by the agreement, either in the amount of
the cost savings sought from such employees or the nature of the
modifications.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7F1093CA056B455F98BD29CEE28683F7">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE97F473A145E471EAB057AAE9808DE29">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If, after a period of
negotiations, the trustee and the labor organization have not reached an
agreement over mutually satisfactory modifications, and further negotiations
are not likely to produce mutually satisfactory modifications, the trustee may
file a motion seeking rejection of the collective bargaining agreement after
notice and a hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be
held before the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which
notice of the hearing is provided to the labor organization representing the
employees covered by the agreement. Only the debtor and the labor organization
may appear and be heard at such hearing. An application for rejection shall
seek rejection effective upon the entry of an order granting the relief.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H42F19A0DDA594C96B9B267CAD1951CB7" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
In consideration of Federal policy
encouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in
recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the
agreement, the court may grant a motion seeking rejection of a collective
bargaining agreement only if, based on clear and convincing evidence—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0360ED444B34D60AE187DDF9EE8B049">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the court finds that the trustee has
complied with the requirements of subsection (c);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2CCC218705704C82A55D6A62B7261606">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the court has considered alternative
proposals by the labor organization and has concluded that such proposals do
not meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H885D007BFF29414AB0C5A1D31679E0CA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the court finds that further
negotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the
labor organization are not likely to produce an agreement;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD43AF1BC55A0488F9B650E1A1D43747C">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the court finds that implementation of
the trustee’s proposal shall not—
</text>
<clause id="HD5462B7EEBE64147BF34EA633194ECD6">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
cause a material diminution in the
purchasing power of the employees covered by the agreement;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H21C7E259D13A4A61878C939CC4399D5E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
adversely affect the ability of
the debtor to retain an experienced and qualified workforce; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC78884DCF66B4A6FA08C763BB2A7A5C4">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
impair the debtor’s labor
relations such that the ability to achieve a feasible reorganization would be
compromised; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90100A362B4544BAA2A349FED85571C3">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the court concludes that rejection of the
agreement and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential
to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of
reorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for
further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the
debtor) in the short term.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H422150D4F551448580200C1814832504" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
If the trustee has implemented a
program of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders,
senior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or
consultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a
program was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the
petition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the
requirements of subsection (c)(3)(C).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H878B8EE3A7CA43AA9A004D2EDBBC5F27" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In no case shall the court enter an
order rejecting a collective bargaining agreement that would result in
modifications to a level lower than the level proposed by the trustee in the
proposal found by the court to have complied with the requirements of this
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H83213A89299042849D6883FC18CFB705" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
At any time after the date on which
an order rejecting a collective bargaining agreement is entered, or in the case
of an agreement entered into between the trustee and the labor organization
providing mutually satisfactory modifications, at any time after such agreement
has been entered into, the labor organization may apply to the court for an
order seeking an increase in the level of wages or benefits, or relief from
working conditions, based upon changed circumstances. The court shall grant the
request only if the increase or other relief is not inconsistent with the
standard set forth in paragraph (2)(E).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDA32D7357AB24766961BACE068FCE069">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
During a period in
which a collective bargaining agreement at issue under this section continues
in effect, and if essential to the continuation of the debtor’s business or in
order to avoid irreparable damage to the estate, the court, after notice and a
hearing, may authorize the trustee to implement interim changes in the terms,
conditions, wages, benefits, or work rules provided by the collective
bargaining agreement. Any hearing under this subsection shall be scheduled in
accordance with the needs of the trustee. The implementation of such interim
changes shall not render the application for rejection moot.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H267511F7405B4760A4E2B3D8B3DD7475">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<text>
Rejection of a
collective bargaining agreement constitutes a breach of the agreement, and
shall be effective no earlier than the entry of an order granting such relief.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of determining and allowing
a claim arising from the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement,
rejection shall be treated as rejection of an executory contract under section
365(g) and shall be allowed or disallowed in accordance with section 502(g)(1).
No claim for rejection damages shall be limited by section 502(b)(7). Economic
self-help by a labor organization shall be permitted upon a court order
granting a motion to reject a collective bargaining agreement under subsection
(d) or pursuant to subsection (e), and no provision of this title or of any
other provision of Federal or State law may be construed to the
contrary.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F526A0156494DD783F82E539D3D0DDD">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text>
The trustee shall
provide for the reasonable fees and costs incurred by a labor organization
under this section, upon request and after notice and a hearing.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB5BBFB73693F4B4D80394A1EDEA81113">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
A collective
bargaining agreement that is assumed shall be assumed in accordance with
section
365.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H5D9396CA363D4C4CBF31CE2C03F31CBB">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Payment of
insurance benefits to retired employees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/1114">
Section 1114
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1B40134440B94DB9891776777B5B3593">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a),
by inserting
<quote>
, whether or not the debtor asserts a right to unilaterally
modify such payments under such plan, fund, or program
</quote>
before the
period at the end;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3B9566F91B1D42F99D1DB8FE662050BD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)(2), by inserting after
<quote>
section
</quote>
the following:
<quote>
, and a
labor organization serving as the authorized representative under subsection
(c)(1),
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H450E75730706405382889F0114141250">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (f),
by striking
<quote>
(f)
</quote>
and all that follows through paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7023F346EB6C4C9EBD763283EFAB3799" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H6E2B6FF630984715A0847CAB10DE6B21">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H0564817D06924136A08926510BC0B8E1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
If a trustee seeks
modification of retiree benefits, then the trustee shall provide a notice to
the authorized representative that modifications are being proposed pursuant to
this section, and shall promptly provide an initial proposal. Thereafter, the
trustee shall confer in good faith with the authorized representative at
reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of the
case in attempting to reach mutually satisfactory modifications.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H552FFA7F9417494EB6D799EDFFC963A7" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The initial proposal and subsequent
proposals by the trustee shall be based upon a business plan for the
reorganization of the debtor and shall reflect the most complete and reliable
information available. The trustee shall provide to the authorized
representative all information that is relevant for the negotiations. The court
may enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure of information if
disclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with respect to its
competitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the authorized
representative to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and an application pursuant
to subsection (g) or (h).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8472DF47099E47FEB3D53CF41AD75C1D" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Modifications proposed by the
trustee—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8037E10B2CB4D61972893C6304B6006">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall be proposed only as part of a
program of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the
reorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel
costs;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H87BB0CF9E2C54496ABF373C23954E2F9">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
shall be limited to modifications that are
designed to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the
retiree group represented by the authorized representative (taking into
consideration any cost savings implemented within the 12-month period before
the date of filing of the petition with respect to the retiree group), and
shall be no more than the minimum savings essential to permit the debtor to
exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not
likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for further financial
reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short
term; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB71834B530734CBB96DE7F919BA08E47">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
shall not be disproportionate or
overly burden the retiree group, either in the amount of the cost savings
sought from such group or the nature of the
modifications.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE3739FDCE4854B7D8B72557CEFD2E761">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in subsection (g)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H17EE775EBD2641AE8C355BB3EF6E2AA9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking
<quote>
(g)
</quote>
and all that
follows through the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H532600338C9841FEACF15A1A1A074189" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HD3BC2DCFE37E489F9B206F41E2B57337">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HA6CBAC287D554DE884C00CA8E3E89128">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, after a period of negotiations, the
trustee and the authorized representative have not reached agreement over
mutually satisfactory modifications and further negotiations are not likely to
produce mutually satisfactory modifications, then the trustee may file a motion
seeking modifications in the payment of retiree benefits after notice and a
hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be held before
the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which notice of
the hearing is provided to the authorized representative. Only the debtor and
the authorized representative may appear and be heard at such hearing.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6C30569830C44CD8098D53AF1D4DB20" indent="up1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The court may grant a motion to
modify the payment of retiree benefits only if, based on clear and convincing
evidence—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H79BDB45D8AB04CA49CA80A955676E1DE">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the court finds that the trustee has
complied with the requirements of subsection (f);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H17D9633A5A8B40BE9A7022857A2553B2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the court has considered alternative
proposals by the authorized representative and has determined that such
proposals do not meet the requirements of subsection (f)(3)(B);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCFED6EEB87DA46928101227781AB05CA">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the court finds that further
negotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the
authorized representative are not likely to produce a mutually satisfactory
agreement;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6FEED7650099474187EEC905D67D00C9">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the court finds that implementation of the
proposal shall not cause irreparable harm to the affected retirees; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H89F836BC99124584B6FA610BD515AA32">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the court concludes that an order granting
the motion and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential
to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of
reorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for
further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or a successor to the debtor)
in the short term.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE4244CAFA7EC496CA547FF29398EA3AB" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
If a trustee has implemented a
program of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders,
senior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or
consultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a
program was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the
petition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the
requirements of subparagraph (f)(3)(C).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA0146C2460E4CB8A743D939C6E6A914">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
“except that in no case” and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61461C420B2C497F9989EA97C1C72EDD" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H4CE61C31056547F69289A1820D612F4E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
In no
case
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H59BAAE64138B417C8BFA4069F976661D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
subsection (k) and redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and
(l), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H4B2049F49F894EE3B58A85AFCFFAF339">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Protection of
employee benefits in a sale of assets
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/363">
Section 363(b)
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9BEE59145BC4494A3945C336DA59425" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3842CCF5FC6E415AB79550E84989AD68" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In approving a sale under this subsection,
the court shall consider the extent to which a bidder has offered to maintain
existing jobs, preserve terms and conditions of employment, and assume or match
pension and retiree health benefit obligations in determining whether an offer
constitutes the highest or best offer for such
property.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H31BF051FB30C435F978023FA38840FE6">
<enum>
204.
</enum>
<header>
Claim for
pension losses
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 502 of
title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6EB6A4B2370F4E2484E05F64E5230D9F" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H4BAD23A70DA647E8AC9B64A363939407">
<enum>
(l)
</enum>
<text>
The court shall
allow a claim asserted by an active or retired participant, or by a labor
organization representing such participants, in a defined benefit plan
terminated under section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, for any shortfall in pension benefits accrued as of the
effective date of the termination of such pension plan as a result of the
termination of the plan and limitations upon the payment of benefits imposed
pursuant to section 4022 of such Act, notwithstanding any claim asserted and
collected by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to such
termination.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H4A87555A546C44489A0A8772B1CD15F8">
<enum>
(m)
</enum>
<text>
The court shall
allow a claim of a kind described in section 101(5)(C) by an active or retired
participant in a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 3(34)
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1002">
29 U.S.C. 1002(34)
</external-xref>
)),
or by a labor organization representing such participants. The amount of such
claim shall be measured by the market value of the stock at the time of
contribution to, or purchase by, the plan and the value as of the commencement
of the
case.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section commented="no" id="H6408C93BD900445E9978CD8F016BDB59">
<enum>
205.
</enum>
<header>
Payments by
secured lender
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 506(c)
of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
<quote>
If employees have not received wages, accrued vacation, severance, or
other benefits owed under the policies and practices of the debtor, or pursuant
to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, for services rendered on and
after the date of the commencement of the case, then such unpaid obligations
shall be deemed necessary costs and expenses of preserving, or disposing of,
property securing an allowed secured claim and shall be recovered even if the
trustee has otherwise waived the provisions of this subsection under an
agreement with the holder of the allowed secured claim or a successor or
predecessor in interest.
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H79743A81EC974BC4AB07FB1A73A741D2">
<enum>
206.
</enum>
<header>
Preservation of
jobs and benefits
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Title 11,
United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB7F22FE231BB4F4DACC0D446150B65FD">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
before section 1101 the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC360A6E5CECF41EDB2D42E1259BA3D46" style="OLC">
<section id="H15069005216C429AB4B35912E57C844E">
<enum>
1100.
</enum>
<header>
Statement of
purpose
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
A debtor commencing a
case under this chapter shall have as its principal purpose the reorganization
of its business to preserve going concern value to the maximum extent possible
through the productive use of its assets and the preservation of jobs that will
sustain productive economic
activity.
</text>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H07280E1C6A754FA8B5C54A4C42B23B9C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in section
1129(a), as amended by section 104, by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2DF06E0EE09142DE8054B3AD3E874CA2" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HB3918069D66B446BB47B04BAE4928F1C">
<enum>
(18)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The debtor has demonstrated that the
reorganization preserves going concern value to the maximum extent possible
through the productive use of the debtor’s assets and preserves jobs that
sustain productive economic activity.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
;
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEFD6069D98FD4DDAA405447DCF3F0E40">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in section 1129(c), by striking the last
sentence and inserting the following: “If the requirements of subsections (a)
and (b) are met with respect to more than 1 plan, the court shall, in
determining which plan to confirm—
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H36BEEEBDCAEB4FD7ACA75247454494E6" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="HCEB86C8493444C458F90FDB3C7C37BAE">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
consider the
extent to which each plan would preserve going concern value through the
productive use of the debtor’s assets and the preservation of jobs that sustain
productive economic activity; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H97C9881A9E474113A85288A7CB016280">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
confirm the plan
that better serves such interests.
</text>
</paragraph>
<quoted-block-continuation-text quoted-block-continuation-text-level="subsection">
A plan
that incorporates the terms of a settlement with a labor organization
representing employees of the debtor shall presumptively constitute the plan
that satisfies this subsection.
</quoted-block-continuation-text>
<after-quoted-block>
;
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCA080980CA694C27A43A783D1140310D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in the table of
sections for chapter 11, by inserting the following before the item relating to
section 1101:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H3E9FA6CE6CD145288ECBC86D7928B408" style="USC">
<toc regeneration="no-regeneration">
<toc-entry level="section">
1100. Statement of
purpose.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HE34CD560BBCB474F8BB2EF919E7CC2D3">
<enum>
207.
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
exclusivity
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1121(d) of
title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H481854E366AE48AD91F536E5A92A77DB" style="traditional">
<paragraph id="H31BEFDC8D61D4204B0BAEBA5E43FD0FD" indent="up1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For purposes of this subsection, cause for
reducing the 120-day period or the 180-day period includes the
following:
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0822424F66F4211B6128C641D7F41B3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The filing of a motion pursuant to
section 1113 seeking rejection of a collective bargaining agreement if a plan
based upon an alternative proposal by the labor organization is reasonably
likely to be confirmed within a reasonable time.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H667FA539EA474597BF3553177C4E0694">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The proposed filing of a plan by a
proponent other than the debtor, which incorporates the terms of a settlement
with a labor organization if such plan is reasonably likely to be confirmed
within a reasonable
time.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
</title>
<title id="H0A056D7441E64BDFA241333B9C8421D9">
<enum>
III
</enum>
<header>
Restricting
Executive Compensation Programs
</header>
<section id="HA870A531BAA04F00B70CE0450D352BC7">
<enum>
301.
</enum>
<header>
Executive
compensation upon exit from bankruptcy
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/1129">
Section 1129(a)
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA2A78D9F12D5481F835E1584796AEC50">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (4),
by adding at the end the following: “Except for compensation subject to review
under paragraph (5), payments or other distributions under the plan to or for
the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, and any of the 20 next most
highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor,
shall not be approved except as part of a program of payments or distributions
generally applicable to employees of the debtor, and only to the extent that
the court determines that such payments are not excessive or disproportionate
compared to distributions to the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce.”; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6A6D090D067E41399D86800F6E42C371">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(5)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H175BE647D89D40D082867DE89C42D371">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(A)(ii), by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE8ECCD74F60841C19348F388AE335579">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(B), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “;
and
</text>
<quoted-block id="H5E2A80D4178B4B2881985BF4902EDC6F" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H8EF06B94BB284584980E4C8FE82E3FE9">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
the compensation
disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (B) has been approved by, or is subject to
the approval of, the court as reasonable when compared to individuals holding
comparable positions at comparable companies in the same industry and not
disproportionate in light of economic concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement
workforce during the
case.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H1A0144A69F914A6780A222DE7887A71F">
<enum>
302.
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on
executive compensation enhancements
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/503">
Section 503(c)
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H09F4C6A980CF4CE0863B52B6CB58BC96">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(1)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H5FD3C4762AEC43A7A092B13929284727">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
, a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly
compensated employees or consultants
</quote>
after
<quote>
an
insider
</quote>
;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H98B20300184B45D88A23B38C89206750">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
or for the payment of performance or incentive compensation, or a bonus
of any kind, or other financial returns designed to replace or enhance
incentive, stock, or other compensation in effect before the date of the
commencement of the case,
</quote>
after
<quote>
remain with the debtor’s
business,
</quote>
; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H525A7DF110C948B1AEAD65C6246F5FE3">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
“clear and convincing” before “evidence in the record”; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7795953951664C2C9E242DFC1D413D62">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by amending
paragraph (3) to read as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block id="H305C58EAD1954843A73EF525C4F780C0" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H842B1B50F2774C00B99B546662B4465C">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
other transfers or
obligations, to or for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers,
managers, or consultants providing services to the debtor, in the absence of a
finding by the court, based upon clear and convincing evidence, and without
deference to the debtor’s request for such payments, that such transfers or
obligations are essential to the survival of the debtor’s business or (in the
case of a liquidation of some or all of the debtor’s assets) essential to the
orderly liquidation and maximization of value of the assets of the debtor, in
either case, because of the essential nature of the services provided, and then
only to the extent that the court finds such transfers or obligations are
reasonable compared to individuals holding comparable positions at comparable
companies in the same industry and not disproportionate in light of economic
concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce during the
case.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HF2B2D7E469EC42968ED0A3AB983E5445">
<enum>
303.
</enum>
<header>
Assumption of
executive benefit plans
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/365">
Section 365
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States Code,
is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HA07DA15023E44EEBA4EE3F02FD94E774">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection (a),
by striking
<quote>
and (d)
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
(d), (q), and
(r)
</quote>
; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1F9B0028D4FF4997A6C7EF6DBDEE96F2">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9D71784B15424C6F801D24D31B837CE2" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H84729E5B06B140A09185CDD7CD142F62">
<enum>
(q)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No deferred compensation arrangement for
the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, or any of the 20 next most
highly compensated employees of the debtor shall be assumed if a defined
benefit plan for employees of the debtor has been terminated pursuant to
section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, on
or after the date of the commencement of the case or within 180 days before the
date of the commencement of the case.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC6D783BF12FD47D18815C083B96DC518">
<enum>
(r)
</enum>
<text>
No plan, fund,
program, or contract to provide retiree benefits for insiders, senior executive
officers, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor
shall be assumed if the debtor has obtained relief under subsection (g) or (h)
of section 1114 to impose reductions in retiree benefits or under subsection
(d) or (e) of section 1113 to impose reductions in the health benefits of
active employees of the debtor, or reduced or eliminated health benefits for
active or retired employees within 180 days before the date of the commencement
of the
case.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H1AA8E38A586A450897C615893F11CF4A">
<enum>
304.
</enum>
<header>
Recovery of
executive compensation
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Title
11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 562 the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A37BB007B0045CD8DE5DAB431F72D54" style="OLC">
<section id="HB7CB84E218014603AD2E6C4CFFE3290F">
<enum>
563.
</enum>
<header>
Recovery of
executive compensation
</header>
<subsection id="H9B1637FD428146BFBEF548A79ED0FD1C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text>
If a debtor has
obtained relief under subsection (d) of section 1113, or subsection (g) of
section 1114, by which the debtor reduces the cost of its obligations under a
collective bargaining agreement or a plan, fund, or program for retiree
benefits as defined in section 1114(a), the court, in granting relief, shall
determine the percentage diminution in the value of the obligations when
compared to the debtor’s obligations under the collective bargaining agreement,
or with respect to retiree benefits, as of the date of the commencement of the
case under this title before granting such relief. In making its determination,
the court shall include reductions in benefits, if any, as a result of the
termination pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, of a defined benefit plan administered by the debtor, or
for which the debtor is a contributing employer, effective at any time on or
after 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this title.
The court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or payable under
such Act as a result of any such termination.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H6830233BE0DA45B5B3B99793E84ABC0F">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
If a defined
benefit pension plan administered by the debtor, or for which the debtor is a
contributing employer, has been terminated pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, effective at any time on
or after 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this
title, but a debtor has not obtained relief under subsection (d) of section
1113, or subsection (g) of section 1114, then the court, upon motion of a party
in interest, shall determine the percentage diminution in the value of benefit
obligations when compared to the total benefit liabilities before such
termination. The court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or
payable under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
as a result of any such termination.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H87264B75F710442688287DBA9378AEAB">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<text>
Upon the
determination of the percentage diminution in value under subsection (a) or
(b), the estate shall have a claim for the return of the same percentage of the
compensation paid, directly or indirectly (including any transfer to a
self-settled trust or similar device, or to a nonqualified deferred
compensation plan under section 409A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986) to any officer of the debtor serving as member of the board of directors
of the debtor within the year before the date of the commencement of the case,
and any individual serving as chairman or lead director of the board of
directors at the time of the granting of relief under section 1113 or 1114 or,
if no such relief has been granted, the termination of the defined benefit
plan.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDA7F0411196744B28863CF993CEF6FBE">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text>
The trustee or a
committee appointed pursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover
such claims, except that if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an
action to recover such claim by the first date set for the hearing on the
confirmation of plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to the
court for authority to recover such claim for the benefit of the estate. The
costs of recovery shall be borne by the estate.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFC3C4EADB43A4FDEBB2D3E68D454375B">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<text>
The court shall
not award postpetition compensation under section 503(c) or otherwise to any
person subject to subsection (c) if there is a reasonable likelihood that such
compensation is intended to reimburse or replace compensation recovered by the
estate under this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HF05EE9D1CFAE4BFCBB2794BCA5666BB1">
<enum>
305.
</enum>
<header>
Preferential
compensation transfer
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section
547 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6A3EAC8B22834E0AA5E6B2FE0C1920F0" style="USC">
<subsection id="H192AEFD1D70943F4B81D5E8DED3AAF88">
<enum>
(j)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The trustee may avoid a transfer to or for
the benefit of an insider (including an obligation incurred for the benefit of
an insider under an employment contract) made in anticipation of bankruptcy, or
a transfer made in anticipation of bankruptcy to a consultant who is formerly
an insider and who is retained to provide services to an entity that becomes a
debtor (including an obligation under a contract to provide services to such
entity or to a debtor) made or incurred on or within 1 year before the filing
of the petition. No provision of subsection (c) shall constitute a defense
against the recovery of such transfer. The trustee or a committee appointed
pursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover such transfer,
except that, if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an action to
recover such transfer by the time of the commencement of a hearing on the
confirmation of a plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to
the court for authority to recover the claims for the benefit of the estate.
The costs of recovery shall be borne by the
estate.
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IV
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Other
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Union proof of
claim
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, including a labor
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A creditor
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Exception from
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Section 362(b)
of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
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(1)
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and
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in paragraph (28),
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and
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of the commencement or continuation of a
grievance, arbitration, or similar dispute resolution proceeding established by
a collective bargaining agreement that was or could have been commenced against
the debtor before the filing of a case under this title, or the payment or
enforcement of an award or settlement under such
proceeding.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 100 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Cohen , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Watt , Mr. George Miller of California , and Ms. Jackson Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11, United States Code, to improve protections for employees and retirees in business bankruptcies.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Title I—Improving Recoveries for Employees and Retirees Sec. 101. Increased wage priority. Sec. 102. Claim for stock value losses in defined contribution plans. Sec. 103. Priority for severance pay. Sec. 104. Financial returns for employees and retirees. Sec. 105. Priority for WARN Act damages. Title II—Reducing Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses Sec. 201. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements. Sec. 202. Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees. Sec. 203. Protection of employee benefits in a sale of assets. Sec. 204. Claim for pension losses. Sec. 205. Payments by secured lender. Sec. 206. Preservation of jobs and benefits. Sec. 207. Termination of exclusivity. Title III—Restricting Executive Compensation Programs Sec. 301. Executive compensation upon exit from bankruptcy. Sec. 302. Limitations on executive compensation enhancements. Sec. 303. Assumption of executive benefit plans. Sec. 304. Recovery of executive compensation. Sec. 305. Preferential compensation transfer. Title IV—Other Provisions Sec. 401. Union proof of claim. Sec. 402. Exception from automatic stay. 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Business bankruptcies have increased sharply in recent years and remain at high levels. These bankruptcies include several of the largest business bankruptcy filings in history. As the use of bankruptcy has expanded, job preservation and retirement security are placed at greater risk. (2) Laws enacted to improve recoveries for employees and retirees and limit their losses in bankruptcy cases have not kept pace with the increasing and broader use of bankruptcy by businesses in all sectors of the economy. However, while protections for employees and retirees in bankruptcy cases have eroded, management compensation plans devised for those in charge of troubled businesses have become more prevalent and are escaping adequate scrutiny. (3) Changes in the law regarding these matters are urgently needed as bankruptcy is used to address increasingly more complex and diverse conditions affecting troubled businesses and industries. I Improving Recoveries for Employees and Retirees 101. Increased wage priority Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)— (A) by striking $10,000 and inserting $20,000 ; (B) by striking within 180 days ; and (C) by striking or the date of the cessation of the debtor’s business, whichever occurs first, ; (2) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking— (A) within 180 days ; and (B) or the date of the cessation of the debtor’s business, whichever occurs first ; and (3) in paragraph (5), by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) for each such plan, to the extent of the number of employees covered by each such plan, multiplied by $20,000. . 102. Claim for stock value losses in defined contribution plans Section 101(5) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) right or interest in equity securities of the debtor, or an affiliate of the debtor, held in a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(34) )) for the benefit of an individual who is not an insider, a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor (if one or more are not insiders), if such securities were attributable to either employer contributions by the debtor or an affiliate of the debtor, or elective deferrals (within the meaning of section 402(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and any earnings thereon, if an employer or plan sponsor who has commenced a case under this title has committed fraud with respect to such plan or has otherwise breached a duty to the participant that has proximately caused the loss of value. . 103. Priority for severance pay Section 503(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (9), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) severance pay owed to employees of the debtor (other than to an insider, other senior management, or a consultant retained to provide services to the debtor), under a plan, program, or policy generally applicable to employees of the debtor (but not under an individual contract of employment), or owed pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement, for layoff or termination on or after the date of the filing of the petition, which pay shall be deemed earned in full upon such layoff or termination of employment. . 104. Financial returns for employees and retirees Section 1129(a) of title 11, United States Code is amended— (1) by adding at the end the following: (17) The plan provides for recovery of damages payable for the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement, or for other financial returns as negotiated by the debtor and the authorized representative under section 1113 (to the extent that such returns are paid under, rather than outside of, a plan). ; and (2) by striking paragraph (13) and inserting the following: (13) With respect to retiree benefits, as that term is defined in section 1114(a), the plan— (A) provides for the continuation after its effective date of payment of all retiree benefits at the level established pursuant to subsection (e)(1)(B) or (g) of section 1114 at any time before the date of confirmation of the plan, for the duration of the period for which the debtor has obligated itself to provide such benefits, or if no modifications are made before confirmation of the plan, the continuation of all such retiree benefits maintained or established in whole or in part by the debtor before the date of the filing of the petition; and (B) provides for recovery of claims arising from the modification of retiree benefits or for other financial returns, as negotiated by the debtor and the authorized representative (to the extent that such returns are paid under, rather than outside of, a plan). . 105. Priority for WARN Act damages Section 503(b)(1)(A)(ii) of title 11, United States Code is amended to read as follows: (ii) wages and benefits awarded pursuant to a judicial proceeding or a proceeding of the National Labor Relations Board as back pay or damages attributable to any period of time occurring after the date of commencement of the case under this title, as a result of a violation of Federal or State law by the debtor, without regard to the time of the occurrence of unlawful conduct on which the award is based or to whether any services were rendered on or after the commencement of the case, including an award by a court under section 2901 of title 29, United States Code, of up to 60 days’ pay and benefits following a layoff that occurred or commenced at a time when such award period includes a period on or after the commencement of the case, if the court determines that payment of wages and benefits by reason of the operation of this clause will not substantially increase the probability of layoff or termination of current employees or of nonpayment of domestic support obligations during the case under this title. . II Reducing Employees’ and Retirees’ Losses 201. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements Section 1113 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) through (f) and inserting the following: (a) The debtor in possession, or the trustee if one has been appointed under this chapter, other than a trustee in a case covered by subchapter IV of this chapter and by title I of the Railway Labor Act, may reject a collective bargaining agreement only in accordance with this section. Hereinafter in this section, a reference to the trustee includes a reference to the debtor in possession. (b) No provision of this title shall be construed to permit the trustee to unilaterally terminate or alter any provision of a collective bargaining agreement before complying with this section. The trustee shall timely pay all monetary obligations arising under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. Any such payment required to be made before a plan confirmed under section 1129 is effective has the status of an allowed administrative expense under section 503. (c) (1) If the trustee seeks modification of a collective bargaining agreement, then the trustee shall provide notice to the labor organization representing the employees covered by the agreement that modifications are being proposed under this section, and shall promptly provide an initial proposal for modifications to the agreement. Thereafter, the trustee shall confer in good faith with the labor organization, at reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of the case, in attempting to reach mutually acceptable modifications of such agreement. (2) The initial proposal and subsequent proposals by the trustee for modification of a collective bargaining agreement shall be based upon a business plan for the reorganization of the debtor, and shall reflect the most complete and reliable information available. The trustee shall provide to the labor organization all information that is relevant for negotiations. The court may enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure of information if disclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with respect to its competitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the labor organization to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and any application for rejection of the agreement or for interim relief pursuant to this section. (3) In consideration of Federal policy encouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the agreement, modifications proposed by the trustee— (A) shall be proposed only as part of a program of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the reorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel costs; (B) shall be limited to modifications designed to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the employees covered by the agreement (taking into consideration any labor cost savings negotiated within the 12-month period before the filing of the petition), and shall be not more than the minimum savings essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short-term; and (C) shall not be disproportionate or overly burden the employees covered by the agreement, either in the amount of the cost savings sought from such employees or the nature of the modifications. (d) (1) If, after a period of negotiations, the trustee and the labor organization have not reached an agreement over mutually satisfactory modifications, and further negotiations are not likely to produce mutually satisfactory modifications, the trustee may file a motion seeking rejection of the collective bargaining agreement after notice and a hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be held before the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which notice of the hearing is provided to the labor organization representing the employees covered by the agreement. Only the debtor and the labor organization may appear and be heard at such hearing. An application for rejection shall seek rejection effective upon the entry of an order granting the relief. (2) In consideration of Federal policy encouraging the practice and process of collective bargaining and in recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the employees covered by the agreement, the court may grant a motion seeking rejection of a collective bargaining agreement only if, based on clear and convincing evidence— (A) the court finds that the trustee has complied with the requirements of subsection (c); (B) the court has considered alternative proposals by the labor organization and has concluded that such proposals do not meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(B) of subsection (c); (C) the court finds that further negotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the labor organization are not likely to produce an agreement; (D) the court finds that implementation of the trustee’s proposal shall not— (i) cause a material diminution in the purchasing power of the employees covered by the agreement; (ii) adversely affect the ability of the debtor to retain an experienced and qualified workforce; or (iii) impair the debtor’s labor relations such that the ability to achieve a feasible reorganization would be compromised; and (E) the court concludes that rejection of the agreement and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short term. (3) If the trustee has implemented a program of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders, senior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a program was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the petition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the requirements of subsection (c)(3)(C). (4) In no case shall the court enter an order rejecting a collective bargaining agreement that would result in modifications to a level lower than the level proposed by the trustee in the proposal found by the court to have complied with the requirements of this section. (5) At any time after the date on which an order rejecting a collective bargaining agreement is entered, or in the case of an agreement entered into between the trustee and the labor organization providing mutually satisfactory modifications, at any time after such agreement has been entered into, the labor organization may apply to the court for an order seeking an increase in the level of wages or benefits, or relief from working conditions, based upon changed circumstances. The court shall grant the request only if the increase or other relief is not inconsistent with the standard set forth in paragraph (2)(E). (e) During a period in which a collective bargaining agreement at issue under this section continues in effect, and if essential to the continuation of the debtor’s business or in order to avoid irreparable damage to the estate, the court, after notice and a hearing, may authorize the trustee to implement interim changes in the terms, conditions, wages, benefits, or work rules provided by the collective bargaining agreement. Any hearing under this subsection shall be scheduled in accordance with the needs of the trustee. The implementation of such interim changes shall not render the application for rejection moot. (f) Rejection of a collective bargaining agreement constitutes a breach of the agreement, and shall be effective no earlier than the entry of an order granting such relief. Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of determining and allowing a claim arising from the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement, rejection shall be treated as rejection of an executory contract under section 365(g) and shall be allowed or disallowed in accordance with section 502(g)(1). No claim for rejection damages shall be limited by section 502(b)(7). Economic self-help by a labor organization shall be permitted upon a court order granting a motion to reject a collective bargaining agreement under subsection (d) or pursuant to subsection (e), and no provision of this title or of any other provision of Federal or State law may be construed to the contrary. (g) The trustee shall provide for the reasonable fees and costs incurred by a labor organization under this section, upon request and after notice and a hearing. (h) A collective bargaining agreement that is assumed shall be assumed in accordance with section 365. . 202. Payment of insurance benefits to retired employees Section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting , whether or not the debtor asserts a right to unilaterally modify such payments under such plan, fund, or program before the period at the end; (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after section the following: , and a labor organization serving as the authorized representative under subsection (c)(1), ; (3) in subsection (f), by striking (f) and all that follows through paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (f) (1) If a trustee seeks modification of retiree benefits, then the trustee shall provide a notice to the authorized representative that modifications are being proposed pursuant to this section, and shall promptly provide an initial proposal. Thereafter, the trustee shall confer in good faith with the authorized representative at reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light of the complexity of the case in attempting to reach mutually satisfactory modifications. (2) The initial proposal and subsequent proposals by the trustee shall be based upon a business plan for the reorganization of the debtor and shall reflect the most complete and reliable information available. The trustee shall provide to the authorized representative all information that is relevant for the negotiations. The court may enter a protective order to prevent the disclosure of information if disclosure could compromise the debtor’s position with respect to its competitors in the industry, subject to the needs of the authorized representative to evaluate the trustee’s proposals and an application pursuant to subsection (g) or (h). (3) Modifications proposed by the trustee— (A) shall be proposed only as part of a program of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings devised for the reorganization of the debtor, including savings in management personnel costs; (B) shall be limited to modifications that are designed to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribution for the retiree group represented by the authorized representative (taking into consideration any cost savings implemented within the 12-month period before the date of filing of the petition with respect to the retiree group), and shall be no more than the minimum savings essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by the liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any successor to the debtor) in the short term; and (C) shall not be disproportionate or overly burden the retiree group, either in the amount of the cost savings sought from such group or the nature of the modifications. ; (4) in subsection (g)— (A) by striking (g) and all that follows through the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (g) (1) If, after a period of negotiations, the trustee and the authorized representative have not reached agreement over mutually satisfactory modifications and further negotiations are not likely to produce mutually satisfactory modifications, then the trustee may file a motion seeking modifications in the payment of retiree benefits after notice and a hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such hearing shall be held before the expiration of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which notice of the hearing is provided to the authorized representative. Only the debtor and the authorized representative may appear and be heard at such hearing. (2) The court may grant a motion to modify the payment of retiree benefits only if, based on clear and convincing evidence— (A) the court finds that the trustee has complied with the requirements of subsection (f); (B) the court has considered alternative proposals by the authorized representative and has determined that such proposals do not meet the requirements of subsection (f)(3)(B); (C) the court finds that further negotiations regarding the trustee’s proposal or an alternative proposal by the authorized representative are not likely to produce a mutually satisfactory agreement; (D) the court finds that implementation of the proposal shall not cause irreparable harm to the affected retirees; and (E) the court concludes that an order granting the motion and immediate implementation of the trustee’s proposal is essential to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or a successor to the debtor) in the short term. (3) If a trustee has implemented a program of incentive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insiders, senior executive officers, or the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a program was implemented within 180 days before the date of the filing of the petition, the court shall presume that the trustee has failed to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph (f)(3)(C). ; and (B) by striking “except that in no case” and inserting the following: (4) In no case ; and (5) by striking subsection (k) and redesignating subsections (l) and (m) as subsections (k) and (l), respectively. 203. Protection of employee benefits in a sale of assets Section 363(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) In approving a sale under this subsection, the court shall consider the extent to which a bidder has offered to maintain existing jobs, preserve terms and conditions of employment, and assume or match pension and retiree health benefit obligations in determining whether an offer constitutes the highest or best offer for such property. . 204. Claim for pension losses Section 502 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (l) The court shall allow a claim asserted by an active or retired participant, or by a labor organization representing such participants, in a defined benefit plan terminated under section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, for any shortfall in pension benefits accrued as of the effective date of the termination of such pension plan as a result of the termination of the plan and limitations upon the payment of benefits imposed pursuant to section 4022 of such Act, notwithstanding any claim asserted and collected by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation with respect to such termination. (m) The court shall allow a claim of a kind described in section 101(5)(C) by an active or retired participant in a defined contribution plan (within the meaning of section 3(34) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1002(34) )), or by a labor organization representing such participants. The amount of such claim shall be measured by the market value of the stock at the time of contribution to, or purchase by, the plan and the value as of the commencement of the case. . 205. Payments by secured lender Section 506(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: If employees have not received wages, accrued vacation, severance, or other benefits owed under the policies and practices of the debtor, or pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement, for services rendered on and after the date of the commencement of the case, then such unpaid obligations shall be deemed necessary costs and expenses of preserving, or disposing of, property securing an allowed secured claim and shall be recovered even if the trustee has otherwise waived the provisions of this subsection under an agreement with the holder of the allowed secured claim or a successor or predecessor in interest. . 206. Preservation of jobs and benefits Title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting before section 1101 the following: 1100. Statement of purpose A debtor commencing a case under this chapter shall have as its principal purpose the reorganization of its business to preserve going concern value to the maximum extent possible through the productive use of its assets and the preservation of jobs that will sustain productive economic activity. ; (2) in section 1129(a), as amended by section 104, by adding at the end the following: (18) The debtor has demonstrated that the reorganization preserves going concern value to the maximum extent possible through the productive use of the debtor’s assets and preserves jobs that sustain productive economic activity. ; (3) in section 1129(c), by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: “If the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) are met with respect to more than 1 plan, the court shall, in determining which plan to confirm— (1) consider the extent to which each plan would preserve going concern value through the productive use of the debtor’s assets and the preservation of jobs that sustain productive economic activity; and (2) confirm the plan that better serves such interests. A plan that incorporates the terms of a settlement with a labor organization representing employees of the debtor shall presumptively constitute the plan that satisfies this subsection. ; and (4) in the table of sections for chapter 11, by inserting the following before the item relating to section 1101: 1100. Statement of purpose. . 207. Termination of exclusivity Section 1121(d) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) For purposes of this subsection, cause for reducing the 120-day period or the 180-day period includes the following: (A) The filing of a motion pursuant to section 1113 seeking rejection of a collective bargaining agreement if a plan based upon an alternative proposal by the labor organization is reasonably likely to be confirmed within a reasonable time. (B) The proposed filing of a plan by a proponent other than the debtor, which incorporates the terms of a settlement with a labor organization if such plan is reasonably likely to be confirmed within a reasonable time. . III Restricting Executive Compensation Programs 301. Executive compensation upon exit from bankruptcy Section 1129(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: “Except for compensation subject to review under paragraph (5), payments or other distributions under the plan to or for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, and any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants providing services to the debtor, shall not be approved except as part of a program of payments or distributions generally applicable to employees of the debtor, and only to the extent that the court determines that such payments are not excessive or disproportionate compared to distributions to the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce.”; and (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking and at the end; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting the following: “; and (C) the compensation disclosed pursuant to subparagraph (B) has been approved by, or is subject to the approval of, the court as reasonable when compared to individuals holding comparable positions at comparable companies in the same industry and not disproportionate in light of economic concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce during the case. . 302. Limitations on executive compensation enhancements Section 503(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by inserting , a senior executive officer, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees or consultants after an insider ; (B) by inserting or for the payment of performance or incentive compensation, or a bonus of any kind, or other financial returns designed to replace or enhance incentive, stock, or other compensation in effect before the date of the commencement of the case, after remain with the debtor’s business, ; and (C) by inserting “clear and convincing” before “evidence in the record”; and (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) other transfers or obligations, to or for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, managers, or consultants providing services to the debtor, in the absence of a finding by the court, based upon clear and convincing evidence, and without deference to the debtor’s request for such payments, that such transfers or obligations are essential to the survival of the debtor’s business or (in the case of a liquidation of some or all of the debtor’s assets) essential to the orderly liquidation and maximization of value of the assets of the debtor, in either case, because of the essential nature of the services provided, and then only to the extent that the court finds such transfers or obligations are reasonable compared to individuals holding comparable positions at comparable companies in the same industry and not disproportionate in light of economic concessions by the debtor’s nonmanagement workforce during the case. . 303. Assumption of executive benefit plans Section 365 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by striking and (d) and inserting (d), (q), and (r) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (q) No deferred compensation arrangement for the benefit of insiders, senior executive officers, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor shall be assumed if a defined benefit plan for employees of the debtor has been terminated pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, on or after the date of the commencement of the case or within 180 days before the date of the commencement of the case. (r) No plan, fund, program, or contract to provide retiree benefits for insiders, senior executive officers, or any of the 20 next most highly compensated employees of the debtor shall be assumed if the debtor has obtained relief under subsection (g) or (h) of section 1114 to impose reductions in retiree benefits or under subsection (d) or (e) of section 1113 to impose reductions in the health benefits of active employees of the debtor, or reduced or eliminated health benefits for active or retired employees within 180 days before the date of the commencement of the case. . 304. Recovery of executive compensation Title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 562 the following: 563. Recovery of executive compensation (a) If a debtor has obtained relief under subsection (d) of section 1113, or subsection (g) of section 1114, by which the debtor reduces the cost of its obligations under a collective bargaining agreement or a plan, fund, or program for retiree benefits as defined in section 1114(a), the court, in granting relief, shall determine the percentage diminution in the value of the obligations when compared to the debtor’s obligations under the collective bargaining agreement, or with respect to retiree benefits, as of the date of the commencement of the case under this title before granting such relief. In making its determination, the court shall include reductions in benefits, if any, as a result of the termination pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, of a defined benefit plan administered by the debtor, or for which the debtor is a contributing employer, effective at any time on or after 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this title. The court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or payable under such Act as a result of any such termination. (b) If a defined benefit pension plan administered by the debtor, or for which the debtor is a contributing employer, has been terminated pursuant to section 4041 or 4042 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, effective at any time on or after 180 days before the date of the commencement of a case under this title, but a debtor has not obtained relief under subsection (d) of section 1113, or subsection (g) of section 1114, then the court, upon motion of a party in interest, shall determine the percentage diminution in the value of benefit obligations when compared to the total benefit liabilities before such termination. The court shall not take into account pension benefits paid or payable under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 as a result of any such termination. (c) Upon the determination of the percentage diminution in value under subsection (a) or (b), the estate shall have a claim for the return of the same percentage of the compensation paid, directly or indirectly (including any transfer to a self-settled trust or similar device, or to a nonqualified deferred compensation plan under section 409A(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) to any officer of the debtor serving as member of the board of directors of the debtor within the year before the date of the commencement of the case, and any individual serving as chairman or lead director of the board of directors at the time of the granting of relief under section 1113 or 1114 or, if no such relief has been granted, the termination of the defined benefit plan. (d) The trustee or a committee appointed pursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover such claims, except that if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an action to recover such claim by the first date set for the hearing on the confirmation of plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to the court for authority to recover such claim for the benefit of the estate. The costs of recovery shall be borne by the estate. (e) The court shall not award postpetition compensation under section 503(c) or otherwise to any person subject to subsection (c) if there is a reasonable likelihood that such compensation is intended to reimburse or replace compensation recovered by the estate under this section. . 305. Preferential compensation transfer Section 547 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) The trustee may avoid a transfer to or for the benefit of an insider (including an obligation incurred for the benefit of an insider under an employment contract) made in anticipation of bankruptcy, or a transfer made in anticipation of bankruptcy to a consultant who is formerly an insider and who is retained to provide services to an entity that becomes a debtor (including an obligation under a contract to provide services to such entity or to a debtor) made or incurred on or within 1 year before the filing of the petition. No provision of subsection (c) shall constitute a defense against the recovery of such transfer. The trustee or a committee appointed pursuant to section 1102 may commence an action to recover such transfer, except that, if neither the trustee nor such committee commences an action to recover such transfer by the time of the commencement of a hearing on the confirmation of a plan under section 1129, any party in interest may apply to the court for authority to recover the claims for the benefit of the estate. The costs of recovery shall be borne by the estate. . IV Other Provisions 401. Union proof of claim Section 501(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting , including a labor organization, after A creditor . 402. Exception from automatic stay Section 362(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (27), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (28), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (29) of the commencement or continuation of a grievance, arbitration, or similar dispute resolution proceeding established by a collective bargaining agreement that was or could have been commenced against the debtor before the filing of a case under this title, or the payment or enforcement of an award or settlement under such proceeding. . |
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113 HR 101 IH: Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2013
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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I
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<congress>
113th CONGRESS
</congress>
<session>
1st Session
</session>
<legis-num>
H. R. 101
</legis-num>
<current-chamber>
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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<action>
<action-date date="20130103">
January 3, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="C000714">
Mr. Conyers
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
<cosponsor name-id="C001068">
Mr. Cohen
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="N000002">
Mr. Nadler
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="M000404">
Mr. McDermott
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="S000185">
Mr. Scott of Virginia
</cosponsor>
,
<cosponsor name-id="J000288">
Mr. Johnson of Georgia
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="J000032">
Ms. Jackson Lee
</cosponsor>
) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HJU00">
Committee on the Judiciary
</committee-name>
</action-desc>
</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect
to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other
purposes.
</official-title>
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of
2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H8B4046F2C00A4C719B8AB029B1366D43">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/101">
Section 101
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States Code,
is amended by inserting after paragraph (43) the following (and make such
technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
</text>
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<enum>
(43A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<quote>
qualified loan
modification
</quote>
means a loan modification agreement made in accordance
with the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner Affordability and
Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE0D6FFCEE1C44288962B74EF72AEDEB9">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
reduces the
debtor’s payment (including principal and interest, and payments for real
estate taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance premium, homeowners'
association dues, ground rent, and special assessments) on a loan secured by a
senior security interest in the principal residence of the debtor, to a
percentage of the debtor’s income in accordance with such guidelines, without
any period of negative amortization or under which the aggregate amount of the
regular periodic payments would not fully amortize the outstanding principal
amount of such loan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H49D75C1742DD49EDA34ED66A13AC0832">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
requires no fees
or charges to be paid by the debtor in order to obtain such modification;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7F4BD93D9D104FCDA66294701F6804AC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
permits the debtor
to continue to make payments under the modification agreement notwithstanding
the filing of a case under this title, as if such case had not been
filed.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="H88E5138B83F94FD2922DF1A021CA272A">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Eligibility for
relief
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 109 of title
11, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB85A592D460B47DF9ED945C086500DD3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end of subsection (e) the following:
</text>
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<text>
For
purposes of this subsection, the computation of debts shall not include the
secured or unsecured portions of—
</text>
<paragraph id="H208E543062BE4A8696392DB4CE2D3B36">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
debts secured by the debtor’s principal
residence if the value of such residence as of the date of the order for relief
under chapter 13 is less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent,
liquidated, secured debts specified in this subsection; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H00BEAA34D73D47EFA546ECE2A1E9BEEE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
debts secured or formerly secured by what
was the debtor’s principal residence that was sold in foreclosure or that the
debtor surrendered to the creditor if the value of such real property as of the
date of the order for relief under chapter 13 was less than the applicable
maximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts specified in this
subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
,
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8619177084AD4104A98D405DD3C16ECC">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end of subsection (h) the following:
</text>
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<subparagraph id="H823630686E934C7D81A815264B8258DF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding the 180-day period
specified in paragraph (1), with respect to a debtor in a case under chapter 13
who submits to the court a certification that the debtor has received notice
that the holder of a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence may
commence a foreclosure on the debtor's principal residence, the requirements of
paragraph (1) shall be considered to be satisfied if the debtor satisfies such
requirements not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on
the date of the filing of the
petition.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HDB24DF7A95E44E379FF0C4B8FE7A9934">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Prohibiting
claims arising from violations of the Truth in Lending Act
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/502">
Section 502(b)
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HCA6AA37DBA4947128266433908AD8734">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (8)
by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end,
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H119F97386A0E45C8B6C6370951ABEE41">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (9)
by striking the period at the end and inserting
<quote>
; or
</quote>
, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD97E1C6E90064408977281383A583E16">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HD4E24B85BCB1462B9D984DF67F24CD48" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H3EE01E5FADA44148A0B8930AE009546E">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the claim for a loan secured by a security
interest in the debtor’s principal residence is subject to a remedy for
rescission under the Truth in Lending Act notwithstanding the prior entry of a
foreclosure judgment, except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed
to modify, impair, or supersede any other right of the
debtor.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HB893722E81364A0ABE19F46F275FF347" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Authority to modify
certain mortgages
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1322
of title 11, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="HE1E6F4E9607E46E982EB25786D0A3927">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in subsection
(b)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6D4862BE9A0E45D0BD60236EEFECAEDD">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
paragraph (11) as paragraph (12),
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H953C2BEB6D054D1F8735A2BD6677B694">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (10)
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2B39803250944345B0B55BBFB0D92EC8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
paragraph (10) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HC3144916F0BD43CFB847AA2549CCD9AA" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H434EF242818E4322ABDDCB7C4CDCDFCA">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
notwithstanding paragraph (2), with respect
to a claim for a loan originated before the effective date of this paragraph
and secured by a security interest in the debtor’s principal residence that is
the subject of a notice that a foreclosure may be commenced with respect to
such loan, modify the rights of the holder of such claim (and the rights of the
holder of any claim secured by a subordinate security interest in such
residence)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8E33F5B309304895A98718EDE5F6645B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by providing for payment of the amount of
the allowed secured claim as determined under section 506(a)(1);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6325D1EFE5AC4EACB3FDBCE4E7B97A99">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if any applicable rate of interest is
adjustable under the terms of such loan by prohibiting, reducing, or delaying
adjustments to such rate of interest applicable on and after the date of filing
of the plan;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HB94A18F90B234E33A921618037E9E312">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
by modifying the
terms and conditions of such loan—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H2C6B36A6503448B9A102CE1075FFC1B4">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to extend the
repayment period for a period that is no longer than the longer of 40 years
(reduced by the period for which such loan has been outstanding) or the
remaining term of such loan, beginning on the date of the order for relief
under this chapter; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HE8829AA3CE37432596DEAC72AD01505B">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
to provide for the payment of interest
accruing after the date of the order for relief under this chapter at a fixed
annual rate equal to the currently applicable average prime offer rate as of
the date of the order for relief under this chapter, corresponding to the
repayment term determined under the preceding paragraph, as published by the
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council in its table entitled
<quote>
Average Prime Offer Rates—Fixed
</quote>
, plus a reasonable premium for
risk; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B16B1A38196468186E6186A0DD402B1">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
by providing for
payments of such modified loan directly to the holder of the claim or, at the
discretion of the court, through the trustee during the term of the plan;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
,
and
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4048830350AE4CB1949E934E377ACDC0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H55DEDE9DF77640A5BF5F4057D1DEADF1" style="traditional">
<subsection id="H53AE175CD9884E1FBA2F2183765E7CD9">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A claim may be reduced under subsection
(b)(11)(A) only on the condition that if the debtor sells the principal
residence securing such claim, before completing all payments under the plan
(or, if applicable, before receiving a discharge under section 1328(b)) and
receives net proceeds from the sale of such residence, then the debtor agrees
to pay to such holder not later than 15 days after receiving such
proceeds—
</text>
<paragraph id="H94908C1A87A44993A8044B4732DDDFD5">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such residence is sold in the 1st year
occurring after the effective date of the plan, 90 percent of the amount of the
difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally
determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but
not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if
such claim had not been reduced under such subsection;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECBDB43B56474E1095DCFD1C865F14A9">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such residence is sold in the 2d year
occurring after the effective date of the plan, 70 percent of the amount of the
difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally
determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but
not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if
such claim had not been reduced under such subsection;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9194D4F1972B4BE1BA28729F1E04E586">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such residence is sold in the 3d year
occurring after the effective date of the plan, 50 percent of the amount of the
difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally
determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but
not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if
such claim had not been reduced under such subsection;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA403B4556E1645F79DCD779ACF17E071">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such residence is sold in the 4th year
occurring after the effective date of the plan, 30 percent of the amount of the
difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally
determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but
not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if
such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB94307FDADE242E5920DB89546B055E2">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
if such residence is sold in the 5th year
occurring after the effective date of the plan, 10 percent of the amount of the
difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally
determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but
not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if
such claim had not been reduced under such subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8F1032C17ECF457B8155C9042F4A4595">
<enum>
(h)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to a
claim of the kind described in subsection (b)(11), the plan may not contain a
modification under the authority of subsection (b)(11)—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF7828D20280F4C25BFB70D2796AE8405">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in a case
commenced under this chapter after the expiration of the 30-day period
beginning on the effective date of this subsection, unless—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1128685524CA4E818257BF085757E249">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the debtor
certifies that the debtor—
</text>
<clause id="H1D63144DA1114308B98DD06E1D447C90">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
not less than 30
days before the commencement of the case, contacted the holder of such claim
(or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) regarding
modification of the loan that is the subject of such claim;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H32EFC36CB8F04798AE78CD6C2BD0DB4A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provided the holder of the claim (or the
entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) a written statement of the
debtor’s current income, expenses, and debt substantially conforming with the
schedules required under section 521(a) or such other form as is promulgated by
the Judicial Conference of the United States for such purpose; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HCD26985C5E0946F8AACA1BE26339BE2A">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
considered any qualified loan modification
offered to the debtor by the holder of the claim (or the entity collecting
payments on behalf of such holder); or
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA0EACA96D65439FA43048FECACA54B6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a foreclosure sale
is scheduled to occur on a date in the 30-day period beginning on the date of
case is commenced; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A8B3CD03B72442DAA05D485ADF5EFA1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in any other case
pending under this chapter, unless the debtor certifies that the debtor
attempted to contact the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting
payments on behalf of such holder) regarding modification of the loan that is
the subject of such claim, before—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF4577B38318848F5AD8E43364C47DC2B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
filing a plan
under section 1321 that contains a modification under the authority of
subsection (b)(11); or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F1F87D4B2CE4B6CACBD4607C0387865">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
modifying a plan
under section 1323 or 1329 to contain a modification under the authority of
subsection (b)(11).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HB41BC1D7DA2F4F408DB0C449C1936506">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In determining the holder’s allowed secured
claim under section 506(a)(1) for purposes of subsection (b)(11)(A), the value
of the debtor’s principal residence shall be the fair market value of such
residence on the date such value is determined and, if the issue of value is
contested, the court shall determine such value in accordance with the
appraisal rules used by the Federal Housing
Administration.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA45BC267AAA4EFBB8E972D8A5CFA13D" section-type="subsequent-section">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Combating excessive
fees
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 1322(c) of title
11, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8EE320A943A14DB285FC725777A61773">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
in paragraph (1) by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end,
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1B009158E32842E6A1CBBC740E57A60C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (2)
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABBB2C3097E14E5E9EE08CDBE8695E14">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F83942BFE644DEC92A24A65D6A74A43" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H5D380D41CEE04C8A94FC24A8D7CAC9AB">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the debtor, the debtor’s property, and
property of the estate are not liable for a fee, cost, or charge that is
incurred while the case is pending and arises from a debt that is secured by
the debtor’s principal residence except to the extent that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6C8E6E3F459A4F958D9CD178E9385A40">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the holder of the
claim for such debt files with the court and serves on the trustee, the debtor,
and the debtor’s attorney (annually or, in order to permit filing consistent
with clause (ii), at such more frequent periodicity as the court determines
necessary) notice of such fee, cost, or charge before the earlier of—
</text>
<clause id="H2EBB34CF0DC34BB7B0B6BBB5F22C6209">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
1
year after such fee, cost, or charge is incurred; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC505AA25EC9A47EE8BF64DC1EE47A288">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
60 days before
the closing of the case; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H104E4565A8E84A39946B2FD22CB802A7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
such fee, cost, or
charge—
</text>
<clause id="H907A9DDD5B32445F93837E9559C7FD16">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
is
lawful under applicable nonbankruptcy law, reasonable, and provided for in the
applicable security agreement; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0945CBB0E44E47E88CA40BC74243B1CA">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
is secured by
property the value of which is greater than the amount of such claim, including
such fee, cost, or charge;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9E893909F8EC482CAC86CECB66A6CB0D">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
the failure of a party to give notice
described in paragraph (3) shall be deemed a waiver of any claim for fees,
costs, or charges described in paragraph (3) for all purposes, and any attempt
to collect such fees, costs, or charges shall constitute a violation of section
524(a)(2) or, if the violation occurs before the date of discharge, of section
362(a); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB976C5C9EC0F4A7B8D4C0B434F3ED965">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
a plan may provide
for the waiver of any prepayment penalty on a claim secured by the debtor’s
principal
residence.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H5A85E8FE1DEF48C3B0E629AE7FE94E84">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Confirmation of
plan
</header>
<subsection id="H94CC245384004258B59C0F86B71F7713">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/1325">
Section 1325(a)
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H109DA2FAF9E94094AE3BE0BAF16B5221">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in the matter
preceding paragraph (1) strike
<quote>
subsection (b)
</quote>
and insert
<quote>
subsections (b) and (d)
</quote>
,
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1676E5AB869348C0AC950EF62707BB1C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(5)—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8EBE62E4CD20468B8C0D53ED667FDE66">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by inserting
<quote>
except as otherwise
provided in section 1322(b)(11),
</quote>
after
<quote>
(5)
</quote>
, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H99ABA4D2D10A47E8BC46DAEB562BA8F0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in subparagraph
(B)(iii)(I) by inserting
<quote>
(including payments of a claim modified under
section 1322(b)(11))
</quote>
after
<quote>
payments
</quote>
the first place it
appears,
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAEF60DC7B2FD465FA4F841C1FF55E46E">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (8)
by striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end,
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8B9D640BB89B484A8B6041B6C34F854A">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (9)
by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HECC2F14869EA467F8FC81A1E43893760">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
paragraph (9) the following:
</text>
<quoted-block id="HB16FC065526E4FA29FCA7B715145A6EB" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H756E38E4774F46619670E74789D1932D">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
notwithstanding subclause (I) of paragraph
(5)(B)(i), whenever the plan modifies a claim in accordance with section
1322(b)(11), the holder of a claim whose rights are modified pursuant to
section 1322(b)(11) shall retain the lien until the later of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H991A5195AA374FEE8DC160D81228D716">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the payment of
such holder’s allowed secured claim; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H62C3233891D7485EB95482DF923C2B3F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
completion of all
payments under the plan (or, if applicable, receipt of a discharge under
section 1328(b)); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD00AC2092C534EEF9F4B4760D52D03C4">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
whenever the plan modifies a claim in
accordance with section 1322(b)(11), the court finds that such modification is
in good faith (Lack of good faith exists if the debtor has no need for relief
under this paragraph because the debtor can pay all of his or her debts and any
future payment increases on such debts without difficulty for the foreseeable
future, including the positive amortization of mortgage debt. In determining
whether a reduction of the principal amount of the loan resulting from a
modification made under the authority of section 1322(b)(11) is made in good
faith, the court shall consider whether the holder of such claim (or the entity
collecting payments on behalf of such holder) has offered to the debtor a
qualified loan modification that would enable the debtor to pay such debts and
such loan without reducing such principal amount.) and does not find that the
debtor has been convicted of obtaining by actual fraud the extension, renewal,
or refinancing of credit that gives rise to a modified
claim.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D94DF89421B487ABA8E372E3AE8E13D">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<text>
Section 1325 of
title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following
(and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD7286A192C54D8D9024D59A2E891179" style="traditional">
<subsection id="HE8E0F62EAB374331AF1D41E2FB91ADAE">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Notwithstanding section 1322(b)(11)(C)(ii),
the court, on request of the debtor or the holder of a claim secured by a
senior security interest in the debtor’s principal residence, may confirm a
plan proposing a reduction in the interest rate on the loan secured by such
security interest and that does not reduce the principal, provided the total
monthly mortgage payment is reduced to a percentage of the debtor's income in
accordance with the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner
Affordability and Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, if, taking into
account the debtor's financial situation, after allowance of expenses that
would be permitted for a debtor under this chapter subject to paragraph (3) of
subsection (b), regardless of whether the debtor is otherwise subject to such
paragraph, and taking into account additional debts and fees that are to be
paid in this chapter and thereafter, the debtor would be able to prevent
foreclosure and pay a fully amortizing 30-year loan at such reduced interest
rate without such reduction in
principal.
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE092974CB2F34B2CB139579E51AA1597">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Discharge
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/1328">
Section 1328(a)
</external-xref>
of title 11, United States
Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H419DB8B9B43745BD8D3C0D6E5A06C588">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(other than payments to holders of claims whose rights are modified
under section 1322(b)(11))
</quote>
after
<quote>
paid
</quote>
, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H021DE1B145084B6D9064A81AB27CE10B">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph (1)
by inserting
<quote>
or, to the extent of the unpaid portion of an allowed
secured claim, provided for in section 1322(b)(11)
</quote>
after
<quote>
1322(b)(5)
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HAE2CD94F80DC4959AD59AC3BE91AC31D">
<enum>
9.
</enum>
<header>
Standing trustee
fees
</header>
<subsection id="H32D86628211A45488E37F7C7068F4746">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Amendment to
title 28
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section
586(e)(1)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code, is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4FC63DD7CBDB48019A39AD545E001AA3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
(I) except as provided in subparagraph (II)
</quote>
after
<quote>
(i)
</quote>
,
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA0F91E42B8294DEEA9D733C9798566AE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
<quote>
or
</quote>
at the end and inserting
<quote>
and
</quote>
, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8BFD08D0C3E442619403F0DFEB1746BC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E70DC281AF849DF8845E6F836ADD09F" style="traditional">
<subclause id="H874B73BFDFEE47BD9447D4131B6259AF" indent="up1">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
4
percent with respect to payments received under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/11/1322">
section 1322(b)(11)
</external-xref>
of title 11
by the individual as a result of the operation of section 1322(b)(11)(D) of
title 11, unless the bankruptcy court waives all fees with respect to such
payments based on a determination that such individual has income less than 150
percent of the income official poverty line (as defined by the Office of
Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2)
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of the
size involved and payment of such fees would render the debtor’s plan
infeasible.
</text>
</subclause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC95B4043AE214873BA6CA3EC3FF63E7A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
provision
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The amendments made
by this section shall apply to any trustee to whom the provisions of section
302(d)(3) of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer
Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/99/554">
Public Law 99–554
</external-xref>
; 100 Stat. 3121) apply.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HDDE57D77CE304C4692B628E535D49704">
<enum>
10.
</enum>
<header>
Effective date;
application of amendments
</header>
<subsection id="H805594554EF1471784AD97D2F28C7096">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle and the
amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date of the enactment
of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H364791247135420587F1662B78558048">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Application of
amendments
</header>
<paragraph id="HF4F8638D5D8A48AC894EE5BC08CFD924">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made
by this subtitle shall apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of
the United States Code before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H548CCCF9F7E046C1B6FF48D5D313AF17">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
Paragraph
(1) shall not apply with respect to cases closed under title 11 of the United
States Code as of the date of the enactment of this Act that are neither
pending on appeal in, nor appealable to, any court of the United States.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H7C7DF224AD5241D6AC22FD3456EE53E0">
<enum>
11.
</enum>
<header>
GAO
study
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Comptroller General
shall carry out a study, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, not
later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act a report
containing—
</text>
<paragraph id="HEECC11DCFBC543A48EC78D8D78963FE9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the results of
such study of—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA8C58BF747A54A6F822C9C8F5BE2E5D1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
debtors who filed, during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the
enactment of this Act, cases under
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/11/13">
chapter 13
</external-xref>
of title 11 of the United States
Code for the purpose of restructuring their principal residence
mortgages,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCBE2247EB3A040E18C422E89FFC94F56">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
mortgages restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle that
subsequently resulted in default and foreclosure,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9BE54979DE344FC99A3D941B22ABCD9B">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a comparison
between the effectiveness of mortgages restructured under programs outside of
bankruptcy, such as Hope Now and Help for Homeowners, and mortgages
restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9E9D61A4ED4B404BAFC78A2592442838">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured
under the amendments made by this subtitle that were appealed,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F8EB4A3455E44E39E703E7571CFC826">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured
under the amendments made by the subtitle that were overturned on appeal,
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB46B73E99CDB45A7BD147E969953EE47">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
bankruptcy judges disciplined as a result of actions taken to restructure
mortgages under the amendments made by this subtitle, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAAE82598813A4C9B854525AC501AF0AD">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a
recommendation as to whether such amendments should be amended to include a
sunset clause.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HBA9648706D4643F5B52B7F76CD2BC73B">
<enum>
12.
</enum>
<header>
Report to
Congress
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Not later than 18
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General, in
consultation with the Federal Housing Administration, shall submit to the
Congress, a report containing—
</text>
<paragraph id="HB4BE7B3010FC489DB17FBF7953CA7F78">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
a
comprehensive review of the effects of the amendments made by this subtitle on
bankruptcy court,
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5810B114D5324EE59591E78B031F3B12">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a
survey of whether the program should limit the types of homeowners eligible for
the program, and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD95405B340254761ACB7423F31312910">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
a
recommendation on whether such amendments should remain in effect.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Cohen , Mr. Nadler , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Scott of Virginia , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , and Ms. Jackson Lee ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 11 of the United States Code with respect to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Home Foreclosure Reduction Act of 2013 . 2. Definition Section 101 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (43) the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): (43A) The term qualified loan modification means a loan modification agreement made in accordance with the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, that— (A) reduces the debtor’s payment (including principal and interest, and payments for real estate taxes, hazard insurance, mortgage insurance premium, homeowners' association dues, ground rent, and special assessments) on a loan secured by a senior security interest in the principal residence of the debtor, to a percentage of the debtor’s income in accordance with such guidelines, without any period of negative amortization or under which the aggregate amount of the regular periodic payments would not fully amortize the outstanding principal amount of such loan; (B) requires no fees or charges to be paid by the debtor in order to obtain such modification; and (C) permits the debtor to continue to make payments under the modification agreement notwithstanding the filing of a case under this title, as if such case had not been filed. . 3. Eligibility for relief Section 109 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following: For purposes of this subsection, the computation of debts shall not include the secured or unsecured portions of— (1) debts secured by the debtor’s principal residence if the value of such residence as of the date of the order for relief under chapter 13 is less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts specified in this subsection; or (2) debts secured or formerly secured by what was the debtor’s principal residence that was sold in foreclosure or that the debtor surrendered to the creditor if the value of such real property as of the date of the order for relief under chapter 13 was less than the applicable maximum amount of noncontingent, liquidated, secured debts specified in this subsection. , and (2) by adding at the end of subsection (h) the following: (5) Notwithstanding the 180-day period specified in paragraph (1), with respect to a debtor in a case under chapter 13 who submits to the court a certification that the debtor has received notice that the holder of a claim secured by the debtor's principal residence may commence a foreclosure on the debtor's principal residence, the requirements of paragraph (1) shall be considered to be satisfied if the debtor satisfies such requirements not later than the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the date of the filing of the petition. . 4. Prohibiting claims arising from violations of the Truth in Lending Act Section 502(b) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (8) by striking or at the end, (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (10) the claim for a loan secured by a security interest in the debtor’s principal residence is subject to a remedy for rescission under the Truth in Lending Act notwithstanding the prior entry of a foreclosure judgment, except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede any other right of the debtor. . 5. Authority to modify certain mortgages Section 1322 of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (12), (B) in paragraph (10) by striking and at the end, and (C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) notwithstanding paragraph (2), with respect to a claim for a loan originated before the effective date of this paragraph and secured by a security interest in the debtor’s principal residence that is the subject of a notice that a foreclosure may be commenced with respect to such loan, modify the rights of the holder of such claim (and the rights of the holder of any claim secured by a subordinate security interest in such residence)— (A) by providing for payment of the amount of the allowed secured claim as determined under section 506(a)(1); (B) if any applicable rate of interest is adjustable under the terms of such loan by prohibiting, reducing, or delaying adjustments to such rate of interest applicable on and after the date of filing of the plan; (C) by modifying the terms and conditions of such loan— (i) to extend the repayment period for a period that is no longer than the longer of 40 years (reduced by the period for which such loan has been outstanding) or the remaining term of such loan, beginning on the date of the order for relief under this chapter; and (ii) to provide for the payment of interest accruing after the date of the order for relief under this chapter at a fixed annual rate equal to the currently applicable average prime offer rate as of the date of the order for relief under this chapter, corresponding to the repayment term determined under the preceding paragraph, as published by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council in its table entitled Average Prime Offer Rates—Fixed , plus a reasonable premium for risk; and (D) by providing for payments of such modified loan directly to the holder of the claim or, at the discretion of the court, through the trustee during the term of the plan; and , and (2) by adding at the end the following: (g) A claim may be reduced under subsection (b)(11)(A) only on the condition that if the debtor sells the principal residence securing such claim, before completing all payments under the plan (or, if applicable, before receiving a discharge under section 1328(b)) and receives net proceeds from the sale of such residence, then the debtor agrees to pay to such holder not later than 15 days after receiving such proceeds— (1) if such residence is sold in the 1st year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 90 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; (2) if such residence is sold in the 2d year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 70 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; (3) if such residence is sold in the 3d year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 50 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; (4) if such residence is sold in the 4th year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 30 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection; and (5) if such residence is sold in the 5th year occurring after the effective date of the plan, 10 percent of the amount of the difference between the sales price and the amount of such claim as originally determined under subsection (b)(11) (plus costs of sale and improvements), but not to exceed the unpaid amount of the allowed secured claim determined as if such claim had not been reduced under such subsection. (h) With respect to a claim of the kind described in subsection (b)(11), the plan may not contain a modification under the authority of subsection (b)(11)— (1) in a case commenced under this chapter after the expiration of the 30-day period beginning on the effective date of this subsection, unless— (A) the debtor certifies that the debtor— (i) not less than 30 days before the commencement of the case, contacted the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) regarding modification of the loan that is the subject of such claim; (ii) provided the holder of the claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) a written statement of the debtor’s current income, expenses, and debt substantially conforming with the schedules required under section 521(a) or such other form as is promulgated by the Judicial Conference of the United States for such purpose; and (iii) considered any qualified loan modification offered to the debtor by the holder of the claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder); or (B) a foreclosure sale is scheduled to occur on a date in the 30-day period beginning on the date of case is commenced; and (2) in any other case pending under this chapter, unless the debtor certifies that the debtor attempted to contact the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) regarding modification of the loan that is the subject of such claim, before— (A) filing a plan under section 1321 that contains a modification under the authority of subsection (b)(11); or (B) modifying a plan under section 1323 or 1329 to contain a modification under the authority of subsection (b)(11). (i) In determining the holder’s allowed secured claim under section 506(a)(1) for purposes of subsection (b)(11)(A), the value of the debtor’s principal residence shall be the fair market value of such residence on the date such value is determined and, if the issue of value is contested, the court shall determine such value in accordance with the appraisal rules used by the Federal Housing Administration. . 6. Combating excessive fees Section 1322(c) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) by striking and at the end, (2) in paragraph (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and (3) by adding at the end the following: (3) the debtor, the debtor’s property, and property of the estate are not liable for a fee, cost, or charge that is incurred while the case is pending and arises from a debt that is secured by the debtor’s principal residence except to the extent that— (A) the holder of the claim for such debt files with the court and serves on the trustee, the debtor, and the debtor’s attorney (annually or, in order to permit filing consistent with clause (ii), at such more frequent periodicity as the court determines necessary) notice of such fee, cost, or charge before the earlier of— (i) 1 year after such fee, cost, or charge is incurred; or (ii) 60 days before the closing of the case; and (B) such fee, cost, or charge— (i) is lawful under applicable nonbankruptcy law, reasonable, and provided for in the applicable security agreement; and (ii) is secured by property the value of which is greater than the amount of such claim, including such fee, cost, or charge; (4) the failure of a party to give notice described in paragraph (3) shall be deemed a waiver of any claim for fees, costs, or charges described in paragraph (3) for all purposes, and any attempt to collect such fees, costs, or charges shall constitute a violation of section 524(a)(2) or, if the violation occurs before the date of discharge, of section 362(a); and (5) a plan may provide for the waiver of any prepayment penalty on a claim secured by the debtor’s principal residence. . 7. Confirmation of plan (a) Section 1325(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) strike subsection (b) and insert subsections (b) and (d) , (2) in paragraph (5)— (A) by inserting except as otherwise provided in section 1322(b)(11), after (5) , and (B) in subparagraph (B)(iii)(I) by inserting (including payments of a claim modified under section 1322(b)(11)) after payments the first place it appears, (3) in paragraph (8) by striking and at the end, (4) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and (5) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following: (10) notwithstanding subclause (I) of paragraph (5)(B)(i), whenever the plan modifies a claim in accordance with section 1322(b)(11), the holder of a claim whose rights are modified pursuant to section 1322(b)(11) shall retain the lien until the later of— (A) the payment of such holder’s allowed secured claim; or (B) completion of all payments under the plan (or, if applicable, receipt of a discharge under section 1328(b)); and (11) whenever the plan modifies a claim in accordance with section 1322(b)(11), the court finds that such modification is in good faith (Lack of good faith exists if the debtor has no need for relief under this paragraph because the debtor can pay all of his or her debts and any future payment increases on such debts without difficulty for the foreseeable future, including the positive amortization of mortgage debt. In determining whether a reduction of the principal amount of the loan resulting from a modification made under the authority of section 1322(b)(11) is made in good faith, the court shall consider whether the holder of such claim (or the entity collecting payments on behalf of such holder) has offered to the debtor a qualified loan modification that would enable the debtor to pay such debts and such loan without reducing such principal amount.) and does not find that the debtor has been convicted of obtaining by actual fraud the extension, renewal, or refinancing of credit that gives rise to a modified claim. . (b) Section 1325 of title 11, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate): (d) Notwithstanding section 1322(b)(11)(C)(ii), the court, on request of the debtor or the holder of a claim secured by a senior security interest in the debtor’s principal residence, may confirm a plan proposing a reduction in the interest rate on the loan secured by such security interest and that does not reduce the principal, provided the total monthly mortgage payment is reduced to a percentage of the debtor's income in accordance with the guidelines of the Obama Administration’s Homeowner Affordability and Stability Plan as implemented March 4, 2009, if, taking into account the debtor's financial situation, after allowance of expenses that would be permitted for a debtor under this chapter subject to paragraph (3) of subsection (b), regardless of whether the debtor is otherwise subject to such paragraph, and taking into account additional debts and fees that are to be paid in this chapter and thereafter, the debtor would be able to prevent foreclosure and pay a fully amortizing 30-year loan at such reduced interest rate without such reduction in principal. . 8. Discharge Section 1328(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (other than payments to holders of claims whose rights are modified under section 1322(b)(11)) after paid , and (2) in paragraph (1) by inserting or, to the extent of the unpaid portion of an allowed secured claim, provided for in section 1322(b)(11) after 1322(b)(5) . 9. Standing trustee fees (a) Amendment to title 28 Section 586(e)(1)(B)(i) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (I) except as provided in subparagraph (II) after (i) , (2) by striking or at the end and inserting and , and (3) by adding at the end the following: (II) 4 percent with respect to payments received under section 1322(b)(11) of title 11 by the individual as a result of the operation of section 1322(b)(11)(D) of title 11, unless the bankruptcy court waives all fees with respect to such payments based on a determination that such individual has income less than 150 percent of the income official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of the size involved and payment of such fees would render the debtor’s plan infeasible. . (b) Conforming provision The amendments made by this section shall apply to any trustee to whom the provisions of section 302(d)(3) of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 ( Public Law 99–554 ; 100 Stat. 3121) apply. 10. Effective date; application of amendments (a) Effective date Except as provided in subsection (b), this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Application of amendments (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the amendments made by this subtitle shall apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the United States Code before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Limitation Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to cases closed under title 11 of the United States Code as of the date of the enactment of this Act that are neither pending on appeal in, nor appealable to, any court of the United States. 11. GAO study The Comptroller General shall carry out a study, and submit to the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act a report containing— (1) the results of such study of— (A) the number of debtors who filed, during the 1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, cases under chapter 13 of title 11 of the United States Code for the purpose of restructuring their principal residence mortgages, (B) the number of mortgages restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle that subsequently resulted in default and foreclosure, (C) a comparison between the effectiveness of mortgages restructured under programs outside of bankruptcy, such as Hope Now and Help for Homeowners, and mortgages restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle, (D) the number of cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured under the amendments made by this subtitle that were appealed, (E) the number of cases presented to the bankruptcy courts where mortgages were restructured under the amendments made by the subtitle that were overturned on appeal, and (F) the number of bankruptcy judges disciplined as a result of actions taken to restructure mortgages under the amendments made by this subtitle, and (2) a recommendation as to whether such amendments should be amended to include a sunset clause. 12. Report to Congress Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General, in consultation with the Federal Housing Administration, shall submit to the Congress, a report containing— (1) a comprehensive review of the effects of the amendments made by this subtitle on bankruptcy court, (2) a survey of whether the program should limit the types of homeowners eligible for the program, and (3) a recommendation on whether such amendments should remain in effect. |
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Conyers
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To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to
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This Act may be cited as the
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Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care
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Requirement that
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his or her parents
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In
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Section 471(a)(29) of
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42 U.S.C. 671(a)(29)
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within 30 days
after the removal of a child from the custody of the parent or parents of the
child, the State shall exercise due diligence to identify and provide notice to
all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child (including any
other adult relatives suggested by the parents), subject to exceptions due to
family or domestic violence, that—
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specifies that the
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explains the
options the relative has under Federal, State, and local law to participate in
the care and placement of the child, including any options that may be lost by
failing to respond to the notice;
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describes the
requirements under paragraph (10) of this subsection to become a foster family
home and the additional services and supports that are available for children
placed in such a home; and
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if the State has
elected the option to make kinship guardianship assistance payments under
paragraph (28) of this subsection, describes how the relative guardian of the
child may subsequently enter into an agreement with the State under section
473(d) to receive the payments;
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within 90 days after the State makes a
placement decision with respect to the child, the State shall provide notice of
the decision and the reasons therefor to each parent of the child, each
relative who has expressed to the State an interest in caring for the child,
the guardian, and the guardian ad litem for the child, the attorney for the
child, the attorney for each parent of the child, the child (if the child is
able to express an opinion regarding placement), and the prosecutor involved;
and
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the State shall
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(i)
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allow a person who
receives a notice pursuant to subparagraph (B) to request, in writing, within 5
days after receipt of the notice, documentation of the reasons for the decision
involved;
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allow the
attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision;
and
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require the
court to—
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commence such a
review within 7 days after receipt of a petition made pursuant to clause (ii);
and
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conduct such a
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record;
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.
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Effective
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The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year
beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to
payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar
quarters beginning on or after such date.
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(2)
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Delay permitted
if state legislation required
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If the Secretary of Health and
Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation
appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan approved under part
E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements
imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the plan shall not be regarded
as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the
1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State
legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For
purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative
session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of
the State legislature.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 102 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Conyers (for himself and Mr. Peters of Michigan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2013 . 2. Requirement that States follow certain procedures in placing a child removed from the custody of his or her parents (a) In general Section 471(a)(29) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(29) ) is amended to read as follows: (29) provides that— (A) within 30 days after the removal of a child from the custody of the parent or parents of the child, the State shall exercise due diligence to identify and provide notice to all adult grandparents and other adult relatives of the child (including any other adult relatives suggested by the parents), subject to exceptions due to family or domestic violence, that— (i) specifies that the child has been or is being removed from the custody of the parent or parents of the child; (ii) explains the options the relative has under Federal, State, and local law to participate in the care and placement of the child, including any options that may be lost by failing to respond to the notice; (iii) describes the requirements under paragraph (10) of this subsection to become a foster family home and the additional services and supports that are available for children placed in such a home; and (iv) if the State has elected the option to make kinship guardianship assistance payments under paragraph (28) of this subsection, describes how the relative guardian of the child may subsequently enter into an agreement with the State under section 473(d) to receive the payments; (B) within 90 days after the State makes a placement decision with respect to the child, the State shall provide notice of the decision and the reasons therefor to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed to the State an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and the guardian ad litem for the child, the attorney for the child, the attorney for each parent of the child, the child (if the child is able to express an opinion regarding placement), and the prosecutor involved; and (C) the State shall establish procedures to— (i) allow a person who receives a notice pursuant to subparagraph (B) to request, in writing, within 5 days after receipt of the notice, documentation of the reasons for the decision involved; (ii) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision; and (iii) require the court to— (I) commence such a review within 7 days after receipt of a petition made pursuant to clause (ii); and (II) conduct such a review on the record; . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date. (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required If the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan approved under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed to be a separate regular session of the State legislature. |
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113 HR 103 IH: Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of 2013
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Fattah
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introduced
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To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide
authority to increase the debt limit when an Act of Congress provides budget
authority or reduces revenues, and for other purposes.
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<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
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Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of
2013
</short-title>
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.
</text>
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2.
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Findings
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The Congress finds that—
</text>
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(1)
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Congress has been granted exclusive
authority for the collecting and appropriating of revenue in Article I of the
Constitution.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
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Any increase in
the public debt limit is necessary in response to obligations and reduced
revenue authorized by Congress.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(3)
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Stability and
predictability in the full faith and credit of the United States are critical
to economic security.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
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<text>
World markets are
sensitive to the fiscal affairs of the United States given its role as a global
leader and its status as the wealthiest nation.
</text>
</paragraph>
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3.
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<header>
Change in public
debt limit when Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces
revenues
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Subsection (b) of
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section 3101
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of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
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(1)
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by striking
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The face amount
</quote>
and inserting
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(1) The face
amount
</quote>
;
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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by inserting
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(increased or decreased, as necessary, by the applicable amount)
</quote>
after
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$14,294,000,000,000
</quote>
; and
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by adding at the
end the following:
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(A)
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For purposes of
paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the applicable
amount after the enactment of any Act of Congress that provides budget
authority (as defined in section 3(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
(
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2 U.S.C. 622(2)
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)) or reduces revenues and shall publish such amount in the
Federal Register.
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(B)
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For purposes of subparagraph (B), the
term
<term>
applicable amount
</term>
means the amount determined by the
Secretary of the Treasury to be required to meet existing
commitments.
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.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 103 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Fattah introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide authority to increase the debt limit when an Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Fiscal Cliffs Act of 2013 . 2. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) Congress has been granted exclusive authority for the collecting and appropriating of revenue in Article I of the Constitution. (2) Any increase in the public debt limit is necessary in response to obligations and reduced revenue authorized by Congress. (3) Stability and predictability in the full faith and credit of the United States are critical to economic security. (4) World markets are sensitive to the fiscal affairs of the United States given its role as a global leader and its status as the wealthiest nation. 3. Change in public debt limit when Act of Congress provides budget authority or reduces revenues Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking The face amount and inserting (1) The face amount ; (2) by inserting (increased or decreased, as necessary, by the applicable amount) after $14,294,000,000,000 ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) For purposes of paragraph (1), the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine the applicable amount after the enactment of any Act of Congress that provides budget authority (as defined in section 3(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 622(2) )) or reduces revenues and shall publish such amount in the Federal Register. (B) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term applicable amount means the amount determined by the Secretary of the Treasury to be required to meet existing commitments. . |
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Mr. Garrett
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To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to
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Recognition of
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Policy
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It
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Jerusalem must
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every citizen of
Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of
Jerusalem;
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the President and
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Israel;
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the President
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1995 (
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Public Law 104–5
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Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and
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United States
officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on
this subject.
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(c)
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Removal of
waiver authority
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<text>
The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law
104–45) is amended—
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(1)
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by striking
section 7; and
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(2)
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by redesignating
section 8 as section 7.
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(d)
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Identification
of Jerusalem on Government documents
</header>
<text>
Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which
lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the
capital of Israel.
</text>
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(e)
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Timetable
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(1)
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<header>
Statement of
policy
</header>
<text>
It is the policy of the United States that the United
States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem as soon as
possible, but not later than January 1, 2015.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H878039B6056747F3A7FABC89A1D0402B">
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(2)
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<header>
Opening
determination
</header>
<text>
Not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated
to the Department of State for fiscal year 2013 for
<quote>
Acquisition and
Maintenance of Buildings Abroad
</quote>
may be obligated until the Secretary of
State determines and reports to Congress that the United States Embassy in
Jerusalem has officially opened.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(f)
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<header>
Fiscal years
2013 and 2014 funding
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Fiscal year
2013
</header>
<text>
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for
<quote>
Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad
</quote>
for the
Department of State for fiscal year 2013, such sums as may be necessary should
be made available until expended only for construction and other costs
associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the
capital of Jerusalem.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Fiscal year
2014
</header>
<text>
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for
<quote>
Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad
</quote>
for the
Department of State for fiscal year 2014, such sums as may be necessary should
be made available until expended only for construction and other costs
associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the
capital of Jerusalem.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(g)
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Definition
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<text>
In
this section, the term
<quote>
United States Embassy
</quote>
means the offices
of the United States diplomatic mission and the residence of the United States
chief of mission.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 104 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Garrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, to relocate to Jerusalem the United States Embassy in Israel, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jerusalem Embassy and Recognition Act of 2013 . 2. Recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and relocation of the United States Embassy to Jerusalem (a) Policy It is the policy of the United States to recognize Jerusalem as the undivided capital of the State of Israel, both de jure and de facto. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) Jerusalem must remain an undivided city in which the rights of every ethnic and religious group are protected as they have been by Israel since 1967; (2) every citizen of Israel should have the right to reside anywhere in the undivided city of Jerusalem; (3) the President and the Secretary of State should publicly affirm as a matter of United States policy that Jerusalem must remain the undivided capital of the State of Israel; (4) the President should immediately implement the provisions of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 ( Public Law 104–5 ) and begin the process of relocating the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; and (5) United States officials should refrain from any actions that contradict United States law on this subject. (c) Removal of waiver authority The Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–45) is amended— (1) by striking section 7; and (2) by redesignating section 8 as section 7. (d) Identification of Jerusalem on Government documents Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any official document of the United States Government which lists countries and their capital cities shall identify Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. (e) Timetable (1) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that the United States Embassy in Israel should be established in Jerusalem as soon as possible, but not later than January 1, 2015. (2) Opening determination Not more than 50 percent of the funds appropriated to the Department of State for fiscal year 2013 for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad may be obligated until the Secretary of State determines and reports to Congress that the United States Embassy in Jerusalem has officially opened. (f) Fiscal years 2013 and 2014 funding (1) Fiscal year 2013 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad for the Department of State for fiscal year 2013, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of Jerusalem. (2) Fiscal year 2014 Of the funds authorized to be appropriated for Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad for the Department of State for fiscal year 2014, such sums as may be necessary should be made available until expended only for construction and other costs associated with the establishment of the United States Embassy in Israel in the capital of Jerusalem. (g) Definition In this section, the term United States Embassy means the offices of the United States diplomatic mission and the residence of the United States chief of mission. |
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Repeal of
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Termination
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This
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 105 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Garrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reclaiming Individual Liberty Act . 2. Repeal of individual health insurance mandate Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Termination This section shall not apply with respect to any month beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection. . |
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Gingrey of
Georgia
</sponsor>
(for himself,
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Ms.
Tsongas
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,
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Mr. Westmoreland
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,
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Mr. Posey
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,
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Mr. Conaway
</cosponsor>
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Mr. Webster of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr. Nugent
</cosponsor>
,
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Mrs. Black
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Mr. Wittman
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To require any amounts remaining in a Member’s
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Requiring amounts
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In
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other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational
Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain
after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be
deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the
case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such
amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the
Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate).
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The
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This section shall apply
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 106 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Posey , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mr. Nugent , Mrs. Black , and Mr. Wittman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To require any amounts remaining in a Member’s Representational Allowance at the end of a fiscal year to be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction or to reduce the Federal debt.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Budget Accountability Act . 2. Requiring amounts remaining in members’ representational allowances to be used for deficit reduction or to reduce the federal debt (a) In General Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any amounts appropriated for Members’ Representational Allowances for the House of Representatives for a fiscal year which remain after all payments are made under such Allowances for the year shall be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction, except that in the case of a fiscal year for which there is no Federal budget deficit, such amounts shall be used to reduce the Federal debt (in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate). (b) Regulations The Committee on House Administration shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. (c) Effective Date This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2013 and each succeeding fiscal year. |
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Mr. Broun of Georgia
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Mr. Carter
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Mr. Chaffetz
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Except as provided in
the preceding subsections of this section—
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Except
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</quote>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 107 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas , Mr. Jones , Mr. Ross , Mr. Huelskamp , Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Kingston , Mr. Roe of Tennessee , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Carter , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , and Mr. Chaffetz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Employee Accountability Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of certain provisions relating to official time Section 7131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking subsections (a) and (c); (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (d) as subsections (a) and (b), respectively; and (3) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated by paragraph (2)), by striking Except as provided in the preceding subsections of this section— and inserting Except as provided in subsection (a)— . |
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To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress
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United States exceed receipts of the United States.
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receipts of the United States during such fiscal year, as determined by the
Congressional Budget
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Subject to subparagraph (B),
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Subject to
subparagraphs (B) and (C),
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Effective
date
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The amendments made by
this Act shall apply with respect to any adjustment which, but for this Act,
would otherwise become effective on or after January 1, 2013.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 108 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide that rates of pay for Members of Congress shall not be adjusted under section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 in the year following any fiscal year in which outlays of the United States exceed receipts of the United States.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Member Pay Freeze Act . 2. Amendments to the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (a) In general Section 601(a)(2) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) An adjustment in rates of pay may be made under this paragraph in a year only if the aggregate outlays of the United States during the last completed fiscal year did not exceed the aggregate receipts of the United States during such fiscal year, as determined by the Congressional Budget Office. . (b) Technical amendment Section 601(a)(2)(A) of such Act is amended by striking Subject to subparagraph (B), and inserting Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), . 3. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any adjustment which, but for this Act, would otherwise become effective on or after January 1, 2013. |
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Georgia
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Mr.
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Mr. Posey
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Mrs. Blackburn
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Specification of
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Constitutional
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This Act is enacted pursuant to the power
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Constitution and the power granted to each House of Congress under article I,
section 5, clause 2, of the United States Constitution.
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Chapter 2
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availability of this point of order does not affect any other available
relief.
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with full
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same extent as in the case of any other rule of such
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Clerical
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The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of
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section 102 the following new item:
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102a. Constitutional authority
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 109 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Gingrey of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Posey , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Wittman , and Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require Congress to specify the source of authority under the United States Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enumerated Powers Act . 2. Specification of constitutional authority for enactment of law (a) Constitutional authority for this Act This Act is enacted pursuant to the power granted Congress under article I, section 8, clause 18, of the United States Constitution and the power granted to each House of Congress under article I, section 5, clause 2, of the United States Constitution. (b) Constitutional authority statement required Chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 102 the following new section: 102a. Constitutional authority clause (a) Each Act of Congress shall contain a concise and definite statement of the constitutional authority relied upon for the enactment of each portion of that Act. The failure to comply with this section shall give rise to a point of order in either House of Congress. The availability of this point of order does not affect any other available relief. (b) The provisions of this section are enacted by the Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of such House. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 1, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 102 the following new item: 102a. Constitutional authority clause. . |
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Ms. Hanabusa
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Armed
Services
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, and in addition to the Committee on
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Veterans’ Affairs
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, for a
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To require the Secretary of the Army to determine the
validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military
service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
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1.
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Determinations by the
Secretary of the Army
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(a)
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In
general
</header>
<text>
Upon the written application of any person who is a
national of the Philippine Islands, the Secretary of the Army shall determine
whether such person performed any military service in the Philippine Islands in
aid of the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II which
qualifies such person to receive any military, veterans', or other benefits
under the laws of the United States.
</text>
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(b)
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<header>
Information To
be considered
</header>
<text>
In making a determination for the purpose of
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider all information and evidence
(relating to service referred to in subsection (a)) that is available to the
Secretary, including information and evidence submitted by the applicant, if
any.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Certificate of
service
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Issuance of
certificate of service
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of the Army shall issue a
certificate of service to each person determined by the Secretary to have
performed military service described in section 1(a).
</text>
</subsection>
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Effect of
certificate of service
</header>
<text>
A certificate of service issued to any
person under subsection (a) shall, for the purpose of any law of the United
States, conclusively establish the period, nature, and character of the
military service described in the certificate.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Applications by
survivors
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
An application
submitted by a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a deceased person
described in section 1(a) shall be treated as an application submitted by such
person.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
period
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of the
Army may not consider for the purpose of this Act any application received by
the Secretary more than two years after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HF11F7693F72F4DE7936BE810400E8A72">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Prospective
application of determinations by the Secretary of the Army
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
No benefits shall accrue to any person for
any period before the date of the enactment of this Act as a result of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe
regulations to carry out sections 1, 3, and 4.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities
of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Any entitlement of a person to receive
veterans' benefits by reason of this Act shall be administered by the
Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to regulations prescribed by the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
</text>
</section>
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8.
</enum>
<header>
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act, the term
<quote>
World War
II
</quote>
means the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on
December 31, 1946.
</text>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 110 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Hanabusa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require the Secretary of the Army to determine the validity of the claims of certain Filipinos that they performed military service on behalf of the United States during World War II.
1. Determinations by the Secretary of the Army (a) In general Upon the written application of any person who is a national of the Philippine Islands, the Secretary of the Army shall determine whether such person performed any military service in the Philippine Islands in aid of the Armed Forces of the United States during World War II which qualifies such person to receive any military, veterans', or other benefits under the laws of the United States. (b) Information To be considered In making a determination for the purpose of subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider all information and evidence (relating to service referred to in subsection (a)) that is available to the Secretary, including information and evidence submitted by the applicant, if any. 2. Certificate of service (a) Issuance of certificate of service The Secretary of the Army shall issue a certificate of service to each person determined by the Secretary to have performed military service described in section 1(a). (b) Effect of certificate of service A certificate of service issued to any person under subsection (a) shall, for the purpose of any law of the United States, conclusively establish the period, nature, and character of the military service described in the certificate. 3. Applications by survivors An application submitted by a surviving spouse, child, or parent of a deceased person described in section 1(a) shall be treated as an application submitted by such person. 4. Limitation period The Secretary of the Army may not consider for the purpose of this Act any application received by the Secretary more than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 5. Prospective application of determinations by the Secretary of the Army No benefits shall accrue to any person for any period before the date of the enactment of this Act as a result of the enactment of this Act. 6. Regulations The Secretary of the Army shall prescribe regulations to carry out sections 1, 3, and 4. 7. Responsibilities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Any entitlement of a person to receive veterans' benefits by reason of this Act shall be administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 8. Definition In this Act, the term World War II means the period beginning on December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946. |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 111
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Hanabusa
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Financial
Services
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, and in addition to the Committee on
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House Administration
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, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
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To award a Congressional gold medal, collectively, to the
Filipino Veterans of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated service
during World War II.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Filipino Veterans of World War II
Congressional Gold Medal Act
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.
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2.
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Findings
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Congress makes the following
findings:
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(1)
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President Franklin
Delano Roosevelt issued an order commissioning around 250,000 troops from the
Philippines into active service for the United States during World War
II.
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(2)
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<text>
The United States
War Department immediately formed the United States Armed Forces in the Far
East (USAFFE). The unit was made up of the United States-Philippine Military
Forces of the Commonwealth Army, Guerrilla Units, New Philippine Scout.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(3)
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<text>
The Filipino
Infantry Regiment, was mostly composed of first-generation immigrants living
along the Pacific Coast, who volunteered after the Japanese attack on Pearl
Harbor in 1941, later many second-generation Filipino-American soldiers joined
the Regiment from Hawaii.
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</paragraph>
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(4)
</enum>
<text>
The Philippine
Scout units and the New Philippine Scouts were directly recruited by the United
States Army for the war effort.
</text>
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<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Under extremely
severe occupation policies imposed by the Japanese, it was the anti-Japanese
resistance movement that drew more and more Filipinos to its side and through
1943 many of these anti-Japanese guerrillas recovered or newly established
liaisons with the United States Army Command of the Southwest Pacific Area and
placed themselves under the command of General Douglas MacArthur.
</text>
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(6)
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These Filipino
soldiers responded to President Roosevelt’s call-to-arms and later fought under
the American flag during World War II.
</text>
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(7)
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<text>
After the Japanese
invasion in December 1941, Filipino and American troops literally shared the
same fate at Bataan, Corregidor, and the
<quote>
Death March
</quote>
.
</text>
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(8)
</enum>
<text>
Many made the
ultimate sacrifice as both soldiers in the United States Armed Forces in the
Far East and as guerilla fighters during the Imperial Japanese occupation of
the Philippines.
</text>
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(9)
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<text>
These troops had
served under the expectation that they would be treated as United States
military servicemembers.
</text>
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(10)
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<text>
The Rescission
Act of 1946 later passed, which stated that Filipino forces would not be deemed
to have been active military.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text>
Congress
recognizes the courage and bravery of the Filipino and Filipino American
servicemen and servicewomen who have fought alongside and in the United States
Armed Forces.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H3583580B32B4414EA7C80C8C5D10559C">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text>
The United States
remains forever indebted to the bravery, valor, and dedication to country these
men displayed.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(13)
</enum>
<text>
Their commitment
and sacrifice demonstrates a highly uncommon and commendable sense of
patriotism and honor.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Congressional
Gold Medal
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Award
authorized
</header>
<text>
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the
award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design
to the Filipino Veterans of World War II, collectively in recognition of their
dedicated service during World War II.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Design and
striking
</header>
<text>
For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection
(a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the
<quote>
Secretary
</quote>
) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems,
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
</text>
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(c)
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<header>
Smithsonian
institution
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<enum>
(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the
Filipino Veterans of World War II under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be
given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate
and made available for research.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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Sense of
Congress
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It is the sense of
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received
under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other
appropriate locations associated with the Filipino Veterans of World War
II.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Duplicate
medals
</header>
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Under such regulations
as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in
bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover
the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
and overhead expenses.
</text>
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5.
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Status of
medals
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(a)
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National
medals
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Medals struck pursuant
to this Act are national medals for purposes of
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chapter 51
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of title 31, United
States Code.
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(b)
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<header>
Numismatic
items
</header>
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For purposes of section
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be
considered to be numismatic items.
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<enum>
6.
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Authorization of
appropriations; proceeds of sale
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(a)
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<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There is authorized to be charged against the
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to exceed $30,000 to
pay for the cost of the medal authorized under section 3.
</text>
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(b)
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<header>
Proceeds of the
sale
</header>
<text>
Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise
Fund.
</text>
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7.
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<header>
Definition
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<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For purposes of this Act, the term
<quote>
Filipino Veterans of World War II
</quote>
shall apply to anyone who
served honorably—
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(1)
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in an active-duty
status under the command of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East;
or
</text>
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(2)
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within the
Philippine Army, the Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerrilla units, at any
time during the period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 31,
1946.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 111 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Hanabusa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To award a Congressional gold medal, collectively, to the Filipino Veterans of World War II, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued an order commissioning around 250,000 troops from the Philippines into active service for the United States during World War II. (2) The United States War Department immediately formed the United States Armed Forces in the Far East (USAFFE). The unit was made up of the United States-Philippine Military Forces of the Commonwealth Army, Guerrilla Units, New Philippine Scout. (3) The Filipino Infantry Regiment, was mostly composed of first-generation immigrants living along the Pacific Coast, who volunteered after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, later many second-generation Filipino-American soldiers joined the Regiment from Hawaii. (4) The Philippine Scout units and the New Philippine Scouts were directly recruited by the United States Army for the war effort. (5) Under extremely severe occupation policies imposed by the Japanese, it was the anti-Japanese resistance movement that drew more and more Filipinos to its side and through 1943 many of these anti-Japanese guerrillas recovered or newly established liaisons with the United States Army Command of the Southwest Pacific Area and placed themselves under the command of General Douglas MacArthur. (6) These Filipino soldiers responded to President Roosevelt’s call-to-arms and later fought under the American flag during World War II. (7) After the Japanese invasion in December 1941, Filipino and American troops literally shared the same fate at Bataan, Corregidor, and the Death March . (8) Many made the ultimate sacrifice as both soldiers in the United States Armed Forces in the Far East and as guerilla fighters during the Imperial Japanese occupation of the Philippines. (9) These troops had served under the expectation that they would be treated as United States military servicemembers. (10) The Rescission Act of 1946 later passed, which stated that Filipino forces would not be deemed to have been active military. (11) Congress recognizes the courage and bravery of the Filipino and Filipino American servicemen and servicewomen who have fought alongside and in the United States Armed Forces. (12) The United States remains forever indebted to the bravery, valor, and dedication to country these men displayed. (13) Their commitment and sacrifice demonstrates a highly uncommon and commendable sense of patriotism and honor. 3. Congressional Gold Medal (a) Award authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design to the Filipino Veterans of World War II, collectively in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II. (b) Design and striking For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Secretary ) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian institution (1) In general Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the Filipino Veterans of World War II under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be displayed as appropriate and made available for research. (2) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal received under paragraph (1) available for display elsewhere, particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the Filipino Veterans of World War II. 4. Duplicate medals Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 5. Status of medals (a) National medals Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. (b) Numismatic items For purposes of section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 6. Authorization of appropriations; proceeds of sale (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medal authorized under section 3. (b) Proceeds of the sale Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 7. Definition For purposes of this Act, the term Filipino Veterans of World War II shall apply to anyone who served honorably— (1) in an active-duty status under the command of the United States Armed Forces in the Far East; or (2) within the Philippine Army, the Philippine Scouts, or recognized guerrilla units, at any time during the period beginning September 1, 1939, and ending December 31, 1946. |
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
</current-chamber>
<action>
<action-date date="20130103">
January 3, 2013
</action-date>
<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="H001032">
Mr. Holt
</sponsor>
introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HED00">
Committee on Education and the
Workforce
</committee-name>
</action-desc>
</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title display="yes">
To enable States to implement integrated
statewide education longitudinal data systems.
</official-title>
</form>
<legis-body>
<section id="HFD8F909D084E411999E7157B78BF9A31" section-type="section-one">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Measuring and Evaluating Trends for
Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act of
2013
</short-title>
</quote>
or the
<quote>
<short-title>
METRICS Act
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HAF9F819E028D471EAAADEEF89EE08138">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In this Act:
</text>
<paragraph id="H384BE26AA6EA48149DD7BBE176EC7006">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
ESEA
Definitions
</header>
<text>
The terms
<term>
elementary school
</term>
,
<term>
local
educational agency
</term>
,
<term>
secondary school
</term>
,
<term>
Secretary
</term>
, and
<term>
State educational agency
</term>
have the
meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">
20 U.S.C. 7801
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HEF5D8D7C7A684919B6FF05BFFDD54016">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Aligned
statewide education longitudinal data systems
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems
</term>
means one or
more statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of
individual students, including such students' early childhood, elementary
school, secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H90CC8218E6A54CBCBBE5A04E03FD8F16">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible Local
Entity
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible local entity
</term>
means—
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H12A8C74DA7F944068B11C215A6EA9442">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a high-need local
educational agency;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H95F0B31829744035A9AA3EBC2E5197E1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a consortium of
high-need local educational agencies; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H323A23845DE54196B8AB59AA9A591545">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a high-need local
educational agency or a consortium of high-need local educational agencies and
an external partner.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC009079AA5384E23B492E418CC5188B8">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible State
entity
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible State entity
</term>
means a State
educational agency, which may partner with another public State agency, such as
a State higher education agency, an early childhood agency, a State workforce
agency, or a multi-agency State group (such as a preschool through grade 20
(P–20) council).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB8858D6D1C24227A170C610E800F6CB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
External
partner
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
external partner
</term>
means an entity,
such as a nonprofit organization, community-based organization, local education
fund, service organization, educational service agency, or institution of
postsecondary education, that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in
providing targeted support (such as data analysis, professional development, or
the provision of non-academic support and integrated student services) to local
educational agencies, schools, or students that leads to improved teaching,
learning, and outcomes for students, including students who are failing to make
sufficient progress to graduate in the standard number of years or students who
have dropped out of secondary school.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDB4C4031E44C4B8B9D56E8A76231247C">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
High-Need local
educational agency
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
high-need local educational
agency
</term>
means a local educational agency—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0B8EC16C0A0941B0A426C0F47B99E9B5">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
that serves not
less than 10,000 children who are from families with incomes below the poverty
line; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47E5BAE8B8444617A627B7C2AC40D3A7">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
for which not less
than 20 percent of the children served by such agency are from families with
incomes below the poverty line.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HAD2AEA71931846AFB6426C5008D96094">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<header>
Poverty
Line
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
poverty line
</term>
means the poverty line
(as defined and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the
Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of the size
involved.
</text>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H7C91DFF274A2471B8EDA110D72667CC7">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Improving the use
of statewide longitudinal data systems
</header>
<subsection id="HEEA4E91F946A43F69E33FC8147827DE9">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Grants
authorized
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From the funds
appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible State entities to enable such
eligible State entities to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education
data to improve student outcomes.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC4206C0776CA48B58BC2CA7278F2D434">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duration
</header>
<text>
Each
grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5
years.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H84034C8D7ECB45579D30567F75A2A549">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Applications
</header>
<paragraph id="HFC13000889064164844AB76794B930E0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Contents of
Application
</header>
<text>
Each eligible State entity that desires to receive a
grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such
time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may
reasonably require. Such application shall include the following:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDA27A5730D2344EAA464B0EBF082DC38">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
A list of State
agencies whose cooperation will be necessary for the implementation of the
grant program, and an assurance of support from—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HF4C3BC864F4142A983513904A13420AA">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
each such
agency;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H388F780C536D48C7A593CD9BC84F5C45">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the chief State
school officer;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HD85E78EC7DB047B2B90419071276BD5E">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
the Governor of
the State; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H1FF20D8781F74BB28FBAB2FA9F544C15">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
any other entity
that will comprise the eligible State entity.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDBE6640CF8D74C3B9F7101D093BA6ADE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
the State's status relating to each priority activity described in subsection
(e)(2), including—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HA5734E9E5AB74E6EBCBB5FE8A2774772">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
a demonstration
that the State has implemented the priority activity;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H623D80A2A1E342B8AEF29EC4A4A31142">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
a demonstration
that the State has, at the time of the application, received funding from
another source and made plans for the implementation of the priority activity;
or
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H3E77212250624A66923B7ED228C04D9F">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
a statement that
the State has not, at the time of the application, implemented, or received
funds to implement, the priority activity.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H348AA7B7D7DA42769401150969E31AF4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
For each priority
activity whose status is categorized under subparagraph (B)(iii), a description
of how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds under this section to
carry out such activity.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H980A0347CA964D97A3675CCFC97A8D16">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds to carry out the
permissible activities described in subsection (e)(3), if the eligible State
entity—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H6011215D024E4E84875C02BB46A54760">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
categorizes the
status of many of the priority activities described in subsection (e)(2) under
clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HEAD2349D21B04EAC9E95F0C259BE7633">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
anticipates the
possibility of having remaining grant funds after ensuring implementation of
each priority activity described under subsection (e)(2).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H3E7986D84B744FC796B44ABCC42FD164">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
how activities funded under the grant program will—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H07A9B3746969436F84746C5DA7E4CE5D">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
support the
State's policy and reform goals;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H44079679EBED482E9169B2DE020F8B04">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
support alignment
between State and local data systems; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1C09409926004CE98A6D48A77E55E6F2">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
support
coordination with, or alignment or advancement of, related activities that are
funded through other Federal programs, including such programs under section
208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9607">
20 U.S.C. 9607
</external-xref>
), the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
), the Race to
the Top fund under section 14006 of such Act, including the Race to the Top
Early Learning Challenge fund under sections 14005, 14006, and 14013 of such
Act (as amended by, and subject to the requirements of, section 1832 of the
Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/10">
Public Law 112–10
</external-xref>
)), and the
Workforce Data Quality Initiative under section 171(c)(2) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2916">
29 U.S.C. 2916(c)(2)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H682F091EA0A74AE7B3F89A497194FC78">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
A budget that
details how grant funds and other funding resources, including State and
Federal funding, will be used to carry out the proposed activities.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7DCF5189E059487F998063E65B7AD1A9">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
An assurance of
the State’s long-term financial commitment to—
</text>
<clause id="HD22AD7F78B7642E7A8A5079EE1BF81ED">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
implementing and
supporting aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HBA8B91DDD7A4464783BF4491F5602480">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
maintaining such
systems after the end of the grant program.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HF5C00C487A3E4CB9909208E02A53C6DE">
<enum>
(H)
</enum>
<text>
A description of
the indicators that the eligible State entity will use to determine—
</text>
<clause id="H87CABEF96FED4D86A3ADD46A0C952FB0">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
if
grant funds are being used effectively; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H34541252222F4551BE084A8184810F6C">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the
impact of grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student
outcomes.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H0BA3B429B7094BB5A7239C7C2A7F38B3">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
Any other
information that the Secretary may reasonably require.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph commented="no" id="H133A13986A6E4E9990F287A3E79157BE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Form of
Application
</header>
<text>
In establishing the application described under this
subsection, the Secretary shall, where practicable, require each eligible State
entity to provide a demonstration of the capabilities of any system that the
eligible State entity is, at the time of the application, using to track data,
in lieu of a description of such capabilities.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H418CAEDE4B57458F8DC98E1E9CDEB0DC">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Awarding of
grants
</header>
<paragraph id="HC8DA2BBF351E4C4D8DFA231AE2FBA931">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H28392AAD433A4D6DBDA6E36BD338A962">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
use a peer review
process, as described in paragraph (2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B8CCCC9A04A4BF5BFEA27559A02D1FA">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
select
applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and
reliability;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HD0D44360DBFF4003AE0D759A0345C82C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
promote
multi-state collaboration; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H15FB918D28484778B396FE55B7942E49">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
ensure that
applications protect student and educator privacy, including through compliance
with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including
section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the
<quote>
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
</quote>
) (20 U.S.C.
1232g)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H15BC4E1B7A6C438AA69C09544ADEA3C5">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Peer Review
Process
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall award grants under this section
through a peer review process that, to the extent practicable, includes—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1AAA01B8E7B047BB97C8839CAD57858C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
educators;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDF87DF31F9674AF7BDDF2EA660C75474">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
users and
consumers of statewide longitudinal data systems, including representatives of
State educational agencies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H90F60B36CAFA4EC7A38DA8833DAA11D8">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
individuals with
demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or
implementation; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HB3666C9836894F6B87455F83BD050944">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
representatives of
business and the workforce.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA382D854AA354D0F960FAE2AFE0EAEB9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Competitive
priorities
</header>
<text>
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
may give priority to eligible State entities that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0FFCCAD642CB40319283D3B3C1375567">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
propose to
coordinate efforts with other State educational agencies;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H10FDFF5630D34DC9A022DA9C3C45B25E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
propose to
coordinate efforts with local educational agencies; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H49AE1AF4E5994B30ADED1E741C9C47DF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
fulfill other
criteria relating to the purposes of this section, as determined by the
Secretary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H538483831A3642BCA8B6072EF95DADD5">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Uses of
funds
</header>
<paragraph id="HE672FDE76F884780B97B9CFC68B8ACA3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<subparagraph id="H4F6B6C3716B94DF18AC79551B8283C4D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Requirement
relating to priority activities
</header>
<text>
Each eligible State entity shall
use grant funds to carry out the priority activities described in paragraph
(2), before such entity may use any remaining funds to carry out the
permissible activities described in paragraph (3).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3F06BDF184124867B468D3A90E88E6DB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
An
eligible State entity is deemed to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) if
such entity demonstrates that the State has funding for, and has in place, or
has developed and is implementing a plan that will result in the existence of,
aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems and related activities
that meet the requirements of paragraph (2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H9F6606ADC10A4048A112B2368A552B75">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Priority
activities
</header>
<text>
An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this
section shall use grant funds to carry out the following activities:
</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HFB527295E35344D196E25E69203228AC">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Implementing
aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems that include the
following:
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="HE3F57C44576E4A21B4D986826504BE0E">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to
preschool through grade 12 education and postsecondary education—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HA2272A7AAF344D8085C2B0A82651F212">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
a unique statewide
student identifier that does not permit a student to be individually identified
by users of the system;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HAA0D1411BECB42A08102D6675C15EA62">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
student-level
enrollment, demographic, and program participation information;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HE3A7C99014FF4A94A34EA7C256446232">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
student-level
information about the points at which students exit, transfer in, transfer out,
drop out, or complete P–16 education programs;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HC166B5DA74504592B5BDC2D972E0EB58">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
the capacity to
communicate with higher education data systems; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HEF7B559C1A674BD5A8200EB34AC406C3">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
a State data audit
system assessing data quality, validity, and reliability.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H209CE1553E0E4C80A73BC7C3D433E321">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to
preschool through grade 12 education—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="H6D4650488413444D8A556CC4953E99DF">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
yearly test
records of individual students with respect to State assessments under section
1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
6311(b)(3));
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HCBF6C0D671D7471294BFDDACD0ED421B">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
information on
students not tested by grade and subject;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HEB2E65628189472C98A2A7FA8CAB4122">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
a teacher
identifier system with the ability to match teachers to students;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="HAB734F29AA444A3FADA6F77F25933204">
<enum>
(IV)
</enum>
<text>
student-level
transcript information, including information on courses completed and grades
earned; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H6EF89F9F1F7D4D6C8A16DBFE1761E1CE">
<enum>
(V)
</enum>
<text>
student-level
college readiness test scores.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HA7963633130A4431AF8B8BCC28345114">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
With respect to
postsecondary education, data that provide—
</text>
<subclause commented="no" id="HCBE1212338354EBB8C1B91874BFE408A">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
information
regarding the extent to which students transition successfully from secondary
school to postsecondary education, including whether students enroll in
remedial coursework; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause commented="no" id="H4D8CCCFE5BD545E582EE0F03786B4D17">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
other information
determined necessary to address alignment and adequate preparation for success
in postsecondary education.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H476DC0EA16ED4BEDB76B9B395B794703">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Establishing
inter- and intra-agency governance strategies that define policies and
procedures for the collection, access, and use of education data.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCC22DB05D25041EA9F7FCC7AC34F00EC">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Establishing and
implementing comprehensive policies and procedures to protect the privacy,
security, and confidentiality of student and educator data, including—
</text>
<clause id="H0CE269EC0EC246E18021D06F71C99E7B">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
justifying that
data being collected, stored, and shared are necessary, useful, accurate, and
valid;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H653622A44FA44F6CB9D455CD9C170887">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
limiting access
to personally identifiable information to necessary and appropriate
individuals;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H72CF96328B1849FD9B5935C5D12FD76C">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
protecting
shared data from inappropriate use;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H41944E4182EE44E68179F4D9471838F4">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
implementing a
data security framework (including regular and comprehensive training and
professional development) for the use, dissemination, storage, and maintenance
of data;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA35877133106447C9CD7A35ADC5C3DFA">
<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
providing parental
and public notice about data collection, information about data policies, and
information relating to the accessibility and use of data;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2369A45614AF4F8DA5F9387488B92DA2">
<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
ensuring
compliance with the requirements of Federal, State and local privacy laws,
including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known
as the
<quote>
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
</quote>
) (20
U.S.C. 1232g); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HDB194924FCBB44B2AF21B7AA7012EB76">
<enum>
(vii)
</enum>
<text>
aligning data
policies and procedures with best practices for data stewardship, including
best practices identified by the Secretary.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D6BC9DF74AB4D47806E032785BD0686">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Establishing the
capacity to link education data with workforce data.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HDED4243E118148CEAC4B2B8238233A0A">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Enabling the
matching of the teacher identifier described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(III) with
information about certification or licensure and teacher preparation programs,
including the development of linkages with pre-service programs that enable the
matching of teacher certification and preparation programs to—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H2C1BC8AE6252456B9E8547347C96214A">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the postsecondary
institutions at which teachers received their training;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H5E88F3B8AAD04540821DAB4B73C13693">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
job
placement;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H2DFF208A3B6B49129185430DCB8A4BC6">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
retention rates;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H4C36683FF66344A49B621DDD54D0F160">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
teacher impact on
student academic achievement.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0903497A4B3A47D580C74696E5076F82">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Enabling
standardization of education data through the use of openly developed common
education data standards.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA896057B928D45CA9012F08A9B770664">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
Providing the
State with the ability to meet Federal reporting requirements, including
reporting requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6301">
20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.
</external-xref>
), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(
<external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5">
Public Law 111–5
</external-xref>
), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of
2006 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/2301">
20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.
</external-xref>
), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1400">
20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBB9CF7383F6D45CAB812B234F23148AC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Permissible
activities
</header>
<text>
An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this
section may use remaining grant funds, after ensuring the implementation of the
priority activities described in paragraph (2), to carry out activities
that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE72F98CC3CF948548F8C92774AD6227A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
expand the ability
of aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems to align data that
covers the time a student enters preschool through the time that such student
graduates from secondary school or an institution of postsecondary education,
and enters and spends time in the workforce;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4567CF6BD7F44454BC1C57F6C7EBB5AD">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
improve
opportunities to access, analyze, communicate about, and use data from aligned
statewide education longitudinal data systems; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H84C98067514646A3A62D14C70D427596">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
build the capacity
of teachers, school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners,
and the public to use longitudinal data for effective decisionmaking.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1908B522CE4749F38CAAB3C1A8BA6B45">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Supplement not
supplant
</header>
<text>
Funds made available under this section shall be used to
supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing
integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems linking early
childhood, elementary school, secondary school, postsecondary, or workforce
data.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE556340296804705A8E3DF1DCFE498B7">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Improving local
use of data to improve student outcomes
</header>
<subsection id="H7F15DAA7368D49DEB2F914375028B75C">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Grants
authorized
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
From the funds
appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award
grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local entities to enable educators
to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education data to improve student
outcomes.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H668343D9BACA42D1AA27A21C2E4A51F2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duration
</header>
<text>
Each
grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5
years.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H1A21099CAB10487CA108A2202B4DE83C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Applications
</header>
<text>
Each
eligible local entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall
submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such
application shall include the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H00DC07BAB54546B4AF780C0F65C0020D">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
A
memorandum of understanding between the State educational agency and the
eligible local entity, which shall include—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H8F12F42E0DC6495BA48A27B6551CE691">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the State educational agency’s level of participation in the grant;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3738D23B28F8492381C28E6AE75CCFDB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
an assurance that
the State educational agency agrees to—
</text>
<clause id="H274E8E758E664954AF2CD3368E2F3544">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
provide the
eligible local entity with—
</text>
<subclause id="H624DFC19812149949440E7B85623026C">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
appropriate access
to student data from State data systems; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HB35FE0519E594CCB90725FCA87638401">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
cooperation in
efforts to align local educational agency data with data from State data
systems; and
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H5D92E64363774675BAC401086E402725">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
provide training
to the eligible local entity to address the use of data collection software,
privacy policies, Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444
of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the
<quote>
Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
</quote>
) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">
20 U.S.C. 1232g
</external-xref>
)), data
integrity issues, reporting, planning, and processes;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE7258E28E949452B885AFC85C5B32C42">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
the State educational agency's strategy for the dissemination of information
about the successes and challenges of the grant activities under this section;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3B8F2839DFAC4DF7ADBEC59657800C53">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
a description of
how the State will fund the activities described in subparagraph (B), including
information about any grant funds that the eligible local entity will give to
the State educational agency to carry out the activities described in such
subparagraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H443248CDD06A4ECABA871A8377C28B64">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of how the local educational agencies that are part of the eligible
local entity, and any educators working for such agencies, submit data to,
access, and use existing statewide education longitudinal data systems, at the
time of the application.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8366DFF5669E4CDEBC8A7CA2CC71061F">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of the data systems used by the eligible local entity at the time
of the application.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46CB94846577450F88AD65DFCF4C9E70">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of how activities funded under the grant will improve local access
to, and use of, data that is, at the time of the application, provided by data
systems at the local and State level.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H21A86E651B99496CA172DEB90C35A4AB">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of how the eligible local entity will use funds received under this
section to carry out the proposed activities in order to improve teaching,
learning, and student outcomes.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H056066FE52F1448FB25BA5141D8458E9">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
A
mechanism for soliciting the feedback of educators, school leaders, parents,
and external partners in developing, revising, and implementing plans and
activities under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H110B85A4788E40E2BB8F6CD5CAFBA4CC">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of how the eligible local entity will align the use of funds under
this section with the technology plan of each local educational agency served
under the grant.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF030CA68D54467B9E81F1D01644A7F6">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
A
description of the indicators that the eligible local entity will use to
determine—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H7E4A037957A84ED8BC2145585DBB95EA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
if grant funds are
being used effectively; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7B93A41ABC0844C3B266B08B318E55AE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the impact of
grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student outcomes.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HFC7F4F351C3E4B2990D18C7B48AE2093">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text>
Such other
information as the Secretary may reasonably require.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF9291FF5A90E487BBE52855DF6DB9240">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Awarding of
Grants
</header>
<paragraph id="H4A588A856A3F405E803629112956E777">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HA4070FCD848D415594DF04EC9C18D30C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
use a peer review
process, as described in paragraph (2);
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H02E0AC7DA2824FF894A1C4DA4BB9638D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
select
applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and reliability;
and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H71F1BA7359E944408859F21FD97C16AF">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
protect student
and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and
local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions
Act (commonly known as the
<quote>
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of
1974
</quote>
) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">
20 U.S.C. 1232g
</external-xref>
)).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC819ED3A7815481D8787569C0614F048">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Peer Review
Process
</header>
<text>
In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary
shall, to the extent practicable, use a peer review process that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HBDA9C9E24316415FA392B418A0B90E8A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
ensures technical
quality, validity, and reliability;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H788947B171A243EC92C2059A86CE7EB0">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
ensures that
applications protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the
requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444
of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">
20 U.S.C. 1232g
</external-xref>
)); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="H1BA22E27EC29405AB38FBE62BAAA4AC4">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
includes—
</text>
<clause commented="no" id="H2C9386017CAA4FC5B4D4D5D5400DEA71">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
educators;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HE6BA7C8F79FC4BECBA6978F2AEF21C45">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
users and
consumers of a local educational data systems;
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="H893813271BF04F26A74A3E9623F696D8">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
individuals with
demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or
implementation; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause commented="no" id="HD7DEF4E691324B40BA0D711D1FDCA171">
<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
representatives
of business and the workforce.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD56693446DB6418C8C1B6719048B16E8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Considerations
</header>
<text>
In
awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest
extent possible, that grants are awarded to eligible local entities that are
diverse in terms of geography, size, and location within an urban, rural, or
suburban area.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3C0FE7E8833A48D6B800DE38204CE578">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Uses of
Funds
</header>
<paragraph id="H27919284B6304CAEB1307224E58D0FFF">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Required Uses of
Funds
</header>
<text>
An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this
section shall use grant funds to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for
using data to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. Such plan shall
include strategies designed to—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HAB09A5ED3F1D4E4C866BB50E7E7D84EA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
provide teachers,
school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners, and the
public with access to student education data in a way that ensures the quality
and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and
educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of
Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General
Education Provisions Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">
20 U.S.C. 1232g
</external-xref>
));
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0F902E34C29B4A10A3FB78EE5D334F82">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
regularly analyze
and share appropriate student data with educators, counselors, school staff,
parents, students, and external partners in a way that ensures the quality and
integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator
privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State,
and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education
Provisions Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232g">
20 U.S.C. 1232g
</external-xref>
));
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6027BFEA9BD2410BA590804EDE73DC79">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
improve the
ability of school leaders to—
</text>
<clause id="H18E2A00FB4B14C8986E38CC0C2939661">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
use
student data to guide school improvement efforts; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC1A15B0ED3D7443AA485F24F12B4E53E">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
support classroom
use of data through high-quality training and professional development;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H65832DD4FDAA4AC3B795CB87CF796F17">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
improve the
ability of teachers to effectively use student data through on-going,
sustainable, and high-quality professional development activities in order to
ensure that educators have the capacity to—
</text>
<clause id="H44FEB305A42248F7B97DE1FADC04A54C">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
analyze data and
monitor academic outcomes;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H2B859A2418AC42EEBE276EB688A24BDF">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
modify
instructional activities as needed; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H68E9E379B0F3487D9E817C2C1027D848">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
differentiate
student instructions.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H78F78B82FC714EF0A7B8C1902481EA2A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Allowable Uses
of Funds
</header>
<text>
An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this
section may use grant funds to carry out any of the following
activities:
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6790656A1C8F4C199582145620D8FDB4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
Supplementing
statewide longitudinal data systems existing at the time of the application by
improving local data systems through—
</text>
<clause id="HA5F0C81F79504176BA23AC54088D29AE">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the
collection of local data elements that support decisionmaking about school
improvement;
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H50C99975E2A241A6BB63BAA22DEB7E08">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
enhancing the
ability of educators to manage, analyze, disaggregate, or report student,
teacher, and school data; or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H5D2826BE42D344638A03175D45C3EC5D">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
standardization
through use of openly developed common education data standards.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0B7F7BBAC37C4EED9378C85E58E21CF8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Using new
assessment tools that provide timely data to educators, which can be used to
identify the learning needs of individual students and guide appropriate,
personalized instructional interventions.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2479A1BE13BE492B870AEBA8039AD2C5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Using external
partners, central office staff, or data specialists in order to build educator
capacity to effectively use data to improve teaching and learning.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H6553C1C5C4D24DD7A887E3DAE939277F">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
Analyzing and
disseminating best practices, strategies, and approaches regarding pedagogical
advancement that will leverage the local educational agency’s or State
educational agency’s data system to enhance teaching and learning, including
opportunities for individualized instruction.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H144AEB09E5FF4C98B98CA6BE3ABB677D">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
Analyzing data and
realigning existing resources to maximize impact on student achievement,
including the use of early warning data to target resources.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2784ADA02677472492D62E3FF3230392">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Coordinating
activities with other local agencies providing services to students.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H5F42568B44054ED3BD86D5730BF22286">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<text>
Coordinating
activities with educator preparation programs in order to build educators'
capacity to use data.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H22D138EF3F1F48189A17F081D481C5E2">
<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
National
activities to support effective data use
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From the funds appropriated under section 8
for a fiscal year, the Secretary may carry out the following national
activities:
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(1)
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Providing
technical and policy assistance to grantees and non-grantees in order to
facilitate implementation, and improve the quality of, student longitudinal
data systems, including technical assistance to ensure the protection of
personally identifiable information.
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(2)
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Identifying or
promoting activities that improve data coordination, quality, and use at the
national, State, and local levels (including activities that improve the
coordination, quality, and use of education data for Indian tribes, tribal
organizations, and schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian
Education).
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Implementing
innovative strategies to advance the use of data.
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Conducting
research on emerging trends and challenges relating to the collection and use
of education data.
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(5)
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Awarding prizes
(consistent with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act
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Providing funding
to support the innovative use of data for pilot programs, in order to identify
and promote models of effective data use in emerging areas.
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Report
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Not later than 3 years after the Secretary
awards a grant under this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall
make publicly available a report on the implementation, actual costs, and
effectiveness of the activities carried out through grants under this Act,
including efforts to protect student and educator privacy.
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Transparency
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(a)
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Reporting
Requirements
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In
General
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Not later than 1 year
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly
available a comprehensive and searchable description of all reporting
requirements of the Department that apply to State educational agencies, local
educational agencies, or schools. Such description shall include, for each
reporting requirement, the following information:
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The definition of
the required data element or indicator.
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The purpose of the
particular data collection.
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The legislative or
regulatory source of the reporting requirement.
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The level of data
(such as the State educational agency, local educational agency, institution of
postsecondary education, or school).
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The mechanism of
data collection.
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(F)
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Information about
whether data relating to the reporting requirement is publicly
available.
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(2)
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Updates
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The
Secretary shall update the description required under subsection (a)
annually.
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(b)
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Assurance
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The
Secretary shall ensure that if a new reporting requirement becomes effective,
or if a reporting requirement is changed, on or after the date of enactment of
this Act, each State shall have not less than 90 days to comply with such
requirement.
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8.
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Authorization of
Appropriations
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There are
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for fiscal
year 2012 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal
year.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 112 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To enable States to implement integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Measuring and Evaluating Trends for Reliability, Integrity, and Continued Success (METRICS) Act of 2013 or the METRICS Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) ESEA Definitions The terms elementary school , local educational agency , secondary school , Secretary , and State educational agency have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (2) Aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems The term aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems means one or more statewide data systems that house and link the longitudinal data of individual students, including such students' early childhood, elementary school, secondary school, postsecondary education, and workforce data. (3) Eligible Local Entity The term eligible local entity means— (A) a high-need local educational agency; (B) a consortium of high-need local educational agencies; or (C) a high-need local educational agency or a consortium of high-need local educational agencies and an external partner. (4) Eligible State entity The term eligible State entity means a State educational agency, which may partner with another public State agency, such as a State higher education agency, an early childhood agency, a State workforce agency, or a multi-agency State group (such as a preschool through grade 20 (P–20) council). (5) External partner The term external partner means an entity, such as a nonprofit organization, community-based organization, local education fund, service organization, educational service agency, or institution of postsecondary education, that has demonstrated expertise and effectiveness in providing targeted support (such as data analysis, professional development, or the provision of non-academic support and integrated student services) to local educational agencies, schools, or students that leads to improved teaching, learning, and outcomes for students, including students who are failing to make sufficient progress to graduate in the standard number of years or students who have dropped out of secondary school. (6) High-Need local educational agency The term high-need local educational agency means a local educational agency— (A) that serves not less than 10,000 children who are from families with incomes below the poverty line; or (B) for which not less than 20 percent of the children served by such agency are from families with incomes below the poverty line. (7) Poverty Line The term poverty line means the poverty line (as defined and revised annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act) applicable to a family of the size involved. 3. Improving the use of statewide longitudinal data systems (a) Grants authorized From the funds appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible State entities to enable such eligible State entities to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education data to improve student outcomes. (b) Duration Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. (c) Applications (1) Contents of Application Each eligible State entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application shall include the following: (A) A list of State agencies whose cooperation will be necessary for the implementation of the grant program, and an assurance of support from— (i) each such agency; (ii) the chief State school officer; (iii) the Governor of the State; and (iv) any other entity that will comprise the eligible State entity. (B) A description of the State's status relating to each priority activity described in subsection (e)(2), including— (i) a demonstration that the State has implemented the priority activity; (ii) a demonstration that the State has, at the time of the application, received funding from another source and made plans for the implementation of the priority activity; or (iii) a statement that the State has not, at the time of the application, implemented, or received funds to implement, the priority activity. (C) For each priority activity whose status is categorized under subparagraph (B)(iii), a description of how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds under this section to carry out such activity. (D) A description of how the eligible State entity plans to use grant funds to carry out the permissible activities described in subsection (e)(3), if the eligible State entity— (i) categorizes the status of many of the priority activities described in subsection (e)(2) under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph (B); and (ii) anticipates the possibility of having remaining grant funds after ensuring implementation of each priority activity described under subsection (e)(2). (E) A description of how activities funded under the grant program will— (i) support the State's policy and reform goals; (ii) support alignment between State and local data systems; and (iii) support coordination with, or alignment or advancement of, related activities that are funded through other Federal programs, including such programs under section 208 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9607 ), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), the Race to the Top fund under section 14006 of such Act, including the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge fund under sections 14005, 14006, and 14013 of such Act (as amended by, and subject to the requirements of, section 1832 of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 ( Public Law 112–10 )), and the Workforce Data Quality Initiative under section 171(c)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2916(c)(2) ). (F) A budget that details how grant funds and other funding resources, including State and Federal funding, will be used to carry out the proposed activities. (G) An assurance of the State’s long-term financial commitment to— (i) implementing and supporting aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; and (ii) maintaining such systems after the end of the grant program. (H) A description of the indicators that the eligible State entity will use to determine— (i) if grant funds are being used effectively; and (ii) the impact of grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student outcomes. (I) Any other information that the Secretary may reasonably require. (2) Form of Application In establishing the application described under this subsection, the Secretary shall, where practicable, require each eligible State entity to provide a demonstration of the capabilities of any system that the eligible State entity is, at the time of the application, using to track data, in lieu of a description of such capabilities. (d) Awarding of grants (1) In General In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— (A) use a peer review process, as described in paragraph (2); (B) select applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and reliability; (C) promote multi-state collaboration; and (D) ensure that applications protect student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) (20 U.S.C. 1232g)). (2) Peer Review Process The Secretary shall award grants under this section through a peer review process that, to the extent practicable, includes— (A) educators; (B) users and consumers of statewide longitudinal data systems, including representatives of State educational agencies; (C) individuals with demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or implementation; and (D) representatives of business and the workforce. (3) Competitive priorities In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary may give priority to eligible State entities that— (A) propose to coordinate efforts with other State educational agencies; (B) propose to coordinate efforts with local educational agencies; and (C) fulfill other criteria relating to the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary. (e) Uses of funds (1) In General (A) Requirement relating to priority activities Each eligible State entity shall use grant funds to carry out the priority activities described in paragraph (2), before such entity may use any remaining funds to carry out the permissible activities described in paragraph (3). (B) Exception An eligible State entity is deemed to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) if such entity demonstrates that the State has funding for, and has in place, or has developed and is implementing a plan that will result in the existence of, aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems and related activities that meet the requirements of paragraph (2). (2) Priority activities An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to carry out the following activities: (A) Implementing aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems that include the following: (i) With respect to preschool through grade 12 education and postsecondary education— (I) a unique statewide student identifier that does not permit a student to be individually identified by users of the system; (II) student-level enrollment, demographic, and program participation information; (III) student-level information about the points at which students exit, transfer in, transfer out, drop out, or complete P–16 education programs; (IV) the capacity to communicate with higher education data systems; and (V) a State data audit system assessing data quality, validity, and reliability. (ii) With respect to preschool through grade 12 education— (I) yearly test records of individual students with respect to State assessments under section 1111(b)(3) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)); (II) information on students not tested by grade and subject; (III) a teacher identifier system with the ability to match teachers to students; (IV) student-level transcript information, including information on courses completed and grades earned; and (V) student-level college readiness test scores. (iii) With respect to postsecondary education, data that provide— (I) information regarding the extent to which students transition successfully from secondary school to postsecondary education, including whether students enroll in remedial coursework; and (II) other information determined necessary to address alignment and adequate preparation for success in postsecondary education. (B) Establishing inter- and intra-agency governance strategies that define policies and procedures for the collection, access, and use of education data. (C) Establishing and implementing comprehensive policies and procedures to protect the privacy, security, and confidentiality of student and educator data, including— (i) justifying that data being collected, stored, and shared are necessary, useful, accurate, and valid; (ii) limiting access to personally identifiable information to necessary and appropriate individuals; (iii) protecting shared data from inappropriate use; (iv) implementing a data security framework (including regular and comprehensive training and professional development) for the use, dissemination, storage, and maintenance of data; (v) providing parental and public notice about data collection, information about data policies, and information relating to the accessibility and use of data; (vi) ensuring compliance with the requirements of Federal, State and local privacy laws, including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) (20 U.S.C. 1232g); and (vii) aligning data policies and procedures with best practices for data stewardship, including best practices identified by the Secretary. (D) Establishing the capacity to link education data with workforce data. (E) Enabling the matching of the teacher identifier described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(III) with information about certification or licensure and teacher preparation programs, including the development of linkages with pre-service programs that enable the matching of teacher certification and preparation programs to— (i) the postsecondary institutions at which teachers received their training; (ii) job placement; (iii) retention rates; and (iv) teacher impact on student academic achievement. (F) Enabling standardization of education data through the use of openly developed common education data standards. (G) Providing the State with the ability to meet Federal reporting requirements, including reporting requirements under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq. ), the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 ( 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq. ), and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq. ). (3) Permissible activities An eligible State entity receiving a grant under this section may use remaining grant funds, after ensuring the implementation of the priority activities described in paragraph (2), to carry out activities that— (A) expand the ability of aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems to align data that covers the time a student enters preschool through the time that such student graduates from secondary school or an institution of postsecondary education, and enters and spends time in the workforce; (B) improve opportunities to access, analyze, communicate about, and use data from aligned statewide education longitudinal data systems; or (C) build the capacity of teachers, school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners, and the public to use longitudinal data for effective decisionmaking. (f) Supplement not supplant Funds made available under this section shall be used to supplement, and not supplant, other State or local funds used for developing integrated statewide education longitudinal data systems linking early childhood, elementary school, secondary school, postsecondary, or workforce data. 4. Improving local use of data to improve student outcomes (a) Grants authorized From the funds appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall award grants, on a competitive basis, to eligible local entities to enable educators to improve access to, sharing of, and use of education data to improve student outcomes. (b) Duration Each grant awarded under this section shall be for a period of not more than 5 years. (c) Applications Each eligible local entity that desires to receive a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require. Such application shall include the following: (1) A memorandum of understanding between the State educational agency and the eligible local entity, which shall include— (A) a description of the State educational agency’s level of participation in the grant; (B) an assurance that the State educational agency agrees to— (i) provide the eligible local entity with— (I) appropriate access to student data from State data systems; and (II) cooperation in efforts to align local educational agency data with data from State data systems; and (ii) provide training to the eligible local entity to address the use of data collection software, privacy policies, Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )), data integrity issues, reporting, planning, and processes; (C) a description of the State educational agency's strategy for the dissemination of information about the successes and challenges of the grant activities under this section; and (D) a description of how the State will fund the activities described in subparagraph (B), including information about any grant funds that the eligible local entity will give to the State educational agency to carry out the activities described in such subparagraph. (2) A description of how the local educational agencies that are part of the eligible local entity, and any educators working for such agencies, submit data to, access, and use existing statewide education longitudinal data systems, at the time of the application. (3) A description of the data systems used by the eligible local entity at the time of the application. (4) A description of how activities funded under the grant will improve local access to, and use of, data that is, at the time of the application, provided by data systems at the local and State level. (5) A description of how the eligible local entity will use funds received under this section to carry out the proposed activities in order to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. (6) A mechanism for soliciting the feedback of educators, school leaders, parents, and external partners in developing, revising, and implementing plans and activities under this section. (7) A description of how the eligible local entity will align the use of funds under this section with the technology plan of each local educational agency served under the grant. (8) A description of the indicators that the eligible local entity will use to determine— (A) if grant funds are being used effectively; and (B) the impact of grant funds on improving teaching, learning, and student outcomes. (9) Such other information as the Secretary may reasonably require. (d) Awarding of Grants (1) In general In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall— (A) use a peer review process, as described in paragraph (2); (B) select applications that demonstrate technical quality, validity, and reliability; and (C) protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 ) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )). (2) Peer Review Process In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, use a peer review process that— (A) ensures technical quality, validity, and reliability; (B) ensures that applications protect student and educator privacy, consistent with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (commonly known as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974) ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); and (C) includes— (i) educators; (ii) users and consumers of a local educational data systems; (iii) individuals with demonstrated technical expertise in data system construction, integration, or implementation; and (iv) representatives of business and the workforce. (3) Considerations In awarding grants under this section, the Secretary shall ensure, to the greatest extent possible, that grants are awarded to eligible local entities that are diverse in terms of geography, size, and location within an urban, rural, or suburban area. (e) Uses of Funds (1) Required Uses of Funds An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this section shall use grant funds to develop and implement a comprehensive plan for using data to improve teaching, learning, and student outcomes. Such plan shall include strategies designed to— (A) provide teachers, school leaders, parents, students, researchers, external partners, and the public with access to student education data in a way that ensures the quality and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); (B) regularly analyze and share appropriate student data with educators, counselors, school staff, parents, students, and external partners in a way that ensures the quality and integrity of data contained in data systems and respects student and educator privacy, including through compliance with the requirements of Federal, State, and local privacy laws (including section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232g )); (C) improve the ability of school leaders to— (i) use student data to guide school improvement efforts; and (ii) support classroom use of data through high-quality training and professional development; and (D) improve the ability of teachers to effectively use student data through on-going, sustainable, and high-quality professional development activities in order to ensure that educators have the capacity to— (i) analyze data and monitor academic outcomes; (ii) modify instructional activities as needed; and (iii) differentiate student instructions. (2) Allowable Uses of Funds An eligible local entity receiving a grant under this section may use grant funds to carry out any of the following activities: (A) Supplementing statewide longitudinal data systems existing at the time of the application by improving local data systems through— (i) the collection of local data elements that support decisionmaking about school improvement; (ii) enhancing the ability of educators to manage, analyze, disaggregate, or report student, teacher, and school data; or (iii) standardization through use of openly developed common education data standards. (B) Using new assessment tools that provide timely data to educators, which can be used to identify the learning needs of individual students and guide appropriate, personalized instructional interventions. (C) Using external partners, central office staff, or data specialists in order to build educator capacity to effectively use data to improve teaching and learning. (D) Analyzing and disseminating best practices, strategies, and approaches regarding pedagogical advancement that will leverage the local educational agency’s or State educational agency’s data system to enhance teaching and learning, including opportunities for individualized instruction. (E) Analyzing data and realigning existing resources to maximize impact on student achievement, including the use of early warning data to target resources. (F) Coordinating activities with other local agencies providing services to students. (G) Coordinating activities with educator preparation programs in order to build educators' capacity to use data. 5. National activities to support effective data use From the funds appropriated under section 8 for a fiscal year, the Secretary may carry out the following national activities: (1) Providing technical and policy assistance to grantees and non-grantees in order to facilitate implementation, and improve the quality of, student longitudinal data systems, including technical assistance to ensure the protection of personally identifiable information. (2) Identifying or promoting activities that improve data coordination, quality, and use at the national, State, and local levels (including activities that improve the coordination, quality, and use of education data for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education). (3) Implementing innovative strategies to advance the use of data. (4) Conducting research on emerging trends and challenges relating to the collection and use of education data. (5) Awarding prizes (consistent with section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 )). (6) Providing funding to support the innovative use of data for pilot programs, in order to identify and promote models of effective data use in emerging areas. 6. Report Not later than 3 years after the Secretary awards a grant under this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall make publicly available a report on the implementation, actual costs, and effectiveness of the activities carried out through grants under this Act, including efforts to protect student and educator privacy. 7. Transparency (a) Reporting Requirements (1) In General Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make publicly available a comprehensive and searchable description of all reporting requirements of the Department that apply to State educational agencies, local educational agencies, or schools. Such description shall include, for each reporting requirement, the following information: (A) The definition of the required data element or indicator. (B) The purpose of the particular data collection. (C) The legislative or regulatory source of the reporting requirement. (D) The level of data (such as the State educational agency, local educational agency, institution of postsecondary education, or school). (E) The mechanism of data collection. (F) Information about whether data relating to the reporting requirement is publicly available. (2) Updates The Secretary shall update the description required under subsection (a) annually. (b) Assurance The Secretary shall ensure that if a new reporting requirement becomes effective, or if a reporting requirement is changed, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, each State shall have not less than 90 days to comply with such requirement. 8. Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year. |
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2.
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<header>
State workforce
investment boards
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section
111(b)(1)(C)(v) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2821(b)(1)(C)(v)) is amended by inserting
<quote>
, public libraries,
</quote>
after
<quote>
community colleges
</quote>
.
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3.
</enum>
<header>
State
plan
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 112(b)(8)(A) of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2822">
29 U.S.C. 2822(b)(8)(A)
</external-xref>
) is
amended—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (ix), by
striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end; and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by adding at the
end the following:
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(xi)
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employment, training, and literacy services
carried out by public libraries;
and
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HCA4DDDCD7312493891F0C7B42A1032F8">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Local workforce
investment board
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section
117(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C.
2832(b)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking
<quote>
individuals with disabilities
and
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
public libraries, individuals with
disabilities, and
</quote>
.
</text>
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<enum>
5.
</enum>
<header>
Local
plan
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 118(b)(2) of the
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (
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29 U.S.C. 2833(b)(2)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting after
paragraph (5) the following:
</text>
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<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
a description of how the local board will
coordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the local area with
employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public
libraries;
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="H8EF4D3B351D24F27A72B8075E75263F5">
<enum>
6.
</enum>
<header>
Identification of
eligible providers of training services
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 121(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2842">
29 U.S.C. 2842(b)(2)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
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(1)
</enum>
<text>
in clause (iv), by
striking
<quote>
and
</quote>
at the end;
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
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by redesignating
clause (v) as clause (vi); and
</text>
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<enum>
(3)
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<text>
by inserting after
clause (iv) the following:
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<enum>
(v)
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employment, training, and literacy services
carried out by public libraries;
and
</text>
</clause>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
</section>
<section id="HFDD9F7DAE00D466A9E7031F151AB7871">
<enum>
7.
</enum>
<header>
Use of funds for
employment and training activities
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 134(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2864">
29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(3)(B)(ii)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
and private nonprofit service providers,
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
private nonprofit service providers, and other appropriate entities,
such as public libraries,
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="HAA4431B5FE62422FAA6295A547151DB8">
<enum>
8.
</enum>
<header>
Demonstration,
pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 171(b)(1) of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2916">
29 U.S.C. 2916(b)(1)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
subparagraphs (B) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) through (I), respectively;
and
</text>
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(2)
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<text>
by inserting after
subparagraph (A) the following:
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the establishment
of employment resource centers in public libraries to provide unemployed and
underemployed individuals access to workforce activities and information
related to training services and employment opportunities which may
include—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
resume
development, job bank Web searches, and workshops on career information;
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
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<text>
literacy
services; and
</text>
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<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
acquisition of
database licenses to improve access to career certification, licensing practice
tests, and workforce skills
improvement;
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 113 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to integrate public libraries into State and local workforce investment boards, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Workforce Investments through Local Libraries Act or the WILL Act . 2. State workforce investment boards Section 111(b)(1)(C)(v) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2821(b)(1)(C)(v)) is amended by inserting , public libraries, after community colleges . 3. State plan Section 112(b)(8)(A) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2822(b)(8)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (ix), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (xi) employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries; and . 4. Local workforce investment board Section 117(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2832(b)(2)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking individuals with disabilities and and inserting public libraries, individuals with disabilities, and . 5. Local plan Section 118(b)(2) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2833(b)(2) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (10) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) a description of how the local board will coordinate workforce investment activities carried out in the local area with employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries; . 6. Identification of eligible providers of training services Section 121(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2842(b)(2)(B) ) is amended— (1) in clause (iv), by striking and at the end; (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and (3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following: (v) employment, training, and literacy services carried out by public libraries; and . 7. Use of funds for employment and training activities Section 134(d)(3)(B)(ii) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2864(d)(3)(B)(ii) ) is amended by striking and private nonprofit service providers, and inserting private nonprofit service providers, and other appropriate entities, such as public libraries, . 8. Demonstration, pilot, multiservice, research, and multistate projects Section 171(b)(1) of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2916(b)(1) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (H) as subparagraphs (C) through (I), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) the establishment of employment resource centers in public libraries to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals access to workforce activities and information related to training services and employment opportunities which may include— (i) resume development, job bank Web searches, and workshops on career information; (ii) literacy services; and (iii) acquisition of database licenses to improve access to career certification, licensing practice tests, and workforce skills improvement; . |
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This Act may be cited as the
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Online Job Training Act of
2013
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.
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Online workforce
training programs
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Section 171
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (
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29 U.S.C. 2916
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) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
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Online workforce
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(1)
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National Online
Workforce Training Grants
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(A)
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In
general
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From the amount
appropriated under subparagraph (G), the Secretary shall award National Online
Workforce Training Grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to enable
such entities to carry out workforce training programs using distance-learning
technologies, such as the Internet. An entity may leverage such grant with
other Federal, State, local, and private resources, in order to expand the
participation of businesses, employees, and other individuals in such training
programs.
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(B)
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Eligible entity
defined
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For purposes of this
subsection, the term
<term>
eligible entity
</term>
means an educational
institution, community-based organization, nonprofit organization, State board
or local board, or unit of general local government, that provides online
workforce training.
</text>
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(C)
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<header>
Priority
</header>
<text>
Priority
in awarding grants under this paragraph shall be given to eligible entities
that—
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(i)
</enum>
<text>
have demonstrated
experience in implementing and operating online workforce training and
education programs;
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(ii)
</enum>
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have demonstrated
experience coordinating activities, where appropriate, with the workforce
investment system; and
</text>
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(iii)
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conduct training
for occupations with national or local shortages.
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(D)
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<header>
Data
collection
</header>
<text>
Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this
paragraph shall collect and report information on—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
participants in the workforce training program funded under this
paragraph;
</text>
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(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the services
received by the participants;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
program
completion rates;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(iv)
</enum>
<text>
factors
determined as significantly interfering with program participation or
completion;
</text>
</clause>
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<enum>
(v)
</enum>
<text>
the rate of job
placement; and
</text>
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<enum>
(vi)
</enum>
<text>
other information
as determined as needed by the Secretary.
</text>
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<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<header>
Outreach
</header>
<text>
Each
eligible entity receiving a grant under this paragraph shall conduct outreach
activities to disseminate information to workforce investment boards, local
governments, educational institutions, and other workforce training
organizations about—
</text>
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(i)
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the workforce training program funded under
this paragraph; and
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the results of
such, and the best practices with respect to workforce training identified as a
result of, program.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Performance
levels
</header>
<text>
The Secretary shall establish indicators of performance
that will be used to evaluate the performance of eligible entities under this
paragraph in carrying out the activities required under this paragraph. Prior
to awarding a grant under this paragraph to an eligible entity, the Secretary
shall negotiate and reach agreement with the entity regarding the levels of
performance expected to be achieved by the entity on the indicators of
performance.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this paragraph $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through
2024.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
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<header>
Online training
program clearinghouse
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
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<header>
Description of
grant
</header>
<text>
From the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (D), the
Secretary shall award one grant to an eligible postsecondary educational
institution to provide the services described in this paragraph.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
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<header>
Eligibility
</header>
<text>
To
be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, a postsecondary
educational institution shall—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
have demonstrated
the ability to disseminate research on best practices for implementing
workforce investment programs; and
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
be a national
leader in producing cutting-edge research on technology related to workforce
investment systems under subtitle B.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
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(C)
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<header>
Services
</header>
<text>
The
postsecondary educational institution that receives a grant under this
paragraph shall use such grant—
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
to
provide technical assistance to entities that receive grants under paragraph
(1);
</text>
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<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
to collect and
nationally disseminate the data gathered by entities that receive grants under
paragraph (1); and
</text>
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<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
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to disseminate best practices identified by
the Secretary.
</text>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to the
Secretary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through
2024.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 114 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To encourage online workforce training.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Online Job Training Act of 2013 . 2. Online workforce training programs Section 171 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2916 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Online workforce training program (1) National Online Workforce Training Grants (A) In general From the amount appropriated under subparagraph (G), the Secretary shall award National Online Workforce Training Grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to enable such entities to carry out workforce training programs using distance-learning technologies, such as the Internet. An entity may leverage such grant with other Federal, State, local, and private resources, in order to expand the participation of businesses, employees, and other individuals in such training programs. (B) Eligible entity defined For purposes of this subsection, the term eligible entity means an educational institution, community-based organization, nonprofit organization, State board or local board, or unit of general local government, that provides online workforce training. (C) Priority Priority in awarding grants under this paragraph shall be given to eligible entities that— (i) have demonstrated experience in implementing and operating online workforce training and education programs; (ii) have demonstrated experience coordinating activities, where appropriate, with the workforce investment system; and (iii) conduct training for occupations with national or local shortages. (D) Data collection Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this paragraph shall collect and report information on— (i) the number of participants in the workforce training program funded under this paragraph; (ii) the services received by the participants; (iii) program completion rates; (iv) factors determined as significantly interfering with program participation or completion; (v) the rate of job placement; and (vi) other information as determined as needed by the Secretary. (E) Outreach Each eligible entity receiving a grant under this paragraph shall conduct outreach activities to disseminate information to workforce investment boards, local governments, educational institutions, and other workforce training organizations about— (i) the workforce training program funded under this paragraph; and (ii) the results of such, and the best practices with respect to workforce training identified as a result of, program. (F) Performance levels The Secretary shall establish indicators of performance that will be used to evaluate the performance of eligible entities under this paragraph in carrying out the activities required under this paragraph. Prior to awarding a grant under this paragraph to an eligible entity, the Secretary shall negotiate and reach agreement with the entity regarding the levels of performance expected to be achieved by the entity on the indicators of performance. (G) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph $50,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 2024. (2) Online training program clearinghouse (A) Description of grant From the amounts appropriated under subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall award one grant to an eligible postsecondary educational institution to provide the services described in this paragraph. (B) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under this paragraph, a postsecondary educational institution shall— (i) have demonstrated the ability to disseminate research on best practices for implementing workforce investment programs; and (ii) be a national leader in producing cutting-edge research on technology related to workforce investment systems under subtitle B. (C) Services The postsecondary educational institution that receives a grant under this paragraph shall use such grant— (i) to provide technical assistance to entities that receive grants under paragraph (1); (ii) to collect and nationally disseminate the data gathered by entities that receive grants under paragraph (1); and (iii) to disseminate best practices identified by the Secretary. (D) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2014 through 2024. . |
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Mr. Holt
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Ms. Tsongas
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,
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Mr. Grijalva
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Mr. Polis
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This Act may be cited as the
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School Building Enhancement
Act
</short-title>
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Grant
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The Secretary of
Education may provide grants—
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(1)
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to State educational agencies and local
educational agencies for providing intensive technical assistance for, and
assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the
Department of Energy and the Energy Star for K–12 School Districts program of
the Environmental Protection Agency;
</text>
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(2)
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to local
educational agencies that become partners through the Energy Star for K–12
School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; and
</text>
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(3)
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<text>
to State
educational agencies for use in the development of State-level school energy
efficiency quality plans, in partnership with the Secretary of Energy,
including—
</text>
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(A)
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standards for
school building design, construction, and renovation; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
proposals for the
systematic improvement (including benchmarks and timelines) of environmental
conditions in and around schools throughout the State, including—
</text>
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(i)
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<text>
environmentally
preferable purchasing of products for instruction and maintenance;
</text>
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(ii)
</enum>
<text>
increasing the
use of alternative energy fuels in school buses;
</text>
</clause>
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(iii)
</enum>
<text>
maximization of
transportation choices for students, staff, and other members of the community;
and
</text>
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(iv)
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individual prescriptive efficiency
improvements such as lighting improvements, roofing, high efficiency HVAC
systems, and mechanical and envelope insulation.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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3.
</enum>
<header>
Federal
share
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The Federal share of the
cost of a project or activity carried out using funds from a grant under this
Act shall not exceed 90 percent.
</text>
</section>
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<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Grant
priority
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
In providing grants
under section 2(1), the Secretary of Education shall give priority to projects
to provide assistance to State educational agencies and local educational
agencies that have a demonstrated need for energy efficiency
improvement.
</text>
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5.
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<header>
Definition
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
For purposes of this Act, the terms
<term>
State educational agency
</term>
and
<term>
local educational agency
</term>
have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
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20 U.S.C. 7801
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6.
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<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Education to carry out this
Act such sums as may be necessary for the period encompassing fiscal years 2014
through 2019.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 115 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself, Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Grijalva , and Mr. Polis ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To provide for grants from the Secretary of Education to State and local educational agencies for EnergySmart schools and Energy Star programs.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the School Building Enhancement Act . 2. Grant program The Secretary of Education may provide grants— (1) to State educational agencies and local educational agencies for providing intensive technical assistance for, and assisting the implementation of, the EnergySmart Schools Program of the Department of Energy and the Energy Star for K–12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; (2) to local educational agencies that become partners through the Energy Star for K–12 School Districts program of the Environmental Protection Agency; and (3) to State educational agencies for use in the development of State-level school energy efficiency quality plans, in partnership with the Secretary of Energy, including— (A) standards for school building design, construction, and renovation; and (B) proposals for the systematic improvement (including benchmarks and timelines) of environmental conditions in and around schools throughout the State, including— (i) environmentally preferable purchasing of products for instruction and maintenance; (ii) increasing the use of alternative energy fuels in school buses; (iii) maximization of transportation choices for students, staff, and other members of the community; and (iv) individual prescriptive efficiency improvements such as lighting improvements, roofing, high efficiency HVAC systems, and mechanical and envelope insulation. 3. Federal share The Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out using funds from a grant under this Act shall not exceed 90 percent. 4. Grant priority In providing grants under section 2(1), the Secretary of Education shall give priority to projects to provide assistance to State educational agencies and local educational agencies that have a demonstrated need for energy efficiency improvement. 5. Definition For purposes of this Act, the terms State educational agency and local educational agency have the meanings given those terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). 6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Education to carry out this Act such sums as may be necessary for the period encompassing fiscal years 2014 through 2019. |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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H. R. 116
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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<action>
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January 3, 2013
</action-date>
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<sponsor name-id="H001032">
Mr. Holt
</sponsor>
(for himself
and
<cosponsor name-id="C001036">
Mrs. Capps
</cosponsor>
) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Energy and
Commerce
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A BILL
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<official-title>
To encourage the use of medical checklists through
research, and for other purposes.
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1.
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<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Medical Checklist Act of
2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
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2.
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<header>
Research into
medical checklist development and efficacy
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Study
</header>
<text>
The
Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, acting through the
Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, shall conduct research and a
study, in accordance with the requirements of this section, regarding the
development and efficacy of medical checklists.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7F59E54D1D3A417F83D2F5B5B18094AC">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
In
carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall conduct research and a study
regarding the following:
</text>
<paragraph id="H609377C29F4945038B0F4669794F08F4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Testing of
different models of medical checklists to measure the effect of checklist
format, length, and design for different clinical tasks on—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
adoption of
checklists by health care professionals;
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
time spent by
health care professionals on the clinical task of interest; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
reliable
completion of health care procedures.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H31BA2F0DCAF9435F9108139517C75457">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
Examination of
checklist development and use in other industries, such as commercial aviation
and nuclear power, and the feasibility of applying and adapting methodology
developed in those industries to the health care industry in a way that would
result in health care quality improvement.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HED2A9EEFBC804E058F87B8081B99D2A1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
Identification of
organizational characteristics needed to effectively implement the use of
medical checklists in health care settings.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HABCEA73FF4CA4BAE8CA27130295DBE5F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
Measurement of the
effects of the use of medical checklists on patient safety and health
outcomes.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDF413030D82447A6BEA5A8610B094684">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
Identification of
health care procedures for which the development and use of medical checklists
would be beneficial.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H46CD31AD60C7416DA2254522BD560E7D">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
Investigation of
the development, implementation, and use of available medical checklists,
including checklists for safe surgery and central line insertion and
maintenance, to inform further medical checklist development.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H8780B539F9B54AA8853DBA6EF890D3C1">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Scope
</header>
<text>
The
Director shall ensure that each aspect of the research and study conducted
under subsection (a) is examined across a variety of health care provider
characteristics, medical procedures, patient populations, and other factors
that could affect the use of medical checklists.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HC74DAEB42548497DA38D19DA8A7E7EB4">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Dissemination
</header>
<text>
The
Director shall make available to the public the results of the study conducted
under subsection (a) and shall disseminate such results to patient safety
organizations listed pursuant to section 924(d) of the Public Health Service
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/299b-24">
42 U.S.C. 299b–24(d)
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H355A96D2AFE24E87836F35C939D94358">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry
out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014
through 2017.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HE0876B69511E490D99715B1AF3ABDCB8">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Coordinating
medical checklists and health information technology systems
</header>
<subsection id="HFC039726EC344644AC3412FC3986D2EA">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The HIT Policy Committee in the Office of the National
Coordinator for Health Information Technology (as established in section 3002
of the Public Health Service Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300jj-12">
42 U.S.C. 300jj–12
</external-xref>
)) shall develop policy
recommendations regarding—
</text>
<paragraph id="H97006696EA7E41DC85A136936BD149F0">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the extent to
which the use of medical checklists should be incorporated into health
information technology systems; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H01FBDD3E3B414937932C2F110C4C4794">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
measures to
determine the effectiveness of such use.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF2EE6BBC64D944BCA681AD78FB02F829">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Areas of
consideration
</header>
<text>
In making recommendations under subsection (a), the
HIT Policy Committee may consider the following areas:
</text>
<paragraph id="H6B39F7E7BD4141389EBF1C6D8BE3D353">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The ease with
which medical checklists in electronic formats can be used by health care
professionals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA995AD14759A485ABD60B8D4A64D4603">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The effect of the
availability of medical checklists in electronic formats on the adoption and
use of medical checklists by health care professionals.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H73DB15F8487B404098A0CE8896E5B044">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
The effect of the
use of medical checklists in electronic formats on the time spent by health
care professionals on medical procedures.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H703BC7C21E514849A7B7E3611DA611A6">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
The ability of the
health information technology system to collect data on patient safety and
health outcomes that could be analyzed to aid in the design and update of
medical checklists.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1E2239A657E2440A9FC73606DD707CB6">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
The ease with
which medical checklists in electronic formats can be updated on an ongoing
basis based on evidence from medical research and local experience.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HB3575DB7CF2542E0B754CB0449F9113F">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
The capability of
health information technology systems to collect data, where applicable,
regarding the use of medical checklists by health care clinicians and
providers, and any relation between that use and patient safety and health
outcomes.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HAA40D575BC7546A4A71D2678D44F8EDD">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Institute of
medicine study on further medical checklist research
</header>
<subsection id="H00CB293A1C434D589C9588C69FC61D31">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter
into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of
Engineering of the National Academies to conduct a study in accordance with
this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H941342AA16254EBB95C5797F60E608DB">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Study
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall ensure that the study conducted under this section—
</text>
<paragraph id="H0BB815E8E9814C2BABD3182FC1DC5B18">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
reviews available
medical checklists and similar quality improvement techniques, data on the
adoption and use of such techniques by health care professionals, and evidence
of the efficacy of such techniques in relation to patient safety and health
outcomes;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF923549993C743F9BAC2DC9EED938780">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
identifies areas
of research needed to improve medical checklists in order to increase the
adoption and efficacy of medical checklists;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF6F28A1041B24001B5F4FEE9E8F27B29">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
analyzes
organizational impediments to the adoption and use of medical
checklists;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD700112A514E477A85F560562B08B74B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
reviews the degree
to which there is sufficient evidence with which to develop new medical
checklists and, if such evidence is insufficient, identifies areas requiring
further study in order to develop such evidence; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E13875369B343CE972C9AA4A8C1B804">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
determines whether
the availability of an increased number of medical checklists would improve
patient safety and health outcomes and, if so, identifies methods for using
recent medical research to develop new medical checklists.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5E58ABDE56724C5C9A928CF3724C69BC">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Methodology of
study
</header>
<paragraph id="H066297146B194E46B2F19B350D01275E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Scope
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a)
provides that the study conducted under such subsection will consider the
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various types of
health care professionals in various types of health care settings;
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individuals
conducting academic research in health care quality; and
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patients.
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Consultation
with relevant organizations
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agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that relevant agencies and
organizations with expertise on medical checklists will be consulted during the
study conducted under such subsection, including the following:
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The Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality.
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The American
Nurses Association.
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The Institute for
Healthcare Improvement.
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The American
Hospital Association.
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The American
Medical Association.
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The World Health
Organization.
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The National
Committee for Quality Assurance.
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The Joint
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The American
Academy of Physician Assistants.
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Report
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The
Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a)
provides that not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act, a report providing the findings and recommendations made in the study
conducted under such subsection will be submitted to the Secretary, the
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate.
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Health and Human Services determines appropriate.
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health care provider
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Medical
checklist
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The term
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medical checklist
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means a
predetermined, evidence-based, well-defined set of steps that should be
completed during a designated medical clinical encounter or medical procedure,
as further defined by the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality in consultation with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy
of Engineering of the National Academies.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 116 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself and Mrs. Capps ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To encourage the use of medical checklists through research, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medical Checklist Act of 2013 . 2. Research into medical checklist development and efficacy (a) Study The Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, acting through the Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, shall conduct research and a study, in accordance with the requirements of this section, regarding the development and efficacy of medical checklists. (b) Contents In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall conduct research and a study regarding the following: (1) Testing of different models of medical checklists to measure the effect of checklist format, length, and design for different clinical tasks on— (A) adoption of checklists by health care professionals; (B) time spent by health care professionals on the clinical task of interest; and (C) reliable completion of health care procedures. (2) Examination of checklist development and use in other industries, such as commercial aviation and nuclear power, and the feasibility of applying and adapting methodology developed in those industries to the health care industry in a way that would result in health care quality improvement. (3) Identification of organizational characteristics needed to effectively implement the use of medical checklists in health care settings. (4) Measurement of the effects of the use of medical checklists on patient safety and health outcomes. (5) Identification of health care procedures for which the development and use of medical checklists would be beneficial. (6) Investigation of the development, implementation, and use of available medical checklists, including checklists for safe surgery and central line insertion and maintenance, to inform further medical checklist development. (c) Scope The Director shall ensure that each aspect of the research and study conducted under subsection (a) is examined across a variety of health care provider characteristics, medical procedures, patient populations, and other factors that could affect the use of medical checklists. (d) Dissemination The Director shall make available to the public the results of the study conducted under subsection (a) and shall disseminate such results to patient safety organizations listed pursuant to section 924(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 299b–24(d) ). (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2017. 3. Coordinating medical checklists and health information technology systems (a) In general The HIT Policy Committee in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (as established in section 3002 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300jj–12 )) shall develop policy recommendations regarding— (1) the extent to which the use of medical checklists should be incorporated into health information technology systems; and (2) measures to determine the effectiveness of such use. (b) Areas of consideration In making recommendations under subsection (a), the HIT Policy Committee may consider the following areas: (1) The ease with which medical checklists in electronic formats can be used by health care professionals. (2) The effect of the availability of medical checklists in electronic formats on the adoption and use of medical checklists by health care professionals. (3) The effect of the use of medical checklists in electronic formats on the time spent by health care professionals on medical procedures. (4) The ability of the health information technology system to collect data on patient safety and health outcomes that could be analyzed to aid in the design and update of medical checklists. (5) The ease with which medical checklists in electronic formats can be updated on an ongoing basis based on evidence from medical research and local experience. (6) The capability of health information technology systems to collect data, where applicable, regarding the use of medical checklists by health care clinicians and providers, and any relation between that use and patient safety and health outcomes. 4. Institute of medicine study on further medical checklist research (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall enter into an agreement with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies to conduct a study in accordance with this section. (b) Study The Secretary shall ensure that the study conducted under this section— (1) reviews available medical checklists and similar quality improvement techniques, data on the adoption and use of such techniques by health care professionals, and evidence of the efficacy of such techniques in relation to patient safety and health outcomes; (2) identifies areas of research needed to improve medical checklists in order to increase the adoption and efficacy of medical checklists; (3) analyzes organizational impediments to the adoption and use of medical checklists; (4) reviews the degree to which there is sufficient evidence with which to develop new medical checklists and, if such evidence is insufficient, identifies areas requiring further study in order to develop such evidence; and (5) determines whether the availability of an increased number of medical checklists would improve patient safety and health outcomes and, if so, identifies methods for using recent medical research to develop new medical checklists. (c) Methodology of study (1) Scope The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that the study conducted under such subsection will consider the perspectives of— (A) various types of health care professionals in various types of health care settings; (B) individuals conducting academic research in health care quality; and (C) patients. (2) Consultation with relevant organizations The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that relevant agencies and organizations with expertise on medical checklists will be consulted during the study conducted under such subsection, including the following: (A) The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (B) The American Nurses Association. (C) The Institute for Healthcare Improvement. (D) The American Hospital Association. (E) The American Medical Association. (F) The World Health Organization. (G) The National Committee for Quality Assurance. (H) The Joint Commission. (I) The American Academy of Physician Assistants. (d) Report The Secretary shall ensure that the agreement entered into under subsection (a) provides that not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report providing the findings and recommendations made in the study conducted under such subsection will be submitted to the Secretary, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate. 5. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Health care professional The term health care professional means an individual who provides health care services, including a physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist (as those terms are defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x)), and such other individuals as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines appropriate. (2) Health care setting The term health care setting means a facility at which health care services are provided, including a hospital providing inpatient hospital services (as that term is defined in section 1861 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395x )), an ambulatory surgical center (meeting the standards specified under section 1832(a)(2)(F)(i) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395k )), and such other settings as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines appropriate. (3) Health care provider The term health care provider means a health care professional or a health care setting. (4) Medical checklist The term medical checklist means a predetermined, evidence-based, well-defined set of steps that should be completed during a designated medical clinical encounter or medical procedure, as further defined by the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in consultation with the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Engineering of the National Academies. |
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This Act may be cited as the
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Handgun Licensing and Registration Act
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Federal handgun
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handgun licensing and registration system that meets certain
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Chapter 44 of title
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932.
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Licensing and
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The Attorney General of
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registration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United
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sufficient to identify—
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each resident of a State to which this
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the handgun.
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It shall be unlawful for a person to
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is licensed to do so by the system
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has registered the handgun with a
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Subsection (a)
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the State that—
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each resident of
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the handgun;
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at a minimum,
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has not completed
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has not registered
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A certification
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or after the date the Attorney General finds, after an opportunity for a
hearing on the record, that the State does not have in effect the system
described in subsection (b).
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The Attorney
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Penalties
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Section
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Whoever knowingly violates section
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Clerical
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The table of sections for such chapter is amended by
adding at the end the following:
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932. Licensing and registration of
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The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 117 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To provide for the mandatory licensing and registration of handguns.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Handgun Licensing and Registration Act of 2013 . 2. Federal handgun licensing and registration system to apply in any State that does not have a handgun licensing and registration system that meets certain requirements (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Licensing and registration of handguns (a) (1) The Attorney General of the United States shall establish a Federal system for the licensing and registration of all handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the United States, which shall include a method for easily retrieving information sufficient to identify— (A) each resident of a State to which this subsection applies who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun; and (B) the handgun. (2) It shall be unlawful for a person to own, possess, or control a handgun in a State to which this subsection applies unless the person— (A) is licensed to do so by the system established pursuant to paragraph (1); and (B) has registered the handgun with a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency. (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in a State if there is in effect a certification by the Attorney General of the United States that the State has in effect a system for the licensing and registration of handguns owned, possessed, or controlled in the State that— (1) includes a method for easily retrieving information sufficient to identify— (A) each resident of the State who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun in the State; and (B) the handgun; and (2) at a minimum, imposes criminal penalties on any person who owns, possesses, or controls a handgun in the State, and who— (A) has not completed training in firearms safety; (B) is not licensed by the State to possess a handgun; or (C) has not registered the handgun with a Federal, State, or local law enforcement agency. (c) A certification under subsection (b) with respect to a State shall have no force or effect on or after the date the Attorney General finds, after an opportunity for a hearing on the record, that the State does not have in effect the system described in subsection (b). (d) The Attorney General shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. . (b) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (7) Whoever knowingly violates section 931(a)(2) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not less than 15 years, or both. The court shall not suspend a sentence of imprisonment imposed under this paragraph or impose a probationary sentence under this paragraph. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Licensing and registration of handguns. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to conduct engaged in after the 2-year period that begins with the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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Mr. Holt
</sponsor>
(for
himself,
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Mr. Hanna
</cosponsor>
, and
<cosponsor name-id="H001034">
Mr. Honda
</cosponsor>
) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the
<committee-name committee-id="HWM00">
Committee
on Ways and Means
</committee-name>
</action-desc>
</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage
teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects
at elementary and secondary schools.
</official-title>
</form>
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1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
National STEM Education Tax Incentive
for Teachers Act of 2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2DDC17814458433A97C0919AF7C99908">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Refundable credit
for portion of tuition paid for undergraduate education of certain
teachers
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by
inserting after section 36C the following new section:
</text>
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<section id="H3B577A613BD3444C8BA045A5309AD1FA">
<enum>
36D.
</enum>
<header>
Tuition for
undergraduate education of certain teachers
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
General
</header>
<text>
In the case of an individual who is an eligible teacher
for the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax
imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to 10 percent of qualified
undergraduate tuition paid by such individual.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
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<header>
Limitations
</header>
<paragraph id="H5F33B5AAC5C74D0D84227C8E4E24CB27">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Dollar
amount
</header>
<text>
The credit allowed by this section for any taxable year
shall not exceed $1,000.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H38EE54A6D9A34A7FA6ED648406DA546C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Teachers in
high-needs schools districts
</header>
<text>
In the case of one of the first 5
taxable years in which a teacher is an eligible teacher who teaches in an
elementary school or a secondary school (as those terms are defined in section
9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801">
20 U.S.C. 7801
</external-xref>
))
receiving funds under part A of title I of such Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/6311">
20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.
</external-xref>
),
subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting
<quote>
$1,500
</quote>
for
<quote>
$1,000
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32B17EA02C2D462684A74CEE9D731B55">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Credit allowed
only for 10 years
</header>
<text>
No credit shall be allowed under this section
for any taxable year after the 10th taxable year for which credit is allowed
under this section.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H78EA70F3D9444EB78CDECF457527CEEE">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
Teacher
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible teacher
</term>
means, with
respect to a taxable year, any individual—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
who is a full-time
teacher, including a full-time substitute teacher, in any of grades
kindergarten through 12th grade for the academic year ending in such taxable
year,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFDC5A31F3902466E81A3A14BE437C007">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
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(i)
</enum>
<text>
who teaches primarily
math, science, engineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades 9
through 12 during such academic year, or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H004F73329DAA4FBEA1A6A3413CAFBDAA" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
who teaches math, science,
engineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades kindergarten
through 8 during such academic year,
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8FE55222D0FE4C548EDCB285C370719D">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
who, in the case
that such individual is a middle or secondary school teacher, received a
baccalaureate or similar degree with a major in mathematics, science,
engineering, or technology from an institution of higher education, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
who is highly
qualified (as defined in section 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H175E0D99F5134D56AD58700D97915112">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Special rule for
administrative personnel
</header>
<text>
School administrative functions shall be
treated as teaching courses referred to in paragraph (1)(B) if such functions
primarily relate to such courses or are for a school which focuses primarily on
such courses.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H0CAC198062044DC290600558313E5CF5">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified
Undergraduate Tuition
</header>
<text>
For purposes of this section, the term
<term>
qualified undergraduate tuition
</term>
means qualified higher education
expenses (as defined in section 529(e)(3)) for enrollment or attendance at an
institution of higher education, reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2) and
by any credit allowed by section 25A with respect to such expenses.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Institution of
Higher Education
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
institution of higher
education
</term>
means an institution of higher education as defined in section
102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1002">
20 U.S.C. 1002
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out
the purposes of this
section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
Amendments
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Paragraph (2) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1324">
section 1324(b)
</external-xref>
of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting
<quote>
36D,
</quote>
after
<quote>
36B,
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The table of
sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
36C the following new item:
</text>
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Sec. 36D. Tuition for undergraduate education of certain
teachers.
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</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
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</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
Date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act; except that only
periods of being an eligible teacher (as defined in section 36D(c) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) after such date shall
be taken into account under section 36D(b)(3) of such Code, as so added.
</text>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 118 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself, Mr. Hanna , and Mr. Honda ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage teachers to pursue teaching science, technology, engineering, and math subjects at elementary and secondary schools.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National STEM Education Tax Incentive for Teachers Act of 2013 . 2. Refundable credit for portion of tuition paid for undergraduate education of certain teachers (a) In General Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) is amended by inserting after section 36C the following new section: 36D. Tuition for undergraduate education of certain teachers (a) In General In the case of an individual who is an eligible teacher for the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount equal to 10 percent of qualified undergraduate tuition paid by such individual. (b) Limitations (1) Dollar amount The credit allowed by this section for any taxable year shall not exceed $1,000. (2) Teachers in high-needs schools districts In the case of one of the first 5 taxable years in which a teacher is an eligible teacher who teaches in an elementary school or a secondary school (as those terms are defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )) receiving funds under part A of title I of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq. ), subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting $1,500 for $1,000 . (3) Credit allowed only for 10 years No credit shall be allowed under this section for any taxable year after the 10th taxable year for which credit is allowed under this section. (c) Eligible Teacher For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term eligible teacher means, with respect to a taxable year, any individual— (A) who is a full-time teacher, including a full-time substitute teacher, in any of grades kindergarten through 12th grade for the academic year ending in such taxable year, (B) (i) who teaches primarily math, science, engineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades 9 through 12 during such academic year, or (ii) who teaches math, science, engineering, or technology courses in one or more of grades kindergarten through 8 during such academic year, (C) who, in the case that such individual is a middle or secondary school teacher, received a baccalaureate or similar degree with a major in mathematics, science, engineering, or technology from an institution of higher education, and (D) who is highly qualified (as defined in section 9101(23) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965). (2) Special rule for administrative personnel School administrative functions shall be treated as teaching courses referred to in paragraph (1)(B) if such functions primarily relate to such courses or are for a school which focuses primarily on such courses. (d) Qualified Undergraduate Tuition For purposes of this section, the term qualified undergraduate tuition means qualified higher education expenses (as defined in section 529(e)(3)) for enrollment or attendance at an institution of higher education, reduced as provided in section 25A(g)(2) and by any credit allowed by section 25A with respect to such expenses. (e) Institution of Higher Education The term institution of higher education means an institution of higher education as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ). (f) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this section. . (b) Conforming Amendments (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 36D, after 36B, . (2) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36C the following new item: Sec. 36D. Tuition for undergraduate education of certain teachers. . (c) Effective Date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act; except that only periods of being an eligible teacher (as defined in section 36D(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) after such date shall be taken into account under section 36D(b)(3) of such Code, as so added. |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 119 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the credit for increasing research activities.
1. Permanent extension of research credit (a) In general Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (h). (b) Conforming amendment Paragraph (1) of section 45C(b) of such Code is amended by striking subparagraph (D). (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 2011. |
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Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D
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2.
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Increase in research
expenses taken into account for the research credit
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(a)
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In
general
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Section 41
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is
amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting
after subsection (g) the following new subsection:
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(h)
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<header>
Temporary Bonus
for Qualifying Research Expenses
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In the case of any taxable year beginning
in 2013 or 2014—
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(1)
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<text>
subsection (a)(1)
shall be applied by substituting
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30 percent
</quote>
for
<quote>
20
percent
</quote>
,
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substituting
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20 percent
</quote>
for
<quote>
14 percent
</quote>
,
and
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(3)
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subsection (c)(5)(B)(ii) shall be applied
by substituting
<quote>
12 percent
</quote>
for
<quote>
6
percent
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
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.
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(b)
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<header>
Extension of
credit
</header>
<text>
Subparagraph (B) of section 41(i)(1) of such Code, as
redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking
<quote>
December 31,
2011
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
December 31, 2014
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
years beginning after December 31, 2012.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Transferability of
research credit
</header>
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<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 41 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is amended by
redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after
subsection (h) the following new subsection:
</text>
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<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
Credit May Be
Assigned
</header>
<paragraph id="HCAE7FD41BB14477D9485749ED7D3C170">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
If, for any taxable
year beginning in 2013 or 2014, a qualified taxpayer elects the application of
this subsection for such taxable year, the amount of credit determined under
this section for such year which would (but for this subsection) be allowable
to the qualified taxpayer shall be allowable to the person designated by the
qualified taxpayer. Such amount shall be determined by applying this section
separately from section 38 for such year. The person so designated shall be
treated as the taxpayer with respect to this section (other than this
subsection) for purposes of this title (other than this paragraph).
</text>
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Treatment of
amounts paid for assignment
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If any amount is paid to the person
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shall be includible in such person’s gross income.
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Qualified
taxpayer
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The term
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qualified taxpayer
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means, with respect to any taxable year, any
small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act) if
such concern employs an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days
during such
year.
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Effective
date
</header>
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The amendments made by
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2012.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 120 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the credit for research expenses for 2013 and 2014 and to allow the credit to be assigned.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Create Jobs by Expanding the R&D Tax Credit Act of 2013 . 2. Increase in research expenses taken into account for the research credit (a) In general Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the following new subsection: (h) Temporary Bonus for Qualifying Research Expenses In the case of any taxable year beginning in 2013 or 2014— (1) subsection (a)(1) shall be applied by substituting 30 percent for 20 percent , (2) subsection (c)(5)(A) shall be applied by substituting 20 percent for 14 percent , and (3) subsection (c)(5)(B)(ii) shall be applied by substituting 12 percent for 6 percent . . (b) Extension of credit Subparagraph (B) of section 41(i)(1) of such Code, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking December 31, 2011 and inserting December 31, 2014 . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. 3. Transferability of research credit (a) In general Section 41 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by section 2, is amended by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection: (i) Credit May Be Assigned (1) In general If, for any taxable year beginning in 2013 or 2014, a qualified taxpayer elects the application of this subsection for such taxable year, the amount of credit determined under this section for such year which would (but for this subsection) be allowable to the qualified taxpayer shall be allowable to the person designated by the qualified taxpayer. Such amount shall be determined by applying this section separately from section 38 for such year. The person so designated shall be treated as the taxpayer with respect to this section (other than this subsection) for purposes of this title (other than this paragraph). (2) Treatment of amounts paid for assignment If any amount is paid to the person who assigns the credit determined under this section, no portion of such amount shall be includible in such person’s gross income. (3) Qualified taxpayer The term qualified taxpayer means, with respect to any taxable year, any small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act) if such concern employs an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days during such year. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. |
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Reinstatement of real
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1988
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, and
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Effective
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The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 121 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 5-year reinstatement of the real property standard deduction and to adjust such deduction for inflation.
1. Reinstatement of real property standard deduction (a) Extension Subparagraph (C) of section 63(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking in 2008 or 2009 and inserting after December 31, 2012, and before January 1, 2018 . (b) Adjustments for inflation (1) In general Subparagraph (B) of section 63(c)(4) of such Code is amended— (A) by inserting (2013 in the case of the dollar amount contained in paragraph (7)(B)) after 1988 , (B) by striking or (5) and inserting (5), or (7)(B) , and (C) by striking and at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and inserting , and , and by inserting after clause (ii) the following: (iii) calendar year 2011 in the case of the dollar amount contained in paragraph (7)(B). . (2) Conforming amendment Subparagraph (B) of section 63(c)(7) of such Code is amended by striking $1,000 and inserting twice such amount . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2012. |
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a
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This Act may be cited as the
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Creating Jobs From Innovative Small
Businesses Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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Credit for
investments in small technology innovation companies
</header>
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(a)
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In
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Subpart D of part IV
of subchapter A of
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of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by
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45S.
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<header>
High technology
investment tax credit
</header>
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(a)
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Allowance of
credit
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For purposes of
section 38, the high technology investment tax credit determined under this
section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount
paid by the taxpayer during such year to acquire a qualified equity investment
in a qualified high technology small business concern.
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(b)
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Maximum
credit
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(1)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The taxpayer’s credit determined under this section for
the taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of—
</text>
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(A)
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$100,000,
over
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the taxpayer’s
(and any predecessor’s) aggregate credit determined under this section for all
prior taxable years.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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<header>
Related
parties
</header>
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<enum>
(A)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
For purposes of paragraph (1), all related persons shall
be treated as 1 person, and the dollar amount in paragraph (1)(A) shall be
allocated among such persons under regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.
</text>
</subparagraph>
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(B)
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<header>
Related
persons
</header>
<text>
A person shall be treated as related to another person if
the relationship between such persons would result in the disallowance of
losses under section 267 or 707(b).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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(c)
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Definitions
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For purposes of this section—
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(1)
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<header>
Qualified equity
investment
</header>
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(A)
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<header>
In
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qualified equity investment
</term>
means any equity investment in a
qualified high technology small business concern if—
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(i)
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such investment is
acquired by the taxpayer at its original issue (directly or through an
underwriter) solely in exchange for cash, and
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(ii)
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such investment
is designated for purposes of this section by such concern.
</text>
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(B)
</enum>
<header>
Equity
investment
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
equity investment
</term>
means—
</text>
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(i)
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<text>
any stock (other
than nonqualified preferred stock as defined in section 351(g)(2)) in an entity
which is a corporation, and
</text>
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(ii)
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<text>
any capital
interest in an entity which is a partnership.
</text>
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</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Redemptions
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
A rule similar to the rule of section
1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this subsection.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Qualified high
technology small business concern
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
qualified high technology
small business concern
</term>
means, with respect to any taxable year, any
small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act)
if—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
such concern
employs an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days during such
year, and
</text>
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<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
at least 50 percent of the gross
expenditures of such entity for such year are research or experimental
expenditures under section 174.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
National
limitation on amount of investments designated
</header>
<paragraph id="H50BB80A17EE9442A877CD13222EDE9C9">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There is a high technology investment tax credit
limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation is—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
$500,000,000 for
2013,
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H0CF7393ACE104BEA91FCCEE2F3BAD1D8">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
$750,000,000 for
2014 and 2015, and
</text>
</subparagraph>
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<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
$1,000,000,000 for
2016 and 2017.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H151E4ECAEB064F06B102985D33E498DF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Allocation of
limitation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The limitation
under paragraph (1) shall be allocated by the Secretary among qualified high
technology small business concerns selected by the Secretary.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H96BBEC02D2A14E64B2F82A335ECD262B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Carryover of
unused limitation
</header>
<text>
If the high technology investment tax credit
limitation for any calendar year exceeds the aggregate amount allocated under
paragraph (2) for such year, such limitation for the succeeding calendar year
shall be increased by the amount of such excess. No amount may be carried under
the preceding sentence to any calendar year after 2023.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Certain
taxpayers not eligible
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No
credit shall be determined under this section for any equity investment in any
qualified high technology small business concern made by any individual who, at
the time of the investment, is—
</text>
<paragraph id="H4BCE10B0C14647BA9C17A9B57EDB76A1">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
an employee of
such concern, or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H24C2AA70E164432989BED578C5BBBF10">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
a member of the
family (within the meaning of section 267(c)(4)) of an employee of such
concern.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H5E93B52D1D0E4403AE9C94463E1A01F0">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Basis
reduction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The basis of any
qualified equity investment shall be reduced by the amount of any credit
determined under this section with respect to such investment. This subsection
shall not apply for purposes of sections 1202, 1400B, and 1400F.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEC30129DC3CB422088D509630FDB4133">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out
this section, including regulations—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
which prevent the
abuse of the purposes of this section,
</text>
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(2)
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which impose
appropriate reporting requirements, and
</text>
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(3)
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which apply the
provisions of this section to newly formed
entities.
</text>
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.
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Credit made part
of general business credit
</header>
<text>
Subsection (b) of section 38 of such
Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking
<quote>
plus
</quote>
at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the
end of paragraph (36) and inserting
<quote>
, plus
</quote>
, and by adding at the
end the following new paragraph:
</text>
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(37)
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the high technology investment tax credit
determined under section
45S.
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.
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(c)
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<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
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The table of
sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is
amended by adding at the end the following new item:
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Sec. 45S. High technology
investment tax credit.
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.
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<enum>
(d)
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<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text>
The amendments made by this section shall apply to
investments made after December 31, 2012, in taxable years ending after such
date.
</text>
</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 122 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against income tax for equity investments in high technology small business concerns.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Creating Jobs From Innovative Small Businesses Act of 2013 . 2. Credit for investments in small technology innovation companies (a) In general Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 45S. High technology investment tax credit (a) Allowance of credit For purposes of section 38, the high technology investment tax credit determined under this section for the taxable year is an amount equal to 20 percent of the amount paid by the taxpayer during such year to acquire a qualified equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern. (b) Maximum credit (1) In general The taxpayer’s credit determined under this section for the taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) of— (A) $100,000, over (B) the taxpayer’s (and any predecessor’s) aggregate credit determined under this section for all prior taxable years. (2) Related parties (A) In general For purposes of paragraph (1), all related persons shall be treated as 1 person, and the dollar amount in paragraph (1)(A) shall be allocated among such persons under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. (B) Related persons A person shall be treated as related to another person if the relationship between such persons would result in the disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b). (c) Definitions For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified equity investment (A) In general The term qualified equity investment means any equity investment in a qualified high technology small business concern if— (i) such investment is acquired by the taxpayer at its original issue (directly or through an underwriter) solely in exchange for cash, and (ii) such investment is designated for purposes of this section by such concern. (B) Equity investment The term equity investment means— (i) any stock (other than nonqualified preferred stock as defined in section 351(g)(2)) in an entity which is a corporation, and (ii) any capital interest in an entity which is a partnership. (C) Redemptions A rule similar to the rule of section 1202(c)(3) shall apply for purposes of this subsection. (2) Qualified high technology small business concern The term qualified high technology small business concern means, with respect to any taxable year, any small business concern (as defined in section 3 of the Small Business Act) if— (A) such concern employs an average of fewer than 500 employees on business days during such year, and (B) at least 50 percent of the gross expenditures of such entity for such year are research or experimental expenditures under section 174. (d) National limitation on amount of investments designated (1) In general There is a high technology investment tax credit limitation for each calendar year. Such limitation is— (A) $500,000,000 for 2013, (B) $750,000,000 for 2014 and 2015, and (C) $1,000,000,000 for 2016 and 2017. (2) Allocation of limitation The limitation under paragraph (1) shall be allocated by the Secretary among qualified high technology small business concerns selected by the Secretary. (3) Carryover of unused limitation If the high technology investment tax credit limitation for any calendar year exceeds the aggregate amount allocated under paragraph (2) for such year, such limitation for the succeeding calendar year shall be increased by the amount of such excess. No amount may be carried under the preceding sentence to any calendar year after 2023. (e) Certain taxpayers not eligible No credit shall be determined under this section for any equity investment in any qualified high technology small business concern made by any individual who, at the time of the investment, is— (1) an employee of such concern, or (2) a member of the family (within the meaning of section 267(c)(4)) of an employee of such concern. (f) Basis reduction The basis of any qualified equity investment shall be reduced by the amount of any credit determined under this section with respect to such investment. This subsection shall not apply for purposes of sections 1202, 1400B, and 1400F. (g) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this section, including regulations— (1) which prevent the abuse of the purposes of this section, (2) which impose appropriate reporting requirements, and (3) which apply the provisions of this section to newly formed entities. . (b) Credit made part of general business credit Subsection (b) of section 38 of such Code (relating to current year business credit) is amended by striking plus at the end of paragraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting , plus , and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (37) the high technology investment tax credit determined under section 45S. . (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 45S. High technology investment tax credit. . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to investments made after December 31, 2012, in taxable years ending after such date. |
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 123
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Holt
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(for himself
and
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Mr. George Miller of California
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Energy and
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, and in addition to the Committees on
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Oversight and Government
Reform
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and
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Armed
Services
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, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
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To encourage water efficiency.
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Water Advanced Technologies for
Efficient Resource Use Act of 2013
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.
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2.
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WaterSense
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(a)
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<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
There is established within the Environmental Protection
Agency a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products,
buildings and landscapes, and services in order—
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(1)
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to reduce water
use;
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(2)
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<text>
to reduce the
strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure;
</text>
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<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to conserve energy
used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and
</text>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
to preserve water
resources for future generations,
</text>
</paragraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="subsection">
through
voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products,
buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency
and performance standards.
</continuation-text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3B57DC1164EF4C47B155E5D022B3E493">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Duties
</header>
<text>
The
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1FB3444AD4ED44499E2FD35B578D6809">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
promote WaterSense
labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services in the market place as
the preferred technologies and services for—
</text>
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<enum>
(A)
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<text>
reducing water
use; and
</text>
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(B)
</enum>
<text>
ensuring product
and service performance;
</text>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
work to enhance public awareness of the
WaterSense label through public outreach, education, water recycling and reuse
technology research and development, and other means;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H843FFB53B44C4D21A4CEC8E9508E943D">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
establish and
maintain performance standards so that products, buildings and landscapes, and
services labeled with the WaterSense label perform as well or better than their
less efficient counterparts;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H417146585876448892BA523EF46C9C89">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
publicize the
importance of proper installation of WaterSense plumbing products by a
WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist,
licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and the installation, maintenance,
and audit of WaterSense irrigation systems by a WaterSense-certified irrigation
professional to ensure optimal performance;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBCFA52CCBEB549AE89DD973D309023B7">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
preserve the
integrity of the WaterSense label;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7DC421F8F98744418EB787F7B0BF14F6">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
regularly review and, when appropriate,
update WaterSense criteria for categories of products, buildings and
landscapes, and services, at least once every four years;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5C4D5BF3ED94414EA218F9410C79A666">
<enum>
(7)
</enum>
<text>
regularly collect
and make available to the public summary data on the production and relative
market shares of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and
services, at least annually;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8F381EFC17994AA0BA7ACC76DA6D18FC">
<enum>
(8)
</enum>
<text>
regularly estimate
and make available to the public the water and energy savings attributable to
the use of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services,
at least annually;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA7A0281A0EC1411E84024878780A7207">
<enum>
(9)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
solicit comments from interested parties
and the public prior to establishing or revising a WaterSense category,
specification, installation criterion, or other criterion (or prior to
effective dates for any such category, specification, installation criterion,
or other criterion);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H294FC0B8FC6F4C0895EA66D1D7AFD333">
<enum>
(10)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provide reasonable notice to interested
parties and the public of any changes (including effective dates), on the
adoption of a new or revised category, specification, installation criterion,
or other criterion, along with—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF5FE65774C84D3AA2665C72B7BAA136">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
an explanation of
changes; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBF802626FCB04229B6A500042DEAFF8F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
as appropriate,
responses to comments submitted by interested parties;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H562AEA8ACF734F5B8EBAE61E70DE9FA3">
<enum>
(11)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
provide appropriate lead time (as
determined by the Administrator) prior to the applicable effective date for a
new or significant revision to a category, specification, installation
criterion, or other criterion, taking into account the timing requirements of
the manufacturing, marketing, training, and distribution process for the
specific product, building and landscape, or service category addressed;
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6E49282F00BA45B291C48A5A77F56A9F">
<enum>
(12)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
identify and, where appropriate, implement
other voluntary approaches, such as labeling waterless devices that perform the
same function as a water consuming product or encouraging reuse, reclamation,
and recycling technologies, in commercial, institutional, residential,
municipal, and industrial sectors to improve water efficiency or lower water
use while meeting the performance standards established under paragraph
(3).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H898ACA0344E54C64AC98841C13254A86">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text>
There are authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000
for fiscal year 2014, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $20,000,000 for fiscal
year 2016, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each year thereafter,
adjusted for inflation, to carry out this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Federal
procurement of water efficient products
</header>
<subsection id="H876CD7FF469146CE801EDF75AD604539">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In
this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H782CE21A2630438C867CF26B5D5B42A2">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Agency
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
agency
</term>
has the meaning given that term in section 7902(a) of
title 5, United States Code.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HDE8ED3D393F74DFABDDED5BDAAF06BBE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Watersense
product or service
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
WaterSense product or
service
</term>
means a product or service that is rated for water efficiency
under the WaterSense program.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6BDC1FB914534C369E6D5EE2FDDE6EF8">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Watersense
program
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
WaterSense program
</term>
means the
program established by section 2 of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H32C10C7FA01844A291D7124466E13BB1">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
FEMP designated
product
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
FEMP designated product
</term>
means a
product that is designated under the Federal Energy Management Program of the
Department of Energy as being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent
products for efficiency.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8363909C723143FF929603297AFD7099">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
Product and
service
</header>
<text>
The terms
<term>
product
</term>
and
<term>
service
</term>
do not include any water consuming product or service designed or procured for
combat or combat-related missions. The terms also exclude products or services
already covered by the Federal procurement regulations established under
section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C.
8259b).
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HFD6584490EC249C09E7ADF680D437152">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Procurement of
water efficient products
</header>
<paragraph id="HCCFA01BF86AB470099557C8B71846BF4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Requirement
</header>
<text>
To
meet the requirements of an agency for a water consuming product or service,
the head of the agency shall, except as provided in paragraph (2),
procure—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H38577C7A165C46A0B58CE8A5DA3707CF">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a WaterSense
product or service; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H42DD39DCBCFF45208AADC4924332B1EC">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
a FEMP designated
product.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
A WaterSense
plumbing product should preferably, when possible, be installed by a
WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist,
licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and a WaterSense irrigation system
should preferably, when possible, be installed, maintained, and audited by a
WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal
performance.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H80FCCFE618C9424685269258208F3300">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<text>
The
head of an agency is not required to procure a WaterSense product or service or
FEMP designated product under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency finds in
writing that—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF1D9A626457448AC8117A5493CB9AC8E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
a WaterSense
product or service or FEMP designated product is not cost-effective over the
life of the product, taking current and future energy, water, and wastewater
cost savings into account; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HEEA2E49D3D8F4B239E649116675C495D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
no WaterSense
product or service or FEMP designated product is reasonably available that
meets the functional requirements of the agency.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H7410CD9DE1A1454EAB40CFDB6C7C745B">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Procurement
planning
</header>
<text>
The head of an agency shall incorporate into the
specifications for all procurements involving water consuming products and
systems, including guide specifications, project specifications, and
construction, renovation, and services contracts that include provision of
water consuming products and systems, and into the factors for the evaluation
of offers received for the procurement, criteria used for rating WaterSense
products and services and FEMP designated products. The head of an agency shall
consider, to the maximum extent practicable, additional measures for reducing
agency water consumption, including water reuse, reclamation, and recycling
technologies, leak detection and repair, and use of waterless products that
perform similar functions to existing water-consuming products.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HCD783AC845D84DFFA2FE920E8C799745">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Listing of water
efficient products in federal catalogs
</header>
<text>
WaterSense products and
services and FEMP designated products shall be clearly identified and
prominently displayed in any inventory or listing of products by the General
Services Administration or the Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services
Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency shall supply only WaterSense
products or FEMP designated products for all product categories covered by the
WaterSense program or the Federal Energy Management Program, except in cases
where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing that no WaterSense
product or FEMP designated product is available to meet the buyer’s functional
requirements, or that no WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is
cost-effective for the intended application over the life of the product,
taking energy, water, and wastewater cost savings into account.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H44E9BF28F6CA4036AED54A8A022D7C4A">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Regulations
</header>
<text>
Not
later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue regulations to carry out
this section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HC744CE2BDD50409AAB8D42DA6D5C42B8">
<enum>
4.
</enum>
<header>
Early Adopter
Water Efficient Products Incentive Programs
</header>
<subsection id="H318260998B874EE4A028D7691F37B90B">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In
this section:
</text>
<paragraph id="H341C2832324243A1A7CA80BB6F3C9220">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Administrator
</header>
<text>
The
term
<term>
Administrator
</term>
means the Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H79ACB6EB35DA488FB5C14548441B079A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
entity
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
eligible entity
</term>
means a State
government, local or county government, tribal government, wastewater or sewage
utility, municipal water authority, energy utility, water utility, or nonprofit
organization that meets the requirements of subsection (b).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H859D038FC1584539A9A16F29F3BBC5F1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Incentive
program
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
incentive program
</term>
means a program
for administering financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation
of residential water efficient products and services as described in subsection
(b)(1).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8FE0016D0F1E4060BF45C7CB0295664C">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Residential
water efficient product or service
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
residential water efficient
product or service
</term>
means a product or service for a single-family or
multifamily residence or its landscape that is rated for water efficiency and
performance—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HF5657F44A3D049E888F86FBFD048A30B">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
by the WaterSense
program; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H7105CB284B544348B2AEB73E25FA3EC2">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
by an incentive
program and approved by the Administrator.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph">
Categories
of water efficient products and services may include faucets, irrigation
technologies and services, point-of-use water treatment devices, reuse,
reclamation, and recycling technologies, toilets, and showerheads.
</continuation-text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HA63D18540425411396A65E1C88D45547">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<header>
State
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The term
<term>
State
</term>
means each of
the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H1259B736868E4E8A84A9F190A95B6229">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<header>
Watersense
program
</header>
<text>
The term
<term>
WaterSense program
</term>
means the
program established by section 2 of this Act.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Eligible
entities
</header>
<text>
An entity shall be eligible to receive an allocation
under subsection (c) if the entity—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
establishes (or
has established) an incentive program to provide rebates, vouchers, other
financial incentives, or direct installs to consumers for the purchase and
installation of residential water efficient products or services;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF20B551D626A431BAC00F284CD8F326F">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
submits an
application for the allocation at such time, in such form, and containing such
information as the Administrator may require; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H300BD70686114C80B715323663946046">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
provides
assurances satisfactory to the Administrator that the entity will use the
allocation to supplement, but not supplant, funds made available to carry out
the incentive program.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Amount of
allocations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For each fiscal
year, the Administrator shall determine the amount to allocate to each eligible
entity to carry out subsection (d) taking into consideration—
</text>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the population
served by the eligible entity in the most recent calendar year for which data
are available;
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the targeted
population of the eligible entity's incentive program, such as general
households, low-income households, or first-time homeowners, and the probable
effectiveness of the incentive program for that population;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5E59B882880A41EEA1D45A5AED77CDB9">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
for existing
programs, the effectiveness of the incentive program in encouraging the
adoption of water efficient products and services; and
</text>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
any prior year's
allocation to the eligible entity that remains unused.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Use of allocated
funds
</header>
<text>
Funds allocated to an entity under subsection (c) may be
used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and carrying out an
incentive program.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HE1669D62B13B4E47A417941BC917D3ED">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Fixture
recycling
</header>
<text>
Entities are encouraged to promote or implement fixture
recycling programs to manage the disposal of older fixtures replaced due to the
incentive program under this section.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEA0637C81AF54289B12BADDFCE714CD5">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Issuance of
rebates
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Financial incentives
may be provided to consumers that meet the requirements of the incentive
program. The entity may issue all financial incentives directly to consumers
or, with approval of the Administrator, delegate some or all financial
incentive administration to other organizations including, but not limited to,
local governments, municipal water authorities, and water utilities. The amount
of a financial incentive shall be determined by the entity, taking into
consideration—
</text>
<paragraph id="HEBE4C6E9A9134782AE81CB2208B66F7E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of the
allocation to the entity under subsection (c);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F26F231646F4568898B6F887DBACB9D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the amount of any
Federal, State, or other organization's tax or financial incentive available
for the purchase of the residential water efficient product or service;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H277CD2BE7D5249928654EA612B36DFD1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the amount
necessary to change consumer behavior to purchase water efficient products and
services; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H30CF81E615D142D9AD006FD93272B56F">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the consumer
expenditures for onsite preparation, assembly, and original installation of the
product.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Authorization of
appropriations
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
There are
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015,
$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and
$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2018.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 123 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Holt (for himself and Mr. George Miller of California ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Armed Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To encourage water efficiency.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Water Advanced Technologies for Efficient Resource Use Act of 2013 . 2. WaterSense (a) In general There is established within the Environmental Protection Agency a WaterSense program to identify and promote water efficient products, buildings and landscapes, and services in order— (1) to reduce water use; (2) to reduce the strain on water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure; (3) to conserve energy used to pump, heat, transport, and treat water; and (4) to preserve water resources for future generations, through voluntary labeling of, or other forms of communications about, products, buildings and landscapes, and services that meet the highest water efficiency and performance standards. (b) Duties The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall— (1) promote WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services in the market place as the preferred technologies and services for— (A) reducing water use; and (B) ensuring product and service performance; (2) work to enhance public awareness of the WaterSense label through public outreach, education, water recycling and reuse technology research and development, and other means; (3) establish and maintain performance standards so that products, buildings and landscapes, and services labeled with the WaterSense label perform as well or better than their less efficient counterparts; (4) publicize the importance of proper installation of WaterSense plumbing products by a WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist, licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and the installation, maintenance, and audit of WaterSense irrigation systems by a WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal performance; (5) preserve the integrity of the WaterSense label; (6) regularly review and, when appropriate, update WaterSense criteria for categories of products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at least once every four years; (7) regularly collect and make available to the public summary data on the production and relative market shares of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at least annually; (8) regularly estimate and make available to the public the water and energy savings attributable to the use of WaterSense labeled products, buildings and landscapes, and services, at least annually; (9) solicit comments from interested parties and the public prior to establishing or revising a WaterSense category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion (or prior to effective dates for any such category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion); (10) provide reasonable notice to interested parties and the public of any changes (including effective dates), on the adoption of a new or revised category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion, along with— (A) an explanation of changes; and (B) as appropriate, responses to comments submitted by interested parties; (11) provide appropriate lead time (as determined by the Administrator) prior to the applicable effective date for a new or significant revision to a category, specification, installation criterion, or other criterion, taking into account the timing requirements of the manufacturing, marketing, training, and distribution process for the specific product, building and landscape, or service category addressed; and (12) identify and, where appropriate, implement other voluntary approaches, such as labeling waterless devices that perform the same function as a water consuming product or encouraging reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, in commercial, institutional, residential, municipal, and industrial sectors to improve water efficiency or lower water use while meeting the performance standards established under paragraph (3). (c) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated $7,500,000 for fiscal year 2014, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2017 and each year thereafter, adjusted for inflation, to carry out this section. 3. Federal procurement of water efficient products (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Agency The term agency has the meaning given that term in section 7902(a) of title 5, United States Code. (2) Watersense product or service The term WaterSense product or service means a product or service that is rated for water efficiency under the WaterSense program. (3) Watersense program The term WaterSense program means the program established by section 2 of this Act. (4) FEMP designated product The term FEMP designated product means a product that is designated under the Federal Energy Management Program of the Department of Energy as being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for efficiency. (5) Product and service The terms product and service do not include any water consuming product or service designed or procured for combat or combat-related missions. The terms also exclude products or services already covered by the Federal procurement regulations established under section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b). (b) Procurement of water efficient products (1) Requirement To meet the requirements of an agency for a water consuming product or service, the head of the agency shall, except as provided in paragraph (2), procure— (A) a WaterSense product or service; or (B) a FEMP designated product. A WaterSense plumbing product should preferably, when possible, be installed by a WaterSense-certified or, if WaterSense certification guidelines do not exist, licensed plumber or mechanical contractor, and a WaterSense irrigation system should preferably, when possible, be installed, maintained, and audited by a WaterSense-certified irrigation professional to ensure optimal performance. (2) Exceptions The head of an agency is not required to procure a WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated product under paragraph (1) if the head of the agency finds in writing that— (A) a WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated product is not cost-effective over the life of the product, taking current and future energy, water, and wastewater cost savings into account; or (B) no WaterSense product or service or FEMP designated product is reasonably available that meets the functional requirements of the agency. (3) Procurement planning The head of an agency shall incorporate into the specifications for all procurements involving water consuming products and systems, including guide specifications, project specifications, and construction, renovation, and services contracts that include provision of water consuming products and systems, and into the factors for the evaluation of offers received for the procurement, criteria used for rating WaterSense products and services and FEMP designated products. The head of an agency shall consider, to the maximum extent practicable, additional measures for reducing agency water consumption, including water reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, leak detection and repair, and use of waterless products that perform similar functions to existing water-consuming products. (c) Listing of water efficient products in federal catalogs WaterSense products and services and FEMP designated products shall be clearly identified and prominently displayed in any inventory or listing of products by the General Services Administration or the Defense Logistics Agency. The General Services Administration and the Defense Logistics Agency shall supply only WaterSense products or FEMP designated products for all product categories covered by the WaterSense program or the Federal Energy Management Program, except in cases where the agency ordering a product specifies in writing that no WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is available to meet the buyer’s functional requirements, or that no WaterSense product or FEMP designated product is cost-effective for the intended application over the life of the product, taking energy, water, and wastewater cost savings into account. (d) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue regulations to carry out this section. 4. Early Adopter Water Efficient Products Incentive Programs (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a State government, local or county government, tribal government, wastewater or sewage utility, municipal water authority, energy utility, water utility, or nonprofit organization that meets the requirements of subsection (b). (3) Incentive program The term incentive program means a program for administering financial incentives for consumer purchase and installation of residential water efficient products and services as described in subsection (b)(1). (4) Residential water efficient product or service The term residential water efficient product or service means a product or service for a single-family or multifamily residence or its landscape that is rated for water efficiency and performance— (A) by the WaterSense program; or (B) by an incentive program and approved by the Administrator. Categories of water efficient products and services may include faucets, irrigation technologies and services, point-of-use water treatment devices, reuse, reclamation, and recycling technologies, toilets, and showerheads. (5) State The term State means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (6) Watersense program The term WaterSense program means the program established by section 2 of this Act. (b) Eligible entities An entity shall be eligible to receive an allocation under subsection (c) if the entity— (1) establishes (or has established) an incentive program to provide rebates, vouchers, other financial incentives, or direct installs to consumers for the purchase and installation of residential water efficient products or services; (2) submits an application for the allocation at such time, in such form, and containing such information as the Administrator may require; and (3) provides assurances satisfactory to the Administrator that the entity will use the allocation to supplement, but not supplant, funds made available to carry out the incentive program. (c) Amount of allocations For each fiscal year, the Administrator shall determine the amount to allocate to each eligible entity to carry out subsection (d) taking into consideration— (1) the population served by the eligible entity in the most recent calendar year for which data are available; (2) the targeted population of the eligible entity's incentive program, such as general households, low-income households, or first-time homeowners, and the probable effectiveness of the incentive program for that population; (3) for existing programs, the effectiveness of the incentive program in encouraging the adoption of water efficient products and services; and (4) any prior year's allocation to the eligible entity that remains unused. (d) Use of allocated funds Funds allocated to an entity under subsection (c) may be used to pay up to 50 percent of the cost of establishing and carrying out an incentive program. (e) Fixture recycling Entities are encouraged to promote or implement fixture recycling programs to manage the disposal of older fixtures replaced due to the incentive program under this section. (f) Issuance of rebates Financial incentives may be provided to consumers that meet the requirements of the incentive program. The entity may issue all financial incentives directly to consumers or, with approval of the Administrator, delegate some or all financial incentive administration to other organizations including, but not limited to, local governments, municipal water authorities, and water utilities. The amount of a financial incentive shall be determined by the entity, taking into consideration— (1) the amount of the allocation to the entity under subsection (c); (2) the amount of any Federal, State, or other organization's tax or financial incentive available for the purchase of the residential water efficient product or service; (3) the amount necessary to change consumer behavior to purchase water efficient products and services; and (4) the consumer expenditures for onsite preparation, assembly, and original installation of the product. (g) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator to carry out this section $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2015, $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2016, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2017, and $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2018. |
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 124
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. Jones
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Mr. Broun of Georgia
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Armed
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To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the
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1.
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<header>
Redesignation of the
Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps
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(a)
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Redesignation of
Military Department
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The military department designated as the
Department of the Navy is redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine
Corps.
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(b)
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Redesignation of
Secretary and Other Statutory Offices
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(1)
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<header>
Secretary
</header>
<text>
The
position of the Secretary of the Navy is redesignated as the Secretary of the
Navy and Marine Corps.
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(2)
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<header>
Other statutory
offices
</header>
<text>
The positions of the Under Secretary of the Navy, the
four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and the General Counsel of the
Department of the Navy are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and
Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the
General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps,
respectively.
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2.
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<header>
Conforming
amendments to title 10, United States Code
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<enum>
(a)
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<header>
Definition of
<term>
Military Department
</term>
</header>
<text>
Paragraph (8) of section 101(a)
of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
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(8)
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<text>
The term
<term>
military department
</term>
means the Department of the Army, the
Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Department of the Air
Force.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
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(b)
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<header>
Organization of
Department
</header>
<text>
The text of section 5011 of such title is amended to
read as follows:
<quote>
The Department of the Navy and Marine Corps is
separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy and Marine
Corps.
</quote>
.
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(c)
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<header>
Position of
Secretary
</header>
<text>
Section 5013(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking
<quote>
There is a Secretary of the Navy
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
There is a
Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
.
</text>
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(d)
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<header>
Chapter
Headings
</header>
<paragraph id="H374824EA5D264A2989F8EA48AD528BD3">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
The heading of
chapter 503 of such title is amended to read as follows:
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<chapter id="H84654BDF59CC44ED991DB001E89BC3E5">
<enum>
503
</enum>
<header>
Department of
the Navy and Marine
Corps
</header>
</chapter>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H448AF5A0529F4A73AF0F63415CFB81C6">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
The heading of
chapter 507 of such title is amended to read as follows:
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<chapter id="HFC3F3C4A3F61411C94016B4711EB42B3">
<enum>
507
</enum>
<header>
Composition of
the Department of the Navy and Marine
Corps
</header>
</chapter>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
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(e)
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<header>
Other
Amendments
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<paragraph id="H30A90C8FF6584CDFB6565A9E28E27936">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
Title 10, United
States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
Department of the Navy
</quote>
and
<quote>
Secretary of the Navy
</quote>
each place they appear other than as
specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) (including in section headings,
subsection captions, tables of chapters, and tables of sections) and inserting
<quote>
Department of the Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
and
<quote>
Secretary of
the Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
, respectively, in each case with the matter
inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter
stricken.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(2)
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(A)
</enum>
<text>
Sections 5013(f),
5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 5032(a), and 5042(a) of such title are amended by
striking
<quote>
Assistant Secretaries of the Navy
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9A8D885A8AAD4787AA392928CBA5B068" indent="up1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The heading of section 5016 of such
title, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the
beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by inserting
<quote>
and Marine Corps
</quote>
after
<quote>
of the Navy
</quote>
, with the
matter inserted in each case to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the
matter amended.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
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<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Other provisions
of law and other references
</header>
<subsection id="H03391F75BE7E49CDB36CCEE40F289C41">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Title 37, United
States Code
</header>
<text>
Title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking
<quote>
Department of the Navy
</quote>
and
<quote>
Secretary of the Navy
</quote>
each place they appear and inserting
<quote>
Department of the Navy and Marine
Corps
</quote>
and
<quote>
Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps
</quote>
,
respectively.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Other
References
</header>
<text>
Any reference in any law other than in title 10 or
title 37, United States Code, or in any regulation, document, record, or other
paper of the United States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered
to be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Any such
reference to an office specified in section 2(b) shall be considered to be a
reference to that officer as redesignated by that section.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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4.
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Effective
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This Act and the
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 124 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Broun of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To redesignate the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps.
1. Redesignation of the Department of the Navy as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps (a) Redesignation of Military Department The military department designated as the Department of the Navy is redesignated as the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. (b) Redesignation of Secretary and Other Statutory Offices (1) Secretary The position of the Secretary of the Navy is redesignated as the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. (2) Other statutory offices The positions of the Under Secretary of the Navy, the four Assistant Secretaries of the Navy, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy are redesignated as the Under Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps, the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the General Counsel of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, respectively. 2. Conforming amendments to title 10, United States Code (a) Definition of Military Department Paragraph (8) of section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (8) The term military department means the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps, and the Department of the Air Force. . (b) Organization of Department The text of section 5011 of such title is amended to read as follows: The Department of the Navy and Marine Corps is separately organized under the Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps. . (c) Position of Secretary Section 5013(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking There is a Secretary of the Navy and inserting There is a Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps . (d) Chapter Headings (1) The heading of chapter 503 of such title is amended to read as follows: 503 Department of the Navy and Marine Corps . (2) The heading of chapter 507 of such title is amended to read as follows: 507 Composition of the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps . (e) Other Amendments (1) Title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking Department of the Navy and Secretary of the Navy each place they appear other than as specified in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) (including in section headings, subsection captions, tables of chapters, and tables of sections) and inserting Department of the Navy and Marine Corps and Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps , respectively, in each case with the matter inserted to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter stricken. (2) (A) Sections 5013(f), 5014(b)(2), 5016(a), 5017(2), 5032(a), and 5042(a) of such title are amended by striking Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and inserting Assistant Secretaries of the Navy and Marine Corps . (B) The heading of section 5016 of such title, and the item relating to such section in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 503 of such title, are each amended by inserting and Marine Corps after of the Navy , with the matter inserted in each case to be in the same typeface and typestyle as the matter amended. 3. Other provisions of law and other references (a) Title 37, United States Code Title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking Department of the Navy and Secretary of the Navy each place they appear and inserting Department of the Navy and Marine Corps and Secretary of the Navy and Marine Corps , respectively. (b) Other References Any reference in any law other than in title 10 or title 37, United States Code, or in any regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States, to the Department of the Navy shall be considered to be a reference to the Department of the Navy and Marine Corps. Any such reference to an office specified in section 2(b) shall be considered to be a reference to that officer as redesignated by that section. 4. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first month beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan
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Findings
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President Barack
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May 2, 2013.
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The Agreement
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to deter threats
against its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity
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The Agreement
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Afghanistan.
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The Agreement
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and the length of deployments for United States forces in Afghanistan.
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The Agreement
fails to specify the extent to which United States military personnel and
government contractors will be accountable under the laws of
Afghanistan.
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Congress is a
co-equal branch of government and as such the extension of long-term United
States security commitments to Afghanistan that obligates or requires the
appropriation of United States funds requires the full participation and
consent of Congress.
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Under the
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form either of approval of a treaty by two-thirds of the Senate under article
II or authorization of the agreement by a simple majority of both houses of
Congress under article I.
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(8)
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Past presidential
practice with regard to international agreements other than treaties has been
regulated by Department of State guidelines that call for
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due
consideration
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of
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the extent to which the agreement involves
commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole,
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whether the
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by the Congress,
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the preference of the
Congress
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Conclusion of
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Report on
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In
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Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress
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President to deny Congress its constitutionally protected role by concluding an
agreement on the future of the security relationship between the United States
and Afghanistan as an executive agreement.
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Legal analysis
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The report required under paragraph (1)
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President in concluding that such an agreement does not require approval by
Congress.
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Sense of
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It is the sense of Congress that any bilateral agreement
between the United States and Afghanistan involving
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commitments or risks
affecting the nation as a whole
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, including a Bilateral Security
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force of law.
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Prohibition on
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No funds may be
authorized or appropriated to carry out any bilateral agreement between the
United States and Afghanistan involving
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commitments or risks affecting
the nation as a whole
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, including a Bilateral Security Agreement, that
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Constitution or authorized by legislation passed by both houses of
Congress.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 125 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To provide for congressional oversight of United States agreements with the Government of Afghanistan.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Congressional Oversight of Afghanistan Agreements Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) President Barack Obama has announced an Enduring Strategic Partnership Agreement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, with the goal of concluding a final agreement between the United States and Afghanistan by May 2, 2013. (2) The Agreement envisions commitments that directly affect the national security of the United States, including a commitment to assist Afghanistan to deter threats against its sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity . (3) The Agreement fails to make clear the future basing structure of United States forces in Afghanistan. (4) The Agreement fails to specify the future mission profile of United States forces in Afghanistan, the future number of United States forces deployed to Afghanistan, and the length of deployments for United States forces in Afghanistan. (5) The Agreement fails to specify the extent to which United States military personnel and government contractors will be accountable under the laws of Afghanistan. (6) Congress is a co-equal branch of government and as such the extension of long-term United States security commitments to Afghanistan that obligates or requires the appropriation of United States funds requires the full participation and consent of Congress. (7) Under the Constitution, legislative approval of an international agreement can take the form either of approval of a treaty by two-thirds of the Senate under article II or authorization of the agreement by a simple majority of both houses of Congress under article I. (8) Past presidential practice with regard to international agreements other than treaties has been regulated by Department of State guidelines that call for due consideration of the extent to which the agreement involves commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole, whether the agreement can be given effect without the enactment of subsequent legislation by the Congress, and the preference of the Congress . 3. Conclusion of bilateral agreement without congressional approval (a) Report on justification for denying congressional role in concluding agreement (1) In general Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Legal Advisor to the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress an unclassified report providing the justification for the decision of the President to deny Congress its constitutionally protected role by concluding an agreement on the future of the security relationship between the United States and Afghanistan as an executive agreement. (2) Legal analysis of constitutional authority required The report required under paragraph (1) shall include a legal analysis of the constitutional powers asserted by the President in concluding that such an agreement does not require approval by Congress. (b) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that any bilateral agreement between the United States and Afghanistan involving commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole , including a Bilateral Security Agreement, that is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under Article II of the Constitution or authorized by legislation does not have the force of law. (c) Prohibition on use of funds To carry out certain agreements No funds may be authorized or appropriated to carry out any bilateral agreement between the United States and Afghanistan involving commitments or risks affecting the nation as a whole , including a Bilateral Security Agreement, that is not a treaty approved by two-thirds of the Senate under Article II of the Constitution or authorized by legislation passed by both houses of Congress. |
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
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Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
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The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
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allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses;
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provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and
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coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses;
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maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement;
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coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and
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administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options.
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During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except—
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consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan).
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No liability created
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Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.
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| IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk. |
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The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an
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enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in
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coordinating the
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administering a
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consistent with the terms of such
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Nothing in this
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge. |
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| II Calendar No. 84 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2013 Received June 7, 2013 Read the first time June 10, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.
Passed the House of Representatives June 3, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk
June 10, 2013 Read the second time and placed on the calendar |
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The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
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provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and
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coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and
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administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options.
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During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except—
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consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan).
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Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.
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May 17, 2013
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| IB Union Calendar No. 53 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 126 [Report No. 113–77] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act . 2. Wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (a) Agreement required (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior shall enter into an agreement with the Corolla Wild Horse Fund (a nonprofit corporation established under the laws of the State of North Carolina), the County of Currituck, North Carolina, and the State of North Carolina within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act to provide for management of free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. (2) Terms The agreement shall— (A) allow a herd of not less than 110 and not more than 130 free-roaming wild horses in and around such refuge, with a target population of between 120 and 130 free-roaming wild horses; (B) provide for cost-effective management of the horses while ensuring that natural resources within the refuge are not adversely impacted; (C) provide for introduction of a small number of free-roaming wild horses from the herd at Cape Lookout National Seashore as is necessary to maintain the genetic viability of the herd in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge; and (D) specify that the Corolla Wild Horse Fund shall pay the costs associated with— (i) coordinating a periodic census and inspecting the health of the horses; (ii) maintaining records of the horses living in the wild and in confinement; (iii) coordinating the removal and placement of horses and monitoring of any horses removed from the Currituck County Outer Banks; and (iv) administering a viable population control plan for the horses including auctions, adoptions, contraceptive fertility methods, and other viable options. (b) Requirements for introduction of horses from Cape Lookout National Seashore During the effective period of the memorandum of understanding between the National Park Service and the Foundation for Shackleford Horses, Inc. (a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of and doing business in the State of North Carolina) signed in 2007, no horse may be removed from Cape Lookout National Seashore for introduction at Currituck National Wildlife Refuge except— (1) with the approval of the Foundation; and (2) consistent with the terms of such memorandum (or any successor agreement) and the Management Plan for the Shackleford Banks Horse Herd signed in January 2006 (or any successor management plan). (c) No liability created Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating liability for the United States for any damages caused by the free-roaming wild horses to any person or property located inside or outside the boundaries of the refuge.
May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 127 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Jones (for himself and Mr. Hudson ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.
1. Repeal of the 1954 Johnson Amendment banning the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations (a) In general Paragraph (3) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to list of exempt organizations) is amended by striking , and which does not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) Campaign finance laws unaffected The amendments made by this section shall not invalidate or limit any provision of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ( 2 U.S.C. 431 et seq. ). |
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Fairness in Political Advertising Act
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Allocation to
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by inserting after
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Each licensee for a
television broadcasting station shall annually make available free broadcast
time for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of this
subsection. The Commission shall not renew the license of any licensee who
substantially fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this
subsection, but such licensee shall not be subject to any other sanction or
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Such licensee shall allot an equal
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In the case of a television station whose market does not encompass all of a
congressional district, such licensee may apportion to each qualified candidate
from such district a fraction of such 2 hours that is equal to the fraction of
such district’s population that resides within such market, as determined in
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission.
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The free broadcast time allotted to
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during any election year, at least
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each qualified candidate is
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The broadcast time shall be used
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A candidate shall be treated as a
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Nothing in this subsection, and no
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to restrict or otherwise affect the purchase of advertising time under
subsection (b) of this
section.
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Cable
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A cable operator
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accordance with the requirements of regulations prescribed by the Commission.
Such regulations shall, to the extent practicable, require each such cable
operator to provide such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the
same eligible political candidates, and subject to the same conditions as free
broadcast time is required to be provided by television broadcast station
licensees under section 315(c) of the Act. No franchise authority shall renew
the franchise of any cable operator that fails to comply with such regulations,
but such operator shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such
failure or
refusal.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 128 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2013 . 2. Allocation to political candidates of free broadcast time for political advertising (a) Condition of License Renewal Section 309(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(h)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: ; and (4) every television broadcast station license issued under this Act shall be subject to the free broadcast time obligations imposed by section 315(c) . (b) Free Time Obligations Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 315 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as subsections (d) through (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection: (c) (1) Each licensee for a television broadcasting station shall annually make available free broadcast time for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of this subsection. The Commission shall not renew the license of any licensee who substantially fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this subsection, but such licensee shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal. (2) A licensee subject to this subsection shall allot free broadcast time to each qualified political candidate in accordance with the following standards: (A) Such licensee shall allot an equal amount, but not less than 2 hours, of free broadcast time each even-numbered year to each qualified political candidate in a statewide or national election. In the case of a television station whose market does not encompass all of a congressional district, such licensee may apportion to each qualified candidate from such district a fraction of such 2 hours that is equal to the fraction of such district’s population that resides within such market, as determined in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission. (B) The free broadcast time allotted to any candidate under subparagraph (A) shall be composed of units of varying lengths of not more than 5 minutes nor less than 10 seconds, as determined by negotiation between such organization and the licensee. (C) The broadcast time allotted by any licensee shall be allotted so that— (i) at least one-half is broadcast during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; (ii) during any election year, at least two-thirds is broadcast during the 2 months immediately preceding election day and at least one-half is broadcast during the 3 weeks immediately preceding election day; (iii) each qualified candidate is allotted free broadcast time that is comparable, by time of day and day of week, to the time allotted to other qualified candidates for the same office; and (iv) no broadcaster shall allot more than 4 1/2 hours per week of free broadcast time for political advertising and, if the amount of time required to or allotted by this paragraph would exceed 4 1/2 hours, the time required to be allotted each qualified candidate shall be reduced proportionately. (D) The broadcast time shall be used solely for programming consisting of unedited segments in which the candidate speaks directly to the camera. (3) A candidate shall be treated as a qualified political candidate for purposes of paragraph (2)(A) if the candidate’s party, in the most recent statewide or national election, received more than 2 percent of the total number of votes. (4) A licensee allots free broadcast time as required by this subsection by broadcasting statements without remuneration or compensation in any form, whether by public or private funds, tax deduction or credit, or otherwise. (5) Nothing in this subsection, and no use of free broadcast time allotted under this subsection, shall be construed to restrict or otherwise affect the purchase of advertising time under subsection (b) of this section. . 3. Cable broadcasting of political advertising Section 611 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 531) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection: (f) A cable operator shall annually make available free cable time for political advertising in accordance with the requirements of regulations prescribed by the Commission. Such regulations shall, to the extent practicable, require each such cable operator to provide such free cable time in the same amounts and manner, to the same eligible political candidates, and subject to the same conditions as free broadcast time is required to be provided by television broadcast station licensees under section 315(c) of the Act. No franchise authority shall renew the franchise of any cable operator that fails to comply with such regulations, but such operator shall not be subject to any other sanction or remedy for such failure or refusal. . |
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</action-desc>
</action>
<legis-type>
A BILL
</legis-type>
<official-title>
To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities
business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called
<quote>
Glass-Steagall Act
</quote>
, and for other purposes.
</official-title>
</form>
<legis-body id="H0657DBAAF0D84FD0B37FC6F3553EA6E7" style="OLC">
<section id="H8461086E44C24D46A11C5D31D8B84AE9" section-type="section-one">
<enum>
1.
</enum>
<header>
Short title
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
This Act may be cited as the
<quote>
<short-title>
Return to Prudent Banking Act of
2013
</short-title>
</quote>
.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H2E7B3D5B54C441BBB001A6028477A81B">
<enum>
2.
</enum>
<header>
Glass-Steagall
revived
</header>
<subsection id="HE722A53FB63F41A58C7B67327791479E">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Wall between
commercial banks and securities activities reestablished
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance
Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1828">
12 U.S.C. 1828
</external-xref>
), as amended by section 615(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDF202C5AB3F2407E9F464778FE997572" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HF483C8170BA2443293D59FA335D01A49">
<enum>
(aa)
</enum>
<header>
Limitations on
security affiliations
</header>
<paragraph id="HB68156FC11A748A98AF04479C8BB1666">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
affiliation between insured depository institutions and investment banks or
securities firms
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An insured
depository institution may not be or become an affiliate of any broker or
dealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person
engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or
distribution at wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of
stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE9EA2747DA964DE58D8B5A28F0FA85B4">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
officers, directors and employees of securities firms service on boards of
depository institutions
</header>
<subparagraph id="H38D766D24D9647AA8FF8BFDEA9A0A9E1">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
An individual who is
an officer, director, partner, or employee of any broker or dealer, any
investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person engaged
principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution
at wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of stocks, bonds,
debentures, notes, or other securities may not serve at the same time as an
officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any
insured depository institution.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph commented="no" id="HD29C42123F2F4C358BB4B414BFC472DB">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with
respect to service by any individual which is otherwise prohibited under such
subparagraph if the appropriate Federal banking agency determines, by
regulation with respect to a limited number of cases, that service by such
individual as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated
party of any insured depository institution would not unduly influence the
investment policies of the depository institution or the advice the institution
provides to customers.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H83A3F2182B9443708360309D50EFF9C5">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
service
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to a
determination under subparagraph (B), any individual described in subparagraph
(A) who, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to Prudent Banking Act
of 2013, is serving as an officer, director, employee, or other
institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution shall
terminate such service as soon as practicable after such date of enactment and
no later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on such date.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE195442636B844FD9C58B9386525BCBC">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Termination of
existing affiliation
</header>
<subparagraph id="H649203CB2AB4439BA01F2C3F27ED9E32">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Orderly
wind-down of existing affiliation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Any affiliation of an insured depository
institution with any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment
company, or any other person, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to
Prudent Banking Act of 2013, which is prohibited under paragraph (1) shall be
terminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the
2-year period beginning on such date of enactment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4268894460B548C4B6AB2307BE574F68">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Early
termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The appropriate
Federal banking agency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any
time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any
affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred
to in such subparagraph if the agency determines, having due regard for the
purposes of this subsection and the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, that
such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased
or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices and
is in the public interest.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H49D7D39BD3C04F569F466AD083F5A951">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to a determination under
subparagraph (B), an appropriate Federal banking agency may extend the 2-year
period referred to in subparagraph (A) from time to time as to any particular
insured depository institution for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the
judgment of the agency, such an extension would not be detrimental to the
public interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1
year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4AFF257E079C46EBB98901EB3BB1333B">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of this subsection, the terms
<quote>
broker
</quote>
and
<quote>
dealer
</quote>
have the same meanings as in section 3(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the terms
<quote>
investment adviser
</quote>
and
<quote>
investment company
</quote>
have the meaning given such terms under
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HEF66D8DDA8434DEE92F91FB2F8626823">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Prohibition on
banking activities by securities firms clarified
</header>
<text>
Section 21 of
the Banking Act of 1933 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/378">
12 U.S.C. 378
</external-xref>
) is amended by adding at the end the
following new subsection:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1F7AC37919E749629707A62863B18665" style="OLC">
<subsection id="H98DF72D770B44957B46719632AC0CCBD">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Business of
receiving deposits
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
For
purposes of this section, the term
<quote>
business of receiving
deposits
</quote>
includes the establishment and maintenance of any transaction
account (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Reserve
Act).
</text>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H3031C24CE7D44AC79A3456F33EBF4B48">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Continued
applicability of ICI vs. Camp
</header>
<paragraph id="HC51FF8E6B38142E682D9304935B92E0E">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Congress ratifies
the interpretation of the paragraph designated the
<quote>
Seventh
</quote>
of
section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/24">
12 U.S.C. 24
</external-xref>
, as
amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments) and
section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/378">
12 U.S.C. 378
</external-xref>
) by the Supreme Court of
the United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S.
617 et seq. (1971)) with regard to the permissible activities of banks and
securities firms, except to the extent expressly prescribed otherwise by this
section.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HD6EFD28C8FB44320ABF1106FB14ACF8C">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Applicability of
reasoning
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The reasoning of
the Supreme Court of the United States in the case referred to in paragraph (1)
with respect to sections 20 and 32 of the Banking Act of 1933 (as in effect
prior to the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) shall
continue to apply to subsection (aa) of section 18 of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) except to the extent
the scope and application of such subsection as enacted exceed the scope and
application of such sections 20 and 32.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H6F8E0A8364CD4B5F873CDC97731230C1">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation on
agency interpretation or judicial construction
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
No appropriate Federal banking agency, by
regulation, order, interpretation, or other action, and no court within the
United States may construe the paragraph designated the
<quote>
Seventh
</quote>
of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/24">
12 U.S.C. 24
</external-xref>
, as
amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments),
section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit
Insurance Act more narrowly than the reasoning of the Supreme Court of the
United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S. 617
et seq. (1971)) as to the construction and the purposes of such
provisions.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HB871A2D5D55546849CC36428C1A6426F">
<enum>
3.
</enum>
<header>
Repeal of
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act provisions
</header>
<subsection id="H53908C691BE14B23979DC06228BFC94A">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Financial
holding company
</header>
<paragraph id="H8F5E69677D9B491FA0B8465CFFDA0C83">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 4 of the Bank
Holding Company Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1843">
12 U.S.C. 1843
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking subsections
(k), (l), (m), (n), and (o).
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2FAE7032DBB14891A05EF0A1E151E273">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Transition
</header>
<subparagraph id="H5F629105AEC04E43899F5186B44B3923">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Orderly
wind-down of existing affiliation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a bank holding company
which, pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer
authorized to control or be affiliated with any entity that was permissible for
a financial holding company, any affiliation by the bank holding company which
is not permitted for a bank holding company shall be terminated as soon as
practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period
beginning on such date of enactment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HFB70565282F34577B5127D00FAF18A3B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Early
termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve System, after opportunity for hearing, may
terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph
to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the
period referred to in such subparagraph if the Board determines, having due
regard to the purposes of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent
undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of
interest, or unsound banking practices, and is in the public interest.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBA7FFD62416744F1A3C43B37C1A1624C">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to a determination under
subparagraph (B), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may
extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to
time as to any particular bank holding company for not more than 6 months at a
time, if, in the judgment of the Board, such an extension would not be
detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the
aggregate exceed 1 year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE7667D292D0B447CA6DCAACF43020D26">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Technical and
conforming amendments
</header>
<subparagraph id="HBA3FC3C0300E4EC9840C586FDB6DB93E">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1841">
12 U.S.C. 1841
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking subsection (p).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94737B84F5994321A908F1C858537555">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
Section 5(c) of
the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1844">
12 U.S.C. 1844(c)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<clause id="H01DC842DC4104DD8BE9FBC7CDAD918C1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking subparagraph (E) of paragraph
(2); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H61B2C0F99535474DA9EE48522B86708A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and
(5).
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H94762DFEAEEF4C2A9954D15921916855">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
Section 5 of the
Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1844">
12 U.S.C. 1844
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
subsection (g).
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H2241605EB2CA46C59670DB3D15EC0CA8">
<enum>
(D)
</enum>
<text>
The Federal
Deposit Insurance Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1811">
12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking section
45.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H4DC97C8E057C4FA188CA92D064D69F00">
<enum>
(E)
</enum>
<text>
The Bank Holding
Company Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1841">
12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking section
10A.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H700DDDEFC019492D8A73190BA4EACBA5">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<text>
Subtitle B of
title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended by striking section 114 (12
U.S.C. 1828a) and section 115 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1820a">
12 U.S.C. 1820a
</external-xref>
).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H06B7187F809542F0BF9CE24901B0C5F2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Financial
subsidiaries repealed
</header>
<paragraph id="H4853876F1F0741EDBE81D451162759DC">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 5136A of the
Revised Statutes of the United States (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/24a">
12 U.S.C. 24a
</external-xref>
) is amended to read as
follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H07810260F9E44FF290C6128BA92D03A6" style="OLC">
<section id="H6E53A90FF09442B8B0E00E3424C67C78">
<enum>
5136A.
</enum>
<header>
[repealed]
</header>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HCCE62BD97DCA459ABAE6CF6E415180EF">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Transition
</header>
<subparagraph id="HECDD979ECEC9446881DC7D216ED7D875">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
Orderly
wind-down of existing affiliation
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In the case of a national bank which,
pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer authorized to
control or be affiliated with a financial subsidiary as of the date of the
enactment of this Act, such affiliation shall be terminated as soon as
practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period
beginning on such date of enactment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HACFB9F5A35A749F098D368CB4690F69D">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Early
termination
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
The Comptroller
of the Currency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the
authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation
subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such
subparagraph if the Comptroller determines, having due regard for the purposes
of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of
resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound
banking practices and is in the public interest.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA088005BA2354A2EBF27A672B8EFCD18">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<header>
Extension
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Subject to a determination under
subparagraph (B), the Comptroller of the Currency may extend the 2-year period
referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to time as to any particular
national bank for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the
Comptroller, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest,
but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H787B41A6DB8048F3A4F397D0EA81AE01">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Technical and
conforming amendment
</header>
<subparagraph id="HA2C9CFC78A4340EE89C995F410207299">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
The 20th
undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/335">
12 U.S.C. 335
</external-xref>
)
is amended by striking the last sentence.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H174FAD2AA45D499F9A18A35310060A34">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
The Federal
Deposit Insurance Act is amended by striking section 46 (12 U.S.C.
1831w).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H67BE7B4EEDE048F5883250796C51EA46">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<header>
Clerical
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for chapter one of title LXII of
the Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by striking the item
relating to section 5136A.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H9EB6FBCEA9FF41A798C095EFCBC812D2">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of
broker
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 3(a)(4)(B) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c">
15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)(B)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H2BEC7ACFEA734819BCD7C39E6C7C6238">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking clauses (i), (iii), (v), (vii),
(x), and (xi); and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H66CA56197DE342B88D8FD8C2B3F10C45">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
by redesignating
clauses (ii), (iv), (vi), (viii), and (ix) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv),
and (v), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H7709790FAD184DB8A2FA8373A924EFF8">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of
dealer
</header>
<text>
Section 3(a)(5)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c">
15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(5)(C)
</external-xref>
) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H7B8402479D314930BD8EBAE81C6633A4">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by striking clauses (i) and (iii);
and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H817251AE405141D99381F399C2CA8F0A">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as
clauses (i) and (ii), respectively.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H63DDC1FBA97E40768D98F43B7CE033D8">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Definition of
identified banking product
</header>
<text>
Subsection (a) of section 206 of the
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c">
15 U.S.C. 78c
</external-xref>
note) is amended—
</text>
<paragraph id="H8BCDF3494A0841CAB6C24C48B793EB14">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
by inserting
<quote>
and
</quote>
after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (4);
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HF10FE068919F4AA58A826391CE948310">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
in paragraph
(5)(B)(ii), by striking
<quote>
; or
</quote>
and inserting a period; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H22A69E1B588D40A89BB12E554FDD2F51">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
by striking
paragraph (6) and all that follows through the end of such subsection.
</text>
</paragraph>
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<subsection id="H14D599AA6DB9465A9AE7C7E8276DC891">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
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Definition of
activities closely related to banking
</header>
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<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956
(
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12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)
</external-xref>
) is amended by striking
<quote>
the day before the date of
the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act
</quote>
and inserting
<quote>
January 1, 1970
</quote>
.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H16A1B2D568FB4D6CB66B712086CDBF91">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Provision
allowing for exceptions after report to the Congress
</header>
<text>
Subsection
(j) of section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1843">
12 U.S.C. 1843(j)
</external-xref>
) is
amended to read as follows:
</text>
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(j)
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Approval for
certain post-1970 subsection
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(c)(8)
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activities
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(1)
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In
general
</header>
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Notwithstanding the
limitation of the January 1, 1970, approval deadline in subsection (c)(8), the
Board may determine an activity to be so closely related to banking as to be a
proper incident thereto for purposes of such subsection, subject to the
requirements of this subsection and such terms and conditions as the Board may
require.
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(2)
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General
standards
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
In making any
determination under paragraph (1), the Board shall consider whether performance
of the activity by a bank holding company or a subsidiary of such company can
reasonably be expected to result in a violation of section 18(aa) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act, section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or the
spirit of section 2(c) of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, and other
possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, decreased
or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or unsound banking
practices.
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(3)
</enum>
<header>
Report and
wait
</header>
<text>
No determination of the Board under paragraph (1) may take
effect before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date by which
notice of the determination has been submitted to both Houses of the Congress
together with a detailed explanation of the activities to which the
determination relates and the basis for the determination, unless before the
end of such period, such activities have been approved by an Act of
Congress.
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.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</paragraph>
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(g)
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<header>
Repeal of
provision relating to foreign banks filing as financial holding
companies
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<text>
Section 8(c) of the International Banking Act of 1978
(
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12 U.S.C. 3106(c)
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) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
</text>
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4.
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<header>
Reports to the
Congress
</header>
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(a)
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<header>
Reports
required
</header>
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Each time the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, or
another appropriate Federal banking agency makes a determination or an
extension under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) or (3) of section
18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as added by section 2(a)) or
subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 3, as the
case may be, the Board, Comptroller, or agency shall promptly submit a report
of such determination or extension to the Congress.
</text>
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<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
Each
report submitted to the Congress under subsection (a) shall contain a detailed
description of the basis for the determination or extension.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 129 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur (for herself and Mr. Jones ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To repeal certain provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Banking Act of 1933, the so-called Glass-Steagall Act , and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013 . 2. Glass-Steagall revived (a) Wall between commercial banks and securities activities reestablished Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1828 ), as amended by section 615(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (aa) Limitations on security affiliations (1) Prohibition on affiliation between insured depository institutions and investment banks or securities firms An insured depository institution may not be or become an affiliate of any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution at wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities. (2) Prohibition on officers, directors and employees of securities firms service on boards of depository institutions (A) In general An individual who is an officer, director, partner, or employee of any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person engaged principally in the issue, flotation, underwriting, public sale, or distribution at wholesale or retail or through syndicate participation of stocks, bonds, debentures, notes, or other securities may not serve at the same time as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution. (B) Exception Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to service by any individual which is otherwise prohibited under such subparagraph if the appropriate Federal banking agency determines, by regulation with respect to a limited number of cases, that service by such individual as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution would not unduly influence the investment policies of the depository institution or the advice the institution provides to customers. (C) Termination of service Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), any individual described in subparagraph (A) who, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, is serving as an officer, director, employee, or other institution-affiliated party of any insured depository institution shall terminate such service as soon as practicable after such date of enactment and no later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on such date. (3) Termination of existing affiliation (A) Orderly wind-down of existing affiliation Any affiliation of an insured depository institution with any broker or dealer, any investment adviser, any investment company, or any other person, as of the date of the enactment of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, which is prohibited under paragraph (1) shall be terminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. (B) Early termination The appropriate Federal banking agency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such subparagraph if the agency determines, having due regard for the purposes of this subsection and the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices and is in the public interest. (C) Extension Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), an appropriate Federal banking agency may extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) from time to time as to any particular insured depository institution for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the agency, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year. (4) Definitions For purposes of this subsection, the terms broker and dealer have the same meanings as in section 3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the terms investment adviser and investment company have the meaning given such terms under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, respectively. . (b) Prohibition on banking activities by securities firms clarified Section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933 ( 12 U.S.C. 378 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) Business of receiving deposits For purposes of this section, the term business of receiving deposits includes the establishment and maintenance of any transaction account (as defined in section 19(b)(1)(C) of the Federal Reserve Act). . (c) Continued applicability of ICI vs. Camp (1) In general The Congress ratifies the interpretation of the paragraph designated the Seventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 12 U.S.C. 24 , as amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments) and section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933 ( 12 U.S.C. 378 ) by the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S. 617 et seq. (1971)) with regard to the permissible activities of banks and securities firms, except to the extent expressly prescribed otherwise by this section. (2) Applicability of reasoning The reasoning of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case referred to in paragraph (1) with respect to sections 20 and 32 of the Banking Act of 1933 (as in effect prior to the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act) shall continue to apply to subsection (aa) of section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as added by subsection (a) of this section) except to the extent the scope and application of such subsection as enacted exceed the scope and application of such sections 20 and 32. (3) Limitation on agency interpretation or judicial construction No appropriate Federal banking agency, by regulation, order, interpretation, or other action, and no court within the United States may construe the paragraph designated the Seventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 12 U.S.C. 24 , as amended by section 16 of the Banking Act of 1933 and subsequent amendments), section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act more narrowly than the reasoning of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of Investment Company Institute v. Camp (401 U.S. 617 et seq. (1971)) as to the construction and the purposes of such provisions. 3. Repeal of Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act provisions (a) Financial holding company (1) In general Section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1843 ) is amended by striking subsections (k), (l), (m), (n), and (o). (2) Transition (A) Orderly wind-down of existing affiliation In the case of a bank holding company which, pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer authorized to control or be affiliated with any entity that was permissible for a financial holding company, any affiliation by the bank holding company which is not permitted for a bank holding company shall be terminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. (B) Early termination The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such subparagraph if the Board determines, having due regard to the purposes of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices, and is in the public interest. (C) Extension Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System may extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to time as to any particular bank holding company for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the Board, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year. (3) Technical and conforming amendments (A) Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 ) is amended by striking subsection (p). (B) Section 5(c) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844(c) ) is amended— (i) by striking subparagraph (E) of paragraph (2); and (ii) by striking paragraphs (3), (4), and (5). (C) Section 5 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1844 ) is amended by striking subsection (g). (D) The Federal Deposit Insurance Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1811 et seq. ) is amended by striking section 45. (E) The Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq. ) is amended by striking section 10A. (F) Subtitle B of title I of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act is amended by striking section 114 (12 U.S.C. 1828a) and section 115 ( 12 U.S.C. 1820a ). (b) Financial subsidiaries repealed (1) In general Section 5136A of the Revised Statutes of the United States ( 12 U.S.C. 24a ) is amended to read as follows: 5136A. [repealed] . (2) Transition (A) Orderly wind-down of existing affiliation In the case of a national bank which, pursuant to the amendments made by paragraph (1), is no longer authorized to control or be affiliated with a financial subsidiary as of the date of the enactment of this Act, such affiliation shall be terminated as soon as practicable and in any event no later than the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. (B) Early termination The Comptroller of the Currency, after opportunity for hearing, may terminate, at any time, the authority conferred by the preceding subparagraph to continue any affiliation subject to such subparagraph until the end of the period referred to in such subparagraph if the Comptroller determines, having due regard for the purposes of this Act, that such action is necessary to prevent undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices and is in the public interest. (C) Extension Subject to a determination under subparagraph (B), the Comptroller of the Currency may extend the 2-year period referred to in subparagraph (A) above from time to time as to any particular national bank for not more than 6 months at a time, if, in the judgment of the Comptroller, such an extension would not be detrimental to the public interest, but no such extensions shall in the aggregate exceed 1 year. (3) Technical and conforming amendment (A) The 20th undesignated paragraph of section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 335 ) is amended by striking the last sentence. (B) The Federal Deposit Insurance Act is amended by striking section 46 (12 U.S.C. 1831w). (4) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter one of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United States is amended by striking the item relating to section 5136A. (c) Definition of broker Section 3(a)(4)(B) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)(B) ) is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i), (iii), (v), (vii), (x), and (xi); and (2) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iv), (vi), (viii), and (ix) as clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (v), respectively. (d) Definition of dealer Section 3(a)(5)(C) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(5)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking clauses (i) and (iii); and (2) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iv) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively. (e) Definition of identified banking product Subsection (a) of section 206 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 78c note) is amended— (1) by inserting and after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (4); (2) in paragraph (5)(B)(ii), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and (3) by striking paragraph (6) and all that follows through the end of such subsection. (f) Definition of activities closely related to banking (1) In general Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8) ) is amended by striking the day before the date of the enactment of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and inserting January 1, 1970 . (2) Provision allowing for exceptions after report to the Congress Subsection (j) of section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 ( 12 U.S.C. 1843(j) ) is amended to read as follows: (j) Approval for certain post-1970 subsection (c)(8) activities (1) In general Notwithstanding the limitation of the January 1, 1970, approval deadline in subsection (c)(8), the Board may determine an activity to be so closely related to banking as to be a proper incident thereto for purposes of such subsection, subject to the requirements of this subsection and such terms and conditions as the Board may require. (2) General standards In making any determination under paragraph (1), the Board shall consider whether performance of the activity by a bank holding company or a subsidiary of such company can reasonably be expected to result in a violation of section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, section 21 of the Banking Act of 1933, or the spirit of section 2(c) of the Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2013, and other possible adverse effects, such as undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interests, or unsound banking practices. (3) Report and wait No determination of the Board under paragraph (1) may take effect before the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date by which notice of the determination has been submitted to both Houses of the Congress together with a detailed explanation of the activities to which the determination relates and the basis for the determination, unless before the end of such period, such activities have been approved by an Act of Congress. . (g) Repeal of provision relating to foreign banks filing as financial holding companies Section 8(c) of the International Banking Act of 1978 ( 12 U.S.C. 3106(c) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 4. Reports to the Congress (a) Reports required Each time the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Comptroller of the Currency, or another appropriate Federal banking agency makes a determination or an extension under subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2) or (3) of section 18(aa) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as added by section 2(a)) or subparagraph (B) or (C) of subsection (a)(2) or (b)(2) of section 3, as the case may be, the Board, Comptroller, or agency shall promptly submit a report of such determination or extension to the Congress. (b) Contents Each report submitted to the Congress under subsection (a) shall contain a detailed description of the basis for the determination or extension. |
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H. R. 130
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January 3, 2013
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Ms. Kaptur
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To amend the Federal Reserve Act to alter the terms and
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Democratizing the Federal Reserve
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Amendments to
Federal Reserve Act
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(a)
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Reduction in
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(1)
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The first sentence
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12 U.S.C. 241
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fourteen years
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7 years
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(2)
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The 2nd sentence of the 2nd undesignated
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12 U.S.C. 242
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fourteen years
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the 2nd place such term appears and
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7 years
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(3)
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The ultimate
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Act (
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12 U.S.C. 242
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fourteen years
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7 years
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(b)
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<header>
Increase in
post-Service restriction
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The first sentence of the 2nd
undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/242">
12 U.S.C. 242
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)
is amended by striking
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two years
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4
years
</quote>
.
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(c)
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Ongoing service
on Board requirement for Chairman and Vice Chairman
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(1)
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<header>
Chairman
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The 3rd sentence of the 2nd undesignated
paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (
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12 U.S.C. 242
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) is amended
by striking
<quote>
1 shall be designated
</quote>
and inserting
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a member
who is currently serving on the Board and has already served at least 2
consecutive years on the Board shall be designated
</quote>
.
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(2)
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Vice
Chairman
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The 3rd sentence of
the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12
U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking
<quote>
2 shall be designated
</quote>
and
inserting
<quote>
2 members who are currently serving on the Board and have
already served at least 1 year on the Board, shall be
designated
</quote>
.
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(d)
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<header>
Limitation on
continuing vacancies
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<text>
The 4th undesignated paragraph of section 10
of the Federal Reserve Act (
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12 U.S.C. 244
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) is amended—
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(1)
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in the ultimate
sentence, by inserting
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, before the end of the 90-day period beginning
on the date such vacancy occurs,
</quote>
after
<quote>
shall be
appointed
</quote>
; and
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(2)
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by adding at the
end the following new sentences:
<quote>
If, as of 30 days after the end of such
90-day period, no nomination has been made by the President, the chairperson
and ranking Member of the Committees of the House of Representatives and the
Senate which have jurisdiction over this Act, under the rules of the respective
House, the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and
the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate shall jointly create a
list of 5 candidates in rank order to present to the President for
consideration for the vacancy. Not later than 30 days after the transmittal of
such list to the President, the President shall nominate a person, whether from
such list or another person, to fill the vacancy.
</quote>
.
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(e)
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Amendments
relating to federal open market committee
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Increase in
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five
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6
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Distribution of
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</header>
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Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act
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<quote>
Such representatives shall be presidents or first vice
presidents of Federal reserve banks and shall be elected annually as follows:
In even numbered calendar years, from among the presidents and first vice
presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Kansas City, Philadelphia,
San Francisco, Richmond, and St. Louis and in odd numbered calendar years from
among the presidents and first vice presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of
New York, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Minneapolis.
</quote>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 130 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Reserve Act to alter the terms and conditions applicable to members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Democratizing the Federal Reserve System Act of 2013 . 2. Amendments to Federal Reserve Act (a) Reduction in length of terms (1) The first sentence of the first undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 241 ) is amended by striking fourteen years and inserting 7 years . (2) The 2nd sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking fourteen years the 2nd place such term appears and inserting 7 years . (3) The ultimate sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking fourteen years and inserting 7 years . (b) Increase in post-Service restriction The first sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking two years and inserting 4 years . (c) Ongoing service on Board requirement for Chairman and Vice Chairman (1) Chairman The 3rd sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 242 ) is amended by striking 1 shall be designated and inserting a member who is currently serving on the Board and has already served at least 2 consecutive years on the Board shall be designated . (2) Vice Chairman The 3rd sentence of the 2nd undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 242) is amended by striking 2 shall be designated and inserting 2 members who are currently serving on the Board and have already served at least 1 year on the Board, shall be designated . (d) Limitation on continuing vacancies The 4th undesignated paragraph of section 10 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 244 ) is amended— (1) in the ultimate sentence, by inserting , before the end of the 90-day period beginning on the date such vacancy occurs, after shall be appointed ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new sentences: If, as of 30 days after the end of such 90-day period, no nomination has been made by the President, the chairperson and ranking Member of the Committees of the House of Representatives and the Senate which have jurisdiction over this Act, under the rules of the respective House, the Speaker and the minority leader of the House of Representatives, and the majority leader and minority leader of the Senate shall jointly create a list of 5 candidates in rank order to present to the President for consideration for the vacancy. Not later than 30 days after the transmittal of such list to the President, the President shall nominate a person, whether from such list or another person, to fill the vacancy. . (e) Amendments relating to federal open market committee (1) Increase in federal reserve bank representation The 1st sentence of section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 263 ) is amended by striking five and inserting 6 . (2) Distribution of federal reserve bank membership Section 12A(a) of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 263 ) is amended by striking the 2nd sentence and inserting the following: Such representatives shall be presidents or first vice presidents of Federal reserve banks and shall be elected annually as follows: In even numbered calendar years, from among the presidents and first vice presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Kansas City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Richmond, and St. Louis and in odd numbered calendar years from among the presidents and first vice presidents of the Federal Reserve Banks of New York, Dallas, Chicago, Cleveland, Atlanta, and Minneapolis. . |
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To provide additional resources for Federal
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Financial Crisis Criminal
Investigation Act
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Findings
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Congress finds the following:
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The Federal Bureau
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today’s financial crisis
dwarves the S&L crisis as financial institutions have reduced their assets
by more than $1 trillion related to the current global financial crisis
compared to the estimated $160 million lost during the S&L crisis.
</quote>
(Testimony by Mr. John Pistole, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation of the United States Department of Justice before the U.S. Senate
Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, 2009).
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The FBI has
testified that mortgage fraud was such a major contributor to the current
global financial crisis that:
<quote>
it would be irresponsible to neglect
mortgage fraud’s impact on the U.S. housing and financial
markets
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In the late 1980s
and early 1990s, the United States experienced a similar financial crisis with
the collapse of the Savings and Loan institutions. Again, according to Deputy
Director Pistole,
<quote>
the Department of Justice (DOJ), [and more
specifically the FBI], were provided a number of tools through the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) and Crime
Control Act of 1990 (CCA) to combat the aforementioned crisis. As stated in
Senate Bill 331 dated January 27, 2009,
<quote>
in the wake of the Savings and
Loan crisis of the 1980s, a series of strike forces based in 27 cities was
staffed with 1,000 FBI agents and forensic experts and dozens of Federal
prosecutors
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.
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Fraud also played a decisive role in the
Savings and Loan crisis. The FBI and Justice Department made prosecuting those
elite frauds among its highest priorities. This took a massive commitment of
FBI resources, but it produced the most successful prosecution of an epidemic
of elite fraud in history—over 1,000
<quote>
priority
</quote>
felony convictions
of senior insiders, according to Professor William K. Black in his book
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The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One
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.
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(5)
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However, the FBI, because of its crippling
personnel limitations, has been unable to assign sufficient FBI agents assigned
to investigate the current global financial crisis. The FBI identified the
mortgage fraud
<quote>
epidemic
</quote>
in congressional testimony in September
2004. It had so few white-collar crime specialists available, however, that it
was able to assign only 120 special agents to mortgage fraud cases—less than
one-eighth the agents it found essential to respond adequately to the huge, but
far smaller, Savings and Loan crisis.
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Given the
magnitude of the financial crisis of 2008 and the resulting losses and billions
of taxpayer dollars spent to keep the financial system from collapsing, the FBI
should have no less than 1,000 agents to address corporate, securities, and
mortgage fraud located across the country, and, in addition, more forensic
experts and Federal prosecutors to uncover the crimes committed and bring the
perpetrators to justice.
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(7)
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This authorization
is expected to bring the FBI and prosecutorial staffing to the necessary levels
to investigate complex financial crimes and prosecute those who have committed
these crimes.
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3.
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Allowable use of
funds
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The funds authorized in
this Act shall be used for the following:
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(1)
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The hiring of additional employees,
including the hiring of 1,000 FBI agents and, in addition, a sufficient number
of forensic experts, by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in
the Department of Justice to investigate corporate, securities, and mortgage
fraud, and associated violations of the law relating to the United States
financial markets.
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(2)
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The hiring of
additional employees by the Attorney General of the Department of Justice to
prosecute violations of the laws relating to the United States financial
markets.
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(3)
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The hiring of
additional employees by the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Enforcement to investigate and prosecute violations of the law
relating to United States financial markets.
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4.
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<header>
Authorizations
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There are authorized to be appropriated to
carry out this Act such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2013, fiscal year
2014, fiscal year 2015, and fiscal year 2016. Such sums shall be available
until obligated.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 131 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Kaptur introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the 2008 Financial Crisis, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Financial Crisis Criminal Investigation Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has testified that today’s financial crisis dwarves the S&L crisis as financial institutions have reduced their assets by more than $1 trillion related to the current global financial crisis compared to the estimated $160 million lost during the S&L crisis. (Testimony by Mr. John Pistole, Deputy Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States Department of Justice before the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, 2009). (2) The FBI has testified that mortgage fraud was such a major contributor to the current global financial crisis that: it would be irresponsible to neglect mortgage fraud’s impact on the U.S. housing and financial markets . (3) In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the United States experienced a similar financial crisis with the collapse of the Savings and Loan institutions. Again, according to Deputy Director Pistole, the Department of Justice (DOJ), [and more specifically the FBI], were provided a number of tools through the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) and Crime Control Act of 1990 (CCA) to combat the aforementioned crisis. As stated in Senate Bill 331 dated January 27, 2009, in the wake of the Savings and Loan crisis of the 1980s, a series of strike forces based in 27 cities was staffed with 1,000 FBI agents and forensic experts and dozens of Federal prosecutors . . (4) Fraud also played a decisive role in the Savings and Loan crisis. The FBI and Justice Department made prosecuting those elite frauds among its highest priorities. This took a massive commitment of FBI resources, but it produced the most successful prosecution of an epidemic of elite fraud in history—over 1,000 priority felony convictions of senior insiders, according to Professor William K. Black in his book The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One . (5) However, the FBI, because of its crippling personnel limitations, has been unable to assign sufficient FBI agents assigned to investigate the current global financial crisis. The FBI identified the mortgage fraud epidemic in congressional testimony in September 2004. It had so few white-collar crime specialists available, however, that it was able to assign only 120 special agents to mortgage fraud cases—less than one-eighth the agents it found essential to respond adequately to the huge, but far smaller, Savings and Loan crisis. (6) Given the magnitude of the financial crisis of 2008 and the resulting losses and billions of taxpayer dollars spent to keep the financial system from collapsing, the FBI should have no less than 1,000 agents to address corporate, securities, and mortgage fraud located across the country, and, in addition, more forensic experts and Federal prosecutors to uncover the crimes committed and bring the perpetrators to justice. (7) This authorization is expected to bring the FBI and prosecutorial staffing to the necessary levels to investigate complex financial crimes and prosecute those who have committed these crimes. 3. Allowable use of funds The funds authorized in this Act shall be used for the following: (1) The hiring of additional employees, including the hiring of 1,000 FBI agents and, in addition, a sufficient number of forensic experts, by the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the Department of Justice to investigate corporate, securities, and mortgage fraud, and associated violations of the law relating to the United States financial markets. (2) The hiring of additional employees by the Attorney General of the Department of Justice to prosecute violations of the laws relating to the United States financial markets. (3) The hiring of additional employees by the Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement to investigate and prosecute violations of the law relating to United States financial markets. 4. Authorizations There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2013, fiscal year 2014, fiscal year 2015, and fiscal year 2016. Such sums shall be available until obligated. |
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Mr. King of Iowa
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Patient
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Health Care and
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Law 111–152), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or
repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 132 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , Education and the Workforce , the Judiciary , Natural Resources , House Administration , Rules , and Appropriations , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ObamaCare Repeal Act . 2. Repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Effective as of the enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( Public Law 111–148 ), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted. (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 Effective as of the enactment of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been enacted. |
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Repeal of the
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In
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Section 922 of title
18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q).
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Related
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(1)
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Section 921(a) of
such title is amended by striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and
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through (30), respectively.
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Section 924(a) of
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(A)
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in paragraph
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or
(k)
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(B)
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by striking
paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4)
through (6), respectively.
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(3)
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The Gun-Free
School Zones Act of 1990 (
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18 U.S.C. 921
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note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public
Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 133 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Massie introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Citizens Protection Act of 2013 . 2. Repeal of the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 and amendments to that Act (a) In general Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (q). (b) Related amendments (1) Section 921(a) of such title is amended by striking paragraphs (25) through (27) and redesignating paragraphs (28), (29), and (32) through (35) as paragraphs (25) through (30), respectively. (2) Section 924(a) of such title is amended— (A) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking (k), or (q) and inserting or (k) ; and (B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs (5) through (7) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively. (3) The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 ( 18 U.S.C. 921 note, 922 note; section 1702 of Public Law 101–647; 104 Stat. 4844–4845) is repealed. |
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Elimination of automatic pay
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as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this subsection
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as from time to time adjusted by law
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Effective
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This section shall take effect on December 31, 2014.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 134 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Matheson (for himself, Mr. Coble , Mr. McCaul , and Mr. Peters of Michigan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To repeal the provision of law that provides automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress.
1. Elimination of automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress (a) In General Paragraph (2) of section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 ( 2 U.S.C. 31 ) is repealed. (b) Technical and conforming amendments Section 601(a)(1) of such Act is amended— (1) by striking (a)(1) and inserting (a) ; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by striking as adjusted by paragraph (2) of this subsection and inserting as from time to time adjusted by law . (c) Effective Date This section shall take effect on December 31, 2014. |
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To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction
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This Act may be cited as the
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Natomas Basin Flood Protection
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Project Modification,
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The project for flood
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Development Act of 1999 (
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Public Law 106–53
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; 113 Stat. 319), section 129 of the
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Public Law 108–137
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; 117
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Public Law 110–161
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Sacramento Rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, California, substantially in
accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled
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American
River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter
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, dated December 30, 2010, at an estimated total
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Credit for
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In
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The non-Federal
interest shall receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred
by the non-Federal interest for planning, design, and construction of the
project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and
dredged material disposal areas for the project.
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(2)
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Application of
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Such credit shall be applied toward the non-Federal share
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(A)
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the project;
or
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(B)
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any other project
for which the non-Federal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement
with the Secretary.
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(3)
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Limitation on
statutory construction
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Nothing in this subsection may be
construed to limit the ability of the non-Federal interest to pursue credit or
reimbursement for work performed by the non-Federal interest in connection with
the project under any other authority, rule, or procedure, including section
104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 135 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers near Sacramento, California, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Natomas Basin Flood Protection Improvements Act of 2013 . 2. Project Modification, American and Sacramento Rivers, California (a) In general The project for flood damage reduction, American and Sacramento Rivers, California, authorized by section 101(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104–303; 110 Stat. 3662), and modified by section 366 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1999 ( Public Law 106–53 ; 113 Stat. 319), section 129 of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2004 ( Public Law 108–137 ; 117 Stat. 1839), and section 130 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (Division C of Public Law 110–161 ; 121 Stat. 1947), is further modified to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct improvements to flood damage reduction facilities adjacent to the American and Sacramento Rivers in the vicinity of Sacramento, California, substantially in accordance with the report of the Chief of Engineers entitled American River Watershed (Common Features) Project, Natomas Basin, Sacramento and Sutter Counties, California , dated December 30, 2010, at an estimated total cost of $1,389,500,000, with an estimated Federal cost of $921,200,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $468,300,000. (b) Credit for non-Federal work (1) In general The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for expenses and in-kind contributions incurred by the non-Federal interest for planning, design, and construction of the project and acquisition of lands, easements, rights-of-way, relocations, and dredged material disposal areas for the project. (2) Application of credit Such credit shall be applied toward the non-Federal share of— (A) the project; or (B) any other project for which the non-Federal interest has entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the Secretary. (3) Limitation on statutory construction Nothing in this subsection may be construed to limit the ability of the non-Federal interest to pursue credit or reimbursement for work performed by the non-Federal interest in connection with the project under any other authority, rule, or procedure, including section 104 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 ( 33 U.S.C. 2214 ). |
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Authorization of
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The Secretary of the Army, acting through
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a
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notification that
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the report are consistent with the policy and programs of the President.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 136 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Ms. Matsui introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To authorize certain civil works projects, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Protection Public Safety Act of 2013 . 2. Authorization of certain flood risk management projects The Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is authorized to implement any flood risk management project for which, before the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army has transmitted to Congress a letter that includes— (1) a description of the project as recommended in a report by the Chief of Engineers that concludes that the project is technically sound, environmentally acceptable, and economically justified; and (2) notification that the Office of Management and Budget has concluded that the recommendations in the report are consistent with the policy and programs of the President. |
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introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
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Short
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Fix Gun Checks Act of
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Table of
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Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
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TITLE I—Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited
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System
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Sec. 101. Penalties for States that do not make data
electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check
System.
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Sec. 102. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they
have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all
records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal
law.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HCABE1258BA06423B8F940C599145A7CA" level="section">
Sec. 103. Adjudicated as a mental defective; mental health
assessment plan.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H5082BD1DBBA14E7096CAD07221BA543D" level="section">
Sec. 104. Clarification of the definition of drug abusers and
drug addicts who are prohibited from possessing firearms.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="HAB4D2A0753924D5FAD339DA2DF51C694" level="title">
TITLE II—Requiring a background check for every firearm
sale
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H6B8F42F90CB7429BA864F5CC03CE8255" level="section">
Sec. 201. Purpose.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H4653FC16A8C04486952D69354E959DA5" level="section">
Sec. 202. Firearms transfers.
</toc-entry>
<toc-entry idref="H93261B0556BE494DB3CD2836A51CBE0D" level="section">
Sec. 203. Effective date.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
</subsection>
</section>
<title id="H66B2AB61F8EC4B869D3070872094C8B2">
<enum>
I
</enum>
<header>
Ensuring that all
individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System
</header>
<section commented="no" id="H14B8D35951FB4F61B18F171A9E640683">
<enum>
101.
</enum>
<header>
Penalties for
States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System
</header>
<subsection commented="no" id="H0C515B537178499C89A3991407AA8773">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 104(b) of the
NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
18 U.S.C. 922
</external-xref>
note) is amended to read
as follows:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2179B0C45E9543E78D86DA993FE4C759" style="OLC">
<subsection id="HCEE1C948E4744B55B73BC599BB00AD48">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Penalties
</header>
<paragraph id="HCE27AC9AE09448EB952015003BEB7501">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
Discretionary
reduction
</header>
<text>
During the 2-year period beginning 3 years after
January 8, 2008, the Attorney General may withhold not more than 3 percent of
the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">
42 U.S.C. 3755
</external-xref>
) if the
State provides less than 50 percent of the records required to be provided
under sections 102 and 103.
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H98966A2A62224396B643B97E790AA4E1">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Mandatory
reductions
</header>
<subparagraph id="HF2D18EEEED6A40DF8238E4048888817A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
During the 2-year
period after the expiration of the period referred to in
<internal-xref idref="HCE27AC9AE09448EB952015003BEB7501" legis-path="(b)(1)">
paragraph (1)
</internal-xref>
, the Attorney General shall
withhold 4 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State
under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42
U.S.C. 3755) if the State provides less than 70 percent of the records required
to be provided under sections 102 and 103.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HE32C76D6FBFA46878238DAF53391B671">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
After the
expiration of the period referred to in
<internal-xref idref="HF2D18EEEED6A40DF8238E4048888817A" legis-path="(b)(2)(A)">
subparagraph (A)
</internal-xref>
, the Attorney General
shall withhold 5 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a
State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of
1968 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/3755">
42 U.S.C. 3755
</external-xref>
), if the State provides less than 90 percent of the
records required to be provided under sections 102 and
103.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection commented="no" id="H360FD94CD3924BA3A616F91857B575E2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Reporting of
State compliance
</header>
<text>
Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall
publish, and make available on a publicly accessible website, a report that
ranks the States by the ratio of number of records submitted by each State
under sections 102 and 103 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18
U.S.C. 922 note) to the estimated total number of available records of the
State.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="HCF9752BD3A214A4CAD309115C7629E90">
<enum>
102.
</enum>
<header>
Requirement
that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited
from purchasing firearms under Federal law
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun
Violence Prevention Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
18 U.S.C. 922
</external-xref>
note) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDCD810698FD642FD9EBEA68B55060186" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H68F11DF60C8E4C79BA4ED621A37BC286">
<enum>
(F)
</enum>
<header>
Semiannual
certification and reporting
</header>
<clause id="H679CCF73076340F6AB6B65C142F8E360">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
The head of each Federal department or agency shall
submit to the Attorney General a written certification indicating whether the
department or agency has provided to the Attorney General the pertinent
information contained in any record of any person that the department or agency
was in possession of during the time period addressed by the report
demonstrating that the person falls within a category described in subsection
(g) or (n) of
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
section 922
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code.
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H92824B3E49504E36A3CC489AD850DF6A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<header>
Submission
dates
</header>
<text>
The head of a Federal department or agency shall submit a
certification under clause (i)—
</text>
<subclause id="H51D917392D7B48FB9F6988635A57B8E8">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
not later than
July 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or agency
was in possession of during the period beginning on January 1 of the year and
ending on June 30 of the year; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H8B04002205F441BE83DCD8DBA998F55F">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
not later than
January 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or
agency was in possession of during the period beginning on July 1 of the
previous year and ending on December 31 of the previous year.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
<clause id="H608ECAD8BA2F45849A00BC39AB66C9B5">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<header>
Contents
</header>
<text>
A
certification required under clause (i) shall state, for the applicable
period—
</text>
<subclause id="H7BD54CE360CA4051B3F3F2424EAE5467">
<enum>
(I)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell
within each of the categories described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
section 922(g)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United
States Code;
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="H1D166D1AD61F4F13A1928C33301B5D68">
<enum>
(II)
</enum>
<text>
the number of
records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell
within the category described in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
section 922(n)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States
Code; and
</text>
</subclause>
<subclause id="HCBF513654C4A4CCFAD11D1E6621727DC">
<enum>
(III)
</enum>
<text>
for each
category of records described in subclauses (I) and (II), the total number of
records of the Federal department or agency that have been provided to the
Attorney
General.
</text>
</subclause>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
<section id="HCABE1258BA06423B8F940C599145A7CA">
<enum>
103.
</enum>
<header>
Adjudicated as
a mental defective
</header>
<subsection id="H569E544AF5E34D7DA6A3AEE2928456C8">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
Section 921(a) of
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB92199030B2C4041BF655CA84823D287" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2E0585179A2D4AC4B0757B27A58DBE67">
<enum>
(36)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
adjudicated as a mental defective
</term>
shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H13875DFCCEE542DCBA9B1EE47580B250">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
have the meaning
given the term in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/27/478.11">
section 478.11
</external-xref>
of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or
any successor thereto; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HDEC487A3F028453EAD9A34917798830C">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text display-inline="yes-display-inline">
include an order by a court, board,
commission, or other lawful authority that a person, in response to mental
illness, incompetency, or marked subnormal intelligence, be compelled to
receive services—
</text>
<clause id="HB68D2FBF4B29469FBA79B0696BC1252F">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
including
counseling, medication, or testing to determine compliance with prescribed
medications; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1607F69F84AA493EAD05D28FCFEAF135">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
not including
testing for use of alcohol or for abuse of any controlled substance or other
drug.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H770C4EF5DDFC4375977CB4A7F67FCB0D">
<enum>
(37)
</enum>
<text>
The term
<term>
committed to a mental institution
</term>
shall have the meaning given the
term in
<external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/27/478.11">
section 478.11
</external-xref>
of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any
successor
thereto.
</text>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2F6C00B8A5244586AADBD2A9C663997B">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Limitation
</header>
<text>
An
individual who has been adjudicated as a mental defective before the effective
date described in section 203 may not apply for relief from disability under
section 101(c)(2) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922
note) on the basis that the individual does not meet the requirements in
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/921">
section 921(a)(36)
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection
(a).
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HDD72540ADD0D45A9BC3BA6F4028E24FA">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
NICS Improvement
Amendments Act of 2007
</header>
<text>
Section 3 of the NICS Improvement
Amendments Act of 2007 (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
18 U.S.C. 922
</external-xref>
note) is amended by striking paragraph
(2) and inserting the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9FA9C4035D0D47588DB9EC8F02A1BC37" style="OLC">
<paragraph id="H2840FCA4AC704D59A512536FE1FB33A0">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Mental health
terms
</header>
<subparagraph id="HFB90FAEC8BDB4867A67D5E80B97C1F39">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms
<term>
adjudicated as a mental defective
</term>
and
<term>
committed to a mental
institution
</term>
shall have the meaning given the terms in section 921(a) of
title 18, United States Code.
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HCE5F0ED559A7470CAC892788B7906E9E">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<header>
Exception
</header>
<text>
For
purposes of sections 102 and 103, the terms
<term>
adjudicated as a mental
defective
</term>
and
<term>
committed to a mental institution
</term>
shall have
the same meanings as on the day before the date of enactment of the
<short-title>
Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013
</short-title>
until the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of
enactment.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H5082BD1DBBA14E7096CAD07221BA543D">
<enum>
104.
</enum>
<header>
Clarification
that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant
Criminal Background Check System
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun
Violence Protection Act (
<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922">
18 U.S.C. 922
</external-xref>
note), as amended by section 102 of this
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42548371199C4AAEAB366D28AC06E705" style="OLC">
<subparagraph id="H4B17B72A1CF74F088FE95B46CEB3E55A">
<enum>
(G)
</enum>
<header>
Application to
Federal courts
</header>
<text>
In this paragraph—
</text>
<clause id="HDC1338B2E5AB4435B5C227A091F79A52">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the terms
<term>
department or agency of the United States
</term>
and
<term>
Federal
department or agency
</term>
include a Federal court; and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H1C59D59893DF40F3B7CE57DD26AD6E4A">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
for purposes of
any request, submission, or notification, the Director of the Administrative
Office of the United States Courts shall perform the functions of the head of
the department or
agency.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</section>
</title>
<title id="HAB4D2A0753924D5FAD339DA2DF51C694">
<enum>
II
</enum>
<header>
Requiring a
background check for every firearm sale
</header>
<section id="H6B8F42F90CB7429BA864F5CC03CE8255">
<enum>
201.
</enum>
<header>
Purpose
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The purpose of this title is to extend the
Brady Law background check procedures to all sales and transfers of
firearms.
</text>
</section>
<section id="H4653FC16A8C04486952D69354E959DA5">
<enum>
202.
</enum>
<header>
Firearms
transfers
</header>
<subsection id="H48473ECAAC5340DE9D2E81C0776AB83F">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/44">
Chapter 44
</external-xref>
of title 18, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
</text>
<quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE040ADEAA45C4BFA88F4F9918FB157F1" style="USC">
<section id="H3575077C72A646B7A96795844706F364">
<enum>
932.
</enum>
<header>
Background
checks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons
</header>
<subsection id="HEBE8A3AEC0854751A64A8D2CB5E3D575">
<enum>
(a)
</enum>
<header>
Definitions
</header>
<text>
In
this section—
</text>
<paragraph id="H1613BE9712494E47805F91603AF3C53F">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
unlicensed transferee
</term>
means a person who—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H490C85A054B947E9AA8AED136564581D">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
is not licensed
under this chapter; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H47088D92519148FC96E80F20AAEA8B98">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
desires to
received a firearm from an unlicensed transferor; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8E5C1C551B7F4CE9903A3C2C25579D5D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the term
<term>
unlicensed transferor
</term>
means a person who—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HE9B48991EF274411B99EEBA70588417C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
is not licensed
under this chapter; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HBB1017559C4E4147B78DA8F8BB5D5EC1">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
desires to
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee.
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HF4E1E593BF734B67B27CB5842AED8D5A">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities
of transferors other than licensees
</header>
<paragraph id="HDD02DE4E41A544959D5CCA1D66EF4B2C">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferor to
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee, unless the firearm is
transferred—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H12CCA65BF69D4961B80F18CCE51F0A8C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF1C77845DBBC4F9096149FBF2389FF25">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
through a licensed
dealer under subsection (d);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H026A994CA64D4B0EBB4265DE9883E1B1" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after inspecting a permit that
confirms a background check under subsection (f); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H87BDF7D5859E452BBF49F1B180985720" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
in accordance with an exception
described in subsection (g); and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H65D2D0200C8E4FEDB5EF982DE7442143">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in accordance with
paragraph (2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H389C56CCDB294415A2FE1F10ECDF2A85">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Criminal
background checks
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subsection (g), an
unlicensed transferor—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H6095C8527394457299FDE3D0E8F2BEE6">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
subject to
subparagraph (B), may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee
until—
</text>
<clause id="H0280A18E74934FFD9422ACE382CBBF81">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the licensed
dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a
notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H833D516C51CB4F0FBC05133534CFD99D">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the unlicensed
transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check has
been conducted, as described in subsection (f); and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HAD58656968B644CDA46F2B54C5F05E8B">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
may not transfer a
firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the licensed dealer through which the
transfer is made under subsection (d) makes the notification described in
subsection (d)(3)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HE2A355AD8A7C41CD8285D529FD1EAA80">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<header>
Absence of
recordkeeping requirements
</header>
<text>
Nothing in this section shall permit
or authorize the Attorney General to impose recordkeeping requirements on any
unlicensed transferor.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HECAAD6A0A5A54C78973A78A949CDF685">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Responsibilities
of transferees other than licensees
</header>
<paragraph id="H4034B078EE59428681DCBFA3AC8A6340">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<header>
In
general
</header>
<text>
It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferee to
receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor, unless the firearm is
transferred—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H1D9CDC447C084AD48F005DE15C4F8533">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4D796896C2D24B8B943DF729C7E624BB">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
through a licensed
dealer under subsection (d);
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H0F13779F68CF4CF08393909B6CFEC259" indent="up1">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
after inspecting a permit that
confirms a background check in accordance with subsection (f); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HA30B1AD727424D3186A7B347F048257E" indent="up1">
<enum>
(iii)
</enum>
<text>
in accordance with an exception
described in subsection (g); and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H3A6712EC268D4FA58E164667E31635FE">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
in accordance with
paragraph (2).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5A0C630FA3EE4D16B31EBC6AC9F4467D">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<header>
Criminal
background checks
</header>
<text>
Except as provided in subsection (f), an
unlicensed transferee—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFC3BE9A4DDD147BBB9468496F56F2017">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
subject to
subparagraph (B), may not receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor
until—
</text>
<clause id="H08CF43B312184913A135713BA32397F1">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the licensed
dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a
notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HD74553BDCAF847CA938D1C4E43586DA5">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the unlicensed
transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check
described in subsection (f) has been conducted; and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H9960F9B196D14F70ABB7F8FE3AB31320">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
may not receive a
firearm from another unlicensed transferor if the licensed dealer through which
the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in
subsection (d)(3)(B).
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H948FED1D764843A3B7C1640B51FEEB4C">
<enum>
(d)
</enum>
<header>
Background
checks through licensed dealers
</header>
<text>
A licensed dealer who agrees to
assist in the transfer of a firearm between unlicensed transferor and an
unlicensed transferee shall—
</text>
<paragraph id="HF62491BFE0D94D888580059256910DF8">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
enter such
information about the firearm as the Attorney General may require by regulation
into a separate bound record;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H5411D574D21E4587AEC50312D7D1474E">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
record the
transfer on a form specified by the Attorney General;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H0B4071AB98294082A62A6F4A3E413905">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
comply with
section 922(t) as if transferring the firearm from the inventory of the
licensed dealer to the unlicensed transferee (except that a licensed dealer
assisting in the transfer of a firearm under this subsection shall not be
required to comply again with the requirements of section 922(t) in delivering
the firearm to the unlicensed transferee) and notify the unlicensed transferor
and unlicensed transferee—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HD0800ADDC51744CAB2275C8727D50B3A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
of such
compliance; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1DFA941C85D44A14AB3C6625AB3FD775">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
if the transfer is
subject to the requirements of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the
licensed dealer of a notification from the national instant criminal background
check system that the transfer would violate section 922 or State law;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H625CF432D9E84B7B8250EBA6FC16DFF0">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
not later than 31
days after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney
General a report of the transfer, which—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HC3F3F99BEDEB426592860FD84F07A32C">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
shall be on a form
specified by the Attorney General by regulation; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H1F218EC2C9D646DAB969B30475D24B0A">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
shall not include
the name of or other identifying information relating to the unlicensed
transferor or unlicensed transferee;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H58ACF80A432C4C73BAE9FAD37AEED0DE">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
if the licensed
dealer assists an unlicensed transferor in transferring, at the same time or
during any 5 consecutive business days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any
combination of pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same unlicensed
transferee, in addition to the reports required under paragraph (4), prepare a
report of the multiple transfers, which shall—
</text>
<subparagraph id="HFF37EB4EA378434A98E2FA4AD06072BA">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
be prepared on a
form specified by the Attorney General; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HA8995F7E302241458B94D2B8FA18860F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
not later than the
close of business on the date on which the transfer requiring the report under
this paragraph occurs, be submitted to—
</text>
<clause id="HEDD27FE2079840778547491B532EC305">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the office
specified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="H86108DDF8B5C41348E1BA585305C3260">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the appropriate
State law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs;
and
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H614E1498F58942369EDDFE4046089581">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
retain a record of
the transfer as part of the permanent business records of the licensed
dealer.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H841E05CE60B4429EB462E3D23AA72D4C">
<enum>
(e)
</enum>
<header>
Purchase permits
confirming background checks
</header>
<text>
An unlicensed transferor may
transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the unlicensed transferor
verifies that—
</text>
<paragraph id="HC3090DC588244BDCA4654256BF88E094">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the unlicensed
transferee has presented to a licensed dealer a permit or license that allows
the unlicensed transferee to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, and the
licensed dealer has verified to the unlicensed transferor that the permit or
license is valid;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HC0C51D7CD2BB43BB833A811EF4687462">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the permit or
license was issued not more than 5 years before the date on which the permit or
license is presented under paragraph (1) by a law enforcement agency in the
State in which the transfer is to take place;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H459A9A261CE1451DAEDD14BB13360411">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the law of the
State provides that the permit or license is to be issued only after a law
enforcement official has verified that neither the national instant criminal
background check system nor other information indicates that possession of a
firearm by the unlicensed transferee would be in violation of Federal, State,
or local law; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="HBF37408CBA8F462396DD216B1999DE04">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
if the permit or
license does not include a photograph of the unlicensed transferee, the
unlicensed transferor has examined a valid identification document (as defined
in section 1028(d)) of the unlicensed transferee containing a photograph of the
unlicensed transferee.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H60B1F7260D0B4D549B491FBE757B809A">
<enum>
(f)
</enum>
<header>
Exceptions
</header>
<text>
Unless
prohibited by any other provision of law, subsections (b) and (c) shall not
apply to any transfer of a firearm between an unlicensed transferor and
unlicensed transferee, if—
</text>
<paragraph id="H174593EC97354903A357A67B9F74567B">
<enum>
(1)
</enum>
<text>
the transfer is a
bona fide gift between immediate family members, including spouses, parents,
children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4FC1046E6F864C5F8A6172D22E0B55DE">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
the transfer
occurs by operation of law, or because of the death of another person for whom
the unlicensed transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a
trustee of a trust created in a will;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H738BAD11EB8F43D6B3D3E0B79CC29727">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
the transfer is
temporary and occurs while in the home of the unlicensed transferee, if—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H218E4F7D98FB4C39A274A2ADFCF7FFB4">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the unlicensed
transferee is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H8D318398DD9D4AD7A191E1675577EE1F">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the unlicensed
transferee believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent
imminent death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H09FAB9482A284AA7AF0B4122FC8D19BD">
<enum>
(4)
</enum>
<text>
the transfer is
approved by the Attorney General under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986; or
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H81D32A0ACF524854AB4B5F5BBD78523D">
<enum>
(5)
</enum>
<text>
upon application
of the unlicensed transferor, the Attorney General determined that compliance
with subsection (b) is impracticable because—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H777D68C6CC994BED9956FB353A22DAE3">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
the ratio of the
number of law enforcement officers of the State in which the transfer is to
occur to the number of square miles of land area of the State does not exceed
0.0025;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H59589A11452044E99BD7222FF2787BF6">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
the location at
which the transfer is to occur is extremely remote in relation to the chief law
enforcement officer (as defined in section 922(s)(8)); and
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H398883F6B7E6421DBC01E1763BBC926E">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
there is an
absence of telecommunications facilities in the geographical area in which the
unlicensed transferor is located; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H8A3FC7B68D654E9CBE147B7D98849F19">
<enum>
(6)
</enum>
<text>
the transfer is a
temporary transfer of possession without transfer of title that takes
place—
</text>
<subparagraph id="H0328C1D4105C4DFF85475F2410930E9A">
<enum>
(A)
</enum>
<text>
at a shooting
range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated
organization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in
firearms;
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="HC95C0F6CDABD494BA79A9AC98DFC5788">
<enum>
(B)
</enum>
<text>
at a target
firearm shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by a State
agency or nonprofit organization; or
</text>
</subparagraph>
<subparagraph id="H21EB5E4CEE6B4393AF7BE03094A7874A">
<enum>
(C)
</enum>
<text>
while hunting,
fishing, or trapping, if—
</text>
<clause id="HA660BE894DE64EF6A62508393F89E130">
<enum>
(i)
</enum>
<text>
the activity is
legal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm;
and
</text>
</clause>
<clause id="HC4B26D8F46714A10B276BCAB64983A39">
<enum>
(ii)
</enum>
<text>
the unlicensed
transferee holds any required license or permit.
</text>
</clause>
</subparagraph>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H2545D4C4708C4599952C4A472277E8F2">
<enum>
(g)
</enum>
<header>
Processing
fees
</header>
<text>
A licensed dealer that processes the transfer of a firearm
under this section may assess and collect a fee, in an amount not to exceed
$15, with respect to each firearm transfer
processed.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
<subsection id="HD8B9A1767738494390F5EB034511E6E2">
<enum>
(b)
</enum>
<header>
Penalties
</header>
<text>
Section
924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting
<quote>
or
section 932
</quote>
after
<quote>
section 922
</quote>
.
</text>
</subsection>
<subsection id="H78BC1D66F4E8491CA9E6A98BC4B6855C">
<enum>
(c)
</enum>
<header>
Conforming
amendment
</header>
<text>
The table of sections for
<external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/18/44">
chapter 44
</external-xref>
of title 18,
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
</text>
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<toc>
<toc-entry bold="off" level="section">
932. Background checks for
firearm transfers by unlicensed
persons.
</toc-entry>
</toc>
<after-quoted-block>
.
</after-quoted-block>
</quoted-block>
</subsection>
</section>
<section id="H93261B0556BE494DB3CD2836A51CBE0D">
<enum>
203.
</enum>
<header>
Effective
date
</header>
<text display-inline="no-display-inline">
The amendments made by
this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this
Act.
</text>
</section>
</title>
</legis-body>
</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 137 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. McCarthy of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To ensure that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are listed in the national instant criminal background check system and require a background check for every firearm sale.
1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. TITLE I—Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Sec. 101. Penalties for States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Sec. 102. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal law. Sec. 103. Adjudicated as a mental defective; mental health assessment plan. Sec. 104. Clarification of the definition of drug abusers and drug addicts who are prohibited from possessing firearms. TITLE II—Requiring a background check for every firearm sale Sec. 201. Purpose. Sec. 202. Firearms transfers. Sec. 203. Effective date. I Ensuring that all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a gun are listed in the National Instant Criminal Background Check System 101. Penalties for States that do not make data electronically available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (a) In general Section 104(b) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended to read as follows: (b) Penalties (1) Discretionary reduction During the 2-year period beginning 3 years after January 8, 2008, the Attorney General may withhold not more than 3 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755 ) if the State provides less than 50 percent of the records required to be provided under sections 102 and 103. (2) Mandatory reductions (A) During the 2-year period after the expiration of the period referred to in paragraph (1) , the Attorney General shall withhold 4 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3755) if the State provides less than 70 percent of the records required to be provided under sections 102 and 103. (B) After the expiration of the period referred to in subparagraph (A) , the Attorney General shall withhold 5 percent of the amount that would otherwise be allocated to a State under section 505 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ( 42 U.S.C. 3755 ), if the State provides less than 90 percent of the records required to be provided under sections 102 and 103. . (b) Reporting of State compliance Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Attorney General shall publish, and make available on a publicly accessible website, a report that ranks the States by the ratio of number of records submitted by each State under sections 102 and 103 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) to the estimated total number of available records of the State. 102. Requirement that Federal agencies certify that they have submitted to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System all records identifying persons prohibited from purchasing firearms under Federal law Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Semiannual certification and reporting (i) In general The head of each Federal department or agency shall submit to the Attorney General a written certification indicating whether the department or agency has provided to the Attorney General the pertinent information contained in any record of any person that the department or agency was in possession of during the time period addressed by the report demonstrating that the person falls within a category described in subsection (g) or (n) of section 922 of title 18, United States Code. (ii) Submission dates The head of a Federal department or agency shall submit a certification under clause (i)— (I) not later than July 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or agency was in possession of during the period beginning on January 1 of the year and ending on June 30 of the year; and (II) not later than January 31 of each year, which shall address any record the department or agency was in possession of during the period beginning on July 1 of the previous year and ending on December 31 of the previous year. (iii) Contents A certification required under clause (i) shall state, for the applicable period— (I) the number of records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell within each of the categories described in section 922(g) of title 18, United States Code; (II) the number of records of the Federal department or agency demonstrating that a person fell within the category described in section 922(n) of title 18, United States Code; and (III) for each category of records described in subclauses (I) and (II), the total number of records of the Federal department or agency that have been provided to the Attorney General. . 103. Adjudicated as a mental defective (a) In general Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (36) The term adjudicated as a mental defective shall— (A) have the meaning given the term in section 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto; and (B) include an order by a court, board, commission, or other lawful authority that a person, in response to mental illness, incompetency, or marked subnormal intelligence, be compelled to receive services— (i) including counseling, medication, or testing to determine compliance with prescribed medications; and (ii) not including testing for use of alcohol or for abuse of any controlled substance or other drug. (37) The term committed to a mental institution shall have the meaning given the term in section 478.11 of title 27, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor thereto. . (b) Limitation An individual who has been adjudicated as a mental defective before the effective date described in section 203 may not apply for relief from disability under section 101(c)(2) of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (18 U.S.C. 922 note) on the basis that the individual does not meet the requirements in section 921(a)(36) of title 18, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 Section 3 of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) Mental health terms (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the terms adjudicated as a mental defective and committed to a mental institution shall have the meaning given the terms in section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code. (B) Exception For purposes of sections 102 and 103, the terms adjudicated as a mental defective and committed to a mental institution shall have the same meanings as on the day before the date of enactment of the Fix Gun Checks Act of 2013 until the end of the 2-year period beginning on such date of enactment. . 104. Clarification that Federal court information is to be made available to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Section 103(e)(1) of the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note), as amended by section 102 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Application to Federal courts In this paragraph— (i) the terms department or agency of the United States and Federal department or agency include a Federal court; and (ii) for purposes of any request, submission, or notification, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall perform the functions of the head of the department or agency. . II Requiring a background check for every firearm sale 201. Purpose The purpose of this title is to extend the Brady Law background check procedures to all sales and transfers of firearms. 202. Firearms transfers (a) In general Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Background checks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons (a) Definitions In this section— (1) the term unlicensed transferee means a person who— (A) is not licensed under this chapter; and (B) desires to received a firearm from an unlicensed transferor; and (2) the term unlicensed transferor means a person who— (A) is not licensed under this chapter; and (B) desires to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee. (b) Responsibilities of transferors other than licensees (1) In general It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferor to transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee, unless the firearm is transferred— (A) (i) through a licensed dealer under subsection (d); (ii) after inspecting a permit that confirms a background check under subsection (f); or (iii) in accordance with an exception described in subsection (g); and (B) in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Criminal background checks Except as provided in subsection (g), an unlicensed transferor— (A) subject to subparagraph (B), may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee until— (i) the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or (ii) the unlicensed transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check has been conducted, as described in subsection (f); and (B) may not transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes the notification described in subsection (d)(3)(B). (3) Absence of recordkeeping requirements Nothing in this section shall permit or authorize the Attorney General to impose recordkeeping requirements on any unlicensed transferor. (c) Responsibilities of transferees other than licensees (1) In general It shall be unlawful for an unlicensed transferee to receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor, unless the firearm is transferred— (A) (i) through a licensed dealer under subsection (d); (ii) after inspecting a permit that confirms a background check in accordance with subsection (f); or (iii) in accordance with an exception described in subsection (g); and (B) in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) Criminal background checks Except as provided in subsection (f), an unlicensed transferee— (A) subject to subparagraph (B), may not receive a firearm from an unlicensed transferor until— (i) the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in subsection (d)(3)(A); or (ii) the unlicensed transferee has presented a permit that confirms that a background check described in subsection (f) has been conducted; and (B) may not receive a firearm from another unlicensed transferor if the licensed dealer through which the transfer is made under subsection (d) makes a notification described in subsection (d)(3)(B). (d) Background checks through licensed dealers A licensed dealer who agrees to assist in the transfer of a firearm between unlicensed transferor and an unlicensed transferee shall— (1) enter such information about the firearm as the Attorney General may require by regulation into a separate bound record; (2) record the transfer on a form specified by the Attorney General; (3) comply with section 922(t) as if transferring the firearm from the inventory of the licensed dealer to the unlicensed transferee (except that a licensed dealer assisting in the transfer of a firearm under this subsection shall not be required to comply again with the requirements of section 922(t) in delivering the firearm to the unlicensed transferee) and notify the unlicensed transferor and unlicensed transferee— (A) of such compliance; and (B) if the transfer is subject to the requirements of section 922(t)(1), of any receipt by the licensed dealer of a notification from the national instant criminal background check system that the transfer would violate section 922 or State law; (4) not later than 31 days after the date on which the transfer occurs, submit to the Attorney General a report of the transfer, which— (A) shall be on a form specified by the Attorney General by regulation; and (B) shall not include the name of or other identifying information relating to the unlicensed transferor or unlicensed transferee; (5) if the licensed dealer assists an unlicensed transferor in transferring, at the same time or during any 5 consecutive business days, 2 or more pistols or revolvers, or any combination of pistols and revolvers totaling 2 or more, to the same unlicensed transferee, in addition to the reports required under paragraph (4), prepare a report of the multiple transfers, which shall— (A) be prepared on a form specified by the Attorney General; and (B) not later than the close of business on the date on which the transfer requiring the report under this paragraph occurs, be submitted to— (i) the office specified on the form described in subparagraph (A); and (ii) the appropriate State law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the transfer occurs; and (6) retain a record of the transfer as part of the permanent business records of the licensed dealer. (e) Purchase permits confirming background checks An unlicensed transferor may transfer a firearm to an unlicensed transferee if the unlicensed transferor verifies that— (1) the unlicensed transferee has presented to a licensed dealer a permit or license that allows the unlicensed transferee to possess, acquire, or carry a firearm, and the licensed dealer has verified to the unlicensed transferor that the permit or license is valid; (2) the permit or license was issued not more than 5 years before the date on which the permit or license is presented under paragraph (1) by a law enforcement agency in the State in which the transfer is to take place; (3) the law of the State provides that the permit or license is to be issued only after a law enforcement official has verified that neither the national instant criminal background check system nor other information indicates that possession of a firearm by the unlicensed transferee would be in violation of Federal, State, or local law; and (4) if the permit or license does not include a photograph of the unlicensed transferee, the unlicensed transferor has examined a valid identification document (as defined in section 1028(d)) of the unlicensed transferee containing a photograph of the unlicensed transferee. (f) Exceptions Unless prohibited by any other provision of law, subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to any transfer of a firearm between an unlicensed transferor and unlicensed transferee, if— (1) the transfer is a bona fide gift between immediate family members, including spouses, parents, children, siblings, grandparents, and grandchildren; (2) the transfer occurs by operation of law, or because of the death of another person for whom the unlicensed transferor is an executor or administrator of an estate or a trustee of a trust created in a will; (3) the transfer is temporary and occurs while in the home of the unlicensed transferee, if— (A) the unlicensed transferee is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms; and (B) the unlicensed transferee believes that possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee; (4) the transfer is approved by the Attorney General under section 5812 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or (5) upon application of the unlicensed transferor, the Attorney General determined that compliance with subsection (b) is impracticable because— (A) the ratio of the number of law enforcement officers of the State in which the transfer is to occur to the number of square miles of land area of the State does not exceed 0.0025; (B) the location at which the transfer is to occur is extremely remote in relation to the chief law enforcement officer (as defined in section 922(s)(8)); and (C) there is an absence of telecommunications facilities in the geographical area in which the unlicensed transferor is located; or (6) the transfer is a temporary transfer of possession without transfer of title that takes place— (A) at a shooting range located in or on premises owned or occupied by a duly incorporated organization organized for conservation purposes or to foster proficiency in firearms; (B) at a target firearm shooting competition under the auspices of or approved by a State agency or nonprofit organization; or (C) while hunting, fishing, or trapping, if— (i) the activity is legal in all places where the unlicensed transferee possesses the firearm; and (ii) the unlicensed transferee holds any required license or permit. (g) Processing fees A licensed dealer that processes the transfer of a firearm under this section may assess and collect a fee, in an amount not to exceed $15, with respect to each firearm transfer processed. . (b) Penalties Section 924(a)(5) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting or section 932 after section 922 . (c) Conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Background checks for firearm transfers by unlicensed persons. . 203. Effective date The amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act. |
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1st Session
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mrs. McCarthy of New
York
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Ms.
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To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity
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Short title
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This Act may be cited as the
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Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding
Device Act
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.
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2.
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Prohibition on
transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices
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Definition
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Section 921(a)
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of title 18, United States
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The term
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large capacity ammunition
feeding device
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—
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(A)
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means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip,
or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or
converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; but
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does not include
an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only
with, .22 caliber rimfire
ammunition.
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.
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(b)
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Prohibitions
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Section
922 of such title is amended by inserting after subsection (u) the
following:
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Except as provided in clause (ii), it shall
be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition
feeding device.
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Clause (i) shall not apply to the
possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully
possessed within the United States on or before the date of the enactment of
this subsection.
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It shall be unlawful for any person to
import or bring into the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding
device.
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(2)
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Paragraph (1) shall not apply
to—
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(A)
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a
manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a
department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency,
or political subdivision of a State, or a transfer to or possession by a law
enforcement officer employed by such an entity for purposes of law enforcement
(whether on or off duty);
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(B)
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a
transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for
purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system
and security organization required by Federal law, or possession by an employee
or contractor of such a licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for
purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear
materials;
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(C)
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the possession, by an individual who is
retired from service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise
prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity ammunition feeding
device transferred to the individual by the agency upon that retirement;
or
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(D)
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a
manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding
device by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of
testing or experimentation authorized by the Attorney
General.
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.
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(c)
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Penalties
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Section
924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
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(8)
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Whoever knowingly violates section 922(v)
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or
both.
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.
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(d)
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Identification
markings
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Section 923(i) of
such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
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A large
capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of the enactment
of this sentence shall be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that
the device was manufactured after such date of enactment, and such other
identification as the Attorney General may by regulation
prescribe.
</quote>
.
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 138 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mrs. McCarthy of New York (for herself and Ms. DeGette ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit the transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices, and for other purposes.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device Act . 2. Prohibition on transfer or possession of large capacity ammunition feeding devices (a) Definition Section 921(a) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (29) the following: (30) The term large capacity ammunition feeding device — (A) means a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition; but (B) does not include an attached tubular device designed to accept, and capable of operating only with, .22 caliber rimfire ammunition. . (b) Prohibitions Section 922 of such title is amended by inserting after subsection (u) the following: (v) (1) (A) (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device. (ii) Clause (i) shall not apply to the possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device otherwise lawfully possessed within the United States on or before the date of the enactment of this subsection. (B) It shall be unlawful for any person to import or bring into the United States a large capacity ammunition feeding device. (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (A) a manufacture for, transfer to, or possession by the United States or a department or agency of the United States or a State or a department, agency, or political subdivision of a State, or a transfer to or possession by a law enforcement officer employed by such an entity for purposes of law enforcement (whether on or off duty); (B) a transfer to a licensee under title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 for purposes of establishing and maintaining an on-site physical protection system and security organization required by Federal law, or possession by an employee or contractor of such a licensee on-site for such purposes or off-site for purposes of licensee-authorized training or transportation of nuclear materials; (C) the possession, by an individual who is retired from service with a law enforcement agency and is not otherwise prohibited from receiving ammunition, of a large capacity ammunition feeding device transferred to the individual by the agency upon that retirement; or (D) a manufacture, transfer, or possession of a large capacity ammunition feeding device by a licensed manufacturer or licensed importer for the purposes of testing or experimentation authorized by the Attorney General. . (c) Penalties Section 924(a) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: (8) Whoever knowingly violates section 922(v) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. . (d) Identification markings Section 923(i) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following: A large capacity ammunition feeding device manufactured after the date of the enactment of this sentence shall be identified by a serial number that clearly shows that the device was manufactured after such date of enactment, and such other identification as the Attorney General may by regulation prescribe. . |
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113 HR 139 IH: Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act
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U.S. House of Representatives
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2013-01-03
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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<legis-num>
H. R. 139
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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<action-desc>
<sponsor name-id="M000133">
Mr. Markey
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introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
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Committee on Natural
Resources
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A BILL
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To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its
extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and
future generations of Americans.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness
Act
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.
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Findings and
statement of policy
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(a)
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Findings
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<text>
The
Congress finds the following:
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(1)
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Americans cherish
the continued existence of expansive, unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and
wildlife found on their public lands, and feel a strong moral responsibility to
protect this wilderness heritage as an enduring resource to bequeath
undisturbed to future generations of Americans.
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(2)
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It is widely
believed by ecologists, wildlife scientists, public land specialists, and other
experts that the wilderness ecosystem centered around and dependent upon the
Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, represents
the very epitome of a primeval wilderness ecosystem and constitutes the
greatest wilderness area and diversity of wildlife habitats of its kind in the
United States.
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(3)
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President Dwight
D. Eisenhower initiated protection of the wilderness values of the Arctic
coastal plain in 1960 when he set aside 8,900,000 acres establishing the Arctic
National Wildlife Range expressly
<quote>
for the purpose of preserving unique
wildlife, wilderness and recreational values
</quote>
.
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(4)
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In 1980, when the
Congress acted to strengthen the protective management of the
Eisenhower-designated area with the enactment of the Alaska National Interest
Lands Conservation Act (
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Public Law 96–487
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), Representative Morris K. Udall led
the effort to more than double the size of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
and extend statutory wilderness protection to most of the original area.
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(5)
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Before the
enactment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the House of
Representatives twice passed legislation that would have protected the entire
Eisenhower-designated area as wilderness, including the Arctic coastal
plain.
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(6)
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A
majority of Americans have supported and continue to support preserving and
protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the Arctic coastal
plain, from any industrial development and consider oil and gas exploration and
development in particular to be incompatible with the purposes for which this
incomparable wilderness ecosystem has been set aside.
</text>
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(7)
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When the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 by paragraph (2) of section
303 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (
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Public Law 96–487
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;
94 Stat. 2390;
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16 U.S.C. 668dd
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note), subparagraph (B)(iii) of such paragraph
specifically stated that one of the purposes for which the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge is established and managed would be to provide the opportunity
for continued subsistence uses by local residents, and, therefore, the lands
designated as wilderness within the Refuge, including the area designated by
this Act, are and will continue to be managed consistent with such
subparagraph.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(8)
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<text>
Canada has taken
action to preserve those portions of the wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic
that exist on its side of the international border and provides strong legal
protection for the habitat of the Porcupine River caribou herd that migrates
annually through both countries to calve on the Arctic coastal plain.
</text>
</paragraph>
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(9)
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<text>
The extension of
full wilderness protection for the Arctic coastal plain within the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge will still leave most of the North Slope of Alaska
available for the development of energy resources, which will allow Alaska to
continue to contribute significantly to meeting the energy needs of the United
States without despoiling the unique Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge.
</text>
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(b)
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Statement of
Policy
</header>
<text>
The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the
United States—
</text>
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(1)
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<text>
to honor the
decades of bipartisan efforts that have increasingly protected the great
wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic coastal plain;
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H2446FD8655194794B54D3F8E75B6C140">
<enum>
(2)
</enum>
<text>
to sustain this
natural treasure for the current generation of Americans; and
</text>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="H4F79D54B32D5485195FB76C9728E22AE">
<enum>
(3)
</enum>
<text>
to do everything
possible to protect and preserve this magnificent natural ecosystem so that it
may be bequeathed in its unspoiled natural condition to future generations of
Americans.
</text>
</paragraph>
</subsection>
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3.
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Designation of
additional wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska
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(a)
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<header>
Inclusion of
arctic coastal plain
</header>
<text>
In furtherance of the Wilderness Act (16
U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), an area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the
State of Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted
on a map entitled
<quote>
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—1002 Area Alternative
E—Wilderness Designation
</quote>
and dated October 28, 1991, is hereby
designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National
Wilderness Preservation System. The map referred to in this subsection shall be
available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary of the
Interior.
</text>
</subsection>
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(b)
</enum>
<header>
Administration
</header>
<text>
The
Secretary of the Interior shall administer the area designated as wilderness by
subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act as part of the wilderness
area already in existence within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as of the
date of the enactment of this Act.
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</subsection>
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| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 139 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To preserve the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, as wilderness in recognition of its extraordinary natural ecosystems and for the permanent good of present and future generations of Americans.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Udall-Eisenhower Arctic Wilderness Act . 2. Findings and statement of policy (a) Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Americans cherish the continued existence of expansive, unspoiled wilderness ecosystems and wildlife found on their public lands, and feel a strong moral responsibility to protect this wilderness heritage as an enduring resource to bequeath undisturbed to future generations of Americans. (2) It is widely believed by ecologists, wildlife scientists, public land specialists, and other experts that the wilderness ecosystem centered around and dependent upon the Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, represents the very epitome of a primeval wilderness ecosystem and constitutes the greatest wilderness area and diversity of wildlife habitats of its kind in the United States. (3) President Dwight D. Eisenhower initiated protection of the wilderness values of the Arctic coastal plain in 1960 when he set aside 8,900,000 acres establishing the Arctic National Wildlife Range expressly for the purpose of preserving unique wildlife, wilderness and recreational values . (4) In 1980, when the Congress acted to strengthen the protective management of the Eisenhower-designated area with the enactment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ), Representative Morris K. Udall led the effort to more than double the size of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and extend statutory wilderness protection to most of the original area. (5) Before the enactment of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the House of Representatives twice passed legislation that would have protected the entire Eisenhower-designated area as wilderness, including the Arctic coastal plain. (6) A majority of Americans have supported and continue to support preserving and protecting the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the Arctic coastal plain, from any industrial development and consider oil and gas exploration and development in particular to be incompatible with the purposes for which this incomparable wilderness ecosystem has been set aside. (7) When the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1980 by paragraph (2) of section 303 of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act ( Public Law 96–487 ; 94 Stat. 2390; 16 U.S.C. 668dd note), subparagraph (B)(iii) of such paragraph specifically stated that one of the purposes for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is established and managed would be to provide the opportunity for continued subsistence uses by local residents, and, therefore, the lands designated as wilderness within the Refuge, including the area designated by this Act, are and will continue to be managed consistent with such subparagraph. (8) Canada has taken action to preserve those portions of the wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic that exist on its side of the international border and provides strong legal protection for the habitat of the Porcupine River caribou herd that migrates annually through both countries to calve on the Arctic coastal plain. (9) The extension of full wilderness protection for the Arctic coastal plain within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will still leave most of the North Slope of Alaska available for the development of energy resources, which will allow Alaska to continue to contribute significantly to meeting the energy needs of the United States without despoiling the unique Arctic coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (b) Statement of Policy The Congress hereby declares that it is the policy of the United States— (1) to honor the decades of bipartisan efforts that have increasingly protected the great wilderness ecosystem of the Arctic coastal plain; (2) to sustain this natural treasure for the current generation of Americans; and (3) to do everything possible to protect and preserve this magnificent natural ecosystem so that it may be bequeathed in its unspoiled natural condition to future generations of Americans. 3. Designation of additional wilderness, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska (a) Inclusion of arctic coastal plain In furtherance of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), an area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Alaska comprising approximately 1,559,538 acres, as generally depicted on a map entitled Arctic National Wildlife Refuge—1002 Area Alternative E—Wilderness Designation and dated October 28, 1991, is hereby designated as wilderness and, therefore, as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System. The map referred to in this subsection shall be available for inspection in the offices of the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Administration The Secretary of the Interior shall administer the area designated as wilderness by subsection (a) in accordance with the Wilderness Act as part of the wilderness area already in existence within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as of the date of the enactment of this Act. |
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U.S. House of Representatives
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113th CONGRESS
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1st Session
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H. R. 140
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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January 3, 2013
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Mr. King of Iowa
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(for
himself,
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Mr. Gingrey of Georgia
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,
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Mr. Westmoreland
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,
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Mr. Woodall
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,
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Mr. Jones
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,
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Mr. Brooks of Alabama
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,
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Mrs. Black
</cosponsor>
,
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Ms. Foxx
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,
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Mr. Culberson
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr.
Miller of Florida
</cosponsor>
,
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Mr.
Conaway
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,
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Mr. Gohmert
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,
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Mr. Nugent
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, and
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Mr. Barletta
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Committee
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A BILL
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To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality
Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are
nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
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This Act may be cited as the
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Birthright Citizenship Act of
2013
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.
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2.
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Citizenship at
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(a)
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In
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Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8
U.S.C. 1401) is amended—
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(1)
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In
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The following
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(2)
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by redesignating
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and
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(3)
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by adding at the
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(b)
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Definition
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Acknowledging the right of birthright
citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th amendment to the Constitution,
a person born in the United States shall be considered ‘subject to the
jurisdiction’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) if the
person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is—
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(1)
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a citizen or
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(2)
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an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence in the United States whose residence is in the
United States; or
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(3)
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an alien
performing active service in the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of
title 10, United States
Code).
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.
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(b)
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Applicability
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<text>
The
amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall not be construed to affect the
citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of the
enactment of this Act.
</text>
</subsection>
</section>
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</bill>
| I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 140 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 3, 2013 Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Gingrey of Georgia , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Jones , Mr. Brooks of Alabama , Mrs. Black , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Culberson , Mr. Miller of Florida , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Nugent , and Mr. Barletta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to clarify those classes of individuals born in the United States who are nationals and citizens of the United States at birth.
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2013 . 2. Citizenship at birth for certain persons born in the United States (a) In general Section 301 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1401) is amended— (1) by inserting (a) In general.— before The following ; (2) by redesignating subsections (a) through (h) as paragraphs (1) through (8), respectively; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (b) Definition Acknowledging the right of birthright citizenship established by section 1 of the 14th amendment to the Constitution, a person born in the United States shall be considered ‘subject to the jurisdiction’ of the United States for purposes of subsection (a)(1) if the person is born in the United States of parents, one of whom is— (1) a citizen or national of the United States; (2) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States whose residence is in the United States; or (3) an alien performing active service in the armed forces (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States Code). . (b) Applicability The amendment made by subsection (a)(3) shall not be construed to affect the citizenship or nationality status of any person born before the date of the enactment of this Act. |